Joe Bloggs TV Did you really buy a licence, Just to watch on your TV A lot of dreary people who Are just like you and me? Whether marooned on an island Or indoors, as in Big Brother, Do you give a damn for how They get on with each other? If your answer
SUNDERLAND manager Peter Reid's transfer market war-chest is to be topped up with a £500,000 windfall. Bolton agreed to stump up the extra cash when they took unhappy winger Nicky Summerbee from Wearside - if the former England B international helped
FARMING leaders revealed last night they are considering sueing the Ministry of Agriculture (Maff) for wrongly slaughtering thousands of animals in the foot-and-mouth crisis. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said it was taking advice on possible legal
David Beckham believes the England side set to take on Greece on Wednesday is potentially the best he has played in - and insists he will be fit for the World Cup qualifier despite a training ground injury worry. Beckham did not complete yesterday's session
CLEO the cat thought she had found the purrfect place to give birth to her first litter of kittens. It was warm, very dark and there was absolutely no danger of being disturbed. The only problem was . . . it was under the floorboards beneath a bath. Her
WHERE does confetti originate and why do we throw it at newly-weds? - A Hagger, Newton Hall, Durham. THE word confetti is the Italian plural of confetto and it is traditionally thrown during carnivals in Italy and America. The English words confectionery
GENERAL ELECTION SHOULD the Tories win the election, it would be a disaster for Europe, states the Prime Minister (Echo, May 29). Yet many think it has already been just that. Since joining, trade balances always seem to be in its favour and, for that
AND so we enter the final week of an election campaign which threatens to be one of the least memorable in history. In fact, had it not been for the pugilistic instincts of John Prescott, it would be hard to summon up a highlight. Nevertheless, the moment
FOUR out of ten shops in rural areas have suffered significant losses as a result of the foot-and-mouth epidemic, according to new research. Retailers from antique shops to village stores reported a drop in turnover from ten to 50 per cent, losing an
YOUNGSTERS from an east Cleveland primary school have had a day learning about the construction industry, at their local college. The year four pupils from Skelton Junior School attended the construction session at Redcar and Cleveland College, thanks
THE future of two long-established North-East breweries has been thrown into greater uncertainty after a multi-million pound hostile takeover bid was launched for the UK's largest regional brewer. Hartlepool-based pubs group Pubmaster is bidding to take
A SENIOR policeman heavily criticised by a crown court judge has been sent on an all- expenses paid tour of North America to research ethics. Last night, the decision to send Chief Superintendent Kevin Pitt on the three-week trip was questioned by Middlesbrough
