HUNDREDS of school children from the region pitted their skills against each other in a range of sports at the weekend. The young people, aged from eight to 16 , competed in a series of area heats in a bid to win a coveted place in the Tyne and Wear Youth
A CYCLING club for disabled people wheeled out its new club house at the weekend. Gateway Wheelers unveiled the building at the Riverside sports pavilion, Chester-le-Street, yesterday. Opening up the site with a ride to nearby Lumley Castle, the club
Q: DO you have any information on the island that was settled by the mutineers from the Mutiny on the Bounty? - Chris Parker, Peterlee. A: THE island settled by the mutineers of the Bounty is Pitcairn in the south Pacific, although Norfolk Island, 1,500
EIGHTY eight anglers netted a record 270 trout at the biggest game fishing contest for people with disabilities ever staged in the UK. The North-East region provided most of winners in the annual competition, which is run by the Jack Charlton Trust for
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Corruption buster Sir Paul Condon yesterday claimed match-fixing still exists on the international scene. Speaking at Lord's, where the International Cricket Council confirmed they have backed his 24 proposals on how to rid the game of sleaze, Condon
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A fascinating contest is in store for tomorrow's Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, which has attracted a high-class nine-runner line-up. All of the leading protagonists were left in the £250,000 Group One contest at yesterday's final declaration
Darlington chairman George Reynolds last night revealed the extent of Neil Maddison's commitment to his new club. Maddison yesterday finalsed the terms of the deal he will sign on Sunday, July 1 when his Middlesbrough contract expires. The former Southampton
THREE terrified women feared they were going to be raped as a man with mental health problems carried out a "bizarre" series of early morning attacks. Philip Wood, 36, who had a child with him during the spree, confronted two of his victims in their own
Tim Henman was last night given the perfect launchpad in his attempt to become the first Briton to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for 65 years. Henman was named as the number six seed, well above his world ranking of 11, in a draw which contains
DERBY County first-team coach Steve Round is expected to agree to join Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough revolution next week. Round, who forged close links with McClaren when Boro's new boss was assistant to Jim Smith at Derby, is currently attending a
FAME THE funeral of actor Anthony Quinn was mentioned briefly (Echo, June 11). Another of the one-time huge stars of cinema who has died recently with hardly a notice, at least in this country. Fame is fleeting. Mr Quinn and his contemporaries basked
A PAGE Three model said she had no idea who her new football superstar boyfriend was when they first met. Former Miss Great Britain, Leilani Dowding, met Newcastle United star Kieron Dyer at a London nightclub. She said: "He was very friendly and we got
Doctors are scouring Europe for donor hearts to save the lives of two desperately ill children. Coordinators at the Freeman Hospital, in Newcastle, have taken the unusual step of faxing transplant centres across the continent in the hope of saving the
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A SILVER spoon dating from the 15th Century was bought for £4,000 when it came under the hammer at a North-East auction. The spoon, sold at Anderson and Garland, in Newcastle, was one of the oldest to be auctioned in the city and was one of nine spoons
A PROJECT which turns waste wood into fuel for council buildings is in the running for a national environmental award. Warm from Wood, pioneered by Durham County Council, has been shortlisted in the environment initiative category of the Buildings Services
A PROJECT which turns waste wood into fuel for council buildings is in the running for a national environment award. Warm from Wood, pioneered by Durham County Council, has been shortlisted in the Environment Initiative category of the Buildings Services
TWO communities with huge foot-and-mouth burial sites on their doorsteps marched in protest yesterday, and joined a mounting call for a public inquiry into the four-month crisis. The Widdrington Protest Group showed its solidarity with campaigners in
DURHAM City Amnesty International group will be taking part in the worldwide celebrations of the charity's 40th anniversary on July 14. The group will set up a stall at Durham Miners' Gala to draw attention to its work. Chairwoman Brenda Liptrot said:
SWIMMING with sharks was among fundraising events staged to help a Trimdon man take part in a charity project in Mongolia. Steven Laird, 19, aims to raise £3,300 to join the ten-week Raleigh International expedition next month. But he is still £600 short
REVIEWS Crazy Taxi. Platform: PS2. Publisher: Acclaim. (£39.99) THE first fruits of Sega's multi-platform strategy appear this month when one of the best games ever released on Dreamcast arrives on PlayStation 2. Originally released more than a year ago
CHILDREN have been working hard preparing their entries for this year's school competition - the traditional run up to the Peterlee show. The competition, open to all schools in the town, carries the theme of communication and includes colouring, poetry
HUNDREDS of young people will attend safety workshops in Gateshead this week to learn how to stay safe at school, at home and at play. Almost 700 pupils, from nine schools, will be taking part in the week-long safety event, which has been organised by
REPORTS that the former Bishop of Durham has called for the Church of England to be abolished have been misinterpreted, according to the controversial figure. Dr David Jenkins hit the headlines again at the weekend after reportedly telling the Westminster
THE first donation has been made from a £1m aid package for communities affected by foot-and-mouth disease. The Northern Rock Foundation has given £180,000 to Debt Advice Within Northumberland, as part of a major initiative. The cash will pay for four
IF the killers of James Bulger are released soon - and it remains a big "if" - there can be no doubt that preserving their anonymity will be extremely difficult. Emotions are understandably running high about the anticipated release of Robert Thompson
CARE home workers last night condemned their "disgraceful" treatment after being told they are to lose their jobs. Trees Park Healthcare, the independent residential care community based at Middleton St George, near Darlington, is closing three lodges
A HOMING pigeon that lost its bearings in the North-East while on its way to Scotland is refusing to go home. And despite every effort by its exasperated host to help the visitor on its way, the pigeon has not lived up to its name - and has returned to
FINDING a local angle to highlight is not always easy in amongst the world-class fields at Royal Ascot, but in the guise of Takamaka Bay (4.20) and Double Honour (4.55), potential big-race success for our region beckons. Orthodoxy has never been particularly
A CITY council's improved procedures to prosecute people who do not pay parking tickets has reduced the backlog of unpaid fines by more than £150,000, it has been revealed. The clampdown on 5,000 unpaid fines was instigated by Newcastle City Council in
A PARISH church hit the high notes in a performance put on at the weekend to pay for their piano. The Pianothon staged at St Laurence's Church in Pittington, near Durham City, will cover the costs of a piano bought from Durham University's Hatfield College
NEWCASTLE UNITED goalkeeper Shay Given made the catch of his life when he married his sweetheart, at the weekend. The Irish star ensured that his long-term girlfriend Jane Cunningham did not slip from his grasp as they tied the knot in Hexham, Northumberland
Worshippers prayed in a church for 93 years, unaware that it had never officially been made a house of God. A simple oversight meant that the Roman Catholic St Hilda's Church, in Southwick, Sunderland, was never consecrated by the Roman Catholic Church
THE execution of the Oklahoma bomber, Timothy McVeigh, last week raised again the issue of capital punishment. It's worth reminding ourselves that more than 70 per cent of the adult population in Britain thinks that the death penalty should be retained
The bloke in the chip shop inquires just who we are going to see at the Arena. "My mother used to like them," he replies to my confession that it is Roxy Music. I get out of it by nodding in the direction of the missus - making out I'm being forced to
IT is a celebration of sexy 1960s divas, sad 1960s squares and excellent songs from the swinging era. This is the ultimate excuse to join in all the old favourites and relive the top tunes from many classic acts, including The Beatles, The Beach Boys,
WALKERS are being invited to stroll through the centre of Durham to raise money for a charity. The Seven Bridges of Durham Walk is being held by the Durham Appeals Committee of the Children's Society on Sunday, July 1, starting at 2pm. Walkers who cannot
THE Roman army was on the march again in the North-East at the weekend - but they came not to conquer as they did 1,900 years ago but to celebrate. The occasion was the first birthday of the Segedunum Roman Fort, at South Shields, South Tyneside. During
NORTH-EAST soldier Guy Ridley took part in the Queen's official birthday celebrations. Guy, 23, a former pupil of St Bede's School, in Lanchester, County Durham, was among the members of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, performing the Trooping
A DURHAM drama group is looking forward to staging the first amateur production in the city's new £14m Gala theatre. The state-of-the-art venue, which is being built as part of the £30m Millennium City development, is due to open in December. It will
ESTATE residents have launched a clothes and household equipment bank to help neighbours who fall on tough times. The bank, for people in Pennywell, Sunderland, stocks everything from clothes to furniture. It was the idea of Gladys Clinton, secretary
TEARS of surprise and joy greeted the arrival of a stretched limousine in a former pit village yesterday - brought in to start the trip of a lifetime for a young cancer sufferer. Katie Wright, three, who was diagnosed with cancer last year and has undergone
A COMMUNITY opera group is heading for one of the world's top music venues after five years of writing and rehearsing in County Durham. The Durham People's Opera group is preparing to take its home-grown production Sell-By to the Linbury Studio at the
