Well, that's the season of goodwill just about over. You could tell it was the season of goodwill because everyone was getting so ratty. Especially in supermarkets where you could hardly move your trolley and there was a lifetime wait at the checkouts
LUNG CANCER JANUARY is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and so I am writing to ask for support for a cause that is very close to my heart - preventing lung cancer - by taking part in Clear The Air, an online poll of smoking in the workplace. As you may be
PUPILS are stamping their own designs on the humble envelope after being set the task of creating their own stationery. Students at Usworth School in Washington have been set the project of creating their own eye-catching envelopes, which they will then
A VOTE next week could decide if Catterick Parish Council is allowed to expand the village cemetery. Technically, the application goes against policies set by Richmondshire District Council as it constitutes development in the countryside. The land lies
A TEENAGER has started the New Year behind bars after admitting his eighth offence of driving while banned. Andrew David Walker, 19, wept as he was remanded in custody for three weeks by Harrogate magistrates yesterday, after pleading guilty to driving
MAJOR John Shaw, of Ryedale, has died at the age of 81. He ran the family estate at Welburn, Kirkbymoorside, for many years after an army career which saw him awarded the Military Cross during the Second World War. He began his career at Sandhurst and
YOUNGSTERS have shown support for those less fortunate by packing boxes full of Christmas treats. Pupils at St Hild's C of E Primary School, in Durham, spent the weeks leading up to Christmas filling shoeboxes with toys, clothing, jewellery and toiletries
RESIDENTS of Chester-le-Street can have their trees collected on Tuesday, from Pelton Community Centre, between 9am and 11.30am, or from St Benet's Way, Ouston, between 1pm and 3.30pm. Collections will be taken next Wednesday, from Sacriston Community
FORMER Brookside crimper Sam Kane took time out from pantomime yesterday to help a fellow hairdresser. The actor, who played hair stylist Peter in the Channel 4 soap, opened the Flip hair salon in North Road, Darlington. Owner Lisa Winfield, 29, said
A £10M project to regenerate a former industrial area has won the top honour in an environmental awards scheme. The Seaham Regeneration Scheme received a Golden Apple in the Green Apple Environment Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards are major
A woman is recovering after being robbed at knifepoint. The 37-year-old victim was returning to her car after visiting the post office in Stanhope Street, Newcastle, when a youth approached. He threatened her with a knife, took a quantity of money and
REPAIR work is about to begin on 2,500 council homes in Stockton following a £44.5m windfall from the Government. The housing department at Stockton Borough Council was given the cash after receiving a two-star rating from Government inspectors. The extra
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Guisborough mayor John Christie, who died on Christmas Day after a short illness. Mourners packed Guisborough Salvation Army citadel at a service of thanksgiving yesterday. Mr Christie, who was 71, was a member of the
A PENSIONER was given medical assistance after a chip pan fire at his Hartlepool home yesterday. The man, who was rescued from the house in Clearpool Close, West View, was given oxygen by firefighters following the lunchtime blaze. Fire engines from Stranton
A COUPLE who say they have lost thousands of pounds through a holiday club are warning others to take care. The couple, who have asked not to be named, say they paid £7,500 to Tenerife-based United Vacations, but now cannot get their money back and cannot
Prior Pursglove College, in Guisborough, has released details of courses starting this month. There will be introductory and basic courses including aromatherapy; Indian head massage; drawing; counselling; web page design; feng shui; Internet technology
A EDUCATIONAL support officer has graduated from the University of Teesside after taking his own advice. Jason Abbott, 24, of Vancouver Street, Darlington, has completed an honours degree in marketing. "People used to ask me about whether they had to
PART of Harrogate's spa heritage is set to be turned into a complex of luxury apartments. David Wilson Homes Northern wants to build 24 two and three-bedroomed homes where the western block of the Royal Baths - the centre of spa treatments in their Edwardian
DERWENTSIDE Leisure Services will hold a day of painting in Consett Heritage Park on Saturday, January 25. Advised by a professional artist, youngsters can explore to find a winter subject. The first session, from 10am to 11.30am, is for youngsters aged
THE air cadets of east Cleveland have celebrated the squadron's 40th anniversary. The mayor and mayoress of Redcar and Cleveland, Eric Jackson and Brenda Forster, attended a band concert. More than 150 members and former members attended the occasion.
A DARLINGTON company has been presented with an award for excellence in health and safety by 1966 World Cup hat-trick scorer Sir Geoff Hurst. West's Engineering Design, along with 50 members of the Teesside Safety, Health and Environmental (She) partnership
Insurance brokers Ian Whitfield and Co, of Darlington, have been bought by Gale and Phillipson. Contracts have been agreed in an arrangement that will see the former owner, Ian Whitfield, retained as a consultant and existing staff joining the Gale and
A NEW business forum in Darlington is helping local entrepreneurs increase their profits. The Business Builder Forum aims to help with the development and growth of the town's businesses and provide immediate benefits by giving members access to a marketing
A NEW housing office is being built to serve thousands of former council tenants. The Sunderland Housing Group, the company that took over the city council's housing stock, is building a one-stop shop in Newbottle Street in the centre of Houghton-le-Spring
Students and teachers from Bishop Auckland College have raised over £200 for the Brittle Bones Society. Three hundred people enjoyed the college's Big Show from which proceeds were given to the charity. Staff also made donations to the cause instead of
IT HAS been a long road from her Redcar bedroom playing to an audience of one, but Kate Chisholm has finally conquered the Royal Albert Hall. The 23-year-old flugelhorn player performed last week with the BT Brass Band in front of a sell-out crowd of
VILLAGERS are celebrating after winning grants totalling more than £10,000. The Community Association in Tanfield Lea, near Stanley, County Durham, has won £4,500 from the National Lottery Awards for All programme, as well as £6,392 from the County Durham
A CONTROVERSIAL bid for a new medical centre in the Dales is to go before councillors. Trinity Medical Properties has altered the design of plans for a two-storey building off Brentwood, in Leyburn, in response to objections from a number of local residence
WORK by newspaper cartoonists from the past will go on show in York. The city's Fairfax House has been loaned a collection of 50 satirical prints, making fun of politicians and other well-known figures from history. The prints, owned by coroner David
A COMMUNITY shop is ready to spread the healthy eating message thanks to a grant. A £500 award from North Eastern and Cumbrian Co-op's community dividend fund has enabled Clarences Community Shop to buy a freezer and microwave. Based in Port Clarence,
MEASURES have been introduced to block a Richmond rat-run which residents said was making their lives a misery. A no-access order will stop traffic using Quarry Road as a short-cut to a nearby trading estate. Richmond area district police commander, Inspector
HUNDREDS of youngsters from across Stockton will be converging at Billingham Forum next week for panto fun at its finest. About 500 children aged from four to 12 will take part in the town's Children's Fund programme. As a treat, the Children's Fund Partnership
A PUBLIC relations firm in Darlington has won three new contracts in the North-East. Recognition Marketing and Public Relations is run by Frances Bourne and Graham Robb. The new contracts are with Dow Chemicals UK, Jennings Brewery, which is based in
Well, that's the season of goodwill just about over. You could tell it was the season of goodwill because everyone was getting so ratty. Especially in supermarkets where you could hardly move your trolley and there was a lifetime wait at the checkouts
