THE 32 British soldiers killed in the Gulf were honoured by their comrades at a memorial service in the Gulf yesterday. Their names, including North-East and North Yorkshire soldiers, were read from a roll of honour as about 500 soldiers bowed their heads
Darlington Building Society NYSD League Division One Following their brief flirtation with the Premier Division, Wolviston gave an early-day notice that they aim to bounce straight back when they sent Darlington crashing to defeat. George Sayers was the
BINGO, Ann Summers stalls and a shortest mini-skirt contest are all on offer at Sedgefield Racecourse's annual ladies' night this weekend. This year the racecourse has joined forces with the Hartlepool and Stockton outlets of Mecca Bingo and every racegoer
A TEENAGER is to challenge a court's decision to impose an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) on her by claiming it is a breach of her human rights. Solicitors acting on behalf of Kimberley Ann Moralee have filed an appeal against the order, granted last
A TURKISH poultry factory worker who was locked in a freezer by colleagues has been awarded more than £20,000 by an employment tribunal. Cengis Yoldas, 29, wept as he told the hearing "I thought I was going to die." The freezer incident was the culmination
Police in the region are investigating claims that more than £6,000 has gone missing from a social club's lottery scratchcard game. The discrepancy, at Fulfordgate Working Men's Club, in Fulford, York, was reported to the club's annual meeting and the
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: WE have recently come across a campaign that we would like to share with readers. The charity War on Want is asking Gordon Brown to introduce a tax on currency speculation. It claims this would enormously help people in developing
BACK in late, late January, under-fire manager Steve McClaren saved Middlesbrough's season with four new signings just before the closure of the transfer window. The arrivals of Malcolm Christie, Chris Riggott, Michael Ricketts and Doriva heralded the
HARTLEPOOL United last night had an unprecedented four players named in the PFA Division Three team of the year. With promotion in the bag and the league title to be decided on Saturday, the news will provide a big boost to the Pool players ahead of the
The Readers' Durham County League Champions Evenwood gave early notice that they will be strong contenders to retain their crown when they sent Sedgefield crashing to only 29 all out in just 16.5 overs. John Maughan and Deighton Butler proved just about
An innings of grace and power from Michael Lumb gave Yorkshire Phoenix a winning start to their National League season at Edgbaston yesterday when they crushed Warwickshire Bears by six wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis system. After a short break for
WITH the devolution process deadlocked, the British and Irish governments have to agree to the postponement of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections on May 29. Electing representatives for an assembly which is unable to function is a pointless exercise
WORKS is expected to start next month on sprucing up one of the region's town centres. New railings are to be built and worn footpaths repaired in the Market Place in Easingwold, near York. The move comes after a vehicle collided with the railings several
LANCE Corporal John Mitchell was celebrating the birth of his second son on Saturday night - but it is likely to be at least the end of the week before he gets to see him. Serving with the Queen's Dragoon Guards in the Basra region of Iraq, L Cpl Mitchell
An Easter Bank Holiday weekend blitz on the rivers, streams and still waters of County Durham and Northumberland netted 46 anglers not in possession of a rod licence. Fisheries enforcement officers from the Environment Agency's Newcastle office found
Nature's World, in Middlesbrough, held its first farmers' market yesterday. The markets, which will be held at the botanical centre on every fourth Sunday in the month, is a way to support farmers recovering from the foot-and-mouth disease crisis and
POLICE were last night hunting a sex attacker after an 18-year-old girl was subjected to a serious sexual assault at the weekend. The young woman, who had left the Mardi Gras nightclub in Darlington at about 2am on Saturday, was attacked near the bandstand
Two teenagers cheated death in a travelling fairground accident caused by a ''dangerous'' high-speed ride, a court heard today. The three local youngsters were in a car on the Ultimate Buzz ride during a carnival on Teesside in the summer of 2000 when
TEACHERS will spend two hours on Saturday serving at drive-through fast-food restaurants to raise money for their schools. Between noon and 2pm they will raise £1 for every car served, with McDonalds donating at least £150 to each school. Teachers from
A SCHEME to get people on the road to health and fitness will be unveiled this week. Groundwork West Durham, Derwentside District Council and Derwentside Primary Care Trust will launch a Derwentside Doorstep Walks Programme on Wednesday at St Stephen's
THE history of a town's lifeboat service has been recorded in the latest book by a former ships' pilot. Proceeds from Bert Spalding's history of the 200-year-old Hartlepool lifeboat service will go to maintaining the lifeboat. The 68-year-old has also
L-DRIVER Linda Swallow has been given the best reason to get rid of those learner plates - after winning a new car. For a £2 stake in a staff draw she is now the owner of a Citroen C3. However, before she can take to the road she has a hurdle to overcome
A MAN working for a transport company in Uganda died after drinking four times the legal drink-drive alcohol limit, an inquest was told. Guy Kenneth Monkman, 44, of East Mount Flats, Longwestgate, Scarborough, died in a bar in Kampala, the North Yorkshire
REPAIRS to a beauty spot dating back to prehistoric times have been completed by apprentices. Horcum Dyke, on the North York Moors, had suffered erosion from the sheer number of visitors it receives. The Scheduled Ancient Monument is a prehistoric boundary
OPERA lovers will be able to step out of the unpredictable spring weather and enjoy some seasonal entertainment at the Hambleton Forum this week. Members of Northallerton's Operatic Society are exercising their vocal chords in preparation for their production
POLICE have questioned a man after a teenage girl was found dead at the foot of a cliff. The body of 17-year-old Kimberley Graham, from the South Shields area of South Tyneside, was recovered from rocks between Marsden Grotto and Souter Point on Saturday
A COUNCIL leader is appealing to the new bosses of Anglo-Dutch steelmakers Corus to make a fact-finding visit to the region. Former steelworker Councillor David Walsh, leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, wants incoming chief executive Phillipe
A North-East charity dedicated to brain haemorrhage research has had a cash boost from a victim's family and friends. Steven Crow, of Birtley, near Gateshead, who worked at Nissan in Washington, died of the condition in January 2001. The Clarke Lister
MILLIONS of pounds of schemes on the drawing board on the Yorkshire Coast promise to benefit the local economy in the long term said the leader of Scarborough Borough Council, in her annual report. Councillor Eileen Bosomworth told the authority that
AN exhibition of wildlife photography is on show at Darlington Arts Centre. The pictures in the exhibition, called A Glimpse of Indian Wildlife, were taken by DK Bhaskar. They will be displayed in the centre's glass corridor until June 6. Mr Bhaskar,
Middlesbrough Council has won top marks from the Government for achieving a 26 per cent increase in domestic energy efficiency. The council has been England's top performing authority in this field for six years and aims to do even better in future. Alan
Joanne Fleming's life may involve a seemingly endless round of baking, but the mother-of-three could not be happier. She swapped the dole for dough, running a caf at Middlesbrough Council's Newham Grange Leisure Farm, serving home-made scones - made to
TOUGH financial decisions will have to be made by the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust as it tries to plug a potential budget shortfall of almost £4m. The trust, which has a budget of £144.51m for 2003-2004, said it faced difficult decisions after
MOODY clouds and the people of the Yorkshire Dales are among the inspirations behind an exhibition of work by one of the region's gifted young photographers. Emma Amsden, from Carperby, Wensleydale, is displaying some of her prize-winning portfolio in
Nature's World, in Middlesbrough, held its first farmers' market yesterday. The markets, which will be held at the botanical centre on every fourth Sunday in the month, is a way to support farmers recovering from the foot-and-mouth disease crisis and
DURHAM took only 2.75 points from their championship defeat at Taunton on Saturday after being docked a quarter of a point. Their failure to bowl the required 16 overs an hour merely added to the misery of a six-wicket defeat, which was completed when
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Rain and bad light were never far away on the opening day of the season as only two sides won because several games ended prematurely. The weather held up long enough at the seaside though for both Marske
An Easter Bank Holiday weekend blitz on the rivers, streams and still waters of County Durham and Northumberland netted 46 anglers not in possession of a rod licence. Fisheries enforcement officers from the Environment Agency's Newcastle office found
Q WHO are the Pennsylvania Dutch and why did they go to America? Do they still speak Dutch today? - Mrs L Byrne, Harrogate. ATHE first thing you need to know about the Pennsylvania Dutch is that they were not actually Dutch. The name is an American corruption
KEVIN KYLE made the amazing claim last night that Sunderland are good enough to be challenging for a UEFA Cup spot. Despite 13 successive Premiership defeats - the fifth worst sequence in the history of English League football - Kyle insisted Sunderland's
GEORGE GALLOWAY: WHETHER or not George Galloway has received payments from Saddam Hussein, what is certain is that his recent words and deeds regarding the Iraq War brand him as a traitor. Mr Galloway, known throughout Westminster as the Honorable Member
A children's game may have cost the lives of a mother and two of her sons in a house fire, it was revealed last night. Shamoon Nabeel, aged four, his three-year-old brother Aysan and their 25-year-old mother, Sadia, died in the blaze, despite desperate
THE artist father of murdered backpacker Caroline Stuttle has closed the doors of his studio for the last time. After 33 years, Alan Stuttle has said goodbye to his premises in Micklegate, York, and now plans to follow in the adventurous footsteps of
Fosters' ECB North-East Regional Premier League Stockton struggled throughout last season when they won just once, but they were quickly into their stride on the opening day of the season and caused a major shock, inflicting a two-wickets defeat on champions
PLANS to retire Random Harvest are now on hold after the veteran 14-year-old chaser showed his younger rivals a clean pair of heels in the £20,000 Durham National at Sedgefield on Saturday. Mary Reveley is by far and away the most successful trainer at
There were tears on the parade ground in February when the Queen's Dragoon Guards left their North Yorkshire base for the Gulf. There were more yesterday too - but, this time, they were shed in relief that the troops are coming home. Steve Parsley reports
Darlington manager Mick Tait last night saluted teenage midfielder Clark Keltie. The Newcastle-born youngster, in his first full season at Feethams, hit a superb equaliser for Quakers at Bristol Rovers, but to no avail as they still lost 2-1. Keltie has
THE Band of the Royal Marines, above, marched along Stockton High Street yesterday at the head of more than 20 service association standards to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stockton branch of the Royal Naval Association. The ceremony included wreath-laying
Fosters' Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League Champions Shotley Bridge suffered an opening-day defeat to Lanchester, who could be among the front runners for the title. A sound innings of 70 by newcomer Phil Brown featured in the visitors' useful
Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury, descended 1,100 metres into Europe's deepest mine today to open a refurbished laboratory dedicated to discovering what the universe is made of. The Boulby Underground Laboratory for Dark Matter Research, in Cleveland,
Spennymoor completed a gruelling schedule to win promotion back to the UniBond League Premier Division with a 3-0 victory over Witton Albion on Saturday. Back in August there didn't seem to be a future for the club after it was suspended by the FA, but
IT may have been the end of the road for many of the vintage vehicles present, but for visitors to a Northern Vintage Transport Association rally, yesterday, it was the beginning of a trip down memory lane. There were about 120 entries for the gathering
AT the risk of sounding like Corporal Jones, Newcastle United don't like it up 'em. Having held their own in the rarefied atmosphere of the San Siro only last month, they found a parochial affair at the Stadium of Light an altogether more awkward proposition
A COUNCIL leader is appealing to the new bosses of Anglo-Dutch steelmakers Corus to make a fact-finding visit to the region. Former steelworker Councillor David Walsh, leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, wants incoming chief executive Phillipe
POLICE have praised the behaviour of fans at Saturday's Sunderland-Newcastle derby match. Police made 49 arrests, mostly for minor public order offences and drunkenness, in and around the Stadium of Light. The game, the last derby clash for some time,
Cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson, from Rothwell, Leeds visited York at the weekend to receive a cheque for £13,000 from fundraisers at the city's Marks and Spencer, Asda, Tesco and Brown's stores. Mrs Tomlinson defied her illness to raise money for research
FEW brides would let the "other woman" in their future husbands' lives share the big day, but Marianne Graham did not seem to mind. In fact, she even let him take her on honeymoon in Ireland with them. John Savoury travels across the country with his
Northern Sinfonia with clarinettist Michael Whight, Dolphin Centre, Darlington. RAISING one eyebrow in suspicion, clarinettist Michael Whight stared intently at the instrument in his hand as he took to the stage. It was as though he was summing up a complete
IN two games this season, Darlington hadn't lost to Carlisle. But on Saturday it happened, Bristol Rovers midfielder Wayne Carlisle scored with a superb free kick to consign Quakers to their third successive away defeat. And Carlisle's 74th minute strike
ONE of the region's cathedrals will not be charging entry fees, despite it costing £3,000 a day to run. Ripon Cathedral has said it will not be following York Minster's decision to charge visitors, but will continue its policy of asking for a voluntary
IT'S not every day that 20 strapping blokes take to the streets in far-from-fetching pink and lavender tutus. The pink fairies and lavender luvvies attracted more than a few bemused stares from passers-by - but most wisely kept any sarcastic comments
A STUDENT who returned from Canada at the weekend has spoken of the anger in the country at travel warnings imposed in the wake of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars). Sarah Bevan, 21, is studying about 40 miles from Toronto, and
Q WHO are the Pennsylvania Dutch and why did they go to America? Do they still speak Dutch today? - Mrs L Byrne, Harrogate. ATHE first thing you need to know about the Pennsylvania Dutch is that they were not actually Dutch. The name is an American corruption
FANTASTIC LOVE appears to have a simple task in this afternoon's TNT International Maiden Stakes at Hamilton over one-mile-and-three-furlongs. Mark Johnston's three-year-old has only run twice in his life, both times finishing second at Ripon. The standard
A GRANDMOTHER from the North-East is preparing to embark on a fundraising cycle ride to help further understanding of her grandson's rare medical disorder. June Kynoch's four-year-old grandson, Charlie Whitaker, suffers from diamond blackfan anaemia,
TWO big doses of female bravery dominated the airwaves this week. Holocaust victim Anne Frank (C4, Easter Sunday and Monday) could be measured against today's muscled marvels of womanhood in World's Strongest Women and Superwoman (BBC1, Easter Monday
A new photographic exhibition celebrates the 20th century's most stylish women. Women's Editor Christen Pears reports. AUDREY Hepburn in a little black dress, hair piled high, a cigarette holder between her fingers. Jackie Onassis hiding behind a pair
SIR BOBBY ROBSON last night accused Sunderland fans of aiming "distasteful gesticulations'' at stricken Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer and also claimed Black Cats defender Darren Williams "lost his head'' in Saturday's derby at the Stadium of Light. Newcastle
HOUSE values in the region are continuing to rise as the market reflected the first fall in national prices since November 2001. Evidence of a North-South divide in the house market continue to emerge as the latest figures revealed that the South-East
THREE years ago, Josh Blythe had never even caught a fish. Now, the teenager is designing a new fishing rod handle. Eighteen-year-old Josh is one of the success stories of a scheme helping young people avoid the temptations of crime. The Get Hooked on
Spend, Spend, Spend (BBC2); 100 Years... 100 Passions (C4) One thing that won't be on my Christmas present list is a personal submarine. Not because I lack the ten million dollars to buy it - which I do - but because it would be as much use to me as blotting
A WORLD-renowned musician has had his custom-made clarinet stolen while preparing for a North-East concert. Michael Whight, lead clarinettist with the London Philharmonic, and a professor at Trinity College of Music in London, was playing at the Dolphin
Peterlee completed an Houdini-style escape from relegation with a 2-0 win at Newcastle Blue Star on Saturday - and then manager Andy Toman quit. Toman, appointed in October, announced his decision after they picked up their fourth win in six league games
SCINTILLATING strokeplay by Gary Pratt and Nicky Peng propelled Durham to a seven-wicket victory in their opening National League game at Taunton yesterday. With a stand of 164 in 23 overs, they upstaged South African paceman Dewald Pretorius, who made
A DISTRAUGHT husband has made an emotional plea to his wife to return home. John Swift, 44, said: "All I want is my wife back. I have been with her since we were 14, since school. "Our love for each other was so strong then, but now it's even stronger
nurse Patricia Walker was flown home to her own hospital after falling in a hole in a pavement on the first day of a foreign holiday. Mrs Walker ended up being taken to the hospital where she has worked for 30 years, with a fractured arm, hip and leg.
POLICE in County Durham have raised concerns about a woman who has not been seen since Tuesday. Tracey Hewitt, of no fixed address, but who has family in Newton Aycliffe, is described as being "severely depressed". The 27-year-old, whose birthday was
THE mocking Geordie fans who sang "We'll Meet Again'' and held up "Ha Ha'' banners at the Stadium of Light, almost saw the cruel jibes rebound as they bade a not-so-fond farewell to their bitter foes. By the admission of manager Mick McCarthy, already-relegated
TRADE unionists will today commemorate the thousands of workers killed in workplace accidents. The event in Gateshead will also support the campaign for better laws to protect workers' health and safety. A seminar will be followed by a memorial service
A FLOWER show has broken its attendance record for the second successive year. Almost 60,000 people visited the four-day Harrogate Spring Flower Show, held at the Great Yorkshire Showground. By last night, 59,491 visitors had attended the event, which
SUSAN Moore's battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been such an inspiration to her teenage son that he nominated her for an award. Colin Moore, 16, told bosses at the Asda supermarket in Spennymoor that his mother always put others before herself,
SUSAN Moore's battle with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been such an inspiration to her teenage son that he nominated her for an award. Colin Moore, 16, told bosses at the Asda supermarket in Spennymoor that his mother always put others before herself,
A DARLINGTON soldier has won an accolade for his marksmanship and weapon handling. Former Eastbourne Comprehensive School pupil Ronnie Wells has won the best shot in the platoon title for his skills during his time at the Army Training Regiment in Bassingbourn
A ONE-STOP shop medical facility is likely to be welcomed by councillors this week. Proposals to build the centre in Victoria Lane, Coundon, have already been praised by people living in the community. The two-storey building will house Sure Start child
SCOUTS, Beavers, Cubs and Guides gathered yesterday for a St George's Day parade. More than 100 members of the Bishop Auckland Scout District took part in the event, which was hosted by the 1st Sedgefield Scout Group. A service at St Edmund's Church,
SCOUTS, Beavers, Cubs and Guides gathered yesterday for a St George's Day parade. More than 100 members of the Bishop Auckland Scout District took part in the event, which was hosted by the 1st Sedgefield Scout Group. A service at St Edmund's Church,
POLICE sealed off one of a resort's streets yesterday after a man was found lying unconscious on the ground. The man was discovered slumped on the floor at the public toilets in Church Street, Whitby, at 6.35am. He had suffered serious head injuries and
PLANS for a mobile phone mast in an attractive part of Durham could be rejected this week. Vodafone wants to put up a 24-metre tower with six panel antennae, two microwave dishes and an equipment cabin on land near the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery
A NATIONAL countryside organisation is hoping to set up a campaign group in Teesdale to fight against proposed developments. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has raised concerns about a series of developments around Barnard Castle
A NATIONAL countryside organisation is hoping to set up a campaign group in Teesdale to fight against proposed developments. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has raised concerns about a series of developments around Barnard Castle
MUSIC fans will be able to vote online for their favourite local group ahead of next month's Middlesbrough Music Live Festival. The winning band will be asked to play on the same main stage as guests Junior Senior and Reef. Festival organiser Graham Ramsey
A COMMUNITY resource centre is celebrating its first anniversary with a family fun day. The Four Clocks Project has gone from strength-to- strength since it opened in Bishop Auckland. On Saturday, staff at the project are planning to hold a party that
A COMMUNITY resource centre is celebrating its first anniversary with a family fun day. The Four Clocks Project has gone from strength-to- strength since it opened in Bishop Auckland. On Saturday, staff at the project are planning to hold a party that
PEOPLE living in part of Middlesbrough are welcoming plans to make their streets safer. A £750,000 "home zone" scheme to redesign the layout of five streets in the town's Gresham area means their days of being used as a "rat run" for motorists are numbered
healthcare initiatives have been launched to tackle a rise in diabetes across the Teesside area. Dr Richard Rigby, an expert on the disease, said: "People on Teesside die younger than elsewhere in the country, mainly through poor life-styles and high
A MAN is investing all the money he has to try to prevent the filling station he runs falling into the hands of developers. Andy Adamson, 44, and a business partner have offered owners Save Retail £350,000 for the Orchard Service Station, in Eaglescliffe
A DISABLED ex-miner has lost a quarter of his benefits - because his part-time soldier wife was called up to serve in the war against Iraq. For weeks, Michael Blackburn, 44, of Peterlee, County Durham, has worried about the safety of Pat, 42, and their
THE seagull population on the Yorkshire coast which has caused headaches to householders for years, is on the increase according to experts. Scarborough Borough Council which for several years used stupefying bait to cull the number of gulls, until the
A RETIRED secretary has left more than £500,000 to charities in the Scarborough area. One of the biggest legacies is to the Scarborough lifeboat, which gets £120,000 in the will of widow Joan Gavigan, of Hungate Court, Hunmanby, near Scarborough, who
THE closure of a Tyneside school that failed an Ofsted inspection has been confirmed. Lemington Middle School, which was put in special measures, will close in July next year because of falling pupil numbers. An independent adjudicator appointed by the
AFTER 45 games, 4050 minutes and eight months of football, Hartlepool United's season - and a chapter of club history - rests on a single game. Written off by some of late, snubbed by others in recent weeks, and abused by sections of their own support
AN inquiry has begun into the cause of fire in Stockton. Youngsters are being blamed for starting the blaze in a three-storey house in Shaftsbury Street. Ten firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus (BA), battled against flames and thick smoke when they
JUBILANT villagers celebrated after seeing off plans for housing which they said would destroy their community. Developer Dunelm Castle Homes had applied for planning permission to build 12 homes on the Russell Close garage, near the A691 bypass in Lanchester
A recycling scheme will be launched in Saltburn next week. The pilot scheme will recycle garden waste from households into compost for local allotments and farmland. It will begin on Wednesday, May 7, and involve making kerbside collections from homes
NORTH Durham MP Kevan Jones helped to launch the building of a much-needed community hall. Mr Jones celebrated his 39th birthday on Friday by cutting the first turf on the site of a £430,000 multi-purpose sports hall at St Bede's RC Primary School, Sacriston
FURY has erupted over a renewed bid to create a waste transfer site only yards away from businesses. Members of Richmondshire District Council rejected a bid to create the facility at the old potato store in Bridge Road, Brompton-on-Swale, last November
POLICE have praised the behaviour of fans at Saturday's Sunderland-Newcastle derby match. Police made 49 arrests, mostly for minor public order offences and drunkenness, in and around the Stadium of Light. The game, the last derby clash for some time,
A HOUSING developer will have to plough £85,000 back into a village community if a new homes scheme is to be approved. A revised planning application has been submitted to Darlington Borough council for 84 houses on the C N Hadley industrial brownfield
ANTI-abortion campaigners have been demonstrating on the streets in silent vigil to mark the 35th anniversary of the implementation of the Abortion Act. Supporters of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children formed human chains, standing at intervals
A COUNTY Durham student has returned from Europe laden with trophies after taking part in several skiing championships. Emily Sarsfield, 19, returned to her home in Brancepeth, near Durham, after spending several months in Europe, taking part in competitions
Wolviston again enhanced their chances of clinching the championship when they defeated third-top Birtley Town by the only goal of the game. Last Wednesday they achieved a similar result against Stokesley SC who then led the table. The result hinged on
TOP MUSIC: The Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley, is presenting Lindisfarne Acoustic at 8pm on Wednesday. CASTLESIDE WALK: A ten-mile Castleside circular walk is being led by Steven Shippen at 10.30am on Saturday, from the Whitehall picnic area south west
NEW COURSES: The Washington Bridge Women's Project is hosting an introduction to aromatherapy on Thursday, May 8, and a first aid for beginners course on Friday, May 9, in the Washington Village Community Centre. Both courses are free. WILD WEST: The
Firefighters from Darlington tackled a blaze at an industrial unit on the Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, at about 1pm yesterday. Two crews were dispatched to tackle the fire, which was contained in an industrial oven unit in the Acre Products
Firefighters from Darlington tackled a blaze at an industrial unit on the Faverdale Industrial Estate, Darlington, at about 1pm yesterday. Two crews were dispatched to tackle the fire, which was contained in an industrial oven unit in the Acre Products
IT was a year ago that I started building up my main borders. I know this because the first new plant that I bought specifically for theses borders was a trillium erectum, and its re-emergence from the depths of the woodchip has reminded me that the Harrogate
WHITBY Town Crier Andy Lowe has lost his seat on Scarborough Borough Council after being declared bankrupt. Mr Lowe was a Conservative member of the authority for Whitby's Mayfield ward and ran a shop selling prints and undertaking desk top publishing
TICKETS are on sale for this year's Darlington Proms musical experience. The two-day event will take pace at The Dolphin Centre, in Darlington, next month. Young musicians will be the first to take to the stage for the Promenade for Youth on Friday, May
FOR years, Paul Richardson was a graffiti artist, working the North-East's subways and railway lines. Today, he runs his own business, as part of which he is supporting efforts by the County Durham Youth Offending Service to turn graffiti artists away
BEMUSED Steve McClaren is refusing to blame his shot-shy strikers for the club's poor end of season form. McClaren has been unable to work out his best front pairing in recent months and against Birmingham he changed the partnership once again. January
POLICE in the region are urging people to use the last days of a national amnesty to hand in their guns. Gun owners have until midnight on Wednesday to give up their weapons. Durham Police yesterday encouraged them to take advantage of the no prosecution
X marks the spot where a season of sequels kicks off with X-Men 2 on Thursday, as Hollywood puts its money on more of the same thing. Steve Pratt reports. Writer Alan Bennett tells how producers felt the need to change the title when his hit play The
Old actors never die - they just turn up in the soaps. Is it the steady work and a regular pay cheque that attracts them, or have soaps become more respectable? No sooner will Roy Hudd depart Coronation Street than he'll be replaced by another veteran
DERBY matchwinner Nolberto Solano wrote his name in Tyneside folklore, and then called on the Magpies' misfiring strikers to hit the goal trail again. The Peru international was the toast of bars across Tyneside on Saturday night after his 42nd minute
A fly-on-the-wall documentary about Britain's leading Roman Catholic public school, Ampleforth College, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, is to be screened on ITV tomorrow night.
THIS week's long-awaited inquiry into the Richard Neale scandal will be neither a witchhunt nor a whitewash, but a search for the truth, according to the inquiry chairman. Suzan Matthews QC, the senior barrister who will open the controversial private
Northern Sinfonia with clarinettist Michael Whight, Dolphin Centre, Darlington. RAISING one eyebrow in suspicion, clarinettist Michael Whight stared intently at the instrument in his hand as he took to the stage. It was as though he was summing up a complete
INDEPENDENT candidates for elections to a North-East council are threatening legal action over comments made in a Labour election leaflet. The 12 candidates claim the words on the leaflet are defamatory. They are demanding a full retraction and a public
St Giles is an obscure saint who lived near Arles in France sometime before the ninth Century. He was a very popular saint in the Middle Ages and in Britain, where many churches are dedicated to him, he was regarded as the patron saint of cripples and
