THE director of a North-East arts venue has decided to step down from his post, weeks after he was reinstated following a suspension over allegations of sexual assault. Stephen Snoddy, the director of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, who was arrested
SUNDERLAND footballers will pay their respects to the war dead by wearing shirts with a poppy design at today's game. After the match at Leicester City, the one-off tops will be auctioned on the club's website, www. safc.com The proceeds will be divided
WORKERS at BPI's Stockton plant are expected to strike after staff voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. Union officials said strikes could take place within two weeks at the BPI site, also known as Visqueen, in Yarm Road. Nearly 180 workers
FORMER Tory leader William Hague will be talking about a subject close to his heart when he makes an appearance in Northallerton next month. The Richmondshire MP will be chatting about his recently-published book William Pitt the Younger at the town's
A WOMAN who died on holiday in Portugal may have suffered from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, an inquest heard. Care assistant Joanne Thomas, 30, of The Paddock, Stokesley, collapsed in her holiday apartment in July last year, and despite frantic efforts
Five years ago a north Durham community rewarded the bravery of a Victoria Cross hero by unveiling a new headstone. But he was not the only hero in his family. Gavin Engelbrecht reports. FIVE years ago, a former pit village came to a standstill as the
A NEW satellite unit for people needing kidney dialysis will open for its first patients on Monday. The new unit in Harrogate will provide more patients with the vital dialysis they need, nearer to their home and is a joint venture between the hospitals
A HOME is needed for two kittens who have become inseparable. The pair, Sydney and Gilly, were handed to an animal sanctuary with their mother and three siblings when they were only a few weeks old. The mother and the other three, born in the Darlington
A PROGRAMME of winter walks has been launched by Darlington Borough Council. The first is tomorrow, with a walk through woodland from 10.30am to 2.30pm in Geneva Wood. A guided walk looking at the importance of local trees will take place along Baydale
TENANTS of Housing Hartlepool, the organisation that now runs the borough's council homes, are being urged to return survey forms. The forms were sent to about 2,500 homes earlier this year, about 30 per cent of all its properties. The survey aims to
STAFF from the Morrisons store in Redcar have braved the North Sea to celebrate the store's second anniversary and raise money for the RNLI. About 20 members of staff changed into fancy dress, including some in pyjamas and others in only a thong, before
A GRANDMOTHER has told how a mugger punched her to the ground in a terrifying attack. Valerie Naylor, 57, had just left her Middlesbrough home to go to work at about 6.10am yesterday when she noticed a man walk past her. She said: "The next thing I knew
A COUNCIL has announced plans to restructure in a bid to save money. Senior councillors at Harrogate Borough Council are proposing to cut the number of departments from seven to five. Council leader Mike Gardner said: "As a new administration, we want
A DRUG-ADDICT who became a prostitute to feed her addiction was jailed yesterday for stealing from a pensioner. Lucy Smith, 23, took £30 from the 80-year-old man, who befriended her, said Michael Bosomworth, prosecuting. Smith was originally charged with
THE boss of the company at the centre of a ship recycling controversy last night told of the "unswerving and heartening" support he has received in the past 12 months. On the anniversary of the arrival of the so-called Ghost Ships in the North-East, businessman
GREAT Britain international Stephen Hepples has decided against stepping up to the marathon distance. Hepples, winner of last weekend's tough Derwentwater Ten, had been considering suggestions that he should compete in next April's Flora London Marathon
AT 32 years of age, Marcus Stewart has seen pretty much everything football has to offer. So his current barren spell in front of goal does not concern the Sunderland striker in the way it might someone ten years his junior. After all it's not the first
TWO new directors have been appointed in a major shake-up at a Teesside council. Ann Baxter will become corporate director of children, education and social care at Stockton Borough Council. Neil Schneider will be the new director of development and neighbourhood
A MAN has set up a group to spread the word about the dangers of climate change. Peter Hale, of East Cowton, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, has created Climate Concern UK an aim of which is to encourage people to reduce their energy consumption.
ONLY Sanjeev's mum, Madhuri Kumar, could follow a question about legendary singer Tom Jones once being a vacuum cleaner salesman with a request for him to look at hers "because it's not picking up very well". The Welsh wizard retained just a slightly
NORTH-EAST TV presenter and botanist David Bellamy picked the winner in a charity photography competition this week. The contest, held by the Barnardo's shop, in Post House Wynd, Darlington, had a theme of The North. Amanda Hodgson, from Darlington, was
Q I am 80 with a State Pension of £95 a week and £108 a month from my deceased husband's private pension. My savings are £20,000. Do I qualify for a council tax reduction? A No. You are ruled out because your savings are more than £16,000. Some people
THIS award-winning play by Martin McDonagh is described as a "contemporary Irish tale of love, passion and temporary insanity". This makes it sound distinctly odd but hardly prepares you for the heady mix of black humour and grand guignol melodrama centred
IT'S a price tag to rival that of the best wines kept in some of the finest cellars. But one humble bottle of Lambrini has become the most expensive ever - costing a North-East shopkeeper £2,600. Which is even more surprising when the wine concerned,
MICK McCARTHY reckons Sunderland face another tricky test this afternoon when they travel to underachieving Leicester City. City chalked up their first win in seven league games when they crushed a poor Coventry side 3-0 at the Walkers Stadium on Monday
LOOK North presenter Carol Malia is joining broadcaster Kate Adie to raise money for North-East cancer charities. The BBC regional television news presenter will join celebrity readers at this year's St Nicholas charity concert at Durham Cathedral on
SUNDERLAND footballers will pay their respects to the war dead by wearing shirts with a poppy design at today's game. After the match at Leicester City, the one-off tops will be auctioned on the club's website, www. safc.com The proceeds will be divided
Manchester United was plunged into civil war last night after three directors were ousted from the board by US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer. The club's legal advisor, Maurice Watkins, new commercial director Andy Anson and non-executive director Philip
FOR the past 31 years, he has been a priest in the cosmopolitan diocese of London - Isle of Dogs, Golders Green, Hackney Marshes - the last 14 as vicar of the Middlesex parish of Eastcote, its 20,000 inhabitants part of what Sir John Betjeman called Metroland
NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness has admitted he is willing to see his side sacrifice their attacking instincts in a bid to halt the Magpies slump. The Scot has seen his honeymoon period in charge at St James Park end abruptly with three domestic defeats
NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness has admitted he is willing to see his side sacrifice their attacking instincts in a bid to halt the Magpies slump. The Scot has seen his honeymoon period in charge at St James Park end abruptly with three domestic defeats
FEW people will oppose a solution to the Middle East crisis which is based on the peaceful co-existence of the states of Israel and Palestine. But, no matter how often President Bush and the Prime Minister outline the goal, it will not be a self-fulfilling
BEN Clark's previous taste of FA Cup action made a lasting impression. Part of the Sunderland side that escaped the third round with a 1-0 victory over Hartlepool United last January, the big defender won't forget it in a hurry. Games on Wearside were
As a mother of four, Meryl Streep knows all about wanting the best for your children. But, as she tells Steve Pratt, she's glad she's nothing like her character in her latest movie. Meryl Streep puts her hand behind her head, pushes it down the back of
Three Cup finals, two promotions and a relegation, not to mention alcohol and points deductions. All in seven years of work for Bryan Robson at Middlesbrough. Full-back Curtis Fleming worked under Robbo from the first day until the last on Teesside. Sports
STEVE McCLAREN believes Mark Schwarzer will sign a new contract amid suggestions from his agent that the goalkeeper has rejected the latest deal offered to him, writes PAUL FRASER. Schwarzer is out of contract in the summer and has consistently been linked
As a mother of four, Meryl Streep knows all about wanting the best for your children. But, as she tells Steve Pratt, she's glad she's nothing like her character in her latest movie. Meryl Streep puts her hand behind her head, pushes it down the back of
KIERON Dyer has been warned that the only way to win over the Newcastle boo-boys is by showing the fans exactly why he is an England international. Dyer is currently enjoying an uneasy relationship with the Magpies faithful following his refusal to play
From Me and My Girl to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Gary Wilmot can sing them all. The all-round entertainer is back on trour and talks to Viv Hardwick about being a very musical man. GARY Wilmot appears to have three mobile phones demanding his attention
DARLINGTON manager David Hodgson will reflect on his most turbulent year in football when he celebrates his first anniversary back in management this afternoon. It was a year ago this week that Hodgson answered George Reynolds' call for help - with the
ENGINEERING company Cleveland Bridge last night scored another victory in the bitter row with its former employer on the Wembley Stadium project. An independent adjudicator ruled that the North-East firm should be paid a further £2,274,000 by Australian
THE number of North-East health trusts where patients wait more than a year for treatment has fallen to one. According to the latest NHS figures, only Hartlepool and North Tees has patients who have waited more than a year. Ten patients fell into this
NEWCASTLE Falcons will need to be on the lookout for two old boys as they try to avenge last season's home defeat by Leeds at Kingston Park tomorrow (2.30). Full back Tim Stimpson, who was educated near Leeds, has gone back to his roots while powerful
SOCCER star Franck Queudrue officially opened the first sports college in a North-East town yesterday. The Middlesbrough player visited Longfield School, in Darlington, to see the facilities available to pupils and the community. The school has attained
Children's programme Blue Peter was broadcast live into millions of homes from a North-East charity shop yesterday. The popular BBC children's show took over the Red Cross store, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, for an episode promoting its Welcome
DURHAM are confident that their Riverside ground at Chester-le-Street will be able to accommodate a busy season of county and international cricket in 2005. The groundstaff have completed remedial work on four pitches and chief executive David Harker
League of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss was delighted to be asked to write an episode of the new Dr Who TV series, but he would really like to play The Doctor himself. League Of Gentlemen star Mark Gatiss would have loved to have been the new Doctor Who.
Merchants Friend, who looks better than the bare form of his reappearance run, is the fancy in the Servo Computer Services Trophy Handicap Chase over three miles and three furlongs at Cheltenham this afternoon, writes Richard Young. Charlie Mann's nine-year-old
FIRE and rescue services in the North-East will be among the first in the UK to switch to controversial regional control centres. The move, part of Government modernisation plans for the fire service, is expected to be completed in little over a year.
DETECTIVES were granted permission yesterday to hold on to cash seized from former Darlington Football Club chairman George Reynolds. The 68-year-old has been charged with money laundering offences after £500,000 was recovered from his car earlier this
DARLINGTON playmaker Craig Hignett faces six weeks on the sidelines. Hignett, the two-goal hero in last weekend's 2-1 victory at Rushden, was expected to be out for only two weeks after limping out of the game shortly after his second and decisive striker
DARLINGTON'S railway shops were closing; Shildon's were slimming down. Coalmining was collapsing and the last shipbuilding yard on the Tees had gone. "Forty years ago Lord Hailsham, having been appointed minister for the North-East by Harold Macmillan
POLICE chiefs in Darlington have appointed a full-time anti-social behaviour co-ordinator to tackle the town's growing problem. The latest figures show a 65 per cent increase since last year in the number of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has begun a 12-week consultation on its draft improvement plan. The plan sets out how the service aims to reduce risk to life and property. It can be downloaded at www.ddfire.gov.uk or can be seen at
A VILLAGE school is celebrating after winning an award. Hurworth School, Maths and Computing College was given an inclusion award by Darlington Borough Council for involving everyone in the school community. Headteacher Dean Judson said: "The criteria
AN opticians firm in Darlington is providing free eye tests to all those who suffer from diabetes. Specsavers is supporting the International Diabetes Federation as part of World Diabetes Day tomorrow. The North-East has 229,000 people suffering from
A HOME is needed for two kittens who have become inseparable. The pair, Sydney and Gilly, were handed to an animal sanctuary with their mother and three siblings when they were only a few weeks old. The mother and the other three, born in the Darlington
A FORMER prisoner of war camp which is becoming a popular tourist attraction in Wear Valley entered the festive spirit this week with the switching-on of its Christmas lights. North-West Durham MP and Government chief whip Hilary Armstrong switched on
EUROPE'S most productive car plant and one of the North-East's biggest employers celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday. The event, at Sunderland's Nissan car plant, was marked by a visit from the region's dignitaries to a showcase bringing together
REGIONAL offices, from which the Liberal Democrats' first North-East Euro-MP will be based in this country, officially opened yesterday. But the premises, next to Durham's Royal County Hotel, New Elvet, will also serve as the campaign centre from which
PUB landlord Keith Draper is counting the cost after a water mains burst left his pub flooded for the second time in 18 months. Up to 1,000 homes and business in the centre of Durham lost their water supply yesterday morning after the pipe burst. There
LOW-cost swimming sessions will be on offer at Spennymoor Leisure Centre later this month. To mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the centre's pool, visitors can use it for 20p a swim during the week of the celebration. Since it was opened on
PLANS to build a youth shelter on a village green to help tackle anti-social behaviour have been given the go-ahead. Sedgefield Borough Councillors yesterday granted temporary permission for the shelter to be erected near the village hall in Trimdon.
THE organisers of one of the region's biggest Remembrance Day parades are expecting another large turnout. Tomorrow's commemoration in Sunderland is one of the biggest outside London and will be led by the Band and Bugles of the Light Division. Arthur
Yorkshire begin their season next year on April 13 when they visit Chelmsford to take on Essex in the Frizzell County Championship and they end it over five months' later on September 25 when they travel to Hove for their final totesport League game against
Detectives in Africa have launched a murder investigation after the body of a North-East man was found dumped in a well. Grieving relatives have identified the body of Tynesider Simon Buckley, 40, who was killed with his flatmate at their home in Greendale
A PENSIONER said his life is being made a misery by a large sycamore tree that has caused a 6ft garden wall to lean and crack. Roots from the tree, which is covered by a preservation order, have disturbed the foundations of the wall, which is at the home
BUDDING rugby stars have been getting help with their technique - from one of the game's top talents. Some 70 students from Northallerton College - male and female - were coached by the former international John Bentley, who is now development officer
PLANS by an engineering firm to move to an industrial estate have been recommended for approval, despite complaints from residents. RS Hall Engineering is hoping to move from Chapel Street in Thirsk to the site of a former print works in the north west
Five years ago a north Durham community rewarded the bravery of a Victoria Cross hero by unveiling a new headstone. But he was not the only hero in his family. Gavin Engelbrecht reports. FIVE years ago, a former pit village came to a standstill as the
A WOMAN was captured on security cameras buying goods with a cheque book which went missing more than three years before. The cheque book was reported lost to police in Darlington in January 2001. On May 19 this year, the woman was caught on camera buying
A DISPUTE about the redevelopment of the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland could pose problems for the long-term regeneration of the city, business leaders said last night. Urban regeneration group Sunderland arc and supermarket chain Tesco have
AN appeal has been lodged over a council's refusal to grant permission for a house extension. Darlington Borough Council rejected the scheme to extend the first floor over the double garage at a home in St Ninian's Close, Darlington, on August 2, saying
THE spirit of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, came to Darlington yesterday. People who visited Crown Street Library got a colourful surprise as staff celebrated by wearing traditional Indian costume. Books on Diwali were on display and tea, coffee
Thirsk. Thursday. Fatstock. Foward 1542 head of stock comprising of 510 finished cattle including 196 young bulls, 817 finished sheep including 110 cull ewes, 215 finished pigs including 96 sows and boars. Cattle: Steers, light to 86.5p & £380.60
AN initiative is being launched in Hartlepool to reduce the number of stray dogs. The Dogs Trust, RSPCA and Hartlepool Borough Council have joined forces to offer a free pet neutering service to people on the Central estate. The area has been identified
HEALTH worker and children's author Rusty Wise delighted youngsters when she dropped in with her new book. Rusty is a healthcare assistant at the Lambert Hospital in Thirsk and has just completed her first book, the adventures of a honeybee called Belinda
A FARMER'S plan to build a home for his son on the family's moorland holding has been rejected despite pleas from a leading spokesman for the industry. John Whiteley, group secretary for the National Farmers' Union in the Whitby and Castleton area, supported
A WOMAN who died on holiday in Portugal may have suffered from sudden adult death syndrome, an inquest has heard. Care assistant Joanne Thomas, 30, of The Paddock, Stokesley, collapsed in her holiday apartment in July last year, and despite frantic efforts
A CHARITY for homeless young people in a North-East town is to be re-launched with a new name. NightStop, in Darlington, which aids youngsters needing a bed for the night, is to become Stop2Night. Darlington MP Alan Milburn will perform the re-launch
PEOPLE who knew "happy, friendly" five-year-old Jason Baillie have told of their sadness at his death. Jason suffered 90 per cent burns in a house fire on Tuesday and had been cared for in Newcastle General Hospital. Jason, from Thornaby, near Stockton
TWO Teesside bike enthusiasts have proved they can move swiftly through the gears to reach the top of their profession. Guisborough-based mountain bike specialist Bike Scene has become the first UK cycle shop to employ bike technicians qualified to the
A MIDDLESBROUGH firm is spicing up the town's flagship development by planning to invest up to £50m. Chilli Developments is planning an ambitious scheme for the Middlehaven project which is a long way from the back bedroom where the company started. Simon
THE Appeal Court dealt a blow last night to campaigners battling to stop a phone mast being erected near three schools - and cleared the way for thousands more. Although the plans for a 25-metre high mast in North Yorkshire were opposed by local councillors
FOR the past 31 years, he has been a priest in the cosmopolitan diocese of London - Isle of Dogs, Golders Green, Hackney Marshes - the last 14 as vicar of the Middlesex parish of Eastcote, its 20,000 inhabitants part of what Sir John Betjeman called Metroland
ONE of Britain's most distinguished visual neuroscientists is returning to his native North-East to give a Royal Society lecture. Professor Alan Cowey, who retired as the Medical Research Council's Professor of Physiological Psychology at Oxford University
THE site of a former seaside swimming pool will be transformed into an outdoor events facility, it was confirmed yesterday. The South Bay Pool, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, will be put to new use after development agency Yorkshire Forward agreed to
MICK McCARTHY reckons Sunderland face another tricky test this afternoon when they travel to underachieving Leicester City. City chalked up their first win in seven league games when they crushed a poor Coventry side 3-0 at the Walkers Stadium on Monday
Bishop Auckland manager Brian Honour admits his team is down to the bare bones for their UniBond League basement battle at Marine today. Honour looks almost certain to be without six players against a side that is two places and one point above them.
From Me and My Girl to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Gary Wilmot can sing them all. The all-round entertainer is back on trour and talks to Viv Hardwick about being a very musical man. GARY Wilmot appears to have three mobile phones demanding his attention
THE organisers of one of the region's biggest Remembrance Day parades are expecting another large turnout. Tomorrow's commemoration in Sunderland is one of the biggest outside London and will be led by the Band and Bugles of the Light Division. Arthur
NORTH-EAST footballing hero Jody Craddock is showing off a completely different talent to the region. The centre back, who became a fans favourite at the Stadium of Light during his time at Sunderland, last night opened an exhibition of his paintings
STEVE McCLAREN believes Mark Schwarzer will sign a new contract amid suggestions from his agent that the goalkeeper has rejected the latest deal offered to him, writes Paul Fraser. Schwarzer is out of contract in the summer and has consistently been linked
OLIVIER Bernard has backed Newcastle's misfiring strikers to shoot down Manchester United as his side look to get their stuttering campaign back on track tomorrow. Wednesday night's Carling Cup defeat to Chelsea means the Magpies have now lost three domestic
Washington Nissan have seen fireworks in more ways than one after failing to fulfil last weekend's Second Division fixture against Penrith. The club was forced to postpone the game because of a fireworks display at the Nissan complex, and the league's
A RESTORED church organ will play a pivotal role in a major charity concert tonight. The electronic Makin pipeless organ has given almost 20 years of service to St Gregory's Church, Bedale, and tonight it will be heard in all its glory at the Bedale Festival
A NORTH-EAST MP has been named as backbencher of the year. Vera Baird, MP for Redcar, received the accolade at The Spectator magazine-sponsored Parliamentarian of the Year awards in London. The human rights barrister was commended for speaking up for
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT: IT isn't only "the region" that must "unite to find a new way to a fairer future". Last week's No wasn't just a localised phenomenon, it's echoed nationwide. For the past 30 years, our rulers have manipulated and lied to us. They
US President George Bush held out the prospect of a homeland to Palestinians last night - but only if they turn from terrorism to democracy. Mr Bush said there was a great chance for the new state following the death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat. The newly
ENGLAND and Yorkshire cricketer Matthew Hoggard reached new heights yesterday - with a little help from the Royal Air Force. He flew over Yorkshire's dales, moors and coast in a Hawk jet from 100 Squadron, based at RAF Leeming, in North Yorkshire. On
RESIDENTS are being consulted about the next stage of an £800,000 plan to improve a town's traffic system. North Yorkshire County Council has created a traffic management plan for Easingwold, to be implemented over the next five years. The public is being
PANTO performers will appear at store checkouts in full costume today. Cast members of Chester-le-Street Theatre Group junior section's forthcoming production of Babes in the Wood will raise funds by helping shoppers to pack their bags at the town's Iceland
A RAGING husband tried to run down a Sunderland Football Club executive who had a relationship with his wife of 23 years, a court heard. Martyn Lamb, 45, snapped when he saw Robert Oates leaving his estranged wife's home early in the morning. Newcastle
WORKERS at BPI's Stockton plant are expected to strike after staff voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. Union officials said strikes could take place within two weeks at the BPI site, also known as Visqueen, in Yarm Road. Nearly 180 workers
STEVE McCLAREN insists Stewart Downing's future lies with Middlesbrough and has backed the wing-wonder to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on the latest England squad. Despite a growing belief that Downing was guaranteed an England squad
THE Appeal Court dealt a blow last night to campaigners battling to stop a phone mast being erected near three schools - and cleared the way for thousands more. Although the plans for a 25-metre high mast in North Yorkshire were opposed by local councillors
A MAN stabbed his former partner after she invited him round to her house, a court heard yesterday. Nigel Murray, 36, was jailed for four years after Durham Crown Court heard how he slashed the woman's arm at least three times during a struggle. Murray
SIR James Dyson and Lady Deirdre pocketed a £17m bonus last year after shifting production of the company's distinctive vacuum cleaners overseas, the company said yesterday. The Dysons paid themselves the dividends last year - more than three times the
A 76-year-old pensioner broke down in tears yesterday when his 47-year battle against conviction for a crime he did not commit was finally won in the Court of Appeal. John Quinn, originally from Carlisle, Cumbria, campaigned tirelessly to prove he was
FOOTBALL-MAD children have been queuing up to hit the back of the net while raising cash at a Darlington school. Pupils at Heathfield Primary School were joined by Darlington FC mascot Mr Q for a sponsored penalty shoot-out. Money was raised for the Quakers
A NEW date has been arranged for an event aimed at keeping elderly people healthy during the winter. The postponed event, organised by Easington Primary Care Trust, has been rescheduled for Friday, November 26, between 10.30am and 2pm at Wingate Community
EIGHT North-East ex-servicemen will take part in the Remembrance Sunday parade to the Cenotaph in London tomorrow. Age Concern Durham has arranged to take a small party of war veterans, from different services and regiments, to the capital. They will
THE world's fastest dodgem car has been given the all-clear to be driven on the region's streets after passing its MoT at the second attempt. Max Tate's sparkly purple bumper car, which emits blue flames from its rear, is capable of reaching 90mph. Mr
POLICE in north Durham have made several arrests following a spate of sneak in burglaries but have renewed their call for householders to keep their doors locked. Inspector Dave Marshall of Chester-le-Street police said groups of burglars had struck on
THE North-East's first hospice for babies and young children is going from strength to strength, say bosses. Zoe's Place, in Normanby, Middlesbrough, is celebrating after Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson agreed to become a patron. The gold medal-winning
A DR WHO convention in the region has sold out as fans hope for clues from writers about the new series. Writers of the forthcoming BBC TV series will attend the fourth Dimensions convention in Stockton, starting today, Tickets cost £60 for the two-day
SALMON in North-East rivers are predicted to reach record numbers this year. The River Tyne is regarded as the best salmon river in England and Wales, but a dramatic increase has also been recorded in the rivers Wear and Coquet. Kevin Summerson, the Environment
PUBLIC sector workers are being reminded that the deadline is looming if they want to take part in a competition. They have until November 26 to enter the Public Servants of the Year Awards 2005. The awards are backed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, and
ENGINEERING company Cleveland Bridge last night scored another victory in the bitter row with its former employer on the Wembley Stadium project. An independent adjudicator ruled that the North-East firm should be paid a further £2,274,000 by Australian
A FERRYHILL butcher's speciality sausages proved the recipe for success when he landed three regional prizes for his creations. John Allison scooped three gold awards at the North-East product evaluation event - part of the British Pig Executive's regional
KEEPING fit will be much easier for east Durham residents thanks to a sports equipment borrowing plan. The Equipment Loan Scheme is run by the Health For All's Get Active project, which is part of Easington Primary Care Trust (PCT), which aims to encourage
THE Countess of Wessex will visit the North-East next week to open a £1.6m education facility at a football stadium. The centre, at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, has been developed by the club's registered charity, the Sunderland AFC Foundation, of which
