BY all accounts, Tony Blair will today announce that he has effectively postponed the General Election until June 7. This is a typical piece of New Labour politics. Mr Blair desperately wanted May 3; he equally desperately wanted not to have to wait until
THEY came to witness the last rites of a proud institution - and to pick up a bargain if they could. For this was the final day's trading at Dressers - bringing an end to 150-plus years of high street trading. Outside, on Darlington's High Row, the Saturday
ILLEGALLY imported dried and frozen meat on open sale in the North-East has been seized in a series of raids. Health officials removed more than 500 packets of beef products and pork spring rolls from two Chinese supermarkets plus frozen pork won tons
David Coulthard produced one of the greatest victories of his career to leave Michael Schumacher's bid for the record books in tatters in Brazil. The Scot, who turned 30 six days ago, triumphed in a thrill-a-lap grand prix in Sao Paulo to bring the world
A COUPLE of hours earlier, about 250 miles down the A1, John Major's beloved Chelsea had turned over Middlesbrough. Little wonder, then, that as he arrives at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, Britain's last Prime Minister is grinning that distinctly
MYSTERY last night still surrounded the death of a man found in TV star Michael Barrymore's swimming pool. Stuart Lubbock, 31, a wholesale butcher's supervisor, from Harlow, Essex, died in hospital after being discovered at Mr Barrymore's home in Roydon
PEOPLE living in the North of England are the most generous in Britain, according to a new survey. Caring Together, an organisation aiming at getting people to donate money regularly through payroll giving, has revealed that 88 per cent of those in the
The Lighthouse Round and round goes the light Casting its beam into the night. A ship appears on the tide And drops its anchor down the side. Round and round goes the light Casting its beam into the night. A ship with lights aft and fore Comes to rest
WHEN and how did the printed language of music develop and become universal? - RB Job, Thirsk. MUSICAL notation can be traced back to ancient Egypt around 300 BC, but the form we know today has its roots in ancient Greece. The earliest symbols of musical
OWNERS of a Yorkshire Dales holiday cottage have billed their local tourist information office for lost income, claiming visitors were encouraged to give the area a miss. Paul Wood and his wife Pam, who live in Wensleydale, told a client to contact Leyburn
ADRIAN Maguire will make a decision on his Martell Grand National mount tomorrow. The Irishman has the choice of Ferdy Murphy's two runners Addington Boy and Paddy's Return with JP McNamara set to take the ride on whichever one he discards. ''I'm not
CHRIS Turner believes the weight of expectation might be playing its part in Hartlepool United's promotion push. Pool extended their unbeaten run to an unheard of 21 games in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Halifax, a game in which the Division's fourth-paced
THE TENSION was etched on Terry Venables' face for virtually all of the 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge. He afforded himself the odd playful bit of banter with the Boro hordes housed behind the dug-out. But there was no disguising what head coach Venables
A year ago when Darlington were chasing promotion and were well clear of fourth place, their biggest danger was complacency. That costly run of just two wins in the last 12 matches may be proves the point, but Quakers are at the same crossroads again.
