WEARDALE artists have an extra showcase for their talents in Wolsingham. Hilary Armstrong MP performed the opening ceremony at the Serendipity cafe and gallery in the Market Place, where glass artist Maralyn O'Keefe and her husband Ron have collected
COUNCIL chiefs have launched a campaign to help bring smiles to youngsters in need of family care. Help Us Raise 100 Smiles is the name and aim of a drive by North Yorkshire County Council to recruit 100 new foster carers. The campaign has been designed
The North Hartlepool Partnership scheme has received a £60,000 boost. The money will be channelled into small environmental schemes and street lighting improvements, as well as raisng the cash pool for the Community Chest Fund and the Community Safety
RESCUE services helped to save a family at the weekend after they got cut off by the tide at Sandsend. The two adults and two boys from Leeds, who were thought to be looking for fossils, tried to wade around the bottom of the cliff instead of going up
Rescue services were called to save a vehicle, a tractor and a boat from a North-East beach after they started sinking into sand. The coastguard from Whitby, police and fire brigade were called to the incident at Sandsend on Sunday at about 6pm.
A PARKLAND which was once branded a no-go area celebrates a transformation later this month when it opens as a nature reserve. Hylton Dene, in Sunderland, is surrounded by the housing estates of Town End Farm, Castleton, Red House and Hylton Castle. In
TWO years after it joined an air museum collection, one of the world's earliest jet aircraft has been put on show after extensive restoration. The Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington, is displaying the De Havilland Vampire T11, which had spent time being
A CHARITY which supports the victims of crime is appealing for help from the public. More volunteers are urgently needed to continue the the work of Victim Support County Durham. The organisation's band of community-based supporters provided free and
A GARAGE attendant was hit on the head with a baseball bat when a Darlington petrol station was targeted by robbers at the weekend. Two men threatened the worker and stole £200 cash from the Philip Wilkes garage, on the corner of Coniscliffe Road and
COUNCIL officials are getting tough with tenants who refuse to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out. Darlington Borough Council issued the warning yesterday after a series of incidents involving householders denying officials access for
AN astronomy course at Greenfield Community and Arts Centre in Newton Aycliffe is returning due to popular demand. To find out more details on any of the courses, ring the school on (01325) 379048.
A GROUP of more than 200 pensioners plan to take a trip back in time for a week of celebrations with a Victorian theme at nine day clubs in Barnard Castle. The group, with 18 staff and 70 volunteers who run the clubs, will dress up in Victorian costumes
ENTRIES are being accepted for Teesside's 22nd Classic Bike Show. There are cash prizes for best bike in show and best club stand at the event at Redcar Leisure Centre on Sunday, October 12, from 10am to 4.30pm. The categories include veteran and vintage
PATIENTS and visitors at the University Hospital of Hartlepool are being encouraged to have their blood pressure checked as part of National Blood Pressure Testing Week, which started yesterday. Staff from the female surgery ward will be on hand to perform
Tipping of waste can continue for another five years on a site between two villages north of Harrogate. North Yorkshire County Council planning councillors gave the go-ahead for the extension at High Rails Farm landfill site, between Ripley and Killinghall
Durham's Gala Theatre holds its second Oktoberfest on Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5 when some of the continent's finest beers will be on sale. Theatre bar manager David Mortemore said: "We will have the all the beers that we had last year from
ORGANISERS of Richmond's annual Whitsun carnival have handed over a £500 cheque to a lifesaving service. The money was collected during the three-day Richmond Meet earlier this year and president, Bob White - a first aid training manager with the Tees
People will get the chance to find out face-to-face about their council - without leaving their community. As part of Ryedale District Council's efforts to reach everybody in the district, Pam Armstrong has become its first community information officer
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were hurt in a car collision on the A1085 trunk road, in Eston. It involved a Nissan Patrol and a Nissan Micra near the junction of Eston Recreation Ground, at 12.10am on Sunday. The Patrol driver was
THE talents of North Yorkshire youngsters went on display in Northallerton after a summer of artistic activity. Over 100 children took part in art workshops in museums across Hambleton and Richmondshire during the summer holidays. The Active8 programme
Winners at the Green Tree Leek Club Show in Howden-le-Wear were: Leeks; 1 T Tazey, 2 P Jones, 3 W Johnson; best leek in show, T Tazey; intermediate leek, W Johnson; best exhibit, W Johnson; overall points winner, W. Johnson. The Travellers Rest pub, in
THE ownership of Viz Comic Distributions is back in North-East hands. Entrepreneur Paul Richardson bought the business from American owners Diamond Comics. Mr Richardson was recruited to manage the firm by original owner Andy Inman who started the company
A PROJECT to save internationally important bogs and secure the future of the red squirrel in the North-East won the Forestry Commission a conservation award. Kielder Forest District has came top of the business category in the first Northumberland Wildlife
ONE of the world's most famous paintings has been recreated - on an ostrich egg. The replica of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, painted by Renaissance artist Michaelangelo, was the highlight of the Egg Crafters Guild of Britain's northern convention
In 1955, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged in Britian, but today the court of appeal will be asked to quash her murder conviction and replace it with one of manslaughter. Women's Editor Christen Pears reports. THE trial lasted just a day and
He may be 80, but Max Bygraves shows no signs of slowing down, with a ten-date British tour under way. The veteran entertainer talks to Steve Pratt. WHEN veteran entertainer Max Bygraves opens his new tour in York, he'll be hoping not to end up sleeping
EIGHT months after it opened, the region's fast-track treatment centre is making inroads into NHS waiting lists, according to health bosses. Tomorrow's meeting of County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority will be told that the North-East's
THE end of proceedings at the Hutton Inquiry is ten days away. The publication of Lord Hutton's findings is a month or two away. Even though we now know the identity of the witnesses he is to recall, it remains speculative to guess the conclusions he
LAURENT ROBERT'S miserable start to the season was compounded last night when he was fined £40,000 for his sending off at Everton. Sir Bobby Robson docked the Newcastle United winger two weeks' wages, the maximum punishment allowed, despite defending
STEVE McCLAREN has admitted for the first time that Middlesbrough couldn't afford to sign Kevin Phillips from Sunderland for a knockdown £3m fee. Phillips, who joined Southampton just days before the start of the Premiership season, last week confessed
BROADCASTERS will be hoping that Newcastle Falcons and England fly half Jonny Wilkinson will be firing on all cylinders in the forthcoming Rugby World Cup. The fate of the England team will largely determine interest levels in television coverage for
JOHN RYAN has taken up the post of branch manager at Darlington's newest recruitment consultancy. The 24-year-old has been promoted to the position at Talent Recruitment Consultancy, in Tubwell Row. Originally from Liverpool, Mr Ryan brings with him five
FARMERS will be brewing up to raise money for a well-known cancer charity. Like thousands of people across the UK, the farmers, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, are taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 26. Peter Bainbridge
TEN North-East athletes are to be honoured at an awards ceremony marking their glittering achievements at the recent Special Olympic National Games. The ten-strong team, who all attend County Durham Care's day care services for adults with learning disabilities
A RISING star in the racing world yesterday became the first jockey to fail a breathalyser test under new rules. Keith Dalgleish, 20, was asked to stand down for "safety reasons" at Redcar Racecourse after two checks revealed he tested above the permitted
THE number of registered sex offenders in the region has risen to more than 1,000 - but police said there was no cause for concern. Figures released yesterday revealed there are 303 known sex offenders living on Teesside, 240 in County Durham and 234
A MAN who admitted racially abusing a black policeman is to be sent on behaviour training courses over the next three years. Teesside Crown Court heard Lawrence Sannick, 59, threatened to train his dog to attack black people when he was arrested by Cleveland
A COUNCIL is resorting to psychological tactics to convince speeding drivers to slow down - with signs that smile or frown at passing cars. If a vehicle is within the speed limit, the driver will get a big grin from the electronic roadside signal, but
The chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, yesterday publicly defended the claim in the Government's Iraq dossier that some chemical and biological weapons could have been deployed in 45 minutes. In an unprecedented session of the Hutton Inquiry
A GHOST has helped provide accurate details for a sculpture recalling two tragic young lovers. The work will recall the stories of Rodger Wrightson and Martha Railton, who died within hours of each other after they were prevented from seeing each other
THE Confederation of British Industry has issued guidelines on directors' severance packages in response to a Government consultation. The Department of Trade and Industry carried out a review of the amount paid to the bosses of failing companies when
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BUSINESS Link Tees Valley has appointed a new brokerage manager. Colin Grimson will be responsible for leading a team of account managers in providing support to businesses across the Tees Valley. Mr Grimston previously worked for the organisation as
FIRE chiefs in the region are backing a national campaign which encourages householders to check their smoke alarms regularly . The campaign, Push The Button, Not Your Luck, is launched today. Dave Turnbull, spokesman for County Durham and Darlington
WORK started yesterday on the first phase of a £7m science park, which is expected to create more than 200 jobs. The park, managed by the University of Sunderland, will provide units for fledgling entrepreneurs and accommodation for established businesses
LAST Saturday we had two weddings at our church in the City. The ribboned Rolls swept up Lombard Street. The summer warmth held on brilliantly. The afternoon sunshine poured through the high windows and lit the bride's face like a Vermeer as she knelt
REAL-ALE enthusiasts will abandon their usual tipples this week to get a taste of more exotic beverages. Belgian Raspberry, Rivet Catcher, Black Adder and Houblon Nouveau are among the vast array of beers on offer at Darlington's 24th Rhythm 'n' Brews
CONCERNS have been raised by campaigners over plans to burn animal fat from cattle slaughtered at the height of the BSE crisis. The Environment Agency is investigating an application by Singapore-owned SembCorp to burn the tallow at its power station
Alec Stewart is considering an offer from Surrey to become an ambassador for the county following his decision to end a 22-year career by announcing his retirement from all first-class cricket. The 40-year-old wicketkepeer-batsman made the expected announcement
MICK McCARTHY has reassured worried Sunderland supporters that the club's selling spree is well and truly over. The Black Cats' boss had little say in a massive summer sale at the Stadium of Light, in which no fewer than 16 of his senior players departed
BOSSES at Teesside Airport last night defended a significant rise in car parking charges. The maximum charge for staying at the airport, which has been beset by crime problems this year, has risen from £60 to £74. It is part of an across-the-board rise
POLICE yesterday confirmed the identities of three people who died in accidents on the region's roads over the weekend. Martin McLoughlin, of Cyclamen Grove, Darlington, was thze 24th biker killed on North Yorkshire's roads this year, compared to 23 in
PASSENGERS from the North-East were hit by delays after an express train was derailed on a stretch of track where engineering works had been carried out. The front two carriages of the GNER train slipped off the tracks at London's King's Cross station
The search was continuing today for two Britons kidnapped while hiking in Colombia, as the father of one of the men spoke of his ''tough'' son and said he fully expects him to write a best-seller about his traumatic experience when he returns. Christopher
Chequers at Dalton lives up to its reputation for excellence, with upper crust pies from the Old Pie Woman. JOHN Moorley, who knows his pubs and may also know his onions, has written enthusiastically about several. Principally and professionally he's
A structural consultancy is putting the final touches to a £10m chill store for chocolate. AMP Consultants, of Darlington, provided engineering and architectural services for the insulated 19,000sq metre warehouse and office at Aston, Birmingham. The
A SOLDIER on peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan shot a sergeant in a drunken rage before turning the gun on himself, an inquest was told yesterday. Corporal John Gregory, 30, from Catterick, North Yorkshire, pumped up to ten bullets into Sergeant Robert
MORE than £4m worth of energy will be wasted in the North-East this week if householders do not take immediate action, it was forecast last night. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) issued the statistic to highlight how people do not believe their gas and
JULIE WALLIN has become commercial director as part of a rebranding exercise at Carver Estate Agents in Duke Street, Darlington. She will lead Carver's commercial division, renamed Carver Commercial Chartered Surveyors. The chartered surveyor joined Carver's
Second Generation (C4): Waking The Dead (BBC1): THE families were Indian in Neil Biswas's two-parter Second Generation but the emotional fall-out could have happened to anyone. Where there are parents and children, there is conflict. This cross-culture
A DRUNKEN teenager started a fire in a village cricket club's scorebox to keep warm, a court heard. But the blaze spread out of control and the box, which contained cricket equipment, was badly damaged. Durham Crown Court heard that more than £7,100 worth
Winners at the Green Tree Leek Club Show in Howden-le-Wear were: Leeks; 1 T Tazey, 2 P Jones, 3 W Johnson; best leek in show, T Tazey; intermediate leek, W Johnson; best exhibit, W Johnson; overall points winner, W. Johnson. The Travellers Rest pub, in
A PROJECT in Hartlepool aimed at giving youngsters in the town a good start in life has reached another milestone. The Sure Start (South) initiative has run its first training course to enable six people to become volunteers in the community. Funded by
THREE free country walks are being organised by ramblers in Barnard Castle. The first will start from Mickleton station car park at 10.30am on Saturday. It will cover an easy seven miles, taking in Romaldkirk Moor, Botany and Lunedale. Those taking part
Second Generation (C4): Waking The Dead (BBC1): THE families were Indian in Neil Biswas's two-parter Second Generation but the emotional fall-out could have happened to anyone. Where there are parents and children, there is conflict. This cross-culture
A CIRCUIT board maker has been empowered thanks to the efforts of a local authority. Cleveland Circuits, in Skelton Industrial Estate, experienced electrical supply problems when trying to power several new pieces of production equipment. The equipment
A CLUB for people with mobility problems will be able to improve with the help of a substantial grant. Newton Aycliffe Mobility Club has gone from strength-to-strength since it was formed earlier this year. It has provided a lifeline for members who would
A DECISION to refuse permission for a children's play area in Newton Aycliffe has been overturned on appeal. In February, Sedgefield Borough Council rejected an application to convert a unit on the town's industrial estate into a soft play area. Darren
AN initiative has been launched in a bid to deal a crippling blow to heartless criminals who target animals in the wild. The RSPCA aims to tackle wildlife crime by bringing together a host of different organisations and experts. They will be working together
Youngsters can enjoy their football all year round, after their new all-weather pitch was officially declared open. Children from the Cleveland Hall Community Association, based at the former Lyndhurst school, in Beacon Lough, Gateshead, opened the £160,000
A SOUTH Tyneside man who pestered his former girlfriend has been warned by a judge to stay away from her or risk going to jail. Newcastle Crown Court was told how Martin Levitt, 30, harassed and pestered Pamela Lister after they split up in December last
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car hit a wall after possibly being forced off the road by another vehicle. The three occupants of the light blue Ford Fiesta escaped with minor injuries. They were released after hospital treatment after the
PEOPLE got an insight to what life was like during the two world wars when one of the North-East's defensive strongholds was reinstated at the weekend. Members of the Headland Re-enactment Society, in Hartlepool, donned authentic uniforms worn by soldiers
NEW entrepreneurs are being offered a pay-as-you-go style hire scheme for office space. Accountant Bill Thompson, based in the Arbeia Business Centre, in Stanhope Parade, South Shields, is offering new and young business start-ups the opportunity to rent
PRIMARY and secondary schools in Teesside were celebrating yesterday after receiving their share of a multi-million cash injection to improve sport and PE facilities. Schools in Hartlepool, Redcar and Stockton have received part of £17m funding distributed
A CAMPAIGN to take non-roadworthy and unwanted vehicles off Hartlepool's streets has been hailed a success only weeks after being launched. More than 50 vehicles have been removed free of charge since an amnesty by Hartlepool Borough Council's environmental
THEATRE staff are investigating a possible royal connection with the piano they have acquired. Bosses at the Gala Theatre, in Durham City, believe the Bechstein they are using, which has stood unplayed for years in the city's town hall, could have belonged
A CLUB for people with mobility problems will be able to improve with the help of a substantial grant. Newton Aycliffe Mobility Club has gone from strength-to-strength since it was formed earlier this year. It has provided a lifeline for members who would
AUXILIARY nurses in Darlington are to be trained to administer insulin in an innovative project to help people with diabetes. Nine staff will be given the skills to help the public as their roles in the town are expanded. Community services manager for
A TEENAGER was arrested after an alleged mugging in Darlington's High Row on Sunday. Police said a man in his late teens was assaulted and his mobile telephone stolen at about 10.30pm. Police arrested a teenager and later released him on bail pending
A SCHOOL football team has a new strip thanks to the generosity of a local business. The year eight team at Hurworth School Maths and Computing College were badly in need of a new kit. When he heard of the team's plight, Andrew Verity, operations manager
A FORMER plumber has netted a place in a national squad after beating some of the country's finest anglers. Stewart Hume won the final of the English Disabled Fly Fishing tournament, on Rutland Water, in Leicester, to take The Geoffrey Preece Trophy.
WEARDALE artists have an extra showcase for their talents. Hilary Armstrong, MP for North-West Durham, performed the opening ceremony at the Serendipity cafe and gallery in the Market Place, Wolsingham, where glass artist Maralyn O'Keefe and her husband
PARTY-GOERS in the North-East are being targeted in a fresh campaign to curb the risks of spiked drinks. Warning posters and beermats are being sent around the region's licensed premises advising people to protect their drinks from those who may try to
PRIMARY and secondary schools in Teesside were celebrating yesterday after receiving their share of a multi-million cash injection to improve sport and PE facilities. Schools in Hartlepool, Redcar and Stockton have received part of £17m funding distributed
A TEENAGER appeared in court yesterday accused of brandishing a gun during raids on two shops. Harrogate magistrates sent Nathan Alexis Wilsher, 18, for trial at York Crown Court. Mr Wilsher, of Cavendish Avenue, Harrogate, is charged with robbing Katie
A SCAFFOLDING company was yesterday fined £7,000 over the death of an experienced safety worker. Terence Fagan, 47, of Hawthorn Terrace, Dunston, Gateshead, fell to his death while overseeing the building of scaffolding at Thornley waste disposal site
AN athlete from Redcar is urging people to support his nominated charity by sponsoring him to take part in Sunday's Great North Run. Terence Fahey, of Westfield Avenue, chose the Animal Care Trust, in memory of his pet Labrador/retriever cross, Honey,
THE green belt between Harrogate and Knaresborough should not be broken to develop two residential care homes for visually impaired youngsters, planners decided. Members of Harrogate Borough Council planning committee unanimously refused an application
A kerbside paper collection scheme in the Hambleton area has been extended to a further 8,500 properties. Yorwaste is now involved in the collection of paper from 28,500 homes. The collections started on September 10 and take place across the district
Motor dealer Ian Forster Specialist Cars is continuing its expansion by recruiting four staff to cope with increasing demand. ALEX HENDERSON has joined the team at the East Boldon dealer as specialist sales manager. The 36-year-old from Chester-le-Street
A CIRCUIT board maker has been empowered thanks to the efforts of a local authority. Cleveland Circuits, in Skelton Industrial Estate, experienced electrical supply problems when trying to power several new pieces of production equipment. The equipment
HARTLEPOOL United's record achievers have already been brought back down to earth by Neale Cooper. Friday's 8-1 annihilation of Grimsby was Pool's biggest win since beating Barrow 10-1in 1959. And despite the sky-high confidence and attitude in the squad
Fifty years ago today, a 58,000 Wednesday night crowd squeezed into St James' Park, as Newcastle United suffered one of their heaviest home defeats - 7-3 against West Bromwich Albion, Baggies at ten paces. "West Bromwich were as near perfect a football
A SOLDIER from Darlington was killed in a motorbike accident in Germany last week. Corporal Robin McLachlan, 32, a married father-of-one, was overtaking a car last Wednesday on his motorbike in bad weather conditions when the accident happened. A statement
A UNIVERSITY business school is planning to lead the field in converting academic findings into economic benefits. The University of Teesside last night unveiled three research centres which are expected to give a focus for the studies carried out by
IRAQ THE war with Iraq is not over. Because of the overwhelming superiority of the invading forces, the resistance by their armed forces in normal formation dissipated. The resistance now is with guerrilla tactics. The war is not over until an Iraqi government
A RECORD number of police complaints are leading to disciplinary action against officers, an official report revealed yesterday. The report by the Police Complaints Authority, which is being replaced by a new independent body in April, said it had examined
THE Confederation of British Industry has issued guidelines on directors' severance packages in response to a Government consultation. The Department of Trade and Industry carried out a review of the amount paid to the bosses of failing companies when
ONE of the region's universities has been named UK University of the Year in a national newspaper guide. The University of York, ranked top in Yorkshire and sixth in the UK, won the accolade for its "sustained excellence" in the national top ten in the
CONSTRUCTION firms are about to receive a financial boost from a grant scheme designed to improve their performance. The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in the North-East is paying the grants to encourage construction companies to achieve
Harrogate firm PlumData has welcomed three new nembers of staff. Joining PlumData from rival storage company Redstor, are LEIGH CLARK, GILLIAN CLARK and DAVID HIND. They bring with them experience in helping organisations to protect, manage and secure
Second Generation (C4) Waking The Dead (BBC1) THE families were Indian in Neil Biswas's two-parter Second Generation but the emotional fall-out could have happened to anyone. Where there are parents and children, there is conflict. This cross-culture,
TWO youths have been charged in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy who died of stab wounds at the weekend. Police said a 15-year-old boy had been charged with the murder of Jonathan Thompson of Gillies Street, Byker, Newcastle. A 17-year-old
WHEN I was just a few months old I lost my first grandparent to cancer, an illness I wasn't able to comprehend for years, but one that cut my gran's life short and made mine that little bit emptier. Twenty-two years on and I recently said farewell to
A THEATRE company has been acknowledged in a Government Paper for its work keeping children in care in the education system. Theatre Cap-a-Pie, in Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, has been working with children at risk since 1997. Its efforts feature
HORSES: Hunters: HS Emerson Cup - J. Corner. Welsh Ponies: Silver Salver Supreme Overall Champion - A Carr, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington; Perpetual Trophy for the winner of Class 31 - J Philips and J P White, Farrington, Sunderland; Deerness Trophy
Yorkshire's high hopes of becoming the first team to beat Worcestershire in the Championship this season took a sharp downward spiral after lunch at New Road yesterday, and they ended up losing by 71 runs. Salt was further rubbed into their wounds by
A QUIET village pub was transformed into a motor track for wannabe racing drivers at the weekend. The Black Swan Inn, at Thornton-le-Moor, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, was the scene of a 24-hour Scalextric race organised to raise cash for the
MORE than £22.5m is being ploughed into communities in the North-East to turn around decades of deprivation. The money from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) is part of a huge £175m Government package aimed at helping to revitalise the most deprived
A NORTH-EAST man was pipped at the post yesterday in the final of a national contest to find the GNER Chef of the Year. David Buchanan, from Durham, took third place in the event at the York Festival of Food and Drink. He was beaten by Patrick Wells,
MICHELLE BROWN has been appointed as human resources manager for Warburtons in the North-East. The 34-year-old, from East Stanley, will be responsible for recruitment, training and employee relations at the company's bakery in Newburn, Newcastle, and
ANOTHER biker died on North Yorkshire's roads over the weekend, taking the death toll one higher than the whole of last year. Twenty-four motorcyclists have died in the county in 2003 compared with 23 throughout 2002 - despite concerted police attempts
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THE first ships from a condemned US "ghost fleet" could finally be cleared later today to sail for the North-East. Hartlepool firm Able UK, which is dismantling the fleet, said last night there had been delays, but said it was confident of receiving the
OLYMPIC champion Sally Gunnell visited the region today to launch an awards scheme to celebrate the achievements of young people. The Gold medal-winning athlete visited Eastbourne Sports Complex at Eastbourne Comprehensive School in Darlington, where
A SOLDIER on peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan shot a sergeant in a drunken rage before turning the gun on himself, an inquest was told yesterday. Corporal John Gregory, 30, from Catterick, North Yorkshire, pumped up to ten bullets into Sergeant Robert
MOST trainers would walk over broken glass for the sort of two-year-old talent found within the walls of Mark Johnston's Middleham stables, writes Colin Woods. Hardly a week goes by without one of his juvenile big guns hitting the headlines, a trend all
ORGANISERS of The Great North Photography Competition are hoping more children and teenagers will enter the contest. The event has received more than 100 entries in the 18-and-over category, but only a handful from youngsters. The competition, hosted
THE threat of a second day of mass industrial action by shipworkers appeared to have been averted last night after five hours of talks brokered by conciliation service Acas. Hundreds of workers walked out of the Swan Hunter and Amec shipyards in Wallsend
THE last works of a highly regarded painter are on display at the gallery where she used to work. Nerys Johnson was curator of the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery for 19 years, until severe arthritis forced her to give up. She died aged 58 in 2001,
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THE future of a beautiful rail journey has received a boost thanks to parents fighting for their children's right to travel by train. A campaign to breathe life into the Esk Valley North York Moors train line suffered a knock when North Yorkshire County
The National Council for Education's Human Resources Department has recently expanded with the appointment of AYSHEA ROBERTSON as HR development manager. In her new role, Miss Robertson, 31, who previously worked for the North-East Assembly, will be responsible
A 15-year-old boy was due in court charged with murder today after a youth was found stabbed to death in the street. Jonathan James Thompson, 16, was found in the Byker area of Newcastle on Saturday and taken to Newcastle General Hospital where he was
A MOBILE phone company is helping more families to stay in touch following a change in its sales strategy. Earlier this year, Orange began acting upon a survey which revealed that 80 per cent of people were only using ten per cent of their phone's capabilities
FAMILIES of young soldiers who died at Catterick Garrison want their inquests to be re-opened because they were carried out by disgraced coroner Jeremy Cave. Families of the tragic soldiers said the former North Yorkshire coroner and Thirsk-based solicitor
Rejuvenated Darlington head to York City tonight aiming to continue their recent revival. Quakers make the short trip to Bootham Crescent bidding to make it three victories on the trot following back-to-back wins over Carlisle and Doncaster. And providing
ONE of the largest construction companies in the world is in talks to establish the country's first education village in the region, The Northern Echo can reveal. The Kajima Corporation, an international property and construction firm, is first choice
THE company best known for creating Dolly the Sheep was offered for sale yesterday after plans to rebuild the embattled firm failed to attract backing. Former stock market star PPL Therapeutics made the move as it announced that chief executive Geoff
FEWER accidents during the recent heatwave dented business for accident repair group Just Car Clinics. The company, which is the new name for motorcycle retailer BikeNet following its acquisition of Just Car from Dixon Motors in January, said trading
A NORTH-East headteacher has been shortlisted for a national education award. John Warburton, head of Harrowgate Hill Junior School, Darlington, has been nominated for primary school leadership in the ICT in Practice Awards for the second year running
Eight teenagers from Northallerton swapped home comforts for the Mongolian wilds and a diet of yak meat and horse milk. They travelled to the Blue Sky camp on a trip backed by North Yorkshire County Council. Youngsters of many nationalities were supposed
TELEWEST shareholders will be left with only a 1.5 per cent stake in the debt-laden cable company as the result of financial restructuring. Telewest has reached agreement in principle with a group of bondholders to swap about £3.5bn in debt for a 98.5
Chequers at Dalton lives up to its reputation for excellence, with upper crust pies from the Old Pie Woman. JOHN Moorley, who knows his pubs and may also know his onions, has written enthusiastically about several. Principally and professionally he's
Imass Limited has made three appointments at its Newcastle offices. TONY MEGRAN, DAVID LIDDLE and SIMON WILKINSON have all joined Imass from another North-East Autodesk provider, bringing with them a host of experience in sales, manufacturing and engineering
IRAQ: THE war with Iraq is not over. Because of the overwhelming superiority of the invading forces, the resistance by their armed forces in normal formation dissipated. The resistance now is with guerrilla tactics. The war is not over until an Iraqi
A SCHOOL football team has a new strip thanks to the generosity of a local business. The year eight team at Hurworth School Maths and Computing College were badly in need of a new kit. When he heard of the team's plight, Andrew Verity, operations manager
A FORMER plumber has netted a place in a national squad after beating some of the country's finest anglers. Stewart Hume won the final of the English Disabled Fly Fishing tournament, held on Rutland Water, Leicester, to take The Geoffrey Preece Trophy
A FRESH search for a 55-year-old man missing from home for a month uncovered no new clues at the weekend. Teesdale and Weardale Search and Rescue team spent Sunday searching for Ian Richardson from Ferryhill, who was last seen at his home in Bertha Street
