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The North East | Archive | 2005 | November

Stories for 25 November 2005

Darlington,Newton Aycliffe,Sedgefield News

'Keep policing within the borough'

THE leader of Darlington council has called for policing to be carried out within borough boundaries if a regional police force is created. more...

College seeks opinions on logo

DARLINGTON College is calling on the community for a mark of approval for its new logo. more...

Thanksgiving Day message told to pupils

A US-born Darlington councillor yesterday helped to teach primary school pupils about the importance of Thanksgiving Day. more...

Traders seek compensation

TRADERS affected by the pedestrianisation of Darlington town centre are seeking cuts in business rates to compensate for their loss of trade. more...

Children can count on parent support

A GROUP of parents have been learning how to encourage and improve their children's numeracy skills. more...

Durham,East Durham News

Brighter future for new-look street

A FORMER pit village's Christmas lights will be switched on to mark the completion of a £320,000 revamp of its main street. more...

Fears raised over plan for block of flats

RESIDENTS are opposing a developer's bid to build blocks of flats on the site of accommodation for foreign Durham University postgraduate students. more...

How the schools fared after their first challenge

Judge Margaret Fay, of One NorthEast sums up the schools' efforts: more...

Top-class effort as school sets pace in business world

YOUNG aspiring business leaders from a Durham City school have soared to the top of the table in a high-profile competition. more...

Northallerton,Richmond,Hawes News

Signage criticised as roadworks cause chaos

ROADWORKS brought a town centre to a standstill yesterday causing a three-mile tailback. more...

Traffic census to determine the needs of Army garrison

DRIVERS are to be stopped and questioned by police in an attempt to find out the long-term traffic needs of an Army base. more...

No date for long-awaited £7m bypass

THERE is still no date fixed for the start of work on the long-awaited Rillington bypass, says a North Yorkshire County Council report. more...

Guide issued to help people stay healthy

HEALTH chiefs have produced a guide to help local people stay fit and well over the winter period. more...

Early age reading scheme is expanded

AN extension to a scheme encouraging youngsters to read from an early age has been launched in Northallerton. more...

Teesside News

Spotlight on dangers of smoking

A NO-SMOKING message is being presented to schoolchildren in the form of a play. more...

Town mayor in the frame as artists display their talents

ASPIRING artists have been given civic praise by the subject of their paintings. more...

Hammering home message to criminals

CRIMINALS across east Cleveland face a "hammer" blow as police target thieves, trouble makers and thugs from today. more...

Sobering reminder over binge-drinking culture

A CAMPAIGN to curb the rise of binge drinking in Middlesbrough has been launched in time for the change in licensing laws and the build up to Christmas. more...

Pride and joy over national accolade

AN initiative aimed at making people in Middlesbrough proud of where they live and work is to receive national recognition. more...

The North East Business

85 jobs lost at rural factory

A METAL fabrication company is shedding up to a third of its workforce after a downturn in the industry and pressure from the Far East. more...

Persimmon buys rival for £643m

CONSTRUCTION group Persimmon bought rival Westbury for £643m yesterday creating the UK's biggest housebuilder. more...

Tanfield Group reaches new heights

ENGINEERING company the Tanfield Group has reported progress in two of its divisions. more...

Amecable separation 'will lead to growth'

ENGINEERING services company Amec announced last night that its French division is for sale. more...

'Small firms are relying on MoD contracts too'

THE Northern Defence Industries (NDI) group yesterday stressed the importance of billions of pounds-worth of Ministry of Defence (MoD) projects to the future of the North-East economy. more...

'Small firms are relying on MoD contracts too'

THE Northern Defence Industries (NDI) group yesterday stressed the importance of billions of pounds-worth of Ministry of Defence (MoD) projects to the future of the North-East economy. more...

Top-class effort as school sets pace in business world

YOUNG aspiring business leaders from a Durham City school have soared to the top of the table in a high-profile competition. more...

How the schools fared after their first challenge

Judge Margaret Fay, of One NorthEast sums up the schools' efforts more...

The North East Features

Food straight from the farm

If you want to give the supermarkets a miss for a change, why not think small and do some of your shopping at your local farm shop? We visit two award winners more...

He spent a turbulent six years in Downing Street, but more than two years since his departure from Number Ten, Alastair Campbell still misses being at the centre of public life. But, he tells Nick Morrison, there are some aspects that he doesn't miss more...

Far better memories

IT was reportedly George Best's decision to allow himself to be photographed on his deathbed because he wanted the picture to act as a warning to young people of the dangers of excessive drinking. more...

'I can't escape from HIV - but maybe you can'

Next Thursday is World Aids Day and with a recent increase in the number of newly diagnosed North-East HIV cases - with more heterosexual women becoming infected than gay men - many believe it is time to take this potentially life-threatening disease more seriously. Health Editor Barry Nelson talks to a 26-year-old gay man from Teesside who recently became HIV positive more...

Why death must be an option

Unfortunately we have to accept the fact that there are some people in society who are so wicked, so evil, that they can pull the trigger to end a life without any feeling or remorse. more...

Burton's Bytes

From Russia With Love more...

Fitting comeback for a favourite Bond

From Russia With Love | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Format: PS2 | Price: £39.99 | Family friendly? 12+ more...

The North East Leisure

Fitting comeback for a favourite Bond

From Russia With Love | Publisher: Electronic Arts | Format: PS2 | Price: £39.99 | Family friendly? 12+ more...

The North East News

Army to join police on drinks patrol

POLICE have warned that the first real test of 24-hour drinking will be this weekend. more...

Why death must be an option

Unfortunately we have to accept the fact that there are some people in society who are so wicked, so evil, that they can pull the trigger to end a life without any feeling or remorse. more...

Police investigate Boro links to murder

A BRITISH man has died and another is fighting for his life after they were both attacked in Amsterdam, police have confirmed. more...

Coroner asks for review of accident evidence

A CORONER said yesterday that he was adjourning an accident inquest so that the case could be referred back to the Crown Prosecution Service "for their further consideration". more...

Tearful mother's appeal to killer

THE mother of murdered shopworker Jenny Nicholl made an emotional appeal direct to her daughter's killer yesterday. more...

Verdict on teenager found dead in grounds

A TEENAGER admitted to a psychiatric ward as an emergency case was found dead in the grounds of the hospital. more...

Proposed new £60m retail park would create 500 jobs

A £60M plan to create 500 jobs by building a 260,000sq ft retail park in Darlington has been announced. more...

Aerodrome's link with wartime past severed further with demolition

ONE of the last links of an aerodrome to its wartime past was reduced to rubble yesterday. more...

Drug dosages were justified, says professor

A MURDER charge GP was justified in administering high doses of the painkiller morphine to three of his patients who were already dying, a court was told. more...

Lifeboatman's heroism immortalised in bronze by his successors

ONE of the region's greatest lifeboat heroes has been immortalised by one of the country's most renowned sculptors. more...

Cancer research boosted in Katie's memory

CANCER research has been given a vital boost with an early Christmas gift. more...

Blaze at supermarket

ABOUT 40 firefighters battled to control a blaze at a supermarket today. more...

George Best dies

Manchester United legend George Best has died. Best was still breathing with the help of a ventilator today after doctors said last night they could do nothing more to save him. more...

Boro fan stabbed to death in Holland

Police confirmed at a press conference today that a murder enquiry was underway following the death of a Middlesbrough man. more...

The good, the bad and the ugly of region's streets

BROKEN paving stones, garish signs, unsightly waste bins and lines of bollards are disfiguring the region's streets, English Heritage declared yesterday. more...

Nightmare of man wrongly convicted of officer's murder

A MAN whose life sentence for murdering a police officer was quashed in a landmark miscarriage of justice case revealed his torment yesterday. more...

Jail 'safety fears' for pair on rape charge

PRISON bosses have refused to confirm speculation that two teenagers accused of raping a North-East pensioner are being held in a high security prison unit for their own safety. more...

A Ferrari or a child: The full price of parenthood revealed

COUPLES planning a family in the North-East and Yorkshire could be made to think again after a survey was released. more...

Police 'found gun hidden in Jaguar'

POLICE stopped an X-type Jaguar car carrying three men and a youth and found a gun and ammunition hidden under the bonnet, a court has heard. more...

Radios scam investigated by officials

TRADING Standards officers are investigating thousands of postcards promising FM radios that carry a sting in the tail. more...

One in five suspects are not convicted in court

NEW figures have revealed that in parts of the region, nearly one in five criminal suspects are not convicted. more...

Homeopathy college enrollments double in region

THE number of students enrolling in the region's only homeopathy college has more than doubled in two years. more...

Zimbabwean hurled racist abuse at shop staff and police

A COMPUTER programmer has admitted racially abusing white people. more...

The North East Sport

Jonny ruled out for a month

JONNY Wilkinson had a groin operation in London yesterday and is not expected to play again for a month. more...

Keltie: I feared for career

CLARK KELTIE last night revealed how he feared his professional football career was over when his Darlington contract neared its end earlier this year. more...

Ramage threat to top duo

TITUS Bramble and Jean-Alain Boumsong will be playing for their places this weekend after an exasperated Graeme Souness warned he was not afraid to play Peter Ramage in his preferred position of centre-half. more...

Talented Belfast boys who almost missed the boat

George Best was a legend on the football pitch and to this day his skills in front of goal stir the memory. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson met one Middlesbrough resident with more to remember than most. more...

Charisteas boost for McCarthy

EUROPEAN Championship winner Angelos Charisteas has given Sunderland the green light in their attempts to sign him for the second half of the season. more...

Clouding Over to make light of extra distance

KEITH REVELEY despatches Clouding Over (1.20) to Musselburgh in the hope that the five-year-old mare can open her account over fences. more...

Boro's Euro expertise books knockout place

THE victory Dutch duo Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and George Boateng craved in their homeland may not have arrived last night. But Middlesbrough achieved the next best thing - qualification for the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup. more...

McClaren sings praises of back five after clean sheet

MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren paid tribute to the "whole back five" after a resolute and commanding display from an unfamiliar defence kept the clean sheet needed in Holland last night. more...

Boro's Euro expertise books knockout place

Wellock's World

iT'S always fun at Faisalabad. It was there that Mike Gatting had his infamous slanging match with umpire Shakoor Rana, now we have had a Test with more sideshows than a travelling circus. more...