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The North East | Archive | 2005 | November

Stories for 26 November 2005

Consett,Stanley,Chester Le Street News

Santa will advise on how to go green

A GREEN Santa will show young families on low incomes how they can keep warm without spending a fortune on energy bills and adding to greenhouse gases. more...

Canine theme at beer festival

A TIPPLE with a canine theme will be featured at an annual beer festival staged at a greyhound stadium this weekend. more...

Academy performance

YOUNG actors are to stage their version of one of the most successful musicals in theatre history next week. more...

Darlington,Newton Aycliffe,Sedgefield News

Residents to get say on use of open space

RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on how a council plans to transform its open spaces over the next 13 years. more...

Posters unveiled in drive to curb binge-drinking

EMERGENCY services joined forces with taxi drivers, bus drivers, licensees and local authorities to show their commitment to a campaign to reduce binge-drinking. more...

'Defrosting' cars targeted

POLICE are warning car owners not to leave vehicles unattended with the engine running as they attempt to defrost windows. more...

Projector recovered thanks to forensics

A PROJECTOR stolen from a Darlington school has been recovered thanks to an innovative security system. more...

School's excellence awards remember rail tragedy friends

TWO schoolboys who died in a tragic rail accident in March have been remembered at an awards ceremony at their school. more...

Durham,East Durham News

Paying tribute to loved ones

FAMILIES who have recently lost a loved one will pay a moving tribute at a memorial service next month. more...

Festive season lifted by lighting of candles

LAST Christmas was a time Howard Etherington was dreading. more...

Give a dog a home

DOG lovers are being asked to help find a new home for three unwanted strays being cared for at kennels. more...

Home for people with health problems

OLDER people requiring long-term mental health care in a north Durham community have moved into improved accommodation. more...

Brothers sign up to the Army in same week

TWO brothers signed up for a life in the Army at the same time, although they will be in different branches. more...

Northallerton,Richmond,Hawes News

Power lines to be buried in ground

UNSIGHTLY overhead power cables in several of the county's most scenic villages will be put underground. more...

Broken foot no barrier for triathlete Doug

TEENAGE triathlete Doug Roberts has pledged to fight to be the best - despite a foot injury that forced him out of international trials. more...

New leaders appointed for festival

RYEDALE Festival, one of the leading arts events in the country, will have a new chairman and director for next year. more...

Visually impaired students help put finishing touches to room

STUDENTS and staff at a college for visually impaired people have praised the transformation of their common room. more...

Extra £40,000 is needed for reports on council HQ move

COUNCIL officers are asking for an extra £40,000 to pay for research and consultation into plans for controversial new headquarters. more...

The North East Business

Consumers confident again

SPENDING has risen at its fastest rate for nearly a year, giving rise to hopes that consumer confidence is improving. more...

24-hour drinking - will it lift profits?

A range of issues will be addressed next week, with results announcements expected to reflect the introduction of 24-hour drinking and the state of the retail sector. more...

Prescott chooses Metek for project

A CONSTRUCTION company in the region is part of a consortium that has won a Government competition to build a house for £60,000. more...

Supernanny gets a new boss in £25m deal

THE maker of hit TV show Footballers' Wives yesterday announced a £25m deal to buy the company behind the shows Supernanny and Risking It All. more...

Become a champion for as little as £100

A CAMPAIGN to generate funds for charity has been given £25,000. more...

Prescott chooses Metek for project

A CONSTRUCTION company in the region is part of a consortium that has won a Government competition to build a house for £60,000. more...

The North East Features

THE late Ernest Armstrong, North-West Durham MP and Northern League president, used frequently to tell the joke - in truth he seemed to carry it round in his bait box - about the bare headed chap getting seriously soaked on the Roker End at Sunderland football ground. more...

Who's the king of the jungle?

A gorilla takes on a lion as two blockbuster movies premiere in London within days of each other next month. Steve Pratt weighs up who'll be the victor of this rumble in the jungle. more...

A royal flush

The reluctant bridegroom is advised by his sister to "lie back and think of England" when he's in bed with his shy, younger wife. Her advice takes on added meaning when you know that the sister is Princess Anne, the brother is Prince Charles and the bride is Princess Diana. more...

A pool with a view

Stuart Boulton discovers how the jet set lives on an island hopping trip to St Vincent and the Grenadines. more...

Blaming the messengers

THOSE fortunate to attend the Darlington Constituency Labour Party dinner on Thursday night had the pleasure of a listening to a most amusing speech by Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former head of communications. more...

The genius, the monster, and me

Mr Ottakar saw the book and the book looked good. more...

26/11/05

ARMED POLICE : Your editorial 'Arming police is a perilous path to tread,' (Echo, Nov 21) is a view that I share wholeheartedly. more...

The North East News

Bookies cut odds on white Christmas as big freeze bites

THE region largely escaped the first serious snowfall of the winter yesterday. more...

Repairs to flood-damaged bridges will reach £2m

FLOOD-damaged bridges in a tiny village in the region will not be completely repaired until next summer - by which time £2m will have been spent. more...

Schoolchildren united in message to stamp out bullying

PUPILS from around the region have been marking the end of national Anti-Bullying Week. more...

Hot dates on offer as players get their kit off for calendar

A FOOTBALL club has unveiled a strip with a difference - in the form of a nude calendar. more...

Drunken ex-lover jailed for wounding

A JUDGE who jailed a 28-year-old man for 12 months for unlawful wounding and criminal damage said people were fed-up with alcohol fuelled violence. more...

Earthquake-hit community to rename village as tribute

A VILLAGE shattered by the recent Asian earthquake, is to be renamed in a tribute to the generosity of the people helping to rebuild it. more...

The genius, the monster, and me

Mr Ottakar saw the book and the book looked good. more...

Firefighters tackle blaze and sub-zero conditions

FIREfighters tackling a supermarket blaze were hampered when sub-zero temperatures froze water from their hoses. more...

Package firm cuts 175 jobs

WORKERS were dealt a blow last night when a company that manufactures cardboard announced the loss of 175 jobs. more...

Man murdered after Boro play in Holland

A MURDER hunt has been launched after two North-East men were stabbed in an early-morning fracas outside an Amsterdam bar. more...

Big night for drinkers goes flat

PUBS and clubs across the region closed their doors early on the first night of new 24-hour drinking laws. more...

Wedding bells ring the fashion changes for charity

BRIDES from the last seven decades are dusting down their wedding dresses for a charity exhibition next month. more...

Businessman who terrorised his neighbours breached Asbo

A BUSINESSMAN who has terrorised his neighbours was back in court yesterday for breaching an interim Anti Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) by taking photographs in his street. more...

Man arrested in Dutch stabbing

MURDER detectives hunting the man who stabbed to death a North-East man have today arrested a Dutch national. more...

Rapist may have followed victim

A TEENAGER who was dragged into an alleyway and raped on her way home from a night out may have been followed by her attacker, detectives revealed yester- day. more...

Glowing tributes to doctor charged with three murders

A MURDER charge doctor was described as wonderful and caring in a number of glowing tributes from former patients at his trial. more...

Package firm cuts 175 jobs

WORKERS were dealt a blow last night when a company that manufactures cardboard announced the loss of 175 jobs. more...

Man murdered after Boro play in Holland

A MURDER hunt has been launched after two North-East men were stabbed in an early-morning fracas outside an Amsterdam bar. more...

Turkey farm reports panic buying after bird flu fears

FAMILIES are panic buying turkeys amid fears an outbreak of bird flu could wipe out Christmas stocks. more...

War relics plea for museum display

RELICS and photographs from the Second World War will be part of a touring exhibition of the Imperial War Museum. more...

Earthquake-hit community to rename village as tribute

A VILLAGE shattered by the recent Asian earthquake, is to be renamed in a tribute to the generosity of the people helping to rebuild it. more...

Big night for drinkers goes flat

PUBS and clubs across the region closed their doors early on the first night of new 24-hour drinking laws. more...

The North East Sport

Luque handed free role to show fans what he's worth

AN EXPECTANT Graeme Souness has promised Albert Luque a free-roaming attacking role in the Newcastle line-up. more...

Hodgson hoping things will simply click into place

DAVID HODGSON insists that all is far from lost this season and once Darlington click there will be few teams to stop them in League Two. more...

Breen demands honest assessment of perilous position

SUNDERLAND skipper Gary Breen was in a straight-talking mood when he urged the majority of his team-mates to own up to their part in the club's Premiership shortcomings this season. more...

Shakespeare can be poetry in motion in Fighting Fifth showdown

Royal Shakespeare, third to Harchibald in last year's renewal, is fancied to go two places better in the Grade One Pertemps Fighting Fifth Hurdle over two miles at Newcastle this afternoon. more...

The Devil of a decision for Walsh

Ruby Walsh doesn't get much wrong but he could have erred in preferring Cornish Rebel over stable companion Red Devil Robert in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase over three-and-a-quarter miles at Newbury this afternoon. more...

McClaren tackles domestic chores

STEVE McCLAREN was in no mood to get carried away after watching his side book a place in the last 32 of the UEFA cup on Thursday, immediately turning his attention to domestic duties, writes PAUL FRASER. more...

Viduka is hoping 2006 will prove a year to remember

WHEN striker Mark Viduka jets off with Australia to their first World Cup finals in 32 years next summer he is hoping to head there as a UEFA Cup winner. more...

Falcons welcome Noon's return

NEWCASTLE Falcons are hoping the return of Jamie Noon will compensate for the loss of Jonny Wilkinson and help them end their depressing run of home defeats tomorrow. more...

Viduka is hoping 2006 will prove a year to remember

WHEN striker Mark Viduka jets off with Australia to their first World Cup finals in 32 years next summer he is hoping to head there as a UEFA Cup winner. more...

McCarthy lays it on the line to rock-bottom Cats

MICK McCarthy has revealed that the gloves came off in the aftermath of last weekend's defeat to Aston Villa and, with fellow strugglers Birmingham visiting the Stadium of Light today, the Sunderland boss has challenged his players to prove they are as angry as he is. more...

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