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Stories for 11 January 2006

Consett,Stanley,Chester Le Street News

Healthcare pamphlets win award

LEAFLETS providing information on health services in County Durham was announced as the runner-up in a national awards ceremony.   more...

Town centre about to receive a facelift

A COMMUNITY in north Durham is to get a new year facelift.   more...

Youngsters spreading the salsa

OLDER people tried salsa dancing during an event organised by young people following the success of television's Strictly Come Dancing.  more...

Darlington,Newton Aycliffe,Sedgefield News

Development exceeds hopes

INTERMEDIA Web Development, the region's longest-established Internet firm, is exceeding its expansion plans due to a surge in work.  more...

Opinions on open spaces considered

MORE than 100 people have given their views on open spaces in Darlington.  more...

Woman spared prison after leading police car on chase

A WOMAN who led police on a car chase through Darlington in the early hours of the morning narrowly avoided a prison sentence yesterday.  more...

Durham,East Durham News

Wide range of classes to start soon

PEOPLE can learn about digital photography, card making and forensic science at evening classes starting soon in Ushaw Moor.  more...

Cookery crusader seeking support - and funding

A COOKERY teacher is seeking support to bring her community culinary crusade to the boil.  more...

MP warns against a large increase in council taxes

DURHAM'S MP says there is no need for an "excessive'' rise in the city council's share of the council tax, thanks to increased funding from the Government.  more...

Northallerton,Richmond,Hawes News

Blitz on crime delivers results

A COUNTYWIDE anti-crime blitz is already having an impact.  more...

Exhibition bags a couple of wartime souvenirs

TWO rare relics from the Second World War home front have gone on show at a museum.  more...

Society sings hall's praises

A civic society is backing plans by a choir school to create an assembly hall and sports hall, along with a housing development.  more...

Teesside News

'Lives at risk from hardcore of drink-drivers'

A POLICE chief claims a hardcore of drink-drivers are putting lives at risk.  more...

Traffic concerns in expansion to create 100 jobs

PLANS to extend a supermarket could create 100 jobs - but there are fears of traffic chaos.  more...

Board finds no wrongdoing in voting by councillors

A GOVERNMENT watchdog hs decided not to take action against three councillors involved in a controversial vote.  more...

The North East Business

Van hire group planning to grow

VAN hire group Northgate is planning to make more acquisitions in Europe and the UK despite experiencing the toughest six months in its history.  more...

Toughened glass finds a ready market in the Middle East

DEMAND for bomb and bullet-resistant glass in the Middle East has led to the rapid growth of a North-East company.  more...

Festive sales help Marks recover

MARKS & Spencer announced yesterday that it enjoyed its best Christmas for three years as food sales surged and it avoided discounts on its clothing ranges.  more...

Logistics firm will deliver for Corus

CORUS yesterday announced the start of a seven-year partnership with logistics company TDG to improve the steel group's transport services.  more...

The North East Features

Pluto - the final frontier

It is the only planet in our solar system as yet unvisited by spacecraft, but scientists believe it holds crucial information on the origin of our planet and of life itself. Nick Morrison reports on NASA's mission to Pluto.  more...

Greeting outrage with resignation

EVER heard of an outfit called Qinetiq? Me neither. What about the Defence and Evaluation Research Agency? Same again.  more...

A sporting opportunity

FOR all the sentimentality surrounding Feethams as the former home of Darlington Football Club, the site has to be demolished.  more...

11/01/06

TEENAGER'S PLIGHT: As a resident of Darlington I find it has nothing to offer me as a normal teenager.  more...

On TV

Shameless (Channel 4)  more...

Io,io,io and some plate expectations

IT was without disrespect to the Rev Alan Glasby's thoughtful sermon that, in church on Christmas morning, the mind meandered mischievously elsewhere.  more...

Why working mums need real choices

It may be 30 years since the Sexual Discrimination Act, but just how many options are there for mothers in the workplace.  more...

The North East News

Feethams will be flattened by Easter

THE former home of Darlington Football Club is to be demolished, it was announced last night, sparking fresh controversy about its future use.  more...

Plans to unveil £50m golf course and leisure facilities

PLANS for a massive leisure development, to include a £50m golf course that would be the biggest in the UK, will be unveiled next week.  more...

Prisoner taken off suicide watch day before he hanged

A REMAND prisoner who had seriously harmed himself was taken off a suicide watch a day before he was found hanged in his cell, it was revealed at an inquest yesterday.   more...

United Nations official in hunt for child he left behind

AN official from the United Nations has launched a search to find the grown-up child he left behind in the North-East three decades ago.  more...

Calls for talks over single police force

THE chairwoman of a North-East police authority has written to Home Secretary Charles Clarke calling for talks to press the case for a single regionwide force.  more...

Man accused of drugs conspiracy

AN asylum-seeker from Vietnam is accused of being involved in the factory farming of cannabis plants at a house in a North-East village.  more...

Feethams will be flattened by Easter

THE former home of Darlington Football Club is to be demolished, it was announced last night, sparking fresh controversy about its future use.  more...

Robots take over in the milking parlour

A FARMER has solved a staffing crisis by bringing in robots to milk his cows.  more...

Van driver blinded by setting sun knocked cyclist into path of cars

A DRIVER was blinded by the sun when he knocked a cyclist off his bike into the path of oncoming traffic, a court heard yesterday.  more...

Job losses hit house prices in the North

JOB losses and factory closures were last night blamed for a crisis of confidence in the housing market that has seen falls of up to 13.5 per cent in parts of the region.  more...

Motor dealer hoping to sponsor academy

MOTOR dealer Sir Peter Vardy is expected to be among applicants seeking to sponsor one of three planned academy schools in his home city.  more...

Man arrested in sex assault case

Detectives investigating a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl have arrested a man.  more...

Teens injured in car smash

Three teenagers were seriously injured after a smash involving four vehicles in Northumberland.  more...

Plans to extend shopping centre

PLANS to extend a shopping centre to include new shops and a cinema went on display to the public for the first time yesterday.  more...

Free bus travel may force cut in services

SCORES of subsidised bus services across Tyne and Wear could be axed or reduced because of the introduction of pensioners' free travel.  more...

Low price advance rail fares unveiled

FIRST TransPennine Express has followed GNER in introducing a range of low price, advance fares.  more...

Drivers still breaking drink-drive laws

A police traffic chief has expressed his concern that a small proportion of motorists continue to flout drink-drive regulations.  more...

MPs opposed to care trust merger plans

LABOUR MPs, including former Health Secretary Alan Milburn, are backing moves to head off the Government's controversial NHS reforms.  more...

Why working mums need real choices

It may be 30 years since the Sexual Discrimination Act, but just how many options are there for mothers in the workplace.  more...

Teen may face sentence if trouble continues

A teenage mum-to-be has been warned she will be locked up if she gets into any more trouble.  more...

Plea for dogs' return

POLICE are appealing for information after four dogs were stolen from an allotment.  more...

A legacy to last long after the bulldozers have gone

Memories of Feethams will extend beyond its demolition, Darlington Football Club and its supporters pledged last night. Deborah Johnson looks back at the stadium's 140-year heritage and examines the prospects for the future of the site.  more...

The North East Sport

Gravesen leaves the way clear for Magpies to move

THOMAS GRAVESEN has opened the door for a return to the Premiership - with Newcastle United eyeing a move before the closure of the transfer window.  more...

It's time to get ugly, boss Scott tells Pool

MARTIN Scott feels it's time for his Hartlepool United side to get ugly.  more...

Blame attached to Sedgefield after win

BANG AND BLAME'S love affair with Sedgefield gathered yet more momentum at the track yesterday when the ten-year-old gelding notched a third track success.  more...

Ehiogu deal may be ended

UGO EHIOGU'S proposed move to West Bromwich Albion hung in the balance last night after Middlesbrough tried to pull the plug on the deal at the 11th hour.  more...

Skipper Clarke spares thought for Hutchinson

Matt Clarke will be sparing a thought for Joey Hutchinson when he leads Darlington out against Peterborough United this weekend.  more...

Aussies ready to make things hard for the Barmy Army Down Under

England fans fear they may be left at the mercy of touts if Cricket Australia press ahead with plans to restrict ticket availability for next winter's Ashes series.  more...

Kyle and Downing both ease their way back in

THERE are hopes Stewart Downing and Kevin Kyle can save Middlesbrough and Sunderland's respective campaigns and last night the pair successfully emerged through returns from injury heartache unscathed.  more...

Clues for Cheltenham in abundance

NEWBURY offers up some potentially valuable Cheltenham Festival clues with Celtic Son, Hors La Loi 111, plus Cornish Sett clashing in the Pheasant Inn Novices' Chase.  more...

Arca tells Black Cats: I don't want to leave

FANS favourite Julio Arca last night insisted he is happy to stay at Sunderland despite speculation linking him with a move away from the club.  more...

The North East,Richmond News

Local people given chance to buy cheaper homes

A groundbreaking housing scheme is giving local people the chance to buy a home at a knock-down price.  more...

The North East,Teesside News

Man in court for harassing own mother

A man found himself before the courts today for harassing his own mother.  more...

Wear Valley,Bishop Auckland,Barnard Castle News

Excellent timing for dance move

Talented youngsters from a Bishop Auckland dance school took part in the opening celebrations of the new home of North-East dance.  more...

Teenager threatened with knife for PSP game

A TEENAGER was mugged in a busy Bishop Auckland street.  more...

Tributes to popular former landlord

TRIBUTES have been made to a businessman who died following a short illness last week.  more...

Wearside News

Outings to get in touch with nature

A CONSERVATION group is holding two weekend events for bird-lovers and people interested in the area's trees.  more...

  
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