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  • Comment from The Northern Echo: Firm hand at the helm

    THE past decade has not been a good one for the Royal Family. In the nine years since the death of Princess Diana, the country has come to terms with that terrible tragedy, but the groundswell of public anger over the treatment of Diana remains a vivid

  • Proctor hoping for chance to end his play-off hoodoo

    AS a player, the play-offs never really agreed with Mark Proctor. But as a coach, the Darlington No.2 is hoping his luck may be about to change. On three occasions, and with three different clubs, the 45-year-old has suffered play-off heartache. In the

  • Victim defiantly faces her attackers

    WALKING defiantly into the courtroom yesterday, it was the first time Dorothy had seen her attackers face to face since they savagely beat and raped her. It was a difficult moment for the 65-year-old, but she was determined to see teenagers David Humphrey

  • A brew that the monks would be proud of

    ENGLISH Heritage has followed the lead of ale-loving monks and launched a new beer. Historians believe monks from Byland Abbey in Coxwold, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, secretly brewed their own ale. The Abbey Inn, which is owned by English Heritage and

  • Conmen steal life savings of pensioner

    A PENSIONER had her life savings stolen after two men conned their way into her home - claiming to be from the water board. The pair escaped with thousands of pounds after persuading the 79-year-old that her water supply needed to be turned off and her

  • Field's medal challenge

    NORTH-EAST Harrier League veterans champion Tim Field hopes to become the second Sunderland Harrier to claim an over-40 medal in tomorrow's Flora London Marathon. Washington hospital porter Dave Robertson won the London masters' title in 2002 and Field

  • Pledge to build health complex

    HEALTH chiefs have vowed to press ahead with plans for a primary care centre for Seaham - even though they fear planned council involvement may fall by the wayside. The Easington Primary Care Trust (PCT) wants to build the centre, which would offer GP

  • Preparing for Proms in Park

    PLANS are under way for a town's annual proms event. Sedgefield Proms in the Park will be held in the grounds of Ceddesfeld Hall on Saturday, June 10, from 3.30pm to 11pm. Music will be provided by Abingdon Junior Steel Band, Fishburn Brass Band, Mumbo

  • Awards for community services

    AWARDS have been given to two members of the Rotary Club of Guisborough and Great Ayton in recognition of their services to the community. A Paul Harris Fellowship was presented to Dr Kevin Henderson, a retired GP, who moved to Guisborough in 1957, and

  • Sanctuary for victims of domestic violence

    SAFE havens have been created across Sedgefield to help women and children escape from domestic abuse. Three houses have been set aside in the borough, which has one of the worst domestic violence records in the region, to offer families a sanctuary while

  • College on schedule for summer opening

    A NEW multi-million pound college is on schedule to be completed this summer. Equipment and staff at Darlington College will be transferred to the £34.5m site, in Haughton Road, in June and July. The college is expecting to pay about £100,000 to have

  • Bus drivers test reactions in safety campaign

    BUS drivers have been testing their reaction times as part of a safety campaign. Darlington Borough Council teamed up with drivers from Arriva North-East's Darlington depot as part of the Spring Into Safety campaign. The council set up its brake- reaction

  • Learning life-saving skills

    YOUNG people from North Yorkshire are among the first in the country to learn the latest life-saving techniques. Millennium Volunteers descended on Northallerton College to be taught updated first aid procedures by an expert from RAF Leeming. From April

  • Smoke-free sceme to protect children

    AN awards scheme is to be launched to encourage childminders to make their homes smoke free. The project, which has been operating in Derwentside since January, is to be rolled out across County Durham and Darlington from next week. It will be launched

  • Violent attacks on farm stock by youths with dogs

    TEENAGERS with dogs have carried out a number of violent attacks on farm livestock in the Darlington area. The incidents occurred during the Easter school holidays and farmers have warned that they are prepared to give evidence in court should any of

  • Rock musicians strike a chord at workshop

    YOUNG rock musicians have taken to the stage to perform their newly-written songs. The 13 youngsters, aged between 11 and 16, took part in a two-day song writing workshop run by the School of Rock and Pop, at Darlington College's music studios. The youngsters

  • Praise for work of neighbourhood wardens

    TWO neighbourhood wardens who helped police collar youngsters spraying graffiti on garages have been praised for their efforts. Wardens Kay Hughes and Peter Henderson, who work for Durham City Council, were on duty in Witton Gilbert they came across the

  • Invitation to Bengali group

    A GROUP of Bengali mothers are working to provide activities for children from the wider community in Darlington. The Asha Ladies' Group meets several times a week at the McNay Street Children's Centre for keep fit, healthy eating classes, walking and

  • £25m cost for repair of potholes

    POTHOLES and cracks which will cost £25m to repair have been blamed partly on bad weather. The latest survey carried out by Hartlepool Borough Council revealed the figure required to repair the backlog in the town's road repairs. However, with an annual

  • Funeral of professor who died aged 95

    A FUNERAL takes place today for a retired professor of German and well-known Quaker. Douglas Scott, an emeritus professor at Durham University, died in hospital last Saturday at the age of 95. Professor Scott was the son of German parents who settled

  • Paradise found - in an 'ark' for waifs and strays

    For more than 60 furry and feathered inhabitants who think of the Ark on the Edge as home, an area of windswept moors has become a paradise. Pat Kingsnorth, originally from Harrow, near London, but now of Woodland, in Teesdale, County Durham, has been

  • Skeletons - but with funnybones

    HUNDREDS of youngsters packed a touring puppet show which was making its first appearance at Preston Hall Museum, near Stockton. The Puppet Lab, from Scotland, was inundated with ticket requests and put on a second show of Funnybones because all of the

  • Jenny goes extra mile to join club

    A ROTARY club has a new member - all the way from New Zealand. Jenny Blyde, who is now living at Upsall, near Thirsk, has transferred her membership to the Thirsk Club from Pukekura. She was invited to join Thirsk by Rotarian Ralph Ford after several

  • Man jailed for threats against witness

    A MAN who threatened a schoolboy after he gave a statement to police investigating a firework death was jailed yesterday. David Monks, 44, terrified the 15-year-old, who told officers fireworks were freely available at a premises run by Monks' girlfriend

  • Man hurt in fracas outside bar

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on Easter Monday in which a 32-year-old man was seriously injured. The incident occurred at 7.45pm on Monday, April 17, at the Eden Bar in Bede Way, Peterlee. There had been a disturbance inside the bar

  • Youngsters open village park

    VILLAGE friends Sophie Finnegan and Abigail Richardson were given the honour of opening Dunsdale's Community Play Park. Ten-year-old Sophie raised £200 towards the £94,000 project with a sponsored swim to help the village's Community Association achieve

  • Warning to lock up is ignored

    HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned to lock up after six of the seven house burglaries reported in Middlesbrough on Thursday were found to be the result of doors and windows being left insecure. Opportunist thieves, who in one case reached through a broken

  • Bobbies get bike to help fight crime

    A NEIGHBOURHOOD policing team has a new, two-wheeled asset to use in the fight against crime. The Saracen Venturer bike was donated by local bike shop Gills - Leeming Bar, for the use by officers in the Bedale area. PC Julian Sutcliffe said: "On behalf

  • Botham poised for start

    The legendary Ian Botham made an immediate impact playing in Durham's first championship game, and 16 years on Northallerton are hoping that his son Liam will make a similar impression on his debut in the Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League

  • Partnership goes from strength to strength

    BATHROOM specialist D&S Imports is moving into new premises and plans to strengthen its links with storage and distribution company Lingfield Warehousing. Half of D&S Imports' bathroom stock is already transported from Tees Dock to a secure storage

  • Mon Mome ready to land the major prize

    MON MOME (3.30) is the clear-cut first choice for this afternoon's £160,000 Scottish Grand National. The six-year-old started the season winning egg-and-spoon races at minor tracks such as Plumpton and Fontwell, but subsequent events show he was merely

  • Good opening for Pearson

    THE world's largest educational publisher, Pearson has announced a good start to the year. Advertising gains of 13 per cent at the Financial Times helped as it repeated sales growth forecasts of between three and five per cent, and at its general interest

  • We're all focused on semi victory, says Falcons prop

    NEWCASTLE Falcons prop Robbie Morris has urged his team-mates to iron out their inconsistencies ahead of tomorrow's European Challenge Cup semi-final with London Irish. Last weekend's 32-21 victory over Premiership leaders Sale Sharks underlined the potential

  • Tributes to carriage driver killed in crash

    TRIBUTES were last night paid to a "lovely fella" with a passion for horses who was killed in a road accident. Terrence Wood, 40, died in the incident in which his 14-year-old son, Lewis, was also seriously injured. Both father and son were travelling

  • Paradise found - in an 'ark' for waifs and strays

    For more than 60 furry and feathered inhabitants who think of the Ark on the Edge as home, an area of windswept moors has become a paradise. Pat Kingsnorth, originally from Harrow, near London, but now of Woodland, in Teesdale, County Durham, has been

  • Life after Shearer for resurgent Magpies

    NEWCASTLE have spent most of this season wondering what life without Alan Shearer will be like. This afternoon, as West Brom visit St James' Park looking to scupper their European hopes, they will finally find out. An atmosphere that should be euphoric

  • Chopra considering his future after the best week of career

    HE will forever be remembered as Newcastle's derby hero, but Michael Chopra last night admitted he could be forced to leave St James' Park in the summer. With Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Shola Ameobi all nursing injuries, Chopra is set to complete

  • Life after Shearer for resurgent Magpies

    NEWCASTLE have spent most of this season wondering what life without Alan Shearer will be like. This afternoon, as West Brom visit St James' Park looking to scupper their European hopes, they will finally find out. An atmosphere that should be euphoric

  • Hignett relives nightmare of Boro's great semi-final escape

    CRAIG Hignett will never forget how Middlesbrough reached their last FA Cup final nine years ago. Tomorrow, at Villa Park, only West Ham United stand between Boro and only their second ever FA Cup final appearance. In 1997, Hignett was part of Bryan Robson's

  • Duchess of York's Daughter. Mother and Baby "doing well."

    THIS was the front page headline in The Northern Echo exactly 80 years ago today announcing the Royal birth. The paper was very pleased with itself. The "strong wee babe" had been born at 2.40am the previous morning; the news had been announced officially

  • McClaren: 'I stand by my achievements'

    AS Middlesbrough prepare to head into the second of three semi-final clashes inside seven days, manager Steve McClaren last night hit back at his critics by insisting his record speaks for itself. The Football Association's five-man committee searching

  • The little school of Scargill

    MOST won't have heard of Scargill, save for artful Arthur. Scargill Castle, they probably imagine, is another name for Barnsley. How wrong: how wondrously, blessedly wrong. Scargill is also a tiny, tranquil Teesdale hamlet on the North Yorkshire/Durham

  • 22/04/2006

    ST GEORGE'S DAY: PAUL RIVERS is opposed to celebrations to mark St George's Day (HAS, Apr 20), which takes place tomorrow. I wonder why? Could it be anything to do with St George's Day being an expression of our English nationality, what with him being

  • Store family lead North-East's rich list with £348m fortune

    A FAMILY with more than a century of retail experience have topped the North-East rich list for the third year running. Mark Fenwick, the 57-year-old chairman of the Fenwick Group - a chain of eight department stores based in Newcastle - amassed an additional

  • Durham know their Onions as opening victory looms

    THE Durham hot dogs had no Mustard but a good supply of Onions as they closed in on an innings victory at Canterbury yesterday. Century-making wicketkeeper Phil Mustard was absent with a dislocated finger but 23-year-old Blaydon boy Graham Onions removed

  • Retailing jobs 'can't be saved'

    UNIONS say they have given up hope of saving jobs at furniture retailer MFI's North-East plant, which is expected to close at the end of next month. The troubled company announced last month that it was closing its factory on the Preston Farm industrial

  • Bladydon hit by injury problems ahead of promotion push

    BLAYDON'S powerful squad has run into injury problems as their National Three North promotion bid reaches its climax. They need maximum points from what is bound to be a fiercely-fought derby in their final game at Tynedale today to stay five points ahead

  • Stand up and be counted Pool boss tells his troops

    Hartlepool United are used to their season going all the way to the final kick and Paul Stephenson is vowing to make sure this season is no different. Pool have three games to go and three wins are needed to have a chance of staying in League One. Easter

  • Club boss says police painting false picture

    A POPULAR nightspot has spoken out to declare itself a safe environment after police submitted objections to later opening times. The Keys, in Yarm, near Stockton, has applied to Stockton Borough Council's licensing committee for an extension to its licence

  • Mike's home movie

    In the 1980s, director Mike Figgis filmed Stormy Monday in his home city of Newcastle. He tells Steve Pratt how the movie lived up to its name and very nearly didn't get made. Mike FIGGIS knows more than most film-makers just how precarious the world

  • Treat Hammers game like it's the final, says Boateng

    WITH the guarantee of European football on the agenda for the winners of tomorrow's second FA Cup semi-final, George Boateng has described the date with West Ham as Middlesbrough's final. Both Liverpool and Chelsea, the other two teams in the last four

  • Bishops facing busy schedule

    Bishop Auckland's hectic run in to the end of the UniBond League season continues today with a trip to promotion chasing Mossley. After Bishops return from Manchester tonight, they go straight into action tomorrow afternoon with a home game against Eastwood

  • No old pals act for Ball as he returns to Fratton Park

    KEVIN Ball revealed he upset Portsmouth groundsman Bob Jones on several occasions during his playing days at Fratton Park and says he intends to do so again this afternoon by dragging Pompey down into the Championship with them. Ball makes a sentimental

  • Bob offers his stamp of approval

    A children's TV character is now an environmental champion. Bob the Builder has been the figurehead for the Asda Big Recycling Scheme at the Portrack Lane store, in Stockton. Customers and colleagues at the store have been collecting used postage stamps

  • Couple clock up 50 years of marriage

    A 50-year love affair is still going strong for golden wedding couple Alan and Shirley Nevison - even though there is one passion they have never been able to share. Retired mechanic Mr Nevison, 70, spends most of his time restoring rare and classic cars

  • Actor follows his ancestors

    ACTOR Edward Fox has followed in his great-grandfather's footsteps. Samson Fox held a famous ox roast on the Stray, in Harrogate, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. Now there will be an ox roast on May 7 in aid of local charities. On

  • Defiant message over future of town venue

    STAFF at a community centre which is facing possible closure celebrated its 21st anniversary this week by delivering a defiant message: "We will be here for another 21 years". Staff from the Shildon Centre and their guests gathered at Shildon Methodist

  • Officers ready to patrol their beat

    THE new face of community policing has been showcased in a North-East town. Twenty one police community support officers (PCSOs), who are part of a neighbourhood policing scheme which is being pioneered in Hartlepool, posed for the cameras yesterday.

  • Police warning to keep property locked

    PEOPLE in Bishop Auckland are being urged to keep their garages and sheds locked after a spate of break-ins. Sixty-four burglaries were reported at homes and outbuildings in the centre of Bishop Auckland between March 1 and Easter Monday, with another

  • An Easter parade for care home residents

    A BONNET parade brought back memories of family Easters for residents of a Bishop Auckland care home. Decades after she made hats and dyed eggs with her own children, great- grandmother Norah Hogg, 92, came up with the winning entry in a competition at

  • Support growing to keep post office card accounts

    A COUNCIL leader has added his voice to fears that changes to the way benefit claimants are paid will make the lives of disadvantaged people even more difficult. Leader of Easington District Council Alan Napier has joined local MP John Cummings in calling

  • Youngster in court for breaking into school

    A BOY who broke into a school to shelter from the rain has appeared in court. The 12-year-old from Darlington was one of a group of youths who broke into Springfield Primary School. During the course of the break-in, one of the boys defecated in a bin

  • 'Health centre extension will help improve service'

    A £160,000 health centre extension was formally opened by Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh yesterday. The property, a former house, in Chapel Street, Thirsk, has been transformed into offices for staff from Thirsk Health Centre. It transferred to the ownership

  • Hippo leads the way in Lions' fundraising campaign

    A GIANT hippo which toured the hostelries of Durham over Christmas has helped raise £1,000 for a hospice. The creature, which has become the unofficial mascot of the City of Durham Lions Club, travelled with volunteers to hotels which were hosting Christmas

  • Flood defence scheme is delayed by funding crisis

    A MULTI-MILLION pound flood defence project has been delayed because of a lack of funding. The scheme to protect Northallerton, Brompton and Romanby will not go ahead until the next financial year at the earliest. County councillors say they are doing

  • Businesswoman celebrates nursery's first anniversary

    A NURSERY set up by a woman concerned about her son's education has celebrated its first anniversary. Claire Crumpton set up Learning Together Day Nursery last year after she had problems finding pre-nursery childcare for her son William. The nursery

  • Two congregations sharing church

    A CHURCH building has opened its doors to worshippers for the first time. The church, in Wesley Close, Sacriston, was packed to overflowing for its inaugural service on Palm Sunday. The building is to be shared by two denominations - the Anglican congregation

  • Polish students terrorised by yobs

    DRUNKEN yobs who terrorised three Polish students were spared jail yesterday. The students were enjoying an evening on the seafront at Hartlepool Marina when they were pelted with cans. The group of two men and a young woman were then chased by three

  • Violin salute to Mozart anniversary

    VIOLINIST Gerald Gregory is to perform in a concert today to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart. Mr Gregory, a graduate of the Northern College of Music who has performed across Europe and North America, will perform Mozart's 5th Violin

  • Merged schools to open on Monday

    A NEW era for education in Redcar and east Cleveland will dawn on Monday when 600 children arrive for lessons at two new primary schools. South Bank Community Primary School and St Benedict's RC Primary School, at Redcar, are the first in a £155m five-school

  • Teenager racially abused PC

    A COURT has heard how a teenage girl racially abused a police officer after she was arrested. Darlington Magistrates' Court was told that police were called to an incident in Kitchener Street, Darlington, on March 29. Officers found the 16-year-old defendant

  • Drive to tackle congestion on roads in town

    A MOTORCYCLE group is hosting a commuter competition today in Darlington to find the best way to tackle congested roads. Darlington and District Motorcycle Action Group will pit four methods of travel against each other in the competition. It will also

  • Club manager says police are painting false picture

    A POPULAR nightspot has hit back at Cleveland Police and declared itself a safe environment after the force submitted objections to later opening times. The Keys, in Yarm, near Stockton, has applied to Stockton Borough Council's licensing committee for

  • Banned driver avoids prison sentence

    A BANNED driver has walked free from court despite a judge branding his driving "insane." James White, 26, was previously jailed for a crash in a stolen car which killed a friend. Now he has avoided prison even though his own barrister said he deserved

  • Centre marks its anniversary

    A VILLAGE community association will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an exhibition charting its history. Woodham Village Community Association will mark the event with a celebration on Saturday, May 6. The centre, in St Elizabeth's Close, will host

  • Survey of amateur arts groups

    LOCAL authorities across North Yorkshire are calling on amateur arts groups to stand up and be counted as part of a county-wide survey. The county and district councils are working on a study to find out more about amateur and voluntary arts groups. The

  • McClaren: 'I stand by my achievements'

    AS Middlesbrough prepare to head into the second of three semi-final clashes inside seven days, manager Steve McClaren last night hit back at his critics by insisting his record speaks for itself. The Football Association's five-man committee searching

  • Team's mark of success

    TWELVE council officers responsible for collecting £60m a year in taxes are celebrating after winning a Government award. The revenues team at Hambleton District Council has been given Charter Mark status, a nationally recognised standard of excellence

  • Mountain challenge is in the bag for posties

    A GROUP of superfit posties will be tackling a very different round this summer when they take on the Three Peaks Challenge. Seven staff from the Royal Mail depot in Scarborough will don their walking boots for the task in July to raise money for St Catherine's

  • 'The rapists who destroyed my life'

    A GRANDMOTHER repeatedly raped in an attack branded as one of the worst committed in the region told last night how the ordeal had destroyed her. The 65-year-old revealed that she is now a "shadow of her former self" and "feels sad inside" after the terrifying

  • No old pals act for Ball as he returns to Fratton Park

    KEVIN Ball revealed he upset Portsmouth groundsman Bob Jones on several occasions during his playing days at Fratton Park and says he intends to do so again this afternoon by dragging Pompey down into the Championship with them. Ball makes a sentimental

  • Investment firm buys park

    A BUSINESS park in the North-East has been bought by London property development and investment group St George's Securities for an undisclosed sum. Belasis Hall Business Park, in Billingham, Teesside, was sold by the North-East Property Partnership,

  • Co-operative Group sees profits increase by 40%

    THE Co-op yesterday reported a 40 per cent increase in pre-tax profits after a year of significant change. In the past 12 months, the Co-operative Group's motors operation sold five regional dealerships to car dealer Reg Vardy and its engineering business

  • Wearside League: Athletic face tough task in Cumbria

    Teesside Athletic will need to be at their best if they are to profit from their journey to Whitehaven. The Cumbrians have been in excellent form and victory will take them to the top for the first time this season. Teesside will be without Phil Northway

  • Decorator wins £1m housing group deal

    A DECORATING company has won a £1m contract with the Three Rivers Housing Group. Durham Decorators (NE), in Meadowfield, County Durham, won a five-year painting and decorating contract after a competitive tendering process. The deal will see Durham Decorators

  • 'The rapists who destroyed my life'

    A GRANDMOTHER repeatedly raped in an attack branded as one of the worst committed in the region told last night how the ordeal had destroyed her. The 65-year-old revealed that she is now a "shadow of her former self" and "feels sad inside" after the terrifying

  • Retailing jobs 'can't be saved'

    UNIONS say they have given up hope of saving jobs at furniture retailer MFI's North-East plant, which is expected to close at the end of next month. The troubled company announced last month that it was closing its factory on the Preston Farm industrial

  • Friends are pick of the bunch

    WITHOUT the CommuniGate network, the Friends of Eastbourne Park would not be able to publicise its work to a global audience. Now its website has been named the Pick of the Month for April among The Northern Echo's network. The group was awarded a digital

  • The real majorca

    I wasn't sure what to expect of the Spanish island of Majorca. I imagined a place packed full of young people heading for the popular destination of Magalluf ready to experience the club scene. In fact, our fellow plane passengers were mainly couples

  • Farmers urge help from Government to make their mark

    FARMERS said yesterday they were looking for Government help to create a fairer market place when competing with imports. They were speaking at a Red Tractor Day event at Thirsk Auction Mart, in North Yorkshire. Yesterday was the UK's first Red Tractor

  • Lee's not quitting champs Blue Star

    Northern League: Newcastle Blue Star manager Tony Lee has denied he is going to leave the champions at the end of the season. Lee clinched his third title as a manager when the Star beat his old club Billingham Synthonia in midweek, but there have been

  • Store family lead North-East rich list

    A FAMILY with more than a century of retail experience have topped the North-East rich list for the third year running. Mark Fenwick, the 57-year-old chairman of the Fenwick Group - a chain of eight department stores based in Newcastle - amassed an additional

  • Model's ex-boss names his racehorse Emma Told Lies

    A WEALTHY businessman has shocked a saleswoman who took him to a tribunal by naming his latest racehorse after her. Nigel Gravett's company is expected to have to pay out £40,000 to Emma Nicholson, after sacking her while she was pregnant. But the 25-

  • The little school of Scargill

    An Easter Day service at the classroom-turned-church in Scargill provided memories of former school ma'ams. MOST won't have heard of Scargill, save for artful Arthur. Scargill Castle, they probably imagine, is another name for Barnsley. How wrong: how

  • Treat Hammers game like it's the final, says Boateng

    WITH the guarantee of European football on the agenda for the winners of tomorrow's second FA Cup semi-final, George Boateng has described the date with West Ham as Middlesbrough's final. Both Liverpool and Chelsea, the other two teams in the last four

  • City resounds to gun salute

    THE Army paid its own tribute to its Royal commander-in-chief yesterday. A 21-gun salute boomed out from York's Museum Gardens to mark the Queen's birthday. The firing party from 40 Regiment Royal Artillery based in Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire,

  • Health trusts hit by debt threat

    TENS of millions of pounds that could be spent on health care will be taken out of the North-East Health Service as a safeguard against future debts. Government concerns about over-spending in the NHS means that primary care trusts in the North-East and

  • Campaign to keep lifeboat station dismissed by RNLI

    A PLEA for a 12-month stay of execution for the Teesmouth lifeboat station has been dismissed by the RNLI. The station, at Redcar, east Cleveland, is due to close by the end of the month, but Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has launched a last-minute

  • Hoyte facing crossroads as loan deal nears its end

    JUSTIN Hoyte admits he may have to weigh up his options again next season after confessing concerns about his future. Hoyte's season-long loan on Wearside terminates when the curtain is drawn on Sunderland's ill-fated 2005/06 campaign at Aston Villa on