I LIVE near Redcar but occasionally work in Seaham where, to my surprise, they seem to call streams becks. Around Redcar, streams are called becks, but I always thought that the word in Durham was burn. Where is the cut off area for becks and burns? -
RESIDENTS of an old folks' home got their teeth into a Christmas tree competition at the weekend. They transformed their false teeth, walking sticks and even their knitting into bizarre Christmas decorations. The craze for unusual decorations really caught
Flu-hit trainer Jonjo O'Neill received an invigorating tonic as his injury-plagued charge Legal Right put up a spectacular display at Ascot. The seven-year-old defied top-weight and a long absence to smash his rivals into submission in the £45,000 Tote
BOXING was back in the dock last night as defeated world champion Paul Ingle lay fighting for his life in an intensive care unit. The 28-year-old fighter from Edgehill, Scarborough, was still in a critical condition in a Sheffield hospital 24 hours after
MIDDLESBROUGH defender Colin Cooper last night hailed the Terry Venables-inspired victory over Chelsea as "two results in one.'' With new head coach Venables taking the reins from manager Bryan Robson, Boro claimed their first home League success for
Bobby Robson rounded off what has undoubtedly been his toughest week in charge at Newcastle in the best possible way. "A massive three points," is how he described the win, and massive it certainly was. After the drubbing at Highbury, and the extended
A man tried to snatch a four-year-old girl at knifepoint outside her school, police revealed last night. And officers have praised the bravery of the girl's elder sister, who foiled the kidnap attempt. The 11-year-old was walking her younger sister to
PAUL Ingle is the latest in a succession of boxers seriously hurt or even killed in the ring. As he fights for his life in hospital the debate over the course boxing should take in the future rages on. It is unrealistic to introduce legislation to outlaw
MORPETH Harrier Rob Holladay was a runaway winner of the Loftus Poultry Run for the second time in three years yesterday. And Wearside veteran Sheila Allen finally claimed the women's title after eight years of trying. Now both will be looking to test
F.A Carling Premiership Middlesbrough 1: Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 2: Bradford City 1 Leeds United 2: Sunderland 0 Nationwide Division 3 Leyton Orient 1: Darlington 0 Halifax Town 0: Hartlepool United 1
BUILDING workers Stewart Keeble and Mick McGlade are taking a more than passing interest in the revival of 1980s hit TV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. The two likely lads from Stockton were the real-life inspiration behind the hit series about British labourers
A TOURIST attraction in the Yorkshire Dales, which was fighting for survival earlier this year, is planning to expand in 2001. The Forbidden Corner, on the edge of Middleham, has enjoyed a steady stream of visitors since it opened to the public in 1997
IT is Brompton's turn tonight to thrash out the impact of the floods last month with the agencies involved. About 30 villagers attended a meeting of the parish council a fortnight ago, demanding to know why their properties had been hit so badly. As a
SHIPWORKERS in the North-East will get an early Christmas present today with a contract providing work for 800 people. Trade Secretary Stephen Byers is to announce the go-ahead for a major new oil field in the North Sea. As part of the move, Tyneside
IF anyone is still in any doubt about who is the star of the show at Middlesbrough these days, they can't have seen Saturday's Riverside matinee. While manager Bryan Robson kept the lowest possible profile, watching the entire game from the relative seclusion
Darlington will have to wait another season to end their 34 year run without a win at Brisbane Road - assuming both sides are in the same division next season. While Orient collected the three points to keep them in sight of the automatic promotion places
SUNDERLAND, on a high after four consecutive League victories, were brought down with a bump by one of the Premiership's better sides. The table might show Leeds United trailing four points below the Wearsiders, but on this form David O'Leary's Champions
THE Labour Party has selected a leading woman barrister as its candidate to succeed Cabinet minister Mo Mowlam. Vera Baird, a criminal and civil liberties barrister in the chambers of Michael Mansfield QC, was chosen to succeed the former Northern Ireland
