TOWERING teenager Tom Forsyth is a giant on the rugby pitch but a disaster in his sports kit - because he just can't get clothes to fit. The 6ft 5in 13-year-old, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, is head and shoulders above his team mates, and shows
A BUS load of students on their way to college in Darlington escaped injury today when their coach was involved in a collision with a car in North Yorkshire. It's understood the bus had stopped to let on on-coming vehicle through a narrow gap in Middleton
TERRY Venables' unbeaten run as head coach has stretched to 11 games - but a concern for Teesside Tel is that the last four have been drawn and the goalless FA Cup Tie with Wimbledon means another fixture has been added to Boro's schedule as they search
SMALL community groups could receive grants to help them achieve healthy lifestyles. More than 40 groups have received money from Redcar and Cleveland Easy Access HAZ (Health Action Zone) Fund with projects ranging from education and information sharing
A GROUP of amateur archaeologists were not looking for anything unusual when they took a winter stroll through a wood. But they stumbled across a find that could send shockwaves through the historical world. Retired archaeologist Raymond Selkirk was leading
THE Renault-Nissan alliance has announced plans to assemble two million cars a year on a new jointly developed platform. The move is the latest phase of the common platform strategy, which will already see the alliance build 1.7 million replacements for
A CALL for a block on imports of German beef was made on Tuesday. Mr Ben Gill, president, condemned Germany's recent breaches of EC regulations on BSE and called for an immediate check on German control procedures. Meat containing banned spinal cord has
MR ERIC Mason has stuck with tradition with his dairy herd - and it has paid off with his commercial Limousin beef enterprise. While he does not get as much milk from his British Friesian milkers, he can breed quality Limousin cross replacements for his
WE didn't need the fuel crisis last September to show us how easily things can grind to a halt. This country seems to have been slowly seizing up for years, and the latest example is the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium. As the cost spirals - it's now £650m
Bream featured for the top four on a high and coloured Ouse at Hunters Lodge and Linton, writes JEFF HERBERT. Fencehouses' Bob Ramshaw won in fine style putting 21.15.0 onto the scales during the Bob Co. Tackle Series. Fishing just below the famous bungalows
NATIONAL Park chiefs have confirmed they will go to court to try to force a disgraced former chairman to hand over £2,500 in expenses he should never have claimed. Robert Heseltine was a senior member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and
ONE of two Canaletto paintings owned by the Bowes museum was packed up this week to travel to the Fundazione Cini in Venice for a major international exhibition. The picture was painted in Venice in the early 1730s by the artist Giovanni Antonnio Canal
Spectator's colleague who edits the letters page of this newspaper is disappearing under a welter of faxes from the region's politicians and would-be politicians. The e-mails are stacking up in a way only e-mails can. They may not be on pieces of paper
Sir, - Two points on the hunting debate. Firstly, Trevor Nicholson in his letter (D&S, Feb 2) and in previous letters over the past years, has stated that he is willing to make a citizen's arrest to aid the policing of hunting when it is banned. He
A BANNED driver led police on a chase at speeds of more than 110mph after taking a parked car while over the drink-drive limit. Paul Francis Gray, 21, who was released from a previous prison sentence a fortnight before the incident, was jailed yesterday
A DARLINGTON councillor is calling for a bus station to be included in plans for a new leisure development. Sheila Brown believes a town the size of Darlington should have a bus station. She says the ideal place for it would be on the site of the former
WHEN Mr John Terry chatted with the minister after attending church in a tiny Swaledale village, he had no idea the conversation would lead to his helping compile one of the world's most comprehensive equestrian books. For the next ten years, the retired
A THEATRE company has pulled the plug on a jinxed production which leaves audiences in the dark. Disaster struck in 1970 when Sunderland's Royalty Theatre first staged the play - aptly called Wait Until Dark. There was a power cut which caused a black-out
A FATHER who killed his five-month-old son with a flurry of heavy blows to the head, was yesterday convicted of manslaughter. Trevor McDonald, 25, of Whitley Bay, tried to frame a group of youths for the attack, after Connor McDonald was found with serious
BELEAGUERED MP Peter Mandelson has reiterated his intention to fight for his Hartlepool seat. In his first live interview since his resignation as Northern Ireland Secretary, Mr Mandelson dismissed claims he had gone back on his word and decided to quit
POSTOFFICE workers in Hartlepool held a lightening strike today in a dispute over overtime. Around 100 staff at Hartlepool's post office depot in Clark Street stopped work just before 7am in dispute over the amount of mail being handled by staff. The
A CONSULTANT who has drawn up an arts strategy for Richmondshire, is to be asked to fill in the details by compiling a business plan. The district council will use unspent cash in its budget to cover the cost of extra research by Gillian Howells. It is
JET-lagged Julio Arca insisted last night that he will be ready for Sunderland's crucial clash with Liverpool at the Stadium of Light tomorrow. The winger told Sunderland manager Peter Reid "count me in" after he finally returned from playing in the South
A NEW set of stamps is to be used by Royal Mail bosses to test that age-old rivalry between dogs and cats. The ten stamps, which feature canines and felines, are the first to be issued in Britain which are self-adhesive. At their launch on Monday, Royal
CHEAP bus and train travel is on the way for thousands of pensioners and disabled people in the south of County Durham. From June 1 all councils around the country have to issue free passes allowing half-price fares to all those who qualify. Six of Durham's
ONE of the country's most famous non-league football teams may give its fans identity cards next season so that it can take a tilt at a national cup competition. Bishop Auckland FC officials are worried about being barred from entering next year's FA
PEOPLE in Bishop Auckland have been given their first glimpse of what a new £1.2m community centre could look like. The Four Clocks Project is moving ahead rapidly now that Bishop Auckland Community Partnership has raised the £1.2m to convert the former
EYE operations for South Durham patients will be speeded up thanks to the opening of a new operating theatre. The new ninth theatre at Darlington Memorial hospital was opened on Friday of last week by Health Minister and local MP Mr Alan Milburn. It cost
MEET Annie Glipter - the latest comic creation of comedienne Sue Sweeney who has been celebrating receiving yet another major award. Mrs Sweeney, of Newton Hall in Durham City, has won the North-East based Regal Club Act of the Year Award for best comedy
A CYBERCAFE was launched at Teesside University this week in a bid to attract youngsters through its doors. The Meteor Cybercafe was opened by the Mayor of Middlesbrough, Councillor Kath Bevington, as a facility solely for schoolchildren. As the latest
TO the Blackwell Grange hotel, Darlington, where we bumped into the Venerable Bede. Well, not so much bumped into, but properly introduced to by Captain Cook, with whom he shares an unexpected common interest. Actually, those distinguished North-Easterners
AN AWARD-winning dairy farm had a disaster with its first 60 acres of cut silage last year. It was lying in the field when torrential rain struck and the crop had to be left where it was for 11 days. "It was a bit damp and yellow so we gave it to the
A TEESSIDE grandmother is preparing for a shopping trip with a difference - with £6.5m to spend in her home town of Redcar. The money is from the Government's single regeneration budget (SRB) and Della Marshall, 57, has been elected chairwoman of the
TWO industrial estates are to be developed and improved in an attempt to attract more businesses. The regional development agency One NorthEast has granted £1m for a scheme for the industrial estate at Skelton, while planning permission for 11 new buildings
A NEW extension to a trading estate in the Yorkshire dales is standing empty because it has no power. Richmondshire District Council completed the £495,000 extension to the Brunt Acres estate at Hawes late last year and have been waiting since before
BARNARD CASTLE. - Tues. Fwd: 334 store & breeding cattle. Breeding cattle. - BB hfr & calf: £800 J&JM&DI Buck. Simm hfr & calf £800 ART Tunstall. Feeding bulls. - Char: £478, £470, £460 Watson; £472 N Medd & Son; £462 JF Hutchinson
GARDENING students are celebrating exam success. The 12 adults, who attend the Bishopwearmouth Horticultural Nursery run by Sunderland City Council's social services department, have achieved NVQ Level One in amenity horticulture. They received their
COMMUNITY Health Councils and their supporters from across the region will be converging on the Houses of Parliament next week to try to guarantee their future, The Health and Social Care bill, which includes the abolition of CHCs, is due for its final
A PROJECT to refurbish Sir William Turner's Hospital at Kirkleatham has been given a cash boost. The £1.7m facelift has been given a £100,000 loan from the National Association of Almshouses. Trustees have had to borrow £200,000 but intend to repay the
Tow Law Area League Sunniside Moss Inn moved into second place after they only dropped three points to the visiting Esh Football Club. The Moss had singles wins from Frank Jopling, Lee Cullinan, Rob Walker and John Howe with the visitors' reply coming
GOOD neighbours John Cunningham and Jane Bellis become more than friends when they star in a stage musical next month. The theatrical couple's "wedding" is the setting for Bishop Auckland Amateur Operatic Society's new production Brigadoon, the story
THE first police dog in Britain to be used solely for crime prevention work has died aged 14. Jet, a black Labrador, was recruited by Durham Police in 1990 to spearhead the launch of the Say No To Strangers campaign, which reached thousands of primary
North Yorkshire pensioner John Taylor who has successfully championed the cause of widowed fathers and male pensioners to receive the fuel concession, is now campaigning to win a better deal on concessionary bus fares. The group Parity, of which Mr Taylor
DURHAM'S city centre manager is moving on after just six months in the job. Barry Turnbull, 50, is leaving to become manager of Capital Shopping Centres' Potteries shopping centre in Stoke. Mr Turnbull is the first city centre manager employed by the
Durham League There was a top of the table look to the first division meeting of East Durham and Houghall Academy and Nissan at Peterlee this week. The clash fitted the bill in every sense as a tremendous game finished at 89-64 to Academy who dominated
When love breaks down ALADDIN the rabbit needed a new girlfriend. As you may know, Aladdin has lost two girlfriends recently. Both called Jasmine, both died within weeks of moving in with him. Not his fault - just one of those things. Original Jasmine
ALL members of Teesside Athletic Football Club will be kitted out in the same colours thanks to a sponsorship deal with SGW (Redcar) Construction Limited. Junior teams from Under-9 to Under-17 and the senior team will wear the distinctive red and blue
THREE sporting students are looking forward to taking part in a national competition after producing winning performances at regional level. Jenn Cornes, Will McDougall and Caroline Jackson, who all attend Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough, will
Darlington Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College senior (16-19yrs) boys medley team will be hoping to improve on its third place of last year when he competes in the English Schools national relay team final at Crystal Palace on Saturday, writes ERIC WILKINSON
Four taekwondo experts from the region have qualified for the final stages of selection for the British team. Katey Wallace and Kris Martin, both of Darlington, Kay Thompson (Gateshead) and Gareth Irvin (Spennymoor) were part of the Chungdokan Taekwondo
THE wraps have come off a modified tourism strategy for Richmondshire - just a few weeks after the local authority was stung by criticism of its policies. A team of Government inspectors judged services for visitors in the district as "fair" but unlikely
WHAT happens if you take two teachers and 27 year six pupils, pull them out of their cosy homes for five days and dump them in the freezing Yorkshire Dales. Well this . . . They set off for their adventure on a Monday, with great excitement about the
LAZONBY. - Wed. Candlemas show & Sale. Fwd: 900 prime sheep. Judge: A Pooley, Corley. Champion & silver cup given by the late NW & Mrs Little: Jackson, Scales Hall, Renwick, pen of 43kg Conts £62.50 to Cranstons Quality Butchers; res: F Siddle
Hathaway Auckland and District League Cockfield lost their third game in a row, beaten 2-1 by Shildon Railway who opened the scoring in the first half with a goal from John Shotton. John Myers increased their lead in the second period. Stephen Hall pulled
Matt Lumsdon, Crook Town's centre forward in the 1964 FA Amateur Cup winning team took a stroll down memory lane last week, writes John Phelan. He watched his son, also called Matt, come on as a second half substitute for Crook in their Albany Northern
YOUNG thugs were blamed for trying to disrupt a meeting to discuss ridding a Richmondshire village of nuisance and vandalism. About 70 people gathered at Scotton village hall, Catterick Garrison, to discuss the problem of youngsters, some as young as
A dream is about to come true for Cleveland songstress Mrs Andrea Atkinson. But when she steps on stage at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, she will have a hard act to follow. For Mrs Atkinson is not the first member of the family to tread those boards. Her
WHEN it comes to growing mushrooms Mr Keith Farndale and Mrs Nikki Badgery are the pick of the crop. The business partners have won the 2000 Top of the Crops award given to the best growers in the Greyfriars group. The pair, who run DawnDale Mushrooms
CONSERVATIONISTS have launched an attack on the irresponsible actions of some dog owners in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Borough Council's countryside wardens are becoming increasingly concerned about the amount of plastic bags containing dog dirt dumped at
Bishop Auckland will be playing on a rugby league ground next month. The UniBond League has agreed to a request from Runcorn, who are selling their Canal Street ground, for a switch of their home game with Bishops on March 10 to Widnes Rugby League ground
VIOLINIST Steven Proctor is being tipped for the top after joining the ranks of the UK's most talented musicians. The 15-year-old, who attends High Tunstall School, in Hartlepool, was one of 60 new entrants selected for the National Youth Orchestra (NYO
THE LEADERS of a scout group say they could be facing closure in their 75th anniversary year if they don't raise £100,000. The 2nd Chester-le-Street Group has been under threat ever since redevelopment plans for the town were announced three years ago
A FIRM has been fined £10,000 following its conviction over the death of a worker in an explosion. Brief Breeze, formerly trading as Hedley Engineering Services, of South Shields, pleaded guilty before South Tyneside magistrates to an offence under the
Northern League clubs will have an opportunity to try Friday night football again next month. England are taking on Finland in their World Cup qualifier on March 24. Most Northern League clubs switched when England played Germany in September, and the
THE disappearance of a Redcar pensioner is to be featured on national television next week. Police are increasingly concerned about 82-year-old George Winter who disappeared from his home three weeks ago. The BBC daytime programme Crimewatch UK Daily
DURING the course of each month, a fascinating variety of parish magazines find their way on to my desk. They come from a wide area of the countryside, ranging from industrial villages to the north of the county in which I live, via seaside resorts to
A grandmother is preparing for a shopping trip with a difference - £6.5m to spend in her home town of Redcar. The money comes from the Government's single regeneration budget and Della Marshall has been elected chairwoman of the West Redcar SRB Priority
A NORTH-East primary school destroyed by fire will cost more than £1m to repair. The estimated £1.3m bill for the damage to Hardwick Primary School, in Sedgefield, County Durham, was revealed today as two teenagers appeared in court in relation to the
VETS Mr Derek Copeland and his wife, Penny, of CVS, Myton Park, Ingleby Barwick were recently presented with a plaque as the winning practice in the British Veterinary Hospital Association practice design competition at the annual BVHA conference in York
DARLINGTON, pork pie capital of the world, is getting its teeth into horse racing, too. No matter that Pies Ar Us came last at Southwell on Monday - last, indeed, in the National Chocolate Fondue Day Hurdle (Class E) - or that after a previous outing
MOWDEN Park Rugby Club have rallied to support a former player confined to a wheelchair after suffering a serious spinal injury. Jim Upton, 37, who was born in Richmond, was injured in an accidental collision with a teammate while playing for Old Caterhamians
GUISBOROUGH Town will be hoping to get back into the winning groove tomorrow after their 2-1 defeat to Consett. Michael Carter scored for Guisborough. Teesside rivals Billingham Town will be welcomed to the King George ground for tomorrow's match, kick
THE fate of another rural post office in North Yorkshire is uncertain. Osmotherley Parish Council is concerned for its post office, which serves not only the village but a surrounding area of three to four miles, which includes the hamlets of Thimbleby
FEARS about a church mission being exploited by conmen have been answered. Parish councillors in Egglescliffe had been worried about bogus callers cashing in on the Springboard Mission being planned by All Saints' church in Preston. After the dates of
A CATHEDRAL which has suffered a year of vandalism, thefts and intimidation of worshippers has been looking back to behaviour in the teddy boy era of 1959. Research at Ripon has found people then were also trying to find an explanation for anti-social
Aladdin the rabbit needed a new girlfriend. As you may know, Aladdin has lost two girlfriends, recently. Both called Jasmine, both died within weeks of moving in with him. Not his fault - just one of those things. Original Jasmine caught a stomach infection
Junior round-up Sunderland Arrows gave them a chance of avoiding the English Junior (U-16) North promotion/relegation play-offs with a 3-2 victory over Billingham Bears at the weekend. Arrows are second from bottom and had won only once prior to Saturday
PLANS to save more than £300,000 by restructuring a council have finally been completed. Derwentside District Council has shed 23 jobs, including those of two directors, in a streamlining of the authority from five major departments to three. All 23 men
DISABLED people are being asked for their help in breaking down barriers. A consultation morning, organised by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, takes place at the Redcar Education Development Centre on Monday. The meeting will help to develop a Welfare
MEMBERS of a Darlington group have spent two years working on an exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of the town's public darkrooms. The exhibition is called The Persistence of Memory and the title was chosen to allow full scope
Thursday's prices Kenneth Wilson, Thorpe Arch. - Wheat: Feb £70; March £71; April £72. Barley: Feb £70; March £71; April £72. Oilseed rape: Feb £124; March £125; April £126. GrainCo, Tyne Dock. - Wheat: Feb £70.50; March £71.50; April £72.50. Barley:
YARM School Under 15s have reached the quarter-finals of the Daily Mail Schools Cup following their 10-0 home win over Birkenhead last week. They will now face King Edward's School, Birmingham or Rugby School in a tie which has to be played by February
THE only disappointing thing about meeting Leslie Phillips is the welcome. You expect to hear him sigh one of his trademark "Well, hel-low" greetings rather than "How are you?". But the distinctive Phillips voice is unmistakable as he reflects on a career
ANGER over a Cleveland road closure boiled over this week. As campaigners in Nunthorpe created a "chicane" to drive home their point, two councils fought a war of words over the closure decision. A public meeting has now been called to consider ways of
LEGENDARY North-East comedian the Little Waster will live again on the stage in Newcastle this month. Following the success of a three-show run last year, Northern Stage's Peter Peverley is presenting his Bobby Thompson show for two weeks at Newcastle
SHARES in the company which aims to reintroduce passenger train services to Wensleydale are proving a runaway success - with the minimum subscription raised in less than a week. Wensleydale Railway plc needed to raise at least £50,000 in subscriptions
STAFF at a community centre are holding a party for villagers who helped it to scoop a £7,500 windfall. The party will be held at Hurworth Grange, Hurworth, near Darlington, at 3pm on Sunday. It has been organised as a thank you to everyone in the village
Harton and Westoe manager Billy Newham is still hopeful his side can clinch the treble. Last week's massive victory at Annfield Plain consolidated fourth position, eight points adrift of leaders Nissan. And with 74 goals, Harton and Westoe are just a
POLICE have recovered around £30,000 worth of drugs and property in raids on Teesside. Operation Alligator involved 18 officers from the specialist district support unit, community policing teams, the dedicated district drugs unit and a dog handler. They
THE 20 surviving children of a love triangle dockyard worker are getting together, some for the first time. Timothy Barella fathered 17 children to his wife, Barbara. But next door, five more of his offspring were living with their mother - Barbara's
THE Environment Agency has agreed to issue flood warnings for Cod Beck in Thirsk following last year's chaos. Many people in the town were angry that warnings were not given during the floods in November, which resulted in widespread damage to businesses
FRONT-LINE police officers will get a new state-of-the-art digital communications system under a £30m deal struck between Durham Police Authority and British Telecom. The contract replaces the force's existing analogue radio network. Police chiefs say
A mayor and mayoress are puckering up for the civic event of the year. Coun Arthur Dobson, the mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, and his wife Iris will show their appreci-ation for people who attend the mayor's charity Valentine dinner at the Regency Hotel
A CHURCH, which has come under fire from stone-throwing vandals for more than five years, may soon be protected by mesh. In the latest attack, six windows were shattered by stones at Harrogate Road Methodist Church, in Ripon. Police have regularly been
COUNCILLORS have approved plans for a three-bedroom detached home at Fairfield, Sharow, near Ripon. But the scheme cannot go ahead until the developer gives £225 towards facilities at Sharow Recreation Ground. Planning officer Jill North, reporting to
SO can the "third way" ever work? Tony Blair's political philosophy is to marry the demands of big business with the requirements of the people. Business wants profit; the people want decent, affordable services. Can the twain ever meet? Last summer there
A HUGE wind farm project for Teesside that would form part of a £2bn steel community regeneration plan could get the go-ahead within weeks, The Northern Echo can reveal. Sources close to the project confirmed last night that an announcement is imminent
DISABLED people in Redcar and Cleveland are being asked for their views on making it easier to get work. A consultation morning has been organised by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, at the Redcar Education Development Centre on Monday, which will
ST Teresa's defeated local rivals Middlesbrough 8-6 in a crucial fixture in Division One of the Yorkshire League in Darlington last weekend. Both teams are at the wrong end of the table and St Teresa's, on four points, were looking for their first win
KEVIN Gallacher has shaken off a mystery virus and hopes to help Newcastle finally end their capital jinx this weekend. Newcastle go to Charlton on Sunday without a win in 23 games in London, but the experienced Scottish striker insisted: "Hoodoos can
THE white-coated technician jabs the bear's eye with a metal scalpel, hoping to prise it away from the head. When that doesn't work, he hangs a nine kilogram weight off its eyeball to rip it from its sockets. The victim in this case is a teddy bear bought
Sir, - As a supporter of the Wensleydale railway, I was disappointed to read of the half-hearted response by the Yorkshire Dales National Park to a request for support for the Wensleydale railway's bid to re-open the line between Northallerton and Garsdale
THE mysterious disappearance of a North-East pensioner is to be featured on national television next week. Cleveland Police are becoming increasingly concerned about 82-year-old George Winter, from Redcar, who disappeared from his home in the town three
A NEW service to develop and promote services for carers has been set up in Redcar and Cleveland. The Carers' Development Service aims to raise awareness of issues affecting carers and the people they look after. To launch the service, a series of events
THE revival of North-East shipbuilding giant Swan Hunter is continuing with plans to expand into a disused yard. Company chairman Jaap Kroese wants to lease the mothballed Neptune yard, at Low Walker, Newcastle, to increase its offshore capability, leaving
STAGE-STRUCK people in Weardale and Teesdale can get involved in local community theatre by attending the Castle Players' first read through of this summer's production, Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The reading will take place on February 26
A CAMPAIGN to reduce casualties among school children in Hartlepool is being taken into the classroom. A timetable of special lessons has been put together for pupils as part of the Dyke House Comprehensive School casualty reduction initiative. Each week
A CEREMONIAL marchpast will help to get this year's ambitious Bedale 750 celebrations off to a spectacular start. In a recent addition to the official programme, the band of the RAF Regiment and a detachment from RAF Leeming will parade through the town
COUNTY Durham school children are being offered the chance to find out the finance available to them for higher education. Durham County Council is holding four information evenings throughout the county to explain to prospective university and college
A HAIRDRESSER has been convicted of causing a businessman's death by dangerous driving. Yesterday, Teesside Crown Court heard how Carol Charlton, 20, shocked other motorists when she went to overtake on the brow of a hill. Her hired Seat hatchback crashed
THE Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's rather luke-warm response to their officers' suggestion that the authority should support attempts to re-instate passenger rail services in Wensleydale is understandable if frustrating for those who have long
WHILE millions of TV viewers are wrapped up in the hype surrounding the Popstars wannabees, a Darlington schoolgirl is bidding for her own singing stardom. Zoe Birkett, aged 15, has just signed to a local recording label and is hoping to clinch a deal
A BAND that has staged summer concerts at the same venue for 27 years has been sent a letter accusing it of trespassing. Barnard Castle band has performed on Scar Top in the town since 1974, supported by an annual donation from the town council. But on
THE first royal harpist for more than a century, Catrin Finch, provided a coup for a North Yorkshire concert society celebrating its half century of musical events. The Prince of Wales's personal harpist gave a solo performance for Ripon Cathedral concert
VILLAGERS who have been without a post office for over a year are celebrating with the news that normal service is to be resumed next week. The residents of Butterknowle have had to travel to Cockfield to collect pensions and allowances since a sub-post
POLICE in Durham have criticised the high-pressure sales techniques of a security alarm company. They are urging people to get free, impartial advice from their local crime prevention officer instead. They have received a series of complaints about a
WORK on a new police station is well on course for its opening in April. Construction of the building in Peterlee began in April last year, and when completed will provide a new home for 164 officers and 38 support staff. The station, at the rear of Peterlee
Camerons Teesside League CARLIN How created a MacMillan Bowl scoring record with a 17-1 win over luckless Mackinlay Park who switched the tie because their ground was unfit. In the semi-finals, Carlin How will now meet the winners of the Thornaby-Hollybush
SCIENTISTS are appealing to the parents of newborn twins to help them beat the scourge of cot death. The team who run the Durham University sleep-lab in Stockton need up to 100 sets of twins under four months old to help with their research into the causes
FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - A strange feat at cricket has just come to hand, viz, a batsman taking the willow at the commencement of an innings in a good match, and bringing his bat out without scoring. The case occurred with the York Wanderers
PUPILS are starting the day on a full stomach thanks to the generosity of a baker. Warburtons' bakery at Newburn, near Newcastle, is giving free bread to school breakfast clubs including Downhill Primary School in Sunderland, and Lemington First School
DARLINGTON'S new assistant manager Mick Tait is delighted to be back at Feethams. Tait left eight years ago to continue his career at Hartlepool, but he revealed that he jumped at the chance to return when the assistant manager's role was offered to him
Sir, - Further to Mr Naylor's letter (D&S Feb 2), I would like to put the record straight both for Mr Naylor's benefit, but also the council tax payers of Northallerton. The decision to discontinue the use of the town hall toilets to market traders
JOBLESS Durham people are being offered the chance to sign up for work and training with a new supermarket. Tesco hopes to staff its new store in Dragonville with 400 local people. It is an area where unemployment is three times the rate for the rest
YOUNGSTERS fighting for a skateboard park in Northallerton have been given a government grant of more than £10,000 to create a web-site and video. Members of the Northallerton Wheels roject have been awarded £10,784 from the government's adult and community
Worthington CIU Winter Old Shildon established a three points lead at the top of the First Division after they only dropped one point at home to bottom team, Wheatley Hill B. Billy Goggins put the home side ahead with a 44 break, then Michael Pratt increased
CHEF Noel Goulding gave pupils at a Bishop Auckland School a little of what is good for them last week. Noel, who works as a chef-entertainer for Asda, visited King James I Community College to highlight the national campaign to encourage youngsters to
PLANS to implement a six per cent increase in the amount of council tax paid to a police force have taken a step closer to approval. But the rise is opposed by local people, according to a councillor. Last December, Cleveland Police Authority suggested
BOB Hardman, the voice and the front man of North-East amateur boxing, has died shortly before his finest hours were due to come all at once. He was 60. Bob, MC at most fight nights in the region, had been chosen to do the job at this year's national
NORTH Yorkshire police have warned horse owners to be on their guard after reporting that £1,000 worth of tack is being stolen from stables and equine equipment stores across the force's eastern area every week. In operation Stable Door, police officers
A TOWN clerk has reported serious misgivings after attending a meeting about a proposed agency pilot scheme. Mr Geoff Bosworth, clerk to Barnard Castle Town Council, had been to the meeting between Durham County Council, the secretary of the Durham association
UP to 96 sites selected for the next round of genetically modified crop trials this spring are to be announced later this month. Scientists have recommended up to 32 maize, 32 spring sown oilseed rape and 32 beet sites should be sown between March and
ONE of Europe's most comprehensive reports into the effect of industrial accidents on wildlife has been completed in the region. Billingham-based Industry Nature Conservation Association (INCA) has organised the wildlife audit on behalf of companies operating
MARSKE United play the biggest game in their history tomorrow when they travel to Marlow to play in the last 16 of the FA Vase. Meanwhile, United reached the final eight in the Albany Northern League Cup with a 4-3 victory over Consett. Scorers were Darren
POLICE have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a biking accident that killed a teenager. Officers trying to piece together the events that led to 16-year-old Gary Snowdon's death say they are disappointed at the response to their appeals for information
THE region is due to benefit from a £250,000 cash boost for local projects. Education and Employment Minister Tessa Blackstone yesterday announced £2.8m over two years for new projects around the country, which will open up further opportunities for adult
BRITISH farmers have been told they must fight for a renaissance in the industry's fortunes by achieving; more from the market-place. In his closing address the president, Mr Ben Gill, said the launch of the British farm standard - the little red tractor
SCHOOLS across Teesside are being urged to ensure that achievements by their pupils are recognised in an awards programme. All secondary schools are eligible each year to nominate a pupil or small group of pupils, who give outstanding service to their
A BANNED driver led police on a chase at speeds of more than 110mph after taking a parked car while over the drink-drive limit. Paul Francis Gray, 21, who was released from a previous prison sentence a fortnight before the incident, was jailed yesterday
PUPILS at a Darlington school said an emotional farewell to a former teacher yesterday. Youngsters from Polam Hall School sang the song Any Dream Will Do, from the musical Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, at the funeral of Valerie Lawson
A FORMER housing office which has fallen into disrepair is to be demolished. The building, at 111-113 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, was originally constructed as two semi-detached houses in 1985. It later became a housing office and was last rented as office
THREE people were taken to hospital after the car they were traveling in left the road and overturned on the A68, near Burtree, Darlington, at about 7.45am yesterday. The accident seriously disrupted morning rush hour traffic, because the dual carriageway
A Hoggarth and Sons Eskvale and Cleveland League The Grangetown and Boosbeck match, switched to Grangetown as the Boosbeck pitch was under water, finished 1-1. Grangetown had most of the early pressure and Boosbeck goalkeeper Paul Chisman had to be alert
A SCHOOL in Redcar has been praised by Government inspectors for its improvement over the past two years. In particular, teaching at West Redcar Community School was singled out for praise. The Ofsted report said: "This is an effective school because
DANCE lessons with a twist came to Chester-le-Street this week with a course in belly dancing. The town's community association saw budding belly dancers enjoy the slinky moves and sensual rhythm of the ancient dance, as taught by local expert Ruth Carey
Tees Rowing Club continued their excellent run of success with three wins at last weekend's Durham Head of the River Race. The event, rowed as a time trial over the 1800 metre course on the River Wear, attracted over 300 entries from the North of England
MAGNIFICENT MICKY Hammond struck at Catterick on Friday with a first and last race double. Stormin' Native took the first division of the NH novice hurdle under Brian Harding, with our tip Dix Bay (Mick Easterby) a long way back in third. Tysou, as we
Wensleydale Creamery League After their shock defeat at Catterick Village the previous week, Hawes United made no mistake in the return game on Saturday when they had a comfortable 7-2 victory to retain their four-point lead at the top. Two goals from
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School are currently enjoying an excellent period of sporting glory. They achieved a triple success at the Durham County Individual Schools Cross Country Championships while several of the girls football teams have done well
PURCHASERS of second-hand trailers need to be aware of the risk of buying stolen goods. Thieves are becoming more blatant and one horse owner had a Richardson trailer taken from her drive by thieves, who made so much noise removing her wheel clamp that
THE Government was accused last night of creating panic after hundreds of former pitmen jammed solicitors' phone lines fearing their compensation cash was about to lost. It was announced yesterday that those who had not yet accepted offers under its fast-track
A TEESSIDE training company has signed a groundbreaking agreement with its opposite number in the United Arab Emirates. Teesside International Training Consortium (TITC) is a group of six Teesside-based training companies, including Redcar and Cleveland
SHOPPERS will still be able to buy fruit and vegetables in pounds and ounces for another ten years, after an imperial stay-of-execution came into force yesterday. Imperial measurements were due to disappear from shops under proposals to bring the UK in
LAMPSHADES, dummies, tennis balls and a whole corn on the cob. These are just a few of the unlikely objects removed from dogs' insides in the North-East, according to the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). The charity, which relies solely on
POLICE are cracking down on crime at stables and riding equipment stores after shock new figures revealed the scale of the problem. Riding tack worth around £1,000 is stolen each week in North Yorkshire Police's eastern area, which stretches from the
BRITISH farmers and growers this week issued a challenge to politicians of every party ahead of the general election: make farming a core part of the agenda in the next government. Mr Ben Gill, president, called on all NFU members to ensure their prospective
DARLINGTON, pork pie capital of the world, is getting its teeth into horse racing, too. No matter that Pies Ar Us came last at Southwell on Monday - last, indeed, in the National Chocolate Fondue Day Hurdle (Class E) - or that after a previous outing
THE following Redcar and Cleveland councillors are holding ward surgeries: Today: Keith Pudney, Guisborough Library, 6-7pm. Tomorrow: Valerie Halton, Peter Spencer, Alma Thrower, Belmont, Anchor Inn, Belmongate, 9.30-10.30am; Richard Rudland, Brotton
VANDALS are threatening the future of yet another park in Derwentside. The district council faced a storm of protest last year when it shut down 11 parks because of vandalism. And now managers of the on-going £130,000 Millennium green project at Craghead
SAILORS are muscling in to help an adopted charity in their affiliated North-East city. A detachment of crew from HMS Invincible has stayed on in the region, following the aircraft carrier's departure from the River Tyne, to put their engineering skills
BCTG. - Feb 12: Flat work with Corinne. Training continues on alternate Mondays. Subs now due. Ring 01325 332685. British Eventing (former BHTA). - Feb 17/18 and Mar 4: Cross country clinics, Helen Bell, Manor House, Newsham, Thirsk. Tel: 01845 587207
