A NURSE was bullied to the point of suicide by a ward sister who nicknamed her "Mad Mary". Mary Lanigan, 51, was mocked, harassed, and constantly humiliated in a 12-month campaign of "bizarre" bullying by sister Susan Thompson at North Tees General Hospital
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man robbed a convenience store. The man entered the Spar shop in Collingwood Street, Coundon, County Durham, with a weapon and stole cash from the till at about 8.40pm on Sunday. He was described as 6ft and wore
THE cast of a show, including stars Robert Powell and Lisa Goddard, have donated £100 towards a toddler's medical treatment. Actors performing in Murder by Misadventure, which has just completed a run at Billingham Forum, gave the sum after hearing of
THRILL-SEEKERS are in for the ride of their lives at the North-East's latest high-tech attraction. The Devil's Mine Ride is expected to prove the high spot for visitors to the International Centre for Life's Interactive World in Newcastle. For a month
THE redevelopment of the former Rothmans Cigarette Factory in Spennymoor, is well and truly under way. Fife property management company, Industrial Estates (Scotland) Limited (IES), added the factory to its portfolio in October last year, purchased from
CHRIS Turner is hoping to see the fruits of his brief trip to Norway in the coming weeks. The Hartlepool boss last night returned from talks in Bergen with Pool's Norwegian-based owners in a bid to bolster his squad. With the Eliteserien finishing on
A Durham man who was caught with a cache of offensive weapons after police pulled over his van when he returned from Belgium loaded down with beer today won a cut in his sentence. Robert Allen Henderson, 27, of Hilton Road, Barnard Castle, was jailed
A TEN-YEAR action plan, which aims to protect and enhance wildlife habitats across the Yorkshire Dales, is under scrutiny 12 months after it was launched. Partners including the national park authority, English Nature and North Yorkshire County Council
A FOOTBALL dream is coming true after all for a North-East schoolboy whose promising career was cut short by a freak accident. Only three years ago there were fears that Andrew Burgess may never walk again. But thanks to Darlington Football Club's chairman
An Indian businessman who used a series of shops as a front to mastermind an illegal human trafficking operation has been jailed for six years. Kashmir Nanan's lucrative enterprise was smashed when he paid a lorry driver £10,000 to transport 21 Indian
Poppy appeal volunteer call Volunteers are needed to help with the Royal British Legion poppy appeal, which is being launched in Middlesbrough on Thursday. Helpers are needed for collections and distribution of poppies. Anyone who can help should contact
A £250,000 appeal is to be launched by Scarborough and District Samaritans to build a headquarters to cope with the growing demand for help. Director Ros Fox said the group was so stretched that it needed to increase its number of volunteer Samaritans
Show chance for artists Artists aiming to give their work a Christmas showing in a Bishop Auckland heritage centre are invited to take part in a competition launched by Groundwork West Durham this week. Winning entries on the theme of winter will be displayed
Passengers opt for bus travel The number of passengers travelling between Northallerton and Stokesley by bus has more than doubled. New figures show that 3,800 made the bus journey in July, compared with just over 1,600 in April. The success has been
PRIZE draw winner Ian Neill has proved it is never too late to start again. A 22-year veteran of the 3rd Light Infantry, the 52-year-old, from Darlington, is about to start a new job after a period of unemployment. He has also restarted his education
Witnesses attending magistrates' courts in County Durham will be given advice on how to cope with the experience, through the help of trained staff and volunteers. The initiative, which will run in all of the county's magistrates' courts, will be launched
AS Malcolm Dailey watched the flickering television screen showing the dark, cigar-shaped hulk start to move from the bottom of the sea-bed, a colleague turned to him with moist and swollen eyes and said: "Everyone in Russia is crying tonight." Malcolm
TALKS are under way to prevent further problems after 200 fish died in a lake at the weekend. Tests by the Environment Agency show that the main cause of the deaths, at Redcar's Locke Park lake, was a lack of oxygen in the water following the warm weather
AN arts student has put her talent to good use by redesigning the entrance to a vandal-hit community centre. Sue Parkinson volunteered to give a new look to the entrance courtyard of Ashtree Arts, an innovative project at Northallerton run by North Yorkshire
SAMSON is making a comeback in clubs and pubs across the North-East. The popular beer is the latest of the flagship brands of the former Vaux Breweries to be revived. First brewed to quench the thirst of steelworkers in 1932, it was one of the Sunderland
A SMALL library has been given a big cash boost to install the latest technology. The library at Dormanstown, which is the smallest of 13 in Redcar and Cleveland, will double in size thanks to yesterday's announcement of Government funding. It is to benefit
GRANTCHESTER Holdings plc, the UK's leading warehouse property group, has obtained planning permission to double the size of its Cleveland Retail Park. The planning consent will see the Middlesbrough site increase from 110,000 sq ft to 220,000 sq ft of
SUNDERLAND goal-ace Kevin Phillips has escaped a threatened three-match suspension. An FA panel has studied a video recording of the incident at Villa Park last month in which midfielder Lee Hendrie claimed he had been elbowed, even though match referee
A YOUNG man was left fighting for his life after the car he was travelling in smashed into a tree. Police are attempting to establish the cause of the crash, which has left three men in hospital after the Seat Ibiza car failed to negotiate a right- hand
THE announcement by police yesterday that there are no criminal matters to pursue over a series of deaths on the psychiatric wing at Darlington Memorial Hospital brings to an end an unwelcome chapter in the hospital's history. It began in the summer of
BUS passengers across Wearside and Tyneside face huge disruption this week as drivers at Stagecoach North-East plan industrial action. Drivers from the company plan to strike on Friday over pay talks that have been going on for the past six months. More
A DAY of activities to raise awareness of world events since the terrorist attacks on America is to be staged by a school. Hurworth Comprehensive School is holding a citizenship awareness day on Thursday. The idea for the day has come from the student
A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in bushes in The Avenue, Wallsend, North Tyneside, at about 10.20pm on Saturday. Police said the girl was walking home after getting off a bus from North Shields when a youth, aged 16 or 17, pounced on her.
CAMPAIGNERS for a 'yes' vote in a mayoral referendum are quietly confident. The 23,000 voting papers returned by the end of last week in Middlesbrough are thought to have already swelled to 30,000. A vote 'yes' campaigner last night reckoned 32,000 voting
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An arson investigation has been launched after fire swept through a North-East coachworks. The fire brigade was called to Hogarth Coachworks on the Durham Road Trading Estate in Birtley, Gateshead, at 10.30pm on Sunday. It took 60 firefighters 90 minutes
THE distraught family of a tormented student have told how she died because she was carrying the troubles of the world on her shoulders. University student Claire Lynn, 26, worried about the plight of refugees and the increasing list of trouble spots
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TWO police officers who rescued a man from his smoke-filled house have been commended for their bravery. Durham Chief constable George Hedges praised the actions of Crook officers PC Paul Faulkner and PC Rhoda Malins, who pulled the 46-year-old man to
A NINE-YEAR-OLD child, trapped by his own obesity, sits alone, surrounded by a wall of taunts, forced to endure a daily barrage of insults from his supposed friends. For Chris Bell, the memories of those first sneers about his weight still hurt, long
STOCKTON'S historic Town House will be throwing open its doors tomorrow to let members of the public have a closer look at the council chambers. The event is part of Local Democracy week, which aims to give people a closer insight into the way the borough
RESIDENTS whose homes have lost value because of a planning decision are to receive compensation. Darlington Borough Council was criticised in Local Government Ombudsman Patricia Thomas' report, published in August, regarding a resident's complaint about
TERRIFYING red and yellow dragons are running amok at a Darlington school. The dragons are being shaped by pupils at Skerne Park Primary School in preparation for Darlington's annual Lantern Parade which has a Far East theme this year. Children have been
ALAN SHEARER has lost his fight to be officially credited with Newcastle's winning goal in the memorable 4-3 triumph over Manchester United. The Magpies' skipper appealed against the decision of the Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee to deny him
SWEET shop sweethearts who met at their local "penny bazaar" and ran away to marry, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary yesterday. Family and friends gathered at the Darlington home of John and Elizabeth Longstaff - known as Jack and Bet - to help
SEDGEFIELD specialist Zamhareer (2.40) stands on the brink of recording his third track and trip success in the Teesside Handicap Chase this afternoon. Regular pilot Carrie Ford takes the ride aboard Zamhareer, who is trained by her husband Richard at
A PHRENOLOGIST is someone who "reads" bumps on the head. My head's like War and Peace, an unabridged and a salutary tale. New acquaintances appear inexplicably surprised that I stand 6ft 2ins tall - and built, as they say, commensurately - though these
A PUBLIC health specialist is writing to everyone over the age of 65 in County Durham to remind them to have a flu vaccination. Dr Deb Wilson, consultant in communicable disease control at County Durham and Darlington Health Authority, is encouraging
A PHRENOLOGIST is someone who "reads" bumps on the head. My head's like War and Peace, an unabridged and a salutary tale. New acquaintances appear inexplicably surprised that I stand 6ft 2ins tall - and built, as they say, commensurately - though these
A ROAD-rage victim was recovering in hospital yesterday after a savage attack on Monday evening. The 43-year-old man was driving a white Izeco van down the A689 slip road, near Wolviston, at 6.30pm, when he was shunted from behind by two men in a blue
FOUR men accused of murdering a Hartlepool pipe fitter appeared in court today. The men, all from Hartlepool, are charged with murdering Phillip McGibbon in the early hours of Sunday, October 7. Mr McGibbon, of Linnet Road, Throston, Hartlepool, died
A scheme to help cut the number of deaths from cardiac arrest has been launched in Seaham. Seaham Town Council has teamed up with the North East Ambulance Service and Lifesavers to form Seaham Community First Responders. First responders are teams of
Officials last night sought to calm fears of an anthrax attack in Britain as it emerged that a letter containing the deadly bacteria had been sent to one of America's most powerful politicians. Amid growing worldwide fears of biological attacks by terrorists
Blondie, an albino hedgehog, had a brush with death when she collapsed with sunstroke on a doorstep. And she almost ended up in the dustbin when the home owner mistook her for a discarded broom head. Since her mishap in Washington, on Wearside, a month
Man beaten A 29-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition after suffering serious head and facial injuries after being assaulted in an alley. The incident happened near Hogan's pub in Stoney Lane, Southwick, Sunderland, on Saturday, at about
TWELVE people connected to the supply of heroin have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years. The sentences were handed down at Teesside Crown Court and follow a police operation which involved undercover officers buying drugs. Operation Exodus
AN ANCIENT Oriental medicine extracted from pine trees can protect against digestive disorders such as ulcers, heartburn and acid reflux, according to North-East researchers. Dr Jeff Pearson and a team at the University of Newcastle found that ecabet
A sponsored knit at a County Durham village has raised more than £300 for charity. It is the 19th year the event, to raise money for the Children's Society, has taken place in Trimdon Village. About 14 people took part in this year's knit. Participants
A TAXI driver was left feeling cut up when his £18,000 taxi was failed by vehicle inspectors - because it contained no scissors. George Jenkinson was issued with an advisory warning by testers because the first aid box on board his vehicle did not have
A HINT of history came to a hospital's children's wards yesterday as youngsters helped to celebrate the birth of explorer Captain James Cook. Middlesbrough community artist Claire Pounder supervised art workshops involving young people in The James Cook
Chartered surveyors in County Durham have until the end of the week to tell the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors what they think of it. The 3,000 institute members in the region have been asked to complete a questionnaire giving their views on the
A MAN who held his ten-month-old baby hostage and used its cot as a barricade to try and stop police arresting him was yesterday locked up for four years. York Crown Court heard how 20-year-old Ian George White held the child in one hand and punched his
A MOORLAND shopkeeper and his wife are bucking the trend of closure of village stores through an ambitious multi-service operation. As a result, trade at Graham and Jo Slater's shop in Gillamoor, on the North York Moors, has become a model for other village
A LECTURERS' strike over pay has been called off after union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of an improved deal. Thousands of students would have faced disruption if the two one-day strikes had gone ahead. The action had been suspended pending
Siemens sheds 5,000 jobs GERMAN company Siemens is to cut 5,000 more jobs, 2,000 of them at home, by the end of next year. The losses will be at its fixed-line telecommunications division, where half of the production facilities will also be closed. The
WORLD leading safety and survival training agency Nutec has formed a new company providing risk management services for major industrial and commercial clients. Risktec Solutions Limited has been launched to address the increased requirements of large
ONE of the UK's top chefs has joined the Crathorne Hall Hotel in North Yorkshire. IAN SAMSON has joined a team of seven to further develop the standards of the Crathorne's Leven Restaurant. Ian joins the Crathorne from positions at the Savoy Hotel, Clivedon
A LONG-RUNNING campaign to save lives on one of Britain's most dangerous roads scored a significant victory yesterday as a major report called for the construction of a dual carriageway. The report, by Government-appointed consultants, has recommended
A black Pentium III laptop computer, valued at £1,500, was stolen from Burn Lane, Newton Aycliffe, between 4.20pm and 4.30pm on Saturday, when the owner left it next to a car while unpacking.
ACCIDENT investigators were continuing inquiries yesterday into a double fatal collision. Two men from Sunderland, the rider and pillion passenger of a Ducatti motorcycle, died as a result of a head-on crash with a car on the A696, in north Northumberland
A small library has been given a big cash boost to install the latest technology. The library at Dormanstown, which is the smallest of 13 in Redcar and Cleveland, will double in size thanks to yesterday's announcement of Government funding. It is to benefit
SIAN Phillips' performance of Falling in Love Again at Newcastle's Theatre Royal on Sunday, December 2, has been cancelled after she became double-booked in the US. Miss Phillips had been due to appear in Los Angeles, this autumn, but due to the September
AFGHANISTAN ONE of the most disturbing elements of the present war against terrorism is the fanatical mind-set of many, particularly the young. The quote from the 15-year-old Afghan boy: "This is a test of our faith. I don't care if I die. I will defend
TWO police officers who rescued a man from his smoke-filled house have been commended for their bravery. Durham Chief constable George Hedges praised the actions of Crook officers PC Paul Faulkner and PC Rhoda Malins, who pulled the 46-year-old man to
FORMER North-East marathon and half marathon champion John Hunter is ready to launch his career as a veteran - and he has his eyes on the North Yorkshire and South Durham Harrier League over-40s title. The Loftus AC athlete, who joined the veteran ranks
A STATELY home is appealing for donations to help ensure a fair's success. Ormesby Hall, near Middlesbrough, is holding a book fair as part of an open day on Sunday, November 4. Also included in the event, which will mark the hall's last open day this
MONDAY afternoons at a Ferryhill computer suite have been a hive of activity since a group from the town's Age Concern have been attending. Older residents in the town have been undertaking a variety of computer-related activities, from surfing the Internet
SWEET shop sweethearts who met at their local "penny bazaar" and ran away to marry, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary yesterday. Family and friends gathered at the Darlington home of John and Elizabeth Longstaff - known as Jack and Bet - to help
TRADING standards officers have issued a warning about prize draw promises after a nun received a letter claiming she had won more than £1,000. But to claim the prize, the letter said a cheque for £15 had to be sent to a post office box in Vancouver,
POLICE proposals to deal with more minor crimes over the telephone, rather than sending out officers, have met with opposition. While they already deal with some complaints over the telephone, Cleveland Police hope to increase the level to 35 per cent
A DEPRESSED junior doctor hanged himself in a room at the hospital where he had worked for five months, an inquest heard yesterday. The body of Dr Robert Harris was found by a fellow member of staff in his room at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton,
BEER drinkers are invited to sample a rich array of real ales at a four-day festival later this month. The Real Oktober Fest will adopt the feel of a German-style seasonal celebration, but with the fare totally made up of traditionally-brewed British
Motorcyclist did 133mph Paul Dearlove paid the price for trying to make up for a late start to his working day - by travelling at nearly twice the motorway speed limit on his motorbike. Dearlove, 39, of Spellow Crescent, Staveley, near Knaresborough,
A NEW business support provider has opened in the region. City and Country Services, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, has been established by former Business Link advisor and police officer Joe Tose, to provide short-term management cover for firms when
A SURVEY has confirmed that endangered water voles continue to do well in the waterways of the Tees Valley. Surveyors for Middlesbrough Borough Council have discovered the creatures on each of the district's becks. Confirmation that Cowpen Bewley Woodland
Both carriages of the A1(M) were blocked yesterday following a crash between a car and an articulated lorry. The accident happened at 3.45pm between Chester-le-Street, and Carrville. One man was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham.
A family bakery returned to its roots when it opened a shop in a branch of the Co-op. Milligan's Bakery, which has 32 shops throughout the North, has opened an in-store bakery shop in the Co-op in Chester-le-Street. Norman and Joan Milligan, who set up
A former County Durham man had a cruel welcome home after burglars stole his passport, tickets and currency. Police said the burglary in Leadgate, near Consett, was the fifth or sixth in the area in the past few weeks and they suspect a team of burglars
A young man was left fighting for his life after the car he was travelling in smashed into a tree. Police are attempting to establish the cause of the crash, which has left three men in hospital after the Seat Ibiza car failed to negotiate a right- hand
ALMOST 200 youngsters took part in a six-a-side football tournament yesterday for the chance to represent Darlington FC in a national competition. Twenty-one teams, from junior schools across Darlington, contested the town's heat of the Railtrack Play
A RAIL summit is being launched to ensure safety measures are taken up in the wake of the Paddington and Selby train crashes. Crash survivor Pam Warren said yesterday that the summit was being organised by the Paddington Survivors Group and had the backing
Darlington came back from a goal behind to proceed through to the second round of the LDV Vans trophy at Feethams against Macclesfield on Tuesday night. Quakers had gone behind to a very controversial penalty in a game which featured little entertainment
There's no chance of Darlington taking the LDV Vans Trophy lightly - that's the verdict from assistant manager Mick Tait. The Quakers entertain managerless Macclesfield Town at Feethams tonight in the competition's opening round and there is only one
A DAY of rustic revelry has been organised at Hamsterley Forest this weekend. The vibrant autumn foliage at the ancient woodland will provide the backdrop for a day-long festival on Sunday, organised by the Forestry Commission. There will be games for
Bus passengers across Wearside and Tyneside face huge disruption this week as drivers at Stagecoach North-East plan industrial action. Drivers from the company plan to strike on Friday over pay talks that have been going on for the past six months. More
WITNESSES attending magistrates' courts in County Durham will be given advice on how to cope with the experience, through the help of trained staff and volunteers. The initiative, which will run in all of the county's magistrates' courts, will be launched
STEVE McCLAREN and his backroom staff are attempting to solve the riddle of Middlesbrough's miserable home form ahead of next Monday's crucial Riverside clash with derby rivals Sunderland. Boro have collected only three Premiership points from a possible
A BREWERY social club has called last orders after three decades of pulling its own pints. The Castle Eden Nimmo Sports and Social Club has been forced to bring down the shutters following Castle Eden Breweries' decision to transfer its operation to Camerons
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Police investigating the murder of 16-year-old Leanne Tiernan today arrested a 45-year-old man. Leanne went missing from her home in Bramley, Leeds, in November last year following a shopping trip. Her body was discovered at a beauty spot in Otley, North
THE Northern Echo today publishes a special campaign supplement aimed at forcing the Government to stop further tragedies from carbon monoxide poisoning. When the paper launched its Silent Killer campaign in 1999, The Northern Echo took the families of
A NORTH-EAST singer has had the last laugh after being snubbed on a television talent show. Thousands of viewers saw Gemma Dowson, 19, being rejected by pop producer Pete Waterman on the Pop Idol programme last week. She was one of only 20 out of the
ROWDY and criminal tenants could soon find themselves without a home under a new scheme by Stockton Borough Council. The Landlord Liaison scheme aims to cut down on criminal and anti-social behaviour, as well as the non-payment of rent, and was set up
A 20-year-old man today denied making a bomb hoax claim before boarding a plane just days after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Michael Brown, of Edgar Grove, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, denied the allegation during a brief
A COMPUTER firm which attracted hundreds of complaints for selling substandard goods has folded. Fiche and Chips, a Teesside company selling reconditioned computers, is currently in the hands of liquidator Deloitte and Touche. A meeting has been organised
POLICE officers were accused yesterday of deliberately removing a car's engine identity number while it was in their custody. The claims were made a during a trial at Darlington Magistrates' Court, in which Anthony Todd, the co-owner of a Land Rover which
A FAMILY bakery returned to its roots when it opened a shop in a branch of the Co-op. Milligan's Bakery, which has 32 shops throughout the North, has opened an in-store bakery shop in the Co-op in Chester-le-Street. Norman and Joan Milligan, who set up
WITNESSES attending magistrates' courts in County Durham will be given advice and guidance to cope with the experience, through the help of trained staff and volunteers. The initiative will run in all of the county's magistrates' courts and will be launched
AS if we did not have enough trouble with the terrorists, we now have to endure the posturing of the usual fools, cowards and traitors who always crawl out of the woodwork when the country is at war: the Quaker ladies, pacifists, Hampstead Buddhists,
AN elderly woman used her walking stick to tackle a burglar who had broken into her home. But despite her efforts, he got away with £20 and a suitcase. The incident happened at about 2pm on Friday, when the man broke into the 82-year-old woman's house
GALA Bingo in Teesside has £1m up for grabs in a single session on Sunday as it celebrates its tenth birthday. The Ultimate game has been played in all Gala Bingo clubs since January, and the slice of £1m is open to finalists from the game. Players from
WE shed no tears over the demise of Railtrack. It was the most lamentable of all the companies created in the ill-judged and rushed privatisation of the rail industry. To grant responsibility for the health and safety of our railway network to the same
DISGRACED surgeon Richard Neale may still face a criminal prosecution in Canada, it emerged last night, despite the decision not to prosecute him in the UK. Although North Yorkshire Police announced yesterday that they had ended their two-year investigation
A TEENAGER who has clinched a horsejumping title for the third time is setting her sights on an national event this weekend. It will be the last time that 18-year-old Becky Ramage will be able to compete in the national showjumping finals at Morton Morrel
CHILDREN visiting a Tudor house have been creating edible souvenirs. More than 25 kilos of icing were delivered to English Heritage's Bessie Surtees House, in Newcastle, for Year Nine children from Hartside County Primary School, Crook, to make decorative
COUNTY council planners have denied that "a cloak of secrecy" surrounds an application to site waste skips next to a riverside caravan park. The move by Durham County Waste Management to put ten skips in a compound behind the Oakleaf caravan site at Wolsingham
Bydales School, Marske, has been awarded the Football Association Charter Standard for Schools Football, for meeting the high standards criteria concerning numbers of pupils taking part in the sport, teaching and coaching qualifications and links with
AN INDIAN businessman who used a series of shops as a front to mastermind an illegal human trafficking operation has been jailed for six years. Kashmir Nanan's lucrative enterprise was smashed when he paid a lorry driver £10,000 to transport 21 Indian
A MAN who admitted indecently assaulting a severely disabled woman was warned yesterday he should expect a jail sentence for his crime. Alan Sirrell, 56, of Cleveland View, Ferryhill, County Durham, admitted assaulting the 42-year-old woman in August.
AN outstanding student destined for a military career plunged to his death from an embankment after a late-night fight, a court heard yesterday. Patrick Daniel Brown, 21, became embroiled in a fracas after a night out in Newcastle to celebrate a friend's
Three people have been reported to the prosecuting authorities in Scotland following the conviction of "limbs in the loch" killer William Beggs, police said last night. Former Teesside student Beggs, 38, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, was convicted on Friday
A doctor is urging everyone over the age of 65 in County Durham to have a flu jab. Dr Deb Wilson, consultant in communicable disease control at County Durham and Darlington Health Authority, is encouraging all older people to have the injection to avoid
Inquiry into shed fire POLICE are investigating a fire at a large shed in Low Coniscliffe, which they believe was started deliberately. It is thought that the blaze, in a garden by the River Tees, was started at about 9pm on Sunday night, The cost of
THE long wait to find out this year's winner of The Northern Echo sponsored Lifetime of Achievement Award is nearly over. On Thursday next week, the business community of the Tees Valley will gather at the Tall Trees, in Yarm, for the Business Show, at
A MOTHER and daughter have proved to be a winning team after taking over a pub just a year ago. For Karen Bumby and her mother, Linda, who run the Carpenters Arms, Felixkirk, Thirsk, have been awarded the title of Yorkshire Life's North Yorkshire Dining
Artistic boost for hospice THE work of regional artists has been brought together for a fundraising calendar. The Butterwick Hospice has launched its annual calendar, which is on sale for £2. Money from sales will go to help with the hospice's work in
POLICE are appealing for help after a sex attack on a 20-year-old woman. The redhead was put through a two-hour ordeal soon after midnight on Sunday. She was found in a distressed state in the Stockwell Avenue area of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Between
A STUDENT has won a regional award for a project that could help to save his company more than £65,000 a year. Peter Spence, a press shop supervisor at Unipres, in Sunderland, is a student on the National Examining Board for Supervision and Managment
A SUDDEN death golden goal by Bury striker Jon Newby - in a game sponsored by funeral directors Mason and Martin - killed off Hartlepool's hopes of progressing in the LDV Vans Trophy on Tuesday night. With penalties looming after 114 minutes of goalless
AS if we did not have enough trouble with the terrorists, we now have to endure the posturing of the usual fools, cowards and traitors who always crawl out of the woodwork when the country is at war: the Quaker ladies, pacifists, Hampstead Buddhists,
TROUBLED telecoms group Marconi pleased unions and the City by reporting lower debts and showing that it had stemmed its operating losses. The group said in its trading update that it made an operating profit of £5m in the second quarter, against a £227m
A TOUGH policy designed to protect vulnerable adults in society from abuse came into force yesterday in North Yorkshire. Prompted by several serious abuse cases, the new policy, called No Secrets, is part of the Government's planned modernisation of social
