PAUL Smith is being kept on a tight rein by Hartlepool United manager Chris Turner. The Pool boss is wary of overworking the left-winger after he was injured in the 12-0 win over Theole during Pool's tour of Holland on July 10. Smith suffered a knee injury
MAYBE a quick call to Elizabeth Taylor might have dissuaded Juninho from rekindling his love affair with Middlesbrough. Slightly closer to home, Howard Kendall could have warned the Brazilian of the pitfalls that lie in store on Teesside. Just as Taylor's
A 12-year-old boy will appear in court on Wednesday charged with attempted rape. Detectives said the 11-year-old victim was allegedly attacked behind a video store, in the Kenton area of Newcastle last Wednesday night. It is understood that the alleged
THE Government's pledge to end the scandal of Britain's dangerous railway bridge barriers is set to bring more long-awaited improvements to the region in the near future. In a major success for The Northern Echo's campaign to reduce the potential for
A WASTE mountain to rival the fridge mountain could accumulate under new European rules, MPs are expected to warn. It is thought that a cross-party committee will warn that industrial and household waste could heap up as a series of deadlines on European
POLICE CHIEFS moved to allay fears last night as the number of potentially dangerous sex offenders living in the region became clearer. Northumbria Police revealed yesterday there were 553 people on the sex offenders' register. This follows the disclosure
INVESTORS were kept on their toes yesterday as battered blue-chip shares fluctuated at the end of another dramatic week in the City. But there was a brighter end to the week with the FTSE 100 Index closing above the 4000 mark. By mid-afternoon stocks
If you like mountains, lakes or castles, wildlife or wildflowers, the National Trust might still have a holiday for you in 2002. For 35 years, the National Trust has been offering great value holidays in the most beautiful parts of England, Wales and
A BABY boy is set to be the first person to take part in a naming ceremony in a North-East town. Max Little will be officially named at Central House in Darlington on Saturday, August 3. The nine-month-old boy will be the first person to have a naming
IT is welcome news that "no disciplinary proceedings need to be taken against the Chief Constable" of Cleveland, Barry Shaw, regarding the circulation of sexual rumours about a female police clerk and Ray Mallon. It would have been disgraceful had a chief
MIDDLE EAST: IN 1947, the United Nations agreed that Palestine should be divided into Jewish and Arab states and that British rule on behalf of the United Nations should end. The Arabs would not accept this decision and Israel was attacked. The Arab states
Scientists are working on an advanced form of artificial intelligence which they claim could produce thinking computer game charaters. John Von Radowitz reports. It sounds like a brilliant new film plot for Steven Spielberg. Techno wizards dream up a
Lindsay Jennings samples the luxuries of Gisborough Hall Hotel on the edge of the North York Moors where the pampering isn't just for the ladies. THE relaxed smile on his face said it all when he returned to the room. "She...err...she put stuff on my
PRIME MINISTER Tony Blair yesterday launched a pioneering science and industry initiative aimed at turning cutting-edge research into commercial developments and creating jobs. The Science and Industry Council will lead to ideas and inventions created
DURHAM reacted to the devastating news about Brad Hodge with their best one-day display of the season in a thrilling win on Sunday. Paul Collingwood's first one-day century propelled them to the Riverside's second highest total in the one-day league,
Darlington boss Tommy Taylor says the club's visit to the Isle of Man has done little to help shape his team selection - because he already knew his best XI prior to this week's successful sojourn which ends with today's final against Wrexham. As just
GAYLE Adamson was the pride of the North-East last night after securing the region's first Commonwealth Games medal. Adamson, from Whickham, won silver in the synchronised swimming solo event at Manchester's Aquatics Centre. And she could double her medal
Investors will be scouring results from some of Britain's biggest companies next week to see the impact of the economic slowdown on earnings. Barclays is expected to report a five per cent slip in pre-tax profits to £1.88bn on the back of rising costs
DURHAM managed to prolong proceedings until tea-time yesterday, which at least pleased the ice cream man on the Riverside's best day of the summer. But there was never any suggestion that things would last any longer as they subsided gently to their sixth
SCIENCE minister Lord Sainsbury yesterday invited companies to put forward their bids for a new £20m research programme to develop new technologies. Speaking in the North-East, he said the Government-backed Link programme will fund partnerships between
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a long-running investigation into obscene post sent to two women. For the past four years, a Durham woman in her late fortiess has been receiving sexually explicit letters through the post, Christmas and Valentine's
PASSERS-BY stared in disbelief as a riderless racehorse wearing its colours went on an unscheduled dash for freedom along a canal towpath. Earlier, the two-year-old colt Rue de Paris, had misbehaved in front of punters at nearby Ripon Racecourse. It unceremoniously
TWO new "communications" bods - they who must work with the media - were licensed last Sunday by the Bishop of Durham. The reading was the bit from St Luke about sending forth lambs amongst wolves. Doubtless it was coincidental that a survey in that morning's
It was once known as the Palladium of the North, attracting top stars in the 1960s and 1970s such as Del Shannon and The Searchers. Sadly, what became New Shildon Club, has now become a derelict eyesore. Helen Miller looks back at its heyday as the demolition
AN air ambulance service has had its trial period extended for another month. The helicopter has proved so successful that the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA) charity has found funds to keep it in the air. In the three weeks it has been based at Teesside
CAR dealer Ryland Group yesterday announced a rise in profits as it continued to make progress in the luxury car market. The Birmingham company's interim results showed total pre-tax profits for the six months to the end of June leapt from £1.1m to £6.2m
ALLIANCE & Leicester yesterday indicated it may have to cut jobs in order to keep down costs as it reported a 12 per cent increase in profits for the past half-year. However, the company said those working in branches would not be affected. A spokesman
Christine Fieldhouse and her friend put the Oasis holiday village at Penrith to the test with a double dose of two-year-old terrors. 'HOW is the oasis of calm?" read the ironic text message on my mobile phone as I settled into our lodge with my friend
Economy picking up: THE economy jumped ahead in the second quarter of this year, picking up pace after six months of sluggish growth, official figures showed yesterday. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the economy registered growth
Millions watched Steve Irwin's TV series The Crocodile Hunter. Now his movie is set to become a huge hit. But, he tells Steve Pratt, he just wants to make money for conservatrion. FEARLESS Aussie wildlife warrior Steve Irwin has wrestled crocodiles, tangled
Olwyn Hocking feels that the North-East is the best place to live and bring up a family. So she's pleased that her new BBC post allows her to stay in the region. She'll still be based here after quitting as the BBC North East and Cumbria's head of regional
