TRADERS in a city's "forgotten" street are calling for improved signs to point shoppers in their direction. Businesses in the Claypath area of Durham recently formed an association to develop ideas to improve trade. Despite being only a short distance
THE elderly daughter of a North-East pilot killed in a plane crash more than half a century ago has always cherished the thought that one day she would be reunited with her father in death. However, 72-year-old Elsie Layland now fears that her final wish
AN ageing milk float is being pressed into service on Teesside this month in an unusual morning round. The 30-year-old battery-powered vehicle will be used to collect green waste from Middlesbrough residents. The collected grass cuttings and hedge clippings
PEOPLE have vowed to fight plans for a housing development near the railway museum being created in Shildon. The Shildon on Track Development was unveiled at a public meeting in the town yesterday. The project by Theakston Estates revealed plans to build
TRAINS will not run on part of the Tyneside Metro today. Services between Benton and Shiremoor, North Tyneside, will be suspended all day for work on a new station at Backworth. A replacement bus service will operate.
BREWER Scottish & Newcastle cleared a major hurdle in the way of it gaining a foothold in the Chinese beer market. The group has signed a legal agreement to purchase a 19.5 per cent stake in a subsidiary of Chongqing Breweries (CBG), the sixth biggest
RESIDENTS are being urged to take a virtual guided tour across Stockton borough. A website has been launched showcasing the hundreds of photographs and postcards held by Stockton Borough Council's library and museums services. Http://picture.stockton.gov.uk
THOUSANDS of pounds might be spent tackling noisy neighbours in north Durham. Last year, noise complaints in Derwentside soared from 180 to 289 and the district council's environmental services division is urging authority bosses to spend £8,400 on replacement
A 17-YEAR-OLD youth was caught with cocaine by security staff in the lavatory of a Darlington nightclub, the town's youth court heard yesterday. The youth and a friend had gone into the cubicle at the Mardis Gras nightclub before being quizzed by staff
AN AWARD-WINNING joiner was presented with £1,000 worth of equipment from Jewson building merchants, in Darlington, yesterday. Nick Barrett, 20, from Darlington, won the machinery and hand tools in a national competition. Mr Barrett, who works for Fletcher
ONLY Fools and Horses star John Challis revealed last night that he had been upset by an audience member's attempts to upstage him. Mr Challis, better known as Del-Boy's suave rival Boycie, was just minutes into his performance at Darlington Civic Theatre
ADULT learners have been praised for their dedication after winning an award. The group of learners, which meets every Wednesday morning at Woodhouse Close Church, on the Woodhouse Close Estate in Bishop Auckland, have won the Regional Group Adult Learners
Foster's ECB North-East Regional Premier League: Chester-le-Street captain Allan Worthy is hoping for more of the same from talented youngster Daniel Shurben in the match of the day against table-topping Durham Academy at the Racecourse ground. Shurben
A rare collection of vintage juke boxes and thousands of records charting the rock 'n' roll years is to go under the auctioneer's hammer. The collection will be auctioned off today following the untimely death of its North Yorkshire owner Roly Bulmer,
TWO officers who risked their lives to save a man from drowning have been honoured. North Yorkshire PC Martin Usher and Ministry of Defence Constable Russ Howarth have been presented with Royal Humane Society awards for their bravery during the incident
NEWCASTLE are continuing to show an interest in Hatem Trabelsi, despite their initial approaches being rebuffed by the Tunisian defender. But the Magpies will be forced to enter a bidding war for the 27-year-old after he lost a court case yesterday that
DELIVERANCE? Destiny? Decision? Determination? Dooms-? The question I've been asked most this week is what does the D in D-Day stand for? A glaring omission from our coverage, we haven't answered it. That's because, according to my research at least,
CONVENTIONAL wisdom dictates the 2,000 Guineas is the best trial for the Derby, which leads me to believe that Salford City (4.20) is the horse most likely enter Epsom's hall of fame just after 4.20pm this afternoon. Using the form of last month's one-mile
MORE than 150 children walked away from an horrific accident involving three coaches and a petrol tanker on one of Britain's most dangerous roads yesterday. One of the coach drivers, a woman in her thirties, had to be airlifted to hospital with serious
A DOCUMENTARY charting a rock 'n' roll icon's emotional return to the region will be shown next week. Jerry Lee Lewis held a North-East audience spellbound when he performed at Newcastle City Hall in February - 42 years after he set Tyneside alight from
DURHAM can move into a promotion challenging position by winning their totesport League match against Scotland at Riverside tomorrow. They currently lie fifth in the second division after winning three of their five matches, and they have won their last
While his Davis Cup teammate took centre-stage at the French Open, Greg Rusedski was in more modest surroundings, being outplayed by Canadian teenager Frank Dancevic in the quarter-finals of the Surbiton Trophy, and admitted: ''It has been harder to come
BBC1: * 9am to 11am, D-Day 60, Huw Edwards presents live from Arromanches in Normandy introducing a day of special events. * 1.50pm to 6.10pm Live coverage of the International Commemorative Event, featuring heads of state from 17 nations. * 6.10pm to
HUNDREDS of runners will join a road race next weekend to support charities close to their hearts. Many of the runners taking part the Aycliffe 10k road race will use the event to help the Macmillan Cancer Relief County Durham Appeal. The race, on Sunday
A sensational all-round performance by Darren Lehmann left Yorkshire on the brink of an amazing victory at Chelmsford yesterday, when they claimed the extra half hour and had Essex staggering to 108 for eight by the close as they chased a 254 target.
A TEAM of campaigners has won an award for its work cleaning up a community's streets. The social workers of Barnardo's SECOS (Sexually Exploited Children On the Streets) project, in Middlesbrough, offer hope to teenagers forced into prostitution. In
Some of the North of England's top cyclists will be taking part in the first Bannatyne's Cycle Road Race tomorrow. More than 50 competitors are expected to tackle the 80-mile course, which involves a seven-and-a-half lap circuit of Darlington and surrounding
SUNDERLAND winger Matt Piper is confident his injury nightmare is finally over, despite being ruled out of action until October after undergoing his fourth operation since joining the Black Cats. Piper made just four League starts last season because
CAR dealership Sherwoods has taken on the franchise for Daewoo for the Darlington area. Managing director Alasdair MacConachie said he hoped the franchise would help the business expand, with at least three members of staff being taken on. A showroom
TWO friends went armed with petrol bombs and homemade baseball bats to settle a family "vendetta", a court was told. Christopher Parker, 27, planned to firebomb the car of a man he believed had smashed windows at his girlfriend's home. He persuaded Timothy
SOME Big Brother-style contestants are giving the real thing a run for its money. Fans have flocked to a new version of the show, where the contestants have one major feature in common - they are all hamsters. The drama is unfolding at Linton's Pet Shop
AFTER more than 20 years of professional service, Sunderland stalwart Kevin Ball is making his mark in coaching at the Academy of Light. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson talks to the fans' favourite about life on the training ground. In football parlance
ONE of the region's most famous brass bands is celebrating its best result in a major competition. The Reg Vardy Band, from Stanley, County Durham, came third in the All England Masters Championship, held in Cambridge. Previously known as the Ever Ready
Darlington Building Society NYSD League: History will be made today when Great Ayton meet Guisborough in the first ever top-flight league game between the clubs. And there is additional interest since father and son Dave and Stephen Pennock will be in
ONE of pop's most colourful performers wowed Newcastle Arena last night - by dressing in black and standing still. On his current tour, Peter Gabriel, who formerly has spun around the stage inside a giant ball, is in more reflective, conversational mood
IT is an image which symbolises what the 60th anniversary of D-Day is all about. On Page three of today's edition of The Northern Echo, Cyril Ager, 79, is pictured holding the hand of four-year-old Michael Sheehan on the beach at Arromanches. Sixty years
PUPILS have helped put the finishing touches to the revamp of a derelict area of Redcar so it can be enjoyed by the community. The youngsters from Coatham Primary School, in Redcar, helped to complete planting on the site at Church Road, between a public
COUNCILLORS have agreed to defer plans to build a mobile phone mast so they can consider more information. O2 had applied to Stockton Borough Council for permission for a 20-metre mast, equipment and a fenced compound at the Thornaby Transco depot. The
ON the day it was confirmed that heart disease is on the increase, a health campaign has been extended to another part of the region. A Chance To Live, a campaign founded by The Northern Echo to improve treatment for heart patients, has largely succeeded
Durham Coast League: Hylton play their first game of the season on home soil today. So far they have had to fulfill their fixtures on opponents' grounds because work on improving the drainage at the Billy Hardy Centre was not completed. "It has been far
THE number of street wardens in Derwentside is to double from six to 12. Durham Constabulary, working with Derwentside District Council, has strengthened the service offered by its Police Community Safety Support Officers (PCSOs). Ian Proud, community
A CRACKDOWN on motorists in Houghton-le-Spring has been hailed a success. More than 50 vehicles were stopped during Operation Escort which ran on Wednesday in three locations across the area. The campaign aimed to tackle motorists driving vehicles which
CREATIVE children learnt how to make decorated jungle vines this week as part of activities organised for half-term at Kirkleatham Museum, near Redcar. The event was organised by the family learning section of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's Adult
YOUNGSTERS can look forward to a summer packed with activities. Climbing, pony trekking. and ice skating are some of the activities planned for the school summer holidays in Sedgefield borough. Children will have the chance to take part in day trips as
TRIBUTES will be paid in Stockton tomorrow to the men who took part in the D-Day invasion. Wreaths will be laid alongside the town's war memorial by the parish church where a civic service will be held. D-Day veteran Fred Cooper, 83, of Billingham, will
MORE than 150 children walked away from an horrific accident involving three coaches and a petrol tanker on one of Britain's most dangerous roads yesterday. One of the coach drivers, a woman in her thirties, had to be airlifted to hospital with serious
A COMMUNITY group wanting to adorn streets with hanging baskets is celebrating after a council decided to pay for lampposts to be tested for safety. Volunteers from Blooming Lights, which raises money to put baskets up in Skelton and Brotton, were told
A DRUNKEN soldier who hit a colleague with a bottle has been spared jail because he has to serve in Iraq. John William Adams, 25, of Vimy Barracks, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, struck soldier Robert Urry with the bottle, leaving him with deep
A UNION leader is seeking reassurances about the future of hundreds of jobs in Newcastle after BAE Systems successfully bid for tank maker Alvis Vickers. Alvis, which employs 450 in Newcastle, and more than 1,000 across the UK, accepted an 11th-hour bid
A SOCCER thug who lashed out during a clash with rival fans before a crucial England game was jailed yesterday. Gary Clarke karate-kicked an opposing fan during a brawl outside the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, on April 2 last year. Newcastle Crown Court
OVER 600 entries for the world-famous Blaydon Race, immortalised in the Geordie anthem, have been returned as next Wednesday's event along the banks of the Tyne has reached its 4,000 limit. The 5.7-mile race, which retains its traditional starting point
Best known as EastEnders' Grant Mitchell, Ross Kemp is shedding his hard man image. He talks to Steve Pratt about his new drama set in the Middle East. ROSS Kemp's hard man appearance doesn't exactly invite you to ask difficult questions. He may be perfectly
A FORMER care worker is facing jail after stealing nearly £22,000 from pensioners she was supposed to be looking after. Magistrates heard yesterday how Lisa Garrington, 22, befriended the vulnerable women before stealing their money. Garrington, who took
TWO rookie police officers have shared an award for their crimebusting prowess. PCs Gary Davison and Brian Dawson, who are both based in Peterlee, won Durham Constabulary's Probationer Officers of the Year Award. Since he joined the force in May last
Readers Durham County League: Brandon have suffered a big blow ahead of their game with early season championship challengers Kimblesworth with the news that Michael Thorpe has joined Shildon. Thorpe formed a formidable opening partnership with new professional
DARLINGTON Arts Centre has announced its summer season of films. The screenings feature a number of acclaimed films, starting on June 14 with Cold Mountain, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellwegger. Other films to be shown include Girl with
ANYONE who has ever wondered what it is like to ride a quad-bike or work a mechanical digger is being offered a chance to take part in a charity challenge. The Macmillan Cancer Relief County Durham Appeal is looking for teams of eight to join its Off-Road
A FORMER royal train locomotive was given a new home yesterday, when it became part of the national collection. Prince William, a class 47 loco, number 47798, was officially presented to the National Railway Museum, in York, by freight operator EWS. The
HUNDREDS of workers will mount a fresh demonstration today to warn of the erosion of manufacturing jobs. The protest, in Manchester, is aimed at highlighting the effect on the North of cuts in manufacturing. Workers from companies including BAE Systems
The Durhams D-Day Diary, Sgt Charles Eagles; Part 6. Surrender: WE were in a hole, a sticky situation, a tight spot. The 9th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry had progressed about 13 miles inland from Gold Beach where it had landed on D-Day eight
IMOGEN Myers is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the competitive world of dance. The young dancer has been offered Government-funded places at two national dance schools. The 11-year-old from Malton, has been offered one of ten places available
HUNDREDS of runners will join a road race next weekend to support charities close to their hearts. Many of the runners taking part the Aycliffe 10k road race will use the event to help the Macmillan Cancer Relief County Durham Appeal. The race, on Sunday
A TEAM of doctors are now better qualified to help the ambulance service after they passed an emergency training course. Nine doctors with the British Association for Immediate Care scheme completed a two-day advanced Basic Trauma Life-Support course
Durham Senior League: There is no question about where the match of the day should be this afternoon. Second-placed Burnmoor take on current champions Horden and this game will be viewed with particular interest by leaders Hetton Lyons. Last Saturday
CALL centre workers rolled up their sleeves to help a conservation project. Workers from the Barclays contact centre in Sunderland helped out at Durham Wildlife Trust's wildlife garden at Strikes Lambton Garden Centre, Bournmoor, near Chester-le-Street
A RADICAL approach to the problem of preventing falls in the elderly pioneered in the North-East is spreading around the country. When the so-called faints and falls unit was set up at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary in 1991 it saw about 100 patients
AN attacker who broke a woman's nose during a violent street confrontation was jailed yesterday. Dexter Ferguson, 28, lashed out at Alison Johnson when a row broke out between their two groups of friends, in Gray Street, Sunderland, on April 19 last year
ABOUT 200 people have attended the funeral of a bank manager who spent hours fundraising for local causes. Lloyds Bank manager Charles Wyatt, of Redcar, who died aged 72, raised thousands of pounds for local charities, mainly through his membership of
AN industrial director has been appointed to a key role with regional development agency One NorthEast. David Allison, industrial director of pharmaceuticals company Rhodia Pharma Solutions, will take up the post of director of Strategy for Success next
A COUNCILLOR has resigned her seat on Darlington Borough Council following the death of her husband. Susan Walker, a Liberal Democrat who represents the North Road Ward on the council, said she had struggled to combine a full-time job with meeting her
A CATERING student from Darlington has returned from an Arabian adventure in one of the world's top hotels. Darlington College of Technology trainee chef Louise Atkins completed her work experience at the Emirates Towers, in Dubai. "It was great and I
CONCERNED residents are petitioning against plans for a school sports pitch just yards from their back gardens. People living next to Whinfield Junior School, in Darlington, have voiced fears that the pitch will attract trouble from youths gathering there
A BIG crowd is expected at Shildon's annual carnival next weekend. Months of planning by the Shildon carnival working committee will come to fruition, starting with a parade through the town centre next Saturday. Those taking part in the parade will meet
A FORMER landscape gardener who swapped trimming hedges for fringes found himself a cut above the rest in a hairdressing competition. The mature student at Darlington College of Technology was beaten to first place by a hair's breadth in a competition
A BRAVE veteran leapt into action to raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Jim Towns, of Tudhoe Colliery, completed a 10,000ft parachute jump in aid of the Alzheimer's Society. The 76-year-old answered an appeal in the monthly newsletter of the Durham
A HOME in Willington was destroyed by fire yesterday. The end-of-terrace house in Clifton Green, on the Sunnybrow estate, was gutted by a blaze thought to have started because of a gas leak. Neighbours reported hearing a bang which they believed to be
A HOME in Willington was destroyed by fire yesterday. The end-of-terrace house in Clifton Green, on the Sunnybrow estate, was gutted by a blaze thought to have started because of a gas leak. Neighbours reported hearing a bang which they believed to be
VISITORS to a family museum are being transported back to medieval times this weekend. Archaeologists Tom Gledhill and Ros Nichol are at the Killhope Lead Mining Museum, in Weardale, County Durham, where they are attempting to smelt iron using medieval
ARTIST Nora Yates will be displaying some of her latest work at an exhibition in Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal later this month. Since the building re-opened following its multi-million pound restoration it has proved to be a popular venue for many
SCHOOL governors, head-teachers and inspectors from 13 European countries will visit the North-East to learn more about educating gipsies and their children. The 34 delegates from countries such as Albania, Lithuania and Slovenia will stay in Durham and
MORE than 70 children took part in a walk in their pyjamas for charity yesterday. Members of Hartlepool's out-of-school and holiday care programme, Oscar, took part in the sponsored walk. The youngsters, aged from four to 14, decided on the idea to raise
A brief historical video to Teeside's iron-mining industry, procuded for an arts study project, has now been turned into a full-length documentary film. WHAT began as a six-week project more than a decade ago to make a short historical video, has turned
"LOOK you wanted something to review, well I'm giving you something to review," said my wife in determined mood as the clock reached 9pm on Wednesday and the battle began over what was happening in Hell's Kitchen. Who needs Big Brother when you have actress
Q I am 76 with a State Pension of £81.83 a week and a monthly works pension of £131.79. What savings can I have and still get Pension Credit (PC) and Council Tax Benefit (CTB)? A There is no upper savings limit for PC. How savings affect your claim depends
Best known as EastEnders' Grant Mitchell, Ross Kemp is shedding his hard man image. He talks to Steve Pratt about his new drama set in the Middle East. ROSS Kemp's hard man appearance doesn't exactly invite you to ask difficult questions. He may be perfectly
WITH a week to go, this is how the region looked last night. NORTH YORKSHIRE HAMBLETON Ballots issued: 68,000 Votes returned: 20,000 Turnout: 29.8 per cent HARROGATE Ballots issued: 115,000 Votes returned: 25,000 Turnout: 22 per cent RICHMOND Ballots
A COUNTY councillor has been suspended as a governor at a North-East school over allegations he brought the school into disrepute. John Shuttleworth, a governor at Wolsingham School and Community College for seven years, was suspended for six months after
NORTHERN Sinfonia took its leave of Newcastle City Hall for the last time with a repeat performance of the same programme it played at its inaugural concert there over 46 years ago. The emotional and historic occasion, which presaged the Sinfonia's move
THOUSANDS of pounds raised by fans to help a cash-strapped North-East football club may be used to buy shares in the team. A crisis fund to ensure Darlington FC stayed open after it went into voluntary liquidation was launched by the club's supporters
MORE than 300 people packed into a church yesterday to say goodbye to a young man whose death was described as "nothing short of a tragedy". Billy Hunter, 25, was found dead in Durham Prison's healthcare centre last week. Drug addict Mr Hunter was serving
A FORMER care worker is facing jail after stealing nearly £22,000 from pensioners she was supposed to be looking after. Magistrates heard yesterday how Lisa Garrington, 22, befriended the vulnerable women before stealing their money. Garrington, who took
A REPORT the other day put attendance at the average "country" parish church at 14, down 39 per cent in a decade and still fast falling. At St Edwin's, in High Coniscliffe, last Saturday evening there was barely room to swing a catechism. The occasion
THE stepfather of a boy who died after an asthma attack fought back tears yesterday as he told an inquest how he tried to resuscitate him. Stephen Dorn, 12, had a long history of asthma, which was particularly bad in the winter. On the day of his death
A LAP-DANCING club has closed because it had the wrong entertainment licence. The Lounge nightclub, in Darlington, introduced the lap-dancing nights on Thursdays two months ago, featuring around ten women provided by The Purple Door club, in Leeds. Customers
VICTORIA CROSS: AS the stepson of Major Ronnie Lofthouse of the Green Howards, I read with great interest your article in Wednesday's paper about Company Sergeant-Major Stan Hollis, the only person to be awarded the Victoria Cross on D-Day. My stepfather
THE colliery village at Beamish Museum is to host a weekend of military pursuits. Next Saturday and Sunday, the open-air museum, near Stanley, County Durham, will welcome members of the Great War Society. Soldiers dressed in authentic uniforms will re-enact
A SCHOOL basketball team from a rural North-East community overcame city slicker opponents to claim national glory. The triumph has given Wolsingham School and Community College, in Weardale, County Durham, what is believed to be its first national sporting
CAMPAIGNERS have called off protests over rising fuel prices, after the Government's pledge to review its planned petrol tax increase. Farmers and hauliers had planned to bring Newcastle city centre to a halt on Wednesday, with a two hour, go-slow convoy
EPSOM boasts a sensational supporting card to the Derby and the man most likely to take full advantage of the massive prize money on offer is Mark Johnston. The record-breaking Middleham maestro, who has his stable in sublime form at present, might easily
YOUNG people have awarded £5,000 to projects across north Durham to help prevent crime. Derwentside Young People's Forum decided to spend half its £10,000 budget in grants to youth clubs and other groups in the district. The forum hopes the initiative
A PLAY is being staged about life in Teesside's Sunday football league. Studs, written by Gordon Steel, of Teesside, has opened at The Arc, in Stockton. The story focuses on the Eston Bank Hotel team's aim to overcome life, their girlfriends and the council
A REVAMP is planned for an east Durham community centre, thanks to a £5,000 grant. The centre in Station Town, near Peterlee, will be redecorated and fitted with a kitchen and soft furnishings. The overhaul, funded with a grant from the County Durham
FORMER Boro stars have lent their support to a community football tournament expected to attract more than 60 teams. Jim Platt, Terry Cochrane, Alistair Brownley and Frank Spraggon are backing the Melton five-a-side football tournament, which will be
CRAFTS people from across the region will set up shop at the North-East's newest retail outlet. Today and tomorrow Dalton Park, in Murton, County Durham, will be the venue for a craft fair, with dozens of traders offering handmade gifts, goodies and treats
THE Second World War was truly a world war and this weekend's celebrations of the landings in a small corner of Europe are a little galling for those veterans who, unacknowledged, were fighting in other, forgotten, corners of the globe. "We are a little
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Lanchester have acted swiftly to replace Wallace Albertyn who was injured whilst attempting a catch in last week's game at Sacriston. "Wallace had taken four wickets and bowled the maximum 15 overs but
FOOTBALL legend Paul Gascoigne will launch his new biography in the region later this month. He will sign copies of Gazza: My Story at Waterstone's, in Emerson Chambers, Newcastle, at noon on Friday, June 18. In the book, Gazza talks in depth for the
HEALTH workers have thanked volunteers from across the region. Sixteen Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) organised the event to recognise the efforts of 30 members of the Expert Patients Programme. The programme offers courses to help people learn to cope better
MARK Davies admits that had someone at the start of the season offered him 36 championship wickets for the season at an average of 19.66 he would have snapped their hand off. That's what he's got already and the Durham seamer is the country's leading
There was no handshake for the umpire. Just a resigned tightening of the lips and a look up to his wife Lucy in the players' box. So close to glory, so far from the first Grand Slam final of his career. The magical ride which had seen Tim Henman journey
VOTERS across the North-East and North Yorkshire were last night urged to post their completed ballot packs for next week's Euro election by Tuesday. The North-East and Yorkshire and Humber constituencies are two of the country's four all-postal voting
SOPHIE, Countess of Wessex, put her royal seal of approval on a crafts workshop for people with learning disabilities. She was shown round the Jenny Ruth Workshops by co-founders Barry and Sue Evason. Once formalities were completed, protocol went out
ENGINEERS will lock in the final pieces of a £3m road bridge over a high-speed rail link tonight. The construction crew working on the 70-metre Relley Bridge, on the outskirts of Durham City, could not use a crane to lift the 450-tonne bridge, because
A CROSSROADS - already noted as a serious congestion hotspot - is also a pollution health hazard, according to a report. Scientific tests carried out by experts at Butcher Corner, in Malton, have found that levels of the dangerous pollutants nitrogen
RESIDENTS are to be asked for their thoughts on issues of crime and disorder as part of an audit being organised by the Safer Ryedale Partnership. A series of surveys will be carried out in communities across the district over the next few weeks by the
GREEN-FINGERED teenagers welcomed two garden celebrities to their refurbished allotment patch yesterday. The transformation of a previously overgrown quarter-acre site attracted the presence of an MP, a city's mayor, and TV characters of a bygone era,
