Violent crime across the Cleveland Police force area has more than doubled. And Cleveland Police Authority is warning that tackling the problem must now be a top priority. Figures from April, May and June show the number of recorded crimes of violence
Violent crime across the Cleveland Police force area has more than doubled. And Cleveland Police Authority is warning that tackling the problem must now be a top priority. Figures from April, May and June show the number of recorded crimes of violence
A man accused of killing a plasterer in a pub brawl walked free from court today. Kevin Todd, 22, was due to stand trial for manslaughter at Teesside Crown Court but was cleared of causing the death of 34-year-old John Carr. Mr Carr died of severe head
A 10-year-old girl died after she got into difficulties while paddling in a river with her family, police said today. The youngster was paddling in the River Swale in Catterick, North Yorkshire, with members of her family yesterday when the accident happened
Fears that workers are being exposed to cancer-causing chemicals are behind moves to contact 3,000 North-East union members. Experts have estimated that around four per cent of all cancer deaths may be caused by exposure to a cancer-causing substance
Police have been forced to take action to stop trespassing at a Teesdale beauty spot. Officers are reminding members of the public that Whorlton Lido, near Barnard Castle, is now closed. The lido, next to the River Tees, has been a popular destination
ABIT unsteady on its feet of late, the North's oldest football club still looks to the future - but for South Bank, the last 15 years has been uphill all the way. "I've been banging my head against a wall for so long, I can't even any longer imagine what
A YOUNG single mum collapsed and died at home. Fiona Yeaman, 21, was found unconscious on Sunday, July 3, at her home in Strathmore Road, Gosforth. Although paramedics managed to resuscitate her on the way to hospital, her parents were warned she may
STUNNED Shelly Crawford collapsed with an asthma attack when she received her mobile phone bill - of £21,000. Shelly suffered the attack after opening the T-Mobile demand. Yesterday, T-Mobile admitted they blundered and the £21,046 bill should have been
WORK will start this summer on a £7m road that will remove through traffic from three south Durham communities. Durham County Council's deputy chief executive (environment) Chris Tunstall told members of West Auckland Parish Council that funding is now
VOLUNTEERS for a hospital radio station held a live-60-hour marathon broadcast this weekend to celebrate the station's third anniversary. Auckland Hospital Radio has been running since 1978, but moved into its current studios at Bishop Auckland General
TEENAGERS can take a trip back in time through a series of hands-on archaeology sessions this month. Archaeologists from Durham County Council and the University of Durham are running a Time Detective Field project for 14 to 17-year-olds at the Roman
A roadshow to help people get to know their neighbourhoods will be held at Witham Hall, Barnard Castle, on Thursday, from 3pm until 8pm. There will be entertainment and displays and exhibitions by the Teesdale Community Network, the Teesdale Partnership
A sales executive who is scared of heights is to throw himself out of a plane for charity. Sean Davey, 31, will parachute from 10,000ft on Sunday while strapped to an instructor to raise money for animal charity Blue Cross. Mr Davey, who works for Chrysler
A YOUNG tennis player has received coaching tips from British number one Tim Henman. Eight-year-old Jonathan Helm played on a specially-constructed grass court next to Nelson's Column, in London, with Henman and the former three times Wimbledon champion
A LEISURE centre has taken delivery of life-saving equipment. Stokesley Leisure Centre has been given a £2,000 defibrillator - a machine that can save people's lives if they have a heart attack. The Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (Tenyas
TRADERS from Normandy, France, have visited the region for a three-day market. They brought their cheese, meats, cider, sweets, handmade toys and sweaters to Guisborough Market on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to sell. Carol Hudson, of the Guisborough
COLLEGE students and staff have been boosting aid efforts in Africa. Students on the Pathways course at Darlington College of Technology raised £345 for charity, with the help of a staff quiz team. A host of events were organised over the past three months
A SUPERMARKET worker tired of jokes about his messy hair has had his long locks shaved off for charity. Colleagues said Alan Docherty, 34, of Whitefields Drive, Richmond, used to look like Amos from Emmerdale. The general assistant at Tesco, in Catterick
PARENTS in Hartlepool are being reminded to register their children for this year's summer play scheme. The council-run play scheme operates on weekdays between Monday, July 25, and Friday, August 19. It is open to children aged five to 11. The scheme
CREATIVE pupils are preparing for a trip around the world this week. The 310 youngsters at Bankfields Primary School, in Eston, Middlesbrough, will take part in the school's first Arts Week, sampling the cultures of Australia, China, native American Indians
GARDENERS are putting the finishing touches to their entries for a flower festival. Hartlepool Horticultural Show will display prize carnations, dahlias, chrysanthemums, gladioli, fuchsias, sweet peas and vegetables on the weekend of August 20 and 21.
MOLARS rather than mountains will be on the mind of climber Alan Hinkes today. Fresh from conquering Kangchenjunga, the last of the world's 14 highest peaks, the record-breaking mountaineer is visiting his dentist. He is opening the Guisborough surgery
A MARRIED couple and their three children have been forced to live apart because of a housing shortage. Stockton Borough Council offered 31-year-old Ian Green, his wife, Caroline, and their three children, Robert, aged 11, Daniel, an autistic nine-year-old
A WOMAN is helping to turn around the lives of others after battling for half her life against depression. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon will be told about the achievements of Helen Southall, who was born in Guisborough, this week when he launches a
TEENAGERS can take a trip back in time with a series of hands-on archaeology sessions this month. Archaeologists from Durham County Council and the University of Durham are running a Time Detective field project, for 14 to 17-year-olds, at the Roman site
EDUCATION officials are on the look-out for more youngsters with a 100 per cent school attendance record. Durham County Council wants to see if any more young people in their final year of secondary or primary school have never missed a day of their education
A team of North-East gymnasts showed their skills when they went back to school to present sports awards. Scott Pattison, David Scott, Stuart McKenzie and Barry Hindson, aged 19 to 22, make up the Great British Men's Group for Acrobatic Gymnastics and
TWO centuries of restoration work to help conserve Durham Castle will be highlighted in an exhibition opening today. Durham University's Palace Green Library plays host to an exhibition: "Work in Progress - 200 Years of Restoration and Conservation at
THE family of a four-year-old boy who had his mini-motorcycle stolen have appealed for information to help catch the thieves. Josh Bunney's mother, Joanne Carless, has distributed posters and leaflets about the theft in her home town and said they were
THOUSANDS of people withstood the sweltering heat to walk an eight-mile route through some of the region's most breathtaking scenery yesterday. About 4,000 walkers converged on Wolsingham, County Durham, to take part in the British Heart Foundation Great
VISITORS to one of the region's most popular tourist attraction had the chance to learn more about a rare breed of horse. The Cleveland Bay is at risk of dying out but, at Beamish Museum in County Durham, efforts are being made to ensure the breed's survival
Classic television comedy characters Steptoe and Son are being brought back to life on stage in Yorkshire. The characters are being revived by one of the TV series' original creators, writer Ray Galton, in a new play being premiered at York Theatre Royal
A MOATED medieval manor house is the setting for a famous ghost story as part of an international festival. Markenfield Hall, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, is the venue for The Turn of the Screw, starring Philippa Urquhart, who has worked for the Royal
The charity SSAFA has helped thousands of Forces members and their families. As the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War iscommemorated, Women's Editor Lindsay Jennings meets a dad-of-three who found hope through the charity after his wife
Yorkshire ended an exciting day of fluctuating fortunes at Worcester yesterday with the only certainty being that one of the sides will chalk up a Championship victory in the first few overs of this morning. When play drew to a close among lengthening
Hopes of resuming production at collapsed car company MG Rover rose last night when a senior union leader said there was a chance of a "mini-miracle" to create new jobs. Tony Woodley, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union, revealed
Veterans cast their minds back to fallen comrades and joined friends in recalling the days of conflict as the region marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It proved a poignant anniversary for those taking part in activities to
VISITORS to one of the region's most popular tourist attraction had the chance to learn more about a rare breed of horse. The Cleveland Bay is at risk of dying out but, at Beamish Museum in County Durham, efforts are being made to ensure the breed's survival
TWO oarsmen from the North-East rowed their way into the record books yesterday - although one admitted to being exhausted to his wife. Nigel Morris, 40, and George Rock, 41, both of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, made history by being part of the four-man
OFFICERS hunting missing teenager Jenny Nicholl have widened their search to Scotland and the Lake District. And last night, Detective Inspector Pete Martin, who is leading the investigation, urged the 19-year-old from Richmond, North Yorkshire, to phone
AN information technology firm is helping a Darlington youngster raise cash to boost aid efforts in the Far East. Agility Systems is supporting Laura Towers, 18, who is aiming to help rebuild communities in Thailand, which were devastated by the Boxing
THIRTY aspiring sailors were given lessons at the weekend from solo round-the- world yachtswoman Emma Richards. She led a four-day sailing course at Castlegate Quay Watersports Centre, Stockton. The 13 to 15-year-olds from a mix of comprehensives, private
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep one of the region's top-performing schools in its village location have become embroiled in a war of words with council chiefs. An action group has been set up to retain Hurworth School, near Darlington, which has been earmarked
PEOPLE from across Darlington put their best foot forward to support the town's second walking festival. The event, which formed part of Darlington Festival '05, was staged at the growing West Park site, in the Faverdale area. A series of events were
LASERS are being used by archaeologists to shed new light on the construction of a 900-year-old monument. English Heritage is working with Glasgow firm Archaeoptics to scan Rievaulx Abbey, in Helmsley, North Yorkshire. The technology uses an integrated
NORTHUMBERLAND'S Kieran Flannery was the region's only gold medallist in the English Schools Championships at Birmingham. The Gateshead Harrier, who was fourth in the AAA Under-20 Championships a week earlier, continued his success after moving up from
FAMILY and friends of Mary Elizabeth Fieldsend said it with flowers yesterday as she celebrated her 100th birthday. The Darlington resident was surrounded by bouquets and cards from well-wishers on the landmark occasion. Mrs Fieldsend was born in the
THE courage, resilience and determination of British women who served their country during the Second World War has been commemorated in a sculpture unveiled by the Queen. The bronze monument was dedicated to those "so capable in so many unexpected ways
COLLEGE students and staff have been boosting aid efforts in Africa. Students on the Pathways course at Darlington College of Technology raised £345 for charity, with the help of a staff quiz team. A host of events were organised over the past three months
MAL Loye's double century was the fourth at Riverside, but remarkably only Martin Love has gone on beyond 200, amassing 273 against Hampshire two years ago. The first two to reach the landmark, South Africa's Darryl Cullinan in 1998 and Worcestershire's
Michael Dods, who has his team in good form at present, looks to have fair claims of getting among the winners at Ayr this afternoon with Divine Spirit. A course and distance winner last year, he doesn't win very often but he's been running really well
RETIRED music teacher Hector Parr escaped injury when a car careered into his garden wall. The impact of the crash catapulted stones from the shattered wall through his house windows, both upstairs and downstairs. The 77-year-old was eating breakfast
POLICE have joined a rural watch group in warning children about the dangers of playing in Darlington rivers. The warning has come from Darlington-based Countryside Crime Watch (CCW) and Police Inspector Sue Collingwood. CCW, a crime prevention group
The Readers Durham County League: There is no stopping Esh Winning, who romped to victory in both weekend fixtures to consolidate their solid lead at the top. Following Saturday's emphatic defeat of Shildon, they had almost 100 runs to spare at Mainsforth
THE North-East's last deep mine may soon be razed but there is every sign that the Durham Miners' Gala is going to go from strength to strength. Bathed in glorious sunshine, the 121st "Big Meeting'' was the first - following the closure of Ellington Colliery
IT proved the purr-fect roadside rescue and even gave astonished RAC staff paws for thought. Yoda the cat managed to free herself and sidekick Daisy the dog after they became trapped inside their owner's car. The mischievous Burmese used one of her paws
A NEW approach to fighting superbugs means MRSA could be reduced by a North-East hospital trust. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust has invested in bedside curtains that are impregnated with a chemical that kills MRSA superbugs. Until now, bedside curtains
POLICE have warned that Internet criminals from Eastern Europe are masquerading as high street bank officials to take money from unsuspecting victims. The practice, known as phishing, is already known about, but Durham police's economic crime unit said
For her first novel, Kat Pomfret drew heavily on her experiences growing up in the North-East. But, as she tells Nick Morrison, it wasn't easy to get the time to write it. .KAT Pomfret has Boots to thank for her first novel. Although she had kept notebooks
I've only ever been speed dating once, and it was one of the longest afternoons of my life. I got to know about it through a friend of mine who asked me to the "introductions dinner" with her. What's that? I said. It turned out to a "safe" meeting place
The Child Star Jinx (C4); Donovan (ITV1): Everyone knows that being a child star is dangerous for your health, yet pushy mothers (and fathers) still ignore Noel Coward's advice "Don't put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington". Not just the stage
TWO oarsmen from the North-East rowed their way into the record books yesterday - although one admitted to being exhausted to his wife. Nigel Morris, 40, and George Rock, 41, both of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, made history by being part of the four-man
Juan Pablo Montoya proved he is back with a bang in Formula One after winning a battle of wills with Fernando Alonso at the British Grand Prix. Montoya took the chequered flag for the first time with new team McLaren and for the fifth time in a career
Violent crime across the Cleveland Police force area has more than doubled. And Cleveland Police Authority is warning that tackling the problem must now be a top priority. Figures from April, May and June show the number of recorded crimes of violence
Detectives investigating three daylight sex attacks in County Durham believe they may have been committed by the same man. The incidents all happened within three hours of each other in Derwentside on Saturday. Two 13-year-old girls were riding their
Bishop Auckland FC chairman Terry Jackson is calling on the people of the town to turn out in force for a vital fundraising game tomorrow evening. The Bishops, who are still collecting money for their proposed new ground in Tindale Crescent, take on League
A WOMAN is helping to turn around the lives of others after battling for half her life against depression. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon will be told about the achievements of Helen Southall, who was born in Guisborough, this week when he launches a
RYAN Champion is hoping for a repeat performance when the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge hits the tarmac again this weekend. The Kelso-based Jim Clark Memorial Rally plays host to round five of the competition and is an event Evo series frontrunner
SEAT's Jason Plato, Vauxhall's Yvan Muller and Team Halfords' Matt Neal will headline the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship's NewcastleGateshead city street spectacular on Thursday, July 14. Plato, Muller and Neal are the top three drivers currently
IT proved the purr-fect roadside rescue and even gave astonished RAC staff paws for thought. Yoda the cat managed to free herself and sidekick Daisy the dog after they became trapped inside their owner's car. The mischievous Burmese used one of her paws
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners have hit out at councils for not doing enough to make workplaces and public areas smoke-free. The Smokefree Action Coalition says that many local authorities are doing little more than banning smoking in their own offices. The
SMOKERS in the Sedgefield area are being offered help to stub out the habit by joining a new group. The Stop Smoking group will meet every week for the next ten weeks at the Ladder Centre, Ferryhill, from Wednesday. The hour-long session starts at 9.30am
EDUCATION officials are looking for more youngsters with a 100 per cent school attendance record. Durham County Council wants to get in touch with young people in their final year of secondary or primary school who have never missed a day. So far, 13
POSSIBLE 2012 Olympians will be honoured for their present achievements at an awards ceremony this week. The Richmondshire Local Sports Council Junior Sports Awards will be held at Richmond Lower School, Richmond, on Wednesday from 7pm. Prizes in 15 categories
COUNCIL gardeners preparing for a national competition are hoping to return with gold for the third year in a row. Scarborough Borough Council's parks and countryside services and Scarborough in Bloom are gearing up for this year's entry into the National
PLANS to limit the number of pubs and clubs in two North Yorkshire town centres have been put forward. Councillors say the introduction of a cumulative impact policy in Scarborough and Whitby would help to curb a rise in binge drinking and alcohol-related
A PLAN to ease parking problems in a picturesque North Yorkshire town has been thrown out. Thousands of visitors head to Middleham, near Leyburn, every summer but a shortage of parking spaces means many drive through without stopping, say community leaders
AN investigation has been launched to discover the cause of a fire on Teesside. Up to 20 firefighters spent two hours fighting a blaze on allotments off Redcar Lane, Redcar. The fire, early on Sunday, destroyed a large shed and damaged four others. Steve
THE keys to a new doctors' surgery have been handed over. The development, in Windy Hill Lane, Marske, will open to patients next Monday. The Zetland Medical Practice, which will transfer from its site in The Wynd, was given the keys from building contractor
A WOMAN is helping to turn around the lives of others after battling for half her life against depression. Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon will be told about the achievements of Helen Southall, who was born in Guisborough, this week when he launches a
A FAMILY fun afternoon is being held by a group trying to improve playgrounds in two villages. Sparks (Shincliffe Parks Action Group) is staging the free event on Friday, between 3.30pm and 7pm, at High Shincliffe Playground. It will be opened by Durham
TRIBUTE has been paid to a magistrate who has retired after 17 years service to the community. Ean Reed served at Consett Magistrates' Court but moved on to the North Durham bench when the area's courts were combined. He was also a magistrate member of
RESIDENTS are being urged to give their views on proposals to redevelop the site of the former Seaham Colliery. The land is the latest spot in the town to be earmarked for redevelopment. It follows East Shore village on the site of the Vane Tempest pit
NORTH Durham MP Kevan Jones has met children from Chester-le-Street as they showed their support for the Make Poverty History campaign. Pupils from South Pelaw Infant School have been learning about the hardship youngsters face in developing countries
As part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region: TODAY * Castleview Centre, Cartwright Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, 3pm-7pm * The Salvation
RETIRED music teacher Hector Parr escaped injury when a car careered into his garden wall. The impact of the crash catapulted stones from the shattered wall through his house windows, both upstairs and downstairs. The 77-year-old was eating breakfast
BRITAIN staged a spectacular show of defiance to terrorism yesterday as the country marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. As a million poppies from a Lancaster bomber stained the sky red and rained down on London, 250,000 people
CURTIS FLEMING has reluctantly accepted that his Darlington career is over and will this week bid to earn a contract with former club St Patrick's Athletic in his native Ireland. The 36-year-old has made no secret of his desire to remain at the Williamson
THE choice of July 10 for Commemoration Day, marking 60 years since the end of the Second World War, was not without its critics. In seeking a compromise date between the anniversaries of the victories in Europe and Japan, there were those who felt the
A SCHOOL celebrated 50 years on its current site this weekend. Staff and students at Spennymoor School, in County Durham, celebrated the site's golden anniversary with a fun day in the school's grounds on Saturday. Attractions included stalls, face painting
MARTIN Scott's squad head off to Holland on the club's pre-season tour today, with the likelihood of a further addition to the ranks. Rotherham's former Sunderland striker Michael Proctor is ready to join Hartlepool for their assault on League One, after
A PSYCHIATRIST based in a North-East city has been named doctor of the year at a regional award ceremony. Dr Sanjay Rao, who works for County Durham and Darlington Priority Services NHS Trust, received the award for his work in developing new behavioural
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have drawn up plans to improve Darlington town centre. The borough council has produced an environmental plan ahead of work on a £6.5m pedestrianisation scheme. The council says the plan will make the centre more welcoming through "
A DEAF man has spoken of his anger and humiliation at being turned away from a club with his hearing dog. Ian Brink was stunned when he was told he could not enter the Royal British Legion Club, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, with his dog Jumble.
A PUBLIC meeting will be held to debate plans for the demolition of a landmark pub. The future of the White Horse Pub and Hotel, in the Harrowgate Hill area of Darlington, is under the spotlight again after developers submitted new proposals. Premier
DURHAM'S Dale Benkenstein ended an otherwise successful spell of captaincy with a heavy defeat by Lancashire yesterday then warned: "Everyone has to contribute." Although they took only one point from the match Durham are still top of division two after
As part of The Northern Echo's Lifeblood campaign, which aims to encourage people to give blood, here are details of forthcoming donor sessions in the region: TODAY * Castleview Centre, Cartwright Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, 3pm-7pm * The Salvation
With Hetton Lyons and Whitburn both winning, the former retain their five-point lead at the top. And, with the Eppleton versus South Hetton game ending in a draw, the top two have now advanced further ahead. Hetton Lyons found Graham Wright (65) their
Durham Coast League: There is no change at the top of, with the three leading sides all winning. Murton, aiming to win the championship for a third successive season, enjoyed a six-wicket victory over Easington when Neil Mulvaney produced his best innings
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Durham County's Gary Pratt made his debut for Annfield Plain but failed to steer his new side to victory at Sacriston. Pratt opened the innings contributing 46 before being bowled by David Metcalfe,
Foster's ECB North East Regional Premier League: It gets better and better for South Northumberland, who are on course to win the title for a record-breaking third successive season. They made light of their task at Philadelphia and discovered that nearest
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Division One: It is still tight at the top with only a handful of points separating Thornaby and Marton. Thornaby had to settle for a draw at Redcar despite dominating the eight-man home attack. Malcolm
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier Legue Premier Division: Saltburn completed a magnificent weekend and extended their lead to 48 points when they bowled out Redcar for only 64 in yesterday's re-arranged fixture. Navider Singh took his haul from
THOUSANDS of people withstood the sweltering heat to walk an eight-mile route through some of the region's most breathtaking scenery yesterday. About 4,000 walkers converged on Wolsingham, County Durham, to take part in the British Heart Foundation Great
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist will represent the North-East in the National Health and Social Care Awards. Dr Sanjay Rao, who works for County Durham and Darlington Priority Services NHS Trust, was named Doctor of the Year at the recent regional final. He
DARLINGTON FC boss David Hodgson has made an appeal for fans to boost attendance figures next season. The Quakers manager outlines his aspirations for the future in a DVD that will be sent to 5,000 homes in the area. The DVD is being distributed together
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners have hit out at councils for not doing enough to make workplaces and public areas smoke-free. The Smokefree Action Coalition says that many local authorities are doing little more than banning smoking in their own offices. The
THOUSANDS of pairs of eyes were strained skywards at the weekend as up to 30 hot air balloons took to the sky. Adding to the spectacle put on by the British Balloon and Airship Club were balloons in the shape of a giant glass of lager, a huge battery
FIFTEEN teams competed in sweltering conditions at the weekend to pull a 20-tonne jet fighter along a 100-metre course. The charity Tornado F3 pull took place at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, on Saturday. This year's event raised money for Debra, the
THE Government is being urged to release extra funding to pay for urgent repairs to flood-damaged infrastructure. The cost of repairing roads and bridges after flash-floods hit North Yorkshire last month is now expected to exceed £5m. North Yorkshire
The charity SSAFA has helped thousands of Forces members and their families. As the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War iscommemorated, Women's Editor Lindsay Jennings meets a dod-of-three who found hope through the charity after his wife
I've only ever been speed dating once, and it was one of the longest afternoons of my life. I got to know about it through a friend of mine who asked me to the "introductions dinner" with her. What's that? I said. It turned out to a "safe" meeting place
As the blockbuster Batman Begins packs the cinemas, former Batman star Adam West talks to Graham Kibble-White about the character who made his name and then went on to overshadow his career, and what he thinks about the new movie. It may be nearly 40
ROYAL FUNDING: IN his attempts to defend the indefensible, Jim Tague (HAS, July 1) tries to confuse the issue by selectively including and excluding particular aspects of royal funding. He can cut the cake any way he likes, the end result is that the
BRITAIN staged a spectacular show of defiance to terrorism yesterday as the country marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. As a million poppies from a Lancaster bomber stained the sky red and rained down on London, 250,000 people
Sir Clive Woodward has responded to criticism of his management of the Lions' tour New Zealand by insisting he ought to have named an even bigger squad. Woodward has come under heavy fire for his decision to take a Lions record 45 players for the three-Test
TRACY Doyle left for her job behind the bar of her local pub in good spirits. She had been married to husband Mark for two years and they had had two children, Hayley and Thomas, a sister and brother to Tracy's son Nathan. The couple, who had met on a
It may be nearly 40 years since he last 'ZAP!-ed' and 'POW!-ed' a bad guy, but Adam West is still manning the bat-phone. When asked what time it is in the part of America he's speaking from, the 76-year-old replies: ''Well, I'm looking at our atomic clock
