The North East | Archive | 2001 | September
THREE County Durham hotels have made it into the Good Hotel Guide 2002, with a further four from the region being shortlisted. more...
A SURVEY has been commissioned to ask a community how their environment can be improved. more...
STAFF at two travel agents in the region are donning their best holiday gear as part of a national sponsored walk. more...
SPEEDING drivers and drunken youths have turned a quiet village into a "rat run", according to villagers. more...
POLICE are appealing for help to trace unusual items stolen from a private garage in Sedgefield. more...
BUDDING disc jockeys have the chance to make a name for themselves with a new management and promotions company. more...
THREE shops are to be built on the site of a former supermarket in Darlington. more...
HISTORIC sites and unusual buildings in Darlington are opening their doors to the public from today. more...
A COUPLE are refusing to send their daughter to school because they fear for her safety. more...
POLICE have reissued a warning to motorists after a car was broken into after being left for five minutes. more...
A MARKET town looks set to have its best festive display in years, with funding for a £25,000 laser show looking ever more hopeful. more...
YOUNG families have joined forces to express their dismay at a poorly-equipped village play area, now dogged by controversy. more...
THE owner of an animal welfare sanctuary is facing an anxious wait to find out if her neighbour's culled stock were infected with foot-and-mouth disease. more...
VISITORS can enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most historic buildings in Darlington this weekend. more...
THE future of a market town's underground Victorian lavatories was under threat on Monday as a town council refused to spend a penny on them. more...
A CRIMEFIGHTING charity is seeking help to trace two people in relation to shoplifting incidents. more...
Durham Wildlife Trust says the foot-and-mouth outbreak has had such a devastating effect on visitor numbers it is now £24,000 in debt. more...
A PENSIONER who slipped on a kerbstone at a popular North-East attraction has died. more...
PRISONERS are helping to make sure that Eastern European orphans are well dressed. more...
A CRIMEFIGHTING charity is seeking help to trace two people in relation to shoplifting incidents. more...
DURHAM City Council is launching a roadshow to tell residents what it is doing to improve their lives. more...
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a rubbish blaze that has been burning for five days at a landfill site. more...
THE public can sneak a preview of work on Redcar's new £26m shopping development. more...
Booking has now opened for places at the 20th Teesside Classic Bike Show at Redcar Leisure Centre on Sunday, October 7. more...
JAZZMAN George Melly was one of many mourners who turned up to give artist Anthony Earnshaw a fine send-off at his funeral. more...
WHAT makes a modern armoured infantry regiment tick will be revealed in Redcar tomorrow. more...
AN ARSON fighting team of counsellors hopes news of its existence spreads like wild fire. more...
A FORGOTTEN relic of a town's war heroes has turned up more than 50 years after it was taken away to be cleaned. more...
A GREEN campaign group is holding a meeting in Redcar tonight as part of a scheme to establish a green belt around the urban fringes of Teesside. more...
BUDDING thespians are being invited to audition for a winter pantomime. more...
AN unexploded wartime bomb was found on Saltburn beach on Monday. more...
REDCAR and Cleveland councillors are holding surgeries in the following wards: more...
MORE community safety wardens begin patrolling the streets next week. more...
ASPIRING thespians in east Cleveland are being invited to audition for a winter pantomime. more...
CAMPAIGNERS have stepped up a fight to save a Guisborough farm from development. more...
CLEVELAND Search and Rescue was called to the aid of a rider who had been thrown from her horse. more...
A MAN accused of attacking his brother in the street with a Samurai sword as a family feud escalated out of control was cleared by a jury yesterday. more...
MEMBERS of the victorious Northern Region team from the National Summer Olympic Games showed their haul of 24 gold, 28, silver and 37 bronze medals to Coun Vilma Collins, Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, when they visited her at the Mayor's Parlour in Eston Town Hall. more...
A PROJECT offering learning and physically disabled youngsters in Redcar and Cleveland the chance to take part in weekly sports activities is to kick off next week. more...
AN AUTHOR who once rode circus horses, ran a stud and spent much of her life around Stokesley will be signing copies of her first novel at a bookshop in the town tomorrow. more...
LATE night problems at a Great Ayton playground appear to have ended, following boundary alterations and closure of the area at night. more...
THE first day of autumn term at Yarm school was particularly exciting this week, because, for the first time in its history, girls of all ages were admitted. more...
THE people of Guisborough are once again gearing up to fight to save a farmer threatened by development. more...
AN EXCEPTIONAL GCSE success in maths looks like adding up to a bright future for a 12-year-old Yarm boy. more...
NEWCASTLE United were last night tipped to tie up a deal for Paris St. Germain defender Sylvain Distin before the end of the week. more...
AT 3-1 John Motson ventured to suggest that people back home might be starting to get excited. At 5-1 he said: "This is developing into one of the most memorable England displays of recent years." more...
FORMER England centre-back Colin Cooper yesterday defended Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren against claims that his international duties are undermining his new club. more...
HARTLEPOOL United's Paul Arnison could be handed his first start of the season against Scunthorpe United tomorrow. more...
BE sure to check out Sedgefield specialist Milan King (2.50) if you're thinking of having a bet at the County Durham track today. more...
NEWCASTLE Jesters Ice Hockey Club chairman Paul Smith has resigned from the post seven months into a pay dispute which has threatened the club's future. more...
Darlington made a surprise double transfer swoop last night when they added two promising youngsters to the squad. more...
PAUL Collingwood can leave for Zimbabwe with the England one-day squad at the end of the month with no fears about his form. more...
A DARLINGTON college student is back at his studies after competing in the finals of a national bowls competition. more...
A PROMISING young footballer's skills have won him a dream trip to Old Trafford for the second year running. more...
QUAKERS kept their encouraging start to the season going with a 1-1 draw at Lincoln City last Saturday, a result which kept them in third place in Nationwide Division Three. more...
DARLINGTON driver Guy Wilks took maximum points in the Ferodo Ford Puma Championship when he recorded a memorable victory on the Speyside Stages Rally last weekend. more...
WORKERS at a Northallerton government agricultural office are stepping up their action for higher pay by holding two more strikes next week. more...
THE £1m worth of funding available to regenerate Thirsk must be spent on sorting out the town's parking problems, say leading businessmen. more...
PLANS to create a wildlife pond on land at Great Langton, near Northallerton, were rejected yesterday after fears were expressed that it could increase the risk of flooding to local properties. more...
CELEBRITY golfers have helped to raise more than £13,000 to make life easier for the family of a Northallerton two-year-old suffering from a terminal condition. more...
THE hospital bed blocking crisis in North Yorkshire has been eased by a £700,000 cash injection from the health authority. more...
ARMY medics take on one of the toughest tests set by the Parachute Regiment next week and all to help raise money for a nursery. more...
Detectives investigating the murder of teenager Leanne Tiernan have released details of the quilt cover used to wrap the youngster's body. more...
A CONMAN, who disappeared during his trial, hid miles away from home and told locals he was a policeman searching for a prisoner on the run, a court heard. more...
Angry parish councillors and farmers in the Esk Valley area of the North York Moors National park have hit out at movie-makers headed by Tyneside star Jimmy Nail, filming close to foot-and-mouth infected areas. more...
AN array of stunning archaeological discoveries are to go on public display for the first time - seven years after they were revealed. more...
A SUSPENDED NHS surgeon has resigned from her post. more...
A NEW group to improve recreational bus services to and through the North York Moors is being proposed this weekend. more...
POLICE carried out road checks on Teesside yesterday in a bid to shed more light on the death of Edward Anderson. more...
A WAR veteran's specially-built shoes may have inadvertently led to his death, an inquest was told yesterday. more...
INTENSIVE care on the move will soon be available for sick newborn babies who need to be transported urgently to an alternative hospital for specialist care. more...
A YOUNGSTER started his new school term by being sent home because his hair was dyed blond. more...
POLICE carried out road checks on Teesside yesterday in a bid to shed more light on the death of Edward Anderson. more...
PLANS to move a hospital's orthopaedic unit to a neighbouring town could be unveiled at the end of the month. more...
A HORTICULTURE trials centre has harvested an award. more...
PARK chiefs have been accused of giving in to vandals after six Darlington play areas were earmarked for closure. more...
MODEL-PLANE enthusiasts from a Chester-le-Street club have come crashing down to earth after a district council imposed a no-fly zone on them. more...
A TEENAGER beat off competition from 500 other youngsters to win a place as a backing dancer at a TV awards ceremony. more...
FORMER airmen and women will pay tribute this weekend to the pilots who saved Britain from Nazi tyranny in the Second World War. more...
ORGANISERS of an annual music and beer festival have promised that this year's event will be the biggest ever. more...
A YOUNG footballer could not believe his luck when he was given a once in a lifetime chance to train with footballing legend Alan Shearer. more...
THE region's biggest local authority plans to close 17 old people's homes with the potential loss of more than 350 jobs. more...
THE future of a charity that provides vital support for people with learning difficulties has been secured by a major cash injection. more...
FAMILY doctors will close their practices for half a day every month across Derwentside. more...
A SURGEON pressed on with an operation - even though his patient was still conscious and screaming in pain, a General Medical Council hearing was told. more...
FRIENDS of a 14-year-old girl who died tragically following a road crash have banded together to stage a kareoke night - to raise cash for her gravestone. more...
FARMERS who have received foot-and-mouth compensation payouts are being warned to be on the look out for dodgy insurance deals. more...
A FARMERS' representative has described the introduction of a red box area preventing the movement of animals across the North of England as an extremely serious situation. more...
A NEW brand of milk to be launched next month will give a boost to both dairy farmers and wildlife. more...
CARR'S Milling Industries and Edward Billington and Son have merged to form Carrs Billington Agricultural (Sales). more...
THE REGION'S farmers have established a reputation as suppliers of export-quality barley with the first of two ship-loads leaving Hull docks this week. more...
A NATIONAL sheep sales service has been launched on the internet and telephone. more...
THERE are many disadvantages to having lots of kids. But, occasionally, the benefits of reckless family planning come to the fore. more...
THERE were those who doubted the wisdom of sending troops into Sierra Leone. They questioned our national interest in intervening in a country tucked away in a corner of west Africa, thousands of miles from our shores. more...
ONLY the lucky few can boast they've never had to wait in for a home delivery or a repairman who didn't turn up. On average, we each waste two days a year waiting for companies that don't show up. It all adds up to lost time and, sometimes, pay - a fact quite apart from the emotional toll of those feelings of frustration and downright fury we suffer. more...
IF ever one person illustrated the short distance between triumph and disaster it is David Beckham. Three years ago, after one moment of impetuosity saw him blamed for England's exit from the World Cup, he became a national villain, booed wherever he played, vilified in the newspapers and the object of bar-room fury. more...
I HAVE heard countless people here, in the North of England, say over the last few days that they cannot comprehend what is happening outside the Holy Cross school in Belfast. more...
YOUNG mum Barbara Gash says it is obvious why we don't eat enough fruit-and-veg as a nation - it's just too expensive. "We all know its good for you, but it costs too much. more...
STEVE John Shepherd and Rupert Penry-Jones first worked together in unusual circumstances. The latter was stark naked and strapped to a billiard table at the time. The pair were filming a scene for Virtual Sexuality which, like many a British film comedy before it, failed to find an audience in the cinema. more...
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STEVE John Shepherd and Rupert Penry-Jones first worked together in unusual circumstances. The latter was stark naked and strapped to a billiard table at the time. The pair were filming a scene for Virtual Sexuality which, like many a British film comedy before it, failed to find an audience in the cinema. more...
ONLY the lucky few can boast they've never had to wait in for a home delivery or a repairman who didn't turn up. On average, we each waste two days a year waiting for companies that don't show up. It all adds up to lost time and, sometimes, pay - a fact quite apart from the emotional toll of those feelings of frustration and downright fury we suffer. more...
THERE are many disadvantages to having lots of kids. But, occasionally, the benefits of reckless family planning come to the fore. more...
A MAJOR television advertising campaign featuring well-known Yorkshire personalities is to spearhead a drive to attract visitors back to the region. more...
RAIL operator Arriva has blamed a shortage of drivers for disruption to its services in the region. more...
AN early 19th century painting of Richmond market place is expected to fetch up to £2,000 when it goes under the hammer in Nottingham later this month. more...
I HAVE heard countless people here, in the North of England, say over the last few days that they cannot comprehend what is happening outside the Holy Cross school in Belfast. more...
FARMERS' markets across the North-East are staging special promotions and events during September as part of Fall in Love with Local Food month. more...
A STOKESLEY engineering design firm is recruiting additional staff after winning a major contract to build a power station. more...
WELL you read it here first. Back in June Spectator told you that a name change for Middlesbrough football club's stadium was on the cards due to BT's decision to ditch the Cellnet brand. more...
Sir, - I refer to your front page report about our playing field (D&S County Durham edition, Aug 24). more...
MIDDLETON St George faces a problem many other villages close to urban areas encounter - rapidly growing populations but poor local facilities. more...
Sir, - If the government implements some of the suggestions made by Mr Andy Wilson, the chief executive of the North York Moors national park authority, it risks a legal challenge under the provisions of the Human Rights Act. more...
Sir, - I suspect that if the controversial sculptures proposed for Saltburn were the logos of fast food corporations or petrol companies, they wouldn't excite anything like the same impassioned comment we have seen on this page in recent weeks. more...
There was some outstanding performances in the Woodlands North-East Junior Championships Final sponsored by York based Tek Neek UK Distributors for Italian Tackle Giants Trabucco, writes JEFF HERBERT. more...
Cambridge United manager John Beck was an interested spectator when Bishop Auckland lost to Gateshead on Tuesday night. more...
The women's darts team of the Welcome pub in Bishop Auckland had their dominance confirmed when they were given a special award. more...
Worthington CIU Summer League - Langley Park saw their chances of promotion to Division One fade rapidly when they only picked up one point from their home match against challengers, Brandon. more...
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TWO teenagers and their horses were double winners at the recent British Dressage under 21 national championships. more...
Chester-le-Street Town Juniors - The team were knocked out of the AXA FA Youth Cup with a last gasp goal at Emley. more...
Bridleway meeting. - A BHS bridleway mapping evening is being held at 7pm on Tuesday at The Crown, Grewelthorpe, near Masham. £2 entry charge. more...
It was a busy day for the junior athletes from Darlington Harriers at the recent Tartan Games at Gateshead International Stadium. more...
The new season started with a rush of action as Darlington's four senior British League teams began the campaign with mixed results. more...
FLOSSY, still the star in Chris Thornton's much reduced string since his move from Spigot Lodge last winter, has ended a long losing streak for the respected Middleham trainer in the finest possible way. more...
NORTHALLERTON Riding Club held a one-day event on August 26 at Richmond equestrian centre. more...
The fortunes of Boldon CA have swiftly changed after failing to score a goal and conceding nine in the first three games. more...
Gary Shaw celebrated taking all ten wickets when Hospitals played Belford House in the First Division of the Roseberry Group North-East Durham League. more...
Billingham Synthonia came from behind at Thornaby to go top of the League on Tuesday night. more...
Durham and District League - Leeholme landed the League Championship for the second consecutive time and the fourth in six years when they beat their hosts at Mainsforth by two points. more...
THERE was some top class show jumping at the Preston Park summer carnival, with competitors travelling from many parts of the country. more...
Willington League - Tony Atkinson of Willington Football Club became the League Singles Champion when he beat Tony Leighton of Oakenshaw Club 2-1 in the Final played at the Prospect Club. more...
AT 3-1 John Motson ventured to suggest that people back home might be starting to get excited. At 5-1 he said: "This is developing into one of the most memorable England displays of recent years." more...
The League started the new season with a packed programme of 21 games in which only two teams emerged with maximum points. more...
Three weeks into the season and it is business as usual for Spraire. Last night they beat Brinkburn 3-2 in the first round of the First Division Cup and on Sunday they beat Second Division champions Nestfield Club. more...
Training began in earnest for Yarm School's senior rugby players when they returned to school this week as they've got a notable fixture lined-up. more...
Junior round-up - Sunderland Scorpions opened their women's premier league account with a 4-3 victory over Billingham Wildcats on Sunday at the Newcastle Telewest Arena. more...
FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. more...
IT was a battle to get to the A1 at Boroughbridge. more...
TRACTORS have been a way of life at two different levels for Mr Malcolm Gill ever since he was a young man. more...
IF THERE is one plant which epitomises the calm atmosphere of cottage gardens along with a peaceful life in a quiet, rural retreat, it is surely the lavender. more...
SOME might say that being transformed from magician's assistant to artistic director of a ballet company is a trick beyond even Houdini, but for Debbie McGee it is simply going back to her roots. more...
THE manufacturing sector received more bad news as official figures showed industrial output slumped during July. more...
DRINKS firm Diageo saw profits at its Burger King fast food chain fall by 12 per cent as the economic slowdown and foot-and-mouth hit the business. more...
The UK's largest car producer, Nissan, is looking to recruit an extra 300 temporary manufacturing staff to start work from next month. more...
MOBILE phone firm Orange delivered upbeat half-year results as it added detail to one of the City's worst kept secrets. more...
THE Teesside operations of John Mowlem and company have helped the business to a 30 per cent rise in interim profits. more...
FAMILY baker Warburtons is "pipping" the competition to top spot as it squeezes fresh sales out of its products. more...
TRANSPORT group Arriva, at the centre of controversy over plans to cut rail services due to driver shortages, has seen pre-tax profits in the first six months of the year rise to £42.4m. more...
A FAMILY from Scotland are hoping North-East folk will dig deep to help make their daughter's dream come true - before cancer claims her life. more...
STUDENT teachers have been left distraught after learning they do not qualify for the Government's much trumpeted £6,000 training salary if they go to university in Scotland. more...
HEALTH officials have started recruiting staff for the next development at a private psychiatric hospital near Darlington. more...
AMBULANCE crews have been reaching just half of all life-threatening emergency calls within their target times, according to latest figures. more...
A STATE-OF-THE-ART education facility was officially opened by the Prime Minister today. more...
SEVEN people have been seriously hurt and at least 30 more injured in a coach crash near York this morning. more...
THE exceptional deeds of 11 brave servicemen are to be permanently recognised at their regiment's museum. more...
A COUPLE came home to find their front door and French windows missing after a row with the company fitting their double glazing. more...
FEARS that people in remote areas are missing out on NHS care have prompted health bosses to provide a new generation of mobile dental surgeries. more...
A NORTH-EAST oil rig worker has spoken of his ordeal after being held captive by machete-wielding African tribesmen. more...
DIE-HARD fans are being given the chance to buy their very own piece of North-East footballing history. more...
A FORMER Darlington man is expected to appear in court in the US today, accused of offences relating to an attempted abduction of his son. more...
A North-East man who was highly regarded for his involvement in conservation and community projects in Cleveland and North Yorkshire has died at the age of 43. more...
A WOMAN who inflicted serious facial injuries on a young mother with a platform shoe was jailed for 30 months yesterday. more...
FARMERS' leaders claimed last night that a Government clampdown on animal movements could send the farming industry spiralling into a fresh crisis. more...
IT started quietly enough, as a handful of farmers mounted a token blockade of an oil refinery in Cheshire over the high cost of fuel. more...
FARMERS fearing a fresh outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have expressed disquiet that a funfair is being staged on their doorstep. more...
BUDDING poets are being asked to put pen to paper to join in World Sight Day. more...
A YOUNG Newcastle United fan won the chance to train with football star Alan Shearer. more...
A FASHION model was attacked by a jealous stable owner as passions boiled over at an equestrian centre, a court heard. more...
Police have arrested another man in connection with the death of Freddie Knights in Longbenton, Newcastle, on September 28 last year. more...
CENTURIES of tradition came to an end yesterday when girls were admitted to a top public school for the first time, in a move dogged by controversy. more...
TO many awestruck visitors the Tyne's newest bridge is a truly intoxicating sight - so intoxicating that a local brewer has named a new beer after it. more...
A 101-YEAR-OLD grandmother will take the salute when the crew of a gunboat exercises its freedom of Newcastle today. more...
A YOUNG Newcastle United fan won the chance to train with football star Alan Shearer. more...
AN e-fit picture of the teenage thug who hit a school meals supervisor on the head three times has been released by police. more...
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