The North East | Archive | 2002 | June
Yorkshire Phoenix's chances of getting back to winning ways in the Norwich Union League were dashed at Trent Bridge yesterday when rain prevented any play against lowly Nottinghamshire Outlaws. more...
Aidan O'Brien cemented his position as the leading trainer of his generation with an historic one-two in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom. more...
Paul Timmens bowled leaders Bishop Auckland to a convincing victory against Barnard Castle at Kingsway. more...
By bowling out their opponents for just 60 and 80 in the double weekend programme, Murton took a firm grip on the leadership. more...
Lintz returned to the top of the table with a victory over championship rivals Sacriston and Annfield Plain's unexpected defeat at Ryton. more...
The see-saw battle at the top of the table shows no signs of relenting and Benwell Hill are the new leaders following their crushing defeat of Stockton. more...
Kimblesworth beat the weather and Langley Park to return to the top of the table. more...
Only three grounds were declared fit for play and Hetton Lyons took full advantage by overwhelming lowly Durham City. more...
John Quinn has his horses in good form and his Cut Ridge is an interesting runner in the Cedar Classified Stakes at Pontefract this evening. more...
GRAEME Storm was just unable to sneak into the top 20 at the Compass Group English Open yesterday. more...
Portugal found a new hero at their hour of need as their striker Pauleta ended Poland's World Cup with a superb hat-trick. more...
FOR the first few years of Durham's first-class life there used to be four of us following the team around on behalf of the North-East media. Now it's down to me and a radio man. more...
PATIENTS and visitors from outlying areas could face long and expensive journeys to hospital under a proposed health shake-up. more...
PLANS for a private old people's home in a former pit village seem likely to win approval today. more...
Partnership Meeting: At the Crook Community Part-nership Meeting on Thursday, secretary David Neil reported that residents in Foundry Fields, Crook, were concerned about access to the area. more...
PATIENTS and visitors from outlying areas could face long and expensive journeys to hospital under a proposed health shake-up. more...
TWO new seats have been dedicated in a Darlington park to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
A DARLINGTON store has launched its Get Involved campaign to help local sports and games groups. more...
Help The Aged has organised a day trip to Lavender Farm at Terrington, North Yorkshire tomorrow. It leaves Newton Aycliffe at 9am, with pick-ups at Aycliffe Village, Heighington and Cockerton. For more details or to book a place, ring (01325) 313924. more...
A SUPER-FIT cyclist has raised more than £100 for hospital radio by pedalling 82 miles on a stationary bike. more...
A DARLINGTON disabled group is planning play sessions throughout the summer holidays for about 200 disabled children. more...
CAR owners are being warned by police to take extra care of their car stereos after a spate of thefts in Ferryhill. more...
ELDERLY people are being encouraged to take advantage of the facilities in sheltered housing complexes, even if they do not live there. more...
YOUNGSTERS gave up a day of their half-term holiday to attend the launch of a technology centre. more...
A VILLAGE bus link that enables youngsters to take part in after-school activities is looking for volunteers to help it expand. more...
CLEVELAND Fire Brigade is to order new equipment thanks to a donation from the Environment Agency. more...
ORGANISERS of an appeal to create a lasting memorial to one of North Yorkshire's leading political figures have been given reason to celebrate. more...
THE clock was turned back by centuries when a medieval minstrel provided the music at York's ancient fortress over the weekend. Costumed musician Richard York, above, travelled from his Northampton home to provide two days of old-style entertainment at Clifford's Tower. He brought with him a wide array of ancient instruments, including a harp, and explained their origins and use to visitors. Youngsters also got their chance to try the instruments for themselves . more...
COUNCIL officials are investigating after youngsters became covered in paint at Whitby's West Cliff paddling pool. more...
TEENAGER Lindsey Roddam is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the competitive world of dance. more...
A ROMAN military camp is being given a new lease of life by making it more accessible. more...
A new set of rules governing markets in Hambleton has been drawn up. The district council agreed the market trading conditions after consultations with stallholders in Thirsk, Northallerton and Bedale. The document updates the 1999 regulations and includes new rules on the transfer of stall rights, the sale of meat and pre-packed food, and absences. Existing traders will be given a free copy of the regulations. more...
A TOWN crier is calling on people to leave their cars at home as part of a clean air campaign. more...
CATTLE, sheep, pigs and goats are making a welcome return to this year's Great Yorkshire Show. more...
A HERITAGE Lottery grant for £5m could provide Harrogate's famous Valley Gardens with a facelift. more...
GREEK legends and lost city of Atlantis inhabitants will vie for attention with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party at a student show. more...
TWO former vice-chancellors of Durham University are to receive honorary degrees when its new £10m research facility opens at Stockton next week. Emeritus professors Sir Frederick Holliday and Evelyn Ebsworth will receive the honours when the Wolfson Research Institute opens next Monday. Acclaimed neurologist Lord Walton of Detchant and former General Medical Council president Sir Donald Irvine will also be presented with honorary degrees. more...
FORMER Middlesbrough FC hero Bernie Slaven joined civic leaders to open a new visitor centre and roller park in the town's Albert Park at the weekend. more...
Does your boss leave you all at sea? If so, why not make him, or her, walk the plank into Hartlepool Marina. more...
A MASSIVE retail development will mean the end of an era for a church in Middlesbrough. more...
IT'S chocks away for an air cadet squadron's birthday bash. more...
DOZENS of yellow balloons were released last week to herald the shake-up of a charity that helps 17,000 victims of crime every year in County Durham. more...
POLICE in County Durham claim their soft anti-speeding tactics have been vindicated after the Government announced plans to copy them. more...
POLICE in County Durham claim their soft anti-speeding tactics have been vindicated after the Government announced plans to copy them. more...
DOZENS of yellow balloons were released last week to herald the shake-up of a charity that helps 17,000 victims of crime every year in County Durham. more...
ORANGE has come out on top in a regional survey on successfully completed phone calls. more...
Demand for no-frills flights across Europe show no signs of abating as low-cost airline Ryanair posted a surge in full-year profits. more...
TOURISM is on the up again after foot-and-mouth disease - but only just, new figures reveal. more...
Defence and aerospace specialist BAE Systems has emerged as a contender to buy US firm TRW. more...
Barclays has drawn up the first money map of Britain, revealing the most popular colloquialisms for money in the UK. more...
A MASSIVE retail development will mean the end of an era for a church in Middlesbrough. more...
COUNCIL workers throughout the region will today begin receiving ballot papers for a vote on strike action. more...
Swedish Bank Handelsbanken has completed property deals in the North-East worth £2.6m. more...
I recently attended a meeting of the Craven Branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU). In times gone by your readers may have thought that this was the action of Daniel entering the lion's den! more...
WE salute Lennox Lewis. His emphatic victory yesterday confirms him as the best heavyweight boxer of his generation, one of the best heavyweights of all time. more...
Remotely Funny (BBC1); Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV) ; Is Harry On The Boat? (Sky One); Fields Of Gold (BBC1) more...
Hen parties used to be fairly quiet occasions but more and more of them are becoming alcohol-fuelled debaucheries. Womens' Editor Christen Pears reports on a growing phenomenon. more...
The highly acclaimed Angel of the North has brought metal sculpture to a national audience. Sarah Foster speaks to a local artist who aspires to be the next Antony Gormley. more...
During the week he is a college lecturer, but at weekends he becomes Alan of York, jousting hero. Nick Morrison meets a world champion who spends his spare time in chainmail. more...
A SINGLE mother with five youngsters has won the hearts of gardening enthusiasts - despite squatting in a garden centre. more...
ENVIRONMENTAL health workers have joined forces with a radio station to launch a barbecue safety campaign. more...
Aaron Bayley, the Tyneside Pop Idol contestant, will be in panto this Christmas. He will play Prince Aaron of Danilo, in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which will run at the Sunderland Empire from December 13 to January 12. Danielle Nicholls, of Children's ITV, will play Snow White more...
AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are on the increase in the region, a senior doctor has warned. more...
A COUPLE are threatening to sue their local council after claiming it is responsible for a dramatic drop in the value of their house. more...
BIRDS of prey will be on display at a Roman attraction to mark its second birthday at the weekend. more...
THE work of a dedicated North-East model-maker has been put on display in Blackpool Tower's ballroom. more...
A SCHEME has been set up to protect farms which have been plagued by criminals, including poachers and drug dealers. more...
THREE doctors from the region are to spend six months working in the Falkland Islands. more...
CANOEIST Oliver Simpson is raising money to enable him to help gipsy children in Romania by performing canoe rolls in a swimming pool. more...
THIRSTY Westminister MPs are supping 30,000 pints a year after orders from the House of Commons doubled. more...
NORTHUMBRIA Police are appealing for witnesses to a road accident that claimed the life of an 83-year-old pensioner on Friday afternoon. more...
The Forest Commission is inviting bird-lovers on a nocturnal trek through Wykeham Forest, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, next Saturday, in search of the elusive nightjar. more...
AIR Force veterans gathered for a grand reunion and emotional memorial service to pay tribute to colleagues lost in action. more...
MARTHA YATES, one of the oldest surviving Aycliffe Angels, has died before her 101st birthday. more...
VETERAN air crew were treated to a day out with former colleagues thanks to the generosity of a local pilot. more...
Lennox Lewis was last night being hailed as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all-time after his world title win against Mike Tyson. more...
THE fiancee of Big Brother's Jonny Regan has said she is unconcerned about the firefighter's flirting. more...
GREEK legends and lost city of Atlantis inhabitants will vie for attention with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party at a student show. more...
THOUSANDS of motorcyclists from across Europe are expected to descend on a town in the region later this month. more...
MEMBERS of a barbershop chorus struck the right note to celebrate their 25th anniversary at the weekend. more...
POLICE say they are keeping an open mind on the possibility of a serial killer preying on North-East prostitutes. more...
POLICE yesterday began questioning the driver and passengers on a coach which overturned on a steep mountain road, injuring 15 people. more...
FORGET the Derby - for anyone near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, at the weekend there was an altogether different sporting tradition to watch. more...
THE Duke of York is in for a busy time when he visits North Yorkshire later this month. more...
AS England's sporting heroes do the nation proud, one of our earlier World Cup winners chose the opening of a new sports club to tell the region's youngsters to get off their backsides to emulate them. more...
A PHOTGRAPHIC documentary of the aftermath of coal mining has made its national debut. more...
GUILT-RIDDEN parishioners packed a cathedral's "sin bins" with a stash of booty after a sermon on stealing. more...
NORTH-EAST modellers opened their miniature world to the public at the weekend. more...
A LEGAL challenge is being prepared to try to halt a council's plans to close 17 of its 25 residential care homes. more...
STARS of the soap Emmerdale went out to bat for a North-East children's hospice yesterday. more...
PUPILS have helped revive an old Methodist custom at a museum's colliery village. more...
BUSINESS is blooming for one of Britain's rarest greenhouses after it was reopened to the public for the first time in more than a century. more...
A NORTH-EAST soldier is looking forward to a royal date after being invited to the Queen's Garden Party. more...
ORANGE has come out on top in a regional survey on successfully completed phone calls. more...
THE identity of the football fan who has been flying the flag for a quiet corner of the North-East at the World Cup was revealed last night. more...
ALARMING new evidence has been revealed of the impact the North-South divide has on health in the region. more...
POLICE hunting the murderer of backpacker Caroline Stuttle are planning a massive series of DNA tests in a bid to track down the killer. more...
THE grieving family of a North-East man, killed doing the job he loved, have spoken of their shock at his death. more...
Murder squad detectives were today trying to piece together the final movements of a drugs user, who died several days after being brutally assaulted. more...
A terrorist planning to detonate a nuclear device in the USA has been arrested by FBI agents. more...
PARENTS are threatening to keep their children away from school unless seatbelts are provided on their bus. more...
Creditors of the firm which ran Durham's Gala Theatre before going into liquidation last month will meet to recover their debts tomorrow. more...
A student who has been missing from home for nearly a month has been found safe and well. more...
A group of pals were barred from a pub after the victory over Argentina - because they were wearing England shirts. more...
Four women were still in a serious condition after a mountain road coach crash at the weekend. more...
TWO nursery nurses have turned artists to transform their premises with murals. more...
CARERS in the Gateshead area are being invited to take part in a week of activities. more...
PEOPLE can find out more about adopting children at an event being held by Gates-head Borough Council. more...
DOG lovers can get their pets micro-chipped when a charity's roadshow visits South Tyneside. The National Canine Defence League's mobile micro-chipping and information unit will be in the borough from today to Thursday, and from next Monday to Thursday. A South Tyneside Council spokesman said: "Owners can have their dogs micro-chipped for £9.50, or free to people on benefit or pension. This allows lost dogs to be returned to their owners without incurring fines and boarding charges, which are normally levied if pets are detained by dog wardens. Owners receiving certain benefits may also receive vouchers to have their pets neutered for only £20." The roadshow will visit a number of venues in Jarrow, Hebburn and South Shields. For further details about the roadshow call the council's community services department on 0191-424 7907 or the National Canine Defence League on (01325) 335055. more...
CAR owners are being warned by police to take extra care of their car stereos after a spate of thefts in Ferryhill. more...
A COUNCILLOR is calling for improvements to be made on a country road which he feels is an accident waiting to happen. more...
Help The Aged has organised a day trip to Lavender Farm at Terrington, North Yorkshire tomorrow. It leaves Newton Aycliffe at 9am, with pick-ups at Aycliffe Village, Heighington and Cockerton. For more details or to book a place, ring (01325) 313924. more...
DOCTORS at Bishop Auckland General Hospital are gearing up for their annual charity cricket match. more...
A SEARCH and rescue team, which is already under financial pressure, has launched a fundraising drive to buy a new vehicle. more...
TWO new seats have been dedicated in a Darlington park to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. more...
TWO teenagers looking in a park for lost drugs forced six younger boys to strip after wrongly suspecting they had picked them up, it is claimed. more...
A NEW bridleway next to the Sunderland Metro extension is proving a hit with horse riders. more...
ARTY youngsters demonstrated their talents at the weekend to help a national charity. more...
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