The North East | Archive | 2002 | November
THE Audit Commission has awarded South Tyneside Borough Council a one-star rating after inspecting the authority's housing and building maintenance service. more...
A RETIRED schoolteacher has been picked as Chester-le-Street's first town crier. more...
PLANS to regenerate a park that was once the jewel at the heart of a mining community were unveiled yesterday. more...
Darlington branch of the Cats Protection League is holding an autumn fair at St Cuthbert's Church Centre, Market Place, Darlington, on Saturday, from 10am to 12.30pm. more...
HUNDREDS of students and staff received prizes at Darlington College of Technology's annual awards ceremony last night. more...
AN unusual item of garden furniture has been stolen from a home in Darlington. more...
SPECIALIST fire crews were called out to a car submerged in the River Skerne at Darlington yesterday. more...
THE main shopping streets in Darlington could be turned into a centre for entertainment and pavement cafes, under proposals to create pedestrian-only areas. more...
SPECIAL civic backing is being given to the annual poppy appeal with cross-community support in one North-East city. more...
THE Audit Commission has awarded South Tyneside Borough Council a one-star rating after inspecting the authority's housing and building maintenance service. more...
POLICE are appealing for a teenager missing from home for a week to call her family. more...
A GROUP of students from a County Durham college are to sample life on the ocean wave with the Royal Navy. more...
COLLEGE students are on the look-out for brave men to help make their charity fundraising successful. more...
AN £86,690 touring toy library opened in east Cleveland yesterday. more...
A DECISION to close a maternity hospital because of a shortage of midwives has caused outrage among patients and politicians. more...
POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a cyclist. The incident happened near the Old Moor Pub, on Oxbridge Lane, Stockton. more...
A HEROIN addict who said he was forced to live rough on the streets of Harrogate turned to crime for the first time in 15 years to raise cash, the town's magistrates were told yesterday. more...
A SCAFFOLDER appeared in court yesterday accused of assault, affray and criminal damage. more...
CYCLISTS have voiced fears that a multi-million pound underpass could be putting their lives at risk. more...
CRIME-fighting and prevention schemes from around the world are being analysed as part of a major study. more...
COMPUTER training has been made more accessible to people throughout North Yorkshire. more...
A SILVER sword that has travelled all over the world has finally found a permanent home, less than a mile from where its journey started. more...
THOUSANDS of youngsters will be safer on the roads this winter in the wake of an initiative to make them more visible to traffic. more...
Askrigg artist Janet Rawlings exhibits her work under the title of Dales Panoramas next week. more...
PLANS to lay a sports pitch at a Teesside school have been given the go-ahead, despite objections from neighbouring residents. more...
TEENAGERS are being blamed for between £5,000 and £10,000 worth of damage caused to a church. more...
YOUNGSTERS will recreate the past when they perform in a play next week. more...
IN a move to make life less stressful for disabled people using taxis, Middlesbrough Council has just held the first training course aimed at making operators more aware of their responsibilities. more...
THIRTY-NINE bus drivers and other workers at Arriva North East's Stokesley branch have been told their depot is to close in February. more...
POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a cyclist. The incident happened near the Old Moor Pub, on Oxbridge Lane, Stockton. more...
THIRSK youngsters saw at first hand last week the problems involved in providing skateboarding facilities in the town. more...
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save a popular footpath from slipping into the waters of Britain's fastest-flowing river are hoping formal blueprints for a rescue plan will strengthen their case. more...
A SILVER sword that has travelled all over the world has finally found a permanent home - less than a mile from where its journey started. more...
A FIELD study centre has been officially opened at an award-winning nature reserve in the heart of Catterick Garrison. more...
VETERANS will not be able to follow their usual Remembrance Sunday parade route through Richmond because they could be at risk from a terrorist attack. more...
A LABOUR of love which started some 20 years ago has reached a triumphant conclusion. more...
A DREAM has come true for Northallerton band stalwart, David Lewis, who has been presented with a musical gift to treasure. more...
A DALES market town - already named among the top ten places to live in Britain last week - has won further praise from a Euro MP. more...
BAYDALE Beck runs ruminatively around the west end of Darlington. It must not be confused with Bedale beck, which is in the North Yorkshire town of that name and best known for the leech house, a listed and carefully preserved building, which stands alongside. more...
Administrator, Billingham. NMW. 20 hours per week, Mon-Fri, between 9am-5pm. For busy local estate agents. Must be of good academic standard, for audio typing, word processing, post filing etc. Ref: BIG 12596. more...
Security officer, Chester-le-Street., £4.20ph. Must have ten-year checkable work history and have own transport. Previous experience an advantage but not essential. Ref: CHM 15188. more...
Hair stylist, Bedale. Full or part-time available. Required for women's and men's hairdressing. Must have NVQ and experience. Training can be given. Ref: NOE 17480. more...
As you probably saw in Monday's Northern Echo (front page no less!), it's been quite a week with the call from Number Ten. more...
I kicked off this week with a very funny Sunday evening at the Cackling Clown Comedy Club at The Studio in Hartlepool. Live entertainment is always the best kind, and this venue works brilliantly. more...
Itâs supposed to be only the British who talk about the weather, but most of Europe has been full of stormy tales over the last few days. more...
The Northern Echo's campaign which is "working for a future" has had a good start, and it's vital that a difference is made after a string of body blows on the jobs front. more...
The coach journeys back from places like Exeter and Torquay are usually a nightmare to say the least. The weekend's trip back from Exeter was one of the better ones. more...
For the second week running, we played Friday night football and again we could look at the results coming in on Saturday with a convincing lead at the top of the table. more...
A COACH driver who indecently assaulted a 15-year-old girl on a school trip to Spain and was subsequently registered as a sex offender has fought off a High Court bid to deprive him of his driving licence. more...
THE Audit Commission has awarded South Tyneside Borough Council a one-star rating after inspecting the authority's housing and building maintenance service. more...
A "No Ball Games" sign which was forcing children to cross a busy road to reach the only remaining play area in their village has been removed. more...
FERRYHILL is aiming to build on its success in this year's Northumbria in Bloom competition by involving even more residents. more...
A BESPOKE bedroom for Harry Potter fans is part of the service being provided by a North-East housebuilder. more...
Darlington branch of the Cats Protection League is holding an autumn fair at St Cuthbert's Church Centre, Market Place, Darlington, on Saturday, from 10am to 12.30pm. more...
YOUNGSTERS are being challenged to watch a spooky play tomorrow. more...
HUNDREDS of students and staff received prizes at Darlington College of Technology's annual awards ceremony last night. more...
A COUPLE'S addiction to heroin caused them to neglect their pet dogs, a court heard yesterday. more...
THE Audit Commission has awarded South Tyneside Borough Council a one-star rating after inspecting the authority's housing and building maintenance service. more...
A BESPOKE bedroom for Harry Potter fans is part of the service being provided by a North-East housebuilder. more...
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