The North East | Archive | 2003 | January
FREEZING temperatures are set to play havoc with the National Hunt fixtures scheduled for this week, but the likes of Wolverhampton should be OK provided the dreaded fog stays away. more...
Not so long ago this management lark was a breeze for Mick Tait. more...
Andrew Caddick found inspiration from the defeat in Melbourne to keep England on course for a famous victory over Australia in the final Test. more...
ANGRY Sir Bobby Robson last night sympathised with Newcastle United supporters after his side's FA Cup exit at First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers. more...
FREEZING temperatures are set to play havoc with the National Hunt fixtures scheduled for this week, but the likes of Wolverhampton should be OK provided the dreaded fog stays away. more...
THE FA Cup, RIP (1872-2003). It had been unwell for some time, but its demise was confirmed at a deserted Reebok Stadium on Saturday. more...
North Shields worked tirelessly on Saturday morning to make their Ralph Gardner Park pitch playable for the top-versus-bottom match against Jarrow. more...
FOR one fleeting moment, Middlesbrough's travelling fans thought their interminable wait for an away goal was finally over. more...
AS far as entertainment goes this was up there with the worst of them, it was about as pleasing on the eye as Gail Tilsley or Mandy Dingle. more...
DARRELL Clarke is aiming for a repeat showing after finally finding his scoring boots this season. more...
BLAYDON prop Dan Harper took his season's try tally to ten when he was twice driven over in the 26-15 win at Hull Ionians. more...
JEFF SMITH, the Bishop Auckland postman turned Premiership player, is desperate to show his parents what they missed when their car trouble denied them the chance to see his big day. more...
SKIPPER Gareth Southgate last night insisted that Middlesbrough will preserve their proud home record to ensure their season doesn't fall apart. more...
WHO said the FA Cup has lost its glitz and glamour? This game was living proof that there's life in the old dog yet. more...
JOHN OSTER admitted last night that he thought his Sunderland career was over before Howard Wilkinson threw him a Stadium of Light lifeline. more...
Dejected Neil Wainwright revealed his 'absolute devastation' after crashing out of the FA Cup. more...
Bishop Auckland are still in the bottom two of the UniBond League First Division after they were beaten 4-2 at Matlock on Saturday. more...
A BID to win £39m of funding for a deprived former mining town will be launched today. more...
POLICE have recovered £40,000 worth of drugs in a house raid. more...
STAFF at a council that has been criticised by the Government for its poor housing service are in revolt against an action plan proposed by Whitehall. more...
A COUPLE are appealing for help in tracing four Darlington workmen whose names were inscribed inside a desk. more...
A PIONEERING service aimed at giving the public more say in the way health care is developed will be discussed by health professionals this week. more...
ANNIE Pluse smoked her first cigarette when she was 14 years old. more...
RESIDENTS are protesting over the state of their public lavatories. more...
THREE full inquests will be heard at Bishop Auckland Magistrates' Court tomorrow. more...
PLANS to demolish a former infant school to make way for housing are expected to be approved when councillors meet this week. more...
A CONSULTATION period looking at a vision for Darlington's future will end this month. more...
PEOPLE on a Darlington estate are opposing plans by a building developer to fell trees near their homes. more...
Wear Valley District Council's Wear Fit Programme and Willington Medical Group have joined forces to offer free advice and consultation sessions for anyone wishing to get fit. more...
PARTNERSHIP MEET: The next meeting of the Crook Community Partnership is on Thursday, at 7pm, in the partnership office, 79 Hope Street. more...
STAFF and customers said their final farewells as a cinema shut for the last time yesterday. more...
IT was a particularly pleasant Christmas for Margaret Emmerson when she received a hamper after winning a competition. more...
POLICE have recovered £40,000 worth of drugs in a house raid. more...
A SCHEME to provide better and safer play opportunities for youngsters in deprived areas has been boosted by £60,000. more...
SYSTEMS to ensure that a police force is cost-effective and efficient have been endorsed by independent experts. more...
LANGBAURGH'S police chief, John Kelly, is to become Cleveland Police's most senior detective. more...
Councillor Francis McIntyre's first ward surgery of the year has been rescheduled because of refurbishment work at Linthorpe Community Centre, Middlesbrough. more...
A GROUP for visually impaired people is sending a mobile resource bus to Redcar later this month to offer advice. more...
SCORES of council houses in Scarborough are being modernised in a £4m scheme. more...
A DALES entrepreneur is celebrating successfully overcoming a series of disasters. more...
ARTS projects across the county will benefit from a share of more than £40,000. more...
MORE than a century of family service will come to an end when Ian Topham retires later this month. more...
PATIENTS and their visitors will have to pay to use the car parks at Scarborough General Hospital from this week. more...
THE Government's communications centre, GCHQ, has stepped into the dispute over plans to convert farm buildings into six workshops. more...
EFFORTS to improve Harrogate's green image in response to Government pressure will cost the borough council at least £350,000. more...
Plans have been put forward for a major repair project at one of North Yorkshire's most important heritage sites. more...
VILLAGERS in Hinderwell, near Whitby, have set themselves the challenge of raising £500,000 to build a village hall. more...
TOURISM businesses on the Yorkshire Coast are being offered grants of up to £5,000 in an effort to boost the industry. more...
THE fishing village of Staithes, on the North Yorkshire coast, is to get a £105,000 facelift. more...
IT was a particularly pleasant Christmas for Margaret Emmerson when she received a hamper after winning a competition. more...
A £25M riverside development has been given the go-ahead by Stockton's town planners. more...
YOUNG actor Elliott Francis is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell after his long locks helped him get a place with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). more...
FRESH hopes have emerged of averting a strike at Teesport following lengthy talks between union officials and tugboat bosses. more...
PUPILS at Roseberry Junior School, Billingham, were encouraged to talk in class when they had a visit from a theatre company. more...
FREE taster sessions in the fitness art of pilates will be available this week. more...
A DETENTION centre near Yarm that deals with the resettlement of inmates is being let down by other prisons, an independent report has revealed. more...
Councillor Francis McIntyre's first ward surgery of the year has been rescheduled because of refurbishment work at Linthorpe Community Centre, Middlesbrough. more...
ARTS projects across the county will benefit from a share of more than £40,000. more...
PLANS have been unveiled to boost a city's night life through a £1m investment . more...
A SCHEME to provide better and safer play opportunities for youngsters in deprived areas has been boosted by £60,000. more...
STAFF at a council that has been criticised by the Government for its poor housing service are in revolt against an action plan proposed by Whitehall. more...
THE Government Office for the North-East has made headway in tapping into European cash fund for deprived communities. more...
A RESIDENT fears she is stuck in a "living hell" because her housing estate has deteriorated to such a level that no estate agent will sell her home. more...
Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, who died yesterday, will be remembered as the man who led the breakaway SDP and split the Labour Party. more...
PETER MULLEN more...
FEW politicians, other than those who were Prime Minister, have had a bigger impact on modern Britain than Roy Jenkins. more...
This sailor's all at sea on land more...
PETER MULLEN: PETER Mullen's tragedy (Echo, Dec 26) is that he was born too late to know that great man, Archbishop Michael Ramsey. more...
APPEARANCES deceive. A polished accent, Oxford education, supreme intellect and a love of claret suggest Roy Jenkins was ill-at-ease in the Labour movement. more...
I AM in my typical post-Christmas no-mans land. Over the last fortnight I have rested, feasted, partied and generally let my hair down. more...
Q HOW old is the city of Sheffield? A friend says it only came into existence in the 19th century. - Jeff Wilkinson, Stanley. more...
This sailor's all at sea on land more...
MATHS wizard Carol Vorderman won't be doing any calorie-counting as she works off the Christmas excesses - because some serious detoxing should do the trick. more...
Q HOW old is the city of Sheffield? A friend says it only came into existence in the 19th century. - Jeff Wilkinson, Stanley. more...
I AM in my typical post-Christmas no-mans land. Over the last fortnight I have rested, feasted, partied and generally let my hair down. more...
AN organisation which highlighted the alarming decline in water vole numbers is to publish a detailed report into their plight later this year. more...
RSPCA inspectors are hunting the owners of two dogs which were locked up and left to starve to death over Christmas in a stable on an allotment. more...
A YOUNG boy's dream came true when he met up with pantomime star Linda Lusardi for a second time. more...
WAITING at a bus stop and not knowing if the bus will turn up could become a thing of the past. more...
TRAFFIC will be diverted while strengthening work begins on a weak culvert in east Durham later this month. more...
FUNDRAISERS from a North-East police force braved torrential rain to raise more than £1,000 in a tough cycle ride. more...
THE New Year has brought a welcome new arrival to one of the region's top attractions - and like little babies everywhere, she's the apple of her mother's eye. more...
AN Australian police radio operator has been sacked after he was accused of ignoring the report of a woman's scream the night York backpacker Caroline Stuttle was killed. more...
THE Government is being urged to scrap proposed changes to licensing laws which campaigners say could mark the end for troubled village halls. more...
AN experiment which puts PE at the centre of school life appears to improve academic results, according to experts. more...
A SECURITY guard was beaten up after he was ambushed by three thugs during his night shift. more...
OVERWEIGHT men are queuing up to shed the pounds at the UK's first all-male slimming club. more...
POLAR explorer Robert Swan has taken his new wife to warmer climes after their wedding in the North-East on Saturday. more...
Tony Blair last night led tributes to the former Labour Home Secretary and Chancellor Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, who died yesterday at the age of 82. more...
A MAN appeared in court on Saturday in connection with the death of a six-year-old girl in a road accident. more...
A COUNCILLOR has called for auditors to investigate his local district council - in a row prompted by a leaking tap. more...
AN elderly woman has been found dead in a pond after disappearing from her home at the weekend. more...
An injured fell walker was recovering today after a dramatic air rescue from isolated, snow-covered hills. more...
IT is the second year running that 27-year-old Will Beveridge has spent Christmas away from his North-East family in a bid to chase his dream of becoming a world champion. more...
A LEADING expert in rail safety has repeated calls for improvements after a second Selby-style disaster was avoided by seconds at the weekend. more...
ONE of the smallest youth hostels in the region is about to make a giant stride for the concept of sustainable tour-ism - at a cost of £100,000. more...
WAITING at a bus stop and not knowing if the bus will turn up could become a thing of the past. more...
It may sound like a fishy story, but something strange is said to be lurking in a North-East country park. more...
AN investigation was under way last night after another Selby-type disaster was narrowly averted on one of the region's railway lines. more...
AN animal rescue sanctuary is facing a cash crisis that could force it to turn away injured birds of prey. more...
driving conditions were made treacherous at the weekend when black ice compounded problems on the region's snow-affected roads. more...
Human remains have been unearthed in a field behind a hamlet in the region. more...
THE deadline is nearing for a writing competition that attracts budding authors from across the country. more...
A LIFEBOAT charity is reaping the rewards of a company's good fortune. more...
YOUNGSTERS can explore the wonders of the universe as part of a new university programme. more...
A STAMMERER who cured himself of the condition hopes to help others at a free open day in the North-East. more...
A NORTH-EAST football club is leading the way in using technology to develop the perfect pitch. more...
A MOTHER is planning a walk along part of the Great Wall of China to help raise money for research into the disease suffered by her father and young son. more...
CONTEMPORARY textiles inspired by the Orient are on display at a museum. more...
A CAMPAIGN to bring back the old shires and redraw the map of Great Britain have been met with scepticism in the region. more...
Driving conditions were made treacherous at the weekend when black ice compounded problems on the region's snow-affected roads. more...
A kennel worker and student were due in court today following last month's demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament over the controversial Hunting Bill. more...
Two men are facing prison for their part in an illegal and ``cruel'' goat-slaughtering operation. more...
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has sought to allay the fears of concerned residents living close to Fylingdales which may be used as part of America's missile defence programme. more...
A talkative parrot which has entertained a hotel's guests for more than a decade has flown the nest. more...
Angry crew members have threatened to close a North-East ambulance station on safety grounds unless `inadequate' gritting is improved. more...
A former policewoman and funeral arranger has finally found her vocation by training as a priest. more...
A man who was warned that he would go to jail for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl walked free from court today. more...
A much-loved bear has provided the inspiration for a new exhibition. more...
A two-year-old girl who was dragged along under her mother's car was saved by her thick winter clothing and snow which helped her slide along instead of being crushed, a neighbour said today. more...
Two North-East communities have been branded as among the UK's fattest cities. more...
SEVEN child carers have been employed at a North-East nursery which is being inundated with demand for places by parents. more...
A ONE-stop shop for more than 90 council services has won an award. more...
A NORTH-EAST attraction will benefit from Oriental ideas following a two-week fact-finding trip. more...
A TODDLER was lucky to be alive last night after her mother accidentally reversed a vehicle over her. more...
POLICE have recovered £40,000 worth of drugs in a house raid. more...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a 41-year-old man in Front Street, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, which left him with a fractured skull. more...
RESIDENTS are protesting over the state of their public lavatories. more...
THREE full inquests will be heard at Bishop Auckland Magistrates' Court tomorrow. more...
PLANS to demolish a former infant school to make way for housing are expected to be approved when councillors meet this week. more...
ANNIE Pluse smoked her first cigarette when she was 14 years old. more...
Wear Valley District Council's Wear Fit Programme and Willington Medical Group have joined forces to offer free advice and consultation sessions for anyone wishing to get fit. more...
PEOPLE on a Darlington estate are opposing plans by a building developer to fell trees near their homes. more...
PARTNERSHIP MEET: The next meeting of the Crook Community Partnership is on Thursday, at 7pm, in the partnership office, 79 Hope Street. Christine Budd, action plan manager, will be present. more...
POLICE have recovered £40,000 worth of drugs in a house raid. more...
A LIFEBOAT charity is reaping the rewards of a company's good fortune. more...
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