The North East | Archive | 2003 | January
CLASSIC winning trainer Tim Easterby doesn't have too many National Hunt horses these days, but the ones he does run are normally worth following, a remark that applies to Witch's Brew (12.45) in the opener at Newcastle today. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH are expected to learn if their double raid on Derby County has been successful within the next 24 hours. more...
SPANISH misfit Marcelino has issued a stinging broadside at Newcastle United and manager Sir Bobby Robson. more...
HOWARD WILKINSON singled out Sean Thornton as a Premiership star in the making last night after the midfielder made an impressive debut in Sunderland's FA Cup victory. more...
THIRTY years on from the club pulling off the greatest FA Cup final shock of all time, Sunderland's management and fans last night delivered an embarrassing snub to the famous old competition. more...
A tremendous 30-yard strike by Richard Hodgson with just three minutes left rescued a deserved point for Darlington at Oxford United last night. more...
THOUSANDS of homes could help make Chester-le-Street a greener place through a recycling scheme. more...
SPORTS clubs and community groups can have their say on sports pitches in Derwentside at a meeting tonight. more...
COLLEAGUES have paid tribute to a former headteacher who led the governor support service for schools in County Durham. more...
A SCHEME to encourage tourists to forsake their cars and use more environmentally friendly ways of visiting attractions will be discussed by Teesdale councillors today. more...
A WOMAN had to be cut from her upturned car yesterday after an accident on the A68, on the outskirts of Darlington. more...
THE Countryside Agency is to hold a roadshow for residents in Teesdale to find out more about plans to increase public access rights. more...
ELDERLY drivers and recovery vehicles could be exempt from proposed regulations to stop people running their engines while their cars are stationary. more...
A WOMAN has been ordered to pay compensation to a policeman she injured in a late-night incident. more...
COLLEAGUES have paid tribute to a former headteacher who led the governor support service for schools in County Durham. more...
COUNCILLORS yesterday agreed to apply for more than £265,000 to spruce up a Darlington park. more...
COUNCIL officers have warned video pirates selling counterfeit goods in Darlington they will be caught and punished. more...
ENTRIES are being sought for a competition aimed at recognising sporting achievements. more...
Police have released a photograph of a Hobby Prestige caravan worth £10,000 which was stolen from a County Durham compound. more...
OWNERS of vehicles which are vulnerable to theft are being offered cut-price security products. more...
PEOPLE from all over the world can keep track of a school after it launched its website. more...
NEW life is to be breathed into a busy city centre street in a £350,000 enhancement. more...
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is looking for people who would like to have a say in improving public transport within the borough. more...
The Cleveland Pensioners' Convention Forum, will be holding its annual meeting next Thursday, at 11.30am at the United Reform Church Hall, Station Road, Redcar. more...
FRIENDS will be reunited in the hallowed halls of Britain's leading universities next year after each achieving academic excellence. more...
THE Youth Hostel Association has unveiled plans to expand its network of places to stay across Yorkshire. more...
ORGANISERS are putting the finishing touches to a reception marking the launch of a support network which has won a galaxy of stars' support. more...
POLICE watchdogs are to launch an investigation into the death of a man eight weeks after he was arrested by North Yorkshire officers. more...
A £35m investment is being proposed during the next year for schools, roads, homes, public transport and other schemes in York. more...
ACCESS to York could be eased with the addition of a new £3m park-and-ride site. more...
ASTUTE police work has helped Richmond officers recover 12 stolen bikes, but now they have to find their owners. more...
WORK has begun on a project that could see a building in Richmond run by the people, for the people. more...
Farmway, the agricultural co-operative in Piercebridge, has announced the appointment of Dennis Rudkin as retail manager. more...
High winds felled a tree in Brompton-on-Swale and tore part of the roof from a filling station on Monday. more...
HOUSING chiefs have apologised for delays in dealing with damp in a house in Colborn, near Catterick Garrison, but have pledged to do all they can to eradicate the problem. more...
A DRUG addict's attempt to buy goods with a stolen credit card was foiled by an alert shop assistant, a court heard yesterday. more...
AN accident yesterday will have strengthened the case for improvements at a crossroads which local residents claim puts lives at risk. more...
THE Mayor of Middlesbrough, former "Robocop" Ray Mallon, returns to an all too familiar subject next month. more...
GOOD NEIGHBOURS: The Yarm and Eaglescliffe Good Neighbours Scheme is an ecumenical initiative which was launched this year. more...
MORE battered women are fleeing their homes in a Teesside town than anywhere else in the country. more...
POLICE officers in Stockton are to continue a high profile campaign to further reduce car crime in the area. more...
A GROUP of young people who have ambitions to make their mark on the world of film making have formed a new club. more...
A PROTEST group set up to combat industrial pollution on Teesside is stepping up its opposition to a toxic waste incinerator. more...
POLICE are appealing for information after a van was set alight on a housing estate in Stockton over the weekend. more...
AN architectural company from Darlington is at the forefront of a new approach to save time and money in the construction industry. more...
FURNITURE specialist Curtis Office Furniture has started the year with new business plans and a new showroom following a fire next to its premises in November. more...
COMPUTER peripherals firm Lindy Electronics enjoyed huge sales growth during the latter half of last year. more...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS business Executel has introduced a system to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) avoid being fined for cold-calling marketing activities. more...
The DuPont Textiles and Interiors company has taken its investment in the Wilton nylon site to £250m with the unveiling of a £7m control system. more...
A PAIR of thrill-seeking entrepreneurs have turned their passion for extreme sport into a business venture. more...
Cigarette manufacturer Imperial Tobacco was the subject of a customs investigation after officers raided its German subsidiary Reemtsma. more...
A CHAIN of 59 convenience stores was last night bought out of administrative receivership, safeguarding 160 jobs. more...
THE gloves are off in the fight for Safeway after the world's biggest retailer yesterday signalled its desire to add the supermarket chain to its stable. more...
ONCE or twice a year the column is invited to share a room - on licensed premises, invariably - with a group of trainee journalists. more...
PROMPTED by the absurd "guideline" from Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice, backed by Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, that most first-time burglars should not be sent to jail, I highlighted here last week some discrepancies in sentences for burglary. more...
For almost six years, a former nightclub owner accused of being at the centre of a major drugs ring has lived a quiet life in the sun, out of reach of the long arm of the law. more...
IT is to our nation's eternal shame that an England cricket team will play a World Cup match in Zimbabwe next month. more...
BURGLARY: BURGLARS must all be banged-up, booms Ray Mallon's big bass drum (Echo, Jan 10). more...
IN revealing the answers to the Echo Memories' Christmas quiz, the chance arises to tell the story of one of the most curious, and elegant, buildings in Darlington town centre. more...
Well, it beats being in jail more...
THREE cheers for Seb Clover! And three cheers for his mum! Seb, who is 16 today, has just sailed the Atlantic single-handed - the youngest ever person to do so. It is a terrific achievement, a real boy's own adventure. more...
IN revealing the answers to the Echo Memories' Christmas quiz, the chance arises to tell the story of one of the most curious, and elegant, buildings in Darlington town centre. more...
Passenger groups last night warned of a threat to fares if a new safety charge is imposed on train operators. more...
FAMILIES fighting for compensation following the death of four bridge workers will take the firms blamed for the tragedy to court in March. more...
EXPERTS last night played down fears of a terrorist threat to water supplies amid claims that a reservoir was to be fenced off to prevent an attack. more...
ONE of the country's best-known amateur football clubs is once again facing an uncertain future. more...
THE Mayor of Middlesbrough, former "Robocop" Ray Mallon, returns to an all too familiar subject next month. more...
CHILDREN as young as 11 are being targeted by police with sniffer dogs in a drugs crackdown outside schools. more...
POLICE are seeking thieves who robbed a Bishop Auckland woman in a New Year hoax. more...
A Nissan worker is claiming he was sacked from his £26,000 job for singing Elvis songs on the day the world remembered the King's death. more...
THE woman killed in a head-on collision on a city bypass was named yesterday. more...
A PENSIONER died from complications following an operation aimed at improving her quality of life. more...
HARD-BITTEN NHS campaigner John Lister was shocked at the depth of feelings expressed by North-East hospital workers. more...
MORE than 1,000 pupils and students are to take to the stage in a Popstars-style competition. more...
A LEADING cancer specialist has urged North-East employers to be more aware of passive smoking in the workplace. more...
VOLUNTEERS who offer a lifesaving service to find missing people are looking for new recruits. more...
CAMPAIGNERS for a North-East assembly launched a campaign yesterday aimed at taking the region a step closer to setting up it's own mini-parliament. more...
MORE than 100 dogs and their owners are expected to take part in a fundraising event to raise money for North-East organisations. more...
A PUBLIC inquiry may have to be held before a multi-million pound improvement scheme can go ahead on a dangerous road. more...
A SCULPTURE by North Yorkshire-born Lord Leighton is expected to fetch up to £800,000 when it is auctioned at the break up of the world's most comprehensive private collection of Victorian art next month. more...
PLANS for two children's play areas are forging ahead following the appointment of a contractor. more...
MOTORISTS face delays in Newcastle as roadworks are carried out on three main routes through the city. more...
Runners in the region planning to take part in the London Marathon are being urged to raise sponsorship for the Hartlepool and District Hospice. more...
THE rich and colourful work of one of the region's artists has rewarded her with her first gold medal. more...
A TEAM of researchers is about to arrive in the region to investigate reports of a Geordie yeti. more...
A NORTH-EAST tourist jailed for making a drunken threat to hijack a plane in Australia will be released from prison tomorrow. more...
PROPOSALS to turn Darlington into the gateway to the North-East took a step forward last night. more...
Film producer and director Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan has died aged 98. more...
An ambitious young police inspector whose career was left in ruins after a road crash has been awarded more than £50,000 by a High Court judge. more...
FORMER heart patient Des Mahon is about to test himself to the limit - tackling three of the world's most notorious volcanoes. more...
POLICE have recovered cannabis worth at least £400,000 after finding a "tropical jungle". more...
The Government is expected to announce today that it has agreed in principle to allow the US to use the Fylingdales early warning radar base in North Yorkshire for its missile defence programme. more...
A TEENAGER will appear in court today charged with the murder of a North-East man. more...
MEMBERS of the Sikh community in the North-East have shown their support for a campaign to free a man facing the death penalty in India. more...
PARENTS of a postman turned Premiership player last night saw their son in an FA Cup tie after missing out last time because of car trouble. more...
SLIMMERS hope to shed weight and raise money for a national cancer charity in memory of a friend who died of the disease. more...
A NEW recruitment marketing strategy has led to an increase in the number of people in the North-East volunteering to join the Army. more...
NORTH-EAST Pop Idol finalist Zoe Birkett last night looked likely to have the lowest chart entry so far of any contestant from the hit show. more...
THE England cricket team is to defy ministers and protestors by pressing ahead with its World Cup game in Zimbabwe next month. more...
A police officer was stabbed to death and four others were injured last night during the arrest of three terrorist suspects in an operation linked to last week's discovery of the deadly poison ricin. more...
A NORTH Pennines National Park could provide the answer to the fragile, rural economy in Weardale and Teesdale. more...
ONCE or twice a year the column is invited to share a room - on licensed premises, invariably - with a group of trainee journalists. more...
THREE cheers for Seb Clover! And three cheers for his mum! Seb, who is 16 today, has just sailed the Atlantic single-handed - the youngest ever person to do so. It is a terrific achievement, a real boy's own adventure. more...
HUNDREDS of child protection officers are to be placed in churches as part of a crackdown on child abuse. more...
ONLY five years after building a £250,000 medical records library, a North-East hospital trust had it bulldozed, it was revealed last night. more...
The UK's largest ice cream products manufacturer has completed more than half-a-million pounds investment programme in North Yorkshire. more...
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon today told MPs that Britain should agree to a United States request to use the Fylingdales early warning station for its controversial national missile defence system. more...
The North-East student jailed for a drunken threat to hijack an Australian plane promised last night that he would never fool around on an aircraft again. more...
GIZMO the kitten sparked a full scale rescue operation when she got stuck on top of a pylon and came within a whisker of death. more...
TWO police cars were badly damaged after they collided and hit two other cars on their way to an incident. more...
The first stage of plans to replace a dilapidated school building with a multi-million pound 'eco' primary will begin this autumn. more...
A teenager has appeared in court charged with fatally stabbing a 31-year-old scaffolder through the heart with a Samurai sword. more...
A shocked father discovered his son had beheaded himself with a home-made guillotine he had secretly erected in his bedroom. more...
A TEAM of researchers is about to arrive in the region to investigate reports of a Geordie yeti. more...
POLICE are seeking thieves who robbed a Bishop Auckland woman in a New Year hoax. more...
For the second time in recent years, Spennymoor Amateur Operatic Society's pantomime Dick Whittington is likely to be a sell-out. more...
IMPROVEMENTS to enhance Cow Plantation in Spennymoor are under way. more...
PEOPLE can have their say on proposals to extend access to large areas of the County Durham countryside. more...
A COMPANY which makes carpets for the Royal Family has contacted Bishop Auckland College to help increase its skills. more...
COUNCILLORS yesterday agreed to apply for more than £265,000 to spruce up a Darlington park. more...
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