The North East | Archive | 2003 | March
Sir Bobby Robson was last night praying for a Champions League miracle after his Newcastle side twice threw away the lead to draw with Inter Milan at the San Siro. more...
Mick McCarthy has been unveiled as the new manager of Sunderland. more...
MICK McCARTHY knows from bitter experience how the departure of a manager can destabilise a club and send it spiralling towards relegation. more...
HOWARD WILKINSON last night warned Mick McCarthy that he faces a daunting task in trying to reverse Sunderland's ailing fortunes as the club prepared to unveil the former Republic of Ireland coach as their third manager of a turbulent season today. more...
SUNDERLAND were last night slammed by the managers' union for sacking Howard Wilkinson and told: You need four years to build a team - not 20 games. more...
UNWANTED Noel Whelan has revealed his determination to seal a permanent move away from Middlesbrough. more...
MARTIN PIPE has a big-race double in his sights with It Takes Time (2.35) and Tiutchev (3.15) on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, but stable jockey Tony McCoy may not be able to ride after yesterday aggravating an old injury in successive falls from Le Roi Miguel and Copeland. more...
NEWCASTLE United's Champions League dream is still alive - but only just - after an unforgettable game at the San Siro last night. more...
NIALL QUINN hailed Mick McCarthy as the perfect replacement for Howard Wilkinson last night and backed his former Republic of Ireland coach to revive Sunderland's fading survival hopes. more...
CROWD favourite Gordon Watson takes another step on the long road back to full fitness this afternoon. more...
SEDGEFIELD racecourse owes a debt of gratitude to regular sponsor John Wade, so it was a fitting result when Devil's Run claimed the feature event at the track yesterday, the £7,000 Tote Exacta Handicap Chase, writes Colin Woods. more...
Cambridge United inflicted more misery on Darlington with a 2-1 win at Feethams last night. more...
POLICE are hunting a man who paid for a DVD player using forged £20 notes. more...
Drivers are needed to transport elderly or disabled people to surgeries. more...
RESIDENTS are preparing for a second fight against a bid to put up a mobile phone mast, which originally provoked hundreds of protest letters. more...
A THIEF stole a large quantity of cash and a Nokia mobile phone after entering a property in Maple Terrace, Stanley, at about 7.30pm on Saturday. more...
VILLAGES in Teesdale are being offered Countryside Agency grants of up to £25,000 for community projects. more...
A SOUTH Durham bus company has been found guilty of helping one of its drivers fraudulently claim benefits. more...
AN after-schools club is facing a rent increase of 380 per cent after arsonists destroyed the school where it was based. more...
TWO men who risked their lives to rescue an elderly couple whose car plunged into a lake are to be honoured for their bravery. more...
The following cases were heard by Darlington magistrates yesterday. more...
A CHAMPION of Darlington's Skerne Park estate has retired from her post as chairwoman of a community group. more...
A TEENAGE history student is urging like-minded people with a passion for the past to help him set up a group. more...
A £50,000 scheme to improve Spennymoor's footpaths and bus stops and to encourage drivers to leave their cars at home starts next week. more...
A FERRYHILL church will be serving up some tasty treats as part of Fair Trade Fortnight. more...
PENSIONERS in Teesdale are being urged to contact their local Citizens Advice Bureau to make sure they are claiming ther full benefits entitlement. more...
NORTHUMBRIAN Water has pledged to improve after complaints from a Darlington resident. more...
A ROBBER who attacked a woman because he was desperate to obtain heroin was jailed for three years yesterday. more...
CHARITY officials will find out tomorrow if enough money has been raised to open a full-time care unit at St Teresa's Hospice in Darlington. more...
A BUS service linking people in Teesdale communities with Darlington Memorial Hospital will be launched by Health Secretary and Darlington MP Alan Milburn this week. more...
MEMBERS of a search and rescue team have received royal accolades for helping the region's emergency services. more...
A MUSIC label promoting talent in Darlington is staging two concerts this month. more...
THIEVES are targeting refuse bags to steal discarded financial papers in order to plunder people's bank accounts, police have warned. more...
Parish councillors have urged a developer to build low-cost housing on an industrial state in Middleton St George, near Darlington. more...
A DARLINGTON school has been praised by Prime Minister Tony Blair for excellence in special needs education. more...
TAXI drivers reacted angrily last night after councillors voted to increase licence fees. more...
A THIEF stole a large quantity of cash and a Nokia mobile phone after entering a property in Maple Terrace, Stanley, at about 7.30pm on Saturday. more...
A FLAGSHIP library celebrates its first anniversary this week with a series of events. more...
A GROUP to broaden women's horizons was launched yesterday. more...
A PUB chain has been given permission by magistrates to open from 10am. more...
A PUB will swap spirits from the bottle for those of the supernatural world at its next fundraising event. more...
A SCHOOL will not be making any improvements this year, after inspectors judged that it could not do any better. more...
Former Hartlepool Borough Council chief executive Brian Dinsdale, who left his post last month to take over the same role at Middlesbrough Borough Council, has recruited his former number two, Jan Richmond, to join him at Middlesbrough. more...
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to preserve a corner of Cleveland which borders the North York Moors. more...
TEENAGE hang-out areas could be established across east Cleveland to provide youngsters with a safe place to meet friends. more...
WELCOME guides will soon be on patrol in one of the region's coastal towns. more...
A KARATE champion is visiting schools in the region to promote exercise to youngsters. more...
MEN over 60, who become eligible for half-price bus travel across Richmondshire next month, are being urged to register with the council. more...
A £4M car park has collected an award for its lighting, surveillance cameras, restricted access and escape routes. more...
THREE teenagers have an appointment to meet the Princess Royal next week. more...
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a by-pass on the Yorkshire coast. more...
RESIDENTS of a moorland village are objecting to plans to carry out gas exploration near their homes. more...
THE mayor of Richmond is appealing for help to clear litter from a beauty-spot overlooking the River Swale. more...
PEOPLE have lodged almost 500 complaints about alleged defiance of planning controls in the Harrogate district during the past year. more...
SEVERAL primary and junior schools in Scarborough are to benefit from a £250,000 scheme to improve education standards. more...
TOUR operators from around the UK will be visiting the Yorkshire Coast and North York Moors for an insight into the tourism industry. more...
THE leader of one of the country's smallest district councils has called for a shake-up in the way local government is funded. more...
MODEL railway enthusiasts will be heading for Sowerby later this month. more...
ONE of Teesside's newest businesses has donated £1,000 to the Teesmouth Field Centre. more...
VISITOR numbers at one of the region's fast-growing attractions have jumped by more than a half in the past two years. more...
A 31-year-old man is recovering after being attacked in Thornaby. more...
A BOGUS caller stole more than £700 from a pensioner after getting into her home by claiming he needed to check the gas supply. more...
THE air quality monitoring station at Breckon Hill Road, Middlesbrough, has undergone a £45,000 refit including the installation of analysers and data logging equipment. more...
LOWER sixth form drama students are preparing to serve up a helping of comedy next month when they perform Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies. more...
POLICE are investigating a fight involving a group of women outside a Middlesbrough pub in the early hours of Monday morning. more...
A COUNCIL keen to promote a greener future has launched a bid to minimise the environmental impact of its own vehicle fleet. more...
AN engineer is celebrating after completing 40 years service in the gas industry. more...
A GOVERNMENT report has praised a Grangetown school in its first inspection since it was formed by the merger of an infant and junior school. more...
Former Hartlepool Borough Council chief executive Brian Dinsdale, who left his post last month to take over the same role at Middlesbrough Borough Council, has recruited his former number two, Jan Richmond, to join him at Middlesbrough. more...
A PLAN is to be drawn up to improve one of Hartlepool's oldest parks. more...
A BUSINESS and community group is trying to improve shopping in a North Yorkshire market town. more...
LONDON's benchmark FTSE 100 Index finished ahead for the first time in six sessions after being dogged by uncertainty and fears that the Iraq crisis will develop into full-blown war. more...
BRITAIN's hard-pressed factories have received a surprise boost after registering an improvement in output in January thanks to a rise in computer manufacturing. more...
ENVIRONMENTAL companies in the region are being urged to take part in the latest trade mission to Korea. more...
THE automotive division of NSK Bearings has become one of the first businesses to win a global quality standard. more...
BUILDING and support services group Mowlem has hailed a structural overhaul of its own for a 16 per cent increase in annual profits. more...
A DARLINGTON interiors business is expanding with the opening of a shop in Yarm, near Stockton. more...
A stylist has been recruited for a Darlington hairdressing business. more...
A FORMER motorbike racing champion is setting up a training centre in Darlington. more...
WORK has begun to transform the former RAFA Club in Darlington town centre into an exclusive private members club for the over 25s. more...
Steelmaker Corus could be about to enter its worst 72 hours of business as it fights the Dutch legal system in an effort to safeguard its future. Business Editor Mike Parker looks at the problems the firm faces. more...
With a United Nations Security Council vote on the Iraq crisis imminent, Nick Morrison looks at the divisions which threaten to tear apart the international community. more...
REGIONAL GOVERNMENT: SO which is it to be for Martin Callanan (HAS, Mar 10)? Is he for or against democracy? more...
A Life Of Grime (BBC1); Hollywood Greats (BBC1) more...
THE Oldie, the magazine for the not yet Punch drunk, carries a piece this month by Edna Wallace on her 1930s childhood in a North-East pit village. more...
A FORTIETH anniversary reunion is being organised this summer for the September 1959 intake at Eastbourne Secondary Modern Girls School in Darlington. more...
IN these dark days before the seemingly inevitable outbreak of war, hope becomes increasingly hard to find. more...
THE capture of al Qaida No 2 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11 atrocity, was hailed by the Bush administration as likely to yield "a treasure trove'' of information about the terrorist network. more...
WHAT we want, of course, is choice. And that means men too. more...
A FORTIETH anniversary reunion is being organised this summer for the September 1959 intake at Eastbourne Secondary Modern Girls School in Darlington. more...
SPOOKY. No other word will do. Harewood Grove is one of Darlington's spookiest corners. more...
THE selection process to find the final Labour Party candidate for elections in Tony Blair's constituency is to start all over again. more...
THE wife of a dog walker who was found with fatal head injuries in a country lane was yesterday arrested on suspicion of murdering him. more...
A loaded semi-automatic pistol and ammunition have been seized by police during a drugs raid. more...
THE conductor of a North-East choir is retiring after their next concert to concentrate on other projects. more...
WOMEN pensioners in former industrial areas of the North-East are living in poverty compared to those in other parts of the country, one of the region's MPs has said. more...
A TWELVE-year-old girl has been dubbed a hero after coming to the rescue of her soldier brother in the hardest battle he has had to fight - against leukaemia. more...
WOMEN in the North-East are ignorant of the dangers of ovarian cancer, according to research from WellBeing, the health charity for women and babies. more...
A TEENAGER has denied breaching a landmark court order. more...
POLICE have issued a picture of a man they wish to trace in connection with a murder in the West Midlands. more...
SAFETY campaigners last night condemned new child seatbelt laws which ignore school buses. more...
FORMER Hear'Say star Suzanne Shaw will return to the limelight in a show being staged in the region. more...
Motorist Clare Coulthard is lucky to be alive after youths threw a concrete slab through the sunroof of her car. more...
A HOSPICE wants to hear from people who like to travel. more...
GIANT wind turbines the size of London's Big Ben clock tower are coming to the North-East. more...
THOUSANDS of workers in the North-East are facing an uncertain future after steelmaker Corus announced it may have to close one of its UK plants. more...
STAFF at a North-East factory staged a mass walk-out yesterday in protest over the installation of cameras and a worker's dismissal. more...
THE United States could go to war without Britain, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last night. more...
WHATEVER the weather, visitors enjoying the attractions at one of the region's railway museums next year will be running on energy provided by the elements. more...
A group of Dales businessmen have delivered an ultimatum to French cement group Lafarge: "Lease us the Blue Circle site or pull it down". more...
Fitness entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne told of his delight today after completing the deal which will keep his headquarters in Darlington. more...
FIVE people accused of money laundering have appeared in court. more...
A WOMAN has been left traumatised after she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in her home. more...
Perhaps like me, you have the occasional need to check a newspaper's date just to confirm that a story is not an April the First spoof. more...
PASSENGERS in the North are defying fears over the looming war on Iraq by continuing to fly from the region's airports. more...
THE wealth of the North-East could be half that of the rest of Britain's by 2020 if current trends continue, an influential think tank has said. more...
THE Oldie, the magazine for the not yet Punch drunk, carries a piece this month by Edna Wallace on her 1930s childhood in a North-East pit village. more...
WHAT we want, of course, is choice. And that means men too. more...
TWO veteran peace campaigners have been banned by a court from taking part in a protest against war on Iraq and the presence of a US "spy" base in North Yorkshire. more...
A UNIVERSITY employee has been arrested after a sawn-off shotgun and £100,000 worth of cocaine and heroin were discovered on campus. more...
A MAN had to be restrained by three police officers last night as he disrupted an otherwise peaceful anti-war protest. more...
A BLIND woman was burgled by two bogus builders - who also charged her for work they had not done. more...
WELCOME guides will soon be on patrol in one of the region's coastal towns. more...
YOUTHS have been warned to stay away from a play area on a village field until refurbishment work is complete. more...
EDUCATION Secretary Charles Clarke visited the region to re-open a school which was destroyed by arsonists two years ago. more...
YORKSHIRE men are increasingly chained to the kitchen sink, while their North-East counterparts are in no danger of losing their hardman image, according to a survey. more...
A FORMER North-East gym owner jailed for drug dealing has been ordered to pay back the proceeds of his crime - after claiming he only had the clothes he stood up in. more...
PLAYWRIGHT, poet and novelist Julia Darling has won the Northern Rock Foundation Writer's Award - Britain's biggest literary prize. more...
A MAN tried to snatch a six-year-old child from a teenage girl as they walked the streets of Eston in Middlesbrough, police said yesterday. more...
CHEMICAL works and blast furnaces have provided the inspiration for an interactive digital city. more...
PEOPLE who care about preserving historic buildings and the environment are being urged to attend a meeting. more...
TELEVISION archaeologists will be seen uncovering part of a lost medieval village on Sunday. more...
TOURISM chiefs were celebrating last night after succeeding in a campaign to raise the profile of the birthplace of the railways. more...
A NORTH police force welcomed its first Sikh recruit yesterday as part of its largest intake of officers to date. more...
A PUBLIC consultation starts this week on the creation of a map that will show new sections of open country in the region. more...
A MAN who passed on cannabis resin mouth-to-mouth while kissing a prisoner during a visit to Durham Jail's female wing was yesterday jailed for three months. more...
A BUTCHER is celebrating after picking up more awards for his sizzling sausages. more...
A renowned clairvoyant who writes a regular column for The Northern Echo's website will be appearing at venues throughout the region. more...
THE opening performances of the world's largest youth theatre celebration are being staged in the region. more...
VISITOR numbers at one of the region's fast-growing attractions have jumped by more than a half in the past two years. more...
SELBY death crash driver Gary Hart could be free within weeks, it was revealed yesterday. more...
DURHAM County Council was accused last night of wasting up to £1m in public money after losing a six-year legal battle. more...
CHINESE herbal medicine patches could help millions of UK smokers to quit, says a North-East scientist. more...
Drivers are needed to transport elderly or disabled people to surgeries. more...
A THIEF stole a large quantity of cash and a Nokia mobile phone after entering a property in Maple Terrace, Stanley, at about 7.30pm on Saturday. more...
Motorist Clare Coulthard is lucky to be alive after youths threw a concrete slab through the sunroof of her car. more...
VILLAGES in Teesdale are being offered Countryside Agency grants of up to £25,000 for community projects. more...
A SOUTH Durham bus company has been found guilty of helping one of its drivers fraudulently claim benefits. more...
AN after-schools club is facing a rent increase of 380 per cent after arsonists destroyed the school where it was based. more...
A £50,000 scheme to improve Spennymoor's footpaths and bus stops and to encourage drivers to leave their cars at home starts next week. more...
A FERRYHILL church will be serving up some tasty treats as part of Fair Trade Fortnight. more...
PENSIONERS in Teesdale are being urged to contact their local Citizens Advice Bureau to make sure they are claiming ther full benefits entitlement. more...
A PARTNERSHIP to improve life for Weardale residents is promoting its work with a series of informal roadshows in the area. more...
Pupils from Sunnydale School, Shildon have been presented with £200 for being the most improved school in the Sedgefield borough. more...
MEMBERS of a search and rescue team have received royal accolades for helping the region's emergency services. more...
THIEVES are targeting refuse bags to steal discarded financial papers in order to plunder people's bank accounts, police have warned. more...
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