The North East | Archive | 2003 | August
A COUNCIL has scooped the Broadband Britain Challenge Award for the North-East Public Sector. more...
A PLANNING application to install a 15-metre high mobile phone mast in the Chowdene area of Gateshead has been refused. more...
A PUB is mourning the death of one of its regular customers. more...
A VILLAGE is to get a new community centre and sports facilities. more...
PLANS for a new riot training site have been approved by councillors despite objections from residents. more...
VILLAGERS are furious that plans have been approved to build 20 flats on the site of a former bus depot. more...
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: The district council's leisure department is adding courses in DJ tuition, pony trekking and basketball to its normal activities from Monday to Saturday next week. more...
NATURE reserves throughout the borough are to benefit from a £14,000 lottery grant. more...
YOUNG boxers from a south Durham club will get a taste of paradise when they make their first overseas trip next week. more...
A trainee business advisor from Darlington has scored among the best marks in the country in his accountancy exams. more...
A YOUNG woman has landed a top scholarship to help her pursue a career as a barrister. more...
DOG walkers in Darlington were left confused after a sign telling them to keep their pets on leads was put up in the wrong place. more...
COUNCIL house rent dodgers are being warned that they could end up in court or face eviction for failing to pay up on time. more...
A scheme is being piloted to give older people with mental health problems a say about services they receive. more...
THERE was a double celebration at a Darlington care home yesterday. more...
POLICE are hunting a gang of youths who are terrorising residents close to two Darlington stores. more...
OFTEN described as England's last great wilderness, the North Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty has become the first area in Britain to be awarded the status of European geopark. more...
A STRONG smell of petrol fumes, which caused alarm in Darlington at the weekend, remains a mystery following Sunday's deluge. more...
THE UK's first paintball tournament is being held in County Durham this weekend. more...
PIERCEBRIDGE will continue to have a foothold on both sides of the River Tees - to the chagrin of purists who want a North Yorkshire road reinstated as part of Cliffe. more...
DARLINGTON Football Club has high hopes that its multi-million pound stadium will herald a new era when it officially opens its doors tomorrow. more...
A COUNCIL leader has written to almost 10,000 staff to reassure them about a multi-million pound education shake-up. more...
A NATIONAL charity is turning its attention to County Durham in its search for a band of daredevil volunteers. more...
A GUIDANCE manual for social services and the police, containing advice on helping victims of domestic violence, was launched yesterday. more...
A SCHEME is being piloted to give older people with mental health problems a say about the services they receive. more...
A PLANNING application to install a 15-metre high mobile phone mast in the Chowdene area of Gateshead has been refused. more...
FORMER workers at a North-East chipboard factory have been awarded £250,000 in compensation after they took their employers to court. more...
VOLUNTEERS have transformed a neglected garden into a colourful public space. more...
THE gun used to shoot a man in a rugby club car park cannot be identified because the bullet is still in the victim's body, a firearms expert told a court yesterday. more...
TESTS on the water used before Saltburn's Britain in Bloom judging have proved the plants were deliberately poisoned. more...
CASTLE Eden Walkway Planetarium, near Thorpe Thewles, is hosting two events this month. more...
YOUNGSTERS from a community arts project kept crowds entertained on Teesside as part of Redcar High Street fun day. more...
A RADIOGRAPHER who has worked at hospitals across Cleveland for the last 39 years is retiring today. more...
MAJOR work to replace water pipes in and around Danby on the North York Moors has resulted in bottled water being supplied. more...
COUNCILLORS are calling for an end to the big Moorsbuses being used in small villages in the North York Moors National Park. more...
RESIDENTS who say they are stuck in a living hell on an estate in Guisborough, are calling on the authorities to do more to prevent yobs and louts causing the problems. more...
THE results of tests on water samples from the Saltburn in Bloom poisoning a fortnight ago, have revealed a variety of chemicals and contaminants. more...
A NEW planning application for a house near Hawes, identical to one controversially rejected last year, has been submitted. more...
A CHRONIC shortage of volunteers has brought a North Yorkshire care service to the brink. more...
A VOTE of no confidence in the mayor of Colburn is to be discussed by the town council. more...
RESIDENTS of Grewelthorpe were jubilant this week after a successful campaign to save the village pub. more...
AN eight-year-old girl knew just what to do when her mother collapsed at their Richmond home. more...
PLANS to build boarding kennels for 20 dogs are likely to be approved despite objections from residents and a parish council. more...
THE future of Richmond's former railway station is hanging in the balance once again. more...
THE radio company which broadcasts to soldiers at Catterick Garrison has been awarded a licence for another year. more...
TWO new shared-ownership home schemes have been unveiled by the Tees Valley Housing Group. more...
THE wheels are in motion for the possibility of reopening another railway line through North Yorkshire. more...
THE last serving member of the old York City Police is to retire from the North Yorkshire force next week. more...
RESIDENTS fighting to save the only pub in a small North Yorkshire village say they are upbeat about the future following a meeting with brewery officials this week. more...
TRAVEL staff have been getting themselves in a bit of a lather - but all for the best possible reasons. more...
VIRTUALLY every home in a road plagued by "rat-running" vehicles is backing a petition calling for action to deal with the problem. more...
TOURISM is booming in a North Yorkshire market city according to latest figures. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Whitby are risking their lives by jumping into the harbour. more...
YOUNGSTERS in a part of Hartlepool are being urged to put pen to paper in a competition which could win them tickets to a football match. more...
A CRACKDOWN on benefit fraudsters is continuing in a Teesside town where investigators have established a reputation as being among the best in the country. more...
CASTLE Eden Walkway Planetarium, near Thorpe Thewles, is hosting two events this month. more...
SUPPORTERS of Hartlepool United have been urged to set off in good time for tomorrow's home match against Tranmere, due to roadworks near the ground. more...
PEOPLE will be given an opportunity next week to put forward suggestions for improving transport arrangements for people using health services. more...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of an elderly Alzheimer's disease sufferer. more...
HARTLEPOOL'S Historic Quay and Museum has been named a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction by the English Tourism Council - the third time the attraction has been given the national hallmark. more...
ABOUT 400 shoppers queued for a bargain at a furniture showroom last night. more...
POLICE set up roadblocks in a North-East town and questioned everyone who was in the area as part of an ongoing murder inquiry late last night. more...
TENS of thousands of drivers could have their speeding convictions quashed after a landmark legal challenge by two police officers this week. more...
LEISURE chiefs have unveiled a fun package of activities to compensate residents disappointed at the cancellation of a popular family festival. more...
MORE shopkeepers face picking up a criminal record in the future - for selling alcohol to children. more...
VILLAGERS are furious that plans have been approved to build 20 flats on the site of a former bus depot. more...
A MASSIVE £65,000 bill has been totted up for the cost of repairing 1,300 unsafe gravestones in a council's cemeteries. more...
A YOUNG golfer is celebrating success after winning a tournament and getting a hole-in-one. more...
THIS weekend's Northern Proms concert looks set to draw an audience of at least 2,000. more...
A FREAK storm swept across the region on Sunday as much of Britain baked in sizzling summer sun. more...
A NATIONAL bowls tournament that moved to North-West Durham last year is attracting a record number of entrants. more...
ARMED robbers escaped with thousands of pounds in a raid on a Dipton post office, near Stanley, on Tuesday. more...
YOUNG people gathered recently to have their say on how to spend £50,000 on a new community bus. more...
BAFFLED fundraisers are wondering why their racing balloons have disappeared into thin air. more...
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help to clean up the coastline and collect vital data. more...
FAMILIES turned out in force to enjoy a fun day at Chester-le-Street. more...
A PLAN has been drawn up to end bed blocking in County Durham hospitals. more...
STARS from the television soap Emmerdale have been lined up for a charity match at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club. more...
CHILDREN became maritime archaeologists for the day in their search for the remains of Redcar pier. more...
THE rate at which employers are closing final salary pension schemes has slowed down. more...
AN investment bank has stepped in to acquire a stake in Britain's biggest power station at a fraction of its value. more...
ESTATE agency group Countrywide Assured posted a 39 per cent fall in half-year profits because of the impact of the Iraq war. more...
BRITAIN'S biggest mortgage lender intends to use lie detectors in an attempt to detect fraudulent insurance claims. more...
A "RETUNING" of its UK dealerships helped car seller Pendragon record a 41 per cent rise in profits. more...
A CONCEPT dreamed up on a rainy day off work has put two entrepreneurs on the brink of business stardom. more...
AN investment bank has stepped in to acquire a stake in Britain's biggest power station at a fraction of its value. more...
CALL centre group CJ Garland has had the latest information technology (IT) infrastructure installed at its Middlesbrough site. more...
Highest Bidder (BBC2): Masters And Servants (C4): Infamous Fives (C4): THE Duke of Windsor had an awful lot of possessions considering he was the man who was supposed to have given up everything for the love of a woman. more...
NFU president Sir Ben Gill has called on the Government to introduce incentives to help farmers tackle climate change. more...
BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,703 sheep Lambs: lt to 106.4p av 102.3p; std to 116.8p av 111.6p; med to 114.5 av 110.9; heavy to 111p av 106.2p. Cast sheep: Leic to $50; Suff to £42; Cont to £56.50; Mule to £43; Swale to £31.50. more...
NATIONAL and regional envelope schemes will strip too much off the Single Farm Payment, the National Beef Association has warned. more...
AS TEMPERATURES have soared in recent weeks the North-East has seen one of the earliest and fastest harvests ever. more...
Most of our markets seemed to have settled down until Tuesday when USDA issued its harvest estimates. It reduced world wheat stocks by 12m tonne and EU production by 5m tonne so our prices headed up again. Reports of UK yields are now down compared to recent estimates and good export interest has also helped our values more...
A WELL-BRED trimmed pedigree ram lamb making its debut in the exhibition arena took the supreme championship at the 29th annual show & sale of The Northern Counties of England branch of The Suff Sheep Society at Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday. more...
THE National Beef Association has asked Defra to use the imminent re-modelling of hill farm allowance (HFA) payments in England to introduce a new, cattle-based incentive which encourages suckled calf breeders to maintain existing cow numbers. more...
YORKSHIRE lamb could soon be on sale in Greece thanks to links forged by a livestock farmer. more...
The Anthony Nolan Trust gave more than 400 Britons the chance of life last year. more...
New research shows HRT can put women at increased risk of breast cancer, but what are the alternatives? Women's Editor Christen Pears reports. more...
IT would be funny were it not so very serious. We live in a world which fully expects another terrorist atrocity at any moment; in which arms dealers living on suburban British estates are caught preparing to sell rocket launchers to fire at Presidential aircraft from the back of motorbikes. more...
Microwave vegetables may be lazy but they could be uust the thing for hassle-free summer meals. Shoptalk discovers which are worth sampling. more...
Highest Bidder (BBC2) more...
In the second of his two-part history of Durham Ice Rink David Simpson recalls the rise and fall of the Durham Wasps. more...
YORKSHIRE: I AGREE with Vic Wood's comments (HAS, Aug 12) about Harry Mead's article (Echo, Aug 6) on the folk living on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees. more...
I wonder how the two North Yorkshire officers who dodged a speeding fine on a legal technicality feel now? more...
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Highest Bidder (BBC2): Masters And Servants (C4): Infamous Fives (C4): THE Duke of Windsor had an awful lot of possessions considering he was the man who was supposed to have given up everything for the love of a woman. more...
THE GREAT ESCAPE, Publisher: SCi. Platforms: Xbox, PS2, PC. Price: varies: I HAD a bad feeling about this game from the moment it was announced. more...
In the second of his two-part history of Durham Ice Rink David Simpson recalls the rise and fall of the Durham Wasps. more...
THE GREAT ESCAPE, Publisher: SCi. Platforms: Xbox, PS2, PC. Price: varies: I HAD a bad feeling about this game from the moment it was announced. more...
PATIENTS in the region are increasingly likely to be referred to a specialist GP rather than a hospital consultant, according to health bosses. more...
TESTS on the water used before Saltburn's Britain in Bloom judging have proved the plants were deliberately poisoned. more...
GEORGE Reynolds vowed last night to have his new stadium open to thousands more Darlington fans in time for tomorrow's big kick-off. He said: "Nobody will be turned away." more...
A skills shortage in the North-East is being intensified by A-level students unwilling to carry on to higher education, research shows. more...
THE husband of an elderly patient has criticised "intolerable" temperatures at a showpiece new North-East hospital more...
A British officer was killed and two other soldiers wounded in an attack on an Army ambulance in the Iraqi city of Basra yesterday. more...
TRANSPORT chiefs have had to switch off their long-awaited congestion-busting system - because of problems with the mobile phone network. more...
A "WEAK-WILLED" council is to blame for problems surrounding a football club's new stadium, a public meeting was told last night. more...
YOUNG people are quitting one of the most picturesque parts of the region for better paid jobs and cheaper homes. more...
MORE than 100 Newcastle United fans, who were held under armed guard in a Belgrade hotel, returned home last night and launched an attack on Serbian officials. more...
THE Northern Echo is sending a reporting team to join British troops serving in the Gulf. more...
A TEENAGER has been bound over to keep the peace after a charge of breaching an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) was dropped. more...
A SCHEME to help troubled teenagers has proved so successful it is to be extended throughout County Durham. more...
A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with an incident in which North Yorkshire police used plastic bullets for the first time. more...
RESIDENTS fighting to save the only pub in a small North Yorkshire village say they are upbeat about the future following a meeting with brewery officials this week. more...
PLANS for a new riot training site have been approved by councillors despite objections from residents. more...
A COUNCIL has scooped the Broadband Britain Challenge Award for the North-East Public Sector. more...
FORMER workers at a North-East chipboard factory have been awarded £250,000 in compensation after they took their employers to court. more...
AS THE Glorious Twelfth arrived on Tuesday, shooters were warned that they could struggle to find grouse. more...
TRANSPORT chiefs moved last night to clear up the confusion surrounding speed camera signs. more...
The north-eastern US and parts of Canada were in chaos last night after a massive power cut left millions of people without electricity. more...
THE Government has announced more money to continue street warden schemes in run-down areas of the North-East. more...
POLICE set up roadblocks in a North-East town and questioned everyone who was in the area as part of an ongoing murder inquiry late last night. more...
I wonder how the two North Yorkshire officers who dodged a speeding fine on a legal technicality feel now? more...
NATURE lovers have been invited to watch wide-awake bats at their most active and then drop-in on them as they enjoy a bit of well-earned sleep. more...
ANTI-TERRORIST detectives were last night investigating a wave of bomb hoaxes that brought panic to town centres across the country. more...
ONE of the last wishes of the a historian has been fulfilled - six months after his death. more...
MILLIONS of pounds of European money to boost job creation and economic development in the North-East could be lost because earlier cash handouts have not been spent, it was claimed last night. more...
THE Glorious Twelfth signalled the start of a high tech version of sports shooting at a farm visitor centre in Swaledale. more...
TOP guns from all over the North of England took part in a special annual shoot in County Durham to raise cash for children's charities. more...
LABOUR politicians in a North-East town are boycotting a community group which has invited a right-wing activist to join its ranks. more...
A SUMMER concert is being held this month to raise money for a teenager preparing to work in one of the world's poorest and most underdeveloped countries. more...
ABOUT 400 shoppers queued for a bargain at a furniture showroom last night. more...
THE wheels are in motion for the possibility of reopening another railway line through North Yorkshire. more...
POP mogul Louis Walsh has compared a North-East pop wannabe to chart toppers Gareth Gates and Blue. more...
A FORMER jockey who turned to a life of crime after his career came to an early end was given the chance to make a fresh start yesterday. more...
A DRUG addict was given the chance to make a fresh start yesterday after he was convicted for assaulting a dealer. more...
ANY students who have failed to get the grades for their first and second university choices will automatically be sent a clearing entry form by the Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS). more...
THOUSANDS of North-East students celebrated securing their university places last night as A-level pass rates soared to a record high. more...
SOLDIER David Hammond was one of the many heroes of the First World War. more...
PEOPLE will be given an opportunity next week to put forward suggestions for improving transport arrangements for people using health services. more...
A MARRIED milkman who seduced a schoolgirl on his milkfloat has been jailed. more...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of an elderly Alzheimer's disease sufferer. more...
A SIGNED Middlesbrough Football Club shirt and ball are among the items up for auction to help raise money for a toddler with severe disabilities. more...
ANTI-TERRORIST detectives were last night investigating a wave of bomb hoaxes that brought panic to town centres across the country. more...
BUS drivers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in pursuit of a wage claim. more...
A STUNT rider from the region will attempt to break a world record at a bike show this weekend. more...
A COUNCIL leader has written to almost 10,000 staff to reassure them about a multi-million pound education shake-up. more...
SUPPORTERS of Hartlepool United have been urged to set off in good time for tomorrow's home match against Tranmere, due to roadworks near the ground. more...
A NATIONAL charity is turning its attention to County Durham in its search for a band of daredevil volunteers. more...
A FOLK group has travelled thousands of miles to pick up tips from performances in the region. more...
A VILLAGE is to get a new community centre and sports facilities. more...
THE new chairman of Yorkshire Forward hopes his rural credentials will help allay countryside dwellers' fears of an urban-dominated agenda. more...
A TEENAGER was mugged for his holiday savings yesterday. more...
HUNDREDS of students were celebrating record exam results at schools and colleges across Darlington yesterday. more...
STAFF and pupils at Barnard Castle School were celebrating several success stories with scores of students gaining straight A grades. more...
SHE was one of the legendary beauties of the ancient world, rivalled in her fame by only Helen of Troy and Cleopatra. more...
North-East rugby heroes Jonny Wilkinson and Rob Andrew are taking part in an unusual project which is helping boost the funds of a cancer charity for young people. more...
Sir, - It's happened again! Richmondshire District Council, according to your news report (D&S, Aug 1), has again been ambushed after a decision had been reached. more...
Sir, - In making their remarks about the King's Academy, both Diana Williams, of Sowerby, and Roger A Fisken, from Burneston, (D&S letters, Aug 8) are sharing their individual faiths; Diana, a Christian, and Roger, I think, a humanist. more...
Sir, - I refer to your report on the Scots pine tree at Stokesley (D&S, Aug 8). more...
SPECTATOR'S life seems inextricably bound up with hedgehogs these days, as if he has somehow wished the loveable, bumbling creatures upon himself by his recent writings on their behalf. more...
AS a new era dawns for Darlington Football Club, with the first game due to be played in its new stadium tomorrow, it seems an appropriate moment to reflect on the reign of the club's chairman George Reynolds. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH are ready to launch a last-ditch attempt to persuade Sean Davis to snub Everton and move to the Riverside, writes Clive Hetherington. more...
Saltburn Cricket Club won the Kerridge Cup 2003 in a convincing victory over Darlington RA in the Darlington Building Society-sponsored competition. The game was played on Sunday, July 27 at Thornaby in front of a sizeable and appreciative crowd. more...
RACING fans and civic leaders were celebrating this week after it was announced that Royal Ascot is coming to the region. more...
QUAKERS fans will be wondering quite what to expect from their team when the Reynolds Arena finally opens for business tomorrow. more...
It was lucky 13 for Woodham Ladies Open with the heatwave conditions delighting 42 teams of four taking part in the day long event. more...
Broughton and Kirby still lead the table following their seven wickets victory at Kirby Sigston. more...
There are vacancies in the winter games league, which will begin in late September. more...
IVESTON and Satley MXC stage a round of the British sidecarcross championship at Witton Castle on Sunday, when 23 of the top three-wheel exponents will race three times round the Tow Law track alongside the A68 trunk road. more...
The League kicked off the season at the weekend with a full programme. more...
Tow Law Coors: Tow Law New Market A held on to their eight points lead at the top of the table after they beat the visiting fourth placed Billy Row Club by three points. more...
NEWLY-PROMOTED Browney face league Champions Newton Aycliffe in the opening game of the 2003-04 campaign this Sunday. more...
Former Darlington manager Brian Little last night backed the club's move to the Reynolds Arena and believes the foundations are now firmly in place for a bright future. more...
Claire Smith from Hutton Rudby and Vicky Jones from Boldon are two more Durham and Cleveland tennis players heading west. more...
The Hartlepool Motor Club's National Championship Autotest takes place on Sunday and has attracted an entry of 27 drivers from around Britain. more...
OUR trainers supported last Saturday's Shergar Cup event at Ascot well, none more so than Mark Johnston. more...
Middlesbrough star Colin Cooper went back in time when a group of old friends met for a football reunion match. more...
AND there was me thinking these youth coaches were doing it for the love of the game. more...
Loftus maintained their healthy lead at the top of division one defeating The Merlin by no fewer than 117 runs. more...
ENGLAND international Martin Scaife defied monsoon conditions to complete a hat-trick of victories in last Sunday's Darlington 10K. more...
Worthington Durham County CIU Summer League: The promotion race from the Second Division hotted up with Crowtrees moving to the top of the table but only holding a one point advantage over Meadowfield, two points on Spennymoor B and three points on Stanley Central, whilst the fifth placed, Wingate cannot be written off. more...
Tynemouth Under-15 Tour: Tynemouth made their annual tour of the Midlands playing five games in as many days. more...
Slazenger Harrogate and District League: Boroughbridge - the small club with a growing reputation - have stormed home to win the Slazenger Harrogate and District Tennis title for the first time. more...
The season commences tomorrow with the first round of the Villa Real Cup, comprising of teams from Division two, three and four, the second round August 23 sees the teams from Division One enter and the third round sees the inclusion of the Premier sides. more...
1-100: Martin Scaife (Chester-le-Street) 31.01; Peter Grime (Durham Univ) 32.37; John Hunter (M40) (Loftus AC) 32.53; not known (unatt) 33.04; Mark McDonald (Low Fell RC) 33.05; Steven Potts (Sunderland H) 33.13; more...
DURHAM'S lightweight attack struggled to capitalise on Nicky Peng's first-day century and they were left in a vulnerable position by Mark Wallace's unbeaten 94. more...
Northern League new boys Benfield Saints begin their new life with a game at Seaham Red Star tomorrow. more...
Runners for Hawes August 17 more...
Bream made a welcome appearance on the River Ure during the Ripon Piscatorials Annual Bradford Cup. more...
ONE of the trophies to be presented at a cross-country run to be staged later this month will be in memory of a man who developed a deep affection for Weardale. more...
Wolviston, who let a two goal lead slip from their grasp at Birtley Town on Saturday, were in no mood for a repeat performance when they met Annfield Plain at Metcalfe Park on Wednesday night. more...
Sedgefield 75: After playing for the Great Britain senior team in the World championships in Barcelona, Carol Mohon and Angela Winstanley Smith (pictured) went straight to Holland for the European Junior championships. more...
Bradford-born Gareth Batty helped Worcestershire defeat Yorkshire in just two days at Scarborough yesterday by figuring in an unbroken stand of 90 with captain Ben Smith which brought them victory by five wickets. more...
Kevin Phillips has taken a 50 per cent pay cut to clinch his £3.25m return to Southampton, the club who rejected him as an 18-year-old right-back because they thought he was too small. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH Bears speedway team have a busy month ahead with a number of youth development and junior challenge fixtures to race. more...
Durham Ranking Tournament: Despite going out early in the July Ranking event, Michael Rhodes is still at the top of the new list, published for the event on Sunday, August 31 at Durham Snooker Club Rhodes lost to Dave Harrop of Consett, who gained enough points to become the biggest mover up the new list as he had gone from 21st to 14th. more...
JV Madden Trophy: Grangetown BC 4 v 1 Nunthorpe Ath: Grangetown Boys Club started the brightest and took the lead after 21 minutes when 'keeper Chris Mason fumbled a long cross and the ball dropped to Ian McGowan, who fired home. more...
TORE ANDRE FLO last night vowed to lose his £6.75m misfit tag after his agent revealed there was a "less than one per cent" chance of the striker leaving Sunderland before the transfer deadline. more...
Colin Montgomerie crashed to his worst-ever round in America yesterday - a 12-over-par 82 which left him a massive 16 strokes adrift of early US PGA championship leaders Phil Mickelson and Australian Rod Pampling. more...
THE Under-18s completed their tough pre-season with a visit to Leeds last weekend which saw them take on Northern Alliance Under-19s League Champions Garforth Town in blistering heat on Saturday evening. more...
SUCCESS at the national championships helped a Durham school's rowing squad ensure it became the most prolific medal-winning junior team of the year. more...
Darlington Cricket Club Under-11s had the benefit of John Camburn's vast experience when he held a coaching clinic for 16 specially selected young cricketers recently. more...
Spennymoor have confirmed they have made a formal application to join the Nationwide Conference North. more...
East Rainton now have the destination of the Division One championship in their own hands after they defeated nearest rivals Newton Aycliffe in the match of the day at the weekend. more...
Former Middlesbrough boss Bryan Robson made a flying visit to local Brazilian Soccer School at VIDA Teesside for a training session with Head Coach Richie Allan last week. more...
Hartlepool Town scraped a deserved 2-1 away win against Durham City Reserves. more...
Durham League: Nevilles Cross and Newton Hall, who have been in a promotion spot from the Second Division both slipped up badly and threw their move up into jeopardy when they both lost. more...
ALAN WRIGHT last night revealed that Juninho has buried the hatchet over the two horror tackles that crocked the Brazilian in his first spell with Middlesbrough. more...
Black Swan v Grangetown YCC: Black Swan fielded only three players from last season's Anchor Inn team when they entertained Grangetown in their opening fixture. more...
Newton Aycliffe Juniors: The North East harrier track meeting at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow saw Chris Gaffney again shattering the club record at Under-13 level in the boys 800m, with a stunning run for his 2.32 over the 2 lap distance. more...
TOPSPEC Equine is to sponsor up and coming Darlington-based rider Lucy Bell and her horses Miss Inca and Snow Tiger as part of its continuing commitment to the eventing world. more...
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50 years ago: Etherley CC stalwart Gordon Franklin claims the third hat-trick of his career an 15-year-old Arnold Simpson takes four wickets for two runs as Etherley put Wolsingham all out for 22. more...
Dan Brooks picked-up the man-of-the-match award from Richmond and Zetland Harriers for his 46 point total from his maximum six individual events at the fourth and last NML T&F fixture at Jarrow on Saturday 2nd. more...
JUBILANT Neale Cooper spent yesterday on the treatment table. more...
The Sherwoods-sponsored Darlington 10km Road Race took place on Sunday will go down in history as an unforgettable experience as it was ran in a torrential downpour. more...
TRACK specialist Stallone (4.40) looks good for a third course and distance success of the season at Newcastle this afternoon. more...
Tow Law Area League: Esh Stag's Head took a hammering at Newhouse Club and had their lead at the top of the table reduced to only two points, whilst Esh McKennas and Billy Row Club moved up to share second place, one point ahead of Tow Law New Market A. more...
TRACK specialist Stallone (4.40) looks good for a third course and distance success of the season at Newcastle this afternoon. more...
VICKY Tulloch of Piercebridge has returned from the Trailblazers national show jumping finals at Stoneleigh with a championship under her belt. more...
Chester-le-Street Harrier Morag MacDonnell finished off her track season with a fine third place in the 5,000 metres at a midweek track meeting at Solihull on August 5. more...
Crook Town CC under-15 bowlers Lee Formosa and Nick Dalton were in devastating form at Ushaw Moor on Tuesday August 5 bowling out the home side for only seven runs with eight batsmen collecting ducks. more...
Middleton St George maintained their strong challenge for the championship of Division A, defeating Haughton by 36 runs. more...
Iveston & Satley MXC will stage a round of the British sidecarcross championship at Witton Castle on Sunday where 23 of the top three wheel exponents will race three times around the Tow Law track alongside the A68 trunk road. more...
Great ideas of our time, part 397. Windscale, original name of Sellafield nuclear power station, is a donkey ride from the Irish Sea in remotest west Cumbria. more...
THIS morning's daily walk along the lanes near my home was blessed with a wonderful display of wild flowers but prominent among them was a variety of thistles. Many will have been in bloom since July and, hopefully, will continue into September. more...
THE original Fountains Abbey wasn't quite the glorious structure whose breathtaking ruins we see today. The first monks sheltered under rocks. Then they built a hut of wattle and turf beneath a spreading elm. more...
A FORMER manager of Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal is returning to directing and a spot of acting. more...
FUNNY old job, this one, and one it's safer not to disclose when among strangers. We share with teachers the fate of having everyone know far better how to do our job than we do ourselves, and giving us the benefit of their wisdom. At length. more...
From this newspaper 100 years ago. - A meeting of the Sowerby Parish Council was held to consider a quotation from the Northern Counties Electricity Ltd. The tender received stated that they were prepared to light the street lamps for 1,266¾ hours and to provide and fix the necessary poles and lamps and extinguish the same. The lamps are to be placed in approximately the same position as the present gas lamps. The price for a lamp of 40 candle power would be £1 8s. 6d. per lamp per annum. It was agreed that the Company be instructed to start to light on the 25th. more...
A conman will fight his conviction by claiming a juror fell for the barrister who led the prosecution. more...
MAGISTRATES have imposed the first Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) in the Gateshead West area on a 21-year-old man. more...
A PLANNING application to install a 15-metre high mobile phone mast in the Chowdene area of Gateshead has been refused. more...
MAYOR of Sedgefield Borough, Councillor George Gray, has organised a charity golf tournament to help raise money for his chosen causes. more...
A FRESH intake of Modern Apprentices have started work with Sedgefield Borough Council. more...
A YOUNG woman has landed a top scholarship to help her pursue a career as a barrister. more...
COUNCIL house rent dodgers are being warned that they could end up in court or face eviction for failing to pay up on time. more...
A club is enjoying one of the best year's in its history - less than three years after vandals nearly forced it to close. more...
A scheme is being piloted to give older people with mental health problems a say about services they receive. more...
YOUNG boxers from a south Durham club will get a taste of paradise when they make their first overseas trip next week. more...
Frosterley Village Hall, in Frosterley, Weardale, will host an exhibition of local history, paintings by Weardale Art Group and sugar craft on Saturday, August 30, from 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 31, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. more...
A PLANNING application to install a 15-metre high mobile phone mast in the Chowdene area of Gateshead has been refused. more...
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