The North East | Archive | 2003 | October
VILLAGERS fear a two-month road closure is cutting them off from emergency services. more...
STUDENTS at a Newton Aycliffe school are considering the possibilities for their future careers after a visit from a theatre company. more...
A BRAVE ten-year-old boy's battle with leukaemia has inspired a Darlington club to raise money for research into the disease. more...
A DARLINGTON man who threatened to kill a vulnerable young mother and burn down her house has been spared jail. more...
THE first of three nurseries, aimed at helping parents in disadvantaged areas get back to work, has been opened in Darlington. more...
A SCHOOL'S appeal for shoe boxes full of Christmas gifts for less fortunate children has been a big success. more...
A NEW waterslide at a Darlington leisure centre has been named Lightning Slide and will open to the public tomorrow. more...
ANGLERS have received £3,000 worth of funding to help towards the creation of two fishing ponds at a nature reserve in Darlington. more...
COLLEGE students turned the clock back to their school days to raise cash for charity. more...
VILLAGERS are objecting to a planning application to build four large poly-tunnels on nearby farmland. more...
A FIELD of hope created by children has been blessed in a ceremony at a school. more...
A NEW pedestrian and cycleway linking three east Durham communities has opened. more...
HEALTH chiefs are launching consultations over controversial plans to close a village's surgery. more...
JOINT action between shop-keepers and police has helped to cut crime in a city centre. more...
SESSIONS encouraging families to get arty start at the DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery this weekend. more...
A PETITION launched a fortnight ago against proposals to axe direct train services between Saltburn and Newcastle has collected more than 2,000 signatures. more...
A man aged 34 remained in hospital last night receiving treatment for a broken left leg after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in Billingham. more...
KITCHEN staff from schools across east Cleveland are being praised for their top class learning achievements. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS yesterday won the battle to save their gardens from disappearing under a major Northallerton housing development. more...
A NORTH Yorkshire tycoon has made a successful plea to councillors to back plans for a development at his home near Ripon. more...
A MAN who stole £1,300 in fuel from his company avoided a jail sentence yesterday. more...
A MAN who attacked a nightclub bottom pincher had been provoked all evening, a court was told yesterday. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to create two lakes near a Ripon village have been rejected by councillors. more...
NORTH Yorkshire is hoping to welcome the Pirelli British Rally Championship back next year after this year's visit had tills ringing in Pickering and Malton. more...
ALL roads lead to Rome this half-term holiday. more...
THREE council workers have been singled out for their outstanding contributions. more...
THE wet weather did not dampen the celebrations this week as farmers marked one year of successfully bringing their produce to the local people. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS in Yarm and Eaglescliffe are being urged to make their homes more secure after a number of opportunist break-ins. more...
HOUSEHOLDERS may be missing out on free home improvements. more...
GIANT fireworks are giving authorities in one Teesside town, a monster headache. more...
AN author has been appointed to write about one of Teesside's most historic areas. more...
COLLEGE principals are concerned at a controversial plan to build a new sixth form centre on Teesside. more...
STAFF at a travel agents in Hartlepool are flying high after beating off competition from 15 other branches in Teesside to pick up a Store of the Year award. more...
SHOPKEEPERS are being asked to ration the sale of eggs to children. more...
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has won top prize for a mosaic detailing the life of Captain Cook. more...
GRASS cutting in 20 churchyards across North-West Durham has not been carried out for more than a year, as a row over safety rages. more...
A THIEF has robbed a disabled man of more than £600 after snatching a bag from the back of his wheelchair. more...
PLANS to close a village's weekly branch surgery have run into opposition. more...
A FAMILY is trying to track down two missing scrapbooks full of memories of Durham City's former ice rink. more...
THE opening party for a club for swingers has been postponed, while the owners meet police chiefs and council bosses. more...
CHESTER-le-Street's new ambulance station could help crews to arrive at emergencies faster. more...
AN 11-YEAR-OLD'S comic creation is to appear in The Beano and Dandy, after he was named the UK's Best Young Cartoonist. more...
TWO favourite pantomime characters travelled to a Durham school to give pupils some useful theatrical tips. more...
THE student who was crushed by a runaway council van has undergone more surgery. more...
CHESTER-LE-STREET'S historic town centre has been designated a conservation area. more...
THE arrival of Aidan Michael Dargue has ended a 20-year wait by his great, great aunt and brought unexpected joy to a Durham WI. more...
THE Railway Mission launched its calendar in Chester-le-Street this week. more...
COLLIERLEY Primary School in Dipton, near Stanley, celebrated its 125th anniversary this week. more...
POLICE have been joined on the streets of Chester-le-Street by community support officers and town wardens. more...
FORMER pupils went back to school this week to look at how classrooms have changed over the last 50 years. more...
A CARPET company has rescued a trading estate left devastated when a chipboard factory folded. more...
A CONSORTIUM led by private equity group CVC Capital Partners was last night on track to take over Debenhams after its opponent pulled out of a battle for the store group. more...
THE region can now boast its own Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for media after more than £300,000 was invested in staff and equipment. more...
A FASHION boutique owner is to be the first to try a scheme that promises to change the future of retailing in the region. more...
X-RAY specialist Bede has gained an important foothold in the Japanese semi-conductors market which could pave the way for significant future work. more...
A leading UK architectural practice has been selected to further shape and deliver one of the most important regeneration projects in the North-East. more...
THE clock is being turned back 588 years as a restored medieval townhouse marks the day a small force, commanded by King Henry V, triumphed over a mighty French army at Agincourt. more...
Hunting Chris Ryan (BBC1): IF I were lost in the jungle, Chris Ryan is the man I'd like to have with me. more...
VISITORS to one of the region's top attractions are promised a truly spooky time later this month - including a visit to the cell where Dick Turpin spent his last night. more...
Hunting Chris Ryan (BBC1): IF I were lost in the jungle, Chris Ryan is the man I'd like to have with me. more...
JOHN Travolta is a hard act to follow by anyone's standards so it's no surprise that this stage version of Saturday Night Fever fails to sparkle like the original film. more...
A LEADING tourist attraction is celebrating the work of the region's army of volunteers. more...
Families thrown into crisis when a child is diagnosed with cancer sometimes find it tough to cope financially. more...
It was a triumph of engineering and a source of national pride, but it was also a commercial and environmental nightmare. more...
Long-suffering medic Juliet Alletson has been abused on countless occasions by frustrated, angry and alcohol-fuelled patients, she tells Health Correspondent Barry Nelson. more...
Hunting Chris Ryan (BBC1) more...
GOT an endowment mortgage? Then it's time to get your head out of the sand. Now. more...
GOT an endowment mortgage? Then it's time to get your head out of the sand. Now. The chances are that however much you have paid, however long you have paid it, it won't be enough. In five or ten years time, or whenever your policy matures, you could find yourself having to pay up thousands of pounds extra to make your house your own. more...
SHOCKING as it was, there were many positive messages from this week's documentary The Secret Policeman. more...
EUROPE: EU sceptics beware. Just one hour's flying time from Teesside and you are in Holland. more...
GEORGE Galloway was not the only Labour MP who opposed the war against Iraq, but he is the only one to be thrown out of his party. more...
STUDENTS of Durham's history are often drawn to Old Durham, the name of a farm a mile to the east of Durham Cathedral, below Gilesgate's Sherburn Road Estate. The obvious question is: How old is Old Durham? more...
NOKIA N-GAGE: IT'S been a week of vastly differing fortunes for Britain's games console manufacturers. more...
STUDENTS of Durham's history are often drawn to Old Durham, the name of a farm a mile to the east of Durham Cathedral, below Gilesgate's Sherburn Road Estate. The obvious question is: How old is Old Durham? more...
NOKIA N-GAGE: IT'S been a week of vastly differing fortunes for Britain's games console manufacturers. more...
A blurred image is the only known picture of Dwain, the fleet-footed stray who has caused a headache for owners of a North-East racecourse. more...
ENGLAND football boss Sven-Goran Eriksson took a short break from the soccer merry-go-round yesterday to help inspire people in the business world. more...
CHILDREN as young as ten will be offered drug treatment in a fresh bid to break the link between drugs and crime. more...
PLANS to open the region's biggest club for swingers have been shelved, after outraged residents fought the scheme. more...
WORK is needed on road-over-rail bridges throughout the region - despite recently completed safety upgrades. more...
A NEW book on the history of a North-East hospital will be launched next week. more...
A PROTEST meeting will be held today by surfers opposed to the US Ghost Fleet project. more...
THE alarm has been raised over parliamentary constituencies in the North-East where thousands of voters have "disappeared". more...
THE Bishop of Durham's whistle-stop tour of his new diocese took him to one of the region's new developments yesterday. more...
TWO brothers have been separately shortlisted for national awards. more...
Photographers face Diana trial more...
A MAJOR fundraising appeal to buy the North-East a new air ambulance is being given a boost by environmentally-friendly businesses. more...
A PENSIONER jailed last year for sexual assaults on a young girl was starting a fresh prison term last night after admitting attacking another child. more...
A MOVE to tackle human organ trafficking has been backed by North-East MEP Martin Callanan. more...
THE mother of a takeawaydelivery man lured to his death has renewed her appeal for help in bringing his killers to justice - a decade after his murder. more...
Rebel MP George Galloway last night vowed he would stand against Labour as an independent after being thrown out of the party for his outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq. more...
THE heartbroken parents of an eight-year-old boy who died after becoming tangled up in a rope swing last night paid tribute to their "kind" and "brilliant" son. more...
REGULARS at the old Starting Gate pub may not have known it but their favourite watering hole was sitting on a piece of history. more...
FAR-RIGHT politicians are targeting the region's schools in a bid to recruit children as young as 11. more...
NORTH-EAST police chiefs are calling for tougher measures to help root out the region's racist police. more...
NICOLA Smith is a self confessed arctophile, but her passion for bears is restricted to just one well-known member of the species - Winnie the Pooh. more...
JOCKEYS, trainers, punters and staff have all failed to catch him and even the council dog warden has admitted defeat. more...
SHOCKING as it was, there were many positive messages from this week's documentary The Secret Policeman. more...
HORNBLOWERS from across Europe will be descending on a city famous the world over for its historic ceremony. more...
NICOLA Smith is a self confessed arctophile, but her passion for bears is restricted to just one well-known member of the species - Winnie the Pooh. more...
ENGLAND manager Sven Goran Eriksson is backing a North-East campaign to kick racism out of football. more...
A FAMILY has produced an educational CD ROM for midwives and nurses to help them deal with diabetes in pregnancy. more...
A MAN who was found slumped against a car park wall did not die in suspicious circumstances, police confirmed last night. more...
Willington: Man of the match Jordan Roberts netted a double hat trick - six goals - for Willington Under-11s in their 13-0 victory at home to Shildon in the second round of the Russell Foster League Cup, the pick of his goals a 20-yard free kick into the top corner. more...
The weather had an autumnal feel for the start of the Richmond Castle 10k, and a fine misty rain accompanied the runners almost the whole of the way. more...
Sunday afternoon saw over 20 junior squash players from all over Durham and Cleveland meet at the Oak Leaf sports complex in Newton Aycliffe to take part in the regular squash grading. more...
Norton and Stockton Ancients: Norton Under-10 A's dominated their fixture from the start, pounding the Bishop Auckland St Mary's goal on numerous occasion's resulting in six goals before halftime from M Johnson (2), M Garbutt (2) N Mohun (2). more...
Barnard Castle 1, Greyhound 2: The league leaders went ahead after when Liam Pearson headed home a Thomas Wilkinson cross. more...
IN a week when an irregular heartbeat has generated ludicrously lavish media attention, the main point of interest is what sport will our Prime Minister take up in order to be seen to be looking after his ticker? more...
Richmond Under-12s maintained their great start to the season by completing the double over Dales Diamonds. more...
Willington Ladies League: Willington Club B bounced back to winning ways in the darts section, after their first defeat last week, with a three points victory at Willington Lion and Unicorn. more...
Division One: Hartlepool FC 1, New Marske SC 0: Oa hard bumpy pitch with a strong swirling wind the game was very scrappy with no goals forthcoming in the first half. more...
There was a big contingent of Lanchester supporters present at the Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League presentation dinner held in Newcastle. more...
England captain Martin Johnson last night warned his World Cup team-mates to beware the unpredictable danger of Samoa. more...
A hard fought encounter between the Shuttle and Loom and AFC Brinkburn ended in victory for the home side. more...
After being away on cup commitments Tindale WMC were back on league duty carrying on their good run with a 4-0 win at Hurworth over the Emerson Arms, Ashley Wilson hit a brace with one apiece going to Garry Whittaker and Andrew Fairley. more...
Ken Gardner MBE is one of grassroots sport true heroes. more...
The nip and tuck race for supremacy in Division One shows no sign of letting up. more...
The Ripon Piscatorial's Tetley Cup set on the Norton Conyer waters of the River Ure produced some staggering sport with 23 double figured bags. more...
IN a week when an irregular heartbeat has generated ludicrously lavish media attention, the main point of interest is what sport will our Prime Minister take up in order to be seen to be looking after his ticker? more...
Big W went down by the odd goal in three at home to Priestfields. Dougie Arnold put Big W ahead but Priestfields hit back with two to take the points. more...
Sporty Emma Morris will try her hand at any sport and her latest success is second place in a triathlon - a gruelling test for any athlete. more...
The top game of the day once again involved Pepper DS who were pushed all the way in a 13-goal thriller against Smurfit, with PDS coming out 7-6 winners with the prolific Mark Stephenson hitting four and one apiece for Fred Hall, Michael Carter and Mark Finn, on target for Smurfit were man of the match Dave Abdale who hit two along with Trevor Ford and Paul Tills with a goal each and Mike Weston chipped in with two goals, but it was not enough to resuce a point against the divisions leading side. more...
St. Augustines scored five goals for the third consecutive game, this time beating the Fighting Cocks 5-1, this also extended St. Augustines' winning streak to five matches. more...
Last weekend 11 swimmers from Billingham Swimming Club competed at the N & D Graded Championships at Killingworth. more...
Darlington Harriers: At the Richmond Castle 10km on Sunday, October 19 on a very testing, hilly course, Ben Wilson ran an excellent race to finish first Harrier in 16th place in a time of 37mins 25secs, holding off the ever improving Jack Mason in 17th place in 37.56. more...
Darlington RA: The RA won the battle of Brinkburn Road, league leaders Northallerton came for a battle and got one, with long balls and physical tactics by the visitors, strong minds and even stronger bodies were required by the RA. more...
Hartlepool Town made progress to the next round of the Durham County Trophy beating Felling The Willows 2-0 at home. more...
A LATE goal by Chris Harman helped Thorns to shade a close First Division match against Postchaise. more...
Brompton Juniors: Having lost undeservedly 4-1 at home to the Allstars while missing four players on a rugby tour, Brompton started second favourites for their latest game against the 21st Allstars. more...
Dunston assistant manager Perry Briggs says that centre half Steve Holmes is having a new lease of life. more...
North Shields, 'over the moon' at their last-minute victory against championship rivals New Marske last weekend, have appointed Paul Ross as assistant manager. more...
Chester-le-Street: The Chester-le-Street promotion bandwagon rolled west to Carlisle for what many thought would be their toughest test yet in the Northern Regional Women's League Division One. more...
DARLINGTON hope that two new props can solve their front row problems in tomorrow's National Three North match at home to Macclesfield. more...
Fairs Software Tyneside Junior League: Chester-le-Street extended their lead at the top of the table to three points when they defeated Prudhoe Town 6-2, while New Hartley, who were in second position, went down to North Tyneside College. more...
Division One: Belmont Panthers v M'brough Mav. more...
Midfielder David Bayles reckons Shildon will never have a better chance of reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup. more...
Mowden Park Under-15s' match against Houghton turned into an eventful day to say the least. Houghton went into the lead after around 15 minutes when a failed tackle allowed them to score on the wing. more...
In Division One, Barnard Castle Glaxo are going great guns and are still unbeaten. They won 5-0 at home to Wallsend Rising Sun. more...
The League's own cup ties and the Durham County Football Association Sunday Cup reduced the League's Programme. more...
With their first attack of the game Stuart Bell beat the offside call and closed in on the Ayton goal to give the home side the lead in the first minute. more...
Wilton's 1st team were entertained by Durham University 3rds on Maiden Castle's national standard, water-based pitch which proved to be an eight-goal thriller. more...
DANNY MILLS last night insisted he won't play for Peter Reid again - and revealed that Leeds priced him out of a permanent move to Middlesbrough. more...
Division One: With only four weeks into the new season the Redcar Unionist's A team have once again made the headlines this week with a 5-1 home win against their local opponents Redcar Cons. A. more...
A day before the big match - Shildon's first FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie for 42 years - and club chairman Gordon Hampton is finding it all rather hair raising. more...
Sarah Borwell (Nunthorpe) was the last British survivor in the ITF 25,000-dollar Welsh International Women's Open last week in Cardiff. more...
Bishop Auckland have been given a list of tasks to complete on their ground before the UniBond League will allow them to take promotion at the end of the season. more...
Newfit Services Willington: Willington Burn moved up to fourth place in the table with a good home win over a strong Prospect Club team. more...
SHILDON players had a little taste of FA Cup glory as they got their hands on domestic football's most coveted trophy yesterday - two days before the club's biggest game in four decades. more...
Worthington CIU Winter League: Newly promoted, Coundon and Sacriston both made their presence felt in the Second Division with victories in the first week of the new season. more...
SUNDERLAND might be out of the League Cup, but Willington Under-15s' run in our version of the competition continues unhindered. more...
Stokesley 0 Middlesbrough PO 5: Middlesbrough Post Office regained top place in the league following their 5-0 win at Stokesley. more...
Favourite Neil Cordell surprisingly made a second round exit in the Pontefract Junior Open Squash Championship. more...
MICK CHANNON could win with the stable cat at present, such is the sublime form of his powerful Lambourn yard. more...
MICK CHANNON could win with the stable cat at present, such is the sublime form of his powerful Lambourn yard. more...
After hours of discussion and deliberation the winners of the 2003 Local Heroes Awards, powered by npower, have been selected. more...
Willington League: Willington Lion and Unicorn moved three points clear at the top of the table after they beat the visiting Byers Green Royal Oak by the odd point. more...
Durham Ranking Tournament: Tony Kay of Darlington won the final qualifying tournament of the year at Durham Snooker Club with an odd point victory over Kevin Rainbow and boosted his overall place in the Ranking List to give himself a much better placing for the end of year 'Big Money' event. more...
Bedale have bounced back to take over at the top of Division One. more...
Billingham Bears came out on top in their English U16 North A League encounter with Sunderland Arrows at the Telewest Arena. more...
Rounding-up the missing results for Harriers takes you far and wide - John Wild definitely went furthest, making a trip to Hungary for the World Throwing Championships, but others travelled to Manchester and Carlisle for competition. more...
Consett Sunday League: Revenge was sweet for Division One leaders Lanchester Social when they made up for their Harkness Cup set back at the hands of Stanley Central. more...
NEWCASTLE United chairman Freddy Shepherd can see no reason why the Magpies can't be back in Champions League action as early as next season. more...
MORPETH Harriers continued their domination of the North-East senior mens distance running scene by filling the first two places in Sunday's Blaydon Nichol Hunter Memorial cross country relays for the second year in succession. more...
Metro Church Sunderland continue their 100 per cent record in a 5-2 win at Airport Church, Gary Thomas scored before half time then three goals in ten minutes of the restart from Ryan Pender, Gareth Hern and Thomas a second, after an hour Hern got his second. more...
Shildon's athletes were in action last weekend at the Blaydon XC relays. more...
Results for Thursday, October 16 more...
Matt Clarke looks set to shake off the flu and lead Darlington's attack in tomorrow's visit of Bury. more...
The South Durham Gymnastics Club returned triumphantly from Wiltshire last weekend after winning the Alpha Factor UK Invitational Gymnastics Tournament. more...
Mike Gough Sports Hartlepool Sunday League, Premier Division, Athletic Rugby 0 Lion Hillcarter 2: more...
THE Darlington Indoor Bowls Club mixed fours team to play Hartlepool in the All England Egham Trophy championship includes Dorothy Donald, Tracey Fairless, Eric Ramsdale, Mark Jones (skip), Ann Anderson, Maureen Whitton, Barry Hodgson, Allen Moore (skip), Sadie Lynch, Dulcie Harbin, Colin Young, John Lynch (skip), Audrey Shepherd, Olive Harris, Stan Burton, Ken Lamb (skip). more...
A North-East family has suffered a second tragedy five years to the day after a University gardener was killed in a pub fight. more...
Teachers alleged to have used a "diabolical" Victorian finger clamp to punish an eight-year-old child will not face prosecution. more...
Police are hunting a driver who failed to stop after her car struck a teenager. more...
A group of surfers attempted to deliver 50 limbless dolls to the company behind the ghost fleet project today. more...
A young Harry Potter fan who was almost killed saving his best pal's life has been left with a scar just like his Hogwarts hero. more...
A NORTH-EAST city has won recognition for cultural and commercial work carried out during an extensive regeneration programme. more...
A COUPLE were almost killed after yobs hurled a brick from a bridge and smashed their car windscreen. more...
BUS tours taking in Newcastle's historic architecture will be on offer next week. more...
ENGLAND manager Sven Goran Eriksson is backing a North-East campaign to kick racism out of football. more...
STUDENTS at a Newton Aycliffe school are considering the possibilities for their future careers after a visit from a theatre company. more...
ANGRY residents are hoping that a post office will be opened in their village following the loss of the service during the summer. more...
FERRYHILL traders are making a determined effort to improve their town centre. more...
STUDENTS at a Newton Aycliffe school have been testing their brain power by using a new super-learning technique. more...
ELDERLY and disabled people are being cut off from the outside world because of building work on a housing estate. more...
FOUR men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in a North-East town earlier this year. more...
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