The North East | Archive | 2003 | February
TONY DOBBIN took a nasty tumble last weekend and had to take two days off, but he's now back in full flow and poised to scoop the richest race of the day aboard Ei Ei (3.35) in the Allied Irish Bank Chase at Sandown. more...
JERMAINE JENAS is facing a straight fight with Kieron Dyer for a place in the England team for the crucial 2004 qualifier against Turkey after forcing his way into Sven-Goran Eriksson's plans with his impressive performance against Australia. more...
NEWCASTLE Falcons have named Craig Newby and Soa Otuvaka in their squad for tonight's match against The Cats, although there is every chance they will be on the bench with a view to playing for Darlington Mowden Park tomorrow. more...
Darlington boss Mick Tait last night welcomed the news that defensive duo Craig Liddle and Stuart Whitehead will be fit for tomorrow's crucial Third Division clash at Lincoln. more...
SUNDERLAND contract rebel David Bellion is ready to throw his weight behind the Wearsiders' Premiership survival bid. more...
VOLUNTEER police officers will go shopping in Chester-le-Street for recruits this weekend. more...
A HOUSING advisory board has been set up to oversee a district council's actions in improving services to tenants. more...
Groundwork West Durham's Acorn Amblers will be going on their second walk of the year on Sunday at Low Westwood, starting at 1.30pm at Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill. more...
KESTRELS should have a nice des res thanks to the efforts of a new environmental group. more...
Darlington Borough Council has granted an application for discretionary rates relief from Firthmoor Association for Community Enterprise. more...
PRIMARY school pupils have had their PE lessons transformed into a time for relaxation and calm. more...
MORE work to improve road safety on the major routes into Darlington has got under way. more...
MEMBERS of the Slimming World class in Clifton Community Centre, Darlington, are embarking on a six-week sponsored slimathon to raise money for the NSPCC, and are inviting others to take part. more...
A YORKSHIRE terrier due to have an operation to improve his eyesight needs a home. more...
PUPILS at a Darlington school have been honoured for their academic and sporting achievements. more...
AN 18-year-old man who hit a hairdresser after damaging a gate in front of his shop in Stockton Road, Darlington, was given a two-year community rehabilitation order and told to pay £50 in compensation yesterday. more...
MOTORCYCLISTS who disturb the peace of the Durham Dales during tranquil summer weekends are to be targeted by a new police project aimed at education, backed up by enforcement action if necessary. more...
DARLINGTON Council has secured a £265,000 lottery grant which will help transform North Lodge Park. more...
EXTRA security has been demanded for a vandal-plagued £1.8m sports complex in Darlington. more...
SHOPS in Darlington are being warned to back the town's Tidy Trader Charter or face fines of up to £2,500 plus public shaming. more...
HURWORTH Village Hall activities must be supported or residents risk losing it altogether. more...
Groundwork West Durham's Acorn Amblers will be going on their second walk of the year on Sunday at Low Westwood, starting at 1.30pm at Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill. more...
PARENTS of children who face a "hazardous" walk to school hope to win their battle to retain free bus travel. more...
STOCKTON'S Smart Awards for young people will be hosted by TFM Radio DJ Anna B. more...
AN update on a rural strategy for east Cleveland will be delivered by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council at Loftus Town Hall, on Tuesday, February 25, at 6.30pm. more...
SALTBURN teenager Faye Nesbitt hopes to become a professional singer, and her latest song has been written by an 82-year-old neighbour, Mary Allen. more...
A SWAINBY garage owner claims he may have to sell up and move elsewhere because of a wrangle with planners. more...
STOKESLEY Manor House and Springfield House must be sold, as a contribution toward the proposed £7m library and elderly peoples' homes complex at North Road. more...
KIRKLEVINGTON is to get some weekday and Saturday buses, after it faced a total loss of services, following Arriva's decision to withdraw from many runs between Yarm and Stokesley. more...
CHANDELIERS could light Yarm Town Hall, rather than "monstrous" strip lights. more...
THE Tweed Valley Motor Club ran their annual Tom Swinney trophy trial at Doddington Quarry, near Wooler, in Northumberland last Sunday. more...
A TEAM from Helmsley Community Primary School reached the finals of the North of England junior table tennis championships. more...
THE region's first major rally of the year roars into action this weekend when a top-quality field lines up in Pickering to contest the Kall Kwik Rally on Sunday. more...
THREE girls from North Yorkshire have achieved excellence in the male-dominated sport of motorcycle trials. more...
A LACK of invention and creativity again contributed to Darlington's downfall when they slumped to a frustrating 1-0 defeat at home to Rochdale on Tuesday night. more...
AUDREY Coyle had a double cause for celebration this week. For as she reached her 80th birthday, she also clocked up 25 years as a baby clinic volunteer. more...
VILLAGERS at Barton, near Richmond, face an extra £50 on their household council tax bills to cover the parish council's legal bill following a long-running row over allotments. more...
Campaigning villagers have won their battle to stop a former chapel of ease being turned into a home. more...
THE chief executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park has accused campaigners fighting a controversial planning decision of hijacking the situation for political gain. more...
LOCAL people and visitors to Bedale who found themselves caught short had nowhere to spend a penny during the earlier part of this week because of crossed wires at a local authority. more...
PUB landlords are being put on the alert for a bogus barman who talks his way into a job and then disappears with the takings. more...
THREE-YEAR-OLDS in North Yorkshire will be able to take up nursery places after the county council agreed to make up a funding shortfall. more...
ONE of the region's top attractions has added another award to its own honour's list. more...
A FONDNESS for furry animals has become big business for a North-East couple, who had been planning a quiet retirement in the Yorkshire Dales. more...
A COURSE which teaches life-saving skills could be at risk if more people do not sign up for instruction. more...
VILLAGERS have won their fight to reduce the height of a property they say has an overbearing affect on the landscape. more...
A POPULAR tourist attraction in a market town has gone online to reach customers around the world. more...
CONCERNED councillors have called a meeting with police chiefs about the force's 76 per cent increase in council tax precept. more...
VILLAGERS are being urged to bid for cash to help community projects reach fruition. more...
GRANTS of up to £1,500 and interest-free loans up to £3,000 are available to businesses moving in to the 2.21-acre Upper Wensleydale Business Park, in Hawes. more...
ONE of the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Ripon and Leeds diocese is to be commissioned as an area dean next week. more...
STOCKTON'S Smart Awards for young people will be hosted by TFM Radio DJ Anna B. more...
A SCHEME to crack down on illegal vehicles in Stockton has resulted in more than 320 being seized from roads and waste land. more...
ENVIRONMENTAL improvements to a Stockton housing estate are due to begin soon. more...
PEOPLE on Teesside will have to pay an extra £24 a year in council tax to cover the cost of fighting crime and antisocial behaviour. more...
FIVE youngsters are being offered the chance to experience a day in the life of a busy library. more...
YOUNG people in Hartlepool are being urged to show how much they care about their environment. more...
PLANS for a children's play area in Hartlepool have taken a major step forward with the beginning of building work. more...
A PROJECT to give people across Hartlepool free access to the Internet was launched yesterday. more...
THE next Bishop of Durham was appointed this week and immediately took Tony Blair to task for his stand over war with Iraq. more...
ACTORS, dancers and singers aged eight to 25 are needed for an ambitious musical. more...
TRADE unionists and Labour politicians are due to pay tribute to a County Durham-born union leader this Friday. more...
A REDCAR soldier pushed her skiing skills to the limit on the craggy peaks of the French Alps as she fought for fastest time on Exercise Spartan Hike. more...
OFF licences caught selling booze to under-age youngsters will face closure as part of a tough police and council crackdown on drink-fuelled crime in Derwentside. more...
COUNTY Durham businesses are being warned not to fall foul of a new data protection rip-off. more...
FARMERS have been told their pigs will no longer be happy in muck - they now need toys to keep them content. more...
YOUNG mother Lyndsay McKellar is on cue for her international pool debut. more...
A CHARITY event has been organised on Teesside in memory of a girl who died in 1999 after battling against a brain tumour. more...
LAST year's foot-and-mouth crisis may have led to a staggering boom in the deer population. more...
THE deadline to check whether residents will be eligible to vote by post in Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's postal ballot is next month. more...
THREE people involved in the 'widespread' supply and use of ecstasy at a Consett night club were given custodial sentences this week. more...
STUDENTS have showed off their design and construction skills. more...
ONE of the region's best known miniature railways is to re-open after being rebuilt for £150,000. more...
PEOPLE on Teesside will have to pay an extra £24 a year council tax to cover the cost of fighting crime and anti-social behaviour. more...
A CHARITY is giving women the opportunity to try out driving trucks and fire engines. more...
FUNDRAISERS are hoping to make thousands of pounds when Guisborough Round Table Stage Society presents What a Wonderful World next week. more...
A POLICE force has paid £6,000 to a mother-of-two who said she was groped by a policeman. more...
MORE than 300 people in small rural communities have been given access to computers. more...
MEMORIES of the Derwentside men who fought in the First World War will go on display as youngsters perform a play about the bloody conflict. more...
BOSSES are battling to secure a future for a Japanese electronics firm which makes and assembles Sky television control panels. more...
A GRADE II-listed stately home built more than three centuries ago could be transformed into a regional business and enterprise centre. more...
BUSINESSES and organisations across North Yorkshire have been asked to help with research into social enterprise in the county. more...
PERSIL group Unilever reported a ten per cent rise in profits over the past year as sales of its core brands grew. more...
BUSINESSES have a fortnight left to raise concerns about crime with the Government. more...
THE Bank of Scotland (BoS) has been fined £750,000 by the City's watchdog for putting 30,000 Pep and Isa customers "at risk of losing money". more...
SPECULATION over who would take one of the prime sites in a North-East shopping centre was ended yesterday. more...
VIDEO game designers Darren and Jason Falcus are celebrating 15 years in business together. more...
BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed. Fwd: 1,264 sheep. Hoggs lt to 122.8p av 98.8p; std to 127p av 111.9p; med to 127.2p av 114.8p; heavy to 117.8p av 106.8p. Ewes: Cont to £53; Mule to £42.50; Leics to £54; Swale to £30. more...
HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Following instructions from the executors of A Robson, Broomhouse Farm, Cambo, Hexham & Northern Marts conducted the dispersal sale of the Broomhouse herd of suckler cows. more...
Thursday's prices more...
FARMERS have been encouraged to leave their fields and spend some time shopping. more...
THE detailed implications of the proposed mid-term CAP reforms are still being worked out and Prof Allan Buckwell, chief economist for the Country Land and Business Association, told the conference many questions had to be answered. more...
THIS YEAR will be one of the most important in Skipton auction mart's 113-year history. more...
FARMERS across the Pennine Dales are being encouraged to sign up to the Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme, which offers incentives to adopt agricultural practices to safeguard and enhance areas of particularly high landscape, wildlife or historic value. more...
UK BEEF producers have been warned to keep a close eye on a potentially important political and market developments. more...
ROSES wilt, chocolates melt, balloons burst, lingerie frays, and champagne goes flat so on this, the most romantic of days, what's a real romantic to do to prove that love can last? more...
WAR ON IRAQ: ON the BBC Newsnight Special, Tony Blair agreed that there was no Iraqi link to the September 11 attacks, but suggested that Iraq, when threatened, might be driven to collaborating with terrorist groups. more...
Mech Assault. Format: Xbox. Publisher: Microsoft. Price: £44.99 more...
It's mind over matter for women and sex more...
THERE are many theories why Sunderland Football Club is in such a predicament - personally I believe it is down to E-factors. more...
Ten million Brazilians face an uncertain future because of a killer fungus. Health Correspondent Barry Nelson talks to two North-East scientists who are determined to help them. more...
While Saddam Hussein may be in breach of countless UN resolution, the majority of British people remain to be convinced that we should go to war. more...
NO nation is immune from the threat of international terrorism. The horrific attacks of September 11 and subsequent outrages in Bali and Kenya have demonstrated that there are no geographical boundaries beyond the reach of al Qaida. more...
If, like me, you are one of life's worriers, you won't look forward to the thought of sweating against the clock while you're en route to a distant airport. more...
Mech Assault. Format: Xbox. Publisher: Microsoft. Price: £44.99 more...
PEOPLE living in deprived parts of the North-East suffer from the worst health in the country, according to Census figures. more...
THOUSANDS of anti-war campaigners will leave the region tomorrow to protest against war with Iraq. more...
A LOCAL gamekeeper has expressed his disappointment with the RSPCA, suggesting that as a registered charity it should not involve itself in politics. more...
HOSPITAL bosses have been unable to give patients more accurate information about their risk of contracting CJD despite a five-month wait for answers, it emerged last night. more...
THROUGH expanding its business via the world wide web, a Teesdale corner shop is now selling sweets to a dolly mixture fan in the Middle East. more...
BUSINESSES have the chance to buy plots of land in the newly-extended Upper Wensleydale business park at Hawes. more...
THERE are many theories why Sunderland Football Club is in such a predicament - personally I believe it is down to E-factors. more...
IF a week is a long time in politics, then a year must feel like an eternity. Twelve months ago, Ray Mallon, after vehemently maintaining his innocence until his face was as blue as a beat bobby's uniform, abruptly admitted 14 disciplinary charges. more...
A COUNCIL has denied that subsidising its flagship theatre will cost £1.5m of public money. more...
ENERGY company npower last night said customer complaints have since been reduced after allegations were made about some of its sales team. more...
A RECYCLING scheme was given a kick-start yesterday when Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren and Premiership referee Jeff Winter gave it their full backing. more...
ALMOST 50 campaigners filled council chambers and applauded as plans to convert a chapel into a house were rejected. more...
MOTORISTS faced severe delays on the region's two main roads yesterday morning. more...
A BODY was found at the foot of a tall building at a chocolate factory just after noon yesterday. more...
A VULNERABLE boy missing from his home since Tuesday evening turned up fit and well after a police radio appeal yesterday. more...
POLICE are hunting men they believe are part of a gang of bogus callers who struck in two North-East communities in one day. more...
A DECORATOR who stole expensive jewellery from clients and hid it in a bag of plaster was facing jail last night. more...
THE NEW Bishop of Durham has been named as Canon Dr Nicholas Thomas Wright. more...
AN investigation is under way after a woman claimed she was told to take painkillers for a headache when she was in fact suffering a brain haemorrhage. more...
A NORTH-EAST couple yesterday admitted masterminding one of the biggest jobs-for-cash scams in Britain. more...
THE STORY of singing legend Sir Cliff Richard has been portrayed in a new stage musical in the North-East this week. more...
RAY Mallon's year began with accusations that he presided over an "empire of evil" but ended in a group hug with his former accusers. more...
A GROUP of rare wild birds were released from captivity after a raid on a North-East home. more...
A FINGERPRINT expert who won two victories for unfair dismissal against a North-East police force, yesterday lost her battle to win her old job back. more...
The number of Star Wars fans who gave their religion as "Jedi" on their 2001 census returns would have made it the fourth largest "faith" in England and Wales, it was revealed yesterday. more...
Gatwick airport was at the centre of a major security alert last night after a live grenade was found in a passenger's luggage. more...
A PROPOSAL to increase the sentence for death by dangerous driving has been discussed with Home Secreatary David Blunkett. more...
A POSTMAN stole credit cards and cash from people on his mail round, a court heard yesterday. more...
THE threat of terrorist attacks is deterring people in the North-East from travelling abroad, according to travel agents in the region. more...
HUNT supporters from across the region used one of the North-East's best known landmarks for a pro-hunting publicity stunt yesterday. more...
COUPLES enjoying a Valentine Day's dinner at a North-East pub tonight will be able to tie the romantic knot ... Thai-style. more...
CREAM cakes can be good for you - just ask teenager Kelly Renton. more...
A STARK cinema advertising campaign warning drug users of the dangers of hepatitis C is launched in the North-East today. more...
Ashok Kumar, MP for South Middlesbrough and East Cleveland, explains why he thinks Middlesbrough's first directly-elected mayor could provide a template for local politics in the future. more...
TWO coach trips to Germany are being organised to raise funds for Butterwick Hospice, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. more...
A ROADSIDE slip-up meant hundreds of motorists could have escaped a fine - if they had realised that the speed limit signs were too far apart. more...
THE tough inspection body set up to enforce national care standards has begun spot checks in the region. more...
A NORTH-East primary school teacher has left for a remote Kenyan village to gain more insight into its culture. more...
SEVERAL wards at North Yorkshire's biggest hospital have been closed after an outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea among patients. more...
FORMER senior detective Ray Mallon has chosen the anniversary of his dramatic departure from Cleveland Police to reveal it is time to bury the hatchet with his former enemies. more...
FAMILIES who have a child with special educational needs are to attend a conference in the region. more...
ORGANISERS of a fundraising drive are appealing for volunteers to take part in a world record attempt. more...
AN inquest was opened yesterday into the death of a worker who fell from scaffolding at a steelworks on Monday. more...
A CHARITY that helps unemployed people find work has gone into liquidation, resulting in more than 100 redundancies. more...
AN animal sanctuary is launching an appeal today to find loving homes for its many unwanted cats and dogs. more...
THE district auditor is investigating claims that a North-East political group has abused its position. more...
RESIDENTS celebrated yesterday after achieving in a week what a council had refused to do for nearly 100 years - resurfacing their street. more...
RACEHORSE owner Norman Mason may give up his trainer's permit as attempts are made to resolve a cash crisis in his leisure business empire. more...
HOPES of bringing a prominent steam locomotive to a museum in Darlington were given a boost yesterday. more...
RUNNERS in this year's London Marathon are being asked to raise cash for Breast Cancer Care. more...
THE latest community "pod" about to be installed in Darlington has been welcomed by community leaders. more...
PEOPLE in Darlington could soon find they are unable to get a taxi because of a lack of drivers, a meeting was warned this week. more...
BANDS in Darlington will get the chance to have their music heard by record label representatives at a free event taking place next week. more...
DARLINGTON Mayor Doris Jones proved that her duties are branching out into the world of technology when she helped to create a website for her local parish council. more...
A MASSIVE inflation-busting rise of almost 80pc will add £156 for police work to the average North Yorkshire council tax bill this year - but the force has been warned that it must produce visible evidence of improvements in delivery of the service. more...
Sir, - Whilst walking down Church Street in Topcliffe last Friday after the refuse collectors had called, I was dismayed to see vast amounts of black bags and cardboard boxes strewn all over the pavements. more...
GETTING a trade was once a laudable aspiration for young men. It was seen as a passport to regular work and, if successful, the opportunity to run one's own business. more...
Sir, - The question has to be asked: Why is the chairman of the Key Centre trustees so frantic over the democratic decision of Middleham Town Council to have its office on its own premises? To give the electors of Middleham a balanced view, certain facts must now be laid before them. more...
Sir, - I read your leading article (D&S, Feb 7) with interest regarding the changing of The Fleece in Richmond to The Tanya's Charms. more...
THE gloves are off once more in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a source of some amazement that such a tranquil area can provoke so much antagonism among politicians and bureaucrats. more...
In the Premier Division the champions Billingham Wanderers are now in second place, they won 4-0 at home to the Lord Seaham. more...
League champions Coundon Foresters suffered their first defeat of the season this weekend as they were beaten 3-1 by Newton Aycliffe Sports Club. more...
Daniel Kiernan, Durham and Cleveland's leading male player, from near Consett, reached the semi-finals in last week's circuit tournament in Corby. more...
Archdeacon 0 v 8 Killinghall Arms more...
OLD Shildon maintained their championship assault with a vital 2-1 win over rivals the Loves. more...
Worthington Durham County CIU Winter League more...
NO apologies for leading with a horse, owner and trainer not from D&S land this week, but royal history was made on Tuesday when the Queen had her first jumps winner in 53 years. more...
Counties championships more...
Hartlepool enjoyed home advantage and a 42-26 victory over Great Ayclifee and will play the winner of the Lincoln/Leicester match at a neutral venue. more...
Grosmont v Gt Ayton: Aeven game for the first 15 minutes at which time Gt Ayton won a penalty, which was converted well by Leng. more...
St. Mary's Coll. OB 8 v 0 Black Horse: The College reduced Thornaby Mandale's lead at the top of the table to just two points with Mark Elliott hitting a hat-trick. more...
Division A more...
DAVID Harland, from Newton Mulgrave near Whitby, has qualified for the Blue Chip finals at Solihull in April after winning the 39-starter BEIB Star qualifier at Stainsby Grange, writes Malcolm Bewsher. more...
First round results: more...
Esh Winning are claiming a league first by scoring three goals in just over a minute on Saturday against Peterlee. more...
Darlington and District League more...
James Morrison from Darlington has been selected for the England Under-17 football squad to travel to Greece for a friendly international next week. more...
First round results: more...
West Auckland Queens Head are proving excellent representatives for the league in the Durham Minor Cup and they reached the quarter-finals with a victory at Winlaton Vulcan. more...
The season got off to a great start for Bedale Sharks swimmers at AA Graded Galas in Middlesbrough and Harrogate. more...
Quarter final results: more...
Under 17 Inter-County Championships Stage Two more...
Sunderland Scorpions returned to the top of the women's premier league after defeating Bracknell Queen Bees 4-2 at the Telewest Arena. Bracknell's recent form of late had seen them move into the top five which is separated by only two points. more...
CHERRY Coward's Good Vibes (Middleton) - cast as the villain when he ran out and carried out the favourite in the Witton Castle ladies open seven days previously - became the hero when he won the first division of the men's open at the Badsworth and Bramham Moor point-to-point at Wetherby last Sunday. more...
A team of sixth form volleyball players have won through to the British Colleges National Finals at Loughborough University in March. more...
After a long break New Dales recommenced their season entertaining Roseberry on a bright blustery Sunday morning. more...
A dispute which led a team of North Yorkshire FA Cup heroes to resign has been settled. more...
Chester-le-Street Town; Chester Juniors have won through to their third successive League Cup Final. more...
Area 1A. - Mar 8: Winter qualifying show, Dalton Piercy, sae to Mrs T Baldwin, 24 Pinewood Crescent, Heighington, Darlington DL5 6RP, enquiries tel 01325 317962. more...
Lest we forget, the column recalls Leslie Welch the Memory Man, relives a wonderful example of Childs play, goes the extra mile for a Darlington Olympian and sadly settles a bet in Horden. more...
Durham City Harriers Shaun Moralee, 17, of Langley Park scored a magnificent victory in his first Harriers League as a senior at the Durham Pine Cross Country at Blaydon. more...
A bid to streamline matches and put an end to late finishes has been put forward. more...
Under-12s more...
Premier Division: Ben Rhydding 4, Brooklands Man U 1; Harrogate 5, Warrington 1; Oxton 2, City of York 1; Sheffield Hallam 4, Timperley 5; Sheffield Hallam 4, Timperley 5; Southport 3, Sheffield U Bankers 4; Wigan 2, Durham Uni 5. more...
Redcar Town: Redcar Under-15s entertained Darlington Spraire Lads last Sunday and Darlington scored the first goal through S Healey who was a constant thorn in Redcar's side all day. more...
Birtley are still out in front of the Under-16 division following their 9-3 victory at home to Beamish. more...
Darlington 21st Allstars more...
SEDGEFIELD racecourse is reviving the first race ever run at the track - way back in 1730. more...
Torrential overnight rain pushed the Tees up 5ft before the 'all in' for Sunday's 70 pegger North York South Durham Federation Thompson Memorial. more...
Durham County: Durham played Northumberland, newcomers to Region One Inter Counties Pool Championship, at Sacriston Daisy Hill and produced three outstanding results. more...
Houghton Glendale Social made it three out of four for of the League's teams to qualify for the semi-finals of the Durham County FA Sunday Cup. more...
Rain greeted members who arrived to take part in this opening event of the captain's year but luckily this soon went and was replaced by sun later in the morning. more...
Durham League more...
Sunderland ladies hockey club have been in the National League since its inception, playing in division one against strong competition such as Doncaster and Loughborough students, it is hardly surprising that this season, like previous ones, has been challenging and has tested the team morale that the Sunderland girls pride themselves on. more...
Former world champion Neil Mosley is aiming to launch a snooker revolution in Hartlepool, writes Neil Andrews. more...
Darlington Under-12s were on tour over the weekend and they visited Chester to play a match that preceeded the North Division One meeting of Chester 1sts v Darlington 1sts. more...
Bishop Auckland and District CIU Winter more...
Martyn Jackson and Dave Woodcock are in buoyant mood, and so they should be. Just two days earlier a 4-0 win at Whitehaven was Darlington Railway Athletic's ninth consecutive victory and they are riding high in the Wearside League. more...
Darlington and District League more...
Hambleton Ales North Yorkshire League: A second team gave a helping hand to its first stringers bidding for the First Division title. more...
On Sunday, February 2, two Quakers competed in the undulating Ferriby ten mile road race at Hull. In windy conditions, Ian Scott had another excellent race by finishing second over 45 and 13th overall out of 350 competitors in a time of 58:39, followed by brother Mike Scott, 179th, 1:16:08. more...
The first major rally action of the year in Yorkshire roars into action this weekend when a top quality field lines up in Pickering to contest the De Lacy MC Kall Kwik Rally this Sunday (16th). more...
Whitley Bay Churches got their best win of season and also helped Consett Churches and Jesmond Parish Church. more...
Tow Law Bass League more...
Bishop Auckland are going ahead with their plans for an EGM of shareholders next month. The possibility of sharing the proposed new ground at Tindale Crescent with Shildon surfaced last weekend when Bishops called an EGM for March 9, but Shildon have denied any interest. more...
Hartlepool Town go top on goal difference after a 7-2 home win against Birtley Town Reserves. more...
A North-East duo are sweeping all before them in dominoes. more...
Division One: BEADS FC 1 v 2 Acklam SW more...
Royals Under-13s travelled to North Shields and started well. more...
Wolviston had cause for a double celebration last weekend. more...
Willington League more...
South West more...
SNOW, or the threat of it, makes auctioneers nervous. Will the buyers, the dealers especially, dare to travel? Should one cancel? In my experience, bad weather often has a perverse effect in that people, horrified that a rival will have the field to themselves, risk life and limb to make it to the sale. more...
FROM this newspaper 100 years ago. - Ripon schools and the Education Act. The managers of Ripon schools have been busy in the last week, selecting their foundation managers, preparatory to handing over the schools to the County Council. The Cathedral School managers held their meeting at the Town Hall on Monday night. After a long discussion, it was agreed to apply to the West Riding County Council for a scheme of twelve managers rather than six. Eight will be foundation managers, four being ex-officio, to include the Dean, the Mayor for the time being, and the two Minor Canons, while four will be elected by subscribers, and the other four appointed by County and City Councils. more...
TODAY is the feast day of St Valentine, known far and wide as Valentine's Day and inevitably associated with romantic gestures of the human kind. more...
PAPERS released recently under the 30-year rule revealed a jaw-dropping plan. The boundaries of Northern Ireland were to be redrawn. Half a million people, a third of the province's population, were to be forcibly shunted from one part to another. Sketch maps show the redesigned state - a desperate response by premier Edward Heath to the notorious Troubles. more...
A FULL programme of exhibitions and activities continues at the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle during the spring, including family fun for half-term next week. more...
The first wave of Territorial Army soldiers from the region are preparing to leave their family and friends for possible deployment in the Gulf. more...
A clinical waste disposal company was fined £100,000 today for offences including leaving human waste to rot in lorries. more...
The Prince of Wales was today visiting an award-winning village which dates back to the time of the Domesday Book. more...
The brother of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy was back in court yesterday bringing more trouble for his sister. more...
A disgraced Christian minister has been jailed for eight years after being convicted of a series of sickening sex attacks on teenage boys. more...
A MURDER investigation was underway today after a teenager celebrating his 18th birthday was stabbed to death. more...
Police are hunting two robbers who stabbed a taxi driver in the head and made off with his takings. more...
A CHOIR gives a concert this weekend to support three North-East charities. more...
Groundwork West Durham's Acorn Amblers will be going on their second walk of the year on Sunday at Low Westwood, starting at 1.30pm at Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill. more...
Darlington Borough Council has granted an application for discretionary rates relief from Firthmoor Association for Community Enterprise. more...
PAINTINGS, pottery and textiles created by more than 80 artists have gone on display in a Bishop Auckland gallery. more...
PEOPLE fighting plans to build 57 homes in Barnard Castle are celebrating after councillors went against planning officers' advice and rejected the application. more...
RADIO listeners across the country will find out how a special school is using poetry to help its pupils learn a host of subjects. more...
MEMBERS of the Slimming World class in Clifton Community Centre, Darlington, are embarking on a six-week sponsored slimathon to raise money for the NSPCC, and are inviting others to take part. more...
AN internationally renowned band from Newton Aycliffe has taken part in its biggest event. more...
VOLUNTEERS are looking for funding to help refurbish their meeting place. more...
A YORKSHIRE terrier due to have an operation to improve his eyesight needs a home. more...
PANTO TIME: The Springwell Village Hall is the venue for Jack and Jill at 7.15pm, from Monday to Friday, with a 2.30pm matinee performance next Saturday. Tickets are £4 and £3. more...
VOTERS are being urged to make sure they are registered for May's elections. more...
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