The North East | Archive | 2003 | August
ISLAND TRIP: St Joseph's RC Parish is staging a pilgrimage to Holy Island, Northumberland, on Saturday. more...
STUDENTS have celebrated in style as they said goodbye to their teachers. more...
A COMMUNITY'S annual August Bank Holiday get-together comes to a conclusion today. more...
A GLASS studio is moving into bigger premises this week. more...
EXPERIENCED mountain bikers are being invited to test drive some of the region's most challenging off-road cycle routes. more...
A WOMAN has been robbed of her purse by two muggers. more...
EDUCATION bosses are calling on pupils in Darlington to register for free school meals in a bid to help generate up to £5m in Government funding. more...
RESIDENTS who claim they are living on Darlington's "forgotten estate" are calling for more funding and better facilities. more...
RELIGIOUS tolerance and harmony was the main theme at a day-long series of events held in Darlington at the weekend. more...
DARLINGTON town centre hosted a weekend of fun with a festival which attracted a range of entertaining acts. more...
A MAN wanted on a police warrant was arrested when he inadvertently damaged an officer's car. more...
POLICE are seeking a man and a woman in connection with a scam in which motorists are stopped and asked for petrol money. more...
FURIOUS parish councillors have hit back at reports they were considering paying themselves for their efforts. more...
PLANS for a park and ride scheme to ease congestion in the centre of Durham have suffered a hitch. more...
IDENTICAL twins could not be separated by GCSE examiners, who awarded them matching results in each subject they tackled. more...
A COMMUNITY'S annual August Bank Holiday get-together comes to a conclusion today. more...
AN east Durham gallery is to stage its own Turner exhibition - with work from local artist Norman Turner. more...
YOUNG artist Craig Pearson is preparing for his work to go on display for the first time. more...
THE town clock in Redcar should now be displaying the right time again on all its four faces. more...
TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to men killed in a mining tragedy, at a remembrance day in their honour. more...
COUNCILLORS will be asked to decide on Thursday whether a 1960s eyesore estate should be redeveloped into 370 new houses. more...
PRESSURE is being put on councillors to remedy problems caused by a £2m paving scheme for a city centre before the start of major celebrations next year. more...
PEOPLE living in Ryedale are to benefit from the customer-friendly efforts of the frontline staff at their district council. more...
LANDOWNERS have a final chance to check revised maps showing parts of the North Yorkshire's countryside that could be opened up for public access next year. more...
COLD tap water will be served in Thirsk today as part of Yorkshire Water's fight against the bottled water industry. more...
RIPon Ramblers Association will hold a seven-mile walk around Thirsk, Sandhutton and Carton Miniott on Wednesday. Participants are asked to meet at the junction of High Cleugh and Malorie Park Drive, in Ripon, at 10am. more...
SCARBOROUGH Borough Council's cabinet is being recommended to approve a neighbourhood regeneration assessment in the town's Castle ward because of its social, economic and housing problems. more...
THINGS finally got back on track at an agricultural show after two years of problems related to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. more...
A CAMPAIGN to create a much-wanted sports area in a village has received a £1,000 boost. more...
POLICE are trying to trace a man who left the Tesco supermarket, in Northallerton, without paying for a trolley-load of goods, at about 2.10pm on Saturday, May 3. more...
Macmillan College, Middlesbrough more...
Hundreds of visitors attended Preston Park Museum, in Eaglescliffe, for the annual Stockton Summer Show at the weekend. more...
PEOPLE are being urged to have their say on plans for a multi-million pound town centre regeneration. more...
A GROUP of young people from Middlesbrough Youth Parliament (MYP) has raised more than £400 for a hospital ward for adolescent patients. more...
EVERY household in Billingham is to receive a leaflet detailing the facts about a possible town council. more...
Children can discover if they have what it takes to become the Lord of the Rings or take part in a series of spellbinding magic shows this week. more...
Hartlepool Mayor Stuart Drummond will be putting his best foot forward next month on the route to a healthier lifestyle. more...
Hartlepool and District Hospice is asking runners who have been accepted for next month's Great North Run to help raise funds for the charity. more...
CHILDREN in Hartlepool are being invited to enter a competition with tickets to a football match for the winners. more...
BUSINESSES in the North are failing to capture innovation and ideas for commercial gain, even though they recognise the importance of creativity in the economy. more...
A HUSBAND and wife who were directors of a pet feed business, which failed with debts of more than £20,000 have given undertakings not to hold directorships or take any part in company management for six and a half years. more...
ONE of the region's best-known restaurant firms is pulling out of one of its sites. more...
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to set up a company to own and manage 24,000 council homes in the North-East go on display on Wednesday. more...
A SURVEY has revealed how young people in part of the region are shunning traditional industries and planning to move away when they complete their studies. more...
A SURVEY has revealed how young people in part of the region are shunning traditional industries and planning to move away when they complete their studies. more...
PEOPLE are being urged to have their say on plans for a multi-million pound town centre regeneration. more...
A RAILWAY which preserves the unsung heroes of North-East steam is to build a museum for its carriages. more...
Death In Holy Orders (BBC1); Secrets And Lies: Male Bodies (BBC3): The biggest mystery about the latest TV adaptation of the bestselling PD James thriller Death In Holy Orders is why they've changed the actor who plays her poet-writing detective Adam Dalgliesh. more...
What is it like to be backstage at a West End production of The Lion King - with responsibility for 232 puppets and costumes? Viv Hardwick asks wardrobe assistant Sari Rutherford. more...
TAXI SERVICES more...
AFTER three weeks in the Caribbean sunshine, the Prime Minister is back to face the heat of the Hutton Inquiry. more...
THERE are 232 puppets and costumes in the huge West End production of The Lion King - and Sari Rutherford helps to look after them all. Newcastle-born Sari has a big job on her hands as a wardrobe assistant in Disney's award-winning musical written by Elton John and Tim Rice. more...
A husband and wife team are creating magic. Christen Pears meets them. more...
Death In Holy Orders (BBC1); Secrets And Lies: Male Bodies (BBC3): The biggest mystery about the latest TV adaptation of the bestselling PD James thriller Death In Holy Orders is why they've changed the actor who plays her poet-writing detective Adam Dalgliesh. more...
When she was five, Trudy started seeing dead people in her bedroom. more...
TAXI SERVICES: I MUST reply to the gentleman (HAS, Aug 6) regarding Darlington taxis. more...
IT'S official now: we have had the best summer on record. Not just the highest temperatures, but the most hours of sunshine. We have even outdone the oft-quoted year of 1976. more...
NOVICE oarsmen and women enjoyed messing about on the river, finding a novel use for old bath tubs yesterday. more...
A TEENAGER appeared in court on Saturday accused of killing a 57-year-old man. more...
BT is being called to account over the axing of hundreds of pay phones across the region. more...
THE father of a North-East soldier who died in suspicious circumstances said the case for a public inquiry was now overwhelming. more...
British troops braced themselves for a restless night when news came through that US forces had captured Chemical Ali. more...
A MAN will appear in court this week accused of carrying out two sex attacks on elderly women in their homes. more...
PEOPLE are being urged to take a peek in a photo album revealing images of what our Victorian ancestors looked like in the fashion and costume of the era. more...
TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to men killed in a mining tragedy, at a remembrance day in their honour. more...
THERE was a dazzling display of the brightest, biggest and best blooms at one of the main horticultural shows in the North at the weekend. more...
THE body of a middle-aged man was found by a member of the public in the Yorkshire Dales this weekend. more...
A FAMILY-run restaurant is proving a hit with England football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. more...
A CONVICTED thief was still on the run last night after escaping from a court three days ago. more...
AN 18-month-old girl who suffered severe burns in a fire which killed her mother, aunt and uncle was last night undergoing emergency skin-graft surgery. more...
DEVELOPERS behind one of the North-East's most crucial business and sporting developments have urged council chiefs to give it the go-ahead. more...
A YOUNGSTER who is suffering from a deadly infection was still fighting for his life in hospital last night. more...
POLICE are warning of the dangers of taking unknown tablets after a large amount of pills were stolen. more...
WORKERS at a doomed North-East cigarette factory believe more than one saboteur could be at work after toilets were vandalised. more...
A DERELICT shipyard provided an atmospheric setting for two screenings of cult film The Matrix at the weekend. more...
COUNCILLORS will be asked to decide on Thursday whether a 1960s eyesore estate should be redeveloped into 370 new houses. more...
NEWCASTLE United football bosses were last night still trying to win a deal to star in a new film. more...
THE Army last night defended its use of civilian cars after three Royal Military Policemen were killed during an ambush in Iraq. more...
A FLOATING island at a North-East nature reserve will provide a breeding ground for a declining bird population if enough money can be raised to build it. more...
TWO men who got into difficulty while surfing yesterday had to undergo medical treatment on the beach before being airlifted to hospital. more...
VISITORS to a nursery were given advice on how to protect their homes against burglars. more...
AN 18-month-old girl who suffered severe burns in a fire which killed her mother, aunt and uncle was last night undergoing emergency skin-graft surgery. more...
THE Police Complaints' Authority (PCA) is investigating the death of a teenage motorist following a pursuit involving a patrol car. more...
THE night sky over Basra was lit up by flares and tracer fire on Thursday night as the city celebrated news of the capture of Chemical Ali. more...
THE FAMILY of publican and brewer Paul Conroy rallied round when injury threatened production of his popular real ales. more...
RESIDENTS are to call a temporary halt to their protests against a planned waste plant in a bid to win talks with developers and council officials. more...
PEOPLE were given the chance to experience the thrills of jet-skiing at the weekend. more...
THE rural craft of ploughing was revived at the weekend. more...
BIG trucks and strong men were out in force at a power-packed event which has been drawing crowds from all over the region. more...
A BUS strike that threatened to throw a city centre into chaos over the weekend was called off because of a legal technicality. more...
A POLICE officer at the centre of controversy for acting as a linesman while on sick leave is aiming for the top. more...
A SOLDIER was taken to hospital with facial injuries after being attacked on a night out. more...
A TOWN council is angry at what it said was a snub by golf club members, following a change of name. more...
SIR BOBBY ROBSON is insistent that Nolberto Solano has a future at St James Park - despite the Newcastle boss finding no place for the Peruvian in his 16-man squad for Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Premiership champions Manchester United. more...
Foster's ECB North-East Regional Premier League: South Northumberland took another step towards the championship when they sent Norton crashing to just 61 all out. more...
The Readers' Durham County League: Evenwood had to defeat nearest rivals Willington to stand any chance of winning the title and they came up trumps - but only by a margin of 11 runs. more...
Durham Coast League: IT just gets better and better for Murton, who took a gigantic step towards the championship defeating nearest rivals Hylton. more...
SKIPPER Jon Lewis revealed that he would love to see Martin Love back at the end of next season after Durham edged into third place in division two on Saturday. more...
MICKY BARRON is relishing the chance to keep proving the doubters wrong. more...
RESPECT: "The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)" more...
DARREN Gough was run out off the last ball of the match at Colwyn Bay yesterday as he frantically tried to dash the single which would have brought Yorkshire Phoenix a thrilling tie with Glamorgan Dragons. more...
STEVE McCLAREN couldn't escape a feeling of déjà vu at the Riverside yesterday as Arsenal's masterclass cruelly exposed how much Middlesbrough must learn if they are to live with the Premiership big boys. more...
MICK McCARTHY kept the celebratory champagne firmly on ice this weekend as he told his victorious Sunderland side: "One swallow doesn't make a summer." more...
Don't panic. That is the upbeat message from Darlington manager Mick Tait ahead of this afternoon's clash with Leyton Orient at the Reynolds Arena. more...
JASON Leonard led the acclaim for his fellow World Cup wannabes after a record-breaking display showcased England's astonishing strength in depth and left Wales beyond help. more...
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Division One: Great Ayton won the match of the day against Wolviston and leap-frogged their rivals into pole position. more...
A TOUCH of class in front of the Riverside dug-outs from Arsenal's Patrick Vieira got the ball under instant control. more...
DURHAM ended a run of five National League defeats at Riverside yesterday with a surprisingly easy win against a Hampshire side going full tilt for promotion. more...
MAKE sure Moulin de Mougins is at the top of your Bank Holiday betting shortlist for Newcastle today. more...
Guisborough strengthened their position at the top of the table, defeating Northallerton with ease while closest challengers Saltburn were held to a draw by bottom-of-the-table Thornaby. more...
MARTIN Love admitted that it is a "bizarre statistic" that in 44 championship innings for Durham he has never got out between 78 and 251. more...
AFTER last season's 6-2 humiliation against the Premiership champions, Kieron Dyer was more than happy to lead the call for the Magpies to avenge that defeat and prove that their title aspirations were genuine. more...
DANNY MILLS has delivered a parting shot at Leeds United boss Peter Reid after completing a loan move to Middlesbrough, writes Paul Fraser. more...
KENYAN athletes continued their five-year domination of the Auckland Castle 10K as jet-lagged Isaac Arusei out-sprinted fellow countryman Johnson Muiruri for the £1,000 first prize. more...
AMID the fanfare that greeted Tore Andre Flo's arrival at Sunderland, and the furore that accompanied his seemingly endless succession of incompetent performances, Marcus Stewart's minimal contribution almost went unnoticed last season. more...
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division: Guisborough strengthened their position at the top of the table, defeating Northallerton with ease while closest challengers Saltburn were held to a draw by bottom-of-the-table Thornaby. more...
New Marske are second after five games - equal on points with leaders North Shields who have a superior goals difference. more...
SEAN DAVIS has turned down a move to Middlesbrough, manager Steve McClaren confirmed last night. more...
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Barring a sudden collapse in form, Lanchester are home and dry in the race for the championship. more...
MAKE sure Moulin de Mougins is at the top of your Bank Holiday betting shortlist for Newcastle today. more...
Yorkshire'S new four-man management board deserve every praise for drip-feeding life back into the county after it appeared in danger of expiring until they took control a year ago. more...
England were left counting the cost of their failure to take the initiative in the fourth npower Test at Headingley after a sub-standard display with bat and ball put South Africa on course for a convincing victory. more...
SIR BOBBY ROBSON'S refusal to rule out new signings ahead of this weekend's transfer deadline was more telling of Newcastle's Premiership title credentials than his post-mortem on their performance against the champions. more...
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to set up a company to own and manage 24,000 council homes in the North-East go on display on Wednesday. more...
EDUCATION bosses are calling on pupils in Darlington to register for free school meals in a bid to help generate up to £5m in Government funding. more...
King James I Community College, Bishop Auckland more...
A CRICKET club hoping to establish itself as one of the finest in the region staged a fundraising event to help buy equipment. more...
SEDGEFIELD Primary Care Trust (PCT) has appointed a community pharmacist to develop services for the people of the borough. more...
EXPERIENCED mountain bikers are being invited to test drive some of the region's most challenging off-road cycle routes. more...
A EUROPEAN accolade for the region's world class geological heritage will bring benefits to a County Durham museum. more...
HUNDREDS of thousands of pound earmarked for a nursery in Newton Aycliffe has been lost because planners could find nowhere to put it. more...
ASPIRING artist Craig Pearson is preparing for his work to go on display for the first time. more...
YOUNG footballers are taking to the field in style after a cement works stepped in to help get them new strips. more...
PLAYERS WANTED: The Dunlop under-13 football team is seeking players. more...
PUPILS from Sunderland's Grange Park Primary School are being given a helping hand to develop their communication skills and to become more active citizens. more...
NOVICE oarsmen and women enjoyed messing about on the river, finding a novel use for old bath tubs yesterday. more...
THE Police Complaints' Authority (PCA) is investigating the death of a teenage motorist following a pursuit involving a patrol car. more...
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