The North East | Archive | 2004 | June
ONE of the region's most popular visitor attractions has won a national award. more...
CAMPING equipment worth almost £4,000 has been stolen from a scout group two weeks before they were to go on an annual trip. more...
A PENSIONER helped launch an extended bus service linking Derwentside towns. more...
COUNCILLORS are being urged to reject another application for a mobile phone mast in County Durham. more...
VILLAGERS who survived a wartime bombing raid are to remember those who died, in a ceremony this weekend. more...
A TRAINEE veterinary surgeon died after taking a drug used to anaesthetise animals. more...
A PUBLIC inquiry will settle a row over a council's plan to evict a man from his caravan next to the A66. more...
TWO men who headbutted and kicked a stranger in an unprovoked attack will be sentenced at crown court. more...
SENIOR councillors last night gave their support to the controversial introduction of on-street parking charges in a North-East town. more...
POLICE in Newton Aycliffe are appealing for information about an attempted mugging. more...
A JOINER who smokes four or five cannabis cigarettes a day to relax, appeared in court charged with possessing the drug. more...
A TEENAGER punched a shop manager in the face when he refused to give him a refund, a court heard. more...
SCHOOLS in Darlington are leading the way in their efforts to integrate the travelling community into the education system. more...
WALKERS and joggers will soon be able to make use of a new area of woodland, near Darlington Football Club's stadium. more...
THREE schools have been singled out for national achievement awards. more...
A MAN died after he set himself alight on an electric cooker while under the influence of alcohol, an inquest heard. more...
A TEENAGE girl was raped as she lay in her bed in her flat, a court heard yesterday. more...
PUBLIC toilets in east Cleveland look set to get a £200,000 face-lift in the next three years. more...
A GP who transformed a boarded-up hardware store into a medical surgery is celebrating 25 years in practice. more...
HUNDREDS of people turned out in bright sunshine at Redcar Racecourse, east Cleveland, yesterday, for the running of a race sponsored by The Northern Echo's sister paper, the East Cleveland Advertiser. more...
WORK is about to start to turn a forest clearing into a rock venue. more...
MOTORCYCLISTS from the Royal Military Police will take part in a display aimed at reducing a county's toll of motorcycle casualties. more...
HUNDREDS of mourners attended the funeral yesterday of a four-year-old girl who died in an accident at a farm. more...
A RENOWNED team of motorcycle daredevils will be among the highlights of this year's open day at Britain's biggest Army base. more...
A WEEK'S celebration of Herriot Country has been hailed as the most successful yet. more...
A MAN who admitted his 68th breach of a driving ban and stealing to cheer up his depressed partner was given a chance to prove he could kick an 11-year drugs habit yesterday. more...
TICKETS to allow people the chance to go on the replica of Captain Cook's ship HM Bark Endeavour at a festival next month have gone on sale. more...
A Visitor to Teesside has told of her anger after finding needles discarded in a seaside car park. more...
A WOMAN has been allegedly caught in the act of preparing crack cocaine for sale. more...
A MOTHER set fire to her house following a row with her ex-husband over the care of their children. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH's mayor is to share his vision for the future of the town with leaders of the licensing trade. more...
A fifth consecutive session of gains helped the FTSE 100 Index close at its highest level in a month yesterday. more...
MOBILE phone manufacturer Nokia saw its market share fall sharply this year, figures showed last night. more...
EXPERTS last night called on the Bank of England to increase interest rates to cool the booming property market. more...
WORK has begun on refurbishing the second of Vimac Leisure's two nightclubs in Durham City. more...
SMALL businesses in the region have more time to enter the Parcelforce small business awards scheme after the deadline was extended. more...
MILKMEN will soon be delivering post following Express Dairies' decision to extend its mail operations as part of a deal with TNT Mail. more...
MANUFACTURERS have stopped shedding jobs and have seen the biggest upturn in orders for more than seven years, driven by increasing exports, a report has revealed. more...
MOBILE phone manufacturer Nokia saw its market share fall sharply this year, figures showed last night. more...
BILL Midgley will use his maiden speech as president of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) to lobby political parties to support business competitiveness. more...
BILL Midgley will use his maiden speech as president of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) to lobby political parties to support business competitiveness. more...
TWO cyclists have invented the first bike rack that fits inside cars. more...
Posh Plumbers (BBC1): BANKER Matthew Brumwell was wondering if a change of job was such a good idea as he held a bag by a toilet outlet pipe to collect the mucky stuff that was blocking the loo. more...
IT is amazing what people keep in their attics - but even the most apparently trivial trifle can turn out to be most useful. more...
DOUBTLESS recognising that the Gadfly column has its finger on the region's musical pulse, Ian Luck rings after a night in the Indigo Alley bar in Scarborough. It's not just the best blues bar in town, says Ian, but is regularly visited by Doctor Rock, he of BBC Radio York. more...
Part 9: Snipers: IN French, the word bocage means mixed woodland and pastureland. To us in the 9th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in Normandy 60 years ago, the Bocage meant deadly sniper territory. more...
TOO often, the North-East has been guilty of failing to capitalise on its rich heritage. more...
IT is possible to feel the deepest admiration and gratitude for what was achieved on D-Day and yet believe that the 60th anniversary commemorations were overdone. more...
Posh Plumbers (BBC1) more...
ROY Whiting was a convicted paedophile. In 1995, he had abducted and indecently assaulted a nine-year-old girl near his home in West Sussex, subjecting her to a two-hour ordeal. He served two years and five months of a four-year sentence, before he was freed and returned to live back in the community. more...
LET'S change the world. Please. If you don't mind. While we all worry about the big things in life - war, terrorism, the state of the euro - they're not usually the things that get us down. It's actually the small things that can ruin our day. more...
PENSIONERS: WHILST I agree entirely with Mr Roe (HAS, June 2) that Wear Valley District Council's decision to take into account war pensions when calculating council tax is a disgrace, it should be noted that WVDC is not alone. more...
A FOREIGN student yesterday denied causing a motorist's death in a car crash. more...
ONE of the North-East's most famous sons is helping the region fly the flag as England gear up for the European football championships. more...
I AM 100 per cent in favour of regional government because I believe it is a great opportunity for the North-East. more...
ONE of the region's most popular visitor attractions has won a national award. more...
A fire chief is calling on landlords to make their property as child proof as they can - ahead of the school holidays. more...
SUPPORTERS of amateur theatre in part of the region are facing a series of setbacks which threaten to bring down the final curtain. more...
A VETERANS' association in the North-East has voiced its disappointment at the prospect of Suez servicemen not having their medals in time to wear on Remembrance Sunday. more...
A multi-million pound redevelopment plan to put Durham on a par with Britain's other great historic cities, such as York, Chester and Bath, has been unveiled. more...
A MOTORCYCLE enthusiast took his final journey yesterday in fitting style - carried in the world's only custom-made sidecar hearse. more...
A MORNING of glorious sunshine across much of the country rewarded thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of yesterday's transit of Venus. more...
Work has started on a building that will bring together two centres of sporting excellence inthe region. more...
SENIOR business chiefs are to hold talks with the Royal Mail as the region's traders continue to be hit hard by a delivery crisis. more...
Bookies slashed the odds on this summer being the hottest on record yesterday as Britain basked in tropical temperatures. more...
THE threat of damaging industrial action by ambulance crews was on hold last night while a new offer was put to union members. more...
MEMBERS of the emergency services have been honoured for their years of life-saving. more...
DOUBTLESS recognising that the Gadfly column has its finger on the region's musical pulse, Ian Luck rings after a night in the Indigo Alley bar in Scarborough. It's not just the best blues bar in town, says Ian, but is regularly visited by Doctor Rock, he of BBC Radio York. more...
LET'S change the world. Please. If you don't mind. While we all worry about the big things in life - war, terrorism, the state of the euro - they're not usually the things that get us down. It's actually the small things that can ruin our day. more...
Detectives say a major drug ring ring in the North-East has been taken down in one of the region's biggest police operations. more...
Emergency crews wearing gas protection suits were called to tackle an overheating container at a chemical factory. more...
A man who has helped pioneer the return of rail travel to a Northern dale after an absence of more than 50 years has died - just weeks before the first train is due to run again. more...
THE chief executive of Darlington Football Club spoke last night of his delight at securing the Quakers' place in the Football League next season. more...
VILLAGERS who survived a wartime bombing raid are to remember those who died, in a ceremony this weekend. more...
TWENTY-five GPs are among 100 or more witnesses expected to give evidence at a health service inquiry which got under way yesterday. more...
A HOSPITAL has assured patients that changes have been made since the death of an unborn baby. more...
PLANS for the handover of power in Iraq to a democratically-elected government took a significant step forward last night with a new United Nations agreement. more...
IGNORE Cryfield (3.50) at your peril in this afternoon's Sportingoptions Commission Cutters Stakes at Beverley. more...
IGNORE Cryfield (3.50) at your peril in this afternoon's Sportingoptions Commission Cutters Stakes at Beverley. more...
AFTER kicking his heels in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies during the winter, Anthony McGrath proved he can take the heat at a steamy Riverside yesterday. more...
DARLINGTON chief executive Andy Battison will open talks with David Hodgson next week, with the manager's future topping the agenda. more...
DERBY County are set to make a formal approach to Darren Byfield despite Sunderland having already instigated transfer talks with the striker. more...
PORTSMOUTH are ready to pull the plug on their attempts to sign Lomana LuaLua unless Newcastle are prepared to slash their asking price for the attacking midfielder. more...
FORMER winner Mark Hudspith has decided to challenge the African stranglehold in tonight's big Blaydon Race. more...
MICKY HAMMOND'S Dark Day Blues sprung a 20-1 surprise at Redcar yesterday when winning the race sponsored by our sister newspaper, the East Cleveland Advertiser Handicap. more...
AFTER kicking his heels in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies during the winter, Anthony McGrath proved he can take the heat at a steamy Riverside yesterday. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH stalwart Colin Cooper last night revealed his regret at passing up the chance of lifting the Carling Cup in Cardiff. more...
RARE colour wartime film footage of life on the Home Front in the region has been uncovered. more...
POLICE and race organisers are gearing up to ensure the safety of spectators and runners in a North-East road race tonight. more...
A WOMAN died of adult sudden death syndrome, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
A MULTI-VEHICLE accident caused rushhour chaos on a motorway yesterday. more...
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