The North East | Archive | 2004 | November
BUDDING young football stars are hoping to pick up some pearls of wisdom from a seasoned North-East professional. more...
A SCHOOL's plans to develop its football facilities have taken a step forward. more...
A COUPLE who stepped out to mark a milestone in their life together have raised more than £500 for charity. more...
POLICE are planning a sweep through a community in a concerted effort to clamp down on troublemakers and to help dispel the fear of crime. more...
OFFENDERS in Darlington are to be targeted in a crackdown on drug-driven crime. more...
A REJECTED mistress kicked her former lover's wife twice in the head during a street brawl, causing severe facial injuries, a court heard yesterday. more...
TWO sumo wrestlers in tutus, Bob the Builder and a punk flexed, stretched and strained in the name of charity. more...
PEOPLE in the Haughton area of Darlington will show their support for a campaign to keep the town tidy at the weekend. more...
A MAN with a drink problem was jailed yesterday after punching and kicking his girlfriend and threatening to hit her with her stiletto boot. more...
A WINDOW cleaner who drove while disqualified escaped a prison sentence yesterday so he could continue his business. more...
STUDENTS from a Darlington college have sampled military life - by taking part in a team-building challenge with the Territorial Army. more...
A CHARITY for the homeless in Darlington was joined by the town's mayor to help to celebrate its fifth anniversary last night. more...
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Charlie Heslop is looking forward to a dream trip to watch his football idols. more...
A DARLINGTON woman has been jailed after breaking two drug treatment and testing orders. more...
A HOSPITAL radio station is looking for new members to help keep patients entertained. more...
A TEENAGER has won a place in the British boys' judo squad only two months after moving to the country. more...
WORK has begun to restore the six historic bells of St Michael's Church, Heighington. On Tuesday, the bells were lowered from the church tower. more...
ONE of Middleton St George's oldest buildings is to be restored to its former glory. more...
SENIOR councillors in Darlington have agreed to press on with plans to create a new "pedestrian heart" for the town centre. more...
BUCKETS in the upstairs corridors could soon be a thing of the past at one of the region's top museums as staff prepare to launch a £300,000 emergency appeal. more...
REGULARS at a village pub have raised more than £2,000 for charity. more...
EAST Durham residents can learn more about local and family history next week. more...
FUTURE chancellors of Durham University are to be offered a fixed-term appointment. more...
THE Archbishop of Canterbury will give a lecture in honour of one of his predecessors as figurehead of the Anglican Church, next week. more...
A COMMUNITY group has been thanked for helping to raise money for a lifeboat station after thieves stole the stock from its charity souvenir shop. more...
A THREAT of closure could be lifted from a nursing home, following an agreement reached between health chiefs and the owner. more...
A MUSICIAN who has performed with orchestras all over Europe is bringing music to children with impaired hearing. more...
A CHANGE of heart means that a pensioner is not after all to lose the home she has lived in for 20 years. more...
VANDALS left a trail of destruction when they struck at Great Ayton Cemetery. more...
RESIDENTS in Egglescliffe are claiming a victory for people power after plans to demolish the Rookery and Sunnymount and replace them with new houses and flats were refused. more...
A WEATHER forecast for more frost this weekend has raised a worry about winter maintenance of roads in Upper Wensleydale. more...
OSMOTHERLEY villagers are "fed up" with the way the character of the moorland village is being "ruined". more...
ORGANISERS of a charity event are angry that their advertising sign was torn down by council officials in Richmond. more...
FROM one extreme to the other, that's the holiday adventure plan of a Masham woman. more...
AMBITIOUS plans for a conference and exhibition centre could be dropped from a £1m project to redevelop Bedale railway station. more...
A COUPLE who were spat at by youths during a visit to market town have vowed never to return. more...
THE mother of a heroin addict has made an emotional plea for residents to help police to catch a town's drug dealers. more...
THE site of a controversial development is to be visited by members of the North York Moors National Park Authority's planning committee. more...
CRAFTSWOMEN from across Britain have contributed to a collection of quilts on show in the region. more...
POLICE have targeted Ryedale in the latest in a series of no-crime days. more...
THE police authority is looking for a volunteer secretary for a community policing group. more...
HEALTH bosses are concerned pensioners are missing out on free flu jabs. more...
MORE than 60 teenagers helped the Royal Air Force make an early start to their Children in Need fundraising. more...
NINE schools have been congratulated by their MP after winning plaudits under a national assessment scheme. more...
LICENSEES Peter Lockwood and Cecilia Purse say they are not natural gardeners - but their talents have still won them an award. more...
A WOMAN who set fire to her home was unlikely to start more blazes, a court was told yesterday. more...
A CENTRE which will help put tenants at the heart of a new housing organisation has been opened. more...
A housing modernisation programme has been unveiled for parts of Teesside. more...
PUBLIC money totalling £20,000 has been provided towards the cost of demolishing four buildings on Hartlepool's Headland. more...
RESIDENTS fed-up with planning applications being submitted which will change the appearance of their village are holding a meeting tonight. more...
A TEESSIDE student has completed a huge turnaround in his fortunes after starting his educational journey in a homeless hostel. more...
A GOVERNMENT minister has visited a youth club, which a Teesside MP said could set an example for the rest of the country to follow. more...
A TEESSIDE mother-of-two who suffered from severe diabetes took her own life after the illness became too much for her to bear, an inquest heard. more...
PEOPLE ignoring court fines on Teesside face Christmas behind bars. more...
POLICE have launched a crackdown on gangs of youths causing trouble in a north Durham village. more...
Parking problem: On Saturday, October 30, at about 5pm, I parked my car on the edge of the pavement in front of my book shop, The Bookcase, on Front Street, Chester-le-Street. more...
POLICE investigating a degrading sex attack on a 17-year-old student have traced a couple who could hold vital information. more...
YOUNGSTERS at a playgroup are getting arty thanks to a cash boost. more...
WATER bosses say a mains that burst for the second time in 18 months could be replaced in the near future. more...
THREE charities are set to benefit from a festive night of music in Durham Cathedral next month. more...
A PROTESTOR has attacked supporters of Redcar's controversial £55m Coatham Enclosure scheme and is determined to try to block the proposals in court. more...
THOUSANDS of people across the region remembered the nation's war dead on Sunday when they observed the Armistice Day silence. more...
FAMILIES and friends joined Cleveland Juniors under-13s for their presentation at Marske Cricket Club. more...
THOUSANDS of people across the region remembered the nation's war dead on Sunday when they observed the Armistice Day silence. more...
POLICE investigating a sex attack on a 17-year-old student have traced a couple who could hold vital information. more...
STAFF from the Morrisons Redcar store braved the chilly temperatures of the North Sea to celebrate the store's second birthday and raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. more...
REDCAR MP Vera Baird has been named as backbencher of the year. more...
PEOPLE are being invited to use the newly opened café bar within Durham's Gala Theatre. more...
A FAMILY has won its 50-year fight for justice, after an inquest ruled the death of an airman during secret nerve gas experiments was unlawful. more...
What Labour?: Writing to those who 'have lost confidence' in Labour, David Lindsay, of Lanchester, (Advertiser, November 13) appeals to all who share his aspirations to 'come home' to the Labour party. more...
FEMALE footballers will not be kicking their heels over the usual festive lay-off this year, thanks to a new indoor soccer venue in Durham. more...
WORKERS at BPI's Stockton site are expected to start an overtime ban next week as part of industrial action following a pay dispute. more...
BABYCARE retailer Mothercare says it has recovered from a hiccup in its sales revival. more...
AN Internet company based in a North Yorkshire farm is keeping ahead of the competition thanks to a capital grant. more...
SCIENCE and technology companies across the region were given a boost last night when a £35m venture capital fund was launched. more...
Royal Mail has not yet won the North-East business community's confidence, despite delivering profits of more than £200m, business leaders said last night. more...
SUPERMARKET chain Safeway has seen its share of the market decline since it was taken over by rival Morrisons, industry analysts have found. more...
WORKERS at BPI's Stockton site are expected to start an overtime ban next week as part of industrial action following a pay dispute. more...
NATIONWIDE customers have benefited by about £300m in the past six months, the building society said yesterday as it announced record first-half pre-tax profits. more...
RETAIL sales volumes fell by more than expected last month. more...
THE Tanfield Group is planning to finance its expansion by placing £3m-worth of shares on the stock exchange. more...
SPENNYMOOR will host an annual music contest for the last time this weekend as the event will move to a new venue next year. more...
Truants (BBC1): A STAGGERING £650m has been put into the campaign to get children back into school. more...
AN amateur theatre group is looking for someone to bring a touch of glamour to the cast of its latest production, after a long-standing member announced her retirement. more...
CRAFTSWOMEN from across Britain have contributed to a collection of quilts on show in the region. more...
A SHOCKING and bloody tragedy features as the third play in the RSC's Golden Age season. more...
PRODUCERS of a community play are looking for aspiring actors to help develop the script. more...
FEARS that new farming measures place too much emphasis on the environment at the expense of agriculture were expressed at a meeting in Hexham. more...
HEXHAM. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 126 beef breeding cattle for special November sale, inc dispersal of Low Shield Green herd of Galloway cows for T Robson. more...
A NOTED County Durham Charolais breeder is to judge the entry at next week's breed society Christmas Cracker show at Carlisle. more...
AN AWARD-WINNING dairy farm is now home to an impressive new equestrian centre, offering livery stables for up to 90 horses. more...
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THE Tenant Farmers' Association has welcomed the publication of advice to tenants and landlords on issues affecting them through CAP reform. more...
AN MP has been given a close-up look at the heather moorland which makes up 25pc of her constituency. more...
BARNARD CASTLE. - Wed of last week. Fwd: 1,950 sheep. Store lambs to £31.50; lt lambs to 103p av 98.4p; std to 110p av 105.2p; med to 115p av 108.6p; heavy to 117p av 105.5p. Cast sheep: Cont to £49.50; Suff to £43.50; Masham to £40.50; Mule to £35.50; Leics to £46.50; Swale to £23.50. more...
MIDDLE EAST: I HOPE for a just and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinian people. more...
TAPWAVE ZODIAC, On sale now. Price: £225: GAMING on the go used to be the sole preserve of Nintendo's Game Boy. more...
From The Big Show to the Dales Diary, for more than 40 years independent television has had a regional flavour. But the approach of all-digital TV could bring this to an end. Nick Morrison reports. more...
FACED with the plethora of problems facing Britain and the world at large, Parliament's valuable time could have been better spent than having interminable wrangling over the issue of hunting. more...
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More than half the UK is overweight and there are fears that obese children might die before their parents. Health Correspondent Barry Nelson investigates new North-East efforts to fight the flab. more...
IF it's good enough for Chatsworth, it's good enough for Castle Howard. The Duchess of Devonshire's farm shop at Chatsworth is rightly famous, but now the stable courtyard at Castle Howard, near Malton, has been revamped to include a farm shop, a café and a chocolate shop - all in the setting of John Carr's 18th century buildings. more...
IF it's good enough for Chatsworth, it's good enough for Castle Howard. The Duchess of Devonshire's farm shop at Chatsworth is rightly famous, but now the stable courtyard at Castle Howard, near Malton, has been revamped to include a farm shop, a café and a chocolate shop - all in the setting of John Carr's 18th century buildings. more...
The drain on the nation's finances caused by avoidable illnesses is unsustainable and I'm delighted that the Government has realised it's time to act. more...
IT'S the bane of many women's life, but being pear-shaped could actually be good for you. Experts believe that waist measurement, rather than overall weight is more accurate at predicting future health problems, so people with fat around the stomach - a beer gut, or an apple shape - could be more at risk than those with a J-Lo posterior. more...
TAPWAVE ZODIAC, On sale: now. Price: £225: GAMING on the go used to be the sole preserve of Nintendo's Game Boy. more...
A WOMAN whose dog walks had been terrorised by gangs of teenagers "lost her cool" and attacked four of them with chains, a court heard yesterday. more...
NORTHALLERTON'S new town manager has been appointed. more...
A RASTAFARIAN window cleaner who sported 3ft-long dreadlocks has shaved his head for charity. more...
THE illumination of a 60ft tower, designed as a landmark gateway to County Durham, has failed to impress. more...
SCORES of children went home last night with smiles on their faces - and lots of yellow paint. more...
THE man at the centre of the controversy surrounding Cleveland Police's financial fiasco has left the force amid secrecy nine months after he was suspended. more...
A JUDGE has criticised the Army for not protecting a soldier shot dead by a North-East lance corporal who had been on an all-day drinking binge. more...
TROOPS have returned to the region after a six-month tour in Iraq. more...
MOTORISTS and pedestrians have been warned not to fall foul of thieves who are stealing manhole covers and selling them for scrap. more...
DETECTIVES believe out-of-work actor Stephen Milburn may have been dead for up to three weeks before his body was found. more...
THE number of people killed and seriously injured in workplace accidents is rising in the region, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports. more...
THE search for a fishing boat with two brothers on board was called off last night. more...
THE Hurworth Hunt opened its doors to illustrate the role hunting plays in the local community. more...
The drain on the nation's finances caused by avoidable illnesses is unsustainable and I'm delighted that the Government has realised it's time to act. more...
FOR huntsman Joe Townsend, yesterday began, like every other day, with a 6.30am start to exercise more than 100 hounds - despite the fact that 230 miles away in Whitehall, the sport that is his livelihood was about to be banned. more...
TEENAGE football manager David Bogg had the best result of his life last night when he was crowned the Local Hero of 2004. more...
A DEADLY legacy of industrial heritage has been revealed after a widow was given £85,000 following her husband's asbestos-related death. more...
A WEDDING reception ended in violence and the arrest of two guests after a third had a finger broken, a court heard yesterday. more...
BEER drinkers seeking the "hair of the dog" can find it in the unlikely location of a greyhound stadium. more...
A BEST-SELLING children's author has hit back at a Christian fundamentalist group that has attacked his books for being "saturated by the occult". more...
THE man at the centre of the controversy surrounding Cleveland Police's financial fiasco has left the force amid secrecy nine months after he was suspended. more...
POLICE took to the streets last night to gather information about a sex attack. more...
POLICE are investigating the death of another soldier at Europe's biggest Army base. more...
CHILDREN in Need Appeal mascot Pudsey Bear last night met the region's business leaders as part of fundraising efforts. more...
THE Government must adopt a new agenda for equality if it is to solve the growing problem of racism, a leading campaigner said last night. more...
A UNIQUE work of art is to go under the hammer to raise money for a poor community in Africa. more...
A COUPLE have been banned from keeping animals for three years after they caused unnecessary suffering to a dog. more...
TATTOOED from head to toe and weighing 20 stones, Earl Kauffman knows more than most about prejudice. more...
FOXHUNTING was finally banned last night after a day of confusion at Westminster, paving the way for clashes in the countryside during next year's General Election campaign. more...
A CAMPAIGN to ban low-flying helicopters and jets which have been blamed for spooking horses in North Yorkshire is gathering pace. more...
A 21-YEAR-OLD father who has already been to prison five times was jailed yesterday for stealing alcohol. more...
A MAN who admitted killing a father-of-four, but later tried to plead innocence, yesterday failed in an Appeal Court bid to clear his name. more...
LIKE Great Britain and the US, men and women are divided by a common language, and that chasm will widen as the social calendar gears up in the coming weeks. more...
SPECTATOR was reassured, yet somehow dispirited in the same breath, to find about 50 people of a similarly mature age around him when he saw Ladies in Lavender, starring Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, at the Teesside Showcase cinema on Sunday. more...
THE growing furore over the plans for Darlington's town centre is welcome. It's about time there was a decent debate about the central area which, in many respects, is a mess. more...
A PASSIONATE Michael Hunter last night predicted fireworks when Marc Callaghan renews a two-year feud to challenge the Hartlepool boxer for his British title tonight. more...
A PASSIONATE Michael Hunter last night predicted fireworks when Marc Callaghan renews a two-year feud to challenge the Hartlepool boxer for his British title tonight. more...
JANE Lishman from Darlington was on top form at Stainsby Grange Senior Show, Thornaby, where she won the 35-starter Elevator Discovery qualifier for the Blue Chip championships at Solihull next April. more...
DARLINGTON manager David Hodgson believes winger Neil Wainwright is setting an example other players in his squad would do well to follow. more...
GRAEME Souness seemed to be hinting this week that we're a bunch of whingers in the North-East. He's not alone in that view - county cricketers from outside the region who have come to play for Durham have formed much the same opinion. more...
A REALISTIC Marcus Stewart concedes this could be his swansong campaign at Sunderland but hopes to go out in style by helping Mick McCarthy's men to the Premiership. more...
ALL eyes will be on the reappearance of triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate at Exeter this afternoon, but whether he can hold off the stern challenge of Sir Rembrandt (2.25) is open to debate. more...
EUROPA topped one of the Doncaster sales sessions last August and new owner Trevor Hemmings recouped some of his outlay when landing a good handicap chase at Kempton on Wednesday. more...
GRAEME Souness seemed to be hinting this week that we're a bunch of whingers in the North-East. He's not alone in that view - county cricketers from outside the region who have come to play for Durham have formed much the same opinion. more...
Bedale & West of Yore PC. - Nov 21: Pony club games team training at Catterick. For more details contact Rowan on 01748 832829. more...
Howard Johnson added another high-profile horse to his Crook string yesterday when leaving the Doncaster November Sales with Vodafone Derby fourth Percussionist. more...
THE encouragement of champion jockey Tony McCoy has helped a ten-year-old girl achieve considerable success in the show ring. more...
TEN-YEAR-OLD Max Coates from Scorton, near Richmond, was racing at the Rowrah kart circuit last weekend and left the Cumbrian venue with a well-deserved victory. more...
DARLINGTON manager David Hodgson believes winger Neil Wainwright is setting an example other players in his squad would do well to follow. more...
BLAYDON continue to pay a huge price for reaching the third round of the Powergen Cup for the first time as they haven't won a game since the second round. more...
DARLINGTON'S 30-27 defeat away to third-placed Tynedale underlined how little there is to choose between all but the top and bottom teams in National Three North this season. more...
NEWCASTLE United centre-back Andy O'Brien has admitted that the much-maligned Magpies defence is struggling to shake off what he sees as an unwarranted tag of under-achievers. more...
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ANDY Jordan last night waved goodbye to Hartlepool. The defender, signed in the summer of 2003, has not appeared in Pool's first team since the win at Stockport in October last year. more...
CTC THEATRE, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has been invited to tour its latest play for children in the Far East. more...
READERS will have enjoyed last week's tale of the reviewer's recalcitrant mother making a tiddly spectacle of herself at a restaurant in Staindrop. more...
IT HAS long been claimed that lichens will grow only in places where the air is not polluted and that is one reason they are rarely found in towns and cities. more...
BURKE'S Peerage, the ultimate guide to the "who's who" of titled people, is spreading its wings and will soon be featuring the great and good of Yorkshire in a new regional publication. more...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road accident which took place in Teesdale last night. more...
A heroic ship's engineer has told how he helped to avert a major disaster when an oil tanker loaded with 300 tons of fuel caught fire. more...
TWO North-East cities laun-ched their Christmas celebrations last night with the help of football personalities. more...
Gateshead Council is celebrating after achieving a three-star rating for its social services department. more...
A POPULAR antiques fair makes its return to a County Durham museum next month. more...
RESIDENTS of Wear Valley are invited to a community conference to help to pave the way to a brighter future for the district. more...
A NEW helpline has been launched to give people advice about a recycling initiative. more...
WALKERS who stepped out for a good cause raised £75 for a children's charity. more...
YOUNG people in Newton Aycliffe are celebrating the opening of a new £500,000 town park specifically designed with them in mind. more...
OFFENDERS in Darlington are to be targeted in a crackdown on drug-driven crime. more...
ABOUT 150 cars were damaged when fire broke out at a Sunderland scrapyard on Wednesday. more...
A TEENAGER whose body was pulled from the River Wear was drunk and abusive on the night he died, a court heard yesterday. more...
TWO North-East cities laun-ched their Christmas celebrations last night with the help of football personalities. more...
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