The North East | Archive | 2005 | July
RIDERS and their horses turned out to support a hospital unit which cared for a friend suffering from leukaemia. more...
A community bus providing a service for youngsters and people with mobility problems has taken to the road. more...
A PILOT project which aims to reduce anti-social behaviour by getting youths off the streets on Friday nights has been launched. more...
PARENTS at a primary school which is to close later this year are demanding a meeting with education bosses. more...
PUPILS at a Darlington secondary school have been discovering their artistic flair. more...
PUPILS are being offered the chance to get behind the wheel of a car before they start learning to drive. more...
PARISH councils in Darlington have dismissed as unworkable legislation which allows them to fine people for dropping litter. more...
OLDER people who face discrimination at work were offered help in Darlington yesterday. more...
WORKERS at a car dealership are gearing up for one of the region's most popular sporting events. more...
A CHARITY which works with victims of crime and their families is appealing for volunteers. more...
A CHARITY which works with victims of crime and their families is appealing for volunteers. more...
A CHARITY shop celebrated its fifth birthday with a party at the weekend. more...
THE annual Durham Summer Festival was held at the weekend with a host of attractions, including a Mini Idols event. more...
A WOMAN'S strong views on transport have won her a bicycle. more...
VOLUNTEERS in a village have had their hard work recognised with an award. more...
OVER-50s on Teesside are to benefit from a 100-mile sponsored walk. more...
A MOTHER whose daughter died after a routine operation nearly four years ago fears she may never find out what went wrong after an inquest was postponed for the second time. more...
PARISH councillors are protesting over commercial development on their neighbours' ''patch'', claiming it will spoil their view across the Nidd Valley. more...
POLICE are searching for a man who fled after a car collided with a fire engine dealing with two burning vehicles. more...
A GROUP of school children took a step back in time when they visited the World of James Herriot. more...
MORE than 4,000 young people have been displaying their talents in a three-day arts festival. more...
A STRATEGY to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour and drug abuse is being launched today. more...
A JAZZ concert is being held at Bolton Castle, near Leyburn, to raise money for charity. more...
PRIMARY school teachers and governors are appealing to parents to park more safely after a number of "near misses" involving children. more...
A COASTAL town's adopted ship is to pay a visit later this month, as part of an annual nautical celebration. more...
RESIDENTS will find out next week what is being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in their area. more...
A MATRON with more than 40 years' NHS experience has bid farewell to her wards. more...
HEALTH chiefs have launched an investigation following reports staff were seen smoking among piles of rubbish. more...
AN arts festival celebrating global culture took place in Middlesbrough at the weekend. more...
NATURE enthusiasts from a customer contact centre have dug deep in an effort to improve a local conservation area. more...
TELEVISION personality Johnny Ball was in Hartlepool at the weekend to welcome a mobile museum to the town. more...
A NORTH-EAST group has been awarded two pilot contracts by the national workforce development group for social care, Skills for Care. more...
A NORTH-EAST man has taken over as the chief executive of children's charity Barnardo's. more...
MARKS & Spencer has off-loaded its ill-fated Lifestore to Danish furniture retailer Ilva. more...
A FAMILY-RUN music shop has closed after more than 13 years. more...
MINING heritage enthusiasts have found a home for their collection of artefacts. more...
Medium Joe Power says he receives messages and visions from the spirit world - including missives from dead murder victims wanting justice. He tells Lindsay Jennings how, with a little help from his friends, he is hoping to crack some of the country's unsolved crimes more...
Beneath the Skin (ITV1); Live 8 (BBC1/2); Big Brother (C4): ZOE was a teacher who foiled a mugging when she hit the attacker with a watermelon. more...
As a child, Marguerite Porter travelled for miles to attend dance classes. Now, as director of the Yorkshire Ballet Seminar, she's committed to helping other young hopefuls. Steve Pratt reports. more...
As a child, Marguerite Porter travelled for miles to attend dance classes. Now, as director of the Yorkshire Ballet Seminar, she's committed to helping other young hopefuls. Steve Pratt reports. more...
JUNK FOOD: I READ (Echo, June 22) about a pensioner from Middlesbrough who got down to four stones and died of starvation. more...
Derided by his contemporaries as a mere sports artist, George Stubbs is now enjoying a well-earned reputation as one of Europe's premier painters. As a new exhibition opens at the National Gallery in London, Lindsay Jennings looks at thelife and times of Stubbs. more...
The wait for information must go on for a North-East family whose daughter died after an operation using controversial instruments. Health Editor Barry Nelson investigates. more...
GEORGE Stubbs' life-size portrait of Whistlejacket literally stopped traffic when it was projected onto the side of the Sainsbury Wing of London's National Gallery in 1997. more...
A MOTHER whose daughter died after a routine operation nearly four years ago fears she may never find out what went wrong after an inquest was postponed for the second time. more...
IT is one of the biggest issues facing education departments up and down the region - and it is only expected to get worse. more...
A TEENAGER has spoken of her amazing escape after being crushed by a car that ploughed into a telephone box as she made a call. more...
A MOTHER who has been profoundly deaf since she was a youngster has won the national Child Minder of the Year award. more...
ARSONISTS have started another fire at the former home of Darlington Football Club. more...
IT is beginning to look as though Andrew Pratt may have played his last game for Durham, and although his wicketkeeping is admired around the land he is unlikely to move anywhere else. more...
CALLS for more warning signs have been made following a spate of sea rescues. more...
AFTER organising funerals all week, undertakers could be forgiven for wanting to spend their days off coffin-free. more...
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the deaths of two young fathers who died in a head-on car crash last week. more...
THE future of a free annual music festival is threatened because of a shortage of funds. more...
ORGANISERS of an annual crime writing festival are promising plenty of murder and mystery. more...
ORGANISERS of the 53rd Lanchester Show, in County Durham, hailed the event at the weekend a success. more...
A MOTHER whose daughter died after a routine operation nearly four years ago fears she may never find out what went wrong after an inquest was postponed for the second time. more...
SECOND World War veterans from the North-East are about to embark on trips to the battlefields where they served. more...
A TEENAGER has spoken of her amazing escape after being crushed by a car that ploughed into a telephone box as she made a call. more...
THE closure of a rural college would be a major blow to an already deprived area, say community leaders. more...
MYSTERY last night continued to surround the death of a young woman who was found in her home. more...
WHEN magician Paul Daniels was asked to perform at a young offenders' institution in his native North-East this weekend, he did not hesitate to say yes. more...
A MAN had part of his ear bitten off and his leg broken in two places during an attack. more...
HUNDREDS of racing fans were given a rare glimpse behind the scenes at a leading North-East stables at the weekend, including the chance to meet some of the sport's biggest names. more...
CONCERNS about the high number of thefts from horse owners led police to link up with an equestrian shop at the weekend. more...
PUPILS at a North-East school have marked global white band day by wearing white instead of their uniforms. more...
THE North-East will be targeted in an historic legal action aimed at recovering millions of pounds in fees paid by sick miners to to solicitors and claims handlers. more...
ROCK concerts like this are a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but as well as remembering the great performances, people at Hyde Park will almost certainly remember the queues, the expense and the time it took to get around because of the sheer number of people. more...
Australia have pin-pointed fast bowler Steve Harmison as the key factor in England's revival and their improved performances against the world champions in the one-day games this summer. more...
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Premier Division: Saltburn are still out in front following the double weekend programme. more...
Durham Coast League: There's no change at the top following the double programme. Leaders Murton failed to win either game, but their nearest rivals also faltered. more...
ANOTHER day at the police office for PC Kendra White: up at 5am, sort a few domestic jobs, run 16 miles into work. more...
DURHAM teenager Sean Gaffney's debut races in the UK Formula Ford Championship at the weekend at the Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire proved a baptism of fire. more...
LIKE most British sports fans, Katy Livingston will be keeping her fingers crossed when the International Olympic Committee meet in Singapore on Wednesday. more...
Foster's Durham Senior League: Hetton Lyons have taken over at the top and lead by five points. more...
Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: The see-saw battle for supremacy took another twist when Ashington, who moved into pole position for the first time a week ago, went down to Swalwell, who took over at the top. more...
CONFIRMED front-runner Love Beauty (7.55) could take some pegging back at Ripon this evening, writes Colin Woods (Janus). more...
Foster's ECB North-East Regional Premier League: South Northumberland, aiming to win the championship for a third successive year, took over at the top when they had runs and time to spare at Stockton. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren will make a concerted effort to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves this week as he attempts to plug the gap left by Dutch deserter Bolo Zenden. more...
Once more tears of joy and relief flowed on Centre Court yesterday afternoon. more...
DURHAM fell foul of the Loye, not the Law, as they followed Yorkshire in suffering a Twenty20 thrashing by Lancashire at Old Trafford yesterday. more...
Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy is expected to make a third offer for Wolves striker Kenny Miller this week after another forward, Ricardo Fuller, failed a weekend medical on Wearside, writes Scott Wilson. more...
The Readers Durham County League: Just about everything went right for Esh Winning. Not only did they bowl out Langley Park for only 56, but nearest rivals Willington and Brandon both lost. more...
Yorkshire virtually waved goodbye to any chance of advancing to the quarter-finals of the Twenty-20 Cup competition when they lost by six wickets to Nottinghamshire at Headingley yesterday to register their third consecutive defeat. more...
IT is beginning to look as though Andrew Pratt may have played his last game for Durham, and although his wicketkeeping is admired around the land he is unlikely to move anywhere else. more...
Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Dividion One: Thornaby maintained their narrow lead at the top following a three-wicket victory in a low-scoring game with Seaton Carew. more...
CRAIG Bellamy will join his Newcastle team-mates for the start of pre-season training this morning despite spending yesterday on Merseyside discussing a possible £5m move to Everton. more...
MORPETH Harrier Nick McCormick continued his impressive build-up to this weekend's World Championship Trials with a thrilling 1500m victory at the 54th BUPA Ireland Cork City Games. more...
A grandfather died after being prescribed medication for arthritis, an inquest heard. more...
A father was killed trying to escape his burning home after youths threw a firework through his front door as a prank. more...
A 13-day-old baby has died two days after she being knocked from her pram by a car which mounted the pavement. more...
A boy of four was seriously hurt when he was knocked down in Washington on Sunday. more...
ROCK concerts like this are a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but as well as remembering the great performances, people at Hyde Park will almost certainly remember the queues, the expense and the time it took to get around because of the sheer number of people. more...
WHEN magician Paul Daniels was asked to perform at a young offenders' institution in his native North-East this weekend, he did not hesitate to say yes. more...
FAMILIES are helping new research which will shape childcare in the region. more...
A CHARITY which works with victims of crime and their families is appealing for volunteers. more...
VOLUNTEERS who fought to save their village swimming pool have invited Government chief whip Hilary Armstrong to launch its summer activities. more...
THE summer weather also brought people out to celebrations in Crook and Bishop Auckland. more...
A PRIMARY Care Trust is searching for a chairman in the Wear Valley and Tees area. more...
YOUNG Stanley Jefferson's academic record was less than impressive - but his clowning around in the school did lead to greater things. more...
RECORD crowds turned out in force as Spennymoor Gala celebrated its 50th anniversary this weekend. more...
HEALTH bosses have set themselves tough targets to improve the condition of children's teeth in Wear Valley and Teesdale. more...
A FAMILY-RUN music shop has closed after more than 13 years. more...
MORE than 20,000 people gathered at an international festival of kites, music and dance at the weekend. more...
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