The North East | Archive | 2006 | January
A VILLAGE pub was at the centre of a drugs raid by officers as part of a long-running operation to crack down on dealers. more...
A MAN jumped through a window fearing for his life as he was being attacked in his own home, a court heard. more...
A DEDICATED officer has been assigned to tackle the problem of mini motorbikes causing nuisance around Darlington. more...
ROUND-THE-CLOCK video surveillance in Darlington's car parks has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the level of crime. more...
STAFF at a Darlington nursery are celebrating after it earned an award for staff training. more...
MORE than 300 people were entertained at a Darlington college rhythm and blues evening. more...
THE latest intake of magistrates to serve the courts of County Durham and Darlington have been inaugurated in office. more...
A PROJECT is to be opened to help patients with cancer and their families. more...
TWO very different buildings are to share a city's top annual architectural prize. more...
A CLEAN-UP campaign has been extended into a second week. more...
A DEVELOPMENT company yesterday uncovered a drugs den in one of its newly acquired properties. more...
TWO projects in East Durham are the latest to benefit from recycling schemes which turn rubbish into charity cash. more...
VOLUNTEERS from the Tees Group of the National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease raised £10,000 last year for medical research and have successfully started this year by raising £284 with a collection in Morrison's supermarket in Guisborough. more...
HARD-working hospital staff have been told they are simply the best by an NHS trust chief. more...
COLLEGE lecturer Alan Baker has been recognised for years of service to education in the North-East by being presented with an award from the City and Guilds examining group. more...
ARTIST Neil McBride has chosen home territory to stage his latest exhibition. more...
ALLEGATIONS about the behaviour of councillors will not be investigated, Government inspectors have announced. more...
A SCHEME to teach youngsters about motorcycle safety has been relaunched. more...
EIGHT affordable homes have been completed in a North Yorkshire market town. more...
YORK arts magazine Aesthetica, the new issue of which is out on Wednesday, has launched an event for performers. more...
CHILDREN were quiet as mice as they practised for a sponsored silence being held today. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build three homes on what was once a village green has been approved by the North York Moors National Park's planning committee. more...
Richmondshire District Council has pledged £28,000 to install sprinkler systems in the homes of elderly and disabled council tenants. more...
A HOMELESS Gulf War veteran booked into hotels across North Yorkshire and fled without paying, a court heard yesterday. more...
TWO projects are the latest to benefit from recycling schemes which turn rubbish into charity cash. more...
A HUNT goes on to find whoever polluted a lake. more...
FOR Emma Himsworth there is nothing to beat a rousing hymn. more...
A BUSINESSMAN is planning to say thank you to a council by handing over a painting to town hall chiefs. more...
PEOPLE on Teesside were last night warned about being tricked into revealing bank account details over the telephone to fraudsters masquerading as debit card security firms. more...
A PIVOTAL community centre has opened to provide a wealth of services for children from birth to school. more...
Shipbreaking licences that could secure the future of Swan Hunter's troubled North Tyneside yard are expected to arrive next month. more...
shipbreaking licences that could secure the future of Swan Hunter's troubled North Tyneside yard are expected to arrive next month. more...
ENGINEERING consultants White Young Green (WYG) has been appointed to work on a £4.4m development in the region. more...
THE property developer behind Darlington's Morton Palms has announced plans to build a £6m development in South Tyneside. more...
HIGH energy prices are threatening investment in the region's £8bn chemical sector and could result in closures, MPs have warned. more...
CHEMICALS and materials group Johnson Matthey announced yesterday that its Teesside division was winning more orders. more...
REBECCA, an attractive woman in her late twenties, stares hard at the ground, tears in her eyes. "Shaun told me about his affair four months ago. He called it his 'mistake', but then he told me he'd caught an STI from her, which turned out to be chlamydia. I was shocked and angry that this could happen to people like us," she says. more...
THERE was a time when a politician's sexuality mattered. But, thankfully, society has moved on and it is no longer an issue if an MP is gay. more...
TIME for a little comfort food. The novelty of the diet - all that detoxing and healthy eating - has worn off and it's still only January, so we're looking for a little consolation eating. Nothing too heavy or stodgy but a sort of warm-up, cheer-up food. more...
TIME for a little comfort food. The novelty of the diet - all that detoxing and healthy eating - has worn off and it's still only January, so we're looking for a little consolation eating. Nothing too heavy or stodgy but a sort of warm-up, cheer-up food. more...
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TAXI DRIVERS: I HAVE always defended Darlington taxi drivers over the rules and regulations that have been set up for them by the local council, demanding that taxis are a certain shade of red and the like. more...
Earlier in the week he was denying he was gay, but yesterday Lib-Dem leadership candidate Simon Hughes confirmed he'd had gay relationships. Nick Morrison looks at whether sexuality is still an issue in politics. more...
A major pandemic flu outbreak could hit the North-East at any time. In the second of three articles about the threat, Health Editor Barry Nelson considers whether the region's business community is ready for the challenge. more...
A TEENAGER has admitted raping a 50-year-old woman twice near her home late at night. more...
POLICE are investigating the illegal shooting of a rare goshawk. more...
RESIDENTS of a town that housed a leading campaigner for paedophiles have been told he has moved away. more...
NEVER assume that the people at the head of organisations are brighter than the rest of us. more...
A MAN who shot his nephew in the throat with a crossbow at point-blank range, after a row over a nuisance dog, has been jailed for six years. more...
A SERVICE was held in the region yesterday to mark the Holocaust Memorial Day. more...
A RARE eagle owl - the first to breed in the British countryside for hundreds of years - has been shot dead. more...
A VILLAGE pub was at the centre of a drugs raid by officers as part of a long-running operation to crack down on dealers. more...
NEIGHBOURS on a quiet North-East estate saw a mother being stabbed to death after being woken by her screams. more...
THE father of missing shopworker Jenny Nicholl has been sent to crown court to face child pornography charges. more...
EXCAVATIONS have revealed rows of medieval homes in a North-East town. more...
A PROBE into claims that members of a North-East constabulary were involved in helping to arm a man later arrested for murder, has unearthed "systematic failures of force procedures". more...
A TOUR operator is offering holidaymakers the choice of travelling from two North-East airports at different times, despite it being the same place. more...
NEIGHBOURS on a quiet North-East estate saw a mother being stabbed to death after being woken by her screams. more...
A British man whose American wife and baby daughter were found murdered at their US home at the weekend is "not a suspect" in the case, police said last night. more...
About 300 soldiers from 9 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at RAF Dishforth, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, will be among the troops heading for Afghanistan. more...
A COURT judgement has shattered the compensation hopes of thousands of people suffering from the asbestos-related condition pleural plaques. more...
A MONK who admitted 20 counts of indecently assaulting young boys in his care was jailed for two years yesterday. more...
A SUFFERER of the asbestos-related pleural plaques condition last night told of his bitter disappointment at a High Court ruling which will deny victims compensation. more...
INJURY-HIT Darlington Mowden Park have sent out an SOS for two former Blaydon players to turn out on their old stamping ground tomorrow. more...
PACE-setting Cordial (1.10) could take some pegging back in Fakenham's opening two-mile Novice Hurdle. more...
RICHARD SADLIER is 'very nearly' ready to launch his bid to persuade Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy to gamble on his services - two-and-a-half years after last playing a competitive game. more...
GRAEME SOUNESS feels the whole country wants to see Newcastle United suffer FA Cup humiliation tomorrow, when his hopes of naming his strongest midfield could be dictated by inclement weather. more...
AHEAD of an important double header against two of the four teams below them in the League One table, Hartlepool United boss Martin Scott insists his side have nothing to fear. more...
NEWCASTLE Eagles recapture of Charles Smith has sparked claims that anarchy will soon reign in the British Basketball League. more...
COULD Sven be the next manager of Newcastle? It seems about as likely as Alan Shearer being the next manager of England (he is quoted at 66-1), but the Swede might appeal to Freddy Shepherd as the fellow victim of a newspaper sting. more...
KASPER Schmeichel will make his final appearance in the Darlington goal tomorrow following Sam Russell's return to fitness. more...
INJURY-HIT Darlington Mowden Park have sent out an SOS for two former Blaydon players to turn out on their old stamping ground tomorrow. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH chairman Steve Gibson last night attempted to draw a line under the uncertainty surrounding Steve McClaren's contract situation by insisting an agreement between the two parties remains legally binding. more...
PACE-setting Cordial (1.10) could take some pegging back in Fakenham's opening two-mile Novice Hurdle. more...
Confidence is growing in the region's criminal justice system, latest figures show. more...
Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a woman was discovered in Darlington. more...
Residents have called for action to be taken over a treacherous stretch of road after a taxi passenger was killed in a crash early this morning. more...
Police investigating the horrific murder of a divorcee on a quiet estate near Durham City say people heading to work may have vital clues. more...
The chairman of Cleveland Police authority is calling for an explanation into government claims that the force's future will be decided by next month. more...
A father jealous of his newborn baby son pressed his face against the bars of a burning gas fire before he beat him to death, a court heard. more...
ROBBERS fled with a large quantity of money after they sprayed what is thought to be ammonia in the face of a security man. more...
A MOTORIST sent diners running for cover when he drove into a pub's restaurant. more...
POLICE have pledged to keep a close eye on how licensed premises are being run in a North-East city in the coming year. more...
A SERIAL sex attacker is believed to have struck three times in 24 hours. more...
YOUNGSTERS will bring their history lessons to life when they live as the Romans did to make a film to boost their studies. more...
A DAY centre for people with learning disabilities has raised almost £3,000 in memory of a colleague who died from cancer last year. more...
A RURAL picnic area that is regularly used by travellers could be formally adopted as a temporary encampment. more...
A TOWN is looking to give its young people a bigger say in its future by forming a youth network. more...
AN MP has taken up the case of farmers being treated unfairly by supermarkets with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). more...
A KEY North-East attraction has received an unusual gift to add to its attractions. more...
A FORMER senior police officer says sniffer dogs should be used to find drugs in teenagers' rooms. more...
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