The North East | Archive | 2006 | April
A SURE Start centre is celebrating after one of its parents became the first to score 100 per cent in an on-line numeracy test. more...
A FOOTBALLING legend has helped to raise almost £5,000 to refurbish a church hall. more...
THE newly-appointed head of a struggling Darlington school has said she is looking forward to the challenge. more...
TAXI drivers in Darlington were yesterday given the seal of approval for them to use town centre bus lanes. more...
A GRANT scheme which helps home owners in deprived areas of Darlington to make improvements to their properties has changed. more...
A PROJECT for elderly people in Darlington has encouraged more than £500,000 extra investment in services for clients, organisers said last night. more...
EMERGING artists are having their work showcased in an exhibition at a Darlington gallery. more...
GROUPS and individuals in Darlington must work together to provide facilities for young people in the fight against anti-social behaviour, a leading youth representative said yesterday. more...
FATTY effluent from thousands of processed chickens found its way into the sewage treatment system, a court heard. more...
A 13-YEAR-old east Durham pupil will soon see her award-winning art displayed on hundreds of posters and thousands of bookmarks. more...
THE Liberal Democrats have hung on to a key seat on Durham City Council by a narrow margin. more...
PUPILS from a German sports college have arrived in the North-East for an exchange. more...
PAYMENTS made to council tenants for the disturbance caused during modernisation are to rise for the first time in 13 years. more...
THE fight over land caught up in a multi-million pound development scheme may be taken to the High Court. more...
A MAN was crushed to death when the arm of a stolen JCB he was stripping down fell on top of him, an inquest has heard. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to give the go ahead for a secure hospital unit in Nidderdale have been quashed in the High Court. more...
POLICE chief Della Cannings yesterday welcomed figures showing crime has fallen by 4.1 per cent in the past year. more...
A FORMER country mansion and stables once owned by the wealthy Rothschild family in North Yorkshire has been converted into a workspace and office complex. more...
TWO RAF lifesavers dropped in on a school in the Yorkshire Dales - to help pupils turn a winning idea into a piece of radio reality. more...
ARTISTS from Easingwold and the surrounding villages are taking part in an exhibition in the town this weekend. more...
THE first phase of a £4.3m woodland development has been completed. more...
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 50-year-old missing man who may be in North Yorkshire. more...
A SCHEME to replace a home, said by planners to have been demolished because of subsidence, was withdrawn before it could be considered by Harrogate Borough Council planners. more...
ONE of Yorkshire's oldest bands is celebrating the biggest achievement in its 112-year history. more...
A CELEBRITY duo will add a splash of colour to Teesside this month. more...
YOUNGSTERS have an opportunity to explore their creative sides during the Easter holidays. more...
YOUNG dancers will take to the stage next week to showcase the moves they have learned. more...
A PRIMARY school's swimming gala is to be held annually after the success of the first event. more...
CHILDREN and their parents can find out more about the magic of reading next week. more...
ROGUE landlords are being warned they could face losing a year's rent unless they keep their properties in good condition. more...
RESIDENTS are being urged to support an annual clean-up initiative by designing their own promotional postcards. more...
AN extra performance of a children's comedy has been scheduled after the quick sale of tickets for the show on Teesside. more...
A CLASSROOM was turned into the School of Rock as musical tutors passed on their knowledge. more...
DRAMA students have been putting the finishing touches to their production of George Orwell's Animal Farm. more...
WORK to fill a mysterious hole that appeared in the middle of a busy road has been swiftlycompleted. more...
EQUIPMENT rental specialist Vp said last night it was on track to report strong financial results for the year. more...
EQUIPMENT rental specialist Vp said last night it was on track to report strong financial results for the year. more...
THE chief executive of Newcastle Building Society yesterday announced his early retirement due to ill health. more...
A RECRUITMENT agency in the North-East has seen its annual profits increase sevenfold and turnover lift by 200 per cent. more...
Q I am approaching 64 and worked all my life until 2000 when I started to receive Incapacity Benefit (IB). My wife's State Pension is £73.37 per fortnight. What can I expect at 65 when IB stops? more...
A chance meeting between two Borough lads in America has led to the setting up of the first Middlesbrough-based film company. Steve Pratt looks at the bid to launch Hollywood on Tees. more...
William Potts clocks have kept time all over the North-East for generations and, now, for the first time, they are chronicled in a new book. Chris Lloyd looks at the life and times of Potts Clocks. more...
I'D driven past the Center Parcs turning countless times over the years and spared little thought as to what lurked over the hill. A few seconds of idle curiosity were quickly replaced by the lure of the Lake District's majestic fells - or the fleshpots of Keswick. more...
MARKET FORCES: ON a recent trip to Liverpool I visited a well-known market in a disused 19th century tobacco warehouse. The place was thriving with the hustle and bustle of traders and customers alike, the noise and the atmosphere was electrifying, to say the least, and Liverpool is not even a market city. more...
{IT'S not 'either' writing, directing or appearing as Gary Essendine in Noel Coward's Present Laugher it's AND," says Simon Callow correcting me with a laugh about his workaholic lifestyle. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to Middlesbrough Football Club. Their last gasp winner late on Thursday night crowned a most remarkable comeback. This small town marches on in Europe. Excellent. more...
THE longest-serving council chief in the North-East is facing a challenge to his leadership. more...
'I'LL show you the chap who was my driver for two-and-a-half years," said Major Ian English. The green grass beneath his feet was neatly striped and springy; the white headstones in front of him were straight and clean; the rims of his eyes were red and rheumy. more...
A PENSIONER claims he faced the humiliation of being picked up by the police in busy street for alleged shoplifting - solely because he was wearing a flat cap. more...
A BUSINESSMAN who sold cut-price alcohol and cigarettes from a boat in the North Sea last night said he may set sail again, after winning a legal battle against Customs officials. more...
A POPULAR police inspector has been removed from his post hours after he made controversial comments at a council meeting. more...
A PHOTOGRAPH has been unearthed of one of the craftsmen praised recently for their great skill in building the roof of a North-East museum more than a century ago. more...
THE parents of a girl who was sexually abused at the age of 14 have spoken for the first time at their disbelief that the man responsible has been appointed to a £29,000-a-year post managing a community's development trust. more...
A TEAM of North-East stem cell scientists are working on a project which could make experimental drug trials safer for humans. more...
A BUSINESSMAN who sold cut-price alcohol and cigarettes from a boat in the North Sea last night said he may set sail again, after winning a legal battle against Customs officials. more...
THE Calendar Girls yesterday launched their 2007 offering in which they have posed naked for a third time. more...
A HOSPITAL trust which aims to save £40m is cutting back on free patient transport. more...
HIGHWAYS chiefs are hoping to carry out £9m improvements this financial year to a dangerous stretch of road known as "death mile". more...
THE cash crisis facing the NHS bit deeper yesterday, with the announcement that 200 jobs are to go at one of the region's major hospitals. more...
A POPULAR police inspector has been removed from his post hours after he made controversial comments at a council meeting. more...
ANYONE who needs dentures could be in for a shock this summer, according to the chairman of a national group. more...
A YOUNG mother whose one-year- old daughter has a skull deformity has criticised a decision by health bosses not to pay for a protective helmet that shapes her head as she grows. more...
ANYONE who needs dentures could be in for a shock this summer, according to the chairman of a national group. more...
A FRAUDULENT agency nurse who faked her death to evade justice was found living in the North-East. more...
CHANTS of 'Sunderland till I die', 'the red flag flying high' and 'Niall Quinn's disco pants' are likely to be heard well after the final whistle at the Stadium of Light this evening. more...
MIDDLESBROUGH may not be the only comeback kings in the North-East this week if Darlington win at Torquay United this afternoon. more...
Spennymoor yesterday appointed former Middlesbrough midfielder Jamie Pollock and former player Jason Ainsley as joint managers. more...
DESPITE their European exertions having taken them into the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup this week, Middlesbrough's players will be unable to rest on their laurels tomorrow afternoon, writes Scott Wilson. more...
WHICHEVER way you look at this afternoon's Grand National, investing in four horses on an each-way basis is a sensible option for getting maximum mileage out of the Aintree showstopper. more...
GEORGE Boateng last night hailed Massimo Maccarone's last-minute winner against Basle as "the most important goal in Middlesbrough's history". more...
GLENN Roeder is tipping the Football Association to stick with who they know and appoint Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren as successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson. more...
IF performances meant prizes then Middlesbrough's incredible comeback over FC Basle on Thursday night in the quarter-finals deserved to win the UEFA Cup on its own. more...
On the biggest day in the racing calendar, Colin Woods (Janus), The Northern Echo's racing correspondent, spoke to North Yorkshire trainer Ferdy Murphy, who has already trained winners in the Scottish and Irish Grand Nationals and is seeking a hat-trick this afternoon at Aintree. more...
NEWCASTLE Falcons have dealt a double blow to Mowden Park ahead of today's derby at home to Darlington by naming Eni Gesinde and Tim Visser in their squad for the Melrose Sevens. more...
THEIR supporters might revel in the reputation of being a 'small town in Europe' but an ecstatic Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink feels Thursday's scintillating UEFA Cup win over Basle has put Middlesbrough firmly on the continent's footballing map. more...
THEIR supporters might revel in the reputation of being a 'small town in Europe' but an ecstatic Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink feels Thursday's scintillating UEFA Cup win over Basle has put Middlesbrough firmly on the continent's footballing map. more...
April 7, 1990 and Andrew Thornton is about to learn that he is not cut out for watching the Grand National. more...
NEWLY-CROWNED Northern champions Chester-le-Street are hoping for a medal in today's National Six-Stage Road Relay Championships despite travelling to Sutton Coldfield without one of their best runners. more...
EASTER is generally regarded as the time of year when football clubs finally know what the outcome of their season will be. more...
PETER Ramage yesterday hailed Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup heroics - but insisted Newcastle United were still the North-East's top dogs. more...
PETER Ramage yesterday hailed Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup heroics - but insisted Newcastle United were still the North-East's top dogs. more...
GLENN Roeder is tipping the Football Association to stick with who they know and appoint Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren as successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson. more...
Teesside Athletic will be playing for a place in the final of the Sunderland Shipowners Cup when they visit Stokesley SC this afternoon. more...
ANIMAL lovers have urged allotment holders to find a happy ending to the saga of a giant rabbit that has been ravaging their vegetable plots. more...
TEENAGERS got hands-on experience of life in the medical profession at an event to encourage them to study science. more...
RALLY SONGSTERS: A concert by the Salvation Army Songsters from Shildon takes place at a Fellowship Rally in the Methodist Church at Middleton-in-Teesdale tonight at 7.30pm. It will be followed by a supper, and proceeds will go to cancer research. more...
BISHOP Auckland students are heading for the ski slopes of Italy over the Easter holidays. more...
MORE than 700 schoolchildren and teachers invaded Sedgefield Racecourse yesterday in a bid to boost funds for charity. more...
TWO large hanging baskets which helped a town win Northumberland in Bloom four times and come third in Britain in Bloom in previous years were taken down yesterday. more...
PLANS have been submitted for a multi-million pound shopping centre redevelopment and cinema which could create jobs and bring major retailers to Bishop Auckland. more...
A SCHOOL showed that the most romantic day of the year is good for the heart in more ways than one. more...
AGE Concern Durham County's advice and information bus will visit Scarth Hall, in Staindrop, on Tuesday, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. more...
STAFF at a North-East university have picked up the UK's top award for advancing women's work in academia. more...
A POSTMAN who hid thousands of letters at home because his bag was too heavy for him has been jailed for four months. more...
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