A SENIOR detective investigating the murder of a playboy cocaine baron two years ago said last night he was confident the killers would be caught. Detective Superintendent Derek Storey spoke out on the second anniversary of Peter Beaumont-Gowling's murder
THE signed memoirs of Desert Rat war hero Field Marshall Montgomery are top of the pile in a history auction taking place today. Monty's account of one of the Second World Wars most famous tank battles is among thousands of treasures being sold off by
SWIFT justice saw two teenage doorstep conmen locked up yesterday, less than a week after stealing property from a sick pensioner. Paul Kirkbride, 19, and 18-year-old Glenn Wilson struck at the home of a 65-year-old man in their home village of Wheatley
ACCORDING to Hans Blix, progress is being made in the campaign to force Saddam Hussein to come clean about the weapons he has at his disposal. That proves that the pressure applied by George Bush and Tony Blair is working and must be maintained. Even
The United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix last night applied the brakes on America's drive to war with Iraq, insisting that Saddam Hussein could still be disarmed without the use of force. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and US Secretary of State
Hogans bar in Bishop Auckland has sold toys and teddy bears and filled boxes on the bar to collect a total of £993 for the town's Butterwick Hospice. Hospice fundraiser Beryl Anderson invited manager Dale Pinkney and barmaid Janet Bowser to visit the
A BID by clothing retailer Matalan to open a warehouse store on the outskirts of Bishop Auckland has been delayed. The discount clothing chain had applied for planning permission to build a 35,000sq ft development with a 146-space car park at the former
THREE Ferryhill youngsters have been presented with an award after designing a centrepiece for the town hall gardens. Steven Lamb, Emma Craggs and Allison Dunn, all students at Ferryhill Comprehensive School, received prizes for their winning designs
A NEW way of storing medical information which could save lives has been launched in County Durham. Sedgefield is the first village in the county to have the free Data-Link emergency information scheme - otherwise known as the "flask in the fridge" scheme
A COUNCIL'S guide to more environmentally sensitive building development has won a hat-trick of awards. Durham County Council's Building-in Sustainability, gives advice and guidance on how to make developments big or small more environmentally-friendly
SEDGEFIELD Primary Care Trust is moving headquarters on Monday. For the past ten years, the headquarters of the Sedgefield locality NHS services has been in a building in the grounds of Sedgefield Borough Council's offices, in Green Lane, Spennymoor.
A MAN jailed for four years after killing his best friend in a boating accident is to be released early, after the Court of Appeal reduced his sentence. It was a plea from the dead man's mother which persuaded judges to cut the sentence. Sean Robinson
HIGH-ACHIEVING pupils are being rewarded with privileged access to their school tuck shop. Eastbourne School, in Darlington, held its first celebration evening this week to reward good behaviour and sporting and academic achievement. Each pupil was presented
A TEAM of volleyball players from Darlington's Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College will compete in the British Colleges' National Finals at Loughborough University next month. The team swept the board at the Northern region competition in South Shields
A TEENAGER who re-enacted a murder scene from the horror movie Scream and left his friend for dead has launched a new bid to clear his name. Robert Fuller and his friend Daniel Gill were found guilty of attempted murder at Hull Crown Court, in 1999. The
PEOPLE with ideas about culture, leisure and recreational facilities in Middlesbrough can make their views known at a meeting next week. The meeting, on Wednesday, between 6pm and 8pm, is on the 17th floor of Centre North-East, in Albert Road. Under discussion
A RADIO station is spearheading an innovative and hard-hitting campaign to combat the dangers of drugs in the Teesside area, called Natural Highs. As part of TFM's campaign, eight to 16-year-olds from some of the most deprived areas of the Tees Valley
SHOPPERS can show their support for the North-East's Capital of Culture bid at the touch of a button. For one month, people visiting the Gateshead MetroCentre can back the Newcastle Gateshead 2008 campaign on a custom-made, touch screen unit at the customer
ELDERLY people in County Durham will be advised how to make healthy meals on a budget during an event next week. The scheme is being run by Age Concern and aims to help elderly people create tasty and affordable meals using a wide range of ingredients
GATESHEAD College will hold an open evening next week for potential students and their parents. The college will hold the event at its Durham Road campus on Tuesday, between 4pm and 7pm. Staff will be on hand to offer advice and information about the
DOZENS of children swapped plastic building bricks for the real thing, cementing further relationships between their school and a college. The construction department at Darlington College of Technology gave some expert tips to 30 youngsters, aged four
A CHRISTIAN group for women is launching a North-East branch in Derwentside. Aglow International holds a taster session for its chapter in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley on Monday, March 3, at 7.30pm. There will be a short video on the work of Aglow
FREEZING overnight temperatures threaten Newcastle's Tote Eider Northern National, but if the meeting does beat the frost Kit Smartie (3.35) has the right credentials to keep the £70,000 contest in the North-East for the first time since Jelupe was successful
ABOUT 150 youngsters took time out from their studies to discover more about life in the world of work. The 11 to 13-year-olds from schools across Hambleton and Richmondshire attended Stem - the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Fair 2003. The
SCHOOLS in Darlington were being taught about road safety by a theatre group over the past week. The StopWatch Theatre company presented Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?, which focused on risk and safety through the eyes of children. Pupils took part
SPECIAL police constables will take part in a series of high-profile operations this month as part of a national campaign to show how vital they are. The blitz on crime, involving 85 special constables who give their services free-of-charge to Cleveland
THE brother of Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy appeared in court yesterday. Andrew Tweedy, 22, was arrested for breaking into a car. Tweedy, of Langhorn Close, Walker, Newcastle, denied touching the Ford Sierra Sapphire when he was apprehended by police
A HIGH-speed Internet connection is coming to a North-East town after hundreds of people demanded the service. BT is to install a broadband system in Stanley, County Durham, supplying a potential 12,700 users. The system uses existing phone lines, but
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to protect services at a North-East hospital is being hailed as a model for future health care. The new £67m Bishop Auckland General Hospital is one of three examples of good practice given by Health Secretary Alan Milburn in new
AMATEUR musicians and computer enthusiasts can benefit from a centre which opened in Hartlepool yesterday. A £370,000 extension to Manor College of Technology features two large music rooms, complete with keyboards and computer teaching aids, and two
YORK'S bid to become the region's railway centre is proceeding well. The city's National Railway Museum (NRM) has teamed up with York College to devise a £1m plan which it hopes will ensure the city becomes home to an academy, where railway trainees would
A CHRISTIAN group for women is launching a North-East branch in Derwentside. Aglow International holds a taster session for its chapter in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley on Monday, March 3, at 7.30pm. There will be a short video on the work of Aglow
THE untold tale of one woman's bravery and compassion during the North-East's worst mining disaster has come to light. On a fateful day in 1909, a build-up of gas ignited in a huge ball of fire at West Stanley Burns Pit, in Stanley, County Durham. Flames
PEOPLE with homes in the Harrogate district will be paying almost eight per cent more for their local council services from April. North Yorkshire County Council has already indicated it is likely to ask £84 a year more for a Band D property, with another
NORTH-EAST rock star Sting earns £1 every second and is now worth more than Elton John and Mick Jagger. The superstar's latest accounts show the son of a Newcastle milkman earned £25m in just eight months, pushing his fortune to an estimated £200m. Former
A film made by students in the North-East has won a prize at this year's Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards. The film, called Six Degrees, was directed by Northumbria University student Andrew Stretch and produced by Faye Donaldson. It won a prize
A NORTH-East television actor is returning to the region to star in a musical. Sarah Preston, who played nurse Karen Newburn in the BBC hospital drama Holby City, is performing in a musical adaptation of George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, at the Customs
A VILLAGE hall committee is rallying support to save the building from closure. Committee members at Hurworth, near Darlington, have posted letters through every door in the village urging people to attend more events at the hall. Chairman John Gent said
A DARLINGTON woman has been nominated for a national award in recognition of her voluntary work. Samantha Lambird, of Belford Gardens, Darlington, is the regional winner for the Millennium Volunteer of the Year awards. The 25-year-old, who has been praised
A TOWN'S young artists are being invited to pool their talents to brighten up an archway dedicated to a former councillor. Children as young as three and teenagers up to 18 are creating a mural for the John Kitson Archway, in Spennymoor town centre. Professional
SECURITY is being reinforced at a Darlington sports complex after a spate of vandalism and theft. Users say that facilities at the £1.8m Eastbourne Sports Complex are being damaged, equipment stolen and set alight, cars are being damaged by footballers
POLICE were last night investigating a suspicious fire that broke out in Darlington Indoor Market. The fire was started in the men's toilets at the back of the market shortly after 9am yesterday. Fire crews from Darlington who attended the scene evacuated
A VILLAGE appeal to create a footpath by a busy road is nearly halfway to its target. Residents in Marton, near Kirkbymoorside, plan to create the path by the road leading to the village hall. Their fund stands at more than £3,500 after being boosted
A YOUTH was last night charged with murder after a teenager died while celebrating his 18th birthday at home. David Mitchell, 18, of North Crescent, Easington Village, County Durham, will appear before Peterlee magistrates today. On Thursday night, paramedics
PUPILS in Darlington yesterday celebrated the introduction of uniform at their school after a £3,000 donation. The money came from the Firthmoor Partnership, which represents numerous organisations working on the housing estate. It meant that, when combined
AMBITIOUS Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has told manager Steve McClaren to carry on spending in a bid to establish the club as a top-six force. Multi-millionaire Gibson's sights are still firmly fixed on European qualification and a major trophy
POLICE investigating a series of bogus caller incidents are questioning a woman. The 25-year-old, from Dormanstown, east Cleveland, was arrested as part of an investigation of at least ten burglaries in Middlesbrough. The incidents, in which vulnerable
A FORMER Army officer and businessman has put his computer knowledge to good use by setting up an award-winning website to promote his local village hall. John Constable, who first encountered computers in 1967 while serving with the Army, has been awarded
A MIDDLESBROUGH school is celebrating after being picked to receive £5,000 from fast-food chain McDonald's. The cash will be raised with a series of charity events and donated to Abingdon Primary School later this year. Headteacher Bob Eastwood said:
A MOTHER who had to give up her dog when she became pregnant is appealing to the pet's owners to get in touch. Christina Rickinson, of Crosby Street, Darlington, was heartbroken when she could no longer keep Kita, the black and white English pointer she
THE first group of Territorial Army soldiers from the region are preparing to leave their family and friends for possible deployment in the Gulf. More than 30 engineers based in the Aycliffe Armoury, in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, are being mobilised
CHILDREN in Middlesbrough are being challenged to hunt for a golden ticket and win a day of fun at their local library. The five tickets are hidden in books at Abingdon, Berwick Hills, Easterside, North Ormesby and Thorntree branch libraries. Youngsters
A DISCARDED cigarette is believed to have caused a fire which led to the death of a 47-year-old man yesterday. Frank Bernard Timney was rescued from his burning flat by firefighters in the early hours of the morning but was later pronounced dead at hospital
YOUNG footballers are celebrating after successful bids for sporting equipment. Four football clubs in Derwentside have won kit and balls from the Barclaycard Freekicks programme. The scheme offers junior sections of FA affiliated clubs, free strips and
DARLINGTON police are warning people to be vigilant after a spate of sneak-in burglaries. A spokesman said last night that there had recently been a 50 per cent increase in burglaries where thieves sneaked into homes through unlocked doors and windows
Northern League chairman Mike Amos has warned that the league won't accept some groundshares as he revealed that Shildon were facing relegation to the Wearside League if they had gone ahead with a groundshare plan at Bishop Auckland's new stadium. The
THE winner of a £245m contract to upgrade a 33-mile stretch of the A1 to motorway standard has been confirmed by the Highways Agency. Road Management Services (Darrington) Ltd has been awarded the task, and hopes to start work on the stretch of dual-carriageway
A sudden boost in the ratings has made Nigel Pickard's job as ITV's director or programming seem a little less like a poisoned chalice. But he still has an image problem. Heartbeat spin-off The Royal has not only earned ITV Sunday night superiority in
TEACHERS' unions reacted angrily last night after a father who floored a headteacher was spared prison. John Wilkinson, 28, attacked Michael Carter after accusing him of striking one of his daughters on the arm the previous afternoon, last November. Durham
Spennymoor boss Jamie Pollock is looking for new blood to help his side's promotion push. Pollock has seen his side play four times in the last fortnight, and he has decided that he must strengthen the team, although he is unlikely to succeed before today's
HARTLEPOOL UNITED striker Gordon Watson last night admitted he is no nearer to a first-team return. Watson has been sidelined since the win over Darlington on September 14 after breaking a leg in a collision with Matt Clarke. Watson initially forecast
NEWCASTLE arrive in Germany tomorrow ahead of their Champions League battle against Bayer Leverkusen - a club lurching from one crisis to the next. The Germans, who less than 12 months ago lined up against Real Madrid in the Champions League Final at
Q My husband has a state pension of £90.92 a week and mine is £46.83. Our combined works pensions are £141.64 monthly and our savings are £4,500. We both get Attendance Allowance but no one receives benefit for looking after us. We get a full council
KEVIN PHILLIPS feels he has a kindred spirit in Michael Owen as the weight of expectation grows greater in Sunderland's winter of discontent. Phillips aims to lift some of the gloom around the Stadium of the Light this afternoon by shooting his side into
SUNDERLAND manager Howard Wilkinson insists his side are in a no-win situation today when they host First Division Watford in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Many feel that the Wearsiders' cup run is hindering their hopes of Premiership survival. And Wilkinson
Darlington boss Mick Tait has warned his players that defeat is not even an option ahead of this afternoon's crunch clash at Lincoln City. Tait takes his side to Sincil Bank on the back of just one League victory in nine - an alarming run which has plunged
SUNDERLAND striker Kevin Phillips found time for a joke when he was stopped for speeding. The former Golden Boot winner asked County Durham traffic bobby Nigel Craig if the fixed penalty of three points could be added to the relegation-threatened club's
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to redevelop Sedgefield Racecourse have been revealed by owners Northern Racing Limited. Northern Racing, which took over the County Durham racecourse two years ago, wants to build an all-weather artificial racing surface in
ELDERLY people in County Durham will be taught to make healthy meals on a budget during an event next week. The scheme is being run by Age Concern and aims to help elderly people serve up tasty and affordable meals for their families, using different
A FINGERPRINT expert unfairly dismissed by a North-East police force has won more than £61,000 after failing to win her old job back. Gail Hunter had already had her application to be reinstated as team leader at Durham Police's fingerprint bureau rejected
DARLINGTON'S Dolphin Centre celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday by introducing a deal for couples to keep fit. The leisure centre is introducing a gym membership for couples, or friends who visit the gym together, called Gym Buddies. The membership entitles
PRINCE CHARLES stole the hearts of caf staff in the region on Valentine's Day yesterday. Harrogate's famous Bettys tearooms welcomed the Prince of Wales, who joined schoolchildren, regular customers and suppliers at the Parliament Street premises at his
THE West Stanley Burns Pit Disaster exhibition by The Northern Echo is the first time the final resting places of all the 168 men and boys killed in the tragedy will be revealed. Our reporter Chris Webber has spent more than a year tracking down the graves
AN exhibition commemorating a pit disaster which claimed 168 men and boys opens today. The West Stanley Burns Pit Disaster Exhibition, organised by Chris Webber, a reporter with The Northern Echo, opens in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street, Stanley
AN exhibition commemorating a pit disaster which claimed 168 men and boys opens today. The West Stanley Burns Pit Disaster Exhibition, organised by Chris Webber, a reporter with The Northern Echo, opens in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street, Stanley
A WOMAN has been jailed after taking part in a burglary at a family home. Linzi Elder, 23, was one of a group who broke into a house in Coronation Terrace, Springwell Village, near Washington, Wearside, to target the owner's BMW car. Once inside the house
PUPILS at Redcar and Cleveland schools are to receive computer equipment for their classrooms. The interactive whiteboards and projectors will be installed at Cromwell Road, Beech Grove, St Peter's and St Andrew's primary schools, St Peter's and Eston
HUNDREDS of Scouts from around the region are meeting for a weekend of activities, which organisers expect to be a muddy affair. More than 500 youngsters are converging on Camp Frostie, at Moorhouse, near Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, to take part
USERS of centres for people with learning disabilities have been raising money to help send members to this year's Special Olympics. The Oaks Centre, in Newton Aycliffe, was the venue for a "dance-till-you-drop" sponsored event yesterday. Users of the
A NORTH-EAST clinical waste disposal company has been fined £100,000 for offences including leaving human waste to rot in lorries. Eurocare Environmental Services was fined £35,000 by a judge at Chester Crown Court for illegally storing clinical waste
THE South Bay holiday beach at Scarborough and the adjoining West Pier are to get a more modern image as part of the resort's regeneration vision for the 21st Century. Scarborough is already due to get millions of pounds of investment through the Government-backed
imaginative children have impressed the rest of their school by parading at a fashion show in clothes recycled from rubbish. The year eight pupils at Joseph Rowntree School, New Earswick, York, collected litter from the school grounds for a project on
TEESIDE Hospice's tenth charity shop was opened yesterday. The shop was opened by Dr Roger Thornham, chairman of the North Tees Primary Care Trust. The hospice has taken over the lease of a building which used to be a doctors' surgery, in Clarence Road
changes have been made in the command structure of North Yorkshire Police. Detective Chief Inspector Barry Honeysett becomes the new operations commander for eastern division with the rank of temporary superintendent. Chief Supt Philip Carnall will switch
GANGS of drunken youths responsible for a wave of crime and anti-social behaviour in the Langbaurgh district are being targeted by police in a new initiative. Operation Defiant has been set up by Cleveland Police to tackle under-age drinking, suspected
The West Stanley Burns Pit Disaster Exhibition, takes place in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street, Stanley, today, from 10am to 6pm. The display coincides with an exhibition about modern-day life in County Durham's former mining communities. There
WALKERS will be strapping on their boots tomorrow for a trek across Derwentside. The Acorn Amblers, part of environmental group Groundwork West Durham, will lead a five-mile walk from Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill, at 1.30pm. Walkers can be picked up at
POLICE are hunting two robbers who stabbed a taxi driver in the head and made off with his takings. The 50-year-old cabbie needed 18 stitches after the attack, which took place just before 9pm on Wednesday in Middlesbrough. The driver picked up the men
A TEAM of education specialists has been increased at a cost of £350,000 a year to raise standards in nursery schools across North Yorkshire. Seven new early education consultants will boost the ranks to 11, one of the highest number working in the sector
THE voluntary Landlord Registration and Property Accreditation scheme run by Hartlepool Citizens Advice Bureau has reached another landmark with the first registration certificates being issued to private landlords. The town's mayor, Stuart Drummond,
Police are hunting burglars who took a computer and DVDs from a house in Colburn. The intruders forced their way into the property in Cookson Way by smashing a ground- floor window sometime between Monday and Thursday. Anyone who may have seen anything
STAFF at a Darlington school are deciding how to make the best use of a £450,000 windfall. Hurworth Comprehensive School, which has specialist maths and computing status, will receive the money during the next four years and has said it will be used to
A CHRISTIAN group for women is launching a North-East branch in Derwentside. Aglow International holds a taster session for its chapter in the Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley on Monday, March 3, at 7.30pm. There will be a short video on the work of Aglow
PEOPLE living in the Cockerton area of Darlington have been asked to come forward with ideas for its proposed nature reserve. Darlington Borough Council has launched a consultation process to gauge local opinion about plans for the stretch of the Cocker
MEMBERS of Darlington Rotary Club have praised the town's new football stadium. Twenty Rotarians had a guided tour of the stadium in Neasham Road and president Derek Alderson said they had been impressed. Speaking at a Rotary meeting at the Dolphin Centre
MOTORISTS will be able to find out what they can do to protect the environment at an event in Hartlepool. A dual-fuel car, which can be powered by either liquid petroleum gas or petrol, will be on display in the town's Church Square, outside the Municipal
As hundreds of thousands of Britons flock to the capital today to protest against war in Iraq, Paul Wllis reports from the front line at a peace demonstration he attended earlier this week. OUTSIDE the nondescript north London tube stop, a small but vocal
VALENTINE'S Day was extra special for mother-of-three Michelle Young. For Mrs Young, 29, of Brandon, County Durham, won a day of pampering in a competition run by The Northern Echo in conjunction with the Prince Bishops Shopping Centre, in Durham. Mrs
A FORMER Army officer and businessman has put his computer knowledge to good use by setting up an award-winning website to promote his local village hall. John Constable, who first encountered computers in 1967 while serving with the Army, has been awarded
AN on-line directory has been launched for businesses in the Hambleton area of North Yorkshire. Companies can add their details to the district council's Website Business Directory free of charge. So far, more than 400 local firms have signed up, ranging
RENEWED efforts are to be made to retain rural services across the Hambleton district. Councillors want to see more services introduced for people in rural areas, including access to the Internet through pubs, shops and post offices. They have drawn up
SPEEDING motorist Jamie Cossavella pleaded with police who dragged him out of a wrecked car: "Don't tell my mam". Police were pursuing Cossavella, who was at the wheel of silver Vauxhall Corsa which suddenly swerved, mounted the pavement, hit a bus shelter
THE poor health of people in the North-East will be addressed by a regional health summit next week. The event, in Darlington, will look at progress since the first health summit a year ago and aims to find ways of improving both physical and mental health
A CHILDREN'S cancer charity is looking for teams of six people to take part in a special bowling night. The Katie Trust is organising a ten-pin bowling challenge at Hollywood Bowl, Teesside Park, on Monday, March 10, at 7pm. Organisers are looking for
Police are trying to trace the family of a 66-year-old man found dead in his east Cleveland home on Wednesday. Officers said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of William Tiplady, of Fabian Road, Eston, but anyone with information
A GRIEVING mother faces an anxious wait to find out what state her son's body was in when he was buried. Before first light yesterday, the tiny coffin of Simon Pearson was exhumed, more than 28 years after he was laid to rest in Castletown Cemetery, Sunderland
A sudden boost in the ratings has made Nigel Pickard's job as ITV's director or programming seem a little less like a poisoned chalice. But he still has an image problem. Heartbeat spin-off The Royal has not only earned ITV Sunday night superiority in
A CHEF who trained in the North-East has cooked up a storm in a culinary competition. David Carr, 29, went to Yarm Grammar School before taking a cookery course at Darlington College of Technology. He has since moved to Keighley, in West Yorkshire, where
A BLACK and white photograph of a North-East poet was sold for just under £500 in New York, despite estimates that it would fetch £3,000. The 1860s' photo of Sir Henry Taylor, from Bishop Middleham, in County Durham, was auctioned by Christie's at the
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, a small man with a big beard, chose Thirsk in North Yorkshire for his first parish visit. THEY'D borrowed chairs from the Methodists and parking cones from the polliss, printed 400 orders of service and feared still that
MOTORISTS will be able to find out what they can do to protect the environment at an event in Hartlepool. A dual-fuel car, which can be powered by either liquid petroleum gas or petrol, will be on display in the town's Church Square, outside the Municipal
GANGS of drunken youths responsible for a wave of crime and anti-social behaviour in the Langbaurgh district are being targeted by police in a new initiative. Operation Defiant has been set up by Cleveland Police to tackle under-age drinking, suspected
WITH a four-match backlog to catch up on, Darlington are praying that their rearranged North Division One game at Aspatria is not frozen off again today. While dates have been found for all the matches, another postponement would start to cause real problems
THE world premiere of The One and Only will be staged in Newcastle next week - the first in a string of high-profile films focusing on the region. Dubbed the Notting Hill of the North and featuring Patsy Kensit, The One and Only has been shot almost entirely
COMPANIES buying fewer fleet cars has hit sales of the North-East-built Nissan Primera. The plant, at Washington, on Wearside, has made more than 100,000 of the medium-sized saloons and estates, which went on sale 11 months ago. But the Japanese manufacturer
MIKE Newell last night made his first signings as Hartlepool United boss. Ahead of tonight's televised game at York, Newell extended the contracts of skipper Micky Barron and home-grown prodigy Adam Boyd until June 2005. Barron's current deal was due
POWERFUL Morpeth Harriers are expected to underline their undisputed status as the region's top senior men's club by retaining their title in today's North-East Royal Signals Road Relay Championships at the Team Valley. As North-East cross country champions
NATIONAL Hunt trainers often need the patience of a saint, just ask Paul Nicholls, responsible for this afternoon's Ritz Club Ascot Chase fancy, Young Devereaux (3.45). Up until the start of this season the talented yet injury-prone ten-year-old chaser
THE arrival of a new Bishop is the chance for a new start, a time to welcome newcomers and to embrace new ideas. The new Bishop of Durham arrived on Tuesday with old, old views on the well-roasted chestnut of homosexuality. Canon Tom Wright said he would
THE Australian cricketing public like nothing better than a spot of Pommie-bashing, so Steve Harmison ought to have expected to be the butt of jokes from Adelaide to Alice Springs after his disastrous debut Down Under. The Durham paceman, suffering from
PENSIONS: GOING to the post office today for my pension, I learned it is most likely to be paid into a bank account, like it or not, unless we say no. I for one don't like it. It is cash that I use for my shopping, etc. Why do I have to queue at a bank
A REAL challenge to Alan Shearer's position as the greatest England centre-forward of his era shows little sign of materialising more than two-and-a-half years since his retirement from the international scene. Strong, uncompromising, powerful in the
