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Stories for 8 November 2005
Consett,Stanley,Chester Le Street News
Builders in school with safety message
PRIMARY school children have been given safety advice from a local building company. more...
National honour for youth project
A PROJECT which works with young people in Derwentside has been shortlisted for a national award. more...
Putting traders on the map
TRADERS in Chester-le-Street are being urged to support a plan that will literally put them on the map to boost business. more...
Youngsters arrested as buses hit
POLICE in north Durham have warned youths of the dangers of throwing missiles at buses after making several arrests for criminal damage and anti-social behaviour offences. more...
Teenage 'driving lesson' at 70mph
A 'DRIVING lesson' in a friend's car ended with a teenage motorist crashing and writing off the vehicle, a court heard. more...
Darlington,Newton Aycliffe,Sedgefield News
Christmas spirit alive and well
CHRISTMAS spirit came early to pupils at a village school, as they helped to make the festive season happier for underprivileged children. more...
Have a heart and become a lifesaver
PEOPLE from Darlington are being invited to train to become lifesavers by the North East Ambulance Service. more...
Fire safety message spreading across the county with teams
PEOPLE across County Durham can now get fire safety advice on their doorsteps. more...
Racecourse reaches licence compromise
BOSSES at Sedgefield Racecourse, who applied for a new entertainment licence, handed objectors an olive branch yesterday to secure the permit. more...
Parents asked to support village
A GOVERNING body has urged parents to get behind Darlington's new Education Village and concentrate on the "exciting educational future" being offered to their children and the community. more...
Free tour around the oldest park
A FREE tour around Darlington's oldest park will take place on Saturday, allowing residents to see the results of a multi-million pound restoration project. more...
Driver charged
A MAN was charged after an incident at the weekend. more...
Happy anniversary to all
A CLUB for Teesdale residents is celebrating a string of anniversaries. more...
Residents launch postal protest
HUNDREDS of village residents have joined a postal protest against plans for a new housing estate and industrial park. more...
Teenager attacked with baseball bats
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault in which a group of young men attacked a teenager in Newton Aycliffe at the weekend. more...
Durham,East Durham News
Jade - beauty and the beat
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Jade Crawford was more than a little nervous when she took part in a national jazz competition, playing the cymbals for the first time. more...
Park and ride solution for city congestion
HIGHWAY chiefs are eager to spread the word on the benefits of a city's forthcoming park and ride scheme. more...
Two-wheel boost for wardens on patrol
STREET wardens on wheels are cracking down on crime across east Durham. more...
East Cleveland News
News in brief
ANIMAL RESCUE: Members of Saltburn Animal Rescue Association (Sara) and Save Our Strays will be holding a joint fundraising event tonight at Marske Cricket Club, from 7.30pm to 11pm. The entertainment will be provided by Marske Fishermen's Choir. Tickets, costing £4, can be obtained from the Sara shop, Guisborough, or by calling (01287) 636777. more...
Northallerton,Richmond,Hawes News
Patient's thanks with second marathon effort
A KIDNEY transplant patient has successfully completed his second marathon. more...
Legal concerns raised over -questionable' coalition
THE legality of a new political group in control of a North Yorkshire local authority has been called into question. more...
Staff take on charity walking challenge
Dedicated fundraisers are swapping the comfort of a stately home for the rigours of a Lake District challenge. more...
Crafty ideas will help college
PEOPLE are being invited to get a head- start on their Christmas shopping. more...
Pressing call for surplus apples
A MONK is appealing for people to take their surplus apple crops to an abbey, to be pressed and turned into juice. more...
Praise for neighbour who risked life in fire
A MAN who risked his life to pull his elderly neighbour from her burning home was praised by a coroner yesterday. more...
Sports project taking shape
EXTRA community sports facilities for the people of Richmond should be ready for use in the New Year. more...
Teesside News
Praise for school in Ofsted report
STAFF and pupils at a Teesside primary school have been praised by Ofsted inspectors following their latest inspection. more...
Tenants to have a say in future plans
TENANTS are being given a voice on the future of housing on Teesside. more...
Sports networking
CLUBS, schools and coaches are being invited to a sports networking event. more...
Brigade thanks for safe Bonfire Night
A COMMUNITY is being thanked by fire chiefs for ensuring Bonfire Night passed safely. more...
Mother praises help with troubled son
A MOTHER has praised a new partnership that managed to get her nuisance son out of trouble and back on track. more...
Police issue warning over latest car-crime targets
POLICE patrols are being stepped up to combat a car crime craze hitting Teesside. more...
Bloomin' good work by pupils
YOUNGSTERS experienced beginners' luck when they entered the Northumbria in Bloom competition and came away with a prize. more...
Teddies seeking good homes for charity
BUSINESSES and organisations are being urged to raffle a teddy bear this Christmas to raise much-needed funds for a hospice. more...
The North East Business
Amec plugs in to National Grid contracts worth £80m
ENGINEERING group Amec has won £80m-worth of work with the National Grid to work on gas storage facilities in South Wales and central England. more...
Girls school leads the way with business challenge
A TEAM of girls have shown they really mean business by completing their first challenge for the Future Business Magnates competition ten days ahead of schedule. more...
Lucky for some - law firm selects 13
The North-East's biggest law firm Dickinson Dees has welcomed 13 trainee solicitors as part of its annual recruitment drive. more...
Camelot growth
NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot has seen its longest period of growth, with ticket sales up by £55.2m. more...
Ouput fall goes against forecasts
HOPES of a pick-up by the troubled manufacturing sector were dealt a blow last night by figures for September showing an unexpected fall in output. more...
Creating the right image
A TEAM of graphic and web designers has launched a service to help businesses achieve the right corporate image. more...
Trevor Hughes, Bob Morton, Roger Blight
THE man who helped transform dairy business ACC into a multi-million pound company has been appointed chairman of one of the North-East's fastest-growing companies. more...
Success is assured for Bill and Chris
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers has appointed BILL MacLEOD to its Newcastle assurance team from the company's offices in Glasgow. more...
Costs put carrier work in jeopardy
THE soaring cost of building two transport ships at Swan Hunter could affect the yard's chance of winning work on two £4bn aircraft carriers, Tony Blair admitted yesterday. more...
On track in Germany
Transport group Arriva has won a contract to operate rail services in southern Germany that could be worth £150m over the next ten years. more...
£50,000 tonic for drinks firm
A SOFT drinks company has secured £50,000 to increase its product range. more...
Developer moving ahead at park
A PLAN is being drawn up that could create 3,500 jobs at a North-East business park and former tobacco factory. more...
Lingerie chain continues expansion
LINGERIE chain Ann Summers has opened its first concession in a department store and announced plans for further expansion. more...
Ellie moves a step closer to her ambition
CRUTES Law Firm has appointed ELLIE CHRISTIE as a graduate paralegal. more...
Simon Baratt, Lucy Prince, Cara Maudsley
Property consultancy Knight Frank has strengthened its Newcastle office with three appointments. more...
The North East Features
Comment from The Northern Echo: A question of trust
THERE are no easy answers in the intense debate over anti-terror legislation. more...
08/11/05
VIOLENT TOWN: A QUOTE in The Northern Echo (Nov 3) following two attacks in Darlington, "Det Insp Harker reassured the public that Darlington was not becoming more violent", astounded me. more...
Fighting terror with injustice
The Prime Minister believes it is a crucial part of the battle against terrorists, and polls show almost three quarters of people agree. So why is there so much concern over the Terrorism Bill? Nick Morrison reports. more...
05/11/05
BRITISH TEST: THE odd assortment of questions in the new British citizenship test (Echo, Nov 1) poses the further question: "Why are we granting citizenship to anyone?", What is in it for us? more...
Eating Owt: A call to Arms
MORE astute readers will have realised that the bairns whose humour has for 20 years brought these columns to an aptly absurd end are now growing up a bit. more...
Waking up to a present danger
What are we to make of the riots in France which have been going on for a fortnight and which have now spread to many parts of the country? more...
Smalls to suit your bump
Pregnant women are often neglected by fashion designers, but a Durham University graduate is changing that with a new luxorious lingerie business. Women's Editor Linday Jennings meets her. more...
07/11/05
TEES VALLEY: I WAS born in Grangetown in the 1930s and grew up believing I was a Yorkshireman. During my working life in the construction industry I worked in various parts of the UK, never once did I feel the need to change the image of my birth place. more...
On TV
Extraordinary People: The Girl Whose Muscles Are Turning To Bone (five) more...
The North East News
Anger of family as appeal fails
A YOUNG woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby hours after being jailed for assault has failed to win a cut in her prison sentence. more...
Students hailed for outstanding achievements
STUDENTS gathered last night to be rewarded for their outstanding achievements at a North-East college. more...
Spotlight on young actor chosen for Chitty musical
North-East schoolboy Tom Hunter has just stepped onboard a £6m musical as he prepares to sing, dance and act his way into becoming one of the young stars of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. more...
Injections would have led to death, court told
A PROFESSOR told a murder jury yesterday he would not have expected a patient to survive after being given a high dose of morphine by his doctor. more...
Blair raises stakes in terror reform battle
TONY BLAIR last night looked likely to put his leadership on the line by standing firm on controversial anti-terror laws. more...
Church official cleared of assault
A Church of England education official has been cleared of indecently assaulting a child. more...
Police comb woodland in Jenny hunt
POLICE search teams combed dense woodland for the body of missing shopworker Jenny Nicholl yesterday. more...
Mine art is tribute to grandfathers
AN artistic tribute created by two brothers in memory of their mining grandfathers is on display in the home of colliery art. more...
Hammer attacker taunted victim with name notoriety
A hammer attacker who traded on his family's terror name was jailed for six years yesterday. more...
War images needed for exhibition
PEOPLE are being asked to help create a travelling exhibition of everyday life during the Second World War. more...
Man critically ill following fight
A man is critically ill in intensive care after collapsing from a serious head injury he got in a fight the night before. more...
Charity fund salutes veterans of world war
NORTH-EAST veterans of the Second World War were saluted yesterday by a charity fund, 60 years after peace was declared in Britain. more...
Opera star to return home for brass band festival
INTERNATIONAL opera singer Graeme Danby is to star in one of the biggest nights in a North-East brass band's history. more...
Competitors show countryside skills
MORE than 30 drystone wall builders and hedge layers took up the challenge to show off their traditional country skills at a North-East nature reserve at the weekend. more...
We're not cutting benefits - minister
GOVERNMENT minister Margaret Hodge has told people on incapacity benefit that welfare reforms are an opportunity rather than a threat. more...
Tributes paid to respected horsewoman
TRIBUTES have been paid to Anne Wall, one of the North-East's leading horse experts, who has died at the age of 51. more...
Elton concert ticket sales rocket
THOUSANDS of music fans have been clamouring to get tickets for next summer's Elton John concert in the region. more...
Plans for £380,000 husky racing centre in North-East forest
EFFORTS are being made to turn the North-East into one of the country's leading centres for husky racing. more...
Rape trial jury hears evidence from girl, eight
A MAN is alleged to have raped an eight-year-old girl in an alleyway, a court has heard. more...
Doctor used name of son and patients' to obtain drugs
A Darlington doctor who has already been fined £3,000 at Teesside Crown Court used the names of his son and some patients' in a prescription scam to obtain Codeine-based drugs a disciplinary tribunal in London was told today. more...
Self-confessed killer may be first in UK to face re-trial
A self-confessed killer could become the first person to face a re-trial following changes to the double jeopardy law which prevents people being tried for the same crime twice. more...
Death prompts call for lifebelts
A CORONER has called for lifebelts to be installed beside a reservoir after hearing how a 23-year-old drowned during a family day out. more...
Attack victim 'stable' in hospital
A man who was badly beaten in an attack is in a stable condition, police confirmed last night. more...
The North East Sport
Hoyte stay unlikely to last
SUNDERLAND'S hopes of converting Justin Hoyte's loan deal into a permanent arrangement have been dented by Arsene Wenger's glowing reference to the enterprising full-back. more...
Frustrated Faye happy to fight for place
OUT-OF-SORTS Newcastle midfielder Amdy Faye is going nowhere fast - even if he wants to. more...
It all points to Ungaro after Huntingdon win
IMPROVING Ungaro (2.40) has conditions to suit in the Betfred Poker Handicap Hurdle at Sedgefield this afternoon. more...
Xavier could call it a day
ABEL XAVIER is facing a worldwide ban from football of up to two years when he appears at a UEFA disciplinary hearing next week to answer a charge of taking a banned performance-enhancing drug. more...
Hodgson still hoping to land striker
DARLINGTON'S hopes of landing a Premiership striker may have been thrown into doubt at the weekend, but manager David Hodgson hopes to resurrect a deal soon. more...
Franck wants more fire
FRANCK QUEUDRUE last night delivered a frank assessment of Middlesbrough's inconsistency by highlighting a lack of fire as the main reason for a failure to win two Premiership games in a row. more...
Top trio lined up for London Marathon
Paul Tergat, Hendrick Ramaala and Haile Gebrselassie will line up in next year's Flora London Marathon. more...
Hodgson out to make Aussies choke
England fly-half Charlie Hodgson is determined to make the sledging Australians choke on their words at Twickenham this Saturday. more...
Ball games anger Pool boss Scott
A DISGRUNTLED Martin Scott has condemned the Football Association for their constant meddling with match balls. more...
Culture Show lifts Little House to heady heights
Did you see it on the box? The Little House on the Prairie, Stanley United's e'er so humble headquarters, featured among improbable company on BBC2's Culture Show last Thursday. more...
Chippy in line for more glory
PETER Beedle, heavyweight champion of the NorthEast's fish frying fraternity, is in the national final of the Chip Shop of the Year contest, it was announced this week. more...
The North East,Darlington News
Reynolds appeals jail sentence
North-East businessman George Reynolds, jailed for tax fraud, has appealed against his sentence. more...
The North East,Northallerton News
New radio station for North Yorkshire
A new radio station could be on the air by next summer after Ofcom announced the winners of a commercial licence. more...
Tyneside News
Plans for £380,000 husky racing centre in North-East forest
EFFORTS are being made to turn the North-East into one of the country's leading centres for husky racing. more...
Church official cleared of assault
A Church of England education official has been cleared of indecently assaulting a child. more...
Wear Valley,Bishop Auckland,Barnard Castle News
Children learn important safety lessons
SCHOOLCHILDREN are learning how to stay safe at the eighth annual Sedgefield Safety Carousel event. more...
Fire safety message spreading across the county with teams
PEOPLE across County Durham can now get fire safety advice on their doorsteps. more...
Man attacked in the street
A MAN was treated in hospital for facial injuries after he was attacked in the street by an 18-year-old. more...
Racecourse reaches licence compromise
BOSSES at Sedgefield Racecourse, who applied for a new entertainment licence, handed objectors an olive branch yesterday to secure the permit. more...
Young sporting stars to open college facilities
TWO of the region's brightest young sports stars are teaming up to open facilities for residents of an isolated dale. more...
Teen hit with baseball bats
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault in which a group of young men beat up a teenager in Newton Aycliffe at the weekend. more...
Tributes paid to respected horsewoman
TRIBUTES have been paid to Anne Wall, one of the North-East's leading horse experts, who has died at the age of 51. more...
Residents hope post protest will get the message across
HUNDREDS of village residents have joined a postal protest against plans for a new housing estate and industrial park. more...
Cracking down on bad behaviour
A NEW initiative aimed at stamping out anti-social behaviour and under-age drinking is to be launched in Crook and Willington. more...
Happy anniversary to all
A CLUB for Teesdale residents is celebrating a string of anniversaries. more...
Wearside News
Dad offers his kidney to daughter
A LOVING father will make a last-ditch effort to save his dying three-year-old daughter by donating one of his kidneys. more...
Competitors show countryside skills
MORE than 30 drystone wall builders and hedge layers took up the challenge to show off their traditional country skills at a North-East nature reserve at the weekend. more...
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