French action group in bid to block carrier deal
9:13am Monday 5th January 2009
FRENCH environmentalists are making a last-ditch bid to prevent the asbestos-laden French aircraft carrier the Clemenceau from heading to the North-East, The Northern Echo has learnt.
Comments (0)Cheers as community takes over village pub
9:21am Monday 5th January 2009
A VILLAGE pub has been given a new lease of life after being taken over by its customers.
‘A few bright sparks will really change their ways’
9:26am Monday 5th January 2009
Every Saturday morning, young men and women who have fallen foul of the law are forced to get out of bed to learn the error of their ways. Karen Westcott visits The Attendance Centre, in Middlesbrough.
Photographer appeals for information on classic cars
9:31am Monday 5th January 2009
A PHOTOGRAPHER who stumbled across two 100-yearold pictures of rare classic cars thinks they may be the only ones of their type in existence.
Landowners needed to tackle homes shortage
9:33am Monday 5th January 2009
A CALL has gone out for landowners to provide sites for “urgently needed” affordable housing.
Robert faces tough hurdles for Aintree
8:59am Monday 5th January 2009
A LIVESTOCK auctioneer and a digger driver hope to both fulfil lifelong dreams of racing horses at Aintree on Grand National day.
Rare gull getting twitchers in a frenzy
8:58am Monday 5th January 2009
THE country’s bird-watching community is in a flap over the arrival of a rare gull in the region.
Craft club goes extra mile to help needy
9:36am Monday 5th January 2009
AN industrious craft club that started as a small social group has become a dedicated charity crusader
Woolworths branches’ final day of trading
9:07am Monday 5th January 2009
MORE than 200 Woolworths stores, including 14 in the region, closed for the final time at the weekend.
Police begin probe after spate of fires
9:14am Monday 5th January 2009
POLICE are investigating a spate of fires believed to have been started deliberately.
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