The Northern Echo back issues from March 2007:
Deerbolt in crisis as governor speaks out
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE governor of a North-East prison insisted that the situationwas under control yesterday despite a vote of no confidence, a 1mriots repair bill and more trouble last night.Debra Baldwin, thegovernor of Deerbolt Young Offenders Institution, in Barnard Castle,County Durham, spoke out ...
Prison in crisis as governor speaks out
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE governor of a North-East prison insisted that the situationwas under control yesterday despite a vote of no confidence, a 1mriots repair bill and more trouble last night.Debra Baldwin, thegovernor of Deerbolt Young Offenders Institution, in Barnard Castle,County Durham, spoke out ...
School praised for improving
Mar 01, 2007 ... A SCHOOL near Stanley has been named as the second most improvedschool in the country in the Government's latest leaguetables.Greencroft School, in Annfield Plain, earned the accolade ...
Gun accident
Mar 01, 2007 ... A FORMER Sunderland footballer has reached a settlement with ateam-mate after he ruined his career in a ...
Seaham plan
Mar 01, 2007 ... SEAHAM Town Council has decided to rethink a plan to upgrade afootpath after residents said it would encourage yobs ....
Yobs disrupt Scout hut work
Mar 01, 2007 ... PRISONERS helping to improve a Scout hut in Stokesley were forcedto abandon their work after yobs started hurling abuse and ...
Troops in Iraq
Mar 01, 2007 ... SOLDIERS from a regiment based at Catterick Garrison, who arehalfway through a six-month tour of Iraq, have found the ...
Cook painting
Mar 01, 2007 ... A RARE painting of Captain Cook's second voyage will go on show inWhitby today.William Hodges' ...
Pressure up in Tesco battle
Mar 01, 2007 ... RESIDENTS opposing plans for a Tesco supermarket are taking advicefrom a national pressure group.People living in North Road,Darlington, have enlisted the help of the ...
Park cameras
Mar 01, 2007 ... COUNCILLORS have applauded the decision to install securitycameras in an area after a three-year struggle ....
Tributes paid
Mar 01, 2007 ... TRIBUTES have been paid to Stuart Oakley, a long-serving policemanwho died last Friday. Mr ...
Tributes paid to daughter
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE parents of a girl who died hours after a routine operation atBishop Auckland Hospital have paid tribute to ...
Seeing stars
Mar 01, 2007 ... A MAN originally from Crook is making a healthy living frommeeting sports celebrities such as Frank ...
Crook film
Mar 01, 2007 ... YOUNG film-makers in Crook have celebrated winning an award at anOscar-style ceremony in London. Children from ...
LOTTERY NUMBERS
Mar 01, 2007 ... WINNING numbers in the Lotto main draw are 4, 15, 34, 40, 44 and46. The bonus ...
Hemlington Grange plans
Mar 01, 2007 ... IT is hoped a 740-home plan will form the heart of a proposedTeesside development. Middlesbrough Council wants to develop the 46-hectare Hemlington Grange site to include ...
Addict jailed
Mar 01, 2007 ... A DRUG addict from Middlesbrough was jailed yesterday afterspending his dole money on heroin and cocaine. Neil John ...
Tesco scheme
Mar 01, 2007 ... A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a multi-million pound Tescosuperstore in Guisborough has been withdrawn. The proposals for ...
Maybe now I'll have to go out and get a real job
Mar 01, 2007; ... TRIBUTES poured in last night for Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson after she announced her retirement from athletics.Sportsmenand women across the country described the NorthEast 37-year-old asirreplaceable and an inspiration to all after years at the top of hersport.Dame Tanni, 37, ...
Unparalleled track success eclipsed by a bigger legacy
Mar 01, 2007; ... Dame Tanni helped to transform the image of disabled sport in thiscountry.Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson looks back at herachievementsDESPITE 11 Paralympic gold medals, six London Marathontitles and more than 30 world records, it would be wrong to describeDame Tanni GreyThompson as ...
Councillors back motion to declare report null and void
Mar 01, 2007; ... A REPORT that found councillors guilty of bullying one of theirown officers has been declared null and void despite warnings thatthe move leaves the authority open to legal action.The Penn Report,commissioned by Richmondshire District Council, ruled last summerthat a document signed by ...
Events that led to this week's decision
Mar 01, 2007 ... 2002 FEBRUARY: Council announces plans to move to new headquartersafter the Audit Commission says its outdated offices in Richmond areholding the authority back. Refurbishment of existing offices isruled out as too expensive.MARCH: Four sites for the new headquartersare shortlisted, with ...
Ex-Army camp that became a borstal
Mar 01, 2007; ... Conditions at Deerbolt were tough for the first inmates, who hadto build their own accommodation. Nigel Burton reportsDEERBOLTborstal opened on a sunny day in July 1973, with the officialceremony performed by Home Office minister Lord Colville.The first 15inmates arrived from a ...
Governor who took over reins at troubled Deerbolt
Mar 01, 2007 ... DEBRA BALDWIN became the first female governor of Deerbolt lastyear after moving from Buckley Hall Prison, in Rochdale.The 40-year-old joined the prison service in 1998. She took over at a time whenstaff at Deerbolt were coming to terms with a series of violentdisturbances, which had ...
Husband is charged with wife's murder
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE husband of Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nasri has beencharged with her murder, police said last night.Fadi Nasri, 33, wascharged with his wife's murder along with another man, 37-year-oldRoger Lesley, Scotland Yard confirmed.They are the third and fourthpeople to be charged with the ...
WORLD BRIEFS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Granddaughter's Picassos stolen AT least two Picasso paintingsworth 33.6m have been stolen from the artist's granddaughter's housein Paris, police said yesterday. The paintings, Maya and the Doll andPortrait of Jacqueline, were among several paintings and drawingstaken from the home of ...
LAST WORD
Mar 01, 2007 ... A NEW ZEALAND adventurer is planning to bungee jump 4,920ft from ahelicopter over Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If ...
Kitchen fat face cream on way
Mar 01, 2007 ... RANCID frying pan fat may not sound the best thing for thecomplexion, but it could soon be used to make soaps and facecreams.Researchers are planning to recycle oil from restaurantkitchens into products ranging from cosmetics and soaps to industrialdetergents.US experts have found that ...
Sir Mick's movie
Mar 01, 2007 ... ROLLING STONE Sir Mick Jagger is teaming up with Oscarwinningdirector Martin Scorsese to make a film about the music business, itwas announced ...
Mothers 'face worst work discrimination'
Mar 01, 2007 ... INEQUALITY remains at intolerable levels in parts of Britishsociety and a new approach is needed to tackle the problem, anofficial review urged yesterday The Government was told that a newimpetus is needed to break down entrenched inequalities which areholding back groups such as working ...
'Bloody foreigner' outburst ruled racist
Mar 01, 2007 ... CALLING someone a "bloody foreigner" and telling them to "get backto your own country" can amount to racist behaviour, the Law Lordsruled yesterday Lawyers for a man convicted of racially aggravatedpublic disorder had argued that "mere xenophobia" did not amount tohostility to a racial ...
Classic costumes under the hammer
Mar 01, 2007 ... ICONIC costumes including Sir Alec Guinness' cloak from Star Warsand suits worn by successive James Bonds and Doctor Whos will gounder the hammer next week.The sale of more than 400 outfits createdby Angels The Costumiers is believed to be Europe's largest auctionof film and television ...
Help from beyond the grave to fight bird flu
Mar 01, 2007 ... SCIENTISTS described yesterday how they are planning to exhume thebody of an aristocrat who died almost 90 years ago in an effort tohelp them combat a potential bird flu pandemic.A team has beengranted permission to examine the body of diplomat, politician andlandowner Sir Mark Sykes, ...
Rifleman killed protecting comrades
Mar 01, 2007 ... A 21-YEAR-OLD Rifleman who died after being injured in a patrol inIraq was protecting fellow soldiers from an ambush when he waskilled, the Ministry of Defence said last night Daniel Lee Coffey, of10 Platoon, C Company, Second Battalion The Rifles, was returning tobase at the ...
Salt warning
Mar 01, 2007 ... REDUCING the amount of salt in sliced bread could save at least7,000 lives a year, say health campaigners. Consensus Action on Saltand Health says ...
Ukip accused of blocking disabled candidate
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE UK Independence Party has told a man that he cannot be anelection candidate in a target seat because he is disabled.Ukipleader Nigel Farage said Jack Biggs was not up to the task offighting for a priority seat on Weymouth and Portland BoroughCouncil.But he denied discriminating ...
UK BRIEFS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Rebellion fails to halt probation Bill THE Government's majoritywas more than halved last night as its controversial plan topartprivatise the Probation Service scraped through the Commons by293 votes to 268. Home Secretary John Reid offered a series ofconcessions and reassurances to ...
X Factor in 200,000 phone calls blunder
Mar 01, 2007 ... ITV overcharged X Factor viewers to the tune of 200,000 in aninteractive vote blunder, the broadcaster admitted yesterday.Theerror - affecting 1.3 million votes - occurred during every live showin the last series.Viewers who voted for their favourite contestantby pressing the red button ...
Charges for pre-pay meters spark anger
Mar 01, 2007 ... GAS and electricity customers on pre-pay meters are paying 123 ayear more for their energy than those on ordinary quarterly bills,even though they are generally poorer, according to a cross-partygroup of MPs.The MPs, led by Labour's Alan Whitehead, have launched aparliamentary motion ...
Average water bill to rise by seven per cent
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE average water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will riseto 312, an increase of seven per cent, industry regulator Ofwatconfirmed yesterday.The rise will add an extra 20 to the annual billfor an average home, and is more than twice the 2.7 per cent rate ofinflation.Customers in ...
Pride comes first
Mar 01, 2007 ... JANE AUSTEN'S Pride and Prejudice has been voted the book thenation cannot live without.A survey to mark World Book Day hasrevealed the ten works readers most treasure. The Bible is rankedsixth in the list - two places above Philip Pullman's His DarkMaterials books for children.The Lord ...
Milburn urged to 'put up or shut up'
Mar 01, 2007; ... ALAN MILBURN was urged to "put up or shut up" last night afterlaunching what was immediately dubbed a Stop Gordon Brown campaign atWestminster.A senior Labour backbencher urged the Darlington MP to"put his hat in the ring" if he believed there should be a contest tosucceed Tony Blair as ...
School ban for more adults
Mar 01, 2007 ... PARENTS expressed shock last night after Education Secretary AlanJohnson disclosed his department had banned 13 unsuitable adults fromschools, despite previously clearing them to work with children.MrJohnson insisted that protecting vulnerable youngsters from sexoffenders and other ...
City introduces education lottery for pupils
Mar 01, 2007 ... A LABOUR-RUN council has become the first in England to choose torun a lottery for places at oversubscribed schools to stopmiddleclass parents dominating the best secondaries.Brighton and HoveCity Council said the new system for children starting secondaryschool in September next year ...
Investors reel as 64bn wiped off share prices
Mar 01, 2007 ... INVESTORS were reeling from a fresh slide in London share pricesyesterday.The FTSE 100 Index had shown signs of stabilising afterTuesday's slump of 148.6 points, but a poor reaction to weak economicdata from the US caused the top flight index to close 114.6 pointslower at 6171.5.More ...
NEWS IN BRIEF - TEESSIDE NEWS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Advice session on home composting REDCAR and Cleveland BoroughCouncil is promoting home composting with a roadshow at MoorsholmVillage Hall on Saturday, March 24, from 10am to 2pm. Residents canalso take advantage of a scheme which offers compost bins for 8,including home delivery. This ...
The art of creative family fun
Mar 01, 2007 ... A KALEIDOSCOPE of colour was created at a community art day inMiddlesbrough yesterday.Families joined children at BankfieldsPrimary School, Eston, to pool their artistic talents for anexhibition.The community day aimed to create more than 50 canvases,to become part of a bigger exhibition ...
Scheme for the disabled
Mar 01, 2007 ... A SCHEME to ensure that people with disabilities are notdiscriminated against has been launched by Hartlepool BoroughCouncil.A council statement says: "The council aims to tackledisability discrimination in a practical way.It is committed todeveloping policies that actively promote ...
Man damaged house after split from partner
Mar 01, 2007 ... A MAN with a history of domestic abuse found himself in courtafter damaging the family home.Alexander Burton Bolton, 23, appearedbefore Hartlepool Magistrates' Court yesterday, charged with twocounts of criminal damage.The court heard that on Saturday, thefather-of-two went to the house ...
740-homes scheme 'would improve population drift'
Mar 01, 2007; ... PLANS for new homes and a business centre in an environmentally-friendly setting form the heart of a proposed key development inMiddlesbrough.The initial plan for the 46hectare Hemlington Grangesite will now be developed in more detail, including the overallapproach to delivery with ...
Fear of more yobs leads to path scheme consultation
Mar 01, 2007; ... A COUNCIL has decided to tread a more cautious path in a row overthe upgrading of a muddy track.Seaham Town Council had applied forplanning approval to tidy up derelict allotments, and for theinstallation of a surfaced walkway in the Dalton Grange area.But at ameeting of Easington ...
Woman, 87 cheated of 10,000 by domestic
Mar 01, 2007 ... A DOMESTIC worker spent almost 10,000 using an elderly client'scheques, a court heard.Amanda Pallister, 37, was employed by anagency as a cleaner and to perform domestic duties.Among the premiseswhere she worked was the home of an 87year-old woman, who waspartially-sighted.She used ...
Free advice session
Mar 01, 2007 ... DURHAM Citizens Advice Bureau will hold an outreach session in theNew Brancepeth Village Hall, from 10am to ...
Navy man sails into his home port
Mar 01, 2007 ... A ROYAL Navy officer proudly sailed into his home port last weekaboard the frigate HMS Northumberland.Weapons Engineering ArtificerAnthony Taylor sailed up the River Tyne on the 4,000-tonne ship,which docked at Spiller's Wharf, where it remained for fivedays.Despite a hectic schedule ...
NEWS IN BRIEF - NORTH DURHAM NEWS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Raising funds for Zambian children DURHAM Indoor Bowling Club, atPity Me, will hold a 50-50 dance night on Saturday, from 8pm to 11pm.Admission is 2 for members and 2.50 for nonmembers, with furtherdetails available from the club, on 0191384-0700. The club is alsostaging a charity 50-50 ...
First half-marathon aids cancer charity
Mar 01, 2007 ... A ROOKIE runner tackled a 13mile run in memory of her godson'sbrave fight with cancer.Durham City Council worker Tanya Baillie ranthe Cardiff half-marathon to raise money for the CLIC Sargent teamwho helped care for Tim Jones at Newcastle's Royal VictoriaHospital.Tim, who was 20 and ...
NEWS IN BRIEF - NORTH YORKSHIRE NEWS
Mar 01, 2007 ... 100th birthday helps cancer cash A PENSIONER has celebrated her100th birthday by raising more than 1,600 to help a cancer charity.Amy Bradley, of Sowerby, raised 1,615 for the Yorkshire section ofCancer Research UK at her birthday.Guests to her party at ThirskRacecourse on February 13 ...
Children get sports tuition
Mar 01, 2007 ... STUDENTS from Hambleton spent part of their school holidayshooting hoops on a basketball coaching day.Ryan McQueen coached 16youngsters aged eight to 16 at Hambleton Leisure Centre, with drillsand practice techniques aimed at improving existing ...
Lent lunch plan
Mar 01, 2007 ... A LENT lunch will be held at the home of Jane Thornhill - St GilesFarm, Brough, near Richmond, on Wednesday.Soup is available from noonto 2pm, and there will be a raffle and home-made ...
Residents get reward for their recycling
Mar 01, 2007 ... A REWARD for residents who recycle is being offered by a counciland a supermarket chain.Harrogate residents who put their recyclingboxes out for kerbside collections between March 5 to 16 will havethem returned with a voucher for four free energy-savinglightbulbs.The scheme is being run ...
MP calls for priority on flooding measures
Mar 01, 2007 ... CALLS have been made to make plans to lower the risk of furtherflooding in North Yorkshire a priority.The Environment Agencyrecently put a study into the flood defences around Thirsk onhold.The Government group blamed a lack of funding and increasedcalls for flood studies nationally.But ...
Road safety campaign earns national praise
Mar 01, 2007; ... A ROAD safety campaign that has helped reduce deaths on thecounty's roads has been held up as a beacon for other localauthorities.The Audit Commission said the 95 Alive initiative was anexample of effective road safety partnership united by a vision.Thecampaign was launched in 2004 by ...
Clown priest has children rolling in the aisles
Mar 01, 2007 ... EVANGELICAL clown priest Roly Bain took his ministry of fun toschool pupils during a rare visit to Yorkshire.Mr Bain, who was apriest before he became a clown, performed for students at AshvilleCollege, in Harrogate.He has clowned all over the UK, across the USand in Canada, Australia, ...
NEWS IN BRIEF - SOUTH DURHAM NEWS
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mayoral invitation to civic dinner CHILTON Mayor Brian Turner andhis wife and consort, Audrey, will host a civic dinner at ChiltonWorkingmen's Club on Thursday, April 5, at 7pm.For tickets, priced17, which will include a five-course dinner and entertainment, callChilton Town Council on ...
Help shape the future of a town
Mar 01, 2007 ... SHOPPERS and traders are being offered a say in shaping thedevelopment of a small dales town later.A seven-hour event inStanhope Town Hall on Wednesday, March 14, will offer ideas on howshops and services can be improved.County Durham Economic Partnershipcommissioned a three-month study ...