The Northern Echo back issues from July 2008:
One of the ELITE
Jul 01, 2008; ... Makeover winner Gillian Moore enjoys a day of pampering and asparkling new look. JENNY LAUE reports WITH a name like that, the Elite Hair and Beauty salon, in BishopAuckland, has a lot to live up to. After all, changing their haircut and colour is a big step for most ...
Traveller's JOY
Jul 01, 2008; ... Northallerton's early days as a busy coaching stop had landlordsrubbing their hands in glee. Today, the town retains a style andelegance that is as popular as ever with visitors, says KEITH PROUD WITH its broad and elegant Georgian main street, massive parishchurch, County Hall, ...
Living Magazine
Jul 01, 2008; ... ARE you heading abroad or making the best of British this year?Either way, we've got some great ideas for everything from fashionsto enjoying the great outdoors. Even better, we discover that summerimprovements in your 'own back yard' can increase property values,despite the credit ...
TALON show
Jul 01, 2008; ... JENNY LAUE samples life at the sharp end with a new set of nails I HAVE to admit that looking after my nails has never been a highpriority. I'm the cut-and-go kind of girl. To my shame, sometimesI'm a bite-and-go kind of girl too. And yet, properly groomed fingernails, whether they ...
EVENING class
Jul 01, 2008; ... Bishop Auckland has a lot to offer night-time visitors, fromtheatre, film and concerts to top-quality pubs and fine dining, saysRACHEL WEARMOUTH A FEW years ago, Bishop Auckland was not a place where trendyfolk were likely to be seen out partying. Until relatively recently,there ...
Where there's A MILL
Jul 01, 2008; ... It took years of planning and a sizeable chunk of investment, butwith sheer determination Jane and William Weston have turned aformer Teesdale cornmill into their dream home, as well as an award-winning holiday cottage. JENNY LAUE takes a look around BRIGNALL MILL ticks all ...
Search for the SUBLIME
Jul 01, 2008; ... Leading landscape photographer Joe Cornish, who has made it hismission to record the beauty of the North's coast, moors and hills,talks to CHRIS LLOYD SOMEWHERE a little to the north of the Tyne Tunnel, the worldwidens out. The sky grows broad and blue, the beaches run long ...
KUGA LEAPS to the fore
Jul 01, 2008; ... Ford's Kuga may be late to the party, but it's still the starguest, says NIGEL BURTON FORD KUGA 2.0 TDCi Titanium Price: [pounds]22,500 CAN you believe this is Ford's first stab at the soft-roadersince the Maverick quietly died off in 2003? Sales of small SUVs ...
Little GEM
Jul 01, 2008; ... Size needn't matter when it comes to safety, as a slinky littleItalian proves. NIGEL BURTON reports FIAT 500 TO say the Fiat 500 was eagerly awaited is an under-statement. Ican't remember a car that was greeted with the same sense ofanticipation as this dinky little ...
TRACKS of my years
Jul 01, 2008; ... KEITH PROUD meets Jenny Agutter for tea on her recent visit tothe region ONE of the most moving, yet happy moments in The Railway Children- in fact, one of the most heart-rending in film history - takesplace on the platform when Roberta sees her father, newly-releasedafter having ...
ROUTE to the top
Jul 01, 2008; ... When it comes to moving up a step in your career search, theonline path has a lot to offer, says JULIA BREEN STRAIGHTEN your tie, polish your shoes. Don't overdo the make-up. Job hunting is a delicate discipline. One false move and you'reoff the radar. At least the days of ...
Living My North
Jul 01, 2008; ... John Foster was born in Middlesbrough and for the past 14 yearshas been on NorthEast radio. From waking people up in the morning oncommercial radio to seeing them through the afternoon on BBC Tees. 'Yer joking aren't yer?' is now part of Teesside legend thanks toJohn. He is also ...
Jobs may be lost as economic crisis hits Cummins
Jul 01, 2008; ... A MAJOR employer is expected to announce redundancies today asthe credit crunch tightened its grip in the North-East. The Northern Echo understands that engineering firm Cummins, inYarm Road, Darlington, will announce the redundancies this morning. It comes after a black Monday ...
Balancing act
Jul 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS from across the country have been taking part in aproject which uses circus skills to engage them with the traditionalcurriculum. Year five pupils from primary schools in and around NewtonAycliffe, County Durham, have been at the town?s Greenfield SchoolCommunity and ...
Time to dump Barton
Jul 01, 2008; ... NEWCASTLE United were last night facing mounting pressure to sackJoey Barton after the disgraced midfielder was convicted of a secondcriminal offence in the space of six weeks. Barton will be sentenced at Manchester Minshull Crown Court thismorning after he pleaded guilty to a ...
Teenager admits killing best friend in nightclub
Jul 01, 2008; ... A TEENAGER has admitted unintentionally killing one of hisfriends with a single blow on a nightclub dance floor. Joseph Longstaff, 18, from Hollyhill Gardens, Stanley, CountyDurham, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday, to themanslaughter of Graeme Pounder, ...
Dancing queen Morgan limbers up for final
Jul 01, 2008 ... A TALENTED young entertainer is hoping to dance her way to thetop after winning a place in the national final of Festival 4 Stars. Morgan Robinson is hoping to follow in the footsteps of lastyear?s winner, George Sampson, who went on to break-dance his way tothe Britain?s Got ...
Florist facing [pounds]2,500 a day fine for banner promotion
Jul 01, 2008; ... LIFE is far from rosy for a shopkeeper judged Britain?s topflorist. Instead of winning the plaudits of her local council, Kaye Allanhas received a written caution for displaying a sign above theentrance to her shop, in the High Street, in Yarm, near Stockton,proclaiming her ...
Stop! for lollipop ladies
Jul 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS in Stockton are joining forces with council officersto raise awareness of the consequences of ignoring lollipop ladies. Pupils from Ingleby Mill Primary School and the Road Safety Teammeet at Windmill Way, Ingleby Barwick, today to launch a full-sizeadvert on the back of ...
Youngsters discover artistic talents
Jul 01, 2008 ... A STONE cross marking the way for travellers has been adopted asthe symbol of North Yorkshire Moors National Park. It is echoed in a sculpture unveiled yesterday, in a new miniNorth York Moors garden being created at Ormesby Hall, the NationalTrust?s stately home on Te ...
Pub?s landlord is robbed at gunpoint
Jul 01, 2008; ... A PUB landlord has told how a motorcyclist robbed him of histakings at gunpoint. The lone biker walked into The Old Mill pub, Knitsley, nearDelves Lane, Consett, at 8.45am yesterday. Licencee Alder Bradford, 48, was sitting in the bar counting histakings from the weekend, ...
Band of 78 on stage for grand finale
Jul 01, 2008 ... A BAND will be making its swansong tonight after 30 years oftouring. The Band of 78 are urging former members and supporters to comealong and bring their instruments. Previously known as the Eston Concert Band, they were started byKel Dennis, who passed away last ...
Petition calling for homes to be saved
Jul 01, 2008; ... RESIDENTS are calling for ?constructive dialogue?? with councilleaders in an attempt to save their homes. A 562-name petition was presented to Middlesbrough Councilyesterday by people from 38 streets earmarked for demolition in thecentre of the town. The council plans to ...
Addict claimed he ?lost? drugs on bus
Jul 01, 2008; ... AN addict falsely claimed to have lost drugs and forged aprescription in an attempt to gain extra tranquilisers on which hewas hooked. Lee Wilson was initially successful, when he was given a lostproperty form at the police station in Consett, after reporting theloss of 35 ...
Chef Daniel inspiring shoppers
Jul 01, 2008 ... SHOPPERS at a food store were treated to a taste of the Continentas a freelance chef cooked up a culinary treat. Daniel Cartwright spent a day in Lewis and Cooper, inNorthallerton, as part of the store?s French fortnight, which willrun until Sunday. Mr Cartwright, based in ...
Makeover nearing end, but more work planned
Jul 01, 2008; ... WORK to give an 18th Century bridge a makeover is nearingcompletion, with organisers saying plans to improve the area furtherare ongoing. The grade II-listed bridge, which had been blighted byflytippers, spans the River Wiske, near Great Smeaton, in a lay-byoff the A167, between ...
?Inspirational? town hall manager retires
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE manager of an award winning town hall, credited with raisingits profile in County Durham, has retired. Gillian Wales has been at the helm of Bishop Auckland Town Hallsince its 1993 renovation. She helped to spread the word after thecentre?s [pounds]3m revamp by attracting ...
Hear all sides
Jul 01, 2008 ... DOG FOULING I UNDERSTAND there has been a problem with dog fouling in ourvillage at Witton-le-Wear. I would just like to help these peoplewho allow their dogs to do this with a little advice. When taking your dog out, make sure it has a collar on and take alead with ...
Recycling bid may cut landfill by 75%
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE amount of rubbish going to landfill could be reduced by up to75 per cent in Darlington if a new recycling scheme is approved. The council has reiterated that there are no plans to introducefortnightly collection schemes or fine people who do not recycle.However, residents will ...
Dancers get ready for their big day
Jul 01, 2008 ... MEMBERS of a dance troupe have been rehearsing for their big daywhen they will take part in a national celebration. Young dancers from across Darlington will perform a contemporarypiece based on a sculpture. Ye sterday, dancers at Corporation Road Primary School, ...
Students celebrate competition success
Jul 01, 2008 ... A GROUP of students has won more awards than any other school orcollege in a competition for young entrepreneurs. The pupils from Carmel RC College, Darlington, picked up theplaudits at the regional Young Enterprise final. They were one of four groups in the competition, and ...
Husband spared jail after violence
Jul 01, 2008; ... A HUSBAND who subjected his wife to a ?terrifying period ofviolence? after flying into a rage has been spared jail. Scott Smith admitted attacking Joanne Smith, his wife of sevenyears, on January 6 this year. Teesside Crown Court heard Mr Smith, 38, of Castleton ...
Teenagers take to the sea
Jul 01, 2008 ... A GROUP of teenagers are all at sea ? and loving it. Thanks to a sponsorship package, 40 youngsters have beenexperiencing what it is like to crew an ocean-going yacht. They have been joining Ocean Youth Trust NorthEast?s yacht, JamesCook, in shifts. The craft picked up ...
Crews begin work for Elton John gig
Jul 01, 2008; ... PREPARATIONS were continuing last night for amassive gig by EltonJohn at the weekend. He will play Darlington Arena on Saturday evening in the firstpop concert in the 25,000-seater stadium. Yesterday, a fleet of forklift trucks was being used to movehundreds of crash barriers ...
Tenants switch to cleaner energy
Jul 01, 2008; ... TENANTS will soon be switching to natural gas for the first time? thanks to a cleaner, affordable energy initiative. Nearly 40 Cestria Community Housing properties at Boyntons andConyers Avenue, in Nettlesworth, near Chester-le-Street, will beswitched from coal to gas, while a ...
Lucky to have each other
Jul 01, 2008 ... A COUPLE from Delves Lane, near Consett, have celebrated theirdiamond wedding anniversary. Edward and Audrey Craggs wed on June 26, 1948, at LeadgateMethodist Church and honeymooned in Whitley Bay. Mrs Craggs, who is 80, said: ?It was a very windy day and we hadabout 150 ...
Artist Pat to show off her paintings
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN artist will take up space at the Yorkshire Dales National Parkoffices in Bainbridge next month to show off her work. Pat Ellacott, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, will exhibit some ofher paintings in the reception area of the park authority?s Yoredaleoffices from today until August ...
Dentist tells 8,000 patients that NHS surgery will end
Jul 01, 2008; ... MORE than 8,000 patients of a dental surgery have been told theywill no longer receive NHS treatment from next month. Malpas House Dental Surgery, in Northallerton, has written topatients to explain the changes, which have provoked an angryreaction from some. Most of the ...
Ex-students travel frommiles around for reunion
Jul 01, 2008 ... EMOTIONS ran high and old friendships were renewed when a schoolcelebrated its 50th anniversary. As part of the half-century celebrations, Thirsk School staged areunion of former pupils, who came from far and wide. More than 200 people made the journey to the building, ...
Villagers get say on traveller concerns
Jul 01, 2008; ... RESIDENTS of a Teesdale village can help develop futurearrangements for travellers who stop there each summer. People in Staindrop raised concerns about some members of thetravelling community who stopped in the village on their way to theAppleby Horse Fair. Complaints from ...
Carnival hailed a success
Jul 01, 2008 ... A WEAR Valley town carnival held at the weekend has been hailed asuccess, despite the dull weather. The Garlands on the Green event kicked off at noon, inWillington, with a ?welly hoying? competition, won by Parkys ? theteam from Parkside Comprehensive. Fun included an ...
Teenager jailed for ?happy slapping?
Jul 01, 2008; ... A FORMER schoolboy boxing star is starting nine months behindbars after a so-called happy slapping attack in a nightclub. Luke Gent?s friend used a mobile phone to film the brutal assaulton Darren Hutchinson inside Escapade, in Darlington. A court heard yesterday that Gent ...
Couple sentenced for attack in street
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN and a woman have been sentenced after admitting attacking acouple in the street. Cheryl Moore and Aran Howlett became involved in an argument witha man and a woman in North Road, Darlington, early on October 15last year. Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday that Moore, ...
Senior film buffs warned of real-life crime at screening
Jul 01, 2008 ... OLDER film-goers were handed advice on how to avoid being victimsof doorstep crime at a special filming event. Trading standards officers from Darlington Borough Councilattended Odeon?s Senior Screen event yesterday to hand outinformation packs. The Senior Screen season ...
Caravan owner on themove after five-year battle
Jul 01, 2008 ... A CARAVAN owner who has been at the centre of a long-runningplanning saga was yesterday in the process of leaving his land. Thomas Walker-Coates removed his caravan, dog kennels and patioarea from the land he has called home for the past five years. He first moved to the land, ...
Family hold vigil as mother fights for life
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE family of a woman fighting for life after she was brutallybeaten is holding a bedside vigil in hospital. Kathryn Cook was discovered with severe head injuries in her homeby her daughter, Rebecca. The youngster, who will be 11 on Thursday, is being cared for byher father, ...
Lawyer: Turbine plan unlawful
Jul 01, 2008; ... A COUNCIL fighting controversial plans for a wind farm off thecoast says the failure of the Government to hold a public inquiry isunlawful. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is challenging the consentto build 30 turbines just over a mile off Coatham Sands, Redcar. The ...
Postmaster worries for his ?wonderful? customers
Jul 01, 2008 ... A POSTMASTER is thanking his customers for their support as heshuts his doors for the last time today. Stuart Clarke, who has run Hopetown post office, in Darlington,for four years, said his customers had been ?absolutely brilliant?in helping him fight to keep the Brinkburn Road ...
Under threat ? 100 more post offices face closure
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE closure of a further 100 North-East post offices as part of anationwide slashing of the network is expected to be announcedtoday. Facilities in the north of County Durham, in Tyne and Wear and inNorthumberland, many of them in rural areas, are coming under thespotlight ...
Remarkable rescue of refugees revealed
Jul 01, 2008; ... A MUSEUM has been given artefacts that tell of a littleknown butremarkable rescue of British refugees during the SecondWorldWar ?using elephants. The memorabilia has been donated to the Green HowardsRegimentalMuseum, in Richmond, North Yorkshire, by Brian Wilson, wholives in ...
Get rid of Barton
Jul 01, 2008 ... IF there is any honour or decency in football, Newcastle Unitedwill sack their fallen star Joey Barton. To have a man convicted of such violence representing Newcastleis an affront to the famous black and white shirt. When he pulls onthat shirt, he represents not only a club but a ...
The Dragon breathes fire
Jul 01, 2008; ... Duncan Bannatyne, star of Dragon?s Den, has a new target ?cigarette firms who encourage African school children to smoke.TheDarlington-based millionaire tells Owen Amos why he?s taking ontobacco THEY?RE a 106-year-old company, based in London and worth[pounds]37bn. They ...
Hear all sides
Jul 01, 2008 ... EUROPEAN UNION THERE is no truth in John Hodson?s assumption(HAS, June 26) that Britain has lost its independence, or by otherHAS Eurosceptics that all decisions governing the country are takenin Brussels. Another correspondent, Eric Wilson, said that the UK subsidisesthe EU ...
Why men are up to monkey business
Jul 01, 2008; ... Wemight think we?re monogamous creatures ? but two pieces ofresearch from Durham University show we?re not necessarily a?naturally? faithful species. But that?s no excuse for dalliances.Julia Breen reports YOUR partner has suddenly been working all hours. He comes home ...
Tonight?sTV Role models
Jul 01, 2008; ... Britain?s Missing Top Model (BBC3, 8pm) Was Crippen Innocent: Revealed (five, 8pm) Crash SceneInvestigators (ITV1, 9pm) DESPITE the declaration that ?nakedness and wheelchairs don?tmix?, Britain?s Missing Top Model is offering a disabled woman thechance to do a fashion shoot ...
Theatre critics
Jul 01, 2008 ... Dick Barton ? Special Agent, Harrogate Theatre THE evil Baron Scarface plans to hit the British where it hurts ?in the teapot. This relentlessly nasty villain aims to poison the entire Britishtea supply. How mad, bad and thoroughly unpleasant can you get thanby spoiling a ...
Name Game
Jul 01, 2008 ... WORK out the North-East place name anagram with the help of somefactual and cryptic clues ? plus, to help, a second anagram at theend. David Simpson GRILL ...
WIN [pounds]5,000 of office furniture
Jul 01, 2008 ... ARE you a top mum? Enter our competition and you could win[pounds]5,000 worth of office equipment and furniture. The Northern Echo has teamed up with Viking Direct, the leadingsupplier of home office equipment, to celebrate inspirational mumswho work from home in the North-East by ...
WIN [pounds]300 of clothes vouchers
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Earth Collection specialises in ethicallysourced, stylishclothing for all the family at purse-friendly prices. The rangedoesn?t use Azo dyes or pigments which are potential carcinogens. Itis good for the planet because it uses a wide range ofenvironmentally-friendly, natural fabrics ...
Tragic boat crew did not realise dangers
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN official report into the deaths of three people killed whentheir boat was overwhelmed by heavy seas has concluded they did notrecognise the dangers they faced. The decision to sail their motor cruiser, Last Call, in theprevailing conditions off Whitby, on November 23 last year, ...
Eatingowt Back story
Jul 01, 2008; ... The buzzing Back Room truly deserves to be at the forefront onany list of places to eat JOURNALISTS call this bit the intro. It?s where the most salientor unusual bit of the story is meant to be. It should at once be recorded, therefore, that the sun shone lastWednesday ...
Echobooks - Criminal way to make a living
Jul 01, 2008; ... As usual, it?s a bloody fight-out for the Theakston?s Crime Novelof the Year title. Steve Pratt talks to Simon Kernick, one of thecontenders SIMON Kernick turned to crime in hismid-20s.Writing about it, notdoing it. He put aside ideas of writing science fiction ? he?d penned ...
Games & gizmos - Mini racers
Jul 01, 2008; ... If you?ve always fancied being a racing driver, take a look atthese four-wheeled mini wonders ? they?ll attract as much attentionas a supercar, but with far less wear on your wallet LEWIS Hamilton will be hoping to get his Formula One campaignback on track at the British Grand Prix ...
Campaign group says smoking ban is a success
Jul 01, 2008; ... MORE than 20,000 people have given up smoking in the North-Eastsince the introduction of a ban on the habit in public places a yearago. Smokers were forced to stub it out in virtually all publicplaces, including offices, factories, pubs and bars, when the banwas introduced in ...
Jail for man who breached sex order
Jul 01, 2008; ... A MIDDLE-AGED man described by a judge as amenace to young girlswas yesterday jailed for breaching guidelines to control hisbehaviour. Trevor Johnson was made the subject of a sexual offencesprevention order by magistrates last year for creating andpossessing child ...