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• Launch of music training initiative

  THE North-East's premier music venue has launched a training initiative to provide music leaders in the region with access to professional development opportunities and to attract newcomers. read more

• Mountain biker injured in hillside fall

  A MOUNTAIN biker had to be airlifted to hospital yesterday after suffering horrific injuries in a fall on a remote hillside. read more

• Knowing when your number's up

  I came across a woman at work the other day who had studied numerology and she was working out people's personalities by converting their names into numbers and analyising their meanings. read more

• McClaren believes Jimmy's eyes can help Boro see Europe again

  GARETH SOUTHGATE may be the inspirational captain driving the team on but manager Steve McClaren has revealed another more unlikely factor contributing to Middlesbrough's climb to within touching distance of a European place - the eyes of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. read more

• David Copperfield, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

  THIS stage version of Charles Dickens' novel is like watching one of those old BBC Sunday teatime classic serials - it's well-crafted, nicely acted and just a little bit dull. read more

• 'Get your daughter to school - or you're going to prison'

  THE mother of a teenage truant has been told she faces jail if her daughter fails to regularly attend school. read more

• Bramble's form counts for nothing

  TITUS Bramble last night admitted that the personal strides he has made this season count for nothing when set against Newcastle's giant step backwards. read more

• Pacino stars in team talk

  David Hodgson has long been acknowledged to be a good motivator of his players but for Saturday's must-win game, when a passion-filled team-talk to spark his players into action was needed, he allowed someone else to take centre stage . . . Al Pacino. read more

• Behaviour unit a success

  AN anti-social behaviour unit in the North-East has been hailed a success in its fight against nuisance behaviour. read more

• Seventh heaven is no surprise for Zenden

  CALL it the arrogance of a Dutchman if you like but midfielder Bolo Zenden knew before a ball had even been kicked on Saturday that Middlesbrough were going to reclaim seventh spot from Tottenham. read more

• Uncertain future of school that drew back from brink

  THREE years ago, Eastbourne School seemed a lost cause. With woeful academic performances, high levels of truancy and a slating from Ofsted, it could not have sunk much lower. read more

• History on Pool's side as Scott plots the downfall of Rovers

  HARTLEPOOL's draw at Bournemouth on Saturday means they now go head-to-head with Tranmere Rovers in the League One play-off semi-final on Friday and with history heavily stacked in their favour. read more

• Hall hosts art exhibition

  WATERCOLOURS from a popular artist have gone on show at a stately home. read more

• Unlucky Lyons are left to rue the weather

  Foster's Durham Senior League: All six matches were severely affected by rain. Champions Burnmoor laboured throughout their innings against Hetton Lyons who will be counting themselves unlucky that the heavy rain intervened. read more

• Biography sees town in the limelight

  AN important book is going online in Darlington this week, detailing the lives of famous people linked to the town. read more

• Centre ready to host boccia tournament

  AN unusual sports tournament is coming to Darlington later this month. read more

• Town biography

  A book is going online in Darlington this week, detailing the lives of famous people linked to the town. read more

• Teacher in line for top honour

  A TEACHER who is weeks away from retirement has made the shortlist for a national award. read more

• The region remembers

  AWAY from the big parades and the civic services, communities across the region came together over the weekend to mark the day the guns fell silent over Europe. read more

• Launch of music training initiative

  THE North-East's premier music venue has launched a training initiative to provide music leaders in the region with access to professional development opportunities and to attract newcomers. read more

• Traction engines steam to rally

  STEAM heavyweights from across the region trundled into an open air museum for an annual traction engine rally at the weekend. read more

• Head suspended after school report shock

  THE headteacher of a school at the centre of Britain's first education federation has been suspended after a shock report revealed serious concerns about bullying, truancy and pupils' behaviour. read more

• Normanby Hall beat rain and rivals as Zahid stars

  Darlington Building Society NYSD Premier League Division One: Three sides managed to beat the weather and their opponents but in three fixtures there was hardly any play. read more

• Residents claim developments not needed

  Residents have claimed a series of new developments in their village are nothing more than an expensive "white elephant". read more

• Armstrong set to quit North-East

  DARLINGTON striker Alun Armstrong looks set for a summer move to Colchester United. read more

• Life in the slow lane for Dessie

  During his glowing ten-year career, Desert Orchid won 34 races, including a record four King George VI Chases. Now, at the grand age of 26, he still enjoys making celebrity appearances - and his holidays at a North Yorksire farm. Lindsay Jennings visits the racing legend. read more

• Bafta for N-E teacher

  A NORTH-EAST drama teacher has become the proud joint owner of a Bafta through her involvement in an interactive learning programme. read more

• Musicians battle it out at festival

  BRASS bands, choirs and aspiring young musicians from across the region will come together this weekend for a music festival. read more

• Recycling centre likely after wildlife concerns allayed

  PLANS for a huge expansion of a waste and recycling centre in Darlington look likely to be approved after concerns about the impact on wildlife were allayed. read more

• New boys are put to the sword

  Foster's Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League: Leadgate, who went close last season, could again be strong candidates for the championship and they maintained their promising early-season form defeating newly-promoted Burnopfield with ease on Saturday. read more

• Hopeful Dods wishing for a change of luck

  DARLINGTON-BASED Michael Dods hasn't started this season in the manner he did last but he's still been among the winners and his Son Of Thunder is an interesting runner in the Evening Gazette Handicap over a mile at Redcar this afternoon. read more

• At last we know whatever happened to the Likely Lads

  THE burning question "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" has been answered by one of the classic show's stars - but fans will never get to see it played out on screen. read more

• Robbie is junior champion

  TEENAGE tae kwon do enthusiast Robbie Bates is celebrating after becoming a junior national champion. read more

• Man killed in early morning accident on A1

  A man died in an accident which closed of a stretch of motorway near Darlington this morning. read more

• Upset? Fans are just happy the club is back in business

  Having agonisingly missed out on the play-offs by scoring three goals less than Northampton, one could reasonably expect to see bitterly disappointed fans, devastated at coming so close, yet so far from promotion. read more

• Headteacher is suspended after report

  THE headteacher of a school at the centre of Britain's first education federation has been suspended after a report revealed serious concerns about bullying, truancy and pupils' behaviour. read more

• University handed top marks in report

  A NORTH-East university has received top marks for its teaching and management. read more

• Stand-in boss says 'I'm ready'

  MARTIN Scott threw his hat in to the ring after Hartlepool's draw on Saturday by admitting he wants the manager's job. read more

• Policeman 'was prime suspect in search for Ripper hoaxer'

  THE prime suspect for a hoax that allowed the Yorkshire Ripper to carry on killing was a policeman, the man behind the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe has revealed. read more

• UK tourism chief heads north for whistlestop tour of region

  THE UK's tourism chief, Lord Colin Marshall, is to visit some of the North-East's top attractions during a whistlestop tour of the region today. read more

• Envious glances cast by Souness' underachievers

  WHEN the fixture list was drawn up at the start of the season, Newcastle's final away game at Everton always looked like pitting a Champions League contender against a side struggling to stay afloat in the wrong half of the Premiership. read more

• News in brief

  ORDER BREACHED: Harold Brown, 49, of Dunstan Close, Guisborough, on bail while waiting sentence on a charge of making threats to kill, was given a verbal warning by Teesside magistrates on Saturday for breaching a curfew order. read more

• Dinner ladies may strike over cut in working hours

  SCHOOL dinner ladies are threatening industrial action after being told they face a cut in their working hours. read more

• Murray pays tribute to boss

  ELATED chairman Bob Murray has described the satisfaction he has felt from witnessing manager Mick McCarthy re-establish Sunderland as a Premiership club, writes Paul Fraser. read more

• Champions are thwarted

  Durham Coast League: Although only one game failed to start, the remainder all finished early as rain swept down the coast. read more

• Council in pioneering quest to cut carbon dioxide levels

  A DRIVE to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in an attempt to fight climate change has taken a step forward. read more

• Ecstasy causes loss of memory say experts

  THE persistent use of ecstasy leads to a loss of everyday memory, according to researchers at a North-East university. read more

• It's easy for four-midable Brandon

  Readers Durham County League: Brandon, the only side with a 100 per cent record, made it four wins out of four with an emphatic victory over Langley Park on Saturday. read more

• Dunston finally defeated

  Albany Northern League: Dunston's quest to go unbeaten through a league season was ended when they lost their final Northern League game 2-0 at Bedlington on Saturday. read more

• Durham Diary: Why Riverside is Durham's home sweet home

  CONTINUING developments at Riverside are likely to make Durham even more reluctant to up sticks, but two remarkable hours at Stockton on Saturday provided a wonderful advert for outground cricket. read more