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Tragic biker's charity appeal.
A TEENAGER killed in a motorbike smash will be laid to rest this week. The funeral of 19-yearold Conor Barton will be held at Pelton Trinity Church, in Pelton, County Durham, at 11.30am, on Friday . . .

Everything in the garden is just lovely; BLOOM HONOUR FOR GREEN-FINGERED PENSIONER.
Byline: TONY HENDERSON A PENSIONER who spent thousands of pounds on bringing floral joy to her neighbours has been honoured for her work. Audrey Cooper, 71, took on the task of beautifying the c . . .

Couple's pounds 1,000 jewellery scam; SHOPKEEPER TARGETED IN CON TRICK BY CUNNING PAIR.
Byline: GARRY WILLEY A COUPLE stole almost pounds 1,000 of jewellery after tricking a shopkeeper. Norah Dillon and her then partner travelled from Tyneside to target Joyce Anderson at her store in . . .

Cleaning up in the competition.
FORMER EastEnders favourite Michelle Collins was on Tyneside to host a special garden party. The actress, best known for her soap role as Cindy Beale, hosted the bash to promote new Daz washing po . . .

Day care closure bid.
SEVEN centres where elderly and disabled people meet up for fun and companionship look certain to be closed. Northumberland County Council plans to withdraw from directly providing day care to cut . . .

More delays.
ROADWORKS at a busy junction in Durham City are to be extended. Delays have meant the work to install traffic lights at the junction of Finchale Road and Bek Road, at the entrance to the Newton Ha . . .

Step out to keep fit.
A STAGE school led by a talented Russian dancer is extending its reach. Imperiya school, led by professional Russian dancer Ilya Andreyev, is set to open a new branch in Ponteland. The move buil . . .

THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD HAVE HAD; Revealing the deadline days deals Toon failed to clinch : Deals fall through.
Byline: LEE RYDER NEWCASTLE UNITED have emerged with the tag of transfer deadline day losers after watching a series of last-gasp deals slip through their fingers. United caretaker boss Chris Hu . . .

Dane's game to spark United; Dane's game.
Byline: LEE RYDER PETER LOVENKRANDS has revealed that Newcastle United still possess enough "Premier League quality" to win back their place in the top flight. The Danish international was Unite . . .

One year on, and crisis club United.
One year on, and crisis club United are still haunted by Keegan walk-out SPECIAL REPORT ON PAGES 54-55 . . .

The goal of coal.
FOR a period of around 500 years, the North East was possibly the most important coal exporter in the world, so states a new book, Carrying Coals to Newcastle, which tells The Story of the Tanfield . . .

Died on this day.
1910: Henri Rousseau. French painter. 1937: Baron Pierre De Coubertin. Founder of the modern Olympics. 1969: Ho Chi Minh. President of North Vietnam. 1973: J R R Tolkien. English writer, whose works . . .

Born on this day.
1726: John Howard. English philanthropist and prison reformer. The Howard League of Penal Reform was named after him. 1913: Bill Shankly (deceased). Footballer and manager, famous for his long ass . . .

Happened this day.
1666: The Great Fire of London started at Thomas Farynor's bakers shop in Pudding Lane. 1878: In Boston, Massachusetts, Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator. 1886: The Se . . .

Raid car had been stolen; POLICE APPEAL.
Byline: SOPHIE DOUGHTY THE car used in an armed raid at a supermarket had been stolen an hour earlier. Detectives are piecing together the sequence of events that led to the robbery at Asda in B . . .

Runner's ambition.
A TYNESIDE man is preparing to compete in the Great North Run to raise funds for epilepsy research. Kevin Elliott, of Kenton, Newcastle, will take part to raise vital funds for Epilepsy Action. . . .

Royal thank-you.
PRINCE Charles is to visit Seaton Delaval Hall as a decision nears on whether it will be acquired by the National Trust. The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall will be at the 18th Century hall on . . .

Damage that has no end; YOUR SHOUT.
HOW much more damage can this Government cause to this country? Everything Gordon Brown touches spells disaster for the nation, even when he tells the truth, no-one believes him. Who knows what pa . . .

The dead can't be pardoned; YOUR SHOUT.
IT IS rather unfortunate to read a reader's letter (by ANON, of course...) supposedly about progress, but really all about the past in some sort of glorious imperial or splendid isolationist past. . . .

Glad the Scots stood up to US; YOUR SHOUT.
IN RESPONSE to PG of Killingworth, (and others), who refer to Gordon Brown as "unelected", he is not unelected. We, the people, vote for a constituency MP who forms part of the government of the d . . .

Lessons were a load of rubbish.
MUSIC lessons for pupils at a Sunderland school were a load of old rubbish back in 1972. But pupils were perfectly happy with the situation after teacher Mr Peter Monk devised an instrument made o . . .

Reader's poem.
WORDS Shooting and stabbing, thug after thug after thug, Cannabis and coke, drug after drug after drug, Deception and debt, mug after mug after mug, Joy and grief, hug after hug after hug, Flu and d . . .

WE ARE looking for someone [...].
WE ARE looking for someone who attended St Oswald's RC School, Wrekenton, about 1957 and knew a William Jukes, a pupil at that time. If you can remember William, please get in touch with his broth . . .

Stop blaming the council; YOUR SHOUT.
SATURDAY'S Evening Chronicle included a story about the resurfacing of a road in Jesmond by the council. Some resident had left their car in the street blocking the work from being finished. The . . .

Flying visit puts PM in the picture; YOUR SHOUT.
IN A knee-jerk reaction to political pressure, Gordon Brown does a flying visit to Helmand Province and announces he will supply the soldiers with better equipment to make them safer from roadside b . . .

I don't think any government [...].
I don't think any government would want to rock the boat by denying pensioners their free "bus travel I AM incensed when I view football on TV when these idiots bang away on drums. I have to turn th . . .

New boy Dunne is Stiliyan's Pet.
SKIPPER Stiliyan Petrov believes Aston Villa will be signing "a true leader" when they formally complete the signing of Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne today on a four-year contract in a pound . . .

Toon still haunted by Kev quit saga; One year to the day since Keegan walked away from the United job, club is no near to the st
Byline: LEE RYDER TWELVE months to the day since Kevin Keegan decided he had had enough, LEE RYDER assesses whether there is any light at the end of a dark tunnel for United fans ONE YEAR on from . . .

Rafa reported; SOCCER In Brief.
LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has been charged with improper conduct following comments made after their opening-weekend defeat to Tottenham, the Football Association have confirmed. Benitez wa . . .

Dunston joy.
DUNSTON UTS moved into eighth position in the Skilltrainingltd Northern League First Division when two second-half goals earned them victory in the local derby at Ryton. Calvin Smith, signed last . . .

We're Gunner go and appeal; SOCCER In Brief.
ARSENAL will analyse the reasoning behind UEFA's decision to hand striker Eduardo a two-match European ban for diving to win a penalty against Celtic in a Champions League qualifier before deciding . . .

When in Rome; SOCCER In Brief.
CLAUDIO RANIERI is set to be unveiled as the new coach of Roma today. The former Juventus and Chelsea tactician will replace Luciano Spalletti, who resigned yesterday. The Rome-born Ranieri is s . . .

We must perform to keep critics at bay.
Byline: LEE RYDER CARETAKER BOSS Chris Hughton has warned his side that only performances will keep away the critics at St James's Park. Many fans fear that Newcastle United's rise to the top of . . .

Boys are closing exam gender gap; FORMER HEADTEACHER PRAISES ACHIEVEMENTS.
Byline: NICOLA JUNCAR CHANGES to the exam system mean boys are catching up with girls, according to a former North East headteacher. John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of Sch . . .

Welcoming new citizens.
NEW Tynesiders from countries all over the world were due to pledge their allegiance to Britain at an event today. People living in North Tyneside arrived in the area from countries as far a field . . .

FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
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IN MEMORIAM.(Obituary)
TURNER (Gateshead). Mam, no words I write will ever say, how much I miss you every day, no longer in my life to share, but in my heart you're always there, dearly loved and always missed, Brian. W . . .

Girl's death; World Tonight.
SEVERAL former partners of a man believed to have murdered his partner's daughter and then killed himself have come forward to help detectives, police revealed today. Nine-year-old Stacey Lawrence . . .

Prison call; World Tonight.
PRISON officers should be educated to degree level to help reduce inmate reoffending, a prison reform campaigner said today. The Howard League for Penal Reform said the eight weeks of training for o . . .

Brown denies bomber 'double deal'.
GORDON Brown denied "double dealing" over the Lockerbie row today after it emerged he had privately backed the bomber's release. The Prime Minister insisted the final decision to free Abdelbaset A . . .

Loving, caring and full life - it's just so sad; LOVED ONES TELL OF THEIR AGONY OVER STUDENT'S MURDER.
Byline: SOPHIE DOUGHTY LOVED ones of tragic student Joseph Cook today told of the caring lad cruelly murdered in a bungled burglary. The 20-year-old was found dead in his student digs in Leeds a . . .

Hard work for Durham.
DURHAM were in no rush to hammer home their advantage in the top-of-the-table clash with Somerset as they made hard work of building a firstinnings lead against Somerset. Durham scored just 31 run . . .

TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY TIMELINE.(Chronology)
8:00 Benfica confirm midfielder Hassan Yebda will spend the rest of this season on loan at Portsmouth. 10:00 Egyptian club Zamalek reject a bid by Portsmouth to take ex-Wigan forward Amr Zaki on l . . .

THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD HAVE HAD; Revealing the deadline day deals Toon failed to clinch: Deals fall through.
Byline: LEE RYDER NEWCASTLE UNITED have emerged with the tag of transfer deadline day losers after watching a series of last-gasp deals slip through their fingers. United caretaker boss Chris Hu . . .

One year on, and crisis club United are still haunted by Keegan walk-out.
SPECIAL REPORT ON PAGES 54-55 . . .

Feast of events.
A RECORD-breaking array of attractions has been lined up for heritage fans later this month. The Heritage Open Days (Hods) event in the North East will run from September 10 to 13 with free access . . .

Soldiers want to stay in war zone.
TWO girl soldiers are reluctantly coming home from the front line of Afghanistan. The pair say they don't want to leave Helmand Province because they have a boyfriend and a brother ready to join t . . .

School all set for its 100th birthday; CLASSES AT THE HEART OF A COMMUNITY FOR A CENTURY.
Byline: KATY SIMPSON IT HOLDS cherished memories for generations of families in Newcastle's West End. And now this Benwell school is getting the celebration it deserves, with plans under way to . . .

Final run for cricket umpire.
declared the end of innings running into nearly six decades. The contribution of year-old Mick McLean his beloved sport recognised last week when he was awarded NatWest OSCA certificate to mark hi . . .