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Memories of steel industry on film released

4:13pm Wednesday 20th February 2013

A RARE collection of films documenting the North-East’s industrial heritage has been released.

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War hero Woodbine Willie is honoured

1:49pm Friday 15th February 2013

A PLAQUE to honour a courageous First World War chaplain and poet called Woodbine Willie has been unveiled.

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Memories of a hungry schoolboy

1:24pm Monday 4th February 2013

THE front cover of Memories 110 showed Second World War airmen queuing in Feethams, Darlington, to enter the British Restaurant – a state-run dining experience which accepted ration coupons.

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Filling in gaps at school

1:21pm Monday 4th February 2013

MIKE MATSON, who was among the 1951 intake at the Stockton-on- Tees Grammar School, was vaguely aware that one of his grandfathers had attended the same school in the 1890s when it was called the Blue Coat School.

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Years gone by

1:18pm Monday 4th February 2013

MEMORIES 110 featured a book signed by Count Boruwlaski, the diminutive figure who is one of the most famous and colourful characters in Durham City’s past.

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A man’s shed is his castle

2:59pm Monday 28th January 2013

A MAN’S relationship with his shed or his attic is an extremely special one.

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No sign of wartime rivalry

2:54pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

THE Dad’s Army TV series made much of the rivalry between the ARP (Air Raid Precautions) service and the Home Guard during the Second World War.

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Beginning of a golden era

2:25pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

THE weather is not yet right for cricket, but this rare picture of Darlington Cricket Club takes us back to the days of blazers, moustaches, trilbies and walking canes.

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Plane parts appeal

2:05pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

ON A similar theme, at 8.49pm on January 13 – last Sunday – a hardy group of souls gathered at the scene in Darlington where, 68 years ago, Pilot Officer William McMullen crashed his bomber into farmland, killing himself, but sparing the residents in the nearby houses.

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Let digging begin

2:03pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

AFTER a week of digging, archaeologists said yesterday that the departing British may not, after all, have buried 124 unwanted Spitfire planes in the jungle of Burma at the end of the Second World War.

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Shopping for piece of history

11:36am Thursday 10th January 2013

THE contents of one of the North-East’s oldest and most traditional village grocery shops are to be auctioned on Saturday.

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A weird little wonder...

3:20pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013

ROLL UP! Roll up!

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Darlington woman behind hunt for grave of Richard III

7:00am Thursday 13th September 2012

A WOMAN from the region has played a key role in what could turn out to be one of the greatest archaeological finds of the decade.

Museum buys symbol of Richard III

11:05am Thursday 13th September 2012

AS archaeologists celebrated the discovery of what could be the body of Richard III, a museum in the long-dead king’s favourite county had its own reason to be cheerful.

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Heritage railway plans anniversary celebration

10:46am Thursday 23rd August 2012

A HERITAGE railway which carries more passengers than any other in the UK is preparing to mark its 40th anniversary with a series of events to mark its development.

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Revealed: The Gospels’ return

8:00am Monday 2nd July 2012

DETAILS of the Lindisfarne Gospels’ return to the North- East will be revealed today.

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Descendants’ tribute to soldier killed in battle

8:00am Monday 2nd July 2012

A SOLDIER who died in a battle at Flanders, in Belgium, in 1917, was honoured by a large number of his grandchildren and other relatives when they gathered at the weekend.

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Musicians team up to remember pit disaster

8:00am Monday 2nd July 2012

FOLK musicians have teamed up to create a musical marking the anniversary of a North-East pit disaster.

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Was innocent man hanged?

2:18pm Monday 11th June 2012

In 1938 a young man was hanged after being found guilty of carrying out the ultimate revenge on the man who sacked him by raping and murdering his wife. But true crime writer John J Eddleston thinks there may have been a miscarriage of justice.

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Valet who perished with millionaire in Titanic

8:00am Thursday 12th April 2012

NEW light has been shed on why a millionaire playboy may have turned down a place on a Titanic lifeboat.

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13th Century coins haul dug up on farmland

8:00am Thursday 12th April 2012

A HAUL of coins dating back to the 13th Century has been discovered on a farm in the region. Amber’s Digs, a metal detector group, made the discovery while searching land at Sutton Bank, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, on Good Friday.

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WT Stead: Sensationalist or a saint?

4:08pm Tuesday 10th April 2012

Today, The Northern Echo launches an investigation into modern child exploitation as a tribute to a former editor, WT Stead, who died on the Titanic. Chris Lloyd sets the scene by telling of Stead’s campaign.

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On borrowed time to save Britain's oldest settlement

4:50pm Wednesday 28th March 2012

Archaeologists from North Yorkshire are racing against the clock to save Britain’s oldest settlement, a mysterious Stone Age site called Star Carr. Emily Flanagan meets some of those tasked with protecting its treasures.

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Towns gather to recall dark day in mining history

8:00am Friday 17th February 2012

Two County Durham communities came together yesterday to remember the mining disasters that devastated the lives of hundreds of families. Catherine Priestley reports.

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Miscarriage most foul

2:27pm Thursday 16th February 2012

A man hanged for the brutal murder of a colliery cashier on Tyneside 102 years ago may, in fact, have been the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice, according to a new book. Its author, John J Eddleston, talks to Andy White.

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Revealing our train whinges of the past

12:06pm Wednesday 15th February 2012

IT may seem like a modern phenomenon – but complaints about Britain’s railways are nothing new.

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A man for our own times

2:40pm Tuesday 31st January 2012

John Bright, who was the MP for Durham from 1943 to 1947, was one of the leading politicians of his generation. Admirer and biographer Bill Cash MP, explains why.

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Study to put town's historic suburbs in spotlight

8:00am Monday 16th January 2012

PARTS of a North-East town have been chosen for a new pilot research project to examine the importance of historic suburbs.

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Around Europe in 1920s Delage DI Series 5

4:06pm Friday 16th December 2011

WHEN Jim Merrington bought a four-seater vintage car so he could take grandchildren for a drive, he had no idea how his life was about to change.

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Memories of a steel town

3:48pm Monday 5th September 2011

A history book examining the relationship between the steel industry, the pits and the railways has been published by a former Consett steelworker. Gavin Havery met Garry O’Hagan, author of The Conside Trilogy.

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700 walkers take part in ancient tradition

8:00am Thursday 25th August 2011

HUNDREDS of people gathered yesterday to take part in a historic walk which dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

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'Mystery' sapphire ring is jewel in museum's collection

8:20am Thursday 28th July 2011

A SAPPHIRE ring, possibly once worn by a king, queen or ancient tribal chieftain, has found a new home – after being lost to the world for centuries.

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Railway lovers on track for a treat

8:10am Thursday 28th July 2011

RAILWAY enthusiasts are in line for a rare treat, with the first joint venture between two of the region’s leading attractions.

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Long-lost relatives meet for first time

9:47am Wednesday 6th July 2011

IT began as a local history project – but culminated in a family reunion for relatives who previously hadn’t even known each other existed.

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Effort to restore locomotive used in Churchill funeral

9:39am Monday 31st January 2011

A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to restore a locomotive which hauled Winston Churchill’s funeral train, in time for the 50th anniversary of his death.

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New set of wheels keeps steam engine project on track

9:46am Monday 10th January 2011

New set of wheels keeps steam engine project on track RAIL enthusiasts building a replica of a historic North-East steam locomotive have unveiled the first major piece of the project.

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Grant to help put autocar back on track

9:22am Thursday 30th December 2010

ENTHUSIASTS have been awarded a £20,000 grant towards the restoration of a historic electric autocar once used as a holiday home.

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Dirty growlers celebrate milestone

6:19pm Wednesday 27th October 2010

IT may not have the romance and glamour of steam, but this month, diesel is 50 years old.

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Weekend celebrations for Class 37 diesels

10:24am Friday 15th October 2010

A RESTORED railway engine has travelled to the region to mark the 50th anniversary of a class of diesel engines.

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Tornado tales are published

10:26am Friday 15th October 2010

A NEW book about Tornado, the first main line steam locomotive to be built in Britain for half a century, has been published.

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The station master

5:50pm Tuesday 26th October 2010

Here is the story of a station that has it all: sex, railways, royalty, racehorses and even a little football – what more could you possibly want? It is the story of Broomielaw, which is a racehorse owned by Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Building on solid platform

9:51am Saturday 11th September 2010

When Locomotion, The National Railway Museum, opened in Shildon in 2004, the millionth visitor was on track to arrive later this decade. But the magic number arrived yesterday, ahead of schedule. Helen Smithson reports.

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TV star appears at steam gala

8:44am Friday 10th September 2010

A STAR of the classic children’s television series The Railway Children has arrived in the region ahead of another starring role – in a steam gala.

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Bishop blesses steam tribute to vicar

9:00am Saturday 28th August 2010

A MEMORIAL engine named after a former bishop and railway fan has carried 70 vicars across the North York Moors after a £600,000 refit.

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The pit, pain and pictures

11:41am Wednesday 23rd June 2010

Twenty-six years ago thousands of pitmen went on strike the length and breadth of the country – fighting for their jobs and their communities. They were branded the Enemy Within by the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher.

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