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  1. Mike Ashley: Who is the founder of Sports Direct?published at 09:48 British Summer Time 20 September 2022

    Mr Ashley has been one of the High Street's most prominent and colourful figures since founding the firm.

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  2. Pools sign ex-Rams goalkeeper Mitchellpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Hartlepool United sign goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell on a permanent but undisclosed-terms deal, after his Derby exit.

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  3. Delayed 2019-20 accounts to be releasedpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

  4. Outrage over basketball court demolitionpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Locals fear the area could become a magnet for anti-social behaviour if the court is not replaced.

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  5. 'Teesside Tornado' breezes to Olympic relay silverpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Stockton sprinter Richard Kilty claimed a silver in the men's 4x100m relay at the Tokyo Olympics.

    However, he very nearly went one better as the team, including Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, were pipped to the gold by Italy by one hundredth of a second.

    4/100m Men win silver medal - Richard Kilty (second left)Image source, PA Media

    Mitchell-Blake, who anchored GB to world gold in 2017, was overhauled right on the line by Filippo Tortu as the Italians snatched victory.

    Baton handover for Richard KiltyImage source, Reuters

    Kilty consoled Mitchell-Blake after the race saying "this is a team...he brought us home in incredible style".

    "We're Olympic silver medallists, we went out to win it but this is unity and when we're old and retired we'll look back on tonight as one of the best moments of our lives."

    Kilty consoles Mitchell-Blake after the raceImage source, PA Media

  6. Teacher banned after Grindr sex acts with boy, 14published at 14:46 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    A conduct panel says Matthew Sides "neglected his duty" to ensure the boy's claim to be 16 was true.

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  7. Workers out knocking on door to drive up Covid jab ratespublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Government staff are out and about across South Shields to try to persuade people to have a Covid vaccination.

    The 25 government workers will spend Friday and the weekend knocking on doors across areas of South Tyneside where take-up is lower than average.

    Two members of a government team knock on door of house

    They are looking to contact younger people aged 18 to 29 years old and working-age men.

    Four members of Covid jab team knocking on doors

    It's part of the government's package of "enhanced measures" for the area and it's expected more teams could soon be going out knocking on doors in Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

  8. Funding to help sexual violence victimspublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Almost 拢50,000 of funding has been secured to help victims of sexual violence.

    The money from NHS England will also pay for training of charity workers helping affected women.

    Figures from the Office for National Statistics shows the Cleveland police area has the third highest rate of serious rape and sexual assault per 100,000 population across England and Wales.

    The money will be used by charities A Way Out and ARCH Teesside, to increase understanding of sexual violence and also fund pre-trial therapy training which will mean victims can get therapy and support before cases go to court.

    Close-up picture of a woman's hands holding a tissueImage source, Getty Images

    The biggest share of the money - 拢28,000 - will go to A Way Out's Blossom Project which helps support vulnerable young women aged 13 to 25, as well as survivors of sexual assault and abuse.

    Cleveland's Police and Crime Commissioner Steve Turner said: 鈥淚t is totally unacceptable that an estimated 5,101 of women in Cleveland experienced sexual assault and attempted sexual assault last year.

    鈥淭his funding will will help us better understand the breadth of sexual violence in Cleveland so we can target resources better in future.鈥

  9. Club concerns over pitchside interviewspublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Premier League clubs are concerned that outside TV interviews will be disrupted by fans this season.

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  10. Who do the Magpies face in August?published at 12:35 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

  11. Leisure plans for Stockton attract criticismpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 6 August 2021


    Alex Metcalfe

    Plans to demolish a shopping centre and replace it with a park, offices and a 拢15m "leisure hub" have been criticised.

    Under the plans Stockton's Castlegate Shopping Centre would be shut and replaced with a waterfront urban park, offices and the leisure hub created, with work potentially starting early next year.

    Artists impression of how Stockton-on-Tees Riverside will lookImage source, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

    They would see the Splash centre, which opened in 2001 and was refurbished eight years later, replaced with a new centre featuring a pool, gym and studios, closer to Stockton's High Street.

    But Conservative group leader Tony Riordan said he believed the plan to replace the Church Road leisure centre 鈥渂eggared belief鈥.

    The opposition leader said: 鈥淭he facility is only 20 years old, it has had a substantial upgrade a number of years ago, however we鈥檙e now told it needs 拢5m spent on it in a couple of years鈥 time, so it鈥檚 better to build a new one at 拢15m."

    Splash centre, Stockton-on-Tees

    Labour leader Bob Cook said: 鈥淪plash is in need of millions of pounds worth of maintenance and repairs and it鈥檚 pretty clear why we鈥檝e decided to do what we鈥檙e doing, and why our plans to step in and make badly-needed changes in our town centres are getting so much positive national attention.鈥

    Plans for the waterfront park will go to the vote at Stockton Council鈥檚 planning committee on Monday.

  12. Pitch left 'like toilet' after travellers' visitpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    The group was evicted last weekend after setting up camp on a field adjoining Cowgate Sports Club.

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  13. Swansea sign ex-Robin Paterson on freepublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Swansea City sign former Bristol City attacking midfielder Jamie Paterson on a free transfer.

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  14. Student lands bronze medal in hockey winpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 6 August 2021

    Team GB have claimed bronze in the women's hockey at Tokyo 2020 with a thrilling 4-3 victory over India - and one of those medals will be returning to the region.

    Defender Fiona Crackles from Kirkby Lonsdale is a student at Durham University.

    Fiona Crackles embraces Sarah Jones after winning bronzeImage source, Reuters

    The team came from behind to defeat India 4-3.

    It's the first time ever Team GB鈥檚 men or women have recorded three successive medals at the Olympic Games.

    Gareth Weaver-Tyler, who's head of hockey at Durham University, said: "It's huge for the squad and for Fiona who entered the programme less than a year ago and here she is with an Olympic bronze medal.

    "For the sport to have done that at three consecutive Olympics in phenomenal."

    Fiona Crackles in action during the bronze winning match against IndiaImage source, Reuters

    Mr Weaver-Tyler added: "Fiona has grown immensely from an attacking perspective. She's always been an attack-minded defender and throughout the Olympics she's had to play a more attacking role.

    "She wants to be better all the time and has grown throughout the tournament, she's a confident and hard-working individual."

  15. Ryanair opens new base at Newcastle Airportpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Two aircraft will be based at Newcastle Airport from March 2022 as Ryanair increases its routes.

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  16. Crawley sign French stopper Francillettepublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Crawley sign French defender Ludwig Francillette following his release by Premier League side Newcastle United.

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  17. Durham beat Lancs to go second in grouppublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Durham beat Lancashire to go second in One-Day Cup Group Two as rain hits both games in Group One.

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  18. Santa impersonator sentenced for sexual assaultspublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Raymond Finn was given a suspended jail sentence for assaulting the two women while in costume.

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  19. Hartlepool sign Millwall's Burey on loanpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    League Two newcomers Hartlepool United sign Millwall winger Tyler Burey on loan until January 2022.

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  20. Boro sign Argentine midfielder Payeropublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 5 August 2021

    Middlesbrough sign Argentine midfielder Martin Payero for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

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