Jason Kennedy is distraught as he misses the penalty which condemned Darlington to play-off defeat at Rochdale today. Darlington agonisingly went down 5-4 on spot-kicks after a pulsating game.
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Police hunt armed robbers 12:31pm today POLICE are hunting armed robbers who threatened a man with a gun in North Yorkshire.
Kanu wins FA Cup for Pompey 4:37pm Saturday 17th May PORTSMOUTH 1 CARDIFF 0
NWANKWO Kanu was the toast of the south coast as his first-half strike earned Portsmouth a first FA Cup triumph since 1939.
The reel thing9:38am Sat 17 May 08 The Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle has been
restored to its art deco splendour in a £6.75m
scheme. And, as Steve Pratt discovers, it is
destined to do more than just show films.
MIKE Leigh's new film, Happy-Go-Lucky, is playing silently on the big
screen in the art deco Classic
auditorium. Gigantic bags of
popcorn are stacked up against the
wall. Painters put the finishing touches to wall and
ceiling decorations. And chief executive Mark
Dobson sits talking pictures on one of the
handmade Italian leather sofas newly-installed in
the circle.
Postscript8:27am Fri 16 May 08 It was announced this week 37 Post Offices across the
region will close between July and September. Owen
Amos visited one of them, in Simpasture, Newton
Aycliffe, to see what will be lost
CHERYL Clark's Post Office name badge
is clipped - the wrong way round - to a
grey teddy bear behind the counter.
£1.65m will help process industry’s rise in Europe8:24am Sat 17 May 08 THE North-East's process industry
has taken another step towards
its target of increasing by
50 per cent by 2015 with a £1.65m
grant.
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