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Me and My Pet

AMY Fair of Stokesley is racecourse manager for Redcar Racecourse. Here she tells us about her pet. What pets do you have? I have one black greyhound. I used to have a grey horse called Cheers but couldn't give him enough attention and work at the same time so he now lives with a friend in Rutland. What is she called and why?

Sailing Success for Aaron ; Sailing

YOUNG Stockton yachtsman Aaron White left his rivals trailing in his wake to win the North-east Youth Traveller Series. The 13-year-old steered to top spot from 45 young sailors who took part in the six-

Shining Season

NUNTHORPE Athletic Girls have had an excellent season after getting off to a great start by winning eight matches in a row. But it was the last game of the first half of the season that proved their hardest.

Players Have United Spirit

STUDENTS from countries as far away as Ghana and Equatorial Guinea put their best feet forward in an international football tournament. The day-long five-a-side tournament in Stockton was organised by TTE Training Group in response to a request from its students.

Fun at Camp

Battling Hard in Contest

MIDDLETON Rangers Under-14s travelled across the North Yorkshire Moors to Settle to compete in an end-of-season tournament. Middleton found themselves in a round robin group of five teams. They started slowly with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Pannal Panthers, followed by a tight goal-less draw with Kendal.

Pick of the Day

Casualty (8.55pm) Conclusion. Alice is convinced of Curtis's innocence as Tess's realisation the Malones were involved with Tony's murder leads to violence in the department. Last in the series. BBC Proms 2009 (7.30pm) John Wilson and a hand-picked orchestra perform music from The Wizard of Oz, Gigi and Singin' in the Rain, celebrating 75 years of MGM musicals.

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After 22 Years the Final Dinner Bell Rings for Catherine ; Looking Back On Happy School Service

WHEN Catherine Jackson took a job at her local primary school she believed she would only be there for two weeks. But 22 years later, the popular dinner lady has finally waved goodbye to St Joseph's Primary School in Norton.

Team Is On the Lookout for Talent

ST JOHN'S Junior Sports Club Under-11s are looking for some new players to play in all positions to strengthen their team for the coming season. St John's are a charter standard club and play in the TJFA Sunday morning league.

We're World Champions! ; Heroic Cali Girls Trounce Best of Pros

CALIFORNIA Girls' long wait for the Umbro International Cup paid off when they were crowned World Umbro Champions, beating some of the world's best teams to take the coveted title. The girls were pumped up, despite having to set off for Manchester in the early hours of the morning.

Name Game for Football Ground

GUISBOROUGH Town Football Club is launching an exciting new competition in August which invites supporters and people from the local community to name the grandstand at the club's ground. Costing just pounds 10 per ticket entry, (multiple entries accepted) each entry is placed in a sealed, unnamed envelope with the winner of the prize being drawn on the October 15 at the annual Guisborough Town Club dinner.

Triples Take a Team to Second ; Table Tennis

WITH hat-tricks from Andy Wilson, Karina Lefevre and Paul Smith, Ormesby A improved their prospects of honours in the First Division of the Cleveland and District Summer Table Tennis League when they defeated Nunthorpe A by 10-0. One could have expected hat-tricks from Wilson and Lefevre, but the three wins from 13-year-old Paul Smith could not have been anticipated. Smith opened by beating Nunthorpe"s star defender Mike Fenby at 11-4 in the fourth and followed this up with straight wins over...

Harrison Takes an Easy Win at Finals ; Bowls

THE finals of the Cleveland County competitions were due to be held at Thornaby and Grayfields but due to flooded greens they were transferred at short notice to Ropner Park. The men's four bowl singles title was won by Paul Harrison who had a comfortable 21-6 win over Bill Shand.

Lucy Set for Canadian Waters

KAYAKING queen Lucy Gardener will be heading to Canada this August to represent Great Britain in the Paddle-Ability Sprint Squad. Lucy will be competing in the 200m Sprint kayaking event on flatwater.

Accolade Is a Big Kick!

INSPIRATIONAL youngster Catherine Trainor couldn't have made her parents more proud. The North Ormesby kick-boxing star has been featured in the Evening Gazette for her success in the sport, and now has the honour of being nominated for a Young Community Champion Award, sponsored by Middlesbrough College.

Obituary: Tom Coltman

TOM COLTMAN, of Park End, died on July 16, aged 86, after battling a long illness. During the war Tom was conscripted to work in the coal mines for four years as a Bevin Boy.

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