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 Terms and Conditions of Use
| The acceptable usage policy for this forum. There is information about what priveledges you can expect as your post count grows, as well as ho to contact the administrator. PLEASE READ, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER. | 5 | 5 |
| Public Announcements
| When any new public news happens to the North East Forum boards, it'll be described here. Please ensure you read the AUP and the other items here before joining and posting. | 31 | 53 |
| Advertising on The North East Forum
| If you'd like to become a category advertiser and have your website listed on boards and threads (red links), please look at this information. We get 200,000+ page views per month, so our rates are very reasonable. Please post all advertising queries here also.
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| Forum Suggestions and Support
| Do you have any questions about how the North East Forum board works? Want to know how to do things? Let us know here and we'll try to answer your queries, including log-in problems. Irrelevant posts will probably be deleted.
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| Requests for New Forum Boards
| If you have a suggestion for a new section on the North East Forum, put it in here and call for members to PM admin to support it. We'll consider all suggestions, but please back up why you think it's a good idea. | 14 | 61 |
| Special Usergroups
| A section of the board to make members aware of special usergroups on the board and to allow them to request access.
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| General Discussion Forum
| You can talk about anything that doesn't fit anywhere else here. It can have a North East or County Durham theme or a wider one. Have a look around the North East Forum UK boards first though, just to make sure there isn't a better place to make your post.
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| Current Affairs and News
| A forum to discuss current affairs and news, but not Politics, that should go in the Party Politics section..
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| Your Money
| Do you want to pass on any tips about money, shares, etc. Do you have issues with your bank? Any particularly bad financial scams to look out for?..
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| Useful Forum Links
| The useful links page is designed for posting details and url of any county durham sites which may be of use to the users of this north east forum, but don't fit anywhere else.
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| Jobs
| North East Jobs. A great new board featuring daily job feeds for the North East of England. If you're looking for a job, try looking here. There's good stuff on offer..
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| Events
| A board for listing the events marked in the North East Forum Calendar and some others from RSS feeds.
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| Bishop Auckland, West Auckland and Shildon
| Anything to do with the Aucklands, or the historic railway town of Shildon. Shildon now has a spanking new railway museum and Bishop Auckland is associated with Stan Laurel as well as having had a cracking football team in the 1950's. West Auckland won the World Cup..
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| Consett, Annfield Plain and Stanley
| Any Consett/Annfield Plain/Stanley gossip goes here. A new area for those living in and around Consett in Co. Durham. The town that was famous for it's steelworks has now been completely transformed. Take note Kenneth Clarke..
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| Crook, Willington and Tow Law
| Any Crook/Willington/Tow Law gossip and information goes here. Crook Town were famous as a football team in the 50's, and Tow Law must be one of the coldest places known to man. Anything going on at the moment?.
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| Darlington and Newton Aycliffe
| Anything to do with Darlington, Aycliffe or the surrounding areas. Darlo is a Quaker town in the south of the region, famous for being at one end of the Stockton to Darlington railway. Newton Aycliffe is a newtown that has one of the biggest industrial parks in The North East..
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| Durham City and Chester le Street
| Posts concerning the historic city of Durham City and Chester-le-Street. Durham City is a fantastic place, with the Cathedral and Castle dominating the skyline for miles around. It's also a very good place to go out on the pop. Chester-le-Street, a few miles north has an excellent market and dates from Roman times..
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| Ferryhill, Chilton and Spennymoor
| Anything to do with Spennymoor, Ferryhill, Chilton or surrounding areas. These old Durham pit villages have a story or two to tell and even have their own local newspapers. Share your views and yarns here..
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| Ferryhill Athletic
| A board about the history of Ferryhill Athletic. | 6 | 37 |
| Newcastle, Tyneside and Tynedale
| The obligatory Geordie board for happenings on both sides of the River Tyne. The Toon has a UK reputation as a party city, but also has a long and colourful history. If you like your lasses scantily clad, especially during spells of severe winter weather, look no further than Newcastle.
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| Metro Centre
| The Shops in the Metro Centre in Gateshead. This is an attempt to offer a guide to the shopping centre and it's shops, organised by type. | 31 | 293 |
| Sedgefield, Fishburn and Trimdon
| What's going on in the Sedgefield, Fishburn and Trimdon areas. This is Tony Blair's constituency and the people around here tend to be fierce Labour Party supporters. Fishburn used to have a smelly Coke works, but is now a much nicer place to live..
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| Sunderland, Wearside and Weardale
| Anything at all to do with Sunderland and the Wearside area. Sunderland has recently become a city and has a fantastic sea front development overlooking the North Sea and is also home to the famous Sunderland Glassworks. Everything is painted red and white!.
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| Teesside, Hartlepool and Teesdale
| Any Tees-side, Middlesbrough, Stockton or Hartlepool gossip goes here. Also anywhere from the Tees Valley. The town that hung the French monkey now has a posh Marina and Harbour, but the people still sound like scousers. .
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| West Cornforth and Coxhoe
| Anything to do with West Cornforth, Coxhoe or surrounding areas. Doggie is famous for being asked 'Why is it called Doggie then?'. Share your views and yarns here. .
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| Other Areas of Northern England
| Any other Northern UK posts that don't quite fit in to the areas above. Also, sub-boards for Cumbria, Northumberland and North Yorkshire..
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| Cumbria and The Lake District
| north east forum uk towns : An area for discussion of Lake District items..
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| Northumberland
| north east forum uk towns : a discussion of Northumberland issues..
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| North Yorkshire
| north east forum uk towns : An area for the discussion of north yorkshire items..
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| Global Warming and Climate Change
| What do you think about Global Warming? Is it real, or just a fantasy? Let us know your thoughts here.
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| General Weather Discussion
| weather reports, weather forecast, weather station, met office, rain, rainfall, thunder, snow, hail, thunderstorm, temperature, humidity, environment, thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind, gale.
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| Pubs and Bar meals
| A place to review and recommend Pub food in north east england. Any Pubs you've had really good service? Any Pubs where the service was particularly bad for you? Too pricy? Tell us about it. There's lots of Pubs that now serve food in the North East UK and we want to know the best and worst. Give us some tips of the best watering holes and worst dives you can muster. .
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| Restaurants reviews
| Post your County Durham and North East uk restaurant reviews here. We want to know the best and worst places to eat in the North East of England. This category includes Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, American and any others you can think of..
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| Takeaways reviews
| This area to be used for takeaways in the North East and County Durham. This can include Indian, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Turkish kebabs, or even humble old fish and chip shops, etc. Please post your reviews here. If there are any dishes you particularly recommend or avoid, please let us know..
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| Hotels and Accommodation reviews
| We want to know if you have stayed anywhere nice in the North East UK region recently (or even further afield). Tell us about the hotel/guest house you stayed in - what was good or bad about it? Were the rooms clean or grotty? What about price? Location? Meals? Was the manager like Basil Fawlty? All you budding reviewers out there, now's the time to be a Hotel Critic..
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| Food, Recipes and Sweets
| The area for your favourite foods and recipes, pictures of fish and chips, your most hated things to eat, school dinner memories, horrible experiences and anything else you can think of that might fit here..
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| Ask Chompish
| A section where our popular Agony Uncle, Jetster, will answer all your questions. Chompish is an expert in Hyperbollocks and Underwater Archery, so he's well qualified to solve your problems. Give him try, i'm sure he'll fix it for you.
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| Humour and Funny Jokes
| What makes you laugh? A place to tell your funny jokes and have a laugh. There's so many jokes and senses of humour in the world that you'll find something that makes you chuckle here. If not, post something!
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| YouTube and Video clips
| Post links to your favourite YouTube clips on here, with a brief description of what the clip is about.
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| TV and Films
| For the discussion of your favourite TV programmes and maybe recommendations of the best films you've seen. Are you sick of reality TV? Should there be more of your type of TV programmes? Who is the worst actor you've ever seen and why?
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| Celebrity Chat
| Do you have your own favourite or most hated celebrity? Like it or not, everyone seems to want to be famous these days. Discuss them here.
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| Books Review
| Are there any books that you've read recently and particularly enjoyed or disliked? Was the book better than the film? Be a reviewer here and get your name up in lights.
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| Words, Number Games and Quizzes
| This is the section to put your word association games, stories or any other word or number based games or puzzles, such as Sudoku. In fact you can play Sudoku here.
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| Music
| Post about your favourite group, best singer, worst band, etc. Are you in a local band you want to promote? Post a gig guide, concert review or anything else music related. Let us know here what's going on in the North East.
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| Punk
| Spiky hair and safety pins. Everything from 70s punks like The Pistols and the Clash, through to Green Day. Pogo into here to talk about your favourite music.
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| Blues
| Howlin' from the rocking chair. If you woke up this morning and your dog was dead, write a song and sing it here.
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| Rock
| Denim and Leather. Long haired music for long haired people. Classic Rock, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock music. The folks in here probably play occasional air guitar and some may even ride motorbikes!
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| Alternative/Indie
| All jaggy and angst-ridden, this is the area for the modern day rockers who tend to have slightly dodgy haircuts. Mainly a student board I think.
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| Electronic/Dance
| Big box, little box. Those crazies who spend all night clubbing and dancing will probably like what's in here. DJs also welcome.
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| Soul
| Soul Section, including Motown and Northern Soul too.
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| Folk
| Do you wear a lot of Arran sweaters? Do you spend a lot of time with your finger in your ear? Maybe you need to be here.
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| Genealogy and Local History
| This is the place to put your family history stuff. You may be just starting out on the long obsessive route to prove you are in fact descended from Vlad the Impaler, or you may be a grizzled veteran of the Death Certificate, but all are welcome. Anything to do with the local history of County Durham and the North East of England. Facts, myths, legends, stories, questions, websites etc. If you posted about the Lambton Worm for instance, this would be where it would go.
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| Website Owners
| A board for website owners to discuss the art of website design and authoring, including SEO and moneytizing your site with Adsense
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| Computer Gaming
| Computer gaming tips, favourites, reviews, etc. Tell us about your favourite pc games, cheat codes, high scores, worst game ever bought. How do you get your pc games to run faster? Best consoles, top tips, etc, etc..
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| Electronics, tvs, hifi, mp3, mobiles, satellite etc
| Have you got a new iPod? Don't know what to do with it? Maybe you want one of the new LCD or Plasma TVs for your living room. This is the place it should go..
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| Technical Computing
| This is the forum for technical computer discussion, queries about computer hardware, problems with both hardware and software. Ask here and someone just might know the answer. Discussion of everthing relating to ADSL broadband. Which are the best or worst ISP's? Any questions? Maybe you are thinking of buying broadband but don't know diddly-squat about it. Let the broadband gurus guide you (and the people here). .
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| Tips, Sites and Software
| Use this forum to post useful computing tips, links to other useful computing sites/programs, or computing problems you may want solved. If you have had a problem with your PC, chances are someone else may be able to help you..
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| Where? When? How? Who?
| A board for finding things out. If you want to know where to buy something, who to call, where to go, when to do it, ask here. Somebody will hopefully tell you the answer you need.
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| Charities and Appeals
| This is an area for registered uk charities and fundraisers to post details of their events. Please include as much information as possible about your charity events and keep us up to date with how they are progressing.
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| Fitness and Health
| Are you a fitness freak who spends hours a day in the gym honing your magnificent physique or a couch potato, desperately trying to find the motivation to get there. Whether you are into Weight Training, Pilates, Karate, Bodybuilding, Aeorbics or any combination of these, please use this board to discuss your techniques, tips, successes or failures.
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| Disability Issues
| A board for North East/County Durham people with disabilities of any kind. Maybe you are newly disabled and are coping badly and need some advice, or just have questions you'd like to ask others. Do you have difficulty with access into local buildings or sites in County Durham? Do able-bodied people treat you differently? Can you suggest tips which may make life easier? This is your place.
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| Photography
| Keen on photography? Anxious to show it to the world? You can post it here. Maybe we'll have a best photo competition soon if we get enough photographers interested. Are there any particular areas of the North East of England that you'd like to see? It may be a personal thing, a house you used to live in, or some research for your Family History project. If you have any requests, please leave them here. Replies to the original post please.
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| Motoring, the road and Motorsport
| Most folks drive, or ride a bike, or maybe go to watch motorsport or classic cars. Had any spectacular crashes or incidents? Need to get that road rage off your chest? This is the section to discuss. We've just added a brand new sub-section devoted to specific Manufacturers/Models.
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| Cricket
| Cricket - the crack of willow and smell of linseed. The English summer game that americans don't understand at all and can't play is here. Especially satisfying at the moment is we seem to be quite good at it.
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| Cycling and Moutain Biking
| If two wheels are your thing, then this forum will be ideal for you. Are you part of a club? Do you have an event to publicise, or run a Cycling Shop? Post your stuff here.
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| Fellwalking and Rambling
| Do you like to roam the countryside, climbimg rugged mountains and hills, or just wandering country trails. Share it here. Whether you're a mountain goat or a valley shuffler, there's space for you all here. Tell us where the good pubs are!
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| Fishing and Angling
| Fishing is reckoned to be the most participated sport in the UK. Where do you fish? Have you any tips about fishing equipment? Where are the best fishing tackle shops and waters? Or maybe you prefer sea angling. Tell us here.
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| Football
| General football talk, including the lower leagues, non-league football, european etc. Come on all you women, explain the offside rule to us blokes. We need to know how it works.
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| Football Betting
| This is an area for discussing football betting and your results.
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| Sunderland AFC
| A board to discuss the football club.
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| Newcatle United FC
| A board to discuss the football club.
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| Middlesbrough FC
| A board to discuss the football club.
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| Hartlepool United FC
| A board to discuss the football club.
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| Darlington FC
| A board to discuss the football club.
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| Home and Garden
| Do you have green fingers or do you not know your hollyhocks from your lupins? Any special tips on how to make your garden grow? Maybe you just want to show off your garden by posting some photos. This is the place.
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| Golf
| Yes, the golf section is back. Where do you play? What's the best golf course you've ever played on? Have you ever met a famous golfer? Is your wife a golf widow?
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| Horse Racing
| The North East is a hotbed of Horse Racing enthusiasts, with an image of gambling the housekeeping money every week in an effort to win big. Are you a punter? Do you have a system? Tell us what you like about the Sport of Kings.
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| Other Sports and Pastimes
| north east forum uk sport : sports/pastimes/hobbies : For those of you into other stuff other than footie and cricket or any of the other sports or pastimes that don't have their own category. Ferret Racing?, Clay Pigeon Shooting perhaps?
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| Internet Bargains
| A place to post details of any bargains that are available online, so others can investigate if interested.
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| Free Private For Sale Ads
| If you have any articles that you wish to sell, you can do so by placing your free advert here. Please supply as complete a description as possible and ask that people contact you by Personal Message to further the deal.
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| Give it away!
| As the name suggests, everything advertised on Give it away! must be free - whether it's an old sofa, unwanted CDs, or even a few hours' help in the garden. Anyone interested simply replies by Private Message (PM): deal done. You must be a member of the North East Forum to participate in this scheme.
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| For Entrepreneurs
| Are you a go getter? Do you have designs on a fortune? An area for people with ideas for businesses, people who already have businesses and want to improve them. Discuss your strategies here and link the best information. What are the good and bad schemes out there? Tell us all about it.
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| Your pets and Animal welfare
| Tell us about your pets. Do you keep cats or dogs, or do you have something more exotic and unusual such as reptiles and spiders? Post your photos of them here too if you like.
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