Billingham, England News

Renowned sportsman Graeme Scarratt hopes he has spotted a gap in the market by publishing the first in a possible series of beginners' guides to different sports.

Two years ago he was the richest businessman on Dragons' Den, with an estimated fortune of 430million that put him comfortably among Britain's top 1,000 earners and with a string of hopefuls begging him to invest in their ideas.

Gary, who is an assistant referee in the Premier League, has been selected by FA chiefs to be part of the officials team for Saturday's FA Cup at Wembley.

THE Cleveland Police helicopter was called out to a string of incidents in the last month including car chases, finding missing people and a report of suspected burglars that proved to be a false alarm.

DRIVING licence chiefs have apologised after Hartlepool magistrates fined a pensioner 200 for an offence four years after she died.

Two crews from Stranton Fire Station, along with one from Stockton and the emergency tender, were called to Marina Way, in Hartlepool, after a Vauxhall Corsa had veered off the road.