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2009
Articles from 11th Mar 2009
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Point-to-Point racer The Reverend lands debut victory
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
STEEPLE-CHASING should be race-horse owner Fiona Sample’s favourite event – she is a vicar after all. Read
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North East could link with Scotland to boost economy
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
SCOTTISH ministers could be forced to consider the impact of their work on the North East economy under a series of new proposals. Read
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Government Office North East prepares for fine
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
THE “incompetence and mismanagement” of North East civil servants has forced Government bosses to divert millions away from national projects, MPs claimed. Read
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Doddington Dairy create Roman inspired ice cream flavours
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
IT could tempt the pallet of Caesar himself. A new flavour ice cream has been launched to commemorate the Roman history of the North East. Read
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HMS Tireless inquest hears device may have been recycled
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
AN OXYGEN candle which erupted and killed a Wearside submariner 200m below the Arctic ice may have been recycled to cut costs, an inquest heard yesterday. Read
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St Mary's Church attacked for third time this year
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
A CHURCH has been left with a £1,500-plus bill after being hit by mindless vandals for the third time this year. Read
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Inquest begins into helicopter crash which killed North men
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
A TYNESIDE man survived a horrific helicopter crash but drowned after the vessel plunged into the Irish Sea, an inquest heard. Read
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Newcastle hockey team’s glory hunt could be cut short
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
A CASH-STRAPPED hockey club may be forced to pull the plug on its bid to bring silverware to the region. Read
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Shell garage armed gang may have struck before
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
A GANG of “extremely dangerous” armed robbers could be responsible for a number of raids across the North East. Read
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Bosses told to scrap Durham academy plans
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
EDUCATION bosses were being put under increasing pressure last night to scrap controversial plans to merge two schools into a single academy. Read
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Jail threat for Tracy Davies in tongue bite case
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
A WOMAN is facing jail for biting off a chunk of her lover’s tongue after asking for a “passionate kiss”. Read
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North East buildings to be honoured at RICS awards
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
THEY are what make our region so special. Brilliant buildings which define the North East will be honoured at an awards ceremony. Read
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Praise contines to flood in for Sir Bobby Robson
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
PRAISE and admiration continues to flood in for Sir Bobby Robson. Hundreds of people have left messages on our special “Dear Bobby” section of The Journal’s website, and many more have written in with their thoughts. Read
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Ronnie Campbell calls for John Healey to retract comments
Mar 11 2009 | Today's News
AN MP is calling on a Government minister to retract controversial comments which left Northumberland councils seething with anger. Read
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We must do better – Jonás
Mar 11 2009 | NUFC News
JONÁS Gutiérrez has admitted it is time Newcastle United’s players stopped letting people down as the Magpies go in search of a vital win at Hull City on Saturday. Read
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Michael Owen could prove crucial to survival says Hughton
Mar 11 2009 | NUFC News
CHRIS Hughton believes Michael Owen’s return to fitness can give Newcastle United a decisive advantage in the battle to avoid relegation. Read
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Hull City Res 1, Newcastle United Res 1
Mar 11 2009 | NUFC Match Reports
NEWCASTLE United Reserves were denied a fifth straight victory as Hull City snatched a 90th-minute equaliser at North Ferriby last night. Read
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Stockport County 2, Hartlepool United 1
Mar 11 2009 | Football
HARTLEPOOL manager Chris Turner felt Stockport had been there for the taking as his side slipped to defeat at Edgeley Park. Read
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Gillingham 1, Darlington 0
Mar 11 2009 | Football
THE agony is being piled on for Darlington in the cruellest fashion, a stoppage time penalty sentencing them to defeat on one of their longest journeys of what has become a heart-breaking season. Read
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Events helped more to engage with culture
Mar 11 2009 | Arts
It’s day three in our series of profiling the finalists for The Journal Culture Awards 2008, and we’re turning our attention to the category of Best Arts and Business Partnership, supported by The Sponsors Club for Arts and Business. Read
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Mslexia magazine celebrates 10th anniversary
Mar 11 2009 | Book Reviews
LAUNCHED from a run-down bedsit 10 years ago, Mslexia had high aspirations but a low budget. Read
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Fab warns of Sharks danger
Mar 11 2009 | Basketball
FABULOUS Flournoy has warned his Newcastle Eagles players not to become distracted at Sheffield Sharks tonight by their appearance in the BBL Trophy Final at the weekend. Read
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Wallsend primary school closed to repair gas leak
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
Wallsend Jubilee Community Primary will be closed to staff and children tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, to allow emergency repairs to a gas leak. Read
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Warning over lost prescription drugs
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
POLICE are warning the public about a batch of potentially dangerous prescription drugs lost in the Gateshead area. Read
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Police probe sudden death of teenager
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of a teenager. Read
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Harry Lindley murderer handed 20-year sentence
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
A CRACK-addicted thief has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of pensioner Harry Lindley. Read
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Huge cocaine seizure in Blakelaw
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
A MASSIVE haul of cocaine has been siezed by police in an area of Newcastle. Read
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Lamps damaged in South Shields park
Mar 11 2009 | Breaking News
VANDALS went on a wrecking spree in a South Shields park. Read
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Doddington Dairy create Roman inspired ice cream flavours
Mar 11 2009 | Food News & Features
IT could tempt the pallet of Caesar himself. A new flavour ice cream has been launched to commemorate the Roman history of the North East. Read
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Morwick ice cream parlour has to open longer to meet demand
Mar 11 2009 | Food News & Features
A NORTH farm’s ice cream parlour has become such a popular visitor attraction that it opened its doors six weeks early, and will now stay open seven days a week until November to meet the demand for its produce. Read
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Review: Gethsemane, Newcastle Theatre Royal
Mar 11 2009 | Latest News
PLAYWRIGHT David Hare is great at getting under the skin of current affairs. On this stage he sent up the Church of England (Racing Demon) and the legal system (Murmuring Judges). Fun was had by all. Read
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John Guy Brown makes directorial debut and exhibits paintings
Mar 11 2009 | Latest News
YOU have to admire multi-talented people who can do a bit of this and a bit of that. Retired teacher John Guy Brown is one of these, whose talents are on display in both theatre and gallery this week. Read
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Blue square conference North
Mar 11 2009 | Non-League Football
BLYTH Spartans are still looking over their shoulders in Blue Square North but if they continue to produce the form they have shown in their last three games, then relegation should be comfortably avoided. Read
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UniBond league division one
Mar 11 2009 | Non-League Football
NEWCASTLE Blue Star played their sixth game in 10 days last night and another victory – their fourth from five league fixtures – confirmed them as contenders for at least a play-off place in the UniBond League Division One North. Read
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Young is delighted to stay with Falcons
Mar 11 2009 | Newcastle Falcons
COVETED Newcastle Falcons scrum-half Micky Young has disappointed a host of chasing clubs and signed a two-year deal that should spark a mini glut of new Kingston Park contracts. Read
