Dec
2012
Articles from 10th Dec 2012
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Lynemouth area awarded £1m in Big Lottery funding
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A CLUSTER of villages in the shadow of the doomed, 500-job Alcan aluminum smelter have been given a £1m funding boost aimed at helping transform their fortunes. Read
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Millionaire Brian Burnie sells second home to aid Daft as a Brush charity
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A MILLIONAIRE philanthropist who plunged millions from the sale of his estate into helping cancer patients has repeated history to help the charity grow. Read
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Newcastle United players turn up at Junior Magpies' Christmas Party
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of young Newcastle United fans were given an early Christmas present at the weekend when they got the chance to meet their heroes. Read
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Jesmond Dene path work to get under way soon
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A CITY leader has promised repair work will begin "shortly" on footpaths in a historic park damaged during the recent wet weather. Read
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Wooler firm help visitors view York Minster's stained glass windows
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
STAINED glass windows at one of the country's most visited churches are being brought down to Earth thanks to the work of a North East company. Read
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Freddy Shepherd's La Sagesse plans get the nod after 'token' changes
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is set to get the go-ahead for a housing development on a former school in the city, despite being accused of carrying out "token" changes to his proposals. Read
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Charity in warning over winter crisis for North East folk
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
VULNERABLE elderly people and families across the North East are facing a winter of desperation as rising fuel prices and the recession create the perfect storm of rising fuel poverty, a leading charity last night said. Read
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Newcastle's Grand Hotel set for £2.5m upgrade
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A £2.5m cash investment will help refurbish an historic city centre hotel and provide student housing. Read
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Morpeth cafe owner produces naked calendar to raise cancer funds
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
CAFE owner Noreen Lyall had no choice but to grin and bare it when she decided to organise a naughty naked calendar for charity. Read
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CBE for North East nurse and academic
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A NURSE and academic who has dedicated her life to the development of nursing both here and abroad has been made a CBE by the Queen. Read
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Woman, 52, is killed in A69 pile-up near Hexham
Dec 10 2012 | Today's News
A WOMAN was killed during a three-vehicle pile-up that closed the A69 for more than four hours and sparked a police investigation. Read
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Vurnon Anita's debt to Martin Jol
Dec 10 2012 | NUFC News
MARK Douglas learns about Dutch midfielder Vurnon Anita's debt to Martin Jol - the man who helped shape his career in Amsterdam. Read
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'Davide Santon has really grown up with NUFC'
Dec 10 2012 | NUFC News
THE last time Newcastle United visited Fulham, in January, Davide Santon looked like a little boy lost. Read
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NUFC boss Alan Pardew hints he'll be busy in January
Dec 10 2012 | NUFC News
HAVING re-evaluated his approach to managing Newcastle United, Alan Pardew will receive the money he wants to make further changes in January. Read
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Berwick Rangers 1 Peterhead 1
Dec 10 2012 | Football
BERWICK Rangers remain three points adrift of the play-off places locked on the fringe with Peterhead following the draw at Shielfield Park after failing again to break the December hoodoo. Read
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Hartlepool United 0 Stevenage Borough FC 2
Dec 10 2012 | Football
THERE are signs of improvement and intent within the Hartlepool United squad - but outcomes remain the same. Read
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Peterborough United 2 Middlesbrough FC 3
Dec 10 2012 | Football
MIDDLESBROUGH fans were put through the emotional wringer as the Teessiders squandered a two-goal lead before dramatically earning victory at rock-bottom Peterborough. Read
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Carlisle United 1 Sheffield United 3
Dec 10 2012 | Football
CARLISLE United are facing a crisis of their own making full in the face as they continue to ship goals and lose games with barely a whimper in response. Read
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Record fields at Hartlepool despite muddy conditions
Dec 10 2012 | Athletics News
DESPITE the extremely muddy conditions, there were record fields in both the senior events at Saturday’s 107th North Eastern Counties AA Cross Country Championships at Summerhill Country Park, Hartlepool. Read
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Flute-playing rocker on bill at Christmas cathedral gig
Dec 10 2012 | Music
ATTUNED to organs and choristers, a cathedral will resound to a different beat this week, says David Whetstone. Read
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Only two rounds to complete on debut for Chris Paisley
Dec 10 2012 | Golf
CHRIS Paisley could have been excused for thinking he was back playing a two-round weekend county amateur event yesterday rather than completing his first appearance as a European Tour player. Read
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Newcastle Eagles dig deep to secure vital win at Plymouth Raiders
Dec 10 2012 | Basketball
NEWCASTLE Eagles have built an indomitable spirit ever since Fab Flournoy took the reins, and while personnel has changed down the years, this particular quality has never been diluted – as evidenced by a terrific success at Plymouth Raiders last night. Read
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Cambridge United 3 Gateshead FC 0
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
GATESHEAD had a day to forget at Cambridge United and have dropped to 14th in the Blue Square Bet Premier, their lowest placing of the season. Read
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Marine 5 Blyth Spartans 1
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
YOUTHFUL Blyth offered hope for the future despite a five-goal hiding against Marine. Read
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FA Carlsberg Vase/EBAC Northern League
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
AT least four sides from the Ebac Northern League are through to the last 32 of the FA Carlsberg Vase. Read
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Whitley Bay 6 Causeway United 0
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
IAN Chandler believes that his players are "hungry enough" to lift the FA Vase for the fourth time in five years. Read
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Northern Alliance League
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
BIRTLEY Saint Joseph’s striker Damien Stevens may have to invest in a bigger mantelpiece. Read
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Wearside League
Dec 10 2012 | Non-League Football
TWO goals in the last 10 minutes earned Prudhoe Town their place in the next round of the Wearside League Cup. Read
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Official rulings infuriate Falcons: Newport 10 Newcastle Falcons 26
Dec 10 2012 | Newcastle Falcons
DEAN Richards highlighted Newcastle Falcons' failure to adapt to the referee as one of the overwhelming reasons for Saturday's sluggish victory over semi-professional opposition. Read
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Labour U-turn is slammed in row over Northumberland free parking
Dec 10 2012 | Northumberland County News
LABOUR councillors have been accused of acting irresponsibly as a war of words continues over a Christmas parking offer in Northumberland. Read
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Victim’s father angry at killer’s bid for freedom
Dec 10 2012 | Berwick News
THE father of a murdered woman has spoken of his anger as her killer reportedly plans a third bid for freedom on the anniversary of her death. Read
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Protesting on closure of Cramlington footbridge
Dec 10 2012 | Cramlington News
PEOPLE on a housing estate in Northumberland are protesting about the closure of a well-used footbridge. Read
