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2013
Articles from 19th Jan 2013
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Olympics hailed for boosting tourism in North East
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
THE Olympics brought the North East a multi-million- pound tourism and business boost, a new report has revealed. Read
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150 new jobs are created by Virgin Money
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
MORE than 150 new jobs will be created on Tyneside as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Money launches its own credit card business. Read
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200 jobs created at Gateshead Tesco store opening
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
SUPERMARKET bosses are to take on an extra 200 staff as preparations begin for the opening of a new flagship store. Read
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Woodhorn Museum makes 19th century Alnwick artist’s drawings available online
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
A FASCINATING collection of old drawings featuring the diverse characters of a North East market town in the early 19th century has been made available to a wider audience. Read
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Three North East hotels among top 25 in UK
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
A TRIO of North East hotels are toasting success after being named among the top 25 in the UK. Read
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Houghton-le-Spring church recognised with visitor award
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
THE installation of a heating system in a historic church turned the building into an archaeological hotspot. Read
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Parents of Jake Thompson given new hope after lorry death tragedy
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
THE parents of a young man killed when he was hit by a lorry on a pedestrian crossing have welcomed the news police are to re-open the inquiry into his death. Read
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Newcastle United sponsor Wonga under attack from campaigners
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United sponsor Wonga has been accused of using its work with the club to normalise excessive interest rates. Read
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South Shields mother and son found dead in home
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
THE bodies of a mother and son have been found in their home. The pair, named locally as Elizabeth and Robert Douthwaite, were discovered in Heron Drive, South Shields. Read
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North East council leaders plead for fairness over cuts
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
MINISTERS have heard a double plea for action as councils across the country push for funding changes. Read
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Newcastle University professor found guilty of polite graffiti
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
UNIVERSITY professor Stephen Graham has admitted scratching graffiti into some of his neighbours’ luxury cars in a wrecking spree. Read
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Surviving Winter campaign halfway towards £30,000 target
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
THE annual Surviving Winter campaign – which asks better-off pensioners to donate their £200 winter fuel allowance to help those in fuel poverty – is now halfway towards its £30,000 target. Read
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South Tyneside Council worker's new app gives boost for sign language learners
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
PIONEERING technology devised by a council worker is helping little Sadie Hall know how much she is loved. Read
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Clearing starts on arson-hit Hausxley nature reserve visitor centre
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
NATURE days out seem like a million miles away as work starts in blizzard conditions on the first stage of new vision for a top bird watching site in Northumberland. Read
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Northumbrian Water trialling cool new treatment
Jan 19 2013 | Today's News
A COMPANY is using ice to slice through sediment in pipes used to supply water to homes in the North East. Read
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Shola Ameobi far from down on NUFC's chances of avoiding relegation
Jan 19 2013 | NUFC News
THE room falls silent when he says it. There is a black and white elephant in the room, and Shola Ameobi is not allowed to acknowledge it. Read
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Alan Pardew's scathing of striker Pavel Pogrebnyak
Jan 19 2013 | NUFC News
ALAN Pardew has waded into the Premier League diving controversy by accusing Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak of being one of the worst in the country for “falling over” and “buying free-kicks”. Read
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Alan Pardew did not want Danny Guthrie to go
Jan 19 2013 | NUFC News
ALAN Pardew says there is no way he could have persuaded Danny Guthrie to stay at Newcastle – even though he was desperate to keep the midfielder on Tyneside. Read
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Duncan Ferguson: Time in jail ruined my career
Jan 19 2013 | NUFC News
FORMER Newcastle United favourite Duncan Ferguson has opened up for the first time about how he believes his infamous jail sentence all but ruined what had been a promising career. Read
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Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0
Jan 19 2013 | Football
MIDDLESBROUGH were frozen out at Leicester as they went down 1-0 to their promotion rivals. Read
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Exhibition: Archaeology of a Disaster, Side Gallery, Newcastle
Jan 19 2013 | Arts
PHOTOGRAPHER Dean Chapman remembers preparing breakfast for his wife and children on Friday, March 11, 2011, when the first reports of an earthquake in Japan broke on the radio. Read
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Tipping’s just snow fun in this weather
Jan 19 2013 | Horse Racing
WITH sporting choice greatly reduced, this is not a normal Saturday. I dread these days but we have to make do with what action has survived the weather. Read
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Odds are no longer in favour of betting rings
Jan 19 2013 | Horse Racing
I COULDN’T disagree with Barney Curley’s observations that much of the buzz has gone out of racing, notably in betting rings. Read
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Amateur champ Mathew Webb misses out on qualifying for Sunshine Tour
Jan 19 2013 | Golf
LAST year’s Northumberland amateur champion Mathew Webb, now turned professional, missed out on qualifying for South Africa’s Sunshine Tour. Read
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Newcastle Eagles 107 Sheffield Sharks 86
Jan 19 2013 | Basketball
THE healing process started for a crestfallen Newcastle Eagles at Sport Central last night as they bounced back from last weekend’s BBL Cup Final despair with a convincing league success against Sheffield Sharks, writes PAUL NILSEN. Read
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History of wildlife trusts in a single book
Jan 19 2013 | Environment
THE Hauxley reserve features in a new book which celebrates a century of nature conservation. Read
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Ebac Northern League
Jan 19 2013 | Non-League Football
NEWCASTLE Benfield, who are in the unaccustomed position of fourth from bottom, only three points outside the relegation zone, have strengthened their squad ahead of the visit from Bedlington Terriers. Read
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New Gateshead FC boss has mixed emotions
Jan 19 2013 | Non-League Football
STRANGE, frustrating and thoroughly enjoyable. That is Anth Smith’s assessment of his first month or so as manager of Gateshead. Read
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Wearside League
Jan 19 2013 | Non-League Football
SUNDERLAND West End’s fixture at Redcar Athletic is set to go ahead – even if Green Lane is declared unplayable. Read
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Northern Alliance
Jan 19 2013 | Non-League Football
NORTHERN Alliance chiefs have fingers crossed that the region can avoid the worst of the snow as the fixtures backlog continues to pile up. Read
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Glenn Foot hoping to take step towards fight glory
Jan 19 2013 | Boxing
GLENN Foot is one of the favourites to win tonight’s third series of the Prizefighter welterweights, but the man from Sunderland insists he will be under no pressure whatsoever. Read
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Double disappointment for Phil Mustard in Twenty20 match
Jan 19 2013 | Durham County Cricket Club
PHIL Mustard suffered a double disappointment in his winter of Twenty20 cricket yesterday. Read
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Newcastle Falcons trip to Cross Keys rescheduled due to winter weather
Jan 19 2013 | Newcastle Falcons
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ British and Irish Cup trip to Cross Keys has been rescheduled for Friday, February 1 after sheer weight of snow left Pandy Park unplayable today. Read
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Ashington Joint Welfare Scheme receives lottery funds
Jan 19 2013 | Ashington News
THREE charities in the North East are to benefit from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. Read
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Objections spark visit
Jan 19 2013 | Hexham News
A STRING of objections to planned alterations to a cottage in a village conservation area has persuaded councillors to take a look at the site for themselves. Read
