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James Moore

Seventy years on from Dambusters former RAF pilot gives new account

A NEW account from a former RAF fighter pilot has claimed the Dambusters did major damage to the Third Reich’s war effort at a crucial point in the conflict.Read

Newcastle and Gateshead Councils hit back over cycling claims

COUNCIL chiefs have defended themselves after claims that not enough is being done for cyclists.Read

Queen's Speech: Government tries to inject more energy

MEASURES to kickstart a renewable energy industry that is vital to the North East were promised in the Queen’s Speech as the Government set out its legislative programme for the next 12 months.Read

Memorial plaque to Joe Harvey to be erected at St James' Park

A MEMORIAL plaque for former Newcastle United player and manager Joe Harvey will be erected at St James’ Park, it has been announced.Read

Ashleigh Ewing: MP set to demand answers on probe

A NORTH East MP is set to ask in parliament why an NHS report into the care of a paranoid schizophrenic before he killed a mental health worker has still not been published.Read

Stanley mum: 'I didn’t know I was pregnant - till baby came'

MUM Kayleigh Renwick went to the doctors believing she had back ache only to be told she was pregnant – and six hours later she had given birth.Read

Northumberland pensioner fleeced by gambling addict

A PARTIALLY blind pensioner was duped out of thousands by a gambling addict who befriended her to feed his addiction.Read

Durham University student rugby team are banned over Savile pranks

A STUDENT rugby team has been banned from the playing field after running a sick Jimmy Savile-themed night out. Read

Northumberland schools' hit by pensions cash demand

NORTHUMBERLAND head teachers have been forced to cut education cash after county council bosses hit them with a pensions ultimatum.Read

Whitley Bay driver's ban lifted after court hears of sat nav error

A DRIVER was almost banned from the roads after her satellite navigation system sent her heading the wrong way onto Newcastle’s central motorway.Read

Lianne Smith, 45, at her trial in Spain after killing her children

Lianne Smith found guilty of murdering her children

A NORTH East mum who killed her young son and daughter in a Spanish hotel room has been found guilty of their “abominable” murders.Read

Stephanie Curtis and Laura Medlan fail in contempt of court appeal

TWO young mothers jailed after they were found guilty of openly discussing their friend’s court case on a bus have failed in a bid to have their sentences cut.Read

Tributes paid to Middlesbrough murder victim Colin Dunford

TRIBUTES have been paid to a pensioner who was one of two people battered to death in separate murders that sparked a huge manhunt.Read

SAS Big Spring Beach Clean calls on volunteers for support

COASTAL communities are being called on to help with an annual beach clean-up.Read

Journal competition gives chance to win 10% house deposit

JOURNAL readers have started building their ‘houses’ to be in with a chance to win a 10% deposit on a new house from the Dunelm Homes collection.Read

Ponteland residents write message to the Queen

RESIDENTS and schoolchildren of Ponteland will write and sign a Loyal Address to the Queen for the Diamond Jubilee.Read

Search for body after man throws himself off Tyne Bridge

POLICE were last night still scouring a river for a man who threw himself off the Tyne Bridge on New Year’s Eve.Read

Alnwick joiner jailed for attack on former girlfriend

A JEALOUS joiner with a history of violence who knocked his former girlfriend unconscious in a drunken rage has been jailed.Read

St James's Park

Newcastle United board issues mission statement

NEWCASTLE UNITED have released a mission statement which sets out their long-term plans.Read

North Tyneside Council plans privatisation of services

A COUNCIL is planning to privatise some of its services in a bid to save money. North Tyneside’s elected mayor Linda Arkley has told officers to look at almost every part of the authority to see if the private sector can do it better and for less.Read

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James Moore joined ncjMedia in November 2010 as a senior reporter. He previously worked at North East based press agency North News and Pictures.

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