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Joanne Butcher

Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery attacks Clegg claims

A NORTH MP has accused Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg of backtracking over job cuts.Read

Horror as child sex case priest returns home

A PRIEST who was jailed for child abuse is being allowed to live within yards of two schools. Father David Taylor was released from prison this week after serving 15 months for indecently assaulting three boys in his care. Read

Sheepdog trainer using ducks to get in shape for competition

SHEEPDOG trainer Emma Gray is proving she’s leader of the pack by honing her skills with a flock of ducks.Read

Sunderland crash survivor recovering after 38 operations

HE spent nine months in hospital, lost almost half his body weight and has been in surgery 38 times.Read

North beauty Chloe Butler in the final to be a princess

A TEENAGE beauty queen from County Durham is in the finals of a national pageant. Chloe Butler, 15, will take on the freshest young faces from across the country today at the grand final of Miss Teen Princess 2010.Read

Amy Telford during the filming of Mirrorvael

Linton becomes fantasy world for film project

A NORTHUMBERLAND village will be transformed into a fantasy world this weekend as part of a new film project.Read

Linton becomes fantasy world for film project

A NORTHUMBERLAND village will be transformed into a fantasy world this weekend as part of a new film project.Read

Author inspired by childhood visits to Cullercoats

CHILDHOOD memories of the North East seaside were the inspiration for a new children’s book.Read

13-year-old Abigail cuts hair for cancer victims

SELFLESS Abigail Howard has sacrificed her hair to help young cancer victims. Abigail, 13, cut off her waist-length blonde locks after being moved by a TV show on children who had lost their hair while undergoing cancer treatment.Read

Jury hears alleged Hexham sex grope victim 'wanted to be loved'

THE ELDERLY patient who accused a hospital care worker of sexual assault “just wanted to be loved” a jury heard yesterday.Read

CCTV still of murder suspect Raoul Moat

Warning as Raoul Moat threatens to target public

POLICE hunting for Raoul Moat last night urged hundred of villagers of stay out of secluded areas of the countryside after the fugitive gunman raised his threat to include random members of the public.Read

Cramlington parents pay tribute to tragic daughter Paige

SHE should have been opening her presents and enjoying a party with her family. Read

Designer Richard Bell's fish tank leads his bid for glory

HIS sister’s work has graced the catwalks of London and New York and has earned her a worldwide following.Read

Rebuilding starts in flood-hit Morpeth homes

BUILDING work has started once again for families hit by a second wave of floods in a North East market town.Read

50,000 people expected at Northumberland Plate festival

RACEGOERS will drink their way through thousands of bottles of bubbly on the first day of the Northumberland Plate Festival.Read

Gem thief Michael Gould jailed after £80,000 heist

A GEM thief behind a professional heist that netted more than £80,000 is now behind bars.Read

Dad forgives Mapaseka Justinah Shapung for death of son

A DAD whose baby son was killed by his ex-partner says he has forgiven her.Read

Ouston pensioner told to dig up garden

A GREEN-FINGERED pensioner is devastated after being told to dig up his prized garden.Read

Ralph Stephenson Junior who has admitted manslaughter killing his father Ralph Stephenson Senior , 86, in the University of Durham hospital

Ralph Stephenson walks free after killing father

A DEPRESSED alcoholic who strangled his father to death has walked free from court.Read

Family of soldier Michael Sweeney thank people of Blyth

HE WAS a hero of Afghanistan who gave his life for his country: Guardsman Michael Sweeney was just 19 when he was killed by a bomb.Read

Author Profile

Joanne Butcher joined us as a reporter in January 2009. She heads up our Give Them Justice campaign, aimed at bringing justice to Tyneside asbestos victims.

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