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Bedlington girl Holly Jones gets help with garden appeal

A GIRL who suffered several strokes after her third bout of open heart surgery has been given a helping hand by local businesses.Read

Police search moorland for missing Pamela Jackson

POLICE searching for missing Pamela Jackson, pictured, are now scouring moorland in the North West.Read

Fund set up to realise dream for brave Bedlington girl Holly Jones

BRAVE little girl Holly Jones has had a tough start to life.Read

HMP Frankland in Durham praised for safety record

PRISONERS at a North East top security prison feel safe, despite recent incidents of violence, according to an inspection report released today.Read

Sport Direct store to open in Gateshead's Trinity Square

NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley’s Sport Direct is among the latest retailers to announce plans to be part of a £150m town centre development.Read

Call for Vulcan statue's return

ART lovers are calling on developers to return a popular sculpture to the region.Read

Worker saw man take his own life at Hownsgill viaduct

A WORKER installing safety barriers to prevent people jumping from a viaduct watched helplessly when a man handed him two envelopes before he leapt to his death.Read

Black Cats take the first of the big matches

NEWCASTLE United and Sunderland fans clashed on the golf course yesterday, ahead of this week’s Tyne-Wear derby.Read

Film-maker Lee Halpin's death mystery

A POST-MORTEM examination on a young film-maker whose body was found in a derelict building was inconclusive, an inquest has heard.Read

Graham Wylie hopes for Grand National race-day glory

A TYNESIDE businessman is hoping his horse will take glory in today’s Grand National.Read

Inquest opens into Martin Leck death at South Tyneside Police Station

AN inquest into the death of a man who died in custody after he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly has been opened.Read

North East teachers' warning over breakfast clubs

CHILDREN in the North East would turn up to lessons hungry if it wasn’t for the region’s breakfast clubs, teachers have warned.Read

Police hunting for body of Pamela Jackson make plea about suspect's car

DETECTIVES have released photographs of murder suspect Adrian Muir’s car in the hope it will help in their search to find missing Pamela Jackson.Read

Divers to join search for missing Chester-le-Street mum Pamela Jackson

THE search to find missing Pamela Jackson will move to the River Wear. The 55-year-old was reported missing from her home in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, more than a week ago by her son Joe, 21.Read

Boyfriend of Horden shooting victim tells of plan for engagement

THE boyfriend of shooting victim Tanya Turnbull has revealed that the day before her death he had chosen an engagement ring for her as he was planning to propose.Read

Michael Atherton massacre: Coroner says police gun unit flawed

FOUR people killed in a gun massacre would have still been alive today if more “robust, clear and accountable procedures” were in place at a police force’s gun licensing unit, a coroner has said.Read

Horden killer Michael Atherton's domestic violence 'justified gun ban'

A TRIPLE killer’s history of domestic violence should have led to a refusal of a gun licence, a firearms expert testified yesterday.Read

Shamed Durham police officer handled killer Michael Atherton's gun application

A SHAMED police officer who sold guns surrendered for destruction went on to handle a triple murderer’s gun licence application.Read

Shiney Row Male Voice Choir fears for its future

THEY have been around for more than 50 years and performed in front of thousands ... but today the Shiney Row Male Voice Choir is under threat.Read

School crossing patrols may face axe in Gateshead Council £30m cust package

A COUNCIL'S £30m cuts package will see more jobs axed and some school crossing patrols cut.Read