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Ruth Lawson

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‘Shambles’ of David Cameron's Big Society project

THE Government’s Big Society initiative is “chaotic” and “a shambles”, according to a North East community leader.Read

Battle of Neville’s Cross re-enactment is a bank holiday treat

BANK Holiday visitors were given a history lesson with a difference when they visited Durham’s Market Place.Read

Northumberland family to join Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant

A FAMILY-OF-FIVE will be sailing down the Thames as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant.Read

Sport participation in the North East lags behind

FEWER people in the North East are participating in sports, arts and volunteer work than anywhere else in the county, shocking new figures show.Read

Blyth band Too Close For Comfort in Red Bull Bedroom Jam final rounds

A TEENAGE pop punk band are rocking their way through a national competition that could see them grace the stage at this summer’s top festivals.Read

North East long-lost sisters reunited after 55 years

TWO long-lost sisters have been reunited after 55 years of living completely opposite lives.Read

Consett football fan set to fulfil his African dream

A FOOTBALL fan will be using his skills on the pitch to coach youngsters in Africa during a three-month volunteering project.Read

Ashington dog virus outbreak sparks vaccine plea

DOG owners are being warned to vaccinate their pets after an outbreak of a life-threatening virus in Northumberland.Read

Aden veteran, former bodybuilder and now author John Madderson of Walker

Interview: Author John Madderson

TO say John Madderson’s career choices verge on the unusual would be a huge understatement.Read

Mum's African animal magic

AMOTHER-OF-TWO will leave the comforts of the North East to care for exotic animals on an African game reserve.Read

Sunderland Yacht Club teens in rescue drama

TEENAGERS had to be plucked to safety after their dinghies hit high seas off the North East coast.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton is ordered to keep dog on lead

RETIRED judge Beatrice Bolton who was convicted for failing to control her dangerous dog has been ordered to keep the pet on a lead for the next five years.Read

Fears for Morpeth pets as second cat is mauled by dog

A SECOND pet cat has been mauled in the same street where a 19-year-old moggy was the victim of a fatal attack by a dog.Read

James Dodds found collapsed in HMP Acklington cell

THE governor of Northumberland prison HMP Acklington who vowed to crack down on drugs and violence behind bars has told of the mystery surrounding the death of inmate James Dodds.Read

Higham Place builders unearth 1881 copy of The Journal

EAGLE-eyed builders Steve Archbold and Tony Courtney, who are renovating a historic property in Higham Place, Newcastle, have unearthed a 130-year-old edition of The Journal.Read

Morpeth family cat mauled to death by grey lurcher

OWNERS of a 19-year-old pet cat mauled to death by a dog days before Christmas say their children have been left “distraught” by the attack.Read

Boxing Day dip for charity is a big splash in the region

HUNDREDS of fundraisers took the plunge into the chilly North Sea for the annual Boxing Day dip.Read

Cramlington Manor Walks revamp given go-ahead

RESIDENTS in a Northumberland town have been assured parking restrictions at a shopping centre set to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment will be reviewed.Read

St Oswald's remember lost loved ones with lights

LOVED ones who won’t be around to enjoy the festive season with their families were remembered during a touching memorial service.Read

Ellington designer wins top award in New York

A FASHION graduate proved to be top of the style stakes after winning an international award. Estée Anna Lindley, of Ellington, Northumberland, won the ‘Most Creative Student Collection’ category at the Global Fashion Awards in New York. Read

Author Profile

Ruth Lawson joined ncjMedia in January 2009 and, after a year working as an editorial assistant, was taken on as a trainee reporter in May 2010. She recently attended the Press Association course, where her patch was Byker, in Newcastle. Since joining the company Ruth has covered a wide range of stories across all three titles.

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