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Grant helps fund for Northumberland hall reach target

VILLAGERS are celebrating after a windfall helped them secure the final funding needed to created their underground community centre.Read

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Lord Glenamara

FRIENDS and colleagues have paid tribute to former Labour Cabinet minister and Newcastle MP Lord Glenamara.Read

New centre at Catterick to honour soldier Steven Campbell

THE family of a North East soldier killed in Afghanistan will today unveil a new centre named in his honour on what would have been his 33rd birthday.Read

North East businesses worse off after public spending cuts

BUSINESSES in the North East are suffering more than other parts of the country as a result of the knock-on effects of public spending cuts, a regional trade unionist has claimed.Read

Partner of Jean Blakey in emotional tribute

THE partner of a woman who was found shot dead in a car with her son at a North East golf club has paid tribute to her.Read

Ian Blakey who was found shot dead in a car at Crook Golf Club

Ian Blakey girlfriend tells of agony after double shooting

A DEVOTED son who could not stand to see his mother suffer from MS any longer took her life before taking his own, his devastated girlfriend said last night.Read

Hopes fade in River Wear search for missing boy Ian Bell

UNDERWATER cameras are being used to help in the search for a missing schoolboy who fell into the River Wear.Read

Crook Golf Club deaths shock neighbours of mum and son

NEIGHBOURS of a mother and son found dead inside in the grounds of a North East golf club spoke yesterday of their shock at the incident.Read

Slaley boy Jake Scott makes a splash at Hexham swimathon weekend

A NINE-year-old boy has gone the extra mile – and then some – when faced with a marathon swimming challenge for charity.Read

Police at Crook Golf Club where two bodies were found dead in a car

Crook Golf Club gun death pair named

A WOMAN in her 50s thought to be suffering from a debilitating illness was killed by her son before he turned the gun on himself, it was claimed last night.Read

Country Durham missing boy search hampered by rain

HEAVY downpours were hampering a major search operation to find a missing schoolboy, a police inspector said last night.Read

North East TA medical heroes welcomed home

LOVED ones were welcomed back to the North East in an emotional homecoming after serving as medics in Afghanistan.Read

Dogs rejected by Northumbria Police in need of home

THEY are trained to track down those on the run from the law and to be fearless in the face of danger.Read

Team Northumbria back on netball court after bus trauma

HERO coach Lisa Stanley was back on fighting form at her first netball match after saving the lives of her team when their bus driver slumped unconscious at the wheel.Read

Whitley Bay rape victim in plea to find her attacker

A RAPE victim last night made a moving television plea for help to find the man who attacked her.Read

Team Northumbria netball coach Lisa Stanley who saved the lives of the team by taking control of their bus when the driver fell ill on the motorway

Team Northumbria netball coach saves the day in motorway drama

A NORTH East netball coach has been hailed a heroine after saving the lives of her team when their bus driver slumped unconscious at the wheel.Read

Charges against Nicklas Bendtner are dropped

SUNDERLAND player Nicklas Bendtner will no longer face charges after an alleged spate of criminal damage near his rivals' stadium.Read

Sex attacker Steven Robert Nichol is behind bars

A MAN has been jailed for six years for a catalogue of sexual offences against a young girl.Read

Ian Hope in court over West Denton Park murder of Sarah Gosling

A MAN charged with the murder of a woman found stabbed in her home has appeared at court.Read

Heathrow is so vital to North East say business leaders

NORTH East business leaders are today urging the Government to improve air links and help boost the region’s export potential.Read