Updated 5:21am 17 May 2012

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Tom Mullen

Mercy Trucks man Roy Dixon returns from mission

A CHARITY worker who dodged death in a horrific paragliding accident has returned from an international aid mission across three continents.Read

Marmaris kebab shop in Blyth forcibly bought by council

A KEBAB shop owner who claims to have introduced the popular dish to a Northumberland town has been forced to leave his takeaway to make room for the redevelopment of a supermarket.Read

Wylam plane crash survivor Jim Martin back training pilots

DAREDEVIL crash survivor Jim Martin hasn’t let his scrapes with death put him off the job he loves – training pilots to fly safely.Read

Jamie Nolan

Washington copycat rioters branded a disgrace

TEENAGERS who torched a patrol car and stormed a police station in a copycat attack during the London riots have been branded a disgrace to the North East as they appeared in court.Read

£100,000 pay-out for pilot involved in crash at Burgham Golf Course

A PILOT involved in a flying accident which saw him cheat death for the third time has won more than £100,000 in compensation.Read

Family of Frankland Prison officer make plea to minister

THE family of a North East prison officer horrifically injured by an inmate have visited the House of Commons to call for the case to be investigated.Read

Retrial call on prison attack labelled 'sour grapes'

A PRISON officer horrifically wounded by a crazed inmate has reacted furiously after his call for the attacker to be re-tried was branded “sour grapes”. Read

Frankland Prison officer's family in Kevan Thakrar retrial appeal

THE family of a North East prison officer who was horrifically injured by an inmate are travelling to the House of Commons to call for the case to be investigated.Read

MITIE Group plc chosen to run North East prisons

A COMPANY has been selected to help form plans to bring two North East prisons under private-sector control. British firm MITIE Group plc is putting together a bid for the private management of HMP Durham and HMP Northumberland.Read

Papiss Cisse

Man arrested over Newcastle United racist twitter slur

POLICE are today questioning a man who is believed to have posted a vile slur on Twitter aimed at Newcastle United.Read

Newton Hall man aged 80 climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge

A PENSIONER climbed one of the world’s largest bridges to thank the hospice that cared for his wife in her final days.Read

Newcastle United fans wait hours for shirt logos

NEWCASTLE United supporters faced long queues yesterday as Virgin Money patches were made available to update their replica shirts.Read

Judge Beatrice Bolton to quit after dog bite case

A SHAMED judge who was convicted of failing to control her dangerous dog will face no further disciplinary action, it has emerged.Read

Family of stabbed prison guard to visit MP

THE family of a North East prison officer who was horrifically injured by an inmate are to meet the prisons minister to discuss the attacker’s controversial acquittal.Read

Whickham crash victim named as Jennifer Hills

A PRIMARY school teacher who died in a car crash at an accident blackspot in a North East town has been named.Read

Sir John Hussey Delaval treasured chest auctioned for over £180,000

A UNIQUE piece of Georgian furniture once belonging to a North East aristocrat has sold at auction for more than £180,000.Read

Riding Mill weir death sparks calls for new warning signs

A CORONER has called for better warning signs to be displayed along the River Tyne in Northumberland after a canoeist lost control and drowned.Read

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£10m cost of super strong ambulances for the North East

MORE than £10m has been spent on ambulances equipped to carry obese patients in the North East, the Journal can reveal.Read

Veteran’s Retreat Village planned for Ebchester

A PIONEERING £27m care “village” for injured soldiers is to be created in the North East.Read

Newcastle and Liverpool compete green capital status

CITY leaders' bid to make Newcastle Europe's green capital is facing stiff competition from old rivals Liverpool, it has emerged.Read

Author Profile

Tom studied English at Newcastle University before joining ncjMedia as a trainee reporter in 2007. He has since covered a wide variety of stories, from crime and courts to life inside our region's prisons. Tom also regularly focusses on military issues and the war in Afghanistan.

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