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Solar power is bringing jobs to the North East

AN Indian businessman who pioneered renewable energy technology in Asia is to create 60 jobs on Tyneside with the launch of a £5m-a-year solar panel manufacturing plant.Read

North East MPs back review of Siemens rail contract

NORTH East MPs want ministers to review the award of a £1.4bn rail contract to German firm Siemens despite hundreds of regional jobs being at stake.Read

Siemens offers the homeless chance to win apprenticeships

HOMELESS people are being offered a life-changing chance to win apprenticeships with one of the region’s leading manufacturers.Read

Sea structures built in Hebburn are heading for Africa

SEA structures bound for African oil fields have left the North East, signalling a new era for the firm that built them.Read

Warship HMS Bristol leaves A&P Tyne at Hebburn after refit

FOND farewells were paid once again to a Tyne-built warship refurbished in her home town and sent back to seaRead

MEP launches EU legal action over Trench UK closure

A NORTH East Euro MP has made a formal complaint to the EU over the loss of jobs on Tyneside.Read

Conman Richard Carris ran up £16,000 bill

A CONMAN used stolen cheques to bankroll a lavish trip to the races and shelled out more than £15,000 on champagne, paintings and a Rolex watch.Read

Yorkshire Building Society in bid for Northern Rock

ONE of the country's leading building societies could try to take over Northern Rock if ministers opt to remutualise the bank.Read

Students create art for new Hebburn school

PUPILS set their creativity free to design artwork inspired by their school’s history.Read

Hebburn dad tells of 15-year-old son’s heart attack horror

A FATHER has relived the moment his teenage son had a heart attack.Read

Early sale of Northern Rock ruled out by Vince Cable

BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has ruled out an "early sale" of Northern Rock and returning the bank to its building society roots.Read

Northern Rock upbeat after moving into the black

AN expanded Northern Rock could play an important role in shaking up the troubled banking sector, its chief executive said yesterday.Read

Raider's bid to burgle was filmed on an iPhone

A RAIDER was caught on camera when quick-thinking victims taped his bid to burgle their home on their mobile phones, a court has heard.Read

Cannabis farm uncovered in Gosforth home

A £300,000 cannabis farm has been uncovered in an upmarket suburb. Police found the drug factory in a four-bedroom house on Ivy Road, Gosforth, Newcastle.Read

Driver tells of shock at late-night A1 attack

THIS is how close a motorist came to death after yobs launched a missile at her car as she drove under a footbridge across the A1.Read

Bangladeshi Navy deal saves jobs at A&P Tyne

HUNDREDS of jobs have been safeguarded at a Tyneside shipyard looking to make a name for itself in Asia.Read

Minister outlines plan to emerge from recession

INVESTMENT in technology will see the North East emerge fighting from the recession, a Government minister has told The Journal.Read

A&P Tyne in Hebburn

A&P Tyne win huge aircraft carrier contract

A £55m contract to build parts of two new aircraft carriers has gone to a North East shipbuilding firm.Read

Northern Rock will be split, but stay in North East

THE sale of Northern Rock will be kick-started today with Brussels approving its split into a "good" and "bad" bank.Read

Newcastle City Council get keys to Northern Rock Tower

A MULTI-MILLION pound deal to buy the Northern Rock Tower has been finalised.Read

Newcastle City Council partnership with eaga launched

A UNIQUE partnership which will bring a multi-million pound boost to the Tyneside economy was launched yesterday.Read

Masked raiders beat brother of magistrate

POLICE were last night hunting for masked raiders who attacked the autistic brother of a magistrate in his home.Read

Shiv Pabary, who's house was broken into and his brother beaten up

Thugs burst into magistrate’s home and attack brother

A LEADING dentist from the region has appealed for help in catching the masked raiders who attacked his disabled brother in their family home.Read

Blaze-hit Hebburn evacuees safely return home

FAMILIES forced to flee their homes after fears a fire could spark a huge gas explosion were finally allowed to return last night.Read

Northern Rock workers contract swine flu

TWO workers from Northern Rock have caught swine flu. The two staff members are off work but are said to be recovering well.Read

Shock for Siemens workers as 80 jobs are cut

SIEMENS workers in the North East face redundancies as the company looks to axe around 80 jobs.Read

Fears of Northern Rock sale recede – for now

NORTHERN Rock is unlikely to be returned to the private sector until the end of the year at the earliest, The Journal has learned.Read

Report warns Gosforth High Street is under threat

THREATS to the character of one of Newcastle’s most desirable suburbs have been highlighted in a new study.Read

Northern Rock tower deal will go ahead despite opposition

A DEAL to buy Northern Rock tower is set to go ahead despite moves by opposition councillors to call-in the decision.Read

Ron Tatum contributes to dramatic Flash@Hebburn artwork

FORTY years ago next month, centre-half and skipper Ron Tatum helped inspire North Shields to a famous FA Amateur Cup final win at Wembley.Read

Bugatti discovery nets family £3m

A FORGOTTEN Bugatti left to gather dust in a Newcastle garage for 50 years has been sold at auction for £3,043,293.Read

Bugatti found in Newcastle garage sells for £3m

A car abandoned in a garage for 50 years has sold at auction for 3,479,000 euros (£3,043,293).Read

Pet Shop Boys singer mourns loss of father

PET Shop Boys star Neil Tennant’s father has died. It was announced yesterday that Bill Tennant, of Gosforth, Newcastle, passed away peacefully in hospital on Monday.Read

Fat pets to slug it out for diet crown

AN overweight pooch from the North East has made it to the final stages of a dieting competition, after being found to be one of the country’s fattest pets.Read

Josh Rodgers shows off football skills at Old Trafford

A SKILLFUL South Tyneside schoolboy has been tipped as a football star of the future after coming third in a worldwide competition.Read

Attack on Lukes Lane player's Aston Martin car

AN amateur footballer was assaulted and his £135,0000 Aston Martin attacked when a Sunday league soccer match descended into violence.Read

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