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Sunderland EDF call centre woman stabbed in chest

A CALL centre worker has been knifed in the chest by her partner in front of horrified colleagues at her work.Read

Herrington Country Park holds drive in movie

HUNDREDS of movie fans enjoyed a slice of American style film-going when a North East park held its first ever drive in.Read

Cuts force Sunderland College to lose 36 jobs

A NORTH East college has announced it is to make 36 people redundant due to Government cuts.Read

Tributes paid to Hetton School teacher Stephen Tose

A TEACHER died in hospital days after being knocked down just yards from his home.Read

Bournmoor Primary School gets "outstanding" Ofsted report

CHILDREN at a North East school are ending the term on a high note after their school achieved the top grade in its latest Ofsted inspection.Read

Houghton Quarry blasting could damage homes say Houghton-le-Spring residents

BLASTING work which Wearside families fear could damage their homes is to be considered by planners.Read

New father fights for life after collision in Houghton-le-Spring

A NEW father was last night fighting for life after being knocked down in a late-night collision just moments after leaving an engagement party.Read

Blasting decision dismays Wearside families

FAMILIES on Wearside say they are worried for the safety of their homes if blasting starts again at an old quarry.Read

Family's escape as car hits house in Penshaw

A FAMILY escaped serious injury after a car ploughed through the front of their house.Read

Penshaw Monument set to open secret stairway

HUNDREDS of people left disappointed after being turned away from an iconic North East landmark will still get a second chance to climb the famous monument.Read

Concern after guns theft from Houghton-le-Spring

FAMILIES spoke of their fear yesterday after it emerged four guns were stolen from a home in County Durham.Read

Only 90 make it to the top of Penshaw Monument

HUNDREDS of visitors, some from as far away as Devon and Glasgow, were left disappointed after being prevented from climbing a North East landmark.Read

Biffa Waste gets £27,000 fine for Houghton Quarry odour issue

A WASTE disposal company has been fined £27,000 for persistent odour problems at a controversial landfill site.Read

Gentoo fined £40,000 after death of Sunderland pensioner

HOUSING bosses have been fined £40,000 for failures which exposed tenants to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.Read

Fencehouses photographer Clayton Bennett admits threatening man

HOPELESS wedding photographer Clayton Bennett has admitted threatening the man whose wife he ran off with.Read

Residents win support over Houghton-le-Spring landfill fears

THE Environment Agency has been told to explain why it appears to have broken strict EU rules and left North East residents living near a dangerous landfill.Read

Sir Bobby Robson’s a hero – even in Sunderland

SUNDERLAND football club chairman Niall Quinn told yesterday how he had a “lump in his throat” after his team’s fans chanted the name of former Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson.Read

Carer who killed widow in Sunderland is jailed

EVIL carer Beverley James must spend at least 20 years behind bars for murdering a frail widow whose pension she plundered.Read

Artwork unveiled at Elba Park in Sunderland

THE days when coal was king are commemorated at a new country park. And a Wearside legend is the latest artwork to enhance Elba Park in Sunderland.Read

Murder accused hysterical at Sunderland crime scene

A CARER accused of murdering an 88-year-old widow was "hysterical" at the scene, a court heard yesterday.Read

Court hears carer killed widow then staged attack

A CARER murdered an elderly widow then invented a story about a phantom intruder to cover her tracks, a court heard.Read

Michael Teasdale, 17, who was killed in a scooter crash

Tributes to teenager Michael Teasdale killed on his scooter

THE heartbroken family of a teenager killed in a scooter crash last night paid tribute to a “wonderful” youngster.Read

Barnwell Primary School twinned with South African school

YOUNGSTERS will be flying the flag for their international twins as World Cup mania grips South Africa.Read

Adam Walker

BNP teacher Adam Walker cleared of intolerance

UNIONS have hit out after a North teacher who described immigrants as "savage animals" was cleared of racial intolerance.Read

Decision to be made on Spennymoor BNP teacher

A NORTH East teacher could become the first in the country to be struck off for religious intolerance.Read

Armed gang target man in his Houghton-le-Spring home

POLICE are hunting a gang of armed robbers who subjected a man to a terrifying ordeal in the early hours of yesterday.Read

Lamb cam stars new arrivals at Down on the Farm

A LAMB cam has made stars of two new arrivals who survived thanks to quick-thinking farmer Will Weightman.Read

Plea for unity after West Rainton Parish Council dispute

A PARISH council chairman last night called for “an end to disunity” following the three-month suspension of two of his colleagues who breached a national code of conduct for their behaviour towards a parish clerk.Read

Chip shop owner gets £7,000 refund from British Gas

AN IRATE businessman has won back thousands of pounds from a power company after he was overcharged for more than three years because of a mix-up between imperial and metric measures.Read

Dead Man Walking heroine Sister Helen Prejean coming to North

THE committed campaigner behind an Oscar-winning film is coming to the North East.Read

Match pays tribute to tragic Jamie, 22

FAMILY and friends are to remember the life of a promising young footballer with a match in his memory.Read

Pigeon fanciers under suspicion after peregrines attacks

THE deaths last week of a female peregrine and two chicks in the North East is the latest loss in a year which is set to be one of the worst on record for crimes against the birds.Read

Bill Forth Memorial Park in Fencehouses ruined by yobs

PATROLS are being stepped up at a memorial park named in honour of fallen police officer Bill Forth after it was targeted by teenage yobs.Read

Boy, 15, critically ill after Houghton-le-Spring house fire

A TEENAGER remained critically ill in hospital last night after being severely burned in a house fire.Read

Teenager fights for life after fire in Houghton-le-Spring home

A TEENAGER was fighting for his life last night after he was severely burned in a fire at his home in Sunderland.Read

Unions angered by npower move to Wearside

UNION chiefs last night blasted energy giant npower for moving more than 900 staff from Newcastle city centre to Wearside.Read

BNP teacher faces being struck off the register

A TEACHER from the North East could be banned from the profession for allegedly posting racist and homophobic comments on a website during a lesson.Read

Michael Roseberry

Customers can pay what they please

FORMER cricket star Mike Roseberry is hoping he won’t be batting on a sticky wicket with his latest offer in two of his restaurants.Read

Calendar boys show what they're made of - all in a good cause

THESE burly rugby players have braved the cold to strip down to their bare essentials.Read

Police in riot kit outside teacher complaint panel

POLICE in riot gear were deployed outside a disciplinary hearing where a North teacher was accused of accessing right-wing chat rooms during lessons.Read

Manor Motors boss boxing for charity

A NORTH businessman is getting into the boxing ring to raise money for the hospital where his daughter underwent heart surgery.Read

Fellow knights backing Sir Bobby Robson

A GLITTERING array of guests will be attending Sir Bobby Robson’s Night of All Knights tomorrow.Read

Woman attacked for cash in Hetton

A ROBBER stood on his victim’s face in Wearside last night to make her hand over her bag.Read

Graveside tributes to Wearside chase death boy

THE mother of a schoolboy who collapsed and died after being chased through the streets of his village will today light a candle by her son’s grave to mark his birthday.Read

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