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Washington man cycles 324 miles for his dad and Sir Bobby

SUNDERLAND fanatic Rob Mewes is crossing the football divide in honour of Sir Bobby Robson – and his own father.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

Drugs, cash and diesel seized in Ashington police operation

NINE people have been arrested and more than £7,000 seized by police during a crime crackdown in a Northumberland town.Read

Rickleton doctor carried out knee operation that was ‘not clinically justified’

ACATALOGUE of errors led a doctor to carry out a knee replacement on a patient who never needed surgery, a watchdog has ruled.Read

New North East invention aims to save soldiers

SOLDIERS fighting in Afghanistan could be safer after a North East company achieved the impossible to combat their biggest danger.Read

North East medic carried out knee replacement 'patient never needed'

A NORTH East surgeon failed to gain a patient’s full consent before replacing a knee in an operation that was not needed, a disciplinary hearing has been told.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

Gateshead cancer sufferer wins his tribunal

A TEENAGE cancer sufferer who was sacked from his apprenticeship has won his case for unfair dismissal.Read

North East Red Cap soldiers remembered during cycle pilgrimage

A MURDERED Red Cap soldier was remembered by a fellow comrade during a cycle pilgrimage to his grave.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

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

Washington Wetland Centre ducks get hand-made nests to boost survival

LUCKY ducks have flown in the face of the old saying about never put-ting all your eggs in one basket. Members of the Northumbria Basketry Group have helped boost breeding success rates at the WWT Washington Wetland Centre on the banks of the River Wear.Read

Washington couple celebrate £2.4m lottery win

PENSIONER Doreen Smith found 2.4 million reasons to celebrate her birthday.Read

Male nurse Gavin Nicholson denies groping patients

A NURSE at a private North East hospital has told a court he is not guilty of groping women patients as they came round from anaesthetic.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

Court hears 'patient woke up as nurse Gavin Nicholson groped her'

A FEMALE hospital patient has told a court how she came round from an anaesthetic to find herself being molested by a nurse.Read

Court hears Washington Spires nurse sexually abused patients

A NURSE sexually abused women patients as they came round from anaesthetic, a court heard.Read

Angel Air North East Limited boss denies sacking worker due to cancer

A BUSINESS owner has denied sacking an apprentice because cancer stopped him carrying out his duties properly.Read

Tribunal told Lobley Hill teenage cancer victim was sacked from job

A TEENAGE cancer victim was sacked from his apprenticeship because he wasn’t focused on his work, a tribunal heard.Read

Bank holiday fun in the North East

THOUSANDS enjoyed the warm weather and extra day off over the bank holiday weekend.Read

Neighbour rescues family from Wrekenton house fire

ATERRIFIED family were rescued from their burning bedroom as flames blocked their exit.Read

Tyne and Wear firefighters simulate terrorist attack

FIREFIGHTERS were faced with their worst nightmares at the weekend during an exercise that aimed to reconstruct a terror attack in the North East.Read

Friends bid final farewell to Jordan Cooper

HUNDREDS of mourners lined the streets of a North East village yesterday in tribute to murdered teenager Jordan Cooper.Read

Man due in court after Washington boy stabbed

A MAN was last night charged with the murder of 14-year-old Jordan Cooper after the teenager was found with multiple knife wounds at his grandmother’s home.Read

Firefighters warn cash cuts will put lives at risk

MASSIVE staffing cuts at the Tyne and Wear Fire Service will put lives at risk, it was last night warned.Read

Security guard hurt in Washington bank raid

CUSTOMERS watched in terror as masked raiders swooped on a security guard delivering cash to a North East bank.Read

Children caught in Felling knife terror attack

A MACHETE-WIELDING maniac attacked an innocent young child as he attempted to rob a newsagents on Tyneside.Read

Man arrested after double shooting in Washington

POLICE were last night investigating a double shooting that left two men in hospital and a small North East neighbourhood in shock.Read

Rare ducks stolen from Washington Wetland Centre

ELEVEN rare ducks have been stolen from a bird sanctuary.Read

Widow pays tribute to husband Raju Gurbaksh Singh

TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who was killed on a motorway after being struck by several cars.Read

Birtley shooting leaves man dead and woman injured

POLICE are investigating a double shooting which left one man dead and a woman fighting for life.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

Experiment could show wildlife worries

WILDLIFE watchers across the North East are being invited to take part in a region-wide survey to help complete a pioneering experiment.Read

Washington Wetland staff sickened by theft of rare birds

A PAIR of rare birds have been stolen, with one killed, just as they were preparing to breed.Read

Court told of sex assault after surgery

A PATIENT at a private hospital in the region has told how she came round from anaesthetic to find herself being sexually assaulted.Read

Councillor Eddie Wake expelled after joking of rape

A CITY councillor has been expelled from his party after he made an offensive joke about rape.Read

Safety blunder led to Washington schoolboy's death

A CONSTRUCTION firm was fined £75,000 after a safety blunder led to the death of a schoolboy who plunged to his death from scaffolding.Read

Chocolatey Clare's cake company makes Alnwick Garden cake

A CASCADE creation was the icing on the cake for a couple celebrating their dream wedding at The Alnwick Garden at the weekend.Read

Washington mother arrested after playground confrontation

A MOTHER was arrested following a playground confrontation with children she claims were bullying her daughter.Read

Pair rescue couple from runaway car in Sunderland

A GROCER and a passer-by were hailed as heroes last night after rescuing an elderly woman from a runaway car.Read

Dennis Stafford acquitted on car fire charges

CONVICTED killer Dennis Stafford walked free from court yesterday after a jury took just one hour to acquit him of a charge of threatening to “torch” a neighbour’s car.Read

Noisy love-maker remanded for breaching Asbo

NEIGHBOURS of a Washington woman who ended up in court for her noisy love-making are looking forward to some peace and quiet after she was locked up accused of breaking her anti-social behaviour order.Read

Ashington academy school plan put on hold

A MULTI-MILLION pound education project in Northumberland has been temporarily put on hold – amid fears it might not deliver enough benefits for the recession-hit local economy.Read

Clubs rally round after fire attack

THE non-league football community has rallied round to support a Wearside team that had its changing rooms and equipment destroyed in an arson attack.Read

Washington Football Club hunt for a new ground

OFFICIALS from a football club are searching for a new ground after a fire ravaged their facilities.Read

North football clubs cry foul over attacks

TWO North East football clubs have been left devastated after arson and vandal attacks wrecked their facilities.Read

Disc loss firm 'to save UK mail'

AN overseas company caught up in the loss of 25 million personal records from a North East tax office could take a stake in the Royal Mail. Dutch postal group TNT expressed an interest in exploring a “strategic partnership” with Royal Mail after ministers indicated support for a partner company to bring fresh investment to the business.Read

Nissan workers sent home, say reports

Nissan workers were sent home earlier today and told not to return until Monday, according to claims.Read

Ministers 'ready to help' car industry

MINISTERS are on standby to provide more support to Nissan and the British car industry amid mounting fears of huge job losses.Read

MP fears for North public sector jobs

THE North East is facing the threat of "damaging" public job cuts as ministers slash costs to pay for a £20bn package supposed to boost the economy.Read

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