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HMRC worker Suzanne Wilson stole £30,000 in childcare con

FRAUDSTER Suzanne Wilson roped in her own mother to steal more than £30,000 from the taxpayers’ pockets despite working for HM Revenue & Customs.Read

Steve Cram celebrity golf day boosted by Olympic greats - GALLERY

OLYMPIANS of games past flocked to the North yesterday to tee-off for a good cause spearheaded by a sporting hero.Read

North Tyneside mayor unveils plaque to artist John Falconar Slater

A LOVE of the sea drew artist John Falconar Slater and ex-seafarer Steve Barrigan to the same house on the North East coast.Read

North East seafood factories jobs will be lost with closures

MORE than 280 North East jobs and a further 99 in Cumbria will be lost with the closure of two seafood factories.Read

Bogus workers targeted at two North East restaurants

BOGUS workers at two North East takeaways were arrested in a series of raids during a crackdown on illegal immigrants.Read

Northumberland County Show history recalled on DVD

THE history of the Northumberland County Show will be recalled in rare film footage dating back more than half a century.Read

Corbridge nursing home reaches agreement on end-of-life beds

AN agreement has been sealed with nursing home trustees to retain palliative care beds.Read

Rothbury schoolchildren to help collect peat bogs data

NORTHUMBERLAND National Park is taking part in a scheme to help youngsters living near peat moors and mires to understand why bogs are important to the nation.Read

Boyband Eli Prime visit Highfield Middle School - GALLERY

AN up-and-coming boyband made a special visit to a North East school yesterday.Read

Hexham Grapes pub boss tells of fire rescue drama

A PUB boss has told how he desperately kicked down a door to help firefighters rescue a woman trapped inside her blazing flat.Read

Tony Marshall, who has been cleared of trying to kill his brother Michael Marshall

Brother of Michael Marshall tells of ordeal after tragedy

ACCUSED of killing his own brother, Tony Marshall suffered nine months of hell as he tried to clear his name.Read

Woodhorn Museum exhibition tells Pitmen Painters story

A NEW exhibition tells the Pitmen Painters’ story through a series of historic paintings.Read

Dissington Hall showcases decades of wedding fashions

FROM meringue dresses to Grecian gowns, an array of blushing brides showcased decades of wedding fashion.Read

Kenneth Hunt

City solicitor Kenneth Hunt jailed after £1m fraud

A TRUSTED solicitor has been jailed after he siphoned more than £1m from his clients’ accounts, “driven by pride and vanity”. Read

MP opposes Ponteland Green Belt development

A NORTH MP has launched a critical attack on plans to build up to 1,000 homes on green belt land. Read

Plans to revive Allendale market after 150 year absence

IT’S the market town where no market has been held for around 150 years. It even has a Market Square ... but no market graces its ancient cobbles. Read

Time travel project at Woodhorn is commended

A NORTHUMBERLAND museum’s Time Travel project has scooped an accolade at a national awards ceremony.Read

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury

MP takes up challenge to get Ashington into enterprise zone

A SENIOR Government minister has given hope that aid will be rolled out to part of Northumberland rocked by the loss of a major employer.Read

Corbridge pie maker wins gold at National British Pie Awards

KIWI pies with a Northumberland twist have been named as some of the best in the country.Read

Praise for Newcastle from US academics on tour

AMERICAN academics tasked with bringing gifted and talented students to the UK praised the North East for its friendliness during a whistle-stop tour.Read

Emma Newton’s legacy helps budding stage stars

A YEAR after schoolgirl Emma Newton was tragically killed by a falling tree, her legacy is opening new doors to budding stage stars.Read

Dudley man using computer game to recover from stroke

A NORTH East man is using an innovative computer game as a way of helping him recover from a stroke.Read

Derek Hatton replaced on Any Questions at Hexham Abbey

DAILY Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire has replaced politician Derek Hatton as a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions at Hexham Abbey tomorrow night.Read

Morpeth traffic lights will be reviewed in July

TRADERS, shoppers and residents in a market town are facing the prospect of six months of traffic problems and disruption because of the combined effects of major roadworks and controversial new traffic lights.Read

Ponteland homes development plans to be unveiled

MULTI-million-pound development plans which could see more than 1,000 new homes added to one of the region’s most affluent communities are set to be unveiled to local people soon.Read

End of the line for Amble factory targeted by thieves

A REDUNDANT factory in a Northumberland town which has become a target for thieves looks set to be demolished.Read

Riding Mill church raiders shatter £5,000 window to steal £2

CHURCH burglars hurled a rock through a £5,000 stained glass window to steal just £2 from the collection box.Read

Northumberland markets holding their own despite economic downturn

STREET markets across Northumberland are surviving the prolonged economic downturn – and in many cases improving their performance – following efforts to revive their ailing fortunes, according to a new report.Read

Bosses at The Waterford Lodge in Morpeth shrug off takeover rumours

BOSSES at a historic pub have said it’s business as usual and there will be no takeover by a national hotel chain.Read

Cleadon mum remembered by specially commissioned paintings

PAINTINGS which recall treasured places and times shared by a devoted couple and their two young children are about to adorn the walls of a North East hospital ward.Read

Tyne Green parking charges move overturned

FREE parking permits at a prime riverside site will not be scrapped after all following a U-turn by a council working group.Read

Hexham's Old Grammar School is sold at auction

ONE OF Hexham's 'Crown Jewel' buildings was sold at auction yesterday for just under half a million pounds.Read

Classic motors go on display at Corbridge show

A PUB owner's passion for his once beloved Citroen Saxo has brought him to the helm of the North East's biggest car shows.Read

Morpeth's controversial new traffic lights to be reviewed

NEW traffic lights which have sparked major controversy in a Northumberland market town will be taken out if they are found to be causing more problems than they are solving, a senior councillor has promised.Read

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

Northumberland College new boss changes mind over job

A TROUBLED North East college has been thrown into fresh turmoil after the woman chosen to be its new boss changed her mind and decided not to take the job.Read

Howdon woman proposes in shark tank at Tynemouth aquarium - VIDEO

A SHARK tank was transformed into a tunnel of love when romantic Kimberley Watson popped the question to the love of her life.Read

Morpeth traffic lights spark huge controversy

ANGRY residents last night demanded the scrapping of a new traffic management system which has sparked huge controversy in a Northumberland market town.Read

River Wansbeck rescue

Four rescued from submerged car in River Wansbeck

TWO young children were plucked to safety from the roof of a stranded car after it was swept off a ford while attempting to cross a swollen river.Read

Morpeth flood action group chairman wins top civic award

A FATHER-OF-THREE who spearheaded the campaign to protect a market town from a repeat of its flooding catastrophe has won a top civic award.Read

Visitor centre plan at Once Brewed gets lottery funding

THE vision for a £9m visitor, learning and discovery centre for Northumberland National Park is a step nearer, thanks to the Lottery.Read

Andrew Wathey, Northumbria Universitys vice-chancellor

Northumbria University chief's £24,000 pay rise sparks outrage

A DECISION to hand a university vice chancellor a pay increase of nearly £25,000 was last night branded an “outrage” after it emerged lecturers were offered an annual rise of just 1%.Read

Cambois new homes bid by Banks Group set to be backed by planners

A MULTI-MILLION pound development which aims to regenerate an isolated Northumberland seaside village look set to win the backing of council planners – more than four years after it was first put forward.Read

Onyx Rooms in Chester-le-Street has opening hours extension bid rejected

RESIDENTS and police were jubilant yesterday after licensing bosses rejected an attempt by a town centre nightclub to remain open until 4.30am at weekends.Read

Businessman Rob Cocker to appeal refusal of new house in Tarset

A NORTHUMBERLAND businessman is going for a second building appeal in two years after being refused permission for a partly-subterranean four-bedroom house.Read

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

Heritage Centre in Gateshead hosts vintage fashion show

OUTFITS from decades past will make a special comeback at a theatre’s vintage fashion show.Read

Hexham Old Grammar School gets £450,000 auction reserve

A LANDMARK public building once valued at £1m could sell for less than half that when it goes up for auction next week.Read

Cory Davison charity football match a big success at Blyth Town

HUNDREDS of people turned out at a charity football tournament yesterday organised by the family of a seven-year-old former cancer patient.Read

Northumberland Tories call on Government to give local people the final say on wind farm plans

A DIRECT plea is being made to the Government for a change in national policy on wind farms amid growing concerns over the number of giant turbines being given the green light in Northumberland.Read

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