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Health Secretary calls for action over early deaths in North East

JournalLive — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt has attacked a “shocking” variation in early death rates after new Government figures showed more than 20,000 people in the North East have died too young in the last three years.

Wages in the North East plunge in years of recession

JournalLive — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

MORE than £1bn has been wiped off North East pay packets since the economy collapsed in 2007, new research shows.

Northumberland National Park in focus as campaign launched

JournalLive — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

ENVIRONMENT Minister Richard Benyon yesterday chose Northumberland as the venue to launch a campaign to highlight the value of national parks.

NEvoution: Nick Clegg backs power shift for regions

JournalLive — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:27:00 GMT

NICK Clegg has backed The Journal's campaign to bring jobs and economic growth to the North East by transforming the way the region is governed.

Treasure trove found in Northumbrian country mansion

JournalLive — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:22:00 GMT

LIVING in a Northumbrian country mansion with 25 rooms, two sisters had little reason to throw anything away.

Grant to back North East urban wildlife pilot scheme

JournalLive — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

A BID in the North East to reverse the decline in wildlife revealed by a major report has received initial funding backing.

Public inquiry into North National Park extensions

JournalLive — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:20:00 GMT

PLANS to extend the boundaries of two national parks in the North will be considered at a public inquiry that starts tomorrow.

Runners to take on first National Trust Durham Coast Half Marathon

JournalLive — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

AROUND 250 runners will take part in a half marathon along a reborn stretch of North East coastline.

Durham and Cleveland police target summer drinkers

JournalLive — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

MOTORISTS who drink-drive the night after summer parties are being targeted in a new police campaign.

Northumberland National Park proposal would be a huge boost

JournalLive — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A MULTI-million pound boost that will come from a proposed landscape discovery centre in Northumberland National Park was outlined yesterday.

It’s a family affair as brothers choose Kielder

JournalLive — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

IF you come across something good the temptation may well be to keep it in the family. That’s what seems to be the case with Northumberland’s nesting ospreys.

Community kitchen open for business at Humshaugh village hall

JournalLive — Thu, 30 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A COMMUNITY kitchen has opened for business after Northumberland villagers won cash backing for the venture.

Porky pig Miss Winky keeps visitors guessing at Beamish Museum

JournalLive — Thu, 30 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

IT isn’t something which every lady would want to be made public. But at the weekend one County Durham resident will have her weight revealed to all and sundry.

Lottery bid to restore Sunderland's historic Roker Pier and lighthouse

JournalLive — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:00:00 GMT

A FUNDING bid was lodged yesterday to help restore a historic North East pier.

Ship shape and Bristol fashion at Souter lighthouse

JournalLive — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THE world’s first electric lighthouse is undergoing a spring clean.

Warning of shake up by Newcastle city lawyer

JournalLive — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A SENIOR lawyer has slammed the Government’s legal aid reforms as “appalling”.

Welfare grief looms for local authorities in the North East

JournalLive — Sun, 26 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Further changes to the welfare system promise the double whammy of pain for recipients and for local authorities as JONATHAN WALKER has been finding out

Campaigners drive to transform Jesmond shopping street

JournalLive — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS want to transform a busy shopping street to boost trade in the area.

Outrage over licence to destroy Northumberland buzzards' nests

JournalLive — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

THE granting of a licence to destroy buzzard nests in Northumberland has been branded a “betrayal” by conservation groups.

Burglars attacked victims in their own home

JournalLive — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

TWO burglars have been given long jail terms after attacking families while raiding their homes.