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Aug 2 2007
EFFORTS to boost the skills of North-East workers were last night thrown into the spotlight as MPs hit out at a key Government training scheme....
Aug 2 2007
TRANSPORT chiefs in Scotland were yesterday blamed for the lack of progress in the campaign to upgrade sections of the A1. Despite years of pressure from the North-East, the UK Government refuses to declare the busy road a route of strategic national importance....
Aug 2 2007
MANY parents warn their sons and daughters about getting married too soon – but one Newcastle couple have waited more than half a century....
Aug 2 2007
HUNDREDS of Scouts from across the North-East joined millions around the world in celebrating the birth of the movement 100 years ago at sunrise events yesterday. People aged from six to 60 united at Penshaw Monument, in Sunderland....
Aug 2 2007
POLICE who went to investigate reports of a cannabis farm were forced to flee the property after discovering a boa constrictor on the loose....
Aug 2 2007
AN EYE surgeon accused of botching laser surgery on a North-East children’s author was last night told by a medical disciplinary panel that they did not accept his version of events....
Aug 2 2007
AN MP has thrown his weight behind a campaign against controversial council plans to close a Northumberland bridge. Northumberland County Council is to close Wylam bridge for four months to carry out repair work....
Aug 2 2007
WORKERS at two Northumberland Co-op stores were last night facing an uncertain future after it was announced that the shops would be put up for sale. Stores in Haltwhistle and Amble are to be put on the market....
Aug 2 2007
GOVERNMENT proposals to make it harder for cowboy builders to escape the law have been welcomed in the region. Ministers say councils should be able to launch prosecutions against rogue operators within two years of “completion” of work....
Aug 2 2007
AIRLINE bosses defended their safety record last night after their only plane flying out of Newcastle was grounded for the third time in as many months. Over the last three months passengers travelling by Flyjet at Newcastle International Airport have been stranded for a total of nearly 70 hours....
Aug 2 2007
EMPLOYERS are to be shown how to cut sickness absences among their staff by creating more flexible working environments....
Aug 2 2007
A TOWN’S park is to be transformed into one of the region’s premier tourist attractions through a multi-million pound regeneration....
Aug 2 2007
HALF a century ago, it was moneybags football club Sunderland who were known as the Bank of England club for their lavish spending....
