Oct
2007
Articles from 8th Oct 2007
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Cancer walk is key to research
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
A BREAST cancer survivor is calling on local people to step out in aid of Cancer Research UK. Read
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Vandals attack thegrave of ex-miner
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
VANDALS wrecked the grave of a grandfather who died after a battle with leukaemia. Read
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Ashley ‘not ready to sell United yet’
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United yesterday rubbished fresh speculation that owner Mike Ashley is trying to sell the club. Read
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Election fever is dispelled by Brown
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NORTH-East MPs are today winding down from the election-footing that had caused so much speculation in recent weeks. Read
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Home ownersin income trap
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
HOUSE prices have rocketed and disposable income has dropped – the depressing results of two North-East reports. Read
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Recycling becomes a growing concern
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
A RECYCLING scheme is being extended to 8,000 extra homes in Northumberland. Read
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Residents protest against demolition plan
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
GATESHEAD residents staged an ‘Independence Day’ protest against plans to demolish their homes. Read
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Cities ‘must have unique identities’
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NORTH-East cities must stop competing with each other and instead build their own distinct identity, according to planning experts. Read
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Eight-minute lessons are key to grades
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
CLOCK-watching has taken on a whole new meaning for pupils at one school. The head of Monkseaton Community High School, North Tyneside, says short, punchy, fact-filled lessons are the way ahead. Read
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Couple die in flat fire
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
A MARRIED couple were killed in a house fire yesterday – just months after tying the knot. Neighbours on Wharton Street, South Shields, yesterday told of their shock at losing what one woman described as "the perfect couple". Read
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Home owners in income trap
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
HOUSE prices have rocketed and disposable income has dropped – the depressing results of two North-East reports. Read
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Lifeline is offered to Rock by US bank
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
THE campaign to save Northern Rock from a cut price takeover has been strengthened by reports that the troubled bank has been offered a financial lifeline worth up to £10bn. Read
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Recycling becomes a growing concern
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
A RECYCLING scheme is being extended to 8,000 extra homes in Northumberland. Tynedale Council already provides brown wheelie bins to 7,000 households in Hexham, Prudhoe and Wylam, with more than 1,000 tonnes of grass, branches and other plants being collected each year. Read
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Vandals attack thegrave of ex-miner
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
VANDALS wrecked the grave of a grandfather who died after a battle with leukaemia. Former miner James Brown is buried in Lynemouth cemetery, but twice in the last week his grave has been vandalised by yobs, bringing misery to his family. Read
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Cities ‘must have unique identities’
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NORTH-East cities must stop competing with each other and instead build their own distinct identity, according to planning experts. Read
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Ashley ‘not ready to sell United yet’
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United yesterday rubbished fresh speculation that owner Mike Ashley is trying to sell the club. Read
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Election fever is dispelled by Brown
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
NORTH-East MPs are today winding down from the election-footing that had caused so much speculation in recent weeks. Read
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Cancer walk is key to research
Oct 08 2007 | Today's News
A BREAST cancer survivor is calling on local people to step out in aid of Cancer Research UK. Read
