Jan
2008
Articles from 5th Jan 2008
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Eat or stay warm
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
PRICE hikes by energy provider Npower which will see average household energy bills rise to more than £1,000, were branded “devastating” by pensioners yesterday. Read
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Barton’s telephone apology to his club
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
JOEY Barton has apologised to manager Sam Allardyce as he attempts to save his Newcastle United career after he was charged with assault and affray following an incident outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Liverpool last week. Read
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Death-defying pilot will try to fly again
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
THE wife of a pilot seriously injured in a microlight aircraft crash has spoken of the shock caused by his second serious accident in two years. Read
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Treasure has a tale to tell
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
AN ancient pan which may have been a souvenir from Hadrian’s Wall will go on show on Tyneside today . Read
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Bid to help North’s key workers buy homes
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
WORKERS in the North-East are being targeted by a Government campaign designed to help them on to the housing ladder. Read
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Advertising success of online business
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
WHILE most teenagers earn the minimum wage from weekend jobs, entrepreneur Jonathan Grubin has logged on to an online success which turned over £75,000 last year. Read
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Police deserve better
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
POLICE are calling for the right to strike to be restored after the Home Secretary chose not to backdate their pay rise to September. Read
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Remark ‘indelicate but not scathing’
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
THE lawyer accused of causing a pregnant employee to give birth prematurely has admitted that saying she would get fat was “indelicate”. Read
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Tip protesters on alert
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
CAMPAIGNERS have been placed on red alert for a possible decision on a long-running controversy over plans to expand a 40-year-old Northumberland waste tip. Read
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Less rocking chair, more rock ’n’ roll
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
THE idea of a radio station aimed at people aged over 40 would have horrified the early stars of rock’n’roll. Read
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A break in the clouds
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
EXTREME winter weather across the North-East is expected to clear this weekend, forecasters say. Read
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A variation on music making
Jan 05 2008 | Today's News
ONE of the most celebrated and bizarre musical arrangements in history, featuring a blender, a toaster, Geiger counters and telephones, will have its European premiere in the North-East next month. Read
