Jan
2008
Articles from 12th Jan 2008
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Safety fears as turbines toppled
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
CAMPAIGNERS are welcoming an inquiry into the safety of wind turbines after two came crashing down. Read
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Time about to run out for 101 number
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A BLEAK future was painted for the North-East’s non-emergency 101 number last night after one of its biggest champions revealed that the region has not yet found a way to pay for it. Read
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High note for brave medical student
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A YOUNG woman who fought bone cancer is to be on the judging panel of an innovative North-East music competition aimed at raising funds for teenage cancer victims. Read
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Hunt for machete robbers
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A SECURITY guard was struck over the head with a machete in a terrifying robbery in which several thousands of pounds in cash was stolen. Read
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Driver rammed car into bedroom wall
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A DRINK-DRIVER left a scene of devastation when he rammed his car into a couple’s home in the middle of the night as they slept, a court heard yesterday. Read
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‘Bring Gospels home’
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
THE leader of the Church of England yesterday backed the campaign to bring the Lindisfarne Gospels “home”. Read
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Homes set for refusal
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A BID for more housebuilding in the wooded grounds of a historic Northumberland mansion could be rejected amid claims it is simply an attempt to tackle serious financial losses on the flagship restoration project. Read
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Go-ahead for new town supermarket
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
THE results of a planning inquiry that could shape the future for shoppers and traders in a Northumberland town have been announced. Read
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Villagers move out after gas explosion
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
TWENTY homes were evacuated yesterday when a fire threatened to cause a gas explosion in a tranquil village. Read
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Old tunnel is key to high-speed rail link
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A RAILWAY tunnel beneath the Pennines could hold the secret to the North’s high-speed rail ambitions – but only if the Government acts now to save it. Read
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Roman bridge put back together again
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
REMAINS of what was one of the biggest Roman bridges to be built in Britain have been reassembled on the banks of the River Tyne. Read
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Fears over pensions at the Rock
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock bosses have been accused of carrying out a “piecemeal sell-off” of the bank’s assets after it sold £2.2bn worth of its mortgage book to a US investment bank. Read
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Copters’ future is still up in the air
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
A REPRIEVE granted to RAF Boulmer does not extend to its Search and Research (SAR) helicopters. Read
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Patients signing up to cancer drug trial
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
PATIENTS are being recruited to a North-East trial to improve chemotherapy treatment for those with bowel cancer. Read
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Brian has twice fought off a killer
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
BRIAN Wilkin has fought bowel cancer twice. Read
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It can be prevented
Jan 12 2008 | Today's News
EVERY day in the North-East around five people are diagnosed with bowel cancer. Read
