Feb
2008
Articles from 9th Feb 2008
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Scale of internet child porn exposed
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
A PIONEERING American policeman has developed a computer program which has revealed thousands of images and films of child abuse were downloaded and swapped in the North East last year. Read
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£1 gift is reward for county hall staff
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
BOSSES at a council whose three top officers have been awarded bumper pay rises have left staff with another nasty taste in their mouths – by giving them the gift of a drinks mug. Read
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Family’s grief over tragic toddler
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
THE grandparents of a toddler killed when his father accidentally reversed over him outside the family home have spoken of how they tried to save his life. Read
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Massive cannabis raid
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
POLICE who raided a Wearside factory discovered one of Britain’s biggest-ever cannabis farms. Read
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Progress to bypass the North East
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
In a vital planning blueprint, the Government has watered down – and sought to eliminate – some of the North East’s transport ambitions. Regional Affairs Correspondent Adrian Pearson reports. Read
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Regret asfestival offorest gets the chop
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
THE biggest forest festival in the country, held in the North East, has been axed. Read
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Sean’s return mission
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
A LITTLE more than a week after returning from an “exhausting” project to refurbish an African school, a North East fundraiser is already planning his next mission. Read
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Easing their troubles
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
HYPNOSIS techniques are being used to help ex-service personnel deal with war zone and battlefield memories in a pioneering treatment project in Northumberland. Read
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‘Get rid of my formula now’
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
THE man responsible for a controversial funding system which sees deprived parts of the North East automatically lose out to Scotland has warned it could lead to the end of the UK. Read
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Now we’re on a roll
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
ECONOMIC experts have given the North East an outstanding bill of health and predicted a positive future. Read
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Barbara’s clearly gifted
Feb 09 2008 | Today's News
A GRANDMOTHER living with Parkinson’s disease has turned her artistic flair into a paid hobby. Read
