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Today's News for 11 February 2008

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£6m Costa drugs swoop

Feb 11 2008

A MAN from the North East was arrested on the Costa del Sol, accused of handling nearly £6m worth of cocaine, which was headed for British streets....

Pensioners launch bid to save job

Feb 11 2008

PENSIONERS are pinning their faith on grey power to save the jobs of their popular wardens....

Playtime is extended for kiddies

Feb 11 2008

YOUNGSTERS in a market town could soon be enjoying a splashing time thanks to a £310,000 project to transform a run down children’s paddling pool....

It’s fast forward on ‘cure’ for dementia

Feb 11 2008

A POTENTIAL cure for dementia discovered in the North-East could be available for patients early next year....

Hats off to the Rats as year begins

Feb 11 2008

A KALEIDOSCOPE of colour was on show in the North-East as Chinese New Year celebrations got under way yesterday....

Health trust aiming to tackle obesity

Feb 11 2008

A HEALTH trust is developing new programmes to help support local children and families to tackle obesity....

Female oil rig worker faces court over ‘hoax’

Feb 11 2008

A WOMAN oil rig worker was arrested last night after staff, including many from the North East, were involved in a dramatic evacuation from a platform yesterday after a security alert sparked by a potential bomb threat....

Day the stars came out for an old friend

Feb 11 2008

BACK stage at the City Hall at 1pm yesterday, there was a nervous energy which the untrained observer may have linked to a bout of food poisoning....

Fire crews face rise in attacks on duty

Feb 11 2008

NORTH East firefighters have experienced the country’s biggest increase in recorded attacks....

Pensioner takes on car jacker

Feb 11 2008

A PENSIONER risked serious injury when he jumped on the bonnet of his car to stop a thief from stealing it....

On road to success

Feb 11 2008

THE Journal Taste North East England Campaign is taking to the road – courtesy of a red London double-decker....

Genes give insight into prostate cancer

Feb 11 2008

SCIENTISTS have discovered genetic changes which greatly increase the risk of prostate cancer after a study involving North East men....

Where innovation is truly second nature

Feb 11 2008

IF farming brothers Matthew and George Culley could return from their 18th Century Northumbrian lives, it is likely that a surprising amount of the county would still be recognisable to them....

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