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Today's News for 12 February 2008

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Plans for Roman fort are shelved

Feb 12 2008

PLANS to build a visitor centre for one of South Tyneside’s major attractions have been shelved....

Pond newts could stop mine plan

Feb 12 2008

GREAT crested newts could scupper plans to mine more than half a million tonnes of coal from a site in the North-East....

Diabetics given hope

Feb 12 2008

PATIENTS in the North East could be at the forefront of a new treatment offering hope for hundreds of diabetes sufferers....

Villagers are delighted as bridge closes

Feb 12 2008

AN announcement that a busy bridge over the River Tyne will be closed full-time for maintenance work has brought a relieved response from villagers....

Fantastic facilities at new £39m campus

Feb 12 2008

THE new college campus in the heart of Gateshead’s cultural quarter will cater for 7,000 students after half-term – and yesterday The Journal was given a preview of what they will find....

Dog owners plan beach ban protest

Feb 12 2008

DOG owners are planning a protest against a decision to ban them from exercising their pets on a newly-created stretch of beach in Northumberland....

Drink – have we all had enough?

Feb 12 2008

THE North East is sitting on an alcohol time bomb with younger people now suffering from liver disease amid a soaring drink-related death toll....

Council stalwart ‘pestered ex-lover’

Feb 12 2008

A VETERAN parish council chairman launched a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a former council colleague after she ended their four-year relationship, a court was told yesterday....

I loved my sisters, says accused

Feb 12 2008

MURDER accused Shane Spence yesterday told a court he played no part in a devastating blaze which killed his two sisters at the family home....

Key route is blocked for hours after crash

Feb 12 2008

TWO people were taken to hospital after an accident which left an overturned lorry blocking the A19 during rush hour....

In court over school gas leak

Feb 12 2008

A NORTH East council is being taken to court following a carbon monoxide incident at a Tyneside primary school....

MPs’ claims for groceries

Feb 12 2008

IN the wake of the Conway affair it has emerged that MPs are entitled to claim £400 a month for groceries....

They are our heroes, so why attack them?

Feb 12 2008

The Journal yesterday reported the alarming rise in attacks on fire crews in the North East. Dan Warburton looks at the psychological triggers behind the abuse....

Scots plan raid across border to grab Berwick

Feb 12 2008

SCOTTISH politicians are aiming to take advantage of disenchantment among voters in Berwick by launching an audacious land-grab for the town....

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