Feb
2008
Articles from 14th Feb 2008
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Church's pre-historic past unearthed
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
Work on a town’s church has revealed that the site may have been used for ritual and worship for thousands of years. Read
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Eating local is top of menu
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
MORE than 140 people have put their name to The Journal Taste North East England pledge to buy local, use local, eat local. Read
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Doctor to register as sex offender
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
A FORMER Tyneside doctor was yesterday ordered to register as a sex offender after admitting a series of child pornography offences. Read
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County's final budget sets 1% council tax rise
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
COUNTY chiefs have fixed their final budget ahead of changes to local government. Northumberland County Council yesterday agreed its spending plans for the period until next April when it will be replaced by a single unitary authority. Read
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Shock and awe at birth of icon
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
THE Journal’s Arts and Entertainment Editor David Whetstone remembers the day the Angel arrived. Read
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Tributes pour in for North backpacker
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a North East backpacker who was killed in a car crash weeks after returning to her beloved Australia. Read
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‘Long jail term’ for attacker
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
A SEX attacker who targeted two female strangers in separate assaults months apart has been warned he faces years behind bars. Read
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North finds it has no voice
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
CITY leaders have warned “we are being denied a voice at the highest levels” after it emerged Government bodies spending more than £120bn a year have almost no North East representatives. Read
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Artist and council chief in court over deaths
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
THE creator of an inflatable artwork that lifted off its moorings, killing two North East women, was yesterday charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. Read
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MP hits out at ‘targeted leaks’ on Rock’s future
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
VIRGIN Money and Northern Rock bosses are today going over their offers for the troubled bank as the Government urges both sides to improve their bids. Read
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Valentine’s couple in message of hope
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
ONE was left homeless after a bitter divorce. The other was left to care for his teenager alone when his wife walked out. Read
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Closing shots of Get Carter car park
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
AMATEUR film maker and councillor Jonathan Wallace has produced a video of Gateshead’s iconic multi-storey car park to keep as historical records. Read
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North is labelled suicide hotspot
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of people in the North East are taking their own lives every year, shocking figures have revealed. Read
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Fears for views of heritage site
Feb 14 2008 | Today's News
CONSERVATIONISTS have asked the Government to decide on a controversial planning application which – it is claimed – will block views of a World Heritage Site. Read
