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Today's News for 19 February 2008

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We can make the Rock work again

Feb 19 2008

THE new Northern Rock boss yesterday promised that regardless of the job losses expected in the coming weeks, the bank will be rebuilt as a successful North East business....

Balloon poodles made against clock

Feb 19 2008

MR TWISTER, Wacky ‘D’ and Magic Jack yesterday turned out for a balloon poodle world record setting warm-up....

Teenage arsonist killed his sisters

Feb 19 2008

A TEENAGER was yesterday convicted of killing his two young sisters by setting his family home on fire in an arson attack as they slept....

PC hurt in mass brawl

Feb 19 2008

A POLICEMAN suffered devastating injuries when he was brutally attacked as he tackled a mass disturbance in a Northumberland town, a court heard....

How music affects us all

Feb 19 2008

SEX, drugs and rock ’n’ roll may strike a chord in popular culture – but the line has a sound basis in scientific fact....

£23m bonus for data loss workers

Feb 19 2008

HM Revenue & Customs came under fire yesterday as it emerged staff at the beleaguered department have been awarded record bonuses of more than £23m this year. ...

Alnwick festival set to bring crowds in

Feb 19 2008

DATES and performers for one of Northumberland’s biggest attractions have been announced. The Alnwick International Music Festival brings approximately 20,000 visitors to the town every summer to see traditional music and dance by acts from all over the world and top local artists....

No action to be taken over council skirmish

Feb 19 2008

NO formal action is to be taken against a Northumberland parish chairman accused of threatening to drag a council colleague over a table and inviting him outside to a car park last October....

Record £6.3m for accident victim

Feb 19 2008

A NORTH man who was left with brain damage after a car accident was yesterday awarded a record £6.3m....

£40m mall is key pedestrian route

Feb 19 2008

A £40m EXTENSION to Newcastle’s Eldon Square which could change the way you walk around the city centre shopping centre opens today....

Green tourism vision for lead mining site

Feb 19 2008

A MUSEUM chief yesterday outlined his vision of making a County Durham dale a major centre for green tourism....

Village seeks revitalisation as shops boost hopes rise

Feb 19 2008

A VILLAGE in Northumberland which looks set to be freed from a food chain’s monopoly is seeking to revitalise its high street and improve its retail offer....

Region's biggest revamp on the way

Feb 19 2008

PLANS are being unveiled to transform a run-down market town within the next 13 years....

Mother faces ban over starved dog

Feb 19 2008

A MOTHER of two is facing a possible ban on keeping animals after magistrates heard her family’s pet dog was found wandering the streets in an “absolutely appalling” condition....

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