Mar
2008
Articles from 27th Mar 2008
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Shilly-chaleting about
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
A CHALET that teeters on the edge of an eroded cliff has been pulled out of an auction amid a planning wrangle. Read
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'Don't let our far horizons be spoilt' say wind farm protesters
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
COUNCILLORS who will today vote on three wind farm applications in Northumberland are being begged not to allow the Secret Kingdom to become a turbine landscape. Read
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Proud to have Sir Bobby on her team
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
Sir Bobby Robson has launched a £500,000 cancer fundraising mission in thanks to Newcastle doctor Ruth Plummer for saving his life. Chief reporter Paul James meets the future director of the football legend’s cancer research centre. Read
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Council closes door on Corbridge skate park row
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
A PARISH council accused of trying to cover up a blunder that saw a new skateboard park built in the wrong place last night turned residents away while members discussed the matter in private. Read
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GNR founder supports new fitness drive
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
ORGANISERS of one of the region’s biggest events have thrown their weight behind a £2m campaign encouraging Britons to get fit and stay healthy. Read
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Lessons to be learned from Rock says FSA
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
THE Financial Services Authority yesterday promised to “learn lessons” from failings over Northern Rock. Read
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La Sagesse private school forced to shut down
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
ONE of the North East’s leading private schools will close this summer after the group of nuns who founded it tripled the rent, The Journal can reveal. Read
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Dog-free beach success
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
OBEDIANT dog owners have been given a pat on the head for not flouting a controversial ban on taking their pets onto a Northumberland beach. Read
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Call for probe into charity
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
FINANCIAL watchdogs have been urged to investigate a registered charity tasked with providing facilities for a former steel town after it failed to submit accounts for the past three years. Read
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Champions of local food are abandoned
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
A FOOD agency set up to promote the best in regional produce has been scrapped by Government cuts. Read
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Ministers told to back Metro system revamp
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
BUSINESS leaders will urge the Government to put plans for an improved Metro system in the region’s economic masterplan. Read
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Parkinson's victim offers to be guinea pig
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
A NORTH businessman who suffers from Parkinson’s disease has condemned the use of hybrid embryos for medical research, even though scientists claim the technique could eventually lead to a cure for the condition. Read
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Watchdog’s failings let bank slide into crisis
Mar 27 2008 | Today's News
THE crisis that engulfed Northern Rock was compounded by unacceptable failings by the country’s financial industry regulator, it yesterday admitted. Read
