Apr
2008
Articles from 30th Apr 2008
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Harrier task force takes up bird protection duty
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
A PAIR of England’s rarest birds has returned to nest in Northumberland. More than 30 enthusiastic volunteers are helping to watch over the nesting hen harriers and are working day and night alongside RSPB officers and Forestry Commission rangers. Read
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Sing their praises at schools assembly
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
SCHOOLS, teachers and education support staff across the region are to be presented with awards at a gala event celebrating their dedication. Read
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Drivers despair as oil firms make fortunes
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
THE ANGER of North East drivers and hauliers over high fuel prices was stoked last night by the news of record profits at two oil companies. Read
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Victim plans to sue over vicious beating
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
A CHURCHGOER beaten to within an inch of his life last night revealed plans to sue his attacker. Read
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We have 200 GNR places to give away
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
DID you miss out on a place in this year’s Great North Run? The Journal has the final 200 places in the race - and they are on offer exclusively to our readers. Read
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Baby girl named after the car she was born in
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
A BABY will forever be reminded she was delivered in the back of a car – after her parents named her Lexus. Read
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Boy, 10, dies on holiday in Egypt
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
A NORTH schoolboy has died during a family holiday in Egypt, it emerged last night. Ten-year-old Andrew Queen, of Low Fell, Gateshead, is thought to have been taken to hospital in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh before his death on April 19. Read
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Welder left blinded ‘because of cost cuts’
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
A FATHER was blinded in one eye in a horrific accident at work that magistrates yesterday blamed on bosses saving money. Read
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250 jobs on way if store wins consent
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
PEOPLE seeking jobs in a former Northumberland pit town are being offered the prospect of a major employment boost as proposals for a £25m Asda store come closer. Read
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Council chief quits ahead of shake-up
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND’S top council official has revealed he is leaving his post in the middle of a massive shake-up of local government in the county. Read
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Danger warnings missed by watchdog
Apr 30 2008 | Today's News
BOSSES at Britain’s financial watchdog had a damaging “lack of knowledge” of Northern Rock, with no senior manager apparently overseeing the bank before it hit trouble, it emerged last night. Read
