Apr
2008
Articles from 15th Apr 2008
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Legend’s search ends in sadness
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United legend Wyn Davies has spoken of his sadness at learning his five-year search for an ill teenager he visited in 1969 has failed. Read
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County town row grows
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
A LONG-RUNNING battle be- tween two Northumberland communities over which is the county town has taken a new turn. Read
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Bishop calling on clergy to oppose BNP
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
THE Bishop of Durham is courting controversy by calling on clergymen and parishioners in the North to oppose the British National Party in May’s local elections. Read
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Thousands of North deaths blamed on pollution
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of people have died in recent years from pneumonia caused by pollution, a study out today will say – with the problem particularly bad in the North. Read
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Cabbies threaten stations blockade
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
TAXI drivers across the region have threatened to blockade East Coast Main Line railway stations if negotiations over rents break down. Read
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Rock yet to pass on interest rate cuts
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
NATIONALISED Northern Rock has yet to pass on last week’s interest rate cut to borrowers, despite calls from the Government for lenders to reduce their rates. Read
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Farmer devastated after £17,000 raid
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
AFARMER last night spoke of his devastation after his farm was raided and more than £17,000 of machinery was plundered. Read
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‘Jordan would be doing somersaults’
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
THE parents of an energetic teenage fundraiser who last year lost his battle with cancer launched a charity in his honour yesterday – with the help of a few famous faces. Read
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Biting into my pension
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
A FORMER police officer whose career was cut short has been awarded the right to legally challenge a decision to strip him of £1,200 of his monthly disability pension. Read
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Travelling 4,000 miles to get hitched at Hogwarts
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
HARRY Potter fans Brian Sterling and Victoria Staten are crossing the Atlantic so they can marry at the castle that became the film setting for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read
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Rallying call in the post over closures
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
A PARISH council in Northumberland has issued a call- to-arms in the battle to protect the region’s under- threat post offices. Read
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Bring your taste buds to life
Apr 15 2008 | Today's News
A STATELY home in Gateshead will become the culinary capital of the North East later this month thanks to a gastronomic extravaganza organised by The Journal. Read
