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Today's News for 16 April 2008

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Scientists offer hope of keeping MS under control

Apr 16 2008

SCIENTISTS in the North are carrying out research with the aim of controlling multiple sclerosis before it progresses to a more debilitating form of the disease....

Rural house prices buck gloomy trend

Apr 16 2008

THE housing boom which has seen North East property prices more than double in just six years could be coming to an end, experts have warned....

Cancer victim raises £8,000 for Sir Bobby

Apr 16 2008

A NORTH man given just three months to live has provided a big boost to The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation – and met his hero in the process....

£4.2m payout to boy, seven

Apr 16 2008

A SEVEN-year-old boy has been awarded £4.2m after his family won a medical negligence case against a Northumberland health trust....

Crooked accounts boss may be jailed

Apr 16 2008

THE ACCOUNTS manager of a building company who swindled more than £200,000 from her employer in a seven-year fraud was yesterday told she is likely to face time behind bars....

Extra time appeal over PO closures

Apr 16 2008

A COUNCIL is looking to double the time allocated to a public consultation period for possible post office closures to make sure everybody has their say....

End of line for sardines?

Apr 16 2008

THE daily ordeal of being packed on Britain’s “sardine train” may soon be improved for North East commuters....

Ban blamed for pet injury

Apr 16 2008

A FURIOUS dog owner has blamed a council ban on dogs at a Northumberland beach for one of her family pets suffering a horrific injury....

27 to contest 20 seats on new council

Apr 16 2008

A TOTAL of 27 candidates are standing for the 20 seats on a new town council. Elections take place on May 1 for seats on the new Stanley Town Council, which was formed following a campaign supported by Labour MP Kevan Jones....

Exporters can club together

Apr 16 2008

ANEW figurehead has been appointed to help boost the region’s businesses performance on the international stage....

Death smash police plea to mystery man

Apr 16 2008

POLICE probing the car death of a Polish father-to-be on his way home from work have appealed for a mystery greyhound owner to come forward....

Soldier spared jail to save Army career

Apr 16 2008

A SERVING soldier who took part in a street attack which left a man with a broken cheekbone has been spared jail to save his promising Army career....

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