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Today's News for 17 April 2008

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Man’s plan to sell drug kits to settle debts

Apr 17 2008

POLICE uncovered the region’s first crystal meth factory when they raided the riverside home of a man suspected of buying chemicals to make explosives....

Beefy and his bulge flying flag for North

Apr 17 2008

A LARGER-than-life figure at St James’s Park, Keith Roberts’ tattooed stomach has become a part of Tyneside football....

Safety can no longer be cited for A1 dualling

Apr 17 2008

ACCIDENT statistics on the A1 through Northumberland are no longer a primary reason for arguing the case for upgrading the road to a dual carriageway, according to a new report....

Stray dogs left tied to gates of shelter

Apr 17 2008

AT least three strays a night are being left tied to the gate of a North dog shelter after a change in the law, it was claimed yesterday....

Raising a glass to toast our festival

Apr 17 2008

VISITORS to the first ever Journal food and drink festival can toast its success by raising a glass or two of wine or beer....

Airport delight at flight punctuality

Apr 17 2008

FLIGHT delays for passengers leaving Newcastle Airport were slashed in the closing period of 2007, figures revealed yesterday....

More big retailers sign up for scheme

Apr 17 2008

TWO more national retailers have signed up to be part of a £32m development which will transform shopping facilities in a Northumberland market town....

Ex-contestants take the judges’ chairs

Apr 17 2008

THE tables have turned for some local musicians who will be judging the region’s latest X-Factor style contest rather than taking part in it....

Hospital plan isn’t in intensive care

Apr 17 2008

DEVELOPERS insisted yesterday that multi-million pound plans to transform an isolated Northumberland hamlet are still on track – despite little sign of progress since the scheme was approved more than a year ago....

20 raids in hunt for high-life criminals

Apr 17 2008

SUSPECTED bosses of organised crime were targeted in a spate of early-morning raids in an effort to crack down on so-called “dirty money” rackets....

Country is ‘huge tip’

Apr 17 2008

AUTHOR and Durham University chancellor Bill Bryson yesterday demanded stronger action from the Government and councils to tackle a litter problem which was turning Britain into “a huge tip”....

June start date set for new tunnel

Apr 17 2008

CONSTRUCTION work on the second vehicle Tyne Tunnel will not start until June at the earliest....

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