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Today's News for 2 May 2008

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Labour are preparing for worst in county

May 2 2008

LABOUR leaders in Northumberland are today bracing themselves for the possibility of being second best on the new authority as voters “punish” local councillors for the party’s national policies....

Vandals spray-paint cow on Town Moor

May 2 2008

AN ANGRY farmer who grazes cows on Newcastle’s Town Moor yesterday told how his animals had been spray-painted in the face by schoolboys....

Police chief calls for action on female drunks

May 2 2008

THE number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly in the North East has risen by 50% in the last five years, figures revealed yesterday....

Enjoy a family day out

May 2 2008

FAMILIES will be flocking to Bank Holiday events across the region this weekend. Among the many choices will be a special day at Newcastle Racecourse at the High Gosforth Park estate....

Famous Tyne view on line at inquiry

May 2 2008

PLANS for a 13-storey block of flats that would threaten one of the finest views over the River Tyne will be determined at a public inquiry in Newcastle next week....

Shearer kicks off charity’s extension plan

May 2 2008

FOOTBALL hero Alan Shearer has launched a special charity appeal that will transform the lives of children needing treatment at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)....

Striker meets his match

May 2 2008

ENGLAND striker and Newcastle United skipper Michael Owen has taken time off the pitch to surprise some of his young fans at a children’s hospice....

National challenge for failing schools

May 2 2008

NORTH East schools not meeting a Government target to improve GCSE results could face closure....

Elderly woman was threatened with bat

May 2 2008

A BUSINESSMAN who plagued his neighbours with loud music has been jailed for threatening one with a baseball bat. Dale Ingham, 36, made life a misery for Elizabeth and Robert McGurk, in their 60s, for 18 months after moving into the flat above theirs in Watt Street, Gateshead....

Air crash hero gets top award

May 2 2008

A HERO who’s quick thinking helped rescue two paramedics when they crashed after the tail of their plane fell off has been rewarded for his efforts....

Rock confirms jobs axe

May 2 2008

NORTHERN Rock yesterday confirmed 2,000 jobs are set to go within months as it began union talks....

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