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Today's News for 6 May 2008

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Thousands of uninsured drivers are risking lives

May 6 2008

MOTORISTS’ lives are being put at risk by an estimated 40,000 uninsured cars on North East roads, it was revealed last night....

NHS refuse to fund drug treatment for mother

May 6 2008

A TERMINALLY ill mother is facing an agonising wait for the third time as she fights for life-enhancing treatment rejected by health chiefs....

Talks to begin soon on power-sharing

May 6 2008

POLITICAL parties on Northumberland’s new super-council have chosen their leadership teams to begin talks on a coalition administration that will run the hung authority....

North’s poor record on child asthma

May 6 2008

HOSPITAL admissions for childhood asthma in the North East are among the highest in the country, campaigners will say today....

Newcastle’s BID to be best in Europe

May 6 2008

Businesses in Newcastle are being asked to consider a radical proposal to transform the way they fund city centre improvements – increasing their rates bills in a bid to bring more trade to the city. Regional affairs correspondent Adrian Pearson looks at the issue involved....

Farmer triumphant in North Pole race

May 6 2008

A FARMER from Northumberland has triumphed in a 350-mile race to the North Pole. Jamie Wood, 28, of Prendwick Farm in Whittingham, near Alnwick, took part in the Polar Challenge, a team race in the Arctic to the 1996 location of the Magnetic North Pole and beyond....

A new Paige in family’s history

May 6 2008

A BABY born three months early was allowed home for the first time yesterday after intensive treatment in hospital. Tiny Paige Surtees weighed just two pounds when she was born in January, having been due in April....

Petrol forecourt must tone down

May 6 2008

IN a traditional market town which prides itself on historic buildings and subdued architecture, it was always likely to cause a stir....

Start collecting – and help your school

May 6 2008

SCHOOLS in the North East are being invited to compete for a share of £15,000 in a competition run by The Journal....

Soldier returns to front line - despite losing leg

May 6 2008

A COMMANDO from the North East who lost his leg in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan will return to active duty, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed....

Compliments of chef to farmers

May 6 2008

THE popularity of locally produced food will be reflected in this year’s Northumberland County Show. In the past, most sponsorship at the agricultural show has been provided by feed merchants and farm suppliers, but this year new businesses have come on board....

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