Aug
2008
Articles from 1st Aug 2008
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Hospital failed car plunge man, claim
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
THE family of a man who plunged 120ft to his death in a taxi he hijacked at knifepoint yesterday claimed he did not receive the care he was due at a North East hospital the day before he died. Read
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Metro update gets back on right track
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
A £400m North East transport payday has been secured after Government spending chiefs were told it was “time to back the region”. Read
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Government pays £98m for fourth Wear bridge
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
TRANSPORT Minister Rosie Winterton opened the way for a fourth bridge over the River Wear as she announced £98m in Government funding. Read
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Judges dismiss murder appeals
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
JUDGES have dismissed appeal bids by three teenagers who were convicted of killing a young father outside his home in Sunderland. Read
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Viking warriors bring history to life on Holy Island
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
VIKING raiders have returned to the region for a historical extravaganza. Holy Island was taken over by an action-packed Viking-themed event, where visitors got a glimpse of the island’s blood-curdling history. Read
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Super-council sums don’t quite add up
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
MAJOR questions were raised yesterday over whether Northumberland’s new super-council will be able to fulfil a pledge that it will save £17m to be ploughed back into improving public services. Read
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Gunners march through streets
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
AFGHAN veterans of the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery were cheered on by crowds in their home city yesterday. Read
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Mother jailed over her children’s truancy
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
A MOTHER who allowed her children to miss school for months on end was beginning a six week jail sentence last night. Read
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Packs of facts on how to save Hall
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
FUNDRAISING packs have been launched by the National Trust as they try to raise £1m in the North East to save a stately home. Read
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Driver said he was ‘stupid’ to offer girl a lift
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
A CONVICTED rapist accused of posing as a taxi driver to kidnap a teenager for sexual purposes told a court yesterday he had done no more than foolishly offer her a lift. Read
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Rock art is all the rage
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
ROCK art up to 6,000 years old has been discovered across the North East. English Heritage volunteers discovered 100 new finds in Durham and Northumberland in a four-year project. Read
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United don't have colour of success
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United may not be in the purple in away games this season. Colour experts have cast doubt on the choice of the imperial-coloured kit in the quest for success. Read
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'Join us' call to Northern Rock staff
Aug 01 2008 | Today's News
NORTHERN ROCK employees on their way to work yesterday were greeted by a job advert from another North East building society. Read
