Sep
2008
Articles from 24th Sep 2008
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Gypsy foretold lotto win for burger bar couple
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
A MYSTERY gypsy predicted a £4.5m lottery win for a burger bar-owning North East couple. Read
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Gambler faces jail over guns
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
A COMPULSIVE gambler who failed in his bid to win more than £2m damages from William Hill bookmakers may face jail after admitting firearms offences. Read
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Tourism now worth £4bn a year to the region
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
THE value of tourism to the North East economy has jumped by 30% in the last five years to be worth almost £4bn annually to the region. Read
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Two years to train for run of a lifetime
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
MARATHON man Mark Allison has launched a courageous bid to run 3,100 miles across the USA in just 100 days. Read
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Surgeon in legal bid to clear name
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
A SURGEON working in the North East who was criticised over his follow-up of a cancer patient has launched a High Court bid to clear his name. Read
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NHS pay-outs set to increase
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
THE region’s NHS is facing even bigger clinical negligence bills in the wake of rising legal costs and compensation payouts. Read
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Pit disaster recalled in new library glass
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
ECHOES of a mining disaster are included in a new £1m library which opened this week. High Heaton Library in Newcastle is next to the site of the old Heaton Main Colliery. Read
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Brown: I’m the right man for a crisis
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
GORDON Brown yesterday declared he was the “rock of stability” the North East can depend on through tough times after reasserting his Labour leadership. Read
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£1m in the pot to save United
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United supporters have pledged more than £1m to a planned fans’ takeover of the club in just two weeks. Read
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Old School gives way to ‘village’ of learning
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
A SCHOOL’S transformation to a multi-million pound, state-of-the-art education complex takes a major step forward today with the official opening of a £12m ‘learning village’. Read
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Golf pro leading 66-strong run team
Sep 24 2008 | Today's News
THE bionic man of the Bupa Great North Run, Kevin Jackson, is defying two potentially career-threatening injuries by running the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields on October 5 to raise funds for a charity close to his heart. Read
