Nov
2008
Articles from 12th Nov 2008
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Coca-Cola swallows up historic Abbey Well company
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
DRINKS giant Coca-Cola has spread its business empire into Northumberland with the purchase of a century-old family firm which sells mineral water. Read
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John Jones trial: Detective tells of lack of judgment
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
But John Jones denied he took cocaine, had a sexual encounter with an escort girl or received any gifts from the 32-year-old drug baron during the April 2006 visit. Read
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Life coach Brenda Beecham will save others
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
BRAVE Brenda Beecham doesn’t know how long she has left to live after being diagnosed with colon cancer too late. Read
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Glow Festival to illuminate Tyneside
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
AFTER-dark fairy tales, striking light projections, illuminating art-mobiles and a touch of exterior design from Yoko Ono will ensure Tyneside is bathed in a warm glow throughout December. Read
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Mark Knopfler whips radio bidders into frenzy
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
IT was a case of a lot of money for something yesterday when a guitar masterclass with Mark Knopfler went for a whopping £100,000. Read
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Cocaine teacher Ian Anthony Johnson returns to school
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
A SCHOOL teacher who was cautioned for the possession of cocaine will return to his school after receiving a reprimand. Read
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Foreign students thrown out of Newcastle University
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
FIFTY would-be foreign students, mostly Chinese, have been excluded from Newcastle University for faking applications with forged academic certificates. Read
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Former pub landlord admits knife attack on ex-girlfriend and her partner
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
A FORMER Quayside landlord yesterday admitted a knife attack on two international students. Read
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Young achievers score at Sunderland's Stadium of Light
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
HIGH-FLYING youngsters have been rewarded in a presentation by some of Wearside’s top footballing names. Read
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Anxiety as 2,200 jobs go at Virgin Media
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
MORE jobs in the North East are on the line after Virgin Media announced it was axing 2,200 jobs in the UK. Read
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North East airports at risk as Heathrow fills up
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
THE North East faces losing crucial air links if a third Heathrow runway is rejected and the region’s economy left “devastated” by a new aviation tax, according to airport bosses. Read
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Outrage at rural vista of Berwick wind turbines
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
ANOTHER Northumberland community is gearing up to fight a proposed wind farm. People living in the area around West Ancroft, near Berwick, are banding together to oppose plans from E.on Climate and Renewables to put up eight 125m turbines. Read
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Nation stands silent in Remembrance Day services
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
THE nation paused yesterday as three of the last surviving veterans of the First World War laid wreaths to honour their fallen comrades. Read
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More eco-friendly ideas for Durham Park greens
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
REVAMPED plans for a well known golf club have received a frosty reception. Already local politicians have vowed to oppose proposals to build on Mount Oswald Golf Club, on the southern outskirts of Durham. Read
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Northumberland Council in floods bill plea
Nov 12 2008 | Today's News
PRESSURE was last night mounting on the Government to meet the full cost of a council’s flood repair bill. Read
