Apr
2009
Articles from 29th Apr 2009
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Man hunted over Ashington street attack on schoolgirl
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
THE description of a man police wish to interview in connection with the alleged rape of 14-year-old girl, was released last night. Read
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Mum told murdered Chinese student was ‘commentator’
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
A CHINESE murder victim who was involved in an internet betting scam told his mother he was earning thousands of pounds working as a football commentator. Read
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Ambulance crews told to use A-Z as sat navs delay response times
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
AMBULANCE drivers are being told to go back to their A-Z maps because satellite navigation systems are delaying response times. Read
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NHS 'you choose' advert banned for being misleading
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
AN ADVERT telling North East patients they could choose their own hospital has been banned by watchdogs. The Advertising Standards Agency ruled the claim – which is one of the key planks of the Government’s health strategy – could not be substantiated. Read
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Berwick praised for ‘coping’ qualities
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
A LEADING government adviser has praised the ability of people in a Northumberland town to cope with lack of services at critical times. Read
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Time is running out for East Coast Main Line rail upgrades
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
RAIL bosses may only have five years to plan for a doubling in train passenger numbers as public spending cuts loom. Read
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Blast from past at Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
A LANDMARK heritage site launched its latest blast from the past yesterday. Read
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Opera singer Graeme Danby asked to sing at last two NUFC home games
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
WILL it be opera or football? The man who’s attempting to sing Newcastle United to Premiership safety hopes it can be both as he wrestles with a conflict of interests. Read
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North East scientists invent hi-tech gadgets to help elderly
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
PENSIONERS are to get hi-tech gadgets to negotiate shopping centres as part of a £12m investment in innovation for the elderly. Read
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Newcastle airport axes flight to Mexico over swine flu fears
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
A FLIGHT due to fly to Mexico from Newcastle next week has been scrapped in the wake of swine flu fears. Read
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Whitley Bay fans paint the town blue and white
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
WHITLEY Bay is being turned blue and white ahead of the team’s big Wembley trip. The club have become the North East’s only footballing success story this season by reaching the final of the FA Vase on May 10. Read
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Tell us what you think is great about North East
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
WE’VE given the world Newcastle Brown Ale, Fentiman’s Lemonade, and Philleas Fogg crisps and we’ve adopted Nissan as our own. Read
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Graduate Kate Rose says recession helped her firm
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
GRADUATE Kate Rose came up with a gem of an idea after struggling to find a suitable job. Read
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Teenage driver hurt in motorway crash
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
THIS is the dramatic moment a teenager was airlifted to hospital after a motorway crash. Read
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Chancellor Alistair Darling in no hurry to sell Northern Rock
Apr 29 2009 | Today's News
THE Chancellor has promised he is in “no hurry” to sell Northern Rock after claims thousands of jobs could be lost in a rushed sale. Read
