May
2009
Articles from 13th May 2009
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Former mayor Janet Douglass joins rival political party
May 13 2009 | Today's News
A FORMER Northumberland civic head is quitting Labour and joining the Liberal Democrats, citing growing disillusionment with her old party. Read
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MPs expenses scandal must lead to change says Jim Cousins
May 13 2009 | Today's News
EVERY MP will be humiliated by the “horrible” expenses scandal and must change their behaviour, a North MP yesterday admitted. Read
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Views on Brandon Primary School are welcomed
May 13 2009 | Today's News
FAMILIES in a County Durham village are being asked for their views on proposals for a new primary school building. Read
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Councillors asked to approve plans for Newcastle Great Park
May 13 2009 | Today's News
PLANS for a shopping and business centre on an estate of luxury homes look set to be given the go-ahead, despite objections. Read
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Steve takes coastline crusade to London
May 13 2009 | Today's News
A BID will be made today to rally support for measures to protect the undersea world off the North East coastline. Newcastle-based Steve Lowe will travel to London to represent the North East’s three wildlife trusts in a lobby of MPs. Read
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Probe begins into police shooting of County Durham man
May 13 2009 | Today's News
EXACTLY what went on in the moments before police shot dead a man with a crossbow was at the centre of a major probe last night. Read
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Jet2 announce flights from Newcastle to Egypt
May 13 2009 | Today's News
A NEW direct flight from Newcastle Airport to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt is to be launched later this year. Read
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Office work is thing of the past
May 13 2009 | Today's News
FLEXIBLE working campaigners in the North East are encouraging people to work from home on Friday to create the largest mass absence from work for a generation. Read
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Nissan bosses believe car market will pick up despite £1.58bn loss
May 13 2009 | Today's News
NISSAN yesterday revealed it has plunged into the red – but bosses said they can see glimmers of hope for the battered car market. Read
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Parents of Private Geoff Gray believe son was murdered at Deepcut
May 13 2009 | Today's News
THE parents of a young soldier who died at the controversial Deepcut barracks said last night a new Army report showed he was shot by someone else. Read
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Newcastle Racecourse backs campaign to save Seaton Delaval Hall
May 13 2009 | Today's News
ODDS on Seaton Delaval Hall being saved by the National Trust were last night cut as a major backer lent its support to the campaign. Read
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National Express seat reservation charges cause outrage
May 13 2009 | Today's News
NATIONAL Express was last night accused of “mugging” passengers by charging for seat reservations on the East Coast Main Line. Read
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Author David Almond wants to inspire new writers
May 13 2009 | Today's News
A POPULAR children’s author from the North East is to launch a creative writing competition. Read
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Outburst ‘probably’ caused death of bookie Jeff Hilland
May 13 2009 | Today's News
DRUNKEN lout Trevor Hall had downed 12 pints of lager and several shorts before violently rowing with a bookmaker who collapsed and died from heart failure. Read
