Jul
2009
Articles from 6th Jul 2009
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Rothbury swine flu victim has no idea how he got it
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND man has become the latest person in the region to be diagnosed with swine flu. Read
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Pageboy fights back after losing his legs to meningitis
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
THIS was the moment brave Robbie Jones proudly walked his parents down the aisle – despite losing his legs to meningitis. Read
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Pair gallop to a new sprint world record
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
TWO North East athletes have smashed the world record for the 100m sprint while dressed a pantomime horse. Read
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A massive transport snub for the region
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
MINISTERS preparing to fund the nation's most important transport assets have ruled that large swathes of the North East are of no "strategic importance". Read
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'Let's use the Rock to save post offices'
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
THE campaign for a Post Bank was stepped up today with calls for the Government-owned Northern Rock to be used as the basis for a new state-backed bank in post office branches. Read
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Thousands take part in Durham Race for Life
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of women joined forces yesterday in the fight against cancer by taking part in the Durham Race for Life. Read
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New service offers hope for thyroid cancer patients
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
A NEW service pioneered in the North East is giving fresh hope to thyroid cancer patients. Read
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Colours are re-dedicated
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
SOLDIERS past and present gathered in Northumberland yesterday to pay tribute to heroes of the First World War. Serving personnel yesterday joined veteran colleagues to remember the Second Tyneside Scottish Battalion, who went into battle in one of the bloodiest conflicts in British military history. Read
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A classic weekend of fun
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
FROM concerts to carnivals, the North East was thriving with summer fun this weekend. The world-class classical music festival at Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland got under way on Saturday with highlights of the weekend including performances by the Carducci Quartet and the Gabrieli Consort. Read
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Grass snakes make a return
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
A GRASS snakes project on a North East estate has paid off. Read
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Journal plea finds for Kirkley Hall college reunion
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
A FILM-MAKER'S quest to reunite classmates from more than 50 years ago is tantalisingly close to completion – after an appeal in Saturday's Journal uncovered two of the remaining four he had been unable to trace. Read
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Some day my plinth will come
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
A PROUD North Easterner is to celebrate the region's innovators when she takes part in an eagerly anticipated piece of artwork. Read
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Alnwick mum's heartbreak plea after son dies
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
THE family of a North East teenager killed in a car crash have pleaded with young drivers to take more care on country roads. Read
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Another North MP joins the exodus
Jul 06 2009 | Today's News
ANOTHER of the region's longest serving MPs has joined the rush to quit the Commons at the next general election. Labour former chief whip Hilary Armstrong announced on Saturday that she would stand down. Read
