Aug
2009
Articles from 15th Aug 2009
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Former PC Jeffrey Sidhu in fresh race allegations
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A FORMER police officer has launched a second legal challenge against the Northumbria force, five years after a judge ruled allegations of a race hate campaign were “unfounded”. Read
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Thefts at Sir Bobby Robson shrine on Portman Road
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
SCARVES and shirts left as tributes to Sir Bobby Robson by grieving football fans next to a statue of their hero have been stolen. Read
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Seamus Heaney writes poem for Newcastle University
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
WORLD-RENOWNED poet Seamus Heaney is to present a specially commissioned poem he has written for Newcastle University this autumn. Read
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Sunderland murder probe as row ends in death
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A MAN was killed after a “neighbourly dispute” got out of hand, detectives revealed last night. Read
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Home repossessions fall, but it’s only a blip
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A HOUSING expert last night welcomed new quarterly figures which showed a drop in the number of people who lost their homes – but warned the upturn is likely to be temporary. Read
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Kyle Ebdale sentenced for attacking Audrey Turnbull
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
THEIR lives could not have been much more different, even though they lived just a few streets apart. Read
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Almost all Dairy Farmers of Britain jobs saved
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
ALMOST all the workers’ jobs at a Dairy Farmers of Britain depot are safe after another dairy stepped in to buy the operation. Read
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Cockshaw Burn hydro turbine given green light
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A RETIRED civil servant’s bid to use a stream to generate power for his home has won the go-ahead from planners. Read
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Miners' Strike days recalled at Beamish Museum
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
THEY are images that capture the anger and determination of a generation of our region’s miners. Read
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Bupa Great North Run cultural programme announced
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
DETAILS of cultural events celebrating the Great North Run, including a film using footage from all 28 years of the flagship event, have been released. Read
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Prison campaigner Emma Vasey took part in VAT scam
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
APRISON campaigner has been exposed as a leading lieutenant in a six-year tax con. Emma Vasey secretly helped plot a VAT scam worth £1.7m while at the same time calling for her trucker husband to be released from a French prison. Read
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Pavement ads help recession hit Newcastle businesses
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
ADVERTS on the pavement are being used to help recession-hit businesses in a city centre entertainment complex. Read
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Boxer Tony Jeffries reveals heartache on Journal blog
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
OLYMPIC medal-winning boxer Tony Jeffries has opened his heart to The Journal and spoken of his fiancee’s miscarriage. Read
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Blackhall coach tragedy 40th anniversary marked
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
THE “saddest day” of a County Durham community has been marked by a memorial service, 40 years on from a crash which claimed 19 lives. Read
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We want to hear memories of the Old Town Hall in Gateshead
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A PICTURE of the past is being pieced together to mark the restoration of a key historic building. Gateshead Council is appealing for people with stories or photographs of the Old Town Hall in Gateshead to get in touch. Read
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Sean Gorman launches travel site for disabled
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
A REVOLUTIONARY new website set up by a former North actor could transform travel for disabled people. Read
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Police warn elderly about doorstep conmen
Aug 15 2009 | Today's News
ELDERLY householders are being warned to be vigilant after a spate of distraction burglaries in County Durham and the Northumbria force area. Read
