Jan
2010
Articles from 13th Jan 2010
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Viagra worth £300,000 seized at Newcastle airport
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
A HAUL of the impotency drug Viagra, worth more than £300,000, has been seized by customs officials. Read
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Councillor Eddie Wake expelled after joking of rape
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
A CITY councillor has been expelled from his party after he made an offensive joke about rape. Read
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Motor boss Ivan Hodac sparks fear over electric car jobs
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
A BID to bring thousands of electric car production jobs to the region could fail because the Government has not followed up on the North East’s success. Read
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MPs to hail importance of newspapers in Parliament
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
WHERE would we be without a local newspaper? Would you know what the local council or MP was up to and with our money? Read
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North East Aircraft Museum's prized exhibit hit by snow problem
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
THE big thaw has left a Sunderland museum’s prize exhibit staring at the skies. Read
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MP Nick Brown raises election fraud fears
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
ELECTORAL fraud fears were raised by North East Minister Nick Brown because many councils are not holding counts until the day after polls close. Read
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Snow leaves residents with no mail and piles of rubbish
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
FRUSTRATED residents have been left with no mail and piles of post-Christmas rubbish as posties and binmen give snowy roads the cold shoulder. Read
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Jay-Z loses fight with chef Terry Miller over Rockafella name
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
CELEBRITY chef Terry Miller has won an epic David and Goliath legal battle against an American rap star over the right to name his restaurant. Read
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Professor Gavin Kitching comes home to lecture on football
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
WITH a string of academic books behind him, Professor of Politics Gavin Kitching pondered over what great project could occupy his impending retirement. Read
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Waygood Gallery bosses should leave, says review
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
BOSSES of an art gallery which ran nearly £6m over budget did not have the skills needed to manage the project, a review has found. Read
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Pioneering central heating system for Eastgate eco-village
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
A GIANT underground central heating system, pioneered by Tyneside academics, will be used for the first time in County Durham. Read
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Tyne Tees TV favourite Chris Langford dies
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
SHE captivated a generation of TV viewers in a more innocent age of big bands. Read
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No pay freeze at Northumberland County Council
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
A THREAT of industrial action by Northumberland council workers has been averted after controversial plans to impose a pay freeze on hundreds of employees were dropped. Read
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Durham University chief speaks out on funding cuts
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
THE head of the region’s oldest university has called for higher education institutions to be closed down if they cannot survive Government funding cuts. Read
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Picture released of tragic angler Jim Nixon
Jan 13 2010 | Today's News
THIS is the first photograph of a sea fisherman who died after a cliff on the Northumberland coastline collapsed beneath his feet. Read
