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2010
Articles from 30th Jan 2010
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Defiant Tony Blair: ‘I’d do it all again’
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
A DEFIANT Tony Blair yesterday mounted a vigorous defence of the invasion of Iraq, insisting he had no regrets over removing Saddam Hussein and would do the same again. Read
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Indoor snow ski slope plans move forward
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
PLANS to build the region’s first indoor real snow ski slope are taking shape. Read
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MP’s claims weren’t ‘misleading’
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
TYNE Bridge MP David Clelland has been cleared of submitting misleading claims in the Parliamentary expenses scandal, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Director spared jail over mortgage lies
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
A COMPANY director who lied about his salary to fraudulently obtain a mortgage has been ordered to do unpaid work as punishment. Read
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Four billion good reasons for North East unity
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
TOURISM bosses have pointed to their £4bn contribution to the regional economy as overwhelming evidence that the North East must continue to work together. Read
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Northumberland council bosses face budget cuts decision wait
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
BELEAGUERED council bosses in Northumberland have been left anxiously waiting for a key Government decision on whether they will have to find a further £11m in “horrendous” budget cuts. Read
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New album for Ellington and Esh Colliery brass bands
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
POTENT symbols of Britain’s coal mining industry, they provided the stirring soundtrack as pitmen returned to work after one of the most bitter industrial conflicts in history. Read
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Conference held to solve North East’s obesity problem
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
HEALTH chiefs have been meeting to discuss how to tackle the growing obesity crisis. Read
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Obafemi Martins wins legal battle over dispute with agent
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle Utd striker Obafemi Martins was “dazzled” into signing a contract that could have cost him a fortune. Read
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Agent sues Shay Given for share of £17.5m contract
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
GOALKEEPER Shay Given has been slapped with a £263,000 bill in a dispute with a sports agent, who claims the player had wanted to leave for months before he quit the region. Read
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Half of all green belt land neglected
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
HALF of all the green belt land in the North East is in a neglected condition, it has been revealed. Read
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Snow flurries to snowdrops
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
VISITORS to one of the North’s loveliest gardens will soon have a spring in their step, says Environment Editor TONY HENDERSON. Read
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Survey sees how birds have coped
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of people in the North East will be taking part in this weekend’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Read
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Celebrating unsung heroes of culture
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
THE spotlight fell on a host of “unsung” champions yesterday as business leaders and politicians rallied behind the North East’s cultural sector. Read
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Seized cash is used for community schemes
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
CASH seized from criminals’ assets is being used to give inner city youngsters a taste of the countryside. Read
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North’s house price rise beats the national average
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
THE North East housing market appeared to accelerate during January, with prices jumping by 1.9%, according to new figures released yesterday. Read
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Nursing home worker thief Brenda Allen escapes jail
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
A THIEVING nursing home administrator who siphoned off thousands of pounds belonging to elderly, vulnerable women residents escaped jail yesterday. Read
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Agony for mum and dad of vulnerable man
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
THE PARENTS of murder victim Andrew Gardner tortured to death in a sadistic killing, say no punishment will ever be enough for their son’s killers. Read
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Year of the Tiger to begin with a roar
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE will be painting the town red when the city’s Chinese community celebrate their New Year. Read
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Jordan Maddison’s mother still waiting for justice two years after his death
Jan 30 2010 | Today's News
JUSTICE is still hanging in the balance for the mother of a 12-year-old schoolboy who died during a terrifying chase by bullies – exactly two years after the tragedy. Read
