Jun
2010
Articles from 22nd Jun 2010
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Trucker Graeme Lamb who crushed wife gets five years
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A FORMER policeman who killed his wife with a 26-ton truck then set up home with a new lover only months later is beginning a five-year sentence behind bars. Read
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New excavation begins at site of Dilston Castle
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A DIG started yesterday in a bid to uncover more of the story behind the palatial home of a Northumberland nobleman executed for leading a rebellion. Read
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Thomas Spence remembered with commemorative plaque
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A FREEDOM fighter was honoured yesterday near the spot on Tyneside where he was born exactly 260 years ago. Read
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Dad forgives Mapaseka Justinah Shapung for death of son
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A DAD whose baby son was killed by his ex-partner says he has forgiven her. Read
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Auction planned to raise cash for South African school
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A DOCTOR is holding a charity auction to raise cash for the school her son attended in a poverty-stricken part of South Africa. Read
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Newcastle Airport steps up recycling efforts
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
AIR passengers will be able to recycle more before they jet off on holiday, thanks to new bins. Read
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Families of Dr Howard Martin patients to be consulted before probe decision
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
FAMILIES of patients treated by Dr Howard Martin will be consulted before a decision is taken on whether to re-open an investigation into the disgraced GP. Read
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Duke has plans to end Alnwick petrol station monopoly
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
THE Duke of Northumberland has put forward plans to tackle a monopoly on petrol in his home town. Read
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Tesco agrees to sell former Vaux brewery site
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has agreed to sell the former Vaux brewery site in Sunderland city centre to One North East so it can be redeveloped as a business district. Read
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Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson promotes Open Weekend
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
OLYMPIC heroine Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson came to the North East to promote a special event to mark two years until the Olympics. Read
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North East braces itself for emergency budget
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
THE North East has been warned to brace itself for the “disproportionately harsh” effects of spending cuts and tax rises when the Chancellor unveils his emergency budget today. Read
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Chiefs' mixed views on possible Council Tax freeze
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A FREEZE in Council Tax could come at the cost of tax rises elsewhere, city leaders have warned. Read
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ITV to film new detective series Vera in North East
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A MAJOR new television detective series is to be filmed in the North East this summer following the chance purchase of a book in an Oxfam shop. Read
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Court told of priceless relic in Raymond Scott trial
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A LIBRARIAN has described the moment he realised an ancient Shakespeare first edition he’d been asked to authenticate was a priceless relic that had been stolen a decade earlier. Read
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Metro carriage heads off the tracks for refurbishment
Jun 22 2010 | Today's News
A METRO carriage took a break from life on the tracks for a run out on some of the North East’s busiest roads yesterday. Read
