Jun
2011
Articles from 3rd Jun 2011
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Enjoy the sunshine while it’s still here
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
AS people enjoyed basking in the glorious sunshine, weather forecasters have warned that the heatwave will not last. Read
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Hexham MP Guy Opperman slams delay on rural broadband cash bid
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
A DECISION by council bosses to delay a funding bid for super-fast broadband across Northumberland has been described as “shocking” by a local MP. Read
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Freeman Hospital heart unit will find out its fate in weeks
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
WITH just a month until the consultation on the future of children’s heart services closes, families in the region are being urged to have their final say. Read
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Derrick Bird victims are remembered on first anniversary of shooting
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
FAMILIES of some of the 12 victims of gunman Derrick Bird joined together to mark the first anniversary of the Cumbrian massacre. Read
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Twinings tea firm won't get EU cash to move jobs to Poland
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
THE European Commission has told tea maker Twinings it will not be handed £10m to relocate North East jobs to Poland. Read
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2Toots Scooter Club raising funds for Amble boy Brandon Ballance
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
SCOOTER riders are gearing up to take the region’s roads by storm in aid of a boy battling a brain tumour. Read
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David Cameron under fire for not keeping ministers promise
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
DAVID Cameron has come under fire for failing to appoint ministers to the region’s cities to lead economic growth. Read
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Northumberland Show organisers delighted at extravaganza
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
THERE were no record crowds this time – but the Northumberland Show was a big winner in every other way. Read
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Northumberland teenager wins Point-to-Point horse challenge
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
A HISTORIC equestrian challenge set by the High Sheriff of Northumberland has come full circle and returned to its roots after a century. Read
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Lord Heseltine: Last chance for North East to bid for growth funding
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
THE regional growth fund may represent the last direct intervention to prevent rising unemployment in the North East, Lord Heseltine has suggested. Read
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New Bishop of Durham left oil industry after daughter's death
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
THE next Bishop of Durham yesterday told how the pain of losing his first-born child led to him turning his back on a career as an oil executive. Read
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Scientists drill for geothermal energy in Newcastle for Science City
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
SCIENTISTS have started the next stage of a major project to transform the former Newcastle Brown Ale brewery into a pioneering centre of hot water power. Read
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Government make pledge on fate of Southern Cross care homes
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
THE Government has promised to make public money available if it is needed to bailout residents at the region’s biggest care home provider. Read
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Shotley Bridge man Mark Allison, 800 miles into epic USA charity run
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
MARATHON man Mark Allison has run more than 800 miles – but he’s not even a third of the way there. Read
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Rail engineers emark on £10m Ouseburn Viaduct scheme
Jun 03 2011 | Today's News
FATHER and son architects John and Benjamin Green didn’t do ordinary as they crafted what would become Tyneside landmarks. Read
