Jul
2011
Articles from 1st Jul 2011
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A196 closed near Morpeth after body discovered
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
A ROAD was cordoned off last night after the discovery of a woman’s body. Read
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1,000 North East teachers go on protest over pension changes
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
MORE than 450 schools in the North East were affected as 1,000 teachers descended on Newcastle for a peaceful protest yesterday. Read
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Further North East pension strikes in pipeline after day of action
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
THE biggest strike for five years closed thousands of schools and disrupted courts, driving tests and jobcentres yesterday, with warnings of fresh industrial action to come. Read
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Castle Heaton and Shellacres up for sale for £11.5m
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
MEDIEVAL history and a slice of the region’s rural grandeur have been put up for sale at the bargain price of … £11.5m. Read
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Gentoo fined £40,000 after death of Sunderland pensioner
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
HOUSING bosses have been fined £40,000 for failures which exposed tenants to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Read
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Newcastle RGS headteacher attacks 'boring' Government policies
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
THE headmaster of a leading North East private school is to issue a scathing attack on “boring” Government education policies. Read
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Beefy hopes to inspire others to join The Great North Fitness Revolution
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
KEITH “Beefy” Roberts has thrown down the gauntlet to the overweight and obese of the north to improve their health, claiming “If I can do it anyone can”. Read
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Shincliffe Village widow opens husbands prized garden to public
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
WHEN Malcolm Fodden’s front and back gardens won the Durham in Bloom award three years ago it was the “proudest moment of his life”, according to his family. Read
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New £24m Morpeth superstore set to get final green light
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
THE latest phase of a £60m transformation of shopping facilities in a Northumberland market town is set to get the green light next week. Read
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Gateshead Council remove planning row window from home after man's death
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
COUNCIL bosses have ended a bitter planning row on Tyneside by ripping out a disputed dormer window. Read
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Finalists announced for North East School Awards 2011
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
SCHOOLS and teachers around the region are in line for prizes after the announcement of this year's finalists in the North East School Awards. Read
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Parents should ready to young children, Newcastle University researchers say
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
PARENTS who foster a love of reading in a child’s early years are ensuring they get off to a flying start at school, according to a new study from North East experts. Read
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Government urged to protect Northern Rock jobs
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
A GOVERNMENT minister has said bidders for Northern Rock should consider the impact any purchase will have on the North East workforce. Read
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Abandoned Durham Fire Control site was doomed
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
AN abandoned project to run a regionalised fire control centre which will cost the taxpayer £27m in rent has been condemned as a “comprehensive failure” by an official report. Read
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Team will run in memory of dancer Emma Newton
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
FAMILY and friends of a Northumberland teenager killed in a road accident are to take part in the Great North Run to raise money for a fund in her name. Read
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Hexham road bridge weir is a threat to salmon
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
ACTION is needed so that a wartime legacy does not threaten the Tyne’s status as the best salmon river in England and Wales. Read
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Steve Cram launches 10k fun run at Bull Crag Peninsula in Kielder
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
FORMER Olympic medalist Steve Cram sported a matador’s hat yesterday as he launched a new fun run in the region. Read
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Rebuilding work to start on Shotley Papermill Footbridge
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
TWO public rights of way are to be linked once again with work due to start to replace a footbridge swept away in floods. Read
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Court hears 'patient woke up as nurse Gavin Nicholson groped her'
Jul 01 2011 | Today's News
A FEMALE hospital patient has told a court how she came round from an anaesthetic to find herself being molested by a nurse. Read
