Jan
2012
Articles from 27th Jan 2012
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Fyndoune Community College sees exam pass rates triple
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
TEACHERS at a North East secondary school are celebrating after their pupils’ exam pass rate more than tripled in only three years. Read
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Bates Colliery monument unveiled at Blyth's Morpeth Road Primary School
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
YOUNGSTERS proudly paid tribute to their new school’s mining heritage with the unveiling of a memorial. Read
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Port of Tyne cruise rival faces bigger money order
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
THE Government has said Liverpool must pay far more than expected if it is to be allowed to tempt cruise ships away from Tyneside and other ports. Read
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Newcastle RVI trials new drug to help children with leukaemia
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
A NEW drug trial is being spearheaded in the North East to help children with leukaemia who are no longer responding to treatment. Read
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Chris Huhne refuses to say sorry over Carillion jobs threat
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
ENERGY Secretary Chris Huhne has refused to apologise to Tyneside workers whose jobs hang in the balance because of Government cuts. Read
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Machine crushes Con Mech worker at Annfield Plain near Stanley
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
A WORKMAN was crushed by an eight-tonne machine which trapped him from the waist down. Read
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North East deaths from alcohol outlined in new figures
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
ALCOHOL deaths in the North East have increased significantly in the last two decades, a new report has found. Read
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North East needs to capitalise on London 2012 Olympics
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
THE Culture Secretary has been told his efforts to boost North East tourism off the back of the Olympic games do not go far enough. Read
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Holocaust Memorial Day marked in Newcastle by Nazi Germany survivor visit
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
A LITTLE girl who fled the horrors of Nazi Germany will tell her story in Newcastle this weekend in an event to mark today’s Holocaust Memorial Day. Read
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Cyclist and car driver killed in accidents on region's roads
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
A CYCLIST and a car driver have died within hours of each other in separate incidents on North East roads, police revealed yesterday. Read
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Tyneside drug smuggler jailed after heroin haul found in car
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
A DRUG smuggler stashed nearly £300,000 worth of heroin in secret compartments in his car before trying to cross the border into England. Read
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£1m-plus refurbishment plan for Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
AN ambitious £1m-plus refurbishment is set to bring a famous 12th-century hotel firmly into the 21st century. Read
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New plan launched to stop £30m being thrown in region's landfills
Jan 27 2012 | Today's News
MORE than £30m is being thrown away each year by households and businesses in the North East, it is revealed today. Read
