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Action on housing tops Brown's new priorities

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown yesterday put reform of public services and welfare at the heart of his legislative programme for the year, promising to give people more control over healthcare, schools and policing. Read

Bins crisis delays garden recycling

AN international plastic bin crisis caused by massive orders from Eastern Europe is thwarting the efforts of green-thinking residents in a Northumberland borough. Read

Brown rejects huge petition for A1 dualling

GORDON Brown has rejected calls from thousands of people in the North East to fully dual the A1 through Northumberland to boost safety and economic development. Read

£15,000 system to beat dinner money bullies

A NORTH Tyneside school is spending £15,000 on the latest fingerprinting technology to curb bullying at lunchtime. Every child attending Churchill Community College in Howdon, has had their thumb prints scanned ahead of the launch of the new cashless payment system. Read

Rock in £2m arts grants shareout

THE Northern Rock Foundation yesterday announced it was reopening its grants programme for culture and heritage projects. Read

Veteran loses fight for life after attack

A WAR veteran who suffered a savage beating in his Newcastle home has died in hospital, police revealed yesterday. Read

Eaterie operator to quit the Baltic

GATESHEAD’s Baltic arts centre was dealt a blow yesterday with the announcement that the operators of its prestigious rooftop restaurant will move across the River Tyne. Read

School Awards: Double delight for winning primary

THERE was double success for a Durham primary at the North East School Awards yesterday. Read

Talks over future of stately home

THE owner of one of the region’s most famous and impressive stately homes is in talks with the National Trust over its future. Read

Flat blast teenager lucky to be alive

A TEENAGER from the North thought to have been targeted in a house explosion is lucky to be alive, her mother said yesterday. Read

Lib Dems choose executive line-up

LIBERAL Democrats have chosen the eight councillors who will take up the key executive posts in the new minority administration which will run Northumberland County Council. Read

We want a new kitchen

A NEW kitchen would be on the menu for the children at a Northumberland school if they were to win a cash prize in The Journal’s Tokens for Schools competition. Read

Father John Corrigan

Four years' jail for priest on abuse charges

A CATHOLIC priest who sexually abused four children escaped justice for 40 years after complaints from two of his victims were ignored by the authorities, a court heard. Read

Former Whittle Colliery coal mine is sold for £2.3m

A RELIC of the North East’s proud coal mining heritage was sold for £2.34m yesterday when it came under the auctioneer’s hammer in London. Read

Tax sweetener to offset 10p rate outcry

LABOUR insiders have warned that a decision by a North MP to step down at the next election could be repeated as more become “fed up with fighting their own party”. Read

Three-tier schools shake-up in doubt

A REVIEW is to be carried out into the future of Northumberland’s massive schools reform programme following a major shake-up of the county’s political power base. Read

Drunken father 'forgot' his baby

A DRUNKEN father who abandoned his baby daughter in a sweet shop has been rapped by magistrates. Read

Farmer flouts rules on tagging animals

A NORTHUMBERLAND farmer has pleaded guilty to failing to apply proper ear tags to cattle in his herd. Leslie Morrison, 53, of Ryal, Matfen, pleaded guilty to two offences and asked for a further 12 offences to be taken into consideration at Tynedale Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Read

North wilderness to host bike stars

THE goal of turning a North forest into a top mountain biking venue will be given a major boost this weekend. Read

Campaigners bitter over plight of green

VILLAGERS who fought a three-year battle to save a rare green space are “disillusioned and disappointed” by a recommendation from a government inspector. Read

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