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University reveals £75m campus plan

UNIVERSITY chiefs in Sunderland yesterday revealed £75m plans to transform its city centre campus. The scheme on Chester Road includes a sport and recreation facility, hotel and conferencing facilities, student accommodation and University Square. Read

Thieves bring Metro services to a halt

THIEVES risked their lives and caused commuter chaos when they stripped huge lengths of copper cable from the side of a Tyneside Metro station yesterday. Read

School travel pass charge to be axed

CONTROVERSIAL transport charges for hundreds of A-level and college students in Northumberland are to be scrapped as soon as practically possible following the shake-up of political control in the county. Read

Time is running out for Brown

LAST Saturday, I wrote in this column that despite Labour’s abysmal performance in the local elections, I did not detect any appetite in the party for another change of leadership. Read

George Alagiah

Broadcaster urges firms to switch to Fairtrade

NEWSCASTER George Alagiah was in the North East yesterday to spread the message of ethical trading. Speaking in his role as patron of the Fairtrade Foundation, the renowned journalist spoke to business people, children and families as part of the EAT! Newcastle Gateshead Festival. Read

Times get tougher for house hunters

URBAN housing pressures are at an all time high, whether renting or trying to buy your first home. As the Government looks for ways of solving the nation’s housing woes, Northern housing organisations are facing increasing pressure on their dwindling resources. Adrian Pearson reports. Read

Universities prepare for an epic title race

TOMORROW’s 12th University Boat Race on the Tyne promises to be a classic. As rowers from Newcastle and Durham Universities prepare for their annual battle for supremacy, confidence in both camps is high following outstanding performances by rowers at the recent national British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) championship. Read

Gordon Brown

North holds key to survival of Labour

GORDON Brown could lose seats in his North East strongholds and face defeat at the next general election, a new analysis by The Journal reveals today. Read

Battling with the stars for film award

A TEENAGE student is going up against Hollywood A-listers in an international film festival. Read

Cancer girl Ella set to meet hero Mickey Mouse

A YOUNG cancer sufferer has been given the go-ahead by doctors to fly to the USA to meet Mickey Mouse. Read

Sage makes top 10 of England’s finest

NORTH music venue The Sage Gateshead has been named as one of the best buildings of the last 100 years in England in a well-recognised travel guide. Read

Lulu gives festival something to shout about

SIXTIES pop sensation Lulu is one of the acts performing at this year’s South Tyneside Summer Festival. Read

Windmill puts spin on 200th anniversary celebrations

THE Fulwell Windmill, Sunderland, will host a number of activities coinciding with its 200th anniversary this weekend. Read

‘Heroes all’ medals for 39th Regiment

HERO soldiers who have just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan have received medals for their service at a ceremony in Northumberland. Read

Costly search for woman in underwear

A SLEEPWALKER may have sparked a huge search costing thousands of pounds involving a helicopter, police officers with dogs and search and rescue teams. Read

Sir Bobby helps out sisters with tribute to their mum

THIRTY years ago this month Sir Bobby Robson brought the FA Cup “home” to Langley Park cricket club in County Durham. Read

Scheme to breathe life into village

AMBITIOUS plans to transform a “forgotten” village have been revealed. The proposals include up to 250 new homes and also new industrial estates and a health centre at Chilton, near Ferryhill, County Durham. Read

Blast risk man 'under charged'

A DRUNKEN man forced neighbours to be evacuated when he deliberately fractured a gas pipe during a two-and-a-half hour armed siege. Read

Region’s top schools in anxious wait for awards

THE region’s top schools will be honoured at a special ceremony in Newcastle next week. Now in its second year, the North East Schools Awards will see The Journal teaming up with our sister paper on Teesside, the Evening Gazette, and sponsors Northumbrian Water to recognise the unsung work making a difference to our children’s education. Read

MP under fire after attack on Rock ‘brand’

ATOP Tory MP was under fire from Labour yesterday after questioning the Northern Rock “brand” amid efforts to rebuild the bank. Read

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