PRIESTS, church workers, youth group leaders and charity activists across the North are reeling at a ten-fold hike in their water bills because of a “rain tax”.
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A SAVAGE home invader who launched a terrifying hammer attack on a disabled ex-chaplain and his wife was last night beginning an indefinite sentence behind bars.
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FEARS were voiced last night over the potential impact on the health of elderly and vulnerable people if care chiefs press ahead with controversial plans to close seven day centres in Northumberland.
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NORTHERN Rock insisted last night it was confident it would be able to press ahead with a restructuring of the business – despite a warning from the European Commission that the plans may not acceptable as they stand.
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AN exhibition coming to Segedunum Roman Fort this summer aims to challenge the perception of Hadrian’s Wall by unravelling the cultural heritage and history of the North of England.
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THE Minister for the North East yesterday spoke of his confidence in a bid for thousands of new jobs for the region. Japanese giant Hitachi is lining up Gateshead as a possible location for a factory to assemble a new generation of high-speed trains.
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