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Newcastle University lecturer who translated Dead Sea Scrolls has died May 13 2013

A FORMER lecturer at a North East university who translated the Dead Sea Scrolls has died.Read

Kat Copeland: Childhood wish has a happy ending May 11 2013

ROWER Kat Copeland told how she used to stand outside Buckingham Palace when she was little as she was invited in to be made an MBE by Prince Charles.Read

Fundraisers bring American fifties to Newcastle May 11 2013

FUNDRAISERS brought 1950s America to the streets of Newcastle ahead of a world record attempt.Read

Midlands fire puts North East mining jobs in jeopardy May 11 2013

HUNDREDS of North East mining jobs are at risk after the Government turned down crisis-hit UK Coal’s pleas for a commercial loan.Read

County is warned of the menace of TB May 11 2013

NORTHUMBERLAND’S rural economy will be devastated if bovine TB arrives in the county, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has warned.Read

Fans urged to help Newcastle Falcons soar again May 11 2013

RUGBY fans are being urged to roar the Newcastle Falcons back to the top flight as they play a crunch game.Read

Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘putting politics before saving lives’ May 11 2013

HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been accused of failing to commit to health experts’ views of needing a smaller number of children’s heart surgery units.Read

Marathon runners efforts fall short May 11 2013

MARATHON runners have been left devastated after it emerged their efforts will count for nothing as they came up 264 metres short.Read

Freeholders to conduct ancient dunting ceremony in Newbiggin by the Sea May 11 2013

ACENTURIES-old ritual will be re-enacted when three people are officially welcomed as the latest members of a highly exclusive band of landowners on the Northumberland coastline.Read

Abdul Miah jailed for 12 years after rape in Newcastle's West End May 11 2013

A RAPIST who dragged a schoolgirl off the street and attacked her at knifepoint has been jailed for 12 years.Read

VIP car ‘bootique’ kicks off Newcastle's NE1 Fashion Week May 11 2013

IT has helped put Newcastle firmly on the fashion map – and now the region’s biggest catwalk event is now officially open. The suave and sophisticated are gearing up to turn out in force for NE1’S Newcastle Fashion Week.Read

Northumberland caravan owners anger at ultimatum May 11 2013

CARAVAN owners at a Northumberland park are angry after being given an ultimatum to upgrade their old vans or leave.Read

Former military policeman Jim Gardiner spearheads Northumberland crackdown on irresponsible horse owners May 11 2013

A FORMER soldier has been given the task of spearheading a crackdown on irresponsible horse owners whose animals are causing increasing problems in part of Northumberland.Read

Gina McKee takes on a new case May 11 2013

OUR Friends in the North and Hebburn actress Gina McKee has begun filming on a new TV crime drama.Read

Wear having great success in London say Sunderland University students May 11 2013

STAFF and students at a North East university celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of a groundbreaking venture this week.Read

Corbridge First School Head, Julie Logan: “I was suspended.” May 11 2013

AHEADTEACHER whose unexplained departure has caused consternation and controversy for five months has broken her silence to reveal that she was suspended.Read

Durham lecturer urges youngsters to consider agriculture May 11 2013

AN agricultural lecturer is taking up a new role encouraging the farmers of the future to hone their skills.Read

November reopening date planned for Lord Crewe Arms May 11 2013

ONE of the North East’s most famous hotels could be open again by November, almost two years after closing.Read

Newcastle University academics begin new project to track diseases May 11 2013

AMULTI-MILLION pound project looking at how mobile phones and the internet could be used to test and track diseases is being developed by North East scientists.Read

Gateshead to boast second great piece of art 'Halo' May 11 2013

IT has its angel and now Gateshead has earned a Halo too. With the huge town centre revamp about to be revealed in all its glory, the new look is set to be topped off with an eye-grabbing artwork – the largest structure of its kind in the world.Read

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