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Food fair to crowd’s taste

VILLAGERS are set to make a bank holiday community day into an annual venture after the inaugural event proved a success. Read

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Thousands of uninsured drivers are risking lives

MOTORISTS’ lives are being put at risk by an estimated 40,000 uninsured cars on North East roads, it was revealed last night. Read

NHS refuse to fund drug treatment for mother

A TERMINALLY ill mother is facing an agonising wait for the third time as she fights for life-enhancing treatment rejected by health chiefs. Read

Talks to begin soon on power-sharing

POLITICAL parties on Northumberland’s new super-council have chosen their leadership teams to begin talks on a coalition administration that will run the hung authority. Read

North’s poor record on child asthma

HOSPITAL admissions for childhood asthma in the North East are among the highest in the country, campaigners will say today. Read

Newcastle’s BID to be best in Europe

Businesses in Newcastle are being asked to consider a radical proposal to transform the way they fund city centre improvements – increasing their rates bills in a bid to bring more trade to the city. Regional affairs correspondent Adrian Pearson looks at the issue involved. Read

Farmer triumphant in North Pole race

A FARMER from Northumberland has triumphed in a 350-mile race to the North Pole. Jamie Wood, 28, of Prendwick Farm in Whittingham, near Alnwick, took part in the Polar Challenge, a team race in the Arctic to the 1996 location of the Magnetic North Pole and beyond. Read

A new Paige in family’s history

A BABY born three months early was allowed home for the first time yesterday after intensive treatment in hospital. Tiny Paige Surtees weighed just two pounds when she was born in January, having been due in April. Read

Soldier returns to front line - despite losing leg

A COMMANDO from the North East who lost his leg in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan will return to active duty, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Read

Petrol forecourt must tone down

IN a traditional market town which prides itself on historic buildings and subdued architecture, it was always likely to cause a stir. Read

Compliments of chef to farmers

THE popularity of locally produced food will be reflected in this year’s Northumberland County Show. In the past, most sponsorship at the agricultural show has been provided by feed merchants and farm suppliers, but this year new businesses have come on board. Read

Start collecting – and help your school

SCHOOLS in the North East are being invited to compete for a share of £15,000 in a competition run by The Journal. Read

Youth with a knife

150 youngsters found wielding knives and guns

CHILDREN AS young as nine have been caught on the streets of North East carrying lethal weapons, The Journal can reveal. Read

Cinema’s return celebrated with open-air show

THERE was Dirty Dancing on the streets of Newcastle last night as hundreds of film fans helped celebrate the Tyneside Cinema’s return home. Read

Patients will see GPs in evenings

PATIENTS in Gateshead will be able to visit their GPs at evenings and weekends under Government plans for new local practices. Read

Crumb of comfort in lifestyle survey

ONLY one rural area in the North-East has made it into the top 50 of a national league table showing where Britain’s countryside dwellers enjoy the best quality of life. Read

Fan, 100, will be guest at Chelsea game

LIFELONG Newcastle United fan Bella Martin was game for a celebration lunch yesterday to mark her 100th birthday. Read

Six arrested after £13m cocaine haul

COCAINE with an estimated street value of £13m has been seized by Cumbria police, the force said last night. Six men have been arrested after the haul was discovered when two cars were stopped and searched at a UK port on Saturday morning. Read

Mother sees her dream come true

FIGHTING a brain tumour which will impair her sight, Liz McKay had her dream come true after seeing her daughter walk down the aisle. Read

Angel and Wall in landmark victory

THE Angel of the North and Hadrian’s Wall are Britain’s two most recognisable landmarks, a new study says. Read

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