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Berwick emergency ambulance shake up sparks fears

PLANS to reduce emergency ambulance cover for a border town are being opposed by residents and an MP amid fears that lives could be lost.Read

Bid to bring Green Investment Bank to Newcastle submitted

CITY leaders have handed over their bid to bring the Government’s Green Investment Bank to Newcastle.Read

West Woodburn Army cadet Bethany Charlton is honoured

SCHOOLGIRL Bethany Charlton has become an Army hotshot since joining the cadets.Read

Widdrington wind farm plan seeks to kick-start £200m Blue Sky Forest project

A NEW wind farm scheme will aim to kick-start a £200m tourism and leisure project which its backers claim could create hundreds of jobs and bring a massive economic boost to Northumberland.Read

Walker parents' joy as quads are born safe and healthy

THIS tiny awesome foursome made a dramatic entry into the world – two months early.Read

Durham University experts claim disruptive classroom behaviour may aid learning

FOR years, schoolchildren have been told to be quiet in class and raise their hands when answering a question, but new research from North East education experts suggests this isn’t always best.Read

Morpeth flood defence scheme boost by minister visit

CONFIDENCE that Morpeth’s vital flood defence upgrade is about to get the final green light has been further strengthened by news that a Government minister will visit the town next week.Read

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North East councils hit with £12m bill for staff on the sick

NORTH East councils spent more than £12m on sick pay for staff who took nearly 600,000 days off last year.Read

Durham County Council chief warns of more brutal cuts

THE full extent of George Osborne’s additional two years of cuts is spelled out today as a council boss warns the North will find itself unable to provide the same standard of services as the South.Read

Seaton Delaval Hall gets £24,400 grant for period research

THE colourful characters who made history at a Northumberland stately home are to be brought back to life in a new research project.Read

Region celebrates two-year rise in apprenticeship numbers

APPRENTICESHIPS in the North East have nearly doubled in the last two years, according to new research.Read

Rail victim Katie Littlewood died on way to help others

THE family of a teenager killed crossing a railway have paid tribute to the “beautiful and talented” girl.Read

New policy looms on Northumberland roadside advertising

MORE than 200 unauthorised roadside adverts were investigated by Northumberland County Council in 2010-11.Read

Injured Cramlington ex-soldier becomes showjumping coach

A NORTHUMBERLAND woman who was nearly killed while serving in Iraq has completed a remarkable turnaround by training to become a showjumping coach.Read

Sport betting firm Centaur under investigation by creditors

GAMBLING authorities are believed to be probing a North East sports betting firm that collapsed owing investors £1.6m.Read

Gateshead conference centre bid for Arts Council funding

THE Arts Council has become the latest organisation asked to fund a conference centre in Gateshead.Read

North East education chiefs criticise plans to scrap courses

EDUCATION chiefs from the North East have criticised the Government’s plans to change school league tables so they include fewer vocational courses.Read

Rickleton doctor carried out knee operation that was ‘not clinically justified’

ACATALOGUE of errors led a doctor to carry out a knee replacement on a patient who never needed surgery, a watchdog has ruled.Read

Westerhope gran remembers father’s WWI heroics on horseback

A TALE of a war spent on horse-back has brought back memories of a Tyneside man’s heroics on a French battlefield.Read

Remember T Dan Smith, former Labour minister tells committee

NEWCASTLE MP Nick Brown yesterday cautioned those who would like to see a powerful elected mayor running Newcastle by raising the spectre of T Dan Smith.Read