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    Blyth to get wind turbine training tower Jun 26 2009

    BLYTH is to get a wind turbine training tower to help teach the industry’s technicians of the future, as more effort is made to make the town the industry’s skills centre. Read

    Hexham schoolgirl hit by ambulance Jun 26 2009

    A SCHOOLGIRL is recovering at home after being knocked down by an ambulance. Read

    Blyth market place hits budget problems Jun 26 2009

    A TROUBLED regeneration project in a Northumberland town centre has hit further problems after coming in more than £400,000 over budget, it was revealed yesterday. Read

    Dennis Stafford acquitted on car fire charges Jun 26 2009

    CONVICTED killer Dennis Stafford walked free from court yesterday after a jury took just one hour to acquit him of a charge of threatening to “torch” a neighbour’s car. Read

    Dr Chris Record calls for supermarket cut-price booze ban Jun 26 2009

    A TOP North East liver specialist is urging supermarkets to stop selling cut-price drink to shoppers. Read

    North leading cyber crime fight Jun 26 2009

    SECURITY experts in the North East have tipped the region to play a lead role in implementing the Government’s new Cyber Security Strategy. Read

    Sunderland Aquatic Centre’s new sculptures unveiled Jun 26 2009

    A NEW era for public art in Sunderland began yesterdaywith the unveiling of two large sculptures. Read

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    MPs fear worst as transport spending cuts loom Jun 25 2009

    TRANSPORT Secretary Lord Adonis has failed to guarantee regional transport schemes will be protected from public spending cuts. He also revealed that the Government is ready to take over any rail franchise, including the East Coast main line operator, if ministers deem it necessary. Read

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    Dennis Stafford in court on fire threat charges Jun 25 2009

    TALES of selling Bibles to would-be pornography purchasers, a castle occupant who flew the Union flag to let the “peasants know he was home,” and a Weardale “psychopath” were all laid before a jury yesterday. Read

    Sporting heroes go head to head in golf match Jun 25 2009

    ON paper, it was a mouth-watering match – one of the region’s most prolific-ever goal scorers squaring up against a home-grown World Cup-winning England centre-back. Read

    Gordon Brown attacked over Northern Rock Jun 25 2009

    GORDON Brown was today blasted by influential MPs for his “flat-footed” handling of Northern Rock. Read

    Sir Liam Donaldson to be Newcastle University Chancellor Jun 25 2009

    THERE’S no question, Sir Liam Donaldson is a busy man. He has been the Chief Medical Officer for England and the UK’s Chief Medical Adviser for more than a decade and is playing a major role in combating swine flu. Read

    Helyn Bennett’s mother to attend Turkey bomb blast trial Jun 25 2009

    A GRIEVING mother is steeling herself to look into the eyes of the man accused of killing her cherished daughter next week. Read

    Cash and drugs seized in Sunderland raids Jun 25 2009

    CASH, drugs and vehicles were seized in a series of raids targeting organised crime gangs. Read

    Poisoner is hunted after falcons found dead in nest Jun 25 2009

    A CRUEL poisoner is being hunted after a family of rare birds were found dead in their nest Read

    Petrol prices fuel pressure on business Jun 25 2009

    INCREASING petrol prices are putting pressure on businesses in the North East and experts warned last night that the cost is set to get higher. Read

    Regional trends study gives snapshot of North East life Jun 25 2009

    A snapshot of North East life covering everything from our lottery-playing habits to our exposure to crime was released yesterday. Read

    Fine weather shines on North East Jun 25 2009

    FINE weather has tempted hundreds of North East people into the great outdoors. Read

    Northumberland bids to recover £9m unpaid council tax Jun 25 2009

    FINANCE chiefs at Northumberland’s cash-strapped super council are trying to recover almost £9m in unpaid council tax inherited from the county’s former district authorities. Read

    North East Aircraft Museum bosses plea to save Vulcan bomber Jun 25 2009

    MUSEUM bosses have issued an urgent plea for funding to help prevent a vintage fighter bomber being mothballed. Read

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