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Widdrington wind turbine approval recommended by council planners Feb 01 2012

PLANS to build four giant wind turbines in an area which has endured opencast coal mining and the mass disposal of animal carcasses in the past look set to get the green light next week.Read

Wouldhave House in South Shields set for demolition Feb 01 2012

PLANS have been tabled to demolish a Sixties building dubbed a “blot on the landscape” of a town’s historic market square.Read

Jailed Jesmond brothel boss Hai Hong Liu to pay proceeds Feb 01 2012

A MADAME who is estimated to have made £500,000 running a seedy brothel empire has been told to pay back just £42,000.Read

Silksworth pit dispute to be re-enacted at Beamish Feb 01 2012

ABITTER industrial dispute when hundreds of miners and their families were forcibly evicted from their homes is to be brought back to life.Read

Hexham bus station to stay put after 1,865 sign petition Feb 01 2012

ALMOST 2,000 people have signed a petition to keep a town’s bus station where it is ahead of a county council debate this afternoon.Read

Cramlington Learning Village pupils scoop first prize in national event Feb 01 2012

ECO-FRIENDLY pupils are celebrating after “going for gold” and being crowned national champions in a prestigious schools business competition.Read

Katie Littlewood, who was hit and killed by a train in Bishops Stortford

Tributes to Katie Littlewood after rail crossing tragedy Jan 31 2012

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Northumberland schoolgirl killed at a level crossing.Read

Morpeth flood defence efforts in the spotlight Jan 31 2012

WIDER lessons can be drawn from the way Morpeth has tackled flooding, according to a senior councillor.Read

North East university applications fall by 2,000 Jan 31 2012

FEWER people from the North East are applying to study for a university degree, according to newly-released figures.Read

North East police lash out as Theresa May agrees pay cut Jan 31 2012

THE Home Secretary has been accused of running anti-police policies by North East police officers after she agreed to slash their pay packets.Read

Whickham artist creates huge foam Trojan horse Jan 31 2012

A MODEL Trojan horse created by a young artist in his parents’ back garden is causing a bit of stir.Read

Gary Speed sent text in which he “talked in terms of taking his life” Jan 31 2012

FORMER Newcastle United star Gary Speed sent text messages talking in “terms of taking his life” just days before his wife found him dead at their home, an inquest heard.Read

Six years jail for James Perkins after Ashington quad bike tragedy Jan 31 2012

A QUAD bike rider who killed his girlfriend in a crash is today beginning a six-year jail sentence.Read

Humshaugh Village Shop branching out into orchard business Jan 31 2012

IT could be cider and honey on the doorstep for the North East’s most famous village shop.Read

Heart disease death rates highest in North East Jan 31 2012

PEOPLE living in the North East are more likely to die from heart disease than their southern counterparts, a new report has shown.Read

Crook teenager hurt after being knocked off bike Jan 31 2012

A MOTHER has appealed for help in tracing a motorist who left her teenage son lying on a pavement after knocking him off his bike.Read

Olympic rower Matt Wells plans retirement event on the Tyne Jan 31 2012

OLYMPIC medalist Matt Wells will be rowing his way to retirement later this year. As the Tyne Valley’s only Olympic medallist, Matt will mark his retirement from the sport with a special top-level event on home water.Read

Berwick upon Tweed considers World Heritage status application Jan 31 2012

HADRIAN’S Wall has it, Durham Cathedral too and now a border town is bidding to join them in being awarded a prestigious global accolade.Read

MP's war of words over Consett Academy site Jan 31 2012

A FORMER Labour council boss has clashed with a Labour MP over the site of a £26m academy campus.Read

Keith Sobey of Centaur Corporate Holdings Ltd

Investors facing £1.6m loss after Centaur collapses Jan 30 2012

ANGRY investors say they have lost nearly £1.6m after the collapse of a North East sports betting firm.Read

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