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Royal Navy troops in training exercise on Gateshead Quayside

NURSES, firemen and even solicitors from the region defended Gateshead's Quayside with guns yesterday as part of their Royal Navy reserve training.Read

Crowds turn out for Chinese New Year in Newcastle

THE magic of Far East culture came to the North East yesterday as thousands turned out to mark Chinese New Year.Read

First-time buyer deals boost North East property market

IT is becoming easier for first-time buyers to get their foot on the region's housing ladder, according to a study released today.Read

Objectors face new battle on Ponteland bar-bistro

FAMILIES locked in a battle against plans for a new bar and bistro in their neighbourhood are preparing to fight a fourth bid to win approval for the controversial venture.Read

County Durham Olympic campaign is launched

PEOPLE of all ages and abilities in County Durham are being urged to take up sport to celebrate the 2012 Olympics.Read

Wooden bar rescued as Morpeth pub set to be demolished

A POPULAR and historic pub may be about to disappear forever - but part of it will live on and continue to serve a new generation of drinkers.Read

Gateshead audit staff in pension row action

HUNDREDS of staff at the Audit Commission are to take their first industrial action this week in a row over pensions.Read

Cash help for axed Carillion Energy staff

HELP is at hand for staff at a crisis-hit North East green energy firm as a workers' trust steps in to offer cash and support.Read

Sacked clubland leader Mick McGlasham to fight on

THE sacked leader of a club organisation with two million members is to appeal against his dismissal.Read

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Red Cap families given fresh hope

THE grieving mother of a soldier murdered in Iraq has launched a legal bid to force the Ministry of Defence to hold a fresh inquiry into his death.Read

Durham City Arts to close after spending cuts

LOCAL government spending cuts have forced the closure of the agency behind some of the North East’s biggest cultural events.Read

Long-distance lorry driving inspires poetry

IT’S HARD to imagine two more opposite occupations than tanker driver and poet. But Derek Sim does them both.Read

Counting the costs of renting a house in North East

RENTING a property in the North East is almost £500 a year more expensive than buying it, it was revealed yesterday.Read

New 111 number is to create 140 jobs

ANEW service to handle non-emergency medical calls will create 140 jobs for the region after North East Ambulance Service secured a £45m contract.Read

Rail deals needed to 'soften the blow'

MINISTERS have been told North East firms should be awarded major rail construction contracts to compensate the region for its poor transport links.Read

Final farewell to meningitis schoolboy Marshall Watkinson

A GRIEF-STRICKEN youngster paid tribute to the “bestest big bro” as loved ones said a final farewell to a schoolboy killed by a deadly strand of meningitis.Read

Changes to adult care services after damning report

CHANGES to care services made in the wake of failings that led to a man with Down’s syndrome being denied his human rights have been set out in a new report.Read

MPs united in fears over impact of APD

FRESH pleas were made in parliament yesterday to overhaul a controversial and “damaging” tax on air passengers.Read

Cramlington councillor Wayne Daley supports police crackdown on dangerous drivers

SPEEDING drivers on the roads of a Northumberland town are being targeted by police – with help from a local councillor.Read

Mum's African animal magic

AMOTHER-OF-TWO will leave the comforts of the North East to care for exotic animals on an African game reserve.Read