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Fri 30th Jul 2010:

NHS jobs and bed cuts for Northumberland and Tyneside .

HUNDREDS of beds and jobs are to be cut at hospitals in Northumberland and Tyneside as health chiefs look to change the way they treat the ill.

Figures show fall in number of North East school exclusions .

HUNDREDS of children were expelled from North East schools last year, according to new Government data.

Cramlington families' anguish at deaths of two best friends .

AN INQUEST was opened yesterday into the deaths of two best friends found hanging in a wood.

Haltwhistle homeowners face £80k bill to get electric supply .

OWNERS of two 300-year-old stone cottages face an £80,000 electric shock after being short-circuited by a little-known piece of Government legislation.

How the weighty issue of city life is making us fatter .

DRIVING to work, the supermarket and your children’s school isn’t just hurting the environment, new research claims: it’s making you fat.

Battle over Cotherstone stream will flow on and on .

A COSTLY boundary dispute over a stream continues to rumble on as two families fight over ownership.

Addict Andrew Harrison jailed for killing pregnant woman .

A RECOVERING heroin addict was jailed for two years yesterday after he lost control of his vehicle and killed a woman who was six months pregnant.

10-year-old boy mugged for phone on West Road, Newcastle .

THIS violent robber is being hunted after a 10-year-old schoolboy was mugged for his mobile phone.

Duke of Northumberland housing plan set to go ahead .

THE Duke of Northumberland looks set to finally win approval to build houses on green space in his home town – at the ninth attempt.

Alcohol order now extended across Ashington .

POLICE powers to tackle alcohol-fuelled troublemakers are being extended in a move that will make the whole of a Northumberland town a no-go area for anti-social drinking.

Mystery surrounds death of two drivers after Brandon crash .

MYSTERY surrounds the cause of a crash which led to the deaths of both drivers weeks later.

Soldier is honoured 22 years after death .

A NORTH East soldier killed in a bomb blast while on duty in Northern Ireland more than 20 years ago was last night remembered at a special ceremony in Northumberland.

Kielder Forest lumberjacks catch the eyes of tourists .

MASSIVE machines capable of felling a tree in seconds are proving to be an unusual new tourist attraction.

Thu 29th Jul 2010:

Stars alarmed by impact of arts cuts in the region .

THE North East’s growing reputation as a cultural powerhouse could be harmed by deep or hasty funding cuts, argue leading figures in the arts.

Nissan welcome electric car subsidy decision .

NISSAN has welcomed news that a Government subsidy of up to £5,000 for electric vehicles will go ahead.

Inquest opens into Cramlington double death tragedy .

AN INQUEST into the apparent suicides of two best friends will be opened in Northumberland today.

Widow pays tribute to husband Raju Gurbaksh Singh .

TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who was killed on a motorway after being struck by several cars.

Family of Raoul Moat await second post mortem result .

THE results of a second post mortem into the death of fugitive gunman Raoul Moat will not be known for another fortnight, the family solicitor said.

County Durham care homes close despite campaign .

LAST-gasp protests have failed to overturn a decision to close a number of council-run care homes in County Durham.

New emergency hospital will be built at Cramlington .

A HEALTH Minister has moved to calm fears that spending cuts will affect plans for a new £75m hospital in the North East.

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