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Thu 11th Mar 2010:

A CARBON “tax” could hit the North East’s industrial heartland with companies going bust or moving abroad, a minister has signalled.

NORTH East police forces have emerged favourably from a snapshot survey of their performance, although one recorded the second worst crime rate for serious sex offences.

AS a young girl she shunned the frills of dolls in dresses, instead spending hours building Meccano sets.

TAXI driver George Brodie has drawn battle lines with his local council after a row over a parking bay drove him to distraction.

NORTHERN Rock chief executive Gary Hoffman yesterday proclaimed the troubled bank had “turned the corner” after revealing it made smaller than expected losses in 2009.

THE Transport Secretary is today expected to announce high-speed rail plans which will decide the region’s prosperity for decades to come.

BLUE comic Roy “Chubby“ Brown hit a 21-year-old woman in the face during a foul-mouthed dispute in a supermarket car park, a court heard yesterday.

THE mother of a murdered Darlington teenager has called on Facebook to install a paedophile “panic button” on its site.

THERE is just over a week left to enter our Tokens for Schools competition.

ANYONE who has been lamenting the loss of a regular shiny Saturday night date with a crowd of (mostly) mediocre singers, were beside themselves last night as the in-the-flesh manifestation of the X Factor rolled onto Tyneside.

PUPILS were charged with the task yesterday of striving to make sure that their school is the most eco-friendly in County Durham.

LEADING doctors in the North East have launched at stinging attack on the Government over what they claim are serious financial threats to the NHS.

A SENIOR Tory has accused Labour ministers of failing the poorest North East children.

SURVIVAL prospects of babies born with a range of abnormalities have been revealed by pioneering research in the North East.

A WOMAN who survived a fatal bus crash has been left unable to sleep since the accident.

FOOTBALL boss Niall Quinn is inviting businesses to breakfast to help them learn how to become World Cup winners.

AN award-winning apprentice is walking in his father’s footsteps by building his own house from scratch.

Wed 10th Mar 2010:

A WELL known Northumberland businessman has died after being hit by a train on a level crossing.

A TANNED Robson Green flew into Newcastle yesterday to star with a flock of kittiwakes in a new TV ad promoting the heart of the city.

THE taxman has been forced to hand back millions of pounds to North East councils and may have to hand back more if a High Court writ for payment of interest is successful.

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