Closures mean loss of 2,000 jobs for disabled
MORE than 2,000 workers are facing unemployment after the UK's largest employer of disabled people closed half its factories.
Election results just in
RAY Mallon was this morning celebrating winning a second term as the Mayor of Middlesbrough.
Pyjamas campaign wins support in the Commons
A CAMPAIGN that could save children's lives across Europe has been praised in the House of Commons.
Why brave Terri's dad is backing the campaign
WHEN firefighters raced into a burning house in 1998, they mistook her for a lifeless doll.
Councillor suspended over BNP blunder
A NORTH-EAST Liberal Democrat leader who nominated a British National Party candidate for election was last night suspended on the orders of party chief Sir Menzies Campbell.
You shall not go to the ball
A MODEL pupil has been banned by her school from attending the end of year prom after her parents refused permission for her to attend extra revision classes.
Easy ride or the trip from hell on most overcrowded train?
It has been labelled the most overcrowded train in Britain, but surely the 07.59 Durham to Newcastle couldn't be that bad, could it? Olivia Richwald finds out.
Setback for mayoral petition, but referendum may go ahead
A PETITION that could have forced a council to ask its residents if they wanted a directly elected mayor has been declared invalid.
Force tells Government it needs more funding
A POLICE force needs to raise its share of council tax by up to a third to avoid cutting hundreds of jobs, the Home Office has been told.
Darlington pipped to top spot for best GCSEs in North-East
FIVE County Durham schools have been praised in a list of the country's most improved schools at GCSE.
