Plans for £2.75m health centre
PLANS have been unveiled for a new £2.75m health centre in the region.
Ashleigh saves her cousin's life
A TEENAGE schoolgirl saved the life of her three-year-old cousin only days after she learnt first aid.
How drug addicts are going straight (down the fairway)
DRUG addicts are being offered Government-funded rounds on the golf course as part of a rehabilitation programme.
Dismantling ghost ships 'may help wildlife haven'
WORK planned as part of controversial proposals to dismantle decommissioned ships in the region could help preserve a wildlife haven, an inquiry heard yesterday.
Battle lines are drawn in latest stage of wrangle over ghost ships
THE latest bout in the struggle between protestors and the company behind plans to scrap so-called "ghost ships" in the region is under way.
Able willing and ready to begin warship recycling
THE future of plans to scrap rusting US warships in the North-East will be decided next week.
Town blooms in beauty awards
A NORTH-EAST town has once again come up smelling of roses in the Britain in Bloom contest.
Pair return to school ten weeks after they nearly died in crash
TWO boys rescued from the wreckage of a bus accident have returned to school only ten weeks after they cheated death.
Public response favourable to golf course plans
THE man behind plans to create a championship standard golf course in the region says he is delighted with the response so far from the public.
Kelly's Rich pickings
A TEACHER called Rich is £100,000 better off after scooping the jackpot prize on a National Lottery scratch card.
