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End NHS Injustice
The Northern Echo highlights the plight of cancer patients across the North-East and North Yorkshire who have the tantalising prospect of a revolutionary new drug dangled before them - only to have their hopes dashed when they are told it is not cost-effective enough to be prescribed on the NHS.
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Keep The Region Flying
The Northern Echo is urging the Government to step in to maintain the region's air links with London following the departure of BMI from Durham Tees Valley Airport.
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Sunbed Safety
Katie Turner, who lives in Darlington, ended up in a hospital's accident
and emergency department with severe sunburn, sickness and headaches
after spending a total of 21 minutes on a sunbed in two sessions on
the same day. The Northern Echo intends to use the case to push the
Government into action - so that allowing children to use sunbeds
in commercial salons becomes a matter for the courts. |
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Protect
Our Children
The Northern Echo has launched a campaign urging the Government to
change a law that allows less stringent fire safety standards on children's
pyjamas. It has been launched in conjunction with the family of two-year-old
Daniel Mitchard-Harrison, who suffered horrific burns when his pyjama
shorts caught fire at his home. |
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Put
Your Foot In It
Launched by The Northern Echo and the Butterwick Hospice, Put Your
Foot In It aims to raise £750,000 to build a new centre. |
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Save
Our Post Offices
Communities across the region have been rocked by the news that their
post offices face the axe. The Northern Echo has launched a campaign
to highlight the work of local communites in their fight to save the
threatened branches. |
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Don't
Stop Dementia Drugs
THE Northern Echo has launched a campaign to ensure that thousands
of Alzheimer's sufferers are not denied vital drugs which can slow
down the effects of this terrible disease. |
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Shaping
The Future
The Northern Echo has joined forces with the region's business leaders
to launch the Shaping the Future campaign, asking the Government to
rethink its planning blueprint for the North-East. |
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Animal
Watch
THE Northern Echo has joined forces with the RSPCA and police in the
fight to rid the region of its appalling reputation for animal cruelty.
Our Animal Watch campaign urges readers to be on the lookout for any
cases of animal cruelty, whether against wild animals, live stock
or pets, and to report their suspicions. |
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Support
Our Port
The owner of the North-East's largest port campaigned for the Government
to help finance an investment of £300m that will create up to 7,000
jobs and transform the fortunes of the region. The Northern Echo
backed the campaign. |
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Silent
Killer
It is a deadly gas that can't be seen, and can't be smelled. Deaths
from carbon monoxide poisoning are made even more tragic by the fact
that they can so easily be avoided. The installation of detectors
can alert people to the accumulation of carbon monoxide before it
is too late. It is a small price to pay to save innocent lives. |
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A
Chance To Live
A Chance to Live aims to have all heart by-pass patients seen as soon
as possible by specialists. In Europe, the average wait is less than
three months. In Britain it can be around a year. A Chance to Live
aims to close that gap. |
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