Killer gas at school will lead to charge
	8:29am Tue 12 Feb 08
	A COUNCIL is to be prosecuted, accused of failing to protect children and teachers from deadly carbon monoxide gas.

Rogue gas fitters facing jail as safety law passes hurdle

2:01am Monday 4th February 2008

ROGUE gas fitters who put people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning will face jail instead of a fine, in a major victory for The Northern Echo's Silent Killer campaign.

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Awaiting outcome of killer gas investigation

9:18am Saturday 20th October 2007

As Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week draws to a close, Marjorie Macintyre reveals that an investigation into the CO poisoning of 25 schoolchildren in the region almost a year algo has now been completed.

	MP drives home CO safety message
	9:19am Fri 19 Oct 07
	On day five of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, Marjorie McIntyre talks to North-East MP Fraser Kemp, who has been one of the Government's driving forces drawing attention to the so-called silent killer.

Echo moves to protect students from CO gas

8:58am Thursday 18th October 2007

Day Four of the Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week and reporter Marjorie McIntyre outlines action being taken to alert students across the region to the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning and of new moves in The Northern Echo's ongoing campaign to protect them.

Move to limit danger in high-rise homes

11:02am Wednesday 17th October 2007

AN initiative to help keep residents safe from a gas dubbed the Silent Killer was launched in the region yesterday.

	Memorial garden a chilling reminder of deadly threat
	4:05am Tue 16 Oct 07
	A SPECIAL garden was yesterday opened in memory of a young brother and sister who died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning on holiday in Corfu.

	We could have died...
	9:00am Tue 16 Oct 07
	Trevor Brookes, pictured left, a journalist with the Northern Echo, tells how he and his girlfriend nearly became victims of the silent killer... on Saturday

Grim statistics that should trigger alarms for all of us

9:10am Monday 15th October 2007

Today marks the launch of Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. Marjorie McIntyre reports.

Gas detector alarms 'still not replaced'

10:51am Friday 28th September 2007

A COUNCIL has conceded it is yet to install more than a thousand carbon monoxide detectors in the homes of elderly tenants.

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