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Amateur footballers play at St James' Park

6:25pm Monday 20th May 2013

AMATEUR footballers can often only dream of playing on pitches graced by the highly paid stars of the Premier League.

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Government publishes investment strategy for A1 west of Newcastle

6:16pm Monday 20th May 2013

ONE of the region’s busiest commuter routes has been included in a first round of Government-produced investment strategies.

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English Defence League to hold protest

5:44pm Monday 20th May 2013

THE English Defence League is to hold a demonstration on the streets of the North-east at the weekend.

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Firm fined after worker loses arm after conveyor belt accident

3:40pm Monday 20th May 2013

A NORTH-EAST firm was today (Monday, May 20) fined £8,000 after a worker suffered horrific injuries and had to have his arm amputated when he fell into dangerous machinery in an asphalt production plant.

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New honour for Paralympic athlete

6:05pm Monday 20th May 2013

SPORTING HONOUR: Paralympian Stephen Miller is to be made an Honorary Freeman of Gateshead. Councillors in the town have voted to bestow their highest honour on the triple gold medal winner, who has represented his country at the Paralympics on five separate occasions.

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Woman raped in early hours attack

5:46pm Friday 17th May 2013

POLICE are hunting for a rapist after a woman was attacked in an underpass in the early hours of the morning.

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Engineering boss faces prospect of jail following conviction of manslaughter of worker

5:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE BOSS of a heavy engineering firm faces the prospect of jail after being convicted today (Friday, May 17) of the manslaughter of a worker who fell from cherry picker.

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Nissan to host extreme motor sport day

3:13pm Friday 17th May 2013

A FACTORY is to host a day of extreme car stunts and drift racing.

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Service to welcome Lindisfarne Gospels home

4:08pm Friday 17th May 2013

LARGE-scale images from the Lindisfarne Gospels and a facsimile of the complete book are to be carried in procession into the ruins of their priory birthplace.

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Rod Stewart announces North-East concert

12:01pm Friday 17th May 2013

SCOTTISH rocker Rod Stewart has announced a North-East gig later this year.

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Ex-colliery fitter becomes city's new Mayor

3:38pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A CITY’S new mayor is looking forward to a busy year in civic office.

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More than 30 Sunderland and West Ham fans charged after Premier League clash

3:10pm Thursday 16th May 2013

POLICE have charged more than 30 Sunderland and West Ham fans who are alleged to have been involved in a fight before a Premier League game.

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Master mason shows off skills

12:33pm Thursday 16th May 2013

MASTER MASON: Master stonemason Brendan Teasdale will carve Anglo-Saxon designs in stone this weekend in one of the first events to mark the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels to Durham on loan. The event takes place at Lindisfarne Priory at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is £5.20 for adults, £4.70 for concessions and £3.10 for children. For further details, please ring 01289 389200.

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Young woman dies five years after being hit by car

6:18pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

A YOUNG woman died five years after suffering serious injuries in a car crash, an inquest heard.

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Police warn motorists against taking photographs of accident scenes

5:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have warned motorists against using their mobile phones to take photos of accidents – after several drivers were seen taking images of the scene of a serious rush-hour crash this morning (Wednesday, May 15).

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Grants scheme to help communities and groups mark the centenary of the First World War

12:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

COMMUNITIES and groups across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been invited to have a share of a multi-million grants scheme set up to mark the centenary of the First World War.

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Suspects seized in early raids

5:29pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Police arrested ten people – mostly for drug offences - in early morning raids on 15 addresses in Newcastle this morning (Wednesday May 15) as part of Operation Magnet, a long-running investigation into drug dealing by an organised crime group in the city. .

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Government workers strike over pay and conditions

5:40pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

CIVIL servants in the region will strike on Wednesday, May 15 in a row over pay, conditions and job cuts.

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Police say 94 have now been arrested over derby day disorder

1:21pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

ALMOST 100 people have now been arrested in connection with disorder which broke out after last month’s Newcastle v Sunderland derby.

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Further details announced of region's biggest ever pop concert

1:02pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

DETAILS have been announced of what is being labelled as the North East’s "biggest ever" pop concert.

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Double Olympic champion visits North-East

12:25pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A DOUBLE Olympic champion has returned to the North-east to mark the final day of her education partnership with a college.

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Comedian Lee Evans announces North-east dates

4:37pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

COMEDY DATES: Comedian Lee Evans has announced three dates at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena as part of his UK tour next year. He will be performing in Newcastle from November 6 to 8 in 2014. Tickets, priced £30, will go on sale at 9am on Monday (20th May 2013) and are available online at www.metroradioarena.co.uk, on 0844 493 6666 or in person from the arena box office from 10am.

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Chinese chess garden in Newcastle

6:28pm Monday 13th May 2013

A QUIET haven for chess lovers with a distinct oriental theme in the heart of Newcastle will be officially opened tomorrow. (Tuesday May 14) The fourth ‘pocket park’ on Stowell Street in Newcastle’s Chinatown comes equipped with four sustainable hardwood playing tables with engraved slate chessboard for chess, or Chinese chequers all engraved with Chinese poems and symbols.

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Sex attacker jailed for five years

3:26pm Monday 13th May 2013

A SEX attacker whose trial had to be started twice after a Geordie juror branded him a “mackem rapist” has been jailed for five years.

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Husband posted pictures of wife online

12:17pm Sunday 12th May 2013

A MAN posted pictures of his estranged wife on an adult website with a note which read she would 'do anything for £40'.

Football manager jailed for scam

12:12pm Sunday 12th May 2013

A FOOTBALL manager who posed as a millionaire in a sophisticated business scam has been jailed after admitting perverting the course of justice.

Murder police arrest fourth man

5:00pm Sunday 12th May 2013

A fourth man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man whose body was discovered in a flat.

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Knifepoint raid on city centre newsagent

5:37pm Friday 10th May 2013

A CITY centre shopkeeper was forced to hand money to a knife-wielding robber.

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