Fire engine involved in fatal crash
11:21am Sunday 7th September 2008
POLICE are investigating after a man was killed when his motorcycle was in collision with a fire engine.
Comments (0)Police warning after canoe drama
11:10am Sunday 7th September 2008
CANOEISTS have been urged to stay away from flood-swollen waterways today after some of Britain's leading exponents got into difficulties on the River Tees.
Pensioner on life support after pub attack
9:50am Sunday 7th September 2008
A 73-YEAR-OLD man is on a life support machine in hospital after being attacked outside a pub in the early hours of the morning.
Residents evacuated as floods hit
9:40am Sunday 7th September 2008
HUNDREDS of residents spent the night in emergency shelters after being evacuated from their homes because of flash flooding.
Saving pays off for tennis club
2:20am Sunday 7th September 2008
YEARS of saving has finally paid off for a tennis club wanting to build a new clubhouse.
Businessman spared jail over tax evasion
10:30pm Saturday 6th September 2008
A BUSINESSMAN who ran two taxi firms but failed to declare his income to the Government has been spared jail.
Drug find at man's house
8:10pm Saturday 6th September 2008
POLICE recovered a huge haul of drugs from a man's house after being called to a town centre pub to stop him shouting abuse at other customers.
Biker festival cancelled
11:56am Saturday 6th September 2008
THE annual Stormin' the Castle motorbike festival has been cancelled because of the heavy rain.
Magpies braced for fans' boycott
10:03am Saturday 6th September 2008
THE Newcastle United backlash gathered pace last night with thousands of fans vowing to boycott the club’s next match – and Geordie legend Alan Shearer criticising the treatment of Kevin Keegan.
Biker killed as branch blown onto road
12:31am Saturday 6th September 2008
A BIKER died after hitting a tree branch blown onto the busy A66 near Scotch Corner.
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KT Tunstall weds on Scottish isle
Updated 10:07am Sunday 7th September 2008
Scots singer KT Tunstall has tied the knot on a remote Scottish island.
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Angry fans vented their bitterness against the Newcastle United owner as they gathered outside St James’ Park last night after news broke that Kevin Keegan had resigned as manager. Gavin Havery reports.
Extending boundary of cultural heritage
ONE of the region’s most important historic sites has been extended to reflect its global significance.
Victim’s mother praises knife amnesty youths
A TIRELESS campaigner whose teenage son was stabbed to death has praised two young people for lobbying police to launch a knife amnesty.
Workers at fire-hit hotel may lose jobs
A NORTH-EAST hotel which was devastated by fire has said most of its staff may be made redundant.
‘Money wasted over ship scrap protests’
ABLE UK last night launched a broadside on campaigners who have mounted a legal challenge to try to stop a former French aircraft carrier being scrapped in the North-East.
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PEOPLE living in the most deprived parts of England – including most of the North- East – have lower survival rates for cancer, according to figures.
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