http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/ The Northern Echo /news/newsediting/ en-gb Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:34:30 +0000 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:34:30 +0000 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/1096816/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9533014.Passengers_stranded_on_East_Coast_main_line_as_train_hits_object_on_track/r/?ref=rss PASSENGERS were left stranded on a train for two hours after it hit an object on the track.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:36:29 +0000 a6d2b58058612f5d508d688daafe4bc4 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9532277.Unemployment_rate_reaches_16_year_high___but_falls_in_North_East/r/?ref=rss THE UK's unemployment rate increased to a 16-year high today after another rise in the jobless total.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:40:52 +0000 3a3fbe4fb3f5155a3217886f1d91a59f http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530818.Where_the_bus_stop_buck_stops/r/?ref=rss A NORTH-East council knew a defunct bus stop was not on any bus routes nearly six months before it spent more than £5,000 on a new shelter, The Northern Echo can reveal.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 9013bf239a6b221fef536d91661b174c http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530812.__500_000_seized_from_canoe_fraudster_s_wife/r/?ref=rss Land and property bought by the wife of back-from-thedead canoeist John Darwin has finally been sold to help recoup more than £500,000 defrauded from insurance and pension companies.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 61167234d64196f747ea1bf04fbb95bd http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530800.Royal_honour_for_helicopter_pilot_who_rescued_children_under_Taliban_fire/r/?ref=rss A HELICOPTER pilot who rescued five wounded Afghan children from under Taliban fire has received a bravery award from Prince Charles.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 f59a84ef6195cc3f20e8ba048dd8562d http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530803.Sex_offender_befriended_girl_on_Facebook/r/?ref=rss A MAN who befriended a teenage girl on Facebook and then took her to woodland was yesterday jailed for sexual activity with a child.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 eb166feb3a9025745fcb5a515a812edb http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530802.Cleveland_police_officer_recovering_in_hospital_after_being_thrown_from_horse/r/?ref=rss A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after being thrown from his horse.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0000 9c1ad15ee78ad96ff92a4320dc044e06 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9530814.Householder_celebrates_winning_court_battle_over_quad_biking_noise/r/?ref=rss A HOUSEHOLDER is celebrating after winning a lengthy court battle to curb what he considers a noise nuisance from quad biking.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 f84d7ed8c4c64fda956f7fcede45e684 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9532229.PCC_upholds_complaint_on_glider_crash_photograph/r/?ref=rss ON July 4, 2011, The Northern Echo published a story on its website (northernecho.co.uk) headlined Lucky escape as glider crashes into field, in which it reported on a glider crash near Appleton Wiske, in North Yorkshire.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:26:11 +0000 06f075c0169c61a2fc1ee7ac11b3b8a3 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/newsediting/9529615.Nuclear_renaissance_presents_big_opportunities_for_North_East_firms_says_Lord_Hutton/r/?ref=rss A GLOBAL renaissance in nuclear power offers a fantastic opportunity for North-East engineering, a former Business Minister said on a visit to the region.

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