Lech praises relationship between UK and Poland
	10:56am Fri 9 May 08
	FORMER Polish president Lech Walesa yesterday praised the relationship between the UK and his country and sent his greetings to his compatriots in the North-East.

£1.9m road overspend back on council agenda

10:58am Friday 9th May 2008

COUNCILLORS will today meet privately regarding a multi-million pound overspend on a town's new road.

	Cooked chicken used to lure dogs
	11:00am Fri 9 May 08
	TWO children are devastated after thieves stole their pets by luring them with cooked chicken.

	Police confident of identifying man found dead near priory
	11:02am Fri 9 May 08
	POLICE say they are confident of identifying a man whose body was found near a caravan park.

Unexplained death in North-East woodland

12:13am Friday 9th May 2008

THE body of a man has been found in woodland in Washington, Tyne and Wear.

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Campsite for travellers opens early

11:53pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A SPECIAL campsite has been opened for travelling families on the edge of a town ahead of schedule - because many of them have taken to the road earlier than usual.

Cocaine dealer jailed

9:50pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A DRUG user who supplied cocaine to fund his own habit has been jailed.

Teenage girl killed in accident

9:23pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A TEENAGE cyclist has died after she was involved in an accident with a lorry.

Sunstantial jail terms expected for men involved in heroin supply

8:54pm Thursday 8th May 2008

TWO men are facing jail for their part in a crime which led to the biggest seizure of heroin a North-East town has ever seen.

Children injured in road traffic accident

8:41pm Thursday 8th May 2008

THREE people, including two children, had to be treated by paramedics following a troad traffic accident this evening.

Bungalow severely damaged in blaze

8:37pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A DETACHED bungalow in Flint Hill, Dipton, County Durham, has been severely damaged in a fire tonight.

Gas siege rage man jailed

8:08pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A MAN who sparked a two-and-a-half hour armed siege at his home has been jailed.

Pensioner gives burglar a shock

6:28pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A HAVE-A-GO pensioner who tackled a burglar reckons the intruder got more of a shock than he did.

Widow secures tax victory

6:05pm Thursday 8th May 2008

A CRUSADING mum has won a victory for all Britain's grieving widows.

Big Brother is watching benefits cheats

6:01pm Thursday 8th May 2008

BENEFIT thieves are being warned that Big Brother is watching them.

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