- Healthcare regulator chief quits
- Toddler critically ill after crash
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Scrap NHS Bill, says Royal College
- Weight loss operations up by 12%
- Charlotte Church settles hack claim
- Net immigration steady at 250,000
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Adoption process to be speeded up
- MEP arrested over 'fraud' claims
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Tube staff under attack, says RMT
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
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Two arrested following collision
TWO men have been arrested following an assault and a collision in Blyth.
Course will help cancer sufferers
The ‘Living well with your cancer’ course is being run between Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie.
Residents to meet with police online
RESIDENTS in Wallsend are being encouraged to join police at an online meeting.
Two Peacocks stores saved but one closes
FASHION chain Peacocks has closed their branch in Killingworth.
Activity day will be the wheel deal
A CHARITY event is being held at Forest Hall’s Percy Hedley Foundation to mark International Wheelchair Day next month.
North East News
Jobseeker skills disparity revealed
Only 9% of Newcastle jobseekers believe strong communication and teamwork are important, despite most employers considering them to be vital, according to new research.
Hunt for hooded burglars begins
Two hooded burglars broke into a Gateshead pensioner's home and stole jewellery from around her neck, police have revealed.
Fans hurt as ball kicked into crowd
Cleveland Police are investigating after two fans were injured when a football was kicked into the crowd at a League One game.
Baker hits out at wind turbines
Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has criticised the number of wind turbines springing up in the countryside, including near where he grew up in Durham.
Northumberland burglary warning
Homeowners in north Northumberland have been warned to be extra vigilant following two burglaries in the area.
National News
Healthcare regulator chief quits
The chief executive of health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has resigned.
Toddler critically ill after crash
An 18-month-old girl remains critically ill in hospital after she was hit by a motorbike.
Mild weather hits Centrica profits
Energy giant Centrica said mild spring and autumn weather had fuelled a 30% slide in profits at its residential arm British Gas to £522 million last year.
Scrap NHS Bill, says Royal College
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the Health Bill to be withdrawn - just three days after meeting the Prime Minister to discuss the controversial reforms.
Weight loss operations up by 12%
The number of weight loss operations has risen 12% while hospital admissions for obesity have also jumped.
Business
Stores facing mixed fortunes
STAFF at clothes chain Bonmarché’s Wallsend shop face losing their jobs as it has been earmarked for closure.
Credit where credit is due
A UNIQUE business venture has been created in North Tyneside thanks to two local entrepreneurs.
Yard hands out £500k contract
OFFSHORE Group Newcastle (OGN) has handed out a £500,000 contract for work at its Wallsend yard to a Scottish firm.
Family run firm create jobs with new outlet
A FAMILY run business is bucking the trend with the opening of a new outlet.
Company is driven to succeed
A COMPANY is on the road to success after being nominated for a prestigious award for the second year running.
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Weather for Whitley Bay
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 25 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
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Temperature: 3 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: West
