- 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.
Lifeboat rescues stranded trawlers
A LIFEBOAT crew was involved in a double rescue on Monday after two trawlers with six fishermen onboard became stranded at sea.
Branching out for right royal event
CELEBRATIONS for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee are beginning to take root in the borough.
Mother and child threatened by burglar
A MOTHER and her young child were threatened by a burglar who broke into their Wallsend home at the weekend.
Mayor backs campaign to create entrepreneurs
A NEW campaign aims to boost the number of entrepreneurs in the borough.
Man dies after assault at borough Metro station
A MAN who was assaulted at Wallsend Metro station has today died from his injuries.
Warning to be alert against bogus fish sellers
RESIDENTS are being warned to be on their guard against unscrupulous door-to-door sellers.
Evolution 2012 line up revealed
EVOLUTION Festival returns to the North East on the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend with a stellar line up of the most influential and exciting names in popular music. Evolution attracts 28,000 people per day to the Quayside, delivering an outstanding bill of contemporary live acts and dj’s at an unbeatable price.
Helmsman in line for top award
A Cullercoats Helmsman, who saved the life of a 12-year-old boy in Brown’s Bay last October, is to be awarded one of the RNLI’s highest honours.
Stores facing mixed fortunes
STAFF at clothes chain Bonmarché’s Wallsend shop face losing their jobs as it has been earmarked for closure.
Firms put in bids to help run council services
PLANS to bring in private-sector companies to help run North Tyneside Council services have moved a step closer to getting off the ground.
Borough as safe as houses, says police survey
NORTH Tynesiders reckon the borough is a safe place to live, according to a survey.
Ex-Newcastle United and Sunderland star to fundraise for Sir Bobby - Video video
A FORMER Newcastle United player and graduate of Wallsend Boys Club has launched his own charity to raise money for two groups close to his heart.
Extra parking spaces on way
WORK has started on a new scheme to create more parking spaces on the seafront at Tynemouth.
Charity fun day planned in memory of teenager
A WALLSEND charity is organising a fundraising fun day next month.
Hip Hip Hooray after award joy
HEALTH staff are celebrating after winning a top award for improving the quality of care for people who have had a hip fracture.
Banned football fans warned ahead of Euro 2012
POLICE have kicked off their preparations for the The Euro 2012 Football Championships in Poland and The Ukraine.
Nine arrests after street fight
NINE Nine people have been arrested after a disturbance in a North Tyneside street at the weekend. At 1.11am on Saturday, February 11, officers were called to a street fight between four to five youths in Kirkland Walk, Shiremoor.
Businesses make French connections
CHARITIES and businesses in Whitley Bay have been strengthening their French connections as part of an initiative to broaden the cultural horizons of youngsters from the other side of the English Channel.
Anger at “incompetent” jibe
LABOUR councillors were left angry after being branded “incompetent” during a heated council debate.
MP calls for action to tackle metal theft
TYNEMOUTH MP Alan Campbell is calling on the government to take tougher action to tackle metal theft.
Tools worth £750 stolen from yard
TOOLS worth hundreds of pounds have been stolen from a backyard in North Shields.
Town ‘still a dumping ground for undesirables’
CONCERNS have been raised that some bed-and-breakfasts in Whitley Bay are being used as a “dumping ground” for undesirable elements from elsewhere in the north east.
Retailers urged to get behind Shopwatch
POLICE in Wallsend are calling on traders to join forces to help tackle shoplifting.
Criminals travelling on Metro targeted
POLICE patrols have been stepped up on the Metro system in North Tyneside to target travelling criminals.
Top pop acts lined up for Festival
TWO of Britain’s biggest pop acts have lined up to take place in a concert at one of the most picturesque venues.
Attack arrests
A MAN was left with head injuries needing hospital treatment after being assaulted in a North Shields street.
Tunnel set to hit the silver screen
THE cyclists’ tunnel linking North Tyneside to Jarrow is featured in a film about to hit the silver screen.
Family run firm create jobs with new outlet
A FAMILY run business is bucking the trend with the opening of a new outlet.
Pupils win name game
A RESIDENTIAL home being built in Monkseaton has been given a name by two pupils at a nearby school.
Armed forces veterans invited to ceremony
WAR veterans are being invited to a ceremony to mark this year’s Armed Forces Day.
New role a sound move for Mark
A MUSIC fan is hoping to prove a hit after finally managing to turn his hobby into a career.
Two injured after masked raiders steal “substantial” amount of cash
TWO people suffered head injuries after being attacked during an armed robbery in North Tyneside.
Capsized catamaran sparks river rescue
AN overturned boat in the River Tyne sparked a major rescue after people were spotted in the water.
Ales well that starts off well for brewer
A NEW brewery has nothing at all to be bitter about as already orders are flowing in.
Line closures planned for Metro
METRO lines between Hadrian Road and North Shields will be closed for five weekends from the end of February to allow for modernisation work to be carried out.
Names wanted for best health visitors awards
NOMINATIONS are being sought for the best health visitors in the borough.
Police urge public to use talk forums
RESIDENTS in North Tyneside are being urged to get in touch with police via new ‘talk forums’.
1 commentGoing wall the way to raise cash
OLYMPIC champion cyclist Chris Boardman is urging fundraisers to tackle Hadrian’s Wall for charity.
Borough’s superfast broadband ‘on target’
PLANS to introduce faster broadband to the borough are ahead of schedule, despite reports to the contrary.
Deaths from alcohol triple over 20 years
ALCOHOL-related deaths in the region have more than tripled in the last two decades, latest figures have revealed.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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