Councils warned over social care
03/12/2009 02:37:58
Eight local authorities, including South Tyneside, are told to improve social care for adults in an annual report.
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Plans for three new fire stations
03/12/2009 16:35:00
Three more community fire stations are planned for towns in Northumberland, funded by new government investment.
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Motorist killed as car overturns
03/12/2009 08:55:56
A driver dies when a car overturns while being driven on a rural road near Hexham in Northumberland.
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Electricity restored to hundreds
03/12/2009 12:58:58
Power is restored to about 1,700 homes in Northumberland after a grounded overhead line causes a cut.
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New appeal over decade-old murder
02/12/2009 11:37:44
Police on Tyneside issue a renewed appeal for information about an unsolved murder dating back to 1999.
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Three arrested after fatal crash
02/12/2009 21:10:36
Three teenagers are arrested after a fatal collision in which a 19-year-old died when the car he was travelling in hit a tree.
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Little Donkey writer dies aged 88
02/12/2009 13:12:36
The composer of the popular Christmas song Little Donkey, Eric Boswell, dies 50 years after his song became a worldwide hit.
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Jobs to go in bus depot closures
02/12/2009 08:18:17
Transport company Arriva North East plans to close three bus depots across north east England with the loss of 21 jobs.
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