Pair jailed for killing seabirds
18/12/2009 19:47:50
Two men are jailed for illegally killing rare seabirds at a South Tyneside beauty spot.
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Motorists warned as snow arrives
18/12/2009 10:43:42
Schools close and motorists face disruption among some of the region's main highways after a night of snow and sleet.
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Fujitsu staff in strike action
18/12/2009 12:22:46
Workers at Fujitsu in Newcastle are among UK staff staging the first of a series of one-day strikes over pay.
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Plan to extend opencast colliery
17/12/2009 19:32:23
A mining firm reveals plans to extract a further two million tonnes of coal from an opencast site in Northumberland.
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Christmas tree vandals criticised
17/12/2009 10:50:55
Two Christmas trees on North Tyneside are removed after their lights are twice targeted by vandals.
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