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Health and safety blitz on north east building sites


806177968 PA7bD S Health and safety blitz on north east building sitesHSE inspectors are to launch an intensive inspection initiative aimed at stopping dangerous practices on building sites in the North East. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants to raise awareness of construction site risks and prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths.

Construction is one of Britain’s most

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Magpies take stage for centenary exhibition


801529899 c4tRY S Magpies take stage for centenary exhibitionThe Theatre Royal Newcastle is teaming up with historians from Newcastle United Football Club to host an exclusive exhibition to mark 100 years since the legendary team won their first ever trophy.

Local Heroes -The Cup Comes Hyem is a one-off exhibition of telling the story of the 1910 triumph and homecoming through

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Curtain rises on new look Theatre Royal


791858798 dzrZF S Curtain rises on new look Theatre RoyalNewcastle has been playing host to not one but two national treasures this week.

The link is the Theatre Royal where actress Susan Hampshire has been leading the cast in a terrific new adaptation of Jane Austin’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’

And she and her fellow players took part in the unveiling

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Now you can tour our national treasures online


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A collection of iconic castles, country houses and outstanding landscapes from the UK have thrown open their doors online.

Lindisfarne Castle (right) is one of 20 National Trust properties and landscapes added to Google Street View, available through Google Maps, and can be explored

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North East communities going for gold


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508067419 asXFS S North East communities going for goldThe North East has planted a strong claim for national honours in the popular Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom event later this year.

A quartet of locations has been selected for the final stages of the competition that attracts entries from over 1,000 communities every year.

The region’s

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Safety alert for North East anglers


766473414 P9NW3 S Safety alert for North East anglersA series of coastal tragedies in the North East in recent weeks has prompted a red alert from the coastguard service for people to pay more attention to safety when they visit the coast.

The warning is targeted specifically at anglers who have been most at risk following a series of

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North East research sheds new light on epilepsy


764600140 Z6DJo S North East research sheds new light on epilepsy

Pioneering research using human brain tissue removed from people suffering from epilepsy has opened the door to new treatments for the disease.

Scientists at Newcastle University have for the first time been able to record spontaneous epileptic activity in brain tissue that has been removed from

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The tall ships are heading for Hartlepool


807708255 PLcPd S The tall ships are heading for HartlepoolPreparations for the Tall Ships Races 2010 in Hartlepool have been boosted by the news that 60 ships have now signed up for the spectacular event. The latest vessels to confirm are the Iskra ORP from Poland, one of the larger Class A ships, and the Faramir from the UK and

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Talking about the weather…


761609305 jdUn6 S Talking about the weather…Even at the best of times the weather is always somewhere on our conversational list.

But when it’s bad – and the past few weeks have been absolutely terrible – it’s the only thing we can talk about.

And not without reason. We have had discomfort heaped upon disruption as the big freeze has tightened its grip

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North East appeal to save our swans


759536479 LS2sc S North East appeal to save our swans

Swans at Chester-le-Street

The north east’s swan population is in crisis because of the weather conditions.

Birds are dying for lack of food and water as lakes and rivers freeze over and the critical conditions have prompted an urgent regional ‘Save the swans’ appeal to the general public from the North

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