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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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Now you can tour our national treasures online


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Euvue North East News

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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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


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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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Elf Helpers Needed to assist Father Christmas at Crookhall


Crook Hall in Durham is launching a competition to find two elves to help Father Christmas for an hour on Sunday 6th December.This opportunity has arisenbecause one of the elf team has got to go to Lapland to attend a lecture on Reindeer Handling  that afternoon.
A spokesperson

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Speed cameras challenged thanks to vehicle tracking technology


A driver has successfully challenged a speeding ticket thanks to vehicle tracking technology installed in his van.

711155789 W7kiy M Speed cameras challenged thanks to vehicle tracking technologyGareth Powell was clocked doing 61mph in a 50mph limit on A4174 near Bristol in November last year, while he was working as an employee of MD Building Services Ltd.

Gareth doubted

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Moody moos research lands international award


Newcastle scientists who found that cows with names produce more milk have won a major international award.

Dr Catherine Douglas and Dr Peter Rowlinson of Newcastle University have won the Ig Nobel Prize for Veterinary Medicine for their work looking at reducing stress levels in dairy cattle.

671031289 TntYZ M Moody moos research lands international awardIn a paper published earlier

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Fishing for success in Willington


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Neil Robinson and Oakley Coveney of Willington Angling Centre with Brian Myers, chairman of the new Durham unitary authority

Two young entrepreneurs have landed a new career with the launch of their own business. Long time pals Neil Robinson, 20 and Oakley Coveney, 19 set have up Willington Angling Centre in Willington,

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National award for mining museum


An award-winning Durham County Council museum is one of the first in the country to receive a new national quality badge.

Killhope’s lead mining museum in upper Weardale has been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge, a national quality standard recognising safe educational experiences for young people.

The new scheme combines for the first time learning and safety into one badge for all organisations. Coun Eunice Huntington, the County Council’s cabinet member

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