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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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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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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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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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Silver lining for holidaymakers after FDH collapse


530424687 NMhTH S Silver lining for holidaymakers after FDH collapse

Takeover team: (L-R) Robert Phillips and Stephen McNicol from Muckle LLP with John Hays from Hays Travel Ltd.

Wearside based holiday company Hays Travel, the UK’s largest independently owned travel agent, has stepped to buy out Freedom Direct Holidays. The move rescues the jobs of most of FDH’s 100 plus

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