Northumberland

North councils' investments at risk after Icelandic collapse

Oct 10 2008 by William Green, The Journal THE North East faces cuts in public services or higher taxes after councils and Northumbria Police invested more than £43m in crumbling Icelandic banks. And councils may have to sell...

Pram protest at baby unit closure

A group of mothers is to protest over the closure of a special care baby unit at North Tyneside Hospital. The women are pushing their babies in prams from the North Shields' hospital to Wansbeck Hospital, Northumberland,...

Errors that led to mother’s murder

SAFTEY experts last night admitted a string of errors leading up to the sadistic murder of a Northumberland mother. David Summers stalked Diane Edwards before carrying out the brutal killing and sexually assaulting her...

Villagers asked to spy on speeding drivers

Villagers are being encouraged to inform on speeding drivers so that police can send them warning letters. Residents in Swarland, Northumberland, have been asked to note down registration numbers of cars they think are over the...

Walker, 66, dies at beauty spot

A helicopter from RAF Boulmer took part in the rescue A man has died after falling ill while walking at Northumberland beauty spot, police said. The 66-year-old, of Chester-le-Street, County Durham, suffered breathing...

Landlord badly hurt in pub fight

A landlord is in hospital with what are said to be serious injuries after a fight in a Northumberland pub. Staff at the Fox Cover in Ashington called police in the early hours of Saturday to report that a brawl had broken...

Girl cop worked as a tart

A WOMAN cop has been suspended after colleagues discovered she was working as a hooker. The WPC, 28, offers her services as a £100-an-hour escort on a website. She was one of eight women and six men arrested by officers...

Police chief still says tackle yobs

Aug 14 2008 by Dave Black, The Journal NORTHUMBRIA Police said last night their boss stood by his call for people to face up to yobs after a former officer was arrested for doing it. Last month chief constable Mike Craik said...

Girl and man killed as car and lorry collide

Aug 12 2008 by Sophie Doughty, Evening Chronicle A SEVEN-year-old girl from Northumberland was killed when the car she was in collided with a lorry. A 68-year-old man, who was driving the car on the A1 at Newcastle, was also...

Man dies in van and lorry crash

A man has been killed and another injured in a crash between a van and a lorry in Northumberland. The collision happened on Thursday morning on the A69 at Greenhead Bank, near the village of Bardon Mill. A Northumbria Police...

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