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Lisa Hutchinson

Bombmaker vows Nick Smith to be great hubby

BOMB-plotting grandad Nick Smith is to renew his marriage vows on his 23rd wedding anniversary – proving he and his wife will stay together for better or worse.Read

When the Muhammad Ali thrilled the North East

THE story behind how boxing legend Muhammad Ali came to the region at the height of his fame can today be revealed.Read

NUFC fans third worst for football banning orders

THE number of people arrested for football-related disorder fell to a record low last season, figures showed today.Read

Miss Newcastle raises cash for Variety Club charity

A BEVY of beauties took to the catwalk in an ice-themed ladies’ lunch to raise money for the region’s sick and disabled children.Read

Murder-style probe launched in Stanley after dad stabbed

A MURDER-STYLE investigation is under way after a man was stabbed in a midnight attack.Read

Frankland Prison guard speaks of attack by killer

A PRISON guard left scarred after a horrific attack by a convicted killer has told how her life has been ruined.Read

Bomb plot grandad set to renew wedding vows

BOMB plotting grandad Nick Smith has asked his wife to marry him again after realising she was the love of his life while banged up on remand.Read

Leukaemia sufferer celebrates remission at Sara’s Hope Foundation charity ball

IT was a moment that brought tears to the eyes of those who watched teenager Laura Hunter when she danced at last night’s charity ball.Read

Firefighters help Tudhoe man stuck in toilet seat

BEING trapped in a toilet seat sent a drunken man around the u-bend when he called on the fire brigade to help.Read

Prince Charles meets with soldiers in Newcastle

THE rain came down but spirits weren’t dampened when Prince Charles met soldiers past and present.Read

Cumbrian teen hurt after Lindale car smash

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life in hospital after the stolen vehicle he was travelling in crashed during a police chase.Read

Murdered dad-of-four was killed at church

MURDER victim Les Liddle was waiting for the church doors to open when his life was taken away from him.Read

North East escapologist Rob Roy Collins in Niagra Falls stunt

HE’S done it. Daredevil Rob Roy Collins has completed his most dangerous stunt yet suspended over the most powerful waterfall in North America.Read

Man in hospital after being dragged by car

A MAN was dragged up to half a mile under a car after a fight spilled out from a North pub.Read

Geordie Brookside actress' shock over arrest

BROOKSIDE star Annie Miles last night told of her shock after her on-screen hubby was charged with a gangland-style murder.Read

Teesside contortionist hopes thug will be jailed

CONTORTIONIST Kirsty Nicholson hopes a judge will jail a mindless thug who scarred her for life.Read

Grieving Ian has tattoos of wife and daughter

GRIEVING Ian Richardson is taking on a mountain of a challenge . . . with a secret that will pull him through when the going gets tough.Read

Fury over Fred West ITV drama

ITV was last night urged to pull the plug on a dramatisation of serial killer Fred West’s life – by the loved ones of a suspected North victim.Read

Simon Cowell backs Joe McElderry after he moves back home

RECORD company chiefs have given X Factor winner Joe McElderry a vote of confidence after he quit London to move back in with his mum.Read

Spending a penny cost Sunderland motorist dear

ANGRY motorist David Brown is locked in an appeals claim with car clamping bosses for being made to pay £90 after spending a penny.Read

Author Profile

Lisa Hutchinson has been a journalist with the company for the past 20 years. She is a Newcastle lass who knows the area and has an understanding of our readers. She has worked as a reporter in many of the regional offices and was in the thick of the Meadow Well riots when based in North Shields. She then covered news areas such as South Tyneside, Tyne Valley and Durham before moving to our headquarters in Newcastle's Groat Market. Lisa is our early morning reporter and is first on the spot when breaking news happens. She covers hard news such as murders and arsons to human interest stories that can bring a tear to your eye. Lisa has built up a wide range of contacts throughout the region and retains her passion for the job she loves.