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Gateshead mum's relief as 280-mile trips to see son end

A MUM forced to make a 280-mile round trip to see her vulnerable son in hospital because of a bed shortage told of her relief after learning he could be moved to back to the North this week.Read

Children's hospital turned away my son

A FLAGSHIP £27m children's hospital has come under criticism after turning away a vulnerable teenager because of a bed shortage.Read

Newcastle Town Moor dog meets cow video is YouTube hit

A CUTE close encounter between Lucy the boxer dog and a herd of cows has become an internet sensation.Read

Friendship proves just the ticket for Lotter win familes

TWO Lotto jackpot winning couples have found they have more than just a million pounds in common.Read

Families hit back at Washington care home report

FAMILIES of residents in a care home criticised by inspectors for waking people up as early as 4am have defended the staff.Read

Probe into care reports reveals chronic shortages

VULNERABLE pensioners in North care homes are being hauled out of bed and dressed at 4am in a bid to battle staff shortages, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Site to help dog owners find missing pets

DOG loving Jill Neary has devoted herself to reuniting pooch owners with their lost pets... after turning internet sleuth to track down her own beloved Yorkshire Terrier.Read

Disabled golfer Kevin Harmison launches contest

A TOP disabled golfer is set to tee-off the first contest of its kind on his home soil here in the North East.Read

Rob Gilroy serves up lattes with laughs

FUNNYMAN Rob Gilroy is a coffee shop comedian who’s a growing name on the stand-up circuit.Read

Burns victim Connor Rowntree has a new goal

HE’S already defied the odds to make a miracle recovery from horrendous burns.Read

Prince Andrew visits Newcastle school

THE UNION Jacks were flying high as a school was honoured with a Royal visit to mark their Jubilee celebrations.Read

Champion fundraiser Peter Beaty honoured with MBE

AS a former Sunday Sun champion fundraiser he always aimed for the sky . . . and even brought Concorde to the North East in a wacky stunt to raise cash for charity.Read

Brother of fallen soldier Nathan Cuthbertson joins Paras

THE brother of a young hero killed in Afghanistan is set to follow in his footsteps to fight on the frontline.Read

Journey from despair to honour for North vicar

A DATE with Royalty marked the end of a long journey of transformation for a North man brought up in a children’s home, starved of love and heading for a life of crime.Read

Life in North East care homes under the spotlight

SHOCKING practices at the region’s care homes are back in the spotlight as in inquest takes place into the death of a Teesside grandmotherRead

Joyce Wordingham

Horror of life in region's care homes

HUNDREDS of the region’s old and vulnerable are living in sub-standard conditions, a special Sunday Sun investigation has revealed.Read

High hope for Olympic pie throwing sport

FOUR aspiring hair stylists will represent the North East in the hope of being crowned Britain’s top college hairdresser.Read

Police probe 16 deaths at North East care home

POLICE are probing the deaths of 16 elderly residents at a North East care home. Detectives were called into St Michael’s View, St Michael’s Avenue North, South Shields, following the death of great-grandmother Joyce Wordingham in February. Read

Gran Mary Laws hits out at ant infestation

A POORLY great-grandmother has slammed a hospital after claiming she received some unwelcome visitors to her bedside - an army of ants.Read

Gran delivers baby in bathroom

A GRAN got more than she bargained for when she called round to babysit - she delivered her own granddaughter.Read

Author Profile

Liz Walker is a senior reporter. She has worked as a journalist since 2004 and joined ncjMedia in 2006. She grew up in Middlesbrough and now lives in North Tyneside.