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Sara Nichol

Is your cash point safe to use?

FRAUDSTERS have struck at more than 20 cash points across the North during the last six months, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

North Shields eight-year-old designs computer game

MOST eight-year-old boys love playing computer games . . . but little Tyler Mckellow likes making them.Read

Firefighter of the Year award for heroic Mike Barton

AN HEROIC fireman has scooped a top national award for rescuing victims of an horrific school bus crash.Read

Coroner's call after tot death at North hospital

A CORONER is considering calling for an NHS Trust to take action after complications during surgery led to a toddler’s death.Read

Artist inserts his own name for that of Jesus

A STUDENT who put on a sex show in the name of art has raised eyebrows again, this time with artwork of biblical proportions.Read

Off-duty firefighter shortlisted for national award after Keswick bus tragedy

A FIREFIGHTER is to be recognised for his off-duty heroics at the scene of a horrific bus smash.Read

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Grainger Games criticised for behaviour at awards

A NORTH East games firm has come under fire for its alleged behaviour at a national awards ceremony.Read

Sweet 16 dreams finally come true

HER dream birthday nearly ended in tears... but Shantelle Blundell finally celebrated her sweet 16th in style.Read

Dancer Emily takes crown despite needing crutches

CRUTCHES didn’t stop this twinkle-toed teen from pirouetting her way to the top of a regional competition.Read

New book reveals Northumberland supernatural sights

UNTOLD stories of the spooky and supernatural in the rural North are being published for the first time.Read

Chances of finding missing farmhand alive 'slim'

POLICE investigating the disappearance of a Polish farmhand have admitted the chances of her being found alive are slim.Read

Venue mix-up ruins North Tyneside girl's 16th birthday bash

A TEEN'S sweet 16th was in danger of turning sour after last-minute mix-up with the venue.Read

Drug overdose rate is highest in the North

DRUG overdose rates are higher in the North than anywhere else in the country, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Parents of Ted Parks join Children's Heart Unit fight

MINISTERS were last night warned to keep their hands off a top North hospital unit - by Super Ted!Read

Man held for attempted murder near York Minster

A MAN has been arrested for attempted murder after a pensioner tourist was attacked with a rock near one of the North’s most famous landmarks.Read

Swindler Douglas Brown siphoned off £2m

TODAY the Sunday Sun can reveal the secret life of one of the biggest fraudsters the North has ever seen.Read

Teesside football scout receives prestigious award

A TOP North football talent spotter has received a prestigious award to mark 50 years of scouting for some of England's best-known clubs.Read

North holidaymakers tell of Spanish earthquake terror

NORTH holidaymakers have described their experiences amid the horrific Spanish earthquake that claimed nine lives.Read

Josh Walker escapes driving ban over tinted windows

FOOTBALL ace Josh Walker has escaped a driving ban after the windows of his sports car were tinted dangerously dark.Read

Gateshead firefighter convicted of assault on wife

FIREMAN Ben Walker subjected his pregnant wife to a campaign of abuse, even holding a power drill to her stomach.Read

Author Profile

Sara is a senior reporter who has been with ncjMedia since starting as a trainee in January 2008. She was born an brought up in Alnwick, Northumberland, and covers a wide variety of stories.