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Teenage girl attacked in Sunderland house raid

A TEENAGE girl was taken to hospital after she was hit with a metal bar by raiders who entered her house.Read

North teacher juggles classroom with catwalk

BRAINS and beauty have proved a formula for success for Sunderland primary school teacher Katie Dodds. Read

Boldon butcher comes up with a sizzler of a recipe

MEET Mr sausage, the man who has taken his love of bangers to another level.Read

Jarrow pub boss raises a glass to his success

PUBS full of discerning drinkers chasing quality ales . . . that’s how Jarrow Brewery supremo Jess McConnell sees his popular empire of North boozers.Read

North surf champ offers to host Chilly Pepper

ROCKER Anthony Kiedis will take some time out of his UK tour… to catch a wave in the bracing North Sea.Read

Sunderland cancer victim forgives friend for burglary

BETRAYED Lorraine Anderson has forgiven her best friend for burgling her house.Read

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Jarrow man's motor home misery is solved

A ROW over repairs to a Citroen Berlingo motor home has ended in a compromise.Read

Mr North East hopes to land Mr England title

HUNKY Nathaniel Smith hopes he’ll celebrate his birthday in style this week by being crowned Mr England.Read

Sunderland social club investigated over sexism claims

A WORKING men's club is being investigated after regulars tried to kick out a woman who went into the bar for a drink.Read

North students’ go-kart takes podium position

AN electric go-kart built by North engineering students has powered to a podium position at a top US motoring event.Read

Ticket justice for Take That fan

TAKE that, Ticketmaster, and that and that and that. Take the full force of customer Glynis Chapman’s anger.Read

Firefighters tackle blaze at Sunderland recycling plant

FIREFIGHTERS have been battling their second major blaze in two days.Read

Wedding photographer Clayton Bennett’s trail of misery

ANGRY couples have revealed an album’s worth of dodgy wedding snaps taken by under-fire photographer Clayton Bennett.Read

Jarrow poker ace scoops £109,000 jackpot

AN amateur North poker wizard is celebrating after scooping an incredible £109,000 prize.Read

Premature baby doing well 18 months on

BORN prematurely at just 23 weeks, little battler Billy Doran has fought back from the brink of death.Read

Tyneside RAF vets prepare to fight their last battle

BRAVE RAF veterans are preparing for their last battle - to save their historic display in a museum.Read

Sunderland skier takes national title again

A SKIER has reached a new peak after success on the slope for the second year in succession.Read

Families march in Fight For Justice for tougher jail sentences

UNITED in grief, protesters yesterday took to the streets in a plea for “life to mean life”.Read

Victory in job row at Sunderland museum

A FORMER Royal protection officer accused of making death threats against his boss has won his case for unfair dismissal.Read

Rescue workers recover man's body from River Wear

THE body of a man has been pulled from a North river following a rescue operation.Read

Two men in court in over Sunderland stabbing

Two Sunderland men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed in his home.Read

Murder hunt launched after man found dead in Hendon

A MURDER hunt has been launched after a man was attacked in his own home in the middle of the night.Read

Joe McElderry reaches X Factor final

JOE-MANIA reached fever pitch last night as family, friends and well-wishers watched him progress to the X Factor final.Read

The search is on for Miss Sunderland 2010

BOSSES of the Miss Sunderland competition have launched their 2010 campaign to find the next lass to be crowned the city’s beauty.Read

Murder victims relatives plea for tougher sentences

HUNDREDS of protesters were yesterday united in grief as they marched through the streets of a North city.Read

Coast to Coast charity cyclists rewarded

CYCLISTS will be rewarded for their efforts later today after a two-day challenge pedalling from one side of the country to the other.Read

Middlesbrough taxi wars erupt

A TAXI war between rival firms vying for customers outside a busy supermarket erupted into anger after a councillor threw his weight behind one of the companies.Read

Sunderland council in parking fines payback

A NORTH council could be forced to pay back tens of thousands of pounds in parking fines because it failed to follow its own rules, according to campaigners.Read

Ross Pearson wins Ultimate Fighting deal

ROSS “The Real Deal” Pearson has spoken for the first time since storming to victory in The Ultimate Fighter lightweight champ category.Read

Football match held for South Shields centenary

A SPECIAL football match held yesterday helped celebrate the centenary of the South Shields Football Association.Read

Sunderland street gang report slammed by locals

A REPORT into organised street gangs which highlights the problem in a North city has been slammed by locals.Read