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Olympic medal of dishonour

ON your marks, get set, fire. It may not be the normal way of starting events at the Olympics but this is Beijing. Read

Give boxing KO

CHILDREN in the North East will be encouraged to learn boxing in schools. Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe, announcing the plan, said it would prevent obesity. Read

Logo with logic

PASSIONATE about the North East? Post Office protesters were when they hijacked One North East’s famous logo. Read

Admin’s a pest

SEVERAL hospitals in the region are threatened by frequent incidents of pest infestation. Read

Taylor North Shields salesman John Annan in dispute after bump outside premises

NOT worth the paper it was written on! That’s my verdict on a promise to pay for alleged damage after an accident. Read

No escape for Joey Barton

SOCCER thug Joey Barton is already singing the ballad of karmic retribution. It goes like this . . . every action has a consequence in natural justice. Read

Route rows

MOST of us here in the North are useless at planning car journeys, according to a map company’s recent survey. Read

Speech trouble

THE Metro is to get £400m to improve transport services. Read

Stop and search is not right

I HAVE reservations about the use of stop and search powers by Northumbria Police. Chief constable Mike Craik has announced a crackdown on knife crime. Read

Grants for young are off target

A MAYOR’S fund to help young people is sending out a politically correct message. Read

It's time to learn lessons

WHEN the credit crunch is over it would be nice to know we’ve all learned a lesson. Read

It’s not worth it Trust me

I’VE never bought into this thing about preserving old mansions for the people. What people? Not me, that’s for certain. Read

Fuel-lish behaviour

SOMETHING doesn’t add up about the fuel protest. Read

Dither bother

THIS column has a lot of time for the Archbishop of York. Read

Shutdown's raving mad

IT’S been a bad week for British tennis. Read

Let's put women in their rightful place

HERE is a challenge for the men of Britain if they have the stones. Take back the streets, chaps, and put women back in their rightful place . . . and that’s not on top. Read

Fairground attraction

THE North East has many traditions . . . Broon Ale, Newcastle United not winning any trophies, and occasional visits by the Ladyboys of Bangkok, to name just a few. Read

Seb Coe’s right on Linford Christie torch row

LINFORD CHRISTIE on Seb Coe: “I cannot stand the guy. I have nothing good to say about Coe at all, absolutely nothing at all.” Read

Power firms must rein in their greed

HUNDREDS of pounds will be added to the average energy bill this year, it is feared. Read

Becks’ appeal is all about bucks

WAS it a bit of airbrushing? Or even a pair of strategically-placed socks? Read

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