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North East News for 27 November 2011

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North council pledges strikers' pay to charity Nov 27 2011

CHARITIES are pleading with council moneymen to follow a UK first by one North authority and hand over strikers’ wages to voluntary groups.Read

Toby is one of world's youngest heart op babies Nov 27 2011

SURGEONS at a North hospital performed a medical miracle and carried out a life saving open heart operation on a baby less than a day old.Read

Morpeth model becomes the face of fashion chain Nov 27 2011

MODEL Abi Hill is simply ecstatic . . . she’s been named as the face of a high street clothing giant.Read

Modern day 'slaves' on North East dope farms Nov 27 2011

FACE after face, these are just some of the migrants brought to our region to farm multi-million pound cannabis farms often in conditions compared to slavery.Read

Murderer says 'sorry' for Frankland prison attack Nov 27 2011

THE convicted murderer cleared of stabbing three prison guards has broken his silence to say he is “deeply sorry” for the attack.Read

Amelia Lily's mum and dad blast Gary Barlow Nov 27 2011

WATCH out Gary Barlow . . . Amelia’s parents are on the warpath! Anulka and Barry Oliver are furious after the X Factor judge launched a scathing attack on their daughter. Read

Bleak winter in store for vulnerable as energy prices sore Nov 27 2011

A BLEAK winter is in store for the most vulnerable in our society as energy prices soar. Energy experts have issued warnings as rocketing fuel prices could equal miserable winter months for millions, in particular pensioners and single-parent families. Read

Yobs' antics spoil Joanne's Tyne birthday party Nov 27 2011

BIRTHDAY girl Joanne Bell had a bum time on a river cruise after yobs sparked a food fright. Joanne had booked the trip on the River Tyne to celebrate her 40th birthday with pals. Read

North East braces itself for public sector strikes Nov 27 2011

PARENTS are facing a childcare nightmare as hundreds of schools across the North shut due to the biggest public sector strike in decades.Read

Experts call for people to look out for 'super spider' Nov 27 2011

THE mere sight of a spider is often enough to send some people scurrying from a room. And with central heating cranked up and fires lit for winter the long-legged beasties seem to be more and more willing to emerge from underneath the sofa. Read

Sunderland council refuse to clear away drug debris Nov 27 2011

A FAMILY who found needles and drug paraphernalia under a fence bordering their garden and a public footpath were told to clear it away themselves.Read

Anthony Kiedis pledge to take on North's surf Nov 27 2011

ROCKER Anthony Kiedis won’t be Red Hot when he takes to the bracing North Sea. We can reveal that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers frontman is taking up an offer from the region’s surfers to join them in catching a wave. Read

Goodfella Henry Hill comes to Tyneside Cinema Nov 27 2011

IT’S a film that has been shown many a time at the North’s premier art house. But movie aficionados had a chance to see Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas...WITH one of the film’s real-life characters. Read

The Birtley Ale House is bringing in the crowds Nov 27 2011

IT’S a familiar story... the boozer with a proud history starts attracting the wrong crowd and before too long it becomes a shadow of its former self.Read

Closing of businesses creates North ghost towns Nov 27 2011

THE shutters are now down on more than 5,000 businesses around the region, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

New Bishop installed at Durham Cathedral Nov 27 2011

VOICES joined in hymn and prayer as the new Bishop of Durham was enthroned in his cathedral.Read

Former Boro star Mido 'hurled scissors at teammate' Nov 27 2011

CONTROVERSIAL former Middlesbrough star Mido hurled scissors at a teammate’s head during a dressing room bust-up, a star’s new book claims.Read

North artist's work hangs in office of the CIA Nov 27 2011

NOT many North folk can claim to have been on assignment for the CIA. But artist Keith Woodcock, though not a US spy, has worked for the world’s most famous intelligence agency. Read