Newcastle

Knifeman is jailed after lashing out in busy bar

Saturday, March 20, 2010

JAMAICAN Garfield Milton slashed a man with a knife in a town centre nightspot.

The 23-year-old, who has lived in Britain for seven years, was in Revolution, in Newcastle, in the early hours of Sunday, December 6 when he became involved in a confrontation with Robert...

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Scheme aims to help people secure a loan

LOAN ARRANGER: Karen Ankers the manager of The Money Line.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

A NOT-FOR-PROFIT loan scheme which aims to help people who can't access credit from traditional sources has opened two new offices in North Staffordsh...

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FRAUDSTER TOOK £10k FROM OAPs

Friday, March 19, 2010

A PENSIONER who handed over £2,000 to a conman who had offered to resurface his driveway admitted last night: "I've been a fool, but I've learned...

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Veteran Simon backs boxing

Friday, March 19, 2010

FALKLANDS veteran Simon Weston will be the guest of honour at a charity boxing match. An 'Army versus the Midlands' match will take place in Cross...

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College opens for public tour

Friday, March 19, 2010

RESIDENTS have a chance to look around a college's new £60 million campus. Newcastle College is holding an open day tomorrow to give people the...

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Schools left off list for speed limit cuts

GO SLOW: Joanne McCormack, her sons Ruairidh and Angus, and crossing warden Josie Wilton outside Richard Heathcote Primary in Alsagers Bank. Picture: Mark Scott

Thursday, March 18, 2010

TWO village schools will have to wait for 20mph zones outside their buildings after being left off a priority list – despite both being near a...

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Tasty option for charities

Thursday, March 18, 2010

CHARITIES have been asked to get in touch with supermarket bosses if they want to receive food donations. Sainsbury's in Newcastle wants to hear from...

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Town marketed on international stage

GLOBAL APPEAL: Online shots of Newcastle as part of the Shop Newcastle scheme. Right, butcher Robert Price who was interviewed.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

SHOPPERS around the globe are being targeted in a campaign to bring more trade to a town centre. A short film featuring traders and shoppers...

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45 stitches to face for tackling vandals

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

UNEMPLOYED Kyle Williams has been locked up after hitting a man in the face with a branch. The 20-year-old, of Larch Grove, Chesterton, left Stephen...

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Dancer lands top ballet role

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

YOUNG performer Lydia Walklate has won her first role in a ballet production. The 11-year-old, from the Westlands, is a member of The Elmhurst School...

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