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JOBS AT RISK IN NHS SHAKE-UP

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

UP TO 200 health jobs are under threat in the biggest shake-up of North Staffordshire's NHS for a decade.

Private plans have been submitted by the area's two primary care trusts (PCTs) to transfer their community services.

It is understood the services will then...

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Former care homes set to reopen in housing plan

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

CLOSED-DOWN care homes are to be brought back into use as part of a package to improve housing and social services for elderly and vulnerable people....

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Bags taken as mum visits baby's grave

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A GRIEF-STRICKEN mum has been left devastated after thieves stole her handbag while she visited her baby's grave. Hayley Evans's bag contained her...

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£25,000 reward to catch ATM thieves

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A REWARD of up to £25,000 could be claimed for information about the theft of a cash machine. Raiders forced their way into Spar, in High Street,...

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Ban for owners of dog which ate own toes

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

THE owners of a Staffordshire Terrier that chewed off her own toes after being left without vet treatment have been banned from keeping animals for...

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Dust storm gathering on site

Artists impression of the proposed Newcastle Sainsbury's

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

FAMILIES living next to a demolition site say noise and clouds of dust are making their lives a misery. Work is under way to demolish the old...

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National roles are music to our ears

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

BROTHER and sister James and Emily Hopwood have replaced sibling rivalry with perfect harmony after landing places in the National Children's...

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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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