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'I turned 33p into £20,000 jackpot on casino slot machine - I can hardly believe my luck'

By Bot, in News, March 19, 2025

Northumberland chef Emelda Harrison was visiting the Grosvenor Casino in Newcastle with her son when she turned a 33p spin on a popular slot machine game into a jackpot prizeView the full article

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'Total despair' as North East infected blood campaigners fear they will die before compensation is paid

By Bot, in News, March 18, 2025

Those impacted by the Infected Blood scandal are furious about the way compensation is being handledView the full article

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Campervan owners around North East targeted by thieves who stole £142,000 of cherished vehicles

By Bot, in News, March 14, 2025

Jackson Bainbridge, of Houghton-le-Spring and Steven Smith, of Sunderland stole the vehicles while Gary Richardson handled one of themView the full article

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£9 million boost agreed to deliver Borderlands projects across Northumberland

By Bot, in News, March 12, 2025

The money is aimed at delivering the projects quickerView the full article

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Drunk Ashington thief burgled supported accommodation for elderly and stole booze

By Bot, in News, March 8, 2025

Richard Page turned up at the block of flats, urinated in the foyer then took the goods from a communal areaView the full article

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'Not quite right' Northumberland's urban south east receives less road cash than rural areas

By Bot, in News, February 20, 2025

Areas such as Cramlington and Blyth will receive less funding this year than Tynedale and North NorthumberlandView the full article

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Brother of Northumberland woman who killed their mother says 'psychiatric care needs drastic change'

By Bot, in News, February 16, 2025

Lawrence Crook, from Northumberland, is calling for a complete overhaul of mental health care in the UK after hearing of failings in the case of Nottingham triple-killer Valdo CalocaneView the full article

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Mentally ill Northumberland woman will not recover until she realises she killed her own mother

By Bot, in News, February 15, 2025

Odessa Carey has been held at a secure hospital since she killed her mother and decapitated her body in Ashington, NorthumberlandView the full article

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Bedlington's refurbished memorial garden at West Lea Cemetery officially opened

By Bot, in News, February 11, 2025

The garden had previously been targeted by vandalsView the full article

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'We moved to the North East for the clean air and my disabled son's progress has soared'