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The 20 North East locations with the highest Covid infection rates as cases soar

By Bot, in News, July 16, 2022

Covid infections in the UK have jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the springView the full article

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Bedlington schoolgirls who helped 'lost woman with dementia' praised by police

By Bot, in News, July 14, 2022

Georgia Pyle, 14, Isabella Blench, 11, and Megan Mole, 14, said they began to become concerned about a lady, who is believed to have dementia, when they were stopped by her and asked if they wanted to see a dog.View the full article

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'He absolutely loved life' - Bedlington boy, 12, with 'infectious' smile passes away during surgery

By Bot, in News, July 11, 2022

Bradley James George Tweedy charmed those around him with his 'infectious smile'View the full article

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Fugitive accused of burglary arrested after being spotted in ball pit of Gateshead children's soft play

By Bot, in News, July 5, 2022

The man was spotted on the top level of a climbing frame within a ball pit at a popular play area on Princesway in GatesheadView the full article

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Stormtroopers and superheroes descend on St James' Park for Newcastle Comic-Con return

By Bot, in News, July 3, 2022

Comic-Con welcomed a former Doctor Who and the first ever female stormtrooper to St James' Park and fans were loving itView the full article

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Northumberland man to take part in Commonwealth Games baton relay a year on from grandson's heartbreaking brain tumour death

By Bot, in News, June 23, 2022

Alan Holmes will get to honour his grandson Matthew - who died of a brain tumour last year - during the Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the Commonwealth Games.View the full article

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A189 closed in both directions after serious collision - latest updates

By Bot, in News, June 22, 2022

Emergency services are at the sceneView the full article

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Cramlington former football club chairman and crooked businessman must pay back dirty cash

By Bot, in News, June 19, 2022

Thieving Ronan Liddane pocketed more than £30,000 from clients in the form of deposits and rent while running his business into the groundView the full article

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Former Bedlington man who died fighting in Ukraine was killed by mortar strike - inquest hears

By Bot, in News, June 14, 2022

Scott Sibley, 36, who lived in Bedlington for a period of time, became the first British soldier to die fighting in Ukraine after Putin's Russian Invasion. An inquest hears that he was killed by a mortar shell in the village of Lymany, Mykolaiv.View the full article

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Bedlington grandad's horror as he sparks armed police drama by accidentally shooting friend with air weapon