Stabbing suspect held at museum
7:55am Monday 1st December 2008
A MAJOR manhunt involving police across the country came to an end yesterday when officers arrested a man in the North-East.
Grandmother jailed for birthday party stabbing
8:00am Monday 1st December 2008
A GRANDMOTHER has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after she stabbed a neighbour during a three-year-old girl’s birthday party.
A year on . . . canoe believe it?
8:31am Monday 1st December 2008
A year ago today, one of the North-East’s most intriguing stories began to unfold. Neil Hunter takes a look back.
Yob jailed over brick attack
8:40pm Sunday 30th November 2008
A DRUNKEN yob battered his friend with a brick after being turned away from a flat where pals had gathered.
Man arrested over stab attack on woman
10:46am Sunday 30th November 2008
A 26-YEAR-OLD man was arrested this morning in connection with an attempted murder.
Judge jails burglar who targetted pensioner's flat
5:10pm Saturday 29th November 2008
A BURGLAR who stole a pensioner's jewellery just a month after coming out of prison is now back behind bars.
Police hunt man in connection with stabbing incident
1:23pm Saturday 29th November 2008
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to trace a man and car involved in a knife incident in which a woman was left badly hurt.
Complaint that sparked huge police inquiry
7:38am Saturday 29th November 2008
Four years ago, The Northern Echo broke the story that Dr Howard Martin was being investigated. Catherine Priestley reports.
Cleared GP faces reopened inquest
7:35am Saturday 29th November 2008
THE inquest into the death of a cancer patient whose GP was acquitted of murdering him with a drugs overdose must be reopened after a High Court ruling.
Fraud inquiry is launched by student loan team
8:02am Saturday 29th November 2008
A FRAUD investigation has been launched across the region amid fears that students are fiddling their applications to wrongly claim thousands of pounds in grants.
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