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The Journal: World-Class Research Will Benefit Us All (Red Orbit )

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:51 GMT

THE breakthrough announced today by the North East England Stem Cell Institute and Durham University offers, first and foremost, a ray of hope for patients suffering from the most aggressive forms of bowel cancer.

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Pyrolysis Fires Up New Eco Project (Red Orbit )

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT

By KELLEY PRICE A HIGH-temperature process that converts plant and food waste into essential products is emerging on Teesside. The technology could produce everything from the vital chemicals already used in everyday life to next-generation biodiesel in a highly sustainable way.

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Bowel Cancer Indicator Should Lead To Better Treatment (Medical News Today)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT

STEM cell scientists have developed a more accurate way of identifying aggressive forms of bowel cancer, which should eventually lead to better treatment and survival rates. The UK-led team, headed by scientists from Durham University and the North East England Stem Cell Institute, (NESCI*), studied tissue samples from 700 colorectal cancer patients and tracked their progress.

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Confessed pedophile facing short sentence (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:08:00 GMT

A British man who pleaded guilty to helping organize an Internet child abuse ring could be free within four years, a judge ruled Monday.While Teesside Crown Court Judge Michael Taylor found that Philip Thompson, 27, was a public risk, he gave him an indeterminate prison sentence with a minimum of three years and nine months, The Times of London reported.You have shown that you are a very dangerous...

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Paedophile 'librarian' jailed indefinitely (The Independent)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:43:58 GMT

Paedophile Philip Thompson, 27, the "librarian" for a worldwide internet child-abuse ring, was today given an indeterminate prison sentence of a minimum of 45 months at Teesside Crown Court.

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Conference: Turner 500 and Hancock 200: Naturalists in North East England (Environmental History News)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Joint meeting of The Society for the History of Natural History with the Natural History Society of Northumbria, Newcastle, 5-7 September. This meeting will focus on the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Turner, English naturalist, botanist, and theologian known as the father of English botany and the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Hancock, the Newcastle ornithologist and taxidermist....

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Orange Hit the North (Mobile Phones Blog)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:17:58 GMT

Orange have announced plans to overhaul their 3G network, so that customers across Scotland, Northern Ireland and North-East England will be able to make use of faster browsing speeds and 3G services. Orange are hoping to be able to supply customers with 3G/HSDPA network speeds of up to 7.2Mbps in the top 30 UK cities and [...]

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Shed home (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:35:41 GMT

A British couple were forced to live in a shed on an allotment after their house was repossessed. Philip and Debbie Galloway, from Hartlepool, North East England, made the move instead of relocating to one of the "run down" houses offered them by the council. They were evicted from their own property for failing to make [...]

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Orange UK Upgrading its 3G Network (cellular-news)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:41:35 GMT

Orange UK has announced a series of improvements to its 3G network across Scotland, Northern Ireland and North-East England.

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Floods force evacuation of homes and businesses in Ayrshire (The Herald )

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:29:28 GMT

Homes, businesses, shops and a police station were evacuated in Ayrshire today as torrential rain caused serious flooding.

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Farming: Invitation for North East Farmers to Join RSPB Scheme (Red Orbit )

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:30 GMT

THE RSPB is inviting farmers in the North East to join a successful scheme which can boost farm incomes while helping the wildlife on their land.

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Small Business: Couple Will Feature on TV As 'Farming Heroes' ; Taste North East England in Association With RBS (Red Orbit )

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:28 GMT

Small Business: Couple Will Feature on TV As 'Farming Heroes' ; Taste North East England in Association With RBSPosted on: Monday, 21 July 2008, 18:00 CDTBy Karen Dent A COUPLE of organic farmers who also have their own retail business are to appear on television later this month to be recognised as farming heroes. Colin and Michelle Anderson moved to Dunterley Farm, Bellingham, in 2001, where...

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Pavilion to Retake Spot in Region's Heritage (Red Orbit )

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:29 GMT

A PIECE of County Durham public art is to undergo a pounds 336,000 revamp. The Apollo Pavilion was created by abstract artist Victor Pasmore and built in Peterlee in the late 1960s.

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Artwork set for £300,000 revamp (BBC News)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:16:13 GMT

A piece of public art in County Durham is to undergo a £336,000 revamp.

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Book review: Philippa Gregory's The Wise Woman (Reading the Past)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:57:00 GMT

Edition reviewed: Touchstone, 2008 (c1992), $16.00, pb, 520pp, 978-1-4165-9088-0. The Wise Woman , which until now was the only Tudor-era novel of Gregory’s I hadn’t read, takes place on the moor in County Durham in the 1530s. The opening scene aptly foreshadows the dark tone. While its Mother Superior and her flock lie sleeping, an abbey is set ablaze. Lord Hugo, son of a local nobleman, has followed...

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Winner is put in the picture - Hartlepool Today (Lingerie Planet)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:49:04 GMT

Winner is put in the picture Hartlepool Today, UK - 48 minutes ago Mail readers voted for her after hearing of her company, which creates lingerie for the larger lady. She joined the six other regional winners when they ... Cream of Teesside’s talent hailed by chief nebusiness.co.uk all 2 news articles

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Are Teesside's Giants getting big heads? (The blog art)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMT

The vast sculptures commissioned from Anish Kapoor by the Tees Valley Regeneration project warrant a hackneyed warning: bigger isn't better

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Durham may regain the Lindisfarne Gospels (Elginism)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:19 GMT

The chances of the Lindisfarne Gospels returning to North East England may be increasing. Could the Lewis Chessmen be the next intra-national restitution case to see progress? From: Financial Times Durham hopes to regain Gospels By Chris Tighe Published: June 28 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 28 2008 03:00 Almost five centuries since Henry VIII’s thugs looted Durham Cathedral and [...]

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Tackling Teenage Pregnancy Is Top Priority For North East England (Medical News Today)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The results of a comprehensive shake up of council targets and priorities are published today. Helping troubled teenagers will be the prime focus for local areas in the North East over the next three years - from tackling teenage pregnancy to reducing the numbers of young people who are outside education or jobs.

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Closure threat to 57 post offices (BBC News)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:35:01 GMT

Royal Mail announces plans to close 57 post offices across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham.

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