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• Mayor sees red at pounds 9,000 green bid; GLOSSY BOOKS FACING BIN

  - 2009-07-15

  Byline: ROB KENNEDY IT WAS supposed to help save the planet but could end up being binned. A glossy 68-page book called North Tyneside's Climate Change Strategy was printed in May and was meant to be the cornerstone of the borough's green policy. It was...

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• Grandad tragedy

  - 2009-07-05

  A HEARTBROKEN granddad hanged himself after his daughter said she was moving to Scotland with his five-year-old grandchild, "the apple of his eye." Glamorgan coroner Peter Maddox recorded a narrative verdict on John Harrison, 44, of Rhondda. But John's wife said he didn't mean...

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• Labour bruised by Tory Mayor victory; CAMERON WELCOMES 'REMARKABLE' TYNESIDE SUCCESS

  - 2009-06-06

  Byline: ADRAIN PEARSON TORIES on Tyneside were today warned not to expect a repeat of their election victory. Linda Arkley is settling in to her new role as mayor of North Tyneside - a victory which David Cameron described as "remarkable". But as Ms Arkley...

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• Centre for young opens

  - 2009-04-09

  YOUNG people can enjoy a new pounds 2.2m centre. The new spot in North Tyneside offers services from specialist teams, as well as an ICT suite, interview rooms and meeting, games and relaxation areas. North Tyneside mayor John Harrison was joined by Mike Craik, Chief Constable...

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• Help way for cabbies

  - 2009-04-06

  EFFORTS are being made to help cabbies tackle the credit crunch. North Tyneside's mayor John Harrison is drawing up schemes to help taxi drivers. Ideas include asking the Government to give drivers subsidised fuel, like bus companies, and urge supermarkets to offer discounts on petrol as...

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• In the swim

  - 2009-03-27

  OLDER people are being encouraged to get active with free swimming. From April 1 people over 60 will be able to swim for free at all North Tyneside Council's pools during public swimming times. The move comes as part of a Government initiative to get people...

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• Views to help improve park

  - 2009-03-19

  PARK users will be quizzed on how Northumberland Park could be improved. North Tyneside Council is planning to regenerate the park, in North Shields, as well as other green spaces in the borough. It has already held consultations for Churchill Playing Fields and Killingworth Lake Park...

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• Young sea dogs

  - 2009-02-12

  YOUNG adventurers were commended after taking to the ocean waves in a special teamwork project. Six youngsters from North Shields were presented with certificates from the mayor of North Tyneside, John Harrison. They were praised by the mayor after taking to the sea for the first time on...

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• Urgent 4x4s on standby

  - 2009-02-03

  PATIENTS in the region will receive prompt medical attention, despite predicted bad weather, thanks to a special team of 4x4 drivers. Northern Doctors Urgent Care, which is commissioned by Primary Care Trusts to handle calls to doctors outside normal surgery hours, was on stand-by across the region from 8pm...

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• Trying to iron out all crime

  - 2009-02-02

  A TWO-WEEK operation is being launched today to cut crime and disorder. Officers in North Shields are carrying out Operation Iron in the New York and Sil-verlink areas of the town. The team has used this work on previous occasions which led to an increase in arrests and...

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