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100 jobs created by Quorn
Around one hundred jobs will be created at North Yorkshire-based Quorn Foods.
The company, which is headquartered in Stokesley, is investing thirty million pounds during the next 18 months to expand production.
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Police warn stalking can end in death
Northumbria Police say stalking is grossly under-reported, because victims do not realise how serious it can be.
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UKIP leader on North East campaign trail
Nigel Farage met voters in Yarm as part of the build-up to European and local elections on 22nd May
Read the full storyRevolutionary breast cancer drug "too expensive"
A new life-extending breast cancer drug trialled in the North East, is deemed too expensive for the NHS.
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Read the full storyOrganisers defend Tour de France event ticket charge
Tour de France organisers in Yorkshire have defended their decision to charge up to £85 a ticket for the Team Presentation at Leeds Arena.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, but some claim these ceremonies are usually free.
Welcome to Yorkshire insists it's a not-for-profit event and that money made will help ensure it's the biggest Team Presentation ever.
Rejected drug described as "cruise missile" for cancer
Kadcyla, a drug that can offer some women with advanced breast cancer nearly six months of extra life, which was trialled here in the North East, has for now been rejected for use in the NHS, because of its high cost.
A Newcastle doctor whose patients have been involved in the clinical trials is disappointed by the decision.
Dr Mark Verrill, from the Freeman Hospital, say the drug is revolutionary.
Breast cancer patient: £90,000 drug changed my life
A patient using the breast cancer drug Kadcyla, which could be blocked from routine NHS access because it is too expensive, told ITV News the treatment had improved her quality of life.
"I was in quite a bad state, and within about two cycles my life felt like it had turned a corner. I was able to do things I wasn't able to do prior to being on this treatment," Mani said of the drug, which currently costs around £90,000 per patient.
