Bishop backs food bank 'inquiry into hunger'
The Bishop of Durham is encouraging people to attend meetings about food banks at Churches across South Shields.
£60k donation to Newcastle food bank
West End Food Bank has been given a £60,000 to buy a van and secure services for 2015. The donation was made by Springfield House Trust.
Mothers targeted by loan sharks outside schools
Loan sharks in the North East are targeting mothers picking up their children from school.
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Business opportunities with High Speed Rail
Richard Mould, head of procurement at HS2 Limited, has been in the North East explaining to businesses how they could benefit from being involved with the high speed rail project, if it goes ahead.
Local businesses learn how they could benefit from High Speed rail project
The company behind the Government's High Speed rail project is in the North East today.
HS2 Limited is meeting local businesses in Chester-le-Street to talk to them about how they can bid for contracts.
The economic benefits of the infrastructure project have been widely debated.
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Durham Miners' Gala 'under threat'
The Miners' Gala in County Durham is under threat after the Miners' Association was told it had to pay out a £2million in legal bills after losing a compensation battle.
The row leaves thousands of men with no payout for osteoarthritis of the knees.
That court-ordered bill comes after losing the battle with the Government. The DMA now has to look at costs including The Big Meeting.
HS2 'will start in 2017', Transport Secretary confirms
Tonight's vote in Parliament on the HS2 bill means the high-speed rail line will begin construction in 2017, the Transport Secretary has confirmed.
Patrick McLoughlin also tried to calm the fears of anti-HS2 campaigners over the impact of the proposed route on their areas, saying:
"I am aware of the concerns some who live very close to the HS2 route have. I am confident however that by working together we can ensure this vital new north-south railway is designed in the right way, and we will have spades in the ground in 2017 as planned."
High Speed 2 rail project visits the North East
The company behind the Government's High Speed 2 rail project is in the North East today (April 29).
HS2 Limited is inviting local businesses to a procurement event to learn how they can bid for contracts.
The economic benefits of the infrastructure project have been widely debated.
Lunch club a lifeline for homeless and vulnerable people
Andrew, who asked us not to use his surname, is a former heroin addict and a regular at the Tickle Your Tastebuds lunch club in Middlesbrough.
The group may now have to be wound up because the building where it is held, the Christian Centre in Thorntree, is being sold.
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Lunch club for elderly and homeless may have to close
A lunch club, which is a refuge for homeless and elderly people on Teesside, is under threat because the church hall where it meets is up for sale.
The founder of Tickle Your Tastebuds, Wendy Brading, won ITV's Local Hero award in 2012 for her work with the group, which provides hot meals for vulnerable people in Middlesbrough, including recovering drug users, prostitutes and lonely older people. Wendy said to close now would be devastating.
Home repossessions fall in the North East
The number of homes being repossessed in the North East of England has fallen over the last two years, according to research carried out by a firm of chartered surveyors. However, the region still has one of the highest rates in the UK.
27 turbines makes Teesside wind generation site biggest in North East
The offshore wind farm operating off the Teesside coast has 27 turbines making it by far the biggest such site in the North East.
But it is dwarfed by the London Array with 175 turbines.
There are more than 20 such sites of varying sizes along the UK coast line.
The facts about wind power
by Richard Wilson
Some quite interesting bits of knowledge about wind power generation.
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