HALFWAY through their intensive training and healthy eating regime, our eight Fit Factor contestants have lost just over 19 stone-and-a-half stone between them - the equivalent of a typical heavyweight Sumo wrestler!
A TOP law firm accused of negligence over multi-million pound bonuses awarded to two former Newcastle Airport directors acted diligently and "in good faith" throughout, London's High Court heard yesterday.
TRADERS, shoppers and residents in a market town are facing the prospect of six months of traffic problems and disruption because of the combined effects of major roadworks and controversial new traffic lights.
MULTI-million-pound development plans which could see more than 1,000 new homes added to one of the region's most affluent communities are set to be unveiled to local people soon.
UNEMPLOYMENT in the North East has risen by 6,000 since December - putting it among the worst figures for 17 years - despite falls elsewhere in the country.
THE boss of bakery giant Greggs said the Government's planned pasty tax would threaten jobs and high street closures as he prepared for a showdown with the Treasury today.
A LAW student whose sporting career appeared to have been cut down by a crippling illness has been chosen to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics.
