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Two jailed for their part in cash-for-crash insurance scam

Alison Redman

6:09pm Thursday 16th May 2013

TWO people were today (Thursday, May 16) jailed for 15 months each for their part in a cash-for-crash insurance scam - bringing to an end the biggest case of its kind heard in the country.

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Free activities at leisure centres

11:34am Thursday 16th May 2013

FREE activities are being offered to children and adults at two leisure centres this weekend.

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Troubled firm still keen on local opencast sites

3:15pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

BRITAIN’S biggest mining firm is still pursuing three new opencast sites despite uncertainty over its future.

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Village to stage talent show

11:27am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A VILLAGE talent show takes place this weekend to drum up support for a local community group.

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Sponsored walk for Fraja Ellie Appeal

3:11pm Thursday 9th May 2013

MEMBERS of a centre for adults with learning difficulties today (Thursday, May 9) completed a sponsored walk to raise money for a sick girl.

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Alcoholic jailed for arson attacks on cars he broke into

5:36pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MAN set alight two cars parked in the street where he lived, in a bid to remove evidence having broken into the vehicles, a court heard.

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Woman charged with drugs offences following raid on lap-dancing club

5:49pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A 44-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with drugs offences following a raid on a lap-dancing club last year.

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Washington flower festival

3:21pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

The Holy Trinity Church in Washington Village is holding a Flower Festival, Celebrating the Northern Saints, from Friday, May 17, to Sunday May 19. Admission to the preview evening on Friday is £5, including refreshments, while tickets for a concert by Holy Trinity Choir and Westoe Colliery Band at 7pm on Saturday are £6. The church will be open for free viewing on Saturday and Sunday.

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