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North East quiz: A look at 2024's quirkier stories

30 December 2024
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The hospice's building in Gosforth is brown brick with sculpted bushes at the front leading on to a court yard. There is a brown statue of a seated man.

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Newcastle-based St Oswald's Hospice says it can dip into reserves but cannot do so "year on year".

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Fields in front of Penshaw monument, which is a grey Classical-style monument made of several pillars.

Rejected dog-walking field developer to try again

After three refusals, those wanting a bookable dog walking area in Penshaw vow to apply again.

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Tom Lockyer thanks the medical staff who saved his life at Bournemouth

Play-off finals to kick off late to spotlight CPR

All three EFL play-off finals will kick off one minute later than scheduled to raise awareness of the Every Minute Matters CPR campaign.

21 hrs ago
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Two football players from rival teams edging closer to the ball as the goal keeper leans forward in anticipation. One team is wearing lime shirts and their opponents are in blue.

First trials for Homeless World Cup outside London

A committee will pick eight players to represent England at the Homeless World Cup in September.

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Debbie Travis-Waller, is smiling with three other friends. They are all holding glass bottles of drinks. Mrs Travis-Waller has a straight, dark red hair, pulled back in a ponytail and a fringe. She is wearing a red top and has her left arm round the shoulders of a woman with dark hair and a green strapless top. To her right are the two other women who have longer, blonde hair, both wearing black vest tops. There is a stage behind the group.

Uni nightclub demolition would be 'end of an era'

A former Sunderland student looks back at the times when the disused building was a thriving venue.

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