Family’s fight for son’s freedom

The fight for Teesside man Anthony Malone’s freedom continues this week as his family urge the public to help the ‘Free Anthony’ cause.

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As a consultation period gets underway about proposed NHS job cuts in County Durham and Darlington, public sector Union, Unison told us they'll fight to save jobs. It follows the announcement made by NHS North East on 16 August to reduce management costs and reinvest savings into frontline services. The NHS in our region are trying to make 4.3 million pounds of spending cuts.

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North Yorkshire Police are investigating the sudden death of an 8-year-old boy after he got into difficulties in the swimming pool at Hambleton Leisure Centre in Northallerton. The boy, who lives locally, was taken by ambulance to the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton where he was pronounced dead after efforts were made to revive him.

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A grieving mum from Teesside was left feeling horrified to see a knife block depicting a man being stabbed. Theresa Cave from Redcar's 17-year-old son Christopher was stabbed to death in 2003.

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It's been announced 160 jobs could go at manufacturing plant, Armstrong World Industries based at Stockton which makes lino flooring.

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366 children from the North East and Yorkshire phoned ChildLine worried about their parents drinking too much

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A post mortem's found Christy ruddell was strangled, and may have been dead for some time before his mother took his body to Peterlee police station. Melanie Ruddle, who's 39, and from Dene View in Castle Eden is being held on suspicion of murder.

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Take a look at how your local schools have performed in this year's SATS

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New Boro signing Kris Boyd will wear the number 9 shirt during his first season at the Riverside.

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A new gym for babies has opened in County Durham. You won’t see toddlers on the treadmill here though – instead, it’s full of toys to improve co-ordination and physical development.

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A travel company is planning to close its call centres in Newcastle and Peterlee

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A national programme to help primary school pupils stay safe while using social networking sites is to launch later this year.

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A campaign to stop hate crime in Middlesbrough has been launched. The ‘Call a Halt to Hate’ campaign aims to raise awareness of the crimes and encourage victims to come forward.

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A teachers’ union spokesman from County Durham has welcomed government plans to let teachers use force to restrain difficult pupils.

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Unemployed people in Redcar and Cleveland are getting extra help from a new project running all this week. Members of the working communities team will be out on the streets offering advice on job applications, training opportunities and benefits.

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A group of Teesside schoolchildren are setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. They'll be spending the next five weeks on a traditional tall ship sailing around Europe.

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Parents across the North East are putting their children at risk by buying them alcohol for their summer holidays.

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An A&E doctor from County Durham is predicting a rise in accidents in children over the summer.

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North East MPs have reacted with dismay to news that a new £450m ‘super hospital’ in Wynyard will be scrapped.

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As the World Cup gets underway - a Teesside man's heading out to South Africa for a totally different reason.

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Durham Policehave confirmed a body found in the river Wear in Durham yesterday morning is that of missing Witton Gilbert man, Stephen Burn. The 26 year old went missing more than a week ago after a disagreement with his girlfriend at a wedding reception

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Corus UK Limited SSI, Thailand’s largest steel producer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which could see SSI buy Corus from the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) business for around 320 million pounds The deal, if successfully concluded, is expected to create a significant number of new jobs at the plant in addition to TCP’s existing workforce of over 700.

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Brave meningitis victim, 4 year old Tilly Lockey from County Durham, who lost her hands to the disease, has won a modelling contract with a leading North East agency, Tyne Tees Models.

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The NHS in the North East is cutting 516 jobs in order to make savings of 27 million pounds this year. The roles up for redundancy are in administration and management and, at this stage, compulsory redundancies aren't being ruled out.

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We’ve been talking to employment minister Chris Grayling about the future of Corus on Teesside.

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The 57 traditional tall sailing ships have now left Hartlepool after one of Teesside’s biggest ever events.

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New double yellow lines have been appearing around Hartlepool ready for the Tall Ships event this weekend and local residents have complained about the effect on businesses.

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North East business leaders say huge cuts to the public sector could bring something positive to the region.

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Teesside children are getting the chance to have free music lessons every Saturday morning. The Beat It project teaches lead guitar, bass guitar and drums.

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A woman's in hospital with serious head, spinal and pelvis injuries after she was kncoked down by a police car in Redcar

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The new Middlesbrough FC 2010/2011 kit has officially been unveiled

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A group that was interested in buying the Corus steel plant in Redcar has pulled out of discussions with the company.

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The chance to transform secondary schools across the region has been lost after the Government scrapped spending plans worth billions of pounds.

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A Teesside driving campaigner's criticising calls for a pay-as-you-go system on Britain's roads.

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A Teesside charity is warning families not to let domestic violence ruin their holidays.

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We've been speaking to Corporal Helen Stead, a 22 year old armourer working with 1st Batallion Royal Gurkha Rifles out in Helmand Province. The 22 year old, who's normally based at Catterick, has lifted the lid on life in the hot, dusty warzone where she makes sure all the weapons keep working!

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After just two months in the job, a Stockton MP's been criticising some of his colleagues for ignoring local issues after they get elected.

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A County Durham doctor says most parents know smoking in cars can damage their children’s health, but too many do it anyway.

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