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	<title>Dionne's got drive to succeed!</title>
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	<description>BUSINESSWOMAN Dionne Martin has driven herself to the top of her company's rankings.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:12 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>The future's as safe as houses</title>
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	<description>THE quality of Hebburn's housing is being massively improved by a multi-million pound facelift.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:49:49 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Mayor's cash boost for Boys Brigade</title>
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	<description>MEMBERS of a South Shields-based Boys Brigade group received a cash boost during a special reception with the Mayor of South Tyneside.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:59:30 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Steve goes extra mile to launch marathon!</title>
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	<description>JARROW Arrow Steve Cram, pictured, is tipping a new North East race to become &quot;the most beautiful marathon in Britain&quot;.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:36:08 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Delight at cash grant for theatre</title>
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	<description>JUBILANT staff at South Tyneside's premier arts venue were celebrating today after it received a vital cash lifeline.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Rise in booze-related hospital admissions</title>
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	<description>A &quot;DRINKING culture&quot; in South Tyneside has been blamed for a worrying rise in alcohol-related hospital admissions.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Swine flu: The crisis is over</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Swine-flu-The-crisis-is.6054518.jp</link> 
	<description>THE swine flu crisis is officially over as the Government axes its emergency helpline.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Drink-driver was texting at wheel</title>
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	<description>A FORMER South Tyneside bar boss has been banned from driving after she rammed a young family off the road while drunk behind the wheel.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:44:58 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Gazza in drink-drive police quiz</title>
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	<description>TROUBLED ex-football star Paul Gascoigne has been released on police bail after he was questioned on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Meeting on threat to homes</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Meeting-on-threat-to-homes.6054548.jp</link> 
	<description>CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save care homes in South Tyneside will stage a public meeting tonight.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>What a grand wax!</title>
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	<description>PUB regulars have made a grand donation to Cancer Connections.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:28:07 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>SAFC groundsman charged over violence</title>
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	<description>A SUNDERLAND AFC groundsman is among fans charged with violence at Newcastle Central Station.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Bob's got painting down to a fine art!</title>
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	<description>LEONARDO da Vinci was said to be so enamoured of his most famous creation, the Mona Lisa, that for years he carried it around with him wherever he went.
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>New school logo is tree-mendous!</title>
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	<description>YOUNGSTERS have been branching out into a new area of creativity.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Campaigners '100% behind cause'</title>
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	<description>CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save South Tyneside's main centre for dementia care say opposition to closure remains &quot;100 per cent solid&quot;.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>York trip adds to Mayor's Charity </title>
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	<description>A DAY out in York has helped to raise hundreds of pounds for good causes in South Tyneside.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Fox trap found at beauty spot</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Fox-trap-found-at-beauty.6052467.jp</link> 
	<description>POLICE are investigating the discovery of an illegal animal trap at a Jarrow beauty spot.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:44:14 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Joe urges public to help Haiti</title>
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	<description>SOUTH Shields singer Joe McElderry made a TV appearance this morning urging viewers to help raise money for people suffering in Haiti.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Rescue of bridge teen</title>
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	<description>HEBBURN firefighters rescued a teenager threatening to jump 150ft from a Metro bridge early today.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Man charged over death </title>
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	<description>A JARROW man was due before crown court today charged with the murder of a father-of-one.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Fire sparks blanket warning</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Fire-sparks-blanket-warning.6051458.jp</link> 
	<description>A FIRE at an elderly couple's home caused by a faulty electric blanket has prompted a safety warning.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>D-Day heroes make their final march </title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/DDay-heroes-make-their-final.6052316.jp</link> 
	<description>AN emotional church service has marked the end of an era for five veteran war heroes.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:34 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Sisters battle spinal disease</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Sisters-battle-spinal-disease.6052291.jp</link> 
	<description>BRAVE sisters Lucy and Naomi Dover are fighting a health battle – together.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:26:36 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Discovering a world that slithers, scuttles and crawls!</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Discovering-a-world-that-slithers.6051576.jp</link> 
	<description>STICK a six-inch spider in front of 20 adults, and chances are a dozen of them will be out the door quicker than you can say Chilean Rose tarantula. </description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Decades of song from a folk legend</title>
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	<description>JUDY Collins is a child of the 1960s. But unlike some of her contemporaries, she has survived her battles with her personal demons.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:55:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Quids In appeal hits &#163;15,000 mark</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Quids-In-appeal-hits-15000.6051414.jp</link> 
	<description>OUR Quids In appeal has reached another milestone on the way to its &#163;50,000 target.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>'Help us fulfil our brave boy's wish'</title>
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	<description>MUM Cheryl Dixon realised something was wrong as soon as her son Christopher was born.
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Carroll charged with assault</title>
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	<description>NEWCASTLE United striker Andy Carroll was charged with assault today following an incident at a nightclub.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Nomination for Black Cats book</title>
	<link>http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Nomination-for-Black-Cats-book.6051390.jp</link> 
	<description>A BOOK chronicling the last time Sunderland lifted a major football trophy has been shortlisted for an award.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:24:03 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Pubs fail underage sting</title>
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	<description>THREE South Shields pubs caught selling booze to children have been named and shamed by police.</description> 
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	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:57:20 GMT</pubDate>
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