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Cramlington

Cramlington is a town in Northumberland and during World War 1, No. 36 Home Defence Squadron, which protected the North East of England, was based there. In 1964 it was proclaimed a New Town after large housing estates were built. It is now home to Manor Walks shopping centre, Concordia leisure centre and huge land sculpture Northumberlandia.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned scrapping Northumberland transport projects would be disaster
Politics
A review of planned transport projects will be carried out in a bid to plug a gap in the country's finances
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Newcastle man, 19, and Cramlington man, 20, locked up for eight and a half years for raping woman
Courts
Harley King and Ben Jennings were sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court after being convicted by a jury
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Northumberland man caught with 15 bags of cocaine at Newcastle NX house music event
Cramlington
Lewis Ormston, 23, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and was fined
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Aldi recruiting 180 store workers to fill vacancies in North East supermarkets
Aldi
People of all levels of experience are invited to apply to fill roles at its stores across the region, including Cramlington, Blyth, Hexham, Dunston, Kingston Park and Washington
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Labour and Conservatives select candidates for Cramlington by-election
Northumberland
Voters will go to the polls on August 22
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Inside the state-of-the-art £32m NHS building hosting a GP surgery and 'health and care academy' in Cramlington
Cramlington Hospital
The new Northumbria Health and Care Academy building is transforming NHS facilities for Northumberland patients
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Answering 999 calls, George Stephenson and the social care crisis: What three new North East MPs said in maiden speeches
Politics
New MPs have spoken for the first time in the House of Commons
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Blaydon and Consett MP Liz Twist appointed as Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Parliamentary Private Secretary
Politics
Two other North East MPs have been given jobs in the Department for Education
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Northumberland nature charity scoops three national awards
Northumberland
Northumberland Wildlife Trust won three times at the National Land Trust Awards ceremony
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Anger over plans for drone hub plans in Northumberland ahead of public meeting
Northumberland
Residents feel that previous issues have not been addressed in amended plans
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13 Northumberland parks secure Green Flag status to rank among best in country - the list in full
Northumberland
It is the highest ever amount of Green Flag awards for Northumberland, with Flagstaff Park in Berwick the latest of the county's green spaces to win the award
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Euro 2024 rivalry hits Cramlington Asda - where one man whose 'heart is with Spain' is hoping for an English defeat
Cramlington
Roberto Julian said he has his 'heart and blood' with his native Spain ahead of Sunday's Euro 2024 final
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Reform push former Tory MP into third as Labour win Cramlington and Killingworth
Northumberland
Former Blyth Valley MP Ian Levy dropped to third place behind Nigel Farage's party
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Cramlington and Killingworth general election results 2024 in full
General election
The elected MP for Cramlington and Killingworth and how people voted in the general election in the seat on July 4, 2024
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Cramlington and Killingworth candidates for the general election 2024
General election
The newly-created Cramlington and Killingworth seat contains areas of Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle and includes Cramlington, Killingworth, Seaton Delaval and Camperdown
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Cramlington hospital patient kicked and smashed door after being told it wasn't appropriate to leave
Crime
Jade Robertson has been ordered to pay £150 in compensation to the hospital
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Euros-themed knitted postbox topper stolen from Northumberland village
Northumberland
Louise Bryant, 55, spent hours creating the pieces for villagers to enjoy
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By-election triggered in Northumberland after Cramlington county councillor steps down
Conservative Party
The councillor said it was time to 'let someone else have a go'
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Comedian Ross Noble hit by emergency hatch on easyJet flight claiming staff failed to apologise
Ross Noble
An emergency hatch fell on the comedian on a budget flight, but he claimed on X that staff failed to apologise
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Northumberland town council fends off stiff competition to bring home national award
Northumberland
Cramlington Town Council received the Community Involvement award at the Local Government Chronicle Awards
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Ones to watch: Which North East seats could be the stories of General Election night?
General election
The North East is home to a number of vital battleground seats that will be of major interest as the results are coming in on general election night
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Northumberland
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Northumberland boy, eight, walks 62 miles to raise much-needed funds for RNLI
Northumberland
Sebastian Greaves undertook the Mayday Mile Challenge last month and raised more than £150
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The winning streets in the People's Postcode Lottery this week
Lottery
Players living on three postcodes in the North East were among the winners
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