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Stories for 3 February 2008

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Welding torch starts fire on ship

RADIATED heat from a welding torch started a fire on board a ship today.   more...

MP visits threatened factory

AN MP has met with bosses at a power tools factory in her constituency where more than half the jobs are threatened.   more...

Large scale fraud drops in North-East

LARGE scale fraud in the region is falling despite a national increase in the number of cases taken to court last year.   more...

Planning meeting for controversial housing development cancelled

A PLANNING meeting due to discuss a controversial housing development tomorrow has been cancelled.   more...

Power restored to hundreds of North Yorkshire homes

OVER 1,000 people in North Yorkshire who were left without power after severe weather on Friday have had their electricity restored.   more...