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“In the ’80s, everybody came out with a power ballad – and we had a great one. It was never a No.1 record, but it’s a song that defines that whole era”: How an incredibly unlucky band finally got a break with a soft rock classic

But was that song really about a nun who sells dope to school kids?

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"We didn't want to become known as a ballad band. That's how you become Air Supply": Night Ranger look back on their sudden rise, equally sudden fall, and return to mid-level happiness

How did Night Ranger, a hard rock band with a few good licks and a few bad hairdos, suddenly find themselves in charts and stadiums all over the world?

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“When the Boogie Nights scene came on, I said, ‘Man, I think I’ve been in that guy’s house in the early 80s!’”: the rise, fall and porn-assisted resurrection of AOR heroes Night Ranger

Power ballads, bust-ups and Boogie Nights – this is the epic story of Night Ranger

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Northumberland told to follow tourism example set by the Lake District

The leader of the council said tourists should visit all parts of the county rather than just the coast

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Northumberland's Library Service hailed as best in the country by councillor

It was pointed out the council has not closed any libraries under the current cabinet members

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Plans to build more holiday lets in Beadnell and Dunstan blocked

There was a warning accepting one of the proposals would have had huge implications across the country

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Morpeth's state-of-the-art £21 million leisure centre opens to the public

It follows new leisure centres in Berwick and Ponteland

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Towards 2000, Beyond 2000 presenter Jeff Watson dies aged 80 after brain cancer diagnosis

Veteran journalist and presenter Jeff Watson, the man who helped pioneer popular science television in Australia with Towards 2000, dies aged 80 after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.

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Council tax in Northumberland set to rise by 4.63% with £17 million in cuts also earmarked

The leader of the council had previously promised to "look very hard" to avoid such an increase

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75% of Florida seniors not boosted ahead of the holidays

TAMPA, Fla. — Jeff Watson got the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available. He took the first booster shot, too.

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Who would The Villages back in a Trump-DeSantis clash?

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — The world’s largest retirement community was comfortable with consensus.

Tribune News Service

Council leader refuses call to apologise over cabinet member's 'starving in the streets' comments

The comments were made by Jeff Watson, the council's cabinet member for healthy lives

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Call for more of meetings to be behind closed doors after councillor questioned by Owen Jones

The councillor was criticised for his views on food poverty by a North East MP

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Calls for Tory councillor who claimed people 'aren't starving in the streets' to resign

The Northumberland councillor's views during an interview at the Conservative Party Conference have been branded 'disgusting'

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Tory councillor suggests lower cost of living in North East means wages don't need to be as high

The comments were made by Northumberland County Council's cabinet member for healthy lives

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Plans for new Boulmer houses rejected due to fears they will be snapped up as holiday homes

Councillors refused the application due to the impact it would have on the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

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Planning application to extend Percy Wood caravan site in Swarland rejected by Northumberland councillors

Members chose to vote against officer recommendations despite warnings council planning policy supported the application

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