Northumbria Police said the A196 Blackclose Bank in Ashington has now reopened after heavy snow.

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Karl attended Hirst High School, Ashington, Northumberland, which was hit by another tragedy last week.

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She was buried next to her mother at St John's Church, Ashington, on Friday.

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They were taken to Wansbeck District General Hospital in Ashington, and one of the girls was transferred to North Tyneside Hospital on Saturday.

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Mr Ashington said he hoped the case would serve to remind people to check the credentials of financial advisors with the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

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Ian Lavery, who worked in coal pits in Ashington, a town in northeast England, watched his father, two brothers and several uncles all lose their jobs as miners.

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Mr Cuvillier suggested that Mr Wrightson, from Ashington, had saved lives by trying to slow down the vehicle by hitting rocks rather than risk it going over a precipice.

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