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TOP STORIES Vote View results Published on 15/03/2013 18:00 130 new jobs for South Tyne A NUCLEAR test veteran is hoping to get backing from South Champion Josef aids 24- Shields MP David Miliband for his long-running fight for justice. Popular Most comments Most shared hour walk John Taylor is pressing for compensation for and official recognition of the Mixed views over Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes rivals Sunderland plight of ex-servicemen, like him, exposed to radiation during British Marathon of North will be safe nuclear weapon tests in the Pacific in the 1950s. blunder Alan Pardew set to keep Newcastle United job Although 1,000 nuclear veterans saw their case thrown out by the Text alerts to weed out Steve Harper ready to end Newcastle United career on a Supreme Court in London last year, Mr Taylor still harbours hopes of yob tenants high success at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Hebburn bike-crash boy ‘improving’ Man accused of £22k 130 new jobs for South Tyne benefit claim while in Mr Taylor, 75, of Carnegie Close, South Shields, plans to arrange a meeting soon with former Cabinet minister Mr Miliband and a London- Canada based legal representative for the veterans. NEWS He said: “The plan is to meet with Mr Miliband and a solicitor from the Local News legal firm Rosenblatt, which is representing the veterans, to travel up from Regional News London. National News Search for: (Plumber, Taxi, McDonalds...) Business “The aim is to have someone like Mr Miliband speaking up for the veterans in Parliament, because what he says will carry more weight with Crime politicians. Education Where? (town, county etc.) Politics South Shields “I would hope we can arrange a meeting within the next few weeks.” Health "Business ow ner? - Claim your business and Advertise w ith us" An earlier planned meeting with Mr Miliband was postponed because Mr Traffic & Travel Search Taylor had to attend hospital for a test for a long-running stomach Campaigns In association with complaint. Talking Newspaper Public Notices open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Public Notices Mr Taylor, like many atom bomb test veterans, believes he and his family have been left with medical problems as a result of radiation exposure over Looking for... 50 years ago. Featured advertisers In 1957, Mr Taylor was a leading aircraftman, serving with the RAF in Maralinga, Australia, when he witnessed a nuclear test. Specs 4 U Click for great qulity Wearing little protection, Mr Taylor saw the mushroom-shaped blast of a specs nuclear explosion on the horizon. First Cleaning Service Click here for services But despite a long campaign, nuclear test veterans have still not won compensation or received official recognition that they might have suffered Education, Colleges, as a result of the atom bomb tests they saw. Exam 6th form college, voted Last November, former Labour leader Lord Kinnock asked in the House of north east sport college Lords if compensation could be paid to the nuclear test veterans. of the year G & D Landscapes However, he was told the Supreme Court had decided the veterans would All aspects of experience “great difficulty proving a causal link between illnesses suffered landscaping w ork- click and attendance at the tests”. here for our list of services Lord Kinnock was also told that the Ministry of Defence does not intend to pay what is called common law compensation following the Supreme G & D Landscapes Court ruling. Gardening, Fencing, Decking services. Covering all of North East Twitter: @terrykelly16

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