Dec
2008
Articles from 29th Dec 2008
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Mike Ashley takes Newcastle United off the market
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
NEWS that owner Mike Ashley has taken their club off the market brought a mixed reaction from Newcastle United fans last night. Read
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Fans salute Sir Bobby Robson in day of celebration
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United fans saluted their iconic former manager Sir Bobby Robson at yesterday’s match with league leaders Liverpool. Read
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Pair to join easy riders on 2,000-mile motorcycling challenge
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
MOTORBIKING mates Tim McKay and Mark Sinclair are revving up for a two-wheeled challenge which will take them more than 2,000 miles across Europe. Read
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City developer cuts ties to consultancy
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
A CITY developer has decided to drop all contact with a Newcastle councillor and the consultancy company caught up in a council investigation. Read
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Gladiators role a dream come true for Daniel Singh
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
AS a teenager growing up in Durham, Daniel Singh spent four months in bed in traction. The former Belmont Comprehensive School pupil sustained a neck injury playing rugby, and he recalled: “My weight ballooned to 24 stone, I was horribly obese. Read
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Funeral today for fallen hero Sgt John Manuel
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
A HERO soldier who was killed by a teenage suicide bomber in Afghanistan will be laid to rest on Tyneside today. Read
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Bishops condemn Labour’s record
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
THE Bishops of Durham and Carlisle have joined other senior church figures in condemning Labour’s record in power, accusing the Government of breaking its promises and of being “morally corrupt”. Read
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Bravery of cancer fight boy praised
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
A BOY given a new tongue in pioneering surgery at a North hospital has been nominated for a prestigious bravery award. Read
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Rural worry over new opencast mining rules
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
SPECIAL protection zones aimed at safeguarding Northumberland communities and landscapes from the impacts of opencast mining are set to be scaled down in the wake of criticism from Government planning experts. Read
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Great North Run is on the road to India
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
THE Great North Run is set to go global as the world’s biggest half marathon touches down in India. Read
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City transport may go to pot
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
REGENERATION bosses have been told they could solve the region’s transport problems by pooling resources and setting up a huge funding pot. Read
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Forces charity comes to the aid of former soldier
Dec 29 2008 | Today's News
AFORCES charity has come to the aid of a former soldier who lost a leg when his helicopter was shot down during a fierce gun battle in the Middle East more than 40 years ago. Read
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Kinnear faces tough days as injuries grow
Dec 29 2008 | NUFC News
JOE Kinnear admitted the long-term injury prognosis is grim for his Newcastle United side, with Habib Beye and Mark Viduka both set for long spells on the sidelines. Read
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Ashley has to dig deep to woo fans
Dec 29 2008 | NUFC News
IT took Mike Ashley more than 1,000 words to say he intends to maintain control of Newcastle United, but not one of them expressed any hint of an apology for the distress he has caused for those to whom the football club really belongs. Read
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Joe Kinnear: Give Mike Ashley a second chance
Dec 29 2008 | NUFC News
JOE Kinnear has urged Newcastle United supporters to give Mike Ashley a second chance after the club’s unpopular owner revealed he had taken the club off the market. Read
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Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 5
Dec 29 2008 | NUFC Match Reports
MIKE Ashley is yet to master the art of public relations and, true to form, the Newcastle United owner chose the worst possible moment to make an announcement. Read
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Berwick Rangers 3, Montrose 2
Dec 29 2008 | Football
BERWICK Rangers boss Jimmy Crease rated the victory over Montrose as one of the finest fightbacks he has seen. Read
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Darlington 0, Chesterfield 0
Dec 29 2008 | Football
DARLINGTON’S winless run stretched to eight games in frustrating fashion. Read
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Oldham Athletic 0, Carlisle United 0
Dec 29 2008 | Football
GREG Abbott saw his Carlisle side keep free-scoring Oldham Athletic at bay yesterday as the Cumbrians took their fourth point in 48 hours from a productive festive fixture period. Read
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Hartlepool United 1, Crewe Alexandra 4
Dec 29 2008 | Football
HARTLEPOOL slumped to a shock home defeat at the hands of League One bottom club Crewe who were full value for their first away win of the season. Read
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Bandits’ boss hails the arrival of Lawson
Dec 29 2008 | Motorsport
BERWICK speedway’s 2009 team is complete with the news that Scottish youngster William Lawson has joined, taking the number one slot as the top averaged Bandit for next year, writes LAWRENCE HEPPELL. Read
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Regional athletics round-up
Dec 29 2008 | Athletics News
NEW Marske teenager Russell Best outclassed the opposition to win yesterday’s Ripon Holly Jog 10km Multi Terrain event. Read
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Magic If you like to have a chuckle
Dec 29 2008 | Arts
WHEN Ian McLaughlin spells his name it reveals a clue to his job. "There’s a laugh in there," he says. Fun is how he and partner Bev Fox spend their working day. Read
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Wilson feels pain of loss
Dec 29 2008 | Ice Hockey
DRESSED in a silver grey suit and tie, player-coach Rob Wilson still cut a disconsolate figure as he faced the media after another frustrating Vipers’ home defeat, writes PETER ADAMS. Read
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Skilltraining Ltd Northern League round-up
Dec 29 2008 | Non-League Football
IT was perhaps predictable that the top five clash between leaders Consett and Dunston Federation would end all square but the Fed might well have won had they not failed with a penalty. Read
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Wearside League
Dec 29 2008 | Non-League Football
ANNFIELD Plain dented the championship hopes of Coxhoe Athletic when they won at Derwent Park. Read
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Re/Max Northern Alliance
Dec 29 2008 | Non-League Football
FOR the first time in 12 years Seaton Delaval are top of the Premier Division – and are two points clear of Walker Central after their 3-2 win against Ponteland United at Wheatridge Park. Read
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Newcastle Falcons 16, Worcester Warriors 16
Dec 29 2008 | Newcastle Falcons
FALCONS chief Steve Bates refused to blame Rory Clegg after the teenager’s clanger cost the Falcons victory in their Guinness Premiership draw with Worcester Warriors. Read
