Dec
2009
Articles from 5th Dec 2009
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Cold comfort as vital winter work delayed
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
VULNERABLE people are facing a six-month wait for work to keep their homes warm because of a cash cut. Read
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Should boxer Tony Jeffries change his nickname?
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
HE’S known as the Mighty Mackem but Sunderland boxer Tony Jeffries could be about to tone down his Wearside roots. Read
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Steve Harmison visits Bothal Middle School
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
ENGLAND cricket ace Stephen Harmison surprised youngsters at his former school yesterday when he dropped by to help them celebrate a special sport’s day. Read
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Vulnerable people facing a long wait for insulation
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
VULNERABLE people are facing a six-month wait for work to keep their homes warm because of a cash cut. Read
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Mother died after dropping lit match into armchair
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
ATROUBLED mother-of-three died in a house fire after dropping a lit match onto an armchair, an inquest was told yesterday. Read
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Photographer accused of bullying young prodigy
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
A PHOTOGRAPHER to royalty and the stars drove a young prodigy to depression after a campaign of “bullying” over her weight, an employment tribunal heard. Read
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Families vow to stop Darras Hall O2 phone mast
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
FAMILIES fighting plans to put up a mobile phone mast near homes and a school say they are even more determined to succeed following a visit by a leading radiation expert. Read
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Nexus reveal details £600million Metro overhaul
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
PLANS have been unveiled for a controversial £600m overhaul of the Metro system. Nexus, which yesterday announced it had agreed to allow a subsidiary of German company Deutsche Bahn to run the system, has now revealed details of what the multi-million pound budget will be spent on. Read
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Entrepreneur Graham Wylie moves up the road
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
THE country might be in the midst of a recession, but whoever picks up this Northumberland home certainly won’t be skimping on their spending. Read
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Sunderland child rapist has sentence extended
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
A RECLUSIVE child rapist was last night beginning a potentially lifelong sentence after judges ruled his four-year jail term was “unduly lenient” and he poses a danger to the public. Read
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John Marsden rejoins North Tyneside Council
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
NORTH Tyneside Council has turned to a former chief executive to take on the job for a second time – just four years after he left for another job. Read
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Tynemouth outdoor ice rink gets green light
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
A FAMILY is hoping to glide to glory as it opens an outdoor ice rink after months of dispute with a council. Read
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Villagers lose battle to save the Black Horse Inn
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
VILLAGERS have lost a battle to save their much-loved pub after civic bosses decided they were powerless to intervene in a battle with the landlord. Read
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Paedophiles held as police smash national ring
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
ASINGLE mobile phone led to police smashing a nationwide paedophile network, it has been revealed. Read
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'We'll go back to coal' says carbon professor
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
WAYS in which more oil can be squeezed from the North Seas are being investigated in the North East. Read
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Government urged to act as axe falls on Corus
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
PRESSURE was mounting on the Government last night to come to the aid of 1,700 Teesside steel workers who face losing their jobs with the closure of a steel plant in the New Year. Read
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Red spot babies still doing their bit after 62 years
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
ONE of the longest studies into health involving more than 1,000 men and women from Newcastle is to be used to find new links between lifestyle and aging. Read
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Illustrator takes a look at the wilder side of life
Dec 05 2009 | Today's News
SLEEPLESS nights saw wildlife artist Alan Mould wake up to the potential of a rich seam of creativity. He talks to Environment Editor Tony Henderson. Read
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Nolan and Khan learn at school of hard knocks
Dec 05 2009 | NUFC News
KEVIN Nolan has warned Newcastle they can never be complacent as he heeds the lessons learned by Amir Khan ahead of his world title defence this evening. Chief sports writer Luke Edwards reports. Read
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Simpson could stay on at Newcastle until May
Dec 05 2009 | NUFC News
NEWCASTLE United will look to extend Danny Simpson’s contract until May although they are wary of making the move a permanent one until they know what division they will be in next season. Read
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Hughton hopes young guns will add firepower
Dec 05 2009 | NUFC News
CHRIS Hughton has revealed he will be looking into the possibility of signing one of Arsenal’s promising youngsters after the Gunners were knocked out of the Carling Cup this week. Read
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Emanuel Pogatetz looking to future after injury
Dec 05 2009 | Football
EMANUEL Pogatetz has described the recovery period after knee ligament damage as the worst time of his career. Read
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Berwick Rangers look for home comforts
Dec 05 2009 | Football
BERWICK Rangers boss Jimmy Crease has highlighted back-to-back home matches as crucial to his side’s promotion hopes. Read
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Mark Bower hoping for reversal of fortune
Dec 05 2009 | Football
MARK Bower hopes to make a Darlington return against home town club Bradford City as the Quakers look to end their run of heavy defeats. Read
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Greg Abbott: Good times ahead for Carlisle
Dec 05 2009 | Football
CARLISLE United boss Greg Abbott believes his side could be on the verge of exciting times after hailing the “sensational” form that has catapulted them into the top half of League One for the first time in a year. Read
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Culture Club members' two for one ticket offer
Dec 05 2009 | Music
CULTURE Club members can take advantage of a fantastic two for one ticket offer to see world-renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie in the first concert in a weekend of special events to celebrate The Sage Gateshead’s fifth birthday. Read
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Review: Midge Ure at The Sage Gateshead
Dec 05 2009 | Music
IN jeans, T-shirt and loose check shirt, the former frontman of Ultravox (which reformed briefly this year) looked more like a roadie when he ambled onto the stage of Hall Two on Thursday night. Read
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Breathing warmth into the home of Dance City
Dec 05 2009 | Arts
ON a cold winter’s night, why not help to warm up a building? David Whetstone introduces an inspiring journey with a difference. Read
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Review: Maddi Nicholson at House Art Gallery
Dec 05 2009 | Arts
MADDI Nicholson is an artist who never fails to surprise. This has been her first solo show in her home town of Carlisle, so it was good to see her name on the AA signs to Tullie House aptly reading “Maddi Nicholson: Going Home From Here”. Read
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Beat the bulge
Dec 05 2009 | Healthy Living
DECEMBER doesn’t have to mean excess food and drink, especially if you are trying to watch your weight. Read
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Functional Trainer: Rock Climbing - Injuries and The Bowen Technique
Dec 05 2009 | Healthy Living
As a rock climber, what are the barriers to enhancing performance? What is it that can slow progress and prevent achieving the return on all the hours of training and practice? Read
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Overstrand can score at Sandown
Dec 05 2009 | Horse Racing
IT seems the galloping doctor Richard Newland has nursed Overstrand back to something like his best, offering hope that the veteran can land a Sandown prize for a third time at the Esher track today. Read
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Bold Reveley set for a National treble
Dec 05 2009 | Horse Racing
THE John Smith’s Scottish Borders National at Kelso tomorrow has been a lucky race for Saltburn trainer Keith Reveley and Bold Ransom can provide him with his third success in the last last four runnings. Read
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Great result for veteran at contest
Dec 05 2009 | Horse Racing
STANLEY-BASED rider Joan Wright and 20-year-old mare Daydream Believer pulled off some impressive dressage results at the Veteran Horse Society National Dressage Championships near Solihull in the West Midlands. Read
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Youth having its moment at Newcastle Eagles
Dec 05 2009 | Basketball
THE Newcastle Eagles have shelved their interest in GB star Flinder Boyd to ensure that the first-team education of Aaron Nielsen and Jamie Glenn continues to go from strength to strength. Read
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Newcastle Vipers hope to lift Whitley Bay curse
Dec 05 2009 | Ice Hockey
NEWCASTLE Vipers have been rocked by an injury to netminder Michel Robinson as they prepare to prove tonight they are not in the grip of a curse at new home Whitley Bay. Read
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Durham chairman looks for signs of optimism
Dec 05 2009 | Non-League Football
THE chairmanship was never on his agenda, but now it is, Ian Walker is determined to get Durham City back on track, writes STEVE BROWN. Read
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Let’s not have any repetition, says Wrightson
Dec 05 2009 | Non-League Football
FORGET squeaky bum time, Gateshead risk a “smacked a**e” if they repeat Tuesday’s second-half performance at AFC Wimbledon today. Read
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Blyth Spartans in need of a rare league win
Dec 05 2009 | Non-League Football
IT’S that long since it happened, Gareth Williams had forgotten the last time Blyth Spartans won in Blue Square North. No wonder then, that as the Croft Park outfit travel to out-of-form Stafford Rangers today, he is stressing the need to get back to winning ways. Read
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Whitley Bay boss warning for Vase holders
Dec 05 2009 | Non-League Football
EIGHT sides will be flying the flag in the FA Carlsberg Vase when Whitley Bay will aim to emulate last season’s performance. Read
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Amir Khan fighting for high stakes in Newcastle
Dec 05 2009 | Boxing
AMIR Khan would prefer his race and religion was never an issue but Britain’s most popular Muslim recognises he is fighting for more than just belts every time he steps into the ring. Read
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Kevin Mitchell: I’m now the better boxer
Dec 05 2009 | Boxing
PERHAPS the best bout of the evening will come before Amir Khan and Dimitry Salita have stepped into the ring as another British fighter, Kevin Mitchell, takes on Breidis Prescott. Read
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Newcastle boss Bates aims for crowd control
Dec 05 2009 | Newcastle Falcons
WILY Steve Bates has told his Newcastle Falcons to turn the partisan Kingsholm fans against their beloved Gloucester today. Read
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Comedian and Viz founder Simon Donald
Dec 05 2009 | Now and then
SIMON Donald, comedian and co-founder of Viz, recently moved to London from his Newcastle origins to build on his extremely funny character- driven stand-up career. Read
