Jan
2010
Articles from 1st Jan 2010
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Forecasters warn of more snow for the North
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
FORECASTERS warned there will be more misery as the cold snap continues well into 2010. Read
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New Year revellers descend on Newcastle city centre
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
IT was a glittering farewell to the noughties and a spectacular start to the New Year as thousands of people descended on Newcastle city centre last night. Read
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Thugs let off with caution after attack on County Durham man
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
THUGS who left a North East man with a fractured eye socket were let off with cautions after police failed to find out the extent of his injuries. Read
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Northumberland boy serves up his hand-reared pigs
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND'S youngest entrepreneur will see his latest venture served up to an eager audience this weekend. Read
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The sad farewells of 2009
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
THE war in Afghanistan has taken its toll on North East families in the last year, while legends of sport and celebrity have also passed away. Alastair Craig looks back at those we lost in 2009. Read
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Campaign begins to protect pubs from closure
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
COUNCIL bosses on Tyneside are spearheading a campaign to protect neighbourhood pubs from closure when they are sold by national chains. Read
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Plan for single North East police force may become reality
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
SCRAPPED plans to create a single police force covering the North East could be resurrected. Read
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Brave Northumberland woman raises money for Newcastle hospital
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
A YOUNG woman who suffers from a life-threatening condition has made a huge contribution towards a new childhood respiratory unit in the North East. Read
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North left behind as housing market wallows
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
HOUSE prices in the North East have slumped more than anywhere else in the country in the last 12 months, a new report has revealed. Read
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£40m paid out last year over medical mishaps
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
BOTCHED operations and medical mishaps cost North East hospitals nearly £40m last year. Read
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North couple give the gift of life in the Holy Land
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
A MODERN-DAY miracle is taking place in the Holy Land where a North East couple are working in memory of their late son. Read
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Durham policewoman is the leader of the pack
Jan 01 2010 | Today's News
A MOTORBIKE enthusiast has achieved her lifelong ambition and become the only female motorbike cop in the North of England. Read
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Hughton: I'll get number one targets
Jan 01 2010 | NUFC News
NEWCASTLE United are hopeful they will be able to announce their first signing of the January transfer window in just a few days as Chris Hughton insisted he is confident he will get his number one targets this month. Read
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Chris Hughton believes future is bright
Jan 01 2010 | NUFC News
CHRIS Hughton believes Newcastle United are heading into the New Year with genuine cause for optimism after so many months of anger and frustration during a miserable 2009. Read
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Greg Abbott is relishing Everton Cup clash
Jan 01 2010 | Football
CARLISLE United boss Greg Abbott hopes to pile the misery on David Moyes - and then bend the ear of a manager he rates as the best in the Premier League. Read
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Review: Did You Hear About The Morgans?
Jan 01 2010 | Film Reviews
YOU have to be a fan of Hugh Grant - and to be fair there are a good number of them - to go with his bumbling Brit role yet again. Read
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Review: Spread
Jan 01 2010 | Film Reviews
SOME people are willing to work hard and make sacrifices to secure the finer things in life. Others want it handed to them on a silver platter. Read
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Review: I'm Gonna Explode
Jan 01 2010 | Film Reviews
MEXICAN writer-director Gerardo Naranjo has won numerous awards on the festival circuit for this tale of teenage misfits on the run from their parents and the authorities. Read
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Do you have carpenters in your head today?
Jan 01 2010 | Alastair Gilmour
HEAD and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes. Eyes and ears and mouth and nose; head and shoulders knees and toes, knees and toes. Read
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Madame was the queen of very fine Champagne
Jan 01 2010 | Helen Savage
I'M deeply unconvinced by lists of the top 10 films, books, records, holiday destinations or wines. They always seem to leave out my favourites. That said, any reasonable list of the great Champagne houses would have to include Veuve Clicquot. Read
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Delicious dinner to see in a new year
Jan 01 2010 | Food News & Features
START the new year in style with recipe ideas for a three-course meal that's light and fresh, but with the all-important wow factor whilst being a celebration of local produce. Read
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Healthy start to the New Year
Jan 01 2010 | Food News & Features
FOR those counting the calories after the festive excesses, M&S has launched a new range of healthy meals. Read
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Blue Square North
Jan 01 2010 | Non-League Football
MEMBERS of the Press aside, Mick Tait does not expect to discover evidence of any festive over-indulgence as Blyth Spartans reconvene – or hope to – today. His squad is much too professional, if undercooked, to have overdone it on the mince pies. Read
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Unibond Premier Division
Jan 01 2010 | Non-League Football
THE sentiment will not extend long into today, but Lee Collings hopes Burscough had too happy a New Year. Read
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Diary Dates
Jan 01 2010 | Coarse Angling
TODAY: Steven Taylor is running a open match on Leeds and Liverpool canal at Skipton, N Yorks. This is a charity match for Cancer Research with the draw 9a,m Hospital car park Fish 10 am till 3 pm POOLS £10 / £5 to charity = £15 all in, Bloodworm and Joker are both banned, to book tel 01282842257. Read
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Coarse angling
Jan 01 2010 | Coarse Angling
WITH many stillwaters still frozen, coarse anglers have been waiting for the region’s rivers to regain their form. Read
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Tweddle steals the show with half a dozen cod
Jan 01 2010 | Sea Angling
BARRY Tweddle stole the show in the CD Tackle open fishing at Alnmouth. Read
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Brent: Start year by stinging Wasps
Jan 01 2010 | Newcastle Falcons
NEGATIVE rugby might be niggling away at Brent Wilson, but the Newcastle Falcons flanker is happy to keep playing the percentages provided it bears fruit. Read
