Oct
2011
Articles from 12th Oct 2011
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Investigation into plane’s fuel dump over Heddon-on-the-Wall
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
AN investigation has been launched after residents complained an airplane dumped fuel on their Northumberland street. Read
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Laing Art Gallery artwork stolen by metal thieves
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
A CONTROVERSIAL million-pound public art installation has been sabotaged by metal thieves. Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused to the Blue Carpet artwork outside the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle following the theft. Read
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Region’s first free schools get go-ahead
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
PLANS to create two new free schools in the North East have been given the green light by education secretary Michael Gove. Read
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North East landmarks to feature on Royal Mail stamps
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
TWO of the North East’s best-known landmarks are to feature on Royal Mail stamps. Read
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Row over new stroke unit is to be resolved
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
DECISION day is looming on the whereabouts for a new hospital acute unit to treat stroke victims for the whole of County Durham. Read
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Duke of Northumberland's business cuts back on Alnwick affordable homes
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
THE Duke of Northumberland has been allowed to cut back on affordable housing provision in his home town. Read
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Pensioner accused of attack in Consett pub not charged by police
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
A PENSIONER accused of attacking an elderly love rival in a County Durham pub has escaped without being charged. Read
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Kielder Marathon third place runner admits to cheating
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
A RUNNER who came third in a marathon has been disqualified after catching a bus to complete the last six miles of the race. Read
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Woman who fell on Metro line at Gateshead saved by hero
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
QUICK-THINKING Gary McCreadie has been hailed a hero after he helped save a woman’s life when she fell onto the Metro line. Read
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Skimmer on Prudhoe cash machine draws a blank
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
CONMEN who used a bank machine trick device in a Northumberland town have drawn a blank – thanks to the swift action of local people. Read
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Ovington red phone box to house a defibrillator
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
A RED phone box in Northumberland is to become a lifesaver – after an eleventh-hour cost scare. Read
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Sir Thomas Allen is new Chancellor of Durham University
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
OPERA star Sir Thomas Allen will replace author Bill Bryson as Chancellor of Durham University in January, it was announced last night. Read
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Government promises cash boost for cutting-edge technology
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
THE North East will share in a £140m pot of funding to boost hi-tech manufacturing, the Government announced yesterday. Read
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Business Minister Mark Prisk hints regional growth fund could be expanded
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
THE Government could expand the £1.4bn fund it established to boost economic growth in England’s regions, a minister has hinted. Read
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Newcastle Airport boss says merger could damage region
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
TRANSPORT chiefs last night criticised proposals to merge Heathrow and Gatwick as potentially damaging to the region. Read
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North East ranked top to drive small business
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
NORTH East small businesses have been ranked top of the table when it comes to driving the economy forward thanks to their “strong entrepreneurial spirit”. Read
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Gibside’s Liberty statue receives rare visitors
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
VISITORS are few and far between when you are perched 146ft above the ground. So it was a special day yesterday for the four-metre high lady at the top of a column at the National Trust’s Gibside estate. Read
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Widdrington wind farm plans submitted by green energy firm
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
A GREEN energy company has lodged a formal bid to build giant wind turbines in an area previously dug up by opencast mining and used as a burial site for slaughtered farm animals. Read
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Metro wins race against car driver for fastest commute to Newcastle city centre
Oct 12 2011 | Today's News
COMMUTERS pitted public transport against the car in a Top Gear-inspired race across Tyneside. Read
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In-form Demba Ba will make Hatem Ben Arfa wait
Oct 12 2011 | NUFC News
HATEM Ben Arfa is back on Tyneside, but will have to wait for his Newcastle chance after United cooled fears over Demba Ba’s knee. Read
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Artist Neil Conley on the environment and design
Oct 12 2011 | Arts
NEIL Conley’s website states that his designs place “a bleak and ominous emphasis on narrative”. Read
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Design Events returns to Tyneside
Oct 12 2011 | Arts
TYNESIDE’S biggest design festival returns to showcase the region’s most innovative and high quality products. Read
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Interview: Award-winning filmmaker Tina Gharavi
Oct 12 2011 | Features
GETTING to filmmakers Bridge + Tunnel, you wind through a maze of white rooms, right to the back of a former warehouse in Newcastle city centre. Read
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Alnwick Castle Pro-Am is a sell-out
Oct 12 2011 | Golf
ALNWICK Castle’s Pro-Am on Saturday, to celebrate the first anniversary of the takeover by businessman Simon Kimble and the changing of the club’s name from Alnwick, is a 24-team sell-out. Read
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Fab Flournoy eyes up key month for Newcastle Eagles
Oct 12 2011 | Basketball
A POINT hasn’t been scored in anger yet this season but Fab Flournoy is adamant that October will be a vital month in the BBL title race. Read
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Review: End of the Rainbow at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Oct 12 2011 | Latest News
TRACIE Bennett’s high octane portrayal of Judy Garland in the dog days of her career - a point to which we will return - may make you wonder: what is she on? Read
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Lancaster City 1 Durham City 2
Oct 12 2011 | Non-League Football
DURHAM City moved into fourth position in the Evo-Stik League Division One North after this win at Lancaster City. Read
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Stockport County 3 Darlington 4
Oct 12 2011 | Non-League Football
GREG Taylor’s winner completed a remarkable transformation for Darlington with a 4-3 win at Edgeley Park. Read
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November fish haul limit is increased
Oct 12 2011 | Game Angling
DURING November, permits at Derwent, Grassholme, Scaling and Fontburn will cost £16 with the catch limit increased to 10 per permit. Read
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Andrew van der Heijden shocked by bench role
Oct 12 2011 | Newcastle Falcons
ANDREW van der Heijden was as shocked as anybody by his last-minute call-up against Saracens on Sunday, but the Newcastle Falcons lock insists he is now back to full fitness and ready for LV= Cup duty. Read
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Residents fear second turbine plans near Molesden
Oct 12 2011 | Wind Farms
RESIDENTS in a rural part of Northumberland are facing a second wind farm fight. Read
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Bedlingtonshire High School raise £200 for charity
Oct 12 2011 | Bedlington News
SIXTH form students and staff at Bedlingtonshire High School raised more than £200 for a leading cancer charity by holding a coffee morning. Read
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Ellington Colliery Band record charity CD
Oct 12 2011 | Ashington News
ROUSING renditions from a North East colliery band have been recorded in Ashington to mark the 30th anniversary of a charity that provides safe water to the world's poorest people. Read
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Ashington man cycles home from South Korea
Oct 12 2011 | Ashington News
FOR most people, a trip home from the other side of the world means a comfy aircraft seat, films to watch and food brought to you. Read
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Football: We are full of confidence, says Ashington boss
Oct 12 2011 | Ashington Sport
GARY MIDDLETON insists his Ashington side go into Saturday's FA Cup clash with Guiseley full of confidence - and has called on fans to turn out in force to back the Colliers. Read
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You can have a say on the future of national park
Oct 12 2011 | Rothbury News
THE 2011 National Park Forum will take place in Rothbury Jubilee Hall later this year. Read
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Real Radio presenter beats Beefy in swimming challenge
Oct 12 2011 | Great North Fitness Revolution News
MAGPIES fan Keith ‘Beefy’ Roberts showed off his new-found fitness in a celebrity swimming challenge. Read
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Jane Hodgson beats the weather for Kielder crown
Oct 12 2011 | Bellingham Sport
JANE HODGSON relished the tough conditions to win yesterday’s Salomon Kielder Marathon at her first attempt at the distance. Read
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Pilot library service tested at Belford
Oct 12 2011 | Seahouses News
BOOK lovers in a Northumberland village are being urged to support a pilot scheme aimed at testing out new ways of delivering library services to rural communities. Read
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House burgled in Seaton Sluice
Oct 12 2011 | Seaton Delaval News
A BURGLAR got away with cash and a pair of gold hooped earrings after breaking into a house in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland. Read
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Ghost hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall
Oct 12 2011 | Seaton Delaval Events
A GHOST hunt is to be held at a National Trust mansion in Northumberland. Read
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Action call over dog dirt problem at Widdrington Station
Oct 12 2011 | Widdrington News
VILLAGERS have called for action to tackle dog dirt in a children's park. Read
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Corbridge book shop owners to retire
Oct 12 2011 | Corbridge News
BOOKSHOP owners David and Jennie Thompson have written their final chapter after 34 years. Read
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OAP back home after being knocked down by car in Stocksfield
Oct 12 2011 | Corbridge News
A 77-YEAR-OLD woman knocked down by a car in Stocksfield, Northumberland, on Monday afternoon has been released from hospital with minor injuries. Read
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Decision day looms on Cambois housing development
Oct 12 2011 | Blyth News
DECISION day is looming on the latest bid for major housing development in a seaside village once earmarked as a potential 5,000-home eco-town. Read
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Work to start on Burnhouse Road bridge in Wooler
Oct 12 2011 | Wooler News
WORK is set to start later this month on ensuring that a bridge in Northumberland can continue to carry traffic safely. Read
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New day centre opens in Bellingham
Oct 12 2011 | Bellingham News
A NEW day centre for the aged has been opened in the North Tyne Valley village of Bellingham. Read
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Squirrels may help Sanctuary Wildlife Centre to survive
Oct 12 2011 | Morpeth News
THE eyes of the world are on four baby squirrels being nursed to health at a Northumberland animal rescue centre. Read
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Vehicle damage on Manchester Street, Morpeth
Oct 12 2011 | Morpeth News
TWO cars were damaged by thieves who tried to break into them while they were parked in Manchester Street, Morpeth between 5.30pm and 7pm on Monday. Read
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New councillors join Prudhoe Town Council
Oct 12 2011 | Prudhoe News
TWO new members have joined Prudhoe Town Council. Read
