Feb
2013
Articles from 27th Feb 2013
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Tragic death of Spennymoor solider came after drinking session
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
A SOLDIER who died in a shooting at an airbase in Iraq would have been almost three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard. Read
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Newbiggin family stored haul of guns and ammunition at home
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
A FAMILY from Northumberland were caught storing potentially deadly weapons and ammunition in their home. Read
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Cragside house to once again be powered by hydroelectricity
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
THE first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity is again to be powered by water – 150 years after being built. Read
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Controversial landfill proposal for leaking Pegswood lake
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
FRUSTRATED villagers fear a coal company is planning to press ahead with a controversial landfill operation to finally solve the problem of a leaking lake in Northumberland. Read
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North East businessmen team up for cancer charity fundraiser
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
A LEADING businessman has told of his determination to stage the most spectacular night the region has ever seen to raise funds for the charity which cared for his late father. Read
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£30m Let’s Grow fund opens to help North East businesses - GALLERY
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
TODAY The Journal opens its £30m Let’s Grow fund to the North East. Read
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Richard Branson: I'd get East Coast trains on track - GALLERY
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
SIR Richard Branson today sets out his hopes of running East Coast trains. Read
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British Airways captain drowned while windsurfing at Blyth
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
A HIGHLY-RESPECTED pilot drowned while windsurfing off the Northumberland coast in severe weather conditions. Read
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Rise in North East pregnant smoker numbers
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
EXPECTANT mothers in the North East are more likely to smoke while pregnant than anywhere else in the country. Read
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South Shields teenager terrified by man on Metro at East Boldon
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
POLICE are hunting for a man who stood just inches from a woman’s face as he sought to intimidate her aboard a Metro. Read
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Morpeth Town Hall to unveil sculpture honouring Admiral Lord Collingwood
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
A MARKET town’s strong links with a North East naval hero will be further strengthened with the unveiling of a sculpture to honour his memory. Read
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Benton green belt homes campaigners tell of disappointment
Feb 27 2013 | Today's News
CAMPAIGNERS have told of their disappointment after a council withdrew from a fight to stop 450 homes being built on green land at the 11th hour. Read
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Danny Simpson: I'm still going at full pelt
Feb 27 2013 | NUFC News
DANNY Simpson has promised there will be no let-up in the last few months of his Newcastle United career. Read
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Carlisle United 0 Walsall 3
Feb 27 2013 | Football
THE scalp of Carlisle United was added to play-off contenders Walsall’s growing list of conquests at Brunton Park last night. Read
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Hartlepool United 3 Crewe Alexandra 0
Feb 27 2013 | Football
HARTLEPOOL UNITED keep on doing their bit, and they made it five wins from seven games last night. Read
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Tony Mowbray: I don't feel sorry for Rafa Benitez
Feb 27 2013 | Football
TONY Mowbray last night admitted he felt little sympathy for the under-pressure Rafa Benitez because the Spaniard would have known what to expect when he joined Chelsea. Read
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Boro can succeed where Barca and Bayern failed against Blues
Feb 27 2013 | Football
TONY Mowbray is by his own admission not an especially religious man, and yet the sweet-toothed Middlesbrough manager has for the past few years forgone chocolate for Lent. Read
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Review: The Chapman Family, Cluny 2, Newcastle
Feb 27 2013 | Music
STEPPING downstairs into Cluny 2 is a bit like stepping into a holistic cavern, a dark but homely venue that, on this evening, reverberates with wall-to-wall intensity. Read
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Preview: Brofest NWOBHM festival at Northumbria University Students’ Union
Feb 27 2013 | Music
IN 1980 a new musical phenomenon burst on to the scene. It was called the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) and it spawned bands such as Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon. Read
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Review: Jamie Kilstein, The Stand, Newcastle
Feb 27 2013 | Arts
JIM Davidson fans look away now. Jamie Kilstein is a tattooed, atheist, feminist, vegan New Yorker with a right on-sounding podcast called Citizen Radio. Read
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Preview: Anniversary – An Act of Memory, Globe Gallery Newcastle
Feb 27 2013 | Arts
NEXT week, some 30 volunteers will gather at a Newcastle art gallery to take part in an unusual participatory artwork called Anniversary – An Act of Memory. Read
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Kareem Maddox quite happy to put the team first
Feb 27 2013 | Basketball
KAREEM Maddox says individual honours are immaterial if he does not win of the big prizes with Newcastle Eagles this season. Read
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Blyth Spartans 1 North Ferriby United 2
Feb 27 2013 | Non-League Football
BLYTH bowed out of the League Cup last night but not without great credit. Read
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Non-league round-up
Feb 27 2013 | Non-League Football
WHITLEY Bay consolidated fourth place in the Ebac Northern League First Division when they hit relegation-threatened Billingham Town for six at Hillheads last night. Read
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Noah Cato up there with the best believes Tom May
Feb 27 2013 | Newcastle Falcons
TOM May has told Newcastle Falcons fans to expect a mixture of power and pace from new boy Noah Cato, even if he had an ulterior motive for recommending the club to his Northampton team-mate. Read
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Mowbray First School to visit library after Summer Reading Challenge
Feb 27 2013 | Bedlington News
CHILDREN from Mowbray First School in Guide Post will visit their local library tomorrow for a sneak preview of new books which they helped to secure and choose. Read
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Sir Alan Beith withdraws from St Benet Biscop High School debate
Feb 27 2013 | Bedlington News
A LATE change has been made to the panel for a BBC Question Time-style debate to be held at St Benet Biscop High School in Bedlington on Friday night. Read
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Cash boost helps Blyth Citizen’s Advice Bureau carry on helping
Feb 27 2013 | Blyth News
A NORTH East Citizen’s Advice Bureau has been given a financial boost so it can continue to support clients despite recent cuts to funding. Read
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Hundreds go greener with North East projects for environment
Feb 27 2013 | Blyth News
MORE than 1,000 people have taken part in a programme of North East environmental projects. Read
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Tickets go on sale for Northumbrian Gathering
Feb 27 2013 | Morpeth News
TICKETS are now on sale for a popular annual concert which raises vital funds for the town’s Northumbrian Gathering in April. Read
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Northumberland College photography students' work goes on show
Feb 27 2013 | Morpeth News
WORK by a group of photography students at Northumberland College will go on show at The Chantry in Bridge Street from Friday. Read
