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An impressive array to charm the taste buds at Newcastle Beer Festival

STEREOTYPES of student drinking were forgotten as Northumbria University’s union hosted the 37th Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival.Read

Jesmond Mansion House raid accused remanded in custody

A MAN has appeared in court charged with burglary after a haul of valuables were stolen from a historic Tyneside building.Read

Reward offered to recover historic items stolen from Mansion House in Jesmond

TWO entrepreneurs have joined forces to offer a £30,000 reward for the return of the haul of valuables stolen from a historic Tyneside building.Read

Lock of Lord Collingwood’s hair and Nobel peace prize stolen

A NOBEL peace prize and a lock of Lord Collingwood’s hair are among the valuable items missing after a daring raid on a Lord Mayor’s official residence.Read

Fisherman’s Lodge director Jamie Howell targeted by internet bullies

A CONTROVERSIAL restaurant owner was last night the victim of internet trolls.Read

Concern at Jesmond homes bid on site of former Barnardo's headquarters

PLANS for a high-end housing development on a former charity headquarters next to a city conservation area have raised concerns with people living nearby.Read

Murder probe launched after body found in Jesmond block of flats

RESIDENTS of one of Newcastle’s most prestigious neighbourhoods have told of their horror at learning their street is at the centre of a murder probe.Read

10p debt sees Central Newcastle High School netball team banned

A SCHOOL netball team have been banned from competing after reaching a national final – because of a 10p debt.Read

Newcastle University scientist's locust study could help cut road collisions

LOCUSTS could hold the key to fewer accidents on the roads, a Newcastle University scientist claims.Read

Fisherman’s Lodge restaurant boss fled scene of crash

THE boss of one of Newcastle’s top restaurants has been hit with a fine after he admitted failing to stop after an accident and driving with no insurance.Read

Newcastle University researchers look into new sinusitis treatment

PIONEERING research being undertaken in the North East is not to be sniffed at as it could offer new solutions to a chronic nasal problem.Read

Central Newcastle High School pupils to stage Grease production

TALENTED actresses from a North East school are promising their latest production will be electrifying.Read

Newcastle University research finds car fumes threat during pregnancy

EXPECTANT mothers who are exposed to air pollution from cars are significantly more likely to have smaller babies, a global study has found.Read

CCTV released as police try to trace missing Jesmond pensioner

CCTV could help trace a missing pensioner who vanished from his home, as police piece together his last-known movements.Read

Northumbria University study finds exercising hungry burns more fat

EARLY risers who exercise on an empty stomach before breakfast can burn up to 20% more body fat, according to new research.Read

Newcastle University leads terror bomb train attacks research - VIDEO

THE North East is leading a project to make train carriages better able to withstand terrorist bomb attacks.Read

Fenham man forced to postpone North Pole expedition due to lack of ice

AN ADVENTURER has had to postpone his world record-breaking expedition to the North Pole – because there is not enough ice.Read

Newcastle High School enters Guinness World Record books

PUPILS have used the appliance of science to become world record holders. The students, from Central Newcastle High School, have entered the Guinness World Record books by taking part in the biggest science experiment.Read

Council warned over Freddy Shepherd's Jesmond scheme

CAMPAIGNERS opposing a housing development on a former school site say legal costs could spiral if the plans are given the green light.Read

Freddy Shepherd's La Sagesse plans get the nod after 'token' changes

FORMER Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd is set to get the go-ahead for a housing development on a former school in the city, despite being accused of carrying out "token" changes to his proposals.Read

Newcastle's Royal Grammar School head tells of pride as school tops list

NEWCASTL'’S Royal Grammar School has been named as the top independent preparatory school in the North in a prestigious guide.Read

Astex Pharmaceuticals gives £5m boost to Newcastle University

MILLIONS of pounds are being given to a North East university for research into the development of new cancer drug treatments.Read

Newcastle pupils in step with dancing traditions

YOUNGSTERS mixed one of the North East’s oldest dance forms with hip-hop and street dancing at a new workshop at their school.Read

Greggs set to create more than 500 jobs despite setback

NEWCASTLE-BASED bakery chain Greggs is to create more than 500 jobs despite bad weather being blamed for poor sales.Read

Newcastle University drug test research needs volunteers

DOCTORS face a race against time to find the final volunteers needed to prove a new treatment for depression works.Read

Newcastle University experts a step closer to eradicating incurable diseases

CONTROVERSIAL fertility treatment which could eradicate incurable inherited diseases would be an “ethical treatment option”, an independent report has concluded.Read

Newcastle scientists warn CT scans linked to child cancer

CHILDREN undergoing life-saving CT scans could triple the risk of developing leukaemia and brain tumours, North East scientists have warned.Read

Jesmond organist Fred Peacock shares big day with Queen

CELEBRATION of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will give church organist and choirmaster Fred Peacock cause for personal reflection.Read

Praise for Newcastle from US academics on tour

AMERICAN academics tasked with bringing gifted and talented students to the UK praised the North East for its friendliness during a whistle-stop tour.Read

Great North Museum exhibition to benefit Tiny Lives charity

SOME of the North East’s most vulnerable citizens will benefit from an art exhibition and sale taking place tonight at the Great North Museum.Read

Newcastle Church High pupils star in Roald Dahl production

A STAGE production has given every child at a Newcastle school's year group the chance to perform.Read

Professer David Burn, director of the Newcastle Universitys Institute for Ageing and Health

Newcastle University experts in massive Parkinson's disease study

AGEING experts in the North East are helping to lead the fight against Parkinson’s disease in the biggest study ever undertaken in the world into the neurological disorder.Read

Can better genes help drinkers beat liver disease?

LEADING liver experts in the North East are set to undertake research to see if there is a genetic link in alcoholic liver disease.Read

Freddy Shepherd fights to keep La Sagesse site plans

BUSINESSMAN Freddy Shepherd last night vowed to continue his bid to transform an historic building into luxury apartments despite being dealt a blow by council chiefs.Read

Dr Bernard Trafford

Royal Grammar School's bursary fund hits £5m mark

ONE of the North East's leading schools has raised £5m to teach disadvantaged children at discounted rates, The Journal can reveal.Read

Newcastle University scientists find clues to ageing

SCIENTISTS in the North East have unlocked clues to give us a greater understanding of how and why we age.Read

Lego bricks to feature in Newcastle University exhibition

IT has been a childhood favourite for generations – and now experts hope it could hold the key to society’s big questions.Read

NHS doctors pilot app to help patients get best treatment

MEDICAL experts from the North East are piloting a new tool to ensure stroke patients get the best treatment.Read

Jesmond Parish Church overwhelmed by free school places interest

JUST weeks after a North East church set out its intention to open a free school in the region, organisers say they have been overwhelmed by demand for places.Read

Pioneering geologist Dr Bertram Arthur Owen Randall dies

A FORMER university lecturer and pioneering geologist has died aged 88.Read

Women rush to aid research Newcastle University pioneers

HUNDREDS of women have offered to donate their eggs for research into pioneering fertility treatment which could eradicate incurable inherited diseases.Read

Protest stepped up over Jesmond Towers housing plans

RESIDENTS turned out in their hundreds last night to protest at plans to convert a historic Tyneside building into apartments.Read

A person using a microscope

Newcastle University experts get £5.8m funding boost for pioneering work

RESEARCHERS in the North East have been given a £5.8m boost to fund a new centre to continue their pioneering work that could offer hope of cures to a host of inherited diseases.Read

North researchers say urine test may help identify links to disease

RESEARCHERS in the North East say they can tell what foods people have eaten – and how much – by analysing a person’s urine.Read

Horsley teenager lucky to be alive after contracting swine flu

TEENAGER Eleanor Wild is lucky to be alive this Christmas after a serious bout of flu proved almost fatal.Read

Newcastle Royal Grammar School head rejects academies sponsor calls

THE headteacher of one of the region’s top private schools has rejected Government calls to sponsor state academies.Read

Former RGS pupil to take Master role at Trinity College Cambridge

A LEADING scientist who went to school in Newcastle has taken one of the top positions in the country’s best university.Read

Jesmond Parish Church plans 700-pupil school

PLANS to open a new school have been announced by a Tyneside church – with hopes of restoring one of the region’s best-known private schools.Read

Newcastle University promotes Booker-prize nominated novel

THERE’S no better way to relax than curling up with a good book ... no matter where you might be.Read

Thousands turn out for Newcastle Mela festival

VISITORS flocked to Newcastle’s Exhibition Park yesterday to sample the sights, sounds and smells of the Newcastle Mela.Read

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