Dec
2006
Articles from 8th Dec 2006
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Tips from the top
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
It is easy to feel stressed about cooking the Christmas meal - after all it's the centrepiece of the festivities and no one wants a culinary disaster to become part of the family's memories. So if you're in danger of getting into a stew about cooking for fear that people may give your turkey `the bird' or that they'd rather visit Brussels than eat your sprouts, you need help from our panel of three celebrity chefs. Antony Worrall Thompson, Aldo Zilli and Antonio Carluccio reveal their tips, hints and recipe ideas so you can ensure your festive feast is the star of the celebrations. Read
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Bet and bawd: sign over a sad pub
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Geoffrey Chaucer missed his chance to change the history of the pub. In his 14th Century Canterbury Tales account of a pilgrimage to the city, he could have invented Bet Lynch. Read
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A fine menu from Kashmir to Kerala
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Char Mausum, Station Road End Stannington, Morpeth, Northumberland. Read
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Wine of the week
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
* Brown Brothers Moscato 2005 £4.99 Tesco Light (just 5.5% alcohol), sweet, and lusciously grapey - with a hint of grapefruit, there's nothing sophisticated about this Aussie tipple, but it's quite delicious. No food needed - just a bit of relaxing telly, preferably Strictly Come Dancing. Read
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No need to foam at bubbly's price
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
It was the late, great Lily Bollinger who gave the definitive advice about when to drink Champagne: "I drink it when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it when I'm not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty of course." Read
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Plan a perfect party
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
With thousands of us hosting Christmas Parties, we give an ultimate guide to making sure your bash goes with a bang. Read
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Business team turn new page
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Budding business brains are playing their part in fostering a new spirit of enterprise in Wansbeck. Read
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Click on to activities
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Fitness fans in Blyth Valley can exercise their computer skills to book sessions at leisure centres. Read
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Discount at Red Box Gallery
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Red Box Gallery is pleased to offer 10% off for Culture Club members for two weeks from December 11 to 22, 2006. If you are looking for a really special and original gift this Christmas, why not go along and have a look? Read
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Culture Club book group: Silk, by Alessandro Baricco
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Get into good habits; get into reading with The Journal Culture Club Book Group. January's choice is best-selling European classic Silk, by Alessandro Baricco. At only 104 pages long, it's an ideal way to get through a good book at Christmas - then join Amelia Joicey and others in the New Year to talk about it. Read
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Sea food and eat it
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Our recent Blue Planet competition was so popular we've managed to cook up this fantastic festive treat for 10 Culture Club members and their guests. Lucky members will be treated to supper at new restaurant, Strada on December 29, followed by a visit to the Metro Radio Arena to see Blue Planet Live. Read
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Holiday care cover
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Hundreds of Durham County Council staff will be working through the Christmas and New Year holidays to make sure people can access vital care. Read
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Teacher dies after football match clash
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A teacher died of a heart attack after he was tackled during a football match. Read
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Hitting the right note at reunion
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Music maestro Jools Holland swung by a Newcastle restaurant yesterday to play his old piano. Read
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Playing the name game
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
My name has been misspelt many, many times. They usually get the first letter right. Cuff, Cwffe, Clough, Cruff, Cough have all been regulars. Read
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`Poll parents on plans for academy'
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A teaching union is urging council bosses to hold a referendum on a controversial city academy before considering approval. Read
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Your starter for 10 How do you spot the Pub Quiz Team?
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Who are the people it really is best to avoid? The ones you would rather chew your own arm off than spend time with. Read
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PM praises fuel charity
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Prime Minister Tony Blair last night praised a North-East charity which campaigns against fuel poverty ahead of its 25th anniversary celebrations today. Read
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Prince Andrew in visit to North firms
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Prince Andrew jetted into Tyneside yesterday to make his first ever visit to South Shields. Read
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Black Cats in sex film inquiry
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Sunderland Football Club officials have launched an investigation after three players were alleged to have taken part in a filmed sex session. Read
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Carol concert goes with a swing
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A charity carol concert in aid of people with learning disabilities took place last night. Read
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Tories pledge commitment to the North
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Conservative Party chairman Francis Maude yesterday admitted he can understand cynicism over the Tories' attempts to win over the North-East. Read
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Once-in-a-lifetime chance for change
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Job prospects and business prosperity in a former Northumberland mining stronghold have been given an £11.8m boost. Read
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Fine defaulters to get amnesty
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Fine defaulters are to be granted an amnesty if they pay off outstanding amounts before Christmas - the first scheme of its kind in the region. Read
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Kielder Forest mystery that has never been solved
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
In 1999, the discovery of a tent abandoned deep in Kielder Forest sparked a similar mystery which to this day remains unsolved. Read
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Accused of murder
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A woman appeared before Newcastle Crown Court yesterday accused of killing her former partner, who was stabbed in the heart. Read
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Man cleared by jury found dead
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A man who was cleared by a jury of murdering a truck driver and injuring his son after an argument in a pub has been found dead. Read
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Brand-leader for the region
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Sarah Stewart will lead an executive team of five people to drive the Science City project. Read
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Bright new world
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
The Newcastle Science City project has lofty aims for the city and region. Ross Smith talks to the woman with the task of making them happen. Read
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Wallabies go walkabout in Northumberland
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Strewth - a pair of wandering wallabies have gone on a walkabout, after escaping from a North caravan park. Read
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Deportation move splits up family
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A pregnant woman and her two young children who have lived in Newcastle for five years won a last-minute reprieve from being sent back to Turkey, it emerged last night. Read
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Illegal sales cost £2,000
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Three takeaway shop owners in Blyth Valley have each been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £2,000 for making illegal sales. Read
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Abandoned camp sparks huge search
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A huge search of a remote North-East forest has failed to find any trace of campers who abandoned their tent and vanished. Read
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Our fashions `paid for by exploited workers', says charity
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Workers in Bangladesh are paid 5p an hour for making cheap, chic clothes destined for UK chains, a report today says. Read
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Hundreds homeless as tornado hits city
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Hundreds of people were homeless last night after a tornado brought devastation "like a horror movie" to north London. Read
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`We could have had deaths'
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Families standing on street corners, surveying the damage, said it could have been far worse. Read
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Penitent toy thief
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A thief who stole Christmas presents destined for children in hospital has seemingly seen the error of his ways after anonymously handing over a bag of 20 presents to the restaurant where the gifts were taken. Read
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Baby tragedy mum is still critically ill
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A woman was last night still in a critical condition after her unborn baby was killed in a car accident. Read
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Teenagers win sporting chance
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Football-loving teenagers were put on the spot yesterday when they were given the chance to interview their sporting heroes for a national competition. Read
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Times are a-changing
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Bob Dylan will play Metro Radio Arena next spring. Read
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Hit-and-run killer 'shows no remorse'
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A disqualified driver has admitted he killed a dinner lady and left two young girls seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash. Read
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Police seeking missing graduate find a body
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Police searching for a North-East librarian who vanished after a Cambridge University dinner 11 days ago found a body in a river last night. Read
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Children await results on tests
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Children at a North school are facing an anxious wait to see whether they are carrying a bug which can cause pneumonia. Read
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Two held over death
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A man who died after he was found unconscious in Gateshead was named yesterday as Thomas Stewart, aged 38, of Westminster Street in the town. Read
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Station brings whistles of admiration
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Volunteers who continued to work on a railway without any trains were rewarded for their faith yesterday. Read
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Bluebird 'will live and breathe again'
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
The daughter of Donald Campbell, who died in the Lake District trying to set a new water speed record, has launched a fundraising drive to find a permanent home for the wreckage of his boat. Read
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Children of courage
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
1 Keen sportsman Jordan Thompson, 14, of West Denton, Newcastle, diagnosed with acute myloblastic leukaemia, recently participated in the Teenage Cancer Trust event at The Sage Gateshead. Jordan received golf clubs as his gift. Read
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Lottery winner's pride in generous son
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A lottery winner, whose son has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, yesterday spoke of his pride after the 11-year-old received an award for his bravery. Read
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Award delight for brave heart Josie
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A vibrant teenager who has chosen not to have further cancer treatment, so she can enjoy the time she has left with her family, received an award for her bravery yesterday. Read
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Call for council tax cut
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A soldier's wife wants her council tax reduced because her husband is serving in Afghanistan, it emerged. Karen Riddy said husband Kieron spends six months at a time serving abroad, but she has to pay the full tax. She felt she should be allowed a reduction in her monthly bill on their Torquay home. Read
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Festive tomato crop
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A gardener in a coastal town said her outdoor tomato crop was still thriving because of the UK's unseasonal weather. Pamela Giles said it was possible that she would be harvesting the crop outside her home in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, on Christmas Day. "It's very strange," she said. Read
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Pig thrown over counter
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
A us man in West Point, Mississippi, has been fined nearly £150 after throwing a pig at a hotel receptionist. Kevin Pugh, 20, admitted breaching the peace by tossing a pig over the counter at the Holiday Inn Express. In a series of pranks, police also had reports of three other "animal throwings" the same night. Read
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Two trees `married'
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Two trees, that have grown around each other, have been married by Indian villagers in a bid to keep evil spirits at bay. More than 250 people attended the ceremony in English Bazaar, in West Bengal state, where priests chanted hymns and decorated the conjoined trunks of two 25-year-old trees with colourful cloth, streaks of vermilion and garlands. Read
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Prank leads to court
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
An office prank in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, backfired when the US prankster and victim both found themselves in court. James Koons had created a £500,000 winning lottery ticket and left it lying around at his workplace, where it was found by Brian Miller who tried to claim the prize. Miller was acquitted of making a false claim. Read
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Purl of a job
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
The world's biggest knitted Christmas tree is on show at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The 30ft tree was knitted by more than a thousand people between the ages of four and 100 years old. It was the brainchild of Alison Murray, from Bideford, Devon, who wanted to create something as a project to promote an interest in knitting. Read
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Public Diana hearings
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
The former senior judge overseeing the Diana inquest yesterday backed down over plans to hold the preliminary hearings in private. Lady Butler-Sloss has now decided to hold the meetings scheduled for early January in public. She has been persuaded to change her mind because of public interest in the case. Read
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Melanie Brown
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Melanie Brown has spoken out over her relationship with Eddie Murphy - saying she was "distressed" and "astonished" by his comments about her. The pregnant ex-Spice Girl was thought to believe that the couple were going to marry when she flew into Britain recently following their whirlwind romance. But she was stunned when the Hollywood star went on a TV show to tell the world their relationship was over, and questioned whether he was the father of her baby. Read
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Chiefs back Iraq rethink
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Tony Blair and George Bush last night indicated they would heed a US report calling for a major rethink of strategy in Iraq. Speaking at a joint press conference in Washington, President Bush accepted that a "new approach" was needed in the troubled country. Mr Blair also welcomed the Iraq Study Group report as offering a "strong way forward". Read
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Dads' prized prams
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
New dads are becoming just as attached to their baby's pram as to their car, often holding races with other fathers and cleaning their buggy every weekend, according to a new report. A survey of 350 men by Yellow Pages found almost a third chose a pram because of special features or for its handling. Read
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Obesity a timebomb
Dec 08 2006 | Today's News
Health experts are warning of an "obesity timebomb" after parts of Northumberland were ranked some of the unhealthiest in the North. Read
