Jun
2007
Articles from 2nd Jun 2007
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Looking forward to racing a legend
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Newcastle captain Christian Henry is looking forward to racing against Workington legend Carl Stonehewer in the opening heat of tonight's meeting at Derwent Park (tapes up at 7pm). Read
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What's hot
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Can you believe this outfit only costs £13.50? (excluding shoes). Read
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Reader holidays
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Glorious gardens of the Cotswolds Read
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Passport
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
More than 50,000 Britons are reckoned to scan holiday brochures each year - for medical treatment abroad. Read
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Guide to grumpy old women
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
How to find out whether you or someone you know is a Grumpy Old Woman Read
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Profile
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
As head of features at Liberty Bell, Judith Holder wrote and produced Grumpy Old Women for BBC TWO. Read
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Getting fit
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Detoxing Read
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Showbiz gossip
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
It Seems Robbie Williams has finally found his Angel in the Hollywood Hills. Read
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Retail therapy
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
* Holiday essentials are creeping into the spring ranges, worth grabbing now in case there's nothing left by the time summer comes! Read
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Holidays are a let-down for the grumpies
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The thought of white sandy beaches, coconut trees, blue sea and exotic climes builds up huge expectations as people head off for their annual summer holiday. Read
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Sorry over tax mix up
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A council apologised today after an "administrative error" resulted in hundreds of people wrongly being threatened with court action. Read
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Madeleine, Yeremi: A huge sense of loss
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The family of a missing Spanish boy wrote a tender note to Kate and Gerry McCann yesterday, urging them not to give up looking for Madeleine: "Your little one deserves to be back home." Read
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Communities make a lot more of their open space
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Communities and schools are forging ahead with projects to create and improve green spaces throughout the North-East. Read
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Fine local produce is part of the joy of visiting our region
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
There is increasing evidence that visitors to the North-East are seeking out local produce as part of the experience of coming to the region, says Frances Rowe - rural and environment manager at One NorthEast. Read
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Are your greens really that green?
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The cost of food is part of everybody's daily budget. But what about the carbon, or environmental price, of what we eat? Read
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UK Coal chief to return to USA
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A mining executive who was blamed for effectively ending the industry in the North-East has stepped down. Read
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Family say final farewell to Mark
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Family and friends gathered to pay their final tributes to a 16-year-old stabbed to death in the street. Read
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Eco-friendly plant given cold shoulder
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Plans to build a £2bn, environmentally-friendly power station on the site of a former generating plant in Northumberland were branded "unwelcome" by a local council leader yesterday. Read
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Miles of memories at vintage vehicle rally
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
If every boy's ambition is to drive a fire engine then Paul Pearson has made it a dream double. Read
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Statue of Tyne hero is restored
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A statue of the man who built a Tyneside town has been restored days before the 100th anniversary of his death. Read
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Weapon held to man's throat
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A pointed weapon was held to a man's throat when he was attacked by a group of robbers. Read
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We're free to do even more work
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Ihave always been someone who is prone to The Grass is always greener type thoughts, I know this because my mother always accused me of this when I was a child, and mothers - as we all know - are always right, about everything. Read
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It really could be you
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The Journal is today giving readers the chance to join an elite group of people in the North-East who have become National Lottery millionaires. Read
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Tragedy flight is probed
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A helicopter which smashed into a field killing two people had been stripped down and rebuilt just three months earlier, an inquiry has heard. Read
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Pals pedal 97 miles in saint's footsteps
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Two council colleagues have clocked up a £550 boost for St Oswald's Hospice after leaving their desks to complete a long-distance bike ride. Read
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Two arrested after man hurt in knife attack
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A man was taken to hospital yesterday after being stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife. Read
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Temple to set stage in tourism campaign
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A tourism plan will be launched next week at a Greek temple. Read
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Dirty tactics claim in row about flats
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Families fighting plans to put up three-storey blocks of flats next to their bungalow homes have accused a building company of employing `dirty tactics' after the planning row took a new twist. Read
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And, it's Rani over the water
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Our look back at the photography that has come out of The Journal's 175-year history continues this week with some amazing pictures of animals. Read -
Four-ball fact sheet
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Twenty four-ball matches will play four-ball better ball matchplay over 18 holes of the Hunting Course, Slaley Hall, Northumberland. Read
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Jump to it! This is a great idea
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Olympic gold medallist Jonathan Edwards has told of his support for the Prince's Trust. Read
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Plans are drawn up to save people's place
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Plans to save a threatened Newcastle community centre have been unveiled - to the relief of thousands of its loyal users. Read
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Lethargy may be a key clue
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Patients with a common thyroid condition are being urged by Newcastle University researchers to discuss hormone treatment with their doctor because it has been found to reduce tiredness and the risk of heart disease. Read
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Lesson for Brown from Tory rebels
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Prior to Tony Blair's announcement that he was giving up the Labour leadership and with it the job of Prime Minister, the opinion polls showed his party languishing up to 10 points behind the Tories. Read
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Benefits to be repaid
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A woman who fraudulently claimed benefits when she had more than £50,000 in savings was fined £1,000, with £200 costs, by North Tyneside magistrates and ordered to pay back the money. Read
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It's time for Disney down on the farm
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
So long as the weather holds, Alnwick young farmer Katie Drummond will be happy. Read
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Family tormented over colour of hair
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A ginger-haired family has hit out at trouble-makers who have forced them from their Newcastle homes three times and terrorised them in the street - all because they are redheads. Read
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Passport frees the way to fitness
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Gateshead Council is launching a `Summer Hearts' campaign to encourage residents to get active over the summer months. Read
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Road takes toll of reds
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Six red squirrels found dead on a North road in one week have sparked calls for warning signs to alert drivers. Read
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Photograph delivers powerful message
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
I would like thank your photographer Tim McGuinness for his excellent photograph (The Journal, May 26) of the Save Our Unspoiled Landscape (SOUL) anti-turbine blimp flying at Barmoor in Northumberland. Read
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Rail masts are needed to prevent tragedies
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
In January 1995, heavy rain caused a landslide on the Ais Gill line between Carlisle and Leeds. A train ran into the obstruction and was derailed. Read
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In my view
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
There is something positive about arriving back in the North-East. I have heard many people talk about the warm glow as they see Durham Cathedral or cross the River Tyne on the train back from London. Read
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Tyne-Wear night buses
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A new night bus service between Newcastle and Sunderland starts tonight. The Go North East Fab 56 runs via Gateshead, Wrekenton, Washington and Hylton Castle. Read
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Thief flooded flats when he stole his boiler
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A bungling thief who caused £60,000 worth of damage by ripping his own boiler off the wall to sell has escaped jail. Read
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Mum in star line-up for a top eco award
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
One is the former vice-president of the United States, an Oscar winner and the most publicly recognisable face of the campaign against climate change; the other is a respected author and journalist who is one of the best known environmental campaigners in Britain. Read
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Fund widens scope to help thousands
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The idea of establishing Northern Rock Foundation emerged in the 1990s in talks at the then building society about demutualisation. Read
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Celebrating the northern region
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Much of the money from the Northern Rock Foundation goes into developing people, but bricks and mortar are also funded by the charity. Read
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Rock wins friends with its Kielder star project
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
One project funded with Northern Rock cash this year is a new astronomy observatory at Kielder, Northumberland. Read
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A happy coincidence
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
When Northern Rock building society asked its members about becoming a bank in the 1990s, bosses promised to set up a new charity for the North-East. Read
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Demand for lollipops
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The hunt is on for more lollipop ladies or men in South Tyneside to help improve road safety. Read
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We promise to keep public in the picture
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Network Rail bosses promised yesterday to do more to consult local communities affected by a £1.2bn safety programme to erect giant communication masts next to railway lines. Read
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Weekend of celebrations for church's 175th birthday
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The Deputy Mayor of Sunderland opened a weekend of celebration at a 175-year-old Church yesterday. Read
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Bug hits 15 in hospital
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A hospital trust said yesterday that 15 people in its care had contracted the bug Clostridium difficile. Read
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Cleared Iraq war hero quits the Army
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A war hero cleared of abusing Iraqi civilians in custody has quit the Army over fears that he could face a fresh investigation, his wife said yesterday. Read
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Stores to listen to shoppers
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Two UK supermarket chains yesterday ruled out selling meat from animals fed on animal by-products if an EU-wide ban on the practice is lifted. Read
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Ofsted survey sparks outrage
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Parents expressed their anger yesterday after discovering that Ofsted is asking children as young as 10 personal questions about their home life. Read
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Family `buoyed' by hostage video
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
The family of missing BBC journalist Alan Johnston was "buoyed up" last night after seeing a video containing the first images of him since he was captured in Gaza City on March 12. Read
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Ashley in hospital visit to Shepherd
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Sports tycoon Mike Ashley visited Newcastle chairman Freddie Shepherd in hospital during his trip to Tyneside on Thursday, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Six are led from blaze
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Six people were led to safety after a fire broke out at a flat in County Durham yesterday. Read
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Marathon man Paul has world at his feet
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A father-of-four set off on a 750-mile charity run yesterday with his family's blessing. Read
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Police frisk pupils for knives
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Police frisked pupils for knives at a Newcastle school, it emerged yesterday. Read
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Wheelie bin fire spreads
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
A fire in a wheelie bin spread to the guttering of a house early hours yesterday. Read
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Academy schools 'increase divisions'
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Privately sponsored academy schools coming into being in the North-East could increase social segregation, a think tank warned yesterday. Read
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Can we have our crutches back?
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Patients at a North-East hospital haven't got a leg to stand on - because a clutch of crutches have never been returned. Read
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Crushed
Jun 02 2007 | Today's News
Environment chiefs yesterday stepped up their fight against fly-tipping by crushing a truck owned by a man who was paid just £30 to dump some carpets and a fridge-freezer. Read
