Oct
2007
Articles from 6th Oct 2007
-
New twist in ships battle
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
COUNCILLORS have deferred a decision on a controversial planning application that could decide whether so-called US “ghost ships” can be scrapped in Britain. Read
-
Josie’s bravery lives on
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
MANY readers will remember Josie and followed her in The Journal from the first story about her Brave Heart Award last November up to her death in February 2007. Read
-
Binge drink killed my boy
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
THE mother of a popular schoolboy who drowned in a flooded quarry after a night drinking has sent a stark warning to other parents after blaming the teenage booze culture for his death. Read
-
Westwood hits town
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
WAGS and followers of fashion stepped out in style last night to welcome the first standalone designer shop in the North-East. Read
-
Support for Rock forces City re-think
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
THE campaign to save Northern Rock has forced City investors into a rethink over the bank’s future, a financial expert said yesterday. Read
-
North-South divide starting to narrow
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
JOBS, wages and house prices in the North are growing faster than the rest of the UK – but the region remains “significantly behind” the South overall. Read
-
Giant leap of faith for cancer victim’s family
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
TWO generations of a six-year-old leukaemia sufferer’s family are taking a dare devil leap to raise funds for charity. Read
-
Slow start to Tyne's 'flat pack' revolution
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
THEY are heralded as the homes of the future and a lifeline to first-time buyers keen to climb on to the property ladder. Read
-
Taxi war goes to high court
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
A TAXI war between two North-East councils is heading for the High Court. Newcastle and Berwick councils are due to go before judges in December as they seek a ruling over where taxi drivers from the Northumberland town can operate. Read
-
Strangler boyfriend given life
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
A MAN from Sunderland who killed his former girlfriend by strangling her with his belt has been jailed for life. Read
-
Your views of the North
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
REGULAR readers of The Journal have been enjoying the skills of our photographers for much of our 175-year history. Read
-
Family's joy as Lewis is declared cancer free
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
A SCHOOLBOY from Tyneside has been declared cancer free after enduring over two years of chemotherapy to beat a rare form of the disease. Read
-
Business could be Humming soon
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
HUGE vehicles that are a favourite accessory of the rich and famous will be arriving in the North-East this weekend. Read
-
Let’s hope we all get a little more time
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
IN the long history of British political conferences, seldom has a party leader faced a more difficult task than the one faced by Tory leader David Cameron this week in Blackpool. Read
-
Cancer drug trial appeal
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
THE family of a cancer drug campaigner who enjoyed two extra years with his family thanks to treatment with Alimta is urging people to volunteer for a Newcastle-based study into the drug. Read
-
Partnerships work to improve region’s health
Oct 06 2007 | Today's News
HEALTH in the North-East is being improved by ‘partnership’ working, according to new research by the Audit Commission. Read
