Articles...
Oct 15 2007
SHAREHOLDERS at Northern Rock could be left with nothing – even if one of the three parties reported to be interested in the bank can secure a deal....
Oct 15 2007
AN audacious bid is being made to make the North the centre of a second coal revolution. A start could be made with the next five years on tapping into an energy bonanza from the vast coal reserves still buried beneath the North-East....
Oct 15 2007
THOUSANDS flocked to St James’s Park yesterday to watch some of the region’s favourite sporting stars take to the pitch again in aid of youngsters across the North-East....
Oct 15 2007
FRESH pleas were made last night for improved Government funding after new figures showed that spending in Northumberland on protecting public transport services is the second lowest in the country....
Oct 15 2007
TAX changes announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling could devastate the region’s economy, business leaders in the North will say today....
Oct 15 2007
THE North-East is the worst place in the country for people being admitted to hospital for drink-related injuries, according to new figures....
Oct 15 2007
THE mother of a North teenager who suffered a brain haemorrhage that left him in a wheelchair for two years has welcomed a new project aimed at offering support to young people who have suffered brain injuries....
Oct 15 2007
A DRIVE has begun to make magistrates in the North-East more representative of their communities....
Oct 15 2007
PROTESTS have been launched over the threat to a number of homes for vulnerable people in the North. North Tyneside Council is proposing to close Meadway House in Forest Hall, Annitsford House in Annitsford and Dorset House in Wallsend....
Oct 15 2007
NEWCASTLE United supporters have been divided over the club’s controversial decision to ditch iconic anthem Local Hero this season as the teams run out on to the pitch at St James’s Park....
