Oct
2007
Articles from 19th Oct 2007
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University is top of the class
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
THE high flyers of the region’s property industry gathered in Newcastle last night to see Northumbria University’s striking new City Campus East named as The Journal’s North-East Landmark of the Year. Read
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Ant and Dec suffer phone-in blunders
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
ANT and Dec’s flagship ITV1 show was among a number of programmes that suffered a string of phone-in blunders caused by a “serious cultural failure” within the company, chairman Michael Grade said yesterday. Read
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Disgust as shop sells gollies
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
GOLLIES sold in a North-East high street have sparked a race row. Cards ’n Candy, a greetings card and toy shop in Gateshead High Street, displays the controversial children’s toy in the front window. Read
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‘William’s fun, but why support Villa?’
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
PRINCE William showed off his footballing skills yesterday in a kickabout with youngsters on his visit to a sports development project in Newcastle. Read
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Metro line hole will cause severe delays
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
COMMUTERS face weeks of travel chaos after a hole appeared beside a busy Metro track. Trains were suspended between Benton and Shiremoor when the track suffered serious subsidence. Read
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NHS says no to aid for dying woman
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
A MOTHER with terminal cancer has launched a battle to raise £25,000 to pay for drugs that could win her extra, precious years with her little girl. Read
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£50,000 nursing costs refunded
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
A NORTH family who sold their elderly mother’s home to finance her care yesterday told how they won a refund of her £50,000 nursing fees. Read
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1,000 fans cast vote for anthem's return
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
MORE than 1,000 fans have now cast their votes for Newcastle United to use the tune Going Home, the theme from the film Local Hero, as their official NUFC anthem. Read
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One place Jonny is always assured of a quiet drink
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
IF Jonny Wilkinson is looking for the perfect drop after this weekend’s Rugby World Cup final, he knows where to go. Read
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Race row scientist to visit Life centre
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
A SCIENTIST who this week claimed that black people are less intelligent than whites is still to speak at Newcastle’s Centre for Life despite his controversial comments. Read
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Schools ‘fail on basics’
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
SCHOOLS in the North-East are failing to provide pupils with basic maths and English skills, it was said last night. Read
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Drunken error led to teenager’s death
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
A TEENAGER killed when he tried to cross a main road on his way home was extremely drunk at the time of the accident, an inquest heard yesterday. Read
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Boxing club is down but not out
Oct 19 2007 | Today's News
VOLUNTEERS are working round the clock to help a fire-hit boxing club get up off the canvas following a potentially knockout blow. Read
