Nov
2007
Articles from 2nd Nov 2007
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Lotto rapist case 'hinges on time'
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A WOMAN’S battle for compensation from so-called ‘Lotto Rapist’ Iorworth Hoare was taken to the House of Lords yesterday. Read
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Gazza makes it his goal to save flats
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle footballer Paul Gascoigne yesterday joined calls for Gateshead’s iconic Rocket tower block to be saved from demolition. Read
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Hundreds at funeral
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of mourners packed into a church on Tyneside yesterday to pay their last respects to a teenager killed in a hit-and-run accident. Read
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Keeping jobs is not top priority
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
THE new chairman of Northern Rock has warned jobs cannot be guaranteed as the bank heads towards an “increasingly likely” sale. Bryan Sanderson yesterday authorised the bank to send out information packs to any potential bidders. Read
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Drink led to drowning of 15-year-old
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A CORONER has issued a warning to teenage drinkers, after friends of a schoolboy who drowned relived their last evening together. Read
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Counting down to Christmas ...
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
CHRISTMAS has arrived in Newcastle city centre with the unveiling of Fenwick’s window display. The display, which has been held at the Northumberland Street store since 1971, this year features a range of festive model animals. Read
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Revival of crafts can enhance heritage
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
HOW the heritage of the North-East can help its people and economy is highlighted in a new study . Read
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Cellist Sergio lands leading role in youth music
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A SPANISH teenager who moved to Gateshead four years ago has landed one of the top roles in British youth music. Read
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101 fund cut angers pensioner groups
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
PENSIONER and community groups have hit out at a Government funding freeze for the experimental 101 non emergency line. Read
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Popular student killed
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular and hard-working student who was killed in a road accident while returning from a trip into his beloved Northumberland countryside. Read
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Waste gas is a powerful fuel
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A MASSIVE rubbish dump in Northumberland is proving to be a major source of power generation as more and more of the landfill gas it produces is turned into electricity. Read
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Decorations banned in fight against bugs
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
BANNING Christmas decorations on wards is the latest weapon in the fight hospital bug MRSA at a North hospital trust. Read
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Tyneside welcomes Illustrious back home
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A ROYAL Navy warship built on the River Tyne returned to the North-East yesterday. HMS Illustrious, a 22,500 tonne aircraft carrier, will be docked at the newly refurbished and renamed Northumbrian Quay in North Shields until Sunday. Read
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Increased education call on pregnancies
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
A NORTH professor last night called for increased sexual health education to prevent unwanted pregnancies, as a new report was published recommending easier access to abortions for women. Read
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North workers for NHS march
Nov 02 2007 | Today's News
MORE than 100 North health workers are to march in London this weekend to send a message to the Government that big business and the profit motive have no place in the NHS. Read
