Nov
2007
Articles from 5th Nov 2007
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Plans for homes may cost jobs
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
A CIVIC boss has warned that potential new jobs could be lost to housing after the government over-ruled a local decision to refuse plans for 250 houses on a contaminated former factory site. Read
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The crisis facing our armed forces
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
BRITAIN’S armed forces are facing a crisis, according to an influential report written by a North academic. Men and women fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq are being starved of resources, it warns. Read
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Find our son's killer
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
THE parents of a 16-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident made an emotional appeal yesterday for the driver to come forward. Read
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United bosses set to bring back anthem
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United chiefs are set to reinstall the fans’ favourite black-and-white anthem to St James’s Park after they changed their tune for Saturday’s match. Read
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Lucky pup winched to safety after 60ft fall
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
A PUPPY has been reunited with his family after falling 60ft off a cliff into the sea and surviving. Read
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Fireman dad rescues baby
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
AN OFF-DUTY fireman told yesterday how he saved his baby after a fire-work went through her bedroom window. Read
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Town plays a leading role in Northern lights festival
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
FIREWORKS night may be a one-off, but a lights festival will ensure the skies of Northumberland will still be lit with dramatic displays until Christmas. Read
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PO woman hurt in struggle with raider
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
A VILLAGE post-mistress bravely foiled a suspected armed robber by throwing a cup of tea at him, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Home win for young footballers
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
JUNIOR players at a Northumberland town’s football club are close to seeing the dream of having their own pitches and training area become reality. Read
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Region gears up to celebrate shopping
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
MORE than 3,000 people are expected to arrive in the region today as the retail giants of the North-East prepare for its first ever shopping festival. Read
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To the manor bought
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
WE all know that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but someone will soon have the chance to officially be the lord of their own Northumbrian manor. Read
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How Jelly made a B-boy novice's head spin
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
SOMETIMES I question why I ever got into journalism. Having endured a lesson in Irish dancing for the sake of my profession some weeks ago, I foolishly assumed my trainee initiation period had lapsed and I was “one of the team”. Read
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Quango accused of wind farms inertia
Nov 05 2007 | Today's News
RURAL campaigners have accused a Government quango of encouraging “the industrialisation of the countryside” after failing to stand up to wind-farm developers. Read
