Nov
2007
Articles from 20th Nov 2007
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Rural area loses a devoted councillor
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
A POPULAR former mayor has died of cancer. Barry Pickering, who was mayor of Hexham in Northumberland for a two-year term that ended last May, died at home in the town on Saturday. Read
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A real gem of a find
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
A ROYAL Anglo-Saxon cemetery with some of the finest gold jewellery to be found in Britain has been discovered in the North-East. Read
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Scots offer hope on high-speed rail link
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
SCOTTISH transport chiefs could hold the key to bringing an ultra-high-speed Maglev rail system to the North-East. Read
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Cannabis gang are jailed for 27 years
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
A GROUP of Vietnamese nationals are beginning jail sentences totalling 27 years after cannabis farms across the North-East were raided. Read
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Chancellor may extend funding
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
ALISTAIR Darling yesterday signalled a crucial financial lifeline to Northern Rock could be extended as part of efforts to secure the best outcome for the bank and region. Read
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Drama on pitch and page
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
THE great debate is raging in the North-East as readers cast their votes in The Journal’s new series to find the region’s favourites. Read
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A day in the life of seaside village
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
TALENTED amateur photographers who captured a typical day in the life of a seaside village will see their inspiring work take pride of place in hundreds of homes. Read
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Soldier’s £25,000 payout
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
A SOLDIER has won thousands of pounds in a compensation payout from the Ministry of Defence after suffering an injury when he was told to “act like a psycho” during a training exercise in Northern Ireland. Read
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Probe into blaze at luxury hotel project
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
THE cause of a major blaze at an historic Newcastle building, which was being transformed into a luxury hotel, is to be investigated. Read
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Bombs gone but light is still shining
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
A COASTAL defence complex which protected a Northumberland port town during two world wars has become a beacon in the winter darkness during a spectacular, month-long lighting show. Read
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Feeding geese not for eating
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
CHRISTMAS is coming and the geese are getting fat. But the geese on two Northumberland farms will not be ending up on the dinner table. Read
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It’s the country’s coolest dessert
Nov 20 2007 | Today's News
CHEF Sean Wilkinson doesn’t just have a kitchen – he also has a laboratory. Now one of his lab experiments has paid off after his unique version of tea and toast – made with liquid nitrogen – was named Britain’s top dessert. Read
