Jan
2008
Articles from 14th Jan 2008
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Mountain walker plunges 1,600ft to his death
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A GATESHEAD man has fallen 1,600ft to his death while walking in the Lake District. David Thomas Burke, 41, of North View, Clara Vale, near Ryton, was blown off Striding Edge ridge on Helvellyn, by strong winds on Saturday afternoon. Read
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Red Cap families’ new hope for justice
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
THE parents of North soldiers murdered in Iraq yesterday spoke of a renewed hope that their killers will be brought to justice nearly five years on from their deaths. Read
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Murdered teen phone bill shock
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
THE family of a murdered girl have been threatened with court action over her mobile phone bill. Read
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GP tries for MP on health ticket
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A FAMILY doctor from Northumberland is planning to become an MP in a bid to “save” the National Health Service in the area. Read
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Brown is in support of donor campaign
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
SUCCESS is in sight for The Journal’s Legacy of Life campaign after Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave his support to a policy of “presumed consent” on organ donations. Read
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Haircut brings joy to cancer survivor
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A FIVE-year-old who has survived three forms of cancer in her short life has celebrated in unusual style. Read
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Beach ban for dogs is under fire
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A BLANKET ban on dog lovers being allowed to exercise their pets on a newly-created Northumberland beach could be given the go-ahead this week – despite growing opposition. Read
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It’s party time for Polish expatriates
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
MEMBERS of the Polish expat community came together on Tyneside yesterday to celebrate their country’s equivalent of Red Nose Day. Read
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Partnership plan to beat falling rolls
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A HIGH school is hoping to join with two nearby schools to ease the problems caused by falling pupil numbers. Read
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School bus rules divide rural family
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A MOTHER is having to drive in a bizarre convoy behind her children’s school bus after two of them were allowed free transport and the other two weren’t. Read
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Private ‘sale is still in frame’
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock bosses last night insisted they were still working towards a private sale of the bank, despite mounting speculation that the bank would be nationalised. Read
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Biker survives after plunge from quay
Jan 14 2008 | Today's News
A FEMALE biker had a lucky escape from injury yesterday when her machine plunged off a harbour wall and almost ended up in a river. Read
