Jan
2008
Articles from 15th Jan 2008
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Sex girl deaths trial is opened
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A JURY has been selected to hear the trial of a former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes, including one from the North-East. Read
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Someone must be to blame - mother
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A REGISTERED childminder failed to get help for an obviously injured girl in her care. Kavita Kohli had charge of two-year-old Emily Berry when she suffered extensive bruising to her face and body and a trapped ligament in her arm, Newcastle Crown Court heard yesterday. Read
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Unison calls for more cleaners
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A HEALTH union is calling for urgent meetings with Ministers to start a recruitment drive for NHS cleaners. Read
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Plunge climber ‘well equipped’
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A MOUNTAINEER who fell 750ft from a North peak was an experienced climber who had scaled the heights many times before, it emerged last night. Read
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Rock staff protest about job security
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
PRESSURE is mounting on the Government to explain what job security is available to thousands of Northern Rock employees. Read
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New director for Woodhorn
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
MORE than a thousand years separate the two biggest steps in Keith Merrin’s career. For six years Keith, 38, was director of Bede’s World in Jarrow which is devoted to the life and influence of the Venerable Bede in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries. Read
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Michelle’s high life in bath
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
TOURISM officials have splashed out in their latest bid to attract visitors to Cumbria. Restaurant manager Michelle Blignault set a new record for the world’s highest luxury bath 2,000ft up Fleetwood Pike in the Lake District. Read
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Research into effect of foods on autism
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
SCIENTISTS in the region are investigating whether diet has any effect on the behaviour of children with autism. Read
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Early date for school in Park
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
PLANS for a new first school on one of the North’s most upmarket housing estates will be pushed through ahead of schedule to help attract new residents and businesses, developers said yesterday. Read
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North project to help mums
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
TEENAGE mothers across the country are set to benefit from a North-East project giving advice to new mums and dads after its success across the region. Read
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Centre an ‘example to rest of country’
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A NEWCASTLE specialist centre for blind and partially sighted people was declared an example to the rest of the country by David Blunkett yesterday. Read
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Woodland to reclaim area after trust deal
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A DEAL to create the Woodland Trust’s biggest holding in the North of England has now been completed. As revealed in The Journal this month, the plan involves a major extension to Elemore Woods on the County Durham and Sunderland border. Read
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Police driving expert caught at 118mph
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
THE former head of a police driving school has been banned from the roads after being caught speeding at 118mph. Read
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Bridge safety slated
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A LEADING engineer last night criticised the safety of a bridge where a pick-up truck ploughed through safety barriers and plunged 70ft. Read
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County council ends pursuit of mum-to-be
Jan 15 2008 | Today's News
A PREGNANT Northumberland woman who has fled the country to have her baby no longer has to answer to social services in the county. Read
