Mar
2008
Articles from 12th Mar 2008
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Budget: the highlights
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
CHANCELLOR Alastair Darling said that Britain is better placed than other economies to withstand the economic slowdown. He stressed that growth and low inflation will be maintained, as the economy has expanded for a record 10 years. Read
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Awards will fly flag for local food
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
A MAJOR competition has been launched to reward businesses between Berwick and Rothbury which champion local food. Read
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Officer honoured after armed siege
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
A POLICE officer who risked his life in a dramatic stand-off in Northumberland was last night honoured for his bravery. Read
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Alan Shearer reflects on life-changing trip to Uganda
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
IN January, Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer flew to Uganda, in East Africa, with a team from the BBC’s Sport Relief. Read
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County aims to build on Potter
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
HARRY Potter, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Elizabeth and Ivanhoe have already been shot in Northumberland. Read
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Business owner killed in roof fall
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a North businessman who died after falling 30ft from the roof of his home. Read
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What if the Magpies were Robins instead?
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
IT’S enough to make long-suffering Newcastle United fans see red. According to research by Durham University experts, if the club had adopted a red strip, they would probably have enjoyed greater success over the years. Read
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Mourners bid farewell to Right Rev Kevin Dunn
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
AROUND 800 mourners crowded into St Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle yesterday to bid a final farewell to the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. Read
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Northern Rock ‘may aid public finances’
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock could actually improve the public finances rather than dent them, according to experts. Read
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Store plans to limit time in its car park
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
A SUPERMARKET which wants to expand would impose a time limit on parking to help deal with extra traffic. Read
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Trusts miss targets for reducing MRSA
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
ALL hospital trusts across the North East except one look set to fail government targets to halve cases of superbug MRSA as the imminent deadline looms. Read
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Extra cash on way for probation
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
PROBATION chiefs are to be handed more Government cash to cope with growing demands for services. Read
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Raider jailed for knife attack on ex-girlfriend’s new partner
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
A RAIDER who burgled his former girlfriend’s home returned and launched a frenzied knife attack on her new partner, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Victory at long last for redundant coal miners
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of miners will finally receive compensation pay-outs of up to £7,000 that they were first promised almost two years ago. Read
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Family affair in giving up
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
HUSBAND and wife Guy and Karen Forrest made quitting cigarettes a joint effort. Read
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Message to Chancellor from region on tobacco
Mar 12 2008 | Today's News
SMOKE-FREE campaigners are calling on Chancellor Alistair Darling to raise tobacco taxes in today’s Budget to protect the health of the region. Read
