Mar
2008
Articles from 15th Mar 2008
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Cancer-hit Sophie sent death threats by girl aged nine
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
A NINE-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl sent internet death threats to a young cancer patient after reading her online diary, it emerged last night. Read
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Hundreds expected at Prudhoe main street meeting
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of people are expected to turn up to a meeting that is being held to decide the future of a Northumberland town’s main street. Read
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Headline act by Lisa to aid cancer work
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
A NEWCASTLE University scientist whose family has been touched by cancer held a hair-raising stunt to raise money for charity. Read
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Brown calls for better links to Scotland
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
MINISTER for the North East Nick Brown called for better links between the region and Scotland as he launched the 2008 tourist season yesterday. Read
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Future secure for The Journal Tyne Theatre
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
THE potential for thousands of pounds of investment in one of Newcastle’s most important cultural buildings was assured yesterday after The Journal Tyne Theatre and Opera House was handed over to a preservation trust. Read
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Cancer patients get local service
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
PATIENTS can now undergo life-saving cancer treatment close to their homes, cutting travelling time and helping their recovery. Read
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‘Boring’ Budget could be a winner
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
HAVING sat through every one of New Labour’s Budgets – latterly via the telly rather than live in the Commons Chamber – I have no hesitation in declaring this year’s the most boring of the lot. Read
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Making a big splash down the decades
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
A GROUP of primary school children will be the first swimmers to try out the region’s newest swimming pool on Monday. Read
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Putting trust in taste of region can offer
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
YOU’VE read about The Journal Taste North East England Campaign – now you can eat it too. Read
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Rock increases charity spend
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
THE Northern Rock Foundation is to increase its charity spending by £4m, it was revealed yesterday. It had been expected that the charitable foundation would announce grants of £7m to organisations in the North East this year. Read
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Outrage in academic world at fake degrees sold online
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
FAKE degrees from the North-East’s top universities are on offer for less than £40 a time. The bogus certificates, printed on parchment, carry replicas of university crests and embossed seals. Read
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Tyne rebirth ‘is down to Mrs T’
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
THE Conservative Party last night provoked fury among North East Labour politicians by claiming Newcastle’s impressive record as a thriving city of culture was all down to Margaret Thatcher. Read
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Shearer crosses finish line tired but triumphant
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
FOOTBALL legend Alan Shearer cycled to victory last night, raising more than £370,000 for charity. Read
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Disappointment at lack of high speed rail links
Mar 15 2008 | Today's News
The Journal’s reports on the campaign for high speed rail links from the North East have disappointed reader Michael Bell. He questions our ambition and here outlines his vision for the railways and the region. Read
