Apr
2008
Articles from 14th Apr 2008
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Concerns at facelift plan for shops
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
RESIDENTS’ groups have voiced concerns over the proposed revamp of a rundown mini-shopping centre which serves one of the region’s most affluent communities. Read
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Can you reflect on your own success?
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
A PHOTOGRAPHIC competition aiming to find the best shots of the River Tyne is to return for a second year. Read
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No great rush for new council seats
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
ANEW council being established as part of the shake-up of local government in Northumberland will not require elections in more than half its wards due to a lack of candidates. Read
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Battle over landfill is taken to Brussels
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
ACAMPAIGNER is to take his 11-year battle to stop a former quarry site being used for landfill to the European Commission in Brussels. Read
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Trusts ‘failing’ the elderly
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
ATTEMPTS to end the postcode lottery over who gets continuing NHS healthcare have failed, according to figures obtained by the charity Age Concern. Read
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Climate change threat to wildlife
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
IMPACTS of climate change on the region’s coast will have major knock-on effects for a whole host of wildlife, a study by the National Trust will say today. Read
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North graduate killed in gap year tragedy
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
A DURHAM University graduate was last night named as one of five Britons who died when a gap year adventure turned to tragedy. Read
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Gallery curator’s nose for success
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
ART fans heading to a Sunderland art gallery later this month might not get much to see – but there will be plenty to smell. Read
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Family in road crash tragedy
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
THREE members of the same family were last night named as being among the victims of a fatal road accident in Cumbria. Read
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Ambulance staff face daily danger
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
AMBULANCE staff in the North East have told of the dangers they can face when they arrive at the scene of a violent incident and have to confront drunken thugs before the police arrive. Read
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Villagers pool energies
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
PEOPLE in a cluster of the North’s former mining villages are preparing to speak out against plans to build a 13-turbine wind farm. Read
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Locals help fashion gurus figure it out
Apr 14 2008 | Today's News
STYLE gurus Trinny and Susannah descended on Tyneside at the weekend in an attempt to unearth the truth about the British body. Read
