Apr
2008
Articles from 21st Apr 2008
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Offering a bigger menu to readers
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
MORE than 60 local produce retailers and suppliers have signed-up to exhibit at what promises to be the gastronomic extravaganza of the year. Read
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New criticism for wind farm row council
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
PLANNERS at the centre of a battle over a number of major wind farm applications have come under fire in an official inspection. Read
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Road race won’t get up and running
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
FAINT hopes that Britain’s oldest-established road race could be resurrected on its traditional North East route appear to have been dashed for good. Read
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Attacked just yards from police station
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
A TEENAGER was in a critical condition in hospital last night after being attacked in a Northumberland market town just yards from a police station. Read
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Judges reject bungalow plan
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND villager who claimed her privacy would be shattered if neighbours build a bungalow in their garden has won her fight to block their plans. Read
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Speed limit cut is likely
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
THE speed limit through a County Durham village is likely be cut in a bid to improve road safety – although police say the restriction would be hard to enforce. Read
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Wages fail to keep up with rising bills
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
FAMILIES in the North East are struggling to keep up with rising bills as wages fall behind living costs, experts have warned. Read
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Premature Paige wins fight for life
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
THIS weekend Tracy Ridley should have been giving birth to her second child. But instead her daughter Paige is three months old, having been born prematurely on January 17. Read
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Drivers face longer hold ups on the A1
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
MOTORISTS face increased delays on some of the North’s busiest routes despite more than £800m in Government transport spending. Read
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Boycott urged in Haltwhistle store parking row
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
PLANS for a £2m library and community centre in a Northumberland town have been thrown into doubt after supermarket chiefs refused to allow scaffolding in their car park. Read
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Huge numbers live on benefits
Apr 21 2008 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of people across the region have been claiming benefits for more than two years, figures released today will show. Read
