Apr
2008
Articles from 29th Apr 2008
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Wildlife and heritage by charter trip
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
A TRAVEL company in the North East has launched a series of themed coach trips centred on the region’s rich wildlife and film heritage. Read
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Gunners return home to heroes' welcome
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
BRAVE soldiers last night returned home from a tour of Afghanistan to embrace their loved ones for the first time in six months. Read
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City wants to expel sex addict sponsor of academy
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
EDUCATION bosses in Newcastle last night moved to force disgraced Tory millionaire Lord Laidlaw to end his involvement in the city’s first academy. Read
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Lecturer swindled student’s £15,000
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
A UNIVERSITY lecturer is behind bars after swindling one of his students out of £15,000 in a sophisticated investment scam. Read
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North defence jobs on line
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
THE North East’s defence industry could be hit by delays or cuts to major equipment programmes because of a budget crisis at the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Church wins battle for events' licence
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND church has won a battle with neighbours over its bid for an entertainments licence which provoked fears of excessive noise. Read
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Cooked tomatoes are the key to cure wrinkles
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
EATING pizza topped with tomato paste can help prevent sunburn and premature wrinkles, new research suggests. A study by researchers at Newcastle and Manchester universities found that volunteers who ate helpings of ordinary tomato paste over a 12-week period developed skin that was 33% more protected against sunlight than another group who were not given tomato paste. Read
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Refugees in unfit homes, says group
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
REFUGEES and asylum seekers from some of the world’s most notorious troublespots are being exploited once they reach the North East, campaigners say. Read
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Beamish appoints new boss
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
BEAMISH Museum has appointed a new boss – eight months after the last one resigned suddenly. Read
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MPs back pleas for extra bank holiday
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
HARD working Britons deserve another annual bank holiday and ministers should introduce one as soon as possible, say North MPs and trade unions. Read
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Special charter in bid to reopen service to town
Apr 29 2008 | Today's News
A FORMER pit town in Northumberland will welcome its first passenger trains for 40 years when a long-running campaign to reopen a lost railway line is stepped up. Read
