May
2008
Articles from 6th May 2008
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Newcastle’s BID to be best in Europe
May 06 2008 | Today's News
Businesses in Newcastle are being asked to consider a radical proposal to transform the way they fund city centre improvements – increasing their rates bills in a bid to bring more trade to the city. Regional affairs correspondent Adrian Pearson looks at the issue involved. Read
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NHS refuse to fund drug treatment for mother
May 06 2008 | Today's News
A TERMINALLY ill mother is facing an agonising wait for the third time as she fights for life-enhancing treatment rejected by health chiefs. Read
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Thousands of uninsured drivers are risking lives
May 06 2008 | Today's News
MOTORISTS’ lives are being put at risk by an estimated 40,000 uninsured cars on North East roads, it was revealed last night. Read
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North’s poor record on child asthma
May 06 2008 | Today's News
HOSPITAL admissions for childhood asthma in the North East are among the highest in the country, campaigners will say today. Read
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Petrol forecourt must tone down
May 06 2008 | Today's News
IN a traditional market town which prides itself on historic buildings and subdued architecture, it was always likely to cause a stir. Read
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Compliments of chef to farmers
May 06 2008 | Today's News
THE popularity of locally produced food will be reflected in this year’s Northumberland County Show. In the past, most sponsorship at the agricultural show has been provided by feed merchants and farm suppliers, but this year new businesses have come on board. Read
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A new Paige in family’s history
May 06 2008 | Today's News
A BABY born three months early was allowed home for the first time yesterday after intensive treatment in hospital. Tiny Paige Surtees weighed just two pounds when she was born in January, having been due in April. Read
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Soldier returns to front line - despite losing leg
May 06 2008 | Today's News
A COMMANDO from the North East who lost his leg in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan will return to active duty, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Read
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Start collecting – and help your school
May 06 2008 | Today's News
SCHOOLS in the North East are being invited to compete for a share of £15,000 in a competition run by The Journal. Read
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Talks to begin soon on power-sharing
May 06 2008 | Today's News
POLITICAL parties on Northumberland’s new super-council have chosen their leadership teams to begin talks on a coalition administration that will run the hung authority. Read
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Farmer triumphant in North Pole race
May 06 2008 | Today's News
A FARMER from Northumberland has triumphed in a 350-mile race to the North Pole. Jamie Wood, 28, of Prendwick Farm in Whittingham, near Alnwick, took part in the Polar Challenge, a team race in the Arctic to the 1996 location of the Magnetic North Pole and beyond. Read
