May
2008
Articles from 22nd May 2008
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Lawyer’s rare breed love
May 22 2008 | Today's News
A HIGH-FLYING lawyer will indulge his passion for farming at Monday’s Northumberland County Show. John Pennie, head of the insolvency and corporate recovery group at Newcastle-based law firm Dickinson Dees, keeps Northumberland Longhorns – a particularly rare breed of cattle. Read
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Romantic holiday ruined by tragedy
May 22 2008 | Today's News
A WOMAN died in the arms of her North East-born fiance less than an hour after he proposed to her on the holiday island of Cyprus. Read
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Wall has place in Neil’s heart
May 22 2008 | Today's News
HISTORY expert and television presenter Neil Oliver is well- known for skirting the coastline of Britain in the television series Coast, but in a programme tonight he chooses somewhere further inland as his top historical location. Read
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Double target for school
May 22 2008 | Today's News
MORE books and more space for pupils to read them are two of the objectives for a Northumberland school taking part in a £15,000 competition. Read
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Move 10,000 jobs North and save £78m
May 22 2008 | Today's News
THE Government could save £78m a year by moving 10,000 jobs from London to the North East, a report will say today. Read
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Political full house fury
May 22 2008 | Today's News
NEW rulers at Northumberland County Hall have been accused of ignoring the electorate after making a clean sweep of top positions, despite being a minority administration. Read
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Door is closed on affordable homes
May 22 2008 | Today's News
TARGETS for affordable housing in parts of Northumberland may have to be abandoned after a High Court judge ruled that property in the area is already “as cheap as chips”. Read
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Riverside building site receives boost
May 22 2008 | Today's News
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a riverside development have been given a boost by the withdrawal of an objection by the Environment Agency. Read
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Parents facing jail over girl’s truancy
May 22 2008 | Today's News
A COUPLE have received a suspended jail sentence for allowing their daughter to play truant for more than two-thirds of a school year. Read
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Planning chief attacks own department
May 22 2008 | Today's News
A COUNCIL planning chief is challenging his own authority – because he says they have taken too long to make a decision on his personal planning application. Read
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Tributes pour in for Hayley while sister seeks justice
May 22 2008 | Today's News
THE sister of a 16-year-old girl killed when she was knocked over by a police car has vowed to see that justice is done in her name. Read
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Tributes to footballer and union boss
May 22 2008 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to former union leader Lord Tom Burlison, who died yesterday, aged 71. The Labour peer, who was discovered in his Gateshead apartment, had been deputy general secretary of the GMB, following three years as regional secretary. Read
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Curlew’s call is being silenced
May 22 2008 | Today's News
A BIRD that used to embody the spirit of the North’s uplands has been placed on the danger list. Read
