May
2008
Articles from 23rd May 2008
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Hospital gunman drama
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A GUNMAN who opened fire in an emergency ward has been bailed. Armed police were called to Sunderland Royal Hospital after the early evening incident when the man fired at a wall. Read
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One punch ended devoted father's life
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A DEVOTED father died after being felled with a single punch in an early-hours street confrontation with two former soldiers, a court heard yesterday. Read
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£5m programme to tackle knife crime
May 23 2008 | Today's News
THE campaign against the scourge of knife crime in the North East could be boosted by a £5m Government programme, The Journal can reveal. Read
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Teenager gets life for murder
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A TEENAGER who stabbed his sister's former partner to death through the window of a transit van has been locked up for life. Read
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Developer tees up golf hotel complex
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND town could have a new luxury hotel with accompanying golfing facilities. Read
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Storms affect water quality
May 23 2008 | Today's News
LAST summer’s bad weather caused a record drop in the number of UK beaches receiving top ratings for water quality, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has revealed. Read
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Supermodel so at home on the Tyne
May 23 2008 | Today's News
SUPERMODEL Elle Macpherson jetted into Tyneside yesterday and immediately felt at home. Posing for photographers against the iconic backdrop of the Tyne Bridge, the Australian model turned businesswoman said she enjoyed the echoes of home. Read
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Judge speaks out after trial of death driver, 18
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A JUDGE yesterday warned of the dangers of inexperienced young drivers showing off as an 18-year-old was locked up for killing a friend in a high-speed smash. Read
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From unhealthiest to ‘world-class care’
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A PLAN to transform the North from the unhealthiest place in the country to the home of a world-class health system in 10 years was unveiled yesterday. Read
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Bats help measure state of UK wildlife
May 23 2008 | Today's News
DATA on scores of bat roosts in the North East will be used to measure the health of the UK’s wildlife. Read
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Another question mark on carbon
May 23 2008 | Today's News
CARBON-REDUCING measures for a £2bn coal-fired power station planned in Northumberland have been called into question by another leading environmental organisation. Read
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Head count error costs region dearly
May 23 2008 | Today's News
NORTH East councils are losing out on millions of pounds in public funding because of “inadequate” official statistics on the region’s population, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Juror fined for contempt
May 23 2008 | Today's News
A JUROR who falsely blamed his sudden disappearance during a trial on a family crisis narrowly escaped a jail term yesterday. Read
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Team up to help revival of river
May 23 2008 | Today's News
COMMUNITIES alongside a river which once had some of the most polluted stretches of waterway in Britain are being given the chance to join in the push for its revival. Read
