Jun
2008
Articles from 3rd Jun 2008
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Rogue scrapman puts hotel boss in court
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
A HOTELIER whose waste was fly-tipped after he gave it to a rogue scrapman was yesterday ordered to pay more than £1,300 by magistrates. Read
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Our regional identity 'is down to TV'
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
THE popular idea of a united North East is a media creation of only the last 50 years, it is claimed today. Read
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Thieves launch raids on farmers' stocks of diesel
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
ROCKETING thefts of farmers’ red diesel in the North East are being spurred by high prices at the pumps. Read
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Woman recovers in hospital after holiday attack
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
A YOUNG North East woman is recovering in hospital after she was discovered suffering from horrific injuries, naked and covered in blood on the steps of a Spanish apartment building. Read
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Freed boy raped pregnant teenager
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
A TEENAGER raped a woman who was four months pregnant the day after he was released from a young offenders’ centre because there were not enough places, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Sex man’s damages bid fails
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
ACONVICTED sex offender yesterday failed in his fight for damages against the police who raided his house to gather evidence. Read
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MP fears turbines wind of change
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
AN unelected quango could approve new wind farms across the region with residents having little say, it was last night claimed. Read
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Women sparked prehistoric attack
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
WOMEN are likely to have been the prize which sparked the massacre of a prehistoric community, North East research suggests. Read
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Council hits back over injustice claim
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
ACOUNCIL has hit back at an “unreasonable” Government report that accuses it of causing injustice through maladministration. Read
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Jail term of child killer is upheld
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
A RULING that North child killer Colin Bainbridge must spend at least 24 years behind bars was upheld yesterday in a High Court review. Read
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Joe keeps playing through the pain
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
PLAYING professional football is the dream of many a young boy. But while for many a lack of talent threatens to crush the fantasy early on, for Joe Hughes – for whom ability is no problem – cystic fibrosis (CF) has provided a potential barrier. Read
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Hotel checks in with flats plan
Jun 03 2008 | Today's News
A SEAFRONT hotel is set to be converted into flats. Gill Properties, based at the Park Hotel in Tynemouth, wants to turn the Esplanade Hotel in Whitley Bay into 14 apartments. Read
