Jun
2008
Articles from 13th Jun 2008
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Council takes comic approach to cutting car crime
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
WITTY one-liners and songs from a comedian are being used to help prevent car crime in Sunderland. Read
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MPs call for a fair share for the North
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
MINISTERS were today condemned for focusing cash on mega-transport schemes in London while ignoring the North East and hindering economic growth. Read
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Boy wins his battle against pneumonia
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
THE mother of a boy who had a potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia last night urged people to donate to the Puffin Appeal. Read
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GP ‘super-clinics’ health warning
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
NORTH East health chiefs yesterday insisted proposals for new health centres would improve patient care amid claims they will result in local GP practices closing. Read
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Husband and wife brought closer by buffet row
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
A BRIDE forced to walk down the aisle with a black eye last night opened her wedding album to The Journal. Read
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Town honours famous Suffragette Emily Davison
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
RELATIVES of famed women’s rights campaigner Emily Davison gathered in Northumberland yesterday to celebrate the conclusion of a 15-year project to restore her final resting place. Read
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Bid to stop Holy Island causeway madness
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
A WALL OF shame displaying pictures of foolish drivers who have become stranded on the Holy Island causeway at Lindisfarne is to be installed on the site. Read
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Gridlock alert on new Tyne Tunnel
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
THE benefits of opening the new Tyne Tunnel could be lost unless the Highways Agency agrees to bring forward an essential upgrading of the Silverlink roundabout. Read
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Ken beats odds on 140-mile ride
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
FOR MOST people, a gruelling 140-mile coast-to-coast cycle ride represents a mammoth task. But when Ken Clasper got in the saddle, he was faced with an altogether more daunting problem. Read
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Parents blame defence chiefs for son's submarine death
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
THE parents of a North submariner killed in an explosion at sea yesterday called for the prosecution of defence chiefs over their “scant regard” for his safety. Read
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Minister’s defence enrages teachers
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
SCHOOLS Minister Ed Balls was slated by North teachers last night after he defended Government plans which could see the closure of schools deemed to be under-performing on GCSE marks. Read
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Memorial ball for student
Jun 13 2008 | Today's News
A FUND has been launched in memory of a Newcastle student and budding journalist killed in a car accident while volunteering in Sierra Leone. Read
