Jun
2008
Articles from 21st Jun 2008
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Ambulance worker loses tribunal claim
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
AN AMBULANCE worker who claimed he was sacked because he was stressed has lost a tribunal claim against his bosses. Read
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Orchid colony discovered in grass verge
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
THERE was a totally unexpected buzz for plant and insect expert Dr Mark O’Neill when he called at an electronics store at a major Tyneside shopping complex. Read
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Dan tackles fatal cancer head-on
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
SCHOOLBOY Dan Squires last night told how being diagnosed with terminal cancer last November sparked a bid to cram a lifetime of incredible memories into just seven months. Read
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Gang attack on friends
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
POLICE are hunting a gang who carried out a vicious attack on two men as they walked home through a village. The outbreak of violence erupted at around 11pm on May 30 but some of the details have only just emerged as one of the victims has been abroad. Read
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Call for police independence
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
ANORTH police chief last night said forces which perform well should be given “foundation” status to allow them more independence. Read
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Elderly cyclist killed in collision with car
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
AN ELDERLY cyclist died when his bike collided with a car driven by a female pensioner yesterday morning. Read
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Jailed for child sex images
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
THE owner of a popular market town bookshop was behind bars last night for owning and distributing thousands of indecent images of children. Read
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Three-year-old Ben killed in farm show tragedy
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
THE family of a three-year-old from the North East who died in an accident at a Scottish agricultural show were last night trying to come to terms with their loss. Read
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Garden tribute to Gillian
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
A NATURE garden in memory of a much-loved teacher has been opened at a North school. Gillian Henderson had taught at St Mark’s RC Primary School, Westerhope, Newcastle, for 23 years before her sudden death in April. Read
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Teenage Para is laid to rest
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
MORE than 1,000 people came together yesterday to pay their respects to a teenage soldier killed in Afghanistan. Read
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Brown’s nerve fails him
Jun 21 2008 | Today's News
THIS Friday, June 27, Gordon Brown will mark what, in usual circumstances, would be a significant political milestone – the first anniversary of his succession to the premiership. Read
