Jun
2008
Articles from 24th Jun 2008
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Go-ahead for town revamp
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
ACONTROVERSIAL multi-million-pound plan to redevelop the centre of a Northumberland town has been given the green light. Read
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Student engineers heading for Silverstone
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
ENGINEERING students from Newcastle University yesterday unveiled a racing car set to compete in an international competition at Silverstone next month. Read
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Northern Rock boss ready to hand over the reins
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
THE man appointed to run nationalised Northern Rock is already preparing to hand over day-to-day control of the bank. Read
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£100m children’s centre for North
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
PLANS to build one of the country’s largest dedicated children’s hospitals in the North have been unveiled. Read
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Mother dies and son hurt in Durham fuel raid
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
A FARMER’S wife died and her son was badly injured after being targeted by a fuel thief. Police last night issued an urgent appeal for witnesses to the raid and its aftermath on Sunday night to come forward. Read
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Toddler fighting for life after death crash horror
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
A WOMAN was killed and a toddler is fighting for her life last night after a head-on crash in Northumberland. Read
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‘Super cabinet’ may run North economy
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
APOWERFUL new “cabinet of city leaders” could be given a say over millions of pounds of Government funds as talks continue over the best way to boost the region’s economy. Read
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Order dispatched after gulf of time
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
TWO power generators built for Saddam Hussein 18 years ago will finally be shipped to Iraq after gathering dust in a North warehouse. Read
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Education cash delivered early
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
EDUCATION bosses in North Tyneside have been given the funds to start a school refurbishment programme two years earlier than expected. Read
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Sunderland man electrocuted in Thailand
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
A NORTH man died in a freak accident after being electrocuted when he stepped in a puddle containing a live power cable, it emerged last night. Read
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Deadly menace of bootleg cigarettes
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
THE North East is the “number one hotspot” for deadly cigarettes smuggled from abroad, putting lives at risk in some of our poorest communities, health bosses warned. Read
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Hen harrier chicks named by children
Jun 24 2008 | Today's News
THE five young hen harriers being reared in Northumberland have been adopted by a local school. Pupils at West Woodburn First School have named the harriers, which are all females, Rainbow Dancer, Blue Sky, Harriet, Speedy and Glider. Read
