Jun
2008
Articles from 28th Jun 2008
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School transport fees are scrapped
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
THE new Liberal Democrat leaders of Northumberland have kept their promise to axe controversial transport charges for hundreds of A-level and college students in the county. Read
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£45m college campus to help build greener future
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A COLLEGE in the North is planning a £45m campus that aims to help the region cash in on the Government’s drive for renewable energy and other green policies. Read
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Angry Anne is put off the bus
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
ANGRY school bus lady Anne Burns has slammed council bosses after being told she is too old to carry on doing the job she has loved for almost 24 years. Read
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Drugs baron caught by bugging device is jailed
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A NORTH-EAST drugs baron caught in an undercover police operation with the aid of a sophisticated bugging device was yesterday jailed for 12 years. Read
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Neighbours’ shock at Bertha’s death
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
THIS is the first picture of frail 85-year-old Bertha Martin who was allegedly murdered by her daughter with an ornamental shire horse last week. Read
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Keep our ferry service afloat
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
CITY leaders anxious to find a replacement ferry operator to run services to Norway have met to discuss what incentives they could offer. Read
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No party mood as readers predict exit for Gordon
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
IF Prime Minister Gordon Brown is looking for a few kind words today, he would be well advised to give The Journal Jury room a wide berth. Read
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Council will ignore ombudsman ruling
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND council is to ignore the recommendations of the local government ombudsman that would cost £80,000 to implement. Read
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Academy spreads its net even wider
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
PLANS to create Northumberland’s second all-age academy school are set to be expanded to take in pupils from a third local community. Read
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Memorial to car crash PC
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A SECTION of a Northumberland dual carriageway will be shut on Sunday morning as a memorial to a police officer killed in a car accident is unveiled. Read
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Policewoman dreaming of the Olympics
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
POLICE officer Angela Hartas has not let her disabilities deter her from riding high. After making it into national championships she has now set herself the ultimate goal of competing with the British team in the 2012 London Paralympics. Read
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Abyss beckons wounded PM
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
ONE of the most enjoyable events in the party conference season is the quaintly-named Glee Club, a sort of semi-drunken community sing-song that occurs on the last night of the Liberal Democrats’ annual shindig. Read
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Sean’s African challenge
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A TEAM of project workers travelling to one of the poorest nations on earth will be facing a tough culinary challenge before they even set off. Read
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Dumped pit waste site is reborn
Jun 28 2008 | Today's News
A FORMER pit site where colliery waste was dumped into the sea for decades was yesterday unveiled as a major gateway to the reborn County Durham coast. Read
