Oct
2008
Articles from 7th Oct 2008
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Detective 'paid £2k a week by gangster'
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
A DETECTIVE was paid £2,000 a week to feed police intelligence to a gangster who later gunned down one of his henchmen in South Shields, a jury heard yesterday. Read
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Seabirds killed by mystery pollution
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of seabirds are feared to have died off the North East coast after many were washed up on beaches covered in oil. Read
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Appeal for help after girl is raped in Alnwick
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
POLICE were last night hunting a man who raped a teenage girl in a Northumberland market town. Read
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War cabinet to help economy
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
A REGIONAL "war cabinet" is being created to tackle the worsening economic situation as business chiefs yesterday call for an interest rate cut to stimulate growth. Read
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Bad Lashes come good
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
FRIENDS and family of North East girl band Bad Lashes have urged the region to get behind their bid for stardom after they made the shortlist on the reality TV talent contest X Factor. Read
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Preserving memory of wartime refugees
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
A PROJECT has been launched to preserve the memory of a North East refugee village. Elisabethville in Birtley, Gateshead, was home to First World War Belgian soldiers who worked in the local munitions factory. Read
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Hall fund call goes to business community
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
COMPANY chiefs in the North East are being urged today to make it their business to save Seaton Delaval Hall. The National Trust, which hopes to buy the 18th Century Northumberland hall from Lord Hastings, launches a campaign to persuade 1,000 businesses in the region to each donate £1,000 in the bid to raise £6.3m by Christmas. Read
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Police blitz on Durham City's drinkers
Oct 07 2008 | Today's News
POLICE in a historic city now have the power to confiscate alcohol from drunks who intimidate locals and visitors. Read
