Oct
2008
Articles from 10th Oct 2008
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Alnwick Garden backs down over bridge pledge
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A TOP regional visitor attraction was last night accused of going back on a promise as it seeks to ditch road safety plans. Read
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Train worker is on the fast track to television stardom
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
STAFF at a North East train station last night urged X-Factor fans to back a North East girlband’s bid for stardom. Read
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Search that missed body ‘lacked sense’
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A CORONER yesterday said a police operation “lacked common sense” after a nine-day search failed to find a pensioner who died yards from home. Read
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£3m proposal for music and dance centre
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A FLAGSHIP £3m youth centre could be built in Northumberland to help hundreds of young people make the most of their potential through the mediums of music and performing art. Read
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Experts in talks to create £125m fund
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
THE region’s top financial experts are in talks to create a £125m European investment fund which would see cash made available to small North East businesses struggling to find bank support. Read
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North councils' investments at risk after Icelandic collapse
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
THE North East faces cuts in public services or higher taxes after councils and Northumbria Police invested more than £43m in crumbling Icelandic banks. Read
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Firms fined £1.2m over worker’s death
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
FINES of £1.2m were handed out yesterday to two companies over an accident on board a North Sea support vessel which killed one oil worker and injured another. Read
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John Jones trial: Detective enjoyed luxury weekend
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A DRUG dealer spent a lavish weekend drinking in exclusive bars in London’s West End with a police detective before hiring escorts, a court heard. Read
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Rapist sent to jail after 18 years
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A RAPIST has been convicted after almost two decades on the loose. William Bates must serve nine and half years for the “horrendous” attack on the woman in Sunderland 18 years ago. Read
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Groups share £2m in grants
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
MORE than £2m in grants was announced yesterday by the Northern Rock Foundation, including a major boost to North East culture. Read
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Pet dog died after swallowing drugs
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
A FAMILY’S pet dog died from a drugs overdose after ingesting a quantity of amphetamine while out for a walk with her owner in a Northumberland village. Read
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Images that spotlight the birth of a legend on Tyne
Oct 10 2008 | Today's News
EXACTLY 80 years ago today the Ascot landau carriage of King George V and Queen Mary was the first vehicle to cross the Tyne Bridge. Read
