Oct
2008
Articles from 20th Oct 2008
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Newcastle makes opening Business Improvement District bid
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
BALLOT papers are today being sent to over 1,000 firms in Newcastle city centre to see if they want to create the region’s first Business Improvement District. Read
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Tony Jeffries: How I scared the Queen
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
OLYMPIC hero Tony Jeffries yesterday revealed a knock-out encounter with none other than the Queen. Read
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Family's horror at cowardly attack
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
THE FAMILY of a retired GP who was attacked in his home as he lay defenceless in bed yesterday released a photograph of his sickening injuries. Read
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Fresh calls for dualling of A1
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
A NEW campaign group has urged Scottish and Westminster decision-makers to back calls to dual the A1. Read
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Heaton grandmother goes for doctorate at Northumbria
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
GRANDMOTHER Elsie Richardson knows that you are never too old to learn. The 82-year-old has already passed a degree before gaining an MA more than 60 years after she first left the classroom. Read
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North firefighters fear for their safety
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
FIREFIGHTERS in the North East are claiming they are fearful for their safety as a result of inadequate training. Read
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£230m burden of County Hall debt
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
CONCERNS over Northumberland County Council’s finances have deepened because it has £230m of debts after taking out £100m in loans. Read
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800 want to quit Northumberland Council jobs
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of council workers across Northumberland have expressed an interest in taking voluntary redundancy in the run-up to the biggest local government shake-up in the county’s history. Read
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Stakeford mineworker wins bodybuilding title
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
DEDICATED mineworker Ben Harnett has been on a physical and mental journey to hell and back to realise his dream of becoming a competition-winning bodybuilder. Read
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Success for North East Last Night of the Proms
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
A CHARITY concert celebrating all things British has been hailed a huge success. Organisers of the North East Last Night of the Proms, which was held at Newcastle City Hall on Saturday night, have said that this year’s performance was the best in the event’s 19-year history. Read
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Victory in sight for the Metric Martyrs
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
NORTH shopkeepers look set to finally win their fight to sell in pounds and ounces – eight years after the EU first threatened to scrap the imperial system. Read
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Alnwick Garden in bid to ditch footbridge plan
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
A TOP North visitor attraction’s move to ditch road safety plans for a footbridge is now facing opposition from its local council. Read
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Red kites find friends at Roman Road Primary School
Oct 20 2008 | Today's News
MORE than 100 North East schools have now adopted red kites. Roman Road Primary School, in Leam Lane, Felling, Gateshead, is the hundredth school to adopt one of the birds of prey reintroduced into the Derwent valley since the launch of the scheme four years ago. Read
