Oct
2008
Articles from 31st Oct 2008
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TWO BROTHERS were caught red-handed stripping roof tiles from a listed property, a court was told yesterday.
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
Jason and Paul Clark were arrested after they were spotted on the roof of Dam Dykes Farm on the outskirts of Cramlington, Northumberland in May. Read
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Undefined Headline
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
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Undefined Headline
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
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£509m rail line upgrade
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
MORE than £500m is set to be spent upgrading the East Coast rail line to improve punctuality and ease overcrowding. Read
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TRIBUTES TO THE ‘GRANDFATHER OF FOOTBALL’
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
SIR BOBBY CHARLTON, Ashington-born England World Cup player: “I am honoured to be here, he is very respected in the game and we all think a lot of him. Read
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Rise in attacks in North East schools
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
MORE than 50 attacks take place in North East schools every week, new figures have revealed. The increased violence comes after it was revealed that hundreds of dangerous weapons have been used in attacks in schools in the Northumbria Police force area. Read
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Rock chiefs hold talks over home loss worries
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock will meet campaigners who have expressed concern about its “aggressive” repossession policy, Treasury Minister Yvette Cooper told MPs yesterday. Read
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Flood defence may be two years early
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
A VITAL flood defence scheme to protect Morpeth from a repeat of the recent catastrophic flooding could be completed within three years, it was said yesterday. Read
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Sick police horses miss the big match
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
EVERY horse in the Northumbria Police mounted section was off sick at the same time. But the squad of nine animals returned to active duty yesterday after their enforced absence. Read
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Road-rail terminal building in doubt
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
A GOVERNMENT minister officially opened a long-awaited link road in County Durham yesterday. Read
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Nativity story is recycled by teenagers
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE Cathedral’s Nativity scene is being built from bits of waste plastic. The life-size display at St Nicholas Cathedral will be made entirely from waste items supplied by Northumbrian Water. Read
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Police go to war on the criminals
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
A TOTAL of 38 people have been arrested during two days of police raids in Northumberland aimed at putting the brakes on the county’s rising crime rate. Read
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Old heritage ‘can transform region’
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
THE crucial importance of the North East’s historic past to the region’s present and future was underlined yesterday. Read
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Sir Bobby’s charity tops the £1m mark
Oct 31 2008 | Today's News
SIR Bobby Robson has a million reasons to be proud today, with the cancer charity set up by the 75-year-old topping the million-pound mark after just seven months. Read
