Nov
2008
Articles from 25th Nov 2008
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Tough talk by Alistair Darling raises Tory hackles
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
TIELESS and with sleeves rolled up, the normally mild- mannered Chancellor looked rather like a gangster perusing his protection racket’s ledger in the pre-PBR photos. Read
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Joint operation brings Berwick drugs dealer to justice
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
A DRUGS dealer was snared by a joint police force operation after escaping officers in a 100mph car chase. Read
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Newcastle narcotics gang given prison terms
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
NINE members of a city drugs ring smashed by an undercover police operation yesterday received prison terms. Read
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Pre-Budget Report gambles £20bn on borrowing
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
THE North East was last night landed with a ticking tax bomb as Gordon Brown gambled £20bn on borrowing to save Britain from a painful recession. Read
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Families to be better off – but is it enough?
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
MANY North families will be slightly better off today as a result of the Chancellor’s mini- Budget – but experts have warned it may not be enough to help them through a painful recession. Read
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Missing mum Natalie Bracht found safe with daughters
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
A MOTHER who went missing from Sunderland with her five daughters earlier this year has been intercepted by German authorities as she attempted to travel to Turkey. Read
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Kelly McKitten's killer calls off change of plea
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
THE killer of a mother-of-two found battered to death will be jailed this week after abandoning an application to withdraw his guilty plea. Read
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Cambois residents say no to new coal power
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
CAMPAIGNERS staged a protest yesterday at the site of a new £2bn coal-fired power station planned in Northumberland – and declared it an official ‘climate crime scene’. Read
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Plans to transform Housesteads Roman fort
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
THE experience of visiting one of the North East’s most popular historic sites is to be transformed under plans revealed yesterday. Read
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Newcastle City Council in cash warning
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
LEADERS in Newcastle have hinted at council tax rises in a letter to Whitehall demanding help to close the biggest funding gap in the city’s history. Read
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Durham church skeletons are 300 years old
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
BONES unearthed in Durham city centre earlier this year were probably about 300 years old, an archeological report into the finds has said. Read
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Museum plan for St Cuthbert’s Church in Gateshead
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
A STAINED glass museum is part of a rescue package for a landmark listed church which has lain empty for 17 years. Read
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West Auckland's Edwardian world cup stars recalled
Nov 25 2008 | Today's News
A NEW play about a County Durham village football team winning the first world cup is set to entertain theatre audiences next year. Read
