Dec
2008
Articles from 11th Dec 2008
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Football fan fined for racist abuse of Mido
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A NEWCASTLE fan who hurled racist abuse at Middlesbrough striker Mido has been slapped with a fine in court and banned for life from the Riverside Stadium. Read
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Digging deep to power Newcastle Science City
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
SCIENTISTS in Newcastle are to dig 2,000ft below the earth in a bid to power the city’s Science Central site. Read
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Alcan cuts production by a third but no jobs lost
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A THIRD of production at the huge Alcan plant in Northumberland has been halted until at least next spring as the recession bites deep into demand for aluminium. Read
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Edward Common gets medal from Prince Harry
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
PRINCE Harry and Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday honoured a Northumberland teenager for his bravery. Read
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Big pay rise for council leaders
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND’S new council leaders are preparing to vote themselves a major pay rise just days after announcing job losses and council tax increases. Read
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Social worker resigns over death of Alisha Allen
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A SOCIAL worker has resigned over the death of five-month-old Alisha Allen, council bosses confirmed yesterday. Read
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Workers at Nissan fear for their jobs
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
THE Government last night insisted it was doing all it can to help Britain’s car industry amid fears of job losses at Nissan and its suppliers in the North East. Read
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Model railway display at Blackhall Mill post office
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A VILLAGE post office is back on the right track after people power saved it from closure. And to celebrate its reprieve, postmaster Roland Derry has turned the store into a magnet for model railway enthusiasts. Read
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Police cleared over death of Stephen Swinburne
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
TWO Northumbria Police officers were not to blame for the death of a Sunderland man, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled. Read
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Durham Council to review snow tactics on roads
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
HIGHWAY chiefs in County Durham who came under fire over the state of the county’s roads during the recent cold snap pledged yesterday to review their procedures for dealing with winter weather conditions. Read
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North’s Roman heritage spreading beyond Hadrian's Wall
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
HADRIAN’S Wall bosses yesterday announced the purchase of one of the most significant but least researched sites along the Roman frontier in the north of England. Read
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Iron Age evidence found near Seaton Burn
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
IRON Age communities were thriving in what is now south east Northumberland, archaeologists have learned. Read
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Council apologise for Whitley Bay bingo hall blunder
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
REGENERATION bosses have been forced to apologise after accidentally implying a long-standing North Tyneside business was up for sale. Read
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Elderly man brutally robbed in Gateshead
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
AN elderly man was punched and kicked in the face and he and his wife were threatened with a knife at their Gateshead home. Read
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Pyrenees mountain rescue hero rewarded for bravery
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A TEACHER who saved the lives of seven stranded climbers in the French Pyrenees will travel to London today to collect a royal award. Read
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Neighbours fight Alnwick and Swarland late licences
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
BIDS for late-night licences for two businesses in a Northumberland district have met with opposition. Read
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Crash victim Dane Naylor’s fiancée slams sentence increase
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
THE FIANCÉE of a man killed in a crash caused by a drink-driving friend yesterday criticised the High Court’s decision to extend his jail term. Read
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Mount Oswald golf club owners dismiss closure talk
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
BOSSES at a prestigious golf club coveted by developers have taken the unusual step of insisting they are open over Christmas and throughout next year. Read
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Teenage ‘Mathemagician’ Jack Fleet sums up challenge
Dec 11 2008 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND student who took his maths GCSE at the age of just 11 is taking part in an elite competition. Read
