Jan
2009
Articles from 31st Jan 2009
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Firefighter describes horror scene at Dreamspace tragedy
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
THE aftermath of an inflatable artwork flipping over and killing two people in a park looked like "a war scene", a firefighter told a jury yesterday. Read
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Our food campaign is a Taste of what’s to come
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
IT’S exactly a year since The Journal first urged people to think local for the sake of their health – and the region’s economy. Read
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Students earn waves of approval
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
SAVE Our Souls was the theme of a photography exhibition dedicated to a life-saving charity. Photography students from South Tyneside College held an exhibition of images in the art and design department of the college in order to raise funds for the RNLI. Read
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Think North East First campaign launches today
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
‘I know a demand for local products will benefit our farmers immensely’ Read
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Lindsay makes grand designs for future
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
A STUDENT from the North East has won the first-ever fashion apprenticeship with the prestigious Italian fashion label MaxMara. Read
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Tyne-Wear derby day drama warning
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
THE region is gearing up for one of the most significant Tyne-Wear derbies in decades. Read
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From Iraq’s towns to the North’s nests
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
THE Journal today launches a host of new blogs, including one by an award-winning Tyneside writer who is returning to live in her native Iraq. Read
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Country's first friendly store for elderly is stalled
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
PLANS for the country’s first pensioner-friendly supermarket due to be built in Newcastle have stalled. Read
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Talks continue in 11th hour bid to save 200 jobs
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
WORKERS at a Northumberland food factory were waiting for news last night as its sale hung in the balance. Read
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Tourism can be the home win we need
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
TOURISM can lead the region out of the recession if it is supported with homegrown holidaymakers. Read
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Beef really cuts the mustard for the Rat
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
THE owners of a Northumberland pub have won a place on an exclusive list of fine dining halls. Read
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Four sheep butchered and their unborn lambs killed
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
FARMERS and consumers across the region were urged to be on their guard last night after four sheep were butchered and the bodies of their unborn lambs strewn across a field. Read
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Family will plead their case in High Court
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
A FAMILY facing deportation from South Tyneside have been given a date to plead their case at the High Court. Read
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Balls: Carlisle failure won’t derail academies
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
SCHOOLS Secretary Ed Balls last night said the Government would press ahead with its academies programme, just days after a flagship school in Carlisle was placed into special measures. Read
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Teesside workers join wildcat strikes
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
UP TO 300 workers at the Wilton refinery on Teesside joined a wildcat strike yesterday in support of widespread protests over the use of foreign contractors. Read
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Tragedy of pensioner's suicide revealed
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
TORTURED by pain and tormented by guilt, death seemed the only option. Crippled since being injured on the last day of the war, and unable to look after his wife, Cuthbert Barr took his own life. Read
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HMS Ark Royal crew come home
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
ROYAL Navy warship the HMS Ark Royal allowed a Journal reporter to cross its gangplank yesterday for a peak behind the scenes and a chat with some of the crew. Read
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Hancock museum launches competition to name a T rex
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
A COMPETITION to find a name for a ferocious dinosaur is set to be a roaring success. Staff at the £26m Great North Museum: Hancock which is due to open in Newcastle in April, expect a big response to the challenge to name what will be one of the attractions’ star exhibits. Read
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Have your say on Durham schools at council meetings
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
PARENTS and pupils can have their say on proposals to build three new academy schools in County Durham at a series of meetings in the next few weeks. Read
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Motorist jailed after four-mile car chase
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
MOTORIST Christopher Armstrong led police on a terrifying four-mile chase at speeds of up to 90mph through a built-up area. Read
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Drivers urged to THINK! about speed
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
A NEW £3.2m THINK! campaign to highlight the life-wrecking consequences of speeding for drivers as well as victims was launched yesterday by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. Read
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Lib Dems take 50th seat in city
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
THE ruling Liberal Democrats have won another seat on Newcastle City Council following a by-election on Thursday. Read
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Vision for the future of Northumberland National Park
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
CHALLENGES, threats and opportunities were highlighted yesterday in a study which will guide the North East’s top landscape into the 21st Century. Read
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Stretch limo wrecked in arson attack
Jan 31 2009 | Today's News
A STRETCH limousine was destroyed after being targeted by an arsonist in a Northumberland village, police said yesterday. Read
