Jan
2009
Articles from 3rd Jan 2009
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Brothers who take different views on seafront
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
AN amusement park feud has broken out between two brothers as they bid to out do each other with plans to redevelop their seafront businesses. Read
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Rush predicted for Spartans’ last 100 tickets
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
THE FA Cup fever gripping Blyth will intensify this morning when the final 100 tickets go on open sale for Monday’s mouth-watering clash between the Spartans and Blackburn Rovers. Read
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Will your local pub be next to close?
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
ONE North East pub closes every 10 days, a Journal investigation has discovered. And drinkers are downing nearly a quarter of a million fewer pints every day as they stay at home. Read
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Police appeal over pregnant Sandra Mujuru
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
A HEAVILY-PREGNANT woman whose boyfriend murdered a previous child has gone missing. Northumbria Police are urgently trying to trace Sandra Mujuru, 23, who went missing from her home in Seaton Delaval around the time she was due to give birth. Read
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Lifeline in sight for struggling families
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
STRUGGLING homeowners could be given up to £30,000 in mortgage help as one North council pushes ahead with plans to tackle rising repossession rates. Read
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Neve Rees-Burton and mum ease families’ pain
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
A BRAVE youngster and her mum are logging on to a brighter future as they help other families affected by a rare condition. Read
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Passengers face weekend delays as train fares rise
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
RAIL travellers in the North East have been hit by a New Year double whammy, with increased fares and weekend service disruption. Read
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Fire deaths prompt smoke alarm alert
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
A NEW Year’s Day fire tragedy which claimed the lives of two people yesterday sparked a renewed warning about smoke alarms. Read
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Durham Cathedral needs guides
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
DURHAM Cathedral is searching for more volunteers to help out as stewards and to welcome visitors from around the world. An increase in visitor numbers in recent years means more volunteers are required, and the cathedral is holding an open evening later this month. Read
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Doctors sent on US trip
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
HEALTH chiefs in Northumberland have been urged to think very deeply about spending plans after sending doctors on an all-expenses-paid trip to Chicago to test new equipment for a hospital that is threatened with service cuts. Read
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NHS staff earning £100-plus an hour
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
THE NHS is paying agency staff “hugely inflated” hourly rates to cover shifts, the Conservatives claimed yesterday. Read
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Wartime honour at last
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
A WARTIME engineer who died after his ship was bombed in the Second World War is to receive a posthumous medal more than 67 years after his death. Read
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Singing healer Johanna Sheehan plays bones
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
THERAPIST Johanna Sheehan is singing the praises of an unusual form of treatment. The Northumberland mother wants to make sound therapy as widely accepted as massage. Read
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Scottish link to body in building
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
DETECTIVES are closer to establishing the identity of a man whose body was found in a Northumberland village more than a week ago. Read
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Pedestrian hit by three cars
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the death of a pedestrian who was killed when he apparently stepped in front of cars on a busy motorway on New Year’s Eve. Read
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Unflinching TV documentary of Gazza’s life
Jan 03 2009 | Today's News
TROUBLED Paul Gascoigne yesterday said drink and drugs nearly killed him in 2008, which he described as his worst year ever. Read
