Jan
2009
Articles from 14th Jan 2009
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New era will dawn in public transport
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
LONDON-STYLE Oyster travel cards are to be introduced in the North East in a move designed to make public transport easier to use. Read
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North football clubs cry foul over attacks
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
TWO North East football clubs have been left devastated after arson and vandal attacks wrecked their facilities. Read
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‘Rights breach’ to write off Rock
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
THE Government has been accused in the High Court of trying to make a profit from nationalising Northern Rock at the expense of shareholders. Read
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City may join leaders of climate campaign
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
A DECISION will be taken today on signing a pledge which would commit a city to cutting carbon emissions by more than 20%. Read
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Voices in your head? Cut back on the coffee
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
DOWNING seven cups of coffee a day could leave you hallucinating and hearing voices. Durham University researchers carried out a study of people with high caffeine intakes to find out how big doses of the chemical affected the brain. Read
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Attacker who left mum in a coma is jailed
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
A MAN who attacked his former partner so violently that she is still in a coma eight months later was jailed for eight years yesterday. Read
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Search for lynx in wild cat sightings
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of big cat sightings in the North East will come under scrutiny at a special conference in the region. Read
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Cash blow hits stem cell work
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
CUTTING-EDGE stem cell research in the North East has been turned down for funding. The team at Newcastle’s Centre for Life has so far created nearly 300 human-animal hybrid embryos. Read
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Women who turned down hospital treatment leapt to her death
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
THE brother of a woman who died after jumping from a Newcastle road bridge has said health authorities should have been allowed to detain her for treatment. Read
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Odyssey takes rider to far end of Earth
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
CYCLIST Martin Lisle is planning a mammoth 3,000-mile trek across Australia 20 years after an accident that nearly killed him. Mr Lisle, of Marden Estate, Cullercoats, North Tyneside, had lifesaving surgery after crashing his bike in the Yorkshire Dales, near the small village of Reeth. Read
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Website offers life skills
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
A RANGE of “how to” videos demonstrating techniques for everything from cooking to boxing have been launched on The Journal’s website. Read
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Clean break for rubbish campaign
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
CIVIC bosses in County Durham are cracking down on arson by making rogue residents and landlords clean up their untidy yards. Read
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Estate to be blitzed and then rebuilt
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
SCORES of families will be moved out of their homes for six months while they are demolished and rebuilt in a £7m project to remodel an ageing housing estate in a Northumberland town. Read
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Blyth stall fury goes into new year
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
FURIOUS stallholders last night claimed problems with a £3m market were getting worse. Traders on Blyth market place – revamped last year at a cost of £3m – say the stalls have suffered a massive failure rate. Read
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Free ride to school may end
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
CONTROVERSIAL bus charges for A-level students could return because of Northumberland’s budget problems. Read
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Degree tribute for top athlete and Army boss
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Olympic champion triple jumper Jonathan Edwards is to be awarded an honorary degree from Durham University later this week. Read
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Gimmick rap on ‘golden handcuffs’
Jan 14 2009 | Today's News
ADEAL to keep good teachers working in deprived areas was branded a “gimmick” by a North East headteacher yesterday. Read
