Jan
2009
Articles from 19th Jan 2009
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Cancer fundraisers redouble their efforts
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A SINGER whose family has been stuck twice by cancer is belting out support for Sir Bobby Robson’s fundraising drive. Read
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North misses out on European regeneration cash
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
THE Government was last night accused of snatching up to £60m intended for the North East as part of a European financial recovery package. Read
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Award-winner Jacqui loses weight - but gains a new lease of life
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
SUPER slimmer Jacqui Brown tipped the scales at a hefty 28 stone and needed a seatbelt extension on plane flights. Read
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Expert in warning on energy shortfall
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A CALL has been made for urgent action to generate more renewable energy in Northumberland – after it was revealed the county is a long way short of its 2010 target for the production of green power. Read
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Store plan will create 200 jobs in town
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
ALMOST 200 new jobs are in the pipeline for a Northumberland town as part of a £7.6m investment by one of the country’s leading supermarket chains. Read
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National Express train seat booking fee is a ‘stealth tax’
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A PLAN by rail bosses to charge £1 for seat reservations was branded as a “stealth tax” last night. Read
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It's a dog's life when they all become blood hounds
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
ALSATIONS, terriers and mongrels all became blood hounds yesterday. Read
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Drivers warned as weather takes a turn for the worse
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
COMMUTERS in parts of the region could be faced with a snowy drive to work this morning. Read
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Durham council faces fine over John Wood death
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A COUNCIL could be hit with a substantial fine today after a severely disabled man living in supported accommodation drowned in his bath. Read
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Sex abuse figures shock
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
POLICE in the North recorded more than three sexual offences every day against children last year, new figures have revealed. Read
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A new era for rugby in North
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A NEW era for North East rugby began this weekend when Northumbria University officially took over Newcastle Falcons’ stadium. Read
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Hunt for masked raiders
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
POLICE are hunting a gang of four masked raiders who terrorised a retired businessman by tying him up before robbing him in his own home. Read
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So angry I locked in the repair man
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
AN irate grandmother was so sick of a company failing to fix her washing machine that she imprisoned a repair man in her home. Read
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Clegg: We can beat Labour in North
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
THE polls may suggest he is struggling, but Nick Clegg has declared he can beat Labour in its own North East backyard. Read
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Police clamp down on anti-social boy racers
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
POLICE in a Northumberland market town are clamping down on boy racers amid fears they are scaring off tourists. Read
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North East lagging behind with solving social problems
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
THE Government’s “one size fits all” approach to solving social problems could be making the North East a worse place to live, experts have suggested Read
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Competition focuses on a new generation
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A PHOTOGRAPHER is hoping to inspire the next generation of snappers in a tribute to his grandfather who has spent his life capturing nature on film. Read
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Alarms set up after fatal fire
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
FIRE officers are today calling at homes near where a man was killed in a blaze to install free smoke alarms. Read
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Doomed council set to give out civic honours
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
EIGHT long-serving councillors are set to be given a top civic honour by a Northumberland council which will be abolished in April. Read
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Gender divide worries Labour
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
LABOUR party bosses have been accused of creating a North East gender divide as their all-women shortlist policy is set to leave only a handful of male MPs south of the River Tyne. Read
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Extra time plea as Seaton Delaval Hall nears its goal
Jan 19 2009 | Today's News
A PLEA is to be made for more time to raise the funds needed to acquire Seaton Delaval Hall. Read
