Feb
2009
Articles from 5th Feb 2009
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Sleep deprivation 'may lead to illness'
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
WHY we spend around a third of our lives asleep has long puzzled scientists. Now a study involving Durham University anthropologist Professor Robert Barton has found evidence that a good night’s sleep helps health by fuelling the immune system. Read
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National Express hits back at Branson takeover claim
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
SIR Richard Branson was yesterday accused of "mischief making" by rail operator National Express after suggesting he could take over its East Coast train franchise. Read
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Robert Peston tells MPs Northern Rock was doomed
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
BBC business editor Robert Peston denied yesterday that he was to blame for the run on Northern Rock as he was quizzed by MPs on his role in the banking crisis. Read
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Denise Robertson backs our Think North East First campaign
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
JOURNAL columnist Denise Robertson today emphatically backs our campaign to help the region through the recession. Read
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Culture events to give region £30m injection
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
A CULTURAL programme for the year ahead will give the North East economy a boost to the tune of almost £30m. Read
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Police probe theft of rare crayfish
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
COULD they be making a tasty morsel on North East dinner plates? Read
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Hunt for 'Dracula' thieves
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
MEN wearing Dracula masks are being hunted after thieves crept into homes to take keys and steal cars from outside. Read
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Are cuts a stride in wrong direction?
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
PROPOSALS to axe staff involved in the upkeep of Northumberland’s paths will have a knock-on effect on tourism, opponents warned last night. Read
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Cold spell and blackouts can't stop Rothbury panto
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
THE show must go on for an amateur dramatics group, despite their Northumberland village being left without gas and electricity during the cold snap. Read
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We’re in a hole, so let’s stop digging
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
INTERNATIONALLY-renowned health expert Wales-based Dr Dick van Steenis is stepping in to help a North East community in its battle to stop an opencast mining site being built nearby. Read
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Terminally-ill mum still has to pay for cancer drug
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
A TERMINALLY-ill mum has suffered another blow. Karen Gault, 45, of Jesmond, Newcastle, is fighting terminal bowel cancer and had to pay for all her medical care privately after opting to take Avastin. Read
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Villagers toil to get the toilets re-opened
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
VILLAGERS are kicking up a stink after their only public toilets were closed down. People in Belford, Northumberland, are angry that Berwick Borough Council took the decision to board up the toilets on The Neuk in December. Read
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Loot is a family affair
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
ALL the world's a stage for one theatrical family. The cousin of Theatre Royal chief executive Philip Bernays is treading the boards at the historic venue this week. Read
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50 staff to be told to go in council cuts
Feb 05 2009 | Today's News
AROUND 50 staff will lose their jobs through compulsory redundancies when the new unitary Northumberland County Council is launched in April. Read
