Feb
2009
Articles from 6th Feb 2009
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Dreamspace artist wrote heartfelt letter to bereaved families
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
THE creator of an inflatable artwork which flipped over and killed two people wrote a heartfelt letter to their families, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Fifty ways you can make a difference
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
Some of the biggest brands available on supermarket shelves produce their bread in the region, employing hundreds of staff. Read
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Harry Potter book the most borrowed from North libraries
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A HARRY Potter book was the most borrowed work from libraries in the North East last year, according to new statistics released yesterday. Read
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Hopes rise as house prices start to turn a corner
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
ESTATE agents have claimed the North East housing market is slowly turning the corner as national figures show a slight rise in house prices. Read
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Killer virus was not diagnosed
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A DOCTOR yesterday battled her former colleagues to get justice for her four-month-old nephew. Read
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Wire In The Blood axed from ITV
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
THE writer behind Robson Green’s series Wire in the Blood has hit out at ITV’s decision to axe the show. Read
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Village barber shop's a cut above
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
WHEN it comes to old-fashioned barber shops this one is a cut above. With big sash windows and a collection of home-produced colognes, customers would be forgiven for thinking they had woken up in the 1960s. Read
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Anger over charges for car parking in Northumberland
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A DECISION on whether to end free car parking in Northumberland’s most heavily-populated area has been put off for a year – as higher fees and fines are proposed in towns which do ask motorists to pay. Read
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Nissan in talks over building electric cars
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A GREEN car revolution led by the North East could be on the way with huge economic benefits. Read
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Magpies go on protest
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of Newcastle United fans will stage a mass protest after anger erupted over the club’s plight. Read
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Keegan gets driving ban after speeding
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan has been banned from driving after speeding away from stressful crunch talks with club bosses. Read
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Wind turbine report is submitted to council
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A TINY village with just 70 residents could find itself surrounded by seven huge wind turbines. Read
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Bid to save Uncle Monty’s cottage
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A FAN of the cult film Withnail And I is urging fellow devotees to save Uncle Monty’s cottage from yuppies and property developers. Read
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Piecing together 100 years of education
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East school is launching an appeal to get the whole community involved in its centenary celebrations. Read
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Rothbury community pulls together in crisis
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A CRISIS which has seen people in a Northumberland village without gas for three days during the cold snap appeared to be nearing an end last night. Read
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It’s still within our living memory
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
IT is still within living memory – but it’s an entirely different world. The conditions in which many North East families lived are barely imaginable to generations which have grown up with central heating, fitted carpets and gadgets galore. Read
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BNP teacher faces being struck off the register
Feb 06 2009 | Today's News
A TEACHER from the North East could be banned from the profession for allegedly posting racist and homophobic comments on a website during a lesson. Read
