Feb
2009
Articles from 10th Feb 2009
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Shock as teenager found dead in Bensham flat
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
A MURDER inquiry launched by police after the body of a teenager was found in a flat was dramatically abandoned last night. Read
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Teenager attacked baby in the street
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
A TEEN thug who hit a baby on the head in front of his mother is being hunted. Read
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Building our way out of recession
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
BUILDING contracts worth £200m will be kickstarted today in a bid to keep the North East working through the recession. Read
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Car valet who posed as wealthy war hero is jailed
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
A LOWLY car valet posed as a globetrotting millionaire to con love-struck lonely hearts he met on the web. Lee Laidler was separated from his wife and earning a meagre living at a garage in Durham. Read
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Dancer quicksteps home for role at Theatre Royal
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
A DANCER who left home at 11 is having her longest stay at home since – because she is playing the Theatre Royal. Read
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Makers of Wire in the Blood look to Ofcom as show is axed
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
ROBSON Green’s production company has called for an investigation into ITV’s decision to axe Wire in the Blood. Read
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‘Train firm is meeting its contract’
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
THE Government yesterday insisted rail operator National Express was meeting its contract to run East Coast trains amid claims the service had become “third rate”. Read
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North Nissan jobs spared latest cull
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
NORTH East Nissan workers are to be spared the latest cull by the Japanese car giants. The company yesterday announced it would slash 20,000 jobs across the world, but later revealed there would be no further cuts at its Wearside factory. Read
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Experts shocked by mystery calf
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
WILDLIFE experts were left shocked by the appearance of a mystery calf in a Northumberland cattle herd. Read
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West Auckland invite Juventus to play friendly match
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
ITALIAN giants Juventus are considering playing a friendly fixture with a tiny County Durham football club. Read
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Parents hope for ‘honest’ inquest into submarine tragedy
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
EXACTLY what went wrong aboard HMS Tireless which left two submariners dead will finally be revealed as an inquest into the tragedy was launched yesterday. Read
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Brothers charged after street attack
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
TWO brothers have been charged with an attack which left a dad-of-two in a coma. Read
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Warning on old-fashioned chip pans
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
THREE deaths in the last year have prompted Northumberland fire chiefs to warn about the dangers of old-fashioned chip pans. Read
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Morpeth school pupils given grant to grow their own food
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
VEGETABLES will grow from land which was flooded in Morpeth after pupils at the town’s St Robert’s RC First School were handed a grant to create a garden to grow their own food. Read
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Region’s rodents are on the rise
Feb 10 2009 | Today's News
RAT numbers in our region are rising, according to a vermin survey. Figures collected by the National Pest Technicians’ Association (NPTA) from the North East show more reports of rodents were made in 2008, compared with 2007. Read
