Feb
2009
Articles from 28th Feb 2009
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Arts bosses pledge to preserve region's cultural creativity
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
ARTS bosses have promised to preserve the region’s cultural credentials amid a round of job cuts at the Arts Council. A nationwide review of arts management could see an end to Arts Council North East’s leading role in backing the region’s creative minds. Read
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Egger UK fined £25,000 for two accidents
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
ONE of the biggest employers in the Tyne Valley has been fined £25,000 for two accidents in which one worker was crushed and another had to have his leg amputated. Read
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Killer of PC Joe Carroll is released
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
THE EX-SOLDIER who caused the car crash that killed a policeman has been released from prison after serving just half his sentence. Read
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Rows continue over Northumberland care fees
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A ROW over care fees in Northumberland is set to continue – with nearly 60% of homes still refusing to sign a new contract. Read
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Poet Basil Bunting is remembered
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
BASIL Bunting is remembered as one of Britain’s and the North East’s leading poets – but perhaps he hasn’t been remembered quite as well as he should have been. Read
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Cancer sufferer Alexander Norrie adds tribute to Sir Bobby
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A MAN with terminal cancer who also lost his son to the disease last night added his tribute to the “inspirational” Sir Bobby Robson. Read
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Judge slams 'charade' of cruelty trial
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A COUPLE accused of inflicting appalling injuries on babies escaped jail after neither would admit responsibility. Read
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Water firm sorry for chemical leak
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A WATER company apologised after a chemical spill left thousands of fish dead in a North East river. Northumbrian Water admitted a leak of a chemical used at a water treatment plant near The Derwent had caused the pollution. Read
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Grandmother of Graeme Swann is so proud of England achievement
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
ENGLAND’S new spin king has been having the West Indies in a twirl since hitting the test scene this winter. Read
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Henry builds in health with intrigue
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
SOMETHING green is cooking at a historic smokehouse on North Shields Fish Quay. Brightblue Studio, run by architect Henry Amos, moved into Ballard’s smokehouse after four years at Tynemouth Station. Read
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Restored Irvin Building relaunched
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A MAJOR component in the regeneration of North Shields Fish Quay slipped into place yesterday. Read
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New budget sees 68 fewer police officers
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
ANORTH East police force is cutting 68 officers in a bid to reduce costs. Durham Police Authority members agreed to a budget for the forthcoming financial year which will save £3,556,849, but at a cost of reducing the size of the force. Read
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Damages for nurse hurt moving faulty bed
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A NURSE who injured her back after trying to move a faulty hospital bed won £45,000 in damages. Read
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David Riding gets one-year jail sentence for pipe bomb
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A MAN was jailed for keeping a homemade bomb under his bed at his house in the grounds of an exclusive girls’ school. Read
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North labelled a hotspot for sightings of ‘monster' fish
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
THE North East coast was last night described as a hotspot for sightings of a rare ‘monster of the deep’, following another find. Read
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Northumbria University set to spend £17.8m on jobs
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
DOZENS of new jobs are being created at a North East university as it invests millions of pounds in a new recruitment drive. Read
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Anger grows over plans for Durham academy
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
OPPOSITION is growing towards plans to merge two schools into one new academy. Read
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Police appeal for farm theft items
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
POLICE investigating a farm raid have issued a public appeal for help in tracing the stolen goods. Read
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Super-council must carry on good work
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
VITAL regeneration work in a former Northumberland coal mining stronghold must not be slowed down by the looming arrival of a single, super-council for the whole county, it is claimed. Read
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Youths crashed into police car
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
TWO youths have been arrested after driving into a police car in County Durham yesterday. Read
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Corbridge skate park blunder chairman Lawrence Best resigns
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
THE chairman of a council under fire for a planning blunder that saw a skate park built on the wrong site has resigned. Read
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Fantasist stole from charity shop
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A FANTASIST who changed his name so he could claim to be the son of Northumbria Police chief Mike Craik has been caught stealing from the charity shop where he worked. Read
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Newcastle General Hospital revamp plans turned down
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE’S reputation as a world leader in geriatric health could be in jeopardy after plans for a redevelopment scheme were rejected. Read
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Albatross Backpackers In! wins award title
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East hostel which hosts backpackers from around the world has been voted the best in the country. Read
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Whitehall ponders North East transport wish-list
Feb 28 2009 | Today's News
GOVERNMENT spending chiefs are to consider a £540m list of regional transport priorities – alongside a warning that work must start now on back-up projects. Read
