Mar
2009
Articles from 7th Mar 2009
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Tories plan to help protect Britain’s pubs
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A TORY Government would slap taxes on alcopops in a bid to save traditional pubs, according to William Hague. Read
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Ecologist is told he can’t create garden on his land
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A RENOWNED ecologist who was refused permission to create a garden has failed in an appeal. Read
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Forces charities help Ashington widow Cynthia Morgan
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
FORCES charities carried out a big renovation project on the house of a serviceman’s widow. Read
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Children wowed by Newcastle Science Festival
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
CHILDREN were wowed by an explosive science experiment using fizzy pop and mints yesterday. Read
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Boy,10, questioned as eight-year-old shot
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A TEN-YEAR-OLD boy was last night being quizzed by police after another boy, eight, was seriously wounded in a shooting incident. Read
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Health details of 500 women lost in data blunder
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
HEALTH service couriers lost sensitive information belonging to more than 500 women who had been given smear tests, it has been revealed. Read
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Catching up with the girl caught up in the strike
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
AT THE age six she was unaware of the enormity of what was happening around her. Read
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Durham University project to start early
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
WORK on a multi-million pound landmark development for Durham University will begin a year early after a recession-busting £3m Whitehall investment. Read
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German airline bosses’ joy as numbers rise
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A GERMAN airline has reported soaring numbers of passengers using Newcastle International Airport. In a boost for The Journal’s Think North East First campaign, Lufthansa says more than 75% more people chose their service from Newcastle to Dusseldorf last year. Read
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Tow Law wind farm is on the way to completion
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
IT’S a big job but someone’s got to do it. This series of photos show one of the turbines being put up at a wind farm in County Durham. Read
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Get that DIY done – with council cash
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
HOMEOWNERS struggling to find money to improve their house could soon be offered the chance to borrow from North East councils. Read
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Sir John Hall launches academy to spot football stars
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle United chief Sir John Hall yesterday launched an academy to spot football talent and stop the exodus of sporting stars from the North East. Read
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Earthworm survey could bring some vital discoveries
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A THOUSAND volunteers are needed as work starts on investigating the world of worms in the North East. Read
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Families hit out at ‘cowardly’ Dreamspace artist
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
FAMILIES of two women who died in the Dreamspace accident reacted with fury after lawyers ruled the artist will not face a retrial. Read
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Plans to build Cresswell ‘bunkhouse’ causes dispute
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
PLANS to build a ‘bunkhouse’ for cyclists and walkers near a Northumberland coastal beauty spot have sparked a dispute between tourism organisations and local residents. Read
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It’s the sale of the centuries for County Durham
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
OVER a lifetime Colin Higgins collected everything and anything connected with his home county of Durham. Read
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Josie Grove’s store is hit by credit crunch
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
A JEWELLERY shop owned by the family of brave leukaemia teenager Josie Grove has been forced to close by the recession. Read
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George Stastny OK after he fell down a cliff - twice
Mar 07 2009 | Today's News
AN afternoon stroll in the countryside turned to drama when a man fell down a cliff – twice. Read
