Apr
2009
Articles from 4th Apr 2009
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Pub and club operator backs Think North East First
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A PUB and nightclub operator has switched to local suppliers – and called for other North East businesses to do the same. Read
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Fighting under-age drinking
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
POLICE chiefs last night warned they would continue the fight against under-age drinking after a two-day sting operation. Read
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Decision time for Newcastle Tesco store plans
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A SHOWDOWN meeting will decide whether Tesco will be allowed to build a superstore on Newcastle’s General Hospital. Read
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Newcastle City Council and eaga plc plan partnership
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A UNIQUE partnership between the North East’s biggest council and a green energy firm aims to tap into a £2.1bn market. Read
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Shearer effect boosts leisure, travel and retail spending
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
THE Alan Shearer effect has created a spending boom in the region. Already the financial benefits of his appointment have been felt in the leisure, travel and retail sectors. Read
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Monkseaton High School helps parents learn with their children
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
APIONEERING North East school is branching out its teaching methods – to the parents. Read
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Gerry Roxby creates Glamour Bunny dresses for women with curves
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A CURVY fashion lover has created her own range for shapely women after failing to find clothes to suit her buxom figure. Read
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30 jobs to go at Abbey Well water in Morpeth
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
ABOUT 30 jobs are to be axed at a renowned Northumberland mineral water company following its takeover by a multi-national American soft drinks giant. Read
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Mother held dying diabetic son in her arms
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A DIABETES sufferer died in his mother’s arms after she made a desperate bid to save him. Former trainee nurse Trish Hunter performed CPR on son Lee after finding him passed out on the floor. Read
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Trish Greensmith raises thousands for cancer fund
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
A SINGER diagnosed with breast cancer has raised tens of thousands of pounds to equip hospitals across the region. Read
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70 at risk of compulsory redundancy after town hall merger
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
BOSSES at the new Northumberland County Council could make up to 70 compulsory redundancies. Read
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Town traders attack plans on supermarkets
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
TRADERS in a Northumberland market town at the centre of a £32m shopping development attacked plans to build major new supermarkets. Read
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Here’s your new Northumberland council
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
IT was supposed to be the dawn of a bright new era for local government in Northumberland – but grumpy Labour councillors failed to join in. Read
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Amateur photographers get chance to show work at the Baltic
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
AMATEUR photographers can win the chance to show their work at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art after the launch of the third annual Port of Tyne Reflect Awards. Read
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Prince Charles sees red over demise of squirrels
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
BRITAIN’S dwindling red squirrel population is another example of man’s short-sightedness in an “increasingly throwaway” society, the Prince of Wales said yesterday. Read
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Keep up to date with events at St James’s
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
THE Journal’s football podcasts are now available to download from iTunes. Chief sports writer Luke Edwards records a new episode after every Newcastle United match, along with the occasional special prompted by big news such as this week’s appointment of Alan Shearer as manager. Read
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Adopted walnut to be landmark in hamlet 300 years
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
FORESTER Ian Fletcher has finally cracked the problem of finding the perfect home for a walnut tree he has nursed back to life. Read
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Aiming to save Cragside’s woodland
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
INDUSTRIALIST Lord Armstrong planted around seven million trees and shrubs as he set about transforming a rocky hillside in Northumberland. Read
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Former Newcastle stars pay tribute to Alan Suddick
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Newcastle United stars gathered to pay tribute to a fellow player yesterday. A memorial service for Alan Suddick was brought to tears as former skipper Bob Moncur made an emotional speech. Read
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That perfect bacon butty is down to chemistry
Apr 04 2009 | Today's News
ASK someone what makes a bacon butty and you will probably provoke a lecture on brown sauce distribution or toaster settings. Read
