Apr
2009
Articles from 24th Apr 2009
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Harrogate Spring Flower Show
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
EACH year the Harrogate Spring Flower Show attracts people from all over the North-East, eager to see the latest gardening ideas and to enjoy the fabulous range of plants. Read
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Nissan offers more help to region’s motorists
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
SUNDERLAND-BASED Nissan has offered more help to car owners. Read
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House prices drop dramatically on region's richest streets
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
THE impact of the credit crunch on house prices in Tyne and Wear’s most expensive streets has been revealed in a new survey. Read
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Receivership woe won’t affect Newcastle Airport hotel
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
A LUXURY airport hotel will open as planned despite the firms behind the development being placed in receivership. Read
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Eaga back North East School Awards
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
ONE of the region’s biggest companies has thrown its weight behind the North East School Awards. Read
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Alistair Darling hints at cash to boost North economy
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
CITY leaders believe a single sentence buried within the Budget could lead to a multi-million pound boost to the North East economy. Read
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Confrontation takes place at city rally
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
A CONFRONTATION took place yesterday at a rally in Newcastle city centre in favour of making St George’s Day a bank holiday. Read
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Hard times bring communities closer
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
THE recession is making people think about the importance of communities sticking together in hard times. Read
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Celebration of Durham crime results comes with warning
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
POLICE chiefs are preparing for an increase in “credit crunch crime” with thefts and burglaries up. The national warnings were issued yesterday, a day after Durham Police celebrated their lowest crime figures in seven years. Read
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Ambitious bid to save plateau set for £2m boost
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
AN ambitious North East bid to rescue one of the rarest landscapes in the world is set for a £2m boost. The magnesian limestone plateau, with its unique geology and grassland communities of plants and insects, stretches along the coast from South Tyneside to Hartlepool. Read
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Broadway dream may come true for Pitmen Painters
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
TALKS are under way to take hit North East play The Pitmen Painters to America. If a deal is struck, it could open on Broadway alongside the musical Billy Elliot, making it a triumphant twosome for Newcastle-born playwright Lee Hall. Read
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Remembering a unique birthplace
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
WALKERS will take a step back into their wartime babyhood this weekend. Read
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Theatre Royal gets special praise from Sir Ian McKellen
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
SIR Ian McKellen has praised the Theatre Royal as the best venue in the country. The actor, who is appearing in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot until Saturday, named the Newcastle playhouse as his favourite theatre. Read
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Government energy plans reveal North to play role in coal rebirth
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
GOVERNMENT plans for a new generation of power stations were last night hailed as a step towards a new future for North East coal. Read
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Alberta uses Bamburgh Beach in advertising campaign
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
TOURISM bosses have laughed off attempts from abroad to ‘steal’ one of the North East’s most picturesque stretches of coastline. Read
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Housing market on the up as Northern Rock mortgage applications soar
Apr 24 2009 | Today's News
THERE was a double dose of good news for the North East economy yesterday. Read
