Apr
2009
Articles from 25th Apr 2009
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North East art organisations could benefit from £44.5m funding
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
ARTS organisations across the region could benefit from a £44.5m fund to help them through the recession. Read
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Swan Hunter yard could be transformed and create 10,000 new jobs
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
REGENERATION bosses are to be asked to fund the purchase of the Swan Hunter shipyard to create thousands of Tyneside jobs. Read
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Holidays and jobs are saved by Hays Travel
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of holidays have been saved after a travel agent stepped in to save a doomed rival. Hays Travel has moved in to buy out the property rights of Freedom Direct Holidays Ltd, and will take over bookings made with the troubled firm. Read
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Tyneside Cinema scoops trio of prizes at Renaissance Awards
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
A REBORN cinema took centre stage last night at a ceremony which celebrated the best of North East building projects. Read
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Rothbury residents promised flood defence improvements
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
WORRIED families in a Northumberland town hit by severe flooding last year are being promised they have not been forgotten – and that plans to improve flood defences are in the pipeline. Read
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Newcastle council says Northern Rock tower deal will make money
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
RENT earned by the city council on the former Northern Rock Tower will be double the loan taken out to buy it. Read
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Schoolboy Thomas Harris impaled on metal spike
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
A SCHOOLBOY is recovering in hospital today after being impaled on a metal spike when he slipped climbing over a fence. Read
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Legendary rivals are on same side now
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
SIR Bobby Robson’s World Cup stars of 1990 are to play for him once again in a one-off match to raise funds for his cancer charity. Read
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Four arrested as drugs seized in Northumberland raids
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
FOUR people were arrested and drugs with a street value of £1,000 seized after suspected criminals in two Northumberland towns were targeted as part of a major police crackdown. Read
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Bypass ruins North East widow's dream of new life in Spain
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East widow’s dream of a new life in the sun has been bulldozed by Spanish planning laws. Read
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Sunday Times rich list shows credit crunch hit North East tycoons
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
MILLIONS of pounds have been wiped from the bank balances of the region’s super rich in the past 12 months. Read
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Time to celebrate the Cheviot Hills
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
THE charm of the Cheviot Hills is made up of a beguiling mixture of ingredients. There is the dramatic landscape, the diversity of wildlife, sense of remoteness and tranquillity, and a long legacy of history ranging from the prehistoric and hill forts to the medieval and beyond. Read
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Hopes visitors will Go Ape for Matfen Hall attraction
Apr 25 2009 | Today's News
BABOONS and gorillas will soon be spotted high up in the Northumberland treetops. Read
