May
2009
Articles from 2nd May 2009
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Scrappage scheme eases Nissan's pain
May 02 2009 | Today's News
WEEKEND working is to begin next Saturday for 1,500 workers at car giant Nissan as the first signs begin to emerge that the squeeze on car-makers is starting to ease. Read
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Top-level talks on swine flu threat
May 02 2009 | Today's News
OFFICIAL plans to deal with any flu pandemic in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear have been declared “fit for purpose”. Read
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Jail for son who left his mother to die after fall
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A CALLOUS son who tried to kill his elderly mother by turning down the central heating when she fell down a flight of stairs was jailed for 10-and-a-half years yesterday. Read
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More trouble for Duke’s plan
May 02 2009 | Today's News
THE Duke of Northumberland’s bid to build a new supermarket in a seaside town should be thrown out, planners say. Read
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Families to oppose new opencast bid
May 02 2009 | Today's News
FAMILIES in neighbouring villages are set to oppose plans to revive opencast mining operations in part of Northumberland which has been affected by the industry for decades. Read
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Judges praise North's bacon butty supremo
May 02 2009 | Today's News
THE North East’s king of the bacon butty has been crowned. There can be no better sound than the sizzling of rashers in the morning and readers voted in huge numbers to find the champion. But which shop had the B-Factor? Read
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Advert gaffe sees visitors flock North
May 02 2009 | Today's News
CANADIANS have been flocking to find out more about Northumberland following a promotional video gaffe. Read
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Red faces over 'speeding tractor'
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A COUNCIL threatened to send in the bailiffs to collect £1,000 in unpaid parking fines from a pub landlord for his 50-year-old tractor – even though it has not moved in a year. Read
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Daring wartime escape mission retraced on Holy Island
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A DARING wartime escape mission was relived on Holy Island yesterday. The niece of a resistance fighter who fled from Norway to Holy Island when it was under German occupation in 1941 was in Northumberland to retrace his steps. Read
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Landfill site ‘too close to homes’
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A LANDFILL site on Tyneside was opened “too close” to homes, says a European committee. Read
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Celebrities tee off for charity
May 02 2009 | Today's News
CELEBRITIES were on the tee in Northumberland yesterday for a charity golf match. Read
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Award for man who fought 16 years for justice
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A FORMER prisoner of war who campaigned to clear the names of soldiers executed for cowardice has been honoured for his tireless work. Read
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Hayley’s killer is sentenced to three years
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A TRAFFIC policeman who killed a teenager by speeding at up to 94mph in a 30mph zone has been jailed for three years. Read
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Peer now fears for PM
May 02 2009 | Today's News
TONY Blair’s former law and order adviser has questioned if Gordon Brown has been “mortally wounded” amid growing doubts over his leadership. Read
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Police in probe after body found at house
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A MURDER-STYLE investigation has been launched after a body was found in a house in County Durham. Detectives were last night trying to piece together what happened to the man, in his 20s, who has not yet been identified. Read
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Murder victim had 67 injuries
May 02 2009 | Today's News
A CHINESE murder victim involved in an internet betting scam had suffered 67 injuries, jurors were told yesterday. Read
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The Journal launches No Knives No Excuses song contest
May 02 2009 | Today's News
NO Knives No Excuses. That’s the message young people will be spreading on the streets of the North East. Read
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The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies at The Sage Gateshead
May 02 2009 | Today's News
THE 16-year-old British-born composer and conductor Alexander Prior has been writing music since the age of eight and now has more than 40 works to his name. Read
