May
2009
Articles from 12th May 2009
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Campaign is praised by MP Hilary Benn
May 12 2009 | Today's News
THE thorny issue of MPs' expenses has left a sour taste in both taxpayers' and government officials mouths. Read
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Northern Rock tower deal will go ahead despite opposition
May 12 2009 | Today's News
A DEAL to buy Northern Rock tower is set to go ahead despite moves by opposition councillors to call-in the decision. Read
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Newcastle Council will spend its way out of recession
May 12 2009 | Today's News
CITY leaders have pushed council debt past the £1bn mark as they increase borrowing by £150m to spend their way out of the recession. Read
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Blyth MP volunteers to repay £6,200 expense claim
May 12 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH MP last night dramatically revealed that he will voluntarily repay £6,200 in taxpayer-funded allowances used to buy furniture for his second home after declaring it was "wrong". Read
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New problems for troubled Blyth market project
May 12 2009 | Today's News
A TROUBLED £3m project to regenerate a Northumberland town's market place has been hit by further problems and delays. Read
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Cast-offs can help reduce our waste
May 12 2009 | Today's News
MOST of us with older siblings will remember getting their cast-offs as children. Read
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Poetry in motion for pupils
May 12 2009 | Today's News
PUPILS are limbering up to celebrate Walk to School Week. Read
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Neighbours tell of attempts to rescue Gateshead woman from blaze
May 12 2009 | Today's News
A PENSIONER was killed after a blaze ripped through the home she shared with her elderly sister. Elva Fairless, believed to be in her early seventies, died after the fire broke out in her first-floor bedroom at her house on Windsor Terrace, Crawcrook, Gateshead. Read
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Strike threat as Consett company move work south
May 12 2009 | Today's News
UP to 80 workers are set to strike after production was moved down south. Read
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Lord Stevens to lead Games horse doping inquiry
May 12 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Northumbria Police and Scotland Yard boss Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington will chair an inquiry into suspected horse doping at the 2008 Olympic Games. Read
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Colonies of bats found at Kielder Castle
May 12 2009 | Today's News
PARK rangers who carried out a survey of a spooky 18th-Century castle were astonished to find colonies of unexpected guests. Read
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Defendant says he was blackmailed to help murderers
May 12 2009 | Today's News
A CHINESE man accused of killing two students says he was unwittingly blackmailed into helping others carry out the murder. Read
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Tribute to James Kirkup, a poet and academic
May 12 2009 | Today's News
JAMES Kirkup, a North East poet whose work brought admiration and unwelcome notoriety, has died at the age of 91. Born a carpenter’s son in Cockburn Street, South Shields, he studied at Durham University, and became a respected poet, translator and academic. Read
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Pupil power wins phone mast battle
May 12 2009 | Today's News
PARENTS and local residents look set to win their battle against a bid to erect a mobile phone mast next to a school on one of the region’s most affluent housing estates. Read
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Flexible working plans are outlined by campaigners
May 12 2009 | Today's News
FLEXIBLE working campaigners have kick-started their annual business campaign with a call for more people to ditch their reliance on the office. Read
