Jun
2009
Articles from 11th Jun 2009
-
Government plans to split Northern Rock in two
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock is set to be split into two divisions by the Government, heightening job fears surrounding a possible sale of the bank. Read
-
Oasis rock Sunderland at the Stadium of Light
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
STADIUM gigs are akin to buses in Sunderland. You don’t get any for ages and then three sell-out extravaganzas rock in at once. Read
-
Take That ticket mix-up ‘nothing to do’ with Payette
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE Vipers star Andre Payette has hit back at claims he was involved in a ticket mix-up which left a couple paying more than £400 for the cheapest Take That tickets. Read
-
Gordon Brown announces new expenses legislation
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
LEGISLATION is to be rushed through Parliament to end Westminster’s system of self-regulation and impose a new code of conduct on MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal, Gordon Brown announced yesterday. Read
-
MPs lay blame for Icelandic banks fiasco
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
MULTIPLE failures led to councils investing nearly £1bn of taxpayers’ money in failed Icelandic banks, MPs today concluded in a damning report. Read
-
Police quiz eight after Bishop Auckland drugs raid
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
SUSPECTED drug-dealers are today off the streets after more than 100 police officers swooped on their homes in an early morning raid. Read
-
200-year wait over as ospreys nest at Kielder
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
FISH-eating osprey eagles are nesting in Northumberland for the first time in at least 200 years. Read
-
Stannington church in line for top award
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
CHURCHGOERS are celebrating after their beloved place of worship was judged among the top six in the country. St Mary’s Church in Stannington, near Morpeth, has been chosen as one of the six finalists in a search by Country Life magazine for the village church of the year. Read
-
Union condemns day care closure plans
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
UNION officials have condemned a controversial plan to close seven council-run day centres in Northumberland – branding it a retrograde step in care for the elderly and vulnerable. Read
-
Online revolution will look into our future
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
THE Great North Revolution is heading online as the North East comes together to map out the industry of the future. Read
-
Sports Minister guarantees future of Gateshead Stadium
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East sports centre set up to develop future Olympic stars could also help other sporting heroes, The Journal understands. Read
-
Second school strike over Durham academy plans
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
TEACHERS at a closure threatened school are to stage a second one-day strike next week, with more walk outs threatened. Read
-
Ben helps pal with 'world's best job'
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND businessman - whose friend was selected for “the best job in the world” - will be assisting him in the new venture. Read
-
Morpeth businesses fear damage to local trade from retail giants
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
TRADERS fighting plans for new supermarkets on the edge of their town claim evidence gathered from communities across the country has backed their worst fears. Read
-
Battle of Flodden remembered
Jun 11 2009 | Today's News
IN just three hours of savage, face-to-face fighting in a Northumberland field, 15,000 men lost their lives in the most brutal of ways. Read
