Jul
2009
Articles from 4th Jul 2009
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Alnwick boy, 17, killed in Northumberland car crash
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
A TEENAGER was killed and two other people seriously injured last night when a car collided with a tree. Read
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Nexus commissioned artwork on display at Byker Metro
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
ARTIST Tom Hammick arrived by taxi at Byker Metro Station last night to see his biggest ever picture – of a boat. Read
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Graham Wylie closes Chesters Walled Garden to public
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
IT is one of the most beautiful visitor attractions in the North, the passion of one woman who made it her life’s work. Read
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MP Henderson ‘preparing to leave Commons at next election’
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE MP Doug Henderson was last night believed to be preparing to announce his intention to step down. Read
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Life-saving transplant centre for Freeman Hospital
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
MORE lives will be saved and generous organ donations will not go to waste thanks to an innovative new centre. Read
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Weardale Railway to run steam engines next month
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
PLANS to run a steam locomotive on a North East heritage railway are on track following the £70,000 restoration of a 55-year-old engine. Read
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North police chief Jon Stoddart shortlisted for Ulster
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East police chief is on the shortlist to become head of the Northern Ireland service. Read
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Northumberland woman guilty of cruelty to children
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
TWO needy children were left living in fear when the new mum who adopted them flared into a rage and was guilty of cruelty. Read
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Bid to ban alcohol from Cullercoats Bay halted
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
PLANS to ban alcohol from a beach have been halted after several objections were lodged against the proposal. It was hoped the alcohol exclusion zone would be in place at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside, in May – in time for the busy summer season. Read
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Amos Radford’s heart op pictures to teach doctors
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
A YOUNGSTER’S heart surgery ordeal will help teach the doctors of tomorrow after they decided to use his photo diary as a teaching tool. Read
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Film-maker’s appeal for Kirkley Hall class of 1959 reunion
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
AN award-winning film maker searching for students he studied alongside at Kirkley Hall half a century ago has tracked down his two Hungarian classmates – but is still appealing for four Northumbrians to contact him. Read
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Gordon Brown gives North East a check list of promises
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
GORDON Brown has left the region with a checklist of promises voters will be able to judge him against. Read
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Youngsters have fun at Sandcastle Challenge
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
MORE than 2,000 Tyneside children swapped their classrooms for the beach yesterday to build some elaborate sand structures. Read
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Northumberland Council to spend £2.7m regeneration cash
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND’S new super council is preparing to start spending £2.7m of Government funding on “pump priming” key sites earmarked for a major housing-led regeneration programme. Read
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Visionary teacher’s new life will keep link with pupils
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
IN two years teacher Lisa Brown has transformed her school’s green standing. Since joining the Newcastle School for Boys in Gosforth, she has helped it win a gold award in the city council’s enviro-schools programme. Read
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Defra’s Project Zebra in Alnwick wins environment award
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
CONTROVERSIAL Government buildings in a Northumberland town have won a clutch of awards. The Defra Lion House buildings at Alnwick were built last year with an environmentally friendly theme, boasting three wind turbines which some claim stand idle for much of the time. Read
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New service offers hope for thyroid cancer patients
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
A NEW service pioneered in the North East is giving fresh hope to thyroid cancer patients. Read
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Grey squirrels threaten reds in Kielder heartland
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
THE last bastion of red squirrels in England is under threat from their grey counterparts. Read
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County Durham link to skull caught by fisherman
Jul 04 2009 | Today's News
POLICE believe a skull netted by a fisherman off the North East coast could be that of a County Durham man, it was revealed yesterday. Read
