Aug
2009
Articles from 7th Aug 2009
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Power failure disrupts Metro services
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
RUSH-HOUR passengers faced travel chaos yesterday as a power failure halted Metro services. Read
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St James’s Park to stay open for Sir Bobby Robson tributes
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
ST JAMES’S Park will stay open this weekend for fans to leave their tributes to Sir Bobby Robson. Read
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Baby owl walks at Beamish Wild Birds of Prey Centre
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
IN scenes reminiscent of Harry Potter, baby owls have become the stars of educational walks which take place in the woodland of a North East wildlife centre. Read
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North East Minister Nick Brown tells Mike Ashley to quit NUFC
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley must go now to end the heartbreaking “uncertainty” surrounding the club, a top Government minister has demanded. Read
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North East businesses worst for attracting talented graduates
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
BUSINESSES were last night urged to do more to recruit and retain graduates after a survey alleged that less than 5% of North East students find a job in the region where their university is based within six months. Read
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Almost 21,000 animals used in Newcastle University experiments
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
ALMOST 21,000 animals were used in medical experiments in a North East university last year, new figures reveal. Read
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Motive for Newcastle Chinese students murder still unknown
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
THE motive behind the brutal double-murder of two Chinese graduates 12 months ago may never be known, detectives said last night. Read
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New emergency hospital backed by North East Ambulance Service
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
PLANS to build a specialist emergency hospital in the region have been backed by North East Ambulance Service. Read
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Roman experts head to Newcastle University for conference
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
THE richness of the North East’s Roman heritage will be on show this month to delegates from 25 countries. Read
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Mayor Linda Arkley says broadband plan unworkable
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
TYNESIDE mayor Linda Arkley has revealed that a flagship plan to give every house in the borough free broadband was “completely unworkable”. Read
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Manx2 saves route from Newcastle to Isle of Man
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
AN AIR route from the region to a UK holiday destination has been saved. Read
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Morpeth traders push parking plan worth £4m
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
RETAINING free car parking in Northumberland’s most heavily populated area will mean cash-strapped council bosses missing out on potential extra income of around £4m a year, it is claimed. Read
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Craster artist Mick Oxley to exhibit in York Minster
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH East artist who taught victims of an earthquake is exhibiting alongside one of his pupils at York Minster. Read
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E.on replace misleading wind farm images with toy pictures
Aug 07 2009 | Today's News
A WIND farm developer rapped over misleading images of turbines has replaced them... with pictures of a child’s toy. Read
