Sep
2009
Articles from 3rd Sep 2009
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Britain looks back on 70th anniversary of Second World War
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
AS SUNDAY, September 3, 1939, dawned Britain was bracing itself for the worst. Less than 21 years after the armistice of the conflict they called the Great War, the nation was preparing to go to war again. Read
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Remembering sacrifices made by volunteers
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
FLAGS will flutter at half mast today to remember the many North East lifeboat men who made the ultimate sacrifice at sea to save others Read
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Lifeguard Will Hogg dies on charity swim at Tynemouth
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
FRIENDS and colleagues of a lifeguard who died while taking part in a charity swim yesterday paid trbute to him. Read
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Friends plan tribute to murder victim Joseph Cook
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to murdered student Joseph Cook. The 20-year-old, of Fenham, Newcastle, was found dead in his student house in Leeds on Monday. Read
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Governor backs headteacher in employing Darren Adamson
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
A GOVERNOR at a North East school which has employed a teacher who was at the centre of a porn scandal last night backed its headteacher. Read
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Murderer wins right to have facial surgery
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
A MURDERER who killed an elderly couple in their home has won the right to have cosmetic surgery. Read
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Blacksmith forges memorial to Battle of Flodden
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
BLACKSMITH Stephen Mather has forged a memorial to one of the North East’s bloodiest battles. Read
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Bringing coals to Newcastle isn’t bad
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
AN adventurous railway worker is starting a new life Down Under in a move that really will be a case of “coals to Newcastle”. Read
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Ged's proud of his feat, despite his aching feet
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
MODERN-DAY Jarrow marcher Ged Lynn has completed his mission to walk 300 miles to back his home town’s world heritage bid. Read
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Region prepared despite drop in swine flu reports
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
THE AMOUNT of North East residents reporting swine flu symptoms is now at its lowest since the national pandemic flu service was launched in July. Read
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The Sage Gateshead joins energy campaign
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
A STRIKING Tyneside building has joined a national campaign to help the environment. Read
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Sci-fi writer Hylton Smith wins fans as trilogy begins
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
HIS career may have seem him sat behind a desk in Cramlington, but now this writer is heading for the stars. Read
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Malaria can be beaten easily say North East scientists
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
CHILDHOOD diseases killing thousands in Africa are being tackled by North East scientists. Read
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Stocksfield fete will boost morale of village
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
FROM scarecrows to Punch and Judy, home baking to cricket on the green, all the fun of a traditional fete will be revived in a Northumberland village later this month. Read
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Pictures of Newcastle up for auction
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
THE ever-changing face of Newcastle captivated photographer Monty Rosen. Read
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Mountain bike trials area unveiled at Kielder
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
DAREDEVIL mountain bikers will take a leap of faith when a new tourist attraction is unveiled. Read
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Protection from floods begins in for residents
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
PEOPLE in a Tyneside town are to benefit from an £1.1m flood protection scheme. Read
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Ouseburn Barrage set to go on stream
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
A RIVERSIDE barrage set to underpin a city jobs boom will today have its official opening. Read
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Organised criminal gangs target farms
Sep 03 2009 | Today's News
ORGANISED crime gangs are targeting North East farms in a search for stolen equipment to sell on a black market described as more profitable than drug smuggling. Read
