Sep
2009
Articles from 8th Sep 2009
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Woman killed and another hurt in A1 crash
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
A WOMAN has been killed and another has life- threatening injuries after a crash in Northumberland yesterday. Read
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Mayor Linda Arkley scraps free breakfast scheme
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
SPENDING cuts needed to close a Tyneside council’s budget black hole have been unveiled. Read
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Tributes still pour in for college sports star Ross Moodie
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
MORE tributes have been paid to a talented Newcastle University rower killed in a climbing accident in Greece. Read
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Jungle memory training sees pupils improve
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
PIONEERING “jungle memory training” dramatically improved the performance of a group of “slow learning” pupils from a Durham school, it was clamed yesterday. Read
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Northern Rock plunges back into mortgage fray
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
NORTHERN Rock unveiled new cut-price mortgage deals yesterday. The North East-based lender is offering a two-year tracker deal with a headline rate of just 3.29%. Read
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Fuel errors of 999 vehicle drivers cost £64k
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
DOZY drivers of 999 vehicles have cost taxpayers thousands in repair bills Read
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Death of 85-year-old treated as murder
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after an 85-year-old woman was found dead in her burned-out home. Read
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New plea as vital A19 work is frozen
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
BUSINESS leaders issued an urgent plea to regional transport bosses last night to unfreeze vital A19 upgrades. Read
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Uncle will do run for transplant tot Patrick Skinner
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
SERIOUSLY ill, he underwent a life-saving heart transplant and amazed doctors with his recovery. Read
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Fisherman's Lodge restaurant has been sold
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
THE sale of one of the North East’s best known restaurants has been concluded in less than two weeks – after months of talks with a previous bidder broke down. Read
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Dredging work will keep marina open for business
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
A £500,000 operation to dredge a Northumberland marina got under way yesterday. Read
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Final push starts in Sunderland's World Cup bid
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
MOVES to bring the World Cup to Wearside have been stepped up. City leaders want Sunderland to be included in England’s bid to stage the football festival and have to demonstrate widespread public support for its efforts. Read
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Farmer's land rocked by second flooding in two weeks
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
A FARMER spent months clearing 11,000 tonnes of stone off his land after a river flooded his fields – only for it to happen again just two weeks later. Read
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Region bucks national trend for the tories
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
LABOUR’S Northern heartlands are still refusing to swing behind David Cameron’s new-look Tory party. Read
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Fans get chance to say last goodbye to Sir Bobby
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
FOOTBALL fans will be given the chance to say their final farewells to Sir Bobby Robson. Read
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Hatching ducks as well as businesses
Sep 08 2009 | Today's News
A FAMILY of ducks are sending firms in County Durham quackers. Three weeks ago the ducklings hatched at The Greenhouse in Annfield Plain. Read
