Sep
2009
Articles from 30th Sep 2009
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Gordon Brown launches conference fightback with radical manifesto
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
GORDON Brown launched a defiant fightback yesterday with a manifesto of radical reform and a rallying call to his party to not give up the fight. Read
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North health trusts check cervical cancer vaccine stocks after girl dies
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
HEALTH trusts in the North East were last night checking stocks of the cervical cancer vaccine and will quarantine any from the batch initially linked to the death of a teenage girl. Read
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RAF vet John Holdcroft remembers Berlin Airlift
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
IT was one of the most remarkable military missions of the 20th Century, and one John Holdcroft and his comrades will never forget. Read
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Time to adjust sets for North East digital TV viewers
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of digital TV viewers across the North East will need to retune their equipment by lunchtime today, or face losing certain TV and radio stations. Read
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Northumberland farmer to sell world’s most expensive beef
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND farmer is set to become the first in the UK to sell the world’s most rare and expensive beef. Read
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Mowden Hall Preparatory School bosses in fee hikes row
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
BOSSES at a leading North East private school have come under fire for putting up pupils’ fees to cover a teachers’ pay rise… and then freezing staff salaries. Read
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Finalists announced for North East England Tourism Awards
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
THE finalists have been announced for a prestigious awards ceremony which recognises the work done in bringing tourists to the North East. Read
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Union leaders back Journal’s Tax Too Far Campaign
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
UNION leaders have backed The Journal’s call to scrap planned rises in aviation taxes. Read
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Plans for Eastgate eco village approved
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
PLANS for a multi-million pound eco-village have been approved. Supporters hope the project – comprising 65 homes, a hotel, spa and a cable car – will revive Eastgate, in Weardale, County Durham, which was left devastated by the closure of the Lafarge cement works in 2002. Read
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Souter Lighthouse and Cragside feature in new Monopoly
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
SOME of the North East’s most treasured heritage gems will soon be up for grabs on the roll of a dice. Read
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Such sweet memories of those good old Sixties
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
MORE than 40 years on and the Sixties are still the subject of scrutiny on screen and in print. Read
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Three more arrested in North East Property Buyers probe
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
THREE more people have been questioned in connection with an alleged property scam, as detectives warn that no-one involved will escape arrest. Read
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Fundraisers do their bit to support Charlie Bear appeal
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
KIND-HEARTED fundraisers throughout the North East have been doing their bit to support cancer sufferers in the region. Read
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Overseas trade is worth effort
Sep 30 2009 | Today's News
ALTHOUGH most companies who do not have overseas sales realise, in theory, that this could be a profitable strategy for growth, in practice, many do not take this step for a variety of reasons. Read
