Oct
2009
Articles from 3rd Oct 2009
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Angry artists hit out at Art Works gallery’s owner
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
ARTISTS who had their work seized by bailiffs from a North East gallery have hit out at the owner. Read
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Book detailing Tyneside’s renaissance launched
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
THE story of the extraordinary cultural renaissance on Tyneside is going all around the world – thanks to a book launched yesterday. Read
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House prices rise in North East but are still behind
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
HOUSE prices have risen in the North East but are still behind where they were 12 months ago. Read
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Gateshead supermarket worker stung by scorpion
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
A NORTH supermarket worker is recovering after being stung by a scorpion while unpacking bananas. Read
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Northumberland flood warnings were not heeded
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
FLOODING in a Northumberland village could have been avoided last September if the Environment Agency had listened to warnings, villagers have claimed. Read
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NUFC supporters demanding regime change
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
ANGRY supporters and footballers last night blasted Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and backed Kevin Keegan after the club was ordered to hand over £2m compensation to the former manager. Read
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Race to run Tyneside's Metro down to final two
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
TRAIN bosses have placed a troubled German rail company alongside an in-house bid as the race to run the Metro comes down to the final two. Read
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Sunderland child abductor Stephen Turton jailed
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
A CHILD abductor, who raped a 12-year-old girl after snatching her off a street in Sunderland and driving away with her in a stolen car, has been jailed indefinitely. Read
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Calendar Girl backs Sunderland World Cup bid
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
MOVES to bring World Cup football to Wearside have been given naked ambition. Tricia Stewart, the brains behind the alternative Women’s Institute calendar that inspired hit film Calendar Girls, has backed Sunderland’s bid to stage the festival of football. Read
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Shot Darras Hall businessman to face fraud probe
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
A BUSINESSMAN who was blasted in the legs with a shotgun has been questioned by police investigating fraudulent insurance claims. Read
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NUFC sale talks set to step up over coming days
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
WITH some of the uncertainty over the state of Newcastle United’s balance sheet removed, talks over the future of the club are expected to step up a pace in the coming days. Read
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Credibility of Mike Ashley’s regime hits new low
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
THE credibility of Mike Ashley’s regime at Newcastle United plunged to a new low with the revelation that senior figures at the club deliberately lied about Kevin Keegan’s remit as manager. Read
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Kevin Keegan: The lies that damned United
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
FOOTBALL is a murky world. Away from the bright lights, the goals, the glitz and the glamour there is a hidden world of dark political manoeuvring and grubby financial deals. Read
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The YouTube signing that cost Newcastle £2m
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
KEVIN Keegan’s return as Newcastle United manager last year was the dream appointment that has turned into a reoccurring nightmare for Mike Ashley and the regime he presides over. Read
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Support grows for bid to put cigarettes under counter
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of people in the North East have signed postcards calling on MPs to vote in favour of putting cigarettes under the counter. Read
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Lynemouth community spirit ruined by vandals
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
COMMUNITY spirit in a close-knit former pit village is being ruined by the actions of vandals who have targeted hundreds of cars in a tyre-slashing spree, it is claimed. Read
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Sisters' cakes are a big hit at Taste festival
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
SISTERS Fiona Woodcock and Jane Slater are delighted to be taking part in this autumn’s Taste event. Read
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Falconry offered to pupils at top boarding school
Oct 03 2009 | Today's News
FORGET football, rugby or hockey as after-school activities – a North East school is offering its pupils the medieval sport of falconry. Read
