Oct
2009
Articles from 5th Oct 2009
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Protest fails to stop new homes plan
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
LONG-awaited plans for a multi-million pound, 250-job business village in Northumberland have been given the green light – despite local residents’ fears over the traffic impact. Read
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Airport tax threat worries universities
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
UNIVERSITIES in the North East could be hit hard if the Government presses ahead with plans to hike aviation taxes. Read
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Anger greets bid to start rival market at Morpeth
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
ANGER has erupted over the launch of a new market just a few miles from where £3m of taxpayers’ money has recently been spent on revitalising an existing market. Read
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Cheryl Cole tells of her life in the public eye
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
SINGER Cheryl Cole has revealed how the pressures of celebrity life have left her feeling she can trust nobody but her mother and her pet dogs. Read
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Parents fight to stop Washingwell School from closing
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
PARENTS at a threatened school are fighting to stop its closure. Washingwell School in Whickham is one of four schools being brought under review by Gateshead Council because of falling pupil numbers. Read
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Bike fall reveals cancer and saves Kelly Hudson's life
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
FALLING off her bike saved young Kelly Hudson’s life after a series of routine tests showed she had cancer. Read
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Party leader Cameron challenged over policies
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
BUSINESS chiefs last night demanded David Cameron fill in the “blank spaces” in his policies and set out his manifesto for the North East. Read
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Photographer Brian Matthews praised for orangutan snaps
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
WILDLIFE photographer Brian Matthews brought home a world-beating shot from his journey from the North East to Borneo. Read
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Father charged with trying to poison his baby
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
A FATHER from Newcastle has been charged with trying to murder his baby son by poisoning him when he was only weeks old. Read
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Crime may soar in recession say North East experts
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
THE North East could be sitting on a ticking crime bomb in the aftermath of the recession, according to two leading academics. Read
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Restored cinema wants to add honours to its rave reviews
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
A RESTORED cinema is in the spotlight again, winning through to the finals of a prestigious national award. Read
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Busker Derek Allan plans 84-hour charity gig
Oct 05 2009 | Today's News
STEP aside Live Aid – Northumberland’s Derek Allan is taking on his own musical marathon for charity by playing an 84-hour gig. Read
