Oct
2009
Articles from 6th Oct 2009
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Agency to be made more accountable
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
THE North East can have a development agency, but its funding is uncertain and public sector job losses are possible, shadow communities secretary Caroline Spelman indicated yesterday. Read
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Tories set for rethink on upgrade for Metro
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
TYNE and Wear could face a new battle over the £325m upgrade to the Metro if the Tories win power. Read
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Stroke victim Gordon Freeman hits the gym to help recovery
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
WHEN stroke victim Gordon Freeman was told he may never be able to walk again he was forced to face a future partially paralysed and unable to speak. Read
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Retiring reverend slams out-of-control teenagers
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
THE longest-serving vicar in the Church of England has spoken out about parents failing to take control of their children and a general decline in moral standards. Read
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Drunk waiter jailed for rape of 17-year-old
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
A WAITER from Durham has been jailed in Majorca for raping a 17-year-old girl on a drunken night out with friends. Read
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Why we must ease that final journey
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
PEOPLE in the North East are being asked to talk about death as part of Britain’s first charter on end of life care. Read
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Steve Cram leads the way in coast-to-coast challenge
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
FORMER Olympic athlete Steve Cram led the way in a coast-to-coast challenge. Read
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Battle against grey squirrels gets welcome boost
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
THE battle against grey squirrels around a Northumberland town has been given a £10,000 boost. Read
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Tynemouth Metro Station set to be saved by store
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
A MULTI-MILLION pound bid to build a shop near an historic Metro station could generate the revenue needed to save the site, developers claimed last night. Read
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Research into moon water hits the spot
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
CRASHING a rocket into the moon could help experts find water, according to one North East academic. Later this week, a rocket will be smashed into a crater at the moon’s south pole in an experiment which could lead to a manned base being built on earth’s nearest neighbour. Read
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Mothers’ anger for soldier sons in Afghanistan
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
UNDERFED, overworked, forced to use a dirty canal for drinking water and having to patch up their body armour with bits of metal. Read
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Vital embryo work delayed as funds run short
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
A LEADING North East scientist who was involved in the controversial creation of animal-human embryos has had to postpone his work at Newcastle University through lack of funding. Read
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Oil worker Grant Dingwall ‘paid less because he’s a Brit’
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
AN oil worker from the North East is claiming he is the victim of racial discrimination – because his Norwegian co-workers are being paid more for shifts. Read
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Painting of Susanna Trevelyan to be examined by experts
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
A FAMILY legend centred on a Northumbrian mansion and two of England’s greatest artists is to be put to the test by university experts. Read
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Seniors join green regime at school
Oct 06 2009 | Today's News
A SCHOOL in Newcastle is celebrating after gaining Green Flag status for the second time in a matter of months for its environmental work. Read
