Oct
2009
Articles from 21st Oct 2009
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£34m regeneration cash for Newcastle under threat
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
MORE than £34m of regeneration cash could be under threat as the region again falls foul of “bureaucratic” rules preventing city leaders from creating hundreds of jobs. Read
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Three golfers hit a hole-in-one on same day at Heworth Golf Club
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
FOR these hot shot golfers, three really is the magic number. The veteran players beat the odds to all sink a hole-in-one on the very same day, in the very same competition. Read
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Horse trainer Howard Johnson offers reward for stolen gates
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
ONE of Britain’s leading racehorse trainers last night offered a reward to help catch thieves who could have put hundreds of thousands of pounds of livestock at risk. Read
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Brancepeth residents celebrate 30mph speed restriction
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
VILLAGERS are celebrating victory in a long-running campaign to have a speed limit reduced to 30 mph. Read
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Artist Topsy Qu'ret claimed he was forced out of job at Waygood Gallery
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
AN artist was forced out of his job at a troubled art gallery after a row with his “bullying” boss, a tribunal heard yesterday. Read
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Toxic alert forces lockdown at Newcastle General Hospital
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
AN accident and emergency unit was put into “lockdown” for a time last night after a woman from Northumberland was contaminated with a toxic chemical. Read
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Nikita Battye returns to school after being kicked in head by horse
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl left fighting for her life after she was kicked in the head by a horse has returned to school. Read
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Ticket barriers arrive at Newcastle Central Station
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
CONTROVERSIAL ticket barriers branded an eyesore by heritage protesters have arrived at Newcastle’s landmark Central Station. Read
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Wind campaigners hit back at Deputy PM John Prescott
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
ANTI-WIND farm campaigners from the North East have hit back after former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott accused them of being Nimbys. Read
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Youngsters taught about Second World War at Discovery Museum tea dance
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
MELODIES mixed with memories yesterday as part of a project which will teach youngsters about the experiences of those who lived through the Second World War. Read
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One North East axes projects to meet £50m budget cut
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
REGIONAL development agency One North East is axing a number of projects to meet a budget cut of nearly £50m. Read
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Cheryl Cressey relives how her son, 10, died
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
EMOTIONS ran high as a devoted mum relived her 10-year-old son’s death after doctors failed to diagnose he had meningitis. Read
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New Pevsner guide to Newcastle and Gateshead launched
Oct 21 2009 | Today's News
VISITING Tyneside in the 1950s as part of his 46-volume Buildings of England series, architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner came up with two telling comments. Read
