Nov
2009
Articles from 14th Nov 2009
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Five-year horse ban for former Stanley trainer
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
A FORMER racehorse trainer and dentist was banned from keeping horses for five years yesterday after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a thoroughbred stallion. Read
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Home Secretary praises Tyneside communities
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
HOME secretary Alan Johnson has praised the work of Tyneside communities as a “model” for tackling crime. Read
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Duchess of Northumberland visits flood victims
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
THE Duchess of Northumberland met elderly county flood victims yesterday as she re-opened their homes more than a year on from the disaster. Read
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Brown 'was warned' over MPs' expenses crisis
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
GORDON Brown was warned of the impending crisis over MPs’ expenses on taking over as Prime Minister from Tony Blair, the government’s former sleaze watchdog has revealed. Read
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Lord Adonis will look at East Coast line fares
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
FARES on East Coast rail services could fall in future with Transport Secretary Lord Adonis demanding passengers get “value for money”. Read
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Post Office campaigners claim 'moral victory'
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
THE consultation on closure of 2,500 post offices around the country was branded a sham by a watchdog earlier this week. Alastair Craig talks to campaigners in the region about their “moral victory”. Read
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North's art and history set to star in TV show
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
THE North East is set to receive more international television exposure through an art and history series. Read
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Bates Colliery homes plan gets green light
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
CALLS for a disused railway line in Northumberland to be protected from housing development because of its potential as a future transport link have been rejected by a Government planning inspector. Read
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Northumberland firm to open trading academy
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
ANORTHUMBERLAND firm is to open a multi-million pound trading academy in the heart of London’s financial district as it looks to cash in on an impending boom in sports investment. Read
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Shoppers in a frenzy for M&S 1p festive offers
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
NORTH East shoppers bagged a Christmas bargain when Marks and Spencer launched a Penny Bazaar. Read
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The wonders of our native wildlife caught on film
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
ENVIRONMENT Editor Tony Henderson on the ingenuity of the region’s amateur wildlife photographers. Read
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Artist Topsy Qur'et wins tribunal against gallery
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
THE boss of an art gallery at the centre of an unfair dismissal claim has been criticised by a tribunal panel. Read
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Opticians burglar found head first in wheelie bin
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
A BUNGLING burglar who broke a shop window and stole several pairs of glasses was found by police upside down in a wheelie bin just around the corner, a court was told. Read
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Memorial service for tragic Steven Atkinson
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
MORE tributes have poured in for a schoolboy who beat cancer and a number of disabilities, only to be killed in a road accident. Read
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Malcolm McLaren shows his new film at Baltic
Nov 14 2009 | Today's News
THE founding father of punk was on Tyneside yesterday - but without a safety pin to be seen. Malcolm McLaren, who was talking at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, was dressed in a tweed suit with a grey scarf knotted around his neck. Read
