Dec
2009
Articles from 12th Dec 2009
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Parked cars partly to blame for boy’s death
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
PARKING restrictions could have saved a seven-year-old boy who was knocked down and killed, a coroner has ruled. Read
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Twelve-year-old boy stabbed classmate
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A BOY of just 12 stabbed a classmate with a craft knife outside the school gates, a court was told yesterday. Read
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Joe McElderry stands on the brink of stardom
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
X FACTOR hopeful Joe McElderry was carrying the best wishes of the North East today as he entered the show’s final weekend. Read
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Solicitor from Alnwick arrested in £1m fraud probe
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A SOLICITOR from one of Tyneside’s most prominent law firms has been arrested in connection with a £1m fraud probe. Read
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New Tyne Tunnel a step further as sluice gates opened
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
THE second Tyne Tunnel edged closer yesterday when the sluice gates were opened to flood the dry dock containing the four river-section units. Read
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Taste of sweet success as Artisan Food hits Harrods
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
TOP people’s store Harrods is stocking lip-smacking puddings created by an award-winning Tyneside company. Read
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Newcastle Airport picks up awards and plaudits
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
THE North East’s biggest airport has been boosted by two major accolades in the space of 24 hours. Read
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Golf pro Reg Davidson loses cancer fight
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A TALENTED golfer who turned his hands to making clubs for countless amateur players across the North East has died after losing a lengthy battle with cancer. Read
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Report sees centres fail health check
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
HEALTH chiefs in the North East have hit back at a new report that brands walk-in centres near stations a waste of money. Read
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Pensioners taking part in assertiveness courses
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
PENSIONERS across the region are lining up to take part in a course to make them more “assertive”. Read
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Romans enlisted to fight wind war at Bolam
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
VILLAGERS fighting a wind farm in their midst are hoping evidence of a Roman settlement may sway planners against the scheme. Read
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Applause and tears greet the Light Dragoons at parade
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
THEY came home safe to applause and not a few tears after taking the fight to the Taliban. Read
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Bishop hits out at how we treat asylum seekers
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A LEADING Church of England figure has launched a withering attack on the Government’s treatment of asylum seekers, describing hundreds in the North East as “absolutely destitute”. Read
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A Dream day in the North for the Countess of Wessex
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
THE Countess of Wessex had one of her dreams come true in the North East yesterday. Read
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Swimming event set to take to airwaves
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
THE moment when thousands braved the chilly waters of Windermere is set to be relived tomorrow. Read
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Home boss Marie Bennett stole from the elderly
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A DISGRACED care home boss who plundered the residents’ fees has been spared jail. Read
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Work launched on new £25m scheme at Bates Colliery site
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
WORK has started on a multi-million pound regeneration project to build hundreds of homes and a new school at a former pit. Read
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Bid to re-open Alnmouth to Alnwick railway line
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
A LONG-running bid to reinstate a historic Northumberland rail link is building up a head of steam, with the submission of plans. Read
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Film maker Sudheer Gupta trades Delhi for Durham
Dec 12 2009 | Today's News
FOR Indian film maker Sudheer Gupta, the contrast could not have been more stark. Read
