Dec
2009
Articles from 17th Dec 2009
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Funding boost for vital research
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
PLANS to transform Newcastle into an international hub for groundbreaking research into health and ageing have received a £2.6m shot in the arm. Read
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How The Journal helped saved Seaton Delaval Hall
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
IT’S ours! The National Trust will announce today that Seaton Delaval Hall has been saved for the North East and the nation. Read
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Newcastle and Sunderland win World cup football bid
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
CHEERS rang round St James’ Park as Newcastle Gateshead was named a World Cup host city. Read
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Businessman Tony Hindhaugh tells court: I'm no liar
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
A DIRECTOR accused of lying about his salary yesterday denied attempting to defraud mortgage lenders out of nearly £700,000. Read
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Joy in South Shields as X Factor winner Joe McElderry returns
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of fans flocked to South Shields to meet X Factor star Joe McElderry where he was signing copies of his new single yesterday. Read
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Parents 'to blame' for drink problem in the UK
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
PARENTS who have a “laissez-faire” attitude to their children’s drinking are putting them at risk, the chief medical officer warned today. Read
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Tyne and Wear museums chief Alec Coles quits for Australia
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
THE man behind the hugely successful Great North Museum project has been head-hunted for a new challenge in Australia. Read
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Families still facing poverty as regeneration cash isn't helping
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
FAMILIES who lost work when North East coalfields were closed down are still facing poverty despite millions spent on regeneration. Read
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Parents of Katherine Murtough angry at High Court decision
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
PARENTS of a disabled teenager who was tortured to death have hit out after one of her killers’ sentences was reduced. Read
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Sir Alan Beith makes demands after floods catastrophe
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
THE Environment Agency must provide “strong” leadership to prevent flooding in Northumberland, according to Berwick’s MP. Read
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Arrested solicitors struck off after SRA hearing
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
TWO solicitors arrested in connection with the North East Property Buyers scandal have been struck off by law industry watchdogs. Read
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Sage adds up to great value for the region
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
AS the doors of The Sage Gateshead opened for the first time at 5pm on December 17, 2004, a group from the Bedlington Women’s Institute in Northumberland were first inside. Read
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Mayor Linda Arkley backs investigation into budget shortfall
Dec 17 2009 | Today's News
AN investigation is to be launched into how a Tyneside council agreed a multi-million pound budget despite claims officers knew there was a £3m shortfall. Read
