Dec
2009
Articles from 31st Dec 2009
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Councillors' expenses audit reveals inflated mileage claims
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
AN investigation into councillors’ expenses at a North East council has uncovered inflated claims and poor controls by officers on the amount claimed. Read
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Alan Shearer pays tribute to mentor Jack Hixon
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
ALAN Shearer led the mourners yesterday as the footballing world said goodbye to the talent scout who discovered him and countless other players from the North East. Read
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Lord Adonis warned over high-speed rail line plans
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
TRANSPORT Secretary Lord Adonis has been warned he must not price the region out of a new high-speed rail line as the final report lands on his desk. Read
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Father and son champion grey squirrels
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
WHILE many people are worried about the decline of red squirrels in the North East, a father and son team calling themselves Professor Acorn is championing their grey cousins’ cause and have even produced their own merchandise supporting the maligned intruder. Read
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NUFC photo could be John Lennon's art inspiration
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
FOR decades a childlike painting by John Lennon has baffled Beatle fans – but now it’s making ripples in the North East. Read
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From hope to despair - a decade of politics
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
THE decade started full of hope as the country woke up to the new Millennium – but ended with mistrust, war-weariness and despondency about the future. Read
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Police release e-fit of city rape suspect
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
THIS is the prime suspect police want to quiz over the horrifying rape of a homeless woman. Read
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Governor Pamela Walker gets MBE for helping pupils
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
A HOST of unsung heroes involved in educating North East youngsters have been named by the Queen in her New Year Honours List today. Read
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North musician Paul Booth to play Polish capital
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
TOWARDS the end of 1988 eleven-year-old Paul Booth was busking on the streets of Newcastle. Read
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Scientists fear life-saving drugs could soon be useless
Dec 31 2009 | Today's News
DECADES of man-made pollution of the environment is leaving a legacy which could see disease-fighting drugs rendered increasingly ineffective, North East scientists fear. Read
