Jan
2010
Articles from 28th Jan 2010
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Region's pupils are the worst for alcohol abuse
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
CHILDREN in the region drink at least two bottles of wine a week and are more likely to consume alcohol and smoke than their peers in other areas of England and Wales. Read
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Roy Dixon rides to rescue of people in Haiti
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
WITH medical supplies running out in earthquake-hit Haiti, help is on its way in the form of a North East charity worker and his trusty truck. Read
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Travellers get more choice as new flights are revealed
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
HOLIDAYMAKERS will be able to jet off to sunnier climes from Newcastle International Airport in the summer. Read
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New era for liver transplant patients in the North East
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A NEW era in organ transplantation was heralded last night allowing adult patients to receive liver transplants from a living donor for the first time in the region. Read
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North East economy rests on trains, planes and automobiles
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
THE North East needs strong connections to the rest of the country and beyond to secure its economic future. Read
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Transport group issues plea on Metro finance
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
THE Government was urged last night to “urgently” approve £300m plans to link up the North East. Read
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Durham artist Michael Dickinson may face jail for collage
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A COUNTY Durham artist who mocked Turkey’s prime minister by portraying him as a dog in a collage could be jailed after refusing to pay a court fine. Read
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Rapist Michael Adam Khannan jailed after a 'coincidence too far'
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A CONVICTED rapist who reinvented himself as a club singer and then a private music tutor has been found guilty of raping a woman almost 30 years ago. Read
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Court told of sex assault after surgery
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A PATIENT at a private hospital in the region has told how she came round from anaesthetic to find herself being sexually assaulted. Read
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Newcastle Odeon Cinema will not have listed status restored
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A DECISION was finally taken yesterday on the listing of an under-threat historic cinema – after a delay of more than four years. Read
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Baby's amazing fightback after stroke in womb
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A BABY who suffered a stroke in the womb is taking to a mini-gym in the hope it will prevent her from having weakness on one side of her body. Read
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Ashington pupils delighted as their designs become reality
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
SCORES of excited youngsters watched their mechanical creations come to life on the Northumberland coast yesterday. Read
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Claims Tories may 'barter away cash'
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
FEARS have been voiced that a Conservative Government could barter away millions of pounds in European regional handouts in exchange for greater political powers. Read
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Plans under way for a £48m education shake-up in Ashington
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
PLANS have been lodged for the construction of Northumberland’s second privately-sponsored academy school as part of a £48m education shake-up affecting three neighbouring communities. Read
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Hope could come from Cumbria flood tragedy
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
EMERGENCY funding is enabling researchers from the North East to carry out a thorough investigation of the devastating floods which hit Cumbria last autumn. Read
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Durham Capital of Culture victory will bring £250m
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
WINNING the Capital of Culture title would boost Durham’s economy by £250m according to tourism experts. Read
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Canopies may be only change at Tynemouth Station
Jan 28 2010 | Today's News
A SUPERMARKET at the centre of a scheme to fully restore an historic railway station may not now go ahead. Read
