Feb
2010
Articles from 6th Feb 2010
-
Minister under fire for backing unitary status
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A GOVERNMENT minister came under fire from one of her own MPs yesterday for strongly defending the radical shake-up of town halls in Northumberland. Read
-
Durham Dragons ice hockey team complete all-night skate-in
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
PLANS to build a new rink in a city once renowned for its all-conquering ice hockey team were boosted by a marathon skate which ended early today. Read
-
New bridge to be built over River Blyth
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A NEW bridge will be built over the River Blyth as part of an ambitious £5m “active travel” project in Northumberland’s most heavily-populated area. Read
-
Judge brands Trevor Jackson "wholly perverted" in child sex case
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A JUDGE branded a shamed university lecturer “wholly perverted” as he jailed him for having sex with a 13-year-old schoolgirl in a luxury Jersey hotel. Read
-
MP Ken Clarke issues warning to One North East
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
SENIOR Conservative MP Ken Clarke has warned development bosses he will consign them to the dustbin as he cracks down on the “last arms of John Prescott’s unwanted plans for regional governance”. Read
-
Newcastle University bosses take action after copying row
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A UNIVERSITY caught in a plagiarism row over a research paper has taken steps to prevent a repeat of the embarrassment. Read
-
Dame Tanni Grey Thompson to become a Peer
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
PARALYMPIAN gold medalist and disability campaigner Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is to become a peer in the House of Lords, it was announced last night. Read
-
Organised rustlers to blame for Northumberland farm thefts
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
HIGHLY-ORGANISED professional rustlers are being blamed after 150 sheep were stolen in three separate raids on remote farms in Northumberland. Read
-
Bee hives planned for Lord Mayor's house in Jesmond
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
IT’S already a job for a busy bee. Taking on the role of Lord Mayor of Newcastle means days spent buzzing between official engagements. Read
-
Judge to rule on ownership of Durham Town Hall treasures
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A CROWN Court judge is to be invited to solve a dispute of ownership of civic treasures - and other items not so valuable – dating back hundreds of years. Read
-
Sunday for Sammy brings the stars back home
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
THE meter which measures encounters of a celebrity kind will be off the scale in Newcastle this weekend as the cream of the region’s entertainment crop descend for an on-stage reunion. Read
-
Hartlepool 'Ghost ship' fire was not chemical say firefighters
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
FIREFIGHTERS said yesterday that the blaze on a disused ‘ghost ship’ aircraft carrier was not chemical. Read
-
Deadline looming for Great North Run applictations
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
DEADLINE day is looming for joggers wanting to take part in this year’s annual Bupa Great North Run – which celebrates its 30th birthday this year. Read
-
Texting drink-driver Diane Douglas banned from the roads
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A DRINK driver who rammed a car carrying a young family off the road after texting at the wheel has been banned from the roads. Read
-
Fight for Eglingham school's pupils is beginning
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
A TINY Northumberland school is fighting for pupils from a nearby establishment which appears doomed to closure. Read
-
Technological answer for the polluted planet
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
LIVING 200km north of the Arctic circle was the rarified location for Gareth Kane to realise where his vocation lay. Read
-
Laing Art Gallery opens Beatles to Bowie exhibition
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
TODAY they are the grand old men and women of pop and rock, if they are still with us. But once the likes of David Bowie, Paul McCartney and Marianne Faithfull were the bright young things of a new era. Read
-
Homes bid for Parkway special school is dropped after row
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
HOUSING bosses have staged a U-turn on a controversial development after residents claimed their views on the future of a former school site had been ignored. Read
-
Music industry entrepreneur backs Chance to Change event
Feb 06 2010 | Today's News
PAUL Campbell never regarded himself as an entrepreneur. Like many other successful business people, he almost began his own company by accident – but he has not looked back since. Read
