Jun
2010
Articles from 19th Jun 2010
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Hoppings is still a scream for revellers
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of thrill-seekers still flocked to the opening of Europe’s largest fair last night, despite World Cup madness taking over the North East. Read
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Drunk man drove car into path of aircraft
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
AN AIR traffic controller told last night how he prevented a “potential catastrophe” when drunken Matthew Wright drove onto a runway as an aircraft and parachutists were trying to land. Read
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England fans home and abroad are left flat
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
AS flat as the top of Table Mountain. That just about summed up the atmosphere in the North East after England’s disappointing draw with Algeria last night. Read
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Tributes to an inspired leader
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
TRIBUTES are being paid following the death of a popular and pioneering North East headteacher. Read
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Family's farewell to mass killer Derrick Bird
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
MASS killer Derrick Bird’s sons last night paid tribute to him at his funeral, the final of 13 services held in just a week. Read
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North East arts funding set for further cuts
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
ARTS organisations across the North East will share the pain of a multi-million pound budget cut, with fears of deeper cuts to come. Read
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Chef Luciano Bonci lands dream job at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
HE dreamed of the world’s great restaurants as the plates piled up at the kitchen sink. Read
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GP Howard Martin struck off for treatment of elderly
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
A GP was struck off yesterday for his “deliberate course of conduct” towards 18 elderly vulnerable patients who died shortly after he gave them excessively high doses of morphine. Read
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Gateshead Royal Navy wren’s drug shame
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
A ROYAL Navy wren from Gateshead has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for smuggling £2m worth of cocaine into the UK on board a warship. Read
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Diplomat is back where his life was changed
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
IT WAS an inspirational expedition which changed his life forever. And now, cultural diplomat Paul Walton, from Newcastle, has revisited one of the world’s most violent and deprived communities in South America, 10 years on. Read
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The diary of a 15-day feat of endurance
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
WHILE many Englishmen have become World Cup couch potatoes, theatre boss Philip Bernays is nearing the end of a 15-day feat of endurance. Read
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Everyone fired up as Bunty pulls out
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND tourist railway is to launch a new steam locomotive which was part built by its late creator. Read
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New bridge for Shotley Grove put on hold by cash row
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
WORK on replacing an iron footbridge swept away by floods 21 months ago has been halted in a row over money. Read
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Book at heart of theft trial was ‘unique’
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
AVALUABLE Shakespeare first edition stolen from a university library was displayed in public for the first time in a decade in Newcastle yesterday. Read
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Dismay as Northumberland holiday park plan refused
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
A SURPRISE decision to reject plans for a flagship holiday park and equestrian centre in rural Northumberland has come under fire from tourism officials, landowners and residents. Read
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Carer who stole from grandma ‘let off easy’
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
THE family of a disabled great-grandmother have been left outraged after a carer who stole from her walked free from court – and was allowed to keep the cash. Read
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Bunting ban worries
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
TRADERS in a North East town fear health and safety concerns will lead to a ban on decorating their streets with bunting. Read
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Experts called after unusual fossil found in vanished sea
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
EXPERTS have been asked to help identify the fossil of a 250-million-year old sea creature discovered in the North East. Read
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Red kites are flying high in the North East
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
IT’S upwards and onwards for the red kite population in the North East, experts predicted yesterday. Read
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Blyth Links beach huts ‘costing too much’
Jun 19 2010 | Today's News
ICONIC beach huts built in a Northumberland seaside town are in danger of being priced out of the reach of ordinary people, an MP has claimed. Read
