Aug
2010
Articles from 11th Aug 2010
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Wearside council worker's remains found in woodland
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
AN INVESTIGATION into the death of a Wearside council worker has been re-opened - nearly 20 years after his skeletal remains were found in a North East beauty spot. Read
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Newcastle Airport chiefs blast new tax proposals
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
NEWCASTLE Airport chiefs have blasted what they call damaging proposals for new taxes imposed by Brussels. Read
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Strangled toddler's mother in hospital
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
ATODDLER at the centre of a murder investigation had been strangled before his mother brought him to her local police station, it emerged yesterday. Read
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Vicar crosses Tyne to help raise funds for church
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
A MAN of the cloth has defrocked to re-enact an ancient ritual. The Rev Tom Jamieson swapped his vicar's robes for trunks to swim the River Tyne to raise money for the next phase of development at Holy Cross Church in Ryton, Gateshead. Read
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Greggs unveil £16m plan for new site
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
BAKERY bosses at Greggs revealed yesterday that they are to unveil a £16m production site in the region. Read
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Tyne and Wear Metro celebrates its 30th birthday
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
IT has been embedded in the fabric Tyneside for three decades, transforming the way we travel. Today Amy Hunt helps blow out 30 candles on Metro's birthday cake. Read
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Northern Rock Foundation's cash source set to dry up
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
THE Northern Rock Foundation could shut down within four years unless its long-term funding is secured. Read
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Hospital donor op centre in Newcastle is reduced
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
HEALTH chiefs have been forced to cut back plans for a world-leading medical unit as they say there is not the anticipated demand for transplant operations. Read
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Ammonia was used in attack at The Bay Horse pub
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
A TOXIC chemical was used as a weapon in the moments before a man's tragic death, a court was told. Read
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Programme helped set up Northumberland businesses
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
ALMOST 300 new businesses have been set up during a three-year drive to create a new spirit of enterprise and boost employment in a former North East coal mining stronghold. Read
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Radical plans for green North East homes
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
HOMES in the North East could be clad in a colourful semi-transparent "skin" to cut carbon emissions. Read
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New sculpture unveiled at Seaton Delaval Hall
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
SCULPTOR Marcos Lutyens was in the North East yesterday to see one of his eye-catching creations residing in rural splendour at Seaton Delaval Hall. Read
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Journal readers report ragwort sightings
Aug 11 2010 | Today's News
RAGWORT hotspots are emerging across the region as efforts continue to tackle the poisonous weed. Read
