Aug
2010
Articles from 13th Aug 2010
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Ragwort weed poses deadly danger to horses
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
FURIOUS farmer Philip Lee is faced with the spreading menace of common ragwort, but can do little to protect his 40 horses. Read
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Linton becomes fantasy world for film project
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
A NORTHUMBERLAND village will be transformed into a fantasy world this weekend as part of a new film project. Read
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Jodie Kidd on Bamburgh beach for TV show
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
FORMER model Jodie Kidd took a ride across the sands of Bamburgh as she visited Northumberland to film the BBC series Country Tracks. Read
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Home repossessions fall across North East
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
HARD-PRESSED homeowners across the North East received a boost as new figures shown a drop in the number of repossessions across the region. Read
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Tea salesman saves OAP's life with teacake
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
TEA salesman Lee Craggs saved a pensioner’s life – by feeding her a chocolate teacake. Read
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Girl finds grenade on Northumberland beach
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
A LITTLE girl had a lucky escape when she found a live Second World War hand grenade on a North East beach. Read
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Cameron accused over North tourism industry
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
DAVID Cameron was last night accused of hypocrisy after he vowed to boost the UK’s tourism industry while axing an award-winning campaign that brought visitors to the North East. Read
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Caravan park boss to press on with expansion
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
THE BOSS of a caravan park at the heart of a dispute with a neighbouring community says he will press ahead with plans for a major expansion. Read
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Tony Jeffries’ dad has valuable tapestry stolen
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
ATAPESTRY dating back more than 300 years was stolen from a historic Wearside building owned by the father of Olympic boxer Tony Jeffries. Read
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Sealed Knot society to re-enact English Civil War
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
THE first of around 1,000 English Civil war re-enactors arrived on Wearside yesterday to prepare for a re-run of a crucial clash between Royalist and Parliamentary forces in 1644. Read
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Eldon Square set for late-night trading boost
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
LATE-NIGHT trading will transform Newcastle into a cosmopolitan shopping capital, business chiefs have said. Read
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Residents waiting on news of flood defences
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
A TOWN devastated by flooding two years ago will have to “wait with bated breath” to find out whether a £16m scheme to upgrade its flood defences will go ahead as planned, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Battle to commemorate Florence Nightingale
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
A RETIRED policeman has won his fight to have a commemorative coin and stamp made to mark 100 years since the death of Florence Nightingale. Read
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Cruise ship Westerdam sails into Tyneside
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
HUNDREDS of people sailed into the Tyne for a chance to taste North East life and culture. More than 2,000 passengers from around the world arrived on the Holland America Line ship, Westerdam, yesterday. Read
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Darren Tortoise to speed along Hadrian’s Wall
Aug 13 2010 | Today's News
HE’LL be the fastest Tortoise ever to walk the Roman Wall – but there’ll be no slow crawl from this sprightly fundraiser. Read
