Apr
2011
Articles from 1st Apr 2011
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Playwright Lee Hall shows support for Side Gallery as funding cut
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
PLAYWRIGHT Lee Hall has taken up cudgels on behalf of a city art gallery hit by cuts he calls “bizarre, unjust and a complete tragedy”. Read
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Anger and confusion at Arts Council North East funding cuts
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
AN army of volunteers could be out of pocket as a result of the Arts Council’s rejection of an art gallery’s funding application. Read
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North students are hardest hit by university tuition fees
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
STUDENTS from the North East could be hardest hit by rising tuition fees, new figures suggest. Read
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Law firm Muckle LLP uses treadle-powered computer
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
ENERGY efficient lawyers are putting their foot to the treadle in a pioneering pilot scheme to become more green. Read
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Celebration as 773 Durham bus service is saved
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
RESIDENTS in outlying communities are celebrating a reprieve for a bus service which they describe as a “lifeline”. Read
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Bid to save at-risk Abbey Leisure Centre in Pity Me
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A SECOND community is preparing to take over a closure-threatened leisure centre. Read
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Newcastle Airport to warn Government over high speed rail plans
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
AIRPORT bosses are to warn the Government its high speed rail plans must not come at the cost of reduced investment in other links to the region. Read
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Coroner pays tribute to bravery of Gateshead soldier Mark Turner
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A CORONER has paid tribute to the courage of a young soldier from Tyneside who died fighting the Taliban. Read
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Woman dies in Haltwhistle house fire
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A WOMAN trapped in her blazing bungalow perished despite a desperate attempt by firefighters to reach her. Read
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Skrumshus Corbridge sweet shop sends sweets to soldiers in Afghanistan
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
FROM jelly beans to midget gems, they’re the tuck shop treats enjoyed by children across the country. Read
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Metal thieves costing Northumberland churches thousands
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
ROCKETING levels of metal thefts are costing Northumberland churches thousands of pounds and pushing parishes to the brink, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Northumberland County Council staff to strike after bonus is axed
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
SCORES of highways staff in Northumberland have voted to launch industrial action in protest at plans by council bosses to axe their bonus scheme. Read
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Shiney Row man Dean Sinclair jailed after stealing from parents
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A SON stole hundreds of pounds from his parents in revenge for being sent home early from a family holiday, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Asda distribution warehouse at Newton Aycliffe will create 300 jobs
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A FURTHER 300 jobs look set to be created in a new distribution warehouse on land next to the soon-to-be built Hitachi train factory, it emerged last night. Read
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Derelict Blyth cinema set to become a pub
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
A HISTORIC grade II-listed cinema in Northumberland could become a Wetherspoon pub. Read
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George V coronation chairs up for auction in Newcastle
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
AN auction firm is offering the best seats in the house for the forthcoming Royal wedding. Read
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Government map shows a region of inequality
Apr 01 2011 | Today's News
THE North East is a “picture of inequality” where the poorest can often live a stone’s throw from the most affluent, a report has shown. Read
