Aug
2011
Articles from 4th Aug 2011
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Berwick farmer's shed plan set to be thrown out
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
A FARMER’S plans to build a shed look set to be thrown out amid fears over the impact on a cherished bridge and other historic sites. Read
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North East MPs losing faith in high-speed future
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
A CONTROVERSIAL high-speed train link has been branded a "white elephant" amid doubts that motorists will switch to the new rail service. Read
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Durham bin collections set to go fortnightly
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
THE North East's biggest local authority plans to introduce fortnightly bin collections from next April. Read
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Northumberland a wind turbine "dumping ground", says councillor
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
NORTHUMBERLAND has become a "dumping ground" for wind turbines, a county councillor claims. Read
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Volunteers needed to keep up Morpeth bell-ringing tradition
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
FOR hundreds of years the bells have chimed to tell residents to deaden their fires and retire for the evening in readiness for work the next morning. Read
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North East holidaymakers stranded as Holidays 4 U collapses
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
THOUSANDS of North East holidaymakers are stranded abroad after a tour operator collapsed just hours after one of its flights left the region. Read
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Hexham Zumba event set to boost Emma Newton Fund
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
A MASSIVE zumba dance is set to bring a major boost to the Emma Newton Fund. Read
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Corruption probe sees Cleveland Police top officers suspended
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
A NORTH EAST police force's chief constable and his deputy have been suspended from duty amid allegations of misconduct, abuse of position and corrupt practice. Read
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Rural North East councils could lose essential funds
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
THE rural North East could be left without enough money to fund essential council services, leaders have warned. Read
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Northumberland volunteers join 1840's 'Big Brother' house
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
FOR young people, life without modern "essentials" such as mobile phones, computers, TV and convenience foods is hard to imagine. Read
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Records of North East rail workers are now online
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
THE true grit of North East workers in establishing the great age of the railway is revealed in never-before-seen data released by historians. Read
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Belford Development Trust close to collapse after row
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
AT RUST set up to help the development of a Northumberland village is on the brink of extinction amid a row with a parish council. Read
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Identity crisis is over for Newcastle building
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
STAFF at one of Newcastle's historic buildings are trying to solve its identity crisis. The National Trust's Inner City Project has been based at the Holy Jesus Hospital off City Road since 2000. Read
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Campaign aims to make Morpeth a plastic bag-free town
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
SHOPKEEPERS, supermarket bosses and market traders in a historic Northumberland town are being urged to get behind a renewed campaign to banish the plastic bag. Read
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Tyne Tunnel entrance is to be a real picture
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
OH Buoy! There is a surprise in the pipeline for Tyne Tunnel drivers. Three 10-foot tall former marine buoys are to be sited at the north exit of the tunnel as a welcoming feature to North Tyneside. Read
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Tributes paid to North East professor Phil Scott
Aug 04 2011 | Today's News
AN eminent professor who hails from the North East has died from a heart attack while on holiday in France. Read
