Jan
2012
Articles from 20th Jan 2012
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Judge attacks bank worker in feud with Wearside gangster
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
A BANK worker was the author of his own misfortune after taking out a loan with underworld criminals who torched his car and set his home on fire, a judge said. Read
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St Cuthbert’s banner reproduced after being destroyed in 16th century Reformation
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
A PROUD symbol of the North East which was destroyed during the Reformation in the 16th century has been reproduced in extraordinary detail. Read
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Inquest hears aunt of Tilly Lockey and friend died of drink and drugs
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
THE aunt of meningitis sufferer Tilly Lockey and her friend whose bodies were found slumped on a sofa both died as a result of taking a cocktail of drink and drugs, an inquest heard. Read
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Newcastle University experts get £5.8m funding boost for pioneering work
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
RESEARCHERS in the North East have been given a £5.8m boost to fund a new centre to continue their pioneering work that could offer hope of cures to a host of inherited diseases. Read
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Judge Beatrice Bolton is ordered to keep dog on lead
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
RETIRED judge Beatrice Bolton who was convicted for failing to control her dangerous dog has been ordered to keep the pet on a lead for the next five years. Read
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Figures show Northumberland and Tyne and Wear crime is falling
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
CRIME has fallen across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, according to latest crime figures. Read
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Former Sunderland chairman and Arriva boss Sir Tom Cowie dies
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
NORTH East entrepreneur and former chairman of Sunderland Football Club Sir Tom Cowie has died aged 89. Read
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Bardon Mill pantomime rescued by anonymous resident
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
A KIND-HEARTED resident has stepped forward at the last minute to save a village panto. Read
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MP Guy Opperman slates Northern Rail bosses for overcrowding fiasco
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
A NORTH East MP has blamed Northern Rail for failing to ease overcrowding on an early-morning Northumberland commuter train. Read
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North Tyneside Winter Snaps photo contest is victim of mild weather
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
A WINTER photography competition in the North East has been hit by a lack of entries due to the weather Read
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Save Gosforth Wildlife campaigners to stage protest walk
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
CAMPAIGNERS are to stage a protest march along a wildlife corridor which they claim is under threat from proposals to build almost 1,000 new homes. Read
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Durham Wildlife Trust map project explores green benefits
Jan 20 2012 | Today's News
MAPS are to be plotted of nature sites and green spaces to assess the beneficial effect they have on quality of life. Read
