Jan
2012
Articles from 28th Jan 2012
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Cold snap to freeze region overnight
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
TEMPERATURES are expected to plummet well below freezing tonight as icy conditions return to the region. Read
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MPs united in fears over impact of APD
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
FRESH pleas were made in parliament yesterday to overhaul a controversial and “damaging” tax on air passengers. Read
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Red Cap families given fresh hope
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
THE grieving mother of a soldier murdered in Iraq has launched a legal bid to force the Ministry of Defence to hold a fresh inquiry into his death. Read
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Long-distance lorry driving inspires poetry
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
IT’S HARD to imagine two more opposite occupations than tanker driver and poet. But Derek Sim does them both. Read
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Rail deals needed to 'soften the blow'
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
MINISTERS have been told North East firms should be awarded major rail construction contracts to compensate the region for its poor transport links. Read
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Durham City Arts to close after spending cuts
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
LOCAL government spending cuts have forced the closure of the agency behind some of the North East’s biggest cultural events. Read
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Counting the costs of renting a house in North East
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
RENTING a property in the North East is almost £500 a year more expensive than buying it, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Final farewell to meningitis schoolboy Marshall Watkinson
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
A GRIEF-STRICKEN youngster paid tribute to the “bestest big bro” as loved ones said a final farewell to a schoolboy killed by a deadly strand of meningitis. Read
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New 111 number is to create 140 jobs
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
ANEW service to handle non-emergency medical calls will create 140 jobs for the region after North East Ambulance Service secured a £45m contract. Read
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Mum's African animal magic
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
AMOTHER-OF-TWO will leave the comforts of the North East to care for exotic animals on an African game reserve. Read
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Count birds in your garden to help predict early trends
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
BIRD experts are anxious to analyse data which will be gathered by thousands of people in the North East this weekend. Read
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Changes to adult care services after damning report
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
CHANGES to care services made in the wake of failings that led to a man with Down’s syndrome being denied his human rights have been set out in a new report. Read
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Cramlington councillor Wayne Daley supports police crackdown on dangerous drivers
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
SPEEDING drivers on the roads of a Northumberland town are being targeted by police – with help from a local councillor. Read
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More work on way thanks to Tyneside hotel boom
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
MORE jobs will be created as a string of hotels open their doors on Tyneside. Read
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Northumberland county councillor suggests Bedlington schools go two-tier
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
SWITCHING a Northumberland town’s entire school partnership to a two-tier system would be the logical outcome of a proposed mini-education shake-up, it has been claimed. Read
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Plans resubmitted to convert former youth hostel to flats
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
FRESH plans have been submitted to convert a former youth hostel into apartments for young professionals. Read
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First phase of project to save rare buildings
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
THE first phase of a half-a-million pound project to save some of the North East’s rarest buildings is finished. Read
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Tributes are paid to respected surveyor
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
TRIBUTES have been paid to a respected North businessman who died this week following a short illness. Read
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Search for dog in Northumberland ends in tragedy
Jan 28 2012 | Today's News
A MUCH-loved family pet which sparked a nationwide hunt after her disappearance has been found dead. Read
