Feb
2012
Articles from 6th Feb 2012
-
Sting musical given first outing at Live Theatre, Newcastle
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
STING’S embryonic first stage musical was given two try out performances on Tyneside at the weekend – and afterwards the Wallsend-born star spoke exclusively to The Journal about his new venture. Read
-
Historic day as women become freemen of Durham city
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
FOUR sisters will make history today when they finally break down the barriers of an all-male preserve that has survived for nearly 700 years. Read
-
Guy Opperman urges clarification of windfarm strategy
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
HEXHAM Tory MP Guy Opperman last night called on Northumberland County Council to produce a wind farm policy that will firmly clarify its future strategy. Read
-
Facebook page dedicated to Katie Littlewood targeted by trolls
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
FRIENDS of a Northumberland teenager killed on a railway crossing have reacted with fury after obscene messages were posted on a Facebook page set up in her memory. Read
-
New survey reveals risk diabetic women face during pregnancy
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
PREGNANT women with diabetes are four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, according to new research. Read
-
Man rescued from river Wansbeck after trying to save dog
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
A GOOD Samaritan had to be pulled from an icy river after getting into difficulties while rescuing a stranger’s dog. Read
-
New book reveals 1815 war letters of County Durham soldier
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
HEART-RENDING accounts of war-torn history are revealed in letters penned by a teenage soldier to his mother just hours before he was killed. Read
-
North East rural areas at risk by planning systems reforms
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
MOR than half of England’s countryside – including swathes of the North East – could be at increased risk from development as a consequence of the Government’s reforms of the planning system, a report warns today. Read
-
Events around the North East to mark National Apprenticeship Week
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
A WEEK-LONG drive to highlight the importance of apprenticeships to the North East’s economy starts today with business leaders calling on more firms to start schemes. Read
-
Hospital trust's Yunus Bakhsh legal bill heading over £1m
Feb 06 2012 | Today's News
HOSPITAL chiefs could see their legal bill soar to more than £1m after a former nurse challenged their refusal to take him back. Read
