Recently added articles from The Journal (Newcastle, England):
R& D sale puts 170 jobs at risk.
Jul 02, 2009 ... ONE of a Northumberland market town's biggest employers has put its operation up for sale, sparking fears over the future of ...
Healthy food set for council menu; TASTE.
Jul 02, 2009 ... FREE-RANGE eggs, local veg and ethically-sourced meat will soon be on the menu in schools and care homes. Newcastle ...
Costly failure on East Coast line.
Jul 02, 2009 ... BRITAIN faces a transport cash crisis following the collapse yesterday of the pounds 1.4bn East Coast rail franchise. The ...
From heatwave to flash floods in just one hour; Chaos caused as weather turns nasty.
Jul 02, 2009 ... FLASH flooding caused chaos over parts of the region yesterday, as bolts of lightning disrupted train services and caused a bridge to crumble. After the torrential rain swept part of the bridge away, the masonry trapped a man working nearby. Elsewhere, lightning ...
INSIDE TODAY.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Journal Campaign ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Family notices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...12 Culture ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 TV ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 20 Business ...
That's some beer garden; Axed Vaux remembered in 'shrine'.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Alastair Gilmour VERY picture tells a story. ESo does every clock, each ashtray and all 100 beer mats. It is 10 years today since Vaux Breweries closed its doors in Sunderland, but for one man it was only the start. Brewery enthusiast ...
pounds 1.4bn cash crisis after franchise hits buffers; EAST COAST MAIN LINE: Collapse is 'disaster for taxpayers'.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: William Green BRITAIN faces a transport cash crisis after the pounds 1.4bn East Coast rail franchise collapsed. The Government's transport budget could suffer a pounds 700m hit following the failure of the franchise run by National Express since 2007. ...
A decade of transport study, but pounds 2m is given for new research.
Jul 02, 2009 ... THE Government is to hand over pounds 2m for a study into North East transport priorities despite a decade's-worth of research already available. Ministers at the Department for Transport want to know what the region will need in order to upgrade and improve its airports, roads, ...
Virgin boss Branson waits to see how situation develops [...].
Jul 02, 2009 ... Virgin boss Branson waits to see how situation develops SIR Richard Branson is on standby to run trains on the prestigious East Coast Main Line. The entrepreneur's Virgin Trains is ready to bid for the East Coast rail franchise after the current deal with operator ...
Government postpones Royal Mail sell-off plan.
Jul 02, 2009 ... PART-PRIVATISATION of the Royal Mail will not go ahead as planned because of the depressed state of the economy, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced yesterday. Lord Mandelson told the Lords that there was "no prospect" of the sale occuring in the current economic ...
'Unrepentant' Biggs is refused parole by Straw.
Jul 02, 2009 ... RONNIE Biggs has been refused parole by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who said the Great Train Robber remained "wholly unrepentant". Mr Straw rejected a parole board recommendation that the 79-year-old be released, saying it was "unacceptable" that Biggs had fled prison and ...
I'm pleading with him to tell me where Keith is... it's the last time it will be done; Brady will not be allowed to return to Moors.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Pat Hurst ; Kim Pelling MOORS murderer Ian Brady is the last hope in finding the grave of his victim Keith Bennett after police admitted defeat in the hunt for the body. As previously unseen photos taken by Brady of Myra Hindley close to the burial sites of ...
Vicar is charged; BRITAIN TODAY: CRIME.
Jul 02, 2009 ... A VICAR has been charged with offences relating to a large-scale sham marriage ring ...
UK staff released; BRITAIN TODAY: POLITICS.
Jul 02, 2009 ... ALL but one of the British Embassy staff arrested in Tehran at the weekend have now been released, Iranian state ...
Mollie Sugden; BRITAIN TODAY: OBITUARY.(Obituary)
Jul 02, 2009 ... COMEDY actress Mollie Sugden has died in hospital after a long illness, aged 86, it was announced last night. The Keighley-born star of popular sitcom Are You Being Served? died in the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Her twin sons, Robin and Simon Moore, were at her bedside, according ...
Clean-up plan suffers defeat; BRITAIN TODAY: POLITICS.
Jul 02, 2009 ... JUSTICE Secretary Jack Straw last night ditched a significant feature of the Government's plan to clean up Westminster following a surprise defeat in the House of Commons. A clause allowing Parliamentary proceedings to be admissible as evidence in court was defeated by a margin ...
Where the chaos unfolded.
Jul 02, 2009 ... REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD: 3.07pm Old Durham Road and Shipcote Terrace, Gateshead. 3.28pm Benfield Road, Newcastle, near the Metro station. 3.46pm North Road, North Shields, near to the Sportsman Pub. 3.29pm The Coalhouse roundabout, Gateshead, ...
HELL ON THE RAILS.
Jul 02, 2009 ... LIGHTNING and flash flooding caused chaos for both the Metro and regional rail services yesterday. Commuters were faced with lengthy delays after torrential rain caused Metro services between Tynemouth and North Shields to be cancelled for nearly three hours. S to suspend the ...
Flash floods on a sunny day.
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Neil McKay, Sara Nichol ; Dan Warburton FLASH flooding caused chaos over parts of the region yesterday, as bolts of lightning struck trains and caused a bridge to crumble. Torrential rain swept part of a bridge away and trapped a workman in a house, while ...
Cash is stolen; NORTH TODAY: POLICE.
Jul 02, 2009 ... POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary where a quantity of cash was taken from a South Tyneside shop. Some time between 5pm and 11pm on Saturday, June 20, burglars gained entry to the One Stop Party Shop on Finchale ...