Recently added articles from The Journal (Newcastle, England):
North loses Post Office battle; EXCLUSIVE Only one reported saved.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Sam Wood ALMOST all 81 North East post offices that were listed for closure under Government cost-cutting measures will close, The Journal can reveal. Campaigners last night ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: business.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... The North East's leading business newspaper includes a two-minute round-up of ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: opinion.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... I know that an educated bloke ought to appreciate paintings, but sadly for me they are ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: best of the web.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... There are more online only picture galleries on www.journallive.co.uk featuring the Bad Taste Bears and some shots from the Taste ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: home and abroad.(News)(Website overview)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Homes partnership FIRST-time buyers in Northern Ireland will be offered a new way on to the property ladder through a partnership buying scheme. The region is the first area in the UK to see private developers and housing associations shouldering 50% of the property's cost ....
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: culture.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... culture 22 Join the culture club at www.thejour nalcultureclub.co.uk CAPTION(S): The ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: sport.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Magpies' double signing NEWCASTLE United brought a difficult summer in the transfer market to an uninspiring close last night with the double signing of Ignacio Gonzalez and Francisco Jimenez Tejada. Full story: Back Page Black Cats signing ...
Have-a-go hero, 60, halts sword attack; Pensioner tells of nightmare stop for a pizza.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Loraine APENSIONER last night told of the moment he fought off a man brandishing a samurai sword using his walking stick. David Fawcett, 60, had gone to Mo's pizzeria on Gateshead High Street with two friends after going out for a drink. Following an ...
Massage man was sex pest, court told.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... A REFLEXOLOGIST took advantage of several ill women to fulfil his perverted lust, a court heard today. Stuart Hill, 57, told female patients he was using the latest Chinese massage technique to make them better. The "hormone therapy", which he said was banned in the ...
Police talk to Ashley (one pint in 15 secs).(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley "received words of advice" from police after downing a pint in the stands, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The billionaire was caught on camera sinking a pint of beer in less than 15 seconds as his side headed towards defeat at Arsenal on ...
NORTH TODAY: Sneak thieves; CRIME.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... OPPORTUNIST thieves stole a Porsche Boxter car after taking the keys from a home through an unlocked door, police said. They also stole cash in the ...
NORTH TODAY: Assault charge; COURT.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGER has been charged with assault after a man suffered head injuries. The 29-year-old was found injured on Grasswell Drive at its junction with Scafell Drive, in Cowgate, ...
NORTH TODAY: Petition grows; TRANSPORT.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... SIGNATURES on a petition calling for upgrades to the Silverlink roundabout in North Tyneside now total 410. The borough's elected mayor John Harrison ...
NORTH TODAY: Walk with Beefy; CHARITY.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... CRICKET legend Sir Ian Botham yesterday launched a competition offering people the chance to join him on a charity walk around the UK. Lucky winners who find one of 40 golden tickets in special packs of chocolates from ...
NORTH TODAY: Woman injured; CHARITY.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... A PENSIONER suffered a fractured breast bone in a car crash in Newcastle's West End. The 74-year-old woman was a ...
Tyneside may land pounds 300m carrier deal; Region's yards bank on being cost-effective.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: William Green Political Editor TYNESIDE is in line for a massive economic boost with the potential award of a pounds 300m contract to help build two new British aircraft carriers. A review by defence chiefs of the pounds 4bn aircraft carrier programme could ...
North is 'under-represented' in Lords.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... THE North East is under-represented to the point of neglect in the House of Lords, it was claimed yesterday. The influential New Local Government Network think-tank attacked the "built-in bias" towards London and the South East in the Lords, with the North East having the lowest ...
Online love lost to pounds 11,000 fraudster; Teacher taken in by tale of sick daughter.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neil McKay A PRIMARY school teacher's dream of finding love through the internet cost her almost pounds 11,000. Yesterday single mum Debbie Staveley, 42, who said she felt "stupid and sick" to have fallen victim to an online conman, bravely spoke out in an ...
Hospital casualty closure protests.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... HEALTH workers are protesting over plans to close accident and emergency services at Bishop Auckland General Hospital. They are lobbying the Durham and Darlington Primary Care Trust (PCT) board today in protest at the proposals. The PCT board is considering plans to ...
Hatching of shark is celebrated by experts.(News)
Sep 02, 2008 ... MARINE experts at Tynemouth's Blue Reef Aquarium are celebrating after the hatching of a British shark. The infant bull huss shark measuring less than 12cm in length was born after an eight-month incubation inside its egg-case, also known as a mermaid's purse. Blue ...