The Journal (Newcastle, England) back issues from January 2008:
FLYERS IN FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Two friends critical as crash drama ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: regional news.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Pigeon protest A GROUP of allotment holders will hold a demonstration today at a Grade II-listed pigeon loft, as they prepare for bailiffs to move them out. The loft is based on an allotment in the former pit village of Ryhope, near Sunderland, and is thought to be the world's ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: new year.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Pictures from the celebrations last ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: business.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The North East's leading business newspaper includes a ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: opinion.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... In the virtual word of your Nintendo Wii, Tom, that object on the ground before you is my gardening ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: best of the web.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... For a photo gallery of New Year's Eve ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: home and abroad.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Trailer tragedy A MAN died after falling from a trailer drawn by a steam traction engine during a charity event, police said yesterday. The 68-year-old from Hertfordshire was one of 11 people travelling on the trailer in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, on Saturday when he fell, suffering ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: culture.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... culture 24 Join the culture club at www.thejour ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: sport.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Hopes for Owen SAM Allardyce is hoping Michael Owen can inspire a much-needed revival in Newcastle United's fortunes by finally spending a prolonged period of his Magpies career off the treatment table. Full story: Back Page Cats warned off THE ...
Blast hits power to homes in village; Sub-station explosion sprays oil on garden.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Brian Daniel ALMOST 300 homes were without power yesterday when part of an electricity sub-station exploded. Some of the residents at Riding Mill, in Tynedale, were without electricity for nearly four and a half hours after the pole-mounted transformer ...
Probe after live cables come down in town.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... INVESTIGATIONS were continuing yesterday into an incident in which live electricity cables came down close to family homes in a Northumberland town. No-one was injured but two parked cars suffered damage to their paintwork when the two low-voltage overhead wires snapped and fell ...
Helicopter patrols to check lines.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... CE Electric UK, the region's electricity distributor, is sending engineers up in helicopters to patrol the overhead network of power lines. Weather permitting, the helicopter patrols start on January 7 and will continue until April. Engineers will examine ...
Glowing parade proves a winner; New Year Celebrations With just a few hours left of 2007, the party swings into action with a city centre light show.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Audrey Barton A GLOWING parade and fireworks display illuminated Newcastle last night to mark New Year's Eve as thousands of people celebrated in a carnival atmosphere. The parade of Glowmobiles - illuminated art cars - brought a carnival atmosphere to the ...
Britain Today: Peace deal as airports.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THE first of a series of new year strikes by workers at seven airports, including Heathrow and Gatwick, was called off last night following a breakthrough in peace talks over a row about pensions. ...
Britain Today: DJ death arrest.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of former Radio 1 breakfast DJ Kevin Greening. The man, in his 50s, was arrested at the address in Wandsworth, south London, where the body of Greening, 44, was found on ...
Britain Today: Connolly crash.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... COMEDIAN Billy Connolly escaped unhurt after his car crashed at the weekend. The accident happened on Sunday as he was driving ...
Britain Today: Sell-by shock.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... MANY people seem happy to eat food after its sell-by date has expired, according to a poll. Only 22% of the 1,530 consumers surveyed always threw their food ...
Britain Today: Fire death probe.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MAN was being questioned yesterday after a 24-year-old woman died following a fire at a flat. The woman was taken to ...
Britain Today: Barkley for trial.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... ENGLAND rugby star Olly Barkley yesterday pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fellow guest at a wedding. The 26-year-old fly-half, who plays ...
Ring in the new; New Year Celebrations It's 2008 all over the world.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TENS of thousands of revellers packed the streets of Edinburgh last night to take part in one of the biggest New Year parties in the world. Around 100,000 people had massed in the city's main thoroughfare by midnight to celebrate Hogmanay. Meanwhile in London up to ...
All eyes on London for the great parade; New Year Celebrations It's 2008 all over the world.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... UP to half a million revellers are expected to pack London today for the annual New Year's Day Parade. The traditional free event will be watched by hundreds of millions of people around the world, including its biggest TV audience yet in the United States. The ...
Naturally, Sydney gets there first... New Year Celebrations It's 2008 all over the world.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MILLION New Year revellers cheered as fireworks sprayed from Sydney's Harbour Bridge last night in a massive display at the stroke of midnight. Sydney was one of the first major cities in the world to usher in 2008. Thousands staked out vantage points with beach ...
Rustlers steal sheep from farmer's field; Thieves cut through fencing to spirit away 85 animals from flock.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Brian Daniel RUSTLERS cut through fencing before stealing almost 90 sheep worth over pounds 4,000 from a County Durham farm. A total of 85 Suffolk cross and Texel cross lambs were stolen from Tanners Hall Farm, at Stanley Crook in Weardale, owned by ...
Man is taken to hospital with knife in his chest.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MAN was taken to hospital with a knife embedded in his chest after being attacked at his home in Lanchester, County Durham. The 64-year-old called police for help just after 7.30am yesterday from his home in Manor Grange. When officers and paramedics arrived they ...
Probe after no-one found in car which plunged into river.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A CAR which sank in the River Tyne on Sunday contained no passengers, police said yesterd ay. The Ford Mondeo was pulled out of the water near the South Shields ferry landing as police divers and lifeboat crews scrambled to trace a driver. But yesterday officers ...
Protest demo at pigeon cree.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A GROUP of allotment holders and their supporters will hold a demonstration today at a Grade IIlisted pigeon loft, as they prepare for bailiffs to move in to turf them out. The loft, also known as a cree, is based on a sprawling allotment in the former pit village of Ryhope near ...
Hammer thefts theory.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THREE emergency hammers have been stolen from Arriva buses in County Durham, police said yesterday. Officers said the thefts may be linked to recent vandal attacks on a church and a car in Bishop Auckland. In the past week three hammers have been stolen from buses ...
Air crash medics critical in hospital; As inquiry is launched into how microlight came down, ambulance staff tell of difficulty of treating colleagues.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Sam Wood TWO air ambulance paramedics who survived when their light aircraft went down on a farm in Northumberland were in a critical condition last night. Jim Martin and Jon Ker, both members of the Great North Air Ambulance crew, had been flying from an ...
Accident trio no stranger to drama.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THE men involved in Sunday's crash in Northumberland are no strangers to drama. In 1988 Jim Martin was a survivor of a helicopter crash at the Hanover air show in West Germany. The Chinook helicopter he was travelling in hit a passenger boarding tunnel before ...
We will face 2008 with our usual spirit.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2008 ... AS we begin a new year, it is also perhaps worth reflecting on the old one. The year 2007 was turbulent for many and 2008 will undoubtedly also present its challenges. We were reminded last year of how major world events can come right to our own front door when the ...
Little cheer if you lose car.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2008 ... WE wish no success at all in the New Year to some of our more unsavoury "entrepreneurs". Opportunist thieves are, apparently, targeting drivers who leave their cars warming up outside their homes in the mornings. ...
Letter: Voice of the North - Learn a little from history of the Serbs.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: F P HUNNAM BEFORE being critical of the Serbs, Doreen Huddart (Voice of the North, December 28) should learn a little of the regional history. By 1361, Muslims from modern day Turkey had captured Adrianople in Thrace. This was to be used as a base for attacks ...
Letter: Voice of the North - Non-mandated EU interfere in Kosovo.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: F EVANS THROUGHOUT their history the USA have supported terrorism worldwide, recently in pre-war Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. Incredulously, we have slavishly supported Uncle Sam, making many enemies, currently in four situations, if Kosovo is ...
Letter: Voice of the North - Patients should protest against funding cuts.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: MRS J BRANIGAN I HAVE been reading about the funding cuts proposed by the Northumberland Care Trust to local and rural GP practices. Their employed practice nurses have enabled GPs to extend the range of services they offer to their patients tremendously and ...
Letter: Voice of the North - If you oppose hunting don't vote for Tories.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN WILSON DR Richard Yarnell, chief executive of the Badger Trust, was quoted recently as saying that "the illegal blocking of badger setts by fox hunts is still widespread". He was speaking in response to the conviction for badger sett interference. The ...
Letter: Voice of the North - Surprised at request for an apology.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: COUN CAROL WOODS I WAS surprised to read Sir Jeremy Beecham's letter asking for Chris Huhne to apologise (Voice of the North, December 30). David Abrahams is a property developer who has given large amounts of money to the Labour Party and at the same time ...
Letter: Voice of the North - Cutbacks fail to take into account problems.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JAMES SHAW MAY I express not only my personal opinion, but the opinions of many of the local inhabitants of North Northumberland on the proposed cutbacks in GPs' budgets? Whoever dreamed these up certainly did not take into account the problems that are ...
View of the North.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Send your views of the North-East and Cumbria to Simon Greener at jnl.photo@ncjmedia.co.uk. Please include address and daytime telephone numbers. If you would like to buy any picture taken by Journal photographers visit our website at ...
I'M feeling uncharacteristically.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: keith hann I'M feeling uncharacteristically positive; particularly given that I am writing this on New Year's Eve, when I normally depress myself by producing a balance sheet of the year's triumphs and disasters. One side of this typically runs to two or ...
Food producer loses cancer fight.(News)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Black TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to an award-winning Northumberland food producer who has died peacefully at home following a three-year battle against cancer. Lesley Armstrong, 48, was a leading light in the growth of farmers' markets across the ...
Mother's plea on killer's jail term.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrian Pearson A MOTHER whose son was murdered has launched a petition to see the teenager's killer serve a longer sentence. Margaret Smith's son Mark was stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife in Newcastle's West End last May. The 16-year-old's ...
Mist opportunity for car criminals; Engines left running to clear screens.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul James Chief Reporter OPPORTUNIST thieves are targeting winter drivers who leave their cars warming up outside their homes in the mornings. Police in the region yesterday warned that criminals have been on the look-out for vehicles with keys left in the ...
Chemical scare sees patients evacuated; Health centre cordoned off in major safety alert.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Dave Black A FAULTY fridge sparked a major safety alert yesterday which led to patients and staff being evacuated from a Northumberland medical centre. Ambulance paramedics and fire crews were sent to Bedlington Health Centre just after 9am amid fears of a ...
Mobile phone helps rescue teams locate stranded walker.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A WALKER became stranded as his mobile phone was running out of power in the Northumberland countryside. The man, from the Alnwick area, called police as foggy conditions were deteriorating in the Alwinton area of the Cheviots on Sunday. Search and rescue teams were ...
Cliff fall: hunt for mystery motorist.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MYSTERY driver was yesterday being sought by police investigating the death of a North man who drove off a cliff in a stolen taxi. Stephen Heslop plunged 120ft to his death after smashing through safety barriers at the top of cliffs at Marsden Rock in South Tyneside in a ...
Glass is cracked by whip.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A PENSIONER had her car windscreen damaged by a horse whip, police said yest erday. The 64-year-old woman was in her Hyundai Getz on the A6072 between Shildon and Tindale, County Durham, between 12.40pm and 1pm on Christmas Eve. Three horse and traps were travelling ...
North Today: Tragic cave pair named.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TWO cavers who drowned when a potholing expedition went tragically wrong have been named by police. They were Caroline Jane Fletcher, 28, from Riddlesden, near ...
North Today: Woman robbed.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN was knocked to the ground and robbed by two teenagers in Elswick, Newcastle. The 45-year-old was on Houston Street at 3pm on Sunday when she was ...
North Today: Appeal renewed.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... POLICE yesterday repeated an appeal for witnesses to an armed raid on the Snax 24 garage in Earsdon Road, Shiremoor, North Tyneside. Armed officers ...
North Today: Death plunge.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MAN who died after a mountain fall has been named as Alan Sharples, 60, of Lancaster. Mr Sharples plunged about 100ft to his ...
North Today: Samaritans hurt.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A GANG turned on a group of good Samaritans who were trying to stop three women being attacked. A 25-year-old man was walking on Sunderland Road, Horden, County Durham, on Friday when his wife spotted up to four men fighting with the young women. He tried ...
North Today: Get-tough call.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TAXI drivers in Newcastle have called for tougher action against cowboy drivers. Michael Smith, secretary of ...
Paint protest in 'war-zone' roads; Property owner hits out at council behaviour.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Chloe Griffiths A LANDLORD has spray-painted dozens of homes in protest at the way council chiefs have turned his community into a "war-zone". Philip Cockburn has spent the past three days spray-painting nearly 50 houses in the Castletown area of ...
Phone cut off for lack of 16p.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A PENSIONER who forgot to pay 16p of his bill had his phone cut off. Roy Ramsey, 73, has been with phone company Talk Talk for the past three years, and received a bill for pounds 17.16 just before Christmas. When he lost the bill he remembered it was around pounds 17 ...
Drink takes its toll on singer.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE singer Michelle Heaton has dropped out of a TV show warning of the dangers of binge drinking - after the alcohol abuse took its toll. The former Liberty X vocalist was filming for the ITV show The Truth About Binge Drinking alongside her husband Andy Scott Lee, but ...
Poor robbed of chance for justice.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson I AM appalled at the way our liberties are being whittled away bit by bit. Forget identity cards. I think they're a waste of money but carrying one wouldn't upset me. What does upset me is the denial of justice, and measures proposed by the Government ...
The Year of McCann.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson IT'S quite probable that 2007 will come to be known as the Year of McCann. Prime Ministers have changed in that time, the Diana Inquest has rumbled on, we've had floods, the first run on a bank in aeons, war and every other kind of mayhem, but I can ...
We can stamp out exploitation without ban.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson COMMONS Leader Harriet Harman wants the law to be changed to make it illegal to pay for sex. I have expressed in this column my disgust at the trafficking of young men and women to staff brothels but I think Miss Harman's desire to outlaw ...
Oh, wouldn't this be wonderful poetic justice?(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson A FRIEND recently travelled to Poland to look at industry there. He tells me that factory owners in Poland are desperate for workers, presumably because they're all in Britain. He was shown one huge new factory which has yet to open because it ...
Hopeful story to start the New Year.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson HERE'S a hopeful story to start the New Year. Four young Jews, one a girl, boarded a subway train in Brooklyn last month. Seeing a friend they called out "Happy Hanukkah", which is the Jewish equivalent of "Merry Christmas" and celebrates ...
By your deeds we will know.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Denise Robertson TONY Blair has embraced Catholicism while Nick Clegg says he has no faith. Any minute David Cameron will tell us Jesus wants him for a sunbeam ...
If it's good enough; Family friendly fitness is the ethos behind a pioneering gym. Hannah Davies finds out more.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Hannah Davies GIGGLES are echoing out of a sunlit room. Inside, Annabelle Jones, five, is laughing as she plays with an exercise ball. Her little brother William makes a contented grab for another one. Katy Jones, 32, watches happily. ...
wayne's top tips for healthy children.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... 1. It is recommended that children are active for at least 30 minutes, at least twice a day. 2. Physical activity should promote motor development. 3. All children of two years and older should get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise in most days of the week. ...
beauty therapy; Livinglifestyle.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THIS healthy looking lady is holistic guru Anita Vukomanchic, who runs London's Inhale Clinic whose byline is "breathe life into your body". She recommends one of her oxygenbased facials to revive us after Christmas indulgences or just to concentrate on our breathing by gentle exercising ...
Gunman at large after shooting PC; Dog handler hit after 'extremely violent' pub raid.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: By John Fahey A GUNMAN was on the loose last night after a policewoman was shot by a robber fleeing from a pub raid. Dog handler Katie Johnson, 29, was blasted in the leg by a shotgun as she responded to a 999 call from the Hospital Inn, in Bamber Bridge, ...