The Journal (Newcastle, England) back issues from February 2008:
Dad spared prison over wife's death.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Full ...
Jobs joy at Nissan.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CAR giant Nissan is to create 800 jobs at its Wearside factory, with 400 spinoff jobs expected to follow. A third production shift is to be added at the Washington plant in response to demand for its Qashqai model, the ...
Crash was avoidable.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A RAIL crash in the North could have been avoided if Network Rail had carried out more checks, a report says. Thousands of commuters suffered disruption last May when a freight wagon derailed as it ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: regional news.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Flights at risk FLIGHTS to London Heathrow from the North-East could face the axe if plans to increase landing fees for smaller aircraft go ahead, it was warned yesterday. BAA, which runs Heathrow, is planning to nearly double the cost of landing smaller aircraft at ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: business.(Business)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The North East's leading business newspaper includes a two-minute round-up of the ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: best of the web.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... YOU can keep an eye on any weather and traffic ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: home and abroad.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Home prices drop HOUSE prices continued to fall in January, for the third month in a row, said Nationwide building society. Prices eased down 0.1% to leave the average cost of a UK home at pounds 180,473. Annual house price growth continued its slide, with prices up only 4.2% or ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: culture.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The latest from the culture club PLUS we're reviewing the new batch of cinema releases ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: sport.(Sport)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rozehnal sold DAVID Rozehnal became the first casualty of Kevin Keegan's return to Newcastle United when he was allowed to join Lazio last night - but there were no new arrivals. Full story: Back Page Cats sign Reid PERSISTENCE paid off for ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTE: opinion.(Leaders)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Over a third bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon ("You sure you're really happy with more still water, Kev?") I thought I'd ...
Hundred flee fire as hotel is devastated; Crews search smoke-choked corridors for guests.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Dan Warburton ONE of the region's best-known hotels has been devastated by a fire that caused huge traffic problems for commuters yest erday. The Imperial Swallow Hotel in Jesmond Road, Newcastle, was badly damaged, with the fire service saying nearly every ...
Director praises great job by brigade.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A HOTEL boss last night described the fire damage to the Imperial Hotel. Peter Bach, operations director for Swallow Hotels, visited the building to assess the extent of the damage. He said: "The actual damage is quite shocking. But for the fire brigade it would have ...
Virgin 'will meet' deadline for submitting Rock offer.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SIR Richard Branson's Virgin Group last night confirmed it will lodge its bid for troubled bank Northern Rock on Monday. The Virgin consortium said it was hammering out the final details of its offer for the crisis-hit lender in time for the February 4 deadline. ...
North Today: Three hurt in crash.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THREE people were taken to hospital after a rush-hour crash yesterday morning. One man was cut free from the wreckage after the smash near the Stonebridge Inn, on the outskirts of Durham City and was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham ...
North Today: Heater ban call.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTH-EAST Euro MP Fiona Hall has called for a ban on outdoor heaters across Europe. The Liberal Democrat has voted in the European ...
North Today: Plans opposed.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PLANS to open a pharmacy in Widdrington Station near Morpeth are being formally opposed by patients' group the Northumbria Healthcare Patient and Public Involvement Forum. ...
North Today: Group meeting.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COUNTY Durham Diabetes group is to meet later this month. The Diabetes UK Durham Voluntary Group will gather on February 12 at 7.30pm in the ...
North Today: Buses praised.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TRANSPORT minister Rosie Winterton has praised a North- East bus partnership. Go North-East, Gateshead Council and Nexus are working together to ensure all services in the borough ...
North Today: Art exhibition.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... AMATEUR artists from County Durham are displaying their work over the coming weeks. The exhibition ...
Drive if you must, but take emergency pack.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BLIZZARDS are expected to cause chaos on Britain's roads today, having already claimed the life of a driver whose lorry was blown over in the North yesterday. Though winds of up to 80mph were predicted to ease overnight, motorists are predicted to face snowfalls. ...
Eight inches of snow forecast for North.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Ben Guy SLEET, snow and strong winds caused problems for road and rail travellers in parts of the region yesterday - and worse is expected today. Gusty winds of up to 75mph that started late on Wednesday continued throughout much of yesterday, and snow, ...
Ship runs aground.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A FERRY which got into trouble in high winds in the Irish Sea ran aground at Blackpool, late last night. A total of 14 people had earlier been airlifted to safety from the Riverd ance, a roll-on roll-off vessel, in a rescue operation which included the coastguard, the RAF and ...
1,200 jobs as Nissan goes into overdrive; Success of Qashqai drives plant forward.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andrew Mernin UP to 1,200 new jobs will be created in the region as car giant Nissan responds to growing demand for its Qashqai model. A third production shift is to be added at the Japanese firm's plant in Washington, bringing 400 permanent and 400 ...
Flights to Heathrow 'vital to region'.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FLIGHTS to London Heathrow from the North-East could face the axe if plans to increase landing fees for smaller aircraft go ahead, according to warnings yesterd ay. BAA, which runs Heathrow, is planning to nearly double the cost of landing smaller aircraft at the airport. ...
North Today: Police probe body find.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... POLICE are investigating the discovery of a man's body on waste ground on Tyneside yesterd ay. The body - which was found near Jasmine ...
North Today: Sale teed up.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MEMBERS of Castle Morpeth Council's executive board have agreed in principle to sell Morpeth golf course to the club and its members. ...
North Today: Work at station.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE main concourse at Sunderland station is to close early during a pounds 6.9m refurbishment. From Monday, the concourse will close at 8.50pm, Monday to Saturday, while an ...
North Today: Activity day.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DEAF children from the North- East are to take part in an activity day. Among the outdoor pursuits on offer will be climbing, mountain biking, power boating and ...
Britain Today: Warning on energy.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE big six energy companies should be exposed to more competition from smaller firms, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said yesterday. He ...
Britain Today: Tax bill fears.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TAXPAYERS may have to pay an extra pounds 9bn a year for the Government to meet its "golden rule" on borrowing, a leading economic think-tank warned yesterd ay. The worsening ...
Britain Today: Shock for cyclist.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TRIPLE Olympic medal-winning British cyclist Bradley Wiggins said yesterday he was "in shock" after the "suspicious" death of his father in Australia. Gary Wiggins, 55, was discovered unconscious in a ...
Britain Today: Safe workers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MORE than a million hours of work have been completed on the site of the 2012 London Olympics without one reportable accident, it was announced yesterday. The ...
Britain Today: Free post threat.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BLIND people's rights to free post are under threat from new EU rules opening up postal services across Europe, it was claimed last ...
Britain Today: Dolly fan evicted.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COUNTRY and western fan who plagued neighbours by playing Dolly Parton songs around the clock is to be kicked out of her home, council officials said ...
'Labour needs a sense of direction' Ex-minister highlights risk of election defeat.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andrew Woodcock FORMER Cabinet minister Charles Clarke yesterday issued a warning to Gordon Brown that he risks leading Labour into a decade or more of opposition unless he makes urgent changes to his Government's approach. The Blairite former Home ...
Violent prisoners freed early.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MORE than 16,000 prisoners have been released early because of jail overcrowding, it was revealed yesterday. Figures for the emergency scheme, which sees criminals released up to 18 days before the end of their sentences, revealed that 3,000 of those freed had been convicted of ...
Health fears as prescribed obesity drugs top a million.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MORE than one million prescriptions for obesity drugs are now given out to patients, figures showed yesterday. There were 1.06 million prescription items for obesity drugs in 2006 - more than eight times the 127,000 figure for 1999. The drugs orlistat (Xenical) and ...
Take the local pledge; Charter gathers public support for region's food producers.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jane Hall TAKE The Journal buy local, use local, eat local pledge - and improve your health and that of the North-East economy. Today sees the launch of the region's biggest and best food and drink website, at the heart of which is The Journal Taste ...
Backing the campaign.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Sandy Duncan, general manager of Northumbria Larder, lead partner in the North-East England Food & Drink Group "Here in North-East England we have some wonderful and varied food and drink products, including seafood, meat, vegetables, cereal, bread, beer and, of course, fresh water. This ...
North Today: Village bus link saved.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A BUS service to a remote village has been saved. The 411 service between Alnwick and Howick, in North Northumberland, will be now be run by Travelsure after it took over the service ...
North Today: Shop ruling.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has rejected a bid to convert an empty shop at Avenue Road in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, into a Chinese takeaway. He has dismissed ...
North Today: Coach crash.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COACH driver was taken to hospital following a crash on the A1. The collision, with a light goods ...
North Today: Man charged.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A MAN has been charged after a woman was stabbed in a town centre store. The 39-year-old was last night being treated at James Cook University Hospital following the ...
Husband spared jail over dead wife; Judge thinks of driver's three children.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Hilary Clixby A MAN who caused a crash which killed his wife was spared jail yesterday for the sake of their three young children. Charles Lawrence pulled out of a lay-by into the path of oncoming traffic when he attempted a U-turn without warning. ...
Firefighters devastated at failing to save sisters.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FIREFIGHTERS who battled to save two young sisters trapped in their burning home had been devastated their rescue bid failed, a murder trial jury heard yesterday. Tatum Leah Spence, 14, and her 12-year-old sister Demi-Jade both died in the blaze which swept through their home in ...
Open debate on statue.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE for and against the removal of a statue of a "grasping and avaricious coal owner" get the chance to have their say at a special event today and tomorrow. Durham Market Place is to get a major revamp later this year as part of the city's 2020 Vision programme which could ...
Train crash 'could have been disaster' Luckily no trains on other side of track.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Adrian Pearson A RAIL crash which caused lengthy disruption for North commuters could have been avoided if Network Rail had carried out more checks, a report says. The investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) also warns that the ...
125 less officers on beat in North.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE numbers of police officers on North-East streets has decreased, new Home Office figures have reve aled. As of September last year there were 125 fewer officers across the Northumbria, Durham and Cleveland force areas compared with 12 months previously, and 120 fewer than ...
Boy, 12 admits raping girl, seven.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A BOY aged 12 has admitted raping a seven-year-old girl during a drunken truth or dare game in Gateshead. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, drank four cans of lager and downed two miniature bottles of vodka before the attack. Newcastle Crown Court ...
Anything is possible with determination.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE region has hundreds of reasons to be grateful for the economic shots in the arm it's received from the country's leading car maker and a growing airline. There are the jobs, some 1,200 of them, linked to Nissan's decision to boost production of the increasingly popular ...
A friend indeed?(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE Prime Minister will doubtless be grateful that Charles Clarke believes they enjoy a very cordial relationship. Had they not, Mr Brown will reflect, his former Cabinet colleague might have been somewhat harsher in his description of the Labour Government today. ...
The thicker blue line.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... EVERYONE but the criminals will be grateful that the current shortfall in police officers in the North-East appears to be purely temporary. For Northumbria's Chief Constable Mike Craik ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Many live unselfish lives without reading Gospels.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: PAM BATY ONE of the things I like the most about The Journal letters page is the variety of views and so I was pretty enraged to read Voice of the North (Monday, January 28) which seemed to be given up entirely to worshippers spouting nonsense. Mr Murphy ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Tories in power in guise of New Labour.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BARRY PURDY NORTHUMBERLAND County Council's ruling New Labour group should hang their heads in shame in their ongoing programme of cuts, closures and job losses in the public sector. No wonder the Conservatives don't look like an opposition. They don't need ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Unnecessary to give officers 20% pay rise.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: NORMAN WARDLE I THINK it is entirely unnecessary to give three senior officers of Northumberland County Council a 20% pay rise just to stop them from leaving their current jobs. Surely their salaries at the present time are sufficient for them to do their ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - A superb Nutcracker seen at the Empire.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: MRS M BROWN I WAS delighted to win a runner-up prize in The Journal to see The Nutcracker ballet at Sunderland Empire. My daughter accompanied me and we saw the show on Wednesday, January 23. It was magnificent. The dancing was superb, ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Far too many birds of prey around already.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL TELFER I SOMETIMES wonder which planet various wildlife "experts" live on. Hot on the heels of the proposed mole survey comes news of yet more raptors, in this case goshawks, being liberated. In spite of the euphoria of the Royal Society for the ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Congestion on trains requires long answer.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: ROY BELL RAILWAYS are congested because there are too many short trains. This is a waste. It takes a driver and conductor to work a six coach train, and the same to work a 12-coach train too. In Europe, local trains are light coaches and a lot are double ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Any other income disclosure expected.(Letters)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL HARRIS PETER Hain, the last Work and Pensions Secretary, would have expected that anyone applying for work, pensions or benefits to disclose any ...
How my wisdom had Kevin nodding; TOON AND COUNTRY.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID BANKS BUS pulls into Gallowgate and an old wife struggles on board, arms laden with shopping. "Can you manage, pet?" shouts the driver. "Manage?" says the old lady. "Don't tell us Kevin Keegan's walked oot already." Talking of ...
Conway kicked out for 10 days; But the humiliation may not yet be over.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By William Green Political Editor DISGRACED MP Derek Conway was yesterday suspended from the Commons for 10 days and ordered to repay up to pounds 13,161 improperly paid to his son Freddie. MPs endorsed the recommendations of the Standards and Privileges ...
Shaking off the need for an extra dose of salt.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... AN innovative way to help fish and chip lovers in Gateshead reduce their salt intake has been shortlisted for a national health award. A new salt-shaker designed by Gateshead Council has been shortlisted by the Food Standards Agency for a Food Champion Award. The ...
Party's over for MP, but not for his sons.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DEREK Conway yesterday hit back at media coverage of his affairs, including photos of his sons Freddie and Henry partying. He has been accused of paying both sons public money for doing little or no work, and was under renewed fire after it emerged that one of his sons' friends, ...
Man freed to kill as JPs ignored judge's warning; Magistrates saw breach as minor.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Sam Marsden A JUDGE released a senior policeman accused of murder on bail, despite feeling it was a "very borderline decision", it was revealed yesterday. Judge John Bevan QC told Garry Weddell, 47, he would go straight back into custody if he breached any ...
999 callers off their trolleys.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN called 999 because she did not have pounds 1 for a supermarket trolley, a police force has revealed. South Wales Police said control room staff would now answer 999 calls by asking the caller what their emergency was, in an effort to cut the number of inappropriate ...