The Journal (Newcastle, England) back issues from May 2008:
"YOUR'E NiCKED" 100 arrested in graffiti crackdown; Police target troublemakers.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul James Chief Reporter A CRACKDOWN on vandalism and graffiti has seen 100 people arrested across the North East. Officers in North Tyneside have cracked down on graffiti artists after receiving numerous complaints from people living in the area. ...
STEPHANIE SADDLES UP FOR PLACE IN HISTORY.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... HIGH RIDER Stephanie Felton will make history today when she plays a key role in a Borders military tradition dating back more than 400 years. Stephanie, 20, is the youngest ever person to be chosen for ...
Worker killed in factory accident.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A GERMAN living in the North East died when he fell into machinery at an ...
Drink-drive Tory fined and banned; COURTS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A CANDIDATE in today's local elections has been fined after admitting drink driving. David ...
Stormy forecast.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A PIONEERING study looking at how climate change will hit the North ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: regional news.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... Polls pointer THE big three political parties will be watching the North East tonight with the council elections acting as a weather vane of success or failure nationally. Voters in the region will today decide the make-up of two new unitary councils in Northumberland and County ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: business.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... The North East's leading business newspaper includes a two-minute ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: opinion.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... Mrs Poole has become a grandmother; so that makes me . . . yes, that's ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: best of the web.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... CHECK out our website - www.journallive.co.uk - for all ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: home and abroad.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... Fritzl links probe POLICE in Austria are examining links between the murder of a young woman and the man who has confessed to holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering her seven children. The body of Martina Posch,17, was discovered 22 years ago near a lake where ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: culture.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... culture 24 Join the culture club at www.thejournalcultureclub.co.uk ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: sport.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... Tough going for Beye HABIB Beye has revealed he received a nasty shock in English football when he realised he would have to toughen up to play in the Premier League for Newcastle United. Full story: Back Page Danny has to wait DANNY Higginbotham will have ...
Candidate banned for drink driving; Conservative loses licence for 20 months.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Black A CONSERVATIVE councillor apologised yesterday for a "stupid mistake" which led to him being caught drink driving while returning home from a charity fundraising event in the early hours. David James Towns - a member of Castle Morpeth Borough ...
Tindall on charge after party with Zara Phillips.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... ENGLAND rugby international Mike Tindall was yesterday charged with drink driving. Tindall, who plays centre for Guinness Premiership Gloucester, was stopped by police on the M4 the day after attending a party at the Cheltenham Racing Festival with his girlfriend, Zara Phillips ....
Patient hit by stressed nurse.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A NURSE who hit an old man for stripping in a nursing home has been suspended for 12 months. Joshua Oni, 50, slapped the 82-year-old on his left shoulder after he found him taking his clothes off in the Allan Court Nursing Home dining room in Benwell, Newcastle. The ...
NORTH TODAY: Cheats nabbed; TRANSPORT.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... METRO chiefs prosecuted 418 people during April for fare evasion on the system, netting fines and costs totalling pounds 64,000. The 418 were taken to court after failing to pay the standard pounds 20 penalty fare within 21 days after ...
NORTH TODAY: Penalty warning; TAX.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... TAX inspectors yesterday warned North employers to file their PAYE end-of-year returns by May 19, or they could face a penalty. Employers with ...
NORTH TODAY: Ice fantastic; MUSIC.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... TWO Sunderland University graduates are celebrating singer Adele's latest hit after carving ice sculptures for her video. Ben Edson and Darren Jackson graduated from the university in 2004 and since then ...
NORTH TODAY: Crushing blow; CRIME.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... GATESHEAD police yesterday warned people riding motorcycles or quad bikes illegally will be seized, crushed and recycled. Officers in ...
NORTH TODAY: Seats in the Lords; EDUCATION.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... YOUTH Parliament members from the North East will have a seat in the House of Lords tomorrow as the UK Youth Parliament sits in Parliament itself for the first time. Newcastle students James Bartle, 15, from Heaton ...
Coalition likely on new super council; Labour tipped to lose control in county poll.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrian Pearson Regional Affairs Correspondent A NEW era for local government in Northumberland looks likely to begin with no clear political leadership on the brand new super council which will run the county from next year. Voters go to the polls today to ...
I MADE MISTAKES OVER 10P TAX, SAYS BROWN.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... GORDON Brown conceded yesterday that he made "mistakes" in the way he abolished the 10p income tax rate in his final Budget as Chancellor. The Government was forced last week to promise urgent changes to the system in the face of a large-scale rebellion by angry Labour ...
ROCK LOSSES.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... THE formal process that could lead to 2,000 job losses at Northern Rock is expected to start today as voting in the local elections gets under way. The Government is likely to be notified today about the cuts through the submission of an HR1 form, which is legally required when ...
"YOUR'E NiCKED" First arrests in major police crackdown.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul James Chief Reporter POLICE chiefs yesterday revealed they have made the first arrests in a crackdown on the top 10 criminals in every neighbourhood in the North East. The new drive against prolific offenders was launched last week by Chief Constable ...
Woman, 34 threatened with knife in robbery.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... POLICE yesterday issued an appeal for witnesses after a woman was threatened with a knife and two men made off with her bag. The 34-year-old woman was dropped off in St Bede's Terrace in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland at around 12.30am on Tuesday when a man stepped from bushes ...
Town has its own champion.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... PROJECTS aimed at improving the quality of life in and around a Northumberland market town have a new champion. Gosforth-born Gemma Gadomski has been appointed project manager with the Greater Morpeth Development Trust, the agency charged with the task of regenerating the town ...
Grocery report branded a failure; SUPERMARKETS: THE VERDICT 'Little help for consumers'.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josie Clark CAMPAIGNERS yesterday dismissed a report into supermarket dominance of the grocery sector as a "failure", saying it will do little to protect consumers or independent retailers. The Competition Commission unveiled a planning shake-up in a bid to ...
Farmers 'pleased' SUPERMARKETS: THE VERDICT.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... The NFU last night welcomed the Competition Commission inquiry findings, saying it should help improve the way the food retail market works. National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall said: "We're pleased the Commission has supported our long-held view that the food retail ...
DOMINANT DESTROYERS OF COMMUNITIES OR THE CONSUMER'S BEST FRIEND? SUPERMARKETS: THE VERDICT.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... SUPERMARKETS are facing tougher planning checks and a new code of conduct governed by an independent ombudsman under a Competition Commission shake-up of the industry. Q Why did the Competition Commission investigate the grocery sector? A Significant concerns have ...
Desperate workmates tried to save engineer; Machine stop button 'failed'.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris Robinson A GERMAN engineer living in Northumberland died after falling into machinery at work, an inquest heard yesterday. Jens Hinrichs, 36, fractured his skull in the accident at Hydro Aluminium Extrusion, Gateshead. Colleagues of the ...
STEPHANIE, 20, RIDES INTO HISTORY BOOKS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... KEEN rider Stephanie Felton will make her own little piece of history today when she plays a key role in a Borders military tradition dating back more than 400 years. Stephanie, 20, is the youngest person to be chosen for the prestigious post of chief marshal at the annual ...
Join stately run to fight cancer.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE across the North East are being challenged to take part in a 10km run at a top regional attraction to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. The 10k series, now known as Run 10k, is open for entries at www.run10k.org/local and the event will return for the fourth successive ...
NORTH TODAY: Stolen police car; COURT.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with stealing a marked police car from Morpeth police station at the weekend. Matthew Drummond, 31, of St Andrew's Road, Berwick appeared before Bedlington magistrates on 10 charges following incidents in ...
NORTH TODAY: Police stage rave; PARTY.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS in Sunderland enjoyed a rave-style party organised by police. The event took place on Saturday at Whitburn and Marsden ...
NORTH TODAY: School celebrates; BIRTHDAY.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A TYNESIDE primary school has held a joint celebration to welcome a new headteacher and mark the first birthday of a school building. The 200 pupils at Throckley Primary enjoyed a piece of birthday cake when they returned to school ...
NORTH TODAY: Hopeful beauties; PAGEANT.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... THERE are 20 women in the running to be crowned Miss Durham 2008. The fifth annual pageant is to be held at Sedgefield Racecourse on May 10 ...
NORTH TODAY: Advice on offer; HEALTH.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... NEW health services including contraception advice and a smoking cessation service are on offer at Wansbeck's primary care access centre which also treats people for minor illnesses and injuries. People ...
MITCHELL'S TRANSPLANT JOY IS TINGED WITH SADNESS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Angela Wormald A SCHOOLBOY is on the road to recovery after having a life-saving liver transplant. Nine-year-old Mitchell Robinson suffered a stroke at the age of 18 months and was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease when he was four. He then had ...
Sex discrimination case mother loses; Claims were 'dreamt up' tribunal says.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jule Wilson A WOMAN who claimed her boss caused the premature birth of her baby girl has lost her claim for damages. Naomi Mainwaring, 26, of Blanchland in Northumberland, had accused employment law specialists Short Richardson and Forth LLP, of sex ...
Home torched as dad and girl sleep; Two escape severe blaze when smoke alarm sounds.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Loraine AN investigation is under way today after a father and his teenage daughter escaped a fire which ripped through their home in a suspected arson attack. The 36-year-old man and his 16-year-old daughter, of Seaton Place, Walker, Newcastle, were ...
Man pulled from river dies later in hospital.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A MAN died after being found in the River Tyne yesterday. It was not known how the man, thought to be aged 50, came to enter the river shortly before midday at St Peter's Wharf, Walker, Newcastle. Men on a nearby boat managed to retrieve him from the water and he was ...
Attacker tries to grab girl, 16, walking dogs in woodland.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... POLICE are hunting a man who tried to grab a teenage girl as she walked her two dogs through woods in County Durham. At about 4pm on Tuesday, the 16-year-old was taking her pets along a dirt track that runs between woods at South Moor, Stanley, known locally as Piney Woods, and ...
The Journal: Big is not always best for shoppers.(Leaders)
May 01, 2008 ... THE Competition Commission's report on the impact of supermarkets on the grocery sector was always going to be hard pressed to satisfy everyone. Take what is meant by competition, for example. In the commission's eyes, it refers to the relationship it would like to exist ...
The Journal: A Budget disgrace.(Leaders)
May 01, 2008 ... AS obfuscations go, it could not have been more bewildering. As for timing, well, it's just plain damaging. In a Treasury spokeswoman's words: "It's not as clear in the Budget as it could be, it's not explicitly spelt out." It's ...
Letter: There has never been a greater need for schools such as La Sagesse; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: LAURA KANE I FOUND Dorothy Parker's letter concerning the "misleading" and "unfair" treatment of the Sisters of La Sagesse to be extremely thought-provoking (Voice of the North, April 29). However, I have to disagree with her view. Although it is true to say ...
Letter: There could be deals - but not with Tories; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: RONNIE CAMPBELL COUN Glenn Simpson (Voice of the North, April 28) is wrong to say that I ever said that Labour would do a deal with the Tories. If he reads correctly the April 22 article in question, he will find this to be true. He is correct in saying that ...
Letter: Always carry a flask and buttered scone; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: WILSON TAYLOR WHEN I missed my bus to Alnwick from Newcastle's Haymarket by a matter of seconds and had to wait half an hour for the next one, a friendly bus driver said: "Why don't you pop into Marks & Sparks behind you for a cup of tea?" So I popped into ...
Letter: Nothing we can do about VAT unless... VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: RODNEY ATKINSON MOST people now know Britain is no longer governed by our own Parliament. A good example is the level of VAT. It is said the Government will be extorting pounds 535m in VAT on building repairs caused by last summer's flood damage, while ...
Letter: No reason for North to hate the South; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: DARREN HILL FOR a number of years, The Journal has been blaming lack of funding for dualling the A1 and not having possession of the Lindisfarne Gospels on the South. As a Southerner, I am compelled to reply. The North East gets more public funding per person ...
Letter: Secretariat sowing the seeds of conflict; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: PHILIP WARREN I WAS interested in Alec Iredale's letter (Voice of the North, April 25) about Monnet's clandestine objective of a superstate for Europe. Monnet's friend and co-conspirator, Arthur Salter, urged that the central source of authority for the ...
Letter: Weather panel praise; VOICE OF THE NORTH.(Letters)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: I DAVIES YOUR new weather panel is excellent. Long overdue, but better late than never ....
VIEW OF THE NORTH.(Features)
May 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 www.journallive.co.uk/buyaphoto or ...
How we may have got our patron saint.(Features)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: WILLY POOLE THIS bit is being written on St George's Day. St George is the patron saint of England and, strangely enough, Portugal. So hooray for George! Okay, fine, but who was he and why did he become our patron saint? Two good questions there, but no firm ...
Village fury as pub boarded up.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... A NORTHUMBERLAND community is up in arms following the sudden closure of a village pub. People in Belford were shocked to find the Black Swan Hotel in Market Square boarded up earlier this week. They are angry that they were not warned of the closure and at the visual impact of ...
Grouse can now spread their wings; New drive to expand population.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rachel O'Brien A PLAN to expand the population of rare black grouse across the countryside of the North was launched yesterday. The species - once common in the UK - has been under threat for a number of years, owing to loss of habitat and predators. ...
New bid to tackle roof raids; Marker liquid put on lead.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul James Chief Reporter POLICE are marking lead on buildings with the same identification tags as televisions and DVD players after a spate of metal thefts in the North East. The SmartWater liquid is normally used by police officers to help people mark ...
Students take a stylish twist on rag week; Swap shop for fashion fanatics.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dan Warburton FASHION fanatics gave their wardrobes a facelift last night as punters swapped their old rags for updated designs. Four style-conscious students from Newcastle and Sunderland universities staged the Swap It Party at Newcastle University ...
Forecast is for fires, flooding and gales; Climate study shows how North will fare.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Henderson Environment Editor A WORLD-first study which predicts how climate change will hit the North East was unveiled yesterday. The pioneering work, which looks at the impact of climate change to 2050, is the first to cover an entire UK region and means that the ...
Supersize hospital beds for the obese; Big relief for 70 stone patients.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kevin Donald A HOSPITAL has brought in supersize beds to accommodate morbidly obese patients weighing up to 50 stone. Sunderland Royal Hospital is hiring about pounds 300,000-worth of special beds, including four for the morbidly obese and 152 to cater for ...
LOVE AND HUGS FOR SICK TEDDY BEARS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... SICK teddies were given a check-up by young medics yesterday in an initiative to convince children that going to see the doctor isn't so scary. Students from Newcastle University took their Teddy Bear Hospital to the city's Kingston Park Primary School. A waiting room was set ...
Give us all a holiday, North MP urges Brown.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... GORDON Brown has been challenged to give Britons another bank holiday by Jarrow MP Stephen Hepburn. The Labour MP spoke out during Prime Minister's Question Time in the Commons yesterday amid a growing campaign to give hard-working Britons another public holiday. ...
Challenge on Tyne is issued; Countdown starts to the boat race.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dan Warburton ROWERS from Newcastle and Durham universities have kicked off the countdown to their annual meeting with a challenge on the banks of the Tyne. Dan Cupit, president of Newcastle University Boat Club, issued the challenge to Rob Stark, president ...
FLYING PRINCE COMFORTS FAMILY OF DEAD SOLDIER.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... PRINCE William comforted the family of a dead soldier after accompanying his body home from Afghanistan, it was revealed yesterday. William met relatives of Trooper Robert Pearson, 22, at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire on Monday as he returned from a secret flying visit to ...
Half of one million immigrants gone; Government got it wrong - report.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Tapsfield A MILLION eastern European immigrants have come to the UK since 2004 - but half have now gone. The estimates emerged in a study by left-leaning think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The report highlighted the huge gulf ...
WORLD TODAY: LSD 'father' dies; DEATH.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... ALBERT Hofmann, the 'father' of the mind-altering drug LSD whose medical discovery grew into a notorious 'problem child,' has died at 102. Hofmann died on ...