The Journal (Newcastle, England) back issues from August 2008:
Six weeks' prison for mother of truant teenagers; Son did not go to school once in six months.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Neil McKay A MOTHER who allowed her children to play truant from school is today beginning a six-week jail sentence. Christine Davison's case was described by education officials last night as "the most extreme we have ever experienced". The ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: business.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The North East's leading business newspaper includes a two-minute round-up of ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: opinion.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Don't say we haven't been warned. That farce of a round-the-world Olympic Torch trail with its pushy ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: best of the web.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THERE are two exclusive picture galleries on our website - www.journallive.co.uk - to complement stories in today's Journal. There are more pictures of the beautiful rock art, featured on Page 3, and there ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: regional news.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Appeal bids fail JUDGES have dismissed appeal bids by three teenagers convicted of killing a father outside his home. The youths were given life sentences for murdering Kevin Johnson, 22, last May. Jordan Towers, 16, applied for leave to appeal his conviction. Tony Hawkes, 17, ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: home and abroad.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Karadzic before court FORMER Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared before a war crimes court in Holland yesterday after 11 years on the run. His response to being accused of mass murder and other atrocities was to complain about his treatment. He also said he agreed a ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: culture.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... culture 16 Join the culture club at www.thejournalcultureclub.co.uk ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: sport.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... New hearing for Barton JOEY Barton's controversial return to a Newcastle United shirt could be delayed until November as the troubled midfielder faces yet another hearing into his behaviour, this time by the football authorities. Full story: Back Page ...
Rock art is all the rage; Volunteers discover 100 new examples.(News)(Website overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony Henderson Environment Editor ROCK art up to 6,000 years old has been discovered across the North East. English Heritage volunteers discovered 100 new finds in Durham and Northumberland in a four-year project. And the striking pieces of prehistoric art ...
Metro update gets back on right track; pounds 300m grant to invest in ageing system.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrian Pearson Regional Affairs Correspondent Apounds 400m North East transport payday has been secured after Government spending chiefs were told it was "time to back the region". Metro bosses have been awarded pounds 300m to spend on phase two of their ...
NORTH TODAY: Injuries revealed; TODDLER DEATH.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A POST-mortem into the death of a toddler after a patio door fell on top of her revealed that she died of severe head injuries. Durham coroner Andrew Tweddle is expected to open and adjourn an inquest ...
NORTH TODAY: Car overturned; INJURED.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN was seriously hurt when her car overturned on a rural road. The 29-year-old woman suffered serious ...
NORTH TODAY: Murder fantasy; GIRLS ALOUD.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AN INTERNET blogger, allegedly at the centre of an online murder fantasy involving pop stars Girls Aloud, has appeared in court. Darryne Walker, 34, of Mowbray Street, South Shields, ...
NORTH TODAY: Two arrested; CAR-JACK.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... POLICE have arrested two men after a 21-year-old driver was car-jacked at knifepoint in Darlington. The victim suffered cuts after being surprised by masked attackers ...
NORTH TODAY: Club destroyed; FIRE.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... POLICE are probing the cause of a blaze on South Tyneside which destroyed a disused social club. The fire, at the property in Tennant Street, Hebburn, left the building in a dangerous state with some debris ...
Mother jailed over her children's truancy; Magistrates take tough action over persistent failures.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Neil McKay AMOTHER who allowed her children to miss school for months on end was beginning a six week jail sentence last night. Christine Davison, aged 40, is one of the first parents in the North East to be locked up under laws designed to crack down on ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Para due home; SOLDIER DEATH.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A BRITISH soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan was to return home for a family visit in days. Private Peter Cowton, 25, of Basingstoke, Hampshire, died in Helmand province on Tuesday. His parents Karen and Robin Rolfe said: "Peter was proud to serve his ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Fares up 13.6%; TRANSPORT.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RAIL fares have rocketed in real terms since 1995, says the Office of Rail Regulation. Not only do passengers pay more, they travel in older trains. But the number of trains on time in the year to last March was almost ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Dog bites TV man; INJURY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FORMER Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves, 69, was treated in hospital after being bitten ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Scots on strike; INDUSTRIAL ACTION.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SCOTTISH Government workers went on strike yesterday and council staff north of the border voted for ...
INDESTRUCTIBLE MEMORIES.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FAMILIES of those killed in the July 7 London bombings have unveiled plans for a memorial of 52 pillars - each representing an innocent victim of the atrocity. The stainless steel columns will be grouped in four interlinking clusters, representing the four attacks on the same ...
Boyfriend filmed cut up body of teenager.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE boyfriend of a British teenager found dismembered in a suitcase has confessed to killing her before photographing her remains on his mobile phone, Brazilian detectives said last night. Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos, 20, was charged with murder after the body parts of ...
Judge condemns Army for 'beasting' NCOs in dock but officer promoted.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Mitchell A SENIOR judge yesterday made a stinging attack on the Army for letting soldiers undergo "beasting" punishments after three non-commissioned officers were cleared of manslaughter. Provost Sergeant Russell Price, 46, of 2 Rifles, PT instructor ...
'Join us' call to Rock staff; Building society recruitment bid.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sam Wood NORTHERN ROCK employees on their way to work yesterday were greeted by a job advert from another North East building society. Just a day after the Rock announced 1,300 redundancies, 800 compulsory, Newcastle Building Society paraded a billboard on the ...
Woman plunges to her death.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN died when she plunged more than 20ft on to one of Tyneside's busiest roads yesterday. The accident caused commuter chaos at around 12.50pm when a large stretch of the A1058 Coast Road was closed as ambulance crews tried to help the young woman who had moments earlier ...
A teenager.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A teenager was also taken to South Tyneside District Hospital after she fell from a bridge on to a busy road in South Tyneside yesterday. Police were ...
VIKING WARRIORS BRING HISTORY TO LIFE ON HOLY ISLAND.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... VIKING raiders have returned to the region for a historical extravaganza. Holy Island was taken over by an action-packed Viking-themed event, where visitors got a glimpse of the island's blood-curdling history. The Lindisfarne Viking Festival, which was held from ...
'My son doesn't come back in 17 years, why should they get a second chance?' Judges dismiss murder appeals.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dan Warburton JUDGES have dismissed appeal bids by three teenagers who were convicted of killing a young father outside his home in Sunderland. The youths were given life sentences for murdering Kevin Johnson, 22, who was stabbed to death outside his home in May last ...
United don't have colour of success; Experts cast doubt on Magpies' choice of away kit.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Luke Benedict NEWCASTLE United may not be in the purple in away games this season. Colour experts have cast doubt on the choice of the imperial-coloured kit in the quest for success. While the royal regalia might be suitable for King Kev, the analysts say it ...
The Journal: Uncovering truth can still be our hope.(Leaders)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SET against this week's news that 1,300 people will lose their jobs at Northern Rock, the confirmation that there will not be an inquiry into the leak which sparked the run on the bank feels inconsequential. The region's politicians are right to say the focus must now be on ...
The Journal: Kev off-colour already.(Leaders)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FOOTBALL fans are well known for being superstitious souls who will cling to any reason for optimism as a new season approaches, no matter how obscure. Newcastle United fans, bemoaning a lack of activity in the transfer market, will perhaps be perked up by news that the colour ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - A council the people did not want and has no mandate from them.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Coun BOB WATSON NORTHUMBERLAND County Council's support for the application by Sita UK to double the size of the landraise of garbage in the green belt at Seghill was predictable. We gave it our best, but ranged against the professional campaigning of a ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Nuclear waste can be stored in mines.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: T M MARTIN I BELIEVE nuclear power stations are a necessity for the future of our long-term energy and costs. The waste can be safely installed ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - A voice for young people in care.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARK BRIGHT GROWING up in care myself, I know how frustrating it feels when people don't listen to you. Young people in care in your local area have something to say and they want you to listen. That's why we have organised Amplify, the largest gathering of ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - I bet that thousands share my religion.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN BATES BEING blessed with so many religions, I find it difficult to understand why people have the confidence and belief to know that theirs is the factual one. They cannot all be right. Unfortunately, there appears to be a human need to have a faith even ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - How about a museum of the River Tyne?(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID ROCHESTER NOW the unlamented bamboo bridge spanning the River Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle has gone, is it possible that those sponsors of the deferred hotel room installation on the top of the Earl Grey Monument might have second thoughts about backing ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Congratulations on seaside scheme.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: ALAN DOBIE MY brother, who lives in the North East, has sent me photos of the redevelopment of the foreshore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland where I was born. May I offer congratulations to everyone concerned with this magnificent project? The ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Now we've got Tories doing Labour's job.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: ALAN DIXON MY faith in the Labour Party was badly dented when they opted to charge millionaire United Kingdom residents peppercorn taxes and go cap in hand to private investors to continue the sell-off of public assets started by the Conservatives in the 1980s. ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Perhaps it's time for National Service.(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: GORDON TOMLINSON NATIONAL Service was to supplement the numbers in our armed forces, not to act as some sort of correction institute. However, now that the numbers in the forces have dwindled so low that recruitment from Jamaica is being considered, perhaps ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Who is wearing the wrong shirt?(Letters)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs E BEAN WHAT a lovely happy photo of Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison in The Journal on July 29. But ...
VIEW OF THE NORTH.(Features)
Aug 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 ...
Olympics - a case of ugly state control; TOON AND COUNTRY.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID BANKS YOU might not like to hear this, but I'll say it anyway: I am not a fan of the modern Olympics. It's a morbid repugnance for sporting nationalism, I suppose. As a football fan I feel more comfortable supporting Liverpool than England (and, at the ...
MPS CALL FOR MILIBAND TO BE SACKED OVER 'DISLOYAL' ARTICLE.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TWO Labour MPs yesterday went public with calls for David Miliband to be sacked as Foreign Secretary, after he failed to quell speculation he is planning a challenge to Gordon Brown's leadership of the party. Although Mr Miliband insisted in a radio interview that he is not ...
Driver said he was 'stupid' to offer girl a lift; Man denies kidnapping drunk teenager.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Hilary Clixby ACONVICTED rapist accused of posing as a taxi driver to kidnap a teenager for sexual purposes told a court yesterday he had done no more than foolishly offer her a lift. Andrew Beal denied he had been cruising Newcastle looking for a vulnerable ...
Water bills to rise at above rate of inflation.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HOUSEHOLDS in the North will face further bill increases as Northumbrian Water considers an above inflation rise in bills. The water company has said its customers are set to face price hikes averaging 0.7% above inflation, which will come into effect in 2010. The ...
NORTH TODAY: Mains replaced; GAS WORK.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WORK has started on a pounds 1.2m project to renew gas mains across Tyneside. Around 12km of old metal mains in and around Canterbury Way in Wideopen, Beckfoot ...
NORTH TODAY: Lessons on offer; DANCE.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE across South Tyneside can learn how to six-step, spin and body pop with the launch of a new breakdancing class at the Customs House. The classes are open to people of all dancing abilities ...
NORTH TODAY: Cash injections; FILM.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THREE cinemas are celebrating a Lottery cash injection of more than pounds 13,000 from the UK Film Council. The Gala theatre and cinema in Durham has been awarded pounds 5,828 to purchase new projection equipment. The Customs House, South ...
NORTH TODAY: Happy patients; HEALTH.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... NORTH EAST patients are happier with the health services they receive than people in other parts of the country. According to a healthcare commission survey, ...
NORTH TODAY: New arrivals; AQUARIUM.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TYNEMOUTH'S Blue Reef Aquarium is now home to 10 baby fire-bellied toads. Originally from China, ...
Super-council sums don't quite add up; pounds 17m spending pledge cannot be honoured.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Black MAJOR questions were raised yesterday over whether Northumberland's new super-council will be able to fulfil a pledge that it will save pounds 17m to be ploughed back into improving public services. The successful bid submitted to the Government to ...
Hospital failed car plunge man, claim.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE family of a man who plunged 120ft to his death in a taxi he hijacked at knifepoint yesterday claimed he did not receive the care he was due at a North East hospital the day before he died. Stephen Heslop, from Marsden, smashed through safety barriers at the top of cliffs at ...
BLOOMING MARVELLOUS FLOWER SHOW RETURNS TO TYNESIDE.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TYNESIDE will be in bloom once again this year with the arrival of one of its most popular summer events. Now in its 19th year, Gateshead Summer Flower Show is one of the largest horticultural events in the country. This year there will be plenty going on over the ...
GUNNERS MARCH THROUGH STREETS.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AFGHAN veterans of the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery were cheered on by crowds in their home city yesterday. The 150 North East Gunners and a 35-strong Royal Artillery Band were cheered through Sunderland city centre, as they marked their Freedom of the City. Dressed ...
Auditors to probe city land deals; Council to address property sales.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Adrian Pearson Regional Affairs Correspondent GOVERNMENT inspectors are looking at Sunderland council to see if there are "widespread" problems with property deals and management following a complaint against city leader Paul Watson. The Audit Commission has ...
A goal start - just throw a steward to the lion.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: BOB CUFFE AS we discussed last week, we're doomed. Thanks for all the supportive messages regarding my acidic views of the BBC. Not one punter in support of the BBC. Come the revolution. I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to Jeff Off The Telly. But you can pillage ...
culture.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COMEDY THE LOVE GURU (1hr 26mins) Certificate: 12A Starring: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake Director: Marco Schnabel Star rating: ** WHEN The Love Guru opened in America this summer, Hindu leaders ...
culture: The Journal culture club; LAING ART GALLERY.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Win a free pass to English Heritage properties. The Laing Art Gallery has teamed up with English Heritage to offer Culture Club members the chance to win free entry to a selection of historic sites, including Dunstanburgh Castle, Warkworth Castle and Lindisfarne Priory. At ...
culture: hot ticket.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Drifters, Gala Theatre, Durham. Tonight, 7.30pm. Tel: (0191) 332-4041. THE current line-up continues the band's ...
culture: Birthday blues.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AMBER Films could not have been more aptly named. For just like the yellowy-gold resin - whose embrace preserves fossilised remnants of years gone by - it has allowed moments in time to be captured forever. It was with this intention that film student Murray Martin helped launch ...
culture.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FAMILY SPACE CHIMPS (1hr 20mins) Certificate: U Starring: The voices of Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels Director: Kirk DeMicco Star rating: ** AFTER the otherworldly pleasures of WALL-E and the high ...
'Fun'-draising day; FAMILY EVENT NORTH TODAY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FAMILIES are being invited to get back to nature at a special Orangutan event. Borneo Orangutan Survival UK will be hosting a fun-filled fundraiser at Otter burn Hall, in Northumberland National Park on Friday, August 8, in order to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered ...
Have a ball; WATER SPORT NORTH TODAY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A NEW water sport craze is set to take the region by storm. Water walkerz are transparent plastic spheres similar to giant hamster balls which users climb inside and run as fast as possible to propel the ball along the ...
Summer fun; PARK NORTH TODAY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN are being invited to an afternoon of fun in the park. Herrington Country Park is hosting a summer session of entertainment with Charlie the Clown popping along ...
List of loos; TOILETS NORTH TODAY.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TOILETS at seven locations in a Northumberland borough are now available for public ...