The Journal (Newcastle, England) back issues from January 2009:
Massive bill to clean up flooding damage; pounds 40m cost will help families return home after months.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Black REPAIR costs for flood-hit Morpeth have hit pounds 40m as 1,000 people remain out of their homes. Civic leaders last night promised the town would emerge stronger once the recovery from September's deluge is complete. But hundreds of ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: Quotes.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Would you rather everything you said was printed in the newspapers, or that everything you thought was broadcast on the radio? Alas, some poor ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: opinion.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... It's a real slap in the face to receive a rejection based on the fact ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: best of the web.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Go to www.journallive.co.uk for a gallery and video of last night's New Year's Eve celebrations. You can also ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: regional news.(Features)(Conference notes)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lessons learnt AN investigation into an outbreak of pneumonia at a North Tyneside School in 2006 has resulted in "many lessons being learned", a health expert has said. The North East Health Protection Agency yesterday published the paper into the 2007 outbreak of pneumonia at ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: home and abroad.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 54 revellers killed AT least 54 New Year's revellers died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in the Thai capital Bangkok. Workers counting the bodies at the scene said about 100 others were injured when the blaze broke out in the two-storey building. The cause of the fire ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: culture.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... culture 22 Join the culture club at www.thejournalcultureclub.co.uk CAPTION(S): A ...
2 DAY IN 2 MINUTES: sport.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Call to fight back JOE Kinnear has called on his wounded Newcastle United side to stop feeling sorry for themselves following the mauling by Liverpool last weekend. Full story: Back Page Focus on the prize THEY started the season vowing to push ...
Simon's Alpine charity challenge; Crash victim's special way to say thanks.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chris Robinson A SNOWBOARDING fanatic is going back to the slopes to thank surgeons who saved his legs after a horrific car accident. Simon Wilson was nearly killed in a road smash with a 40-tonne truck six years ago. Surgeons at Dryburn Hospital, ...
Taxi drivers still get licences despite convictions.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TAXI drivers with serious criminal convictions are being allowed to work across the North East. Licences have been issued to drivers with convictions for firearms offences, indecent assault, dangerous driving, harassment, theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. ...
Keep-fit enthusiast dies while on a jog; Runner dead in field son of ex-United boss.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Black TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to the son of former Newcastle United supremo Stan Seymour, who collapsed and died while out jogging on Christmas Day. Keep-fit enthusiast Colin Seymour, believed to be in his 60s, was found unconscious in a field by ...
Takeover saves 200 jobs at threatened food firm.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... HOPES that a threatened Northumberland food factory would be saved have been realised - bringing an extra special Christmas present for its near-200 workers. The future of the Cheviot Foods plant in Amble was thrown into doubt in September when rising raw material and fuel costs ...
Bus service that costs taxpayer pounds 142 per passenger is axed.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A BUS service in Northumberland will be axed tomorrow after it emerged that taxpayers were paying the equivalent of pounds 142 per passenger on each journey. The twice-daily 270 service, which runs between Alwinton in upper Coquetdale and Morpeth, carried a maximum of eight ...
Flood repair costs have risen to pounds 40m; Hundreds of people still out of homes.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Black THE cost of the Morpeth floods has hit pounds 40m - with 1,000 people still kept from returning to their homes. Hundreds of families, pensioner couples and single people remain in temporary accommodation around Morpeth, Northumberland, more than ...
NORTH TODAY: Pedestrian killed; ACCIDENT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A PEDESTRIAN died in a crash on the A1(M) in County Durham last night. The accident, which occurred around 4.30pm, took ...
NORTH TODAY: Cars vandalised; POLICE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AN appeal has been made for witnesses after a spate of attacks on parked cars on South Tyneside. Six cars in Carter Avenue, Toner Avenue and Rede Avenue, Hebburn, ...
NORTH TODAY: Auditions for BB; ENTERTAINMENT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AUDITIONS for the next series of Big Brother have been announced for Newcastle in the new year. The annual event takes place at St James's Park ...
NORTH TODAY: Appeal to driver; POLICE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... POLICE want to speak to a motorist whose sudden arrival ended a street mug ging. The 43-year-old victim was attacked as he walked along Stephenson Way in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, early on Sunday. He was pushed over a barrier into the road by ...
NORTH TODAY: Cash for kit; SPORT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... YOUNGSTERS in Northumberland are celebrating after being awarded hundreds of pounds for new kit. Rothbury Football Club was given pounds 460 by the ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Adams closures; RETAIL.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ADMINISTRATORS for childrenswear chain Adams yesterday warned store closures were likely following the collapse of the business. PricewaterhouseCoopers will make a further announcement early next week, but ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Murder hunt; CRIME.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... POLICE launched a murder investigation yesterday after the discovery of a body on a motorway embankment. Warwickshire Police said the victim - a man aged ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Singer's appeal; COURT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... SINGER Amy Winehouse has been summoned to appear in a Norwegian court on January 12 in her appeal against a fine in a drugs possession case. Winehouse and her husband, Blake ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Pay blunder; EMPLOYMENT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THOUSANDS of workers had their New Year plans disrupted yesterday after the UK's biggest building society failed to deliver wages on time. ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Change of heart; LAW.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A LAWYER dubbed "Mr Loophole" for helping the rich and famous avoid driving bans is now offering to help the Government remove legal kinks behind his success. ...
FEARS FOR EYE HEALTH AS PEOPLE DROP TESTS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE credit crunch could mean more people lose their sight as they save cash by avoiding eye tests, a charity said yesterday. Action for Blind People said one sight assessment every two years would cost only the equivalent of pounds 1 per month. In a poll carried out ...
Sats results blunders could be repeated.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... EXAM board Edexcel has been awarded the one-year contract to deliver next year's Sats tests by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. The contract, worth pounds 25m, covers the national curriculum tests for 11 year olds as well as other non-statutory tests. The ...
Rail passengers hit by huge price rises; Above inflation increases take effect today.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Peter Woodman RAIL passengers will "shudder and shiver" at the fare rises which take effect from today, a customer watchdog body said yesterday. Regulated fares, which include annual season tickets, will be going up by an average of 6% - well above the ...
AXE TO FALL SOON ON 'GET CARTER' CAR PARK.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A TOWN centre landmark made famous in a film will soon be coming down. Gateshead's 40-year-old multi-storey car park, perched over Trinity Square precinct, is set to be demolished. Shops at the foot of the concrete structure, which dominates the skyline of the town, ...
Mystery of dead man still unsolved; CHRISTON BANK Identity riddle of body near North village.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Hilary Clixby MYSTERY still surrounds the identity of a man found dead in a Northumberland village nine days ago and who may be of South American origin. The body was discovered in a derelict building on the B1340 on the outskirts of Christon Bank village ...
Opposition to plan for student village housing up to 2,000.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ANGRY opposition has met plans for a new student village being proposed for Newcastle. Developers want to provide accommodation for up to 2,000 students on the fringe of the city centre near the new Northumbria University campus. But local ward councillors claim the ...
Lessons learnt after school pneumonia; Four pupils ill in reception year outbreak.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sam Wood A MAJOR study into an outbreak of pneumonia at a North Tyneside school in 2006 has resulted in many lessons being learned, a health expert has said. The North East Health Protection Agency (HPA) published the paper on the British Medical Journal ...
Hundreds of jobs riding on new marine centre.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE creation of a marine super-agency in the North East could pave the way for hundreds of jobs on Tyneside. The Government wants to open a major new centre of marine expertise - and Tyneside has been shortlisted as a possible location for the project. If the plans ...
Calls for A1 dualling stepping up a gear.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE new super-council in Northumberland will be at the forefront of a renewed campaign to secure full dualling of the A1 through the county. Members of the county council - who will make up the new unitary authority from April - have agreed to support a notice of motion calling ...
New milestone for veteran of United; Jack marks 70 years since his big break.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Henderson Environment Editor ALREADY the oldest surviving Newcastle United player, Jack Shiel now has another footballing milestone to celebrate. Jack, 91, a member of the well-known Northumberland fishing and boating family, is marking the 70th ...
Fresh start for post offices to maintain service.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TWO Tyneside post offices are set to make a fresh start in 2009. Amid the recent closures that have dogged the ailing service and angered many communities, the branches in Newcastle's Lemington and High Heaton are set to remain. The Lemington Post Office, currently ...
NORTH TODAY: Attack charge; CRIME.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A TEENAGER has been charged with robbery following an alleged attack on a taxi driver five days ago. Police say the driver, 54, was threatened with what appeared to be a knife and had his sat nav system stolen after collecting two males from an ...
NORTH TODAY: Cash for roads; COUNCIL.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... MORE than pounds 1m could be made available in a bid to improve roads and pavements in North Tyneside. Mayor John Harrison has announced the cash in his draft budget, which ...
NORTH TODAY: Murder arrest; CRIME.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a flat in Penrith, Cumbria. Ambulance crews discovered the body after being called to an address in Beatham Court yesterday morning. The ...
NORTH TODAY: House blaze; FIRE.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a semi-detached house in Thackeray Road, Thorney Close, Sunderland, yesterday. A washing ...
NORTH TODAY: Whirling in; EVENT.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TRADITIONAL band Dervish are opening 2009 with a winter tour of the UK taking in Hexham. ...
The Journal: Better placed than ever to ride out 2009.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... TWELVE months ago, we cast our minds forward to what 2008 would hold with some trepidation. With the North East's biggest company teetering on the brink of collapse and the region having been rocked by association with so many national "bad news" stories, there were probably ...
The Journal: The joys of reading.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... EVERY cloud, as they say, has a silver lining - even a credit crunch. It appears more people in Newcastle are rediscovering the joy of reading since the financial crisis began. Over 10,000 new borrowers have signed up for a library card this year - a 33% rise in ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Motor industry in trouble - but cars are clogging up our towns.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: D WILSON THE car industry is now in trouble. About time too, as all the cars are doing is clogging up our cities, towns and streets. The mining, shipbuilding and farming industries have all gone through difficult times ....
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Fireworks worry on guide dogs.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ALAN BROOKS WITH the New Year increasingly welcomed through fireworks celebrations, guide dog and other assistance dog owners are becoming increasingly worried about the safety of their dogs, many of whom find the loud bangs associated with fireworks too much to bear. ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Who are the Bilderbergers?(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: JOHN WARMINGHAM A LETTER caught my eye recently which mentioned the Bilderbergers (Voice of the North, December 10). Nothing more has been written about this ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Our supporters will clap even harder.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: PETER CURTIS IT was reported that after giving a masterclass performance for Liverpool at St James's Park on Sunday against Newcastle United, Steven Gerrard much appreciated the gesture of Newcastle ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Where were voices of bishops in 1980s?(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROB HIGGINS I REALISE that the Church of England has at times in the past been labelled rightly or wrongly the "Tory Party at prayer." Nevertheless I find the outburst of the five bishops against the current Labour Government to be quite extraordinary. ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Back slapping support for Labour.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: PETER CURTIS AS with Moses, Sir Jeremy Beecham keeps coming down from the mountain with his tablets of stone - this time to denounce the Bishop of Durham on his criticism of the Government's moral standards. I could go into a detailed counter argument to each ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Name and shame the fraudsters.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROBIN THOMPSON AFTER 11 years of New Labour promises to cut back on benefits and benefit fraud we are presented with a set of figures that are unbelievable. I am one of the "Daft Sods" - I have worked all my life and now I am retired I am being taxed up to ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Recycle old mobile phones for charity.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: PAUL FRETWELL WHEN we get a new mobile phone, our old one can often end up gathering dust in a drawer. Statistics show that the average person has three unused mobile phones that they do not need. But what many people do not know is that as well as ...
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Flag of St George discouraged.(Letters)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: E JUSTICE T LEE was spot on about the Union Flag in The Journal (December 30). It was referred to as the "Butcher's Apron" until quite recently - about the time of devolution in fact. When Scotland started to fly the Saltire and Wales the Welsh ...
VIEW OF THE NORTH.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 ...
Rejected for job - for knowing too much.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: KAREN DENT THEY take years to study for, occasionally result in the shedding of blood, sweat and tears, and in the modern age can leave you saddled with debt for decades. But having a handful of hard-earned qualifications under your belt is no guarantee of ...
ARE YOU ONE OF THE MILL WORKERS IN THIS PICTURE?(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FOR the band of close-knit mill workers, it is a happy photograph full of smiling friends. But for one man it could represent the vital clue he needs to find justice. Billy Lavender, 63, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly disease caused by exposure to asbestos, earlier ...
North schools 'are ahead of game' Lessons learned in region go to US.(News)(Conference notes)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Black LESSONS learned in the creation of a pioneering, 3,000-pupil super school in Northumberland have been highlighted at a prestigious international education conference in the USA. Six headteachers from the ground-breaking Ashington Learning ...
MPs square up for football challenge; Colleagues on opposing sides in cup clash.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Black DEVOTED Blackburn Rovers fan Jack Straw will be absent from the Blyth clash - after a tongue-in-cheek warning from fellow Labour MP Ronnie Campbell. The Premier League side's most celebrated supporter is out of the country on a Christmas break and ...
Music spurs on giant-killing run.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A SONG penned to celebrate Blyth Spartans' FA Cup giant killing run is now officially available to download. The non-league outfit will be the centre of attention when they entertain Premiership side Blackburn Rovers on January 5. And to mark the achievement, North East rockers ...
NORTH TODAY: Safety junction; TRAFFIC.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PLANS to tackle safety problems caused by the volume of traffic using the junction of Poplar Street and First Avenue in Ashington as a short cut to Second Avenue are expected to be ...
NORTH TODAY: Town planning; BUDGET.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PONTELAND Town Council has identified a package of projects it plans to fund in 2009/10, subject to the current budget setting process. The ...
NORTH TODAY: Guest speaker; ROTARY CLUBS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE President of Rotary International in England is to visit the Berwick club in Northumberland next year. Ian Thomson who is a ...
NORTH TODAY: Toilets closure; ENVIRONMENT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... PUBLIC toilets in a Northumberland village are to close. Berwick Borough Council has agreed to shut the facilities at Belford until the new council for Northumberland can make a ...
NORTH TODAY: Pupil partnership; CRIME.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A BID is to be made to encourage school pupils in the Berwick district to play a part in a crime prevention campaign. Members of ...
Glitter and glow get the party started; City lights up for New Year celebrations.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dan Warburton AFOUNTAIN of fireworks lit up the Newcastle skyline last night as thousands of people gathered to bring in the New Year early. Partygoers had thronged through the city centre as a glowing parade of illuminated cars branded Glowmobiles brought a ...
Damp squib replaces Dubai fireworks.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BRITISH expats in Dubai were last night planning alternative New Year's Eve celebrations after all public parties were cancelled. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of the Gulf state, called off festivities late on Wednesday following the violence in Gaza. ...
BRITAIN TODAY: Human head find; CRIME.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A HUMAN head was found in a bag yesterday by a woman while she was out walking. The discovery was made in the Newhaven area ...