Newcastle News Articles
- 30th August 2010
- North East Lincolnshire surge in underage tobacco sales
- A sharp rise in illegal sales of alcohol and tobacco to children has been reported by trading standards officers in North East Lincolnshire. Council officials said test purchases, in which youngsters are sent into shops, had shown a big increase in und...
- 14th August 2010
- Newcastle can compete in top flight - Danny Guthrie
- Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie believes his team are ready for Monday's Premier League opener against Manchester United. The Magpies' sealed promotion back to the top flight as champions and despite the step up Guthrie is confident the squad...
- 14th August 2010
- League Two Accrington to meet Newcastle in Carling Cup
- Accrington have been rewarded for their Carling Cup defeat of Championship Doncaster with a second-round tie at home against Newcastle United. Bradford, who beat Nottingham Forest, host Preston, while Derby's conquerors Crewe will entertain Ipswich. ...
- 23rd July 2010
- Newcastle United will survive in top flight - Gosling
- England under-21 midfielder Dan Gosling is confident his new club Newcastle United can retain their Premier League status this season. Gosling recently signed a four year deal with the top flight newcomers after a contract dispute with former club Ever...
- 23rd July 2010
- College evacuated after chemical spillage in Newcastle
- Part of Newcastle University had to be evacuated because of a chemical spillage. Fire crews were called to St Mary's College, which is an accommodation block for more than 1,000 students. No injuries were reported and most of the students were away ...
- 26th June 2010
- Raccoon seen in North East for first time
- Wildlife workers have filmed what is thought to be the first sighting of a raccoon in the north-east of England. The North American mammal was filmed during a night-time visit to a garden in County Durham by Wildlife Trust cameras. During the footag...
- 26th June 2010
- Stowaways found in lorry headed for the North East
- Four stowaways have been found in a lorry carrying machine parts heading to the North East. The Italian-registered vehicle was stopped by UK Border Agency officers in Calais. A body detection dog found the four Eritrean nationals hiding inside. The ...
- 25th June 2010
- Regional development agency One NorthEast is axed
- The regional development agency One NorthEast, which helps support local businesses and generate jobs, is to be scrapped. The government has confirmed its intention to replace RDAs with Local Enterprise Partnerships. The process will begin with a wh...
- 12th June 2010
- Newcastle professor avoids jail over child pornography
- A Newcastle University professor who admitted several of child pornography offences has avoided a prison sentence. Police raided the home of Michael Kehoe at Old Byre, Morpeth, in April last year. They found more than 200 indecent images of children on...
- 16th May 2010
- Airlines brand UK flight bans 'unjustified'
- Airlines have criticised the latest decision to ban flights at a raft of UK airports because of volcanic ash. Sir Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, said the closure of Manchester airport was "beyond a joke". A BA spokesman sai...
- 07th May 2010
- Election: Cameron makes offer to Lib Dems on government
- David Cameron has reached out to the Liberal Democrats in an effort to form a government - after the UK general election resulted in a hung parliament. The Tory leader, whose party won most seats but was short of a majority, said he wanted to make a &q...
- 21st April 2010
- Volcanic ash cloud: Flights resume to and from England
- Passengers stuck abroad because of the flight ban, imposed when a cloud of volcanic ash swept across the UK, have started to arrive back in England. The restrictions were lifted from 2200 BST on Tuesday and a number of flights have landed at English ai...
- 20th April 2010
- Europe starts to resume flights
- Some domestic UK flights have taken off after five days of disruption but a second volcanic ash cloud from Iceland has hit plans to reopen airspace. The first planes from Edinburgh and Glasgow were among a few internal flights scheduled from Scotland. ...
- 14th April 2010
- Husband arrested over Melsonby postmistress murder
- The husband of a postmistress who was found dead at her village store in North Yorkshire has been arrested in connection with her murder. Robin Garbutt, 44, was being questioned by detectives in connection with the death of his wife, Diana. Mrs Garb...
- 06th April 2010
- Michael Jackson's doctor appears in court
- Michael Jackson's relatives have attended a court appearance by the doctor accused of giving the singer a lethal dose of powerful anaesthetic. Dr Conrad Murray, 57, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. During a brief procedural hearin...
- 01st April 2010
- Business groups back Tory National Insurance plans
- Britain's main business groups have waded into the row over Labour plans to increase National Insurance. The British Chambers of Commerce, the CBI and five other organisations said the Tories "deserved credit" for their opposition to the plan...
- 31st December 2009
- Thousands due at Newcastle winter festival
- Thousands of revellers are expected to celebrate the new year at a winter festival in Newcastle. South American and South Asian themed musicians and dancers will perform throughout the city centre on New Year's Eve afternoon. There will also be a parade ...
- 11th December 2009
- Alzheimer's stroke link studied
- Researchers at Newcastle University have been given £88,000 to examine the link between Alzheimer's and strokes. The funds were awarded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust charity after a university team showed 25-30% of stroke victims develop the dis...
- 23rd November 2009
- No new dates for axed Elton gigs
- Sir Elton John has offered fans ticket refunds for his cancelled UK concerts after they could not be rescheduled. The 62-year-old was forced to call off dates in Sheffield, Newcastle, London and Liverpool after being treated in hospital for flu and E. col...
- 19th November 2009
- Newcastle 'greenest' British city
- Newcastle upon Tyne has been named as Britain's greenest city in a think tank's annual study. Forum for the Future looked at the sustainability of the 20 biggest cities, measuring factors such as air quality, wildlife and quality of life. As well as gree...
- 13th November 2009
- Homeless veterans' centre opens
- A new centre to help homeless veterans rebuild their lives is officially opening on Tyneside later. The £700,000 unit has been created by housing charity Norcare from a derelict property in Newcastle. It offers accommodation for five people, as wel...
- 16th July 2009
- Sports Direct profits plunge 91%
- Sports Direct has announced a 91% drop in full-year profits despite increased sales, after the weak pound and investment losses took their toll. The company - controlled by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley - made a profit of £10.7m in the year ...
- 08th July 2009
- Scientists claim sperm 'first'
- Scientists in Newcastle claim to have created human sperm in the laboratory in what they say is a world first. The researchers believe the work could eventually help men with fertility problems to conceive. But other experts say they are not convi...
- 23rd May 2009
- Mexico flights resume after scare
- Flights from Newcastle to Cancun in Mexico are to resume after being grounded for three weeks because of the swine flu outbreak. The Thomson-run service will resume on Monday after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave the go-ahead. Those who hav...
- 23rd May 2009
- Bees use bridges in daily commute
- A colony of bees brought in to produce honey for a city centre department store are using bridges to fly from the shop to find pollen crops. Hives of near-native black British bees have been set up on the roof of Fenwick's in Newcastle. The bees col...
- 11th February 2009
- Rare Bugatti Atalante sells for 3.4 million
- While it may not qualify as desirable cutting-edge technology, the recent multi-million Euro sale of an extremely rare 1937 Bugatti certainly shows that old technology is more than capable of avoiding the pitfalls of vehicular deprecation. Specifically...
- 04th February 2009
- Girl band vow to make it after Cowell rejection
- By Sam Wood and Sara Nicol BRITAIN’S Got Talent’s Simon Cowell said they couldn’t sing or dance and didn’t look good. But this girl band have vowed to make it big, despite being rejected by the music supremo. The no-nonsen...
- 04th February 2009
- Department store Fenwick set to axe jobs
- By Alastair Craig FENWICK may lay off staff, it confirmed today. The department store giant told staff that workers could be shed in a reorganisation. The Northumberland Street retail giant will launch a 30-day consultation period with those af...
- 04th February 2009
- Ark Royal to sail off after visit
- HMS Ark Royal is due to leave North Tyneside following celebrations to mark its anniversary. The Royal Navy's flagship vessel was built on the Tyne 30 years ago at the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend and launched by the Queen Mother. The 20,000-t...
- 21st January 2009
- Women get more pleasure in bed from wealthy men
- Psychologists believe that to signal loyalty women orgasm more frequently if their man is rich. It indicates that they would be good marriage material, they claim. They say a wealthy mate equals a more desirable mate and women demonstrate this by being...
- 21st January 2009
- Newcastle Building Society opens flagship Gibraltar branch
- A NEW phase in Newcastle Building Society's long-term investment in Gibraltar has begun with the official opening of a new flagship branch on the territory. The British Governor to Gibraltar, Sir Robert Fulton KBE, joined Newcastle chief executive Colin ...
- 21st January 2009
- New hotel is welcome addition to tourism growth
- THE new Jurys Inns hotel set for NewcastleGateshead will boost the tourism economy in the 'twin cities' and capitalise on some of the 19 million visitors that flock to the destination, according to destination marketing agency NewcastleGateshead Initiativ...
- 10th January 2009
- 150 jobs to go at Newcastle Building Society
- By Peter McCusker NEWCASTLE Building Society yesterday announced 150 redundancies on Tyneside and more jobs may go – despite strenuous efforts to win more business. The Newcastle’s decision stems, in part, from the closure of Icelandic i...
- 10th December 2008
- Newcastle City Council changes parking rules
- By Peter Young COUNCIL chiefs are pressing ahead with a shake-up in residents’ parking schemes which will hit families with more than one car. A survey revealed that while a majority of people support changes to the current system, many still...
- 10th December 2008
- Outlaw Butch Cassidy had Geordie roots
- By Sarah Knapton The mother of the notorious bank and train robber was born in Newcastle and lived there for decades before crossing the Atlantic. Cassidy became leader of the feared Hole In The Wall gang and carried out countless robberies w...
- 10th December 2008
- Plans for Newcastle Science City up for debate
- By Jane Gething-Lewis Vital steps towards developing plans for Newcastle Science City will be debated by Newcastle City Councillors next week. Newcastle City Council's powerful executive committee will meet on December 17 to discuss the next steps ...
- 12th May 2008
- Northern Rock Sees Rise in Arrears
- Stricken Newcastle bank Northern Rock has said that the UK mortgage market remains “uncertain” and arrears have increased, but they were still making “solid progress” with their business plan. In the bank’s quarterly repor...
- 12th May 2008
- Ant and Dec Return Comedy Gong
- Newcastle-born TV presenters Ant and Dec have decided to return a comedy prize that they were given at the 2005 British Comedy Awards, because an independent report revealed that they had not actually won. The independent report into the awards indicated...
- 11th April 2008
- Martins Chooses Newcastle over Arsenal
- The Toon Army’s star striker Obafemi Martins has vowed to stick with Newcastle United. The player is thought to have snubbed a massive £15 million move to Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in favour of the North East club. A number of other teams...
- 11th April 2008
- Elderly Woman in Metro Horror
- Investigations are underway after an elderly woman in her eighties was trapped in the door of the Tyne and Wear Metro and dragged down the platform. It is thought that the victim, who has not yet been named, was trying to catch the northbound train at ...
- 07th March 2008
- Northern Rock Bosses Battle to Save Jobs
- Stricken bank Northern Rock will offer some of their administrative staff to other lenders in a bid to save some of the Newcastle firm’s jobs. Northern Rock chairman Ron Sandler is thought to be looking at options that will allow their competitors ...
- 07th March 2008
- Metro Announcement Expected Soon
- Ruth Kelly, Labour’s Transport Secretary, has vowed to make an imminent announcement on the future of the Tyne and Wear Metro. The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail system based in Tyne and Wear, which serves Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and ...