Newcastle News Articles
- 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 ...