The Journal - April 17, 2025
The Journal - April 17, 2025
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April 17, 2025
'The reality is that child poverty is rising, not falling'
CHILDREN in the North East are turning up to school tired and hungry because of the impact of poverty on their families, teachers say.
1 min
Museum 'thrilled' as loco legend's statue returns
A STATUE of one of the North East's greatest achievers has returned to the region.
2 mins
Rail sevice customers told to check before travel
CUSTOMERS planning to use the Northumberland Line services over Easter have been told to check before they travel.
1 min
First egg laid by osprey just in time for Easter
FEMALE osprey KX7 has produced the goods at Northumberland’s nesting colony - just in time for Easter.
2 mins
Co-leader of Greens Carla gets behind candidates
THE co-leader of the Green Party was in Northumberland at the weekend as the party bids for more councillors in the county ahead of the local elections.
1 min
Badenoch claims Labour taking region for granted
TORY leader Kemi Badenoch has visited Cramlington ahead of Northumberland’s local elections.
1 min
Council chief hits back at Farage over finances
THE leader of Northumberland County Council has slammed Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader criticised the local authority’s finances.
2 mins
Council set to appoint new anti-domestic abuse 'champion'
GATESHEAD Council is poised to install an anti-domestic abuse “champion” as part of a new pledge to better support those experiencing violence.
1 min
Meet the children with a key role in Royal Maundy service
FOUR local children will play a key role in the Royal Maundy service today as King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Durham Cathedral.
2 mins
Poverty's impact being felt more in the classroom
CHILDREN in the North East are turning up to school tired and hungry because of the impact of poverty on their families, teachers say.
2 mins
Five-star hotel overlooking loved landmark opening soon
A FIVE-STAR hotel overlooking one of Northumberland's best-known landmarks is set to open to the public next month.
2 mins
RNLI frees 'entangled' vessel
A LIFEBOAT was called to help an 'entangled' vessel off the Northumberland coastline.
1 min
A cracking job!
A TALENTED eight-year-old has impressed environmental bosses by recreating a sculpture of Northumberlandia for his school Easter egg competition.
1 min
Draft 'pandemic treaty'
FIVE years after Covid-19 triggered lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) member countries have agreed on a draft \"pandemic treaty\" that sets guidelines on how the international community might confront the next global health crisis.
1 min
Judges rule on definition of a woman
TRANSGENDER women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportionate”, the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought “clarity and confidence” for women and service providers.
1 min
Sycamore Gap sapling gift set to aid mental health
A NORTH Tyneside occupational therapist hopes a Sycamore Gap sapling will help start conversations about grief and loss.
2 mins
Drooling dog on high alert
My 14-year-old female dog is acting very strangely. She is permanently alert, frightened, shaking and drooling, except when she is in her safe haven cage. Any advice would be helpful.
1 min
Innovation festival set to focus on regeneration
NORTHUMBRIAN Water's Innovation Festival is returning for the ninth time, with this year's event focusing on regeneration.
1 min
Partner sought for £950m city regeneration project
PRIVATE sector developers are being encouraged to tender to become a delivery partner on a £950m Newcastle regeneration scheme.
2 mins
Turning Labour's growth mission from ambition to action
FOLLOWING the Government's recent Spring Statement, firms across the North East are coming to terms with the economic reality in which they'll be operating for the foreseeable future.
2 mins
Sunny spring gives fillip to consumer confidence
RETAILERS enjoyed some “green shoots” of consumer confidence in March as gardening products and Mother's Day gifts flew off the shelves, new figures show.
1 min
Investment fund boosts more than 200 firms
MORE than 200 businesses across the North have tapped into a new investment fund in its first year, new figures have revealed.
2 mins
Greggs Pledge 'making impact where it matters'
BAKERY giant Greggs is set to launch the next phase of its pledge to make the world a better place, after hitting a number of milestones last year.
2 mins
Trainline 'poised to maintain UK market growth'
DESPITE the uncertainty brought about by the government's rail policy, Trainline is forecasted to maintain growth, UBS suggests.
1 min
WHSmith suffers 30% slump in high street trading profit
WHSmith’s high street division has witnessed a stark 30% fall in trading profit as it readies for its disposal to private equity firm Modella Capital.
1 min
Keeping 'walkies' out in nature clean for all
BRITAIN is a nation of dog lovers and when the weather is as wonderful as it has been so far this April, that becomes abundantly clear.
2 mins
What counts as good value?
YOU report that the £500m cost to dual 13 miles of the Al north of Newcastle is “poor value for money’.
1 min
SONIC BOOM
Enjoy music together with tremendous trio of speakers from tech giant Sony
1 min
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Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
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