Newcastle news - life, death and movie stars
By Paul Smith • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: news
- Northern Rock have announced that they plan to make 1300 staff redundant after their recent troubles; 800 will be compulsory while its hoped other 500 will be voluntary.
- Sadly, you’re not always missed when you’re gone; a man was found in his Wallsend flat on Monday night, two weeks after he died.
- Bollywood’s seemingly non-stop tour of filming locations in the North East arrives at Morpeth.
- Bensham and Saltwell are set to undergo a facelift, which will see some homes restored with original features missing since WWII began.
- Following the death of his brother in 2001, Tyneside legend Steve Cram has launched a bracelet that identifies the wearer in the case of an emergency.
For more stories like this, you can follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our RSS feeds or visit our page on Facebook.
Paul Smith is the editor of newcastlecentric.com. He's quite a tall chap.
Email this author | All posts by Paul Smith