Recently added articles from Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England):
Dome plans are wanted.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... DEVELOPERS are being invited to tender their ideas for the use of the iconic Whitley Bay Dome. North Tyneside Council will this week begin to market the site as part of the pounds 60m regeneration of the town. The site, most of which is in the ownership of the ...
Slippery idea.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... FESTIVE families can get their skates on this weekend. The first outdoor ice rink will be unveiled at Cramlington this weekend. It has been brought in by Blyth Valley Council and Blyth Valley Arts and Leisure, and will be open for skaters on ...
Learning how to beat bullies.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... A NEW partnership between a council and a national charity is to help keep young people safe from bullying. Durham County Council's Anti-Bullying Service is teaming up with Kidscape for the first time to bring assertiveness training to children in the county. ...
Growing ideas.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... PUPILS dug deep when they were asked to come up with designs for a show garden. The youngsters from St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School in Blaydon, Gateshead, came up with their environmentally-friendly plans following a request from nearby developers Barratt ...
Green light for academy plans; CHIEFS URGED TO APPROVE NEW SCHOOL.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR Education Reporter AN ACADEMY is set to be given the go-ahead next week. A report has been published outlining the final proposals for the pounds 48m, three-to-18 school in Hirst, Lynemouth and Newbiggin, Northumberland. It ...
How to avoid festive thefts.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... CHRISTMAS shoppers are being given timely advice to help prevent thefts over the festive period. Police in South Tyneside are to set up crime prevention stands in shopping areas throughout December. These will be manned by community support officers along with South ...
Panic alarm handouts.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... ELDERLY women are being offered free panic alarms after two pensioners had their bags snatched. Police have 50 personal alarms to hand out to residents in West Denton, Throckley and the surrounding areas. A 62-year-old woman had her bag snatched at Wellfield Lane, ...
Back in business.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... A SPORTS shop is back in business after it was gutted by flooding. Roadrunner in Morpeth will open its doors again this weekend, three months after it was submerged when the River ...
1,300-mile tribute ride success.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... A FORMER teacher completed a gruelling 1,347-mile bike ride in memory of his wife. Steve Jones, of Jesmond, completed the journey across the Baltic region to raise more than pounds 16,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Averaging 68 miles a day, Steve began in Warsaw and ...
Council may axe 200 jobs; pounds 20m gap in budget.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political Editor A CRISIS-HIT council is preparing to axe hundreds of jobs to help bridge a pounds 20m budget gap. The Liberal Democrat leader of Newcastle City Council, John Shipley, confirmed today that at least 200 posts are expected go as ...
Remember When: SO FAR AHEAD OF THEIR TYNE; World-famous brands have North East connections.(Features)
Dec 03, 2008 ... Byline: RAY MARSHALL GEORDIELAND is famous for creating iconic brands such as Newcastle Brown Ale, Rington's Tea and Be-Ro Flour, but many other everyday essentials also have Tyneside connections. Take Domestos, for instance. It was first produced in a Byker workshop ...
Ex-council man begs in Bangkok; FOOD WORRY FOR DIABETIC.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... Byline: By TOM MULLEN A FORMER councillor left trapped in Thailand following the Bangkok airport fiasco has been reduced to begging for money on the street. Bill Proud, 59, had been due to leave the country a week ago, but anti-government protesters shut down the two ...
Footy's the goal.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE United's own charity is helping youngsters get into football coaching. Working in partnership with the Prince's Trust, the club has just completed one of the first Get into Football Coaching initiatives in the country. After three weeks of intense study and ...
A pledge for pests.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour is being nipped in the bud as part of a new operation. Twenty-three people responsible for causing problems in Forest Hall, North Tyneside, will be attending surgeries this week where they will commit to changing their ways by signing acceptable behaviour ...
In Bad company.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... POP group Bad Lashes are backing soccer legend Sir Bobby Robson's fundraising for cancer causes. They will appear at the Crystal Ball, the New Year's Eve fundraiser in aid of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation at The Radisson SAS Hotel in Durham. Sir Bobby, who is ...
My lovely house was going to pot; COUPLE'S PROPERTY USED AS DRUGS DEN.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... Byline: By ROB PATTINSON and KATY SIMPSON WITH wires dangling from the ceiling, soil stamped into the carpet and marks smeared across the walls, this empty room looks just like a filthy squat. Yet it should have been a perfect family home. Maureen and ...
CCTV safety.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... LIFE has been made safer for revellers using the pubs and clubs in Cramlington village and Blyth town centre. Mobile CCTV cameras have been installed to overlook both areas in the run-up to and throughout the Christmas period. Coun Bernard Pidcock, ...
Litter busters.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... HIGH-PROFILE patrols are stubbing out littering in town centres. In the past week, North Tyneside Council's environmental protection and clean neighbourhood patrol officers have been patrolling North Shields, Whitley Bay and Wallsend. Thousands of stubbis - ...
Sporty stunt.(News)
Dec 03, 2008 ... SPORTY students were on their marks to row for 12 hours non-stop for charity. The fitness fanatics from Gateshead College were due to be taking part in the sponsored row, in aid of Metro Radio's Secret Santa appeal. The team of 12 were set to ...
SPREADING THE WORD ON CHRISTMAS.(Features)
Dec 03, 2008 ... SANTA swapped his red suit for a green outfit to meet young bookworms at Seven Stories. Father Christmas dressed to match his elves as he took centre stage to read festive tales to youngsters at the Centre for Children's Books at Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley. The ...