Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) back issues from February 2008:
Back Jack; COMMENT.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BRAVE little Jack Close has the date he has been waiting for. He will go into hospital on February 15 in preparation for a course of chemotherapy before a bone marrow transplant operation. So ...
DECIDING WHO WILL LIVE OR DIE; Funding for lifesaving treatments on the NHS can be a lottery. While public money is made available for weight-loss surgery for the obese, people with cancer are denied lifesaving drugs as they are not "cost-effective". LIZ WALKER reports on how the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), which approves drugs, decides.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: LIZ WALKER NEWCASTLE mum Karen Gault is living with terminal bowel cancer. Her only hope of seeing her daughter Grace grow up is a drug called Avastin - a life-extending drug the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) rules out as not ...
I take each day at a time and carry on as normal as possible; Courageous Maria Douglass has had to face the fact she may not see her children grow up. Today she spoke to HELEN RAE about why she's backing a Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre in the North East.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: HELEN RAE A MUM-of-two who is bravely living with terminal cancer is supporting our campaign. Last January Maria Douglass, 39, was diagnosed with incurable bowel cancer which has spread to her liver. Over the months she has had an operation and ...
MUM HELPS TO RAISE FUNDS.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FUNDRAISERS have been keen to pledge their support for cancer charity Maggie's. Mum-of-five Julie Mann, of Blakelaw, Newcastle, is getting ready to organise a fun karaoke disco night at her local social club to help collect money for the centre. The 37-year-old ...
Maths adds up to lots of fun; Pupils follow mall puzzle trail.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR Education Reporter IT WAS for sums not sales when hundreds of schoolchildren descended on the MetroCentre. The Chronicle's very own mathematical guru Steve Humble, who writes our fortnightly Dr Maths column, has once again staged a ...
Rise in TV licence crooks.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEW figures released today r0065veal a rise in the number of people caught in Newcastle watching TV without a licence last year. Officials caught more than 3,500 licence fee dodgers in the city between January and December, a rise of more than 270 on 2006. In ...
Good deeds flow.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of water workers have carried out thousands of hours of community work around the region. Hundreds of employees from Northumbrian Water have devoted around 18,000 hours since 2002 to improving local communities. Through the company's Just an Hour employee ...
Ban is backed.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... EURO MPs have backed a colleague's call for a ban on patio heaters. The region's Liberal Democrat MEP, Fiona Hall, introduced the challenge to the European Commission to abolish them as part ...
Hospital doctor is accused of failing to spot a tumour; Medic could be struck off over Tyneside hospital allegations.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JANE PICKEN Health Reporter A DOCTOR specialising in ear, nose and throat problems could be struck off after allegations that he failed to detect a patient's tumour. Dr Ejaz Ahmed Chattha had been working at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital in 2006 when ...
Train delays.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FURTHER problems have hit a new rail link between the North East and London. Grand Central's service from Sunderland to London has suffered numerous disruptions since launching daily round trips on December 18. The firm had hoped to implement ...
NIGHT CLUBSLAYING' S NEW TWIST; Search is on for new witnesses to solve four-month murder riddle.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BRENDA HICKMAN Crime Reporter THIS mystery man could hold the key to the unsolved nightclub slaying of fun-loving David Charlton. The tall man was seen in Newcastle's Grey's Club talking to a woman witness who police are also trying to trace. ...
Turbine is just my cup of tea; Park keeper boils kettle using a wind-powered generator.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter A PARKIE can enjoy green tea in his work shed thanks to a eco-friendly generator. While strong gusts were bothering motorists, householders and workers all over the city, Anth Purvis was thanking his lucky stars for the ...
Travel teams join forces.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TRANSPORT Minister Rosie Winterton MP, pictured, has given her support to a partnership between bus, transport and council officials on Tyneside . Go Ahead North East, Gateshead Council and Nexus have signed the East Gateshead Quality Bus Partnership which pledges to improve ...
CATS the way to do it; Theatre-goers get chance to transform themselves like musical's stars.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By GORDON BARR Entertainment Editor THEY'RE feline groovy - and packing them in at Newcastle's Theatre Royal. The cast of hit musical Cats are enjoying a three-week run in the city and encouraging the audience to get involved too. For not only can ...
Colleagues to rivals; Ex-council leader must fight former political ally for seat.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political Editor A SHOWDOWN is looming between the man who led the Liberal Democrats to their stunning 2004 election victory in Newcastle and a former colleague. Coun Peter Arnold, leader of the Liberal Democrats when they won control of the ...
Police chief out on patrol.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A POLICE chief found himself at the heart of the action when he went out with his officers on a rural beat. Jon Stoddart, chief constable of the Durham force, was the first on the scene when a man was attacked with what is believed to be a shovel handle in his own home. ...
Sue's radio career hits a new height; North comedienne takes up four weekend slots.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHIRPY comedienne and all-round entertainer Sue Sweeney is set to blitz the airwaves with a new radio show. Sue, who has been delighting fans for years with her quirky brand of northern humour, is taking up four new weekend slots on Radio Newcastle. It is the jewel ...
Roll up for the Skins preview.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... E4's hit comedy drama series Skins is rolling up and rolling out to The Old Fire Station in Newcastle tomorrow - and local rockers Maximo Park will be doing a DJ set. The night forms part of a string of events to celebrate the launch of the show's second series in February. ...
New Order's Hooky is the talk of the Toon.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... HERE'S a couple of our readers hanging out with the legendary Peter Hook. The New Order and Joy Division bass player was in the Toon last week to front the JD music sets at The Cluny in Ouseburn. Readers Julie Hutchinson, ...
STAR SPOTS.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Former England manager STEVE McCLAREN on the Grand Central train from Sunderland to Kings Cross. He was later spotted looking at sport magazines in WHSmith after getting off the train in the capital. ROSS from THE FUTUREHEADS in the post office ...
Family centre grows praise.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COMMUNITY centre has won pounds 5,000 for its efforts to go green. Monkchester Nursery and Family Centre, in Walker, Newcastle, is one of just 56 venues across England to win the grant, awarded by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL). To bid for the ...
Ark Royal is coming home to Tyneside; Aircraft carrier returns to the river where she was built.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By HELEN RAE HMS Ark Royal is returning to the Tyne. The 20,000 tonne Invincible Class aircraft carrier will arrive back on the river where she was built 30 years ago when she berths at Northumbria Quay, in North Shields, next weekend. Her return ...
Blueprint for town's future.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... PLANS have been unveiled to regenerate a town. The blueprint for an area to the north of Blyth town centre will bring new investment and build on the town's reputation as a leader in new and renewable energy research technology. Work on the first phase is expected to ...
New face takes chair.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE North East branch of The Chartered Institute of Marketing have elected Joanna Berry as their new chairman. She takes up the role with immediate effect, taking over from James Thwaites, who has stepped down after two successful years. She has 21 years of experience ...
Hope and glory; PLUS win tickets to Sunday for Sammy concerts.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... X Factor heads for Toon and we talk to girl band ...
still showing...(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (18) Director Tim Burton goes for the jugular, with Johnny Depp displaying an impressive singing voice. Not for the squeamish. ***** IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH (15) Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron ...
Powerful portrayal; THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE *** (15, 118 mins) Drama. Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LIKE so many European filmmakers before her, celebrated Danish director Susanne Bier makes an uneasy transition to Hollywood with this muted yet powerful study of grief and redemption. Things We Lost In The Fire ponders the ripple effect of a senseless tragedy on a ...
Setting screen alight; Halle Berry stars in Things We Lost In The Fire, in cinemas from today.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... SHE may be an Oscar winner and an accomplished actress, but Halle Berry admits her latest role gave her challenges even she wasn't expecting. In her new film L Things We Lost In ' The Fire, she plays Audrey Burke, a happily married mother-of-two whose i life changes when her ...
Modern-day fairytale fun; PENELOPE *** (U, 89 mins) Comedy/Romance. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant hidden from the outside world by her mother Jessica (O'Hara) and father Franklin (Grant).(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... IN Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice, Jessica famously declares, "Love is blind and lovers cannot see/The pretty follies that themselves commit ..." Sadly, love has perfect 20-20 vision in Penelope, a modern-day fairytale about a young woman's futile search for enduring romance in an ...
It's a dog's life; UNDERDOG.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ***** (U, 81 mins) Family/Comedy. Alex Neuberger, James Belushi, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Warburton, Taylor Momsen, Brad Garrett, and the voices of Jason Lee IT WAS almost inevitable that man's best friend would eventually don a Superman-style cape and save mankind ...
A monster of marketing; CLOVERFIELD.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ***** (15, 84 mins) Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller. Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman, TJ Miller WITH increasing numbers of films flooding our cinemas, opening weekend box office takings have become increasingly important in ...
FREE TICKET TO NATIONAL TREASURE SEQUEL.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLLECT the gold to get a free ticket to see National Treasure. To celebrate the release of sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, your Chronicle is offering you the chance to see the film for free at Odeon Silverlink. To take advantage of this offer, detach this ...
A taste of Americana.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A VERITABLE flock of American bands fly in this week, all with something quite different on offer to spice up the local music scene. There's also a true soulpop diva with a CV that includes the work of legendary writers Burt Bacharach and Hal David. First up, at ...
Piano stars strike a chord.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALL of a sudden, the North East is being swamped by a clutch of the world's most impressive classical pianists. First up, in Hall One of The Sage Gateshead on Monday, are the dynamic Labeque sisters, Katia and Marielle, playing Debussy's haunting blues influenced suite En blanc ...
Mangos is the sweetest place; Mangos Dim Sum & Cantonese Cuisine 43 Stowell Street, Newcastle Tel (0191) 232 6522 ****.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: GORDON BARR CHINESE New Year is upon us next week, so Eating Out has decided to celebrate by dining at one of Chinatown's restaurants. Mangos is a long-established eatery and a big hit with the Chinese community itself. I always think that is a ...
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Sample wine by the Tyne; BITE SIZE.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... FANCY a weekend of wine-tasting on the banks of the north Tyne? The George Hotel at Chollerford will play host to A Vintage Weekend with Advintage from March 14 to 16. Join Advintage in the magnificent setting of the George for a fun weekend of fine wines, good food and wine ...
WIN pounds 25; party city A night on the town.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WELCOME to Party City, our weekly photo call where you, the Newcastle partygoers, are the stars of the show. Every weekend our photographers will be out and about taking photographs of revellers in Newcastle. Every Friday one ...
The Vauxhall Vectra VXR; IN ASSOCIATION WITH fish 4.(News)
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Tough nut is fun in the mud.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE ORME WHEN the dying embers of 2007 were losing their glow and it was time to review the year's cars, it occurred to me that I had gone a full 12 months without driving an MPV, mini or otherwise . This made me very happy. Over the years I ...
Young and trendy; Kia hopes its new model will become a range-topper.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ATHIRD variety is sprouting from Kia's cee'd in the shape of a trendy looking three door hatchback. And the Korean car maker - which builds the cee'd in Europe - is hoping its new model will blossom. Kia is aiming the procee'd at a younger audience, with the ...
Good economy too.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALL versions offer good economy - the lower powered 1.6 diesel averaging 60mpg - and with the exception of the 1.6-litre petrol every version is below 150g/km CO2 emissions. The two-litre diesel, available only in Sport trim, does stand out and with a top speed of 127mph, 0 to ...
Nissan 's latest has lots to offer; MAXINE ASHFORD drives the Nissan Murano five-door. This is her verdict.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WITH the feel of a sports car, the comfort of a luxury saloon and the performance of a 4x4, Nissan has come up with a sure-fire winner in its Murano. And as if that were not enough, it boasts incredible performance too. From the moment you step into the Murano, the ...
Rival model costs less.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RENAULT is responding to the arrival of the Fiat 500 with an entry-level version of its rival Twingo model for pounds 400 less. Taking the name of Twingo Extreme, it costs pounds 7,500 and is based on the Twingo Dynamique model but gets even more equipment. This adds ...
A Dutch treat; CLASSIC CARS with IAN JOHNSON This week: the Spyker.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: IAN JOHNSON AND your starter for 10. Who can name the Dutch national supercar? A puzzler for some who have not heard of the Netherlands' great heritage of luxury and performance driving under the Spyker banner. The name Spyker has been around in various forms ...
Super hot Vectra! ROGER MILLS drives the Vauxhall Vectra VXR.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE top Vauxhall Vectra VXR is big and butch and brazen. It stands there outside your house like a coiled spring ready to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world. Let's do a figure or two - academic though they might be. Under six seconds from zero to 60 miles an hour; 161 mph top ...
Romantic reg plates are up for sale now; Cosy couples encouraged to splash out.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE HUGHES MOTORISTS are being urged to invest in new registration plates that will be relevant for just one day every four years. The plates are being issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to coincide with 2008 being a leap year. ...
Stay safe in the dark.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... CHRIS explains: "Glare from other vehicles can seriously affect your vision at night, which is why drivers should divert their vision slightly to the right of oncoming traffic . "If vehicles are tailing you, adjust your mirror to avoid glare. "Excessive speed is ...
A sleek preview.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE HUGHES MITSUBISHI has unveiled a preview of the for thcoming Lancer Sportback, which will account for more than three-quarters of all Lancer sales in the UK. It will be seen for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March, before going on sale ...
Sisters doing it for their sales...(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TWO sisters at the wheel of one of the North East's largest, family-run motors businesses have launched a new expansion drive in Sunderland and South Tyneside. Carolyn Bayne and Yvonne Bell, joint directors of Bell Truck Sales and Bell Mitsubishi, with branches throughout the ...
Estate's muscle power! IAN JOHNSON drives the peugeot 407 SW Sport HDi 170 5 door. This is his verdict.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: IAN JOHNSON PEUGEOT has given its 407 estate car a hefty injection of muscle with the addition of a 170bhp 2.2 third-generation common rail diesel. Here we have a four-cylinder engine with twin parallel turbochargers which gives massive grunt at low engine ...
Be Swift and snap up sporty bargain; The Suzuki Swift Sport brought a, ear-to-ear smile to JONATHAN SMITH'S face when he drove it.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JONATHAN SMITH SOMETIMES the old saying "You get what you pay for" just isn't quite accurate. I can guess what you're thinking, here we go again, another case of drivers being ripped off. But on this occasion, nothing could be further from the truth. ...
Safety lesson from the Czechs.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE HUGHES EASTERN European drivers are to play a significant role in making our roads safer, thanks to Czech car company Skoda. Virtually every other car in Czechoslovakia is a Skoda, and a large number are involved in accidents. Now Skoda is ...
A taste of Italy.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTH EAST Fiat dealer Gainmanor celebrated the launch of the new Fiat 500 with a grand casino evening. Guests were welcomed with a drinks reception and Italian buffet to really taste the culture of Italy, the birthplace of the Fiat 500. The car was kept under wraps ...
Pedestrians at risk.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... MORE pedestrians are killed in road accidents in the UK than almost anywhere else in Europe. This is one of the findings of the latest EuroTest report into pedestrian crossings in 10 European countries. Taking population into account, the number of fatalities ...
A brush with class; BILL McCARTHY drives the Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi Exclusive. This is his verdict.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: BILL McCARTHY THE Picasso is well-named - it is a real work of art and a brilliantly versatile motor that even comes with its own shopping trolley. I am not the greatest of MPV fans, but the latest C4 derivative of the Citroen favourite really hits the spot. ...
WISE move for young engineer; Ford competition judges praise enthusiasm.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE HUGHES THIS year's Ford WISE prize has been awarded to 22-year-old Sally Nicholson, a mechanical and automotive engineering student at Newcastle University. Sally received the Fordsponsored pounds 1,000 WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) prize ...
Stretch limo safety laws.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE first phase of a new package of measures to help improve the safe operation of stretched limousines and keep unlawful vehicles off the road has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. New guidance will sit alongside stringent pre-registration checks coming ...
Merc with room aplenty; JOHN SCANTLEBURY drives the Mercedes-Benz B170 SE five-door and finds it a load-lugger.(Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN SCANTLEBURY THE great trick about the B-Class is how much space for occupants and cargo Mercedes has managed to cram into its 4.3 metre-long people carrier. Part of the achievement is through a long wheelbase and part through extended height, but the ...
100s of jobs set for river.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... TWO Tyne shipyards are set to create hundreds of jobs after landing a slice of a pounds 4bn aircraft carrier contract. McNulty's Offshore and A&P Tyne, in South Tyne-side, are to share work on the Navy supercarriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. A ...
Jack's big day.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LITTLE Jack Close has been given the date for his bone marrow transplant. The eight-year-old from Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, will go ...
Who'd do this to a man of 76? OAP hurt in street assault.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... BATTERED and bruised, pensioner Dave Millar is desperate to catch the thugs who launched a vicious attack and left him slumped unconscious in the street. The ...
Baby hearing.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A COURT hearing continues today to decide if a newborn baby reunited with his teenage mother by a judge will be taken away again. The healthy baby was born to the 18-year-old, who has recently left local authority care, in hospital just after 2am on Wednesday. He was ...
Tax system rant.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE man who for the last five years has claimed "tax doesn't have to be taxing" yesterday said the system should be simplified. Adam Hart-Davis, who has fronted Government adverts urging people to fill in self-assessment tax forms on time, called on Gordon Brown to do away with ...
Judgment day.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A PANEL of appeal judges could affect the sentences of thousands of prisoners today when it rules on a Government challenge to a High Court decision. The panel, headed by the Lord Chief Justice, will decide whether to uphold a High Court decision which found the Parole Board ...