Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) back issues from April 2008:
At least now he is off the streets; Hero bouncer grabs sex predator as he strikes.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALASTAIR CRAIG A SEX attacker who stalked the streets for victims is behind bars after being tackled by a bouncer. Hero Simon Lindsay saved a woman as she was pawed by depraved Daniel Tsegay. His actions earned him the praise of a judge and led ...
Fighting back.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BRAVE youngster Lily Slater has battled back from a brain tumour with the help of help of her twin sister. Lily was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in August last year after complaining of sickness and dizzy spells to her mum Shirley Lydon. The youngster had to have a ...
Shareholders back buyout.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BROWN Ale brewer Scottish & Newcastle has voted to accept a takeover bid by its Danish and Dutch rivals. Shareholders in Scottish & Newcastle have voted overwhelmingly to back the pounds 10bn bid for Britain's biggest brewer by a consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken. ...
Staff shocked.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... SHOP staff were badly shaken after being threatened with a large knife during an attempted robbery. Workers at the busy town centre store were left shocked but unhurt following the raid on Saturday. A man brandishing a knife entered the Cheque Shop, in John Street, ...
Full of pride over new lake.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... WORK to create a create a lake which will be used for fishing as well as for flood defences is almost finished. Wydon Water in Hexham will store water as well as being used as a fishing lake, with 20 fishing platforms for both able and disabled anglers, waterside footpaths, a ...
Service to be proud of.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IT WAS back in 1973 when Alan Bainbridge, as a young trainee SRN, put together this collection of pictures from the North Shields Preston Grange Baby Unit. Alan wanted to pay tribute to the excellent unit and said those who worked there were "second to none". "I ...
CUE THE MUSIC; Contest hits a high note as bands battle for votes BATTLE OF THE BANDS.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By TOM MULLEN PREPARE to meet Tyneside's undiscovered bands. Musicians young and old are lining up to take part in the Chronicle's Battle of the Bands competition. Entries have been flooding in and now the top five are facing the public vote. ...
WIN THE COST OF YOUR COUNCIL TAX; Evening Chronicle Competition BLITZ YOUR BILLS!(Competition/Offers)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IT'S the competition everyone is talking about! You could win your council tax bill paid for a whole year. It doesn't matter whether you live in a tiny flat or a country mansion, we'll pay every single penny of your bill. And it couldn't be easier to enter. Simply ...
Hunt on for engineers.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A ROADSHOW is visiting schools on Tyneside this week with the aim of making engineering fun. The BAE Systems Education Roadshow is designed to get students excited about the possibilities of working in engineering, using innovative techniques including theatre and interactive ...
Climate threat call.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... PEACE activists are gathering for a talk on the problems posed by nuclear bombs and climate change. Anti-war campaigners and environmentalists in Hexham, Northumberland, are hosting a talk entitled "What are the real threats to global security and how can we deal with them?" ...
Serial pest is finally behind bars; Three months for menace.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LINDA RICHARDS HIS persistent offending has plagued the community - but today Robert Webber is behind bars. He was jailed for three months for car theft and having a blade hidden in his mobile phone. The drug addict spent his 26th birthday in ...
Jarrow born goalie dies.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A TYNESIDE born former professional footballer has died at the age of 76. Ray Drinkwater was a goalkeeper for Guildford City and made 214 appearances for Queens Park Rangers from 1958. Drinkwater was spotted as a goalkeeper playing for a local side after his family ...
Calling for a wild bunch.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A WILDLIFE centre is looking for volunteers. Work is needed to preserve Washington Wetland Centre's reed bed, which is crucial to all the wildlife that lives there by acting as a natural filter, removing pollutants from the site's water. But the delicate habitat is ...
Nazi inhumanity was a fate worse than death itself.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IT IS incredible that the depths of man's inhumanity to man has not changed since the days of Ivan the Terrible. This was witnessed by a young Polish boy, Michael Pawlak, in 1939, when his country was overrun by both the Germans and the Russians. But what is even more ...
Where is this guy?(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... DURING one of the World at War videos, entitled The Home Front, about three quarters of the way through, there is a 25-second section about shipbuilding on the Tyne and what may happen in a further five years. This is given by an obvious shipyard worker with a strong Geordie ...
pounds 250m skyline on the horizon; Project to regenerate run down area is revealed.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political Editor A MIXTURE of new and old buildings is set to transform the skyline if a pounds 250m commercial, leisure and housing complex gets the go-ahead. The scheme, which will breathe new life into a rundown area behind Newcastle Central ...
MP fights to keep schools.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... JARROW MP Stephen Hepburn has upped his support for the campaign to save two under-threat schools in South Tyneside. St Bede's RC Primary in Jarrow and Boldon Church of England Primary School both face the axe because of surplus places. The schools are affected by the ...
Call centre seeks staff.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... JOBSEEKERS can find out more about working in a call centre and apply for jobs. NewLogic has teamed up with Job-centre Plus to hold an open day at its contact centre in Boldon Business Park, South Tyneside, tomorrow, between 10am and 2pm. The company, which is ...
Miles better for charity.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... FUNDRAISERS have walked, run and ridden the extra mile to raise a record amount for children with cancer. Staff at The Banks Group, a County Durham property and energy company, raised pounds 11,000 in 2007 for their dedicated charity, Children With Leukaemia. ...
Museum's clean-up.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... AN EXPERT in antique book conservation will give a demonstration at a museum. Caroline Bendix, a freelance conserver who advises the National Trust on book conservation, will be at Cherryburn in Stocksfield, birthplace and home of artist, wood engraver and naturalist Thomas ...
Book up for learning.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... YOUNG people and their families will soon get the chance to learn a foreign language. Durham County Council's Clayport Library is starting courses in Spanish and Chinese on Saturdays from April 26. The free courses last 10 weeks with Chinese for Families starting at ...
Getting on his bike for charity; Jamie's gruelling ride to raise cash for hospital which saved his life.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MATT CASEY GRATEFUL Jamie Maclean is to cycle the length and breadth of Britain to say thanks to medical staff who saved his life when he was a baby. At 10 months old he had major surgery to repair a damaged aorta valve which was restricting the supply of ...
Schools asked to share recycling ideas; GO GREEN Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... SCHOOLS and community groups are asked to take part in a survey on recycling. Ban Waste and Newer are working on a study into recycling possibilities for schools and community groups. There are more than 600 community or voluntary groups and more than 100 schools in ...
Handy tips for all you tree-huggers; GO GREEN Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THIS week a spendthrift has written to ask our Green Doc how people can go green while saving the green stuff. They write: "Going green often entails spending more money, for example, by installing solar panels or buying a composter or water butt, even environmentally-friendly ...
Thrilled student has 1,000 reasons to be cheerful; GO GREEN Sponsored by Environment Agency Latest cash winner is named in roadside recycling prize draw.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter THEY'RE better known for late-night traffic cone antics and decorating statues with takeaway wrappers. But one student's passion for recycling his rubbish in a more conventional way netted him a big money prize. ...
Trout experts casting out an open invite; Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A WEEKEND of activities for fishing fans is planned. The Wild Trout Trust is holding its Annual Get Together for members and non-members to find out more about the fish. The two-day event, on April 12 and 13, will feature a series of presentations on wild trout ...
Youngsters dig in to help get a job; Course equips unemployed with new skills.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL UNEMPLOYED young people on Tyneside are picking up their rakes and spades and trying their hand at gardening. As part of a special course run by Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service, the youngsters have been braving the elements to help improve ...
Wedding album.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Why not share your own wedding joy with our readers? To be included on this page, send photographs with the date, names, and venue of wedding to Editorial Assistant, Evening Chronicle, Groat Market, Newcastle NE1 1ED. CAPTION(S): Jane McNaughton and Simon Gardner ...
Hitting the right notes for victory; Multi-lingual performance wins boys top prize.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KERRY WOOD THESE musical mates went from Blues Brothers to Toulouse Brothers with a foreign spin on a soul classic. The four Year 9 pupils' adapted version of Soul-man saw them grab the top spot in a competition for North East schools. Teenagers ...
Historic hall facing an uncertain future.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE future has become uncertain for a North East stately home and visitor attraction. The 18th Century Seaton Delaval Hall at Seaton Sluice is regarded as the crowning achievement of architect Sir John Vanbrugh. It was built between 1718 and 1728 but was gutted by ...
THE FAG ASH QUEEN; Woman smuggled 800,000 cigarettes.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... SHE looks like a respectable, middle-aged woman. But grandmother-of-three Susan Howarth is a prolific tobacco trafficker who has smuggled 800,000 cigarettes into the country during a criminal career spanning years. Now, the 52-year-old, ...
Woman found dead in bar toilets.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN was found dead today in the toilets of a city centre bar. Police were called to Switch, Scotswood Road, Newcastle, shortly before 1.45am after staff locking up discovered her body. The woman, 23, had collapsed in a cubicle and despite attempts by paramedics to ...
Search on for vital evidence; Plank of wood may be weapon.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL MURDER hunt police are trying to find a plank of wood used in the Easter Sunday killing of Ross Davidson. The 19-year-old died after being beaten at a ground-floor flat. Officers are handing out leaflets to try to encourage witnesses ...
Nurse: I was unfairly treated.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SUSPENDED nurse, who claimed he was unfairly treated for being a member of the trade union, will face health chiefs at an employment tribunal. Yunus Bakhsh was removed from his job at the Hadrian Clinic, Newcastle, in September 2006 after hospital bosses claimed they received ...
Bomb hoax.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A MAN arrested over a suspected bomb hoax at a hospital has been released without charge. Patients were evacuated from North Tyneside General Hospital on Sunday after what was thought to be a suspicious package was found in the accident and emergency department. The ...
Football: PARTY KICKZ OFF; King Kev throws a birthday bash for youngsters.(Sport)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JONNY GREATREX HOW'S this for a birthday treat? A group of children lived the dream last night as Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan threw them a birthday bash. The youngsters swapped the Astro-Turf of Newcastle's West End for a chat with King ...
Bogus builder.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A PENSIONER was tricked into parting with pounds 175 for building work never carried out. Police in Gateshead are appealing for information after the man, 75, paid the cash to a bogus builder. On March 21 a man claiming to be a council worker doing private work, ...
Theft arrests.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing scrap metal They were stopped by police in a back lane near Heaton Park Road, Heaton, Newcastle, yesterday afternoon. The pair were found to be in possession of ...
Worker report.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... IMMIGRATION Minister Liam Byrne today pledged to put national interests "centre stage" as a report was published dismissing the Government claim that immigration is good for the economy. Mr Byrne said the inquiry by peers put many of the points across that he had made when he ...
Peer's tax move.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... LORD Sainsbury has transferred pounds 340 million worth of shares in an apparent attempt to save millions in tax, it was reported today. The move will save the Labour peer and donor more than pounds 27 million by avoiding impending controversial changes to the capital gains tax ...
More T5 chaos.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... BRITISH Airways hopes to start reuniting thousands of travellers with their bags today as the airline issued a fresh apology for the Terminal 5 fiasco. BA chief executive Willie Walsh said the airline was holding 19,000 bags in temporary storage and hoped to start returning ...
US experts join air crash probe.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... EXPERTS from the United States are travelling to the UK to join the investigation into a fatal jet crash as investigators search the wreckage for clues. Along with experts from Canada, they will help the Air Accident Investigation Branch with its inquiry. All five passengers and ...
Screening for killer diseases; Government plans to provide health checks.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By DENISE MOORE PHARMACIES and community centres could be used to offer a new screening programme for a range of illnesses in a bid to increase the uptake among the population, Health Secretary Alan Johnson said today. Mr Johnson said there was a great ...
WORLD Tonight: Protesters close mine.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... DEMONSTRATORS today claimed to have stopped work at an open-cast coal mine in a protest about climate change. The protesters chained themselves to excavation machinery at the site on the ...
WORLD Tonight: Plans axed.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE Government is scrapping plans to clamp down on newspapers that illegally buy personal data such as health, bank and telephone records, ...
WORLD Tonight: Waiting over.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A FU RTH ER 14 members of a Russian cult that has been holed up in a cave for months awaiting the end of the world have emerged this morning ....
WORLD Tonight: Teen's funeral.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE mother of a teenager who was murdered in Goa will begin preparations today for her funeral after arriving in the UK. i ...
WORLD Tonight: Back in favour.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... LABOUR cut into the Tories' opinion poll lead today as Gordon Brown sought to reassure backbenchers after a fresh warning the Government was losing touch ...
WORLD Tonight: Toll mounts.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO Royal Marines killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan are expected to be named today, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldiers, serving with 40 ...
Smuggling career goes up in smoke; Granny is jailed for bringing in fags.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter SERIAL ciggie smuggler Susan Howarth was today behind bars. The grandmother-of-three, who used to earn a living caring for others, had a secret life as a serial tobacco trafficker, which has seen her sneak 800,000 cigarettes into ...
Poker player gambles on freedom.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A RETURN to jail could be on the cards for poker-playing tobacco trafficker Carlo Citrone. The 42-year-old son of a former Mr Universe was ordered to fork out more than pounds 500,000 after his cigarette-smuggling swindle was foiled. But despite touring the world ...
Gazza in taxi dodge claim.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... TROUBLED ex-Toon legend Paul Gascoigne could face a police investigation after he allegedly dodged a pounds 400 taxi fare. Gazza, 40, pictured, missed a train from Newcastle to Birmingham by minutes so he hailed a black cab outside the Central Station. Taxi driver ...
A healthy way to go; Evening Chronicle COMMENT.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... ON THE face of it, plans to screen everyone between the age of 40 and 74 with free health checks are a good idea. Anything which detects early signs or prevents future illness has to be welcomed and, in the long term, will potentially save the National Health Service cash. ...
Another day, and another raid; OPERATION PAYBACK 2 TARGETS YET MORE.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BRENDA HICKMAN Crime Reporter ANOTHER day and another swoop on suspects living the high life. The crackdown continued after yesterday's launch of Operation Payback 2. Around a dozen police officers moved on Froude Avenue, in Biddick Hall, South ...
Euro ideas for business brains.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... SIX entrepreneurs have been to the European Parliament in Brussels on a mission to raise awareness about young people in business. Sherod Walker, Gayle Hodgson, Michael Bailey, Gary Carse, Naomi Todd and Caitlin McKiernan met Fiona Hall, MEP for the North East, there. ...
Police are on right road with the latest raids; SUSPECTS ENJOYING HIGH LIFE ON THE BACK OF CRIME.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BRENDA HICKMAN Crime Reporter SPOILS of war against suspected crooks, these are the luxury cars seized by police in a purge on illicit profits. The fleet, taken from a remote farm on the outskirts of Greenside, Gateshead, was discovered in an early strike. ...
Death charge.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A MAN has denied killing a father of four who died nine months after suffering head injuries in a pub. Stephen Johnson was allegedly knocked unconscious at The Trafalgar in Gateshead town centre on January 28 last year. The Federation Brewery ...
Shooting accused in court.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A CHINESE national accused of shooting dead an Iranian businessman above a takeaway has made his first appearance before Newcastle Crown Court. Zhong Guo was arrested after 44-year-old Shah-dad Pouresmaeilieh was shot in the head in a flat over the Dragon House, on Elliott ...
Thief facing jail for attack.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A BAG snatch mugger who targeted an elderly victim is facing jail. Darryl Lidgard struck as 77-year-old Freda Bayles was walking near Bede Metro station, South Shields. She was dragged along the ground as she tried to hang on to her bag. She was left ...
Diver tragedy claim.(Features)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE son of a diver killed in the North Sea is seeking compensation from the Norwegian government. Stephen Lucas was 10 when his father Roy, 38, was one of four divers who died in an explosion at the Byford Dolphin rig off the Norwegian coast in November 1983. Mr ...
Bumpy flight in bid to ground police copter; Anger at claim forces only need one aircraft.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KERRY WOOD POLICE chiefs are divided over plans to ground one of two crime-fighting helicopters. The move by Durham and Northumbria Police has sparked outrage on Teesside, where the Cleveland force jointly funds the North East Air Support Unit. ...
BIGGER IS BETTER, SAYS MINISTER.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... MINISTER Ruth Kelly has praised plans for two super-councils in the North East during the launch of the party's local election campaign for the region. The new authorities for Northumberland and County Durham, which spell an end to district councils, will be established by April ...
Childcare skills a Big Deal!(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... COUNCIL bosses have pledged to improve the skills of childcare workers. Durham County Council's children and young people's services has become the first employer in the area to sign up to the Big Deal. The national scheme is a commitment to help train and improve ...
Family flee blaze.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... A FAMILY of eight escaped unhurt from a kitchen blaze. The four adults and four children fled to safety after smelling smoke coming from an overheated grill in their home in Sulgrave Road, Sulgrave, ...
Grant to get 4,500 cycling.(News)
Apr 01, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of youths can learn the rules of the road in an On Your Bike safety scheme. A grant of pounds 188,000 will mean more than 4,500 children in County Durham can get free cycle safety training in the next 12 months. Known as Bikeability, the county council-run ...