Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) back issues from July 2008:
Restaurant is out of tune with hygiene; GERSHWINS FINED FOR RUBBISH DUMPING OFFENCES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter MAGGOTS wriggle in sloppy scraps as rotting leftovers spill into the road. This sickening scene has landed a once-thriving Tyneside restaurant with an pounds 8,000 bill. And bosses at Gershwins, on Newcastle's Dean ...
Cooking up a treat.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A NORTH East group is cooking up a weekend of fun after scooping more than pounds 1,300 funding. Good Food Day at Washington Old Hall on Saturday will feature displays from local food producers and suppliers and cookery demonstrations will have a healthy eating theme. ...
Further offences.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN accused of sexually assaulting an 81-year-old woman during a burglary has been charged with a further offence. Terence Gibbons, 46, is said to have broken into the pensioner's home in Gateshead, as she slept on ...
Drug dealer's buff justice; Man in naked leap escape.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By GARRY WILLEY A DRUG warehouser made a naked leap for freedom when police staged a dawn raid on his Northumberland home. Karl Wright did not even wait to pull on a pair of boxer shorts as officers arrived after a tip-off. He jumped from an ...
Park open.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A NEW park has been unveiled for youngsters in Gateshead. Blaydon MP Dave Anderson officially opened the facilities, in Crawcrook, at a ceremony on Saturday. Balloons were on hand for children as the new play equipment, made possible by a ...
Painter's travels on sale for cause.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A BRUSHSTROKE marathon starting in Northumberland today has given artist Glyn Macey the chance to raise thousands of pounds for lifeboat rescuers. The Cornwall-based painter has already raised pounds 12,000 towards training RNLI volunteers and lifeguards by selling paintings of ...
On trail of the lonesome pine; CONSERVATION EFFORTS PAY OFF FOR THREATENED MAMMALS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter RARE mammals are reappearing in parts of the North East, thanks to conservation efforts. Endangered pine martens, part of the weasel family, are increasingly being seen in woods around the region. Now conservation ...
A RAPE SIGHT.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PINE martens belong to the weasel, stoat and badger family and live in various areas of Northern Europe, such as Siberia, Russia, Scotland and Ireland. They are about the size of a domestic cat and can measure up to 53cm long, with a bushy tail of 25cm. Their fur is ...
Men to cheer girls on in race.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MALE cheerleaders will provide an unexpected treat for women taking part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2008. They will be representing Nivea, an associate partner of the charity race, at what is set to be the largest women-only fundraising event. This year, ...
Equality needs funding.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... > A NORTH East MP has warned that moves announced this week to close the pay gap between men and women will require extra cash for the region's councils. Blaydon Labour backbencher Dave Anderson tackled Equality Minister Harriet Harman in the Commons after her speech promising ...
Time change.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... LABOUR councillors in Jarrow's Bede and Primrose wards are changing the time of their regular Saturday surgeries. On July 5, the surgeries will be held at the earlier ...
Teenager took a life with a single punch; MAN DIED AFTER ATTACK ON NIGHTCLUB DANCE FLOOR.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By GERRY WILLE A TEENAGER is today facing jail for killing Newcastle United fan Graeme Pounder in a onepunch attack. Joseph Longstaff denied murder but admitted manslaughter at Newcastle Crown Court on the grounds of a lack of intent to kill or cause serious ...
FAMILY'S TRIBUTES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... HEARTBROKEN relatives paid moving tributes to manslaughter victim Steven Johnson as his one-punch killer was jailed for 12 months. Ex-army driver Kelvin Davies - normally quiet and pleasant - swung the single blow during a clash at The Trafalgar, Gateshead, mistakenly thinking ...
Boy robbed of cash for card.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A TEENAGER armed with a knife robbed a boy who was on his way to buy a Valentine's card, a court was told. David Ross Flynn, 18, demanded the 12-year-old victim hand over 50p but as he pulled it from his pocket a pounds 20 note fell out and he picked it and ran off. ...
Pupils build a healthy future.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN on Tyneside can now use pedal power to get to school. Pupils and parents at Kingston Park Primary, Newcastle, worked together to build a new bike shed so they can enjoy healthier and more environmentallyfriendly journeys to school. The idea for the shed came ...
Lord's vision of a wealthy North; THE MAN TO LEAD TYNESIDE'S ECONOMIC BOOST.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By TOM MULLEN IT IS famed for its rich heritage of mining and shipbuilding, but Tyneside could soon boast a white-collar workforce to be reckoned with. That's the vision of former government minister Lord Falconer, who has been appointed to head up a new ...
Tour bus takes off.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN open-top bus is set to run summer tours around a historic community. Transport operators Nexus and South Tyneside Council are set to run an hourly tourist bus that will take in historic and cultural attractions, passing beaches, dramatic coastal scenery and heritage sites. ...
Drama at uni.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A FORMER North East police officer and writer for TV's The Bill will be part of a summer school at Sunderland University next month. Arthur McKenzie served with Northumbria Police for 31 years, including a three-year spell as a uniformed inspector in Washington in the late 70s, ...
Act now to save planet.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THREE in 10 people in the North East believe carbon police will soon check up on what people are doing to be green. And a quarter of people think the worst environmental offenders will be forced to go to "energy rehab" and take "energy addiction classes" as part of a drive to ...
Faith soon restored; FIRM STEPS IN WITH COMPUTER GIFT AFTER RAID ON CHURCH Community Chronicle News from down your way.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By LIZ WALKER A CHURCH plagued by crime has received a heaven-sent gift to help its flock recover from an pounds 8,000 burglary. Determined thieves cracked open a safe, causing massive damage and stealing cash and a computer from St Mary's at Heworth, ...
DOWN YOUR WAY...(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SOUTH MOOR FUN DAY ARCHERY, a climbing wall and surf simulator will all feature in a family fun day. This Sunday the South Moor Partnership will stage its family event at the South Moor Juniors football fields. From 11am till 3pm youngsters and their parents will be able to take ...
How to be real beach lovers; Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter BEACHES on the North East coast will be given a summer clean by surfers. Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is staging a beach clean-up tour which will visit Tynemouth beach in August. On its week-long tour ...
Youngsters test the water.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ADVENTUROUS children got the chance to discover what creatures were lurking in the depths of a Tyneside pond. A group of youngsters took part in a pond-dipping event at Monkton Pond, South Tyneside, sweeping the pond and collecting small creatures in trays. Staff ...
Dancer to fulfil a dream.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL HER dream is to be in a West End musical. And now 16-year-old Alexandra Jarvis is one step closer to achieving her goal after she was accepted on to a prestigious course at the National Youth Theatre in London. But the thrilled drama ...
The humble bumblebee is a positive sign of a healthy environment and economy, as Go Green diary author; Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: STEVE EMSLEY writes THERE have been so many things to talk about in the Green Diary that I have never mentioned I got a colony of bees last June. They are coming on splendidly and we should get some honey this year. It is a fascinating pastime that deepens ...
Pupils tap in to ethical store tips.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A GREEN online superstore welcomed a group of Newcastle students to see for themselves how an ethical online business works. Ethicalsuperstore.com invited eight business students from Westfield Independent Day School for girls in Gosforth to visit its Ouseburn headquarters and to take part ...
DOWN YOUR WAY.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE LIGHT IDEA THE National Trust is switching lightbulbs at all its properties to the energysaving version. Around 40,000 bulbs, including those at North East properties such as Gibside and Cragside, will be replaced as part of a drive to cut carbon emissions by 2,223 a year ...
Driver broke speed limit by 75mph.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MORONIC motorist was clocked doing 105mph in a 30mph zone. Semir Nezirovic, pictured, smashed the limit on the A1058 Coast Road by 75mph, making him the North East's worst speeding driver. The 20-year-old, of Heaton, Newcastle, has been banned for 56 days and ...
BARTON; Shamed midfielder waits to discover if he has Toon future.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE officials will stage showdown talks with disgraced midfielder Joey Barton over his United future. Barton was being told today he would receive a suspended sentence for assaulting former team-mate Ousmane Dabo when the pair played together at Manchester City. ...
Rail price hike fears for next year.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... RAIL users face huge rises in train fares in the new year, it has been revealed. Train companies base their annual fare hikes for regulated fares - which include season tickets - on the retail price index, a measure of inflation in the UK, plus 1%. Next month's RPI ...
Deal safeguards hundreds of jobs at Tyneside yard; A&P CLINCH pounds 53M MAINTENANCE ORDER FOR NAVY VESSELS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By GARETH DEIGHAN Industrial Reporter ENGINEERING giant A&P has clinched a pounds 53m ships repair deal safeguarding its 250- strong workforce. The announcement will see the South Tyneside yard maintain five of the 16 Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels. ...
Friends mourn tragic goalie.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FOOTBALL legends turned out to pay their respects to former goalkeeper Tim Carter at a private funeral yesterday. Black Cats boss Roy Keane and chairman Niall Quinn joined former managers Peter Reid and Mick McCarthy, Denis Smith and Malcolm Crosby at St Cuthbert's Church, in ...
Crash charge.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MOTORIST has been charged with causing the death of a 22-year-old man by dangerous driving more than five months after a dual carriageway crash. Gary Forster, 39, of Curzon Place, Gateshead, was last night charged in connection with a smash involving a BMW and Ford Escort on ...
IN MEMORY OF MY DAD; Unit will help cancer sufferers.(News)(Obituary)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL HIS smiles and giggles on his third birthday mask tragedy. Jack Pickett should be blowing out his candles with his dad. But instead, he held his mum's hand and helped open a summer house for the children of terminally-ill cancer ...
Biker dies in barrier smash.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MOTORCYCLIST was killed when he smashed into a crash barrier this morning. The 47-year-old man, from Newcastle, was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident on the A1058 Jesmond Road in Newcastle, at around 3.15am today. The motorbike is believed to have hit ...
Student mugged.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A BAG-SNATCH victim chased a thief after a daylight attack. The 21-year-old woman was grabbed from behind as she was walking out of the Chillingham Road underpass towards Stephenson Road in Heaton yesterday at 6.10pm. The student was pushed over, but as the thief made ...
Minister on track.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... RAIL Minister Tom Harris visited the Blyth and Tyne rail line today. Mr Harris had been invited by Wansbeck MP Denis Murphy to come ...
Drugs charges.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN and a woman will appear in court today charged with conspiring to supply drugs to pop star Amy Winehouse. John Blagrove, 34, and Cara Burton, 22, both of Queensbridge Road, Dalston, east London, are charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, namely ...
Convicts out.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MORE than a dozen killers and nearly 140 sex offenders have been deported from Britain since the start of the year, the Home Office said today. Immigration minister Liam Byrne revealed the figures as part of an update on the total number of foreign criminals removed from the ...
Cost of boozing.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE 24-hour licensing laws have cost council taxpayers pounds 100 million and failed to reduce the number of alcohol-fuelled disorders. Seven out of 10 police authorities, primary care trusts and councils said the number of drink-related incidents has gone up or stayed the same, ...
Star's son cradled Ben.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE teenage son of Birds Of A Feather star Linda Robson cradled a stabbed schoolboy as he lay dying. Popular GCSE student and budding actor Ben Kinsella, 16, was knifed to death when he was caught up in a fight that spilled out of a north London bar early on Sunday. ...
House prices in new slide; Market falls for eighth month in a row.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... HOUSE prices fell for the eighth month in a row during June, while annual growth fell at its fastest rate since the 1990s crash, figures showed today. The average cost of a home in the UK slid by 0.9% during the month to stand at pounds 172,415, while annual house price ...
Student falls to his death; World Tonight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A BRITISH holidaymaker fell to his death from a hotel window in Mallorca. The 20-year-old university student, named in reports as Mark I David Day, was staying at the Majorca Beach hotel in Magaluf. According to reports, Mr Day was playing ...
Terror report; World Tonight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Government today faced fresh accusations from a former Scotland Yard chief that it is failing to protect the security of Britain's borders. In a report commissioned by I Tory leader David Cameron, ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens of ...
Fuel protest; World Tonight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ANGRY hauliers will take hundreds of lorries to London tomorrow in what is expected to be the biggest I protest so far against record-high fuel prices. This time the lobby ...
Hoax charge; World Tonight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A TEENAGER will appear in court today charged with making a hoax call to the fire service following an incident in which a woman died and her 10-year-old daughter was left critically ill when their car was in collision with a fire engine. The crash happened in ...
Church talks; World Tonight.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... KEY figures from a movement of conservative Anglicans opposed to liberalisation of Church teaching on issues such as ...
He's an animal - I thought he would kill me; EX-GIRLFRIEND OF VIOLENT DRUG ADDICT TELLS OF ABUSE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By BRENDA HICKMAN Crime Reporter LIFE trapped in a twisted relationship with a monster is today laid bare. As Gareth Rickman faces jail for a series of attacks, his 24-year-old victim has told of her suffering at his hands. Last week at Newcastle ...
Street attack.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A TEENAGER was beaten in a vicious street attack. The 18-year-old was walking away from Jarrow Metro Station with friends when they were approached by another group of young people. He was attacked between Holly Street and Hill Street. After knocking him to the ...
Club blaze.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CLUB officials were today counting the cost of a mystery blaze that broke out in the roof of a Tyneside club. The alert was raised when the fire alarms went off and smoke was seen pouring from the roof of Ryton United Service Club in Crawcrook, Gateshead, at 12.40am this ...
Player's shame; Evening Chronicle COMMENT.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... JOEY Barton is a highly-rated international footballer. He has also been shown to be a thug. Had any fan carried out the sort of vicious assault Barton did in a Liverpool street he would likely be banned from every ground in the country. The fact this assault came ...
BARTON: WHAT NEXT? Shamed midfielder faces Toon showdown.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter JAILED Toon midfielder Joey Barton is set for showdown talks with the club over his future after he is sentenced for attacking a former team-mate. Barton has been told he will receive a suspended jail term today for battering ...
TROUBLED TIMES.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1982: Joey Barton born Huyton, Liverpool,; September 2. April 2003: Makes Manchester City debut in a 2-0 defeat to Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. September: Called into England Under-21 squad for internationals against Macedonia and Portugal. February 2004: ...
Children turn into culture vultures.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS discovered dance styles from every corner of the globe. Around 2,000 children from eight North East schools are exploring the cultures of the world in a week of activities at Newcastle's Dance City. Chinese classical dance and hip-hop were among the ...
Suspect lied in confession; MAN CLAIMS HE ADMITTED MURDER TO PROTECT SISTER.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MATT CASEY A MURDER suspect told a jury how he confessed to an elderly North East couple in a bid to protect his sister from her boyfriend's real killers. Daniel Breaks is accused of kidnapping pensioners Charles and Joy Heaps from their home in ...
Attack mum family's vigil.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THIS is the mum fighting for her life in hospital after she was found unconscious at home by her 10-year-old daughter. The family of attack victim Kathryn Cook are today keeping a vigil at her hospital bedside as she remains in a critical condition. Her parents Philip ...
Parents' plea.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE parents of a woman who disappeared from her home with her five daughters have appealed to her to come home. Natalie Bracht, 34, who suffers from a personality disorder, fled Sunderland on May 17 after she found out her children, aged between four and 13, were to be taken ...
Science tops difficulty grade.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... GETTING good grades in science and maths is harder than in other subjects, according to a North East academic. For years, there has been the controversial view that students were choosing "softer" subjects, like media and film studies, because it was easier to achieve top marks ...
MOTOR MANIAC; DANGER DRIVER SLAMMED FOR DOING 105mph IN A 30 ZONE.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter THIS is the moron motorist who smashed a speed limit by an astonishing 75mph. Semir Nezirovic was today branded the North East's worst speeding driver after being caught doing a white-knuckle 105mph in a 30mph zone. The ...
Handgun charges.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN arrested after a gun scare has appeared before magistrates. The arrest followed reports of a man brandishing a handgun in Ashington on Saturday night. Streets in the Haydon Road area of the town were sealed off at around 6.30pm. ...
Teen death.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE death of a teenager on a Tyneside estate has sparked a police probe. Officers were called to a house in Cloister Court, on Gateshead's Chandless Estate, at noon on Sunday, where a teenage girl was found dead. The teen, who has not been named, is not ...
Success story.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ONE million books have been passed on to good homes through a recycling website. Newcastle-based internet store Green metropolis.com was set up four years ago with the aim of helping people pass on unwanted books and find others. Bosses are now celebrating ...
LAST POST? Hit-list of offices could spell misery for old and infirm.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KATY SIMPSON, SOPHIE DOUGHTY & BILL JACOBS CUSTOMERS of 81 post offices across the North East will learn today that their local branches could be doomed. A hit-list of post offices that could be closed or downgraded was due to be released this morning. ...
Facing the axe.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SOME of the Post Offices which will close or could be turned into outreach centres. Brunswick Village; West Denton; Walbottle; Gosforth Garden Village; Walkerville; Newcastle University's students' union branch; Kenton Road; Clayton Road, Jesmond; Howard Street, East Quayside; ...
Car snatch.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A BURGLAR escaped in a car after stealing the keys from a house as its occupant slept. The property, in Springfield Park, Durham City, was burgled between 11.30pm on Saturday and 9am the next day. A black Next wallet containing pounds 80 and credit cards was stolen, ...