Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) back issues from January 2009:
Evening Chronicle COMMENT: Happy New Year.(Leaders)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ALL parents aspire to giving their children the best start in life. Traditionally, people have put a bit by to make sure the next generation is not starting from scratch. When Dr Harold Carr died at the age of 89 last year, his nephews and nieces thought they had ...
Jack the lad in traditional name game; AND AMAZINGLY GRACE TOPS THE GIRLS' CHART.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By SOPHIE DOUGHTY JACK and Grace were officially the top baby names in Newcastle last year. Using figures compiled by Newcastle City Council, the Chronicle can today reveal your favourite names for girls and boys. Parents in the city appear to have ...
Drivers in crazy rush-hour chase; ROAD RAGE INCIDENT LED TO A HEAD-ON COLLISION.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL MOTOR maniacs ignored lights and weaved through traffic in a dangerous rushhour car chase that ended in a head-on crash. Mark Brooksbank, 36, and Lotfi Rzigui hurtled up the wrong side of the road and raced through a red light before turning and ...
Inquiry into bus crash.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... INQUIRIES are under way to find out why a double-decker bus crashed into a low bridge, injuring three people. The number 40 Stagecoach service ploughed into a Metro bridge at The Avenue, in Wallsend, North Tyneside, on Tuesday. Its roof was ripped off and three people ...
Quality mark.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ONE of the country's leading regimental museums has earned a seal of approval. The Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery has successfully retained its Quality Assured Visitor Attraction status awarded by Visit Britain. The award is given after an ...
Appeal over sex attacker.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... POLICE have issued a description of a sex attacker who struck on Boxing Day. A 23-year-old woman managed to escape his clutches when she was attacked in Greenside, Gateshead. The offender grabbed her around the waist as she walked along Dene Terrace East towards the ...
African aid is so vital.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE work of a Tyneside-based charity which helps communities in Kenya is back on track a year after the country was ripped apart by riots. Nurse Muriel Armstrong, from Dudley, North Tyneside, set-up the Kenya Acorn Project (KAP) with a friend more than 10 years ago after doing ...
Interpreter hunt.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MAN charged with drink-driving has had his case adjourned because he speaks an obscure language. Sonny Thomas, who speaks Malayalam, a dialect from south-east India, appeared before Gateshead magistrates accompanied by his ...
Car ban for drink-driver.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A DRINK-driver could lose his business. David Charlton has been banned for three years for failing to give a specimen of breath for analysis. The 28-year-old, who runs a motor business, was caught behind the wheel of his BMW in Split Crow Road, Deckham, Gateshead, on ...
Green service.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A POPULAR bus service is to trial new technology to make it greener and cleaner. Durham County Council's Park and Ride buses will pilot the new technology from this month, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions and make the buses quieter. ...
Cost of bad roads revealed; pounds 32,000 PAID TO DRIVERS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political Editor DRIVERS have won compensation totalling more than pounds 32,000 for damage caused to their vehicles by badly-maintained roads in the past two years. The money was paid by councils responsible for highways in Tyne & Wear, ...
Distressed dog appeal.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ANIMAL welfare officers are appealing for information after a starved dog was found on the streets. The brindle-coloured adult male blue Neopolitan mastiff was found by police officers around the West Road and Baxter Avenue, in Newcastle. The dog, who had a piece of ...
School is praised.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A TYNESIDE school will be starting the new term on a high after it was praised by a Government watchdog. Ofsted recently inspected St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, in Highfield, Gateshead, and rated it as "good". The inspector's report ...
Splash for cash.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A FESTIVE swim raised more than pounds 2,500 for charity. More than 30 people braved the icy cold water at Whitley Bay beach for a sponsored dip on Saturday, in aid of the Sara's Hope Foundation. The charity was set-up by Ged and Julie Hoburn, of Whitley Bay, in ...
Calls for school exam revamp.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A NORTH East education chief says more needs to be done to improve how schools assess their pupils' progress. Dr John Dunford is general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders and former headteacher at Durham Johnston School in Durham City. He ...
Leader of the pack; INSPIRATIONAL PET NAMED DOG OF THE YEAR BY RSPCA.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By KERRY WOOD EVERY dog has its day and the new year means it's Alfie's turn to bound into the spotlight. Beating the rest of the pack, the three-year-old Newfoundland has been named the nation's dog of the year. Neglected by his former owners, he ...
Pipes project.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... WORK will start in the New Year to replace old metal gas pipes in a village with safer and more reliable ones. The pounds 30,000 project is being carried out in Whitburn, by United Utilities on behalf of the region's gas pipeline owner Northern Gas Networks. Around ...
Charity riders.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A CHARITY horse ride has raised pounds 750 for a lifesaving cause. The 10-mile trek, in Gateshead, was organised by Susan Carruthers, who competes in endurance riding competitions, to raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA). Susan said: "The ride went ...
Factory blaze.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FIRE tore through a recycling unit on Tyneside. Last night's blaze left the two-storey unit, used for recycling PVC window and door off-cuts, at Green Lane, Pelaw, Gateshead, damaged by fire and smoke. Three fire ...
New pounds 23m landmark makes its mark on the city; REVAMPED METRO STATION WELL ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By PETER YOUNG Political Editor IT'S part of the changing face of Newcastle and promises to be a stunning new city landmark. Work on the new-look pounds 23m Haymarket Metro station is due to finish in the summer and these pictures show how the four-storey ...
HAYMARKET'S HISTORY.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... HAYMARKET is the Metro's deepest underground station and the third busiest after Monument and Central. The first ever Metro train departed from Haymarket on August 11, 1980, to Tynemouth, the only part of the network open at the time. Cross-Tyne services as far as ...
FIGHTING FOR YOU; The Chronicle champions what matters most to our readers and campaigns tirelessly on your behalf. Here, LIZ LAMB takes a look back at the most successful campaigns of 2008 DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: LIZ LAMB ROAD RESPECT OUR Road Respect campaign continued in 2008 in partnership with the Northumbria Safer Roads Initiative. Some of the stories we covered included a man caught driving with a dog on his lap. Alan Lowther was snapped by a camera ...
GIVE JACK A CHANCE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE heart-warming story of little Jack Close has shown how Chronicle campaigns really can change lives. We told of his potentially life-threatening illness and launched our Give Jack a Chance campaign to search for a donor and finally a match was found. In February ...
HAPPY TO SHARE SUCCESS; WISH GO GREEN.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... WISH CAMPAIGN COMMUNITY groups and charities across the North East shared a pot of pounds 25,000 after gathering 800,000 Chronicle tokens in our Wish campaign. The paper teamed up with Newcastle Building Society to share the money and armies of supporters spent ...
Sage pulls out two crackers; ALAN NICHOL has the latest news on the roots music scene in the region.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: ALAN NICHOL THE New Year has scarcely shaken-off the celebratory hangovers and 2009 crashes the party with a spate of excellent live shows to tempt fans of all types of music. January, in particular, has a flurry of cracking gigs and the first of them are at ...
Curtain to fall on panto.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AFTER almost four weeks of enchanting children and adults alike, the North East's most star-studded panto, Aladdin, is preparing for its final magic carpet flights at the Sunderland Empire on Sunday. Billed as the most mystical pantomime of all, Aladdin has been flying high on a ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BBC1 Jonathan Creek (9.00pm) One-off special of the offbeat crime drama. Jonathan is stumped by several disappearances in a gothic mansion, so he teams up with a friend of one of the victims to get to the bottom of the mystery. Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith star. ...
FILM OF THE DAY; Atonemen (Sky Movies Drama, 8.00pm).(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... When 13-year-old Briony learns of a burgeoning relationship between her older sister and the servant's son, the jealous youngster decides to accuse the lad of a ...
PICK OF THE DAY; Live Darts (Sky Sports 1, 7.00pm).(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The 2009 PDC World Championship continues with day 10 at Alexandra Palace in London, as the first two quarter-finals dominate proceedings. Phil Taylor was a shock casualty at this stage of last year's championship after losing to Wayne Mardle in a deciding set, ending his run of ...
CATCH THE ACTION.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Live Tennis (Sky Sports 1, 11.00am) The Capitala World Tennis Championship. The opening day of the inaugural event at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex in the United Arab Emirates. Six of the world's best players are scheduled to compete - Rafael ...
Pupils create a colourful show; Top Class Exhibition is unveiled at major gallery.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: NICOLA JUNCAR AN EXHIBITION of artwork created by North East school children has been unveiled at one of the region's art galleries. Called Translated, the display at Baltic has been put together by pupils from Hookergate and Thomas Hepburn Community schools, ...
Festive anglers pulling crackers; HOOKED FRESHWATER ANGLING.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID CARRICK ANGLERS at Jubilee Trout Lakes had prolific sport over the festive period, with eight superb doubles landed and three fish of a lifetime coming to the net. Best of the leviathans was a cracking 23lb 5oz specimen landed by David Campbell from ...
All eyes are on the Amble Open; HOOKED SEA ANGLING.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By SAM HARRIS THE big open competition this Sunday is the Amble SAC Open. Fishing is from 11am to 3pm, and entry is pounds 11 - of which pounds 1 goes to St Oswald's Hospice's children's wing. The main sponsors are Foresters, and there is an ...
An excellent cod haul in shore competition; HOOKED.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID CARRICK AND SAM HARRIS THE CD Tackle Open Shore Competition, held on Tuesday, had an entry of 101 rods, of which 18 weighed in 28 cod, one pouting and nine flounders for a total weight of 92lb 9 1/2 oz. The heaviest bag was taken by Ken West with one ...
Where the fish are and how to catch 'em.(Features)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ALDIN GRANGE LAKES 07901 538 587 Prospects look good with fish giving good sport. Contact the fishery before travelling during frosty spells. BELLFLASK (01677) 470 716 Anglers averaged five fish per visit. Chris Micallef from ...
ATHLETICS: It's Eastern promise in the league; INSIDE TRACK.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY BILL McGURIK THE North Eastern Harrier League has come a long way since it was formed under the banner of the Northumberland and Durham Paperchase League 100 years ago. Early records show than in 1908, 14 clubs paid subscriptions of two shillings and six ...
ATHLETICS: Antrim brings chance to shine; INSIDE TRACK.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: BY BILL McGURIK FREYA MURRAY heads a small band of athletes competing in this weekend's penultimate fixture of the McCain UK Cross Challenge in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Newcastle-based Chester-le-Street athlete has a point to prove after missing out on ...
ATHLETICS In Brief.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... NORTH Shields Poly are once again organising a charity run in memory of Bob Peart, which will take place at 10.30am on Sunday. The organisers stress it is a run to commemorate the life of Bob, with money raised going to the North East Promenaders Against Cancer charity. ...
Breaking down jobs barriers for disabled; In association with the NHS A Tyneside council's commitment to breaking down barriers to employment for disabled people has been praised by Ofsted inspectors. Health Reporter HELEN RAE finds out what is being done to help those with disabilities find work.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: HELEN RAE A COUNCIL'S scheme to help people with disabilities find work has been hailed a success. Newcastle City Council's commitment to breaking down the barriers which stop disabled people finding a job has been praised by inspectors, who have called the ...
Gene test hope; In association with the NHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... BLOOD taken from a pregnant woman may reveal if her baby has a wide range of genetic diseases, researchers said. A Chinese University of Hong Kong team said the technique could identify cystic fibrosis, betathalassemia and sickle cell disease. The only checks ...
Betting addicts; In association with the NHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... WHETHER it is a tenner on a horse race, a few coins in the pub slot machine, or a pound placed on the national lottery, for some people gambling is just a bit of harmless fun. The dream of reaping impossible riches, or just pocketing a few extra quid, can be a pleasant diversion ...
Epilepsy find; In association with the NHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A FAULTY immune reaction may be responsible for the development of epilepsy, research shows. Studies in mice by American and Italian researchers linked seizures to brain changes that made immune cells stick inside its blood vessels. This, in turn, the journal Nature ...
Poor old brains; In association with the NHS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... OLDER adults are not able to filter out distractions as well as younger ones, according to research published. The discovery was made because of the noisy environment in which memory tests took place. Research participants must tolerate "jack hammer" type noise when having their ...
Fury at release.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AN accomplice to an attack which robbed a baby of his father has been released from prison. Just 10 months after the brutal killing of Paul Gilbert, convicted criminal Mark Craggs was out in time to spend New Year at home. Craggs, whose intervention helped his twin ...
Crash chaos.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A RUSH-hour car chase on a busy city street ended in a head-on crash. Mark Brooksbank and Lotfi Rzigui hurtled up the wrong side of the road and raced through a red light before turning and smashing into an oncoming car. Brooksbank claimed ...
THE WHEELS OF FORTUNE; Uncle Harold left us his pounds 895 Bugatti ... now it's worth pounds 3m.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AN astonished family have inherited what could become the most expensive car in the world from their eccentric uncle - left in a Tyneside garage for nearly 50 years. Reclusive Dr Harold Carr hoarded the 1937 Bugatti - one of only 17 in the world - in his Gosforth lock-up. ...
WELCOMING IN THE NEW YEAR; Glowing revellers brighten up Toon party.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL TYNESIDE welcomed in 2009 in spectacular style. Fireworks and a glistening parade of colour and light provided a glowing start to the New Year in Newcastle and Gateshead. New Year's Eve celebrations went off with a bang as thousands ...
Party-goers see in 2009 with a bang.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... NEW Year revellers across the UK braved freezing temperatures to see in 2009. London welcomed the New Year with a spectacular fireworks show over the River Thames. Around 100,000 partygoers in Edinburgh watched fireworks and listened to bands. A range of ...
Season of joy for schools campaigners; TWO-TIER EDUCATION IS PUT ON ICE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR Education Reporter CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the three-tier school system in Northumberland have started the new year on a high. The original plan to transform the county to a system of primary and secondary schools is on hold as part of a ...
World Tonight: Dozens dead in club blaze.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... AT LEAST 54 New Year's revellers died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in the Thai capital Bangkok. Workers counting the bodies at the scene said about 100 others were ...
World Tonight: Soldier killed.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A ROYAL Marine was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday ...
World Tonight: Supplies cut.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE boss of Russia's state gas monopoly Gazprom said Russia is set to cut off all gas supplies to Ukraine. Alexei Miller said the decision was ...
World Tonight: Euro milestone.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE EURO was celebrating its 10th birthday today, amid predictions it could soon mark another milestone - achieving parity with the pound. This week the single ...
World Tonight: Double feat.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MIXED-RACE couple who had one black and one white twin daughter seven years ago have defied the odds and done it again. Dean Dur-rant, 33, and Alison ...
World Tonight: No pay misery.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THOUSANDS of workers had their New Year plans disrupted last night after the UK's biggest building society failed to deliver wages on ...
1937 SUPERCAR WAS KEPT LOCKED UP BY ECCENTRIC OWNER FOR 48 YEARS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By ROB PATTINSON STUNNED relatives who were left a garage in a will found what could become the world's most expensive car inside. The 1937 Bugatti was kept in a Tyneside garage for half a century by its eccentric owner Dr Harold Carr. When the ...
Uncle left us his garage ... and it contains a car worth millions; History of the well-kept car.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, chassis no. 57502 was originally owned by racing enthusiast Earl Howe. The Le Mans 24-hour winner and first President of the British Racing Driver's Club was a close friend of founder Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, having raced their Grand Prix motor ...
LIFE OF AN ADVENTURER.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... THE eccentricity and brilliance of Dr Harold Carr mirrored much of the legend of American millionaire Howard Hughes. Airline magnate and movie producer Hughes was the subject of 2005 film The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Like Hughes, Dr Carr suffered from ...
Leisure centre revamp closure.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A POPULAR leisure centre is poised to close for a year-long revamp. Gateshead Leisure Centre will close from January 12 for contractors to rip out old fixtures and fittings and replace them with brand new facilities. The massive refurbishment is part of Gateshead ...
Family centres on way.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... FAMILIES on Tyneside with children under five will benefit from new support. Six new Sure Start Children's Centres have been officially designated for the North East by the Government. The new centres will cover Dinnington, Denton, Westerhope, Newburn, Ouseburn and ...
Cruelty charge.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A MAN will appear in court for animal cruelty. Alan Frain, of Wallington Road, Ash-ington, is alleged to have caused unnecessary suffering to a springer ...
He helped in Paul's murder. Now he's out enjoying New Year parties; MURDERED MAN'S PARTNER HORRIFIED AT ACCOMPLICE'S RELEASE.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By LISA HUTCHINSON HE WAS an accomplice to a murder which robbed a baby of his father. But only 10 and a half months after the brutal killing of Paul Gilbert, convicted criminal Mark Craggs has been allowed out in time to ring in the new year. ...
Gallery goes global for exhibition.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... ART inspired by global conflict will feature in an exhibition on Tyneside. The Baltic has teamed up with youth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift to use art as a catalyst for change. They have worked with high-profile artists, emerging talent from the contemporary art scene ...
KEEP US DRY; CALL NOT TO LET FLOODS OF 2008 HAPPEN AGAIN.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: By LINDA RICHARDS A TORRENT of water threatens homes. This was the scene in September 2008 when heavy rains turned the normally slow-moving Derwent into a raging river. In 2000 the Derwent burst its banks, flooding homes. It very nearly happened again on ...
Ban for student drink driver.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A TEENAGER has been banned from the roads after police found him drunk behind the wheel. James Allen, 19, of Newcastle, was stopped by officers on December 18, on Mitchell Avenue, in Byker, after driving nearly two miles while he was over the limit. The student, who ...