Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) back issues from February 2009:
BLAST FROM SIBERIA; SNOW COVERS REGION - AND THERE'S MORE TO COME.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SNOW covered the North East today after an icy blast - with weather men warning there was more to come. It was chaos on the roads, in the air and on the railways as cars slithered to a standstill, flights were cancelled and trains delayed. Dozens ...
Mob attack on football fans; LOUTS HURL MISSILES AFTER TYNE-WEAR DERBY.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP FOOTBALL thugs hurled missiles - including a smoke bomb - at rival fans after the Tyne-Wear derby. A gang of around 800 gathered to attack Sunderland supporters after the crunch fixture at St James's Park yesterday. The mob followed ...
Y'alreet, pet? LAPPING UP LUXURY IN THE pounds 3.5m HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By SARA NICHOL IT has a CT scanner, fertility clinic, A & E department, dentistry unit and hydrotherapy pool. But this isn't the latest medical centre for people in the North East - it is a pounds 3m state-of-the-art hospital for pets. The 24-hour ...
Police tackle fleeing armed bank robbers.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TWO police officers tackled two armed raiders as they fled after robbing a bank. A manhunt is now under way following the failed raid at the Abbey bank in Bedford Street, North Shields. The two masked robbers attacked two security guards who were carrying boxes ...
Motorist killed in bus smash.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A MOTORIST was killed when his sports car smashed into a bus. Emergency services were called to Team Street in Dunston, Gateshead, at around 4.15pm on Saturday after the crash between a Porsche Carrera and a Stagecoach bus. ...
Cheryl's charity trek.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... CHERYL Cole and Kimberley Walsh said they would cope well without their usual attention to clothes and makeup while trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro. The Girls Aloud singers are taking part in an eight-day trek in Tanzania to raise money for Comic Relief, which will be filmed and ...
Walkout at nuclear site; FURTHER STRIKES IN FOREIGN LABOUR ROW.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ALAN JONES CONTRACT workers at the Sellafield nuclear site joined the wildcat strikes over foreign labour today despite calls from the Government for the industrial action to stop. The stoppage at the Cumbrian site was expected to be followed by a series ...
World Tonight: Worries at salt levels.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... DINERS were warned a single meal at some of the UK's most popular restaurants could contain well over their daily allowance of salt. Researchers found six out of 16 of the best-known high street chains served a main course dish ...
World Tonight: Peers sleaze.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... POLICE will be asked to investigate sleaze claims against four peers today amid efforts to repair parliament's tarnished reputation. The Lib Dems want Scotland Yard to ...
World Tonight: Man in court.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A MAN was in court today accused of the murder of boxer John Abbey. Charles Acquaah, 22, of south London, was at Croydon ...
World Tonight: Lotto joy.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... ONE ticket holder scooped an pounds 8.3 million Lotto jackpot on Saturday. The numbers were 4, 38, 35, 13, 15, 1 and ...
World Tonight: Disease hope.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... HOPES were raised diabetes drugs could be developed as treatments for Alzheimer's after scientists demonstrated the beneficial effect of insulin on the brain. ...
World Tonight: Bodies found.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TWO bodies have been found on Snowdon by rescuers searching for brothers who went missing following a weekend trip. Mountain rescue teams from Llanberis and RAF Valley had ...
World Tonight: Scams alert.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE trading watchdog warned people to be vigilant about scams which cost the public around pounds 3.5 billion a year. The Office of Fair Trading said three million ...
World Tonight: Killer's appeal.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SERIAL killer Steve Wright has dropped his bid to appeal against his convictions for the murders of five women in Suffolk. Wright, 49, was jailed for life at Ipswich ...
More on the way; AS THE ICY BLAST GRIPS NORTH EAST - WEATHERMEN WARN THERE'S...(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By KATY SIMPSON ICY conditions brought chaos to the North East today. Commuters faced treacherous driving conditions on the region's main routes. And with more snow forecast and the weather expected to deteriorate overnight, the prospects are not ...
Evening Chronicle: No excuse for trouble; COMMENT.(Leaders)
Feb 02, 2009 ... HONOURS even and another Tyne-Wear derby clash is over. It remains to be seen if Newcastle and Sunderland will play each other again next season given the relegation threat hanging over both. But if they do, then it is to be hoped the football authorities will work ...
SPACED RESULTS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD; RADICAL lessons to teach students GCSEs in 60 minutes have had dramatic results. NICOLA JUNCAR takes a closer look.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: NICOLA JUNCAR SOME may have thought it was a gimmick, a publicity stunt, or just pie in the sky. But in what's believed to be the first experiment of its kind, pupils at Monkseaton High School, in North Tyneside, passed a GCSE unit after just an hour of ...
HOW IT WORKS.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... 120 minutes: The whole unit is compressed into 70 PowerPoint slides with teacher commentary, delivered at a speed of at least two or three slides a minute. 10-minute break: Physical activity, such as basketball outside, or juggling inside. 20 minutes: The whole unit ...
First-class learning.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... LUCY Barratt, 16, was one of the first pupils to take part in the spaced learning trial. She said: "It's a bit of an odd experience, but interesting. 'The lessons are very compressed, so the review of the whole biology unit was eventually completed in about 12 ...
Adding up to a day of learning.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... HUNDREDS of pupils have discovered maths can be fun during a Maths in the Mall event staged at the MetroCentre. More than 20 schools from across the region went to the shopping complex to take part in the event. They included St Mary's RC Primary, Whickham, Gosforth ...
Bank robbers stopped.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TWO robbers were stopped in their tracks as they tried to steal cash from a bank. The incident happened when two security officers were approached by masked men at the Abbey National bank, in Rudyerd Street, North Shields, and took a cash box. But police officers, ...
Warning over scam.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... RESIDENTS are being warned about a phone scam. The warning comes after a fraudster tried to swindle a pensioner living in Stanhope, County Durham, by pretending he ...
FIRED UP FOR PERFORMANCE.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... FLAMES lit up the cold night sky at an event to celebrate some of Tyneside's volunteers. A fire performer kicked-off Gateshead's Year of Volunteers celebration at Bewicks in the town's civic centre. A performance from All Stars Samba Band, table magicians, buffet and ...
Dad desperately tried to save his 14-year-old son; TRAGEDY AS TEENAGER FOUND HANGING BY DRESSING GOWN CORD.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By LAURA CAROE A DISTRAUGHT dad has told how he frantically tried to save his son after he was found hanging in his bedroom. Kevin Muir and his family had no reason to believe their time with their 14-year-old son would be cruelly cut short. But ...
Full steam ahead for Tornado.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... SCORES of passengers secured a place in history as they travelled on the first steam locomotive to be built in Britain for 50 years. The pounds 3m Tornado left York station on its maiden, main line passenger journey and pulled into Newcastle's Central Station less than an hour ...
Drunken yob hurled abuse in JobCentre; Serial offender sent to prison.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By SOPHIE DOUGHTY A SERIAL drunken yob has been jailed for breaching her Asbo. Rachel Hope from Bedlington will spend 24 weeks behind bars after she breached the order by threatening staff in her local job centre. The 24-year-old, of Red House Farm ...
Foreign firms compete for Metro deal; FOUR COMPANIES SHORTLISTED FOR RAILWAY CONTRACT.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ROB PATTINSON AN INTERNATIONAL race is on to run the Metro with German and Hong Kong-based companies among the four shortlisted. The names of those bidding to operate trains and stations were unveiled this morning by Metro owner Nexus. An ...
Trying to iron out all crime.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A TWO-WEEK operation is being launched today to cut crime and disorder. Officers in North Shields are carrying out Operation Iron in the New York and Sil-verlink areas of the town. The team has used this work on previous occasions which led to an increase in arrests ...
Chinese art.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE North East's first Chinese contemporary art show will open soon. To coincide with the Newcastle Chinese community's celebration of the Chinese New Year, "Brave New World" is coming to the region's art scene. It features a collection of art which has never ...
Former pupils plan reunion.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THEY had been with each other through thick and thin during their teenage years. Now they are organising a reunion to get their classmates together again after more than two decades. The pupils who left Ryton Comprehensive School in 1984 are being brought together by ...
Crem closure plan sparks outrage; RESIDENTS FIGHTING COST-CUTTING MEASURE.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ROB PATTINSON COST-CUTTING measures have put a crematorium under threat of closure. Birtley Crematorium, which deals with 600 cremations a year, has seen thousands of families say their last farewells. Now Gateshead Council has drawn up ...
Sweet man laid to rest.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE funeral of a respected North East sweet manufacturer is to be held this week. Devoted family man and confectionery entrepreneur Fred Dobson died at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy of sweets and treats. Founder of the Ponteland-based confectionery factory ...
Killer saws off his little finger.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A KILLER who murdered a nanny is on hunger strike in jail after slicing off his finger with a plastic knife. It took Ivan Milat - jailed for killing Caroline Clarke of Hexham and six other backpackers - 20 minutes to saw off his little finger. He then put it in an envelope ...
PAYBACK TIME; Credit munchers told to meet restaurant bills.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ADAM JUPP Chief Reporter THEY munched their way round town in a credit card con. But Daniel Young and Shaun Forster's scam has come back to bite them as they were ordered to pay back the restaurants they ripped-off. The free-loading fraudsters ...
Mugger takes cash off man.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A PENSIONER was robbed in the street. The 66-year-old victim was outside Albany Catering, in Waterloo Road, Sulgrave, Washington, at 10.30am on Friday when he was attacked from behind. He fought back but the robber made off with a quantity of cash. The ...
Hospice website.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... FUNDRAISERS can help a hospice on Facebook. Users of the networking site can become a fan of the St Oswald's Hospice by searching for the new page. The Gosforth hospice ...
No home for sword wielders! EVICTION IF MAN MISBEHAVES.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By LINDA RICHARDS HIGH-rise pest Stanley Davison has been told to clean up his act or get out. The 50-year-old left residents in Abbot Court in Gateshead town centre terrified after running through the block of flats brandishing a samurai sword. ...
Call for toilets.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A NEW campaign has been launched to tackle the problem of carers having to change disabled people in public toilets. The Changing Places Tyneside Campaign 2012 calls for more toilets with adult changing facilities to be installed in all public places ...
Firms helped to get more green.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... BOSSES can find out how to make their firms greener and more efficient at events this week. Business Link and sustainable business experts Envirowise are hosting four events geared towards helping companies across the region find out about cost savings through resource ...
Bingers to blame for crime rise; VIOLENCE SOARS BY 62%.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By JOANNE BUTCHER DRINK-fuelled violent crime has soared in Whitley Bay's nightspots. Statistics released by Northumbria Police reveal night-time violence has increased by 62% in one police beat, which covers the main strip of bars and clubs. ...
Youngsters' slump skills.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... YOUNG people are seeing the recession as a chance to learn skills. A study found that 13% of 14 to 18-year-olds would consider starting their own business as a way to earn extra money during the slump. More than two fifths would consider selling items on eBay, and ...
Spending opinion.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... PEOPLE are being asked where they want millions of pounds to go. The Big Lottery Fund was at the Centre for Life, Newcastle, to hear from organisations and individuals about where good cause money should be allocated through its grant funding programmes between 2009 and 2015. ...
We don't feel safe in our homes; ELDERLY WANT WARDENS BACK.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ALASTAIR CRAIG THEY want to be living with peace of mind. Instead elderly residents in a street feel they are fighting a battle in their sheltered accommodation bungalows. Pensioners in the homes in Prince Philip Close, Benwell, Newcastle, have ...
Crafty young.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... CREATIVE youngsters are being invited to craft sessions. Four classes are taking place in the restaurant at Peter Barratt's Garden Centre, Gosforth Park, Newcastle, on Saturday, February 14, 21, 28 and March 7. They all take place between 10am and 11am and have ...
Make a move to try Tai Chi.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... PEOPLE aged over 50 are being urged to try Tai Chi to help stay fit. Age Concern North Tyneside is introducing residents to Tai Chi with free sessions on Wednesday mornings in North Shields. It is also a celebration of the start of the Chinese Year of the Ox. ...
Pupils go on park watch.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... YOUNGSTERS are making a big difference to the area they live in. Nine and 10-year-old pupils from Larkspur Community Primary School, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, are taking part in Gateshead Council's junior neighbourhood wardens scheme. They are learning about ...
Tackling yobs in spotlight.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... FAMILIES are being given the chance to see how anti-social behaviour is being tackled in their neighbourhood. South Tyneside Council's anti-social behaviour unit and South Tyneside Homes' tenancy enforcement team will give a presentation about their approach to tackling disorder ...
Fined over ciggies.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... A SHOPKEEPER has been fined more than pounds 400 for selling counterfeit tobacco. Davinder Atkar, co-owner of Atkar Wine Store on Chichester Road, South Shields, appeared before South Tyneside Magistrates' Court. The court heard officers from South Tyneside Council's ...
Hundreds pay fitting tribute; CATHEDRAL FULL FOR BISHOP'S FUNERAL.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By TOM MULLEN MOURNERS yesterday gathered in Newcastle to pay their final respects at the funeral rites of Bishop Hugh Lindsay. Hundreds turned out in a moving ceremony as his body was received into St Mary's Cathedral. The service saw moving ...
Letter: Your Shout - No evidence that God exists at all.(Letters)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: A WRIGHT MESSRS Reay & O'Donnell are singing from out-of-date hymn sheets. Mr Reay believes the human mind is a 'blank slate' and therefore what a child learns in its early years is forever engraved in the memory. The child told that God exists ...
Letter: Your Shout - Plaque honour in the wrong place!(Letters)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: PETER MALLOY YOUR article in the Chronicle about the blue plaque to be erected in Kingsley Place, Heaton, to honour John Gilroy, pictured, is very welcome. But did you know he was born at Crawhall Terrace, No 4, his father being an artist too. The ...
Letter: Your Shout - Keep the Metro in public ownership.(Letters)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BILL DODDS THE Metro is publicly owned by all five Councils in Tyne & Wear. It has consistently out-performed all other UK transport systems. It has the best safety record, most productive staff and the lowest level of public subsidy. It also has ...
Letter: Your Shout - He should have been locked up.(Letters)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: MICK DAVIES IN the past anyone convicted of glassing or bottling someone could expect an automatic custodial sentence. I was amazed to read in Thursday's Chronicle that Puna Rasaubale had ...
Letter: Your Shout - Come on, tell us the real truth.(Letters)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: GEOFFREY W PLATT MBE THERE is a dangerous culture building up in Government, Business and Commerce these days of evading and dodging the truth. This should concern us all. It starts with our Prime Minister, pictured. It would help the Economy, and his own ...
REMEMBER WHEN; Big plans for station.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... THE Haymarket Metro station in Newcastle is currently undergoing a major revamp. This photograph, from August 1970, shows the nearby bus station before it was transformed. A total of pounds 33,000 was to be spent building a new terminal. The city was going ahead with ...
Chronicle Live.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... OUR website users have been discussing court sentences after John Johnson was given a community order following an attack on a policeman: COULD it simply be that magistrates have actually 'lost the plot' when it comes to sentencing anyone for assault? Our police officers have a ...
POLL OF THE DAY.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... WOULD YOU QUIT BRITAIN AND MOVE ABROAD? To vote, log on to our website www.chroniclelive.co.uk ...
Reader's poem; BRAVE NEW WHIRLED.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID GARDNER WHAT to see under the covers? Lost relationships of fathers and mothers, Unexpected reactions from make-believe lovers, Envelopes containing hidden thoughts of others. Grow seeds left to think alone, ...
Signs are good for change in attitude; TYNESIDE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING DEAF PEOPLE.(News)(Conference news)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: By ROBERT WEATHERALL THERE may have been magicians, animation, sketches, acting and other acts, but this was a variety show with a difference. That is because it was part of the British Deaf Association's annual conference. Deaf people from as far ...
Guide points to hot spots.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TOURISM chiefs have launched a visitors' guide to attract day-trippers. South Tyneside Council's glossy guide highlights tourism spots, looks at the coast, the heritage and the culture of the area. The free brochure also features information on visitor attractions ...
Cliffs rescue.(News)
Feb 02, 2009 ... TWO lifeboats were scrambled to help a distressed man. Volunteers based at Tynemouth RNLI launched the lifeboats after Humber Coastguard Rescue were informed a man was threatening to jump from the cliffs at Tynemouth. But as lifeboats were speeding to the scene, ...
Swan for all the family; Two of the world's most popular ballets are in the region this week. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details.(Features)(Dance review)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: GORDON BARR ELLEN KENT is synonymous with big, memorable shows. Now a stalwart at the Sunderland Empire, she is bringing two productions there this week - two of the biggest ballets going, in fact - Swan Lake and Coppelia. They are being performed ...
SHOWBIZ gossip.(Features)
Feb 02, 2009 ... EVAN RACHEL WOOD has again denied she is romantically involved with her Wrestler co-star MICKEY ROURKE. "I'm upset because I feel disrespected by the Press and by Mr Rourke," the actress said. "Just because I'm single doesn't mean that you can take advantage of me ....
Brian in Rush to retain title; BILL McGUIRK ROUNDS UP THE WEEKEND'S ATHLETICS ACTION.(Sport)
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: BILL McGUIRK ACE Brian Rushworth had no difficulty in winning his seventh consecutive North East veterans' cross-country title at Wallsend. After recording a record-winning 10 North East senior men's titles, the Wearsider has been unbeaten since moving up into ...