Recently added articles from Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England):
Financial praise for Tees PCTs.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... PRIMARY Care Trusts across Teesside have sharpened up their financial performance, according to an independent watchdog. The third annual Auditors' Local Evaluation (ALE) report from the Audit Commission rates all four primary care trusts (PCTs) on Teesside as "performing well" ....
Zarda stood up to the thief... that was very brave; Evening Gazette COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS The People's Awards Sponsored by BARCLAYS.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By NAOMI CORRIGAN A STEELY shopkeeper who stood up to knifeman in her store has been nominated as a Gazette Community Champion for her bravery. When confronted by the would-be robber in her newsagents in Stockton, Zarda Khan flatly refused to open the till ....
Blitz on fly-tipping is a success.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... MORE than 100 vehicles were stopped and checked during a fly-tipping blitz in Stockton borough. Working closely with police and other agencies, Stockton Council's operation Mule (Managing Unlicensed Loads by Enforcement) saw "roving" road closures to check for unlicensed waste ...
Sophie's helping hand for orphans.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By NAOMI CORRIGAN A GENEROUS youngster donated all her pocket money to help impoverished orphans in Uganda. Sophie Potter from Redcar was among those who gave donations including toys, clothes and medical supplies for the Hands of Love charity in Kampala. ...
IN BRIEF: Asbestos was cause of death.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... A 70-YEAR-OLD man died after being exposed to asbestos during his early working life as a fitter. Glynn Watt, a retired regional manager, of Cresswell Court, Hartlepool, died at the University Hospital ...
IN BRIEF: Delve into past.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... HISTORY buffs who want to delve into the background of their homes are invited to Bedale Hall at 7.30pm tomorrow. Linda Turnbull will speak to ...
IN BRIEF: Church jumble sale.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... THE Church of Ascension on Penrith Road in Berwick Hills, ...
IN BRIEF: Come to the ceilidh.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... REDCAR Ladies Life Boat Guild are hosting a ceilidh at Coatham Memorial Hall ...
Racist abuse led to attack.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By GARETH LIGHTFOOT A FOUL-MOUTHED racial slur led to a woman breaking its deliverer's eye socket in a frenzied pub attack, a court heard. Chantelle Bielicki, 25, was spared prison after a judge heard how her victim had been verbally abused in Middlesbrough's ...
Racist abuse led to attack Family learning.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... A SERIES of events will be taking place at Hall Garth School, on Hall Drive, as part of Family Learning Week. The school will be holding its Family Learning Day event on Saturday. A family learning trip to the planetarium and the observatory at Wynyard Woodland Park is on ...
FICTION IS IN FACT REALITY; MP's book is a tragic true tale.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By BARBARA ARGUMENT Chief Writer TRUTH proved spookily stranger than fiction as writer Stuart Bell began to unravel the plot for his latest novel. Middlesbrough's veteran MP set out to tell the imaginary tale of an Italian ice-cream man drowned in the freezing ...
Teesside victims on the Arandora.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... THE Arandora Star was a converted Blue Star liner deporting more than 1,500 from Liverpool to Canada when it was sunk. It was 125 miles off Ireland when it was torpedoed by a German U-Boat. Thousands of people with foreign roots were deported when war was declared ...
Probe goes on into bride shop closure; Trading standards still hunting owner.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the closure of a Stockton bridal wear shop which left customers without wedding dresses they had paid for. Stockton trading standards are still trying to contact the owner of Platinum Brides, on Stockton ...
Secure your bike.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... BICYCLE owners in Stockton are being offered the chance to get their bikes security marked. All neighbourhood policing teams have been issued with cycle security kits, consisting of a special marker pen to mark bikes with their owner's post code and ultraviolet lights so that ...
Scales of Justice.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... AMONG the cases dealt with at Teesside Magistrates Court on September 2 were: Julian Phillip Leming, 39, of Coverdale, Hemlington, jailed for 16 weeks for breaching a restraining order. Darren Wood, 25, of Gladstone Street, Stockton, banned from driving for 12 months ...
Pupils are best buddies.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... PUPILS at a Teesside school have boosted their confidence and learned new skills after taking part in a national scheme. The pupils at Caldicotes Primary School in Middlesbrough took part in the Junior Achievement Award UK Youth scheme, challenging them to complete 15 hours of ...
I HAD NO SUSPICIONS; Wife tells fraud trial of 'home' role.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: By GARETH LIGHTFOOT THE wife of an ex-college boss has told a pounds 16m fraud trial she was not suspicious of her husband's business activities. Angela Smallman, 41, pictured right, was asked if she had suspicions about her husband Michael's behaviour as he ...
Charity ride raises pounds 5,000.(News)
Oct 06, 2008 ... BOYS on their bikes cooked up a storm when they took part in a coast-to-coast charity ride. The group cycled 148 miles from Whitehaven to Sunderland to raise money for Middlesbrough's Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre. Among them was chef Matthew Brown who said: "We ...
Family Life: Working mum.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: JOANNE WELFORD JUST a couple of weeks ago I was congratulating myself in this column on stage-managing the Welford household's first hassle-free start to a new school year. But no sooner had I switched off the PC than calamity struck. Funny how ...
Family Life: A little TLC can save your life.(Features)
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD YOUR boobs deserve some TLC - that is the message from Breakthrough Breast Cancer this month. Every year almost 46,000 of us are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. Yet almost a quarter rarely or ...