Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) back issues from October 2007:
24oz miracle baby Brenda wasn't expected to live 70 hours... that was 70 YEARS ago.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By BARBARA ARGUMENT Chief Writer A PENSIONER who defied the all the odds when she was born weighing a meagre 24oz is about to celebrate a special milestone. Back in 1937, Brenda Murphy was Middlesbrough's tiniest miracle baby - and she survived without the ...
IN BRIEF: Why not have a hearty sing?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A NATIONAL charity is calling on Teesside people to sing carols for a good cause this Christmas. Heart Research UK is looking for any groups of people to take part in its annual Sing for Your Heart event from December 8 to ...
IN BRIEF: Enjoy bark craft.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... VISITORS to Stockton Central Library can buy tree-mendous Christmas gifts next month thanks to a demonstration from the Teesside Woodturners. The group will give a demonstration of their craft on ...
IN BRIEF: Fun for families.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE National Trust has organised special children and family events at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal water gardens, North Yorkshire. On October 12-14 there will be a Find the ...
IN BRIEF: Psychic delight.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... AN EVENING of clairvoyance with mediums Gillian and Paul Nuttall will take place at Middlesbrough ...
IN BRIEF: Home holds party.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE Poplars Care Home in Thornaby is holding a party for old and ...
Scales of Justice.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... AMONG the cases dealt with at Langbaurgh East Magistrates' Court on September 11 was: Paul Robert Middleton, 25, of Roth-well Mews, Eston, banned from driving for 12 months and fined pounds 100 for drink driving. Among the cases dealt with at Teesside Magistrates' ...
Wardens may get stab vests.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SIMON WALTON COMMUNITY wardens could be issued with stab vests amid fears over a growing number of attacks on staff. Redcar and Cleveland Council is considering plans to buy the vests after it was revealed that assaults against wardens were "on the rise". ...
Trial return of bin visits.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... WEEKLY collections of household refuse may be re-introduced in Redcar & Cleveland. More than two years ago fortnightly collections were introduced as part of a drive to improve its collection of recyclable materials. But Redcar & Cleveland Council's Cabinet has now ...
Misery at play.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... GREAT AYTON Methodist Church is helping to increase awareness of human trafficking by holding a play on Saturday. Behind Closed Doors is an unsettling insight into the realities of global ...
Anger as pub looks to open doors.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... GROWING numbers of concerned residents are voicing their opposition to plans to re-open a pub branded a "drugs den". Controversy has been sparked by an application for a new licence for the Grove pub in Easterside. The now closed pub had its licence revoked by ...
MUM'S BRAVE SAVE; COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS The People's Awards Young striker's rescuer nominated for award.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN A MUM who saved the life of a young footballer when he collapsed during a match has been nominated as a Gazette Community Champion. Debbie Hilton ran onto the pitch and gave 13-year-old Danny Lithgow mouth-to-mouth until paramedics arrived. ...
Oh lordy, what's the Rev up to now? Canon Paul dons panto frock.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By MIKE MORGAN THERE AIN'T nothin' like a dame - especially if it's in the guise of Canon Paul Peverell, of Christ Church, Great Ayton! Canon Peverell, 50, readily agreed to fill a role in the panto Sleeping Beauty, which will play in December at Christ Church ...
IN BRIEF: Health advice for students.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A PIONEERING health clinic has been launched to help students avoid unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Darlington College, working in partnership with Darlington Primary Care Trust, Denmark Street Practice and Darlington's ...
IN BRIEF: Medic's new job.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... DR Richard Rigby has been appointed as medical director for Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland Community Services. Dr Rigby, 41, of Guisborough works at ...
IN BRIEF: Appeal for help.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A CHARITY today called on people to help raise vital funds. The Stroke Association is appealing to fundraisers to place collection boxes in local shops and stores. Volunteers need only offer a ...
Supermarket Scouts.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TO CELEBRATE Scouting's centenary year, East Cleveland Scouts have teamed up with Guisborough Sainsbury's to raise funds for the Scouts and promote volunteering opportunities for young people. On October 6 and 7, the scouts will be bag packing and ...
Learning to the beat.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PUPILS had fun Zulu dancing as a Teesside school celebrated its first year as a specialist humanities college. The Norton School held a week of activities as it embarked on its second year with specialist humanities status. The week also celebrated the end of building ...
REGIME OF FEAR; Judge slams terror tactics as dad jailed.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TEESSIDE'S top judge has spoken out against the "regime of fear" that faces intimidated witnesses. Judge Peter Fox QC, the Recorder of Middlesbrough, said: "Witness intimidation has been for too long, and continues to be, a serious problem in this community. "Too ...
Stay in shape with a visit to forest.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PEOPLE can enjoy a novel way of getting fit with the launch of a pounds 20,000 woodland trail. Forest chiefs are offering folk the chance to tone their biceps, streamline tummies and get pulses racing with the unveiling of a special Trim Trail in 900-acre Guisborough Forest. ...
Hall to host murder mystery event.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A TALE of deceit and murder will unfold at Preston Hall Museum next month in the hugely popular annual murder mystery event. This year's production is "Death's Most Wanted" written by Paul Flynn and performed by local actors from BOSS Theatre Company. Pop along to see if you can ...
Centre a model for the country.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SANDY McKENZIE A CENTRE on Teesside for victims of sexual assault could provide the model for other centres across the country. Only days after the opening of Teesside's new centre for victims of sexual assaults, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced she is ...
On the BALL ...to raise cash for centre.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SIMON HAWORTH A GLITZY charity ball is being held at the Riverside Stadium to raise money for a much-loved Teesside cancer care centre. Steven Bell, owner of Chapters Hotel and Restaurant in Stokesley, is organising the Touch of Class charity event to raise ...
Massage for charity.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... FIND out about the power of Indian Head Massage with Stockton Council's adult education service. The event, at Borders Bookshop, Teesside Retail Park on Saturday October 13 at 2pm, is in aid of The Butterwick Hospice and for a small ...
Slaggy Island party.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOUTH Bank's past and future will be celebrated at a special reunion tomorrow. Organisers of the Slaggy Island Reunion 2007 are hoping for a big turn-out of past and present residents. South Bank has been affectionately known as Slaggy Island for many years, the ...
Family Life: Small portions.(Features)(Recipe)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and SARAH DALE NOW the weather's turning colder, the family will be craving warm, tasty comfort food. Here is a recipe the whole family will love, even little toddlers. EGGY BREAD WITH FRUIT Suitable for children aged 10 ...
Family Life: Tried and tested.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and SARAH DALE IF you fancy a tasty snack, then give Seabrook's Hot & Spicy crisps a try. The crisp makers have introduced a new selection of Japanese inspired flavours to their range. Choose from 2 Chilli, Oriental Peking ...
Family Life: The wonder of water babies; Mum inspired to dive into teaching role THE striking iconic image of a baby boy swimming underwater on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind album comes to mind when you see these water babies. Swimming underwater and learning to be confident in water is all part of a new baby class starting in Teesside this week. SARAH DALE reports.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: SARAH DALE WIDE-EYED in wonder, baby Jorja Watt kicks her chubby legs in the water. Held on tightly by proud mum, Debby, Jorja is swimming underwater at a Water Babies class. Looking at the photograph of Jorja, who is now a chatty three-year-old, ...
Family Life: Fun for the family is going swimmingly.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and SARAH DALE Water Babies was set up in 2002 and is now based in 20 locations across the UK. Infants lack the strength, co-ordination and motor skills to swim on the surface until aged about three, however, with careful supervision ...
Family Life: Small Talk.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and SARAH DALE WE asked children from Flying Start Summer School, based at Coatham Primary School, Redcar: If you could invent a new sweet, what would it be like? ELLIE DUFFEW, 10, of St Benedict's Primary School: "One that looks ...
Family Life: Did you know?(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and SARAH DALE Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin ...
Gazette on tour; Holiday World in association with DFDS SEAWAYS JUST SAIL AWAY.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: STEVE RACE FOR a bit of holiday fun, we want you to send in pictures of yourself reading a copy of the Evening Gazette on your holidays - with a chance to win a cruise for two to Amsterdam, courtesy of DFDS Seaways. Every three months the best picture, or one ...
Pals together; Holiday World Fire greeted HYWEL TREWYN when took his family camping on the Costa Brava. And the heat stayed on ...(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: HYWEL TREWYN BARCELONA and its architectural delights are hard to beat. But after a few days staying at a delightful Ramblas hotel in the height of summer, we were ready to roll to the Costa Brava. Though Girona airport is much nearer, we chose to fly to ...
Living it up in the Lakes; Short break DEBBIE WARD left her son with his grandparents and set off for a break on the edge of Windermere.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: DEBBIE WARD MUCH as we love and dote on our two-year-old son, it was a great moment when the grandparents kindly agreed to babysit for two nights so that we could take a break in the Lake District. The Regent by the Lake hotel at Waterhead Bay in Ambleside, at ...
Your holiday snaps.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SEND us your favourite holiday snaps, with a caption telling us who it is and where they are holidaying, and we will publish them here and add them to our online gallery. AND ... if you have some holiday fun on video then send it in too, and we'll put that online as well. ...
Q&A: Your travel queries answered.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Q. What happens when your flight is delayed by hours? Are you entitled to a refund or not. That's what happened to Harry Catterson of Middlesbrough when he was due to fly home with Thomsons from Alicante to Newcastle. "We were delayed for 22 hours but when I asked for recompense I was told ...
Fair way to raise the cash.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PROFESSIONALS from across the North-east swapped their ties for tees to help raise in excess of pounds 2,000 for a Stockton children's charity. The annual fundraising golf day on September 6 was organised by civil engineering and property firm The Hellens Group and saw 24 teams ...
The last dance for vamp Rene.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A TALENTED dancer is getting his teeth into his final performance in Stockton before hanging up his shoes. Rene Pieters, who honed his skills breakdancing in the streets around his home in Holland, is about to embark on a new career as a dance teacher. But this month ...
Child abuser is locked up.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By GARETH LIGHTFOOT A CHILD abuser branded a "predator" has been jailed indefinitely for sex attacks against two young girls. The mother of one of Neil Handley's victims said today: "He can rot in hell. "The rest of his natural life isn't long ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BBC1 Murphy's Law (9.00pm) New three-part detective drama. Murphy goes undercover to find two missing officers who were investigating brothers thought to be involved in drugs and people-trafficking. With James Nesbitt and Andrea Lowe. Continues tomorrow. ...
wish Cash For Your Community.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... pounds 25,000 FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Over 200 groups ...
How your wishes could come true; wish Cash For Your Community.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TODAY we introduce you to community groups across Teesside who need your help to grab a share of pounds 25,000 More than 200 groups are registered in our first-ever Wish campaign - and every single one is guaranteed a payout from our cashpot. But the size of the ...
Which group will you support?(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MARTON FCUNDER-12s, Acklam WE have been playing league football since we were seven, this being Dave Gibson's fifth season managing our team. We've earned league, cup and tournament trophies. Being together two or three times a week for training and matches means ...
BORO WIN PREMIER LEAGUE! Last minute goal from...All Stars' Alistair Griffin.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE BORO have won the Premier League with a last minute goal from ... pop star Alistair Griffin! And in doing so Middlesbrough's All Stars team, featuring past Boro legends and ...
In a lather about suds.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... IS this evidence of global foaming? Teessiders woke up to find pranksters had turned the fountains in Middlesbrough's Centre Square into a sea of foam. Giant puffballs of soapy bubbles were spread across the grassy area in front of Middlesbrough Town Hall. ...
Church site set for a rebirth.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... LANDMARK church ruins in Stockton look set to be restored and opened to the public. Under Stockton Council plans, backed in public consultation, Holy Trinity Churchwill undergo amajor scheme of stabilisation works. This follows the first phase of regeneration on the ...
SHOP A BIKER; Rewards for tackling off-road pests.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SANDY McKENZIE CASH rewards are being offered for information which helps crack down on off-road motorbikes plaguing East Middlesbrough estates. The problem of illegal riding of the off-road motorcycles has been identified as a major issue in a number of ...
Griffin is hero in charity fundraiser; CHAMPIONS!(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE THEY thought it was all over - but Teesside pop star Alistair Griffin had other ideas. In the last 20 seconds of the Premier League All Stars final on Sky One, the 29-year-old Fame Academy star buried the ball in the back of the neck to secure ...
Massive barn fire.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SIX fire appliances were called to a barn fire at a farm near Stokesley over the weekend. The ...
Home gets go-ahead.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... REVISED plans to build a new 82-bed nursing home in Eaglescliffe have been given the go-ahead. The latest application for a care home on YarmRoad was given the green light at by Stockton Council's planning committee. The decision brings to an end a planning wrangle ...
IN BRIEF: Alarms prove a real life-saver.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A WOMAN'S life was saved by her smoke alarms when a blaze broke out in her Redcar home early today. Fire crews called to West Dyke Road soon after 3am found the woman had already fled the blaze. Redcar Fire Station Watch Manager Alec Johnson said: "The alarms were ...
IN BRIEF: Lighter behind blaze.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A DROPPED cigarette lighter is blamed for a bedroom blaze in Billingham early today. Fire crews were called to Grange Avenue soon after ...
How can anyone be so disrespectful? Claims of drug-dealing in cemetery.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By NAOMI CORRIGAN INCIDENTS of drug dealing, theft and verbal abuse in an award-winning Teesside cemetery have led to calls for immediate action. Over the past fewweeks, visitors have reported gangs of youths congregating in Thornaby Cemetery, preventing ...
Under-fire firm warns of cash crisis.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A HOSPITAL telephones and televisions firm accused of ripping off Teesside patients is facing financial crisis. Patientline today warned its financial position was in danger of becoming "increasingly tight". The group came under fire from patient groups and ...
What a GREAT day ... Thousands raise pounds 10m on the run for charity.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By JOANNA DESIRA HUNDREDS of Teessiders pounded the streets of Tyneside in the 27th Great North Run. They were among 36,000 runners to take part in the 13.1 miles half-marathon. Organisers Nova International estimate sponsored runners raised about ...
Banned driver locked away.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A BORED drink-driver has been locked up for a reckless motoring spree on a Teesside estate. John James Morris was seen speeding in a Vauxhall Cavalier in Middlesbrough's Marton Road at about midnight on May 25. Hewas speeding and driving on both sides of 30mph roads ...
Memories returned.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A BOXFUL of memories found by street wardens in Coulby Newham has been claimed. The wardens found the box full of personal letters and photos in bushes behind the Willowbank Estate in Coulby Newham They appealed for any information and received a phone call from someone claiming ...
WORLD TODAY: Tot's death - two held.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TWO people are in police custody today after the body of a three-year-old girl was discovered in a pub. South Yorkshire Police said the girl's body was discovered in the Scarborough Arms, Sheffield, shortly after midnight yesterday morning. Police were called to the ...
WORLD TODAY: Arrests in nuke protest.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... POLICE said 45 people had been arrested by 8.30am after hundreds of protesters began gathering today for the culmination of a year-long anti-nuclear blockade of a submarine base. Up to 1,000 demonstrators, including politicians ...
WORLD TODAY: Met in dock over killing.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE Metropolitan Police were going on trial today over alleged health and safety failures that led to an innocent man being mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead. Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, pictured, was gunned down at Stockwell Tube station in south London by ...
WORLD TODAY: TV kids warning.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... CHILDREN who watch television excessively at a young age are at greater risk of developing behavioural problems and poor social skills, according to a new study. American researchers found that a sustained, high level ...
WORLD TODAY: Tragedy at sea.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A POST-MORTEM was being carried out today on the body of a 67-year-old woman who died after falling overboard from a cruise liner. Police were ...
Air crash claims life.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ONE PERSON died and a second was injured when a light aircraft they were travelling in crashed into a farm field, emergency services said. A member of the public reported the aircraft coming down on land in Fridd Lane, Bethersden, near Ashford, Kent, just before 3pm yesterday. ...
Price rise at pumps; ... and there's more to come.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ROAD users woke up to fuel prices around the pounds 1 a litre mark today after a 2p rise in fuel duty took effect. The increase, announced in this year's Budget, took the average price of a litre of unleaded petrol to around 97.8p, with diesel averaging around 99.77p. ...
Cigs ban for under-18s.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A NEW law making it illegal for under-18s to buy tobacco comes into force today. The legal age for buying cigarettes rises from 16 to 18, bringing it in line with alcohol. Health campaigners welcomed the move. But critics accused the Government of a ...