Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) back issues from June 2008:
Robber turned rapist jailed; Sex attack 'out of the blue'.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By GARETH LIGHTFOOT A SEX attacker whose attempt to rob a woman inexplicably descended into rape has been jailed for four years. In the wake of a gambling and drinking binge, Joseph Currah grabbed the woman near the Mandale Industrial Estate on Middlesbrough ...
Ex-head takes office with a desire to learn.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A FORMER Thornaby headteacher has taken his seat as the town's new Mayor. Taking over from Cllr Tina Large, Mick Eddy said he plans to learn from the past. "We must adapt to changes in modern local politics," he said. "I will listen to the people who voted for me." ...
Church repair work to begin.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WORK to restore a landmark church tower was due to start today. Saltburn Methodist Church's distinctive eight-sided tower and spire is undergoing extensive repairs. It was built in 1905 at a cost of pounds 6,600. More than a century later, the Milton Street landmark's ...
Heart group fundraiser.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE Darlington Heart Failure Support Group is hosting a charity stall in Darlington's Market Place on Saturday, selling bric-a-brac, cakes, books and CDs. The stall will be manned by British ...
IN BRIEF: Jump to it for charity places.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ZOE'S Place baby hospice has a few places left on its abseil and bungee jump off the Transporter Bridge on June 15. Abseil places cost pounds 23.50 and ...
IN BRIEF: Signing by author.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... JOURNALIST and author William Coles will be at Stockton Central Library for a book talk and signing at 7pm on Thursday. The writer will discuss his ...
IN BRIEF: Visit by US students.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... EIGHT students and teachers from the University of South Carolina have visited North Yorkshire County Council's County Record ...
IN BRIEF: Coffee and cake.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A CAKE stall and coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10am to ...
Every one of you reading this has the opportunity to save another person's life...(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Health reporter MARIE LEVY reports TODAY we back the campaign launched by brave journalist Adrian Sudbury, left The lives of people like Adrian depend on bone marrow transplants. Read the stories told here by Adrian, and Lindsey ... and then ask ...
Donating your bone marrow is such a priceless gift; Lindsey's story.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WHEN hairdresser Lindsey Wood lost her locks, she says it was a price worth paying to save her life. She was given 50-50 odds on surviving, but she was determined to beat her leukaemia. Her inspirational courage paid off and she is now celebrating her five-year ...
Venues sought to recruit more donors.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE Anthony Nolan Trust today appeals to Gazette readers to help set up bone marrow donor recruitment clinics across Teesside. The charity is looking for suitable venues to host clinics, which will allow hundreds of people to join its bone marrow register. Currently ...
End of an era for Vera.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... HERE'S to you, Mrs Robinson! A local historian who lives and breathes Redcar says she's putting down her writer's pen. Vera Robinson, 94, who was awarded the Freedom of Redcar and Cleveland in 2001, is delighted with the book, Redcar Miscellany: Past and Present. ...
Scales of Justice.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AMONG the cases dealt with at East Middlesbrough Community Justice Court on April 22 were: Darren Patrick McDonald, 31, of Winston Street, Stockton, given a 12-month community order for burglary, theft and breaching a conditional discharge. Liam Terry Humphrey, 18, ...
Sarah, 101, can stay ...for now; But battle goes on for family in care home closure row.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By KELLEY PRICE THE ANXIOUS family of a 101-year-old care home resident won a temporary reprieve in the fight against her eviction. Earlier this year, Stockton Council agreed to close Parkview, the last authority-run care home in Thornaby. Sarah ...
They've got a reason for putting on the Ritz.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By KAREN FAUGHEY MEMBERS of a theatre group are hot-stepping their way to success - thanks to a new dance class. Adults with learning difficulties at the Earthbeat Theatre Company in Saltburn are being taught to express themselves through dance. ...
Join our march to service.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE MAYOR of Stockton is inviting people to join him in a march along Stockton High Street to mark the start of his term in office. Councillor John Fletcher would like people to join him for the Mayor's Sunday Service and Parade on Sunday, ...
WHAT A RESULT! 'Boro' match is charity winner.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE A TEESSIDE charity has received one of its biggest ever donations after dreams came true at the Riverside Stadium. Around pounds 23,000 was raised for the Holistic Cancer Care Centre in Middlesbrough after some key players in the business ...
Pupils perform a sign song.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE sound of silence rang out in song at a Teesside school as part of an event to make pupils more aware of deafness and hearing impairment. More than 200 Year 7 students from The King's Academy, Middlesbrough, joined together to perform I Can Sing a Rainbow in sign language at ...
Just call; Parking payment scheme goes live.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN MOTORISTS using council car parks in Stockton, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool can pay for their parking by mobile phone from today. Using a system called RingGo, the Tees Valley Connect scheme offers a quick and easy service that allows drivers ...
Pianist praises Redcar setting.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A WORLD-CLASS pianist has hailed a Redcar chapel as a "wonderful setting" in which to play. Russian pianist Dmitry Rachmanov has recently completed a tour of the United States, where he performed at top classical music venues. Now, on a brief tour of North-east ...
Have a Heart Week.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... When people join a Slimming World group in order to lose weight, some of them also hope that by losing weight and changing their eating habits they can make some health improvements. Most have no idea about the following scary statistics; Coronary heart Disease (CHD) is the ...
Media bytes; Schools Gazette In association with: REDCAR CLEVELAND COLLEGE.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By MICHAEL WATSON AND REBECCA GREEN ON FRIDAY the 25th April, 15 students visited the Arc in Stockton to participate in the Media Bytes festival. They participated in three media workshops: journalism, script writing and photography. The first ...
How far would you run for a Cornish pastie?(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By ADAM WILSON AND TOM CORR THE GREGG'S Children's Cancer Run provides money for charities connected with Cancer Research in the UK. The Cancer run is now entering its 26th year, and has raised in excess of three million pounds. Gregg's covers the ...
MISS Crossling.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By JACK STOKES MISS Crossling is setting up a book club for Year 7s in All Saints School. Students will be reading a selection of books short listed for the Carnegie CILIP awards. Among the books shortlisted are Catty's Tale, Crusade, Finding ...
Specialist schools bid for resources.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By AMY HUGHES HUMANITIES and English are trying to raise money for the school so we can have more fun lessons using exciting resources. The school is hoping to run a reading club and take us on very exciting new trips so we have an even more enjoyable way of ...
Librarian ceremony.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ON FRIDAY 25th April at Egglesclife School, four school librarians celebrated their successes following their hard work at school. Matthew Gibbs (Year 9) and Lee Miller (Year 10) successfully completed the Advanced Scheme which involved them taking on a mentoring role with ...
Play-doh creations.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By MATTHEW GIBBS ON WEDNESDAY 14th May, a group of specially selected Year 9s went on a trip to the Stockton CLC near Grangefield School. There they used play-doh and special software to make animations. After two hours of recording movies they ...
I caught my toe on a rock and I just went down like a tin soldier.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By DAVE ROBSON A MEDICAL student was coming down a mountain when her Coast to Coast charity walk came to a sudden - and bloody - end. Stockton student Tamsin Clark was two days into the 190-mile St Bees-Robin Hood's Bay walk when, as she strode down a Cumbrian ...
Lights welcomed.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WORK to upgrade Redcar and Cleveland's street lighting has been given a bright reception. In ten streets in East Redcar having their lampposts upgraded, 177 residents completed questionnaires, with 89% saying they could see an improvement and 78% satisfied with the work. ...
What a grand day out.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... WALLACE and Gromit rolled into town on a mission to help a Teesside charity. The cheese-munching duo arrived at the Butterwick Children's Hospice in their "Wallace and Gromit Mobile" to hand over a tasty pounds 10,000 cheque. The larger-than-life duo then chatted ...
Call to blitz bug in care homes.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By MARIE LEVY HEALTH chiefs in Middlesbrough are calling for an evaluation of infection control standards in care homes to step up the fight against deadly superbugs. Figures show South Tees hospitals recorded 442 cases of Clostridium Difficile in 2007/08 - a ...
History quiz help.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... VOLUNTEERS are helping to unravel a 12,000-year-old Ancient Briton mystery. Researchers, including Mags Waughman, pictured, are undertaking the second phase of a project to find out more about what life was like on the North York Moors thousands of years ago. Members ...
Family Life: Tried and tested.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD MAKERS of Sure antiperspirant have turned their product on its head. The new upside down roll-on for women claims to be revolutionary in design. No more shaking, drying out or leaking is the promise from ...
Family Life: Small portions.(Features)(Recipe)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD THIS week is National Mango Week so get into the spirit by trying this recipe for exotic chilli mango and prawns skewers. Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 8 wooden skewers ...
Family Life: Mums tackle learning curve; Balancing work, kids and study.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD MOST mums and dads have enough on their hands juggling work and raising the kids. But these Teesside parents decided to add studying to their already hectic life. MARIE TURBILL finds out how they managed the ...
Family Life: All a matter of degree.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD WHEN Anne Henderson got her first computer at home, the mum-of-three admits she knew nothing about the technology. "It is the standing joke in our house that I fought not to have a computer," says the 48-year-old. ...
Family Life: Stretched to the limit.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD TIME is a very limited resource for families today. According to research carried out on behalf of Clover, more than half of families in the UK say that they are unable to spend time with loved ones on a daily basis. ...
Family Life: Small Talk.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD WE asked pupils from Linthorpe Community School in Middlesbrough what is your favourite book? CHLOE McPARTLAND, nine: "Roald Dahl books. My favourite is the BFG because I like stories where there are different ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... BBC1 Crimewatch (9.00pm) Kirsty Young presents appeals to members of the public for information about unsolved crimes, including the murder of a sheep farmer in Northern Ireland and a kidnapping in the Midlands. The update show is on after the news at 10.35pm, also ...
FILM OF THE DAY; MOVIES.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Sky Movies Action/Thriller, 9.00pm) Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow for this ...
PICK OF THE DAY; ENTERTAINMENT.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Live French Open Tennis (Eurosport, 10.00am) All the action from the ninth day's play on the clay courts of Roland Garros, featuring the continuation of the men's matches in the fourth round. Russia's Igor Andreev produced the only major shock of the round 12 months ago when he ...
CATCH THE ACTION.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Live Test Cricket (Sky Sports 1, 3.00pm) West Indies v Australia. The fourth and penultimate day of the Second Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The Windies have not won a series against the Aussies since 1993, when they were shock victors on Australian ...
PROBE AS MAN SHOT; Victim at travellers' site found with wounds to his leg.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE POLICE were today probing a shooting at a Stockton travellers' site which is believed to have been "targeted". A 28-year-old man was taken to hospital on Friday night after he was shot at the Bowesfield Road travellers' site. No ...
Transport fans show their passion.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... PLANES, trains and even a few automobiles were on show on Teesside over the weekend. Aviation enthusiasts winged their way to an annual model aircraft display, train buffs headed for Ormesby Hall for a model railway exhibition and classic commercial vehicle buffs kept on ...
Sadistic boy, 14 preyed on kids.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By ANGELA RAINEY A SADISTIC 14-year-old paedophile who preyed on young children has been branded a danger to the public. The Middlesbrough teenager appeared before Teesside Youth Court to face eight counts of sexual assault, two charges of child abduction and ...
pounds 60k to lower casualties.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A PUBLIC consultation programme was getting under way today over one of Teesside's worst accident blackspots. Redcar and Cleveland Council is launching a pounds 60,000 casualty reduction scheme on a 1.3km stretch of road at South Bank, which has become the borough's third worst ...
IN BRIEF: Lecturers' bike ride for charity.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... MIDDLESBROUGH College lecturers Shaun Martin and Mike Greig are hoping to raise around pounds 2,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance with a three day, off-road, coast-to-coast bike ride from St Bees to Runswick Bay. The ...
IN BRIEF: Protection course.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A FREE child protection course is being held at South Bank Women's Centre on Thursday from 6-8pm. "Raising awareness, signs and ...
Lies and assault see teen locked up.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A BINGE-DRINKING teenager was locked up after he attacked an innocent stranger. Paul Tweddle, 19, had downed 25 vodkas and Red Bull when he ran amok in a taxi office in the early hours. He targeted Samuel Foster, who was waiting for a cab in Darlington, and made two ...
Give your views on way ahead.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... AN environmental group wants the public to help focus attention on key transport issues. Members of South Tees Friends of the Earth are working with other campaign groups and organisations to find out what people think and to promote eco-friendly ...
SINGING IN THE RAIN.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE THE air was awash with music - and more than the odd drop of rain - during this year's Middlesbrough Music Live. The town centre - recently described by council leaders as one of the best performance locations in Europe - became centre stage for ...
WORLD TODAY: Post Office cuts fears.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... FEARS that thousands more post offices could shut after the current 2,500 closure programme ends were voiced by the chairman of a committee of MPs today. The Business and Enterprise Select Committee said it welcomed Government intentions to keep the network at 11,500 branches ...
WORLD TODAY: Rhys: Seven due in court.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... SEVEN people were due to make their first appearance at Liverpool crown court today charged in connection with the murder of 11-year-old schoolboy Rhys Jones. Rhys, 11, was shot dead last August in a pub car park in Croxteth. A 17-year-old boy accused of murdering the ...
WORLD TODAY: Teen defied docs warning.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... BRITAIN'S Got Talent winner George Sampson said today doctors have warned his break dancing routines risk crippling him for life. The 14-year-old from Warrington told a national newspaper ...
WORLD TODAY: Designer dies.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... LEGENDARY fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, pictured, who rewrote the rules of fashion by putting women into trousersuits ...
WORLD TODAY: Jersey probe charge.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 45-YEAR-OLD man was due to appear in court today in connection with the sex abuse probe at the Haut de la Garenne former children's home ...
Fire rages at studio.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... ONE of Hollywood's largest film studios starred in a disastrous sequel as a fire ripped through an area of Universal Studios, destroying a set from Back To The Future, a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows. It was the second fire at the ...
CHILD DEATHS MOTHER HELD; Woman set for mental health unit.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... THE mother of two children stabbed to death at their home has been detained under the Mental Health Act. The 35-year-old woman, named in reports as Sasikala Navaneethan, was arrested over the deaths and the serious stab injuries to her six-month old baby daughter. ...
Trio rack up the cash for charity.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A GANG of snooker-loopy friends played all day to make a pot of cash for charity. Phillip Gair organised the 15-hour snooker marathon after seeing a similar challenge completed in darts for a good cause. He roped in friends Alex Kidby, 17, and Paul Stephenson, 22, for ...
SCISSORS MAN JAILED; Attacker 'fuelled by booze'.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: By GARETH LIGHTFOOT A TEENAGER who attacked two men in the street with a pair of scissors after drinking seven litres of cider has been locked up indefinitely. Philip Gbarato, 18, assaulted James Johnson and Wayne Matthews on Leeholme Road, Billingham, in the ...
Clearing streets of bad element.(Sport)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A CAMPAIGN which aims to sweep away crime and clean up blighted neighbourhoods was being launched on Teesside today. The blitz is targeting an area of Thorntree, Middlesbrough, and is the first of four initiatives in the town called Operation Clean Sweep. A range of ...
Holiday World: More to sea and cruise; ROBERT WEATHERALL found it wasn't just retired people who go on cruises.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: STEVE RACE "SO, where have you been on holiday then?" asked a friend when I got back from my latest jaunt. "Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Palma and Barcelona. I've been on a cruise," came my reply. The puzzled look on his face said it all. Why on earth ...
Holiday World: Your holiday snaps.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: STEVE RACE 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. Send your pictures to: Steve Race, Evening Gazette, Borough Road, Middlesbrough TS1 3AZ, ...
A towering display of thrills; MICK SMITH got his adrenaline rush - and a game of crazy golf - at Alton Towers.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... IF OLD Kubla Khan found his pleasure dome in Xanadu, goodness knows what he would have made of Alton Towers. Once home to the Earls of Shrewsbury, it is now home to hedonistic thrill seekers, dedicated to daredevils hooked on the adrenaline rush of Britain's finest white-knuckle ...
Gazette on tour; In association with DFDS SEAWAYS.(Features)
Jun 02, 2008 ... 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 at the most unusual location, ...