Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) back issues from August 2008:
How Joe lost three stone, got to wear cool clothes and became a winning swimmer.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ANDREW PAIN A TEENAGER has become an award-winning swimmer after losing a massive amount of weight with a pioneering lifestyle programme. Joe Harris lost a quarter of his body weight after joining the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition and Diet) programme when ...
In the running to help babies; INBRIEF.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RUNNERS are being invited to take part in next year's London Marathon to raise money for sick or premature babies. Bliss is asking Teessiders to take part in the event on Sunday, April 26, 2009. The events team promise to provide all the help, support and ...
Priory performance; INBRIEF.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AN OUTDOOR summer theatre in the grounds of Gisborough Priory will feature Illyria's production of Pinocchio on Wednesday, August 6, with 2.30pm and 7pm performances ....
Caring garden party; INBRIEF.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... NORTHALLERTON Mayor Tony Hall will join staff from the town's Rutson Rehabilitation Unit this Saturday as they host a garden party for patients, carers, ...
Attractions on offer; INBRIEF.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DURHAM University has launched a new brochure showcasing the attractions it has to offer, including Durham Castle and Palace Green, the 18-acre Botanic Garden, ...
Fun in the Parks; INBRIEF.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... MORE than 1,000 people flocked to Danby Moors National Park Centre last Sunday for the start ...
Pupils take Shine to a new skills lesson.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS at Norton Primary School have been showing off their talents in subjects not normally taught as part of the curriculum. The whole school, from ages 3-11, rolled up their sleeves to get involved in a programme of events as part of Shine - the national schools festival ....
Cannabis 'worker' may be deported.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By KAREN FAUGHEY A CHINESE man has been recommended for deportation after he was jailed for tending to a Teesside cannabis farm worth more than pounds 40,000. Ming Wang received pounds 50 a week for watering the 'sophisticated' farm, which had been set up in ...
Park offers fun for all the family.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A BIG family fun day is one of the main events in a packed August programme at Pallister Park in Middlesbrough. The fun day runs from 11am to 5pm on Sunday, August 10 and includes a wide range of activities, rides, stalls and entertainment. There will be a display of stuntmen ...
Fringe benefits; Young comedians hope festival will bring...(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SAM BEATTIE FORGET digs at the mother-in-law and leave the "knock knock" jokes at the door - a group of Teesside comedians are performing at Edinburgh's cutting-edge Fringe Festival. The six will be showcasing two comedy routines during their time at the ...
A huge step for charity.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A MIDNIGHT walk around a racecourse has been hailed a Stockton charity's most successful event ever. An estimated 600 women braved the rain and walked six or 13.5 miles round Sedgefield Racecourse. Their efforts raised pounds 64,000 for Butterwick Hospice Care which ...
Great dad...and one of the most caring people; Tributes to top Tees table tennis coach found dead at mine where he worked.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE MORGAN TRIBUTES have been paid to one of Teesside's finest table tennis players and coaches who has died in tragic circumstances. Robin Donnelly, 55, of Queen Street, Carlin How, was found dead at Boulby Potash Mine, where he worked as a controller, on ...
Three cheers for fit learning.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... EXPERT cheerleader Tara Jemson is taking Teesside by storm with her exciting version of the popular get-fit craze. Tara, 23, a Leeds University graduate and ex-Laurence Jackson pupil, is now living back in Guisborough after realising her dream of starting up her own business. ...
BEWARE THE DANGER; My brother just went to bed...but meningitis was to claim his life.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MARIE LEVY A TEESSIDE man who lost his brother to the most aggressive form of meningitis is urging others to be more aware of the symptoms. Michael Covell was only 18 when he was struck down by meningitis. The Stokesley student had gone to the ...
Jamie longed to play football, then found it was not for him; Golden dreams of a tennis ace.(Sport)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE British Transplant Games next week celebrates its 30th anniversary. In our second installment looking at Teesside athletes who will compete at the Games, health reporter MARIE LEVY meets one young man who has overcome incredible adversity to succeed. JAMIE ...
Landmark site; Celebs see Teesside's big picture.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JOHN SUTTON CELEBRITIES have been taking part in a project that celebrates art and architecture on Teesside. TheBigPix is a website that allows users to upload their favourite pictures of the north of England. Nowcelebs have been asked for their ...
SCHOOL SPORTS DAYS 2008.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pictures by ANDY STEVENSON IN the coming days we'll publish pictures from sports days at Teesside schools. Today it's Preston Primary School, Stockton CAPTION(S): BAGS ON FUN: Jumping into ...
Charity's taste of birthday success.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A MEALS delivery service to elderly and vulnerable people has marked its 70th birthday with a new Teesside contract. WRVS Meals with Care has been awarded a three year contract with Redcar and Cleveland Council to provide a Meals at Home service. Maria Rudd, ...
BYPASS BACKING; Westminster lends support to traffic congestion plans.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SANDY McKENZIE BACKING for an East Middlesbrough bypass has come from the Conservatives Shadow Minister for Teesside. Greg Clark has held a meeting with Councillor Chris Hobson, the Conservative Group leader on Middlesbrough Council, who is heading a ...
Scales of Justice.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AMONG the cases dealt with at Teesside Magistrates' Court on July 2 were: Mustafa Dag, 31, of Castlewood, Thorntree, Middlesbrough, banned from driving for six months and fined pounds 60 with pounds 200 costs for driving without due care and attention. Dustin Edward Chapman, 33, ...
FILM OF THE DAY; Hot Fuzz (Sky Movies Comedy, 8.00pm).(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Top London policeman Simon Pegg is relocated to a tranquil village where crime is nonexistent, and is teamed up with an overeager and witless new partner ....
PICK OF THE DAY; Live Test Cricket (Sky Sports 1, 10.30am).(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... England v South Africa. The Third Test reaches day three at Edgbaston, as the teams continue to battle it out for a potentially crucial victory. Dale Steyn has enjoyed a rapid rise to stardom over the past year and is one of the finest fast bowlers in the sport at the moment. ...
CATCH THE ACTION.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Live Football (Sky Sports 2, 5.00pm) Celtic v Tottenham Hotspur (Kick-off 5.30pm). Coverage of the friendly encounter at the De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam, the opening match of the Feyenoord Jubilee tournament. Spurs have spent heavily in the transfer market for the second ...
Supermam; F.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SUPERMAM Claire Walsh is a mum of two lively youngsters and Stockton Borough Council's strategic manager for children, education and social care. She can help solve your family problems - great or small - with guidelines on how to cope. Q THE credit crunch is taking its toll on ...
Parents' panel; Family Life Parenting.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD LIZ MILBURN is a student teacher from Coulby Newham. She is married to Brian and has two daughters, Katie, 10, and Alice, seven. "I have similar worries and being a student teacher means that money is tight, so I ...
Next week's question; Family Life Parenting.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD SINCE my daughter has started school I feel her eating habits have gone awry. Before she started school she was a good eater and I ...
Kids'stuff; Family Life Parenting.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD A SIMPLE picnic in the park, or a day out at the beach, will be the most popular destinations for British families battling the credit crunch this summer, according to a recent poll by online retailer www.miffyshop.co.uk. ...
PARENTS; Family Life Parenting.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD PARENTS could save thousands of pounds a year by making a few cost-effective green choices for their baby, says a report by eco-friendly baby brand Green Baby. The report, entitled Go Green, Save More, found in a ...
DUTY-FREE SALES BID HITS ROCKS.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A YACHTSMAN who sold duty-free booze on the high seas has lost his four-year fight with Customs. Phillip Berriman, 50, was selling cheap spirits, cigarettes and tobacco from his yacht Rich Harvest off the coast of Hartlepool outside the UK's 12-mile limit. His stock ...
Discovering university life.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of school pupils were given a taste of higher education at Teesside University. Some experienced student life during the Higher Education Residential Summer School, while others became budding scientists at the Chemistry at Work event. The Residential Summer ...
Funky Ford's cool baby.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By CHRIS RUSSON A NEW baby Ford is on the way 12 years after the original Ford Ka caused a stir with its funky looks. Due to make its world debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, the new Ford Ka will join Ford's latest line up of distinctively-styled ...
Walking through a storm in the Evo X FQ 300; full chat.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By STEVE ORME AT this time of year rural pubs heave with chicken-calved walkers wearing rucksacks after the style of a medieval jousting weapon. Every time they turn round to discuss one of the many exciting, wind enhancing, real ales customers are battered ...
Carrier with massive appeal.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JOHN MURDOCH LONGER than a Mercedes S-Class and taller than an average van the new Hyundai i800 people carrier is simply massive. This newcomer is huge in every possible way - except for its price. It is so large that when you exit from one side, ...
The best used seven-seaters.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MATT TUMBRIDGE ONE of the questions most commonly asked by car buyers is, "What's a good seven-seat car?" Some people really don't want a 4x4 because they think people will frown upon them. Others don't want a MPV because they are still too van like. But ...
Your verdict: Mamma Mia!(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CRITIC: Kaitlyn Kernek, 26, of Darlington, is working towards a doctorate in film studies at the University of York. REVIEW: Ah, musicals. You either love 'em or hate 'em ... but it gets complicated when you combine the genre with popular bands like Abba. Hence the birth of ...
Your verdict: Kung Fu Panda.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CRITICS: Joanne Welford and her children Jonathan, nine and five-year-old Katharine REVIEW: My kids have been pestering me for ages to see this film so on a misty Monday morning with nothing else on the cards, we visited the cinema. I think all three of us are glad we did. ...
Box-Office:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... This week's box-office hits at Cineworld, Middlesbrough 1 Mamma Mia! 2 Wall-E 3 Hancock 4 The Dark Knight 5 Kung Fu Panda 6 Meet Dave 7 Journey To The ...
Elephantasy; Review: The Love Guru.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HINDU leaders were not amused by Mike Myers' mockery of their spiritual leaders when The Love Guru opened in America. In fact, few will be amused by Marco Schnabel's crass tale featuring the usual mishmash of slapstick, innuendo and sight gags. A musical nod to ...
Book of the Month: No Time For Goodbye; AUGUST'S Gazette Book Club Book of the Month is NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barclay (Orion, pounds 7.99).(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joanne Welford reports: YOU can't beat a good mystery and suspense, and Linwood Barclay's novel promises a lot. Currently riding high in the bestselling book lists, the paperback tells the story of what happens to Cynthia Bigge when she wakes up and finds ...
Top Ten Books.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 1 The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller (Canongate, pounds 7.99) 2 The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne (HarperCollins, pounds 6.99) 3 The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly (PanMacmillan, pounds 6.99) 4 No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay (Orion, pounds 7.99) 5 Name Of A Face ...
Review:.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... I LIKE a thriller as much as the next person and this bestseller is quite a good read. However, I'm one of those annoying people who try and guess what's going to happen as I read along. In this case, I hit half the nail on the head and conjured up the answer to part of the ...
DVDs & Videos.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alan Little reports: VANTAGE POINT (12) *** FILLING the screen with enough noise and pyrotechnics to keep our ears and eyes engaged even if our brains are not, Manchester-born director Pete Travis is less successful with emotional moments, hamstrung by a noticeable lack ...
Great escape, Guy; Coming soon: Death Defying Acts.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Oglethorpe reports: GUY PEARCE, who plays Houdini in the new movie DEATH DEFYING ACTS, accepts that the contrast couldn't be greater. On the one hand, there is Harry Houdini, one of the great, publicity-seeking showmen of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...
Review: The X-Files: I Want To Believe.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... IF absence makes the heart grow fonder, we should be ready to fall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson). It's been six years since their small screen investigations ended tantalisingly with the characters cuddling up together in ...
Review: Space Chimps.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... AFTER the out of this world pleasures of WALL-E and the high kicking Kung Fu Panda, Kirk DeMicco's computer animated comedy Space Chimps comes as a crushing disappointment. As the snappy title intimates, there's plenty of monkey business but the screenplay and animation lack the ...
Festival fun continues...(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Keith Newton reports: FABULOUS festival time sees two of the best drawing to a close this weekend, while a third waits in the wings. The 44th BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL ends tomorrow with a gala finale and closing concert; while the 21st STOCKTON ...
Music: On The Beat: Rob Nichols.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... IT'S been a year since completion, but BENJAMIN WETHERILL'S debut album is finally out. Make up for lost time, track it down and play it do death. You will not regret it. Laura is a thing of great beauty. Recorded in Hungary, as well as Benjamin's vocals ...
Music: Gigs go alfresco; Gig of the Week: Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Pain reports: TONIGHT'S the night! After months of anticipation, the Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival heads for the great outdoors for three full days of live music. Headlining tonight are mighty Welsh wizards SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, one of the most ...
Music: Sergeant earn their stripes; Also playing: Sergeant.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... HAILING from Glenrothes in Scotland, the sound of SERGEANT is very much immersed in the jingle-jangle guitar licks which made Liverpool legends the La's rise to prominence in the late '80s. Nick Mercer's piercing vocal is reminiscent of Lee Mavers' spine-tingling delivery and ...
Endless name calling; Also playing: Dananananaykroyd.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Pain reports: THE band with quite possibly the most ridiculous name ever seen on these pages - and they have a few competitors - are in the region this week. Take a deep breath now ... DANANANANAYKROYD (right) from Glasgow are in ...
Glamour clamour; Coming soon: Glamour Of The Kill.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... EVEN GLAMOUR OF THE KILL admit their previous incarnation Red Room Theory was rubbish. Bearing in mind that their average age is still only 17, they can be forgiven for past misdemeanours. Red Room Theory were an alternative metal of precocious Yorkshire upstarts, but the music ...
Also playing:.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... ZLONDON-BASED three-piece LORD AUCH, last in these parts on July 12, are back in the area tonight with a gig in Darlington. Fronted by a bona fide Teessider, they're at Inside Out to promote recent debut single The Dig Inn. The first track of the double A-side is influenced by ...
Album of the Week: Primal Scream - Beautiful Future.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE one thing that marks out Primal Scream is their ability to find the right collaborator at the right time. Littered through their career are examples of them teaming up with others to produce brilliant records. The likes of Andrew Weatherall and Kevin Shields are perhaps the finest ...
Court in the act..? Clubbing: M.A.N.D.Y. Germans say I'm MANDY, fly me tonight.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Pain reports: PLAYING Sugarshack at the Empire tonight, the MANDY story began on a tennis court in Saarbr00DCcken, near the German French border twenty years ago when Patrick Bodmer met Philipp Jung one summer's day. The lifelong friendship and musical ...
Much More than tulips; BART B MORE: Dutch treat at Freak tomorrow.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... FORGET tulips and windmills, BART B MORE is well on his way to being Holland's finest export. Bart has been wowing the Dutch scene with a refreshing sound that blends big room electro and jackin' beats for the last few years, but with his forthcoming Toolroom Trax release So It ...
There is life after chicken tikka; Cafe Indigo: Bondgate, Darlington.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gloria McShane reports: SAMOSAS, biryanis, bhunas - when it comes to the UK version of Indian food ... been there, munched that. I find most Indian restaurants serve the same old dishes. These days I'd rather enjoy the distinctive, piquant flavours of Thai or ...
Take Out: Oodles, 136 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen McLauchlan reports: SICK of sandwiches and jacket spuds, I was in need of something a bit different to tickle my lunchtime tastebuds, so I made the short walk from the office to Oodles. You can eat in or take out at this town centre restaurant. Diners ...
Walks: Route's White Horse sense! Husthwaite - Carlton, Husthwaite and Coxwold Distance: 6 1/2 miles.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Woodhouse reports: KILBURN'S White Horse (above) forms a backdrop on the northern side for this stroll through the Howardian Hills that opens up spectacular views to the south beyond York. Starting from St Nicholas' Church in the centre of Husthwaite, we ...
Walks: You can also walk Bob this way; Husthwaite - Carlton, Husthwaite and Coxwold Distance: 6 1/2 miles.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... YOU can discover more about the NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK at two free events being held on Sunday. The walks are part of a series of events which have been taking place as part of National Parks Week, which runs until Sunday. Why not take a walk on the moorland ...
Theatre: PC Plum nabs scaremongers; Looking ahead: Forum Theatre's autumn season.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gloria McShane reports: VAMPIRES, dinosaurs, ghosts, wannabe pop stars and many more will bring laughter, tears (and terror) to the Forum Theatre in Billingham this autumn season. They won't all be onstage at once, of course, but with an extensive and varied ...
Theatre: Globe tour warming to theme; Main stage: The Winter's Tale.(Features)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Keith Newton reports: THE world famous Shakespeare's Globe returns to Newby Hall from a week tonight with THE WINTER'S TALE. The company from the theatre built more or less on the site on the south bank of the Thames in London of Shakespeare's original Globe ...
60 second guide.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Music: Namecheck sounds like a stammer What a Mouth full ... Take a deep breath because the band with quite possibly the most ridiculous name ever seen on these pages - and there've been a few beauties - are in the region this week Dananananaykroyd: Seen, ...
HORSES KILLED IN STORMS; Farmers devasted as fillies die in lightning strike.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By RON LIVINGSTONE A FARMING family has been left devastated after lightning strikes killed two horses in horrendous storms early today. Gerald and Stephanie Towers who farm in Yearby, near Redcar woke up to the sound of thunder at about 4am. But ...
Jurors told of injuries; RON SHARPLES' MURDER TRIAL.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... A MURDER trial has heard how Teesside dad-of-two Ron Sharples' head injuries were the most severe ever seen by a leading pathologist. Home Office pathologist Dr Nigel Cooper told Teesside Crown Court that he believed the severity of the injuries ...
Lisa in poignant wedding day trip.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... TODAY the sweetheart of Stockton soldier Sergeant Lee Johnson killed in Afghanistan, was on the sunshine holiday island where they had planned to wed. Grieving Lisa McIntosh will ...