Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) back issues from October 2008:
DARWIN SONS IN JAIL VISIT.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By RON LIVINGSTONE THE sons of back from the dead canoeist John Darwin have visited their dad in jail - despite earlier disowning him, according to unconfirmed reports. Mark Darwin, 32, and brother Anthony, 29, spent two hours chatting to him, a national ...
Boot out chewy says star.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... YOUNG chewy chompers are being encouraged by their Boro heroes to dispose of gum responsibly. Boro left back Andrew Taylor visited Newport Primary School to deliver the message to keep Boro tidy. The club has teamed up with Middlesbrough Council in a major campaign ...
Movies to make you think of climate.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THE SERIES of green films is continuing this week at Teesside University. Tonight sees the screening of Six Degrees Could Change the World - a National Geographic investigation that charts the rise in the earth's temperature. It predicts what each degree rise in temperature ...
Waking the dead; Spooky fair to bring town spirit.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ANGELA RAINEY GHOULS, ghosts and things that go bump in the night are to be investigated in Redcar. A series of ghost hunts and psychic fairs in the style of television show Most Haunted will take place from Saturday. Kirkleatham Museum is the ...
IT'S NOT FAIR; We're being raided because of our son, claims couple.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By NAOMI CORRIGAN A COUPLE claim they have been unfairly targeted by police because of crimes committed by their son. David and Carol Harrison's home in Thornaby was among those raided in a series of swoops as part of Operation Sabre. A haul of ...
Family Life: Cash Dash; DOUBLE the money but still only 30 minutes to spend it in - what would you buy if you were chosen to take part in our pounds 200 Cash Dash? JOANNE WELFORD followed one lucky shopper to find out... Shop until you drop!(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD THERE are no flies on Mandy Thomas - especially when it comes to shopping. When she was approached to see if she'd like pounds 200 to spend in 30 minutes she hesitated only just long enough to get over the shock. ...
Family Life: WIN! FREE HAIR CARE SET; Shop until you drop!(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD IT is not just lucky shopper Mandy that is in for a treat. To celebrate the opening of its new salon on Norton High Street, Deep Hairdressing has teamed up with the Gazette to offer one lucky reader the chance to ...
Family Life: Best buys; Shop until you drop!(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by MARIE TURBILL and JOANNE WELFORD BLACKWELL'S Three bird roast (duck pheasant and chicken) pounds 25 each Cumberland sausage pounds 5.80 kilo Stroganoff fillet pounds 22.90 kilo CO-OP The Co-operative Truly Irresistible ...
Smoking kills over 1,000 Teessiders a year...will these images change that?(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MARIE LEVY TEESSIDERS believe putting graphic picture warnings on tobacco products could help young people kick the habit before it's too late. Shocking images of diseased lungs, heart operations and throat cancer, replace written warnings on cigarette ...
FIRST CLASS 2008.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... IT'S one of the biggest events in a child's life and the Evening Gazette will be capturing the moment for posterity. Every day we will be featuring pictures of reception classes of Teesside youngsters embarking on the first step of their education. Today the featured ...
Strictly dancing for Nita; ...in fact she's not missed one of her classes in 10 years COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS The People's Awards Sponsored by BARCLAYS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MARK WELFORD AN UNSTOPPABLE dance teacher has helped raise over pounds 100,000 for cancer care with her line dancing classes. Nita Metcalfe, of Mulgrave Road, Middlesbrough, hasn't missed a Monday night at the Dorman Social Club in over a decade. ...
TS 23 THE FACTS.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... LOCATION: Billingham. HOUSE TYPES: Full range. SCHOOLS: Primary schools include Roseberry Junior School, Pentland Primary School, Oakdene Primary School. Secondary schools include St Michael's RC Comprehensive and Northfield School and Sports College. ...
Community spirit reigns in our area; Properties Price Check in association with Our Properties.co.uk.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... HERE'S the latest instalment of our Property Price Check series. Whether you're buying, selling, or just want to know what houses in your area are worth, you'll find it invaluable. Throughout this month we will be delving into the facts and figures of postcode areas across ...
What the estate agent says; By JULIE HULME, branch partner at Manners and Harrison, Billingham.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By JULIE HULME THERE'S a full range of properties available in TS23. From flats and semis to large ex-ICI built houses around Central Avenue with good-sized gardens - there really is a bit of everything. That means we have people on all levels of ...
What's on the market; Properties Price Check in association with Our Properties.co.uk.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TO BUY THIS three-bedroom bungalow is up for sale on Hallcroft Close at pounds 220,000. Accommodation includes lounge, three bedrooms, shower room, kitchen and conservatory. Externally there are gardens and a garage. Details from Manners and ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BBC1 Silent Witness (9.00pm) Part one of two. Nikki investigates the murder of a teenage girl who fell from a ride at a funfair after being brutally raped and stabbed, and suspects the killing may have been part of a gang initiation. William Gaminara stars. Continues ...
FILM OF THE DAY; Deja Vu (Sky Movies Action/Thriller, 7.40pm).(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Denzel Washington stars as Doug Carlin, a federal agent investigating a bombing in New Orleans. Doug is given access to a top-secret government device which allows him ...
PICK OF THE DAY; Live UEFA Champions League (Sky Sports 2, 6.00pm).(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven (Kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of this evening's Group D fixture at An field, as the Reds take on the Dutch champions. The Reds began their campaign with a 2-1 victory in Marseille, thanks to a brace from captain Steven Gerrard. They will be confident of making it ...
CATCH THE ACTION.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Live Snooker (Eurosport, 12.45pm) The Shanghai Masters. Coverage of the concluding matches in the first round of the ranking tournament at the Shanghai Grand Stage. Ronnie O'Sullivan's withdrawal through injury left the event wide open last year. ...
CREAM OF THE NORTH; GOLF NOTES Saltburn take the region's top title.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ALLAN BOUGHEY SALTBURN Golf Club have been crowned champions of the North-east after a super win in the Dixon Cup. The Teesside Union top dogs became the second Tees Valley side to win the region's official club championship following Eaglescliffe's 2006 ...
Tennis teens take step on Road to Wimbledon.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alexia Thomasson YOUNG Teessiders enjoyed a memorable taste of the tennis big time at Wimbledon. Thirteen-year-old aces Farah Abdel-Aziz and Stephen Alexander reached the 14 and Under Road to Wimbledon event through regional qualifiers. And the ...
Training scheme hailed a success.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By SUE SCOTT PD Ports has celebrated the success of its apprenticeship programme at Teesport. The port's scheme, which has been running since 2001, is operated in partnership with Teesside-based training provider, NETA Training Group. The ...
If you're thinking about volunteering?(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Before you take action, Middlesbrough Volunteer Centre recommends that you spend a moment considering these points: WHY DO I WANT TO VOLUNTEER? People volunteer for many different reasons: To improve confidence and self-esteem To learn new skills or enhance existing ...
Wish 08 Cash For Your Community; Tees Valley Community Foundation.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... pounds 30,000 FOR YOUR COMMUNITY Over 200 groups ...
How you can make your Wish come true; Every token counts... wish 08 Cash For Your Community.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TODAY we introduce you to community groups across Teesside who need your help to grab a share of pounds 30,000. More than 200 groups are registered in our second Wish campaign - and every single one is guaranteed a payout from our cashpot. But the size of the cheque ...
What you need to know about Wish; Every token counts...(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Q: What is Wish? A: It's a campaign in which the Evening Gazette has teamed up with the Tees Valley Community Foundation to give away pounds 30,000 to community groups across the Tees Valley. Q: How many groups will benefit? A: All groups registered on our ...
Wish 08 Cash For Your Community; Tees Valley Community Foundation.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Good luck to all groups from your Evening ...
MUM'S GIFT OF LIFE; Sharon donates a kidney to her 22-year-old sick son.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN A YOUNG Stockton dad is looking forward to a new lease of life thanks to an incredible gift from his loving mum. Tomorrow Sharon Walker, pictured left, will donate one of her kidneys ...
Biker's inquest opens.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... AN INQUEST has opened into the death of a teenager who died in a motorbike accident. Ian Anthony Bloomfield, 19, who lived with his grandparents in Durham Road, Thorpe Thewles, was killed in the accident which happened on Sunday at about 11am, Teesside Coroner's Court was told ...
I just want to give my son the perfect life; Donating a kidney an easy decision, says mum.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN LOVING mum Sharon Walker will tomorrow give her son the ultimate gift when she donates one of her kidneys to save his life. Without the vital transplant Craig Walker could wait years on the organ donor list and will need to continue his ...
Ex-boss: We were 'stitched up'.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A FORMER managing director of an ill-fated Middlesbrough college at the centre of a pounds 16m fraud trial told a jury: "They stitched us up like a kipper." Peter Kenyon, 43, said he did not have control of the National Distance Learning College (NDLC), of which he was managing ...
Toddler took his mother's drugs.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A TODDLER'S life could have hung in the balance after he took amphetamines he found in his mother's home. Teesside Crown Court Judge Peter Bowers told mum Rachel Elizabeth Murray, 20: "The real problem is that your natural instinct as a mother was overtaken by your drive for ...
IN BRIEF: Woman robbed in car park.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A LATE-NIGHT shopper was robbed as she loaded her car in a store car park. The woman in her 50s was attacked and had her bag snatched in the Asda car park at South Bank at about 10pm on Monday. Three youths ran at her - one kicked her in the stomach - ...
IN BRIEF: Murder bid denied.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN has denied trying to kill her former partner. Maria O'Neill, 49, of Park Lane, Guisborough, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of ...
It's time to make a Wish come true.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TODAY we print the first tokens in this year's Wish campaign. This is the chance for groups and individuals to make their wishes come true - by joining the quest for a share of the pounds 30,000 pot we are giving away to deserving causes in the Tees Valley. And we ...
DON'T GAMBLE WITH FUTURE; Town is in danger of 'losing its lifeline'.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By DAVE ROBSON OPPONENTS of plans for Redcar Racecourse took to the streets to get backing for their stance. Redcar MP Vera Baird was among those on a soggy Redcar High Street, gathering names for a campaigners' petition which demands assurances over the ...
Jury out in 'execution killing' plot.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THE JURY in the trial of a Teesside man accused of plotting an "execution style killing" in Redcar has retired to consider its verdict. Andrew Monarch denies conspiring to murder Mark Sayer, 22, pictured, who was shot dead on his doorstep in Staithes Road, Dormanstown, 12 years ...
Vice girls abusing our son's resting place; Dad's anger over baby grave.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MARIE LEVY A GRIEVING family have spoken of their disgust at finding used condoms near their baby's grave. Danny Chaney believes the baby garden at Thornaby Cemetery is being used by prostitutes, and he is calling for the gates to be closed at night to put ...
Man's double attack on ex.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A VIOLENT partner has been given a suspended sentence for two attacks on his ex-girlfriend. Darren Worthy, 24, of Arundel Green, Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty at Teesside Crown Court to two charges of assaulting his then partner Claire Jeffrey. The court was told how ...
I couldn't resist him ... he gives me so much joy; Life is all about McKenzie for caring foster mum Ros FOSTER carers are always in desperately short supply. But shared-carers who step in to give vital support to kids and their families insist they get as much joy back as they give. BARBARA ARGUMENT, chief writer, meets a Teesside mum who ditched a round-the-world dream to help care for a special tot.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: BARBARA ROS Heimer chuckles with pleasure as 15-month-old McKenzie finally does what he's been trying to do for ages. Get the bright and noisy plastic rattle into his mouth so he can suck it. Patiently, she leans forward to roll the active little ...
WORLD TODAY: I can lead - Cameron.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... DAVID Cameron was to use his keynote speech to the Conservative conference today to rebut Labour's claim that his lack of experience makes him unfit to lead the country through a time of crisis. And he was to portray Gordon Brown as an obstacle to the change needed to rebuild ...
WORLD TODAY: NHS 'failing' mentally ill.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... MENTALLY ill children and young people are still being failed by the NHS, the Children's Commissioner for England warned today. Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green said some authorities were making good progress towards achieving Government targets of ensuring no children or young ...
WORLD TODAY: PM pledges to protect savers.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... PRIME Minister Gordon Brown rejected calls to give savers "a cast iron guarantee" that all their savings are safe. He repeated his pledge to do "whatever is necessary" to get Britain through the ...
WORLD TODAY: Word gene link.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... READING ability may be influenced by a gene linked to dyslexia, a new study shows. The KIAA0319 gene is the prime suspect thought to be behind the learning disorder which ...
WORLD TODAY: High price of style.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... INJURIES to feet from wearing high heels cost the nation pounds 29m a year, according to figures out today. Medical procedures to correct damaged feet can cost ...
WORLD TODAY: Snowing on Mars.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NASA'S Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water in soil samples at its Martian landing site and spotted falling ...
Natasha's big news.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... NATASHA KAPLINSKY has shown off her latest news - the first picture of her baby boy. The newsreader's baby, who has not yet been named, was born at a London hospital last Thursday. Photographs were taken of the tot, alongside mum Kaplinsky, 36, and her ...
Officers suspended in wine theft probe.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... TWO senior police officers have been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of stealing wine from a Marks and Spencer store, it was revealed today. Detective Chief Inspector Jim Torbet and Chief Inspector Sharon Rowe, of Sussex Police, were freed on bail pending inquiries ...
HERO'S DEATH: THREE HELD; Dad-of-two stepped in to help.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... THREE men were being questioned today in connection with the murder of a banker set upon after confronting a gang attacking a homeless man. Father-of-two Frank McGarahan, 45, of Much Hadham, Herts, died in hospital on Monday after being injured in central Norwich in the early ...
Thanks for your tip-offs.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... LOCAL residents have been praised by police for a tip-off which led to a drugs bust. Police today paid tribute to Saltburn residents who provided information on suspected drug dealing in the town. Officers from Cleveland Police district support unit entered a flat on ...
A pounds 22m vision; 'World class' sixth form is revealed EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By MIKE BLACKBURN STOCKTON Sixth Form College has revealed designs for an iconic new pounds 22m college building. The college is seeking planning consent to replace the old buildings which were opened in 1973 by then Minister For Education, Margaret Thatcher ....
IN BRIEF: Driver treated after accident.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A MAN was taken to hospital as a precaution after his Rover car struck a barrier on the inside lane of the A66 westbound in central ...
IN BRIEF: Harvester blaze.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... FIRE crews were called to a blazing combine harvester in a field off Hurworth Road, Darlington. Crews in two appliances - ...
IN BRIEF: Time for a cuppa.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A BIG brew-up will be held at All Saints Church, South Avenue, Dormanstown, between 2pm and 4pm ...
US fire chief's lesson in life saving.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... A FIRE chief from the USA has visited Teesside to learn key lessons in saving lives. Peki Prince, Assistant Fire Chief, of Peachtree City, Georgia, came for a week-long "knowledge-exchange" with Cleveland Fire Brigade. The 43-year-old has done every job in the fire ...
ATTACK IS ADMITTED BY GANG; Brothers injured in street.(News)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: By ANDREW PAIN A GANG of four who attacked a band of dog-walking brothers in a violent street assault have admitted their parts in the beating. Brothers Paul, Andrew and George Meaburn all suffered injuries after the gang attack in Grangetown. Paul, 45, ...
Our say.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WISHES are about to come true. From today you can start collecting tokens which will earn cash for groups registered for this year's Wish campaign. And the money pot is bigger than ever, with the local community set to share pounds 30,000. It's important ...
Letter: Your Say - It beggars belief, Ray.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: M K FIRMAN I FIND it extremely harsh that Mayor Mallon wants all beggars "run out of town". I think that it is not so much the fabric of the town that is "fraying at the edges" but rather that of society as a whole. I have no personal liking for beggars, but ...
Letter: Your Say - Foot off gas.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MR K DUNNING IN response to the letter Blotted Copybook (08.09.08) from S Carter over the speed hump issue, I live in Skelton and go over the speed humps on a regular basis without any ...
Letter: Your Say - Obstacle course..?(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: S BAXTER IN his letter Hidden Agenda (19.09.08), B Sidgwick comments on Redcar & Cleveland Council's reluctance to pursue building an east Middlesbrough bypass due to too many obstacles which your correspondent appears to dismiss. It is inevitable a project ...
Letter: Your Say - Profit and loss.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MAL PEARSON IN his letter Warm To This Theme (22.10.08), my MP Ashok Kumar wonders why people are cool toward the Labour Party's new proposals to help the electorate against high fuel charges. The electorate are sick of being ripped off by the utility ...
Letter: Your Say - Open and shut case.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... I WAS amazed at the story about an inmate at Kirklevington Prison plotting an armed robbery while serving a prison sentence (Prosecutor Hits Out In Inmate's Raid Bid Case (22.09.08). Here is a man allowed to travel up and down the motorway, have an outside life, with a ...
Letter: Your Say - Got off Scot free.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: MR K JACKSON THE idea of Britishness by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darlings really came to the fore when both were quoted as saying that the ...
Your Views: HOW would you fix broken Britain?(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Davy Orago, a 27-year-old sports therapy student from Kenya: "There are some things wrong, like too many illegal immigrants. The British are generally well behaved." Samayra Aslan, a 21-year-old student of applied biology from Acklam: "I wouldn't have said it was ...
Remember When.(Features)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Send your pictures for this daily feature to Remember When at the Evening Gazette Don't miss Paul Delplanque's Remember When, a blog dedicated entirely to nostalgic memories of Teesside. www.gazettelive.co.uk/rememberwhen CAPTION(S): DARLINGTON'S SUPER MODELS: The ...