Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) back issues from April 2009:
Competition for kids; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... SAINSBURY'S in Guisborough is holding a Design an Easter Egg competition. Children ...
Wine group to meet; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE next meeting of The North Tees Wine Circle is taking place tonight at Elmwood Community Centre, ...
Love story is a great musical; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... PUPILS at a Marske school are entertaining audiences with the ultimate love story this week. More than 30 students from Bydales Specialist Technology College are performing the Shakespeare 4 Kids musical version of Romeo and ...
This is Sir's beat! Street on new estate named in tribute to music teacher.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: DAVE ROBSON A NEW road pays tribute to a marvellous music man. Before he died two years ago, Kel Dennis introduced thousands of children to all forms of music in his role as Eston Action Zone co-ordinator. And now he'll always be remembered after a road leading into a ...
Pop along to fair; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... LINTHORPE Community centre is holding an Easter Fair on Saturday at ...
Design is a key factor for town to progress.
Apr 01, 2009 ... MOVES to improve urban design of a new development in Middlesbrough are being taken by Middlesbrough Council. An Urban Design Week is included in the plans which have been approved by Dave Budd, the council's Executive councillor for regeneration and economic development. ...
A lesson in citizenship.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: JOANNA DESIRA THE strong arm of the law paid youngsters a visit to teach them the value of becoming a responsible citizen. The youngsters at Nunthorpe School were warned about becoming involved in anti-social behaviour, knife crime, drugs and bullying, by two ...
Route takes in historical sites.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A GUIDED walk, led by local historian and author Simon Chapman on behalf of the Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Society, will visit alum, ironstone and railway sites near the offices of Tees ...
DRINKING GELS WON'T WASH! Chiefs remove superbug-busting cleanser from hospital corridors.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARIE LEVY HANDWASH gels are being removed from hospital corridors because it is feared patients may use them to get drunk. The University Hospital of North Tees and The University Hospital of Hartlepool have removed their alcohol gel dispensers - used to ...
Talk to a councillor; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THREE Redcar and Cleveland Council ward surgeries are scheduled for Friday: Dormanstown, Cliff Houlding, Ray Goddard at Park Court Community ...
Don't mean to rabbit on... but I'm a pet not a prisoner; Why bunnies need TLC at Easter - and every day.
Apr 01, 2009 ... and daily care a rabbit can A WEEK of action has been launched to highlight the plight of abandoned or abused rabbits on Teesside. RSPCA chiefs are holding events in a bid to drive the message home that rabbits should be pets not prisoners. In 2008 the charity received a total ...
Kids trace their family's history; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... YOUNGSTERS in Skelton have been tracing their family histories and trying to discover whether their graveyard contains the remains of smugglers and pirates. Tees Valley Arts have been carrying out the project with young people in the town, visiting Skelton ...
Troubles in past; Owners take pub back to its heyday.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A ONCE-TROUBLED village pub is again the hub of its community after new owners turned it around. Not long ago, the Stainton was blighted by violence and vandalism. Former landlord Sean Bennett last month pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm following disputes ...
Shut church needs pounds 25K; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... RESIDENTS are being asked for help towards pounds 25,000 repairs at St Peter's Church, North Skelton, which closed for health and safety reasons and cannot reopen until 44 electrical circuit faults are ...
Plea to family; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... RELATIVES of John Charles Wilford, 80, found dead at home in Thames Road, ...
Fair for heroes.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Redcar Ladies Lifeboat Guild will hold an Easter Fair on Saturday, April 11, 10am-1pm, ...
ATTACK MAN'S NECK SLICED; Woman in court.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: GARETH LIGHTFOOT A YOUNG woman who sliced a stranger's neck with a broken bottle has been jailed. Jade Musgrave smashed a beer bottle and lunged at her victim on Sunnyside, Coulby Newham, Teesside Crown Court heard. She was one of a group of youths ...
Charity walk.
Apr 01, 2009 ... ORGANISERS of the annual Boosbeck Station Hotel Charity Walk are hoping for a big turnout for their next event. The next moorland marathon, a 20-mile circular walk over the heights of the North York Moors will be held at 7am on Sunday, May 24. Starting and ...
Fur's in fashion.
Apr 01, 2009 ... GREYHOUNDS Galore and Save our Strays present a doggy fashion show and fun dog show on Saturday at Wilton Dog Club, Dormanstown. The event, 1pm-4pm, will ...
WINDOW WIZARD.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Evening Gazette READER OFFER Safely clean all your upper windows and conservatory roof with this long multi-angled window squeegee. - Multi-angled head ideal for conservatory roofs - Lightweight telescopic pole gives up to 26ft reach. - Detachable squeegee and drying ...
BLITZ THE PARKERS; Bus lay-by menace 'a danger'.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SANDY McKENZIE A CALL has gone out to get tough on drivers who park in bus lay-bys Councillor Joe Michna says the problem is a long-standing one in Middlesbrough. He says he continues to receive complaints from residents and bus users and is calling on ...
Design is at seat of pupils' learning.
Apr 01, 2009 ... PUPILS' creative ideas for Picasso-inspired chairs have become a reality thanks to the help of a professional artist. The Year 10 applied art and design students from St David's School in Acklam, designed chairs made from the wood of oak and sycamore trees. Then ...
Group gives a boost to local hopes.
Apr 01, 2009 ... RESIDENTS of Stokesley and the surrounding villages are being urged to sign up for a group which is working to address issues affecting the community. Set up in 2001, the Stokesley and Villages Community Regeneration Group works with partner organisations to highlight the needs ...
Best buys.
Apr 01, 2009 ... BLACKWELL'S Pork chops pounds 6.60 kilo Rump steak pounds 15.90 kilo Lamb burgers 70p each CO-OP The Co-operative 2 Melton Mowbray Buffet Pork Pies, 150g pounds 1.25 each, buy one get one free FOX'S Own-grown spring cabbage 75p lb, pounds 1.65 kilo Locally grown cucumber 80p each White ...
SPENDING SPREE; Cash Dash.
Apr 01, 2009 ... pounds 200 to spend and only 30 minutes to do it in - what would you buy? JOANNE WELFORD followed a mum and daughter as they took up the Cash Dash Challenge.. THERE was only a moment's hesitation before Clare Brown and her daughter Emily decided to take up the mantle of the ...
Pick of the day.
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Apprentice: You're Fired! (10.00pm) Adrian Chiles catches up with the show's freshly rejected candidate, who reveals what it is really like to be in the firing line. Queens of British Pop (10.45pm) Part one of two. Celebration of 12 female singers who have influenced British ...
MOVIES.
Apr 01, 2009 ... FILM OF THE DAY Wild Wild West (Sky Movies Action/Thriller, 7.05pm) A government agent and his eccentric new partner face a series of dangers while ...
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Changes put justice in jeopardy; Judge criticises 'dangers' of system counsel were free to represent.
Apr 01, 2009 ... TEESSIDE'S most senior judge has delivered a controversial critique of changes to the legal system which he says are putting the public in danger. Judge Peter Fox QC talked of threats to the legal profession - which he said was comparable to the National Health Service in ...
History society set to meet.
Apr 01, 2009 ... CLEVELAND History Society meets on Thursday, April 23, at 7.15pm on the 4th Floor Seminar Room, Middlesbrough College, Dock ...
Bryony's in fashion with top stores and celebrities.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A TINY Teesside children's clothing business is celebrating its celebrity fan base after landing contracts with two of the biggest names in retail. Poppy, based in Yarm, is now seeing its range of handmade clothes for boys and girls selling from the racks of Harvey Nichols and ...
pounds 4M HEALTH KICK; Cash funds range of efforts to lift fitness.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARIE LEVY SUNDAY'S 5K run was just the start of a huge drive to make Middlesbrough a health town. The Government is ploughing pounds 4m into Middlesbrough as part of the healthy towns scheme. This will fund a programme of urban farming, as well as ...
Work putts end to drain worries.
Apr 01, 2009 ... WORK to solve drainage problems on Middlesbrough's Municipal Golf Course has been completed. About pounds 10,000 was spent on the work which has been underway since last autumn and aimed at improving drainage on several greens. The works involved laying more than ...
Beckham just falls to last frame battle.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: JOHN HARTLEY RICHARD Beckham just failed to reach the final stages of the English Amateur Snooker Championship after a cracking match against former champion David Lilley. Skelton's Beckham led 3-2, but lost the final two frames to go down 4-3. ...
League leaders take it to max.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: STEVE WOODIER TWO Middlesbrough and District League teams recorded 14-0 maximum wins. They were Tables 8s, who are top of the Premier League, defeating Whaloe Hill Social, and Riley's Teesside, who are fourth in the second division, who defeated Erimus 2. ...
Tony nets online sponsorship deal.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: ADAM STEEL TONY ECCLES has been overwhelmed with the support of darts fans after becoming the first professional player to be sponsored by an internet darts forum. Teesside's PDC star Eccles has received over pounds 3,500 in sponsorship from the Superstars of ...
Promising start for apprentice; Student set to receive top award.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A HARTLEPOOL student is to be crowned the region's most promising apprentice. Peter Bamford, 20, is one of just three trainees from the North-east who will be honoured at a ceremony in Durham next month, where the overall trainee of the year will be announced. Peter, ...
Mock tribunal hailed a major success.
Apr 01, 2009 ... MINCOFF Jacksons LLP recently held the latest in a series of mock employment tribunals. The event took place at Lumley Castle and was the first held in conjunction with Durham Business Club. The session provided over 60 delegates from Durham Business Club with first-hand ...
Pupils react well to ideas for careers.
Apr 01, 2009 ... HANDS-on sessions for schoolchildren are fuelling aspirations - and dispelling myths - about careers in the chemical and processing sector. Chemical Reaction has worked with more than 90 students from Redcar and Cleveland Schools to give them a taste of what working in the sector ...
A chance to follow TV star's footsteps; Gardening apprentices are needed.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A pounds 1 MILLION fund to recruit a new generation of green-fingered apprentices to keep England's parks and green spaces growing has been announced by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett. Local councils will invite budding horticulturalists of all ages to apply for a traineeship ...
Employment issues.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Joe Michna CHANGES TO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS Q. What is a contract of employment? A. A contract of employment is an agreement between an employee and an employer. There is always a contract between an employer and an employee, even if nothing is ever put in writing. This ...
Work to engage staff honoured.
Apr 01, 2009 ... UTILITY company Northumbrian Water has been crowned for making employee engagement among its 2,100 staff a top priority. It received the CIPD Employee Engagement Award at an awards dinner at the Gateshead Hilton Hotel, organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & ...
Housing chiefs in pledge on skills.
Apr 01, 2009 ... HOUSING Hartlepool has signed up to a major initiative demonstrating its commitment to staff training and development. By signing the Skills Pledge, Housing Hartlepool chairman Peter Olsen has publicly declared that the organisation will ensure that all its staff are skilled, ...
We can help you to ride the storm; Uni is taking action as recession bites.
Apr 01, 2009 ... TEESSIDE University is taking the lead in helping businesses and individuals through the credit crunch, with Vice-Chancellor Graham Henderson invited to three national events to speak about what the university can do. The university's measures to help businesses include halving ...
Time for coffee; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A COFFEE morning will be held at Normanby Methodist Church, Cleveland Street, on ...
'Twins' in town; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... STUDENTS from Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough, and Stockton Sixth Form College are hosting 17 youngsters from Redcar and Cleveland's German twin-town, Troisdorf, until Saturday. Redcar and ...
Country invite; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE next monthly meeting of the Yorkshire Countrywomen takes place at 7pm tomorrow at the Gleneagles Centre in New Marske. The pounds 1 entry ...
Ladies' Night fundraiser; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Keys in Middlesbrough will host a Ladies' Night tomorrow to raise cash for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. It will feature a three-hour show from male ...
Drinker jailed for drug stash.
Apr 01, 2009 ... POLICE found a pounds 545 stash of cocaine after they arrested a man for trying to steal a bottle of vodka from Marks and Spencer. Fhuad Mohammed had a set of scales on him when he was searched, prompting a raid on his home on September 3 last year. Officers found a hold-all ...
A couple of diamonds... Margaret spent nights firewatching on the roof of Woolies during the war...Eddie survived a bomb blast ...but love has seen them through.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK WELFORD DIAMOND duo Margaret and Eddie Rowney are celebrating 60 years of happily married life. The loving couple have faced some challenges over the years - Eddie survived a bomb blast in the war only to lose his leg decades later after suffering from ...
pounds 104m schools plan is backed.
Apr 01, 2009 ... HARTLEPOOL Council has received the green light for plans to modernise secondary schools in the town. Under its pounds 104m Building Schools for the Future programme all secondary schools will be modernised. The timetable for the programme is: Dyke House School, ...
WE DIG IT! Work starts on pounds 17m uni complex.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: ANDY PASSANT WORK has begun on a multi-million pound showpiece complex at the University of Teesside. Senior health officials joined staff and students for the official start of work on the dental education and practice facility and sports therapy building. ...
Boro hosts wedding fair.
Apr 01, 2009 ... HUNDREDS of couples planning their big day are expected to attend Middlesbrough FC's Spring Wedding Fair at the Riverside on Sunday. Entry is free and every pre-registered bride-to-be will ...
Excuse me, but I'm out to lunch...
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Robson FORGET the Lambeth walk - I've been getting the hang of doing the lunchtime walk. When I worked in Redcar, I had the high street or the beach on the doorstep. Ships, chips and lemon tops within easy reach. And sadly, ...
Growing the 'green' way with Jon's help.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A GREEN-FINGERED PCSO has secured funding to help children grow vegetables and plants in their very own eco-garden. Jon Formstone, who covers the Burn Valley ward in Hartlepool, secured almost pounds 12,000 to pay for a garden at Eldon Grove Primary School. The ...
Attraction to remain closed.
Apr 01, 2009 ... DAMP problems have delayed the re-opening of a popular tourist attraction. Redcar and Cleveland Council says it is unable to re-open the Saltburn Smugglers attraction at Saltburn for the Easter holidays because of ongoing problems with the building. Cabinet member ...
Move of PO will deliver even more.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A STOCKTON post office is relocating to its new home in a convenience store. Rosehill Post Office is moving some fifteen yards from 8 Lyttleton Drive into the convenience store at 2-3 Lyttleton Drive. The date of the move is to be announced. Ian Carlton, field change ...
A WRITE MYSTERY; More missives from rogue scribe.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SARAH JUDD A FURTHER two letters thought to be from the Evening Gazette's mystery pen pal have proved to be fake. Recently we revealed how an enigmatic letter writer had been using various pseudonyms and Teesside addresses to send in views to the Gazette's ...
Man took drugs to jail.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A BUNGLING narcotics smuggler once banned from Jersey for a botched attempt to import drugs on to the island has been jailed for taking drugs into Holme House Prison. Pub chef John Greener, 24, secreted five tablets of the heroin treatment drug Subutex in his underwear as he ...
Come to Pilates; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... PILATES sessions for beginners and intermediates take place on Friday, April 3, from 6pm to 7pm at the Gleneagles Centre in New Marske. ...
Are you dancing? INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Friends of Ann Charlton Lodge, supporting the East Cleveland MS Home, are holding a spring dance on Thursday, April ...
Fun day marks store opening; INBRIEF.
Apr 01, 2009 ... A FAMILY fun day is being held at the weekend to celebrate the opening of the new Wilkinson store in the Pavilion Shopping Centre, Thornaby. Saturday's fun day will include free face painting, sweets and balloons available between 10am and 4pm. The store ...
ALI'S RED ROAR; Star adds voice to drive.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: MARK WELFORD THE Gazette's Keep the Faith campaign is proving to be the 'pice de rsistance' judging by the class of support it's attracting. The bandwagon continues to roll on, building momentum and showing no sign of abating with our Facebook group now ...
2025 I won't let it take until then for Gresham work to start says Mayor; Lack of funds could mean 16-year wait.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SANDY McKENZIE WORK to redevelop Gresham would not start until 2025 under the current rate of progress. But Mayor Ray Mallon has pledged to get things moving much quicker after it was revealed available cash was only allowing the project to proceed slowly. ...
Cases on hold until hearings.
Apr 01, 2009 ... SEVEN people arrested in raids in Norton Grange, Stockton have made their first appearances at Teesside Crown Court. Thomas Paul Jefferson, 20, of Hallifield Street, Stockton, and Gemma Louise McMaster, 23, of Japonica Way, Norton, are charged with conspiring to supply crack ...