Recently added articles from Shields Gazette (South Shields, England):
Kids step into summer - SLIDESHOW.
Aug 04, 2008 ... THEY'RE not your usual breakdancers or hip hop stars - but they know how to move. Youngsters have been taking part in a dance academy at Seaview Primary School in South Shields. They spent 25 hours over five days preparing for a 10-minute show, performed in front of ...
Nurse Lauren's dental disaster drama.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A NIGHTMARE holiday accident left a nurse too upset to flash her winning smile. Lauren Howe fell head first after slipping on a wet marble floor, knocking out one of her front teeth and shattering two more. The dental disaster happened just three days into her holiday ...
Feeling at home on fold-up house project.
Aug 04, 2008 ... APPRENTICE builders from South Tyneside who swapped a building site for a public art installation say they have learned new skills from the experience. Phil McQueeney, 26, and Anthony Heaton, 27, both from South Shields, have been working on Fold-Up, created by German artist ...
[pounds sterling]25k to improve play-time.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A [pounds sterling]25,000 cash appeal has been launched as part of an ambitious revamp scheme at a South Tyneside school. Phase two of the Kids Under Cover project is now under way at St James's RC Primary School, in Solway Road, Hebburn. The first stage of the ...
Thumbs up for centre revamp.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A NEWLY refurbished centre for the elderly has been officially re-opened in South Tyneside. Wilfred Street Day Care Centre, in Boldon Colliery, has undergone a transformation in a project involving volunteers living in the area. The refurbishment works included making ...
On target to help beat cancer.
Aug 04, 2008 ... CANCER campaigners are on target to set a [pounds sterling]40,000 fundraising record. Organisers of the Relay for Life event, staged last month at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow, say they are poised to double the amount they raised for Cancer Research UK last year. Main ...
[pounds sterling]1.7m sea barrier work starts.
Aug 04, 2008 ... SHIPMENTS of rocks will arrive in South Tyneside this week as work starts on a [pounds sterling]1.7m coastal barrier scheme. The first delivery will arrive at Trow Quarry, South Shields, today, with several more following during the week. The rocks are needed for the ...
Save supermarket site Kwik-ly.
Aug 04, 2008 ... COUNCILLORS are battling to attract new business to a South Shields estate after the closure of a supermarket. The closure of Kwik Save, at Parkway, has been described as a 'blow to the community' - now councillors and the public are hoping to have another food store on the site ...
Mystery man saved my life.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A PENSIONER has hailed a mystery "lifesaver" who came to her aid after she fell ill at home. When Glenda Armstrong woke at her home in Northfield Road, South Shields, on Saturday morning she was struggling to catch her breath. Frightened and alone, the 76-year-old ...
Three year ban for drink driver.
Aug 04, 2008 ... A DRINK driver has been slapped with a three-year ban after being caught twice over the legal limit in eight months. Gholam Rostami, 46, hit a taxi before smashing into railings close to a roundabout in Western Approach, South Shields, last September, South Tyneside Magistrates' ...
Fishing trip ends in drama.
Aug 04, 2008 ... TWO children trapped by the rising tide were rescued from rocks at the base of a popular tourist spot. The 11 and 12-year-old were saved by a Coastguard crew after a passing member of the public heard their cries for help and raised the alarm. Crew members from ...
Vandals go on wrecking spree.
Aug 04, 2008 ... VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds' damage to cars. Three vehicles parked in Hadrian Road, Jarrow, had their wing mirrors broken off during an overnight attack. The incident happened between 5pm on Friday, and the ...
Would you give up your car for a free bus pass?
Aug 04, 2008 ... DRIVERS could claim free bus travel in exchange for their old cars under proposals to get more people onto public transport. Bus company Go North East has put forward the unorthodox proposal to give a free one to three-year travel pass to motorists who agree to hand over their ...
Takeover reports 'rubbish' say United.
Aug 04, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE United have distanced themselves from a report linking owner Mike Ashley with a [pounds sterling]260m sale of the club. And at the same time, one of the two consortia reported to be in talks with the club has denied it has proposed a takeover bid. It was ...
Lifeboat rescues stranded fishermen.
Aug 04, 2008 ... FOUR people aboard a fishing boat stranded seven miles out to sea had to be rescued by lifeboat today. The skipper of the 10m fishing boat Rose Ann radioed Humber Coastguard at 7.25am to report that his vessel's engine had failed. He said he and his three male ...
Transfer Rumours: Sunderland, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Spurs, Fulham, Everton, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Man City, Blackburn, West Ham, Ipswich, Reading, Real Madrid,.
Aug 04, 2008 ... KEEP popping back on to this transfer rumours web page throughout the day for updates on football gossip concerning Newcastle United and Sunderland. BREAKING TRANSFER GOSSIP Will be updated as the deals are done, and the rumours start to circulate. ...
Keane awaits news on Kenwyne.
Aug 04, 2008 ... KENWYNE Jones will undergo surgery today, and Sunderland expect to know within 24 hours how serious the injury to their star striker is. The Trinidad and Tobago international was playing for his country against England in June when he was hurt challenging for a ball with ...
Hedge-jumping habit's made Benson homeless three times!
Aug 03, 2008 ... BENSON just loves jumping his way over fences and hedges - but now all he wants to do is bound into the arms of a new owner. The three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier has been lost by three of his previous owners. He's been rehomed several times after escaping ...
Darren's repair delay despair a 'turn-off'.
Aug 02, 2008 ... TORRENTIAL rain was a real turn-off for a TV fan with a leaky roof. Darren Higgins, 33, was annoyed when his landlord, Enterprise 5 Housing Association, said it could not treat his case as an emergency. He demanded action after heavy rain saw water coming through his ...
Go Johnny go! Great North Run will shift my moobs.
Aug 02, 2008 ... MEN approaching middle age are very strange creatures when it comes to matters of body image and self-esteem. None more so than me. Whereas TV make-over artists like Trinny and Susannah have helped women come to terms with their fears about how they look, men are loath to admit ...