Shields Gazette (South Shields, England) back issues from January 2006:
MYSTERY OF SON'S DEATH.
Jan 01, 2006 ... MYSTERY today surrounds the death of a former champion swimmer who was found dead at a friend's home. Barry McKenna, 22, died on Christmas Eve at his friend Lee Holmes's house in Finchale Road, Hebburn. He had gone out at 11pm the previous night and returned at 3am ....
FOUR-STAR PRAISE FOR CULTURE.
Jan 01, 2006 ... SOUTH Tyneside's cultural services are among the country's best, the Audit Commission has ruled. The local government watchdog awarded the team the maximum four stars - endorsing it as one of the top-performing cultural services departments in the UK. An independent ...
STAMPING OUT BICYCLE THEFT.
Jan 01, 2006 ... COMMUNITY safety officers are joining forces with the police in a bid to stamp out bike theft. It is just three days to the Don't Gift Thieves event, where owners of all ages can safeguard their bike by having its frame etched with a special security number. The ...
PUPIL POWER TO HELP TSUNAMI VICTIMS.
Jan 01, 2006 ... YOUNG South Tyne-siders are to offer the hand of friendship to children devastated by the Asian tsunami. Seventeen pupils from St Wilfrid's RC College are gearing themselves up for a life-changing trip to Sri Lanka, to help rebuild schools destroyed in the tragedy a year ago. ...
FESTIVE DRINKERS FULL OF GOOD CHEER.
Jan 01, 2006 ... SOUTH Tyneside's pubs and clubs were no rowdier than usual over Christmas, despite new drinking laws. Since pubs, clubs and bars were allowed to open longer from last month, the festive season has been seen as the acid-test of how much trouble would be caused by binge drinking. ...
CRICKET HEROES BOWLED OVER BY NEW YEAR'S HONOURS.
Jan 01, 2006 ... ENGLAND'S cricket heroes have been honoured by the Queen after their Ashes victory in the summer. Captain Michael Vaughan, coach Duncan Fletcher and chairman of selectors David Graveney receive OBEs in the New Year Honours List, published today. The rest of the team, ...
SEASONAL RUSH OF DIVORCES EXPECTED.
Jan 01, 2006 ... SOLICITORS are bracing themselves for a new year rush of couples seeking divorces. Research has revealed that more couples split over the festive season than any other time of year. Up to 20 per cent of all divorce cases involve people who decide to part over ...
DEBT ADVICE FROM CREDIT EXPERTS.
Jan 01, 2006 ... SENSIBLE saving with South Tyneside Credit Union is helping thousands of people avoid the pitfalls of spiralling debt. New figures published by credit union officials reveal that membership is booming across the borough. But with local debt problems often outstripping ...
MP SEEKS JUSTICE FOR KILLED REDCAPS.
Jan 01, 2006 ... AN MP is campaigning for justice for the families of six murdered Redcaps, including two from South Tyneside. Corporals Paul Long and Simon Miller were among the Royal Military Police (RMP) men massacred by an Iraqi mob in Majar-al-Kabir in June 2003. The parents of ...
ARREST LAWS TO TAKE HOLD.
Jan 01, 2006 ... TOMORROW marks a milestone in police history, as officers are given the power to arrest anybody for anything, at any time. Up to now, police could only arrest someone if they were suspected of committing a crime that could attract five years or more in jail - but things will all ...
IMPROVEMENT BID IS STREETS AHEAD.
Jan 01, 2006 ... THE revitalisation of South Shields town centre is set to continue, thanks to a pioneering new programme. The Town Centre Core Group and its partners are taking part in a prestigious Euro-funded project intended to develop new expertise. The group is one of only eight ...
MELTDOWN FEARS FOR OLD FOUNTAIN.
Jan 02, 2006 ... A UNIQUE piece of shipbuilding history has been lost forever to thieves, councillors and local historians have admitted. It is now almost three months since raiders ripped a Victorian drinking fountain from the wall at the entrance of the former Hawthorn Leslie yard in Ellison ...
DRIVERS URGED TO BE ON GUARD AGAINST THIEVES.
Jan 02, 2006 ... A NEW campaign intended to help prevent car crime has been launched by police. Operation Leftover aims to warn drivers against tempting thieves by leaving valuables on display. The move comes in direct response to recent police figures showing car crime in South ...
COUNCIL TAX COULD RISE BY UP TO FIVE PER CENT.
Jan 02, 2006 ... COUNCIL Tax payers in South Tyneside could face an inflation-busting rise this year. As part of a bid to make savings, the council is suggesting a hike of between four and five per cent come May. The final decision will be made by the public as part of a consultation ...
Pc HIT WITH BOTTLE.
Jan 02, 2006 ... A WOMAN police officer is recovering from serious injuries after being hit in the face by a bottle in the early hours of New Year's Day. The cop was with a number of colleagues chasing suspected car thieves in Jarrow when the incident happened at about 5am yesterday. ...
BIG FAT BILL FOR SLENDER NEW FIGURE.
Jan 02, 2006 ... SUPER-slimmer Sherrie McKean is hoping the new year will bring her a National Lottery win. The 50-year-old mother-of-four needs the cash to help replenish her wardrobe after shedding 2st 9lb. Her new figure has given her new-found confidence and an interest in ...
FIRM SPLASHES OUT TO CREATE 24 NEW JOBS.
Jan 02, 2006 ... A NEW drinks firm with a lot of bottle is set to make a big splash in the business world in the new year. Jarrow company Works with Water will create 24 new jobs in the coming months. The firm has moved to Cuthbert Court on the Bede Industrial Estate, with backing ...
CIRCA-CHEQUE!
Jan 02, 2006 ... FACTORY bosses provided a timely festive boost to the Gazette's Helping Ellie appeal. Instead of sending Christmas cards, officials at Circatex in Eldon Street, South Shields, handed over [pounds sterling]250 to our cash appeal on behalf of brave Ellie Luther, who suffers from a ...
SPECIAL YEAR FOR BRAVE ELENA.
Jan 02, 2006 ... NEW Year is extra special for the family of a little girl who has battled bravely against a killer disease. Elena Kidd was given justmonths to live after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Mum Lisa and dad Lee, of Bainbridge Avenue, South Shields, ...
OWEN PINS HOPES ON QUICK RETURN.
Jan 02, 2006 ... MICHAEL Owen has chosen to have a pin inserted in his broken metatarsal to give him the best chance of a speedy recovery. Owen will be out for anything between eight-13 weeks after suffering the fracture at Tottenham Hotspur. And the England striker hopes to see "at ...
POINT OF FOSTER'S.
Jan 02, 2006 ... A BAD year has been getting worse all the time, and Saturday's latest horror show just summed it all up. You don't score goals and you don't win matches, that I can accept, but what I find so very hard to swallow is how the blue half of Merseyside emerged from this game with any ...
HEARTBREAKER FOR STEAD.
Jan 02, 2006 ... JON Stead has admitted Sunderland's hearts were broken by their latest crushing defeat. The Black Cats dominated fellow strugglers Everton at the Stadium of Light, only to lose to Tim Cahill's injury time header. Several Sunderland players collapsed to the turf when ...
SUNDERLAND 0 EVERTON 1.
Jan 02, 2006 ... BIZARRE to be starting a new year already planning for August. But that's the position Sunderland now find themselves in after the cruellest of defeats robbed them of even a glimmer of hope of Premiership survival this season. Mathematically it is possible they can ...
DEFENDER IN TOON BUST-UP.
Jan 02, 2006 ... GRAEME Souness had a furious row with defender Stephen Carr ahead of Newcastle United's game against Tottenham Hotspur. Carr had originally been in the squad for the New Year's Eve fixture, but the former Republic of Ireland defender did not even travel in the end. ...
SPURS 2 NEWCASTLE UTD 0.
Jan 02, 2006 ... THE Queen had an annus horriblis - and Newcastle United fans saw their own draw to a fittingly dismal end at White Hart Lane. The year had its highs - the signing of Michael Owen among them - but too much of 2005 was mired in mediocrity. And the defeat to Tottenham ...
KEEGAN WON'T BE A CAT.
Jan 02, 2006 ... KEVIN Keegan will NOT be taking over the reins at Sunderland Football Club after rejecting overtures from the club to become a possible successor to Mick McCarthy. The Gazette understands that the former Newcastle United and England manager was sounded out about succeeding the ...
RAM: COUNT ME IN.
Jan 02, 2006 ... PETER Ramage handed beleaguered Graeme Souness a lift ahead of today's Tyne-Tees derby by declaring himself fit. The defender suffered an Achilles injury midway through the first half against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on New Year's Eve, but Ramage should be fit to ...
That's for you, Souey!
Jan 03, 2006 ... LEE Clark scored his first Newcastle United goal in nine years - then dedicated it to under-fire Graeme Souness. Clark's injury-time goal salvaged a point from yesterday's Tyne-Tees derby, with Newcastle drawing 2-2 at home to struggling Middlesbrough. And the strike ...
Has Cats' boss lost all his nine lives?
Jan 03, 2006 ... LAST time Sunderland lost at Fulham, Howard Wilkinson was sacked as Black Cats' boss. Whether or not the same fate befalls Mick McCarthy this week in the wake of the latest defeat at Craven Cottage, only time will tell. Certainly Sunderland's Board is sounding out ...
Steve looks for red Cald comfort.
Jan 03, 2006 ... STEVE Caldwell hopes Sunderland will appeal his red card from yesterday's defeat at Fulham. The centre-back got his marching orders after bringing down Heidar Helguson on the edge of the box in the 57th minute. But he insists the contact was accidental and he could ...
McCarthy's job's not in the bag!
Jan 03, 2006 ... YOU couldn't help but be intrigued when Mick McCarthy came into the post-match press conference carrying a couple of packed bags. But he wasn't trying to drop any broad hints. The Sunderland boss has no intention of quitting his job and is insistent that he has not ...
Draw was fair result says Alan.
Jan 03, 2006 ... ALAN Shearer said the feeling in Newcastle United's dressing room was a mixture of "relief and disappointment" after yesterday's draw against struggling Middlesbrough. Lee Clark's late, late strike in the Tyne-Tees derby saw United take a point from a game they had earlier led, ...
Ameobi in new injury blow.
Jan 03, 2006 ... SHOLA Ameobi is the latest player to give Graeme Souness cause for concern, with the Newcastle United striker fearing he has suffered a recurrence of a hip problem. Ameobi - who had his hip operated on last year - was replaced on the left wing for the second half against ...
Sol survivor.
Jan 03, 2006 ... BOTH managers claimed their side deserved the three points. But it was Newcastle United's Graeme Souness who needed them the most, and the 2-2 draw did little to ease the pressure on his position at St James's Park. The dissent which had simmered under the surface for ...
Rival backs Mick.
Jan 03, 2006 ... MICK McCarthy now has opposition managers clutching at straws on his behalf. A 2-1 defeat at Fulham yesterday left basement club Sunderland 10 points behind their nearest rivals, Birmingham. Yet Fulham boss Chris Coleman, without a hint of a smile, claimed last night ...
A Point of Foster's.
Jan 03, 2006 ... IT may be a new year, but sadly it's the same old story for sorry Sunderland - another game, another defeat. The Wearsiders seem to be stuck in their own version of Groundhog Day as they pile more and more misery on themselves and their long-suffering fans. And the ...
NICE SWAN!
Jan 03, 2006 ... THE memory of a hard-working gran will be kept alive at the dance school she devoted so much time to. Maureen Hughes, 66, died after suffering a heart attack at her home in Sycamore Avenue, South Shields, two weeks ago. The grandmother-of-six was an active member of ...
SHEDDING LIGHT ON FOUND MEDAL.
Jan 03, 2006 ... TICKETS TO SEE BLACK CATS TAKE ON CHELSEA SEE YOUR ACTION-PACKED Gazette TOMORROW A MEDAL expert has shed more light on a historic gem found in a rusty old tin box in a greenhouse. Gavin Malia, 25, found a war medal at the bottom of his garden ...
CREATURE COMFORT!
Jan 03, 2006 ... text CARING staff at a leading veterinary practice are taking home more than just their weekly wages. Claire Chambers, from Blythman and Partners in Boldon Lane, South Shields, is just one of about 30 veterinary staff taking home unwanted or mistreated pets. ...
ALL AT SEA TO SEE IN 2006.
Jan 03, 2006 ... HARDY South Tyne-siders ushered in the new year by taking to the coast in two very different ways. Almost 40 walkers wrapped up warm for a brisk Hogmanay hike on the seven-mile Mar-sden circular route. Meanwhile, brave souls shed their clothes to take a dip in the icy ...
SALON IS AT THE CUTTING EDGE.
Jan 03, 2006 ... A BARBER shop was a cut above the rest when it came up with devilish designs for a new TV drama. A BBC film crew working on a new series about a young ice hockey team turned to Razors barber shop in Brockley Whins, South Shields, for the hellish haircuts it was after. ...
SAFC IS BUSINESS BOOST FOR SCHOOL.
Jan 03, 2006 ... STUDENTS will get on the ball with Sunderland AFC in 2006 to boost their business studies. Pupils at Jarrow School are looking at the Wearside club to see how a big football business operates. The sporting classroom scheme is part of a busy new academic year at the ...
CLOSING LID ON BIN ARSONISTS.
Jan 03, 2006 ... COUNCIL chiefs are urging people to put their wheelie bins away as soon as they have been emptied. The plea comes after reckless arsonists set a bin alight at the back of a home in Marshall Wallis Road, South Shields. The blaze caused extensive damage to the back yard ...
BUSINESS ESTATE WILL NEED METRO.
Jan 03, 2006 ... COMMUTERS must be served by a new Metro station if a green-belt business park for thousands of workers is built, council chiefs have been told. South Tyneside Council is preparing plans for a development that could sit on land north of the A184 Newcastle Road and west of ...
PARENTS TARGETED IN MINIMOTO BLITZ.
Jan 03, 2006 ... NUISANCE mini-motorbike riders could cost parents their driving licences under tough new measures introduced by the police. The warning comes as complaints of teenagers riding around streets on the tiny minimotos reaches a record high. Despite a number of police ...
POLICE GIFT TEEN WITH NEW BIKE.
Jan 03, 2006 ... A GAZETTE paperboy, left devastated after thieves snatched his bike, is back on his rounds thanks to kind-hearted cops. Shaun Scott, from Fir Grove, Cleadon Park, picked up an extra Christmas present from Northumbria Police after officers heard about the teenager's plight last ...
HEALTH CHIEFS CALL FOR SMOKING BAN.
Jan 03, 2006 ... HEALTH chiefs are calling for an immediate ban on smoking in all restaurants and cafes. All 300 of Britain's Primary Care Trusts (PCT) are urging the Government to bring forward plans to ban smoking in eateries during the next session of Parliament. And South ...
FOOTING [pounds sterling]235K FALL BILL.
Jan 03, 2006 ... SLIPS and trips on South Tyneside's streets have cost taxpayers more than [pounds sterling]235,000, the Gazette can reveal. According to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, 622 people have tried to claim compensation from South Tyneside Council after falls on ...
D-Day for Caldwell.
Jan 04, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND were today awaiting news from the Football Association's disciplinary committee on their appeal against Steve Caldwell's dismissal at Fulham. The Black Cats launched their appeal yesterday, and the disciplinary panel was meeting today to decide whether or not to ...
Magpies resigned to losing Faye.
Jan 04, 2006 ... NEWCASTLE United are resigned to losing Amady Faye this week after Senegal invoked the 14-day rule ahead of the African Nations Cup. Manager Graeme Souness had hoped to have Faye available for Saturday's FA Cup home third round tie against Mansfield Town, and the club have made ...
LIAM WANTS CUP OF JOY.
Jan 04, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND midfielder Liam Lawrence acknowledges the dangers of Sunday's FA Cup tie against non-league Northwich Victoria. But he insists that the Black Cats should think positively about the third-round clash - and look to build on their recent improved performances. ...
UNITED STICK WITH SOUEY.
Jan 04, 2006 ... GRAEME Souness will be given more time to turn his Newcastle United side around - despite reports that he will be sacked in the next 72 hours. Chairman Freddy Shepherd will hold talks with his beleaguered manager amid a background of supporter discontent on Tyneside following a ...
GUIDE TO VISUAL TREATS ON METRO.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A NEW brochure showcasing artwork featured on the Metro since it started nearly 30 years ago has been unveiled. What Makes a Memorable Journey? is a 50-page guide on permanent and temporary displays which have been commissioned on the railway since 1977. It has been ...
HELPING TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE.
Jan 04, 2006 ... JOBLESS people in South Tyneside are being offered a variety of free construction-related training opportunities. The council has joined forces with training providers Expedient Training, CCS Training and A4e to put on health and safety and roads and street works courses. ...
THE WILD BUNCH.
Jan 04, 2006 ... THESE shocking CCTV images show how a woman was turned on by a gang of yobs after she went to the aid of a stricken youngster. The woman, driving a white Seat Ibiza, stopped outside Talbot Road News in South Shields to help a young man who had been punched to the floor by one of ...
MERCY MISSION TO EDUCATE KIDS.
Jan 04, 2006 ... DRAMA graduate Lizz Bennett has won a race against time to raise enough money to fund a mercy mission to Africa. The Gazette highlighted her cash crisis last month, when she was [pounds sterling]1,000 short of her [pounds sterling]3,600 target, and since then she has achieved ...
SMOKERS' HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
Jan 04, 2006 ... THE north east has been hailed a region of quitters after beating the rest of the UK in tackling the nicotine habit. A total of 1,092 smokers across the region stubbed out their last cigarette as part of a nationwide stop smoking campaign. The scheme, launched by ...
TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR STAR PAIR.
Jan 04, 2006 ... TWO familiar faces from South Tyneside take a trip down mem-ory lane for a popular TV series. The third run of The Way They Were sees East Boldon agony aunt Denise Robertson and South Tyneside College lecturer John Grundy recalling their early years. The eight-part ...
ASBO PENSIONER TO HIT THE STAGE.
Jan 04, 2006 ... AN aggressive pensioner with an Asbo is one of the characters in new comedies coming to South Tyneside. Five By One, which will be performed at the Customs House in South Shields, incorporates five comic plays exploring the dark and often screamingly funny underbelly of South ...
OF GRAVE CONCERN.
Jan 04, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of South Tyneside families face the heartache of having their loved ones' gravestones toppled in a controversial safety drive. A Gazette investigation has found that an estimated one in five of the borough's 28,000 headstones is expected to fail a new safety test. ...
MISSING MAN IS FOUND SAFE - AT HIS HOME.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A HELICOPTER search for a missing man was called off today after he was found safe and well - at home. Police were called at 3.15am by a woman who reported her boyfriend missing, suggesting he may have headed to the beach with the intention of harming himself. Staff ...
SEX BEAST HUNT FOCUS AT TUNNEL.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A PERVERT who abducted a six-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her before dumping her naked in the street, could have escaped to Jarrow, police have revealed. The Tyne Tunnel is now one of the main focuses for officers investigating last Tuesday's abduction from Willington ...
FACING JAIL FOR BREACHING ASBO.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A SELF-confessed alcoholic who promised Gazette readers he'd never get drunk in public again - is facing jail for doing just that. Last May, Paul Costella said he'd do his best to stay out of trouble after being landed with an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo), but was arrested ...
APOLOGY CALL FROM ACTIVIST.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A FORMER South Shields councillor has again refused to comment on his involvement in the ejection of an elderly peace campaigner from the Labour Party conference. Walter Wolfgang, 82, is calling for a personal apology from Wal Hobson after he manhandled him at the Brighton ...
CHARITY HONOURS CANCER VICTIM'S DYING WISH.
Jan 04, 2006 ... A CHARITY to honour the memory of a South Tyneside student has smashed the [pounds sterling]40,000 barrier. The Claire Coiley Trust was set up to fund research into osteosarcoma - the bone cancer that killed the 20-year-old student. It was her dying wish ...