Shields Gazette (South Shields, England) back issues from January 2007:
SHAY TARGETS RECORD.
Jan 01, 2007 ... SHAY Given makes his 400th Newcastle United appearance tonight insisting he has every intention of writing himself into the club's history books. Long-serving Given goes in against Manchester United at St James's Park (5.15pm) on 399 appearances. Only eight players ...
MILNER UP FOR OLD FOES.
Jan 01, 2007 ... JAMES Milner says Newcastle United can upset the odds and get 2007 off to a flier. Milner and his team-mates take on title favourites Manchester United at St James's Park tonight knowing they a formidable task ahead of them. But the midfielder - who celebrates his ...
KEEP IT TIGHT - SCOTT.
Jan 01, 2007 ... SCOTT Parker says Newcastle United must tighten up if they are to push on up the table this year. Glenn Roeder's side - who take on Manchester United at St James's Park this afternoon - were beaten 3-0 by Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, and Parker said what upset he and ...
RAMAGE JOINS INJURY LIST.
Jan 01, 2007 ... PETER Ramage is out for at least three weeks with the hamstring injury he suffered against Everton. And that leaves manager Glenn Roeder with barely four defenders to his name for tonight's game against Manchester United. Ramage limped off in the first half at ...
OBA AND OUT.
Jan 01, 2007 ... EVERTON 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 MICHAEL Owen broke his foot in the final hours of 2005. And Newcastle United ended 2006 - the year over which Owen's injuries cast a huge shadow - on another low, with Saturday's 3-0 defeat the heaviest of Glenn Roeder's tenure. ...
LACK OF FIREPOWER COSTS CATS.
Jan 01, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND 0 PRESTON NORTH END 1 A PREMIERSHIP side is expected to offer [pounds sterling]5m-plus for matchwinner David Nugent this month, and it's easy to see why - goalscorers win you games. His goal against the Black Cats at the weekend was his third in the last ...
I GOT IT WRONG - KEANE.
Jan 01, 2007 ... ROY Keane admitted he blundered in his team selection at the weekend by asking Dwight Yorke and Ross Wallace to play through illness against Preston North End. Wallace was off key in Saturday's defeat by Preston and Dwight Yorke had a shocker. But Keane said any ...
INJURIES TO PUT TRANSFERS ON ICE?
Jan 01, 2007 ... PRESTON North End and Derby County will try to make the signings of Tommy Miller and Jon Stead permanent this week. But with Roy Keane facing a glut of injury worries, it remains to be seen whether either will be allowed to leave or whether Mick McCarthy will succeed with a bid ...
WE MUST LEARN - CONNOLLY.
Jan 01, 2007 ... DAVE Connolly says Sunderland can't expect to be the comeback kings every game. The Black Cats lost fresh ground in the promotion race when second-placed Preston completed the double over Roy Keane's men with a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. It was the ...
NEW HOPE FOR BABY JAKE.
Jan 01, 2007 ... A BABY battling one of the world's rarest medical problems could be given new hope for the new year by a six-hour heart operation. Jake Roberts, born with Nager syndrome, has holes in his heart, and an underdeveloped right arm, fingers and ears, as well as a cleft palate. ...
POLICE HUNT SEX ATTACKER AFTER DOUBLE ASSAULT.
Jan 01, 2007 ... A MAN who attacked a married couple, sexually assaulting the woman, is being hunted by police. The couple were walking home from a party in Marsden, South Shields, at about 11.45pm on Friday when the incident occurred. They were approached from behind by a man aged ...
SHOW YOUR RESOLVE BY HELPING SAVE LIVES.
Jan 01, 2007 ... SOUTH Tynesiders are being urged to make giving blood one of their new year's resolutions. Donors in the borough have helped boost blood stocks in the region over the festive period, thanks to the Gazette's Banking on You campaign. Now we're calling on our readers to ...
YOUTUBE TRIBUTES TO TRAGIC HANNAH.
Jan 01, 2007 ... TWO touching video tributes to tragic schoolgirl Hannah Ferguson have been posted on a website used by millions of people. The 15-year-old, of Marsden Lane, Horsley Hill, was knocked down on John Reid Road, South Shields, on December 15 and died in hospital. A ...
GALES CAUSE CHAOS FOR NEW YEAR REVELLERS.
Jan 01, 2007 ... SOUTH Tyneside had a stormy start to 2007 as strong winds and driving rain battered the borough. Houses and trees were damaged as winds in excess of 50mph lashed properties. Firefighters were called out to tackle the effects of the strong winds, which ruined New ...
RECORD NUMBERS TAKE PLUNGE TO HELP LIFEGUARDS.
Jan 01, 2007 ... A RECORD number of swimmers braved icy conditions for this year's New Year dip at South Shields seafront. More than 50 shivering swimmers took the plunge at Sandhaven Beach yesterday lunchtime to raise money for South Shields Volunteer Lifeguard Club. Most only ...
CHARITY DRIVE IS CHILD'S PLAY FOR PANTO STARS.
Jan 01, 2007 ... PANTO stars are encouraging theatre-goers to take a leaf out of Robin Hood's book and dig deep for charity. The Customs House in South Shields is holding collections after every performance of its pantomime Babes In The Wood, which is currently playing to packed houses. ...
HYSEN: WE NEED A RUTHLESS STREAK.
Jan 02, 2007 ... TOBY Hysen scored another vital goal against Leicester but admitted Sunderland's promotion hopes will be helped if they can be more ruthless. Hysen - who netted the Black Cats' equaliser in their 1-1 draw at home to the Foxes in September - pounced to send the visitors to a 2-0 ...
CATS OUTFOX CITY IN DOMINANT DISPLAY.
Jan 02, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND got 2007 off to a flying start yesterday with arguably their most dominant display of the season. And the only surprise at the final whistle of a game in which the Foxes had been utterly outfoxed was that the scoreline was not far more emphatic than just a mere couple ...
ROY PRAISES AWAY DAY SUCCESS.
Jan 02, 2007 ... ROY Keane will look to strengthen his squad this month, hoping the arrival of Manchester United centre-half Jonny Evans will be only the first of several additions of real quality in the January transfer window. But after yesterday's game he was at pains to point out that he ...
STEAD KEANE TO SORT OUT FUTURE.
Jan 02, 2007 ... JON Stead returned to Sunderland today with his future undecided. The striker scored three times in 17 loan appearances for Derby, who hope to sign him permanently. But he boarded the Rams' coach after their 2-1 win at Preston yesterday admitting he expected to report ...
SPIRITED MAGPIES IMPRESS FERGUSON.
Jan 02, 2007 ... SIR Alex Ferguson - for once - was magnanimous to the opposition after his side failed to take all three points. He had seen an under-strength Newcastle United side deservedly take a point from a pulsating encounter at St James's Park, and admitted so after the game. ...
I'M SORRY FOR THAT CHANCE - SIBIERSKI.
Jan 02, 2007 ... ANTOINE Sibierski apologised to Newcastle United's fans - despite playing his part in last night's remarkable 2-2 draw at St James's Park. Sibierski left the stadium ruing the spurned chance on the stroke of half time which the six-goal forward believes could have seen ...
DAVID'S ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
Jan 02, 2007 ... GOAL hero David Edgar has told how he put his nerves to one side to write himself into Geordie folklore with his equaliser against Manchester United. Edgar - whose father Eddie played one game in goal for Newcastle United - drilled a low shot in off Paul Scholes in the 74th ...
MY BEST EVER!
Jan 02, 2007 ... JAMES Milner has labelled his goal against Manchester United the best of his career. Milner opened the scoring in last night's 2-2 draw at St James's Park with a stunning 25-yard shot, lashing a right-foot shot past Edwin van der Sar after being invited inside by Gary Neville. ...
HUNTINGTON ENJOYING CENTRE OF ATTENTION.
Jan 02, 2007 ... PAUL Huntington hailed Newcastle United's "outstanding" result over Sir Alex Ferguson's title-chasers. League leaders Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw at St James's Park last night thanks to goals from James Milner and Huntington's fellow Academy graduate David Edgar. ...
SHOPPERS WARNED OVER ID THEFT SCAM.
Jan 02, 2007 ... BARGAIN hunters are being urged to beware of card 'skimmers' as they hit the new year sales. Police investigating credit and debit card fraud say they have come across conmen working the scam on Tyneside. They found a number of people's cards have been cloned and ...
BUSY NEW YEAR FOR 999 CREWS.
Jan 02, 2007 ... AMBULANCE staff dealt with a record number of emergency calls over the new year period. But despite receiving almost 1,800 calls in 24 hours, control room staff and ambulance crews say they coped well with the demand for help. From noon on New Year's Eve to noon on ...
WEBSITE 'BLOGGER' HOME AFTER HEART ATTACK.
Jan 02, 2007 ... A TOP South Shields "blogger" has passed on his gratitude to well-wishers after he suffered a heart attack on Boxing Day. Graham Rigg, 50, who runs the popular Curly's Corner Shop website, is recovering well at home with his family after undergoing surgery to unblock arteries at ...
HAIRCUT'S A SNIP FOR BRAVE JAMES.
Jan 02, 2007 ... BRAVE James Marshall will return to school as the class heart-throb after conquering a 10-year fear of the barber's chair. The 12-year-old had 27in locks after avoiding a haircut since he was two, but after taunts at school he finally plucked up the courage to have his mane cut ...
IT'S A MIRACLE BRAIN OP MUM IS STILL ALIVE.
Jan 02, 2007 ... MIRACLE mum Christine Collins has astonished doctors after surviving a giant aneurysm. The abnormally large blood vessel caused the 43-year-old mum-of-two to have a fit and collapse from a massive brain haemorrhage. She was taken in a coma to South Tyneside District ...
RAW RHYMES OF TIMES GONE BY.
Jan 02, 2007 ... IMAGES of South Tyneside's industrial past are captured in a forthcoming book of poems by writer Tom Kelly. The Wrong Jarrow, a 64-page collection from the poet and playwright, looks at different aspects of the town's life and social history. Drawing on work produced ...
BABY GATECRASHES NEW YEAR'S PARTY.
Jan 02, 2007 ... EXPECTANT mum Anne Smirnov's plans for a New Year's Eve party had to be put on ice when she went into labour. But the 40-year-old, of Harton, South Shields, ended up having a celebration of a different kind when she had South Tyneside's first baby of 2007. She was ...
LEADS IN BID TO TRACK DOWN OWNER OF ABUSED CAT.
Jan 02, 2007 ... THE horrific case of a cat which lost parts of its skin through severe neglect has sparked a string of tip-offs to the RSPCA. Officers have been inundated with information from members of the public, and they hope they can help track down and prosecute its owner. ...
TWIN SISTERS FACE IDENTICAL HEART OP.
Jan 03, 2007 ... THE parents of heart op twins are facing fresh agony after discovering their girls will have to undergo a repeat of their life saving surgery. Leah and Gabrielle Wrightson made medical history when they became the first identical twins to undergo identical operations to repair a ...
CRACKING DOWN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Jan 03, 2007 ... A CRACKDOWN on domestic violence has been hailed a success in the first few weeks of a region-wide campaign. End the Silence was launched by Northumbria Police last month to encourage people to come forward if they are living with a violent partner. The number of ...
GRANDMA LIVING IN FEAR OF YOBS.
Jan 03, 2007 ... A PENSIONER has told how she lives in fear of yobs targeting her home. Great-grandmother Dorothy Scott, 68, says she is too scared to go out at night because gangs of youths congregate near her flat, above a shop in Prince Edward Road, South Shields. Just before ...
SPENDING GRANT SET TO BE CHILD'S PLAY.
Jan 03, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS at a South Tyneside school are about to get a lot sportier. East Boldon Infants School has been given almost [pounds sterling]10,000 by Awards For All to create a soft-surfaced sports court in its playground. It will enable the Front Street school to put ...
HELICOPTER CRASH INQUEST OPENS.
Jan 03, 2007 ... AN inquest into the deaths of six men, including one from South Tyneside, in a helicopter crash has been opened and adjourned. Father-of-two Leslie Ahmed, 48, of Dykelands Way, South Shields, was among those killed in the tragedy on December 27. The men, all gas rig ...
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CUT.
Jan 03, 2007 ... PART of South Shields was sealed off last night after smoke began billowing out of a manhole cover. Firefighters attended the incident under the Metro bridge, between Boldon Lane and Hudson Street at Tyne Dock, just before 7pm. It was established that water in a cable ...
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY CAUGHT IN POLICE BLITZ ON SHOPS.
Jan 03, 2007 ... A NINE-year-old boy was among dozens of suspected criminals caught by police in a festive crime blitz. Undercover and uniformed officers flooded town centres to protect shoppers in South Tyneside in the run-up to Christmas. Operation Yule Log, aimed at nabbing ...
JUST THE TICKET.
Jan 03, 2007 ... BUS driver Andrew Hogarth has scooped [pounds sterling]25,000 on the Postcode Lottery. The 52-year-old was at home with wife June when the winner's bus pulled up outside. His mother-in-law, Joan Dickinson, and brother-in-law Colin, were also on hand to help him ...
'SHOEBOX' PRISONER.
Jan 03, 2007 ... A MAN has become a prisoner in his own home after yobs ruined his fresh start in South Tyneside. The 44-year-old has been nicknamed "the shoebox man" by victim support workers because boards cover almost every window in his house. All but one have been smashed by ...
MORE INJURY WOE FOR MAGPIES' CHIEF.
Jan 03, 2007 ... GLENN Roeder is facing a midfield crisis ahead of Saturday's FA Cup tie against Birmingham City. The Newcastle United manager - who already has defensive problems on his hands - will be without Scott Parker through suspension, and possibly Emre and Nicky Butt through injury. ...
ROY RINGS THE CHANGES.
Jan 03, 2007 ... ROY Keane's Sunderland revolution gathered pace with FOUR players completing permanent transfers out of the Stadium of Light yesterday. Robbie Elliott's New Year's Day loan switch to Leeds United was quickly made permanent with the former Newcastle and Bolton defender signing ...
ONLY ONE UNITED FOR DAVID.
Jan 03, 2007 ... DAVID Edgar's father Eddie today insisted his son's feet would stay firmly on the ground - despite his goal against Manchester United making headlines around the world. And Jarrow-born Eddie also revealed Sir Alex Ferguson wanted David - who scored a dramatic equaliser for ...
DREAM MOVE.
Jan 03, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND new boy Carlos Edwards hopes to make more of his dreams come true after joining the Black Cats. The Trinidad & Tobago international grew up hoping one day he would get to play in the English league. Having done that with Wrexham and Luton Town, the [pounds ...
FULOP TARGETS NUMBER ONE SPOT.
Jan 03, 2007 ... MARTON Fulop aims to be Sunderland's number one for years to come after completing a [pounds sterling]500,000 switch from Tottenham Hotspur. The Hungary international has been on loan at the Stadium of Light since November 23, making one appearance in last month's 2-1 home win ...
SO EXCITED!
Jan 04, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND'S Toby Hysen says he can't wait for his first taste of the world-famous FA Cup. And the Swede is hoping its coming sooner rather than later and he gets the nod for this weekend's third round tie against Preston North End in the oldest and arguably most famous cup ...
KAVANAGH CROCKED!
Jan 04, 2007 ... INFLUENTIAL midfielder Graham Kavanagh will be sidelined for weeks as Sunderland enter a vital stage of their bid for promotion to the Premiership. The Republic of Ireland international was making his way back from knee cartilage injury going into the festive period but has ...
ROEDER LEAVES IT LATE.
Jan 04, 2007 ... GLENN Roeder will make an 11th hour decision on Emre's fitness to face Birmingham City on Saturday in Newcastle United's FA Cup third-round tie, writes MILES STARFORTH. The midfielder is struggling with a groin problem, while Nicky Butt is also a doubt with the ankle injury ...
ROY TO HAND LEWIN PERMANENT STAY.
Jan 04, 2007 ... ROY Keane is looking to open talks to extend Lewin Nyatanga's stay on Wearside in the next few days. The Sunderland boss was impressed by the young Welsh International's first display in his preferred centre half position during the victory over Leicester City on New Year's Day ....
GLENN WON'T LOOK TO SHORT TERM.
Jan 04, 2007 ... GLENN Roeder has ruled out any "short-term buys" in this month's transfer window - but the Newcastle United manager is still optimistic about bringing at least two players to St James's Park. Roeder went into the campaign knowing his squad was not big enough to fight on several ...
WAITING GAME!
Jan 04, 2007 ... ROY KEANE is sweating on the signing of Manchester United right-back Phil Bardsley. The Sunderland boss has a bid in for the talented young defender but admits he is still in the dark as to whether the player will end up at the Stadium of Light. He said: "I've spoken ...
Memorial plan for hit-and-run victim.
Jan 04, 2007 ... angela.taggart@northeast-press.co.uk aranda.garrard@northeast-press.co.uk christopher.robinson@northeast-press.co.uk david.maclean@northeast-press.co.uk gary.foster@northeast-press.co.uk gary.welford@northeast-press.co.uk ...
QUARRY EROSION PLAN GIVEN THUMBS-UP.
Jan 04, 2007 ... SOUTH Tyneside Council has rubber-stamped spending [pounds sterling]900,000 on tackling coastal erosion at Trow Quarry in South Shields. The council's decision-making cabinet backed the findings of consultants over action needed to tackle the problem. The council is ...
PLAN FOR B&B RUNS INTO OPPOSITION.
Jan 04, 2007 ... PLANS to set up a guest house have raised hackles among people living at the heart of a historic riverside development. South Tyneside councillors are being recommended to grant permission for the conversion of a house at Mill Dam in South Shields into a bed-and- breakfast. ...
CYCLIST, 12, HURT IN COLLISION WITH CAR.
Jan 04, 2007 ... A BOY suffered a minor injury after being knocked off his bike when he collided with a car. The 12-year-old was riding in the Sandhaven car park on South Shields seafront when the accident ...
WOMAN'S JAW BROKEN IN STREET BRAWL.
Jan 04, 2007 ... A WOMAN'S jaw was broken when she was hit with a piece of wood during a street brawl, a court heard. Nicola Manson hit Lisa Wells with the weapon as the pair fought in a South Tyneside street in April last year. At Newcastle Crown Court yesterday, Manson, 20, pleaded ...
COPS RISK WAVES TO SAVE MAN FROM SEA.
Jan 04, 2007 ... POLICE risked their lives to save a man during a late night sea rescue. Two South Tyneside officers braved the North Sea's freezing temperatures after finding a distressed man in the water. The alarm was initially raised after a taxi driver overheard the man on a ...
FOR OUR HEROES.
Jan 04, 2007 ... BUSINESSES are today being urged to help honour two of South Tyneside's most famous sons. The Gazette today launches a campaign, For Our Heroes, to raise the last [pounds sterling]3,500 needed to build statues of war heroes Private Thomas Young and Captain Richard Annand. ...
IT HAD TO BE DONE.
Jan 05, 2007 ... A HERO police officer today told how he thought nothing of his own safety to rescue a distressed man from icy waters. Sergeant Ian Cutty and Inspector Steve Pescod risked their lives after the man was discovered clinging to rocks off the south pier at Littlehaven Beach, South ...
FRIENDS OF LEAS TO FOLD AFTER 17 YEARS.
Jan 05, 2007 ... A DEDICATED voluntary group which works to promote a South Tyneside beauty spot is to fold after 17 years. The Friends Of The Leas was formed in 1990 to help the National Trust support the stretch of coastline between South Shields and Whitburn, but old age has forced many ...
MAN FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK.
Jan 05, 2007 ... A DANGEROUS chemical leak which left a man fighting for his life is under investigation. Emergency services were called to the BASF plant at Seal Sands, Billingham, yesterday after hexamethylenediamine was released inside the plant. The corrosive chemical, used in ...
'NUKE SPY' BOFFIN AT DRUG INQUEST.
Jan 05, 2007 ... THE scientist who investigated the poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to testify at a Wearside inquest. Professor John Henry will give evidence into the possible cause of death of Kevin Duke, who died after collapsing after a night out with friends. The ...
MAM'S DEATH WEEKS BEFORE GRANDCHILD DUE.(Obituary)
Jan 05, 2007 ... A CANCER sufferer whose dying wish was to see her daughter tie the knot has died - just weeks before the birth of her first grandchild. Tragic Dorothy Pettersen has lost her battle against a brain tumour just two months after being diagnosed with the cancer. After ...