Shields Gazette (South Shields, England) back issues from November 2007:
Lennon should have joined Sunderland - Celtic legend.
Nov 01, 2007 ... CELTIC legend Tommy Gemmell reckons Neil Lennon should have joined Sunderland. The 36-year-old midfielder left Celtic in the summer, and had several offers, including one to join Roy Keane's Premier League-bound squad. Instead he chose Nottingham Forest in Coca-Cola ...
Heading home for Christmas.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A SOLDIER serving in Iraq is looking forward to a Christmas homecoming. Private Paul 'Smudge' Smith is serving in the south of the country with 522 Pioneer Squadron, supporting the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. The 27-year-old, who grew up in South Shields and ...
Charity night on tragic teen's birthday.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A FAMILY are planning a fundraising night in memory of their daughter. Emma Porter, 13, died of suspected tuberculous meningitis in February, after a long illness. The condition, one of the most difficult strains of the disease to diagnose, left the Jarrow youngster ...
Signs are right for success.
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE signs are right for success after a South Tyneside graphics company joined forces with a major retail promotions firm. Essential Signs and Graphics specialises in signage and other artwork for a range of commercial applications. Managing director Jim Laing ...
Rebel councillors back school closure fight.
Nov 01, 2007 ... REBEL councillors are set to back parents fighting to save the last Roman Catholic school in the centre of Jarrow. A heated, two-hour meeting this week saw more than 150 parents, parishioners, church and education officials argue the case for safeguarding the future of St Bede's ...
Primary deserves reprieve, says MP.
Nov 01, 2007 ... JARROW MP Stephen Hepburn has backed parents fighting to save Boldon C of E Primary School. Worried parents are concerned that their children will have to travel much further for their education. There are growing fears that the school, in Don Gardens, West Boldon, ...
Make a date with Big Brother's Liam.
Nov 01, 2007 ... CLUBBERS will get the chance to quiz Big Brother star Liam McGough, when he visits a South Tyneside nightspot. Bosses at Dusk, in Mile End Road, South Shields, are hosting an evening with Liam - and they're offering club-goers the chance to put the [pounds sterling]100,000 ...
Arson task force cutting number of fires.
Nov 01, 2007 ... ARSON attacks have fallen across the borough since the introduction of a dedicated task force. The Arson Task Force, based at South Shields Community Fire Station, is an initiative between police and fire service to cut the number of deliberate fires. Each local ...
Schools join for cultural dance workshop.
Nov 01, 2007 ... AFRICAN culture has helped bring together two schools due to merge under a shake-up of surplus places. Bedewell Primary and Lukes Lane Community schools could become one if South Tyneside Council's plans to reduce surplus places goes ahead. The Hebburn schools are ...
Works starts on new register office.
Nov 01, 2007 ... WORK has now started on the new Register Office in South Shields. The purpose-built development in Broughton Road, next to the town hall, will bring South Tyneside's registration facilities into the 21st century. Replacing the existing office in Barrington Street, the ...
Robber wanted to go back to jail.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A ROBBER who held up a late night sandwich shop because he wanted to go back to prison has been granted his wish. Alexander McQue, 29, had been back on the streets for just three days after being released from his previous sentence and had nowhere to go. Newcastle ...
Police ordered to destroy criminal records.
Nov 01, 2007 ... NORTHUMBRIA Police have been ordered to delete criminal records dating back decades because they are "no longer relevant". The Information Commissioner told the force - along with West Midlands, Humberside and Staffordshire forces - that its records on four people breached data ...
Has Meat Loaf called it Aday?
Nov 01, 2007 ... MYSTERY today surrounded whether American rock legend Meat Loaf played his last-ever show last night on Tyneside. The 60-year-old singer stunned the audience at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena by walking off less than an hour into his set. There were gasps from the ...
Strike threat averted at Barbour.
Nov 01, 2007 ... THE threat of strike action following a pay row at a famous South Tyneside clothing company has been lifted. Staff at J Barbour & Sons in Shaftesbury Avenue, South Shields, had earlier backed industrial action following a ballot. Machinists at the borough factory, ...
Civil servants vote to strike.
Nov 01, 2007 ... UNION members handed the Government a Halloween horror after voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) turned out in favour of the union's proposals for national industrial action to resolve the ongoing row within ...
Councillor on mend after car crash.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A COUNCILLOR is recovering in hospital after a car crash on the way home from his daughter's wedding. Beacon and Bents Coun John Wood was driving home from the celebration in Chard, Somerset, with his wife when another car ploughed into the back of them. The pair ...
Oap died after GP blunder.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A CORONER has blamed lack of medical attention for contributing to an OAP's death five hours after she called for emergency help. New measures have now been put in place by Northern Doctors Urgent Care (NDUC) - a GP out-of-hours service - after Dr Brij Joshi stood on the ...
Thousands of gravestones deemed unsafe.
Nov 01, 2007 ... ONE in five gravestones in South Tyneside has failed a safety test, the Gazette can reveal. Thousands of families now face the heartache of their loved ones' headstones being laid flat - or the prospect of costly repairs. Of the 18,000 memorials tested so far in ...
Meat Loaf fans demand a refund.
Nov 01, 2007 ... UNHAPPY fans will be demanding their money back after American singer Meat Loaf cut short his show at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena. The 60-year-old singer managed to perform for less than an hour last night before seeming to suggest that it would be his last-ever show and ...
A privilege to see 'last-ever' Meat Loaf show.
Nov 01, 2007 ... DIEHARD Meat Loaf fans say that if last night was his final show, they felt privileged to be there. The 60-year-old singer, known for his spectacular rock opera performances, was on stage for less than an hour at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena last night. After ...
'Sorry but no refunds' says Arena.
Nov 01, 2007 ... BOSSES at the Tyneside venue which may have hosted Meat Loaf's last-ever show today said they were unable to offer fans refunds. Paul Tappenden, marketing director at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, said it has been inundated with calls from fans asking for their money back ....
Donna's having a ball raising charity cash.
Nov 01, 2007 ... BRIDAL shop owner Donna Caldwell has 2,500 reasons to be happy. Mrs Caldwell, who runs L'amour Bridal in South Shields, is hoping to raise [pounds sterling]5,000 for Breast Cancer Care by the end of the year. And she's on target to hit the halfway mark after holding a ...
90 years of show-stopping performances.
Nov 01, 2007 ... IT will be a blast from the past as South Shields Musical Productions takes to the stage to celebrate its 90th anniversary. As its 90th anniversary year draws to a close, the company still has one show stopping performance to give. Formed during the First World War in ...
Wear-Tyne derby is a sell-out.
Nov 01, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND will have their first sell-out at the Stadium of Light for two and a half years when derby rivals Newcastle visit next weekend. There will be a capacity crowd of 48,000 on Wearside when ...
Celtic star turned down Sunderland.
Nov 01, 2007 ... CELTIC defender Bobo Balde has revealed he turned down the chance of a three-month spell at Sunderland. The 32-year-old has found himself out of the first-team picture at Parkhead and seems destined to leave. He revealed Black Cats boss Roy Keane, whose interest in ...
I'll bring goals to Newcastle - Barton.
Nov 01, 2007 ... FIT-again Joey Barton says he's determined to bring goals to Newcastle. Barton - who made his first start of the season in last Saturday's defeat at Reading - struck seven times last term for former club Manchester City. And the 25-year-old is hoping to weigh in with ...
Squad players could be key - Gordon.
Nov 01, 2007 ... GOALKEEPER Craig Gordon says Sunderland must forget their injury and suspension woes for the crucial next two games. The Black Cats head to Manchester City on Monday without suspended pair Greg Halford and Paul McShane, and Halford will also miss out on the eagerly-awaited derby ...
Beware of Benjani says Beye.
Nov 01, 2007 ... BENJANI Mwaruwari will arrive at St James's Park itching to put his penalty nightmare behind him, according to Newcastle United's Habib Beye. The seven-goal striker got a rollicking from Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp after taking the ball off regular penalty taker Sulley ...
Smith takes bench duty on the chin.
Nov 01, 2007 ... NEWCASTLE'S Alan Smith says he has taken his bench duty at Reading on the chin. Smith lost his ever-present tag this season when he was suspended for last week's home game against Tottenham Hotspur, a 3-1 win for United. But on his return from the one-game ban he ...
Two Sunderland games chosen for live TV.
Nov 01, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND have had two home games in the new year chosen for live screenings on Sky TV. The match against Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth has been put back a day to Sunday, ...
Man United game switched for TV.
Nov 01, 2007 ... TWO Newcastle United games have had their kick offs put back for pay-per-view broadcast. The fixture against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday, January ...
Kav in squad for Man City game.
Nov 01, 2007 ... GRAHAM Kavanagh is set to appear in his first Sunderland squad of the season when the Black Cats face high flying Manchester City on Monday night. The veteran midfielder returned from loan at Sheffield Wednesday last weekend and with Sunderland still struggling with serious ...
Keane works players 'harder than ever'.
Nov 01, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane had a nasty shock for his players this week when he worked them harder than ever. Keane's troops might have been lulled into a false sense of security after reading his comments in the wake of Saturday's 1-1 me draw with Fulham, when he suggested his ...
Miracle mum is back on her feet.
Nov 02, 2007 ... A YEAR ago today miracle mum Christine Collins suffered a massive brain haemorrhage. The 44-year-old mum-of-two from Whiteleas, South Shields, astonished doctors after surviving a giant aneurysm - the size of a tomato - which caused the colossal bleed. The former ...
Mind reader gives talk to students.
Nov 02, 2007 ... STUDENTS have been given a lesson in getting a job while making new friends. St Joseph's RC Comprehensive School in Hebburn held a unique induction session which saw Cramlington showman Kennedy give a motivational talk. The two-day activity, organised by the ...
It's a grave subject for grieving families.
Nov 02, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of families have been left distraught after their loved ones' gravestones were deemed unsafe. We spent a day with the team whose job it is to test them. It's a touchy subject - toppling someone's gravestone cannot be nice for anyone to do. The ...
Controversy over tribute to 'murderer'.
Nov 02, 2007 ... A TOWN centre memorial could be created to a tragic pitman, convicted and executed for murder 175 years ago. And the project could go ahead despite some public opposition. William Jobling became one of the last men in England to be gibbeted, after being convicted of ...
Show will go on for 'last gig' Meat Loaf.
Nov 02, 2007 ... SINGER Meat Loaf will take to the stage tonight, just two days after telling an audience he could "no longer continue". The Bat Out Of Hell star cut short his performance after 70 minutes in Newcastle on Wednesday night, telling fans: "This is the last show I may ever do in my ...
Boy in court to see killer driver face jail.
Nov 02, 2007 ... LITTLE Macauley Gilbert was at court today to see the driver who wiped out his family in a horrific road smash sentenced. The eight-year-old boy, from Hebburn, lost his mum Paula, 29, her fiance Neil Jex, 37, and his two brothers Tristan, three, and seven-month-old Kaiden, in ...
I'll help beat speeding raps.
Nov 02, 2007 ... A SCIENTIST who avoided a police rap when he proved a speed camera wrong has offered to help other motorists challenge fixed penalities. Dr Philip Tann, from South Shields, has been inundated with requests for help since his case was thrown out of court earlier last month. ...
Tyne welcomes Illustrious visitor.
Nov 02, 2007 ... IT'S a quarter of a century since the light aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious was launched on Tyneside - and now she's back where it all began. The Invincible-class vessel was a key element of the Royal Navy's fleet throughout the 1990s and helped to maintain the no-fly zone ...
Boy lucky to be alive after hit-and-run.
Nov 02, 2007 ... A SCHOOLBOY is lucky to be alive after being dragged 40ft along a road by a stolen motorbike. Nine-year-old Jamie Allen was left battered and bruised after the bike smashed into him on his way to school yesterday. He was crossing the road in Carden Avenue, South ...
Support growing to save nursery.
Nov 02, 2007 ... PARENTS of pupils at a Jarrow nursery have joined forces with their neighbours to fight a planned merger. Clervaux Nursery could merge with nearby Jarrow Cross Primary School as part of a shake-up by South Tyneside Council intended to reduce surplus places. Families ...
Here's Keane - in black and white.
Nov 02, 2007 ... BLACK Cats' boss Roy Keane may be managing the red and whites - but it's in black and white that he's been immortalised. The unusual painting, donated by Phil and Val ACL, was created by Glaswegian artist George Thomson, and is up for grabs at a special auction tonight at ...
Rock staff face uncertain future.
Nov 02, 2007 ... NORTHERN Rock staff today received grim news about the future of their jobs. New chairman Bryan Sanderson has warned that retaining jobs is not a "top priority" as the bank heads towards a takeover. Mr Sanderson has authorised the Rock to send out information packs ...
Dog survives 60ft cliff plunge.
Nov 02, 2007 ... A PUPPY had a lucky escape when he fell 60ft over a cliff last night. Monty the Schnauzer's owner called rescue services after the pooch fell on to rocks at Frenchman's Bay in Marsden, South Shields, at about 7.15pm. A coastguard was lowered to the injured ...
Dad's love inspires gathering of stars.
Nov 02, 2007 ... TOP folk music stars will harmonise during a charity gig inspired by a South Tyneside father's love for his daughter. Jarrow-born Chris Bryce is planning a major charity gig at Northumbria University, Newcastle, on November 24 - with proceeds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - as ...
Campaign to avoid repeat of Farepak fiasco.
Nov 02, 2007 ... TRADING chiefs today launched a Christmas campaign in North East England to stop a repeat of last year's Farepak fiasco. South Tyneside customers faced a bleak Christmas when they lost around [pounds sterling]26,000 as the hamper company collapsed last October. They ...
Police hunt man who kissed teen.
Nov 02, 2007 ... POLICE are hunting a man who grabbed a 13-year-old girl from behind and kissed her. The incident happened at 12.55pm on Sunday as the teenager was walking along Roman Road in Jarrow. A man, believed to be in his 30s, ran up from behind, put his arms around ...
Concern over missing man.
Nov 02, 2007 ... CONCERN is growing for a man who has been missing from his home since Tuesday. Christopher Ian Davis was last seen three days ago in Beach Road, South Shields, at about 12.30pm. He later visited Keppel Street Post Office and has not been seen since. ...
Boost for Sunderland ahead of City clash.
Nov 02, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND received a big boost today when it was revealed next opponents Manchester City will probably be without Micah Richards on Monday night. The 19-year-old defender, one of the most important players in City's surge into the top five of the Premier League this season, ...
Nigeria call-up for Sunderland midfielder.
Nov 02, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND midfielder Dickson Etuhu did enough on his international debut to earn another call-up for Nigeria. He has been named in his country's squad to play Australia at Fulham FC's Craven Cottage ground on Saturday, November 17, as part of their preparations for the African ...
Faye can be United's tower of strength.
Nov 02, 2007 ... NEWCASTLE boss Sam Allardyce is hoping Abdoulaye Faye can be his tower of strength in defence. Allardyce was quick to sign Faye from former club Bolton, knowing the 29-year-old is able to play in central defence and as a combative midfielder. It is in the heart of ...
Enrique can be complete left-back, says Sam.
Nov 02, 2007 ... SAM Allardyce reckons [pounds sterling]6.5m Spanish signing Jose Enrique can become the "complete left-back". The 21-year-old, signed from Villarreal in the summer, was introduced into the team slowly rather than being thrown in at the deep end. His manager felt that ...
Kenwyne will become a marked man.
Nov 02, 2007 ... ROY Keane says Kenwyne Jones can expect to become a marked man in the Premiership. And the Sunderland boss says the striker's next challenge is to rise to the pressure of being paid extra attention because of his recent top form. Keane said: "Kenwyne has been great ...
Home form can take us into Europe - Owen.
Nov 02, 2007 ... MICHAEL Owen says Newcastle United can turn St James's Park into a fortress to rival Anfield and the Bernabeu. The striker - who celebrated the birth of his third child this week - was not used to losing too many home games with Liverpool and Real Madrid. And Owen - ...
Owen 'happy as can be' at Newcastle.
Nov 02, 2007 ... STRIKER Michael Owen has tried to put to bed once and for all the rumours that he wants to leave Newcastle United. Ex-England boss Sven-Goran Erikkson, now in charge at Manchester City, has recently been linked with a January move for his former frontman. But Owen - ...
Sam urges players to stake derby claim.
Nov 02, 2007 ... SAM Allardyce today told his Newcastle United side to make it impossible for him to leave them out of next week's derby against Sunderland. Allardyce says places are at stake for next Saturday's visit to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland. And ideally, ...
Geremi desperate to forget about Reading.
Nov 02, 2007 ... GEREMI says tomorrow's home game against Portsmouth can't come quickly enough for Newcastle United. The Magpies' captain says he and his team-mates are desperate to get last Saturday's away defeat to Reading out of their systems by returning to winning ways. United's ...
Owen and Oba can work for United.
Nov 02, 2007 ... OBAFEMI Martins says he and Michael Owen can form an effective partnership up front for Newcastle United. But leading scorer Martins - who has five goals to his name so far this season - admits he is looking over his shoulder, with Mark Viduka close to returning to full fitness ....
Lee Clark on way out of St James's?
Nov 02, 2007 ... LEE Clark is in talks with Norwich City over becoming assistant manager to former Newcastle United boss Glenn Roeder. Roeder was appointed as Peter Grant's successor at Carrow Road earlier this week, and has moved quickly to put together his backroom team. Clark is ...
A1 horror crash driver gets seven years.
Nov 02, 2007 ... THE driver who wiped out four members of a South Tyneside family in a horror crash on the A1 was today jailed for seven years. Scott Easton, 23, of Roseworth, Stockton, was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for four counts of causing death by dangerous driving. The ...
Death crash driver had just 3 hours sleep.
Nov 02, 2007 ... THE driver who killed Macauley Gilbert's family drank heavily then had just three hours sleep before getting behind the wheel of his van. Scott Easton, 23, crashed his Ford Transit van into the Gilbert family's car, causing it to plough into a tree on the A1 near Kirkby ...
Tragedy is warning to 'work hard/play hard' crowd.
Nov 02, 2007 ... POLICE said after the case that the tragedy should be a warning for people in the 'work hard/play hard' culture. Speaking on behalf of the Gilbert family outside Teesside Crown Court, Sgt Les Moorhouse said it should be warning for people in the 'work hard/play hard' culture. ...
School renewal tops the agenda.
Nov 03, 2007 ... THE transformation of South Tyneside schools will be discussed at a residents' meeting. The Tops programme has been established to address problems with surplus school places in the borough, and will be on the agenda at the Riverside community area forum next week. ...