Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England) back issues from August 2006:
MY TOT'S HOOP HORROR.
Aug 01, 2006 ... A MUM today spoke of her horror after she found her three-year-old girl hanging by her neck after becoming trapped in the inflatable hoop on a bouncy castle. Little Kaysha Richardson was playing with her two friends on the inflatable activity centre in the back garden of her ...
Arson probe as four flee house blaze.
Aug 01, 2006 ... FOUR men escaped from a blaze which tore through a Sunderland house last night. The fire brigade's arson task force is investigating the cause of the fire which gutted the two-storey terraced house in Chester Road, High Barnes. Fire crews from four stations attended ...
Tributes for 'easy-going' tragic teen.
Aug 01, 2006 ... TEARFUL friends and family gathered to pay their respects to a teenager who drowned after taking a summer dip. Hundreds packed out the funeral of Robert Beddell at Holy Trinity Church in his home village of Murton, leaving dozens with standing room only. Robert, 18, ...
My secret heartache.
Aug 01, 2006 ... RACHAEL Newall faces a daily battle against a rare kidney disorder she was born with which has left her needing to take tablets for the rest of her life. It is the legacy of a freak of nature which has already claimed the life of her sister. Julie and David Newall ...
Black beans shocker.
Aug 01, 2006 ... DAD Derek Henderson had a stomach-turning shock when he opened a tin of beans and found nothing but thick, black sludge. Derek, 43, was about to make three-year-old Chelsea a snack - but when he opened the beans they were completely mouldy. The Crosse and Blackwell ...
Coventry hit by injury blows.
Aug 01, 2006 ... COVENTRY are reeling from a double defensive blow ahead of Sunday's season-opener against Sunderland. It has been confirmed that Sky Blues defender Wayne Andrews broke his ankle in Saturday's pre-season game against Boavista. He scored Coventry's goal after going on ...
Bassila seals Cats' exit.
Aug 01, 2006 ... CHRISTIAN Bassila has severed his ties with Sunderland Football club, joining Greek outfit Larisa on a free transfer. The 28-year-old exercised a clause in his contract allowing him to leave if the Black Cats were relegated and another club came in for him. And this ...
Kiernan dies at 63.
Aug 02, 2006 ... FORMER Sunderland and Northampton Town player Joe Kiernan has died at the age of 63. Born in Coatbridge, Scotland, the wing-half made two first-team appearances for Sunderland after being recruited from junior football in Scotland and working his way through the youth and ...
kyle staying put.
Aug 02, 2006 ... KEVIN KYLE will not be leaving Sunderland in the near future. The striker has been linked to Wolves, Coventry and Luton Town. The striker has been linked to Wolves, Coventry and Luton Town. But the Echo understands he will not be sold and chairman and ...
Lawrence tied down till 2010.
Aug 02, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND chairman and manager Niall Quinn has moved quickly to secure the long-term future of Liam Lawrence. The former Mansfield winger had entered the final year of his existing deal, but last night penned a three-year extension, keeping him at the Stadium of Light until ...
Quinn closes in on Clarke.
Aug 02, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND have launched a bid for old target Clive Clarke. The left-back chose West Ham over Sunderland when he left Stoke City last summer. The Hammers then rejected Sunderland's bid to take the 26-year-old on loan during the January transfer window. But ...
Payback time for offenders.
Aug 02, 2006 ... THIS teenager is painting the walls of a department store he was caught stealing from just weeks ago. Tired and exhausted, he has spent the past two days redecorating a corridor of Debenhams at The Bridges, Sunderland. It is all part of a unique payback scheme where ...
MIRACLE OF MOLLY.
Aug 02, 2006 ... TODAY we reveal the amazing story of miracle baby Molly Simpson who survived against all the odds after growing outside her mother's womb. Mum Claire, 31, was rushed into theatre for an emergency Caesarean operation at 35 weeks pregnant when doctors discovered her baby was in ...
No parking - even if it's an emergency vehicle.
Aug 02, 2006 ... RESCUE vehicles are being threatened with parking tickets by council attendants. Volunteers who help those in trouble on the coast have been told their cars will be slapped with fines if they park on double yellow lines next to their seafront depot. Members of the ...
Motorbike menaces.
Aug 03, 2006 ... MENACE mini motorbike riders have triggered more than 1,400 complaints from angry members of the public. New figures, released to coincide with a clampdown on the illegal bikers - called Operation Respect - reveal police in Sunderland are receiving complaints at the rate of ...
Well, blow me! Glass centre's free.
Aug 03, 2006 ... VISITORS to the National Glass Centre will be able to see all the venue's attractions for free from today. The landmark is no longer charging for tours, after receiving six-figure grant from Sunderland City Council. Making visits free will make the riverside venue ...
Dad cleared in charity fraud probe.
Aug 03, 2006 ... A DAD arrested on suspicion of fraud at the charity he set up today spoke of his 10-month battle to clear his name. Syd Sykes, who established the Lee Sykes Foundation, has been told he will face no further action after he found himself at the centre of the police probe last ...
Young gun aims to impress.
Aug 03, 2006 ... ARSENAL rookie Anthony Stokes could seal a one-year loan at Sunderland today. He will be included in a training ground friendly against South Korea under-20s this afternoon. The Dubliner has climbed through the ranks at Highbury and can operate as a striker or in ...
Clark deal is close.
Aug 03, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND hope to sign West Ham full-back Clive Clarke in time for Sunday's opening game against Coventry City. And manager Niall Quinn added today that he is also interested in Swiss midfielder Ricardo Cabanas. Left-back Clarke was a target for the Black Cats last ...
Whitehead signs new deal.
Aug 03, 2006 ... DEAN WHITEHEAD signed a new deal with Sunderland today, ending speculation about his future. The midfield dynamo has been the subject of a [pounds sterling]2m bid from Reading this summer and was also linked with Liverpool last season. But new chairman and manager ...
Cats rush through Ward signing.
Aug 04, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND hope to rush through a deal for goalkeeper Darren Ward today. The former Nottingham Forest, Notts County and Norwich keeper has trained with Sheffield United recently with a view to a move and is a free agent. Capped five times by Wales, the 32-year-old ...
Kyle ponders new offer.
Aug 04, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND have offered Kevin Kyle an extended contract and Niall Quinn believes the striker may have "had his head turned" by the work of agents this summer. Luton remain keen on the big Scot, with Wolves, Coventry and Oldham also linked with an interest. Quinn ...
Murphy signs new five-year deal.
Aug 04, 2006 ... DARYL Murphy has signed a new five-year contract at Sunderland. Chairman and manager Niall Quinn has been impressed with the 23-year-old striker since taking over at the Stadium of Light. Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Murphy scored in three of the ...
Quinn misses out on Spurs pair.
Aug 04, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND'S efforts to lure Callum Davenport and Andy Reid to Sunderland have failed. And neither Spurs player can be expected on Wearside in the forseeable future. Chairman and manager Niall Quinn confirmed that he had asked the question of Tottenham boss Martin ...
HOTEL HELL COST ME MY JOB.
Aug 04, 2006 ... DEVASTATED Amanda Clough says a stay at a hotel from hell landed her in hospital and lost her her job. The 22-year-old forked out [pounds sterling]1,300 for a fortnight in the Caribbean - but ended up needing surgery after she picked up a viral infection while holidaying at the ...
Dumped dogs on the increase.
Aug 04, 2006 ... ANIMAL rescuers are picking up more abandoned dogs from our streets, it was revealed today. And the increase in dumped pets could be down to shocking revelations that a Seaham man was killing thousands of dogs [pounds sterling]10 a time, reckons a dog warden. ...
Car-parts factory to create 60 jobs.
Aug 04, 2006 ... A WORLD-RENOWNED car parts supplier is opening a new factory on Wearside to help Nissan motor ahead with plans to build its latest model. Sixty new jobs are being created by Valeo Cooling Systems which will open a base at Commerce Business Park, in Washington, by December. ...
Ministry to investigate UFO light sightings.
Aug 05, 2006 ... THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to probe UFO sightings over Sunderland and Seaham after mysterious lights appeared in the night sky. Since the Echo reported the mysterious activity earlier this week we have been contacted by more than 20 readers who witnessed the lights. ...
Green belt jobs park is rejected.
Aug 05, 2006 ... PLANS for a controversial business park on green belt land that could have created a jobs bonanza for Sunderland have been sensationally rejected, it was revealed today. A scheme to site a massive TyneWear business and leisure complex on a 240-acre green belt site near the ...
Centre's plans go beyond shopping.
Aug 05, 2006 ... FAR-REACHING plans have been revealed to transform a town centre into a vibrant community complex. The ambitious 15-year vision to regenerate Peterlee could see landmarks in the East Durham town changed forever. The town square, Peterlee Leisure Centre and Lee House ...
Action promised to tackle grot spot.
Aug 05, 2006 ... COUNCIL officers have assured people living in one of Wearside's "grot spots" that action is being taken to deal with problems of rubbish and rat infestations. Residents of Southwick are appalled by rubbish piled up in lanes and an increase in the number of rats in the area, ...
Wearside driver's anxious wait for decision on gipsy caravan death crash.
Aug 05, 2006 ... A SUNDERLAND driver involved in a fatal road accident in Cumbria faces an anxious wait to discover if he will be prosecuted. The 30-year-old was arrested in June after the smash on the A66, in which 40-year-old David Ward, from Coxhoe, County Durham, was killed. Mr ...
Police blitz nets rogue drivers.
Aug 05, 2006 ... A POLICE blitz that checked thousands of cars travelling on the Sunderland-County Durham border has resulted in six arrests for crimes such as burglary, drugs offences and fuel tax fraud. During the 48-hour clampdown, dubbed Operation Gremlin, officers from the Northumbria and ...
Curtain up on bright future for theatre.
Aug 05, 2006 ... A THEATRE with a turbulent history believes it has turned the corner after announcing better-than-expected audience and financial figures. The Gala Theatre, in Durham, has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, including high-profile sackings and company collapses, in its ...
Crackdown pledge over yob terror.
Aug 05, 2006 ... RESIDENTS living in "Wearside's war zone" have been promised stronger measures to combat crime and antisocial behaviour by police. The Community Policing Unit for Sunderland North called a public meeting in Castletown last night after a report in the Echo told how a 77-year-old ...
Torture victim, 8, 'thought he would die'.
Aug 05, 2006 ... TWO sadistic schoolgirls who tortured and threatened to stab an eight-year-old schoolboy after watching a spoof horror movie have been locked up. The girls, who can't be named, stripped the boy naked, held a knife to his throat and private parts then hit him repeatedly in the ...
'NEVER LET GAYNOR'S KILLER OUT'.
Aug 05, 2006 ... HEARTBROKEN parents George and June Batty today pleaded for the man who raped and murdered their daughter to be kept behind bars. Their plea comes just hours after a High Court ruling which could see their child's killer, David Lawson, apply for release from jail. ...
Hospital assaults triple in three years.
Aug 07, 2006 ... HOSPITAL staff have been left needing medical treatment after a series of attacks, the Echo can reveal today. Assaults at Sunderland Royal Hospital have almost tripled during the past three years as staff are slapped and kicked while on duty. Doctors have been ...
Jamie defies illness to follow his stage dream.
Aug 07, 2006 ... BRAVE leukaemia victim Jamie Jackson will leave his hospital bed just hours after debilitating treatment to star on the stage. The 15-year-old was selected from hundreds of hopefuls to land a leading role in The Empire's latest production, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and will make ...
Show is monster success.
Aug 07, 2006 ... VISITORS have hailed this weekend's motor show a monster event. More than 40,000 people flocked to Herrington Country Park at the weekend for the North East England Motor Show. Stars of the show were monster trucks, Big Pete and the Grim Reaper, which demonstrated ...
Quinn wants signings for Blues clash.
Aug 07, 2006 ... NIALL Quinn will step up his efforts to bring in new players ahead of Wednesday's game against Birmingham City at the Stadium of Light. And he hopes to have two new signings at the club in the next 48 hours as he bids to change the losing culture which seeped into the club's ...
Joy and despair for Murphy.
Aug 07, 2006 ... GOALSCORER Daryl Murphy says his joy at getting his season off to a flier yesterday was tempered by the bitter disappointment of defeat at Coventry. The Irishman won the battle between Sunderland's strikers to partner Stephen Elliott up front and then went on to grab a 53rd ...
Quinn sees positives from defeat.
Aug 07, 2006 ... BOB Murray and Mick McCarthy - wherever they were yesterday - almost certainly watched Sunderland's televised Championship opener at Coventry City. And almost equally as certain was that afterwards, the men who were chairman and manager before Niall Quinn, allowed themselves ...
PAEDO RUINED MY LIFE.
Aug 08, 2006 ... TORTURED Catherine Lenjahan has told of her years of hell at the hands of an evil paedophile who systematically raped and abused her from the age of seven. Sex beast David Carter was caged for 10 years last week after being found guilty of abusing Catherine for almost a decade. ...
Home office turns down asylum plea.
Aug 08, 2006 ... A FAMILY facing the threat of deportation for the second time, today pleaded to stay in the community they have made their home. Fighting back tears, devastated Julie Namusoke has been told she could be removed from the country at any time after her application to keep her ...
Cannabis seized in pub loft raid.
Aug 08, 2006 ... POLICE seized cannabis plants worth more than [pounds sterling]40,000 after uncovering a drug farm in the loft of a Wearside pub. Detectives found 44 plants, each thought to be worth [pounds sterling]1,000, when they executed a search warrant at the New Tavern pub in Concord, ...
Clarke in, McCartney out.
Aug 08, 2006 ... WEST HAM United full back Clive Clarke today signed for Sunderland with George McCartney heading in the opposite direction. Niall Quinn this morning confirmed to the Echo that the deal would be going through, with Sunderland receiving [pounds sterling]600,000 as part of the ...
Quinn's three bids for Premiership stars.
Aug 08, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND have three written bids in for Premiership players, writes GRAEME ANDERSON. Riera, who was on trial last week, will become a Sunderland player later this week. Quinn said: "The lad has gone home and is currently packing his bags in Barcelona in preparation ...
Riera to sign tomorrow.
Aug 08, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND will tomorrow complete another signing - Barcelona B captain Arnau Caldentey Riera - although it will not be in time to face Birmingham City later in the day, writes GRAEME ANDERSON. Riera, who was on trial last week, will become a Sunderland player later this week. ...
Eager Daryl out to deliver.
Aug 09, 2006 ... FORM striker Daryl Murphy is determined to make Niall Quinn's homecoming special tonight. Chairman/manager Quinn awaits his first home match since his consortium's takeover when Birmingham visit this evening. And Irish forward Murphy, who bagged Sunderland's opener at ...
Sunderland rewarded with cross-country nationals.
Aug 09, 2006 ... Athletics by Kevin Carr SUNDERLAND has been chosen to stage another national cross-country championship. The British Masters' Athletic Federation will stage their cross-country relays at Farringdon on Saturday, September 16. This further accolade for the ...
Quinn's ready for battle.
Aug 09, 2006 ... NIALL Quinn has endorsed Birmingham City's pre-season billing as favourites for promotion to the Premiership this season. But he says his Sunderland team has to go out at the Stadium of Light tonight and prove their own credentials in front of the club's fans. He ...
No swoop for Dudek.
Aug 09, 2006 ... CLAIMS that Sunderland were trying to persuade Liverpool's out-of-favour keeper Jerzy Dudek to move to Wearside have no basis in truth, writes GRAEME ANDERSON. It was reported in several newspapers that Niall Quinn was hoping to bring in the Polish keeper as the club's number ...
MILLER HAPPY TO BE WIDE BOY.
Aug 09, 2006 ... TOMMY Miller expects to be asked to fill in on Sunderland's right wing again when Birmingham City visit the Stadium of Light tonight (7.45). And he says that's fine by him, even though his preferred position has always been central midfield. On Sunday, Miller played ...
GUN DRAMA IN STREET.
Aug 09, 2006 ... ARMED police swooped on a housing estate after frightened residents reported a man waving a gun around during a row in a street. The armed response team was called to Ramsgate Road, Red House, after receiving 999 calls. Police investigations led them to a house in ...
200 jobs could be on their way to city.
Aug 09, 2006 ... UP to 200 jobs could be on their way to the Wearside former HQ of Reg Vardy, safeguarding its long-term future. Trevor Finn, chief executive of Pendragon, which bought the car dealership for [pounds sterling]506million, today repeated his pledge to keep the firm's head office at ...
My life married to a monster.
Aug 09, 2006 ... A DEVASTATED mum has told of the shocking moment she discovered the father of her children was a paedophile. Erika Lenaghan suffered horrendous physical and mental abuse at the hands of her husband, David Carter, for more than 13 years, but it wasn't until she plucked up the ...
The truth revealed!
Aug 09, 2006 ... PARTY pranksters today admitted hoaxing hundreds into thinking alien ships were circling our skies. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched an X-Files-style probe after the Echo reported that dozens of our readers had spotted UFOs floating over Sunderland and Seaham 10 days ago. ...
AIRPORTS ON TERROR ALERT.
Aug 10, 2006 ... AIRPORTS across the North East were thrown into chaos today as police uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up 10 aircraft in mid air. Security services foiled alleged plans to detonate a number of explosives taken on board aircraft leaving the UK in hand luggage. ...
TERROR PLOT CHAOS.
Aug 10, 2006 ... WEARSIDE holidaymakers jetting abroad were embroiled in airport chaos today as police foiled a terror bid to blow up as many as 10 planes in the skies. Passengers arrived at Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley Airport amid a massive security lockdown as news broke of the plot. ...
National support for nurses' pay demand.
Aug 10, 2006 ... NURSERY nurses are being used to run extended schools on the cheap, unions have claimed, as the battle over "deplorable" pay levels went nationwide. Staff working in the city's primary and special schools have seen thousands of pounds cut from their wage packets under the ...
Bunny's just magic for Mick.
Aug 10, 2006 ... MAGICIAN Mick Redfearn was looking for a white rabbit for his act - and his daughter conjured one up. Stunned Kathryn couldn't believe her eyes when she spotted an injured New Zealand white hopping along a busy Sunderland road. She took the rabbit, nicknamed Houdini, ...
Quinn hopeful of Reid bid.
Aug 10, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND hope to hear today whether or not an improved bid for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Andy Reid has been successful. Niall Quinn is desperate to add genuine quality to his left flank. And having been rebuffed by Spurs once, he is hoping an improved offer will ...
New boy Clarke pledges big improvement.
Aug 10, 2006 ... DOWNCAST Clive Clarke has promised Sunderland fans he will improve in the weeks ahead after a debut to forget last night. The newly-signed left-back came off the bench on the half-hour after injury forced skipper Steve Caldwell out of the game. But the Irishman had ...
D-Day for SuperKev.
Aug 11, 2006 ... SUNDERLAND fans will know on Monday whether or not Kevin Phillips will be returning to their club. The Black Cats have had a long standing interest in the player since Niall Quinn announced his intention of taking over the club at the end of last season. But they ...