Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England) back issues from October 2007:
[pounds sterling]445,000 pay-off for ex-boss of troubled Wembley project.
Oct 01, 2007 ... The underland-born former boss of the troubled Wembley Stadium project walked away with almost [pounds sterling]500,000, new figures reveal. Michael Cunnah parted company with Wembley National Stadium Ltd in December amid delays and rising costs to build the 90,000 capacity ...
Angela stunned at by-election success.
Oct 01, 2007 ... The woman political analysts say has derailed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plans to call an early General Election by snatching a city council seat for the Tories was today celebrating her win. Councillors Angela and Ian Cuthbert are now husband and wife team for Washington ...
Woman's [pounds sterling]18,000 tax credit fiddle.
Oct 01, 2007 ... A tax credits cheat who claimed more than [pounds sterling]18,000 was too ashamed to tell her employer. Durham Crown Court heard that Tracey Gowland does a "valuable job" which she doesn't want to be made public. Jane Waugh, for Gowland, said: "She is a lady of ...
Trish's backing for pink campaign.
Oct 01, 2007 ... BREAST cancer survivor Trish Alexander looks pretty in pink in a bid to raise awareness of the disease which strikes 2,000 women in our region each year. The grandmother-of-one from Houghton, joined staff at Peacocks, in Market Place, Sunderland, to celebrate the pink products ...
Thanks for helping to save my sight.
Oct 01, 2007 ... A great-grandad has thanked the Echo for helping him win his battle to receive vital treatment to prevent him from going blind. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - the commonest form of blindness in the UK - has already robbed Tom Scott, 79, of the sight in his left eye. ...
Cats targeted in Newcastle United spy scandal.
Oct 01, 2007 ... A former security consultant claims he was ordered to tap the phone of ex-Sunderland boss Bob Murray as part of a spy scandal at Newcastle United. A Sunday newspaper exposed the alleged spying operation at the weekend claiming Brian Tough was paid to carry out illegal ...
Charlie's X-Factor dream.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Singing sensation Charlie Mole proved she has the X Factor when she got through to the final stages of the competition. Charlie beat off thousands of hopefuls to be one of the final 24 lucky acts in the penultimate stage of the popular ITV talent contest - with Simon Cowell as ...
Great North Run - Tears, smiles and sighs - VIDEO.
Oct 01, 2007 ... There were tears of joy, smiles of pride and sighs of relief as 50,000 Great North Run competitors crossed the Coast Road finish line. Competitors were given the extra boost they needed when excited crowds showed their support as they made their way along the seafront in the ...
Lads put their heads together to boost appeal.
Oct 01, 2007 ... The loving family of little Grace Jones are putting on a fun-filled charity night to raise money for the hospice appeal named after her. Fourteen-year-old Jack White and brother Joe, 10, have been desperate to find a way of helping to boost their beloved cousin's hospice fund. ...
Quinn's message to pupils - VIDEO.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Children have been sent a personal message from a football boss to encourage them to stay in school. Pupils at Seaham School of Technology were shown an interview with Sunderland AFC chairman Niall Quinn through its live link system, which beams into each of its classrooms. ...
Youngsters flock for part in panto.
Oct 01, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS with stars in their eyes turned out in their hundreds in the hope of clinching a place on stage alongside a Hollywood legend. The queue of budding thespians hoping to win a place as a dancer in this year's Cinderella pantomime stretched right around the Sunderland ...
Police warning for drug dealers.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Drug dealers have been warned they will be targeted again and again as police bid to rid an estate of troublemakers. Operation Dedham saw properties raided in a week-long campaign to put a stop to the use and sale of illegal substances on Seaham's Deneside estate. ...
Woman admits threats of violence.
Oct 01, 2007 ... A young woman flew into a rage as her father fought with a man on his doorstep. Durham Crown Court heard Nardia and Charles Wild called at the Sherburn Village home of Kenneth Martin to settle a long-running dispute. "A fight broke out between Charles Wild and Mr ...
Libraries launch cancer information points.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Library visitors can discover life-saving advice thanks to a new service. Macmillan Cancer Support has set up information points at six County Durham venues and will also be offering outreach sessions. It has been launched with the help of County Durham Primary Care ...
Keane: We deserved a point.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland boss Roy Keane felt his players should have come away with a share of the spoils after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers. He said: "I felt we deserved more out of the game. The players deserved something. Read more ... - ...
Transfer rumours - Mon, October 1.
Oct 01, 2007 ... What the papers say .... Bolton's Jussi Jasskelainen is unlikely to sign a new contract - the Finland goalkeeper wants to join old boss Sam Allardyce at Newcastle. - Mail Southampton have named Fulham pair Collins John and Moritz Volz as January transfer targets. - ...
Nyron: We're not worthy.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland must learn quickly to cut out the kind of sloppy goals that saw them fall to a second home defeat of the season. That's Nyron Nosworthy's verdict after the Black Cats were beaten 2-1 by Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Read more ... - NEWS: Cats ...
Gutted Higgy: Let's keep belief.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland can take heart from most of their performance in Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Blackburn Rovers, believes defender Danny Higginbotham. And the former Stoke City captain says there is a unity at the club that will stand it in good stead. Read more ... ...
Keane: I saw Blackburn defeat differently.
Oct 01, 2007 ... For once, Roy Keane saw a different game to the vast majority of Sunderland fans. The manager thought his players' performances were worthy of a point at least. Supporters, by and large, did not. Read more ... - NEWS: Cats targeted in NUFC spy scandal. ...
Keane: We must learn lessons from Blackburn.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland boss Roy Keane wants his team to learn lessons from Saturday's defeat to Blackburn Rovers. The Irishman said: "We have to make this a learning game, part of the learning process. Read more ... - NEWS: Cats targeted in NUFC spy scandal. ...
Goucher denies Radcliffe the perfect comeback.
Oct 01, 2007 ... It wasn't the dream start to her comeback that Paula Radcliffe was expecting when she had to settle for second place in the BUPA Great North Run. It was the little known American Kara Goucher, making her debut over the half marathon distance, who eased to victory. ...
Harriers fade but still region's best in Road Relay.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland Harriers were the first North East club to finish in the North of England Road Relay Championships at Warrington on Saturday. The Wearsiders finished a creditable 13th with a weakened team after being in second place at the halfway stage of the Six-Stage event. ...
Quality tells for Blackburn boss.
Oct 01, 2007 ... When he was a Manchester United player, Roy Keane's philosophy for testing away games against modest opposition was always the same: Get in, do the job, get out. On Saturday, Keane's former Old Trafford team-mate Mark Hughes took precisely the same approach to Sunderland. ...
Hughes' praise for Keane.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Victorious Blackburn manager Mark Hughes had words of consolation for his old team-mate Roy Keane. Hughes thinks the Sunderland boss is doing a fine job at the Stadium of Light, pointing out that even Keane can't get his side to run before it starts to walk at this level. ...
Allardyce: Barton out for Everton, Tottenham AND Reading games.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sam Allardyce has ruled out a comeback against Everton for Joey Barton - and insisted the midfielder is still at least a MONTH away from a return. Barton - who watched Newcastle United's 3-1 defeat to his former club Manchester City on Saturday from the bench - had hoped to be ...
Milner: Man City punished us.
Oct 01, 2007 ... James Milner has admitted Newcastle United "got punished" at the City of Manchester Stadium. After Newcastle United had weathered the early storm from Manchester City, Obafemi Martins gave them the lead just before the half-hour mark. But goals either side of the ...
Beye: Man City made us pay.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Habib Beye says Newcastle United paid the price for their mistakes against Manchester City. Sam Allardyce's side were ripped apart by their hosts after taking the lead at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday, with Martin Petrov and Emile Mpenza striking either side of the ...
Black Cats Rover exposed.
Oct 01, 2007 ... The limitations of Roy Keane's squad were exposed by one of the Premier League's most under-rated but quietly effective outfits at the weekend. Blackburn Rovers are never going to be the most glamorous name in top-flight football, but Mark Hughes has built a team to be proud of ...
Given: I had a word with Harper.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Shay Given has admitted his goalkeeping rival Steve Harper has every right to feel frustrated after being dropped against Manchester City. Given was delighted to be handed his first Premier League start of the season by manager Sam Allardyce, but he left the field bitterly ...
ECHO JURY - Mon, October 1.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Sunderland fans give their verdict on Saturday's defeat to Blackburn Rovers ... Liz Hugill It was a case of too little too late on Saturday. Two minutes of madness cost us a point in my eyes as I felt that was the direction the game was headed. Blackburn ...
Sunderland hit back.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Rugby Union Sunderland had to fight back from a 17-0 deficit before clinching victory over Wallsend at Ashbrooke on Saturday. The newly-promoted side arrived on Wearside in high spirits and made a great start. Sunderland had been buoyed by the news that ...
Jeffries back in contention for Worlds.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tony Jeffries has forced his way back into the reckoning for next month's World Championships. But the Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club light-heavyweight, dropped from the Great Britain squad in July due to a leg injury, will still have to pass a fitness test. Jeffries ...
Super start for Foster.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Summer signing Richard Foster made a dynamic start to his Horden career The promotion chasers made it four wins on the trot in Durham Northumberland Division One. There were a few raised eyebrows when, after helping Tech to promotion, the powerful winger from ...
Injuries hit Seaham hopes.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Seaham went down to a strong Seghill side by five tries to one. Their first half efforts were severely hampered by injuries to fly half Euan Dillon (dislocated shoulder) on 14 minutes and full back Dave Marsden (ankle) on 38 minutes; by which time they were trailing 20-0. ...
Heavy defeat for Houghton.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Houghton have organised extra training sessions in a bid to kick-start their season. The Dairy Lane side went down to a heavy 62-8 defeat in Durham and Northumberland Division Two on Saturday - their fourth defeat out of four this season - against a well-drilled Consett. ...
Owen set for shock return, says doc.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Newcastle and England's Michael Owen should be fit for England's Euro qualifiers against Estonia and Russia, according to the specialist who operated on the striker. Munich-based Dr Ulrike Muschaweck told Sky Sports News: "With this type of injury after 10 to 12, a maximum of 14 ...
Jails stretched to their limits.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Prisons in the North East are more crowded than ever - with fewer than 100 places left, according to new Government figures. However, the Prison Service in the region says there are no concerns about the number of prisoners. Official figures released by the Ministry ...
Dreams come true for dance-school youngsters.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Young dancers are all set to take to the stage at the Sunderland Empire. The children from Shameem Karim School of Dance are rehearsing hard for their show at the city-centre theatre next week. Shameem, who runs her dance school from Grindon Community Centre, says ...
Etty has 100 reasons for celebration.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Etty Kirtley had to have two parties to accommodate all the friends and family who came to wish her a happy 100th birthday. Residents and nursing staff joined in the celebrations at Ashbourne Lodge, Ashbrooke, for the mother-of-three, who has eight grandchildren and eight ...
Literature could be life-changing.
Oct 02, 2007 ... LEADING children's author Simon Bartram today revealed how his childhood love of reading was literally a life-changing experience. The 39-year-old said the stories he read as a child captured his imagination and inspired him to go on to write stories read by thousands of ...
Minimum wage up and more holidays.
Oct 02, 2007 ... HUNDREDS of North East workers are better off today after a rise in the minimum wage. The adult rate went up yesterday from [pounds sterling]5.35 an hour to [pounds sterling]5.52 an hour, an extra [pounds sterling]7 a week for the average earner. The rate for 18 to ...
Punk wedding day rocks!
Oct 02, 2007 ... It was a nice day for a white wedding - but James Thoroughgood and Sharon Brown thought they would do something a little bit different. After 15 happy years together, the couple tied the knot and put their own unique slant on the service. The bride arrived at the ...
Teen denies killing sisters in house blaze.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A teenager accused of murdering two sisters who died in a house fire will be tried by a jury next year. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Demi Jade Spence, 12, and her sister Tatum Leah Spence, 14, on April 4, this year. The ...
Savings pledge for hamper customers.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Hundreds of city hamper customers have been assured there will be no repeat of the Farepak fiasco. Savers lost thousands of pounds when the hamper firm went under last Christmas after problems with its parent company. Now Park Group , the UK's largest festive savings ...
Teenager denies murder.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A 17-year-old boy has denied the murder of another teenager in Newcastle. The youth, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, faced Newcastle Crown Court charged the murder of ...
Former pupil flies in with a special hello for children.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Schoolchildren got their very own fly-past from the Red Arrows - thanks to one of their former pupils. Corporal Glenn King is a senior engineer with the team and ensures the jets are maintained so they can carry out their displays across the world. The 39-year-old, ...
'Vigilante' jailed over drugs attack.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A vigilante attacker who beat up a man he believed had been dealing drugs to children has been jailed. Colin Pearson, 27, fractured his victim's jaw during the pre-arranged meeting in Hendon on April 22. Newcastle Crown Court heard how Pearson had become convinced the ...
TV reference pulled after protest from health boss.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A health trust, which was to be listed in claims it discriminates against obese patients, did not appear in a television programme after protests from bosses. County Durham Primary Care Trust (PCT) was to be named as one of 16 in the country to restrict operations because of ...
Police to probe SAFC phone tap allegations.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Police chiefs have confirmed they will be looking into allegations that ex-Sunderland boss Bob Murray was spied on as part of an alleged bugging operation at Newcastle United. A former security consultant, Brian Tough, claims he was paid to carry out illegal surveillance ...
Future bleak as shares slump.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Prospects look ever more bleak for Northern Rock staff today, with reports claiming the bank is increasingly likely to be flogged off at a knock-down price. Northern Rock, the UK's fifth biggest mortgage lender, employs more than 1,120 people at its offices on the Doxford ...
Crime ruled out after woman's body found.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Police were called to a house yesterday after the body of a woman was found. The house in Gladstone Street, Roker, was taped off just after midday while police investigated whether or not the death of the ...
Sponsors sought for academy schools.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Education chiefs are searching for sponsors as it considers setting up academy schools. Durham County Council is inviting organisations and individuals across the country to express interest in backing the idea of new-look secondary schools in Durham City. Academies ...
Celebrations to honour cricketers' success.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Durham County Cricket Club celebrated its most successful season in its 125-year history yesterday with two civic receptions. The players began their victory tour in an open top bus with a trip from their home at the Riverside, Chester-le-Street, to the town's market place - ...
Sir Elton John cancels picture show.
Oct 02, 2007 ... An exhibition of photographs from Sir Elton John's personal collection has been taken off public display in Gateshead just over a week after one of the images was seized by police in a child pornography probe. On Monday, the musician asked gallery bosses to close the exhibition ...
Family forced to live in caravan.
Oct 02, 2007 ... A family today relived their lucky escape after a blaze ripped through their home. Father-of-two Steven Wilson, his wife Gail and children are now living in a caravan after an electrical fault sparked a fire which gutted their Peterlee home. The family's pet parrot ...
Staff win wages battle.
Oct 02, 2007 ... More than 200 hospital cleaning staff are celebrating today after winning increased wages, holiday and sick pay in a dispute with bosses. Two-hundred-and-forty cleaning staff, employed by private firm Initial Hospital Services for City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust, threatened ...
Gordon: One slip up will pile on pressure.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon has made an impressive start to his Cats career, but he's mindful that the pressure will be on if he has a poor game. Speaking as he was unveiled as a member of US sportswear company Under Armour's stable of athletes, Gordon said: "It's still only ...
Sunderland linked with Beckham swoop.
Oct 02, 2007 ... What the papers say .... England and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has been offered a shock return to the Premier League, with Sunderland manager Roy Keane wanting to offer him a six-month loan deal. - Mirror Joey Barton's Newcastle debut has been put ...
Sunderland legend: Blackburn outclassed us.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Speaking his Sunderland Echo column Black Cats legend Gary Rowell reflects on the weekend's defeat against Blackburn ... I'm not too disappointed by the Blackburn Rovers defeat at the weekend because, for one thing, I thought it was the right result. Read more ... ...
SAFC legend: Arsenal are beatable.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Sunderland great Gary Rowell reminds us that Arsenal are beatable ... He said: "It's not all doom and gloom going to Arsenal you know - we used to win there sometimes. Read more ... - David Beckham for Sunderland? - Sunderland linked with Beckham ...
Rowell: Farewell to 'Voice of Sunderland'.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Gary Rowell, writing in his Echo column, bids farewell for his long-time radio partner ... "Finally the day we've been waiting for, for such a long time, will come to pass next weekend. Read more ... - David Beckham for Sunderland? - Sunderland ...
David Beckham for Sunderland?
Oct 02, 2007 ... Sunderland were linked with one of the most spectacular transfers in the club's history today when one national newspaper insisted that David Beckham could be on his way to the Wearside. All evidence this morning though points to the fact tht the story is a load of Goldenballs. ...
Gordon: Who cares if I cost [pounds sterling]9m?
Oct 02, 2007 ... Craig Gordon is relieved his [pounds sterling]9million record fee has not been used as a weapon against him yet at Sunderland. The Black Cats' and Scotland number one is all too aware there is every chance one bad performance will spark reminders about the money that was spent ...
Galaxy deny Beckham link.
Oct 02, 2007 ... David Beckham will not join Sunderland - or any other Premier League team - on loan, his spokesman has insisted. The Daily Mirror today reported that Sunderland boss Roy Keane was preparing to offer Beckham a short-term deal during the MLS' close season. Read more ... ...
Sheringham reveals Sunderland offer.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Former England striker Teddy Sheringham has revealed that Sunderland boss Roy Keane tried to sign him. Speaking in the Sunday times he said: "Yeah, it was quite weird. It was that conversation I had with (West Ham manager Alan) Curbishley ... I said, 'Well, if you won't let me ...