- Half want vote on EU membership
- Baby joy for Skinner at age 55
- Disabled groups in welfare protest
- Man quizzed over 'road rage' death
- Two arrested over toddler's death
- RBS chairman waives £1.4m bonus
- Prisons nearly full: Government
- Five held in hacking investigation
- Three held after bank occupied
- Security checks at FA Cup showdown
- Big freeze fails to materialise
- Two remanded over decapitated body
- Government record on racism slammed
- Welch claims the Big Brother spoils
- Escaped prisoner back in custody
- NHS faces 'peril' if plans derail
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Homeowners 'pay less than tenants'
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
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Pipe burglary a ‘daft escapade’
A HAPLESS burglar was caught keeping lookout for a man who was stealing piping from an empty South Tyneside home.
Man charged with racist attack on Metro
A MAN has been charged with a racist attack on a woman travelling on a Metro train.
Cruise rival told to pay back more
A RIVAL for the Tyne’s multi-million pound cruise ship business has been warned it will have to pay a higher price.
What Would you do with eyesore site?
THE dreary design of Wouldhave House has often been described as an eyesore.
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South Tyneside remembers the Holocaust
SOUTH Tynesiders young and old gathered together for the annual Holocaust memorial service.
Sport
Newcastle United captain Coloccini a doubt for Brighton FA Cup tie
FABRICIO Coloccini will go to “any lengths” to pull on a Newcastle United jersey, according to manager Alan Pardew.
Sunderland’s Titus Bramble suffers new injury setback
TITUS Bramble has suffered a setback in his bid to return to Sunderland’s first team.
Newcastle transfer target Wilfried Zaha in Bolton Wanderers bid
BOLTON Wanderers have made a move for Newcastle United target Wilfried Zaha.
Newcastle boss Pardew says LuaLua gained from Brighton and Hove Albion move
ALAN Pardew says he had to let Kazenga LuaLua join FA Cup opponents Brighton and Hove Albion – for the sake of the forward’s career.
Sunderland’s Elmohamady says whole squad is fired up for Middlesbrough FA Cup derby tie
AHMED Elmohamady insists the whole of Sunderland’s squad – first-team and substitutes – are completely fired up for tomorrow’s FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough.
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Have you won a free Big Night Out? Watch our slideshow! video
NOTHING beats a Big Night Out with your mates – and you can win not one but TWO every week with The Shields Gazette.
Lifestyle
Scooch star winging his way to Southend
A SOUTH Tyneside pop star is flying high after his latest gig offering.
Young actors aim for national contest success
YOUNG thespians in South Tyneside will be discovering the teenage years of some of Shakespeare’s greatest characters as they join a national drama festival.
Inspiring kids to learn through Olympics
CHILDREN in South Tyneside are being inspired to learn through the Olympic Games.
Sitcom Romes in for slot on the radio
A SITCOM penned by a South Tyneside playwright and his writing partner is set to hit the airwaves.
X Factor winners Mix with TV royalty
X FACTOR winners Little Mix enjoyed the star treatment at the National Television Awards last night.
Community
Tradesmen’s team had their own Demba Baa!
OH dear, this makes you think, not so much of who ate all the pies, but who was IN all the pies!
Well, well, well, look at this!
IT was probably the original source of water for the Roman fort in Shields and was still capable of giving up a clear, pure supply more than 1,500 years later.
Share your wedding-day memories
WAS it in a wartime wedding dress made from parachute silk and with a cardboard ‘cake’ over a plain sponge?
Ray’s capturing Tyne’s history on canvas
AS a young boy, one of Ray Goldsbrough’s pleasures was to cycle across from his home on Wearside to the Tyne.
Delving back into history of Harton
THE stories told by where we live are attracting a new generation of local historians, it’s lovely to learn.
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Saturday 28 January 2012
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