News
Dramatic start to town’s festival events
BIRDS of prey soaring in the sky and daring battle re-enactments will make for a dramatic start to this year’s Jarrow Festival.
Family ordered to fork out £20 for not eating all of their meal
A FAMILY are fuming after being told they would have to fork out extra – because they didn’t eat all their meal.
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South Tyneside photographer to shoot video for Hollywood movie soundtrack
A PHOTOGRAPHER from South Tyneside has snapped up a dream job – shooting a music video for the soundtrack of a major Hollywood film.
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Man arrested after cannabis farm find
A MAN has been arrested after police raided his South Tyneside home and found a cannabis farm.
Epileptic died after hospital fall
AN epileptic suffered a suspected seizure and sustained ‘catastrophic’ head injuries minutes after being discharged from hospital, an inquest heard.
Sport
Pardew sweats on Newcastle United’s Euro 2012 targets
ALAN Pardew’s hoping Newcastle’s targets flop at Euro 2012 – so the club isn’t priced out of the market.
Carroll named in Hodgson’s England England squad for Euro 2012
RIO Ferdinand has been left out of England’s Euro 2012 squad.
Alan Smith ‘spat at and punched’ during play-off pitch invasion
NEWCASTLE United’s Alan Smith was attacked as he left the field at the Galpharm Stadium last night.
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Newcastle United net £54.4m from Premier League
NEWCASTLE United earned almost £55m in TV money from the Premier League this season.
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Transfer Rumours update May 16: Sunderland, Newcastle, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Manchester City, Swansea
SUNDERLAND have been linked with a double swoop, while Newcastle are reported to face competition for the signature of a Montpellier ace. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and QPR are also in the news.
Video
SLIDESHOW: Have you won a Big Night Out? 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
Review: Save The Last Dance For Me, Sunderland Empire
NEW show Save The Last Dance For Me rocks and rolls.
Chart-toppers will have festival-goers Feeling good
THEY are sure to fill the world of South Tyneside’s music lovers right up.
Big blow for South Tyneside’s World Heritage Site bid
A LANDMARK bid to put South Tyneside on the world tourist map could be thrown out, it was revealed today.
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One last Encore as singer takes final bow
A SOUTH Tyneside singer is preparing for the final curtain at a cabaret show this week.
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Community
Sausage king Paul scoops more titles
KING of the links Paul Clark has notched up even more acclaim for his sausages at a national competition – and this time was named overall supreme champion.
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Mail bosses finally deliver postbox move
ROYAL Mail bosses have finally delivered on residents’ demands to move a postbox to outside a post office.
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Pedal power for Help for Heroes
FERRYMEN from South Tyneside used pedal power to ship in a big donation for an armed forces charity.
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Unravelling the riddle of Readheads
OH how ships keeps me on my toes! The latest is the John Readhead which featured in a picture recently, in a piece about the old Shields shipyard. I described it as ‘in- house.’
1 comment- Transfer Rumours May 14: Sunderland, Newcastle, Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton
- Bad boy Joey Barton’s Twitter rant at Alan Shearer
- Family ordered to fork out £20 for not eating all of their meal
- Alan Smith ‘spat at and punched’ during play-off pitch invasion
- Transfer rumours May 13: Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea
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Thursday 17 May 2012
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