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DAY AT THE OPERA ...Harton Primary School pupils enjoy the sounds of the English Touring Opera at St Lawrence's Church.

VIDEO – Opera is horse play for pupils video

THERE is definitely nothing phantom about the operatic sounds being made by kids in South Tyneside.

SAY HALO ... the Halo team, from left, Sian Markwell, Lisa Nicholson, Sam Hardie, Joanne Reape, Lesley Little, Lucy Cuskin, Toni Little, Jennifer Tatum, Kay Malloy and Frances McGurk.

Salon gets a £60,000 makeover

THE light of success is shining on a South Tyneside business after a £60,000 makeover.

OFFERING HELP ... Paul Lomas at Low Cost Energy Solutions, South Shields.

Pub raises a glass to energy-saving measures

A PUB is toasting cost-cutting help from a South Tyneside company.

AT THE SHARP END ... sword play at last year's Jarrow Festival.

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.

EAT IT ALL UP ... mam Beverly Clark and Toni Murray with  her son Sam Clark were charged �20 for leaving food on their plates.

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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Sport rss

PLANNING ... United manager Alan Pardew's involving in planning the club's pre-season programme.

Newcastle United in talks over pre-season tour of South Africa

NEWCASTLE United are in talks over playing in a pre-season tournament in Johannesburg, according to reports in South Africa.

PRIDE ... newly appointed England manager Roy Hodgson poses for a photograph in at Wembley Stadium.

Carroll named in Hodgson’s England England squad for Euro 2012

RIO Ferdinand has been left out of England’s Euro 2012 squad.

PRIDE ... newly appointed England manager Roy Hodgson poses for a photograph in at Wembley Stadium.

Transfer Rumours May 17: Sunderland, Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Fulham, Huddersfield

IT’S all quiet on the Sunderland and Newcastle fronts, while Arsenal, Everton, Fulham, Chelsea, Huddersfield and Manchester pair City and United are all in the news.

NET GAIN ... Newcastle earned more than �54m in Premier League TV money this season.

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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NET GAIN ... Newcastle earned more than �54m in Premier League TV money this season.

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.

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VIDEO – Opera is horse play for pupils video

THERE is definitely nothing phantom about the operatic sounds being made by kids in South Tyneside.

Lifestyle rss

ROCK N ROLL ... Save The Last Dance For Me at the Sunderland Empire.

Review: Save The Last Dance For Me, Sunderland Empire

NEW show Save The Last Dance For Me rocks and rolls.

ROCK N ROLL ... Save The Last Dance For Me at the Sunderland Empire.

Chart-toppers will have festival-goers Feeling good

THEY are sure to fill the world of South Tyneside’s music lovers right up.

HERITAGE BID ... St Paul's Church at Jarrow. Inset, the Bishop of Jarrow, the Rt Rev Mark Bryant.

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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FOLLOW-UP ... eBook author Michele Armstrong with her latest novel.

Former lecturer’s on the write path again

A BUDDING writer has published her second book.

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HAPPY TIMES ... Mal Hall is leaving the Encore show at the Customs House after four years.

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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Eileen takes over the mayoral chain of command

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Best in Britain ... butcher Paul Clark from Pickings in East Boldon.

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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Best in Britain ... butcher Paul Clark from Pickings in East Boldon.

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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CHARITY RIDE ... Help for Heroes fundraiser at Asda South Shields. Front, ferry master Bob Paterson with cadets and staff.

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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CHARITY RIDE ... Help for Heroes fundraiser at Asda South Shields. Front, ferry master Bob Paterson with cadets and staff.

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.’

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