<![CDATA[Shields Gazette - Community]]> Feed http://www.shieldsgazette.com/community Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.shieldsgazette.com/community/npgz_community_feed_1_1238025 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:09:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Destined for a life at sea]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/destined_for_a_life_at_sea_1_4274308

TO go to sea as a teenager would be a daunting prospect at any time, but in war? But then David Robinson had the grounding of South Shields Marine School behind him.

]]> 1.4274308 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:09:38 +0000 <![CDATA[Pancake race shows who’s batter than the rest - VIDEO]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/pancake_race_shows_who_s_batter_than_the_rest_video_1_4270228

CHARITY racers made sure Pancake Day didn’t fall flat when they contested the borough’s annual Shrove Tuesday race today.

]]> 1.4270228 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[A sailor’s life - if you like it or not!]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/a_sailor_s_life_if_you_like_it_or_not_1_4267831

OLD photographs and paintings offer us a tantalising glimpse of what the old riverside town of Shields must have been like as a port in the 19th century.

]]> 1.4267831 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[Can you fill gap in town’s history?]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/can_you_fill_gap_in_town_s_history_1_4267823

OUR home towns are such familiar landscapes that we think we know them as well as we do our own faces.

]]> 1.4267823 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:55:39 +0000 <![CDATA[Group ready to remember the victims]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/group_ready_to_remember_the_victims_1_4267669

A SUPPORT group set up by a South Tyneside man to help families devastated by murder and manslaughter is holding its annual memorial service this week.

]]> 1.4267669 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:06:37 +0000 <![CDATA[We get an answer to an exam question]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/we_get_an_answer_to_an_exam_question_1_4266940

IT has taken a while to return to the subject, but in doing so, I’m reminded of how small even the seafaring world of Shields is.

]]> 1.4266940 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:00:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Here’s the old Grammar School girls]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/here_s_the_old_grammar_school_girls_1_4266929

THE words ‘old’ and ‘girls,’ like ‘old’ and ‘boys,’ cancel each other out when put together.

]]> 1.4266929 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:57:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Angry residents feel ‘betrayed’ over club]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/angry_residents_feel_betrayed_over_club_1_4266271

residents have slammed council chiefs and police after a South Tyneside club was allowed to expand the number of functions it holds.

]]> 1.4266271 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:00:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Pals plan long skate to London]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/pals_plan_long_skate_to_london_1_4261029

FOUR longboarding enthusiasts are ignoring planes, trains and automobiles to skate all the way to London.

]]> 1.4261029 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Taking a dip into uncharted waters]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/taking_a_dip_into_uncharted_waters_1_4260274

IMPRESSMENT into the Royal Navy – the Press Gang – cast a long shadow over Shields and the rest of Tyneside at the beginning of the 19th century.

]]> 1.4260274 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:16:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Things I’ve learned this week...]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/things_i_ve_learned_this_week_1_4255905

THINGS I’ve learned this week:

]]> 1.4255905 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Church group celebrates 20 years of child’s play]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/church_group_celebrates_20_years_of_child_s_play_1_4257696

A PARENT and toddler group in South Tyneside has celebrated its 20th birthday by splashing out hundreds of pounds on new toys.

]]> 1.4257696 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:49:39 +0000 <![CDATA[Reminder of our lost marine tradition]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/reminder_of_our_lost_marine_tradition_1_4255783

THE face of South Shields Market Place is to change in coming months with the demolition of Wouldhave House.

]]> 1.4255783 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Revealed: New images of Shields riverside park]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/revealed_new_images_of_shields_riverside_park_1_4254338

THE shape of things to come beside the River Tyne at South Shields can today be made public.

]]> 1.4254338 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:22:22 +0000 <![CDATA[Race is on to identify these runners]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/race_is_on_to_identify_these_runners_1_4251664

RUNNING, as a sport, has a long and honourable history around here.

]]> 1.4251664 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Take a seat for a squirrel tale]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/take_a_seat_for_a_squirrel_tale_1_4250095

ANIMALS were an early if relatively short-lived feature of the North and South Marine Parks in Shields.

]]> 1.4250095 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:46:59 +0000 <![CDATA[Teddy bears’ picnic helps hospice coffers]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/teddy_bears_picnic_helps_hospice_coffers_1_4247297

IF you went down to South Shields yesterday, you were in for a big surprise.

]]> 1.4247297 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:11:23 +0000 <![CDATA[Cricket club ladies won’t be caught short]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/cricket_club_ladies_won_t_be_caught_short_1_4247258

MEMBERS of a village sports club are ‘bowled over’ at securing a grant to improve its facilities.

]]> 1.4247258 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:51:21 +0000 <![CDATA[Residents get their say in revamp]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/residents_get_their_say_in_revamp_1_4246582

A COMMUNITY-inspired £500,000 revamp is helping transform part of Hebburn.

]]> 1.4246582 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Shedding light on ‘ancient’ Groyne]]> http://www.shieldsgazette.com/shedding_light_on_ancient_groyne_1_4246280

IT’S one of the most iconic landmarks associated with the lower reaches of the Tyne and Shields.

]]> 1.4246280 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:58:14 +0000