Born on this day.(Features)
Byline: RAY MARSHALL
1832: Louisa May Alcott (deceased). American author, whose works
include 'Little Women'.
1898- C S Lewis (deceased). British author of The Lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe' . . .
Call for help.(News)
A CHARITY needs volunteers to lend a hand with a range of
activities.
St Cuthberts Care, which operates over 40 social care services
throughout the North East, wants helpers who can spare a few . . .
Lower energy.(News)
TWO huge lighting columns will be removed as part of plans to make
an town more energy efficient.
The 30-metre lights will be removed from South Shields on Sunday.
The masts, which have been . . .
Voles help.(News)
A LORD has pledged cash to help rodents thrive.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust's water vole project has
received a boost from Lord Ridley.
Lord Ridley, whose family seat is Blagdon Hall, near . . .
Local heroes; YOUNGSTERS HAVE FUN RECORDING SPECIAL FOOTBALL
ANTHEM.(News)
Byline: By NICOLA JUNCAR Education Reporter
TOON, Toon, knee-high army!
A bunch of Tyneside pupils have recorded their own football anthem.
The nine and 10-year-old children from Sacred Heart . . .
Keane will cut down squad in January sales.(Sport)
Byline: By JAMES HUNTER
ROY KEANE expects the January sales to mean just that for
Sunderland - sales!
The Sunderland boss is not planning on making any new permanent
signings when the transfer . . .
Spanish pair take the lead in China.(Sport)
A SUPERB display of foursomes golf by Miguel Angel Jimenez and
Pablo Larrazabal sent Spain into a four-stroke lead at the end of the
second round of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup today.
The . . .
Complex approval.(News)
A NEW hotel and office development has been given the go-ahead.
Gateshead Council has granted planning permission for the complex,
which will be built on the Gateshead Quays.
The 202-room hotel . . .
Pulp winner.(News)
STUDENTS on Tyneside have been recognised at a top media awards
ceremony.
Newcastle University magazine Pulp was runner up in the Student
Publication Design of the Year category, at the Guardian . . .
MP in tip plea.(News)
AN MP has been pulling pints as its announced changes could be made
to help bar staff.
North West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong joined pub landlord Keith
Young behind the bar at the Red Lion pub in . . .
School scheme fears.(News)
A SCHEME worth pounds 260m to rebuild aging secondary schools could
be in doubt amid warnings of a Whitehall cash crunch.
Northumberland County Council is hoping a bid for Government cash
next . . .
Sting's strings rock on eBay; GUITAR HERO'S INSTRUMENT
UP FOR AUCTION.(News)
Byline: By VINCE GLEDHILL
A GUITAR that once belonged to pop star Sting is going on sale
tomorrow after a secret benefactor donated it to a Northumberland care
home.
The Japanese Fender - . . .
Britons escape tanker pirates.(News)
THREE British guards sailing on a tanker escaped Somali pirates by
jumping overboard today.
The men, who have not been named, were later rescued by a
helicopter from a warship patrolling the Gulf . . .
Party City; WIN a case of beer.(News)
CORONA EXTRA - one of the world's biggest selling beers - has
teamed up with the Evening Chronicle to Offer a free case of beer to one
lucky reader every week.
If we take your picture on a night . . .
Running into the new year; THE PEOPLE'S VOICE.(News)
Byline: TONY HORNE
I KEEP my ear to the ground, and if a news story breaks I've
normally heard about it before it happens but, staggeringly, I found out
by accident from one of my best mates that . . .
Back on the comedy map.(News)
A PAIR of Geordie comedians have set up a new stand-up night
showcasing some of the best local jokesters.
The Grinning Idiot Comedy Club is the brainchild of Gateshead-born
John Smith, who is now . . .
Fans hope for repeat show.(News)
Byline: RICHARD YATES
ENTHUSIASTS of piano music were so impressed by the performance
last year by the up-and-coming Amandine Savary that the Sunderland
Pianoforte Society swiftly reengaged her . . .
Best dressed and on display for Christmas; MONUMENT MALL ELDON
SQUARE SHOPPING.(News)
AS THE Christmas season in Newcastle is marked by elaborate window
displays created by the city's most famous and popular stores, the
best-dressed panto stars in Toon help launch the search to . . .
When Irish eyes aren't smiling; Shamrox Northumberland Road,
Newcastle, (0191) 261 8070 **.(News)
Byline: GORDON BARR
IRISH pubs are 10 a penny the world over.
I'm not against this, per se, but just how authentic are most
of them?
When I passed Shamrox a few weeks ago, the banner . . .
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