- Van Outen to host new OK! TV show
- Bafta award for Potter film series
- Smith salutes new boy Diouf
- Pardew bemoans Ameobi injury
- Coyle delighted with Sturridge
- Grant wants Hammers to kick on
- Redknapp not eyeing Chelsea
- Mancini angered by penalty call
- Kenny pleased with Suarez debut
- May slams boards over payment delay
- Sussex bring in Parnell
- Ponting on comeback track
- Official plays down wall collapse
- Australian duo rested
- Malinga restricts cautious Windies
- Strauss reflects on bitter defeat
- Plunkett keen to be involved
- Rees backs prop duo to shine
- Wood tipped to handle hot reception
- Begging crackdown law takes effect
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News
Pupils go animal crackers for charities
CHARITY champs at a South Tyneside school are going animal crackers to boost good causes.
Friends go green for charity appeal
A GROUP of South Shields women are hoping Irish eyes will be smiling on their annual fundraising night.
Man’s death on rocks remains a mystery
THE final moments of a man found dead on a South Tyneside beach will remain a mystery.
Vouchers just the ticket for bus user Peter
LUCKY commuter Peter Stoten scooped £100 worth of vouchers from bus bosses.
Ex-Toon star Ginola hot-foots it on dancefloor!
HE was known for his grace on the football field – now former Newcastle ace David Ginola is set to transfer his skills to the dancefloor.
Sport
Best out to repay fans’ faith
LEON Best has thanked Newcastle United’s fans for sticking by him through his year-long goal drought.
Seems red was always his colour!
ANDY Carroll became England’s most expensive footballer with a £35m move to Liverpool this week ... but as our exclusive picture shows, it’s not the first time he’s proudly worn an all-red kit.
Point of Foster’s: Bring curtain down on transfer window
WELL the mad January sale is finally over, and personally I’m glad to see the back of it.
Fulham star should never have left United
FULHAM’S Aaron Hughes was an unsung hero of the Sir Bobby Robson-era at St James’s Park.
Barton’s drop warning to Newcastle
JOEY Barton has a simple message for his Newcastle United team-mates ahead of tonight’s visit to Craven Cottage: “We’re not safe yet!”
Video
Have you won a free 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
Arteries working hard to keep punk alive
ONE of the hardest-working punk bands around are heading for Tyneside as they prepare to release their latest album.
Skinner aims to end The Streets in style
ONE of the finest British rappers of the last decade is aiming to bow out in style with a new album and tour.
Album review: Architects - The Here And Now
THIS is the fourth LP by the Brighton metalcore quintet, who have established themselves as one of the genre’s most successful groups.
Album review: Chapel Club - Palace
THIS London quintet caused a stir last year with a succession of well-received singles, so anticipation levels for this debut LP were high.
Album review: Little Comets - In Search Of Elusive Little Comets
THIS is the long-awaited debut album from a young Tyneside band featuring Jarrow brothers Robert and Michael Coles.
Community
Wraithscape: Are fortune cookies the real deal?
THE first time I ever had a fortune cookie, to the best of my recollection, was at the Hong Kong City Chinese restaurant in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Community work wins title
A SOUTH Tyneside shop owner is enjoying a slice of heaven after being officially recognised with a top award.
Library’s past an open book
SHE wrote in her diary on that first day: “Feet and legs aching, conducted tour of library then got shoved into fiction, getting quite expert at finding tickets and stamping books.”
Stephen Hepburn: We face hard times
BILLIONS and billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money had to be spent to bail out the banks.
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Thursday 03 February 2011
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Light rain
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