Recently added articles from Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England):
Stallholder soldcounterfeit DVDs.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN selling counterfeit DVDs at a car boot sale was caught after honest stallholders called the police. Lisa Docherty had about 1,700 film and music discs on her stall, including blockbusters such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ocean's 13 and Evan Almighty. ...
School's out for Mick after 39 years.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A TEACHER has retired after spending his professional career at a single school. Mick Carney took up a post with St Bede's School in Peterlee when it opened in 1969 and he had just completed his science teaching qualifications at De La Salle College in Manchester. ...
Teach young more about politics, says teens.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Teenagers should be learning more about politics, according to prominent young Wearside campaigners. More than a third of young people - 39 per cent - do not believe that politics affects them, according to new UK Youth Parliament figures. And more than 60 per cent ...
Students can cash in.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Students are being urged to apply for their special grant of up to [pounds sterling]30 a week. Wearsiders aged between 16 and 19 who are staying on in education can claim the cash to help with their studies. The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was launched in ...
Film-maker in starring role.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A former Sunderland student is to showcase her talents alongside some of the world's most popular films at an international festival. Kam-Li Cheng, of South Shields, has found herself battling against some of the planet's most famed films at a Stateside animation festival later ...
Cost of calls from hospital to come down.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Hospital patients are set to benefit from cheaper bedside telephone calls. Wearside MP Sharon Hodgson today welcomed the move after a company providing the telephone service was taken over. Sharon Hodgson, MP for Gateshead East and Washington West, said she was ...
River revival proves big hit with walkers.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Ambitious plans to revive ancient ornamental gardens on the bank of the Wear have struck a chord with the public. A loop in the river at Durham City centre between Elvet Bridge and Prebends Bridge, was a pleasure garden for the upper classes in the 17th century. Now ...
Kids take control of anniversary party.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Children took control when a local youth group was deciding how to celebrate its first anniversary. The youngsters, aged four to 11, spent a month planning what they wanted to happen and then went ahead and booked everything. Michelle Russell, manager of Community R ...
Chimney stack kids shock.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Almost 10,000 children in the North East smoke, according to shocking new figures. And four in 10 children aged 11 to 15 are exposed to secondhand smoke in their own homes, the figures from Fresh, Smokefree North East reveal. Secondhand smoke is a deadly factor in ...
Family bugged by ant invasion.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A family plagued by ants for the past six years say the problem is now seriously affecting their lives. Julie Palmer and partner David Reed have been forced to feed their children at a neighbour's house because the hordes of insects are overrunning their living room at Chiswick ...
Rescued dogs need new home.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Canyou give this pair of poor pooches a loving home? Jake and Jip suffering cruelty at the hands of their owners before being abandoned. They are being housed at Greyhound Rescue North East (GRNE) but need to find a caring new owner. Since opening in ...
Tyler's getting to grips with his new thumbs.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A boy who was born with no thumbs is making good progress in learning to write after pioneering surgery. Tyler Dolan, eight, was born with 10 fingers - just like his mum - but surgeons transformed his life by turning a finger on each hand into a thumb. Tyler had to ...
Home residents celebrate 20 years of caring.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Staff raised their glasses to toast the 20th anniversary of a Sunderland care home. There was also a cake and live music at the birthday party held at Thistledale residential home, in Suffolk Street, Hendon. ...
Household water bills set to rise.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Consumers are being dealt another blow as water bosses announce a proposed price rise. Northumbrian Water has announced plans which will see the price of an average household water bill increasing by 1.3 per cent above inflation. The new charges are part of the ...
Help for heroes is flying in.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Generous businesses across the North East are continuing to show their support for the Echo's Honour Our Brave campaign. Shops, restaurants and visitor attractions are backing our drive to thank the hundreds of brave men and women across the region who are putting their lives on ...
Stagestruck kids' premiere passions.
Aug 01, 2008 ... More than 160 budding stage stars descended on the Sunderland Empire this week as part of the venue's summer school project. After battling it out for a place in reality show-style auditions in May, the chosen youngsters are now working alongside a professional director, musical ...
Rape 'lottery' claim denied.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rape victims face a postcode lottery to see their attackers convicted, a women's rights group says. A new report by the Fawcett Society, which campaigns for women's equality, shows rape convictions are on the increase in parts of Wearside, giving hope to many of those left ...
Patient died despite change in medication.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A patient died in hospital after doctors tried to vary his medication in last-ditch bid to save his life. William Forkin was complaining of a headache and suffered a loss of co-ordination shortly before his death at Sunderland Royal Hospital, where he had been admitted with ...
Gary fights his way to cage title.
Aug 01, 2008 ... He may have only taken up the sport a few months ago, but cagefighter Gary Mawson is already proving a real knockout. The Washington dad-of-one has taken the UK's mixed martial arts scene by storm after winning his second title in a month. Beating Scotland's David ...
Police issue flood alert.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Motorists were today warned by police today to exercise extreme caution in the wake of torrential rain. Flood warnings have been issued for several rivers and all roads are affected by considerably surface water, a Northumbria Police spokesman said. Drivers were ...
