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An open letter
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | 10 hours ago by Curly
It’s time to draw a line! An open letter to the Leader and the Chief Executive of South Tyneside District Council In the course of the past three years I have now been stopped on at least three occasions and either requested to refrain from tak read more
Football365: Premier League Transfer Gossip for 19 August 2008
Maa Ka Doodh: Around the World *Sports*Movies*Music | 20 hours ago
KAKA...CHELSEA...THE STARThe Daily Star are at it again with the Kaka to Chelsea rumours.The 'paper' claims that AC Milan are willing to sell the Brazilian genius, friend of Jesus and all-round good egg to Chelsea, but they want a pretty read more
Banned, pictures of children!
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 19th 2008 by Curly
Tommy Trumpets council censorship! These are the pictures that South Tyneside Council tried to ban. I’ve been a big fan of Tommy’s Parties in South Shields, ever since “Junior” was around three or four years old, they are grea read more
Newcastle's Pre-Season Matches In Summary
Latest Magpies News By Izzy Rocks | August 16th 2008 by Fauzi a.k.a Izzy
With very few events happening during the pre-season, the Magpies will be gearing up against a good opposition today in Man Utd.Anyway let's re-cap what have actually happen during the off pre season that has been happening on Tyneside.Let's start of read more
Labour fightback starts
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 15th 2008 by Curly
Fellgate land formalised as “green belt” Councillors in South Tyneside return to normal duties after the summer recess on August 20th when the Labour Cabinet of South Tyneside Council will meet. One of the reports that it is being asked t read more
Ending off the summer
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 14th 2008 by Curly
Something to think about Around this time last year I ran a readers poll asking how South Tyneside’s Summer Festival should be brought to a conclusion, and the overwhelming majority of you favoured a procession with fireworks. The concept behin read more
Newcastle owner drops a £27m bomb on Tyneside: The club is STILL…
Sports blog | August 13th 2008 by COS
If you were a staunch supporter of Newcastle owner Mike Ashley before today (and, honestly, who isn’t?), then this next bit of news might have you hopping over to the other side of the fence. We like to call it the “pessimist pasture̶ read more
Armed robber targets bookmakers
The Poker Blog | August 13th 2008
Another story from the BBC: A man armed with a hammer stole cash from a Tyneside betting shop after threatening staff. Police said the raider targeted the Pagebet shop in Dean Road, South Shields, on Tuesday night. Officers said staff members, who we read more
DWP spins for Labour
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 12th 2008 by Curly
South Tyneside now includes Sunderland, Chester-le-Street, Durham, Easington, Sedgefield, Derwentside, Teesdale and Wear Valley. It’s bad enough when politicians employ their own “spin doctors” to put the best possible gloss on the read more
Cash boost for young people
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 11th 2008 by Curly
Nearly £1m to find “something to do” Young people in South Tyneside are to benefit from a cash injection of £900,000 to help them to find things to do, keep them off the streets, provide facilities etc. The money is managed by the Counc read more
Elder Abuse: Sheltered Housing Abuse Scandal (UK)
Spotlight on Elder Abuse | August 9th 2008 by andrew chadwick
Council must learn from its mistakes - leaderPublished Date: 08 August 2008By David MacLeanTHE leader of South Tyneside Council says the council must learn from its mistakes over the sheltered housing abuse scandal.Yesterday the Local Government Ombu read more
20 mph in South Shields
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 9th 2008 by Curly
Green Party candidate proposes 20 mph limit Shirley Ford is the Green Party candidate for the Euro Elections for this constituency and she has proposed that South Shields and the rest of South Tyneside should have a 20 mph speed limit on the majority read more
The Final concert
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 7th 2008 by Curly
Sixties show sparkled in Bents Park South Tyneside and it’s visitors enjoyed a fabulous swinging sixties show in South Shields Bants Park last Sunday as the series of free summer concerts was brought to a close. Reader Paul Burnett has kindly s read more
Ombudsman slams council
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | August 7th 2008 by Curly
South Tyneside Homes and local council criticised. The Local Government Ombudsman has found South Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Homes guilty of maladministration, after Mr. P and Mrs. S complained in 2004. A council statement says: We share an read more
Soccer Update; Newcastle Seal Coloccini Deal
Soccer Update | August 6th 2008 by Tubagus Rusmawan
Soccer Update; Deportivo La Coruña have officially announced that they have reached an agreement with Premier League side Newcastle United over the transfer of Fabricio Coloccini. The Argentine leaves for a potential fee of €13m. Coloccini has for read more
Keegan Targets Three New Faces
World Soccer,Soccer News,Soccer Scores,Soccer Videos,Soccer… | August 6th 2008 by alex martin
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is hopeful he can sign three new players before the end of the summer transfer window.Keegan has reiterated his confidence that two fresh faces will arrive at St James' Park, and Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabricio Co read more
Ambani rejects Newcastle talks
A2to.info "Online Magazine" | August 4th 2008 by Dinesh
INDIAN billionaire Anil Ambani has denied he is on the brink of buying Newcastle. The sixth richest man in the world was understood to have given Toon owner Mike Ashley a one-week deadline to accept a £260million offer. But Ambani, who owns India&# read more
While I Was Away
Dolphin Hotel | August 3rd 2008 by Michael Hudson
The sun came out, briefly; Newcastle signed a defender but still managed to look uninspired, unimaginative and appallingly threadbare up front thanks to waste of space duo Smith and Ameobi; the mackems bought El Hadji Diouf, possibly the most hated m read more
Fabrizio Coloccini on Tyneside for a medical
Magpies Zone | August 2nd 2008 by SavetheWhales
After the long conversation between Newcastle side and Deportivo’s officials, 26-year-old Coloccini looks set to wear the sacred Black-and-White this season after both clubs reach the final agreement for his transfer. Keegan will be pleased to read more
In a dither…..
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 30th 2008 by Curly
……..a bit like Gordon Former South Tyneside Labour councillor Cathy Brown was one of those steadfastly backing dead man walking PM Gordon Brown yesterday, but today she’s so supportive of David Miliband! What gives Cathy? :: :: : read more
First Biorhythmic School
Natural Biorhythms | July 29th 2008 by Helen Taylor
Work has started on this £18.5 million school in Monkseaton, North Tyneside, designed by Newcastle- London- and Sedgefield-based practice Dewjo'c.The building, which is expected to complete in summer 2009, will feature triangular classrooms and has read more
Potts’ Fury
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 28th 2008 by Curly
Legal moves I’ve just bumped into David Potts, the South Tyneside Conservative group leader, and his girlfriend of many months Roberta, in South Shields town centre and they are spitting blood and feathers over the latest round of posts in the read more
Labour Party man in pictures shock!
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 27th 2008 by Curly
Paul Waggot fails to get stopped in Bents Park! Former Labour Leader of South Tyneside Council, Paul Waggot (no it’s not Jimmy Corkhill) was spotted enjoying himself and relaxing in the Bents Park, South Shields this afternoon. The man who will read more
More stunts in South Tyneside
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 24th 2008 by Curly
Opposition groups boycott Council meeting There were two meetings of South Tyneside District Council this afternoon, the normal scheduled meeting and an Extraordinary Meeting followed it, and both were packed with stunts to dazzle the small audience read more
Street signs
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 24th 2008 by Curly
Here’s a one they might understand There is a street in South Tyneside where the residents are quite concerned about traffic calming and measures to protect children when they are out playing, it isn’t the greatest problem in the land so read more
Fenerbahce conclude Emre deal
Soccer Combo News and Blog | July 23rd 2008
Fenerbahce have signed Newcastle United midfielder Emre on a four-year deal. The 27-year-old, who began his career with Fenerbahce’s arch-rivals Galatasaray, has returned to his homeland after three years on Tyneside. “For many years I ha read more
No. 1 council and crime
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 21st 2008 by Curly
Is Labour just spinning towards it’s own doom? One thing which has struck me recently over this announcement that South Tyneside had been declared the No. 1 council in the country by a magazine, and the message that the government is keen to pe read more
Stanton Clay, from North Shields, was arrested coming through the…
Arrests Worldwide | July 20th 2008 by Bleeding Deacon
Northumbria Police set out to infiltrate and dismantle a major cocaine syndicate which had connections from Tyneside to Merseyside.This £100,000 haul of high-grade cocaine was seized as part of their racket before it was distributed on the region’ read more
Caption Competition
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 20th 2008 by Curly
No free beer edition South Tyneside Independent Alliance councillor Ahmed Khan spotted at the Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) gig this afternoon in South Shields Bents Park. Someone on another local blog suggested that one of our councillors neede read more
Waggot vindicated!
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! | July 20th 2008 by Curly
The lunatics have taken over the asylum I jest not. Former Labour Leader of South Tyneside Council Paul Waggot’s judgement was clearly correct! Question - will we notice much difference? :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: [...] read more