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[
"Tehachapi News"
] | 2016-08-26T22:48:40 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | The Tehachapi girls varsity tennis team opened its season with a 9-1 loss at Bakersfield Christian on Thursday, Aug. 25. The Warriors No. 1 singles player, Eileen Rooney, lost 6-0, 6-0 to former area player of the year Delaney Roche in a match that took less than a half hour. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FWarriors-girls-lose-tennis-opener-to-powerhouse-BCHS.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/25/1500x1500_q90/Tennis-BCHS-Tehac-2.jpg | en | null | Warriors girls lose tennis opener to powerhouse BCHS | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | The Tehachapi girls varsity tennis team opened its season with a 9-1 loss at Bakersfield Christian on Thursday, Aug. 25.
The Warriors No. 1 singles player, Eileen Rooney, lost 6-0, 6-0 to former area player of the year Delaney Roche in a match that took less than a half hour.
Bakersfield Christian returned all its players from last year's CIF Central Section Division 2 championship team. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Sports/2016/08/26/Warriors-girls-lose-tennis-opener-to-powerhouse-BCHS.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/276af0e313d30e69a89c3de4f8205613bfe8f17b265a1c1e9904b70a2201a7c8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:34 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | In loving memory of the beautiful Mary Lee Stutz who graduated into her Creator’s loving arms on Aug. 7, 2016. Mary Lee was 81. Born on Sept. 8, 1934 in Santa Cruz, she married Robert G. Young on Sept. 1, 1952 in Reno, Nev. They then resided in Crescent City until 1966 when they relocated to Klamath Falls, Ore. In 1985, they relocated to Bakersfield. Other places of residence included San Simeon and White City, Kan. Finally, they settled in Tehachapi to work with their son, Patrick. Robert passed on March 28, 2004. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2FObituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FMary-Lee-Young-Stutz-1934-2016.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/23/1500x1500_q90/obitstutz-jpg.jpg | en | null | Mary Lee Young-Stutz, 1934-2016 | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | In loving memory of the beautiful Mary Lee Stutz who graduated into her Creator’s loving arms on Aug. 7, 2016. Mary Lee was 81.
Born on Sept. 8, 1934 in Santa Cruz, she married Robert G. Young on Sept. 1, 1952 in Reno, Nev. They then resided in Crescent City until 1966 when they relocated to Klamath Falls, Ore. In 1985, they relocated to Bakersfield. Other places of residence included San Simeon and White City, Kan. Finally, they settled in Tehachapi to work with their son, Patrick. Robert passed on March 28, 2004.
In September 2005, Mary Lee married Eugene F. Stutz where they continued to reside in Tehachapi until Eugene passed away in 2015. Mary Lee then relocated to be near her daughter, Judy Bales in Marysville, Wash., until her passing.
She leaves behind five survivors: Michael G. Young, Patrick M. Young, Timothy A. Young, Shawn R. Young and Judy L. Bales. Her stepchildren are Eugene Stutz Jr., Cheryl Steel, Kathleen Thompson and Patricia Stutz. She also has 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Mary Lee cherished her family and friends immensely, always full of love and prayers for everyone she met. Her uniquely loving embrace and her incredibly unforgettable smile are to be remembered and cherished by all who knew her. Her heart was with Jesus and her legacy will live on for many generations to follow.
A memorial service will be held for her on Sept 10, 2016, at the Christian Life Assembly of God in Tehachapi at 2 p.m. Her remains will be joined with her late husband Eugene Stutz at the Bakersfield National Cemetery. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/Obituaries/2016/08/23/Mary-Lee-Young-Stutz-1934-2016.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/f5ef7376dbdc17fe5fb378216629563f1c87dec5da752cd788cbef7b00f1810d.json |
[
"Darla A. Baker",
"Tehachapi News"
] | 2016-08-28T22:49:21 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | Located on the same corner in historic downtown Tehachapi since 1979, Gallery ‘N’ Gifts will observe its 37th anniversary during First Friday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to join members to celebrate the milestone. Sponsored by the Tehachapi Valley Arts Association, Gallery ‘N’ Gifts features local artists and crafters who specialize in creating one-of-a-kind, high-quality gifts and decor. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FGallery-N-Gifts-Same-corner-same-commitment-for-37-years.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/27/1500x1500_q90/gallery-jpg.jpg | en | null | Gallery 'N' Gifts: Same corner, same commitment for 37 years | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Located on the same corner in historic downtown Tehachapi since 1979, Gallery ‘N’ Gifts will observe its 37th anniversary during First Friday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to join members to celebrate the milestone.
Sponsored by the Tehachapi Valley Arts Association, Gallery ‘N’ Gifts features local artists and crafters who specialize in creating one-of-a-kind, high-quality gifts and decor.
“It’s exactly what it started out, but has grown,” said TVAA President Gale Caldwell.
According to Caldwell, anyone can be a TVAA member, and anyone can apply to be a featured gallery member as long as they create handcraft items.
“We try to have people in that do something different than what we already have,” Caldwell said.
The success of the volunteer organization has been due to the artisans’ commitment and tradition to give back to the community and develop creativity.
“I am really proud of our community thing that we do and what this galley does,” said Monica Lindsey, TVAA member. “This gallery has been around this long and has sustained itself right here on this corner. We have grown a lot, and we are trying to actually get bigger to where we can supply more schools and more teachers with art supplies.”
One of the many commitments TVAA has made to the community is through its Putting Art Back in the Schools program. Each year, TVAA sponsors several special events to raise money to buy art supplies for schools.
“We just started collecting wish lists from teachers,” Caldwell said.
“We buy all the supplies for the schools and for the teachers, whatever they need,” said Lindsey. “I think arts are dying in a way, in the schools. It’s sad, because to me, any form of art is going to grow into whatever that person becomes in their later years. I think we need to keep that, and I think that is something that is important in the valley.”
Annual events sponsored by TVAA include two Photo Contests, one in February and another in August, Tehachapi Youth Art Contest in April, Springtyme Faire in June, Chalk on the Walk in August, Handcrafts Festival in August, and Fall Harvest Faire in September.
“That’s the reason that we do this, with the Chalk on the Walk and the Photo Contest, is to get the community more involved with what is going on,” Caldwell said.
The gallery itself features a wide array of handcrafted pieces.
“If you want to buy something unique that somebody else doesn’t have, then here is where you go,” Caldwell said. “Our members are constantly bringing in new items, so the inventory in the store changes daily.”
New TVAA member Jenny Zur said a one woman comes in frequently, and on one recent trip bought candles, soaps and other items “made right here in Tehachapi” that she assembles into gift baskets for people who come to visit her so they can find out about the city.
“I’m amazed that an art enterprise store like this has stayed open as long as it has,” Zur said. “Art galleries are often short-lived, because it’s hard to make the rent. But to have this group do what they have done to keep the doors open and give to the community as well for this long, well… that’s amazing.”
Located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Gallery ‘N’ Gifts is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For the latest information on event dates and times, “friend” them at facebook.com/galleryngifts, or call 822-6062. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/2016/08/27/Gallery-N-Gifts-Same-corner-same-commitment-for-37-years.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/06121b0924031403eeed293cccf58e47099eb24cd35dd467efae7a019e4e7f67.json |
[
"George Peate",
"Contributing Writer"
] | 2016-08-28T16:49:20 | null | 2016-08-26T17:34:55 | Every person’s life journey is a true adventure, from conception onward to eternity. There are twists and turns, valleys and mountains, setbacks and blessings. Lots of surprises! The Catholic Church offers an open invitation to inactive Catholics and curious non-Catholics alike to explore life’s journey anew, relying on the gift of faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. At St. Malachy Church on Mill Street, our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program starts again in September and meets Tuesday nights. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FSt-Malachy-s-offers-opportunity-to-grow-in-faith.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/libercus/default/images/facebook-default-310x310.png?v=2 | en | null | St. Malachy's offers opportunity to grow in faith | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Every person’s life journey is a true adventure, from conception onward to eternity. There are twists and turns, valleys and mountains, setbacks and blessings. Lots of surprises!
The Catholic Church offers an open invitation to inactive Catholics and curious non-Catholics alike to explore life’s journey anew, relying on the gift of faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. At St. Malachy Church on Mill Street, our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program starts again in September and meets Tuesday nights.
Trusting that God beckons us all toward His great heart, always leading and pointing the way, our RCIA program is a faith response to God’s call. As the profound truths and mysteries of the Christian faith open before us, unexpected discoveries and opportunities await us.
All are invited. If you are a non-Catholic, this doesn’t necessarily mean you have made a decision to become Catholic, it simply means you are interested in understanding the 2,000-year-old Catholic faith and how it helps each person walk confidently in God’s holy love and will.
If you are a baptized Catholic who has never received the sacrament of Confirmation or who has lost touch with the Church, you are also warmly invited to attend the RCIA program.
Since 1887, St. Malachy Parish has been a spiritual beacon in Tehachapi, offering God’s grace and sacraments. Like every person, the Church too is on a wondrous journey to our God, reaching out to all peoples, sharing the struggles and complications of this troubled world. But with St. Paul, we remind ourselves, that where sin abounds — and troubles and complications — God’s grace abounds all the more!
The book of Ecclesiastes reminds us; “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… (Ecc 3:1)”, including “a time to seek.” Is this your time to seek God anew, to explore faith in Christ, to deepen and clarify your own faith journey?
You can contact the parish office at 822-3060 or StMalachyOffice@gmail.com, or call up a Catholic friend and ask him or her about RCIA.
George Peate is a member of St. Malachy Church. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/2016/08/26/St-Malachy-s-offers-opportunity-to-grow-in-faith.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/e7290053e36d66ca1e29a74e393fa0aea78dfd7f976f1f8f809e25eb37e53102.json |
[
"John Nelson",
"Tehachapi News"
] | 2016-08-26T22:48:38 | null | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | This was a tournament that Blake Keesey will remember as one of his most frustrating. Keesey, a Tehachapi High School junior and member of the Warriors golf team, fired an even-par 72 in the first round of the Bridgestone Tournament of Champions Boys 15-18 division on Saturday, Aug. 20. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FKeesey-falters-in-Day-2-of-Bridgestone-golf.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/26/1500x1500_q90/keesey-1.jpg | en | null | Keesey falters in Day 2 of Bridgestone golf | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Blake Keesey of Tehachapi on the tee in the first round of the Bridgestone Tournament of Champions.
Blake Keesey of Tehachapi on the tee in the first round of the Bridgestone Tournament of Champions.
This was a tournament that Blake Keesey will remember as one of his most frustrating.
Keesey, a Tehachapi High School junior and member of the Warriors golf team, fired an even-par 72 in the first round of the Bridgestone Tournament of Champions Boys 15-18 division on Saturday, Aug. 20.
That was good for a tie for second place going into the second round a day later at Rancho California Golf Club in Murrieta.
“It's a very hard chapter to relive,” Keesey said. “My first round, everything was clicking. I was making putts, I was striking the ball very well – and Sunday I imploded.”
Keesey wound up with an 80 on Sunday, Aug. 21 for a two-round total of eight-over 152 and a tie for seventh place.
“I wasn't nervous or anything. I was excited to play, I just played terrible that day,” Keesey said.
Nothing had changed, he said. Course conditions were the same, but his game wasn't.
“Unfortunately, Sunday was a horrible round,” he said. “Saturday, I played like I know I can, but Sunday was the opposite, unfortunately.
“For me, in that tournament and in any tournament I play, it's either win, or it's a failed attempt,” Keesey said. “Being that close and not being able to get the win is frustrating, especially after playing the way I did on Saturday.” | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Sports/2016/08/26/Keesey-falters-in-Day-2-of-Bridgestone-golf.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/e6dcd3a0d3762acec28eebcede0df7030ed6197925d70bb2088c8c59cae4c74a.json |
[
"Jon Hammond",
"Contributing Columnist"
] | 2016-08-28T16:49:15 | null | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | After years of bad news about the declining population of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexipus), there has finally been some glad tidings this year: The estimated number of Monarchs that overwintered in Oyamel fir trees in Mexico increased dramatically in 2016, with as many as 200 million monarchs clustered together. That is more than five times as many as were found in the winter of 2014. Monarchs are the most common of the larger butterflies found in the Tehachapi Mountains, and they are well-beloved by local residents. The adult females typically lay their eggs on the underside of leaves of two different native milkweed species: California Narrowleaf Milkweed (Ascelpias fascicularis) and Wooly Milkweed (Ascelpias vestita). The female lays a single egg here and there, and the tiny caterpillars hatch out and begin feeding on the milkweed plant, whose alkaloids impart a bitterness that protects Monarchs from birds and other predators. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FPen-in-Hand-Good-news-for-the-Monarch-butterflies.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/28/1500x1500_q90/Pen-in-Hand-Monarch-1.jpg | en | null | Pen in Hand: Good news for the Monarch butterflies | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | After years of bad news about the declining population of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexipus), there has finally been some glad tidings this year: The estimated number of Monarchs that overwintered in Oyamel fir trees in Mexico increased dramatically in 2016, with as many as 200 million monarchs clustered together. That is more than five times as many as were found in the winter of 2014.
Monarchs are the most common of the larger butterflies found in the Tehachapi Mountains, and they are well-beloved by local residents. The adult females typically lay their eggs on the underside of leaves of two different native milkweed species: California Narrowleaf Milkweed (Ascelpias fascicularis) and Wooly Milkweed (Ascelpias vestita). The female lays a single egg here and there, and the tiny caterpillars hatch out and begin feeding on the milkweed plant, whose alkaloids impart a bitterness that protects Monarchs from birds and other predators.
After eating and growing rapidly for about two weeks, the white, yellow and black banded caterpillars attach themselves to a nearby surface and hang upside down, spinning a beautiful green chrysalis accented with gold marks. After 10 days in the chrysalis, the transformation from caterpillar is complete, and the chrysalis becomes translucent and a butterfly emerges. Its wings are somewhat shriveled at first, and it pumps them up with fluid and then flies off to nectar-feed.
Biologists believe that part of the decline of Monarch populations can be attributed to a loss of habitat, especially in Midwestern states, and an accompanying shortage of milkweed plants, so efforts have been underway in many states to plant more milkweed.
This spring a Tehachapi mother and her son, Susan Pearson and Mason, 9, planted both Tropical Milkweed and California Narrowleaf Milkweed in three pots at their Cummings Valley home, and were delighted to have many Monarchs visiting and laying eggs — they counted 11 of the attractive larvae on a single cluster of milkweed. Susan shared photos of the different life stages of the Monarch and I’ve included them on this page.
I grew up loving Monarchs and their familiar caterpillars, and my brother and I always weed-eat around the Narrowleaf Milkweed plants on our farm, leaving them for the Monarchs. In recent years there simply haven’t been many adults around to visit these plants, however, but we’re hopeful that with the growing awareness of the plight of Monarchs, the tide can turn and their numbers will increase. Natural conditions like droughts and hard winters can also greatly affect Monarch numbers, and this year has been a good one for them — yay!
Have a good week.
Jon Hammond has written for Tehachapi News for more than 30 years. Send email to tehachapimtnlover@gmail.com. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/2016/08/28/Pen-in-Hand-Good-news-for-the-Monarch-butterflies.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/12c8c813269d0adff2fcfe874f8089d0017f749ae714f692a62eb71f8e281ac9.json |
[
"James Burger Jburger Bakersfield.Com"
] | 2016-08-26T12:54:21 | null | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | Supervisors approved Kern County’s 2016-2017 budget Tuesday and, for the most part, resisted demands for more money from the Kern County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices. They rejected a request for an additional $630,000 for staffing in the D.A.’s office but agreed to shift $2.8 million from county reserves to the active budget on behalf of Sheriff Donny Youngblood. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FSupervisors-struggle-with-Sheriff-DA-budgets.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/16/1500x1500_q90/SUPES-1.jpg | en | null | County supervisors approve budget, throw sheriff an extra $1.5... | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Supervisors approved Kern County’s 2016-2017 budget Tuesday and, for the most part, resisted demands for more money from the Kern County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices.
They rejected a request for an additional $630,000 for staffing in the D.A.’s office but agreed to shift $2.8 million from county reserves to the active budget on behalf of Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
The money won’t be Youngblood’s to control. The sheriff will have to ask the County Administrative Office — with which he exchanged tense words Tuesday — for the money on a case-by-case basis.
Supervisors put $1.3 million for a sheriff’s training academy and $1.5 million for staffing and substation work into the county’s “contingencies” fund for the sheriff.
And they hope some creative work will raise more money for his department.
Supervisor Zack Scrivner said the county could save some money by finding cheaper rent for facilities, using $629,0000 in community block grant money to pay for sheriff’s protection or discovering other efficiencies.
With the $1.5 million, Youngblood said, he might be able to re-open the Rosamond substation and beef up the rural crime unit.
TESTY EXCHANGES
Getting to that resolution took all of the morning and much of the afternoon and produced more than a couple tense moments.
Kern County’s budget has been decimated by a downturn in property tax revenue, forcing officials to push fiscal losses incurred this year and last year out over the next four years.
All departments were asked to take a roughly 5 percent cut in general fund revenue.
County Administrative Officer John Nilon built a powerful argument that — facing three more years of deep budget cuts, a 50 percent decline in reserves, and massive increases in pension costs — all county departments need to cut now and learn to operate with less.
Burning through reserves now, he said, would only mean deeper and more dramatic cuts next year, he argued.
The budget hearings got heated when Youngblood rose to defend his request for more money.
Youngblood is asking to be “held harmless,” which would create an unsustainable situation in which he will have to ask for more and more resources in coming years to delay cuts, Nilon said.
Nilon said the sheriff is asking for $6.4 million in ongoing funding and an additional $1.3 million for a new training academy.
Youngblood responded with frustration and displeasure.
There has been a lack of communication about the budget, he said, and he’s not willing to compromise on what he thinks his department needs.
“We’ve been $6.3 million apart from the beginning,” Youngblood said.
Without the money he would have to unfund 41 empty deputy positions and 25 empty detention deputy jobs, merge the Rosamond and Mojave substations, close part of the downtown jail, reduce funding for the gang and narcotics unit, reduce surveillance flights and delay replacing 52 aging vehicles.
One of the potential sources of revenue for his request is Proposition 172 public safety bond reserves, Nilon said. Youngblood said Nilon kept the fund a secret. He had never heard there was a reserve until last Monday.
Nilon responded that the reserve, and Proposition 172 funding, was no secret and has been kept “in plain sight.”
Youngblood said the fund is there to keep public safety services in place.
“If it’s there for a rainy day, I’ve got news for all of us, in places like Rosamond it’s raining,” he said.
But some supervisors questioned whether using reserves would help the county long-term.
“We know that times are very, very difficult right now,” Scrivner said. But “if we burn through these reserves at a higher rate, all we’re doing is kicking the can down the road.”
If things go as the county projects, Kern would have no way to prevent even more “draconian” cuts in the coming year, Nilon said.
The sheriff also had some harsh words for Supervisor Mick Gleason, whose editorial in The Californian Tuesday Youngblood called misleading.
The piece claimed that the Sheriff’s Office budget is $40 million larger than it was several years ago.
But the piece didn’t explain, Youngblood said, that pension and operational costs have increased by well more than $40 million over the same period.
And he said the public is not as safe as it used to be, as Gleason said in the editorial.
“It is not safer. Our homicide rate is up 100 percent. It is not safer. Not even close,” Youngblood said.
He understands what the County Administrative Office is doing, he said, but he has another job.
Nilon “counts beans and he does it very well,” he said. “I’m the sheriff. I’m here to speak for public safety. That’s my job and I won’t back down from that.”
Supervisors had a long discussion about how to fund the training academy Youngblood hopes to run and whether they could use Community Development Block Grant money to help the sheriff’s budget.
A PROSECUTOR’S PLEA
A similarly hearty exchange surrounded the District Attorney’s office budget.
Nilon questioned whether the office would truly face dramatic operational changes if District Attorney Lisa Green didn’t get the $360,000 she was requesting for three deputy district attorney positions.
Nilon said that even though budget levels are dropping, staffing levels continue to be at higher-than-average levels in the District Attorney’s office.
Caseloads are declining or stable, Nilon said.
Green can decide to not prosecute misdemeanor crimes, he said, and she can claim the reason is she hasn’t gotten enough money to run her department.
“She can say it is based on the budget but based on the information we have here, that does not seem to support that argument,” Nilon said.
Assistant District Attorney Scott Spielman said the CAO’s reports on his office’s staffing are misleading because a change a couple years ago added additional responsibilities to its plate.
“We have always been lean in the number of prosecutors. We have been lean in the number of investigators. We have been lean in the number of clerical staff,” Spielman said. “We’ve streamlined the best that we can.”
But losing the ability to hire the prosecutors will force the D.A.’s office to reduce or eliminate prosecution of misdemeanor crime, he said.
“I know some people see it as a threat, ‘We won’t prosecute misdemeanors if you don’t give us what we want.’ It isn’t a threat. It’s reality,” Spielman said.
Nilon said the District Attorney’s office was asking to fund the ongoing cost of the jobs with one-time funds from the Proposition 172 reserve fund.
Using the fund to cover this year’s costs would accelerate the depletion of the reserve, resulting in higher general fund contributions in coming years, he said.
Next year the district attorney would be out of reserves and one-time money and would be asking supervisors for another $2 million to keep the department whole.
Supervisor Mike Maggard asked Spielman how they would handle running the District Attorney’s office when all of the reserves are gone and he is millions of dollars in the hole.
“Then we’ll have to deal with those deletions,” Spielman said. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/News/2016/08/23/Supervisors-struggle-with-Sheriff-DA-budgets.html | en | 2016-08-16T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/949f232352a7ea8ec8fb269f2ba5f5b5c427ad82614267f9c2df88df1b1244dc.json |
[
"Corey Costelloe",
"Contributing Columnist"
] | 2016-08-28T22:49:25 | null | 2015-07-02T00:00:00 | I like so many were disturbed by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem during Friday’s preseason football game. Citing racial inequities, police brutality and even using the term “murder,” Kaepernick put an exclamation point on his already dwindling NFL career by insulting his franchise, his teammates and most-importantly, his country. On the same weekend, the CSUB volleyball team was playing in the Black Knight Invitational hosted by Army-West Point in West Point, N.Y. The ’Runners squared off against Valparaiso, Hofstra and the host lady cadets of Army in a two-day span. I am not sure if this was a planned reaction to the storm that one lousy quarterback started, but it became apparent that the Roadrunners had a different take on their country during their visit to West Point. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2FRoadrunner-Connection-8.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2015/07/02/1500x1500_q90/CSUB-Team-and-Staff-Photos-2.jpg | en | null | Roadrunner Connection: CSUB team knows what it means to respect... | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | I like so many were disturbed by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem during Friday’s preseason football game. Citing racial inequities, police brutality and even using the term “murder,” Kaepernick put an exclamation point on his already dwindling NFL career by insulting his franchise, his teammates and most-importantly, his country.
On the same weekend, the CSUB volleyball team was playing in the Black Knight Invitational hosted by Army-West Point in West Point, N.Y. The ’Runners squared off against Valparaiso, Hofstra and the host lady cadets of Army in a two-day span. I am not sure if this was a planned reaction to the storm that one lousy quarterback started, but it became apparent that the Roadrunners had a different take on their country during their visit to West Point.
Assistant coach Molly O’Hagan, a former Roadrunner herself, is in her first season as a coach with CSUB. She spent four years playing for the ’Runners and another playing professionally in Germany before she decided to come back to school and start her coaching career. Following Saturday’s match, O’Hagan took to social media to give the polar opposite approach to Kaepernick’s when it came to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
“This weekend we traveled to New York to compete at a tournament hosted by West Point. As ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ played before our match against Army, my skin turned to goosebumps. It was a very proud, patriotic moment for me. I’m very grateful to have seen the future service women of our country compete. Very humbled and gracious to be an American.”
Humbled, gracious, all terms you won’t find in the explanation issued by the 49ers for the inexcusable behavior of their one-time franchise quarterback. As Kaepernick’s character issues have surfaced over recent years, so have his excuses, and frankly, he’s using this latest stunt to justify the fact he’s going to be the backup this season. It’s sickening.
Standing during the national anthem is the very least any person can do while it is being played. O’Hagan’s post about her team includes a roster that has five international players and a pair of coaches from Brazil.
Etiquette states that they stand for the anthem, and they do, grateful for the opportunity to be in this country and either competing as a player with a scholarship or being paid for their work as coaches. Those student-athletes realize that in the United States one is allowed to both go to college and play sports at the same time. In most countries that decision is made for you and it’s either off to trade school or into a professional academy by the time you reach high school. There’s no middle ground.
Kaepernick was once a student-athlete at the University of Nevada where he was on a full-ride football scholarship, and then went on to sign a multimillion dollar NFL contract. Talk about oppressed. He cites racial inequities in the United States but other than his national anthem stunt, I haven’t seen him lift a finger to address the issues. There are in fact issues; this nation is far from perfect, but it’s one of the best around.
While making political statements is a right of every United States citizen, doing so at the expense of the national anthem insults every person who sacrificed for this nation. It’s simply not the time or place. Standing for the national anthem is the duty of every American; it is not a request.
Maybe that wasn’t taught to Kaepernick during his upbringing as a student-athlete and it certainly hasn’t been hammered home during his time as a professional. I’m sure glad we have plenty of Roadrunners who realize what that anthem really means. Leave it to 20-year-old student-athletes to give a NFL player a lesson in duty and patriotism.
Corey Costelloe, a Tehachapi High graduate, is assistant athletics director for communications for California State University, Bakersfield. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Sports/2016/08/28/Roadrunner-Connection-8.html | en | 2015-07-02T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/7bac9ef2813922afa02aaf59869f2aea48931853c64329ce19d9176e328c53a6.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:05:23 | null | 2016-08-26T04:14:17 | City of Tehachapi City Council meets first and third Monday at 6 p.m. at the Claude L. Wells Center, 300 S. Robinson St. Next meeting Tuesday Sept. 6 because of the holiday. Agenda at liveuptehachapi.com. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FCivic-Calendar-43.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/libercus/default/images/facebook-default-310x310.png?v=2 | en | null | Civic Calendar: Get involved in your community | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | City of Tehachapi
City Council meets first and third Monday at 6 p.m. at the Claude L. Wells Center, 300 S. Robinson St. Next meeting Tuesday Sept. 6 because of the holiday. Agenda at liveuptehachapi.com.
Tehachapi Unified School District
Board meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Claude L. Wells Center, 300 S. Robinson St. Next regular meeting Sept. 13. Agenda at teh.k12.ca.us.
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District
Board meets third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors office, 803 Tucker Road. Next regular meeting is Sept. 20. Agenda at tvhd.org.
Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District
Board meets third Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the district office, 490 W. D St. Next regular meeting Sept. 20. Agenda at tvrpd.org.
Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District
Board meets third Wednesday of month at 3 p.m. The board will meet at the Golden Hills CSD office at 21415 Reeves St. for the next few months due to construction. Next regular meeting Sept. 21. Agenda at tccwd.com.
Bear Valley Community Services District
Board meets second and fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at the district office, 28999 S. Lower Valley Road. Next regular meeting Sept. 8. Agenda at bvcsd.com.
Golden Hills Community Services District
Board meets the third Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the district office, 21415 Reeves St. Next regular meeting Sept. 15. Agenda at ghcsd.com.
Special meeting Sept. 12, 6 p.m. to discuss EIR for wastewater treatment plant.
Mountain Meadows Community Services District
Board meets third Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the district office, 17980 Highline Road. Next meeting Sept. 15. Agenda at no longer on website. Will be posted at Information Centers at Dennison Road and Highline, Summit Road in front of the MMCSD office, and Tucker Road and Highline.
Stallion Springs Community Services District
Board meets third Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the district office, 27800 Stallion Springs Drive. Next regular meeting Sept. 20. Agenda at mysscsd.com.
Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce
Meets the third Tuesday of the month at noon.
Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council
Meets the first Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. Next meeting at the Tehachapi Police Department’s Community Room Sept. 7. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/News/2016/08/25/Civic-Calendar-43.html | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/dc55a239531fc01b579550747105d1849432cb5f584ad2f1a0c4633aa39d26ea.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:40 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | Robert Edward Roedel, aka Bob, Bo or BoBo, of Tehachapi (Stallion Springs and Sand Canyon), tragically lost his long and terrible battle against brain cancer on Aug. 14, 2016, at Lifehouse in Bakersfield. Bob is survived by his adoring wife and constant companion of 44 years, Mary E. Roedel, his son Kenny and his wife Marci, his two daughters Tammy and Debbie and her wife Naomi, and his beloved sister, Ann Roedel, who stood by his side until the very end. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces and nephews who all mourn the loss of this adventurous man, known for his bigger-than-life dynamic and charismatic personality as he joins his parents, younger brother and sister in Heaven. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2FObituaries%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FRobert-E-Roedel-1939-2016.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/23/1500x1500_q90/obitroedel-jpg.jpg | en | null | Robert E. Roedel, 1939-2016 | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Robert Edward Roedel, aka Bob, Bo or BoBo, of Tehachapi (Stallion Springs and Sand Canyon), tragically lost his long and terrible battle against brain cancer on Aug. 14, 2016, at Lifehouse in Bakersfield.
Bob is survived by his adoring wife and constant companion of 44 years, Mary E. Roedel, his son Kenny and his wife Marci, his two daughters Tammy and Debbie and her wife Naomi, and his beloved sister, Ann Roedel, who stood by his side until the very end. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces and nephews who all mourn the loss of this adventurous man, known for his bigger-than-life dynamic and charismatic personality as he joins his parents, younger brother and sister in Heaven.
Bob may have passed away, but not without leaving a legacy for his deep and sincere love of learning, an unwavering independence and an uncanny determination for love of life, all of which was witnessed especially by his courageous struggle against cancer over the last three years.
Born to Francis and Helen Roedel of Brooklyn, N.Y., Bob moved to the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s to join his younger brother, Frank, where he was eventually joined by his mother, Helen, and two sisters, Lynn and Ann. Finally, Bob moved to Tehachapi, a place he loved and held near and dear to his heart for its beauty and close sense of community.
His accomplishments are long, including serving honorably in the Navy, and his beloved Merchant Marines where he was able to travel the world several times over. He loved the sea, fishing, camping and mining for gold. Over the span of his lifetime, he enjoyed giving as much as getting in every activity he undertook.
His entrepreneurial spirit drew him to many businesses over the years, though he is most recently known in Stallion Springs for opening the Springs Emporium Convenient store in the 1990s before finally retiring. While in Stallion Springs, Bob advocated many issues, loving his time spent on many boards, as well as assisting as often as possible with the Police Activities League. In Sand Canyon, he is remembered for championing the Sand Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, a love shared by his father who was a firefighter himself in New York. Bob also served on many community boards in Sand Canyon as well.
Bob was known for his active participation and for volunteering many hours with the Red Cross as a certified trainer, a dedication that began with the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, and ended with him actively teaching emergency techniques to people all over Kern County and beyond.
As well, he is known for his dedication to the Minute Men and Border Patrol, which he felt was his patriotic duty to participate in and to ensure it was carried out with integrity and fairness. Further, Bob was known for his unwavering devotion to the NRA, in which he dedicated much of his recent time to as a certified instructor educating people near and far on the importance of gun safety, knowledge and use. He was a self-taught man in many fields, firmly believing a person’s limitations were only set by their own imagination.
An avid lover of the ocean, Bob’s ashes, as per his wishes, will be scattered at sea in a private and quiet ceremony attended by close family. However, an Irish send off and gathering of friends and family will be scheduled to toast a drink (or many drinks) to him in a celebration of life at his home with his wife. Date and time to be announced.
If unable to attend, Bob’s final wishes would be to remember him fondly, and to have a drink and a toast to life for him. There is no greater man, husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend, for we all have faults, and greatness, strengths and weakness. Bob Roedel was no exception, but the well of love and his passion for life was limitless. May he rest in eternal peace and never be forgotten. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/Obituaries/2016/08/23/Robert-E-Roedel-1939-2016.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/709ef06db22d2257c25ace290644da9699fef32238eda0c8d3799a245c75a99a.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:57:40 | null | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | COMMUNITY Go Native Day, Saturday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Philip Marx Central Park at the corner of Mojave and E streets. Call Julie Turner at 661-340-0032 or visit kawaiisu.org. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FLifestyle%2F2016%2F08%2F23%2FUpcoming-Events-Lots-to-do-in-around-Tehachapi-41.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/23/1500x1500_q90/jason-love1-jpg.jpg | en | null | Upcoming Events: Lots to do in, around Tehachapi | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | On Sept. 2, Fiddlers Crossing will feature “First Friday” Showcase with comedian Jason Love at 7 p.m. Admission will be free, however tips for the performer are strongly encouraged. Fiddlers Crossing is at 206 E. F St.
On Sept. 2, Fiddlers Crossing will feature “First Friday” Showcase with comedian Jason Love at 7 p.m. Admission will be free, however tips for the performer are strongly encouraged. Fiddlers Crossing is at 206 E. F St.
COMMUNITY
Go Native Day, Saturday, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Philip Marx Central Park at the corner of Mojave and E streets. Call Julie Turner at 661-340-0032 or visit kawaiisu.org.
An Evening in Support of Zack Scrivner, county supervisor, Sept. 10, VIP reception at 5:30 p.m., social at 6:30 p.m., home of Jay Rosenlieb, parking and shuttle service will be provided from Horse Thief Country Club, appetizers paired with award-winning Tehachapi wine. Tickets cost $250 for VIP or $125. Reservations must be received by Sept. 7, to zack@zackscrivner.com.
U-Neek Findz fall sign class, Sunday, Sept. 18, 1 p.m., 450 W. F St. Cost is $20 and must be paid by Sept. 11.
Tehachapi Municipal Airport Display Day, second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to noon.
Tehachapi Humane Society’s free and low-cost spay and neutering for feral cats. Vouchers are free or $20 depending on veterinarian chosen. Tehachapi Humane Society, 823-0699, line 2.
Double Diamond Country Dance, first and third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Moose Lodge. 805-304-5299 or 661-221-2930.
Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus with the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra seeking choir singers, singers 15 and older must either read music or have an accurate musical ear to learn their part and be available to attend weekly Monday night rehearsals beginning Sept. 12. Performance on Friday, Dec. 16. Call director Kathy Kelly at 823-9036.
ASSOCIATIONS
California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Kern Chapter, Sept. 3, 10 a.m. to noon, Church of the Brethren, 327 A St., Bakersfield. Call 638-0209.
Tehachapi Gandy Dancers workshops, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Tehachapi Senior Center, 500 E. F St., $7.
Tehachapi Collaborative, fourth Thursday of each month, 8 a.m., Tehachapi Police Department, conference room.
Rotary Club, Thursdays, noon, Big Papa’s Steakhouse. 818-519-7144.
Kiwanis Club, Wednesdays, noon, Village Grill.
Lions Club, first and third Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Tehachapi Senior Center.
Gateway Connections: Baila Folklorico dance classes, Mondays, 5 p.m., Community Congregational Church, Friendship Hall, first class free.
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association, board meetings, second Monday of each month, Visions Studio, 20733 South St., #C; general meetings, fourth Monday of each month, Kelcy’s Cafe.
Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society, meets first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Big Papa’s Restaurant. Visit tvgms.org, or like them on Facebook.
Summit Singers rehearsals, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm., Tehachapi Valley UMC, 20400 Backes Lane.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
American Legion, 126 E. F St.; Bingo on Fridays, 6 p.m.; meetings on third Wednesdays of each month, 7 p.m.; Auxiliary meetings on first Thursdays. Call 822-5271.
BeeKay Theatre, 110 S. Green St. Call 822-4037 for full schedule.
Dog House Saloon, 777 W. Tehachapi Blvd., DJ Mike, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m to closing; karaoke, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Call 822-4200.
Fiddlers Crossing, 206 E. F St., Wednesdays, Open Mic night, 6:30 p.m., $6 or $3 for students, children under 12 free.
Honey Wagon Brewing, 365 Enterprise Way, Suite G, Open Mic Night with MC Robby Kerr, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., contact Carrie Soldati at misscarriesoldati@gmail.com; live music, Sundays, 4 to 6 p.m.
Moose Lodge, 123 W. F St., Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; karaoke, Thursdays, 6 p.m.; men’s meetings, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.; women’s meetings, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m. Call 822-1678.
Savannah’s Old Town Saloon, 20717 South St., DJ James, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m. to closing; karaoke, Thursdays, 8 p.m. Call 823-1550.
Souza Family Vineyard, 26689 Cummings Valley Road: Sept. 9, Dog Days of Summer, Canine Companions for Independence. Call 822-9233.
Tehachapi Branch Library, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite 400-A: American Sign Language for Teens, Mondays, 4:30 p.m.; American Sign Language for Adults, Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Call 822-4938.
Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, 101 W. Tehachapi Blvd., open Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; open on First Friday events in September and October, 5 to 8 p.m. Call 823-1100.
Tehachapi Museum and Errea House Museum, 310 S. Green St., Friday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Call 822-8152.
Tehachapi Treasure Trove, 116 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Open studio sessions, Fridays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5; Drawing with the Right Side of the Brain with Lucinda Thomas, Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, $15, reservations required; Earth Clay with Gloria Moore, Tuesdays, 3 to 5 p.m., $25 per class plus clay; Adventures in Painting with Juanita Niemeyer, Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $20 plus materials, bring a lunch; Fiber Arts and Fiber Arts for Beginners with Karen Stevens, Thursdays, 1:15 to 4:15 p.m., $15. Call 822-6794.
Triassic Vineyards, 24627 Cummings Valley Road, FOOD NiTe Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m., $13 dinner. Call 822-5341.
VFW Post #12114, 125 E. F St., counseling, first Wednesdays of each month, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
VFW Post #5948, 221 W. Tehachapi Blvd., karaoke with Erik, First Fridays, 7 to 11 p.m.; open juke box on remaining Fridays; pool tournaments, 8-ball on Tuesdays, 9-ball on Thursdays, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Call 822-7500.
RELIGION
Grief Share Christian-based recovery group, Country Oaks Baptist Church, 20915 Schout Road, Tuesdays through Dec. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call 822-1379.
Tehachapi Mountain Vineyard activities, 502 W. Pinon, Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey, Sept. 6 through Nov. 1, class cost is $100 per family and can be repeated at no charge; Beth Moore 2016 Simulcast, Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $30 which includes lunch; High School Youth Groups, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., and Sundays, 11 a.m.; Monday Night Manna and free meal, second and last Mondays of each month, 6 p.m. Call 822-9313 or email Saundra Galloway at sgalloway@desertvineyard.com.
Grace Fellowship Church, discussion group, Wednesdays, 7 to 8:15 p.m., 213 E. Tehachapi Blvd., free dinner served at 6 p.m. Call Terrence Flynn at 823-1950 or 310-561-0696.
Mountain Bible Church, 630 Maple St.; Dress a Girl Sew Day, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Public invited to the 45th anniversary celebration, Sept. 11 following the 10 a.m. service, with food, music and fun activities; Youth group, Wednesdays, 6 p.m.; Bible study, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. beginning Sept. 9; Woman’s Bible study, Wednesdays, 6 p.m., beginning Sept. 14; Women of the Word Bible study, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday service, 10 a.m. Call 822-7541.
Items for Upcoming should be submitted by noon each Wednesday for the following week’s edition. Items are run at no charge on a space-available basis. Email submissions to editorial@tehachapinews.com or drop by our office, 411 N. Mill St., Tehachapi. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Lifestyle/2016/08/23/Upcoming-Events-Lots-to-do-in-around-Tehachapi-41.html | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/2adf218972b591ab066f6591f0112402759b89d2a8009db46df8615c96205189.json |
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Nick Smirnoff/ For Tehachapi News
This style of 1946 Spartan Manor Travel Trailer Coach was home for a few years for Tehachapi residents Steve and Maryann Mitchell. Theirs was located in Long Beach. Steve had just been released from military service in 1953 and he and his pregnant wife moved in to what they could afford at the time. Maryann reminisces as she tours the model so similar to their first home. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/News/2016/08/28/PHOTO-GALLERY-Cars-and-trucks-rumble-in-for-show.html | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/1a9b127b2873084eea68a808575f697ee54a875c7ebbfdd2cf41ebacebed7058.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:18 | null | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | Thanksgiving Day may truly live up to the name. If all goes as planned, construction for the new Tehachapi Hospital should be completed by Thanksgiving of 2016. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F25%2FExclusive-photographic-tour-Peek-inside-as-the-new-Tehachapi-hospital-nears-completion.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/25/1500x1500_q90/DSC-0018-JPG-1.jpg | en | null | Exclusive photographic tour: Peek inside as the new Tehachapi... | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | A sign outside the hospital construction site for the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Some of the equipment has been installed for the imaging rooms at the new hospital.
One of the only things left to complete in the recovery room of the new Tehachapi Hospital are the beds.
Some areas of the new Tehachapi Hospital are almost completed with paint and cabinets.
Landscapers put some finishing touches on a healing garden outside the dining area at the new hospital.
One of the workers checks on the progress of one of the nurse's stations at the new Tehachapi Hospital.
One of the almost-completed nurses stations at the new hospital.
Patient rooms at the new hospital will all have windows to give it a more cheery feeling.
The circular light in the cafeteria is supposed to represent The Loop train track, a part of Tehachapi's history.
The front hallway at the entrance to the new Tehachapi Hospital is almost complete.
Some of the crossbeams on the ceiling are supposed to mimic railroad tracks, in keeping with the local surroundings.
An exterior shot of the front area of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
The ICU and surgical wing of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Landscaping is being planted in front of the obstetrics wing of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Workers do some plastering of the walls of the new hospital.
A sign outside the hospital construction site for the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Some of the equipment has been installed for the imaging rooms at the new hospital.
One of the only things left to complete in the recovery room of the new Tehachapi Hospital are the beds.
Some areas of the new Tehachapi Hospital are almost completed with paint and cabinets.
Landscapers put some finishing touches on a healing garden outside the dining area at the new hospital.
One of the workers checks on the progress of one of the nurse's stations at the new Tehachapi Hospital.
One of the almost-completed nurses stations at the new hospital.
Patient rooms at the new hospital will all have windows to give it a more cheery feeling.
The circular light in the cafeteria is supposed to represent The Loop train track, a part of Tehachapi's history.
The front hallway at the entrance to the new Tehachapi Hospital is almost complete.
Some of the crossbeams on the ceiling are supposed to mimic railroad tracks, in keeping with the local surroundings.
An exterior shot of the front area of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
The ICU and surgical wing of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Landscaping is being planted in front of the obstetrics wing of the new Tehachapi Hospital.
Workers do some plastering of the walls of the new hospital.
Thanksgiving Day may truly live up to the name.
If all goes as planned, construction for the new Tehachapi Hospital should be completed by Thanksgiving of 2016.
Yes, this year. Actual patient care will follow soon after that.
The Tehachapi News was given an exclusive tour of the new facility on Thursday, Aug. 25. Construction workers are still busy putting the finishing touches on the new hospital located in the Capital Hills area near the post office, but one can envision what it will look like when it’s complete.
“We hope the wait to get it all completed will be worth it,” said Ana Vlad, assistant project manager for Bernards Builders in San Fernando. Bernards is working with Colombo Construction of Bakersfield on the building.
“Everything is coming along OK so far,” Vlad said. “All the construction should be completed by November.”
Tehachapi residents and those of the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District have heard promises of a new hospital for more than two decades. The project has seen its share of fits and starts, bond measure shortfalls, and other construction headaches during that time.
About two years ago, the timeline to complete the new facility finally got back on track. With a vote in favor of partnering with Adventist Health, which will contribute $25 million to pay for extra construction costs, the local area should see the new, state-of-the-art hospital ready by the beginning of 2017.
“We probably have been working on this since the late 1980s,” said Mike Nixon, chairman of the TVHD. “But we’re finally at this point and it’s an amazing facility.”
The tour covered the new sections of Tehachapi/Adventist Health Hospital, which included obstetrics, operating room, intensive care unit and more. The new 25-bed critical access hospital also will have emergency services, inpatient beds, swing beds, a laboratory, imaging, an inpatient pharmacy and dietary services.
Future visitors will be impressed by the size of the new hospital, with larger rooms and an airy, open-look to the main lobby. The front area will consist of the main lobby, and to the left as you enter, obstetrics, clinical labs, medical-surgical and ICU rooms. The administration offices will be to the right.
“There will be four ICU rooms,” Vlad said of the rooms still needing finishing touches. “All of those rooms and the patient rooms will have windows and bathrooms.”
Some already are painted in soothing colors.
During the tour, construction staff in hardhats worked on floors, ceilings, wiring and landscaping. In addition to the actual hospital rooms and labs, they were completing the new cafeteria, along with the landscaping for a healing garden just outside the dining area.
“The garden also will have a mediation maze,” Vlad said.
Also, if one looks closely at some of the ceiling design, SWA Architects of Pasadena tried to incorporate a sort of railway theme, in keeping with the Tehachapi area. Parts of the ceiling have criss-cross beams to mimic railroad tracks, and the dining area has a big circular light representing The Loop.
Although no one really wants to visit a hospital, patients will have access to one with all the bells and whistles needed for their care when the new facility actually opens for business.
“Once we get all the licensing and inspections done, the hospital should be ready for patients sometime in January,” Nixon predicted. “It’s been a long journey.”
Jimmy Phillips, executive director of marketing/communications for San Joaquin Community Hospital and Adventist Health, also concurred that “they are working on the first patients being treated in the first quarter of 2017.” | http://www.tehachapinews.com/News/2016/08/25/Exclusive-photographic-tour-Peek-inside-as-the-new-Tehachapi-hospital-nears-completion.html | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/89f2910782bc9830bfe8a6e5951ace559c0c07e558ff7e2c4f78c4a2cdefc867.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T20:49:18 | null | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | After two months of preparation and 300 hours of work, 17-year-old Tyler Riley Wilson has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. His beautification and renovation project will leave a positive mark on the community. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FNews%2F2016%2F08%2F27%2FWilson-renovates-sports-park-entrance-achieves-highest-Boy-Scouts-rank.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/27/1500x1500_q90/tyler-wilson-jpg.jpg | en | null | Wilson renovates sports park entrance, achieves highest Boy... | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Tyler Wilson, 17, achieved his rank of Eagle Scout by renovating the front entranceway to the Benz Visco Sports Park in Tehachapi.
Tyler Wilson, 17, achieved his rank of Eagle Scout by renovating the front entranceway to the Benz Visco Sports Park in Tehachapi.
After two months of preparation and 300 hours of work, 17-year-old Tyler Riley Wilson has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
His beautification and renovation project will leave a positive mark on the community.
“I played soccer my entire life, so I wanted to do something at Benz Visco Sports Park,” Wilson said. “I redid the front entranceway to Benz. They have a little shack there, a ticket stand, that I sanded and repainted. Inside the shack, I put up insulation and drywall, and cleaned the windows.”
Wilson said other scouts and family members assisted. After renovating the ticket stand, Wilson went one step further.
“I built a monument in the middle where there used to be a stop sign stuck into the ground that people would run over all the time,” the scout said. “They wanted something bigger so people would see it and not keep running it over.”
After all the work, Wilson achieved the rank of Eagle Scout on Aug. 11 during a Board of Review as a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 136. Then Aug. 13, surrounded by family, friends, leaders and fellow scouts, Wilson received the Eagle Award during his Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony held at Philip Marx Central Park.
Before Wilson could begin his project, he had to secure approval from committees at the local and Bakersfield counsel levels.
“I started scouting when I was six,” Wilson said. “I started all the way in Cub Scouts as a Tiger, and worked all the way to the top.”
To date, he has earned 31 badges, including the silver-lined badges required before he could begin his his project for Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. He plans to continue his endeavor by registering as a junior adult leader.
“I will still be able to go on campouts and hang out with my fiends,” Wilson said. “The only difference is I won’t be able to enroll in badges in camps because I will already be a leader. It’s like graduating from high school. You are done, but you’re not done with your education.”
The Eagle Scout is not the only family member active in scouting. His father, Larry, is a scout leader, and his older sister Katie was also a Girl Scout. His mother, Chris, has also encouraged him throughout his scouting years.
A 2016 graduate of Valley Oaks Charter School, Wilson said he is thinking about a career with Northrop Grumman fabricating aircraft. Otherwise, he is considering joining the Navy. As for the life-long commitment he has made to the Boy Scouts, Wilson said he would encourage any young man interested in scouting to join, for several reasons.
“It’s like a brotherhood,” he said. “If you want somebody to talk to, then on every Tuesday or every Saturday, whenever your meetings are held, you are surrounded by all of your friends. You get to know people.”
“Communities also look up to scouts. I think it’s because we are young, and we could be home playing video games, but instead we go out and pick up trash or volunteer our time, so people appreciate that.
“It’s a respect that you earn, especially if you are really active.” | http://www.tehachapinews.com/News/2016/08/27/Wilson-renovates-sports-park-entrance-achieves-highest-Boy-Scouts-rank.html | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/ab3e9661c341718be0409c8c3332c3538bb538e3c36e5acbb1c91c361245caf3.json |
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"John Nelson",
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] | 2016-08-27T00:48:45 | null | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | The Tehachapi girls were looking for positives after their season-opening volleyball loss to Bakersfield Christian. “We worked really well together as a team, we executed on defense and I'm excited for what the season has in store for our team,'' sophomore setter Paige Parker said. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tehachapinews.com%2FSports%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2FWarriors-girls-see-silver-lining-in-v-ball-loss-to-BCHS.html.json | http://www.tehachapinews.com/image/2016/08/24/1500x1500_q90/BCHS-Tehachapi.jpg | en | null | Warriors girls see silver lining in v-ball loss to BCHS | null | null | www.tehachapinews.com | Tehachapi sophomore Paige Parker dives for a Bakersfield Christian spike but is late to get the return.
Tehachapi sophomore Paige Parker dives for a Bakersfield Christian spike but is late to get the return.
The Tehachapi girls were looking for positives after their season-opening volleyball loss to Bakersfield Christian.
“We worked really well together as a team, we executed on defense and I'm excited for what the season has in store for our team,'' sophomore setter Paige Parker said.
The Warriors lost the match 25-17, 25-16, 25-11 on Tuesday, Aug. 23. They had their chances, but eventually lost it from the service line.
“We saw some positives in the first set,” head coach Sheri Dees said. “We didn’t let down, worked together, communicated well, our defense was outstanding and we executed our offense well—but we missed six serves.”
Several times in the set, the Warriors pulled into ties with BCHS, undfeated South Seuqoia League champs and CIF Division III winners last year.
“But they pulled ahead after we missed three straight serves,” Dees said. “This killed our momentum, and the errors continued into the second and third sets.”
Senior Emily Soto led the Warriors with six kills, and Parker had 10 assists and four digs.
The Warriors continued their season against Frontier with their home opener on Tuesday, Aug. 30, then will have two tough tournaments in Clovis and Merced.
They open their South Yosemite League season on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at home against Independence. | http://www.tehachapinews.com/Sports/2016/08/26/Warriors-girls-see-silver-lining-in-v-ball-loss-to-BCHS.html | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.tehachapinews.com/d411e97ad7131c98a7ee395db294076fa90cc7d26816d277963b07fb93641c3f.json |
[
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] | 2016-08-28T10:49:12 | null | 2016-08-28T11:05:37 | The Northumbria World War One Project has been researching the casualties of the Great War from the area through the help of volunteer researchers, who estimate that there were nearly 5,000 combatants from the borough who died during the Great War of 1914-18. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fproject-is-building-up-a-picture-of-the-casualties-1-8086014.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086013.1472040981!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Project is building up a picture of the casualties | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The Northumbria World War One Project has been researching the casualties of the Great War from the area through the help of volunteer researchers, who estimate that there were nearly 5,000 combatants from the borough who died during the Great War of 1914-18.
From this research, a free and accessible database has been built and is being added to. A close examination of the tremendous amount of information on the database helps to cast a light on those times. Although it is impossible to fully discover the nuts and bolts of the life story of any casualty, the project endeavours to give as comprehensive a picture of their lives as it can.
All casualties are researched twice by dedicated volunteers, who are determined to help us remember the brave sacrifice made by all those who died, and also remember the sacrifices made by the families of those casualties.
Firstly, the obvious. The vast majority of those who died were men. Only three women have been identified as casualties, all nurses, dying of illnesses such as dysentery while working in one of the many casualty clearing stations across the fields of battle.
An overwhelming majority of men joined their local county regiment, in our case the many battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers. Other regiments include the Durham Light Infantry and a host of Irish and Scottish regiments, who attracted lads from the area with an Irish/Scots ancestry, such as Private Richard Hope, from Whitley Bay, of the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, my grandfather’s battalion, and Private Alexander Gardiner, from Seaton Burn, of the Highland Light Infantry.
The Royal Naval Division, an infantry division set up to accommodate the overflow of naval recruits, also attracted many from the borough – men like Able Seaman James Pearson Caisley, of the Anson Battalion, a ropemaker of Willington Quay, who died at the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915.
The occupations of these men reflected what was happening in industry. Many casualties worked in the mines, producing the coal that fired the economy. Hewers and pit pony boys joined up in their droves, probably to escape the bleak outlook of their lives “doon the pit”.
The shipyards, too, had their share of workers, who left the dirt and grime of their everyday existence only to swap it for the dirt and grime of the trenches. Nineteen-year-old Private Robert Hardy, of the 1st/6th Northumberland Fusiliers, was an apprentice plater from Wallsend, working at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson when war broke out. He was to die of his wounds in June 1915 and is buried in Church Bank Cemetery in Wallsend.
Many of the men came from large families, often with eight, nine or ten siblings, some of whom died in infancy. The 1911 census reveals that these families often lived in two-room dwellings in conditions we can’t imagine now.
First names, too, are often quite revealing, especially those with biblical connotations, such as Gunner Ezekiel Atkins, from Burradon, of the Royal Field Artillery, who died in March 1918, and Private Elijah Perkins, of the Inniskillings, who died in a German POW camp and is buried in a Berlin cemetery. Religion played a much bigger role in society in the 1914-18 period.
Please take time to check out the website www.northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk or send me an email to tommy@northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk for more information. You can also call into our office at the Linskill Centre, North Shields. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/project-is-building-up-a-picture-of-the-casualties-1-8086014 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/69deb40c8f0ec01e5601dbe98fd26a544927fd0cf2e2c5eb036b179073ebd52f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:15 | null | 2016-08-14T07:00:59 | Research published by the Trussell Trust brings home the desperate choices facing many families this summer. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpoverty-help-with-struggles-1-8061689.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8061686.1470847761!/image/image.jpg | en | null | POVERTY: Help with struggles | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Research published by the Trussell Trust brings home the desperate choices facing many families this summer.
The findings reveal that a fifth of parents will skip a meal during the school holidays so that their children can eat. As many as 1.5 million people could be forced to forgo food.
As a charity fighting poverty in the UK, we hear from families who are struggling with decisions like these every single day.
We know that the extra financial costs that the school summer holidays bring create added pressure for families who are already struggling to afford housing, food and other essentials.
We are working with the Trussell Trust and other organisations to ensure that support for families is as accessible and prominent as possible.
We urge anyone who is struggling to use our free Benefits Calculator and other help at Turn2us.org.uk to find out quickly and easily what support could be available. It could make all the difference.
Simon Hopkins
Chief Executive
Turn2us | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/poverty-help-with-struggles-1-8061689 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ed7ce8c185b2f124cd9f8b7c65e8328801d8b769e2dd58cf5ac19264d51f634a.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:43 | null | 2016-08-14T11:20:49 | Early on in my 15-year-long fascination, some say obsession, with the First World War, I was asked to find out what happened to a friend’s great uncle during the conflict. As far as the family were concerned he had died “somewhere in France” in August 1916. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fguillemont-was-cauldron-of-high-calibre-shelling-1-8059543.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8059542.1470760336!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Guillemont was cauldron of high calibre shelling | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Early on in my 15-year-long fascination, some say obsession, with the First World War, I was asked to find out what happened to a friend’s great uncle during the conflict. As far as the family were concerned he had died “somewhere in France” in August 1916.
After a bit of digging in the records I found Private George Messinger Graham of the 1st battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers, who had died on August 18, 1916, at Guillemont, one of many villages used by the German army to fortify its lines during the five-month Battle of the Somme.
George’s name is on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, along with over 70,000 of his fellow combatants. He has no known grave and his remains are probably buried in a mass grave at Guillemont Road Cemetery, on the outskirts of today’s sleepy village. Buried here too was the prime minister’s son, Raymond Asquith, a second lieutenant in the London Regiment.
In mid-August, 1916, this area was a cauldron of high calibre shelling, shrapnel and intensive machine gun fire as the British Army attempted to break through this heavily defended German stronghold.
But the German defenders were to hold out until the first week of September. The perspective from the German side at Guillemont is captured brilliantly by Ernst Junger in his classic book of the First World War, Storm of Steel. It was an attritional battle that often involved desperate hand-to-hand fighting.
I managed to visit Guillemont some ten years ago, and while walking across the fields directly in front of the village it was impossible to miss the detritus of the battle. Here and there could be found a harvest of shrapnel pellets, spent and unspent bullets, and bits of shell, a crop churned up year upon year by the farmer.
Of course, men were dying day by day all along the frontline from the North Sea to the Alps – men from North Tyneside like Lance Corporal John Wilson Armstrong, from Backworth, of the 1st Gordon Highlanders who was killed in action on August 18 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Also killed in action that day was Private Arthur Robinson, from Monkseaton, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who worked as a clerk with the North Eastern Railway Company.
Some died of their wounds like Private James Roberts of the West Yorkshire Regiment, who died behind the lines at a military hospital near Boulogne.
The Somme Exhibition is on display at the White Swan Centre in Killingworth until the end of August and will then be travelling around the borough.
If you would like to get involved in the project or have any information call into our office at B9 in the Linskill Centre, North Shields. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/guillemont-was-cauldron-of-high-calibre-shelling-1-8059543 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/72298f1089ed53450a7661e270ceed0eca4d39bd0c48863f9902f6b09ce78a78.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T08:49:30 | null | 2016-08-29T08:45:33 | Youngsters have begun preparations for this year’s Tynemouth Scout Gang Show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fscouts-gearing-up-for-annual-gang-show-1-8088071.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088069.1472123479!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Scouts gearing up for annual Gang Show | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Youngsters have begun preparations for this year’s Tynemouth Scout Gang Show.
The Royal Variety Show-style performance will take place at Playhouse Whitley Bay from November 22 and 26.
Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Scout Network and Leaders who are members of Tynemouth District will take part in their first rehearsal at King Edward Primary School, Preston Avenue, North Shields, on Sunday, September 4, from 2pm to 5pm.
This year’s show will be directed by Ian Hay with the music by Andrew Clarence, including a special item to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Cub section.
Any uniformed member of any Scout Group in Tynemouth, North Shields or Wallsend, are invited to join in.
Tickets are available from the Playhouse Whitley Bay.
More details about the show can be found at www.tynemouthscouts.org.uk/gangshow
All of the Scout Sections in Tynemouth District are open to boys and girls aged between 6 and 25; the adult section is open from 25 to 60 plus.
For more information call the Northumberland Scout’s County Office on 0191 266 8822, visit www.tynemouthscouts.org.uk or e-mail media@tynemouthscouts.org.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/scouts-gearing-up-for-annual-gang-show-1-8088071 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/c4e01e08c407a2ccba3753e8b8b79a621164bf760af41904b50b9d6d06d95e8e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:57 | null | 2016-08-25T07:00:25 | I recently noticed what looks like a worn stone plaque with a silhouette of a head on the wall of the middle stairs at Brown’s Bay, Cullercoats. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhead-mystery-of-the-plaque-1-8086824.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086823.1472059070!/image/image.jpg | en | null | HEAD: Mystery of the plaque | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | I recently noticed what looks like a worn stone plaque with a silhouette of a head on the wall of the middle stairs at Brown’s Bay, Cullercoats.
I have managed to find out that Brown was probably a baker, who had premises in Cullercoats Front Street.
I have also found a lot of information regarding the many shipwrecks in the area, but so far no luck with the identity of the Brown’s Bay head.
Please can anyone solve the mystery?
Carol Aubrey
Address supplied | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/head-mystery-of-the-plaque-1-8086824 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/e19e30d068104bb2e9dc02fd89a781754d35b880dc4301ad19681b0fb6dcf5cc.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T10:51:25 | null | 2016-08-31T10:00:00 | Goals from Jordan Summerly and Jack Devlin secured North Shields all three points in their second derby tie of the bank holiday weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fnorth-shields-see-off-newcastle-benfield-1-8097301.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097299.1472633977!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North Shields see off Newcastle Benfield | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Goals from Jordan Summerly and Jack Devlin secured North Shields all three points in their second derby tie of the bank holiday weekend.
Following their 2-2 draw at Whitley Bay on Saturday, the Robins saw off Newcastle Benfield 2-0 at Daren Persson Stadium on Monday.
Shields arranged for Frankie Sherwood, a young fan who has an aggressive childhood cancer, to be the mascot for the game. The club has been supporting the family’s fundraising appeal.
The Robins have come out on top in the last six meetings between the two sides, and in the latest outing they started well.
They took the lead on 19 minutes when Peter Glen-Ravenhill made his way down the right and put in a well weighted cross and winger Summerly’s bullet header flew past the rooted Andrew Grainger in the Benfield goal.
The goal put Shields in the driving seat as they produced some neat inter-linking play.
Benfield defender Steven Tobin was the first player in the referee’s notebook when he was cautioned after numerous tackles mounted up before one on Devlin proved to be one too many for the referee’s liking.
The first half ended with Benfield keeper Grainger pulling out two magnificent saves to deny Glen-Ravenhill and Gareth Bainbridge.
After the break Shields continued to hold the upper hand and both Bainbridge and Devlin had goalscoring opportunities.
The Robins had a double substitution on 68 minutes with Lee Mason and Denver Morris coming off the bench to add more pace up front.
And the change made an immediate impact as Morris had the ball in the back of the net after a brilliant pass from the midfield, however, the assistant flagged for offside and the effort was ruled out.
But Shields were not to be denied and four minutes later the home side doubled their advantage.
Devlin received the ball from Lancaster and saw Grainger off his line and he put the ball over the keeper’s head to make it 2-0 and seal the three points.
Dan Wilson was introduced in the final few moments before the home fans in the 286-strong crowd were celebrating the victory and a clean sheet, which means Shields remain unbeaten in the Northern League division one.
After the game, Shields keeper Sean McCafferty said: “It was a good win, we dominated from start to finish, and it’s always good to keep a clean sheet.”
Next up for the Robins is a trip to Guisborough Town on Saturday, which is Non-League Day, with a 3pm kick-off.
North Shields: McCafferty, Donnison, Hughes, Coppen, Lancaster, Carr, Forster, Summerly, Glen-Ravenhill, Devlin, Bainbridge. Subs: Hayes, Wilson, Mason, Morris, Taylor. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/north-shields-see-off-newcastle-benfield-1-8097301 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/451c3b36c57f580bc9351aa29684f56a8e3afcc6088f2c039cd6261279bb20ea.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T20:49:47 | null | 2016-08-29T17:58:18 | The Blyth Tall Ships Regatta has been | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fwatch-blyth-tall-ships-regatta-hailed-a-success-attracting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-visitors-1-8094837.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094834.1472490216!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WATCH: Blyth Tall Ships Regatta hailed a success, attracting 'hundreds of thousands' of visitors | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
The Blyth Tall Ships Regatta has been 'exceedingly well attended', pulling in 'hundreds of thousands' of visitors.
The four-day event, which was the largest to have ever taken place in Northumberland, was the UK's only regatta in 2016. While final details are being worked on, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people visited the event, coming from near and far. A detailed analysis will be taking place over the next few weeks to evaluate the event and to determine the extent of the impact on the local and regional economy, which was expected to be in the region of £8million.
The Blyth Tall Ships Regatta has been hailed a massive success.
As well as 23 majestic tall ships, the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta - which started on Friday and ended today - offered more than 1.5 miles of free entertainment. Visitors were able to climb on board some of the ships, enjoy free family fun, live music, street theatre, fair ground rides and nightly fireworks and evening performances.
The event included an extensive cultural programme, thanks to a £120,000 grant from Arts Council England and National Lottery funded Grants.
Activities stretched from the beach right up to the town centre. Highlights included the crew parade and re-enacted Blyth carnival which involved 1,000 people on Saturday afternoon. It also included a nightly fireworks performance which was accompanied by a film and musical score created by Swedish artist Cecilia Stenbom and UK composer Chris Sharkey who have worked with local people from Blyth and Gothenburg to produce the performance. The event culminated in the magnificent Parade of Sail this afternoon, when the Tall Ships left the Port of Blyth, accompanied by up to 70 flotillas, and sailed down the coast to St Mary's Lighthouse before sailing five miles out to sea ready to start their 500-plus nautical miles race to Gothenburg.
More than 1,000 staff and volunteers worked during the event, with many accommodation providers in Northumberland sold out over the weekend. There are 80 trainees aged between 15 and 63 years who will get their first taste of life aboard and working on a Tall Ship. Many of which are from Northumberland and 33 have been supported by Northumberland County Council ward councillors. There were also 140 volunteers, again most from Northumberland who helped over the four event day event in various roles. The volunteers have been thanked for their efforts.
The spectacular event has attracted visitors from far and wide.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, hosted the prestigious regatta. Fergusons of Blyth, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned haulage companies and the biggest in the North East, was the principal sponsor for the event in celebration of its 90th anniversary.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture for the county council, said: “The last four days have been a magnificent and memorable event - to see the joy and excitement with thousands of people who enjoyed themselves is something that will be a lasting memory for me.”
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth said: “The port, the people, the ships and everyone else involved this weekend has done Blyth and the wider region proud. While we are sorry to see the ships go the impact they have brought will be felt well into the future."
Alan Ferguson, chairman of Fergusons of Blyth, said: “The regatta has been a fantastic success and we were so proud, in our 90th year, to be the main supporter of this huge event. The regatta showcased what this town can do and should be a springboard for its continued growth.”
The event proved popular with visitors. Sue Symes visited the festival with her husband Mick. She said: "We attended the event on Saturday and had a fantastic day from our start at midday until 9pm to see the spectacular fireworks.
"I was very much looking forward to the event and wasn't disappointed at all. From our arrival at the park and ride north to the bandstand area and back we managed to see just about everything. The highlights for me were the parade of the crews, so vibrant and fun, and of course the fireworks! Too many other things to mention but just an all round great, friendly experience. I feel proud to come from the North East.
"Well done to everyone involved in making this a great experience, there was plenty to do and see for all ages and for such a small community Blyth you should be proud! Thank you."
Debbie Kings, from Nottingham, said: "It's the first time we have been to Blyth - not our first trip to Northumberland though. It's also the first time we've ever been to an event like this - hence why we were so impressed. Loved the yellow wrist bands for children - saw it in action when a very upset little boy was found by a policeman who promptly phoned mum. Thought the stewarding around the town was spot on. And the sheer enthusiasm of everyone, the smiling faces - terrific!" | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/watch-blyth-tall-ships-regatta-hailed-a-success-attracting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-visitors-1-8094837 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/838f8e21b764a05b43eded32bfaebe2e8461f9be54f7fec749e30878266784f7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:02 | null | 2016-08-23T07:00:11 | I’d like to let readers know about a new charity initiative called the Veg Pledge that people across the country are getting involved with. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcancer-take-pledge-for-charity-1-8075692.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075691.1471513700!/image/image.jpg | en | null | CANCER: Take pledge for charity | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | I’d like to let readers know about a new charity initiative called the Veg Pledge that people across the country are getting involved with.
All you need to do is give up meat and fish for a week and donate what you would have spent to support the charity Beating Bowel Cancer.
To make it even easier the charity has developed a Veg Pledge Calculator, which helps you to work out how much you would save based on your average weekly consumption and where you shop.
It’s a great way to encourage people to look at their diet and spending habits and raise funds to help those affected by bowel cancer at the same time.
Learning to live without meat occasionally could also be good for your health as there is strong evidence to suggest that eating too much red and processed meat can increase the risk of developing the disease.
Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer.
There are a number of factors known to increase your chances of being diagnosed with the disease. Some you can’t change, such as your age and family history.
However, you can reduce your risk by cutting down on red meat and processed food, exercising, quitting smoking and reducing your alcohol intake.
Beating Bowel Cancer provides vital practical and emotional support for everyone affected by bowel cancer.
It also runs the UK’s only nurse-led specialist helpline for bowel cancer, which patients call a lifeline.
We’re here to help beat bowel cancer, but we rely totally on donations, so we’re asking people to make one simple lifestyle change for seven days to help us continue our work.
For more information visit beatingbowelcancer.org
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:53 | null | 2016-08-20T07:00:11 | There have been various observations by coastal-based residents concerning local events, and wider issues concerning the UK, Europe and the world (News Guardian, July 28), if you will allow me to interpret their views. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fletters-interesting-comments-1-8075684.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075683.1471513613!/image/image.jpg | en | null | LETTERS: Interesting comments | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | There have been various observations by coastal-based residents concerning local events, and wider issues concerning the UK, Europe and the world (News Guardian, July 28), if you will allow me to interpret their views.
A letter on voluntary litter removal by an individual at untidy Whitley Bay was followed by Mr Logan advising us that the Mouth of the Tyne event had potential hazards when a road closure had turned out to be not entirely closed, with unexpected vehicles and cyclists appearing.
Councillor Barrie, of Cullercoats, thanked people for arranging a very successful Harbour Day at Cullercoats.
However, I am aware that there is the same sort of traffic restriction being requested now at Cullercoats events such as Harbour Day, and there is a litter problem.
I did put in a very short appearance at the Tynemouth Front Street events, only to encounter an impatient car driver finding his way down a back street at an inappropriate speed.
As I have to go out on walking sticks, I was already trying to avoid a cyclist, on the wrong side of the road, I believe.
Words were exchanged by the cyclist, driver and me, before I was able to reach a crowded pavement.
Two people I happen to know had rather heavier efforts on the letters’ page concerning the present state of the main opposition party in the UK. Their letters seemed to doubt the merits of anybody of the ‘left’.
Various factions of Labour, Tory and other parties have quite opposite views regarding the EU, the UK, Nato defences, TTIP (whatever that really is) and Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station.
There is little more important to our ‘life support’ than totally reliable supplies of energy, electricity in particular being as vital as the NHS. Energy has just been relegated to an element of business and industry, a commercial consideration only.
The appointment of Boris Johnson to that extremely sensitive post of foreign secretary was, I believe, the Prime Minister’s first known error.
The lack of insight concerning the Department of Energy is even worse.
AM Johnson
Cullercoats | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/letters-interesting-comments-1-8075684 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/0c2edfd9695f0725740f9247d2d707cd7ede6671bd8adb2b1bef73eb4a8b8f19.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:08:18 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:23 | Whitley Bay boss Ian Chandler was delighted with his team’s performance against South Shields, but he was less happy with some of the officiating. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fwhitley-bay-boss-disappointed-with-officials-1-8082953.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.7722328.1471887731!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Whitley Bay boss disappointed with officials | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Whitley Bay boss Ian Chandler was delighted with his team’s performance against South Shields, but he was less happy with some of the officiating.
The sides drew 3-3 on Saturday at Hillheads with the home side snatching a late equaliser.
“It was a very entertaining game for the fans, which is what I said I wanted when I came in,” said Chandler.
“What frustrated me and probably a lot of the crowd as well, was the refereeing performance.
“I just felt he didn’t quite have control in the first half, which led to some of the nasty tackles in the second half.
“Some of the decisions were baffling, but it didn’t upset the lads and thankfully big Ross [Wilkinson] came up with the equaliser.
“It felt like they were rolling back the years to 2009-11, those good years.
“I’d rather we’d won it 4-3 with Keltie going so close in the last minute, but the equaliser felt like a win.
“We’ve played a good team; they’ve got good players, but we dug in and got ahead twice.
“I wanted to see us get through a good 20 minutes of the second half to try and take the sting out of them.
“We knew they’d come back, they did at Consett where they were 3-1 down and came back to draw 3-3, but I’m delighted, absolutely delighted.
“I’m hoarse through shouting at everyone but it was good, terrible conditions but it was an exciting game.
“I thought the Greek lad, Angelos [Eleftheriadis], was fantastic for his debut, not knowing anyone and he hasn’t played for a few weeks.
“Young Tom Potter was brilliant, Shanks and Robbo make a good partnership when Fryatt is not about. In fact everybody was brilliant, I could mention them all.
“There were very few wrong decisions from our team, they were all trying.
“Shansky’s goal was extra special because we’d been working on that move for weeks.
“Today was a good test so the belief should be there in the players.
“People should be believing in us. We’ll be training on Tuesday with a few set pieces then onto Shildon on Wednesday.
On Saturday Whitley Bay take on North Shields at Hillheads.
Last season Bay completed a league double over their neighbours with goals from Andy Robertson earning them a memorable 2-0 victory on Easter Monday. Kick-off is 3pm. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/whitley-bay-boss-disappointed-with-officials-1-8082953 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/e71c0cfa7a5f39af6c3c48e96ccf0268febceab6cf6d1a830e81335e9de3f388.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:29 | null | 2016-08-21T07:00:11 | We would like to say a big thank-you to the organisers of the seventh annual Holiday at Home, hosted by the members of Cullercoats Methodist Church this week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fevent-a-show-of-christianity-1-8075687.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075686.1471513645!/image/image.jpg | en | null | EVENT: A show of Christianity | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:02 | null | 2016-08-25T15:02:23 | Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Blyth this bank holiday weekend as it hosts the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta 2016. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftall-ships-blyth-2016-live-1-8088876.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088872.1472206064!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Tall Ships Blyth 2016 - LIVE | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Email verification
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Blyth is gearing up for another massive day tomorrow when many more thousands of people will flock to the Tall Ships Regatta.
There was plenty to see and do today as these pictures from John Tuttiett Photography show.
Blyth Harbour Master Martin Willis; Tall Ships race director James Stevens; Alan Ferguson, from principal sponsor Fergusons of Blyth;David Hull, Northumbrian Water; Martin Lawler, Port of Blyth; Coun Grant Dave, Northumberland County Council Leader;and Sara Olsson, representing Gothenburg. Picture by John Tuttiett Photography
They include a picture from the opening ceremony of Blyth Harbour Master Martin Willis; Tall Ships race director James Stevens; Alan Ferguson, from principal sponsor Fergusons of Blyth; David Hull, Northumbrian Water; Martin Lawler, Port of Blyth; Coun Grant Dave, Northumberland County Council Leader; and Sara Olsson, representing Gothenburg, the destination of the Tall Ships race.
Also pictured are crowds waiting to board the Dar Mlodziezy and a crew member welcoming people onto the ship; some of the street entertainment; and Alan Ferguson, in his grandfather's 1926 Bean truck. Fergusons is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.
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] | 2016-08-29T16:50:51 | null | 2016-08-29T17:00:27 | Percy Main’s encouraging start to the season continued with a hard fought single goal win over Wallington in a game which was not one for the purists. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fshort-goal-enough-for-percy-main-to-edge-out-wallington-1-8094757.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094754.1472486404!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Short goal enough for Percy Main to edge out Wallington | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Percy Main’s encouraging start to the season continued with a hard fought single goal win over Wallington in a game which was not one for the purists.
The three-point haul took the Villagers to two wins and a draw from their opening four games, in direct contrast to last season when the side had only a single point to show for their efforts come mid-September and had lost both league games against Saturday’s dogged opposition from Scots Gap.
Goalmouth action from Percy Main's 1-0 win over Wallington. Picture by Colin Edwards
It was one of those which could be described as the proverbial game of two halves as Main dominated up to the interval but had only David Short’s 16th minute goal to show for their efforts, while Wallington had the lion’s share of the second half and could perhaps consider themselves a touch unlucky not to have returned with a share of the spoils.
Short, mainly known for his goal scoring prowess, made a useful partnership with Elliott Mitchell, who excelled at the heart of Main’s defence, while last season’s top scorer Chris Laidlaw slotted in at an unaccustomed right back berth in what could best be described as a somewhat makeshift defence.
That said, it was Main’s first clean sheet since March 16 when Walker Central, next Saturday’s opposition, were beaten 4-0, a run of 16 games.
Early action saw Percy Main’s Jack Armstrong test David Stewart in the Wallington goal, while at the other end Daniel Thompson went close for the visitors, but his effort was flagged up for offside.
The deadlock was broken in the home side’s favour as Hylton Hub’s left wing corner was headed home through a crowded goalmouth by Short.
The play continued in the visitors’ final third as Sam Thompson released Sean Cowx, but his shot was scrambled round the post.
Thompson himself fired into the hands of Stewart and Cowx again sent a free kick from the edge of the area inches over the crossbar.
Cowx then failed to convert from close range and the second half appeared to start as the first as Chris Glass saw his goalbound effort turned behind, while Hub sent a 25-yard effort just the wrong side of the post as the resultant corner was half cleared.
Main created little else during the rest of the game and it was Wallington who pressed and looked the more dangerous, with Thompson in particular as he firstly brought a save from Percy Main custodian Shaun Backhouse, who marshalled his defence so well during the course of the afternoon and directed a further effort off target.
The Villagers’ rearguard survived another scare from a corner which reverberated around in the box without any of the opposition able to gain the vital touch.
Kris Willis chipped just over and Backhouse came out to claim at the feet of the lively John Paxton, but there was to be no further addition to the scoring and Percy Main prevailed to claim the win ahead of this Saturday’s home game against Walker Central (2.30pm kick-off). | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/short-goal-enough-for-percy-main-to-edge-out-wallington-1-8094757 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ecd8ed7a8d9a00ed23dc7c96b0601d17b0d56856d9e8e5a182f20a111bbbdb00.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:13:51 | null | 2016-08-13T08:50:04 | Another key sponsor has come on board for the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-new-sponsor-on-board-for-regatta-1-8062393.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8062392.1470905483!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: New sponsor on board for Regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Another key sponsor has come on board for the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
Northumbrian Water has been confirmed as one of the highlight sponsors and will provide important logistical support to the event in August.
Up to 30 Tall Ships are expected to gather at Blyth for the Regatta which takes place over the weekend of August 26 to 29, and features five zones of free family entertainment.
The water company, who supply 2.7 million people across the north east with water and waste water services every day, will supply and manage water supplies to the ships and crew.
These supplies will be provided via temporary overland pipework and hydrants, which will be securely installed along Commissioner’s Quay and Dun Cow Quay.
Northumbrian Water’s external relations manager, Maureen Berne, said: “Water is at the heart of the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta, so it is a natural fit that we are supporting the event.
“As well as providing tap water for ships, we will also treat their waste water at our sewage treatment works on Tyneside, and return it safely back to the environment.
“Northumbrian Water plays a key part in looking after the stunning Northumberland coastline by protecting bathing water quality through our wastewater treatment operations.
“We are very proud to sponsor this event. The tourism and economic benefits the Regatta will bring to the region also support our commitment to help the north east thrive.”
Northumbrian Water estimate that they will treat up to 120,000 litres of waste water from the ships during the course of the event.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture at Northumberland County Council, said: “We are delighted to have Northumbrian Water on board as one of our official partners for this water-based event.
“It’s very fitting that Northumbrian Water plays a key part in looking after our stunning Northumberland coastline, working daily to protect our bathing water quality through its waste water treatment operations.
“It is fantastic that this beautiful stretch of our coastline will be showcased regionally, nationally and internationally during this amazing bank holiday weekend.”
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious North East Tall Ships Regatta with Fergusons of Blyth confirmed as the Principal Sponsor.
Martin Lawlor, Chief Executive, Port of Blyth, said: “The support of Northumbrian Water as one of our event sponsors is invaluable. They will be providing an important service to the ships and crews and the fact that they will do this in a way that’s sustainable and non-harmful to the local environment is hugely important.”
Northumbrian Water’s leisure team will be in Ridley Park during the event. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-new-sponsor-on-board-for-regatta-1-8062393 | en | 2016-08-13T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/68efd18509219cc290160db943202badb1344d4e3af0845d2355349ba77bcf2e.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:16 | null | 2016-08-19T10:12:40 | North Shields started their 2016-17 home fixtures with a 1-1 draw against a physical Washington outfit on Wednesday evening. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fmechanics-draw-on-their-luck-against-north-shields-1-8078004.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8078002.1471597949!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Mechanics draw on their luck against North Shields | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | North Shields started their 2016-17 home fixtures with a 1-1 draw against a physical Washington outfit on Wednesday evening.
The first half passed off without much incident - Shields having the better of the opening quarter of an hour before Washington became stronger as the half wore on.
Dan Wilson challenges for the ball in North Shields' 1-1 draw with Washington. Picture by Ally Middleton
A poor tackle saw ex-South Shields man Ibby Hassan shown yellow for the visitors.
As the half drew to a close, Gareth Bainbridge found himself in prime position to shoot but could do little more than fire wide.
Then Denver Morris, who came into the Robins line-up for Jack Devlin, cracked a shot off the bar as the half drew to a close.
So 135 minutes into the season and there were still no goals at the Daren Persson Stadium.
The second half saw the game spring into life.
First home keeper Kyle Hayes was called into action with a good save, then in the 56th minute, some excellent hold up play saw Dan Wilson bring the ball down in the box, and despite the close attentions of two Mechanics defenders, he managed to fire the ball across goal for Ryan Carr to slide it in at the back post to make it 1-0.
However, the Robins’ lead only lasted a mere seven minutes as the Mechanics pushed forward in search of an equaliser.
And when the Robins failed to clear their lines, Marc Costello fired a strike past Hayes into the bottom corner to level the game at 1-1.
Bainbridge then had a chance with a header only to be pressured by the Washington defender.
Controversy reigned in the 74th minute when scorer Carr made a break down the inside left channel only to be stiff-armed by Hassan, yet no free kick was given. Had it been the Washington man would likely have been handed a second yellow.
A few minutes later Devlin went one-on-one with the keeper, but he made an excellent double save at the feet of the striker.
As time wore on the visitors’ time wasting increased, but as the game closed out, Washington keeper Dale Connor became the Robins’ nemesis.
First an excellent save from Robert Taylor’s well struck free kick, then he made possibly the save of the season as Devlin got his head to a whipped cross which looked destined for the net before Connor put his hand out to tip it over the bar. Cue frustration on the terraces.
So it was honours even as the Robins could not make that final breakthrough and a draw was probably a fair result, despite some excellent chances in the dying moments of the game as it finished 1-1.
North Shields: Hayes, Donnison, Lancaster, Coppen, Parker, Hughes, Morris (Taylor 60), Ormston, Bainbridge, Wilson (Devlin 67), Carr (Summerly 81).
Attendance: 248. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/mechanics-draw-on-their-luck-against-north-shields-1-8078004 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/21f280f60ae268d70de1df2064ba502a8fae8b14bbed02f9ae25aa8981facb25.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:26 | null | 2016-08-09T07:05:01 | I recently enjoyed a pleasant walk from Cullercoats to Tynemouth, with the intention to visit the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcottage-what-would-dickens-say-1-8049664.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049663.1470244050!/image/image.jpg | en | null | COTTAGE: What would Dickens say? | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | I recently enjoyed a pleasant walk from Cullercoats to Tynemouth, with the intention to visit the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum.
The museum had recently received a Heritage Lottery Fund Grant to improve the building so I was very interested to see the improvements.
Arriving at Tynemouth, it was all hustle and bustle, with people creating a theatre, which was already starting to look very festive for the start of The Mouth of the Tyne Festival.
Journeying on, I arrived at the Watch House Museum.
On making my way to its side entrance, I was taken aback at the sight of a dishevelled looking house.
Was this from another time and place? To me it looked like a Dickensian prop for a novel.
Or was it perhaps, an extra festival attraction for the revellers to visit, showing them how it was once upon a time?
But no, l was informed it was the Brigade Cottage, as it is now.
I pondered, what if Charles Dickens had seen the cottage, as it is now, when visiting Tynemouth in 1867 with his friend and agent Dobson, visiting especially to walk along the pier, and for Dickens to observe, as only he could, the ships and boats?
They were totally unaware of what blustery weather can serve up to the observers of ships and boats – yes, they were both rewarded with a good soaking.
However, such an historical footnote digresses from the cottage needs.
But what if Mr Dickens could see the cottage as it is now? l’m sure he would have spoken up with vigour, demanding the cottage be respectfully restored.
And perhaps, the said ghost which roams the Watch House is Dickens, walking up and down, furious at the dishevelled state of the cottage and the lack of action to bring about its much-needed improvements.
The wonderful Mouth of the Tyne Festival, (congratulations to the organisers), which had received so much care and attention, might well have caused Mr Dickens even more agitation, with him fuming to himself, why is not such wonderful care and attention being lavished on the cottage?
So who should be responsible to take up the baton and seek out much needed funding for the sad Watch House Cottage?
Tom Cruikshanks
Whitley Bay | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/cottage-what-would-dickens-say-1-8049664 | en | 2016-08-09T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/3c10ee814abce450fabef427e96476199f33ae631cff49ce1d4642ff746a292c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:52 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:03 | The Blue Flames Club in Whitley Road, Benton, is set to start running badminton sessions. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Ffree-badminton-course-to-start-at-blue-flames-1-8082948.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/free-badminton-course-to-start-at-blue-flames-1-8082948 | en | null | Free badminton course to start at Blue Flames | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The Blue Flames Club in Whitley Road, Benton, is set to start running badminton sessions.
With a brand new Taraflex floor recently laid, the venue is aiming to add the sport to those which already take place there.
A badminton essentials course, where players learn the basic strokes and tactics of the game, has been arranged.
A fully qualified coach will lead the eight one hour sessions, starting on Friday, September 23, and lasting from 10.30am until 11.30am.
The course is suitable for both beginners and for returners to the game, and anyone aged 16 and over is welcome to apply.
The normal cost of the course is £40, but thanks to support from Active North Tyneside, the course will be free.
Shuttles will be provided and rackets will be available for hire for a small charge, if anyone does not have their own racket.
Anyone interested in registering just needs to telephone the Blue Flames club on 0191 270 0885 as soon as possible.
Officials at the Blue Flames club are hoping badminton will be a success and they would like to see social badminton groups established.
Badminton courts will be available for anyone to hire during the day.
Any potential players can telephone the venue for more information.
Rackets and shuttles will be available for hire if needed. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/free-badminton-course-to-start-at-blue-flames-1-8082948 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/dfa558b85b7ceae1ab6ef1071195579f28b5c3ec4010ca2f1f3ecf8aca139811.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T14:48:50 | null | 2016-08-27T15:33:04 | The Tall Ships programme has been giving young people an opportunity to experience life on the water. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fa-week-to-remember-for-sailing-teens-1-8092442.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8092441.1472308492!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A week to remember for sailing teens | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The Tall Ships programme has been giving young people an opportunity to experience life on the water.
A group of teenagers made up most of the crew on the Challenger 3 boat that sailed from Portsmouth to Blyth over the past week.
The five-day journey included docking periods in Cowes and Hartlepool and it was a challenging start as the wind was 40 knots. The ship reached Northumberland on Thursday.
These sailing trips are provided by the Tall Ships Youth Trust. Bursaries are available to young people from across the country.
As well as fund-raisers and proceeds from adult voyages, money for the youth voyages is donated individual sponsors.
Becky Tweedale, 17, was one of the teenagers on-board. This was her first time sailing.
She said: "I was looking to do something memorable this summer and I stumbled across the Tall Ships Youth Trust sailing opportunities online.
"I'm so glad that I signed up because it has been an amazing experience and I've learnt so much in a short space of time.
"I felt awful at first because it was so rocky and I had to get used to the watch system of being asleep for four hours then awake for four hours as we sailed through the night.
"I didn't realise that the crew also chipped in with cooking and cleaning, but once I got used to it, I found being on-board very enjoyable.
"I made some new friends and we were able to play some fun games when we docked. It has also been useful to develop the hand signal communication skills and learning the sailing terms."
The Doncaster resident added that she has got the taste for it and will be part of a crew on a boat from Southampton to Brixham in Devon next week.
Adult Kirstie Rowe, mate on board Challenger 3, said: "The youngsters were quiet at the start of the journey, but they soon became more confident and being in such a close environment helped them to talk to each other, and now they are very chatty.
"Some of them have been recommended for watch leader and assistant watch leader positions so they can help other youngsters who are giving sailing a try on future voyages."
For more information about voyages with the Tall Ships Youth Trust, visit tallships.org | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/a-week-to-remember-for-sailing-teens-1-8092442 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/8a7d7bce7f43987ecb5c2c6397e20894d426a79588850686873ef1e19eb460e8.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T14:50:01 | null | 2016-08-30T14:49:07 | Motorists are being advised to avoid part of the A19 after a lorry overturned. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fa19-closed-after-lorry-overturns-1-8096088.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8096087.1472564925!/image/image.jpg | en | null | A19 closed after lorry overturns | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Motorists are being advised to avoid part of the A19 after a lorry overturned.
The lorry, which was carrying logs, has overturned at Moor Farm roundabout, in Cramlington, and shed its load on the road.
Police are on the scene, with the road expected to be closed until after 5pm.
Diversions are currently in place.
Drivers travelling south are being advised to avoid the area, with heavy congestion already building up. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/a19-closed-after-lorry-overturns-1-8096088 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/5c7d4ceac2028dcf65608ccea5b0d80d228cdea4471e66985705be345bef4863.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:14:02 | null | 2016-08-10T11:31:27 | A section of the Port of Blyth is to open to the public for the first time in living memory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmore-access-to-see-tall-ships-regatta-1-8060498.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8060497.1470825043!/image/image.jpg | en | null | More access to see Tall Ships Regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A section of the Port of Blyth is to open to the public for the first time in living memory.
Officials at the port will open one of the secure terminals as part of the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
A large area of the South Harbour terminal will open for the duration of the regatta to allow for a greater number of ships to be included in the August Bank Holiday event and to ensure the public can get to see them.
Visitors will get unique access to an area normally closed to the public with the chance to see plenty of what goes on within a working port.
In addition to the historic ships, there will be several naval vessels, a number of RAF helicopters and a host of food and entertainment stalls.
Pedestrians will be able to access the terminal from two entrances – one on Wensleydale Terrace, via the Ridley Park car park, and the other from Quay Road, adjacent to the Blyth Boathouse Restaurant. The Tall Ships located in South Harbour will be just a few minutes’ walk from those hosted on the public Dun Cow and Commissioners Quays.
Chief executive Martin Lawlor said: “Opening our doors to the public is going to be a big moment for us as it is the first time in living memory we’ve done so.
“Obviously some areas will be fenced off to ensure safety and to allow us to continue with some work but we hope the attractions in the open area and the chance to see behind the scenes will prove popular with both local residents and visitors.”
In addition, Blyth Harbour Commission has announced some restrictions to access at the north end of Blyth’s South Beach for the duration of the event. West Pier and some surroundings areas will be closed from 8am on Thursday 25th August until 6pm on Monday 29th August, while access to and from the beach east of the bandstand area of South Beach will also be closed.
Capt Martin Willis, Harbour Master, said: “Public safety will be our number one priority for the duration of the Tall Ships Regatta.
“We would ask the public to respect these closures and understand that they are in place for everyone’s safety.
“Although we understand that the West Pier and the surrounding areas are popular with the public, the risk to public safety is considered too great to have these areas open whilst so many people are in Blyth for the event.
“There are many other excellent viewing locations both within Blyth and the surrounding coastline for all to enjoy the spectacle of seeing these wonderful vessels.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/more-access-to-see-tall-ships-regatta-1-8060498 | en | 2016-08-10T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/e7c33f563878e2739d06eba52f77d270e6c8763875bab5a1c123f898bb766b4b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:58 | null | 2016-08-26T11:05:37 | Robert Hastie, of St Abbs, was a pioneer of the North Shields fishing industry after the establishment of the Fish Quay in 1870. He founded the business known as R Hastie and Sons. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Flooking-back-at-the-onyx-ii-1-8086083.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086081.1472042203!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Looking Back at the Onyx II. | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Robert Hastie, of St Abbs, was a pioneer of the North Shields fishing industry after the establishment of the Fish Quay in 1870. He founded the business known as R Hastie and Sons.
About the beginning of 1926, Hastie and Sons brought an Aberdonian trawler to the Tyne. Onyx II was registered as SN36. The newspaper noted heavy landings on March 29, 1926, including that of the Onyx II. Her 17-day journey to and from the Faeroes produced a catch of 589 boxes of fish, chiefly codlings and haddock, 278 score of cod and 45 score of Jacks and catfish. They realised about £850.
Standing in the middle of the men, wearing a suit and hat, is George Arthur ‘Jumbo’ Florence. He was credited with being the first skipper to take a local boat to the Faeroes.
If anyone has further information, please email: Discover@northtyneside.gov.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/looking-back-at-the-onyx-ii-1-8086083 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/230866ab08ff5f5981b0b4b89a4f591b8ded5aef1335e72ba845d8949fa53a76.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:19 | null | 2016-08-28T07:00:25 | For years I have watched our Union Flag (Union Jack) flown on many civic, royal and sports venues, but watching the Olympics brought home my point with a vengeance. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fflag-display-it-correctly-1-8086832.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086831.1472059205!/image/image.jpg | en | null | FLAG: Display it correctly | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | For years I have watched our Union Flag (Union Jack) flown on many civic, royal and sports venues, but watching the Olympics brought home my point with a vengeance.
I am still amazed, dumbfounded and annoyed, extremely annoyed, at the number of our British citizens who do not know how the flag is constructed, ie which flag is layered first.
But even more frustrating is how many people do not know which way the flag is flown and persist in exhibiting it upside down, an offence in some countries punishable by long terms in prison, or worse.
It is so simple, although even some of the pre-mounted on sticks by the sales companies get it wrong.
As for the representatives at the Olympics, who should know a lot better, shame on them.
Our Union Flag has a hoist and a fly. The hoist is generally edged with binding strip and/or a hoist cord. When facing the flag, the broad white strip should be at the top of the hoist.
On those flags with hoist cords fitted, the lower end of the cord is generally longer than the upper end so there is no way of putting it up incorrectly, even at night when you cannot see the colours. During winter sunrise time when the flag should be hoisted it is still sometimes dark.
I wish British people would educate themselves, or be educated, in their heritage and the long history of our Union Flag, or at least learn to exhibit it correctly with the pride it deserves.
Captain Bob Ridge
Marine Master (Retired) | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/flag-display-it-correctly-1-8086832 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/6d534754fda61726bd1587f598ae017dea4c50a30768aa541ece2719f56f56e3.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:25 | null | 2016-08-07T07:05:01 | On behalf of Tynemouth RNLI I would like to thank those people who supported the Lifeboat Day with their time, donations and physical presence. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fevent-many-thanks-for-support-1-8049656.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049655.1470243979!/image/image.jpg | en | null | EVENT: Many thanks for support | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | On behalf of Tynemouth RNLI I would like to thank those people who supported the Lifeboat Day with their time, donations and physical presence.
The sum raised was in excess of £5,557, which is a tremendous achievement.
A variety of stalls and entertainment attracted a steady flow of visitors to the station.
As in previous years, our event was supported by the Quay Motorcycle Club, with more bikers than ever turning up to enjoy the day.
Very many thanks to all who supported the event.
Julie Stafford
Honorary Treasurer
Tynemouth RNLI | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/event-many-thanks-for-support-1-8049656 | en | 2016-08-07T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/bc13b2894dd5f219678a2148b20fc0608718ee399c8c145c1df9a46883c5d662.json |
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Hinnies Restaurant, in East Parade, has teamed up with Whitley Bay FC to sponsor the Under 11s team for the new season.
The Hinnies logo will adorn the team’s shirts for the boys, who are based at Foxhunters Pavilion and finished second in the Killingworth Young People’s Club (KYPC) last season.
Restaurateur Andy Hook opened Hinnies in February with his business partner Dave Townsley, and has already made a big impact on the local dining scene.
The boys are embarking on an exciting season, as they will be moving up to a 9-a-side format this year, and will play in the Pin Point Recruitment Junior Football League.
Team manager, Darren Fawcett, said: “We are really pleased that Hinnies has agreed to sponsor our team.”
“It’s great to see a local restaurant taking an interest in local junior football. Hopefully, by displaying the Hinnies logo on our shirts, we can help to raise the profile of this popular local business whilst we’re playing other teams across the north east.”
Andy said: “Many of us here at Hinnies are keen football fans, and we wanted to find a way to show our support for local youngsters who share our love of ‘the beautiful game’.
“We are delighted to sponsor the Whitley Bay FC Under 11s, who are clearly a talented bunch. We will be cheering them on all season!”
For further information about Hinnies, call 0191 447 0500, visit www.hinnies.co.uk, like Hinnies Family Restaurant on Facebook, and follow @HinniesRest on Twitter. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/tasty-deal-for-junior-football-team-1-8088038 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/068c88e74f526f4c9d6972df03cd1bae29a22e862ced6d8f6438ae74440381b1.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T10:50:13 | null | 2016-08-31T11:20:02 | A leading leisure airline has announced a major recruitment drive, with 1,000 pilot, cabin crew and engineering positions available across the UK, with 90 of these in Newcastle. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmajor-airline-to-create-90-jobs-at-newcastle-international-airport-1-8097609.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097606.1472638779!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Major airline to create 90 jobs at Newcastle International Airport | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A leading leisure airline has announced a major recruitment drive, with 1,000 pilot, cabin crew and engineering positions available across the UK, with 90 of these in Newcastle.
To support this drive by Jet2.com, the company hosted a recruitment roadshow in Novotel, Newcastle, yesterday. The roadshow was designed to support the recruitment of pilot, cabin crew and engineering positions at Newcastle Airport as the company continues to grow.
Earlier this year, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays launched its biggest ever flights and holidays programme for summer 2017 from the airport, with more flights and more seats to 28 sunshine hotspots.
Following the recent addition of an eighth UK base in Birmingham with flights launching in 2017, alongside the acquisition of 30 new B737-800 aircraft commencing in September 2016 over a two-year period, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays is looking to invest in its next phase of growth and development.
This continuous expansion has opened up a wealth of exciting opportunities for a host of talented pilots, cabin crew and engineers alike.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays said: “Our family-friendly formula is clearly working with customers and it means that we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing airlines. We have exciting plans to expand the number of destinations we fly to, as well as the number of UK bases we fly from, and this means that our team is growing all the time too. We were delighted to see so many pilots, engineers and aspiring cabin crew at our Newcastle roadshow.”
Jet2.com is the fourth largest registered airline in the UK and has recently been voted the UK’s favourite airline by TripAdvisor users and the UK’s most loved airline by users of the airline review website, Skytrax.
It is looking to recruit B737 and B757 Type Rated and Non Type Rated captains and first officers to play a pivotal role in the company’s ongoing success.
The roles are targeted at experienced pilots with an existing commercial or military background, a strong training record and the commitment, energy and flexibility required to deliver friendly low fares to their all-important customers.
Aspiring cabin crew members will be passionate about customer service with a positive and flexible approach to work to ensure the customers always receive a truly VIP service when flying with Jet2.com.
Outside of the cockpit, engineers are on hand 24/7 to ensure flights continue to operate safely.
The airline’s EA 145 maintenance approval covers both line and base maintenance and experienced engineers also work in office-based roles, including Powerplant, technical Services, airworthiness and maintenance programmes.
As the UK’s leading leisure airline, with a fleet of more than 63 aircraft flying to more than 220 routes to popular destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and a wealth of European Cities, this marks an exciting time for pilots, cabin crew and engineers to hop aboard the team.
Visit the Jet2.com website to see all of the jobs available. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/major-airline-to-create-90-jobs-at-newcastle-international-airport-1-8097609 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/355f95d2ac9a4fefe9dc017a1edc876657bfd543cbae345e183aa64d7cd4c69f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:34 | null | 2016-08-12T07:00:59 | It is all too evident even to those not interested that something has been going on in the UK’s corridors of power which influences our daily needs, indeed supports our very existence. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-energy-must-be-priority-1-8061681.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8061680.1470847709!/image/image.jpg | en | null | POLITICS: Energy must be priority | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | It is all too evident even to those not interested that something has been going on in the UK’s corridors of power which influences our daily needs, indeed supports our very existence.
The selection of the all too well known ‘Boris’ as Foreign Secretary has already generated a huge amount of media comment worldwide, and I should limit my views.
I hope the UK does not declare a hot or cold war on Gibraltar, or anyone else, as a result.
My views, such as they are, concern the demise of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Surely everything we rely on in UK requires a totally reliable supply of electricity. All of our services are now dependant on secure supplies of electricity and fuel for heat, transport, etc.
Energy remains a life support requirement, as does the NHS, which itself has many modern medical services operated by electricity, as well as its normal needs for heat and light.
The department of energy had Ms Amber Rudd as secretary of state of energy and climate, with Mrs Andrea Leadsom as one of her ministers, frequently seen on the TV parliamentary channel.
The two ladies have now moved on to higher posts, leaving energy within a new conglomerate of business-energy-industry strategy, the business secretary gone elsewhere.
On the TV channel both ladies spoke clearly and could be regarded as being as good as the various news readers.
Unfortunately, it was equally clear that what they said did not give us reliable, affordable and clean energy, the contradictory ‘trilema’ often woven into parliamentary debates.
The greatest element of the ‘trilema’ is secure reliable electricity, and the new department has to deal with a UK climate in winter that is often quite cold. Indeed, this summer has been more of a winter.
Energy is far too important a service to be subject to the commercial machinations of business, though we are all too aware the energy suppliers are very commercial.
The department of energy should have been given greater importance and more power of control of business and industry.
AM Johnson
Cullercoats | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/politics-energy-must-be-priority-1-8061681 | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/1f195947df70811cdf7a2ab7e9700b459d8ee687a7abb27d87a442854cb2fd78.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:49:58 | null | 2016-08-30T09:39:06 | A drunk swimmer sparked a rescue in the River Tyne this morning. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fwarning-after-drunk-swimmer-sparks-early-morning-rescue-1-8095275.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8095274.1472546324!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Warning after drunk swimmer sparks early morning rescue | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A drunk swimmer sparked a rescue in the River Tyne this morning.
Humber Coastguard received reports of a man swimming off the Fish Quay Sands, North Shields, at 6.35am, with Tynemouth RNLI inshore lifeboat being launched.
The lifeboat, with three crew on board, sped the short distance from the lifeboat station round to the beach where the swimmer was quickly found.
The man was inebriated and initially refused to return to shore but with a few strong words from the lifeboat crew he was persuaded to return back to the beach where he was met by members of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade who were tasked to assist from shore.
The man then refused to leave the water as he was naked but once paramedics arrived he was wrapped in a thermal blanket and taken to an ambulance for assessment.
As the casualty was on shore the lifeboat stood down and returned to station.
Adrian Don, spokesman for Tynemouth RNLI, said: “Taking a swim on a beautiful morning might have seemed like a good idea but alcohol and the sea don’t mix. This could very easily have turned into a tragedy and getting the man out of the sea quickly was the priority.
“Two years ago a man sadly drowned in similar circumstances just a few yards away from this location.
“The RNLI aims to half coastal drownings by 2024 and comprehensive advice about staying safe in and around water can be found at respectthewater.com” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/warning-after-drunk-swimmer-sparks-early-morning-rescue-1-8095275 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/bad81957bb875476396e7bb176bf51510fed6bfa0294310fdcd51c4090a4e3b4.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T10:50:09 | null | 2016-08-31T10:00:49 | Animal lovers were all smiles as they met a host of furry friends. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fshoppers-paws-for-some-fun-with-furry-friends-1-8097303.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8097302.1472634026!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Shoppers paws for some fun with furry friends | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Animal lovers were all smiles as they met a host of furry friends.
Visitors to The Beacon, in North Shields, and Wallsend’s The Forum shopping centres met the animals at a Playful Paws event.
The free of charge event, the last item in the centres’ popular SummerFest programme, saw children and shoppers of all ages handling animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs and hedgehogs
Local animal experts For Paws were also on hand to teach children about the natural habitats and lives of some of the most popular pets on show.
In addition, children got the chance to showcase their artistic skills by making lifelike clay models of their favourite animals at the event’s interactive competition, with a variety of summer toys up for grabs for the best creations at each of the centres.
Nick Lambert, Centre Manager, The Forum Shopping Centre said: “This event was highly popular with shoppers of all ages and it is always a pleasure to see so many excited children – and adults – in our centre.
“We aim to provide events that are both entertaining and educational in order to ensure that local children learn in the process of having fun. This event has really helped achieve that.”
David Menzies, Centre Manager, The Beacon Shopping Centre, said: “There was a great atmosphere in the centre during the Playful Paws event.
“Shoppers were able to enjoy the summer bargains, as well as meet some of their favourite animals. We are delighted to have concluded our SummerFest programme with such a memorable and fun event and we owe a big thank you to everyone who came along.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/shoppers-paws-for-some-fun-with-furry-friends-1-8097303 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/99d1e542bafb6fc281482640b5593f34a443ff14baf04cec11e923390f05daa2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:42 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:17 | The weather was kind for athletes taking part in the Durham Summer Cross Country relays at Durham Racecourse on the banks of the river Wear. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fnorth-shields-poly-women-win-another-trophy-1-8082952.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8082951.1471887726!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North Shields Poly women win another trophy | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The weather was kind for athletes taking part in the Durham Summer Cross Country relays at Durham Racecourse on the banks of the river Wear.
The relays event uses the winter cross country course, and each team is made up of three athletes who each run two laps of a fast, largely flat, grass course.
North Shields Poly women again brought home a trophy in the Masters’ event.
The winning team of Stephanie Dann, Lourdes Bradley and Michelle Thompson were presented with a brand new trophy.
The Poly men’s team, made up of Guy Bracken, Tommy Brannon and Robert Walker, were a credible fourth in the event.
For further information on North Shields Poly Athletic Club, go to www.nspoly.co.uk/ | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/north-shields-poly-women-win-another-trophy-1-8082952 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ff31fa3f4570c91880e9e3ee1e02201238f4a6c3e4ecd36061b6c780e1a0d5cc.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:03:32 | null | 2016-08-25T14:25:07 | A Tynemouth school is celebrating its best ever GCSE results. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftynemouth-school-celebrates-best-every-gcse-results-1-8088668.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088666.1472131485!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Tynemouth school celebrates best every GCSE results | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A Tynemouth school is celebrating its best ever GCSE results.
A total of 91 per cent of pupils at Kings Priory School recorded at least five A* to C grades, including English and maths – the most successful GCSE return to date.
Students at Kings Priory School celebrate their GCSE results.
Amongst other top headlines 96 per cent of pupils received an A* to C in both Mathematics and English.
The overall GCSE result is significantly higher than both regional and national averages.
Mimli Moudgalya attained ten A*s and two As, Eleanor Fay with an impressive eight A*s and four As, Hana Hassan with seven A*s and five As and Liam Steele, who received seven A*s and four As.
Philip Sanderson said: “I am delighted to see so many young people having their hard work over the last few years recognised.
“We are very pleased with the GCSE results and more importantly the achievement of all of our pupils.
“Many congratulations must go to them and a huge thank you for the continued hard work and support of our dedicated staff who can celebrate these results too.”
The pupils are now preparing for their return to the School in September, in the new bespoke Sixth Form Centre which opened earlier this year.
There are still a small number of places available to start the Sixth Form at Kings Priory School in September.
Any late enquiries should be directed as soon as possible to (0191) 258 5995 or email KPSenquiryline@kps.woodard.co.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/tynemouth-school-celebrates-best-every-gcse-results-1-8088668 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/c04d3a719126e566e70b44855645b7dfd2dda2a18aa2e9e2ed9db798de35db46.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:49:35 | null | 2016-08-29T09:58:52 | Metro commuters could be on the write lines for top prizes in a new competition. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fget-your-creativity-on-track-1-8079066.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8079064.1471618271!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Get your creativity on track | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Metro commuters could be on the write lines for top prizes in a new competition.
The Tyne and Wear Metro has teamed up with New Writing North to challenge customers to pen a short story, based on their morning commute.
The theme Metro Morning is inspired by artwork by Anthony Lowe at the Regent Centre station, and the winning entries will be displayed around the network.
There are two age categories – adults for ages 16 and over, and children under 16. The winning adult will receive £100 of Waterstones vouchers, while the child winner will receive an Amazon Fire tablet.
Paul Walker, customer service director at Metro operator DB Regio Tyne and Wear, said: “Thousands of people use the Metro on a daily basis.
“These journeys provide a bit of time out from people’s busy lives and we hope this competition gives our customers the chance to try something a bit different and be creative.”
To enter send your story, name, age, address and contact details to shortstory@twmetro.co.uk by September 26. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/get-your-creativity-on-track-1-8079066 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/0808100d4584a918bc30d7be5f03a770aa60e426352bc362fee85707894e01f6.json |
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"Sean Mulligan"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:18 | null | 2016-08-24T11:41:21 | North Shields secured all three points from a trip to last season’s runners-up Markse United on Tuesday evening. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fmason-and-devlin-on-target-as-north-shields-beat-marske-1-8085796.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8085792.1472035256!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Mason and Devlin on target as North Shields beat Marske | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | North Shields secured all three points from a trip to last season’s runners-up Markse United on Tuesday evening.
Goals from Jack Devlin and Lee Mason saw the Robins come from behind after falling behind early on.
North Shields' Ryan Carr takes on the Marske defence. Picture by Craig McVay
Marske went into the game on the back of a 4-0 win over newly promoted Chester-le-Street on Saturday while Shields were held 1-1 at home to Washington.
Before kick off the North Shields players gathered to show their support for young Frankie Sherwood by showing a fists up gesture, and Marske held a bucket collection to raise money for the seriously ill toddler who has an aggressive childhood cancer.
The hosts looked sharp in the open exchanges and a lazy tackle just outside the area on the left saw the visitors concede a free kick.
Butterworth sent the ball in and Owens headed past Kyle Hayes in the Shields goal to give the home side an early lead.
North Shields FC players give the thumbs up to the 'Fist for Frankie' campaign before Tuesday night's game against Marske United. Picture by Craig McVay
The Robins responded with Mason and Devlin going close, but both failed to test Dean in the Marske goal.
In the 12th minute Ryan Carr warmed the keeper’s hands as he hit a thunderous strike.
Shields kept growing into the game with assistant manager Andy Bowman, the birthday boy, and manager Graham Fenton constantly giving instructions from the sidelines.
And just after the half hour Shields were level. Jack Devlin received the ball after excellent play in the middle of the park and wrong-footed the home keeper to equalise.
The Marske keeper was on top form soon after as he kept out a looping header from Dan Wilson.
But in first-half added time, Devlin received the ball on halfway and sent Wilson away, and he set up Mason and he curled the ball past the stranded keeper to put Shields in front at the interval.
Marske pushed forward early in the second half and Owens got past Kevin Hughes but his shot flew past Hayes’ crossbar.
The Marske keeper produced an outstanding save to deny Adam Forster, then another to keep out a half volley from Mason.
In the 87th minute Marske where awarded a controversial free kick, which resulted in a lengthy delay as Hayes came to receive the ball and clashed heads with John Parker. But the keeper went on to produce a good save before the final whistle went to send the travvling fans in the 192 crowd home happy.
Next up for North Shields is the ‘El Coastico’ derby as they travel to Whitley Bay on Saturday for a 3pm kick-off, before welcoming Newcastle Benfield for an 11am start on bank holiday Monday. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/mason-and-devlin-on-target-as-north-shields-beat-marske-1-8085796 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/279037b6a449c22eb3981d3414a354b03db415e74bb21c8f96425b05d19763e4.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T16:49:45 | null | 2016-08-29T16:16:43 | A Northumberland teenager is very excited about the adventure that awaits on one of the Tall Ships that will set sail for Gothenburg later this afternoon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fesmee-looking-forward-to-tall-ships-experience-1-8094690.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094689.1472484001!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Esmee looking forward to Tall Ships experience | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A Northumberland teenager is very excited about the adventure that awaits on one of the Tall Ships that will set sail for Gothenburg later this afternoon.
Although flying is her main passion, Esmee Webley felt that being a member of a crew taking part in the week-long race across the North Sea was too good an opportunity to miss.
The Morpeth resident has been with the Bedlington Squadron Air Cadets for nearly four years. She is on board Maybe - a Class B vessel.
Over the weekend when the regatta was in Blyth, there was an air cadets information tent and she and fellow squadron members from across the county were present to speak to young people and parents about what the organisation has to offer.
Of the forthcoming regatta, the 17-year-old said: "I applied individually to be part of the Tall Ships race as I believe it will be a great experience.
"I sent a couple of emails to explain why I was keen to go on the voyage and I was thrilled when I was lucky enough to be chosen.
"Being in a challenging environment with people I don't know will help my skills development, but I'm also hoping to enjoy it and have a good time. I'm excited and I'm looking forward to making lots of new friends.
"I wouldn't have been able to have so many fantastic opportunities and put myself forward for something like this without the support of my squadron."
Esmee, who is also an explorer scout, thanked Morpeth North county councillor David Bawn for providing some of his small schemes allocation to help fund her place in the regatta.
She ideally would like to be a pilot with the RAF or Royal Navy and after a work experience stint there earlier this summer, she has enrolled to train for a microlight National Private Pilot's Licence with Purple Aviation at Eshott Airfield.
She added: "It's great being part of the air cadets as you get to do fun activities such as aerobatics with an experienced instructor.
"Also, the camps I went on during the first couple of years, which included things like kayaking and rock climbing, were very useful as they developed my communication and other skills." | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/esmee-looking-forward-to-tall-ships-experience-1-8094690 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/868e1138bca0beea75f294361a9aa5fe8ae7921f8234c0e0891395a42bd5b8bd.json |
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"Julian Tyley"
] | 2016-08-29T20:50:55 | null | 2016-08-29T18:53:47 | For the third game in a row, Whitley Bay earned a point with a late equaliser. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fhonours-even-in-north-tyneside-derby-with-kempster-s-late-equaliser-1-8094877.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094876.1472493204!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Honours even in North Tyneside derby with Kempster’s late equaliser | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | For the third game in a row, Whitley Bay earned a point with a late equaliser.
Alex Kempster’s 89th minute strike ensured Saturday’s North Tyneside derby game against North Shields at Hillheads ended all square.
It was a fair result in a game that swung first one way then the other.
The home side had the better of the first half and led at the interval, but Shields battled back strongly to take the lead before Bay pressure in the closing stages brought a dramatic climax with the honours shared.
On a sunny afternoon there was a bumper crowd of over 600 at Hillheads, and they were treated to an entertaining derby game between two of the league’s unbeaten sides.
The visitors created the first chance in the fourth minute when Marc Lancaster produced a low shot that went narrowly wide.
Whitley responded with Nicky Allen attacking down the left and his cross was played back across the goalmouth by Andy Robertson before being cleared.
Bay’s Greek defender Angelos Eleftheriadis then sent a header just wide from Jake Fowler’s cross, and continuing in the ascendency, the hosts took the lead in the 12th minute.
The goal came when Kempster crossed from the right and Shields defender Stuart Donnison deflected the ball beyond the reach of Kyle Hayes and Adam Shanks claimed the finishing touch as the ball flew into the corner of the net.
Shanks went close to doubling the lead five minutes later, heading a cross from Tom Potter inches wide of the far post.
Robert Taylor was proving the main threat for Shields with his pace down the right, but it was from a free-kick that he nearly levelled the score.
His first attempt from 25 yards out on the left was blocked but when the ball rebounded into his path, he drove a powerful low shot towards the bottom corner of the Bay net only for Tom Flynn to dive full length and keep the ball out.
Five minutes later Gary Ormston, one of three former Bay players in the Robins line-up, sent a looping header just over the bar.
Back came Whitley and Kempster tried his luck with a 25-yard shot that flew just over the bar.
Play was held up six minutes before the interval when Nicky Allen had to be carried off after suffering a nasty ankle injury, and he was replaced by Aiden Haley.
Whitley comfortably held onto their lead for the remainder of the half with Shields looking below their best.
In an effort to turn the game around, the visitors made two changes at the interval and the move quickly paid dividends.
Whitley had the first chance after the resumption when Chris McDonald played a dangerous ball across the Shields 18-yard box. Robertson failed to make contact and when the ball reached Shanks in front of goal he was caught by surprise and his hurried shot failed to find the target.
Two minutes later a foul just outside the Bay penalty area led to the equaliser.
Lee Mason took the free-kick and substitute Ryan Carr headed home just inside the near post.
Whitley might have regained the lead in the 58th minute but were denied by a superb save from their former keeper Hayes, who dived low to push a goalbound effort from Robertson one-handed round the post.
The young striker, who had been played in by captain Jake Fowler, was working hard to create chances but was being thwarted by some resilient defending.
Further Bay pressure failed to produce the end product and they were punished in the 67th minute when Shanks was dispossessed and a quick break saw Whitley concede another free-kick.
In identical fashion to their equaliser, North Shields took the lead with Carr once again heading home as Bay failed to defend Mason’s set-piece ball.
The game had been turned around and the visitors were playing with more confidence than at any stage of the game, but for all their neat play they were still not able to seriously test Flynn in the Bay goal.
Bay’s Ross Wilkinson, who was carrying a calf injury and was not risked in the starting line-up, was brought off the bench for the final 15 minutes and he nearly made an instant impact, heading narrowly over the bar from Potter’s cross.
North Shields brought on striker Gareth Bainbridge but he failed to pose a threat as Whitley stepped up the pressure in the last ten minutes.
Pushing ever more forward, play was largely confined to the Shields half with balls into the box being well defended by a mean defence that had conceded only three goals in their previous six games.
With time ebbing away, McDonald brought another excellent save from Hayes, but then in the 89th minute, the young defender crossed the ball from near the right touchline and when Haley nodded it back across goal, Kempster reacted quickly and flicked the ball home from six yards to the delight of the home crowd.
It had been a well contested derby game between two good sides and played in an excellent spirit.
Attendance: 615.
Just two weeks after the sides played out an exciting 3-3 draw at Hillheads, Whitley Bay travel across the Tyne to play the return fixture against South Shields on Saturday.
Then on Tuesday they are at home to Sunderland RCA. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/honours-even-in-north-tyneside-derby-with-kempster-s-late-equaliser-1-8094877 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/a59ec42a3e3de5875fd83e1897648fe9a838cbb73f01732a13a6afafc3a34797.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:42 | null | 2016-08-05T07:05:01 | Walking with my usual group of friends on Saturday on a very busy Whitley Bay beach, I lost my little dog. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fkindness-dog-search-appreciated-1-8049645.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049644.1470243884!/image/image.jpg | en | null | KINDNESS: Dog search appreciated | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Walking with my usual group of friends on Saturday on a very busy Whitley Bay beach, I lost my little dog.
She was missing for well over an hour, during which time I thought I would never see her again.
All along the promenade and beach I asked people to look out for an obviously lost Shih-Tzu pup named Lucy.
I would like to thank the wonderful people who joined the search for Lucy – my friends and the people I did not know at all, including the lovely, young RNLI group, who put themselves to so much trouble to help me.
A special thanks to the couple who walked the length of the prom to return Lucy from near the lighthouse where they found her. The good Samaritans delivered her attached to the gentleman’s trouser belt.
The care and kindness of all concerned in the rescue has made this elderly lady dog owner very happy.
My grateful thanks to you all.
Mrs Maureen Dougal
Shiremoor | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/kindness-dog-search-appreciated-1-8049645 | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/40301e6d63ed72a9284ae23b55d7872876ad5d222706ea460160582576425d3c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:52:03 | null | 2016-08-30T07:00:25 | Each morning, I look in the mirror and say, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpoem-what-lies-ahead-1-8086836.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086835.1472059269!/image/image.jpg | en | null | POEM: What lies ahead? | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Each morning, I look in the mirror and say,
I wonder what’s in store for me today,
Will the postman bring a letter from far away,
Or will I get bills, I’ll have to pay,
I may win the lottery, but I hope I do not,
I’m quite content with what I’ve got,
I’ve got good friends, what more do I need,
If I crave for more, it would only be greed,
Maybe, I don’t sleep very well at night,
But once I’m awake, I feel alright,
Old age is golden, or so I’ve been told,
So it doesn’t worry me, growing old,
I’ll get on with life, I’m feeling fine,
You see, old age doesn’t matter,
Unless you are a bottle of wine.
G Snowdon
Wallsend | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/poem-what-lies-ahead-1-8086836 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/353a1639ec491be2a230e5d931385025d37cb424eb61db9be537b34e8519f254.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:58:13 | null | 2016-08-26T12:58:37 | The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta 2016 is now well and truly under way with large crowds flocking to the waterfront in Blyth for the first day of the event. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fwatch-tall-ships-in-blyth-for-start-of-regatta-1-8090815.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090813.1472213148!/image/image.jpg | en | null | WATCH: Tall Ships in Blyth for start of regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta 2016 is now well and truly under way with large crowds flocking to the waterfront in Blyth for the first day of the event.
The video above shows the scene from the water with the Tall Ships berthed in the Port of Blyth at the North, Commissioners and Dun Cow Quays.
They will be here until Monday when they head out to race across the North Sea to Gothenburg, in Sweden, following a weekend packed full of events and entertainment.
Opening the event, Northumberland County Council leader, Grant Davey, said: "This is the biggest ever event we have hosted for Northumberland and I can’t tell you how pleased I am to see all these magnificent ships lined up along the Quayside. It really is an awe-inspiring sight."
Find our live blog on the homepage to follow all of the action from across the weekend, which is expected to see around 500,000 people descend on the town.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious regatta - the only one in the UK this year. Fergusons of Blyth, one of the UK’s leading privately owned haulage companies and the biggest in the North East, is the principal sponsor for the event in celebration of their 90th anniversary.
The Dar Mlodziezy is the largest of the Tall Ships at Blyth. Picture by Ben O'Connell
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:08 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:53 | North Shields failed to make home advantage count as they were knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday by FA Vase holders Morpeth Town. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fnorth-shields-beaten-by-morpeth-town-in-fa-cup-1-8082960.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8082958.1471887756!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North Shields beaten by Morpeth Town in FA Cup | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | North Shields failed to make home advantage count as they were knocked out of the FA Cup on Saturday by FA Vase holders Morpeth Town.
Shields rang the changes as Curtis Coppen came in for captain Kevin Hughes, Lee Mason started ahead of Dan Wilson, and Bobby Taylor got the nod in front of fellow wide man Denver Morris.
The home side started brightly despite the unseasonable rain, which didn’t deter the 270 crowd who decided to brave the elements.
In the fourth minute, Adam Forster and Mason combined and the latter fired in a low shot which was comfortably held by Morpeth keeper Karl Dryden.
Soon after Mason again was creating opportunities as he nicked to ball off Morpeth skipper Keith Graydon, and found Jordan Summerly in the box, but, playing in an unfamiliar left wing role, he was not given time to get a shot away.
Shields continued to have the better of the opening exchanges, as Jack Donnison robbed a Morpeth defender to lay the ball off, but Forster could only direct the shot over.
Lee Mason in action for Noreth Shields in their FA Cup game against Morpeth Town. Picture by Ally Middleton
On 25 minutes the Highwaymen had their first chance as Liam Henderson burst into the box and reached a through ball before Kyle Hayes, but he could not find the net as his shot looked more like a cross and went out for a throw-in.
As the game approached the half hour, Graydon tried a speculative chip, but Hayes was more than alert to turn it behind.
However, from the resultant corner, Morpeth took the lead. Damen Mullen picked up the short corner, and as Hayes dived to collect the long shot, Michael Chilton got a head to it to divert the ball past the diving keeper.
Morpeth, with the upper hand, grew in confidence as Ben Sayer shot narrowly wide from about 25 yards.
Shields had a chance to level with five minutes of the half left as a low cross from the right found Summerly, but his shot was well blocked.
Just after the hour a Mason corner found substitute Jack Devlin, who could only head wide at the back stick.
With 65 minutes gone, Sean Taylor saw the ball cleared from the six-yard box and as Morris flew down the left wing, Shields looked dangerous as the ball eventually found Devlin, but his shot failed to test Dryden.
With time running out, Shields kept plugging away and great link up play between Wilson and Devlin saw the latter put through, but he dragged his shot wide of the far post.
But 1-0 it remained as the Robins bowed out, while Morpeth welcome Colwyn Bay in two weeks’ time.
Shields manager Graham Fenton felt the visitors deserved their win, whilst Town boss Nicky Gray believed his side edged the first half with Shields the second.
North Shields: K Hayes, J Donnison, M Lancaster, G Ormston, J Parker, C Coppen, R Taylor (D Morris), A Forster, G Bainbridge (J Devlin), L Mason (D Wilson), J Summerly.
NSFCTV Highlights can be viewed at https://youtu.be/ZNwEBM6tev0
Attendance: 270. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/north-shields-beaten-by-morpeth-town-in-fa-cup-1-8082960 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/98b715794baa2587d30bc25a94e6d0bbde81c8fe50f0c90c333b193261d1f6f4.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:01:13 | null | 2016-08-25T13:23:43 | Students across North Tyneside are celebrating another set of brilliant GCSE results. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fschools-celebrate-success-in-gcse-results-1-8088382.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088380.1472136438!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Schools celebrate success in GCSE results | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Students across North Tyneside are celebrating another set of brilliant GCSE results.
The number of young people who achieved five or more A*-C grades, including in English and maths, has exceeded last year’s results – and at 63 per cent, North Tyneside Council expects the results to be higher than the national average.
John Spence Community High School pupils Reece Monaghan (left) and Rachael Coates.
Mayor Norma Redfearn said: “Once again our young people have shown just how brilliant they are – such great GCSE results and vocational awards mean they are a step closer to achieving their dreams and aspirations, whether it’s in further education, training or employment.
“I would like to say a huge well done and wish all the young people the best of luck for the future. I’d also like to thank all of our school staff and governors for their incredible hard work as well as the families of the students for their support.”
Coun Ian Grayson, cabinet member for Children, Young People and Learning, added: “Congratulations and well done to all of our young people – to those who have achieved the tops grades and to those who have achieved their personal best.
“With these results, our best ever A-level results announced last week and 92 per cent of our schools now judged as good or outstanding by Ofsted, we have lots to celebrate in North Tyneside.”
Executive headteacher of Churchill Community College and Norham High School, David Baldwin is delighted after both schools achieved their best ever results.
At Churchill Community College, Wallsend, 72 per cent of Year 11 achieved five or more A* to C grades, including in English and maths, and a number of students achieved high numbers of A* or A grades.
Some of the students achieving top grades include Elisha Tait, gaining 12 A* grades and an A in further maths; Jordan Gay who achieved nine A* and three A grades; Cameron Wedderburn who achieved 11 A* and A grades and Jack Wilding with 10 A*s and As.
At Norham High School, North Shields, 54 per cent of students achieved five or more A*-C grades, including in English and maths – an impressive increase of 19 per cent on last year.
Mr Baldwin said: “We set the bar high when we set ourselves a target that at least 50 percent of Norham High School pupils would achieve at least five good GCSEs including English and maths. We have not only met that challenging target, we have exceeded it, and we are absolutely delighted.”
Year 11 students are also celebrating at John Spence Community High School after they surpassed last year’s results – 75 per cent gained five or more A* to C GCSEs and 69 per cent included English and maths.
Impressively, over 90 per cent of pupils gained a C grade or above in science – a subject which the school recently achieved a National Science Mark Gold Award for.
Headteacher of the North Shields-based school, Jim Stephenson said: “We are very pleased to be celebrating such brilliant results again this year, which reflect the hard work and dedication of both the young people and our fantastic staff. We are incredibly proud of all of our pupils and we would like to wish them well for the future.”
Libby Moffatt achieved six A*s, two A grades and a B, while Kate Taylor achieved five A*s and four A grades and Chloe Thompson achieved five A*s, three A grades and a B.
Elsewhere in the borough, George Stephenson High School, Killingworth, received its best results for the last three years, with 65 per cent of students receiving an A*-C grade in both English and maths.
Headteacher Ian Wilkinson said: “We are absolutely delighted with the GCSE results this year. We are very proud of all our students. They have worked very hard and deserve these excellent grades.
“The majority of our students are joining us in the sixth form next year and we would like to wish them, and all the students leaving us, every success in the future.”
Whitley Bay High School has also achieved another set of outstanding results; 88 per cent of students achieved a total of five or more A*- C grades, with 78 per cent achieving five or more A*-C grades including English and maths.
Headteacher, Steve Wilson said: “I am so pleased for the students and their parents. These results reflect the very hard work of our students and the dedication of our teaching and support staff.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/schools-celebrate-success-in-gcse-results-1-8088382 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ec970fb35cf13ffcfe6547626db9ce921cd0641fa51f20703266166d9aaa3775.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:52 | null | 2016-08-24T11:40:56 | An U15 girls team pulled on the famous West Allotment Celtic strip for the first time in the club’s 88-year history on Sunday for Pin Point Recruitment League game. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fgirls-make-history-with-new-west-allotment-celtic-teams-1-8085790.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8085789.1472035241!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Girls make history with new West Allotment Celtic teams | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | An U15 girls team pulled on the famous West Allotment Celtic strip for the first time in the club’s 88-year history on Sunday for Pin Point Recruitment League game.
The U15s have been joined by an U13s and U11 girls team with more to follow.
The two older age groups will use Waterville Primary School as their base.
The club are set to offer free coaching at the school and hope this is the start of a growing partnership.
The teams are also hoping to organise some events around the girls’ football week being promoted by the FA in October to encourage the number playing to increase.
David Dodds, U15s manager and girls’ section secretary, said: “It’s not just about football it’s about building friendships and giving the girls’ confidence and skills that they can transfer into their lives.”
The girls have already been on a kayaking day and the whole junior section is having a race night to help create the family atmosphere.
The boys section has also been expanding and now has 5 teams recruited in just over a year. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/girls-make-history-with-new-west-allotment-celtic-teams-1-8085790 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/884405673d78fa6d6caa7f1aa16fe83366d49a9fcb46e3e9f3ac66afb8512353.json |
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Organisers put out a call for would-be volunteers four months ago and received a wave of applications.
A total of 140 volunteers have been recruited over the four event days at Blyth.
They make up Ship Liaison Officers (SLOs), Town Hosts, Event Liaison Officers (ELOs) and Technical Liaison Officers (TLOs).
The volunteers will be wearing yellow, turquoise and red polo-shirts.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta with Fergusons of Blyth as the Principal Sponsor.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture, said: “We have a superb team of friendly, reliable volunteers who will play a vital role assisting the organisers, and helping the crews, residents and visitors to have a wonderful bank holiday.
“It will be a busy weekend but it’ll also be fun and very rewarding. The ship and land-based volunteers will gain a wealth of experience while helping to deliver a world-class event.”
The ship-based SLOs will be working with the ships and their crews providing essential communications between them and Sail Training International and the event team.
Carol Bird and her husband John, both 71 and from Amble, will be working as Ship Liaison Officers.
She said: “I’m really excited about the Tall Ships Regatta.
“We love yachting and we’re really looking forward to seeing the Tall Ships sailing into Blyth and meeting the international crews and being part of this magical event.”
Volunteer Aillie Osborne, 48, from Ulgham, will be a volunteer within hospitality.
She said: “I’m excited that the Regatta is just over a month away now and I’m really looking forward to being part of the team.”
Michael Allen, 55 from Blyth, will be an ELO.
He said: “It is amazing to have this international event on our doorstep and being a volunteer is a great opportunity to be a part of it. I can’t wait.”
The Event Liaison Officers will be supporting the Event Managers and the arts cultural program, and the ‘Town Hosts’ will be providing tourism advice and guidance to visitors.
Up to 30 Tall Ships are expected to gather at Blyth for the Regatta which takes place between August 26 and 29.
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth, said: “Volunteers are going to play an important role working on the land and watersides of the event, helping event visitors and the international crews of the Tall Ships to have an enjoyable visit to the county.”
Elsewhere, there are still places on board five of the tall ships – Vega Gamleby, Tomidi, Morgenster, Kapitan Borchardt and Thalassa.
For more information visit www.tallshipsblyth2016.com/jointheadventure#info | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-volunteers-in-place-for-regatta-1-8034416 | en | 2016-07-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/547069b3602f3d5c24fbd7021dc7a2ea629ee1cfba76f86a7541881faa21cbba.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:08:31 | null | 2016-08-18T10:14:39 | Gardeners are helping to bring a splash of colour to the streets ahead of the forthcoming North Sea Tall Ships Regatta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-flowers-helping-bring-splash-of-colour-to-regatta-1-8075534.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075531.1471511668!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Flowers helping bring splash of colour to Regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Gardeners are helping to bring a splash of colour to the streets ahead of the forthcoming North Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
An extra splash of colour has been brought to a circular design featuring a nautical theme planted on the links near the bandstand at Blyth.
Wild flowers that have been planted ahead of the Tall Ships Regatta in Blyth.
The design features a two-masted ship as its centrepiece celebrating Blyth’s very own Tall Ship, the Williams II, and the imminent arrival of a fleet of Tall Ships to the port.
The bed, which is five metres in diameter, features a red and yellow theme to match the colours of the Northumberland county flag.
The colour theme has been repeated across all floral displays in Blyth.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta with Fergusons of Blyth the principal sponsor.
Blyth Town Council has funded the maritime gardening while the gardeners work for the county council’s Neighbourhood Services team.
The design was sent to Kernock Plants in Cornwall with the plants delivered to site, pre-grown in trays.
It took the gardening team four hours to complete the planting of nearly 20,000 plants to create the bed.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture at the county council, said: “These floral displays are a wonderful way to celebrate the Tall Ships coming to Northumberland.
“The designs are ingenious and the Northumberland-themed wildflower displays are a joy to see, providing a bright and beautiful welcome for our residents and the many visitors coming into the town.”
The team has also planted spectacular wildflower displays along Rotary Way and South Newsham Road.
The wildflowers along Rotary way were funded by Blyth Town Council and include a mixture of cornfield annuals including poppy, corn marigold, corn clower, corn chamomile and corn cockle.
Local ward councillor and chair of events at Blyth Town Council, Kath Nisbet: “The gardening team has done a superb job creating these maritime and wildflower beds.
“The Blyth Tall Ship Williams II design is a great floral tribute to the past exploits of our very own local hero, Captain William Smith, and the future plans to recreate his journey of adventure and discovery of Antarctica.”
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth, said: “There are just three weeks to the Regatta and Blyth is really starting to look the part for welcoming the Tall Ships fleet to the county with street dressing, floral displays, and posters in shop windows – it’s very exciting!”
The Tall Ships Regatta Blyth 2016 takes place over the weekend of August 26 to 29, and features five zones of free family entertainment. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-flowers-helping-bring-splash-of-colour-to-regatta-1-8075534 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/3f72ddd3082596b9ccf3ed324754b06d5342ce1f29d6f766cb9cc6395ab90ac3.json |
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Local artist Michele Rickitt was inspired to develop a community art project in Blyth.
Teaming up with emerging artists Ann Marie Dalton, Denise Primrose and Jane Sutcliffe, they secured funding from Blyth Town Council and Arts Council England.
The four were all participants on the Future Creatives Enterprise Programme funded by bait, and the programme helped bring the team together and create the project.
The project culminates in an exhibition, “Blyth Community Sails”, in St Cuthbert’s C of E Church, Plessey Road, Blyth, from August 26 to 29.
The exhibition will be open each day from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday there will be a special service from 9.30am to 10.45am.
The artists have been delivering workshops in community groups and centres in Blyth, including Bright Beginnings in Northumberland, the Briardale, and the Buffalo.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is a set of three symbolic sails representing the ‘Past, Present, and Future’, which feature the art created during the workshops.
Alongside the sails there will be a display of Portholes created in a textiles workshop held at Weave in Lynemouth.
The team have been working closely with St Cuthbert’s Church, enabling groups that use the Church to produce work for the exhibition including an 11 foot long seascape collage and a flotilla of origami paper boats.
Ann Marie, Denise, and Jane worked with youth groups at the Buffalo Community Centre to create a site-specific art installation for their foyer, which is also going to be on display.
Michele said: “We have been delighted by the enthusiasm of everyone we’ve worked with during the project.
“People who wouldn’t normally take part in arts activities told us how much they have enjoyed the workshops, and that they would participate in more things like this.
“We wanted this project to connect the residents of Blyth to the Tall Ships Regatta using art, and I believe that we have succeeded thanks to the fantastic community engagement we’ve experienced.
“We would like to thank Blyth Town Council and Arts Council England for funding the project.
“We hope that visitors to the Regatta will see what the local community has achieved in just four months.”
• A final call is being made for two unsung heroes to be special guests at the Tall Ships celebrations.
The Commissioner’s Quay Inn at Blyth will be hosting an exclusive party with grandstand viewing of the ships and is looking for two people from the Blyth area who go the extra mile to help others.
You have until Monday, August 15, to send your nominations to Commissioners Quay Competition, News Post Leader, Unit 15, Telford Court, Loansdean, Morpeth NE61 2DB, or email news.leader@jpress.co.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-more-artwork-to-go-on-show-for-regatta-1-8062400 | en | 2016-08-14T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/7ee3ec74d702b86d0cf9b94aba4542cdbca6c03b4607fbdc84cfd4d22bb5dfb7.json |
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Tens of thousands of people have descended on the Port of Blyth to see more than 20 tall ships and a host of activities around the town.
Away from the Tall Ships, queues grow to see the other attractions, including a Royal Navy rescue helicopter. Picture by LJ Sedgwick.
Despite a wet start, which saw the southern park and ride car park closed due to flooding, the number of visitors at the event has grown as the day progresses.
Most have taken advantage of the final opportunity to get on board some of the tall ships, which are due to welcome their crew back on board tomorrow (Monday) ahead of their departure at 2pm.
As well as the tall ships, there are five areas of family-fun filled activities taking part – stretching from Blyth beach to the Market Square in the town centre – with a wide range of food stalls keeping the visitors fed and watered.
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth said: “The Regatta is in full-swing now and today has been extremely popular with visitors coming from near and far to see the ships and enjoy all the entertainment. It really is an impressive sight.”
The crowds are expected to continue to grow ahead of the third and final firework display, due to take place at 9pm.
For more information on the Regatta visit www.tallshipsblyth2016.com, www.facebook.com/tallshipsblyth2016 or on Twitter @TallShipsBlyth | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-crowds-continue-to-flock-to-regatta-despite-wet-start-1-8093256 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/028f099d9bfd60832499ccfec9ac37b9e10cb52644acb434e3b5c9a35c8e7f34.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:05:21 | null | 2016-08-26T11:18:16 | A key roundabout in North Tyneside is set to be removed this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fkey-roundabout-set-to-be-replaced-by-temporary-lights-1-8090514.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8090513.1472206679!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Key roundabout set to be replaced by temporary lights | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A key roundabout in North Tyneside is set to be removed this weekend.
Work on the A1058 Coast Road Improvement Scheme is set to reach a key milestone.
As part of the £7.2m scheme by North Tyneside Council, in partnership with Capita, Billy Mill Roundabout will be removed and the junction will operate under temporary signals.
Motorists are also advised that the junction of Lynn Road and Billy Mill will be temporarily closed to traffic.
Coun John Harrison, cabinet member for housing and transport, said: “The Coast Road Improvement Scheme is set to reduce journey times and improve safety for thousands of road users.
“The project will reach a key milestone with the removal of Billy Mill Roundabout and the introduction of road signals at the junction.
“North Tyneside Council is committed to keeping the public informed about the work and we would like to remind people that they can sign up to our e-bulletin for regular updates.
“Finally, we would like to thank the public for their continued patience during the delivery of this important project.”
Work to remove the roundabout is currently happening at off-peak periods, Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 4pm.
Subject to work progressing as planned, from Saturday, Billy Mill junction will no longer feature a roundabout and will operate under temporary signals.
From this point onwards there will be no access from Regent Terrace to Beach Road until all work at Billy Mill junction is completed.
In addition, the junction of Lynn Road and Billy Mill will be temporarily closed to traffic from Saturday, to Sunday, September 4, to enable works at this location.
Because this junction closure will affect the 42, 53, 57A and 308 bus services, a free shuttle bus will be in operation from Lynn Road to North Tyneside General Hospital on Rake Lane.
Further information about the shuttle bus is available on the North Tyneside Council website at www.northtyneside.gov.uk
Following the full closure of the junction of Lynn Road and Billy Mill, a partial closure of the junction will be required until work is completed at Billy Mill.
Although access to Lynn Road from Billy Mill will be maintained, there will be no access from Lynn Road to Billy Mill except for buses via an enforceable bus lane.
This partial closure will significantly help traffic flow as best as possible on the A1058 Coast Road and Beach Road while the temporary traffic signals are in use at the junction.
There will also be no access from Beach Road to Lynn Road. This is a restriction that will continue when the scheme is completed and will also help maintain traffic flows along the A1058 Coast Road and Beach Road
Anyone with any queries during the project, email roads@northtyneside.gov.uk or call (0191) 643 6500.
To subscribe to a regular e-bulletin about the project, email roads@northtyneside.gov.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/key-roundabout-set-to-be-replaced-by-temporary-lights-1-8090514 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/73ae54d85a472733fdf4689e864960fa8427c1e459683337e855b80a8b7fc8e7.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:02 | null | 2016-08-12T11:41:28 | In the spring of 1913, Robert Ernest Gray, of Monkseaton, came together with TG Sullivan and C Stout as directors of the Rainbow Wheel Pleasure Company. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnostalgia%2Flooking-back-at-the-spanish-city-wheel-1-8057140.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8057139.1470665761!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Looking Back at the Spanish City wheel | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | In the spring of 1913, Robert Ernest Gray, of Monkseaton, came together with TG Sullivan and C Stout as directors of the Rainbow Wheel Pleasure Company.
They had a site at the Spanish City for a wheel 90ft high. Two trains, enclosed all the way round, dashed past each other at up to 40mph, accompanied by mechanical noises and visions of Hades. Although the track was circular, raised bumps would throw the occupants about. It was expected that 54 passengers per session would pay 3d each.
Newspapers didn’t report on reactions to the event, but it must have been spoiled by a tremendous thunderstorm, so bad that a boy from Whitley Bay was struck by lightning. Those who rode the wheel declared it to be “thrilling” and “champion”.
If anyone has more information email Discover@northtyneside.gov.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/looking-back-at-the-spanish-city-wheel-1-8057140 | en | 2016-08-12T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/bbc21b2d183cccd38f8f6070d9e525b6e43a48e37e86bdf9027288043181bdb1.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T10:49:10 | null | 2016-08-28T09:47:32 | The south car park for the Tall Ships Regatta is closed today due to heavy rain. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fheavy-rain-shuts-tall-ships-car-park-1-8092943.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8092941.1472374164!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Heavy rain shuts Tall Ships car park | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The south car park for the Tall Ships Regatta is closed today due to heavy rain.
Visitors must use the north car park. All park and ride highway signs will direct motorists to the north car park, which is hard standing.
All pre-purchased event parking tickets are valid for the north car park.
Despite the rain, the event is fully open today from 10am to 10pm and from 10am to 5pm on Monday.
For the latest from the Tall Ships event, follow our live blog, http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/live/event?2291187www.newspostleader.co.uk/live/event?2291187
Remember to tweet using the hashtag #TallShipsBlyth to get involved. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/heavy-rain-shuts-tall-ships-car-park-1-8092943 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/033c7317604f92eae51fa2937883a5ecac112d415deba7d7008d3d582df22155.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:06 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:03 | Whitley Bay & Tynemouth Hockey Club are hoping to gain some new members on the back of the GB women’s team winning gold at the Rio Olympics. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fhockey-club-hoping-for-new-members-on-back-of-olympic-success-1-8082947.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/hockey-club-hoping-for-new-members-on-back-of-olympic-success-1-8082947 | en | null | Hockey club hoping for new members on back of Olympic success | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Whitley Bay & Tynemouth Hockey Club are hoping to gain some new members on the back of the GB women’s team winning gold at the Rio Olympics.
Pre-season training is under way on Tuesdays and Saturdays at Tynemouth beach for the ladies and Jesmond Dene for the men.
Pitch training has also begun on Tuesdays at The Parks in North Shields, from 7pm till 9pm.
The club caters for all ages and all abilities, and the ladies’ first team have just gained a Scottish international and the men the league’s highest goal scorer, Chris Traynor.
At the other end of the scale, the juniors start from the age of five.
Pre-season friendlies include a weekend trip for the first teams to Edinburgh at the beginning of September.
Anyone interested in joining the club should go to www.wbthc.org.uk and the club is also on Facebook and Twitter, or contact chairman Steve Troup on (0191) 253 4513 or 07742 545944. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/hockey-club-hoping-for-new-members-on-back-of-olympic-success-1-8082947 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/2e1b8579f88d3393dc82283be641151ee5d78f770a9942433f00e743d8a18825.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:02 | null | 2016-08-26T07:00:25 | Referring to the letter by AM Johnson, (News Guardian, August 18), the correspondent acknowledges ignorance of TTIP. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fagreements-much-cause-for-concern-1-8086826.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086825.1472059126!/image/image.jpg | en | null | AGREEMENTS: Much cause for concern | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Referring to the letter by AM Johnson, (News Guardian, August 18), the correspondent acknowledges ignorance of TTIP.
That is not surprising as the governments of Europe seems to have done their best to keep negotiations concerning TTIP (and CETA) as quiet as possible.
There is much to concern ourselves about both of these so-called trade agreements, and I would urge the correspondent and all readers to look up the subject at www.StopTTIP.net for information.
CETA, the Canada-EU trade deal (formally the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), could become law as early as next year. I believe it is TTIP by the back door.
Basically, these agreements will allow foreign corporations to sue governments for pretty much anything they don’t like, for example if any national policy affects the profits of the corporation concerned.
Terry White
North Shields | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/agreements-much-cause-for-concern-1-8086826 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/f45c239f70b4134300877c3a34b46093870ffe3b98374e53af6d6bd34a945348.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:50:03 | null | 2016-08-30T09:25:43 | Youngsters from the borough are preparing to represent their region in a competition that helps guide Olympic champions. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftrio-are-on-their-marks-for-games-1-8095242.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8095239.1472545522!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Trio are on their marks for Games | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Youngsters from the borough are preparing to represent their region in a competition that helps guide Olympic champions.
A total of 1,600 athletes will compete across 12 sports at the 2016 School Games, taking place at Loughborough University and Sheffield from September 1 to 4.
Dylan Alan Keville, from Whitley Bay, will represent North East in Ambulant Shot and Ambulant Discus at the School Games.
Among them is Orla McCallion, 15, from Whitley Bay. The John Spence Community High School pupil will represent England North in rugby 7s.
Dylan Keville, 18, from Whitley Bay, who goes to Gateshead College, will represent the North East in ambulant shot and ambulant discus.
Alfie Kelly, 14, from Newcastle, who goes to St Thomas More Academy, will represent England North in the 400m freestyle and 4 x 100m medley team in swimming.
McCallion, who trains at Percy Park RFC, said: “After my participation in the Talent Inspiration Programme at the last School Games, I have been inspired to work towards selection onto the rugby 7s for this year. I was delighted when I heard that I had been selected.”
Alfie Kelly, who goes to St Thomas More Academy, will represent England North in Swimming the 400m Freestyle and 4 x 100m Medley Team.
Keville, who trains at North Shields Polytechnic Athletic Club, said: “I’m really looking forward to competing at Loughborough University.”
Kelly, who trains with the Newcastle Swim Team, said: “I’m absolutely buzzing to have been selected. I really love team events and representing my region.”
Previous competitors include Rio Olympic gold medallist and world-record breaking swimmer Adam Peaty, other gold winners Owain Doull, Georgie Twigg, Lily Owsley and Elinor Barker.
There is a full education programme for the athletes running throughout the event which aims to give them an insight on life at the very highest level of sporting competition. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/trio-are-on-their-marks-for-games-1-8095242 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/2d87c0dfa99bbdb71eb708117612efb8714de893279d9c877d8260f5545e5aef.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:04:18 | null | 2016-08-26T08:45:33 | A north east mayoral candidate has been visiting North Tyneside to find out more about how to help businesses. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmayoral-candidate-in-praise-of-north-tyneside-businesses-1-8088033.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088032.1472123102!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Mayoral candidate in praise of North Tyneside businesses | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A north east mayoral candidate has been visiting North Tyneside to find out more about how to help businesses.
Jeremy Middleton, the independent candidate for North East Mayor, is on a regional tour to launch his jobs policy.
He visited Tynemouth to meet Gill Wilson, who trains people for careers working with children; travelled to North Shields Fish Quay where he met Peter Dade, superintendent of the Fisherman’s Mission, and Nik Hanlon, managing director of the Fish Quay, to discuss the changing nature of employment in the area
Jeremy also visited Exclusive Ltd, a Whitley Bay-based recruitment and Human Resources company.
Jeremy said: “There are some fantastic local companies in North Tyneside, many of which are growing and creating jobs, and with the right help they can do even better.”
“Job creation policies should involve the people who actually create jobs and the people looking for work, not just a handful of councillors behind closed doors.
“Soon we will be getting new powers over health, jobs, skills and much more, so I am asking local residents to get involved and help to write my policies.
“I have already worked with experts, such as local doctors, teachers and employers to put together some draft proposals for each major policy area.
“Now I want to hear your feedback and your ideas on how we can create more and better jobs in the north east, which you can give via my website.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/mayoral-candidate-in-praise-of-north-tyneside-businesses-1-8088033 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/40c78ffd77a77fac55a500248cbbabc6666884396cacd685ce5e1cf94b599c93.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:03 | null | 2016-08-22T18:41:55 | Having established themselves in Pin Point Recruitment League 2 last season, Tynemouth United U15 Whites now want to push on and achieve promotion to League 1. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Ftynemouth-united-u15-whites-look-to-bolster-squad-1-8082946.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/tynemouth-united-u15-whites-look-to-bolster-squad-1-8082946 | en | null | Tynemouth United U15 Whites look to bolster squad | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Having established themselves in Pin Point Recruitment League 2 last season, Tynemouth United U15 Whites now want to push on and achieve promotion to League 1.
The Whites have traditionally had a small squad which has meant that the players get a lot of game time.
However, with the new season changing to 40 minutes each way, larger goals and with the teams becoming more physical, it has been decided to increase the size of the squad to cover injuries and absences.
The club is looking for one or two players with skill and commitment.
Anyone interested should send Whites manager David Matthews a text on 07976 978067 for more information.
Alternatively, attend a training session on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8pm at Norham High School. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/tynemouth-united-u15-whites-look-to-bolster-squad-1-8082946 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ac5db4c34f7178910a2464c110ac9e9efd3fed4866791d6ce460db23270facac.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:10:52 | null | 2016-08-19T10:57:47 | The tram at the junction of High Street West and Station Road Wallsend began to service the area in 1902. On the corner is the Zion Methodist Church, which closed on August 2, 1903, and was soon demolished. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnostalgia%2Flooking-back-at-army-blankets-1-8078127.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8078126.1471600656!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Looking Back...at army blankets | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The tram at the junction of High Street West and Station Road Wallsend began to service the area in 1902. On the corner is the Zion Methodist Church, which closed on August 2, 1903, and was soon demolished.
Outside Alexander Brook’s stationery shop is a billboard announcing War Office Scandal – Disease Laden Blankets. A search of local newspapers at Discover North Shields traced a story running from May 23 to May 27, 1903.
A huge quantity of army blankets had been returned from South Africa and sold around the country. When some boys on the training ship Cornwall came down with enteric fever, the illness was traced to their bedding. Three consignments of the blankets were sent to Newcastle, but none to Wallsend.
If you have further information, call 0191 643 5270 or email discover@northtyneside.gov.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/looking-back-at-army-blankets-1-8078127 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/6a20d40cbd013120e965c6641220a216739b1f500425daf214d5f32643c2fe7e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:11:11 | null | 2016-08-05T14:29:44 | Although obscured by shadow, the sign on the building to the right reads Priory Cafe. The hanging sign on the opposite side of East Street, Tynemouth, was at the Ocean Tea Rooms. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnostalgia%2Flooking-back-at-the-priory-inn-1-8046556.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8046555.1470151978!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Looking Back...at The Priory Inn | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Although obscured by shadow, the sign on the building to the right reads Priory Cafe. The hanging sign on the opposite side of East Street, Tynemouth, was at the Ocean Tea Rooms.
In the 1850s Peter Cowey, tailor, held the Tynemouth Priory Inn. He left early in the 1870s. One of his successors was Thomas Mothersdale, but nothing has yet been traced to show who extended the inn.
Magistrates declared the Priory Inn redundant in 1923 so the picture is presumably later. In 1925 the council bought the property, intending to widen East Street. Several cliff-side houses were included in the plans, even the Gibraltar Rock was threatened in 1931. Work was delayed until 1934, by which time the Priory Inn had fallen down.
If anyone has information, contact Discover on 0191 643 2075, or email Discover@northtyneside.gov.uk | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/nostalgia/looking-back-at-the-priory-inn-1-8046556 | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/1463c6e0c304450e2a516cf79210f838b265834ad3e96db44319b3ac9b8d155f.json |
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The Tall Ships Regatta is a photographer's dream and we've got another selection of pictures to give you a flavour of the event.
This slideshow shows crew members of the Dar Mlodziezy meeting some of the thousands of visitors to the quayside; some of the 200 members of the St John Ambulance Brigade who are doing sterling work at the Regatta; Branson Reay, from Killingworth, getting a lesson in knot tying from Nigel Horn of the Ocean Youth Trust and a crew member of the Fryderyk Chopin out on the yard arm.
Crew from the Dar Mlodziezy meet some of the visitors. Picture by John Tuttiett Photography
And of course more pictures of the magnificent Tall Ships themselves.
Thanks to John Tuttiett Photography and Anne Hopper for the pictures. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/tall-ships-regatta-in-pictures-1-8092381 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ef1df954a9a35c407228780436b0d53254be81856ac290f8fe907cfe053add85.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:01 | null | 2016-08-25T12:03:22 | A world-leading company is building on its expansion plans by taking on new staff. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fnew-staff-in-place-as-firm-expands-1-8088018.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088017.1472122986!/image/image.jpg | en | null | New staff in place as firm expands | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A world-leading company is building on its expansion plans by taking on new staff.
North Shields-based Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) has marked its move to a new fabrication facility by recruiting nine staff in management, business development and manufacturing roles.
Among the new faces at the Queen’s Award-winning manufacturer are operations manager Anthony Grant, specialist metalworker Steve Welsh, and business development manager Martin Cox.
Anthony, 41, from North Shields, joins from waste management specialist Sita UK. Martin will look to raise awareness of AIS’s new non-destructive testing product. Specialist metalworker Steve is one of several new appointments in the metalwork fabrication shop and will be responsible for manufacturing the new range of personnel protection equipment.
Head of the technical division, Chris Evans said: “This is a hugely exciting year for AIS.
“Moving to a new 14,000sq ft state-of-the-art fabrication facility gives us dedicated space to develop new world-class metalwork and fabrication products including welding electrodes, personnel protection systems and rigid insulation jacketing systems to protect offshore assets from extreme temperature, noise, corrosion and fire.
“As well as developing these new products, our global customer reach is growing.
“These new appointments will allow us to capitalise on the new business opportunities opening up as a result of our new product range and global distributor network.”
“We are extremely happy to welcome all our new staff to the Advanced Industrial Solutions’ family.”
The division now manufactures and distributes 26 innovative products, including the world’s thinnest fire protection system which protects offshore structures from the heat extremes of a jet fire for between 30 to 120 minutes, and exports 70 per cent of its output to 30 countries worldwide.
It was named British Exporter of the Year by the British Chambers of Commerce in 2015. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/new-staff-in-place-as-firm-expands-1-8088018 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/39999a00a468f00745ef9f79fecfcc1870f6d8333af080b5eda655624fe57e0b.json |
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[] | 2016-08-27T10:48:45 | null | 2016-08-27T09:58:52 | A house builder has been inundated with enquiries about its homes at a new Monkseaton development. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbig-interest-in-homes-1-8079183.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8079182.1471620578!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Big interest in homes | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A house builder has been inundated with enquiries about its homes at a new Monkseaton development.
Taylor Wimpey North East offers a range of four and five-bedroom homes at the West Park site, and families, those wishing to up-size and first-time buyers have been queueing up to have a peek.
Schemes such as Help to Buy are making the properties more affordable, with just a five per cent deposit required, while the developer’s part exchange offers take the hassle away from buyers trying to sell their exiting homes.
Sales and marketing director Karl Morton said: “We’ve been absolutely delighted with how popular West Park has been with buyers.
“The development offers a generous variety of amenities, making it the perfect location for families.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/big-interest-in-homes-1-8079183 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/45e7078fe4a2129bb631c07ebdc7e6338de9cff278eedab366f0c215e77b4fae.json |
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Ships crews - real and make-believe - paraded through the streets of Blyth today.
More than 1,000 crew and local people took part in a fabulous event to commemorate the second day of the Tall Ships coming to Northumberland.
The Tall Ships crew and community parade. Picture by John Tuttiett Photography
Crews from the 23 ships berthed in the town for the four-day spectacular wound their way through their adopted home.
Alongside the uniformed crews were bands of pirates, Vikings and even a kilted Scot on a mobility scooter
The Blyth Carnival, organised by Headway Arts, was part of an exciting cultural programme of events for The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta Blyth 2016 thanks to support from the Arts Council England. The carnival last took place in the late 1980s.
Regatta organisers secured £120,000 from Arts Council England and National Lottery funded Grants for the Arts programme to support the plans which include the re-imagining of the carnival.
The grant is also supporting the large scale evening performances of music, image and pyrotechnics complemented as well as international street theatre, music and circus over the August bank holiday event.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture, Northumberland County Council: “It’s been another amazing day in Blyth, with the carnival and crew parade being a personal highlight - the efforts by everyone involved was very evident from the smiles on the faces of everyone who came.”
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth said: “The Regatta is in full-swing now and today has been extremely popular with visitors coming from near and far to see the ships and enjoy all the entertainment. It really is an impressive sight.”
Alan Ferguson, chairman of Fergusons of Blyth, the event’s principal sponsor, said: “The sights, sounds and colour of the Regatta today have been truly memorable and testament to all the hard work which has gone on in the run-up to and during the Regatta."
Lisa O’Connor, from Blyth, said: “I want to say what a spectacular event my home town Blyth has put on for us. The organisers have done an amazing job - made us all proud of this town. The organisers certainly planned this event amazing. Thank you for a wonderful time, fireworks, etc. You made us all proud of our home town.”
The county council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta. Fergusons of Blyth, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned haulage companies and the biggest in the North East, is the principal sponsor in celebration of its 90th anniversary.
The Regattat will be open until 10pm today and Sunday and 5pm on Monday.
Visitors can still benefit from the discounted event parking rate of £5 (+50p booking fee) until midnight the night before the day they wish to attend, by visiting http://www.tallshipsblyth2016.com/parkandride#info Or parking is £10 cash only on the day.
There is no event parking in Blyth town centre over the weekend but an extensive park and ride system is in operation. For full details visit www.tallshipsblyth2016.com
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The majestic Tall Ships will set sail from Blyth this afternoon, a fitting finale to the four-day nautical extravaganza the town has hosted over the bank holiday weekend.
Pirates ahoy!
The ships are due to leave port at 12.45pm, when the fleet will set sail south along the coast towards St Mary’s Lighthouse before heading to a point several miles off the coast to prepare for the race start to Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Parade of Sail takes place between 12.45pm and 3pm and for the perfect viewing spot, why not head down to South Beach, just next to the iconic Blyth beach huts?
Use the park and ride south car park, then you just need to cross the road, walk onto the beach and you’re there.
The south park and ride car park ,which was closed yesterday due to heavy rain, will be open today.
Entertaining the crowd. Picture by John Tuttiett Photography
Yesterday, despite a damp start, the skies brightened as the day wore on and thousands of visitors flocked to the event, with some travelling the length and breadth of the country to see the Tall Ships spectacle.
Coun Val Tyler, cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture at Northumberland County Council, said: “This weekend continues to amaze me. The nightly fireworks displays lit up the town and surrounding areas with their blaze of colour.
“To be able to be part of the joy and excitement of the thousands of people who came to share this wonderful experience will be a lasting memory for me personally.”
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth, said: “The Port and the rest of the site have been buzzing again today and there is now a real sense of excitement ahead of the ships sailing out to start their race to Gothenburg.”
Alan Ferguson, chairman of Fergusons of Blyth, the event’s principal sponsor, said: “As a key business in the area, to see so many people coming into Blyth and helping boost the local economy, this weekend has been fantastic for the town.”
The four-day event is the largest ever in the county, attracting thousands visitors to the town who have been able to climb on board the ships, enjoy free family fun, parades, live music, fireworks and evening entertainment. The event will close at 5pm today.
The county council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta. Fergusons of Blyth, one of the UK’s leading privately-owned haulage companies and the biggest in the North East, is the principal sponsor for the event in celebration of its 90th anniversary.
Follow all the action with our live blog Remember to use the hashtag #TallShipsBlyth to get involved. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/all-set-for-the-tall-ships-parade-of-sail-1-8093963 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/8cf214973cc9f74c8e3c11ecd6c3dcd562e3d4aa4605183f47630774e75c17a6.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:40 | null | 2016-08-27T07:00:25 | Responding to the Cancer Patient Experience Survey for England, Macmillan estimates that among those who felt they needed it, 41 per cent of cancer patients in the north east say that they didn’t receive adequate information about the potential long-term side effects as a result of their treatment. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcancer-more-work-to-be-done-1-8086828.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8086827.1472059155!/image/image.jpg | en | null | CANCER: More work to be done | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Responding to the Cancer Patient Experience Survey for England, Macmillan estimates that among those who felt they needed it, 41 per cent of cancer patients in the north east say that they didn’t receive adequate information about the potential long-term side effects as a result of their treatment.
Patients may be unaware of debilitating side effects, such as heart conditions, incontinence or infertility, and as such are unlikely to have guidance on where to get support.
More than 63 per cent of patients say they never received a care plan that could help them deal with their condition better. A care plan sets out the patients’ treatment and could include information on potential side effects and where they can get vital support.
Macmillan has always believed that the patients’ voice should inform the direction of travel for cancer care.
According to this year’s survey, it seems cancer patients are having a good overall experience of care in the north east, even though there are still concerns.
For example, although 46 per cent of cancer patients say they didn’t always find someone on the hospital staff to talk to if they had worries, 95 per cent say they were told whom to contact after leaving hospital if they have worries about their condition. Everyone with cancer has different needs. Some may require support with long-term side effects, others with mental health issues or money worries.
Macmillan has been working on helping to ensure that no one faces cancer alone.
It is vital that patients have a good experience of care from the moment they experience symptoms, through treatment, and for as long as they need afterwards.
We understand that sustainable change in the healthcare system takes time so we will continue to work with patients in the north east and in partnership with our local NHS and hospitals, local authorities and surgeries to improve patient experience.
There are many success stories, but even more work needs to be done. Macmillan is developing bespoke solutions that meet the specific needs of the area.
The Cancer Patient Experience Survey is an official statistic and we hope that this new data and information will serve as one more way to improve even more. We continue to work tirelessly to that end.
Paul McCavana
Macmillan Head of Services North of England | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/cancer-more-work-to-be-done-1-8086828 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/48f3cdcbbee933c1fe8e3c50b41333663057213469bb0a2b0de6aee8f967795d.json |
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] | 2016-08-29T12:49:44 | null | 2016-08-29T11:44:31 | A special relationship between Blyth and Gothenburg, in Sweden, which has helped see the Tall Ships Regatta come to Northumberland, has been praised. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvideo-cultural-relationship-between-blyth-and-gothenburg-praised-1-8094225.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8094223.1472467681!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO: Cultural relationship between Blyth and Gothenburg praised | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
A special relationship between Blyth and Gothenburg, in Sweden, which has helped see the Tall Ships Regatta come to Northumberland, has been praised.
The Blyth and Gothenburg programme brings together the communities of South East Northumberland and Sweden to celebrate the Blyth Tall Ships Regatta to Gothenburg. The ships leave Blyth today and will race to Gothenburg, which will then host its own celebration event.
Conny Brannberg
The cultural collaboration agreement with West Sweden was first signed by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership in 2012.
And Swedish representative Conny Brannberg, president of the cultural affairs committee, has praised the event in Blyth and says Gothenburg is looking forward to hosting the ships. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/video-cultural-relationship-between-blyth-and-gothenburg-praised-1-8094225 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/926f66d1b99ebd3b9071f4d8608b25ba6743e3af489217bd27da5dd712d7687c.json |
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] | 2016-08-28T10:49:13 | null | 2016-08-28T11:19:38 | While the weather might not be playing ball today, here | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fslideshow-a-snapshot-of-fun-from-the-tall-ships-1-8093027.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8093026.1472379667!/image/image.jpg | en | null | SLIDESHOW: A snapshot of fun from the Tall Ships | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
While the weather might not be playing ball today, here's a look at some of yesterday's fun in the sun at the Tall Ships Regatta.
More than 100,000 people are expected to flock to Blyth for this weekend's free event, with more than 20 magnificent Tall Ships berthed at the quayside and one-and-a-half miles of fabulous entertainment for all the family.
Fun with Let's Circus.
It's the biggest event Northumberland has ever hosted, climaxing tomorrow with a spectacular Parade of Sail at 2pm when the ships set off for a 500-nautical-mile journey to Gothenburg in Sweden.
Keep up to date with all the action via our live blog, www.newspostleader.co.uk/live/event?2291187
Remember to use the hashtag #TallShipsBlyth to join in.
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] | 2016-08-26T13:09:51 | null | 2016-08-21T08:50:53 | Another company has signed up to offer support to the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta, due to be held in Blyth at the end of the month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-powering-up-more-support-for-regatta-1-8075482.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075481.1471511259!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Powering up more support for Regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Another company has signed up to offer support to the North Sea Tall Ships Regatta, due to be held in Blyth at the end of the month.
EDF Energy Renewables has recently started construction work on a new offshore wind farm to be located around 6km off the Blyth coast, connecting to a new substation being built on the site of the former Blyth Power Station.
Work has already begun on the new substation and marine surveys are being carried out at sea ahead of construction work starting next year on the installation of the project’s five offshore wind turbines.
Matthieu Hue, chief executive of EDF Energy Renewables, said: “We are aware of Blyth’s rich maritime history and we are delighted to support the visit of the Tall Ships.
“The new Blyth offshore wind farm is an important development for us and wherever we operate we always try to be a strong partner for the local economy and to support local communities.
“I am sure this will be a spectacular and memorable event and it provides a great opportunity for us to mark the start of our project and our involvement in the local area.
“We hope everyone has a fantastic time during the festival.”
The Blyth offshore wind farm will be EDF Energy Renewables’ second offshore wind farm following the Teesside project off the north east coast at Redcar.
Marcel Sunier, project director for the Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, said: “The Port of Blyth will be used during the commissioning of the wind farm and for operations and maintenance activities when complete.
“I am sure the visit of the Tall Ships will be a special celebration and something that we are delighted to be associated with.”
When operational, the Blyth offshore wind farm will provide enough low carbon electricity to meet the annual needs of around 33,000 homes.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta with Fergusons of Blyth confirmed as the Principal Sponsor.
Coun Val Tyler, Cabinet member for Arts, Leisure and Culture at Northumberland County Council, said: “The Tall Ships rely on wind power for most of their energy and the renewables industry is an increasingly important part of our Northumberland economy.
“We are delighted to have EDF Energy Renewables as a sponsor for the Regatta.”
At its peak there will be around 200 people working on the Blyth offshore wind farm and the project will incorporate a number of new and innovative construction features.
Martin Lawlor, chief executive, Port of Blyth, said: “We are delighted to be supporting EDF Energy Renewables in the development of Blyth Offshore Wind Farm and look forward to being partners with them for decades to come.
“EDF ER sponsoring the Tall Ships Regatta is great news and will only enhance this major event.”
The Tall Ships Regatta Blyth 2016 takes place over the weekend of August 26 to 29, and features five zones of free family entertainment. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-powering-up-more-support-for-regatta-1-8075482 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/b0bf0a4097d16aede2949267b3737ecb21ff4547d0c65ccf730fe8d02f7853cc.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T18:49:04 | null | 2016-08-26T16:01:33 | On the day that Blyth’s Tall Ship Regatta began, the town’s new pub, The Commissioners Quay Inn, took delivery of a handcrafted replica of HMS Victory. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-pub-takes-delivery-of-handcrafted-replica-of-hms-victory-1-8091428.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8091425.1472223676!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Blyth pub takes delivery of handcrafted replica of HMS Victory | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | On the day that Blyth’s Tall Ship Regatta began, the town’s new pub, The Commissioners Quay Inn, took delivery of a handcrafted replica of HMS Victory.
The intricate model of Nelson’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar was gifted to the quayside-based pub after it made a donation to The Friends of the Church of Our Lady – a group of volunteers working to preserve the historic 11th century church at Seaton Delaval Hall.
Standing at 88cm high and more than a metre long, the model was donated to the Friends by Margaret McBriarty – whose late husband Terry painstakingly crafted the replica – to help raise funds for the church’s restoration project.
It was presented to The Commissioners Quay Inn general manager Catherine Bellhouse by Mrs McBriarty, where it will take pride of place long after the actual Tall Ships have left Blyth at the end of the festival on Monday.
Catherine Bellhouse said: “We were delighted to support such a worthy, local cause as The Friends of the Church of Our Lady and feel humbled to have such a magnificent artifact on permanent display here at The Commissioners Quay Inn.
“It is very fitting that Mrs McBriarty was able to present the ship to us on the actual day that the Tall Ships themselves arrived at the quay outside and will be a legacy of their visit.
“The model has attracted a lot of attention and interest and certainly bears a striking resemblance to some of the ships in front of the inn today. It’s a real talking point.”
Mrs McBriarty said: “The model of HMS Victory was crafted by my husband. He found building these ships a way of concentrating and relaxing after he took early retirement due to his ill health.
“I’m really pleased that it has linked up with the new Commissioners Quay Inn. My husband would have been delighted that thanks to their generous financial donation he has been able to support this beautiful little chapel.”
The Church of Our Lady has been closed for more than two years due to structural issues, but the volunteers hope to reopen the Norman church next year. Visitors are still able to view the church’s fascinating interior from its porch. Click here to arrange a visit or to make a donation. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-pub-takes-delivery-of-handcrafted-replica-of-hms-victory-1-8091428 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/000e4b8b8bf97f3c81dd484aa256f4769a68d907a4ed4cd95098f90a5fa8bc46.json |
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] | 2016-08-30T08:50:02 | null | 2016-08-30T09:31:59 | Northumbria Police’s Op Dragoon team are supporting a European day of action to reduce the number of people killed on our roads. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fpolice-team-backs-european-road-safety-day-1-8095261.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.6660876.1472545897!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Police team backs European road-safety day | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Northumbria Police’s Op Dragoon team are supporting a European day of action to reduce the number of people killed on our roads.
European road safety network TIPSOL is hoping that September 21 will be the world’s first European Day Without A Road Death and called on the support of all road users on the continent.
The campaign is aimed at encouraging the public to reflect on their behaviour and attitude towards driving in a bid to reduce the risk of a serious accident on our roads.
The Op Dragoon team has already been working hard to educate people about the dangers of our roads and regularly visit schools, colleges and events to spread the road safety message.
In the past 12 months, the number of fatalities on our roads has fallen by 32 per cent following a number of road-safety campaigns, but despite that, 26 people were still killed on our region’s roads.
Now Op Dragoon is throwing its weight behind the initiative – dubbed Project Edward – and want the public to show their support by posting pictures of the number zero on Twitter. People will be encouraged to make the number zero with their hands or using road-related objects such as a tyre, steering wheel or a branded logo on their vehicle.
Chief Inspector John Heckels, head of the Op Dragoon team, said: “One death as a result of a road traffic accident is one too many and more work still needs to be done to help make our roads safer.
“Losing a member of your family is devastating and one of the most difficult parts of our job is knocking on the door of a victim’s family to break the news that their loved one has passed away.
“People may get behind the wheel and think they are invincible, but we know that is simply not the case. Collisions can happen in a blink of the eye and the results can be horrendous.
“We know that there will probably be more fatalities on our roads in the future, but those types of incidents are far less likely to occur if people treat the roads, and other road users, with respect.
“Everyone is a road user in some way or another whether you’re a taxi driver, farmer, motorcyclist, pedal cyclist, haulier, public transport provider, horse rider, walker, young child or patient transport user.
“We want you all to be involved in this campaign and play your part in making our roads safer. Tweet us a picture and make it obvious to us what kind of road user you are.
“If you’re a lollipop person, let us see your uniform. If you’re a tractor driver, show us your boiler suit. We want everyone to get behind this campaign and get everyone to back this campaign.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/police-team-backs-european-road-safety-day-1-8095261 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/27f641a8b591cd7fd15f25d831b4f55708b5b8ed23f43de2c16583b3cb02b5a9.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:58:37 | null | 2016-08-25T12:03:44 | A group of residents are hoping a monthly market will become a permanent fixture. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmarket-aims-to-be-regular-fixture-1-8088024.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8088021.1472123007!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Market aims to be regular fixture | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A group of residents are hoping a monthly market will become a permanent fixture.
The third pilot of the Green Beans Market takes place this Sunday at Whitley Bay Metro Station, with a further pilot in the pipeline.
And volunteers who have put the event together are hoping the successful pilots so far will lead it to becoming a long-term venture.
The event helps provide income for the Station Masters’ Garden while allow local stallholders to sell their wares.
Duika Burges Watson, spokesperson for the Station Masters Centre, said: “We have been delighted by the response to The Green Beans Market so far; all 35 stalls have been fully let at both markets selling a wide range of craft, upcycled and sustainable goods.
“And with more than 90 per cent of the stallholders coming from within a one mile radius of the station itself we are helping to promote and support local business which is exactly our intentions.
“We are not looking to compete with other markets in the area but rather provide a small venue where local, community and environmentally focused businesses can thrive.
“Nearly all the existing stallholders have asked to take a table at the next two markets and will go a long way to help us to create a revenue stream to support the work we do at the Station Masters’ Community Wildlife Garden as well as supporting other activities that promote the health and well-being of local residents.”
The market on Sunday is from 10am to 3pm, with the final pilot on September 25.
The Green Beans Market is a fine example of how residents of the seaside town are increasingly coming together to enhance their community and make it a better place to live and visit and the idea has been supported by Whitley Bay Big Local.
Sue Miller, volunteer board member at Whitley Bay Big Local which has met the cost of providing tables for stallholders, added: “The market is a great example of what can be achieved when a community comes together and is exactly what Whitleely Bay Big Local is all about.
“It is wonderful to see so many dedicated people take an idea and turn it in to a successful reality and I very much hope that the market becomes a regular fixture within the station.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/market-aims-to-be-regular-fixture-1-8088024 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/34b770af4ef40e59b5a923395a1e3f8d6f1c07ac3df4ebe51331a5b408251262.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:20 | null | 2016-08-08T07:05:01 | When Jeremy Corbyn launched his leadership campaign I was horrified to hear that sitting MP’s could be deselected. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpolitics-mps-doing-their-best-1-8049661.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049659.1470244019!/image/image.jpg | en | null | POLITICS: MPs doing their best | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | When Jeremy Corbyn launched his leadership campaign I was horrified to hear that sitting MP’s could be deselected.
Alan Campbell is an excellent hardworking MP for Tynemouth. He is not a ‘Corbynista’, but like many Labour MPs, he has tried to make things work.
The truth is, there’s unparalleled pressure on moderate MPs who are doing their best day in, and day out, for their constituents.
Now is the time for sensible men and women to come to the aid of the Labour Party.
Jo Hewith
North Shields | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/politics-mps-doing-their-best-1-8049661 | en | 2016-08-08T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/ef60826251dc8a605e8b38aa5792732329da86b176e3d95eb6ab5a9820b28842.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:11:36 | null | 2016-08-06T14:29:44 | The centenary of the Great War was going to be probably the most significant period in the early part of the 21st century for public remembrance and reflection. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fimportant-to-remember-the-costly-arras-campaign-1-8046661.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8046660.1470153817!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Important to remember the costly Arras campaign | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The centenary of the Great War was going to be probably the most significant period in the early part of the 21st century for public remembrance and reflection.
Planning began years in advance for military history and cultural bodies, and the government set out a programme of key events in the war which it said would be the focus of national remembrance.
Inevitably, this would leave out other campaigns which many would feel worthy of inclusion. The government selected only one or two ‘key’ events in each of the years from 1914-1918. The exclusion of the Arras campaign (April/May 1917) and the final ‘100 days’ (August 8, 1918, to the Armistice) was seen by some as an error of judgement.
The exclusion of the final victorious advance of Rawlinson’s army, perhaps the best British fighting force ever to take the field of battle, was perhaps a deference to political correctness and a desire to eschew triumphalism.
The omission of the bloody campaign at Arras seems only to be explained by the soon to follow and more totemic Third Battle of Ypres (July to November 1917), which came to be known as the Passchendaele campaign and the symbol of futile and cruel deployment of men to fight in ‘impossible’ conditions of mud and horror.
The campaign at Arras, however, was even more costly in terms of human casualties and utilised many of the innovations and lessons learned from the bloody campaign of the previous year on the Somme. The average daily casualty rate – killed, wounded or taken prisoner – was 4,076 for the 39 days of the battle period at Arras, against just under 3,000 per day at the Somme and 2,300 per day in the Passchendaele offensive.
Although the Arras campaign, like the Somme and Loos, did not produce the hoped for breakout from the stalemate of trench warfare, it was a minor success in demonstrating the necessity for overwhelming artillery support and superiority of numbers in any attack.
The failure to capitalise on the undoubted successes of the first day of the battle lay with the commander General Allenby and not the ability of the fighting men. Allenby, sent off to Palestine, would go on to be the famous liberator of Jerusalem from the Turkish Ottoman occupation.
Local connections with the Battle of Arras are strong as many north east units were in action, particularly the 34th Division, including the reformed and replenished Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish Brigades, as well as the 50th Northumbrian Division of Northumberland Fusiliers Territorial units, who had seen heavy action in France and Belgium for over two years.
After the war the ravaged corridor of land from the Belgian coast to the Franco-Swiss border was a shell-pockmarked and poisoned landscape of devastation that would require many years to reconstruct.
The recovery of French cities included a programme of twinning with British cities, which provided donations of money and simple materials, such as picks and shovels, to rebuild the shattered communities. Newcastle was twinned with Arras, and several visits to Newcastle were made by French dignatories, including in 1920 and 1923.
To mark that post-war relationship and the centenary of the battle, plans are being considered locally for a formal marking of it in April next year. More details will follow.
The project workroom at Linskill Community Centre is open from 10am to 4pm each weekday for enquiries and for anyone to bring information about relatives lost in the war. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/important-to-remember-the-costly-arras-campaign-1-8046661 | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/2dce62fd367359a3fd858169b1e2eadb68b755a28375a130e512007c0e76bd58.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T22:49:43 | null | 2016-08-15T13:53:03 | North Shields started the Ebac Northern League division one campaign with a win which should have been far more emphatic. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fnorth-shields-off-the-mark-against-promoted-cestrians-1-8069843.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8069841.1471265530!/image/image.jpg | en | null | North Shields off the mark against promoted Cestrians | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | North Shields started the Ebac Northern League division one campaign with a win which should have been far more emphatic.
The Robins found Chester-le-Street Town goalkeeper Jack Wilson in fine form following a 6-0 drubbing by Shildon in midweek.
North Shields' Dan Wilson shoots against Chester-le-Street. Picture by Ally Middleton
And it was Jack Devlin and Dan Wilson who he managed to frustrate the most.
The Robins starting line-up saw Michael McKeown, Dean Holmes and Craig McFarlane still out while the recovering Kevin Hughes was confined to the bench. Dan Wilson started up front in place of Gareth Bainbridge.
It took only five minutes for Wilson to cause problems for the Cestrian’s defence when a long ball from John Parker found the striker about 30 yards from goal, and he ran and then shot only to see his namesake in goal tip his shot over the bar.
Ten minutes in, Shields’ Wilson turned provider as a long Kyle Hayes goal kick was flicked into the path of the on-rushing Devlin, who was playing in a wider role, and his shot was saved by the fingertips of Jack Wilson for a corner.
On the quarter hour mark the home side had their first attempt on goal, but a tame header from Lee Mole drifted wide and failed to trouble Hayes.
But the Robins keeper was called into action a few minutes later when a poor clearance fell straight to the opposition and the shot cannoned off Parker but safely into Hayes’ gloves.
Just after the half hour, Jack Donnison found space down the right and crossed for Wilson, and as the ball ricocheted to him he shot from a tight angle only to be denied again.
More chances came as Lee Mason fired wide from distance and Gary Ormston headed a corner against the post, but it remained 0-0 at the break.
Shields carried on in a similar vein in the second half as Adam Forster tried his luck, before Donnison hobbled off to be replaced by Denver Morris.
Playing in an unfamiliar right back role, Morris showed attacking instinct by first fizzing a shot just wide and then by winning a free kick on the by-line. Mason’s delivery then found Curtis Coppen completely unmarked and he headed in to set off loud cheers from the Shields contingent in the 146 crowd.
From the kick-off Shields attacked again and Wilson was again denied by his namesake in the Chester-le-Street goal.
More chances came and went as Jordan Summerly tried to add to the lead with a low drive and substitute Bainbridge could not find a Shields player with his cross.
The nearest the Cestrians came was a crossed free kick which Hayes punched away for a throw-in, but they were never likely to unpick the Shields backline.
Shields boss Graham Fenton thought it was a frustrating afternoon but was pleased to get the job done.
Next up is Washington at home on Wednesday evening, before Morpeth are the visitors in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, with a 3pm kick-off.
Highlights of the win over Chester-le-Street are on the NSFCTV channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx-d9_S1lPE
North Shields: Hayes, Donnison (Morris, 56), Summerly, Ormston, Coppen, Parker, Devlin (Taylor, 46), Forster, Wilson (Bainbridge, 74), Mason, Carr. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/north-shields-off-the-mark-against-promoted-cestrians-1-8069843 | en | 2016-08-15T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/74c6a64b773fe78baf97aa7cf103bd5b5d07708d0bd1f17eef484da924872e58.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:42 | null | 2016-08-26T09:58:52 | A summer DIY spurt could be on the cards as a new home improvement store opens for business. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fstore-s-set-for-success-1-8079124.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8079121.1471619361!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Store’s set for success | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A summer DIY spurt could be on the cards as a new home improvement store opens for business.
Screwfix has opened a Newcastle-Benton outlet on the North Tyneside Industrial Estate as part of a national expansion programme.
The opening weekend earlier this month attracted hundreds of customers, and staff hope the store will add to its offer in North Shields and Gateshead.
Manager Richard McGovern said: “We have received fantastic support from the local community, which has shown a keen interest in the store.
“It has been extremely exciting that we have already picked up repeat business.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/store-s-set-for-success-1-8079124 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/77639d359ff59bd8a48077aa7085bd22cec6d803d9ad2b005416be1cb05c683b.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:14:11 | null | 2016-08-06T08:55:34 | The ‘Northumberland Navy’ of sail trainees is set to swell as The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta approaches. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-trainees-ready-to-set-sail-in-race-1-8049558.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049557.1470241780!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Trainees ready to set sail in race | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The ‘Northumberland Navy’ of sail trainees is set to swell as The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta approaches.
Four new recruits have been selected to take part in Regatta activities and join the race to Sweden from the Northumberland coast.
The trainees are being supported by Blyth ward councillors Grant Davey; Susan Davey; Gordon Webb; and by Berwick East Ward councillor, Jim Smith.
The four trainees have been selected by the Northumberland Youth Service and will be joining the Tall Ship Christian Radich.
The trainees are Edward Alan Stoker, aged 18; Paul Cozens, aged 22; and Cameron Hartley, aged 16, all from Blyth; and Shannon Lowrie, aged 16 from Berwick.
A total of 80 recruits aged 15 to 63 have now enlisted to take part in the 500 nautical mile race from Blyth to Gothenburg.
Northumberland County Council, in partnership with the Port of Blyth and Sail Training International, is hosting the prestigious Regatta with Fergusons of Blyth confirmed as the Principal Sponsor.
Cameron has just left Bede School Academy and is being sponsored by Isabella Ward councillor Gordon Webb.
He said: “I’ve sailed before on a week’s training and sailed from North Shields to Blyth and Hartlepool and I can’t wait to be part of this.
“I loved the experience and I’m really looking forward to being part of a big team on board this huge Tall Ship.
“It will be my first time abroad and my first time in a Tall Ships race so I’m very excited.”
Shannon, from Spittal, Berwick, is being sponsored by Coun Jim Smith.
Shannon said: “It’s a bit scary and also incredibly exciting to have been selected in the Regatta and join a Tall Ship in the race to Gothenburg – what a way to travel abroad for the first time!
“I haven’t sailed before but I think this will be an amazing opportunity to sail on one of these majestic Tall Ships and I’m really looking forward to the experience.”
Most of the Tall Ships trainees come from Northumberland and 33 are being sponsored by ward councillors.
Coun Grant Davey, leader of Northumberland County Council, is supporting sail trainee, Edward Stoker.
Coun Davey said: “Taking part in the Regatta events and sailing to Gothenburg will be a thrilling adventure for our trainees.
“It will be an amazing experience for the trainees to join an international crew and race on a Tall Ship to Sweden. It’s an opportunity to learn new skills and to tackle some unique challenges and I’m delighted to be supporting Edward.”
Alwyne Colley and Steve Barrigan from the Northumberland Youth Service will be mentoring and accompanying the trainees.
There are still spaces available for paying trainees. Visit www.sailtraininginternational.org/sail-on-board
The North Sea Tall Ships Regatta Blyth 2016 takes place over the weekend of August 26 to 29, and features five zones of free family entertainment. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-trainees-ready-to-set-sail-in-race-1-8049558 | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/1ee3193bab869caff7a7e8b4803ac7b06032b12f9252b748ce03e797a5ba2746.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:42 | null | 2016-08-06T07:05:01 | I write in answer to J Gray about their letter titled ‘No need for extra homes’, (News Guardian, July 21). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhousing-still-a-need-for-homes-1-8049650.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049648.1470243925!/image/image.jpg | en | null | HOUSING: Still a need for homes | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | I write in answer to J Gray about their letter titled ‘No need for extra homes’, (News Guardian, July 21).
Next door have three children, and next door to them four. That’s seven young people who will soon be adults and, hopefully, home owners.
Only one of them can buy J Gray’s house when he/she goes to a specialist home. What does he/she suggests for the other six?
Eric Donjon
Whitley Bay | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/housing-still-a-need-for-homes-1-8049650 | en | 2016-08-06T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/c2a005bf3bb0e8b1c0cf0a655c6c8cf4d19546e00d20779ff036541357c22f8d.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T16:48:20 | null | 2016-08-26T16:14:24 | Thousands of people have packed Blyth for the first day of the Tall Ships Regatta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fthe-tall-ships-regatta-in-pictures-1-8091458.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8091619.1472227025!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The Tall Ships Regatta in pictures | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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] | 2016-08-28T14:49:14 | null | 2016-08-28T15:27:41 | Tonight is the last chance to see the fabulous fireworks display which has been lighting up the night sky at the Tall Ships festival. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvideo-watch-the-stunning-tall-ships-fireworks-display-1-8093281.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8093279.1472394641!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO: Watch the stunning Tall Ships fireworks display | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
Tonight is the last chance to see the fabulous fireworks display which has been lighting up the night sky at the Tall Ships festival.
The fireworks, visible for miles around and seen here on a video by John Tuttiett Photography, have been thrilling both visitors and people all around the area for the last two nights.
Fabulous fireworks at Blyth. Picture by Brian Smith
The display is accompanied by a film and musical score created by Swedish artist Cecilia Stenbom and UK composer Chris Sharkey, who have worked with people from Blyth and Gothenburg to produce the stunning experience.
Tonight's display starts at 9pm. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/video-watch-the-stunning-tall-ships-fireworks-display-1-8093281 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/bbe7d68457aba478305d30d5afd246dab58adc1a59fa0301b17fb3a3ab0ab141.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:12 | null | 2016-08-18T10:45:58 | I read with interest the letter by W Morrison suggesting Holywell Avenue and Queens Road be made one way so that people can drive faster (News Guardian, August 4). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Froad-creating-a-racetrack-1-8075679.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075678.1471513549!/image/image.jpg | en | null | ROAD: Creating a racetrack | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Email verification
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:13:10 | null | 2016-08-15T07:00:59 | Everyone seeks happiness, that’s true, | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fpoem-looking-for-happiness-1-8061695.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8061694.1470847790!/image/image.jpg | en | null | POEM: Looking for Happiness | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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] | 2016-08-26T13:07:24 | null | 2016-08-22T18:42:12 | Percy Main endured a frustrating Saturday afternoon as rain allowed the first and second teams to bowl just 17 overs between them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fpercy-main-frustrated-by-rain-but-thirds-gain-a-win-1-8082950.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/percy-main-frustrated-by-rain-but-thirds-gain-a-win-1-8082950 | en | null | Percy Main frustrated by rain - but thirds gain a win | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Percy Main endured a frustrating Saturday afternoon as rain allowed the first and second teams to bowl just 17 overs between them.
At Tynedale, Percy Main captain Barry Stewart won the toss and put the home side in.
In the second over Stewart bowled Sam Mannion for five, but unfortunately that would be as good as the day got as rain forced them from the field one over later and the match was abandoned with Tynedale 15-1 after three overs.
Stewart will be hoping for better weather on Saturday when Main entertains Annfield Plain at St John’s Terrace at 1.30pm.
The second team fared slightly better. James Stanistreet won the toss and elected to bowl as Tynedale were 30-1 after 14 overs when rain forced abandonment.
However, in the 14 overs that were bowled, Blyth Duncan Jr managed the amazing feat of bowling 38 dot balls in a row and finished with 0-5 from his seven overs.
Second team captain Steven Patterson will be hoping for better luck next weekend when they are away to Ryton.
The third team had better luck on Sunday as they welcomed South Shields.
Captain Craig Hall lost the toss and had to field first, but they got off to a great start as Slim Shakey (1-24), Blyth Duncan Jr (1-31) took wickets before Ali Maberley struck twice inside the first 12 overs to leave South Shields reeling at 31-4.
Pradeep Nair broke a partnership of 43 between Paul Scott and Mark Whillis by having Scott stumped by Laurie Robson for 31.
Nair then removed Whillis for 20, taking a fine return catch off his own bowling.
Nair then bowled Dan Evans and Danish Cheverton to finish with figures of 4-13 from his nine-over spell.
At 86-8, South Shields frustrated Main with a ninth wicket stand of 48 between Chris May and Oliver Olemis-Clark. The stand was broken by Maberley in the 43rd over when he had Clark caught by Shakey for eight.
Maberly finished with 3-29 from his nine overs. May finished 30 not out and took South Shields to 140-9 from their 45 overs.
The Percy Main reply did not get off to the ideal start as Duncan Jr was dismissed without scoring, however Laurie Robson and Paul Langford added 77 for the second wicket.
Robson hit eight fours in his 65-ball innings of 38 before he was caught at point by Whillis off the bowling of Cheverton.
South Shields’s hopes of winning were extinguished by Langley and Zak Spence. The pair added an unbeaten 58 for the third wicket. Langley brought up an 85-ball half century with a pull for four through mid-wicket.
They took the score to 138-2 before Langley hit a drive though mid-on for four to take Percy Main past their 141 run target. Langley finished 65 not out from 107 balls and hit nine fours in his innings. Spence finished 18 not out from 18 balls hitting two fours.
The third team are at home again next Sunday when they entertain Philadelphia starting at 1.45pm. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/percy-main-frustrated-by-rain-but-thirds-gain-a-win-1-8082950 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/9bb16dfcefa996fb79942e014136471320c5f56557f7652661532f421f9d063f.json |
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"Steve Brooks"
] | 2016-08-29T16:50:53 | null | 2016-08-29T17:00:16 | Rockcliff got their season off to a good start with an away win at Gosforth in the Northumberland Senior Plate quarter final. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Frockcliff-run-in-five-tries-to-beat-gosforth-in-senior-plate-1-8094753.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/rockcliff-run-in-five-tries-to-beat-gosforth-in-senior-plate-1-8094753 | en | null | Rockcliff run in five tries to beat Gosforth in Senior Plate | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Rockcliff got their season off to a good start with an away win at Gosforth in the Northumberland Senior Plate quarter final.
The Red and Golds started strongly with their pack dominating the early exchanges.
Constant forward pressure led to scrum-half Dan Simpson diving over to score from a break down on Gosforth’s try line. Andrew Webster added the conversion.
Gosforth then slotted home a penalty to make it 7-3 to Rockcliff at the break.
In the second half Rockcliff pulled clear with some great open rugby. Tom Reid finished off a great move with a score in the corner converted by Webster.
Dan O’Sullivan was next on the score sheet, putting the finishing touches to a five-phase move, again converted by Webster.
Centre O’Sullivan was in the thick of the action, setting up the next try with a nice off-load to Chris McCabe who stormed through for Rockcliff’s fourth try of the game. Once again Webster added the extras and Rockcliff were clear at 28-3.
A final unconverted try by O’Sullivan took the score to 33-3 before two late converted scores by Gosforth saw the game close out at 33-17.
Harry Ramage was man of the match, but this was a good all round performance by Rockcliff against a team who play one league higher.
An obviously delighted club captain Liam Bowman said: “I’m delighted, and obviously so. This win sets us up nicely for next week’s opening league fixture at home to Darlington.” | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/rockcliff-run-in-five-tries-to-beat-gosforth-in-senior-plate-1-8094753 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/1e06df51c9d48c41ec8802b0d20e0ff7aade006c26b6aafd027d33174f5cf955.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:12:15 | null | 2016-08-22T07:00:11 | I recently held a coffee morning (July 9) in aid of St Oswald’s Hospice’s 30th birthday, when we made a grand total of £566 towards this worthy cause. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcelebration-amazing-generosity-1-8075689.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8075688.1471513669!/image/image.jpg | en | null | CELEBRATION: Amazing generosity | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Email verification
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] | 2016-08-26T13:09:40 | null | 2016-08-22T12:31:04 | Newbiggin Hall maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with two victories in the week. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fsport%2Flocal%2Fhall-maintain-maximum-start-to-tynerside-amateur-league-season-1-8082044.json | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/hall-maintain-maximum-start-to-tynerside-amateur-league-season-1-8082044 | en | null | Hall maintain maximum start to Tynerside Amateur League season | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Newbiggin Hall maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with two victories in the week.
They took all three points from a tough encounter at Cramlington Town Reserves by a 3-1 scoreline, with Tony Dobie, Jonathan Anderson and Nathan Lowdon on target – Steven Patterson the scorer for Town.
They then travelled to Wardley and prevailed 7-3. Lowdon and Liam Walton both celebrated hat-tricks, with Dobie again on target. Michael Mains bagged a brace for Wardley with Jack Burns also scoring.
Wardley had picked up three points earlier in the week at Jesmond. Carl Clarke bagged a brace with Chris Lowther and Anthony Kew also on target as they won 4-1.
Forest Hall YPC celebrated two home wins in the week. Goals from Lewis Walker and Aaron Wright saw them past West Jesmond 2-0, while a brace from Paul Ridley and further strikes from Michael Sutcliffe, Adam Bambrough and Mark Potts earned them a 5-1 win over Newcastle Medicals, whose scorer was Joe O’Donnell.
Stobswood Welfare, however, continue to lead the pack. Steve Gibbard netted the only goal of a tight derby against Morpeth Town Seniors, with Welfare then going nap at Monkseaton FC A. Gibbard scored another pair, with Jake Baker, Kevin Bell and David King completing their tally.
Ponteland United Reserves sit just behind the leading trio and remain unbeaten. Darren Parkes cancelled out a Michael Grieves goal as they drew 1-1 with Morpeth Town Seniors, but earlier in the week Pont had seen off Newbiggin Hall Vettic by an improbable 22-0 scoreline, with 11 different goalscorers.
Heaton Stannington B picked up two wins in the week to move into fifth in the table. Their first success was 6-1 at the expense of Killingworth YPC Cobras, and included a 30-yard free kick from secretary David Jones. Nik Watson scored twice, and other goals were added by Connor Quinn, Martin Edmond and Jamie Anderson. Nathan Jeffery scored for Killingworth.
The Stan then travelled to North Shields Athletic Reserves and claimed an impressive 4-1 verdict. Jones netted again, as did Watson, with their other goals scored by Aladin Aada and the magnificently named Garrick Murphy-Collins. Daniel Haggerston scored the sole Shields reply.
Athletic had been held 0-0 by Monkseaton FC A earlier in the week, whilst Newcastle Medicals shared the points with Gosforth Bohemian Reserves – Richard Peppiatt’s goal for Medics being cancelled out by Nick Chance.
Sadly, Bohs’ clash with Jesmond on Saturday had to be abandoned due to a serious leg injury. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/sport/local/hall-maintain-maximum-start-to-tynerside-amateur-league-season-1-8082044 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/4de5bbff8920615b156609832138b3692ead0ad8f3bff10aa7884d1d37019801.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:55:47 | null | 2016-08-25T09:58:15 | Police will be on hand to help visitors to the Tall Ships Regatta this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-police-to-offer-help-and-reassurance-during-regatta-1-8087511.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8087510.1472115482!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Police to offer help and reassurance during Regatta | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | Police will be on hand to help visitors to the Tall Ships Regatta this weekend.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the four-day event at Blyth as the race celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Officers from Northumbria Police are supporting the event organisers and will be on duty to offer advice and reassurance to attendees.
The local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be on duty and will be highly visible in Blyth while the Dog Section will also be on duty to introduce visitors to the new puppy recruits.
And the Force’s Marine Unit will be out on patrol to help keep the port secure and respond to any incidents on the water.
Sergeant Suzanne Crossley, who runs the unit, said: “We are really excited to be part of the Tall Ships and there is going to be a real buzz around the town.
“Everyone in the Marine Unit is looking forward to being a part of it and we will make sure we give everyone a wave from our boat which will be patrolling the water over the course of the weekend.
“Our main role is to keep the public safe and the port secure so that anyone attending the Tall Ships over the weekend can have the best possible experience.
“Open water can be really dangerous and we need the public to be aware of exactly what can happen if you enter the water at the Tall Ships over the weekend.
“The temperature of the water can cause the body to go into shock, the current could sweep you out to sea and objects such as rocks could be hidden under the water surface.
“You should never go into the water if you have been drinking alcohol and families should make sure that any young children are supervised and kept a safe distance from the water edge.
“We will be on duty and working closely with RNLI to deal with any incidents but we don’t anticipate any trouble and are looking forward to a really great event.”
Two Park and Ride sites will be in operation north and south of Blyth and there will be no parking for vehicles within the town itself as a number of road closures and road blocks will be in place.
A limited number of disability parking will be available in the town centre but visitors will have to reserve a space in advance. Taxis and existing public transport links will continue to operate throughout the weekend.
For more information about the event, parking and transport to and from the Tall Ships visit www.tallshipsblyth2016.com/ | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-police-to-offer-help-and-reassurance-during-regatta-1-8087511 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/fa99ce37c189ecac65629a70ec8359bf1412d0973b6bd45575896b12e75088d6.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:14:04 | null | 2016-08-07T08:55:34 | A maritime artist has created his own personal recognition to the Blyth Tall Ships Regatta. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsguardian.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fblyth-tall-ships-exhibition-to-support-regatta-and-project-1-8049560.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/webimage/1.8049559.1470241793!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Exhibition to support Regatta and project | null | null | www.newsguardian.co.uk | A maritime artist has created his own personal recognition to the Blyth Tall Ships Regatta.
Edwin Blackburn has produced a painting of the Williams II tall ship, as well as a limited edition print run, both of which will be on show among his exhibition due to open this weekend.
Money from the exhibition and sales of the print will go towards the Tall Ship project.
The charity is helping to uncover the history of Blyth and re-acting the voyage of discovery of Antarctica 200 years on in a wooden Tall Ship that the charity’s trainees and volunteers are refitting.
Edwin was inspired to support the charity by donating the proceeds of the sale of the original painting depicting “The Williams II approaching Blyth harbour”.
Edwin said: “I’m proud to be involved and help the charity in my own small way.”
The exhibition ‘Tall Ships and the Northumberland Coast’ will be held at The Blagdon Gallery, Milkhope Centre, from Sunday until the end of the Regatta.
Signed Limited Edition prints also available direct from the Blyth Tall Ship Organisation and Frameworks Gallery, Blyth.
Clive Gray, chief executive of Blyth Tall Ship, said: “We are hugely grateful to Edwin.
“This is a real honour for Blyth Tall Ship and recognises the great work our community volunteers, supporters, trainees and staff are doing to change perceptions and inspire different futures in Blyth.”
The project trains 50 young people and volunteers a year in Heritage Boat building skills at NVQ Level and working with archive and museum volunteers, is also conserving, digitising and sharing, the archives of the Port of Blyth. | http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/news/local/blyth-tall-ships-exhibition-to-support-regatta-and-project-1-8049560 | en | 2016-08-07T00:00:00 | www.newsguardian.co.uk/89f0a5edf0d98c531bb6bf6956b239dee930344dbe677919370cb0c799569b03.json |
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