- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Football
I’ve learned from my ban, insists Newcastle star Cabaye
NEWCASTLE United midfielder Yohan Cabaye insists he’s learned from his three-game suspension as he prepares to return to the team.
Newcastle United boss hails return of ‘iconic’ players
ALAN Pardew has his “iconic players” back for Newcastle United – and they’re ready to maul Wolves.
Newcastle, Sunderland, Tottenham, Swansea and Norwich switched for TV
BIRDWATCHERS on Tyneside will be more than happy with the news that the Magpies’ games against the Canaries and the Swans have been chosen for live television coverage.
Hebburn back in the promotion frame
HEBBURN Town fired themselves back into the Northern League Division Two promotion frame last night – but Jarrow Roofing and South Shields remain too close to the bottom of Division One for comfort.
Transfer Rumours Feb 22 update: Demba Ba, Asamoah Gyan, Newcastle, Sunderland, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Leicester
TALK of Demba Ba leaving Newcastle United in a cut-price deal won’t go away, while Asamoah Gyan is being urged to quit Sunderland full-time. Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are also in the news today.
Local Football
Roofing’s drop hopes boosted
TEN-man Jarrow Roofing gave themselves hope of avoiding the drop with a well-deserved 4-2 win at home to relegation rivals Stokesley at the weekend.
Roofing continue relegation scrap
JARROW Roofing go into tonight’s round of Northern League Division One games looking to draw level with the teams above them and potentially put themselves one step closer to survival.
Footballer says sorry for horror-injury tackle
AN amateur footballer at the centre of a broken leg storm insisted today he is no thug on the pitch.
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Jarrow Roofing boss considers future after striker quits for Newcastle Benfield
JARROW Roofing chief Richie McLoughlin has admitted he will consider his future at the end of the season after becoming tired of non-league players.
Gateshead captain Clark full of confidence
GATESHEAD captain Ben Clark believes his side will head to Forest Green tomorrow in a confident mood after booking their place in the FA Trophy quater-finals in midweek.
Sport Columnists
MPs call on Newcastle United owner to scrap name change
LABOUR MPs are calling on Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley to reconsider his decision to scrap the name St James’s Park.
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Newcastle starlet Remie Streete praises club’s Academy
OWNER Mike Ashley’s vision for a self-funding Newcastle United relies heavily on the success of its youth system. Miles Starforth spent the day at the club’s Academy.
Newcastle chief targeted with not letting next Shearer slip through net
THERE’S always the one that got away at every football club – and Alan Shearer was the perfect example at Newcastle United.
I’ve got no beef with boss, says Sunderland ace Craig Gardner
CRAIG Gardner says he holds no grudges against Martin O’Neill for selling him while manager of Aston Villa.
Sunderland ace Stephane Sessegnon in gruelling trip
STEPHANE Sessegnon faces a return trip to Africa just days before next week’s Tyne-Wear derby.
Other Sport
South Tyneside boxers taste success on both sides of Atlantic
FIGHTERS from Boldon Boxing Club have taken both sides of the Atlantic by storm.
Double delight for Lois
LOIS Coulson, from the home club, surged to a resounding double in Jarrow and Hebburn AC and South Tyneside MBC’s Winter Indoor Grand Prix for Minor and Young Athletes in Monkton Stadium on Sunday.
Swimming club hopes to make a splash
A SWIMMING club in South Tyneside is making a real impact in the community.
Prizes on offer for Sand Dancer runners
SOUTH Shields Harriers Sand Dancer six-mile mixed terrain road race on April 15, has received an extra prize from one of the main supporters, while Stage Coach also proved additional sponsorship.
Mal Gates’ champion dream
MAL Gates is the first to admit he didn’t make a great fist of things as a boxer.
National Headlines
Broad excited by T20 squad
Resurgent England will return to one of their world-beating disciplines on Thursday under a Twenty20 captain confident they have the potential to improve still further.
Women divers make history
Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow claimed Great Britain's first ever women's international diving medal after snatching bronze in the platform synchro at the FINA World Cup.
Big guns commit to Saracens
England internationals Owen Farrell and Mouritz Botha are among 18 players to have agreed contract extensions with Aviva Premiership champions Saracens.
Four changes for Scotland
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has made four changes in personnel for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash with France at Murrayfield.
Mulgrew punishes poor Pars
Charlie Mulgrew celebrated his first Scotland call-up with a wonderful strike in a 2-0 victory over Dunfermline at Parkhead which helped take Celtic 20 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
- Transfer Rumours: Tuesday, February 21
- Tottenham Hotspur set to swoop for Newcastle United ace
- Transfer Rumours Feb 22 update: Demba Ba, Asamoah Gyan, Newcastle, Sunderland, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Leicester
- Toddlers hurt by motorbike
- Transfer Rumours Feb 22: Demba Ba, Asamoah Gyan, Newcastle, Sunderland, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea
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Weather for Jarrow
Thursday 23 February 2012
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