Two held over death
Dec 8 2006 By The Journal
A man who died after he was found unconscious in Gateshead was named yesterday as Thomas Stewart, aged 38, of Westminster Street in the town.
He was found outside a block of flats at Nile Court in the Mount Pleasant area at about 7pm on Tuesday and died on Wednesday morning.
Two men, aged 32 and 37, have been arrested and were being questioned by police last night. Anyone with information should call police on (0191) 454-7555.
£123 fare
FARE dodgers on the Metro are paying much stiffer penalties for failing to buy a ticket, with court fines and costs rising to an average of £123 in the last eight months.
Magistrates are coming down harder on those who ride without tickets, and, when caught, fail to pay the £20 penalty fare.
Persistent cheats are fined up to £500.
Festive funds
MORE than 300 people supported a Christmas Fair, at Whitburn Village Primary School, helping to raise around £700 for school funds.
Headteacher Enid Fairbrother said it would be invested in ICT equipment.
Songs in aisles
SHOPPERS and staff at the MetroCentre will be able to take a break from Christmas shopping and join in some carols tomorrow.
The service will be at 3pm in Exhibition Square, outside Woolworth's, and will include a selection of old favourites and new carols provided by the band from Wallsend Salvation Army.
Green spark
DURHAM University has signed a two-year contract with npower to supply green electricity to all 240 buildings on the university estate.
The grounds include a castle which is part of a World Heritage site, Grade I and II-Listed buildings, three scheduled Ancient Monuments and a further 60 buildings within the Durham City Conservation Area.
The 24-month deal represents a total reduction in excess of 32,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Cash card
A NORTH schoolgirl's picture-perfect Christmas card has won a Gateshead College competition to be sent to over 1,000 people this festive season.
Sarah Walton, 14, of Felling, beat off competition from more than 50 year nine and 10 pupils at Thomas Hepburn Community School to scoop £100 worth of MetroCentre vouchers.
