http://www.tside.co.uk Multimedia Journalism from students at University of Teesside Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Katie and Micah discover they are not alone in their new home"][/caption] What happens when you sleep? Watch Paranormal Activity and you'll find out as you will soon nod off due to its conscious alleviating boredom. Suspiciously loaded young couple Katie and Micah move into their new home, extremely extravagant new ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/28/paranormal-activity-review/ [caption id="attachment_12433" align="alignright" width="291" caption="Be Quiet. Shout Loud!"][/caption] BE QUIET. SHOUT LOUD! are set to play the headline slot at the Middlesbrough Music Live 2010. The Middlesbrough band was asked to play Middlesbrough Music Live as early as in 2008, only three months after they had formed. Now, just two years later they ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/26/be-quiet-shout-loud-set-to-take-the-stage/ [caption id="attachment_12198" align="alignleft" width="221" caption="The Big Issue magazine"][/caption] FOR fifteen years homeless people across the UK have been selling The Big Issue on our streets. Reporter SERENA HOLLAND spent a day with a Big Issue vendor to see what his life is really like. Paul Harris, 38, lives in Middlesbrough and has ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/20/what-is-the-big-issue/ [caption id="attachment_12263" align="alignright" width="485" caption="Image By Ikuko Tsuchiya"][/caption] Creative Writing students have showcased their work as part of Teesside University's Creative Arts Week. 'Caberet of the spoken word' saw past and present students taking to the stage with extracts of poetry and drama they have written throughout their course. Poetry, verse and script ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/20/writing-showcased-for-creative-arts-week/ [caption id="attachment_12238" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Khans Restaurant"][/caption] I don't know about you but when im feeling down, or feeling bored I love to get dressed up and have an enjoyable evening with my partner. Trying out new restaurants is something we do but sometimes we get let down with the food, service they offer and/or the price. This weekend ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/19/khans-restaurant-review/ [caption id="attachment_12211" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Annmarie Garbutt"][/caption] A Teesside woman whose brother was seriously injured serving in Afghanistan is taking part in a marathon sponsored walk to  raise money for those who have helped her family. Annmarie Garbutt is leading an eight-woman team attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in August.  The gruelling ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/19/helping-those-who-help-heroes/ [caption id="attachment_12187" align="alignleft" width="485" caption="Catching the public interest"][/caption] The biggest night of the year arrived for the fine art and design students as they showcased their work on the opening night of the Creative Arts week. The exhibition opened in a night of celebration as the students took their first opportunity to ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/18/fine-art-and-design-exhibition/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="510" caption="Performing arts students"][/caption] It's the end of the academic year and students from Teesside University are celebrating with the annual Creative Arts week. The upcoming event, this year titled 'Bespoke', runs from today until Friday. It showcases the work created by final year Arts and media students. The variety on offer ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/17/creative-arts-week/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="374" caption="Manchesters own (not London!) Davey Boy Smith"][/caption] Every week I will be bringing you lucky readers my top ten thoughts on WWE Smackdown – all the good points and more then likely all the bad ones too. 1. Why does Edge get to have a chance at the ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-10-thoughts-on-smackdown-for-164/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="316" caption="My beautiful, sexy and powerful Beth is no longer :("][/caption] Every week I will be bringing you lucky readers my top ten thoughts on WWE Smackdown - all the good points and more then likely all the bad ones too. 1. Why did WWE give away a PPV ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-10-thoughts-on-smackdown-for-155/ Who was hot and who was not this week in wrestling? However, this isn’t your usual “who did good and who did bad” style column. No, this is the literal look at who actually looked sexy this week and who, well, didn’t. Also in a new addition I will be ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-hotties-n-notties-alicia-fox-the-rockers-more/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="You wouldn't think this happy little guy could be so darn agressive!"][/caption] Every week I will be bringing you lucky readers my top ten thoughts on WWE Smackdown - all the good points and more then likely all the bad ones too. 1.Ergh Cena even manages to get ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-10-thoughts-on-smackdown-for-75/ Who was hot and who was not this week in wrestling? However, this isn’t your usual “who did good and who did bad” style column. No, this is the literal look at who actually looked sexy this week and who, well, didn’t. Also in a new addition I will be adding ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-hotties-n-notties-melina-sean-waltman-more/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Cody Rhodes - one to look out for "][/caption] Every week I will be bringing you lucky readers my top ten thoughts on WWE Smackdown - all the good points and more then likely all the bad ones too. 1. Teddy Long = the original Snoop Doggy Dogg, ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-10-thoughts-on-smackdown-for-294/ Who was hot and who was not this week in wrestling? However, this isn’t your usual “who did good and who did bad” style column. No, this is the literal look at who actually looked sexy this week and who, well, didn’t. Velvet Sky is my numero uno hottie this week. The ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-hotties-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-notties-velvet-sky-ric-flair-more/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="365" caption="Drew McIntyre - ain't he beautiful?"][/caption] Every week I will be bringing you lucky readers my top ten thoughts on WWE Smackdown - all the good points and more then likely all the bad ones too. 1. Couldn’t WWE get a decent-looking replica World Heavyweight Championship belt for ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/the-1-2-3-girl-10-thoughts-on-smackdown-for-234/ [caption id="attachment_11648" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Newcastle: Just one of the many queues around the country"][/caption] The electoral commission has launched an urgent investigation into why tens of thousands of people were unable to vote after polling stations were unable to cope. Now we can't even organise an eletion.  What is this country coming ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/15/election-chaos/ Who was hot and who was not this week in wrestling? However, this isn’t your usual “who did good and who did bad” style column. No, this is the literal look at who actually looked sexy this week and who, well, didn’t. Straight in at Number One this week with ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/the-1-2-3-girl-hotties-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-notties-daffney-nxt-rookies-more/ Who was hot and who was not this week in wrestling? However, this isn’t your usual “who did good and who did bad” style column. No, this is the literal look at who actually looked sexy this week and who, well, didn’t. Straight in at Number One – the hottest ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/the-1-2-3-girl-hotties-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-notties-lacey-von-erich-matt-hardy-more/ Tonight's, the night. The night I’ve been waiting for all year WRESTLEMANIA 26. Who will win? who will lose? and what match will be unbelivebly boring? Read on for my predictions. Team Phoenix (Beth Phoenix,Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres and Gail Kim) vs. Team Guerrero (Vickie Guerrero, Michelle ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/the-1-2-3-girl-wm26-predictions/ Hey, spur of the moment hear but I thought I would try to do a live blog whilst watching Wrestlemania. Hope you enjoy it and don't get too confused by some of my random comments. x I tuned in late and missed the tag match, but Showmiz won as i predicted, ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/the-1-2-3-girl-live-wm26-blog/ Hello and Welcome to my Wrestlemania extravaganza podcast. I hope you enjoy it and leave some comments on what you thought. Peace, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll… Chantal ☮♥♫ http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/the-1-2-3-girl-wrestlemania-26-podcast/ Who would have thought that a simple cup of tea would transform your life and inevitably, your career?  Certainly not 23 year old Carli Jayne Mcnaught.   Having studied a Fashion Enterprise course at Cleveland College of Art and Design, she moved to London in August to work on the famous Savile Row  as a Tailor.  However, ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/bringing-world-teas-to-young-and-olde/ [caption id="attachment_11991" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Is this Britain's youngest voter?"][/caption] A 12 year-old schoolboy who stands at over 6ft tall was able to cast his vote in General Election while still being in his school uniform. Brandon Thorne from Thetford, Norfolk, walked into his local polling station, The Abbey Neighbourhood Centre where officials ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/britains-youngest-voter/ The weeks just seem to go by from Sunday to Sunday now, with a few nights out here and there, with university and work fitting in somewhere in the middle, we'd won last week, and we are starting to get a few new players coming down. The more the merrier I ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/no-more-sambuca-i%e2%80%99ve-got-a-match-in-4-hours/ Every team dreams of a run in the cup. Fairytales happen in the F.A Cup every year, but this isn't the F.A Cup. This is the globally known Teesbrough Cup. The trials and tribulations of a Sunday league footballer are all brought down to days like this. On this occassion, we are the ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/no-more-sambuca-i%e2%80%99ve-got-a-match-in-4-hours-2/ [caption id="attachment_11940" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="New badge"][/caption] We've just been renamed the Red Lion, but we weren't the biggest cats in the jungle after having just witnessed myself and ten other lads pull the pants up from around our ankles after our first game of the season spanking, there was plenty of optimism for ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/14/no-more-sambuca-i%e2%80%99ve-got-a-match-in-4-hours-3/ Ever had a dream? For any kid who grew up watching superhero's and reading comic books, then this is the film for you. If the Dark Knight had a baby with Superbad, this would be the outcome. Director Matthew Vaughn, with a little help from Hollywood movie star Brad Pitt has ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/13/kick-ass-review/ TEESSIDE HOSPICE'S annual Starlight Stroll is hoping to raise around £120,000 after last Saturdays sponsored walk. The seven-mile women only walk started at Redcar and Cleveland College, and saw over 1,400 women walk along the sea-front to Marske and back again. Teesside Hospice are currently counting up the money, but they hope to ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/13/teesside-hospice-hopes-to-raise-120000-after-2010s-starlight-stroll/ This years annual awards dinner was celebrated in style, with a new venue, new faces and some tough competition for this years awards. The annual event which was held as Hardwick Hall, celebrated some of Teesside Universities  finest achievements over the past year, with a plethora of awards given to various ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/13/annual-awards-dinner/ Music Live festival in Middlesbrough is a great opportunity for many singers and bands to showcase their talents to  larger audiences then they have before. With many of the country's biggest current acts having played at Music Live in the past, such as Paolo Nutini, Keane and Kasabian, crowds are expected ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/13/cattle-cane-music-live/ [caption id="attachment_11880" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Rhys Williams in action"][/caption] For many professional footballers, the domestic season is finished and the summer is a time to relax before pre-season training starts again. This however is not the case for a select few who get to spendthe summer playing football at the greatest show on earth, ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/13/boro-in-the-world-cup/ IF YOU made your first million by the time you reached thirty, would you give it all away? Pete Noble would, and he plans to do just that  in honor of his mum Pamela, whose dying wish was for her son to use his  talent for technology to set up his ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/millions-of-ways-to-honour-mum/ If you fancy a taste of Mexican spice, then Chiquitos restaurant is definitely the place for you. Chiquitos mixes Mexican food with soft sounds from Southern America, to really give you an authentic Mexican experience. Food: TTTTT Presentation: TTTT Atmosphere: TTTTT Service: TTTT Price: TTT T-side Rating: TTTT I visited Chiquitos at Teesside Park, walking into the restaurant it's easy to ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/chiquitos-review/ STAFF AT TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY are facing graduate students in a game of Football to celebrate the University’s 80th anniversary. The match will take place at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday 18th May 2010. Tony Clapham, 21, studies sport and exercise coaching at the University and has been chosen to be the team manager ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/staff-vs-students-at-teesside-university/ [caption id="attachment_10168" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Claire outside Bourka Primary School"][/caption] A MIDDLESBROUGH student who taught English in Tazania has urged young people to consider taking a gap year. Claire Lancefield, 20, took a welcome break from education, choosing to take a year out between college and university and used that time to work ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/claire-in-tanzania/ A wise man once said if it's not broken don't fix it... Maybe Adidas should have thought about this as they released the new Adidas Predator X. Adidas has become one of the dominant boot maker brands over the last couple of decades and has rarely disappointed but this year there have ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/adidas-predator-x-review/ Emotions are running high after our victory over Sunderland -  but we knew a trip to the champions elect was going to be tough. Hull and Scarborough University needs to win this game to win the league but if we win the game we will be safe from the drop! Johnny Haley ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/12/the-final-game/ FABIO Capello has announced his thirty man provisional World Cup squad. The England manager has announced his provisional squad a head of the World Cup which begins in South Africa next month.Capello will have to drop seven players before naming his final World Cup squad of 23 on the 1st June. [caption id="attachment_11721" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Adam ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/11/capello-names-world-cup-squad/ [caption id="attachment_6270" align="alignleft" width="330" caption="Chantal - our Make your Mark poster girl."][/caption] MAKE Your Mark would like to thank the extra people who went out and voted in last weeks General Election. Thanks to Make Your Mark, nearly 4,000 extra people voted across Middlesbrough in this years General Election compared to the ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/11/make-your-mark-success/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Sir Stuart Bell - re-elected for Middlesbrough"][/caption] Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell has held on to his seat in Middlesbrough after 18 years as the towns MP. Sir Stuart claimed only 45% of the vote, but still gained a 26% majority over Liberal Democrat Chris Foote-Wood who came ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/07/sir-stuart-bell-holds-labour-seat-in-middlesbrough/ Teesside rock bottom of the league... Sunderland second from bottom in the league, Saltersgill was ready for a true relegation six-pointer! The day starts with an early morning text from skipper Johnny Hayley telling me he had a stomach bug and wouldn’t be able to play today.  Disaster! Just what you need ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/06/relegation-six-pointer/ After waiting months for a game we have had two in the space of four days. Two crushing defeats has seen my team slip to the bottom of the league and after Phil Brown got the chop surely I am next up! As a player and as a manager I have never ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/06/odds-on-for-the-chop/ The National Union of Students has tonight condemned election officals over chaos at the polls. It is thought that hundreds of students were turned away as polling stations struggled to cope with the upsurge in young and first-time voters. Some stationed even accussed students of causing the chaos because many arrived ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/06/students-denied-right-to-vote/ A STUDENT from Redcar is taking a daring step in the hope that his new charity will reach great heights in memory of his best friend. Adam Peel, 20, of Crestwood, Redcar is due to take part in a sponsored bungee jump from Middlesbrough’s Transporter Bridge on Sunday in a bid to raise money ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/05/a-leap-of-faith/ [caption id="attachment_11433" align="alignleft" width="484" caption="Teesside students get in to the party atmosphere."][/caption] With the election campaigns in full force Tside provides a guide to throwing a booming election bash that will keep the guests partying until the results roll in. Let’s face it, watching the election all night can get ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/05/how-to-throw-an-election-party/ [caption id="attachment_11527" align="alignright" width="344" caption="John Walsh (centre) and his team outside Teesside University today"][/caption] "Middlesbrough has been ignored for too long and we need to change that."   That was the rallying cry  of the Middlesbrough Conservative party candidate  as we go into the last day of campaigning before the General Election. John Walsh, who is ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/05/john-walsh-vows-change-for-middlesbrough/ TEESSIDE is one of the safest places in the country, according to Home Office figures on crime. People in Middlesbrough, Stockton and Redcar can walk the streets in confidence as Cleveland Police have came second in the government list. The results, released on Monday, show that over the period of a year, ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/04/cleveland-clatters-crime/ Tside Exclusive Middlesbrough born rock legend Chris Rea has offered his support to the Corus steel workers by allowing one of his tracks to be used to highlight their plight. [caption id="attachment_10979" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Chris Rea"][/caption] The song steel river which for many Teessiders is their unofficial anthem has been made into a ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/04/chris-rea-supports-conservative-corus-campaign/ [caption id="attachment_11380" align="alignleft" width="485" caption="Nick Clegg at Redcar Coatham Hall."][/caption] LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg appeared in Redcar last night telling Teesside voters to turn their backs on the Labour party. Mr Clegg, who was speaking to over 300 people at the Coatham Memorial Hall in Redcar, told the excited crowd that ... http://www.tside.co.uk/2010/05/03/nick-clegg-comes-to-town/