Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England) back issues from October 2006:
Lifestyle team helps homeless.
Oct 01, 2006 ... A TEAM of Lifestylers called the Famous Five have been raising money to help Bridlington's homeless people. The girls have been packing bags at supermarkets and selling goods at car boot sales to support a fund set up by Bridlington Priory. They were also at the ...
Centre's plans for expansion.
Oct 01, 2006 ... THE Community Resource Centre in Bridlington is set to double in size and has big ideas to go along with its expansion. Plans include creating a community garden for the town, staging a large festival over a number of weeks and even trying to get into the Guinness Book of ...
Kitchen fires.
Oct 01, 2006 ... FIREFIGHTERS are warning residents to take more care when cooking food at home after two kitchen fires in Bridlington. No-one was seriously injured and smoke detectors were set off in both homes. But Humberside Fire and Rescue Service has said the number of kitchen ...
East Riding County Football League.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Fine start continues for Poachers Premier Division Poachers 2 Sculcoates Ams Res 0 Poachers went into their second home game of the season full of confidence after last week's fine performance and this showed from the start. It took ...
Excelsior edge five-goal thriller.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Division One Brid Excelsior 2nd 3 Poachers 2nd 2 Excelsior entertained Poachers on Saturday in what proved to be far from a classic. The first half started with Poachers playing with the elements in their favour and Excelsior found it difficult ...
Cyril's shorts.
Oct 01, 2006 ... Fame at last! NEWS has reached me that my picture was included in the picture round of a local pub quiz recently-no surprise in that! The only surprise was that at least two people have admitted to getting it right. School for darts INTEREST in darts ...
Golf club's fun day a success.
Oct 02, 2006 ... HUNDREDS of people flocked to Bridlington Belvedere Golf Club's first ever fun day which exceeded all expectations. People of all ages attended the event which aimed to raise the profile of the golf club and other sporting organisations in Bridlington. As well as ...
Oliver's Army.
Oct 02, 2006 ... OLIVER'S Army are back on the march! A team of fund-raisers will be tackling the Great North Run on behalf of Bridlington six-year-old Oliver Brown who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. His mum and dad, Chris and Emma, of St Oswald Road, will be leading the 'army' and ...
Win and wash.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE winner of the Free Press washing machine competition will be able to do her laundry in style. Kathryn Ball, of Queensgate, has never entered a Free Press competition before and her wincould not have come at a better time. She said: "I was a lovely surprise I have ...
Hanoi spate strikes fifth victim.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A CAR was stolen from a Bridlington drive after the keys were taken in a raid on the home's kitchen. It is the fifth burglary of its type in Bridlington in just over a month. The particular crime is known as a 'Hanoi' burglary after Operation Hanoi, the first ...
Pensioner robbed.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A SUFFOLK pensioner was mugged in Bridlington as she walked away from the train station. The 71 year-old was struggling with heavy baggage when walking along Station Approach, beetween 2pm and 2.30pm on Saturday September 30, when a man walked up to her. Her husband, ...
Shop Idol nominee Emily.
Oct 03, 2006 ... Emily Wilson, 14, works at Poppy's Restaurant, in Promenade, part-time while still at school. She was nominated by Mrs KE Holden, of Rosedale Walk, Beverley, who said: "Emily is always friendly, polite and smiling. "My family have been going to Poppys for years and ...
Carmen prepares for Paris Fashion Week.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE owner of a Bridlington nail salon was rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous at last week's London Fashion Week. Carmen Parker, 35, of the Bridlington Creative Nail Academy in Hilderthorpe Road, is part of the Creative team working for famous fashion designers at the ...
Burglars escape with electrical goods.
Oct 03, 2006 ... A DIGITAL camera and a 17in LCD monitor were among the items taken when raiders entered a Bridlington home. They burglar or burglars forced entry through the back door of the property in Northorpe Walk, Bridlington, and carried ...
Window broken.
Oct 03, 2006 ... A WINDOW was broken in an incident of criminal damage in Bridlington. The 15ft by 8ft window, belonging to Eden Mobility in Marshall ...
Bridlington home hit by Hanoi burglary.
Oct 03, 2006 ... ANOTHER Hanoi burglary has taken place in Bridlington, after raiders entered a home through an insecure downstairs window. The burglar or burglars entered the house in Roundhay Road between 2.40am and 2.50am on Tuesday, October 3, and made off with a [pounds sterling]1,500 ...
Samurai swords stolen from home.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THREE samurai swords were taken by intruders to a Bridlington home. The burglar or burglars entered the house in Auburn Close, Bridlington, between 11pm on Friday, September 29, and 4am the next day. They entered and ...
Seasiders hunt new manager.
Oct 03, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON Town are searching for a new manager after chairman and owner Peter Smurthwaite stood down following some poor results. Though no-one can deny that Smurthwaite has worked tirelessly over the past 12 months to make sure that the club didn't go out of existence, the ...
Town hammered at home.
Oct 03, 2006 ... Bridlington Town 1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 9 BRIDLINGTON Town were hammered at home 9-1 to Stocksbridge Park Steels tonight and to make matters worse they had two players sent off. Stocksbridge raced into a three goal lead inside 15 minutes before Carl ...
Large entry for half marathon.
Oct 04, 2006 ... RECENTLY more people than usual have been spotted jogging around Bridlington streets both mornings and evenings, a sure sign that Bridlington's highly popular half-marathon is imminent. Organised by Bridlington Road Runners the half marathon and family fun run will take place on ...
VIP visit for Bridwatch.
Oct 04, 2006 ... VOLUNTEERS at Bridlington's Neighbourhood Watch association welcomed a special visitor to their Reach Out Centre in West Street. The Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding, Susan Cunliffe-Lister, who is also Bridwatch's president, went along to the Reach Out Centre to have a coffee ...
< B>Businesses invited to compete for awards< B>.
Oct 04, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON businesses now have two chances to win the prestigious Bridlington Business of the Year Award. The Best Start Up Business award is a new award and can be applied for by businesses that are less than two years old. It is being sponsored by East Riding of ...
Shop Idol nominee Alysha.
Oct 04, 2006 ... Alysha Cook, 17, of St Columba Road, Bridlington, has worked at the 60s Coffee Bar in Malborough Terrace for the past three years. She was nominated by Janet Jenkins, of Graingers Road, Hornsea, who said: "She's such a lovely, friendly girl, who works in a fab coffee bar, with ...
Pole-axed.
Oct 04, 2006 ... A TELEGRAPH pole was demolished by a driver who failed to stop. Police say the car, possibly a blue or black Honda, left the road in Kingsgate, Bridlington, around 1.15am on Friday and hit the pole, knocking it down, before driving off. ...
Questions answered.
Oct 05, 2006 ... INTERIM chief executive of the trust Iain McInness was a guest speaker at Bridlington town Council's meeting at the town hall on Tuesday night. The Free Press submitted a list of questions, some we had drawn up ourselves, some sent in by readers, which we wanted answering. ...
Our health is in your hands.
Oct 05, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON wants answers, Bridlington wants honesty and Bridlington wants the level of healthcare it has always had. The man in charge of the town's hospital was left in no doubt what people expect after a grilling from Bridlington Town Council on Tuesday night. ...
Operation Lifeline.
Oct 05, 2006 ... AT the Free Press we are so concerned about the future of Bridlington Hospital we have launched launched our own campaign. People are being urged to sign and leave messages in the Free Press Operation Lifeline book which will then be presented to the Scarborough and East ...
Factory workers set for tribunal.
Oct 05, 2006 ... WORKERS fighting for compensation after a frozen food plant closed with the loss of 150 jobs say they are determined to take their case to an employment tribunal. A date for the hearing has been fixed for October 27 in Hull, and former production manager at the Global Cake ...
Watch out, Wallace and Gromit.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A YOUNG film-maker is to be given a 'ghoul-den' opportunity to showcase one of his gothic works. Lewi Firth Bolton, 14, will display his animated film The Wardrobe, in which ghosts and demons emerge from a boy's cupboard to haunt him, in two different festivals at the National ...
Pacy fails in hat-trick bid.
Oct 05, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON'S professional boxer Chris Pacy failed to make it three in a row when he went down to a narrow defeat in Manchester last week. Pacy's training schedule, leading up to the fight, was interupted due to a shoulder injury and his trainer Steve Smith thought of ...
Alex putts his way to success.
Oct 05, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON Links professional Alex Belt continues to putt to success following another win. Alex, 18, won the Mizuno Yorkshire PGA Assistants Order of Merit last week, but had to putt his way to victory in the final three holes. He tied for the lead with a level par ...
Shocking Town thrashed at home.
Oct 05, 2006 ... UniBond Division One Bridlington Town 1 Stocksbridge PS 9 An 'absolute nightmare' for Bridlington Town on Tuesday night is the only way to sum one of the heaviest thrashings in the club's history. They had Carl Giblin and keeper Gavin Kelly ...
Darts returns to town.
Oct 06, 2006 ... IT is now just over week until the Winmau World Masters Darts Championships returns to Bridlington. Prize money for the BBC-televised event at Leisure World has increased to [pounds sterling]30,000. Last year the ...
Reserves stun 'county representative side'.
Oct 06, 2006 ... Humber Premier League Brid Town Res 2 Sculcoates Ams 1 BRIDLINGTON Town Reserves shocked high flying Sculcoates - unbeaten in 18 league matches - at Queensgate on Saturday. The game started at a brisk pace,with Bridlington having the best of ...
Encouraging kids to read at free events.
Oct 06, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON libraries are hosting a teddy bears' picnic tomorrow to celebrate National Bookstart Day. Bookstart, a national programme which encourages parents and carers to enjoy books with children from as early an age as possible, gives packs of free books to children at ...
Petition tops 20,000 barrier.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A PETITION demanding that Bridlington's minor injuries unit reopens 24 hours a day has broken the 20,000-signature barrier. The Save Bridlington Hospital Group said it had amassed around 21,500 names in a matter of weeks and plans to present the petition to the town's MP Greg ...
Free Press contacts Health Secretary.
Oct 06, 2006 ... FREE Press editor Nick Procter is writing to Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt about concerns over Bridlington Hospital. He said: "Anyone who has read the stories of the two men who suffered heart attacks on the doorstep of a locked Bridlington Hospital will no doubt feel as ...
Celebrating the animals.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A SERVICE to celebrate pets and the pleasure they bring to their owners was held on Sewerby cliff-top last Saturday. It was organised by the RSPCA and Canon Cyril Dawson put together a special ceremony for supporters ...
Police target mobile phone use at the wheel.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A NEW road safety campaign has been launched to target motorists who use their mobile phones while driving. The legislation was introduced in December 2003 which made it an offence to use hand-held mobiles whilst driving. There is growing evidence the use of mobile ...
3Bs reveals shows.
Oct 06, 2006 ... STUCK for something to do? Staff at the 3Bs entertainment centre have just announced its new programme of events. Over the next seven months you can see shows ranging from The Circus of Horrors to Buddy Holly and The Cricketers at the venue at Leisure World, Promenade. ...
Honor predicts Coleen's future.
Oct 06, 2006 ... WHAT does the future hold for the country's most-talked about celebrity couple, football superstar Wayne Rooney and his girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin? Psychic and clairvoyant Honor Broxap probably has a better idea than most people after doing a reading for Coleen at a party in ...
Parents get a taste for lovely school dinners.
Oct 07, 2006 ... THE last time I had a school dinner it was full of lumps, was lukewarm and made me grimace when tasted - and that was just my drink. Now, times are changing, thanks to a national campaign organised by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to reintroduce wholesome and healthy food to our ...
Former mayor and mayoress celebrate celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss.
Oct 07, 2006 ... A FORMER mayor and mayoress of the Borough of East Yorkshire celebrate 50 years of marriage this week. Roy and Audrey Saul, of St Andrew Road, met at a dance at Bridlington Spa in 1954, and 52 years later they are still going strong. They celebrate 50 years of wedded ...
Fair play to Flamborough Girls football teams.
Oct 07, 2006 ... FLAMBOROUGH Junior Football Club are very proud of their achievements as it grows from strength to strength. A reflection of their sportsmanship came at the weekend when they were presented with the East Riding Girls League Fair Play Awards at both u12 and u14 levels for their ...
Town lose at home today.
Oct 07, 2006 ... Bridlington Town 1 Shepshed Dynamo 2 BRIDLINGTON Town lost at home again, this time to Shepshed Dynamo in front of nearly 150 spectators. Thomas gave the away side the lead in the 16th minute before McCoubrey levelled 11 minutes later and on the half hour ...
Cyril's shorts.
Oct 08, 2006 ... Swimming trials BRIDLINGTON Swimming Club is looking to recruit more members and will be holding a trials evening at the Leisure World pool on Friday October 13 starting at 7pm. If you are a competent swimmer in back, breast or front crawl please come along. Thanks ...
Thomas leads the way with four-try haul.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Yorkshire Division One Huddersfield YMCA 26 Bridlington 36 BRIDLINGTON moved up two places with this impressive win over the side now headed by their former coach Carl Thewliss. The seasiders were dominant in every aspect of the game with the ...
Kicking the habit.
Oct 09, 2006 ... SMOKERS in Bridlington were offered the chance to stub out for the final time when the NHS Stop Smoking bus parked up in King Street. The bus invited people wishing to kick the habit on board to use equipment, talk about smoking and see the effects cigarettes were having on ...
Prize for station.
Oct 09, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON Railway Station's blooms have won another prize. The displays won third prize in the Community Rail ...
Jam making aids group.
Oct 09, 2006 ... BRIDLINGTON'S jam-and-pickle-making queen has done it again. This time Ann Boag, chef at Bridlington's Royal British Legion Club, who makes her home-made produce to sell to raise money for worthy causes, has given [pounds sterling]100 to the newly-formed Bridlington branch of ...
Kettles on for record breaker.
Oct 09, 2006 ... THE Bridlington area hosted a number of events as part of Macmillan Cancer Relief's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Hundreds of pounds were raised locally as kettles were switched on in pubs, shops and hotels, and millions of supporters took part in the fund-raiser up and down ...
Rewards for pupils.
Oct 09, 2006 ... HARD-WORKING Year Nine pupils at Headlands School in Bridlington have been presented with awards for their efforts over the past 12 months. Ruby Wilson was given the Bob Hartwell Award for academic achievement, while the Alison Sansby Trophy for ...
Amicus union rep in southern Africa.
Oct 09, 2006 ... A WORKER from Bridlington Hospital is in southern Africa as part of a trade union delegation. Maintenance assistant Franco Villani, who is a representative with the Amicus union, flew to Cape Town on Monday as part of a 24-strong group. He will spend just over a week ...
Man stabbed.
Oct 09, 2006 ... POLICE sealed off a Bridlington street after a stabbing incident. They were called by an ambulance crew dealing with a 21-year-old man with stab wounds in Travis Street just before 7am on Sunday. Police closed the street and cordoned off the surrounding area before ...
Angler trapped on cliff.
Oct 09, 2006 ... AN angler had to be hauled around 200ft to safety after becoming trapped on Bempton Cliffs. The man, believed to be from Bridlington, had been fishing with two fellow anglers close to the foot of the cliffs on Sunday when he was unable to get back up due to an existing back ...
Rescued from sea.
Oct 09, 2006 ... BYSTANDERS on the shore help direct a lifeboat crew to a man unconscious in water off Bridlington sea front. The man who is in his 50s and from Bridlington had been seen to jump into the sea from the North Pier of the harbour around 4.20 on Friday afternoon. ...
Ward extension.
Oct 10, 2006 ... A HEALTH Trust wants to build an extension to its in-patient unit. The Humber Mental Health NHS Trust, which is responsible for Buckrose Ward at Bridlington Hospital, has submitted a planning application for the single storey ...
Grecian learn.
Oct 10, 2006 ... GREECE is the word at Gembling School, where pupils are learning all about the life and times of the ancient Greeks in lessons. Last week, youngsters from Key Stage Two dressed up in ...
Florist died when her cr hit puddle.
Oct 10, 2006 ... A FLORIST who died while driving home from her Bridlington shop had been talking to her mother on a hands-free mobile phone minutes before a head-on crash, an inquest was told. It was also possible Emma Robinson, 26, who ran Emma's Florists in Quay Road, was talking on her ...
Seabirds are toasted by Cafe.
Oct 10, 2006 ... Division One Bridge Cafe united 5 Brid Seabirds 0 Bridge welcomed back five players from last week and the balance of the team looked much the better for it. As both teams felt each other out in the early exchanges it was Bridge who came out on ...
Litter pick.
Oct 11, 2006 ... COMMUNITY wardens and members of a local church got together to wage war on one of Bridlington's Seven Deadly Sins. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints joined wardens to clear litter and waste from areas around ...
Police action over Hanoi burglaries.
Oct 11, 2006 ... ROUND-the-clock police patrols have been set up to clamp down on a series of specialist burglaries which have hit Bridlington in recent weeks. 'Hanoi' burglaries, in which intruders force their way into homes, take car keys and then steal cars from the driveways, have hit eight ...
School hits quality mark.
Oct 11, 2006 ... A YEAR of constant self-assessment has led to New Pasture Lane Primary School in Bridlington being rewarded with a Quality Mark for its basic skills programme. To gain the quality mark from the Basic Skills Agency, which the school will now be able to put on its letter headings, ...
Naomi's hopes for World Transplant Games.
Oct 11, 2006 ... A TEENAGER who was born in Bridlington Hospital is looking to raise money to take her to next year's World Transplant Games. Naomi Smith, 13, was diagnosed with the liver disease biliary atresia as a baby and needed a life-saving transplant aged just 16 months. Now ...
Paper in running for two awards.
Oct 12, 2006 ... THE Free Press is in the running to be named the best weekly newspaper in Yorkshire. It has made the final three in the 2006 Yorkshire Press Awards, where it is up against two newspapers from Dewsbury, and will discover if it has claimed the title at a ceremony next month. ...