Brighouse Echo (Brighouse, England) back issues from May 2006:
Teacher Glyn aims to be top of the class.
May 01, 2006 ... AMBITIOUS Glyn Hirst is aiming to be top of the class in the prestigious National Teaching Awards. Glyn, who teaches art and design at Crossley Heath School, Halifax, is through to the final four in the north of England heat of the Secondary School Teacher of the Year title. ...
New sports scheme for Rastrick unveiled.
May 01, 2006 ... A BID to provide sporting facilities for young people in Rastrick is being backed by community groups. Representatives from Calderdale Council, Pennine Housing, police, head teachers and school governors met yesterday to discuss plans to provide community sports facilities for ...
Business boss kick up a stink over sewage alert.
May 01, 2006 ... A BRIGHOUSE businessman is kicking up a stink as he fights to rid a woodland area of a foul smell. Landowner Mr Gary Heginbottom says he is fed up of people complaining to him about the smell of raw sewage which lingers around the Southowram hillside on a regular basis. ...
Security guards attacked in bank raid.
May 01, 2006 ... AN investigation is underway after axe-wielding robbers terrified security guards in Brighouse town centre. The harrowing ordeal began as the guards parked outside the Abbey bank in Commercial Street to fill the cash machine. Wearing dark clothing, the three masked ...
Brods sign off in style.
May 01, 2006 ... BRODS finished their Yorkshire Two promotion season in style with a 43-14 win over North Ribblesdale. However, Scarborough's point from a 13-13 draw at Dinnington was sufficient for them to clinch the title. Brods captain Steve Shaw was still happy with a 13th ...
Troubled Sunday League plays on.
May 01, 2006 ... THE remaining eight clubs in the Brighouse Sunday Football League, following the resignations of Rastrick Old Boys and the decision by Martins Nest to join the Halifax League, have vowed to play on. The league's fixture secretary and PRO Andy Dawson said last night that the ...
Eastfield crowned season's champions.
May 05, 2006 ... EASTFIELD were crowned champions of the B. Nunns Brighouse Sunday Football League on Sunday. League chairman Ian Ashton presented the trophy and medals to Eastfield officials and players when they held a Past v Present on Lane Head. Receiving the trophy were team ...
Save our Sunday soccer.
May 05, 2006 ... ECHO Sport is getting behind the efforts of Brighouse Sunday Football League officials to save Sunday soccer in the town. The resignations of Rastrick Old Boys and Martins Nest have put the future of this once thriving league in doubt but renewed efforts are being made to play ...
Red hot Town lift county cup.
May 05, 2006 ... Brighouse Town Res 2, Golden Lion (Halifax) 0 West Riding County FA Trophy Final TOWN Reserves had their sights on winning this trophy and a strong team started the game straight on to the attack at the County FA's headquarters at Woodlesford. ...
Poll sensation as veteran voted out.
May 05, 2006 ... VETERAN Tory councillor John Foran was sensationally ousted from what is generally regarded as a safe Conservative seat in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe. Just 62 votes separated Coun Foran and the man who replaces him, Hipperholme newsagent and Independent candidate Colin ...
Brewer's pub plan given go-ahead.
May 05, 2006 ... A BRIGHOUSE brewer has been granted permission to turn his business into a real ale pub, subject to conditions. David Earnshaw has been given the go-ahead to sell the beer he brews from Halifax Steam Brewery, South Edge Works, Hipperholme. Real ale will soon be ...
Injured player airlifted to hospital.
May 05, 2006 ... A RUGBY player who was hurt in a tackle during a celebration match had to be airlifted to hospital. Ryan Piper suffered back and neck injuries in the game at Old Brodleians' ground in Denholme Gate Road, Hipperholme. The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was scrambled and the ...
Question mark over club.
May 05, 2006 ... A QUESTION mark hangs over the future of one of the area's best established working men's clubs. Bailiff Bridge Club in Birkby Lane is understood to be facing closure by the end of this month. The club, which has been in the village for around 100 years, has faced a ...
Storm over election 'dirty tricks'.
May 05, 2006 ... A 'Dirty tricks' row has erupted between local politicians on the day voters go to the polling booths. Five Tory councillors from Brighouse and Rastrick are annoyed by comments made by Independent Colin Stout in his election leaflets. They claim Coun Stout has made a ...
Mystery winner land [pounds sterling]100,000 bingo jackpot.
May 05, 2006 ... A MYSTERY bingo winner is [pounds sterling]100,000 better off after winning a national jackpot. The Brighouse mother of two who admits to only playing bingo once every few months celebrated her win with a bottle of champagne and a Chinese takeaway. The lucky winner ...
Ding Dong ... Pussy's in the well.
May 05, 2006 ... THEY say curiosity killed the cat. But this brave little tiger still has a few of his nine lives intact after spending several nights down an 8ft well. The distressed little mite took a tumble as his rescuers tried lifting him to safety. He spent two long nights ...
Sad day for village as club cloises.
May 12, 2006 ... A WORKING men's club plagued by financial difficulties for years has closed its doors. Bailiff Bridge Club off Birkby Lane was given a reprieve in 2001 when a business syndicate formed a limited company and members injected cash to try and save the struggling club. ...
Owners decide on Ritz future.
May 12, 2006 ... RETIREMENT plans have been put on hold after no "serious" offers have been received by the owners of the Ritz Ballroom. For now it is business as normal as Alan and Pauline Olbison plan to secure the continuation of the business by booking acts again in advance for theme nights ...
Question mark over Sugden's inquiry.
May 12, 2006 ... A PUBLIC inquiry into the controversial Mill Royd Street development in Brighouse is due to start on Tuesday. But one of the main objectors to the scheme - Younger Homes - has not submitted any evidence. Planning inspector Stephen Amos will hear evidence for and ...
Forum or against 'em?
May 12, 2006 ... THE future of a group set up to promote the interests of Brighouse is in disarray after its leader quit at the end of a controversial meeting on Monday. Chairman for the last two years Craig Whittaker has stepped down amid claims that the group was disfunctional. The ...
Showtime aims to help African children.
May 12, 2006 ... CARING 10-year-old Grace Mills is planning a charity concert to help educate children in Tanzania. Through St John's Church, Rastrick, she is hoping to raise as much money as possible for Nyakiswa Nursery School in Mara to help purchase equipment for the nursery. ...
County honour for new ad Karl.
May 12, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE fell runner Karl Gray has two good reasons to celebrate - not only is he the proud dad to baby daughter Sadie but also he has been picked to represent Yorkshire in the Inter-Counties championships. Karl, of Maurice Avenue, Slead Syke, only took up the sport five years ...
Chance of a lifetime for Sunday League pair.
May 12, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE Sports Club's Glen Hall and Old Pond's Robert Morrison will represent the B. Nunns Plumbing Brighouse Sunday Football League at Sunday evening's Legends charity soccer match at Belle Vue, Doncaster (6.30). Gooder Lane-based Hall, 19, nominated by Sports Club's ...
Town's second string land glorious double.
May 12, 2006 ... Brighouse Town Res 1, Otley Town Res 0 Mumtaz West Riding CAL Reserves Division One League Cup Final (after extra time) TOWN'S second string made it a cup double when they beat their Otley counterparts in the League Cup ...
Can Bramble burst Pond's bubble?
May 12, 2006 ... TOO tight to call. That's the verdict on an Echo Cup Final that could swing either way. The build-up to the big game (St. Giles Road, Sunday 10.30 kick off, [pounds sterling]1.50 admission) has seen Bramble rocked by a growing injury list. They have already confirmed ...
Be a World Cup winner.
May 26, 2006 ... WIN . . . A fabulous [pounds sterling]500 flat screen TV WIN . . . A pair of England shirts WIN . . . A new-look cut and blow WIN . . . Embrace World Cup CDs It's all in this week's Echo which focuses on World Cup 2006 There is also ...
Another affair? It must be something in the air . . .
May 26, 2006 ... A HIGH-flying Parliamentary candidate who stood for the Calder Valley is alleged to have had a secret affair with a Tory MP. Elizabeth Truss, last year's Calder Valley candidate, is said to have had an 18-month relationship with married front bencher Mark Field. The ...
Soccer fan's [pounds sterling]125,000 dream team.
May 26, 2006 ... IT was tenser than a penalty shoot-out. But fantasy soccer boss Chris Marshall kept his nerve -- and netted a cool [pounds sterling]125,000. The trainee accountant had led the field for weeks in his bid to land the prize put up by The Sun for the winner of its 'Dream Team' ...
Biker cheats death at 160mph.
May 26, 2006 ... A BRIGHOUSE motorcycle racer who 'died' in a 160mph crash was resuscitated by paramedics and doctors at the side of the track. Keith Birkhead, 43, was taking part in a practice run at the North West 200 circuit in Ireland when he lost control of his bike on the fastest stretch ...