Brighouse Echo (Brighouse, England) back issues from November 2006:
Top honour turns the focus on Colin.
Nov 03, 2006 ... A MAGICAL moment captured on film catapulted a relatively unknown Brighouse photographer into the national spotlight after the print scooped top honours in a prestigious competition. Weeks later and Colin Jones is still on Cloud Nine after picking up one of the UK's most coveted ...
He found his sweetheart in the spotlight.
Nov 03, 2006 ... ROMANCE blossomed for Ralph Howard when he was in the audience watching a pantomime at the former Parish Hall in Brighouse more than 50 years ago. He had gone with a friend to see 'Aladdin' and a young lady in the chorus caught his eye. Miss Betty Ellis was one of the dancers ...
Ding dong over contest.
Nov 03, 2006 ... ORGANISERS of Brig-house's first town crier competition have hit back at critics who claim the event affected town centre trade. Members of Brighouse Pride - a new organisation set up to regenerate Brighouse - say the Brighouse Bellman Bawl led to town centre streets being ...
Pupils take message on to the streets.
Nov 03, 2006 ... CHILDREN from Field Lane Primary School, Rastrick, are encouraging residents to take a pride in the area where they live. New signs designed by children at the school asking people to pick up their litter and clean up after their dogs have been placed around the estate. Other ...
Can you solve this ghostly riddle?
Nov 03, 2006 ... GHOSTLY goings on have spurred two friends into trying to trace the origins of a strange dark figure seen regularly at their homes in Rastrick. Neighbours Liz Phillips and Alison Mitchell are convinced their homes in Gargrave Close are haunted - but they insist it has nothing to ...
Meat to please you, Carol!
Nov 03, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE butcher Andrew Jones came up with another winning recipe to gain a top award with his sumptuous sausages. Andrew has created one of the country's Supreme Sausage Sarnies and as part of British Sausage Appreciation Week he was crowned best in the Yorkshire ...
Tributes to crash victim mum.
Nov 03, 2006 ... A MOTHER involved in an horrific crash in Brighouse has died in hospital with her family at her bedside. Joanne Crewe, died in the early hours of last Thursday at Leeds General Infirmary. The 44-year-old suffered multiple injuries when her Ford Focus was in collision ...
Vandals wreck kids' playtime.
Nov 03, 2006 ... STAFF and children were left counting the cost after vandals wreaked havoc on their school, causing damage put at [pounds sterling]6,000. Youths grabbed handfuls of stones and smashed 17 windows at Castlefields Infant School, Rastrick, last Thursday night. The glass ...
Man found dead in flat.
Nov 03, 2006 ... A 26-YEAR-OLD man was found dead at a flat in Rosemary Close, Rastrick. Police and paramedics were called after Mark Bennett collapsed and died shortly before 11pm last Thursday. Mr Bennett was originally from the Brighouse area but had more recently been living in ...
Teamwork the key to Rastrick success.
Nov 03, 2006 ... Rastrick Juniors U-16s 3, Battyeford U16 2 Rastrick Juniors held out for a hard-earned three points against a committed, well organised Battyeford side in this Huddersfield RCD league U-16 (division one) encounter at Rastrick High school. Both teams are to ...
Parker: The Big Voice of Sport.
Nov 03, 2006 ... I ACTUALLY start this week's column with a couple of teasers for you to solve for me on football and snooker as this column is more popular than I thought. Even the busy Mayor of Calderdale informs me he always reads every word and was delighted I gave him and his special baby ...
Bowling prize package tops [pounds sterling]4,000.
Nov 03, 2006 ... ENTRIES are now being taken for the Re-New Windows Masters 2007 at Spen Victoria CB & AC. Prize money of [pounds sterling]4260 is on offer with the winner receiving [pounds sterling]1000 and the runner up [pounds sterling]500. The competition starts in July 2007 with ...
Rangers fear cup veto.
Nov 03, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE Rangers secretary and PRO Matthew Barraclough has expressed concern over whether or not his club will figure in the 2006-07 RL Challenge Cup. Bailiff Bridge-based Barraclough, who is at the cutting edge with all that makes the amateur game tick in this country, has ...
Pupils and staff celebrate first anniversary.
Nov 09, 2006 ... STALLS, games and tasty treats were enjoyed by youngsters at an autumn fair which marked the first anniversary of a new school. Mill Cottage Monte-ssori School, Brig-house, organised the event to raise money for the Mayor of Calderdale's charity, the special care baby unit at ...
Cliffe Hill 'modular village' scheme.
Nov 09, 2006 ... CHILDREN in Lightcliffe are to be taught in temporary classrooms while funding for a new school can be found. Youngsters at Cliffe Hill Community Primary School in Stoney Lane will have to move out of their crumbling school and could face up to seven years in the temporary ...
Flower power in the park.
Nov 09, 2006 ... DIGGING and planting were all in a day's work for office staff labouring in Wellholme Park, Brighouse. A team of 20 from the Royal and Sun Alliance, Dean Clough, Halifax, sponsored the Calderdale Cares community event to create a new flower bed. Team leader Susan Gee ...
'Work will not put children at risk,' says head.
Nov 09, 2006 ... A RASTRICK primary school is preparing for a two year refurbishment programme, costing in excess of [pounds sterling]1 million. And while asbestos is to be removed during the course of the work head teacher Lesley Bowyer, of Carr Green Junior, Infant and Nursery School, has ...
Where are all the men?(Theater review)
Nov 09, 2006 ... 'WE need men' - that's the desperate plea from Brighouse Theatre Product-ions which is struggling to find chorus members for its next main show. The society - which was formed from the merger of Brighouse Light Opera Society and Brighouse Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society - ...
'Our little beauty is bouncing back'.
Nov 09, 2006 ... SAMANTHA Fawbert's baby daughter, Eleanor, was fighting for her life - even though she seemed to be sleeping peacefully in her cot. In fact, heart specialists later confirmed she was just two days away from certain death. Eleanor's reluctance to feed properly had ...
Ex-teacher hit-and-run victim.
Nov 09, 2006 ... A FORMER Lightcliffe teacher has been killed in a hit-and-run accident. Alan Naylor, who taught in the sixties at Lightcliffe C. of E. School, was hit by a car at New North Road, near the junction with Six Lanes End, Heckmondwike. He would have been 80 next month. Mr ...
How do you stem the tide?
Nov 09, 2006 ... FOUR people were seriously injured and another hurt in a crash that happened as campaigners met to try to put a stop to further accidents in Brighouse. Politicians and road safety experts were discussing the concerns of people in the area. They have called for 20mph zones, speed ...
Commendation for a modest hero.
Nov 09, 2006 ... AN RAF serviceman who escaped with his life when a rocket hit a jet close to where he was working in Afghanistan has been commended. Shrapnel showered down on Phillip Crouch and his colleagues as they ran for cover just metres from where the detonated rocket hit a Harrier jet. ...
Parkin: Why I wanted United.
Nov 09, 2006 ... THE chief executive of Clipper Group, the Armytage Road-based logistics company, Steve Parkin, has confirmed he tried to buy Leeds United. Echo Sport revealed in May, 2004 that the then Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie had been seen at the group's HQ after presumable meeting ...
A beautifully-crafted model of the ship Thermopylae lay neglected and out of sight in the cellar of a museum. . . until two Brighouse enthusiasts turned detective. SOPHIE SEDDON reports.
Nov 19, 2006 ... ONE of Brighouse's hidden treasures will be dropping anchor for the first time in 40 years at Brighouse Art Gallery. The model ship - a copy of the 'Thermopylae' - was created by the late Brighouse craftsman, Carl Haviour. After donating it to the people of Brighouse ...
Services of remembrance and wreath-laying ceremonies.
Nov 19, 2006 ... POIGNANT tributes were paid at services across the Brighouse district to those who lost their lives in conflict. Hundreds stood in silence at church services and wreath-laying ceremonies to honour the sacrifice of those who died in two world wars and more recent battles. ...
Two sons inherited a rare disorder - and mum blamed herself.
Nov 19, 2006 ... ANN Holt's life just shattered around her when she discovered both her sons had inherited a rare genetic condition. That was hard enough to come to terms with, but when Ann found out she was the carrier for the disorder, the guilt nearly destroyed her. Kristian (15), ...
Car phone drivers 'not getting the message'.
Nov 19, 2006 ... ONE in 20 drivers are still using a hand-held mobile phone while driving in Calderdale. Road safety campaigners say the shocking statistics show that many drivers are still prepared to put lives at risk. They say the number of drivers using mobile phones while driving ...
Campaign to make Christmas count.
Nov 19, 2006 ... MACMILLAN Cancer Support is asking companies and businesses to help people with cancer next month through their 'Make Christ-mas Count' campaign. Employees are being encouraged to write Christmas messages to their colleagues on a festive Macmillan Cancer Support poster and put ...
Marathon man Mark's prize-winning parks.
Nov 19, 2006 ... MARK Dempsey has every reason to feel a huge sense of pride after Brighouse's showcase park won the prestigious Civic Trust Green Flag award. The recognition has elevated Wellholme Park in Bradford Road to the same elite league as Hyde Park in London, Hampstead Heath and ...
Striking up their band.
Nov 19, 2006 ... GUESTS from as far afield as New York, Holland and Spain travelled to a special 20th anni-versary reunion of the Conquest Alliance Drum and Bugle Corps. The reunion, at Brighouse Sports Club, was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the band's successes in national Drum Corps ...
Bright idea to spread word on security.
Nov 19, 2006 ... MINI-light bulbs are being used as part of a crime-prevention campaign. The bulbs will be posted through letter-boxes in the Brighouse area and will be used alongside posters and flyers encouraging people to leave lights on in their homes in a bid to deter burglars and thieves. ...
Rocking the Proms.
Nov 19, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE band Pretty Random are floating on cloud nine after their appearance at a packed Royal Albert Hall earlier this week. The girl band was just one of three rock bands chosen to perform on Monday at the Schools' Proms, which continued on Tuesday and Wednesday when over ...
Riders' fury at selfish drivers.
Nov 19, 2006 ... ANGRY horse-riders have hit out at selfish motorists who are putting their lives at risk. They claim that drivers are frequently impatient and show a lack of consideration for riders and their animals. Mrs Julie Madden, of Foxcroft Drive, Rastrick, is an enthusiastic ...
Dancers' gift for MC Geoff.
Nov 19, 2006 ... A DANCE and fish supper in honour of a master of ceremonies was enjoyed by members of the Waring Green Sequence Dance Group. Mr Geoff Dews, of Waring Green, Brighouse, was presented with an engraved plaque to mark his many years service as MC of the group. The plaque was handed ...
Sore feet all in a good cause.
Nov 19, 2006 ... HIMAT Singh and his wife Jasvinder Kaur raised nearly [pounds sterling]1,700 when they took part in a charity walk from Todmorden to Brighouse. They swapped the ringing of tills at HP Food and Wine Store for the sound of stomping feet when they took part in the 20-mile walk in ...
Rewards for caring volunteers.
Nov 19, 2006 ... FOUR volunteers who work for a Brighouse charity shop have been rewarded for their service. Sheila Broadbent, Glenys Goldthorpe and Jessie Loughlin have worked for the British Heart Foundation in Commercial Street, since it opened 15 years ago. They were joined by ...
Award for nurse who gave a little boy hope.
Nov 19, 2006 ... NURSE Hayley Taylor's care and commitment proved to be a lifeline when Brighouse teacher Sarah Atridge's baby son needed special care for his eczema. Little James was referred to the community nursing team when he was just 14 months old after mum Sarah, a teacher at Brighouse ...
Police hunt sex attacker.
Nov 19, 2006 ... POLICE are trying to trace a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Brighouse. The woman had been walking in Elland Road, Brookfoot, when she was approached by a man who indecently assaulted her. He then asked where the nearest bus station was. He was described as ...
Protesters celebrate after planning victory.
Nov 19, 2006 ... RASTRICK residents opp-osing a controversial development are celebrating victory after planning officials rejected the scheme. Councillors have vetoed outline plans to create five town houses and two apartments at land opposite Rastrick Tennis Club in Carr Green Lane. ...
Communnity rallies round to tackle vandals.
Nov 19, 2006 ... A COMMUNITY is rallying round after vandals wreaked havoc on their school, causing damage put at [pounds sterling]6,000. Parents, school governors, ward councillors and neighbourhood watch co-ordinators were shocked to discover youths had smashed 17 windows at Castlefields ...
Brighouse band rocks the Proms.
Nov 19, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE band Pretty Random are floating on cloud nine after their appearance at a packed Royal Albert Hall. The girl band was just one of three rock bands chosen to perform on Monday at the Schools' Proms, which continued on Tuesday and Wednesday when over 2,500 young people ...
Inquiry after ref abandons game.
Nov 19, 2006 ... THE West Riding County FA and the S. &R. Brighouse Sunday Football League will both be dealing with the fallout from last Sunday's abandoned match between Martins Nest and Bramble. The county HQ take the disciplinary side of things involving the two players sent off around the ...
Brighouse lose key all-rounder.
Nov 19, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE Cricket Club's all-rounder and former captain James Stansfield has quit the club and joined Dews-bury outfit Hanging Heaton. The ex-Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town centre half is not the only player to move on for 2007 but the Bradford League Division One club have ...
Dentist faces disciplinary hearing.
Nov 26, 2006 ... A DATE has been fixed for the hearing of a Brighouse dentist cleared of groping a schoolgirl. Muzzafar Zaman, 40, of Central Park, Savile Park, Halifax, faces possible disciplinary action after he admitted giving gas and air to a patient while no dental nurse was present. ...
Thieves plunder [pounds sterling]25,000 antiques.
Nov 26, 2006 ... ANTIQUES worth more than [pounds sterling]25,000 have been stolen from houses in Norwood Green in two raids. Police say they are linking the burglaries on the properties in Priestley Green and Coley Chase, between 10pm Saturday and 6am Sunday. High-value antiques, ...
Stores scheme for Sunwin House.
Nov 26, 2006 ... A BUYER has been found for the former Sunwin House in Brighouse. Commercial Development Projectsof Elland (CDP) - the company behind redeveloping the Sugden's site - has acquired the King Street premises. The plan is to create three retail outlets - to include the ...
Ritz Ballroom flats plan.
Nov 26, 2006 ... THE Ritz Ballroom could be demolished to make way for 38 retirement flats. Owners of the popular ballroom Alan and Pauline Olbison have been approached by developers McCarthy and Stone which specialise in retirement homes. The company plans to demolish the Ritz and ...
Call in the special branch . . . Someone's felled our tree.
Nov 26, 2006 ... IT was a close shave when Brighouse lost its Christmas tree just a day before the annual light switch-on ceremony. The town was left without a tree after it was sawn in half by workmen who pulled up in a van in Thornton Square on Thursday afternoon and took a chain-saw to it. ...
Thompson cards a half-century.
Nov 26, 2006 ... RASTRICK golfer Peter Thompson, who has 21 hole in ones to his name, is this week celebrating 50 years of membership at the Castlefields Golf Club. His remarkable achievement has seen him land the ball from the tee into the hole on 18 occasions at Castlefields and is that the ...
This Italian job is a real success story.
Nov 30, 2006 ... FRANCO Massimo was just 21 when he said an emotional farewell to his family, who lived in a small village in Italy's Neapolitan district of Caserta, and headed off in search of fame and fortune. That was 33 years ago and fortune has smiled favourably on the Brighouse ...
Celebrating 100 years.
Nov 30, 2006 ... FAMILY and friends will join in the celebrations to mark Mrs Emily Leaper's 100th birthday at St Andrew's Court, Brighouse, on Sunday. Mrs Leaper, who has enjoyed a busy and active life, still keeps busy knitting dolls' clothes, reading, doing puzzles and playing cards. ...
Ritz flats plan unveiled.
Nov 30, 2006 ... PLANS to demolish the Ritz ballroom and build 38 flats have been unveiled at a public exhibition. But the news has received a mixed response - some ballroom-users have said they would not like to see the popular nightspot go, others have expressed an interest in the scheme for ...
Class act sets the standard.
Nov 30, 2006 ... APPLE chutney, Christmas puds and muffins - all home-made - were snapped up by visitors to a cafe bar and Christmas market held at the Adult Learning Centre in Brighouse. And among the visitors to the pre-Christmas event was Yola Jacobsen, who had travelled from London to see ...
Slow to change.
Nov 30, 2006 ... HALF of Calderdale's drivers think it is not acceptable to break the speed limit, yet four out of five break the limit sometimes, or regularly, by their own admission. For drivers aged 17-24, the figures are worse with nine out of 10 admitting speeding. Speed is a ...
'Rough justice' victim found dead.
Nov 30, 2006 ... A WYKE lorry driver who was wrongly jailed abroad has killed himself three years after a successful battle to clear his name. David Wilson, aged 47, was said to have suffered from depression since returning from Greece where he was convicted in 2004 of trying to smuggle illegal ...
Trail of blood links corner shop raids.
Nov 30, 2006 ... RASTRICK newsagents have vowed they will not tolerate troublemakers in their shops. Two businessmen have spoken out after youths tried to steal cigarettes from Pennywise in Thornhill Road and at The Paper Shop in Church Street on Saturday afternoon. One of the ...
Top bandsman attacked after contest success.
Nov 30, 2006 ... A LEADING Brighouse and Rastrick bandsman was badly beaten after he had triumphed at a prestigious contest. Soprano cornet player Nigel Fielding was attacked in the grounds of The Sage concert hall, Gateshead, hours after he had helped the band sweep the board with a stunning ...
Ritz apartment plans unveiled.
Nov 30, 2006 ... PLANS to demolish the Ritz ballroom and build 38 flats have been unveiled at a public exhibition. But the news has received a mixed response - some ballroom-users have said they would not like to see the popular nightspot go, others have expressed an interest in the scheme for ...
Parker: The Big Voice of Sport.
Nov 30, 2006 ... I RECEIVED a call on Sunday morning from a good friend of mine, Peter Roe, the coach of Keighley Cougars RL Club currently on holiday in Australia. He had just spent a day at the Gabba in Brisbane on the Saturday watching England get hammered to all parts of the field but in the ...
Give the refs a chance . . .
Nov 30, 2006 ... BRIGHOUSE Sunday League is cracking down on the loutish behaviour threatening its future. Following a recent match which local referee Wally Hemingway had to abandon because of a volley of verbal abuse from a player, the Brighouse SFL management and its member clubs have united ...
Warriors' trophy challenge stuck in the mud.
Nov 30, 2006 ... Queensbury 10 Whitehall Warriors 18, Match abandoned after 49 minutes Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy First Round Queensbury 10 Whitehall Warriors 18, Match abandoned after 49 ...