Derby Evening Telegraph back issues from June 2007:
Test star ngam looking to revive his career at Denby
Jun 01, 2007; ... Denby might seem a strange place for a cricketer to work onresurrecting his Test career. But that is just how South African fast bowler Mfuneko Ngam seesthe time he is spending with the Derbyshire Premier League club thisseason. In generally damp conditions, 28-year-old Ngam ...
Spencer is division's top player
Jun 01, 2007 ... Derby Trailblazers captain Simon Spencer has been named theNational League Division Two player of the year in the annual EnglandBasketball awards. A successful season for Trailblazers saw them win the championshipand earn promotion to Division One for the first time. Spencer ...
Stronger Derby set for top two challenge
Jun 01, 2007 ... Captain Phil Harries believes his much-strengthened Derby AC squadcan seriously challenge for a top-two finish when they head toSwansea for this weekend's second BAL Division Two meeting. Derby came fourth in the first event at Chelmsford in May, despitefielding a team weakened by ...
Best yet for yasmin in victory
Jun 01, 2007 ... Derby Ac strengthened their position at the top of the Derbyshiremini-league after claiming 304 points in the competition's secondmeeting. Derby dominated most of the events, with hurdler Yasmin Millerputting in one of the performances of the day. The ...
Turner heads north for big TV meeting
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ripley runner Alex Turner (pictured) heads to Scotland thisweekend for a special exhibition race at one of UK Athletics flagshiptelevised meetings. The On Camp with Kelly race, organised by Dame Kelly Holmes, ispart of the Norwich Union Glasgow Grand Prix ...
Tough decision for tamara as amber valley clinch a double
Jun 01, 2007; ... Amber Valley athlete Tamara Armoush heads into this weekend'sTrack and Field League meeting with a tough choice following hersuperb performance at the North of England Champion- ships. The 15-year-old from Belper was one of two gold medal winnersfrom the Ilkeston-based club, ...
A journey intospace
Jun 01, 2007 ... People with young families aren't the only ones joining the spacerace by buying MPVs. The tall and spacious cars are also often sought by those whosefamilies have left the nest. Just the other day I was talking to a couple who were veryinterested in the latest Volkswagen ...
Improving your skills
Jun 01, 2007 ... Motorists keen to advance their driving skills are offeredguidance around the county and in Burton. Derby branch of the Institute of Advanced Motorists will beoffering guidance from the Nag's Head, Mickleover, from 9.30am thisSunday. Contact Thelma Bradshaw on 01332 ...
Special deal on diesel calibers
Jun 01, 2007 ... There's an extra incentive to buy a Dodge Caliber diesel thismonth. The Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealerships of Stratstone in Derbyand Chesterfield are offering all buyers of the derv-burner two freeservices in a promotion running until the end of the month. Mark Bryan, ...
Disco
Jun 01, 2007 ... Loyalty to the Land Rover marque has finally paid off for TrevorKitchener with the Discovery 3. Disappointed by the first incarnation of the Discovery andnonplussed by the subsequent version, he feels that Land Rover hasdelivered on all its promises with the latest model. "I ...
Pinnacle cruiser
Jun 01, 2007 ... Superman, Spiderman and the Hulk all boast special powers, butremain the stuff of comic book and movie screen fantasy. The new LandCruiser Invincible, however, is a superhero designed for the realworld. The new eight-seat Invincible is positioned at the pinnacle of theLand ...
New life arrives at pit farm
Jun 01, 2007 ... Brittain Pit Farm Park, a popular part of the Midland Railway -Butterley has announced the arrival of a new foal. As yet the foal has not been named but both he and his motherSpice are doing well. The foal will be on show at the farm as much as possible ...
Award-winning designer costumes
Jun 01, 2007 ... After being chosen as the setting for a BBC adaptation of JaneEyre, Haddon Hall is hosting a set of costumes from the period drama. An exhibition by award-winning costume designer Andrea Galer runsuntil June 9. The drama series shown in the autumn on BBC was ...
Derbyshire lad hits high notes in operatic career
Jun 01, 2007 ... If it wasn't for the '90s recession in the building industry PeterWedd might never have given up his day job in Derbyshire and startedon the road to being a professional opera singer. But, at the age of 24 when the building work began to dry up, hewas persuaded to fork out pounds22 ...
Few places left for arts summer school
Jun 01, 2007 ... Big Adventures Theatre Company has a few places left for its twoweeks of summer schools for children aged seven to 16. There will be classes in singing, dancing and drama, leading tothe performance of two musicals. The school runs ...
Classic dahl tale is just champion
Jun 01, 2007 ... The world's first theatre tour of Roald Dahl's Danny The Championof the World will be in Nottingham this month. First published in 1975, it's the story of Danny, who lives in acaravan with his Dad. But his father has a secret life at night, when he poachespheasants from ...
Whirlwind romance fails to leave a lasting impression
Jun 01, 2007; ... If you're a fan of the gross-out humour typically associated withactor Jason Biggs then Wedding Daze may well raise a smile. However, the unlikely plot and the fact that we never really getto "know" any of the characters makes it pretty tedious viewing. We first meet Anderson ...
Turning a passion into lasting profit
Jun 01, 2007; ... The guest book at the Cavendish Hotel is heaving with names offamous people. From Omar Sharif and Mick Jagger to Michael Parkinson and AntheaTurner - it is a veritable who's who of showbiz. And on top of that, the hotel staff have cooked for Jamie Oliverand waited on ...
Clockmaker takes on staff for move to new markets
Jun 01, 2007; ... City clockmaker Smith of Derby has announced plans to double thesize of its business over the next four years as it diversifies intonew markets. The Alfreton Road company has launched a recruitment drive to keeppace with a growing order book in new sectors not ...
Getting in the Abbey habit
Jun 01, 2007 ... Residents in Abbey ward will be able to discuss issues with twocouncillors. Bryan Lowe and Deirdre Mitchell will be holding surgeries tonightat Rykneld Activity Centre from 6.15pm to ...
Reunion marks closure of Mickleover campus
Jun 01, 2007 ... Former students and staff are invited to a reunion tonight to markthe closure of the University of Derby's Mickleover campus. More than 40 years of learning have taken place at the ChevinAvenue campus. It was formerly Bishop Lonsdale teacher training college beforebecoming ...
In line for business prize
Jun 01, 2007 ... Derby train operator Midland Mainline has been shortlisted for atop business award for its work with schools. The company's Momentum education initiative has been shortlistedby the National Business Awards Midlands and East of England RegionalProgramme ...
Licensees to have a ball
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Derby pub is to reopen in style tonight. The Tavern, in Old Nottingham Road, has undergone a completeinterior revamp, while an outdoor drinking area has been created. To celebrate the new look, licensee Leon Bessell and partner GillCoulton will don black tie and ...
Mcjob mcmission in city
Jun 01, 2007 ... A National campaign by fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's toget the word "McJob" removed from dictionaries will be in Derbytomorrow. McDonald's is campaigning for the UK's dictionary houses toreconsider the existing definition, which is "an unstimulating, ...
Students are branching out
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Business in Derby set up by two University of Derby students isproving a liberating experience for city shoppers. Hello Darling, in Green Lane, is the brainchild of Mel Westermanand Gemma Marchant. Miss Westerman is a University of Derby graduate in fine artphotography and ...
From triumph for Rams to
Jun 01, 2007; ... Derby County fans have had a week to remember with the Wembleyplay-off win which sealed the team's return to the Premiership,followed closely by their triumphant return to the city with an open-topped bus tour. Tens of thousands of Rams fans made the journey to London ...
Even the elm trees died when our houses were demolished Memories of a bygone era were evoked for Roy Gange, of Mackworth, when a Telegraph reader referred to part of Derby's Markeaton Street as Mill-Dam Lane - the name used by local people for this once tree- lined street. But all has changed, as Roy reveals.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Memories of a bygone era were evoked for Roy Gange, of Mackworth,when a Telegraph reader referred to part of Derby's Markeaton Streetas Mill-Dam Lane - the name used by local people for this once tree-lined street. But all has changed, as Roy reveals. I Was pleased to see, in a ...
Proud troop are top of pole
Jun 01, 2007 ... Do you recognise any faces among this troop of Derby Cubs andtheir leader, taken in 1919? The photograph was discovered by Sharon Hancock in the cellar ofher new home, in Tamworth Street, Duffield. According to the information recorded by the photographer, theyoungsters are ...
The end of horse power on the trams
Jun 01, 2007 ... This month marks the centenary of the running of Derby's lasthorse car service. In the latest issue of our monthly heritagemagazine YesterdayToday, retired teacher Barry Edwards, who was bornin Derby but now lives in Nailsea, looks at this landmark date in thecity's transport history and ...
Players' party
Jun 01, 2007 ... Chellaston Players are putting on Abigail's Party at DerbyPlayhouse from Tuesday, June 12, to Saturday, June 16, ...
Walk the ruins
Jun 01, 2007 ... Walkers can join a tour around the ruins of Codnor Castle andsurrounding area on Sunday, June 10, at 10.30am. The five-mile walk ...
Scout group's plea for help
Jun 01, 2007 ... Leaders and helpers are needed for Heatherton 173rd Derby Scoutgroup's Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. No previous experience is needed. The roles will involve planningand taking ...
Dream job reward for volunteer's charity act National Volunteers' Week starts today and Victim Support Derbyshire is making an urgent plea for help, particularly to aid a new service for domestic abuse victims. Wendy Roberts looks at how you could back a worthy cause - and how it could transform your life.
Jun 01, 2007 ... National Volunteers' Week starts today and Victim SupportDerbyshire is making an urgent plea for help, particularly to aid anew service for domestic abuse victims. Wendy Roberts looks at howyou could back a worthy cause - and how it could transform your life. When Lindsay Lowe ...
Offering aid to abuse victims
Jun 01, 2007 ... Amber Valley and Erewash Domestic Abuse Support Service is forwomen, men and children who have suffered or are suffering from anyform of domestic abuse, whether it be mental, physical, sexual oremotional. The project, which is supported by Victim Support, NottinghamCommunity ...
Post offices 'still so vital'
Jun 01, 2007 ... Burton Mp Janet Dean says that post offices need to find new waysof providing services. The Government has announced that more than 2,000 post officeswill close. Mrs Dean, pictured, said: "Labour has always supported rural postoffices, using social network payments, because ...
How I knitted my knickers
Jun 01, 2007 ... The creator of a range of knitted underwear on display in thecity is giving a talk about the collection on Thursday. Ann Stewart, of Allestree, designed the Victorian-inspired Flapsand Gaps collection when studying for her degree at the Universityof Derby. Since then she ...
Table bargains
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Primary school is to hold a charity tabletop sale next week. The sale at Dale Community School, on Belvoir Street, Normanton,runs ...
Pick up plants
Jun 01, 2007 ... Gardeners are being invited to a free plant fair on Sunday atStapenhill Cemetery, 9.30am to 12.30pm. Run by East Staffordshire Borough ...
Warbler walk
Jun 01, 2007 ... Wildlife lovers can take part in an evening search for orchids andwarblers. Derby Natural History Society will lead a free ...
Biker calls for compromise
Jun 01, 2007 ... As many readers know, the plan for the Motorcycle Action Group to provide a secure campsite for its members visiting the Moto GP atDonington Park is being opposed by certain residents of Stanton-by-Bridge, the nearest village to the site (Evening Telegraph, May 8). This stance ...
Do we all take these risks?
Jun 01, 2007 ... Mr Fee's comments (Opinion, May 23), certainly created an uproaramong fellow readers. His opinion is typical of many. Mr and Mrs McCann's commentsduring a recent interview were not comforting either. They likenedleaving three children in an apartment while they dined in a ...
Rams day was well worth it
Jun 01, 2007 ... Having never written to a paper before, I feel I must reply toRichard Clark, Opinion, May 30. I agree with a lot of your letter. Football is very expensive, butconsider what the day at Wembley gave us. For me a pounds60 ticket, adrive to Luton pounds8, petrol pounds4 in car, ...
Thank you for festival help
Jun 01, 2007 ... I am writing on behalf of all at Derby Arts Festival to thank theTelegraph for the coverage it gave to the festival this year. It wasmuch appreciated. The festival is run as a charity and all the helpers arevolunteers. We do get a small amount of sponsorship but there is no ...
Park toilet is a disgrace to us
Jun 01, 2007 ... "THIS toilet is in a terrible state, dirty and unhygienic andshould be pulled down." This was the remark made by my South African friend when hevisited us in Derby not so long ago, and looking around then and Ifully agree with him. We normally do not use the men's toilet ...
Time to make voice heard
Jun 01, 2007 ... In 1833 5,136 Derby women, nearly the entire female population ofthe city at that time, signed a petition calling for the immediateand complete abolition of the slave trade. This was signed in just three days, a huge achievement. Petitionswere powerful tools for change at that ...
John Hyde Was Derby County's triumphant Wembley victory written in the stars? John Hyde, of Parkway, Chellaston, doubts it very much.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Was Derby County's triumphant Wembley victory written in thestars? John Hyde, of Parkway, Chellaston, doubts it very much. I Am going to write something which may annoy a lot of people -women in particular. I don't believe in horoscopes. Sorry. Thoughhardly a new innovation, ...
Mother is on the trail of charity cash in Peru trip
Jun 01, 2007; ... An epileptic mother-of-two will trek 20 miles in Peru to raisemoney for research into the condition. Denice Delgado was due to fly from Heathrow airport this afternoonto take part in Action Medical Research's Trek Machu Picchuchallenge. She will join 11 people from across the ...
Cartoonist draws on his skills at city exhibition
Jun 01, 2007 ... Cartoons created by a Derbyshire artist are on display at theGuildhall. And the creator of the work, Andy Gilbert, will be on hand duringthe exhibition to give demonstrations for visitors. Mr Gilbert, of ...
Party in garden
Jun 01, 2007 ... The annual garden party organised by Friends of BabingtonHospital is at the hospital on Saturday, June 16, at ...
Mum wins award after going back to college
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Mum of two has clinched a top regional award - after returningto education. Angela Platts, 32, of Kirk Hallam, has received a Great LearningJourney Award from the National Institute of Adult ContinuingEducation. Mrs Platts, who has two children, aged nine and four, has ...
Fine food helps arthritis fund
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Restaurant has raised pounds500 for Derbyshire Royal Infirmaryto celebrate its first anniversary. Bangladeshi restaurant The Bay Leaf, in Duffield, donated theproceeds from one night to the Rheumatology Trust Fund, which helpsarthritis sufferers at the hospital. The fund ...
Date to make views known
Jun 01, 2007 ... People will get the chance to air their views at Matlock TownCouncil's next meeting, on Monday. The meeting is in the ...
Number mystery gives bill misery
Jun 01, 2007; ... A Pensioner has been left fuming after being charged for dailytelephone calls she insists she is not making. For the past 14 months, Edna Henman has been charged by her land-line telephone service, Talk Talk, for making calls to a number thatshe says she has not dialled. Mrs ...
A Derby welcome at this up-and-coming resort For an island surrounded by sea it sometimes feels frustrating to live in one of the farthest places from the coast in the entire country. The good news is a little bit of Derby has travelled to Devon - and planted itself in full view of splashing waves. Jill Gallone reports.
Jun 01, 2007 ... For an island surrounded by sea it sometimes feels frustrating tolive in one of the farthest places from the coast in the entirecountry. The good news is a little bit of Derby has travelled toDevon - and planted itself in full view of splashing waves. JillGallone reports. Where: ...
Time to party as bands entertain
Jun 01, 2007; ... Musicians from Derby are hoping to win over new fans atChaddesden's annual carnival. Renamed The Big One @ Chaddesden Park, the event will include astage of entertainment featuring up-and-coming musicians chosen byRam FM. Ed George, a DJ at the station, will host the ...
Rowing club are searching for former members
Jun 01, 2007; ... Derwent Rowing Club are inviting members past and present to helpthem celebrate the club's 150th anniversary later this year. The club, who are based next to the River Derwent in Darley Abbey,are one of the oldest clubs in the city, having been formed in 1857. And to celebrate ...
Bad habits cause outrage in the air
Jun 01, 2007 ... Offensive habits among air travellers have been revealed in asurvey from Cheapflights website. The worst crime is reclining so far in your seat that you squashthe ...
pounds1m deal to keep mears is so close
Jun 01, 2007 ... Derby County are close to completing the signing of Tyrone Mearsfrom West Ham United. Mears has been on loan since January and the deal for the 24-year-old defender was always likely to become permanent. He joined West Ham in a pounds1m move from Preston North End lastsummer ...
Chasing pair go head to head in hot pursuit of the leaders
Jun 01, 2007; ... The two teams leading the chase behind early pacesetters Spondon go head to head in the Beechwood Saab Derbyshire Premier Leaguetomorrow. That, potentially, is good news for Spondon, especially if thematch between Sandiacre Town and Quarndon at Longmoor Lane ends ...
Steve reigns in rain before break
Jun 01, 2007; ... Steve Tomes goes into a two-month break in the Superclub 600Championship in a commanding position. Despite winning only one of his four outings at rainswept CadwellPark, he almost doubled his points advantage over nearest rival MarkCronshaw. Now the Burton racer must wait ...
Davenport is pipped
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ross Davenport was pipped by team-mate David Carry as they foughtout the final of the 200m freestyle at the Novaquatics Speedo GrandChallenge in Irvine, Calfornia. The Belper star, one of 16 swimmers to travel to the US for atraining camp, was beaten by less than 0.5 ...
Rams may be forced to cap season tickets after sales rush
Jun 01, 2007; ... Derby County have sold 23,000 season tickets for next season andcould call a halt to sales by the weekend to comply with FA PremierLeague rules. More than 1,500 fans bought tickets on the last day of renewalsyesterday. All remaining seats at Pride Park Stadium are up for ...
Pupils take their seats as bus is offered
Jun 01, 2007 ... Pupils at St Benedict Catholic School will be riding in style on anew pounds32,000 minibus. Sunwin Motor Group, in Frank Whittle Road, Derby, donated the 17-seater vehicle as part of the school's year-long fund-raisingcampaign. Tony Guest, Sunwin's ...
Emergency team's plea for more volunteers
Jun 01, 2007 ... A Team which offers help and support to victims of fire is lookingfor volunteers and donations. The British Red Cross operates a Fire and Emergency SupportService vehicle from Derby's Ascot Drive fire station. It aims to offer rapid practical and emotional support to ...
Why did defendant flee? Asks barrister
Jun 01, 2007; ... A Defendant charged with misleading police during an investigationinto the death of Derby father Kiers Donaldson was yesterday accusedin court of the killing. Mark Heffernan had been accused of the knife attack in Sunnyhill,but was later charged with perverting the course of ...