Derby Evening Telegraph back issues from August 2007:
Fantastic four's mad scheme to swap pints for pedals Four people who did not have a pushbike between them, let alone exercised, decided to cycle across France to help their favourite Kilburn landlady deal with the pain of bereavement. The hare-brained scheme has blossomed thanks to an amazing community effort and caring spirit, which has warmed the hearts of all involved. Jill Gallone reports.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Four people who did not have a pushbike between them, let aloneexercised, decided to cycle across France to help their favouriteKilburn landlady deal with the pain of bereavement. The hare-brainedscheme has blossomed thanks to an amazing community effort and caringspirit, which has ...
Firm on track to build its light rail business
Aug 01, 2007 ... An international rail consultancy based in Derby has launched anew team aimed at targeting light rail projects. Interfleet Technology, of Pride Park, has launched a Light RailTeam as part of its Railway Systems and Strategy department. The company is looking to recruit locally ...
Jamaica's big day is marked
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Celebration of Jamaican independence is expected to attract morethan 400 people to Derby Cathedral. The service will take place on Sunday, the day before thecountry's official independence day. The Rev ...
Anton Rippon Food for thought as Anton looks for a restaurant in Derby to take his London agent to and learns you can't always trust what they say on the label
Aug 01, 2007 ... Food for thought as Anton looks for a restaurant in Derby to takehis London agent to and learns you can't always trust what they sayon the label Where to lunch a first-time visitor to Derby? That was thequestion facing me when John Pawsey, my agent of almost 30 years,announced ...
Clinics for deaf
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness will run clinics atLittleover Medical Centre, Burton Road, from 11am ...
Skills in store
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Former shop could become a learning and skills centre for adultsif plans are given the go-ahead. The People's Campus in Nottingham has applied to Erewash ...
GP bosses to meet
Aug 01, 2007 ... Patients and the public are invited to the next meeting ofDerbyshire Primary Care Trust's board. It takes place at Toll Bar House, Derby Road, Ilkeston ...
Queen show really rocked
Aug 01, 2007 ... What a fantastic show! Centre Stage Theatre Arts took amateurtheatre here in Derby to a whole new level with their performance ofWe Will Rock You at Landau Forte last week. The songs of Queen were delivered with passion, professionalismand enthusiasm that got the whole audience ...
Fern find is not a fossil
Aug 01, 2007 ... I Hate to be the bearer of bad news regarding Stone me, what asurprise (Evening Telegraph, July 20) but what Barry Volley istreasuring as a rare fossil is not a fossil at all but a type ofmineral known as a dendrite. In this ...
Way round phone rip-off
Aug 01, 2007 ... I Am in a similar position to your correspondent, J Mayes ("Greatphone number rip-off", Evening Telegraph, July 26). I pay a monthly fee to cover all my UK inland 01 calls and it isinfuriating that so many of these numbers have been supplanted by0870 and 0845 numbers ...
In hope of some classics
Aug 01, 2007 ... Isn't it amazing that, as soon as the weather changes for thebetter and summer actually feels like summer, out come the noisemerchants with their car windows wide open, selfishly blasting outsome disharmonious booming and screeching for all to appreciate! I wouldn't mind if, ...
Early bill adds up to what?
Aug 01, 2007 ... Will Councillor Chris Williamson please tell us the amount of cashthat has been obtained with the domestic and business rates beingdemanded months ...
Thanks from DRI patient
Aug 01, 2007 ... May I thank Dr Godridge, Dr Sumner, all staff at NHS Direct,Richard (paramedic at Coalville), the two lads who took me to theDerbyshire Royal ...
Vote is close call in Darley
Aug 01, 2007 ... Like Patrick Fullerton (Evening Telegraph, July 25) I amdisappointed that Labour won Darley Ward this year. Elections in Darley ward are a close contest between Labour andthe Liberal Democrats. For the previous three elections the Lib Dems had beaten Labour inDarley ...
Crafting a better life while he waits for kidney op
Aug 01, 2007; ... A Carpenter who had to give up work after suffering from kidneyfailure nine years ago has gone back to his workshop. Richard Morris, who is registered disabled, has set up a businessselling handcrafted toys and models. Mr Morris, of Swarkestone Drive, Littleover, was diagnosed ...
Pleased with GP poll results
Aug 01, 2007 ... I Am sure that people across Derby and Derbyshire welcome the newsthat their GPs have performed so well in the National PatientExperience Survey (Evening Telegraph, July 26). I would, however,like to clarify some of the figures that were quoted in NatalieMurphy's report. The ...
Woman robbed of phone in mugging
Aug 01, 2007 ... Police are hunting a gang of muggers who followed a woman beforestealing her mobile phone. The 44-year-old victim was walking across a bridge in HorninglowStreet, Burton, when she was approached by two men and a woman atabout 1.20pm on Saturday. Two of the group tried to ...
Free car wash
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hard-working youngsters are holding a free car wash. Anyone is welcome to take their cars to be cleaned at Park ViewSchool, Springwood Drive, Oakwood, on ...
At the readies
Aug 01, 2007 ... Shoppers will soon be able to pick up cash from an ATM machine to be installed at Somerfields, in ...
Orphanage children were part of my life in the 1920s As a child in the 1920s, Kate Eagers knew many of the children who lived at what was then called the Railway Servants' Orphanage in Ashbourne Road, Derby. Here, Kate, of Duffield Road (below), Derby, recounts what she recalls from those long-off days.
Aug 01, 2007 ... As a child in the 1920s, Kate Eagers knew many of the children wholived at what was then called the Railway Servants' Orphanage inAshbourne Road, Derby. Here, Kate, of Duffield Road (below), Derby,recounts what she recalls from those long-off days. I Have been fascinated by the ...
Childhood borrowash was 'village of enchantment'
Aug 01, 2007 ... Once again I have had my memory box opened to write about mybirthplace, Borrowash. I now have to go each Monday to collect mypension from the Post Office because our nearest one was closed quitesome time ago. I really enjoy Monday because I meet the people from my childhoodand it ...
Fighting the pirates of the China sea
Aug 01, 2007 ... The incredible story of a Derbyshire man's encounters with head-hunting pirates in the South China Sea 160 years ago is told byVivenne Smith in the latest issue of our monthly heritage magazine,YesterdayToday. Captain Rodney Mundy was serving with the Royal Navy off the coastof ...
Flood victims' charity night
Aug 01, 2007 ... An Indian restaurant is holding a charity night in aid of peoplecaught up in the South Asia floods. Serious flooding in eastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal has led tomillions of people fleeing their homes. Jeera, in High Street, Codnor, is hosting a charity night onTuesday, ...
Call to back marine law
Aug 01, 2007 ... The future of our marine wildlife hangs in the balance becauseGordon Brown has made only a half-hearted commitment to introducing aMarine Bill in his legislative programme. The RSPB remains deeplyconcerned that the existing draft Marine Bill may yet be dropped fromthe Queen's Speech in ...
Big plan to build care home, flats and new shops
Aug 01, 2007; ... A Major development which includes a care home, shops, medicalcentre and apartments could be built in Chellaston. Assura Property and LSP Developments are behind the plans forRowallan Way. And if Derby City Council gives the scheme the go-ahead then workon the 75-bed care ...
Look for help on smoke ban
Aug 01, 2007 ... I Would just like to reply to Dave Lock of the Adept Care Group,Confusion on smoking rules (Evening Telegraph, July 26). Mr Lockshould contact ...
Lingerie maker opening first high street store
Aug 01, 2007 ... Long Eaton lingerie company Intimas Group is to open its firstshop in the East Midlands. The firm has bought premises in Low Pavement, Nottingham, and isplanning to open a store there some time in September. If successful, the company plans to open up to 10 shops ...
Car star prize in raffle to aid bright appeal
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Derbyshire man scooped a new car in a raffle to raise money forRipley youngster Edward Bright. Pictured is Tom Gladwin in his new Ford Ka with, from left,Assistant Chief Fire Officer Sean Fayre and TC Harrison's RichardTopley. He won the top prize, donated by TC Harrison, ...
Current Derbyshire turmoil is not for the faint-hearted
Aug 01, 2007 ... For one recovering, as I am, from a spot of heart trouble,watching Derbyshire cricket may not be the most highly recommendedtherapy. However, I was all set for what promised to be an interestingSaturday against Somerset, although Derbyshire's chances of scoring331 in the fourth ...
Pesch will itch for a start with Hatters
Aug 01, 2007 ... Luton Town have signed a 36-year-old with the enthusiasm of aschoolboy. Kenilworth Road may be the last stop for PaulPeschisolido, the little Canadian who is entering his 16th season ofLeague football. He has been around since Birmingham City signed him from TorontoBlizzard in ...
Remarkable Iraq victory a beacon of optimism
Aug 01, 2007 ... Iraq's victory in the Asian Cup deserves to be recognised as oneof football's most remarkable feats. They beat Saudi Arabia in the final but, along the way, teams thathad shown up well in World Cups - Japan, South Korea and Australia -failed to last the pace. Given the ...
Capful of scouting memories stretch back over 81 years
Aug 01, 2007; ... Jack Antliff will be one of the millions of people celebratingScouting's centenary today. And, at 93 years old, Mr Antliff has been involved in Scoutinglonger than anyone else in Derby. He was just 12 when he joined the 59th Derby St Werburgh's groupin 1926. He went on to ...
Newcomer faces plenty of twists
Aug 01, 2007 ... Derbyshire are still on schedule for being able to name their newhead of cricket sooner rather than later. The original 30 candidates for the post have been assessed and ashortlist formed, though no-one is willing to say which names areactually on the shortlist or even how short it ...
Collapse sparks a hive of activity in the press box
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Collapse such as we saw at the County Ground on Saturday, whenDerbyshire were bowled out for 52, always sparks a flurry of activityin the press box as the records are consulted. Thankfully, Derbyshire's lowest-ever score in a first class match,16, did not lose its place in the ...
Top-performing planners win pounds230,000 for council
Aug 01, 2007; ... Derby City Council's planning department has been awarded morethan pounds230,000 from the Government in praise of its work dealingwith applications. The grant, from the Government's Communities and Local Governmentdepartment, was in recognition of the council's efforts to ...
Such a relief for birt as he rediscovers his batting form
Aug 01, 2007 ... The relief was plain for Travis Birt as he finally recaptured hisfirst-season form for Derbyshire. After scoring only 264 runs in his first 14 championship inningsso far in the campaign, the Tasmania batsman struck a stylish 140 onthe first day against Gloucestershire ...
All quiet for flintoff as Lancashire hit back to rock Sussex
Aug 01, 2007 ... England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff made a quiet return to first-class cricket as Lancashire made an impressive recovery againstSussex at Liverpool. Flintoff, back in action after ankle surgery, was not used as abowler as Sussex were bowled out for 274 on the opening day of the ...
Brown? Blue? It's all green!
Aug 01, 2007; ... Every resident of Derby will soon be able to recycle more easilywhen the city council extends its twin-bin scheme to all areas. People who have not yet been given a brown bin for food and gardenwaste, a blue bin for tins, glass and plastic bottles and a bag fornewspapers will be ...
'We hated the IRA for what they did. They killed innocent people...But you had to respect them at the same time. They could be very clever' Operation Banner, the British Army's attempt to keep the peace in Northern Ireland, ended at midnight last night. With 763 soldiers dead and hundreds more wounded, the 38-year military operation will have bitter memories for many. But Phil Williams spoke to one Derby ex-soldier for whom the sacrifices had a point.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Operation Banner, the British Army's attempt to keep the peace inNorthern Ireland, ended at midnight last night. With 763 soldiersdead and hundreds more wounded, the 38-year military operation willhave bitter memories for many. But Phil Williams spoke to one Derbyex-soldier for whom the ...
Children get crafty at summer holiday art days
Aug 01, 2007 ... Youngsters were given the chance to get creative during a craftsession at Erewash Museum. The museum in High Street, Ilkeston, hosted the Plastered Artssession as part of a series of summer holiday activities. Scores of children ...
Park yourself with friends on a space mission
Aug 01, 2007 ... People who enjoy visiting Derby's parks are invited to join acommunity group. The Friends of Darley Open Spaces campaign to improve green spacesin Derby, including Darley Park, Derwent Park, Chester Green,Parker's Piece, Darley Fields and Darley and Nutwood Nature ...
Vote for a legend
Aug 01, 2007 ... Football: As part of its Centenary Year, The ProfessionalFootballers Association (PFA) is putting together a list of the top100 players who have played professional football over the last 100years. And you have the chance to vote for your favourite Derby Countyplayer from a ...
Rubbish roadshows
Aug 01, 2007 ... Derby City Council will be holding roadshows from Monday, between10am and 4pm, to help people with the transition to the recyclingscheme. Shaftesbury Sports Centre, in Shaftesbury Crescent, on Monday,August 6. Sherwood Forester public house, in St Thomas Road, on ...
Worthless vigilante
Aug 01, 2007 ... Police are generally suspicious and unenthusiastic aboutvigilantes - usually primarily because they put themselves at risk intackling villains. In the eyes of the public, though, the Charles Bronson charactersare true have-a-go heroes. However, there is absolutely no chance ...
Travis feels right at home as he hits welcome ton at Bristol
Aug 01, 2007; ... Gloucestershire might have been saddened to abandon Cheltenham andswitch back to county headquarters but Travis Birt would happily playat Bristol every day. The Australian left-hander gathered all the happy feelings he tookfrom his only previous visit to Nevil Road and turned them ...
Five homes in place of one
Aug 01, 2007 ... Permission is being sought to build five bungalows in Breaston. Alan McGowan Architects in Long Eaton has applied to ErewashBorough Council on ...
Church will do service as Chinese restaurant
Aug 01, 2007; ... A Historic church on an ancient site in the centre of Derby isundergoing a pounds1m refurbishment to turn it into a restaurant. St Werburgh's Church, a Grade II listed building in Cheapsidewhich has stood empty for more than a decade, will be turned into Chinese buffet restaurant ...
A spa town again as old hydro is restored
Aug 01, 2007; ... Matlock is set to become a spa town once again thanks to apounds4.75m investment to restore one of its world-famous hydros. Lilybank, in Chesterfield Road, was the only remaining hydro inthe area before its closure in 1962. Following a year-long renovation, the building and ...
FA Cup glory lives on for Rams legend Reg
Aug 01, 2007; ... The term "legend" can be used too often to describe footballers,but former Rams' favourite Reg Harrison certainly fits the bill. As Derby County prepare for their return to the Premiership, Reghas shared his memories of being a member of the 1946 FA Cup winningDerby County side - ...
Holiday crafts for children
Aug 01, 2007 ... Craft activities with a wildlife theme are being offered tochildren this week. The Coors Visitor Centre, in Horninglow Street, Burton, will hostthe sessions each weekday morning ...
Church sale to boost funds
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Church is holding a mini-market and coffee morning to raisefunds for a new kitchen. St Thomas' Road Methodist Church in Normanton will hold the eventon Saturday between 10am ...
Family fun day
Aug 01, 2007 ... Families are invited to enjoy a fun day and help support acharity. Home-Start South Derbyshire will host the event at its ...
Belt up and get creative
Aug 01, 2007 ... Toy and model-making will be taught to children at Derby's SilkMill museum. Youngsters aged six to 12 will get to build a belt-driven toy totake away at the Belt Up session on Tuesday, August 7 ....
Invitation to get dug in
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Gardening club is inviting the public to a taster session. Derwent Green Gym, which aims to help people improve their mentaland physical health through gardening, will open its site at ...
Housing plan to be decided
Aug 01, 2007 ... Permission is being sought to build three houses in Long Eaton. Forum Building design, in Long Eaton, has applied to ErewashBorough Council on behalf of the owner of land off Tamworth ...
Outdoor fun in wild Derby
Aug 01, 2007 ... Outdoor activities will be held for youngsters at city naturereserves. Derby City Council is organising three events as part of its WildDerby Summer Scheme. The events will be at Allestree ...
Squirrel day
Aug 01, 2007 ... Youngsters can learn about squirrels at an activity day run byDerbyshire Wildlife Trust. The sessions are being held at the Whistlestop Centre in the oldrailway buildings, Matlock Bath, on ...
Have a say on health service
Aug 01, 2007 ... People in Ripley are being invited to have their say on healthservices. Derbyshire Patient and Public Involvement Forum is holding an openevent at Ripley CVS, Market Place, on Friday, August ...
Visit is booked
Aug 01, 2007 ... Derby's mobile library will visit Allenton on Friday, when CDs canbe borrowed as well as books ...
Inspector backs granny flat refusal
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Council has upheld its decision to refuse planning permissionfor a granny flat in a conservation area. Permission for the annex over an existing garage in Chapel Lane,Burton, was refused by East Staffordshire Borough Council in Decemberlast year. An ...
Bungalow plan rejected again
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Planning inspector has dismissed an appeal against a decision torefuse planning permission for a bungalow in Belper. Amber Valley Borough Council originally rejected plans to build abungalow, on land next to Longwalls Barn in Longwalls Lane,Blackbrook, in Belper, in December last ...
Charity's plea for donations
Aug 01, 2007 ... A DERBY-based charity for the homeless is appealing for donations. The Padley charity shop in Sadler Gate wants good quality bric-a-brac, books, black plastic coat hangers and clean plastic ...
Meal service
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Free lunch will follow a Sunday service at Swanwick MethodistChurch on August ...
Golden dayhelps charity
Aug 01, 2007 ... A Couple showed their devotion by renewing their vows on their50th wedding anniversary. Pat Malia, 72, and his wife, Hazel, 68, of Little Eaton, werejoined by their original three ...
The rail thing
Aug 01, 2007 ... Model railway enthusiasts can steam in to a collectors' fair. The Toy and Train Collectors' Fair will be held at ...