Derby Evening Telegraph back issues from February 2008:
Charlie's tale is so sharp
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Film: Charlie Wilson's War Cert: 12A CHARLIE Wilson's War comes with impeccable credentials, havingbeen directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate) and starring Tom Hanksand Julia Roberts. It's based on true events. Charlie Wilson was a US Senator,responsible for ...
New twist for old fashioned monster movie
Feb 01, 2008 ... Certificate: 15 Running Time: 84 mins STARTS: Today at the Odeon and Showcase in Derby; Cineworld inBurton; Cinebowl in Uttoxeter. STARS: Michael Stahl-David (debut); Mike Vogel (Poseidon). DIRECTOR: Matt Reeves (feature debut). IT'S ABOUT: A monster ...
Why pig girl fairytale fails to bring home the bacon
Feb 01, 2008 ... Certificate: U Running Time: 89 mins STARTS: Today at the Odeon and Showcase in Derby; Cineworld inBurton. STARS: Christina Ricci (Sleepy Hollow); James McAvoy (Atonement) IT'S ABOUT: A girl with the face of a pig. Our verdict: Misguided modern ...
Bale thriller and adaptation of best-selling book for metro
Feb 01, 2008 ... Starting today at the Ritz are the Brad Pitt western TheAssassination of Jesse James ... (Cert 15) and the school comedy StTrinian's (Cert 12A). The French musical Chansons D'Amour (Cert 15)can be seen from Monday and the Mark Wahlberg thriller We Own TheNight (Cert 15) starts on ...
No strings attached for Victoria's new opera role
Feb 01, 2008 ... When Burton vicar's daughter Victoria Simmonds made her stagedebut at the tender of age of 12 playing Pinocchio for a group ofvillage players, little did she know that 20 odd years later shewould star as the famous puppet in the world premiere of a newfamily opera. The ...
Long road reaches Derby
Feb 01, 2008 ... Following a sell-out run at The Edinburgh Festival last year,Josie Long hits the road with her show Trying is Good. She arrives in Derby for a gig at the Assembly Rooms Darwin Suiteon Friday, February 15 (8pm). "I'm trying to make my second show as good as playing Uno ...
Putting style back into a verdi classic
Feb 01, 2008 ... Derby Choral Union is inviting singers to come and join them fora concert at Duffield Church on February 9. There will be a workshop during the day, offering a chance tolearn two pieces which will be performed that evening. GabrielFaure's Requiem and Love Songs for Spring Time by ...
Improvisers explore the art of noise with a unique approach
Feb 01, 2008 ... Schh, a new quartet of improvising musicians from across theMidlands, will appear at the University of Derby on Wednesday. Atthe heart of their music making is the idea of sharing theirexcitement in the spontaneous exploration of sound with each otherand an audience. Pianist Mike ...
Epic tale gets the marathon treatment for theatre-goers
Feb 01, 2008 ... What: adapted by Helen Edmundson from the Novel by Leo Tolstoyin two parts. WHERE: Nottingham Playhouse. WHEN: February 1-17. TICKETS: From pounds7.50-pounds24.50 (special deals when bookingboth parts). BOX OFFICE: 0115 941 9419. THEATRE-GOERS will ...
Comedy mayhem promised at club gig
Feb 01, 2008 ... Where: Cube Cafe-bar at Derby Dance, Chapel Street, Derby. WHEN: Friday, February 15 at 8pm (bar open from 7pm. Tickets: pounds10. Box Office: 01332 370911. THE next Comedy Club at Derby Dance takes place on Friday,February 15, at the CUBE ...
Bargains still available, if you do your homework
Feb 01, 2008 ... As with so many things of late, the cost of wine seems set torise. It wasn't just the UK that experienced a dreadful summer; many ofEurope's premium wine growing regions were also subject to adverseconditions. Those producers who decided to pick their grapes late were ...
Contemporary cafe takes a fresh look at light dining
Feb 01, 2008 ... What: Fresh Ground. where: King Street, Belper. meal for two: Bean and lentil goulash pounds5.45; Cheese savourypanini pounds4.50; coffee cake pounds2.50; chocolate tortepounds2.75; large cappuccino pounds2.25; elderflower pressepounds1.55. total: ...
Poet Ian has a song in his heart
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Ian McMillan Orchestra will be providing a fusion ofYorkshire words and European music in Buxton. On February 16 at the Pavilion Gardens Lounge Ian McMillan'sbluff Yorkshire voice will be lending itself to the powerful songswhich are tales of milkmen, ...
Dare to be different, our modern city bars are urged
Feb 01, 2008 ... Most weeks, this column waxes lyrical about the excellent choiceof beers in the Derby area and the quality of the places in which todrink them. This week, however, here is a sobering reminder of just hownarrow-minded, one-dimensional and unimaginative licensed premisescan still ...
Atonement nabs attenborough award
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Richard Attenborough Film Awards wants Qt readers to vote fora special public award to mark movie-goers' own Film of the Year2008.These prestigious awards are dedicated to Lord Attenborough andpresented in his name. To learn more about these awards and how you could win a ...
Rich country for coens to exploit
Feb 01, 2008 ... Certficate: 15 RUNNING TIME: 122 mins. Starts: Today at the Showcase. Odeon in Derby; Cineworld inBurton; Derby Metro from Feb 8, Belper Ritz from Feb 15. Stars: Josh Brolin (American Gangster); Tommy Lee Jones (TheFugitive); Javier Badem (The Sea ...
Closure is a terrible blow
Feb 01, 2008 ... On Friday, the axe finally fell on the Post Office at Eggintonand severed a link going back for many decades. The friendly presence of this huge national organisation hasfinally departed in a massive and brutal rationalisation - a cullwhich will have left many small parishes ...
Shame of post office closures
Feb 01, 2008 ... In January last year, I wrote in the local press warning of thethreat of closure to many of our rural and urban post offices,urging everyone to write to their Members of Parliament demandingthe Government think again and support the post office network. Labour's record on post ...
'Consultation' was pointless
Feb 01, 2008 ... For many older people who have reached the stage in life whenthey need help in providing for their everyday needs and maintainingtheir homes in good order, care in the community is not the bestoption. In such cases, the option of being able to choose the constantcare and ...
We did survive mountain trek
Feb 01, 2008 ... Will all relatives and friends please take note that rumoursabout our demise on Mount Sinai (where God gave Moses the 10Commandments) has been greatly exaggerated? Our party of three allsurvived the hair-raising experience. We were on holiday north of Sharm-el-Sheikh, when we ...
John Hyde ; John takes a close look through his junk mail bag - and doesn't like what he sees.
Feb 01, 2008 ... John takes a close look through his junk mail bag - and doesn'tlike what he sees. Like most people, the mail which cascades daily through my doorcontains more junk than Hong Kong harbour. Along with the usual onesoffering cheaper car/home/contents insurance is the gem ...
Incitement to maim and kill
Feb 01, 2008 ... You might think that any road-user with an ounce of common sensewould see the folly of glorifying the breaking of speed limits. But the sorry truth is, of course, that common and road sense goout of the window for too many people when they hit the highway. These are the fools ...
School food pioneer dies
Feb 01, 2008 ... An innovator in the school catering industry has died, aged 89. Mary Malynn was one of the first people to introduce frozen mealsfor reheating in schools when she was a school meals organiser. Former colleague Alan Stewart said Miss Malynn, more commonlyknown as Connie, was ...
Under the skin of a grotesque charmer
Feb 01, 2008 ... Where: Derby Playhouse. when: February 16 to March 22, 7.30pm plus matinees. tickets: pounds14-pounds22 (concessions available). box office: 01332 363275. PENSION-PINCHING newspaper baron Robert Maxwell and legendaryRams boss Brian Clough square up in a ...
Need for speed is a driving force for museum
Feb 01, 2008 ... Where: Donington Park, Castle Donington. Open: Seven days a week, 10am-4pm. ADMISSION: pounds7 adults, pounds5 concessions, pounds2.50children. CALL: 01332 811027. TUCKED away in a quiet corner of the Derbyshire countryside is apetrolhead's ...
Castle hosts fright night for charity
Feb 01, 2008 ... Nottingham Castle has been chosen as the location forChildLine's first sponsored Scary Sleepover. The site, renowned for many a haunting, will host up to 40intrepid ghost-hunters on Friday, February 22 for a nerve-tinglingnight in the castle and its caves. Participants must ...
A champagne moment!
Feb 01, 2008; ... Champagne corks were popping at a Derbyshire secondary schoolyesterday after it was given specialist status in performing andvisual arts. Mortimer Wilson School, in Alfreton, was one of four schools inthe county told it had gained specialist status. All have beengiven additional ...
Travel back in time for living history lesson
Feb 01, 2008 ... Swap classrooms for cobbled streets and a timetable of fun atthe Black Country Living Museum this month. Take a history lesson like no other and travel back in time tothe early 1900s where modern conveniences like washing machines,cookers and bathrooms are just a twinkle in the ...
Battle march in glorious mud
Feb 01, 2008 ... Warwick Castle is hosting a great battle march - with mud. Ladies love a soldier and wannabe warriors can step into theshoes of a medieval battalion for a hands-on, feet first adventuretrail around the castle grounds. Along the way, they will get a taste of army rations, ...
It's much more than skiing ; There's more to skiing holidays than skiing, as Jill Gallone discovered long ago. Though probably the world's worst skier, she couldn't wait to hit the slopes in Seefeld, Austria. And afterwards she was even more eager to sample its a la carte food.
Feb 01, 2008 ... There's more to skiing holidays than skiing, as Jill Gallonediscovered long ago. Though probably the world's worst skier, shecouldn't wait to hit the slopes in Seefeld, Austria. And afterwardsshe was even more eager to sample its a la carte food. Getting there: Inghams offers ...
Chic and cheerful as hotel chain goes purple
Feb 01, 2008 ... A Chic new hotel brand is being launched in the UK - and the movebrings a change of name today for a Derby place to stay. The Sleep Inn has become the Purplehotel Derby, one of 11similarly branded UK establishments of The Real Hotel Company. The purple branding was introduced ...
Vagabonds were big in 40s Derby
Feb 01, 2008 ... Recent articles about the Hippodrome in its heyday promptedformer Derbeian Tony Elliott, 65, now living in Spain, to contactBygones. Tony's father, Eddie Elliott, and his band, the Vagabonds,frequently played at the Hippodrome in the 1940s and 1950s. "My dad played the ...
Ponies in pyjamas grazed in meadow
Feb 01, 2008 ... The story about elephants in Derby, on January 28, remindedof the first elephants I ever saw, in Derby when I was a youngsterin the late 1940s. These animals were walking along Nottingham Road. They thencrossed the old canal via a very steep humpback bridge on ...
Fields and woods were our wartime playgrounds ; Stuart Haywood's vivid memories of growing up in South Derbyshire in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s are captured in his booklet, Rich Mixture. Here, he describes what life was like for a youngster during the war years.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Stuart Haywood's vivid memories of growing up in South Derbyshirein the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s are captured in his booklet, RichMixture. Here, he describes what life was like for a youngsterduring the war years. In 1938, my parents bought a new, three-bedroomed semi at 161Wood ...
Old Darley Abbey schoolhouse is offices
Feb 01, 2008 ... Yesterday, we asked what had happened to the beautiful buildingon the right of the early-20th-century photograph of New Road,Darley Abbey (right), as it was no longer visible on a recent shottaken of the same view. Several readers have pointed out that the building is, in ...
Twitchers got in the picture at bird watch
Feb 01, 2008 ... A Mass bird watch took place in Derby Market Place - and PictureTelegraph was there to capture it. The Bird Bonanza, run by local members of the Royal Society forthe Protection of Birds and the BBC, was to coincide with thesociety's Big Garden Birdwatch. It was the world's ...
Romance is food of love
Feb 01, 2008 ... There are all sorts of ways to delight someone on Valentine'sDay, from the grandest of gestures to the smallest token sent fromthe heart. If you're on a budget, think about gifts in kind over a month - for instance, nights out with friends while you babysit or breakfastin bed ...
Courts
Feb 01, 2008 ... Recent cases dealt with by Southern Derbyshire magistrates: Broken order Jonathan Kenneth RANDLE, 34, of Bangor Street, Chaddesden, toldto continue a community order until November 20, 2008, and orderedto carry out 20 hours' unpaid work for failing to comply with anorder ...
Also in the latest edition
Feb 01, 2008 ... Hospital celebrates medical feat Children's photography exhibition Birthday party raises money for cancer care Readers' favourite views New babies Readers' own news pictures Panto time at Willington Beginners' ballroom ...
Better way to find next home ; From next week, the Evening Telegraph is changing the title of its property supplements - and it will also feature a unique link-up with a national property website. David Whitfield reports on the benefits FindaProperty will bring to readers and online users alike.
Feb 01, 2008 ... From next week, the Evening Telegraph is changing the title ofits property supplements - and it will also feature a unique link-up with a national property website. David Whitfield reports on thebenefits FindaProperty will bring to readers and online users alike. There are plenty ...
Traders braced for roadworks
Feb 01, 2008; ... Work to cut congestion on a major Derby road will start onMonday, despite some traders fearing it will cause major problems. Pedestrian crossings and traffic lights will be installed inOsmaston Road, while bus and cycle lanes will also be created. The project will take about 16 ...
Fixtures
Feb 01, 2008 ... Fa Trophy THIRD ROUND Burton Albion v Histon BLUE SQUARE NORTH Burscough v Alfreton Town UNIBOND PREMIER DIVISION North Ferriby United v Matlock Town Ilkeston Town v Whitby Town UNIBOND DIVISION ONE SOUTH Belper ...
Gittens looking to maintain intensity for dudley clash
Feb 01, 2008; ... Derby Rfc face Midlands One opposition Dudley Kingswinford in afriendly at Haslams Lane tomorrow as they prepare for their next twovital league matches. Ian Gitten's side take a break from Midlands Two East action thisweekend but are keen to maintain the intensity ahead of ...
Young ready for Australia test
Feb 01, 2008; ... Matlock coach Chris Loeber has paid tribute to departing full-back Chris Young, who is about to embark on an Australian adventure. Young travels Down Under this month to play rugby for a club sidein Brisbane. The 22-year-old helped Matlock beat Market Bosworth last week inhis ...
Blues bursting to get back into action at last
Feb 01, 2008 ... Long Eaton United are out to extend their three-match winningstreak tomorrow - three weeks after they last played. Postponements have meant the Blues only played twice during themonth of January. But they are due to return to action at fifth-placed Selby Town. Defender ...
Vets retain county title
Feb 01, 2008; ... Derbyshire Vets retained the Three Counties championship in stylewith an impressive 43-5 victory over Nottinghamshire at Mellish RFC. The hosts were made to work hard early on by a physical Nottsside who battled to the final whistle. The platform was set by the Derbyshire ...
Crofters keeping the faith
Feb 01, 2008; ... Burton are aiming to keep their winning start to 2008 going whenthey host Mansfield for a friendly on Peel Croft tomorrow. With only one player unavailable from the six-try romp overWhitchurch, coach Karl Ashfield and his selection committee havedecided to stick with basically the ...
Gladiators set sights on second ferriby win
Feb 01, 2008; ... Matlock Town are looking to claim their third league double ofthe season when they visit North Ferriby United tomorrow. Their last encounter with the UniBond Premier Division side inSeptember saw the Gladiators clinch a 2-1 win - despite Ferribyopening the scoring in the first 10 ...
Norton may lose on-loan defender
Feb 01, 2008; ... Gresley Rovers manager Gary Norton was last night sweating overdefender Leigh Platnauer's future at the club. Platnauer has impressed since joining the Moatmen on loan fromHinckley United but the Blue Square North strugglers could recallthe 21-year-old. Norton, whose side ...
Carney disappointed by Retford display
Feb 01, 2008; ... Belper Town joint manager Andy Carney is hoping his side canlearn from their mistakes when they welcome Cammell Laird tomorrow. The Nailers crashed to a 3-0 defeat against UniBond Division OneSouth leaders Retford United last weekend, and only took a pointfrom their meeting with ...
Alfreton boss not giving up on a play-off place just yet
Feb 01, 2008; ... Alfreton Town manager Nicky Law believes his side are still inthe hunt for a place in the Blue Square North play- offs. The Reds currently lie 11th in the table and 13 points adrift ofa top-five spot - but Law has not given up hope of a late charge forpromotion. Alfreton ...
Jemson: Keeper needs time to sort out some personal issues
Feb 01, 2008; ... Ilkeston Town manager Nigel Jemson has not closed the door ontroubled goalkeeper James Lindley - despite drafting in a loanreplacement. Lindley cost the Robins a point at Uniond Premier Division high-flyers Fleetwood Town last weekend when he inexplicably bargedopposing skipper ...
Cup record a knockout if Brewers can keep it running
Feb 01, 2008; ... Burton Albion turn their attention back to knockout cup actionagain tomorrow with the visit of Histon for the FA Trophy thirdround. And the Brewers are protecting a cup record almost as impressiveas their Blue Square Premier League form as they aim to progress inthe most ...
Quiet day - but Clough targets two
Feb 01, 2008 ... The transfer window closed last night with Burton Albion the onlyclub in the Blue Square Premier who did not conclude any business inJanuary. But that was not for the want of trying, as manager Nigel Cloughtried to bring in two players to supplement what is, essentially, an18-man ...
No hurdle is too high as Miller equals cram
Feb 01, 2008; ... Yasmin Miller has the attitude and ability to go as far as shewants according to her coach Alastair Cook after she equalled SteveCram's three-gold medal haul at the Northern England Indoor JuniorChampionships. The 12-year-old Derby AC star took the Sheffield competition bystorm, ...
Gilby leads the way but Derby fall one man short
Feb 01, 2008 ... Jon Gilby led the way for Derby AC in the Northern Cross CountryChampionships on an otherwise disappionting day in Leeds. In the senior men's event, Gilby ran superbly to finish eighth behind local winner David Webb of Leeds. Alex Pilcher followed with an excellent 12th-place ...
Long Eaton out in force in the fells
Feb 01, 2008 ... Long Eaton's fell runners were out in force for the Tigger TorFell Race in Sheffield. Andrei Vais was first home for the club, although there was notmuch between him and fellow Long Eaton runners Phil Walters and IanAdkin. Rob Jackson, Walters, Vais and Adkin were within ...
Rich shrugs off injuries
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rich Wilkinson shrugged off his injury problems to storm home inthe Midlands Cross Country Championships at Leamington Spa. Wilkinson led the Long Eaton men home over the tough 12km coursein 50.07mins. Vicky Yeomans ran the 6km course as the sole woman representativein a time ...
Lewis hits top three
Feb 01, 2008 ... The third East Midlands Cross Country race saw a host of LongEaton runners turn out to compete. Paul Lewis led the way on the Bramcote Park circuit, finishingthe 6.2-mile course in a time of 35mins49secs to ...
Company gives trains new look
Feb 01, 2008 ... A Train company has begun the refurbishment of its vehicles. CrossCountry trains, which operate routes through Derby, says thenew look will help passengers to recognise its trains when they pullup at the station. The first train featuring the new black and red livery went ...
Reliable Bombardier scoops seven train-building awards
Feb 01, 2008; ... Derby train-maker Bombardier is celebrating after its trains werenamed as the most reliable in the UK. The Litchurch Lane firm, which is the only train builder left inthe country, almost swept the board at the Modern Railways UKReliability Awards, winning seven awards. The ...
Donation helps charity lend a sympathetic ear
Feb 01, 2008 ... A Derbyshire law firm has raised hundreds of pounds for a charitywhich helps youngsters at times of family conflict. Robinsons, which has offices in Derby and Ilkeston, has raisedpounds500 from staff who pledged to make a donation to the SafeSpeak charity instead of sending ...
Fears after travel agent announces cut in shops
Feb 01, 2008 ... Uncertainty surrounds the future of Thomson and First Choicetravel agencies in Derbyshire, following an announcement of shopclosures by the firms' parent company. TUI Travel, which owns both brands, announced yesterday that itplans to shut up to 100 shops nationwide in an effort to ...
Weston chooses to call it a day with Derbyshire
Feb 01, 2008; ... Phil Weston, who endured a miserable first season with Derbyshirelast year, has retired from cricket at the age of 34. Even though he had another year left on his contract at theCounty Ground, the left-handed opening batsman has decided the timeis right to quit and take up a new ...
Project keeps on growing
Feb 01, 2008; ... Steve Hearne has discovered that the inspiration to help otherscan come from the most surprising places. And his efforts have led to him being nominated for an EveningTelegraph Community Champion award. After noticing that the allotment next to theirs seemed to beabandoned, ...