Derby Evening Telegraph back issues from December 2008:
Youngsters watched the 'goings on' in George yard
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Was interested to read the letter sent in by Patrick Ellisrecently (October 13) regarding the history of Derby's George Yard,pictured above. My husband, Jim Bettridge, lived there and was the son of Johnand Emma Bettridge. They had more than 11 children as Emma was 17 years ...
Mum saw film star in the kardomah
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Have lived in North Devon for 38 years and so rely on friendsin Derby to pass on their Bygones to me and am sometimes a littlebehind with the issues. In 1961, when I was a pupil at Parkfields Cedars, my motherworked part time at the Kardomah. Her name was Phyllis King and Ican ...
Revolution was in the air as the dynamic duo resigned from Rams ; Peter looks back 35 years to when the Bring Back Clough brigade marched through Derby in support of the Dynamic Duo.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Peter looks back 35 years to when the Bring Back Clough brigademarched through Derby in support of the Dynamic Duo. Memory plays odd tricks with time. It really is 35 years sincethe "Dynamic Duo", Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, sensationallyresigned from Derby County. The ...
Wartime blind date sparked a love affair that lasted a lifetime ; Irene and Alex Tod met on a blind date in 1943 when the handsome Australian was based at Church Broughton during the Second World War. Their love affair lasted 64 years - as Pat Parkin reports.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Irene and Alex Tod met on a blind date in 1943 when the handsomeAustralian was based at Church Broughton during the Second WorldWar. Their love affair lasted 64 years - as Pat Parkin reports. A Love affair, which began with a blind date for a young Derbygirl and a handsome ...
Warm feelings for Derby's hot spots
Dec 01, 2008 ... Peter Seddon's last column (November 17) about Derby's firstIndian restaurant sparked some nostalgic memories for severalreaders. John Turton, of Shelton Lock, was a frequenter of the Taj Mahal,in Curzon Street, in the early 1960s. He told Bygones: "I went through a stage ...
Boxing champ immortalised
Dec 01, 2008 ... In 1917, a comprehensive set of cigarette cards, featuringboxers, was issued with the cigarettes of the Liverpool company ofCope Brothers. The series included a whole spectrum of boxers ranging from thechampions of the day to the best in the Armed Forces. The card above ...
School, real winters and adventurous games were part of life in the 1950s ; Several important things happened in the life of Jeffrey Collett in the early 1950s - his older sister went off to "big" school, the Queen was crowned, he became a milk monitor and the great outdoors beckoned, as he describes here in his continuing childhood memoirs.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Several important things happened in the life of Jeffrey Collettin the early 1950s - his older sister went off to "big" school, theQueen was crowned, he became a milk monitor and the great outdoorsbeckoned, as he describes here in his continuing childhood memoirs. It would be ...
Skating on thin ice throughout my school days at markeaton ; Illness meant Sheila Thornally missed a lot of school and tended to struggle, yet she still managed to become known as one of the terrible twins when she attended Markeaton School, Derby, in the 1950s. Here Sheila (nee Barker), now living in Skegness, shares some of her memories of her schooldays.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Illness meant Sheila Thornally missed a lot of school and tendedto struggle, yet she still managed to become known as one of theterrible twins when she attended Markeaton School, Derby, in the1950s. Here Sheila (nee Barker), now living in Skegness, shares someof her memories of her ...
Parents spotted at dance
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Am writing regarding the article sent in by Walter Randle, ofChaddesden, on ballroom dancing (November 17). It was wonderful to see my late parents, Doris and Geoff Foster,enjoying themselves at a Chellaston tea dance. My in-laws also taught dancing and many ...
Great days at alpha dancing school
Dec 01, 2008 ... In the 1950s, Hector Arter and his wife ran a dance school in atiny, old church hall at the corner of Pear Tree Road and DairyhouseRoad, opposite the Vulcan Arms. I and many others learnt to dance the waltz, quickstep, foxtrot,etc at the Alpha Dancing School in that tiny ...
Soldier's family link found
Dec 01, 2008 ... Reader Barry Taft's appeal to find relatives of First World Warsoldier Arthur Tipper, who was killed on the Somme in 1916, hasproduced the following response from John Wain, of Chellaston. Hewrites: "Before his death, Arthur had been promoted to Lance Corporal anddied leading ...
Love-struck cafe regulars were interested in more than Egg, bacon and chips ; When a Bygones reader asked if anyone remembered the Verena Cafe, in Ripley, and knew what happened to the owner's lovely daughter, Sylvia Woolley, a rapid reply came from Ivor Buxton, living nearly 200 miles away. "To paraphrase a line from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre: 'Yes reader, I married her.'" Pat Parkin was intrigued.
Dec 01, 2008 ... When a Bygones reader asked if anyone remembered the Verena Cafe,in Ripley, and knew what happened to the owner's lovely daughter,Sylvia Woolley, a rapid reply came from Ivor Buxton, living nearly200 miles away. "To paraphrase a line from Charlotte Bronte's JaneEyre: 'Yes reader, I ...
Ripley town centre revisited
Dec 01, 2008 ... These two fascinating old postcards were sent in by BryanWalker, of Mill Street, Belper, who thought readers might find theminteresting. They are both views of Church Street, Ripley, looking in oppositedirections. Mr Walker wondered if anyone knew the make of the car in ...
Junior school pupils reunite
Dec 01, 2008 ... Nearly 30 former pupils of St Matthew's Church of England School,Darley Abbey, gathered recently for a reunion in the village. It was the second similar event organised by villager CarolWheatcroft, who attended the school in the 1950s. She said: "We had a good turnout. People ...
Happy times at pear tree school
Dec 01, 2008 ... The above photo, featured in Bygones recently, sparked a lot ofresponse from former pupils of Pear Tree School, Derby. Brenda Peerless (nee Miller) was there from 1948-53 and sent inthe following information. "In the photograph of the teachers, at the back, far left, is ...
School picture features in book
Dec 01, 2008 ... The photograph, left, of Gayton Avenue School used in lastweek's Bygones did not date from the 1950s, as we believed, but is afairly recent picture taken by the headmistress, Mrs Wilson. It ...
Evacuees enjoyed the deep mid-winter at Chatsworth
Dec 01, 2008 ... With snow forecast, it's fascinating to look back at some of thedeep mid-winters we had in the past. These girls were some of the 250 pupils from Colwyn Bay boardingschool who were evacuated to Chatsworth House in 1939 at theoutbreak of the Second World War. They are ...
Chemists
Dec 01, 2008 ... Monday: Prescriptions only (until 6.30pm unless stated): DERBY: Abbey, Stockbrook St; Asda, Spondon (10pm); Astons,Osmaston Rd (7pm); Boots, Victoria St (8pm); Buxton's, St Thomas Rd(7pm); Cavendish Pharmacy, Derby Lane, Cavendish (7am-10pm); Day/Night Pharmacy, Wilson St and ...
HIV stigma leads to secrecy ; Latest figures show that 145 people in Derbyshire have HIV, the virus that can lead to Aids. By 2010, that figure is expected to rise by around 60%, to 230 people. To mark World Aids Day today, Kate Liptrot spoke to a Derbyshire man with the virus to find out what life is like after diagnosis and how others react.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Latest figures show that 145 people in Derbyshire have HIV, thevirus that can lead to Aids. By 2010, that figure is expected torise by around 60%, to 230 people. To mark World Aids Day today,Kate Liptrot spoke to a Derbyshire man with the virus to find outwhat life is like after ...
HIV sufferers battle against misconceptions as well as the virus
Dec 01, 2008 ... Hiv is a virus that attacks the body's immune system so that itis less able to protect itself against disease. A person is considered to have developed Aids when the immunesystem is so weak it can no longer fight off infections it wouldnormally cope with. There is no cure for HIV ...
Police warning on tool thefts
Dec 01, 2008 ... Workmen are being urged to take tools out of their vans overnightafter a spate of thefts. Police have issued the warning to builders and tradespeople inCastle Donington and Kegworth. In the last two weeks, 15 vans have been broken into across NorthWest ...
Cover for cycles
Dec 01, 2008 ... Derby City Council wants to put up a cycle shelter in the carpark of the Council House. The enclosed shelter would be ...
Recent cases dealt with by southern Derbyshire magistrates
Dec 01, 2008 ... Amanjit Singh MATTU, 34, of Sinfin Lane, Derby, given a three-month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, 12 months'supervision, nine-months' treatment for drug dependency and orderedto pay pounds100 costs for burglary on June 26. Jonathan Leigh STREET, 36, of Kerry's Yard, ...
MP Dean makes visits post haste
Dec 01, 2008 ... Postmen and women are being thanked for their hard work duringthe Christmas rush. Janet Dean MP will make her annual visit to the Royal Maildelivery offices at Burton and Uttoxeter to see how the Christmaspost is being ...
Rotary fund-raising will float on
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Christmas float will accompany a group of fund-raisers. The Rotary Club of Church Wilne will hold its annual collectionsduring the next few weeks at several locations. They are Asda Spondon on Saturday, December ...
Senior academic calls for a fairer share of research project funding
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Senior academic at the University of Derby has called for afairer system of research funding to be introduced by theGovernment. Professor Paul Bridges says the current system favours larger,richer and more established research institutes like the Universityof ...
Rare carvings by renowned artist due to fetch pounds20,000 at auction
Dec 01, 2008; ... Rare 18th Century oak panels carved by a well-respectedDerbyshire artist could fetch more than pounds20,000 when they gounder the hammer next month. The six oval wall panels were carved by Henry Watson, ofBakewell, and show scenes from the Old Testament including Jonah andthe ...
Jeremy can vouch for benefits of winning our story contest
Dec 01, 2008; ... Writer Jeremy Duffield is still feeling the benefits of winningour Qt Short Story Competition. Jeremy, 62, of Heanor, hasn't yet managed to spend all hiswinnings - pounds250 of Waterstone's vouchers. Jeremy took the honours with Just Before Lent, an atmospherictale set in ...
Balloons go up to raise pounds300
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Balloon race to raise money for adults with learningdisabilities has brought in around pounds300. The Winchester Club, based in Sinfin, gave a mountain bike to theowner of the ...
Parents face schools' deadline
Dec 01, 2008 ... Parents of children due to start at Derbyshire infant, junior orprimary schools next September only have two weeks left to apply tothe school of their choice. Derbyshire County Council wants to make sure any parents ofchildren born between September 1, 2004, and August 31, 2005, ...
Making your story memorable
Dec 01, 2008 ... Chief judge Stephen Booth's top tips for short story writers: 1: Structure is important - you need a beginning, middle, and anend. 2: The opening should contain a 'hook' that pulls the reader in. 3: Less is more.. Don't try to ...
pounds350 in prizes
Dec 01, 2008 ... Short story competition terms and conditions: 1. To enter, submit an original short story (maximum 1,000 words)of your own creation. It should be unpublished and not sent to anyother publication. It must be appropriate for a family newspaper.One entry per person. Entries cannot be ...
Library cafe's top marks for hygiene
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Library cafe has been given a top rating by environmentalhealth inspectors. Burton Library's cafe, Bookuccinos, was visited by officers fromEast Staffordshire ...
Cash and jewellery taken from house
Dec 01, 2008 ... Police are appealing for witnesses after cash and jewellery werestolen from a house in Findern. Thieves broke into the property, in East Lawn, sometime ...
Work on cathedral green halts bonnie prince main event
Dec 01, 2008; ... After 250 years, Bonnie Prince Charlie has once again beendefeated in Derby - but this time by workmen. It was English armies that stopped the prince on his marchsouthwards to claim the throne in 1745 and the city commemorates theevent each year with a battle re-enactment on ...
No trouble using my trusty map
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Would like to add comment to the letter from David Culm (Opinion, November 20). I am a district nurse (female), and drive round the busy roads ofDerbyshire daily. I do not have satnav in my car but I do have a very tatty andwell-used A to Z. And for the record, my ...
Criticism of grant just sour grapes
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Would like to respond to Barbara Musson's comments regardingBryan Harris's book about Quarndon. I grew up in Quarndon and still have much to do with the villageand I found the book an interesting, informative and enlighteningread. Despite spending many years in this ...
Tables influence choice of school
Dec 01, 2008 ... Having attended the meeting at Sinfin Community School on Thursday, November 20, I would like to express my views. The whole situation has been brought about by the Government's so-called league tables. These are making parents choose schools fromfurther afield, therefore ...
Praise for police number change
Dec 01, 2008 ... It is excellent news that Derbyshire Constabulary has chosen tomove its non-emergency telephone number to one of the new 03 numbers(Evening Telegraph, November 28); I am one of a number of peoplewho have long been campaigning to stop the police and other publicbodies from using ...
We deserve an apology, hilary
Dec 01, 2008 ... As I had an interest in the debate on the toilet closures inDerby and was unable to attend the council meeting, I watched it thenext day on the internet. I listened to all the other debates and one of the issues waswhy council leader Hilary Jones did not attend the twinning ...
A much easier way to pay bills
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Am sure Peter Sheppard has his reasons for paying money to theCity Council in the way he does (Opinion, November 24) however, Ithink it is rather an old fashioned, time consuming and somewhatrisky way of doing it. If the council closes the Council House counter service, he ...
Show all faiths equal respect
Dec 01, 2008 ... We have all learnt to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest thewisdom of Dr Saros Kavina, when he writes to tell us what is wrongwith our country. I understand that he was gainfully employed for years as a sortof grievance broker in the Race Relations industry. Yet he ...
Bus lane issue is so obvious
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Duffield Road bus lane issue is so simple it literally blindspoliticians and officers with its obviousness. There was a considerable amount of talk at the recent ScrutinyCommission about the bus lane going into town. Was 3m wide enough?What about the poor cyclists being mangled ...
These 'animals' should suffer
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Write in response to a letter by Gemma Evans (EveningTelegraph, November 20) in respect of Baby P. I do agree with hergenerally but do not think hanging is the way forward. Surely a fewmonths' torture is ...
Let's alleviate the suffering
Dec 01, 2008 ... I Was amused to see that John Gretton (Opinion, November 25) ismaking mischief over my initiative to call for proper enforcement oflegislation designed to protect horses which are transported longdistances across Europe for slaughter, often in heart-breakingconditions and undergoing ...
Tony eyre ; The ordeal of war hero Joseph Pyrek, 89, demonstrates that it is time our main political parties really addressed the sickening erosion of values in our society.
Dec 01, 2008 ... The ordeal of war hero Joseph Pyrek, 89, demonstrates that it istime our main political parties really addressed the sickeningerosion of values in our society. I Was sad to read to read of Joseph Pyrek, an 89-year-old Second World War RAF hero, who was robbed by a gang of girls ...
BNP festival? Let the people decide
Dec 01, 2008 ... The cost of dealing with the anti-British National Party protestin the summer creates a conundrum which will not be easy to solve. Many, including some nearby residents have drawn the obviousconclusion that, without the BNP festival, there would have been noprotest. They ...
Builders' merchants fighting to survive as industry comes to virtual standstill ; With house building in the UK at its lowest level for more than 60 years, the construction industry is taking the brunt of the current economic downturn. A number of local firms connected to the sector have been forced to lay staff off and some have called in the administrators. Robin Johnson looks at the high price local firms are paying.
Dec 01, 2008 ... With house building in the UK at its lowest level for more than60 years, the construction industry is taking the brunt of thecurrent economic downturn. A number of local firms connected to thesector have been forced to lay staff off and some have called inthe administrators. Robin ...
No warning of downturn
Dec 01, 2008 ... The sudden downturn in construction activity in the UK has been"like falling of a precipice", according to the Federation of MasterBuilders. The federation is the largest trade association in the UKbuilding industry, representing more than 13,000 independent, smalland ...
Travel giant buys city sports specialist
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Derby firm which specialises in sports travel services has beenbought by one of the biggest names in the holiday industry. Teamlink Travel, of Uttoxeter New Road, has been bought for anundisclosed sum by TUI Travel, which owns First Choice, Thomson,Hayes and Jarvis and Sovereign ...
Bus users to get good return for views
Dec 01, 2008 ... Bus users are being invited to act as secret testers. Arriva Midlands is offering a week's free travel in return forfeedback from its Derby customers. The company has invested pounds7m in new buses, with 26 up andrunning and 38 more to follow. The testers will be ...
Arts role plans
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Role for a new arts officer could be created at SouthDerbyshire District Council. The authority wants to create the part-time post for two yearsto help run a project funded ...
Kitchen praised
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Village primary school has been praised for the cleanliness ofits kitchens. Environmental health inspectors did not find a single faultduring an inspection of ...
Single of the week - leona Lewis
Dec 01, 2008 ... With J from Ram FM RUN LEONA LEWIS FIRST off, it's confession time. This week's review was supposedto be Will Young's new one but, when I discovered that this isavailable to download this week, I just had to write about it. Like many, ever since I first heard this ...
Living the dream
Dec 01, 2008 ... Gareth Gates said that he was fulfilling a dream as it wasconfirmed he is to make his West End debut. The singer will take over the lead role in the musical Joseph AndThe Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from February 9 next year. Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead is leaving the ...
Free panto tickets
Dec 01, 2008 ... You could get free panto tickets to see Dick Whittington atConkers Christmas. To be in with a chance, just quote the line: "I'moff to London to see the ...
Leon hits the road
Dec 01, 2008 ... West End star Leon Maurice-Jones is set to rack up more than2,500 miles in the coming month touring the UK with hit stage showthe Magic of Motown. The star of Fame and Starlight Express, Leon says life on theroad with the Motown concert show might be exhausting, but it is ...
Aladdin review
Dec 01, 2008 ... Aladdin Where: Nottingham Playhouse. When: Until January 24 Tickets: Adults pounds20, children pounds16 Box office: 0115 941 9419 IT'S hard to miss the fact that it's Kenneth Alan Taylor's 25thyear producing pantomime at Nottingham ...
School play will harness solar power
Dec 01, 2008 ... A School which has taken advantage of green technology will hosta drama session to teach children about climate issues. St Laurence Primary School in Long Eaton, which has workingsolar panels, will be giving children a morning of environmentaltheatre. Pupils will be ...
Job of the day
Dec 01, 2008 ... Production Manager CHARAPAK is one of the UK's leading independent manufacturers ofspeciality corrugated packaging and temporary point of salematerials. The company, which employs 95 people across two sites, hasrecently achieved impressive growth is seeking an ...
Mexico spices up city centre's dining scene
Dec 01, 2008 ... After a holiday in Latin America, Steve Taylor fell in love withthe culture and food of the area so much that when he returned toDerby he opened his own Mexican restaurant. The 37-year-old already owned the successful Bar Lisi, in SadlerGate, and Shake Shack milkshake stand, in the ...
Recent cases dealt with by southern Derbyshire magistrates
Dec 01, 2008 ... Phillip George ALLFORD, 33, of Cedar Avenue, Ripley, jailed for20 weeks and banned from driving for two years for drink-driving onJuly 18, two charges of failing to surrender to custody whilereleased on bail on August 4 and a similar charge on September 17,shoplifting on July 14, August ...
Co-op to help young see light
Dec 01, 2008 ... Children can create their own festive lanterns and then take themon a parade in aid of charity. Midlands Co-op has organised a weekend of fund-raising events onbehalf of the British Heart Foundation. Youngsters can make lanterns at ...
Planning advice from top men
Dec 01, 2008 ... Allestree residents are to meet planning officers from the city council. Ward councillor Roy Webb has organised a public meeting soresidents can ask senior planners about the planning process andits effect on Allestree. It will be attended by Richard Williams, assistant ...
Outfits on show
Dec 01, 2008 ... Costumes worn by Hollywood stars for a film shot in Derbyshirewill go on display at Kedleston Hall. The outfits from period drama The Duchess, which was released ...