Derby Evening Telegraph back issues from June 2009:
Athletes were celebrating club's Jubilee
Jun 01, 2009 ... Peter Seddon's Heritage Trail article on May 18 featured aphotograph of a group of athletes. It was taken at the start of the 1935-36 season to celebrate thejubilee - 50 years of Derby and County Athletic Club. The picture was of particular interest to me due to a ...
Runners in photo are identified
Jun 01, 2009 ... Peter Seddon asked if readers knew anyone in the photo of Derbyand County Athletic Club featured on May 18. I can name one or two. On the back row, from left, George Dury is11th, Tom Hunt is 12th. On the second row from the back, Jim Cooperis ninth from the right and on the second ...
Junction landlords
Jun 01, 2009 ... Last month a Bygones reader asked if anyone knew anything aboutthe history of the Junction Inn at Barton-under-Needwood, itslocation and its previous landlords. Ray Haywood, of Horninglow, Burton, has sent in the followinginformation. "John Haywood was the landlord on ...
1969
Jun 01, 2009 ... Local: Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Prince Michael ofKent were among 200 guests at the 18th birthday party of Lady ClareKerr, grandaughter of Mrs Andrew Kerr, at Melbourne Hall. SPORT: Spectators at the pit end of Long Eaton Stadium ...
1979
Jun 01, 2009 ... Local: A massive increase in passenger numbers and freight wouldfollow the creation of a pounds6m extended runway at East MidlandsAirport, according to a report before county councillors, whoapproved the expansion plans. SPORT: Grand Prix stars Jackie Stewart and Juan Manuel ...
1989
Jun 01, 2009 ... Local: Air traffic controllers at East Midlands Airport listenedin amazement as a pilot reported a near miss with a model aircraft.The British Midland Airways pilot, flying a 50-seater Fokker 27,said he had just passed a model with a 10-15ft wingspan, flying at11,000ft. It was thought to ...
Miss odeon will serve you now!
Jun 01, 2009 ... I Have been reading with interest the articles about a teachercalled Tottie Mathers, who taught at Pear Tree School. In the early 1920s I was a pupil at Traffic Street School which,at the time, divided the boys in one block and the girls in theother. Miss Mather was one of ...
Growing up in wartime was fun for us despite bombs and rationing
Jun 01, 2009 ... My father bought a house in Wood Lane, Newhall, South Derbyshire,in 1938. It was a three-bedroomed dwelling with gardens back andfront and cost pounds435. The repayments were 11s 31/2d weekly if adeposit of pounds20 was made. At the outbreak of the Second World War, my father ...
How headteacher's private school evolved to become local landmark
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Particular pleasure of doing this column is to receivephotographs which encapsulate a story previously untold. The candid snapshot here is a good example. Taken around 1965, itshows a teacher and her cheery nursery group peeking out of thewindow at Hargrave House School, at 288 ...
How a helpless nation watched as the crew of the sunken submarine thetis died months before the outbreak of the second world war
Jun 01, 2009 ... I Was 17 in 1939 and, in a diary I kept for that year, an entryreads: "Thursday, June 1, was on the wireless news tonight that aRoyal Navy submarine is missing. "The new vessel, HMS Thetis, with over 100 men on board has beengoing through underwater trials and it is now some ...
Having a fun time in brook
Jun 01, 2009 ... These youngsters seem to be having a great time. They have dammed up the brook that ran along Parkside, inBelper, to form a natural swimming pool. The picture, taken from our archives, is undated but from theknitted swimming costumes, it looks as ...
Treated for bad back at hospital
Jun 01, 2009 ... I Have been reading the letters about the old DRI and it set meremembering when I was 15, in 1942, and had to go there with a badback. Mr Ratcliffe, who was the surgeon, said I was to go for exercisestwice a week. They call it physio today. There was a whole class of us. Some ...
Retired nurses look back on half a century of friendship
Jun 01, 2009 ... In 1959, seven young girls arrived at the DRI nurses' home inLondon Road to start their three years' training to become SRNs. Fifty years on, most of them in their late 60s, they still keepin touch and meet up once a month for coffee, their friendshiphaving survived for half a ...
Mill-owner created gardens for local workers to enjoy
Jun 01, 2009 ... Currently being refurbished, Belper's beautiful River Gardens,pictured above in 1979, date back to 1905 when mill-owner GeorgeHerbert Strutt agreed that the river above the weir should be usedfor recreational purposes. A boathouse and landing stages were built on land that ...
Family fell for hobby hook, line and sinker
Jun 01, 2009 ... Nothing short of a fishing dynasty was born in Derby thanks toone man's passion for angling. Wilfred Shrigley loved his hobby, spent countless hours down bythe River Trent and caught more fish than even he could have kepttrack of. He simply loved it. His daughter Elaine ...
Write in to reveal war tales
Jun 01, 2009 ... What were you doing at the start of the Second World War? Had youjoined one of the Armed Forces? Were you a member of the HomeGuard? Were you evacuated into the country or perhaps farther afieldto Canada or ...
Tracing the yeomans
Jun 01, 2009 ... Reader Barbara Keogh is appealing for help in finding directdescendants on the maternal side of her family. She writes: "Their name is Yeomans and they originated fromEnderby, Leicestershire. "One of my grandmother's sisters was called Ethel. She was bornin 1889 and ...
Gordon toasts Czech prize
Jun 01, 2009 ... Burton beer connoisseur Gordon Tate has scooped a national prizefor reviewing real ales. The 50-year-old entered a competition in his local Vintage Inn,The Spread Eagle, in Rolleston, and has now won a pounds1,000 tripto the legendary Budweiser Budvar brewery in the Czech ...
Saudi group on research return visit
Jun 01, 2009 ... Students from Saudi Arabia are on a return visit to DerbyCollege this week. Five construction and civil engineering students from DerbyCollege visited Riyadh College of Technology in Saudi Arabia inFebruary to share their research and plans for designing eco-friendly homes for ...
Jewellery pair are set for thundering success on internet
Jun 01, 2009; ... A Jewellery firm which started up just seven months ago from atiny Derbyshire cottage has landed a contract with the UK's largestonline fashion retailer. Joy Frost and Alice Burlinson launched Stolen Thunder in Octoberlast year. Their unique jewellery - designed using ...
Scout and rainbow groups appeal for new members
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Scouts and Rainbows group in Belper is appealing for youngstersto sign up. The 1st Belper Rainbows group is open to girls between five andseven, while the 1st Belper Scouts is for boys and girls ...
Village cafe gets five-star rating
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cornmill Ceramic Cafe, Lower High Street, Tutbury, was given themaximum five-star rating after a food hygiene inspection by EastStaffordshire ...
How the 13 parties line up for the count
Jun 01, 2009 ... Thirteen parties will be fielding five candidates each in theEuropean elections this week. These are: British National Party: Robert West (Lincs), Catherine Duffy(Leics), Peter Jarvis (Leics), Lewis Allsebrook (Derbys), KevanStafford (Leics). The Christian Party: ...
Morris dancing team welcomes new members
Jun 01, 2009 ... Women looking for an unusual way to stay fit can now try theirhand at morris dancing. Chip Off The Old perform traditional Cotswold morris dancing ...
Firm out for world's fittest workforce title
Jun 01, 2009 ... Workers at a coffee factory in Tutbury are taking part in achallenge which aims to prove the firm has the fittest workforce inthe world. Nestle UK is challenging its staff to walk a daily average of14,000 steps over the next four months. Over a third of Nestle UK's ...
Online payments at a high
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Record number of residents have made payments through SouthDerbyshire District Council's website. Payments made online have more than doubled since 2007 and lastmonth hit a record high of 600. People and businesses can pay for services such as council tax,rent, planning ...
Can our area be served by MEPs who do not reside in the county?
Jun 01, 2009 ... Making Europe relevant to the people of Derbyshire is key togetting people to vote in the elections on Thursday and improvingthe region's last turnout of 44.7%. But believing our views will be transported back to Strasbourgand Brussels can be harder when the person canvassing for ...
Mac urges Rams fans to show patience
Jun 01, 2009; ... Derby County legend Roy McFarland has called on Rams fans to bepatient as Nigel Clough builds his squad for next season. Clough led Derby to safety in the Championship on the penultimatematch of the 2008-9 season, having succeeded Paul Jewell as managerat Pride Park in ...
Wagg is seeking a return to form
Jun 01, 2009 ... All-rounder Graham Wagg believes Derbyshire can recapture theform that brought them early Twenty20 success. An away game to unbeaten North Group leaders Lancashire tomorrowis a difficult place for Derbyshire to stop the rot following twosuccessive defeats. But Wagg says the ...
Back with Boyzone
Jun 01, 2009 ... Boyzone will be joined by former X Factor contestant Eoghan Quiggwhen they perform at the Nottingham Arena on Sunday. Eoghan was invited to ...
Inter-faith group in creative arts event
Jun 01, 2009 ... Creative workshops in drama and dance and a theatricalperformance which examines the impact of the July 7 terroristattacks on the family of one of the bombers is on offer at the StJames' Centre in Malcolm Street, Derby, on Saturday. The events have all been scheduled by inter-faith ...
The cannes connection
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious events inthe film calendar and is where many of the major releases for thecoming year are premiered. It is also the place where the glitz and glamour associated withthe film industry is at its peak - with red carpets, yachts ...
New CDs out this week
Jun 01, 2009 ... Secret, Profane AND SUGARCANE Elvis Costello SECRET, Profane and Sugarcane was produced by T Bone Burnett during a three-day session at Nashville's Sound Emporium Studio. Several of these songs, including Down Among The Wines andSpirits, were first performed in public during ...
Single of the week: Kelly clarkson (with audio)
Jun 01, 2009; ... With J from Ram FM Listen to J weekdays 7-10pm and Saturdays, 12-4pm I DO NOT HOOK UP Kelly Clarkson I HOPE my slight infatuation with this lady doesn't cloud myreview of the new single ... but this record is quite simply anotherbrilliant track from the original American ...
Pub dedicates its new brew to peregrines
Jun 01, 2009; ... A Pub neighbouring Derby Cathedral has named a new beer after thefamous peregrines that nest there. Landlady Janina Holmes, who runs the Old Silk Mill, came up withthe idea of Peregrine Pale Ale after being woken in the night by thebirds calling out. Mrs Holmes, who took ...
Charity boss mucking in
Jun 01, 2009 ... Senior managers from a veterinary charity are going back to theshop floor as volunteers. Caroline Garbett, public relations manager for the People'sDispensary for Sick Animals, returned to her home city of Derbytoday to visit the charity's store in the Cornmarket. It is to ...
Barker given dales role
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Matlock councillor has been appointed chairman of the Districtof Derbyshire Dales. Councillor David Barker has been given the title, a civic role,for 2009-10 and will represent the district at functions throughoutthe year. Mr Barker, ward member for Matlock and All Saints, ...
Centuries of history, rules and a handy ghost called wilhemina
Jun 01, 2009 ... The FitzHerbert family, of Tissington Hall, go back nearly athousand years in Derbyshire - they came over with William theConqueror in 1066 - and this is a landmark year for current lord ofthe manor Sir Richard FitzHerbert. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Sir Richard's ...
Vandals target cars of hospital staff hit by parking shortage
Jun 01, 2009; ... Vandals have targeted the cars of healthcare staff who haveparked on residential streets because of a shortage of spaces atDerby's new super hospital. Police have received nine reports of criminal damage to vehiclesparked in streets surrounding Derby City General ...
Bingo raises charity cash
Jun 01, 2009 ... Thousands of pounds have been raised by a bingo club for a cancercharity. Chaddesden Jubilee Club will be handing a cheque for pounds20,000to Macmillan Cancer Cure Unit. Club secretary Kelvin Simpson, 53, said: "We have bingo nightsevery Saturday and Sunday at the club. There ...
A different game now for premier title holders
Jun 01, 2009; ... Chesterfield captain Alex Hibbert acknowledged that opponents andsupporters alike are taking a different approach to his side nowthat they are Beechwood Derbyshire Premier League champions. Alfreton battled out a draw against Chesterfield and, at onestage, stood a good chance of ...
Dean takes a hat-trick as ockbrook win again
Jun 01, 2009; ... Ockbrook & Borrowash tightened their grip on the BeechwoodDerbyshire Premier League leadership with another crushing maximumpoints victory, this time away at Alvaston & Boulton. Four of Ockbrook's five wins have now come batting first and,again, Kevin Dean (pictured) made the ...
Camier in command
Jun 01, 2009 ... Motorcycling: Leon Camier strengthened his grip on the BritishSuperbike Championship with a double victory at Thruxton yesterday. And his Airwaves Yamaha team-mate James Ellison gave the Burton-based team even more cause for celebration as he claimed two ...
Car staff run to raise cash
Jun 01, 2009 ... Staff at a Castle Donington car supermarket have kicked off theirsupport of a local hospice by raising hundreds of pounds from asponsored run. Staff at AvailableCar, which has outlets at Castle Donington andSutton-in-Ashfield, have named Rainbows Hospice, in Loughborough,as ...
Summery chocolate bars
Jun 01, 2009 ... Somercotes chocolate-maker Thorntons is getting into the spiritof summer by launching two new limited edition chocolate bars whichcontain strawberries. Strawberry Chocolate Block and Strawberry Crush bars go on ...
It's chopper, then horse power, for sick mum's list of treats
Jun 01, 2009; ... The family of a mother with a terminal illness have drawn up a"wish list" of treats they will arrange for her before she becomestoo ill to do them. Clancy Walker has already flown in a helicopter. Now she willride a horse for the first time in a bid to live the remainder ofher ...
Temporary workers recognised with awards
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Derby recruitment agency is holding its own talent awards torecognise hard-working temporary staff. Stafforce, Sitwell Street, has asked clients to nominatetemporary workers that deserve a special ...
Charity cash tribute to company chairman
Jun 01, 2009 ... More than pounds3,000 has been raised for two charities in memoryof a Derbyshire businessman. John Pratt, commonly known as Jack, was awarded an OBE in 1995after his efforts helped fund new buildings at Mansfield's PortlandCollege, a training centre for people with disabilities ...
Vote pairs Roy, igor at heart of all-time top team'sdefence
Jun 01, 2009; ... Roy McFarland and Igor Stimac are the latest entries into DerbyCounty's all-time greatest team. The centre-backs complete the Rams' defensive line-up, joininggoalkeeper Colin Boulton, right-back Ron Webster and left-back DavidNish. The Derby Telegraph has teamed up with Derby ...
Mac thanks fans who put him top of poll
Jun 01, 2009 ... Roy McFarland thanked the fans who voted him Derby County'sgreatest ever centre-back. "I'm delighted that I have been chosen," said McFarland. "I had nigh on 27 years in total working at Derby County in allsorts of capacities. "Like with everything, there were highs and ...
Job spec has changed so much since wing wizard Stanley's day
Jun 01, 2009; ... Before and for an astonishingly long time after the Second WorldWar, Stanley Matthews was the most famous footballer on the planet. The Wizard of Dribble was the ultimate right-winger, hugging thetouchline, engaging in single combat with opposing left-backs andsetting up chances ...
Disappointment for a big crowd as Derbyshire are knocked back
Jun 01, 2009; ... How quickly things can change in the fast-moving world ofTwenty20. Derbyshire, winners of their first two matches, have been drawnback into the pack of an increasingly tight North Group followingtheir resounding eight-wicket defeat by Yorkshire at ...
Testing time for taxi drivers
Jun 01, 2009; ... Derby taxi firm bosses have defended exams they are putting theirdrivers through which have been criticised over the level ofquestion difficulty. In one multiple choice question in the tests, drivers are askedhow should they behave when children are in their car - one of ...
Raising profile of air ambulance
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Derby brand and marketing company has launched a campaign topromote the work of the air ambulance service. Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance relies ondonations from the public to deliver its service. In order to keep it flying during the credit crunch, ...
Council aims for more grit
Jun 01, 2009 ... Derbyshire County Council will be stockpiling more grit ready forthe winter following national shortages last year. Despite the council having full stores of grit when last winter'ssnow started, other authorities across the country did not, leadingto a shortage. A council ...
Messages to soldiers hit website milestone
Jun 01, 2009 ... Messages of support on a Derby Telegraph website for Derbyshiresoldiers fighting in Afghanistan have passed the 250 mark. The site, www.thisisderby shire.co.uk/mercian, enables family andfriends to post pictures and videos as well as leave messages tomembers of the 2nd Mercian ...
Derby homes' bid to slash burglaries
Jun 01, 2009 ... Burglary reduction schemes are being planned for council-ownedhomes in the city. Derby Homes, which manages council housing, is consideringspending pounds80,000 on a two-year scheme. The plans have come from statistics which show that, since theeconomic downturn, burglary has ...
Developer eyes 100 homes plan
Jun 01, 2009 ... Nearly 100 homes could be built in Belper if permission isgranted. Peveril Homes has submitted two separate applications for adevelopment off ...
Apprentice Jodie paints a golden future as painter
Jun 01, 2009 ... Construction apprentices from Derby College have won three medalsin the regional heats of this year's SkillBuild competition. SkillBuild, which is organised by ConstructionSkills, the sectorcouncil for the construction industry, aims to find the country'sbest apprentice across a ...
Future looking brighter for Derby bowls club after university steps in
Jun 01, 2009; ... The University of Derby has stepped in to help secure a bowlsclub's future by trying to help it attract younger members. West End Bowls Club is facing financial difficulties because ofthe rising cost of maintaining its greens. The group's 50 members are still playing league ...
MP's politics talk at college
Jun 01, 2009 ... Mp Janet Dean has visited learners at Burton College to providean insight into parliamentary life. Mrs Dean spoke to Learning for Life learners at the LichfieldStreet campus about her role and responsibilities as a local MP,together with providing a wider view of Parliament as a ...
Extension green light for nursery
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Nursery has now been granted permission to expand following aprevious rejection of its application to Derby City Council. The authority's planning committee has agreed that Woodlands DayNursery, in Duffield Road, Derby, can use the ground floor of a ...
Formula for art success
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Derby student is among the winners of a science-themed fineart competition. The competition, organised by the Healthcare and Bioscience iNet,invited student artists to work on the theme of "innovation inhealthcare and bio-science". Dawn Turner, a second-year craft student ...
Long Eaton student appeals for sponsors to reach competition final
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Student from Long Eaton is appealing for sponsors to help herreach the finals of a national competition. Rochelle Brown has already won the university and regional heatsof Miss Student UK 2009. The 19-year-old is now appealing for local companies to helpcover her expenses ...
Goody for the less confident
Jun 01, 2009 ... More than 60% of women in Derbyshire wish they had moreconfidence, according to a new survey. It was carried out by American haircare brand Goody, which haschosen the city's Boots store as one of 32 across the country tolaunch its range in the ...