Evening Courier (Halifax, England) back issues from December 2006:
Boat chugs on...but no driver.
Dec 01, 2006 ... POLICE were today searching a canal after a boat was found adrift with its engine running ...and no one on board. The narrowboat was in gear with its motor turning over - and just a dog on board - when a passer-by spotted it on the Calder and Hebble navigation at Sowerby Bridge. ...
Planners say scheme should be allowed.
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Michael Peel PLANNERS have recommended that a scheme to turn Bolton Brow Methodist Sunday School, Sowerby Bridge, into 23 flats and a restaurant, should be permitted. It would also involve creating a 25-space car park in the adjoining graveyard. The ...
In the mood for dancing.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CHILDREN across Calderdale got together for a school's dance festival. Nearly 150 pupils from seven primary schools joined in the celebration at Ryburn Valley High, Sowerby. They practised two different styles of dance, street and some based around fairy tales such ...
Early flight plan for ambulance.
Dec 01, 2006 ... A SECOND Yorkshire Air Ambulance may take to the skies months earlier than planned thanks to the generosity of fans of the Top Gear star Richard Hammond. The charity's trustees approved the plans after the extra cash enabled them to buy "Hammycopter" a year earlier than planned ....
Toy drive to help local families.
Dec 01, 2006 ... THE Salvation Army and Asda have come together for a Christmas toy drive. Each year the Salvation Army, Halifax, collects new toys to be given to 100 families in the area. This year the supermarket has offered its support by giving people the chance to put toys, ...
Museum has kind of Potter magic.
Dec 01, 2006 ... WONDERFUL wizards and marvellous magicians flocked to Eureka children's museum, Halifax, for a Harry Potter-inspired day. Children dressed up and staff joined in the fun by dressing as witches and wizards. They enjoyed a magic show and a ghost-hunt competition, ...
Socatots meet their heroes at the Shay.
Dec 01, 2006 ... TODDLERS met their footballing heroes while playing at The Shay. Two and three year olds from Socatots, who meet at The Play Palace and Park Lane High School, provided half-time entertainment during a recent Halifax Town match. They showed off ...
Beauty of the birds of prey...
Dec 01, 2006 ... CHILDREN were in awe of beautiful birds of prey. Hawks, owls and falcons from the Selby Falconry Centre were introduced to pupils at Christ Church Primary School, Pellon, Halifax. Matthew Hirst talked to the children about what the birds of prey ...
Speed cameras will not go up until April.
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Ben Holt IT will be April at the earliest before speed cameras are installed on one of Halifax's busiest roads. West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership put up warning signs in August saying the cameras on Huddersfield Road would be operational within weeks. ...
Angels on a mission to help rest of Calderdale.
Dec 01, 2006 ... A PIONEERING night service will be rolled out across Calderdale thanks to support from the Community Foundation for Calderdale. The foundation held its annual meeting and grants celebration at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax, and announced it has chosen the Street ...
Thongs for the memories..
Dec 01, 2006 ... WATCH out ladies - these guys have taken a liking to your thongs! If you are looking for something a little extra saucy in your stocking this Christmas, then look no further than Halifax Rugby League Club's 2007 Players Calendar. Clad in cheeky thongs bearing slogans ...
Crowds enjoy big switch-on.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CROWDS gathered last night to see Bailiff Bridge illuminated by festive lights. Huddersfield Giants star Robbie Paul helped the Mayor and Mayoress of Calderdale, Colin and Ann Stout, switch on Christmas tree lights at Bailiff Bridge Memorial Park Gardens. Carols were ...
Forensic expert: he couldn't move.
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Elaine Jinks A FATHER of two who died after a heroin overdose would have lost consciousness within minutes, a court heard. 43-year-old Luke Butterworth died when Mark Wilkinson, 36, of Longfield Way, Todmorden, allegedly injected him with the Class A drug on ...
3-year ban for chase driver.
Dec 01, 2006 ... A DRUNKEN driver who made police officers chase him for more than 20 minutes appeared before Calderdale magistrates. Christopher Ashley Jenkins, 23, of Westfield, Hipperholme, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol in his blood. Magistrates heard how Jenkins ...
Red light road chaos.
Dec 01, 2006 ... DRIVERS faced hold-ups today when temporary traffic lights got stuck on red. The lights - on the A58 Rochdale Road outside the Triangle Inn, Triangle - were put ...
You say 'Invest in the Shay'.
Dec 01, 2006 ... READERS have backed the redevelopment of the Shay after a Courier survey asked if it was time to invest public cash in the stadium. It follows a report calling for a [pounds sterling]4 million subsidy from Calderdale Council as part of a [pounds sterling]6 million redevelopment ...
Cops tell boozy kids: We're out to get you.
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Ben Holt UNDER-AGE drinkers have been warned: "We're coming to get you." Teen boozers will be rounded up during a police clampdown this weekend and officers are warning teenagers they will be locked up if caught in the Christmas blitz. Inspector Vince ...
Tributes to a 'caring and special man'.
Dec 01, 2006 ... TRIBUTES poured in today to West Yorkshire's top officer, a man who "cared passionately about policing and people". Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004. He died yesterday aged 50. He was married to Lynne and had two sons, Edward ...
Blakey poised for Elland return.
Dec 01, 2006 ... By Tony Dawber ELLAND have swooped to sign one of India's most exciting young cricketing talents as professional for 2007, and have also confirmed that ex-Yorkshire and England ace Richard Blakey is discussing taking a role at the club next term. The new pro, who ...
Seeto signs off.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Old Crossleyans travel to league leaders Middlesborough in North East Two tomorrow with several changes after last week's battle at home to Horden. Tony Waite is unavailable due to injury but Damian Seeto has recovered to don the Crossleyans shirt one last time before returning ...
Breathing fire into contest.
Dec 01, 2006 ... DEAN Clough is backing a design competition featuring a Dragon's Den-style interview process. It is one of the partners in the Northern Design 2007 competition, launched at Headingley Carnegie Stadium yesterday. Co-organisers are Hallmark, Pace Technology and the ...
Shaymen bidding for hat-trick of Cards wins.
Dec 01, 2006 ... TOWN face Woking at the Shay tomorrow looking for the tonic that a third successive home win against the Cards would give them. Town's woefully inconsistent run of results continued at Crawley last weekend where they went down 2-0 just seven days after a 3-1 victory over ...
Put on a show for me - Boss.
Dec 01, 2006 ... CHRIS Wilder has challenged his players to impress him and assistant Wayne Jacobs when Town face Woking at the Shay tomorrow (3.0). The Halifax boss was left seething by the performance at Crawley last weekend. And he is looking for much better against a Cards side ...
Buy-out is winner for Timeform staff.
Dec 01, 2006 ... TIMEFORM staff have had a windfall following the buy-out by internet gambling company, Betfair. More then 30 of the company's 70 staff, based at two sites in Halifax, will have had payouts on their shareholding, following the deal, believed to be worth some [pounds ...
Saturday Spotlight - Striker Shane is staying positive.
Dec 02, 2006 ... ASK any player at Halifax Town what the overwhelming emotion has been this season and they are likely to say frustration. Few have escaped the feeling as the campaign has spluttered along well below expectations. And striker Shane Smeltz is no different after a ...
Union Matters - Knowles arrives -at last!
Dec 02, 2006 ... Joe signs a season late! TEENAGE prospect Joe Knowles is finally ready to begin his Halifax RUFC career - at the second time of asking. The 19-year-old utility back had been targeted by coach Kevin McCallion over 12 months ago when he was making a big impression in ...
Batsman Simon in Barkisland switch.
Dec 02, 2006 ... By Ian Rushworth SIMON Wheelwright, who captained Mytholmroyd to Parish Cup glory in 2005, is quitting the Towergate Halifax League club for Barkisland. The signing represents something of a coup for Paul Winrow, who will skipper Barkisland next season in their bid to ...
Big guns ready to return.
Dec 02, 2006 ... By Ian Rushworth QUEENS Sports Club coach Paul Hornsby has confirmed that Halifax will try to regain their Super League title in 2007. They will have a new sponsor - Halifax company Expect Distribution - and will play the first of eight Monday evening matches next ...
It all stops for Donna's coffee.
Dec 02, 2006 ... DONNA Ginty refuses to compromise on ingredients. Her famous custard pies are made to a recipe her late dad, Johnnie, gave her. She uses only the finest flour that is twice the price of its nearest rival and insists on only fresh butter too. Yet this week ...
Friendly clean-up.
Dec 02, 2006 ... FRIENDLY bacteria is helping a Holywell Green firm clean up. Pexa Ltd has introduced the Clean Cube so automotive businesses, governed by strict environmental controls, can convert grease and oil to dirty water before disposal. "We have sold paint cleaning detergents ...
Tigers first up for Hall's Fax?
Dec 02, 2006 ... Early look at favourites By James Roberts HALIFAX'S 2007 fixture list will not be announced until Monday - but there is already speculation that Martin Hall's side will be handed the toughest possible start to their National League One campaign. Rumours ...
New centre step closer after [pounds sterling]10,000 gift.
Dec 02, 2006 ... By Suzanne Rutter A COMMUNITY association is one step closer to funding a new meeting centre. The Civic Centre, Station Road, Luddenden Foot, has been under threat since Calderdale Council included it on a list of buildings facing the axe almost a year ago. ...
Man beat former partner.
Dec 02, 2006 ... CALDERDALE magistrates heard how a man hit his former girlfriend in the face. Ian Stamper, 39, of Claremont Street, Sower-by Bridge, pleaded guilty to common assault. Magistrates heard how Stamper assaulted his former partner Melissa Jayne Rice after a heated row. ...
New jobs set to rise from ashes of blaze.
Dec 02, 2006 ... Flats and warehouse plan for wrecked mill By Michael Peel PLANNERS are ready to give the go-ahead for apartments and a warehouse that could create 35 jobs on the site of a mill wrecked in a huge blaze nearly two years ago. Clough Mills, at Halifax Road, ...
The pig and its litter...
Dec 02, 2006 ... By Megan Featherstone A CALDERDALE school welcomed two unusual new students - a pair of environmentally friendly pigs. Children at West Vale Primary School will be filling the fibre-glass pets with their fruit and vegetable waste and shredded paper to make compost. ...
For sale: the face in the sea.
Dec 02, 2006 ... GALLERY visitors will have the chance to take the art off the walls and straight home at a new exhibition opening this weekend. The Christmas exhibition at the Ntama Gallery, Halifax Road, Todmorden, features originals by contemporary artists including Sally Darlington, ...
I've been battering my missus to death.
Dec 02, 2006 ... What boyfriend told police after 10 lagers By Cathy Neligan A MAN was jailed for four months for a string of criminal behaviour after his relationship broke down. Anthony Mason, 24, of Grove Edge, Ovenden, Halifax, called police and told them: "I have been ...
Anything you can do ...we can do better.
Dec 02, 2006 ... Top marks go to women builders by Michael Peel THE first women to sign up for single-sex construction courses at the North Halifax Skills Centre have all gained distinctions in the building crafts foundation course. Amanda Flood and her sister, Emma, ...
A hospital within a hospital...
Dec 02, 2006 ... [pounds sterling]700k centre in pipeline for the sick and elderly by Michael Peel A COMMUNITY hospital could be created within the Calderdale Royal to provide rehabilitation and therapy mainly for the elderly and infirm. The hospital within a hospital would ...
From store room to chapel.
Dec 02, 2006 ... CHILDREN at an Elland school have a new space for prayer and reflection. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Hullen Edge Road, Elland, had its new chapel opened and blessed by the parish priest of St Patrick's, John Leonard. An old storage space was converted by ...
Choc bribes for truants.
Dec 02, 2006 ... Celebrations to lure stayaways By Kelly Thornham BOSSES at a failing Halifax school are considering bribing pupils with boxes of chocolate treats like Celebrations to try to stop them playing truant. St Catherine's Catholic High School is considering a ...
Fears for boatman grow as body found.
Dec 02, 2006 ... Damage found to canal bank By Suzanne Rutter and Ben Holt A BODY has been found in a canal close to where a boatman is feared to have gone overboard. This morning, police had not confirmed that the man's body, found in a stretch of the Calder and Hebble ...
Cig smuggler must find [pounds sterling]48,000.
Dec 02, 2006 ... A CONVICTED smuggler has been ordered to pay back [pounds sterling]48,000 netted by his crimes - or face more time behind bars. William Mulvihil, 65, is serving nine months in prison after admitting illegally buying and selling duty-free cigarettes and tobacco. A ...
It's a truck stop!
Dec 02, 2006 ... Street jammed by recovery lorry on a rescue mission By Kelly Thornham MOTORISTS were left fuming during yesterday morning's rush hour after a driver left his recovery truck blocking the road while he set off to find a broken-down car. Queues of traffic ...
Little things...
Dec 04, 2006 ... Hopefully regular readers of this column will have realised that I consider balance in mind, body and spirit to be one of the key aspects of maintaining health and well being. I have written numerous times about the importance of our bodies being physically balanced and how ...
Father caught driving stolen car.
Dec 04, 2006 ... A DISQUALIFIED driver appeared before Calderdale magistrates after taking an retired woman's car. Anthony Peter Dewhirst, 32, of Newstead Grove, Highroad Well, Halifax admitted taking a vehicle without consent, driving without a licence and while disqualified, and without valid ...
How do they work this out?
Dec 04, 2006 ... Just what justification can there be for putting up car parking charges by a whopping 33 per cent? As a town centre Halifax is a pleasant, attractive place to shop. It has wonderful architecture and a balance of High Street names and independent shops for something out of the ...
Life cut short.
Dec 04, 2006 ... The former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police Colin Cramphorn will clearly be deeply missed by all those who knew or worked with him. And his legacies will affect the lives of many thousands more who never met him. The tributes speak of a man who posessed great ...
TV scientist Johnny makes it crystal clear.
Dec 04, 2006 ... HI-TECH equipment designed for hospital operating theatres is being used by Yorkshire Water to ensure crystal clear supplies. TV scientist and mathematician, Johnny Ball, tested an endescope, a thermal imaging camera and an electronic notepad at the start of the company's ...
Christmas off to a flier at market.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Ben Holt THE FESTIVE season got into full swing at the Piece Hall this weekend. Seasonal stalls were packed with Christmas gift ideas, from home-made jam to high fashion. Shoppers could even snap up real Christmas trees and holly wreaths before tucking ...
Thieves grab a [pounds sterling]400 painting.
Dec 04, 2006 ... ART thieves snatched an original watercolour from a gallery wall. The pair brazenly walked into the White Rose Gallery, Westgate, Halifax, in broad daylight and grabbed the framed painting before fleeing on foot. Gallery owner Gary Hanson said: "Two dodgy youths came ...
Unique scheme to map care for elderly.
Dec 04, 2006 ... CARE for old people in Calderdale is to receive a boost with the start of an unique scheme. Specially tailored treatment for pensioners in hospitals, care homes or their own property is the aim of the Collaborative Project. Suzanne Wightman, who is leading the ...
Bosses warned: don't be careless this Christmas.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Ben Holt CROOKS could cash in on careless Calderdale business bosses this Christmas. Shop owners risk robbery and assault every time they cash up. Ex-offender Bob Turney, now a security expert who is helping raise awarness on behalf of a national ...
Putting an end to violence.
Dec 04, 2006 ... CALDERDALE campaigners have revealed the shocking levels of violence faced by women. Reshad Suffee, of the local Amnesty Inter-national branch, was speaking out following the publication of the results of a startling domestic abuse survey. According to the national ...
Born to talk, talk, talk...
Dec 04, 2006 ... BY the time I have written this column I will have used up around 520 words of my daily allocation. Well, at least I think I will - although I am not quite sure if written words count. Perhaps I had better explain. I have just read that women (on average) ...
Calderdale's a charity stunner.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Kelly Thornham STUNNING scenery from around Calderdale features in a new charity calendar. The Kate and Daniel Trust hopes to raise money from the 2007 calendar to fund its work of supporting and counselling parents who have lost a child. The charity, ...
Police raid pubs in bid to catch the young boozers.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Ben Holt UNDER-age drinkers have got the message that they are not welcome in Halifax. Police swept through pubs, clubs and bars this weekend demanding documentation from young drinkers. Anyone caught faced arrest. But not one teenage boozer was ...
Kids get under age message.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Ben Holt UNDER-age drinkers have got the message that they are not welcome in Halifax. Police swept through pubs, clubs and bars this weekend demanding documentation from young drinkers. Anyone caught faced arrest. But not one teenage boozer was ...
Happy new year ..now cough up.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Michael Peel and Rehana Zeria CALDERDALE Council is to give Halifax motorists a New Year present to remember - a whopping 33 per cent hike in parking charges. The new fees will apply to 1,200 off-street spaces and raise an extra [pounds sterling]100,000 a year. ...
Ground plans under wraps.
Dec 04, 2006 ... By Rehana Zeria THE future of the Shay stadium was discussed at the weekend - but organisers are keeping the plans under wraps. Members of the Shay working group of Calder-dale Council met trustees the Shay Stadium Trust Limited and PMP Con-sultants, which had ...
Halifax kit for new king of the Shay.
Dec 04, 2006 ... HALIFAX Town's latest signing could be king of the Shay. Football club officials have sent Prince William a team shirt emblazoned with the name Wales to celebrate the town's royal link. The prince is president of England's Football Association Last week ...
Relief after doomed nursery gets future.
Dec 04, 2006 ... A NURSERY which was threatened with closure has been saved to the relief of parents and staff. Pellon Community Centre and Day Nursery was told it would have to leave the community centre it uses in November after the Church of England said it was reclaiming the premises. ...
Kids find time to plant a tree.
Dec 04, 2006 ... PRIMARY school pupils dug deep to transform their school grounds. Children of Holywell Green Primary planted mountain ash, silver birch, bird cherry and field maples as part of National Tree Week. The school was one of only four in Yorkshire to be successful in their ...
Don't be tempted by doorstep loan salesmen.
Dec 04, 2006 ... CALDERDALE Credit Union has warned Farepak families struggling financially this Christmas not to be tempted by the prospect of easy cash from doorstep loans salesmen. Frances Burns from the union said it was not too late for families affected to get a low cost loan in time for ...
School is getting better all the time.
Dec 04, 2006 ... STUDENTS say they enjoy going to Todmorden High School, particularly for the sports and arts activities. But although the school's overall effectiveness is satisfactory, attendance and sixth form provision are inadequate, according the latest report by the Office for Standards ...