Evening Courier (Halifax, England) back issues from June 2007:
Learn about the Bronte family.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A CRAGG Vale author will join other experts in a discussion about the Bronte family tomorow. Were the Brontes mistreated by their father? Was Emily's Heathcliffe based on a real-life lover? Did Charlotte destroy Emily's second novel? All these questions and more will ...
Attacker's community service no-show.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A CONSTRUCTION worker convicted of assault did not attend a single session of his unpaid community work sentence. Michael Brooks, 28, of Cambridge Street, Todmorden, admitted breach of a community order at Calderdale Magistrates Court. Shane Day, of the Probation ...
Two CAB branches to close in Calderdale.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A CALDERDALE-wide reorganisation of the Citizens' Advice Bureau will see the closure of two of its branches. The services in Albert Street, Hebden Bridge (pictured right), and Southgate, Elland, will be slashed within 18 months and chiefs have blamed funding cuts by Calderdale ...
Facelift for Halifax 'gateway'.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WORK could start soon on repairing a group of dilapidated buildings in Halifax which date from the 17th century. The long-term aim is to fully restore the former house and associated cottages at the junction of Hopwood Lane and King Cross Street. But agreement has ...
Homes plan is thrown out.
Jun 01, 2007 ... TRAFFIC concerns have forced councillors to reject a plan for new homes on a patch of wasteland. They turned down the proposals for Chapel Lane, Salterhebble, Halifax, because they were worried about the increasing number of cars using Huddersfield Road. Although the ...
Cricket... it's not just a man's sport.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CRICKET is not just a man's sport, according to the creators of a unique exhibition. Dr Peter Davies, leader of the Cricket Heritage Project, joined up with cricket clubs in Calderdale, the Halifax Cricket League and the University of Huddersfield to explore women's contribution ...
Passport fake lands man in jail.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A FAILED asylum seeker was jailed for 10 months for possessing a fake passport. Sabri Al-Jafarai, 27, a Palestinian national, admitted possessing identity documents with intent to deceive. Bradford Crown Court heard that Al-Jafarai was arrested on December 9 last ...
Area landmarks are on the wall.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A MASSIVE mural designed to brighten up Ripponden for Yorkshire In Bloom has been completed. Scouts from the village troop put the last drops of paint on the life-sized picture at Oldham Road as part of their community badge. The artwork depicts prominent local ...
Families get [pounds sterling]4,000 for traffic stress.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A FIVE-year battle by residents to win compensation for increas-ed traffic noise and pollution has finally been resolved. Calderdale Council has agreed to give six families up to [pounds sterling]4,000 each for the stress they have had to endure over the years. But ...
Dad plans 'Carl's Day' to raise cash.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A CALDERDALE dad is leading a fund-raising appeal in memory of his teenage son. Carl Ackroyd, of Illingworth, Halifax, was just 16 when he lost his battle against a muscle-wasting disease last January. The teenager was a Halifax Rugby League Football Club fan and had ...
Turning the screws on the plate thieves.
Jun 01, 2007 ... POLICE handed out thousands of super-strength screws to combat car number-plate thieves. The thefts have been on the increase since August last year and now reach double figures every month and implicate innocent people in crime. Customers of Tesco and Asda in Halifax ...
17 tons of potato peelings set to help gardens grow.
Jun 01, 2007 ... MORE than 17 tons of potato peelings, stale bread and other table scraps have been collected by Calderdale Council during the first eight days of an experimental recycling scheme. The waste, stored in special containers, has been taken to a depot where it is being turned into ...
Axe man faces court.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A MAN who armed himself with a pickaxe for the Queen's visit to Huddersfield was appearing in court today. The 34-year-old was grabbed by police officers in St George's Square moments before the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrived for a Royal walkabout. He had ...
Man left dogs to die in locked shed.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A CANINE chamber of horrors was discovered by RSPCA inspectors. When inspectors visited the home of Geoffrey William Abel in Dodgeholme Gardens, Mixenden, Halifax, they discovered two emaciated lurchers had been locked in a shed for about six weeks without food or water. ...
No-show strippers.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WOMEN were left in the lurch when strippers failed to show at a charity night. Square Chapel, Halifax, had been booked for a "Ladies Night" by Cawthorne Enterprises Ltd to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. But the male ...
Health boost for town.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WORK on a new health centre for Todmorden starts next month. The [pounds sterling]10 million facility in Halifax Road aims to provide better and more community-based care. It will house GPs, Calderdale Primary Care Trust community health services, a dentist and ...
Soldier Matthew was 'brave as a lion'.
Jun 01, 2007 ... TRAGIC soldier Matthew Coldwell has been described as "brave as a lion" by his Army chief. Matthew, 20, of Rastrick, was known to friends as Doctor Dolittle because of his love of animals. He had only been in the Army for six months when he was sent to Iraq. ...
Captains leading by example.
Jun 01, 2007 ... NORTHOWRAM Fields' captains fantastic have certainly been leading from the front over the last fortnight. First team skipper Rob Larner and his seconds counterpart Danny Hensby have both scored back to back centuries. The 34-year-old Larner, who was the top runmaker ...
Skipper warns leaders.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Regional leagues: Ian Rushworth ROBERT Larner has warned his table-topping Northowram Fields side to keep their feet on the ground saying: "We've beaten nobody of note yet." The Rams' comprehensive home victory over Gildersome last Saturday, coupled with a surprise ...
Hopkinson and Foster are star performers.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Halifax League awards DARREN Hopkinson's dream start in the Premier Division has resulted in him winning the first batting prize of the season in the Courier Sport/Briggs Priestley Engravers awards. Oxenhope have made a fair start in the top flight and much of that ...
Halifax snatch runners-up spot.
Jun 01, 2007 ... HALIFAX saved arguably their best performance of the National Super League season for the last match as they snatched the runners-up berth with a 3-0 win at Cardiff last night. Paul Hornsby's side had won the home fixture against the Welshmen by the same score at Queens Sports ...
We need more steel - Martin.
Jun 01, 2007 ... HALIFAX boss Martin Hall has admitted his side need to make "considerable" improvements to their defensive game if they are to down National League One high flyers Castleford at the Shay on Sunday. The Tigers slipped to third behind Widnes and Whitehaven after their defeat by ...
Tigers caned.
Jun 01, 2007 ... TEENAGE debutant Andy Bowman made an outstanding professional debut as Halifax's under 21s thrashed Castleford 58-0 at the Shay last night. The former Siddal junior, a Great Britain under 18s amateur representative, touched down twice from ...
Low Moor on high for big cup date.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Towergate Halifax League: Ian Rushworth BUOYANT Low Moor Holy Trinity know how they can really announce their arrival on the Halifax League scene - by dumping holders Southowram out of the Parish Cup on Sunday. Mark Stokes's side, who have joined from the Bradford ...
The day Hutton honoured Shelf trio.
Jun 02, 2007 ... According to local historian Andrew Hardcastle cricket was played in Shelf as early as the 1850s. Shelf made their first appearance in the Halifax Parish Cup in 1896. That year also saw the competition organisers update a ground inspection report which had first ...
White Rose Update with Tony Dawber.
Jun 02, 2007 ... IN its long and illustrious history, Headingley Carnegie has borne witness to performances by the great and the good of the game over many generations. But in all that time it has perhaps never hosted a event quite like the one that is due to be held next Friday, June 8. ...
Match preview - Halifax v Castleford Tigers.
Jun 02, 2007 ... IN terms of pre match gee ups, this should be Martin Hall's easiest afternoon of the year. The Wales international boss has no doubt spent plenty of time this week working out where his side can make a tactical impact tomorrow. But his players will not need any ...
5-minute head-to-head, then the whistle blows.
Jun 02, 2007 ... CALDERDALE College turned whistleblower this week - but in the nicest possible way. The Services to Business department organised a speed networking session at the Weavers, Shay, Halifax, to let the region's small-to-medium businesses know what sort of funding is available to ...
Andy's ready to play.
Jun 02, 2007 ... BAD news for him, good news for me. That was Halifax prop Andy Shickell's reaction to the news of the torn bicep that will keep teammate Aaron Trinder out of action for up to 12 weeks. Shickell, the former Elland amateur, replaced the former North Sydney player ...
McGee handed captain honour.
Jun 02, 2007 ... EXPERIENCED utility back Danny McGee will be Halifax RUFC coach Kevin McCallion's new on-field enforcer for the forthcoming National Two campaign. McCallion was delighted when McGee decided to re-sign and immediately handed him the captain's armband. A highly ...
Drink-driver's five-year ban.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A MOTORIST who was caught nearly twice over the drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads for five years. David James Helley, 41, of Clough Lane, Mixenden, Halifax, admitted driving with excess alcohol. Calderdale magistrates gave him a 12-months community ...
We need lots more room, say Tuesday Club kids.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A YOUTH group, set up 14 months ago to give bored children something to do, has proven so popular there are plans for a huge expansion of the clubhouse. The Tuesday Club, run through Boothtown Partner-ship, regularly attracts 40 children to its Grantham Road playing fields base where they ...
Health chiefs lead the way.
Jun 02, 2007 ... CALDERDALE'S health trust is leading the way on a pioneering new X-ray project. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five in the country to be picked to pilot the radiology accreditation program-me. The scheme - a collaboration between the ...
Patients get chance to play.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A PLAYGROUND for young patients at Cald-erdale Royal Hospital is to have a [pounds sterling]15,000 revamp. The play area for patients at the child development unit, which treats children with learning and physical difficulties, has been given the cash by the Halifax branch of ...
Chocolate hidden in trousers.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A WOMAN stole four bars of chocolate by hiding them down her trousers. Lisa Anne Bowman, 35, of Hebble Court, Mixenden, Halifax, admitted theft. Waseem Raja, prosecuting, said it happened on May 9 when Bowman was spotted in the store taking the four family sized ...
Hundreds of smokers quitting.
Jun 02, 2007 ... HUNDREDS of Calderdale smokers have already succeeded in stubbing out their habit before next month's smoking ban. New figures show over half of the 1,398 smokers who set themselves a quit date with the NHS Smokefree campaign during the last nine months achieved their goal in ...
Kids smile their way to dental health.
Jun 02, 2007 ... TOTS at a Calderdale nursery are smiling their way to dental health. They have been taking their toothbrushes in every day as part of National Smile Month Youngsters at the Jubilee Children's Centre Nursery have been taking part in the "two minutes twice a day" ...
Mini-bike stargeted.
Jun 02, 2007 ... OFF-road and mini-motorbike riders who flout the law could see their bikes taken away by police. A crackdown on those riding unregistered, uninsured, without the appropriate licence or on public roads has proved a success for officers in Mixenden. Sgt Paul Banerjee ...
Mayors take to the water.
Jun 02, 2007 ... VISITORS from Calderdale's twin towns in the Czech Republic set sail on the district's waters. The Mayor of Vodnany, Vaclav Herman, and the Mayor of Strakonice, Pavel Vondrys, travelled in a narrow boat along the Rochdale Canal from Sowerby Bridge to Hebden Bridge with the new ...
Splash time at the pool.
Jun 02, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS enjoying the school holidays had splash-tastic fun at Halifax Swimming Pool. The poor half-term weather meant dozens of children waded into the pool and staff made sure there was plenty to keep them entertained. Huge inflatables sailed across the water for ...
Plans to build three houses thrown out.
Jun 02, 2007 ... PLANS to build on open ground in Hebden Bridge were thrown out by councillors. Developers had hoped to build three houses off Stubbing Holme Road, between the River Calder and the canal. But residents said the narrow road could not cope with the extra traffic and the ...
Driver crashed after a large G&T.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A FINANCIAL advisor crashed his car after afternoon gin and tonics. David Brown, 49, of Westgate, Holywell Green, admitted at Calderdale Magis-trates Court driving with excess alcohol in his breath. Katy Rafter, prosecuting, said Brown had skidded while taking a bend ...
Little Luke defies the doctors.
Jun 02, 2007 ... WHEN Luke Ballantine-Gray was born with a rare debilitating condition, his mum was told he had just months to live. He spent most of his first four years in hospital, and on two occasions doctors said he would not make it through the night. But now, aged 11, he is ...
Taste of family life for our rare guests?
Jun 02, 2007 ... ENDANGERED birds of prey nesting in Halifax town centre are thought to be bringing up their young there. Margaret Overend, from the RSPB, said it was likely the pair of peregrine falcons who made their home around the Square Church spire were rearing baby birds. The ...
Showing those younger stars a thing or two.
Jun 02, 2007 ... I TUNED in to catch the back end of The British Soap Awards this week and, as usual, I was more interested in how people looked and what they were wearing than Coronation Street leaving EastEnders and Emmerdale in the shade. Of course, all the young, skinny females in line for ...
Future is secure for young footie stars.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A JUNIOR football club that claimed it was facing closure has had its future secured - thanks to the Courier. Boothtown Juniors, which caters for more than 100 boys aged eight to 15, said players and parents were dropping out be- cause the club has been unable to play home games ...
Calderdale biker hurt in TT race.
Jun 02, 2007 ... A CALDERDALE motorcyclist has been hurt in a crash during the Isle of Man TT Races. Paul Coward, 44, of Highfield Crescent, Hebden Bridge, was in the sidecar of Cragg Vale rider Steve Ramsden's bike during a practice run on Thursday night when it crashed on the Crookshanks ...
On the Town - 02/06/07.
Jun 02, 2007 ... Text TOWN (space) names of those pictured (max 160 characters) attach your photograph via MMS and send to 07843 500911. You must make sure the people you've photographed have given permission for their ...
Market takes shape.
Jun 03, 2007 ... THE distinctive glazed pavilion and stalls (pictured) of the new market in Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge, are beginning to take shape. More than [pounds sterling]1 million is being spent on the scheme to replace the tumbled-down market in ...
Late try denies Fax a point.
Jun 03, 2007 ... HALIFAX saw their hopes of a precious National League One bonus point dashed for the second game in succession when Castleford winger Michael Wainwright's touchdown four minutes from time sealed a 30-14 win for the Tigers. It was tough on Martin Hall's side, who had bounced back ...
Cricket - Rams marching on.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Central Yorkshire League THE early season form which has seen Northowram Fields flying high in the Division One table showed no signs of ending on Saturday as they crusied to victory at Wakefield Thornes. In form skipper Robert Larner and Paul Bottomley got the Rams ...
Cricket - Super Tod hammer Worsley Cup holders.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Lancashire League A STUNNING performance by Todmorden saw them crush Worsley Cup holders Nelson and surge into the last four of the competition. The home crowd at Seedhill looked on helplessly as Tod put in a performance as glorious as the weather to bundle Nelson out ...
Cricket - Illingworth in a jam against the leaders.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Airedale & Wharfedale League AFTER two consecutive wins, Illingworth travelled to Division Three leaders Colton with high hopes but these proved unfounded as a day when everything went wrong ended in a heavy defeat. The ill fortune started when four visiting players ...
Cricket - Idle make light work of off form Brighouse.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Bradford LeagueBELOW par Brighouse failed to recover from a poor start and slipped to a decisive Division One defeat at Idle on Saturday. Only Rizwan Ahmed stood firm as wickets tumbled, the overseas man hammering a defiant 68 while losing partner after partner with only one ...
Cricket - Ryan rules roost for super Elland.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Huddersfield League A BLISTERING five wicket spell by Indian spinner Maddy Acharya and a masterful innings by former county batsman Ryan Robinson paved the way for Elland to cruise to victory over visitors Shepley and take five well earned Premiership points. The ...
Cricket - New boys Low Moor still on a high.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Halifax League: Division Two THERE have been no problems for Low Moor Holy Trinity in adjusting to life in the Halifax League and they consolidated top spot with a convincing triumph over visitors Stainland. Star man was Andy Croasdale, who literally shattered ...
Cricket - Sykes sets up Crocs for victory.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Halifax League: Division One THERE is no stopping Old Crossleyans at the moment and the table toppers' latest victims were fellow title challengers King Cross. After a shaky start, the visitors got into their stride with Anjam Hussain (32) and Jon Pearson (30) laying ...
Cricket - Leaders suffer big reverse.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Towergate Halifax League: Premier Division MUCH fancied Southowram continued their improvement after a nightmare beginning to the campaign by ending leaders Mytholmroyd's superb start with an emphatic eight wicket away win. The homesters must have been confident of ...
Halifax RLFC - No easy answers - Martin.
Jun 04, 2007 ... HALIFAX coach Martin Hall admitted in the wake of yesterday's 30-14 defeat by Castleford that there is no easy answer to his side's frustrating inconsistency. Michael Wainwright's late try snatched a National League One bonus point away from Fax, rendering a gutsy second half ...
Halifax Town FC- Torpey agrees new Shay deal.
Jun 04, 2007 ... WINGER Steve Torpey has pledged his future to Halifax Town by agreeing new terms for next season. But former skipper Martin Foster's three-year stay at the Shay is finally over after he agreed to switch to Conference rivals Rushden & Diamonds. Torpey signed for Town ...
HRLFC - Fax left point-less once more.
Jun 04, 2007 ... Halifax 14 Castleford 30 FOR the second league game in succession, Halifax were denied a valuable bonus point after Castleford winger Michael Wainwright's 76th minute try took the Tiger past the critical 12-point winning margin. Martin Hall's side had ...
Hunt is on for artistic firm.
Jun 04, 2007 ... THE search is on for a company to manufacture a piece of public art which is to stand in the centre of Hebden Bridge. Planners finally gave approval for a 10ft high model of a giant textile workers' knife in November, after months of public wrangling. It is to be ...
Stepping out for Antonia.
Jun 04, 2007 ... A KIND-hearted friend is to tackle the Jane Tomlinson Run to help a poorly baby. On June 24, Kimberley Hilton will be pulling on her trainers and sweatshirt for the 10K Run For All at The Headrow, Leeds. Jane Tomlinson is the inspiration for the race after she was ...
Family and friends mark 90th birthday.
Jun 04, 2007 ... FLORENCE Gott, pictured, celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family. Mrs Gott was born in Lee Mount, Halifax, and was brought up by her father and step mum. She had a brother Arthur and sister Irene and half brothers Robert and Herbert as well as half ...
Market takes shape.
Jun 04, 2007 ... THE distinctive glazed pavilion and stalls (pictured) of the new market in Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge, are beginning to take shape. More than [pounds sterling]1 million is being spent on the scheme to replace the tumbled-down market in ...