Evening Courier (Halifax, England) back issues from January 2008:
Defender leaves the Shay.
Jan 01, 2008 ... DEFENDER Ryan Toulson has joined Halifax Town's Blue Square Premier rivals Altrincham on loan until the end of the season. The 22-year-old has made 19 senior appearances this season and 37 in the league since making is debut against Barnet in August 2004. He is ...
Halifax car park closed after BMW destroyed in arson attack.
Jan 01, 2008 ... A BUSY town centre car park was closed after a car was burnt out in a new year's day arson attack. The car, a BMW, was driven into Euro Car Park, on Bull Green, Halifax, at 7am before being set fire to. Halifax firefighters were called to the blazing car and put the ...
Teenager has ear bitten off as brawls spoil New Year celebrations in Calderale villages.
Jan 01, 2008 ... A TEENAGER had part of his ear bitten off in a drunken 40-strong brawl and an elderly man was left in hospital after a gang attack, as new year's eve violence spilled on to the town's streets. Several injuries after bottles and knives used in fights in Southowram, Greetland, ...
Man shouted abuse at his former partner.
Jan 01, 2008 ... A MAN was sentenced for harassment after shouting abuse at his former partner. Andrew Wayne Goss, 49, of Prescott Street, Halifax, admitted the offence when he appeared before Calderdale magistrates. Julian Sagar, prosecuting, said that on September 13, Goss called ...
Bushell leaves Shay.
Jan 01, 2008 ... STEVE Bushell has become the second player to leave the Shay at the start of the transfer window. The 35-year-old midfielder was in his second spell with Town having re-joined the club from ...
Town ahead at the break.
Jan 01, 2008 ... HT Halifax Town 1 Farsley Celtic 0 Town led at the break in their derby clash with Farsley but were down to 10 men after the sending of of Anthony Griffith. Halifax broke the deadlock after 10 minutes when Mark Jackson turned a Matt Doughty cross into his own goal. ...
Ten-man Town beat Farsley.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Halifax Town 2 Farsley Celtic 0 TOWN exacted some revenge for their Boxing Day derby defeat at Throstle Nest by beating Farsley despite playing for more than an hour of the game with 10 men after the sending off of Anthony Griffith. Halifax broke the deadlock after 10 ...
Tom's boys are out to rock the competition.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGE rock 'n' roller is hoping he and his punk band can dazzle judges to win a major recording contract after reaching the regional semi-finals of a national talent contest. Calderdale College student Tom Milner and his group, Unknown Cause, impressed industry experts at ...
Ditch plastic bags, shoppers urged.
Jan 02, 2008 ... SHOPPERS were urged to ditch their plastic bags in favour of a greener alternative. Calderdale councillor Diane Park (Lib Dem, Elland) handed out 50 cotton bags to people visiting Elland shops in a bid to encourage them to be more environmentally friendly. "This is ...
Traders not satisfied with traffic changes.
Jan 02, 2008 ... TRADERS have welcomed a review of the Hebden Bridge traffic scheme. The review has been instigated by Janet Battye (Lib Dem, Calder) who says it is time for the town, the council and the working traffic group to evaluate how the scheme has worked so far. "Council ...
Man shouted abuse at his former partner.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A MAN was sentenced for harassment after shouting abuse at his former partner. Andrew Wayne Goss, 49, of Prescott Street, Halifax, admitted the offence when he appeared before Calderdale magistrates. Julian Sagar, prosecuting, said that on September 13, Goss called ...
School pupils step in to help victims of Bangladesh cyclone.
Jan 02, 2008 ... PUPILS have been fund-raising for victims of the Bangladesh cyclone. Nasreen Begum from Beech Hill Primary School, Halifax, said: "My family come from Bangladesh and when I heard the news about the cyclone in October I felt I had to do something about it. "Luckily, ...
School's success is all down to earlier finishing time.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A SCHOOL that was one of the first to have a finishing time of 2.30pm says the scheme is a success. Sowerby Village Primary changed the timing of the school day in 2004 - finishing 45 minutes earlier to give more time to voluntary enrichment activities - clubs for sport, music ...
They're up... and running for the Hot Toddy!
Jan 02, 2008 ... HOT Toddy was all the rage in Todmorden. Forget lounging in front of Christmas movies - these keen runners took over the streets for the annual Hot Toddy Race and Fun Run. More than 330 people donned their running shoes and winter warmers for the main 5.8 mile race. ...
Key wins for Foot and Greetland.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Halifax Saturday League Divisions One to Three LUDDENDEN Foot look favourites for the Division One title after they beat Northowram and leaders St Andrews crashed to defeat against Greetland. The top four contests both finished 5-2 to the away sides with Foot making ...
Super Steve is Irish hero.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ziggy's Spice House Halifax Saturday League STEVE Galloway has scored many fine goals in a lengthy career and he rescued Premier Division title contenders Halifax Irish Centre with two of his best in the last three minutes of Saturday's Premier Division contest away to ...
Halifax Town 2 Farsley Celtic 0: Shaymen end losing streak.
Jan 02, 2008 ... TOWN ended a run of three successive league defeats - and avenged their humiliating Boxing Day defeat at Throstle Nest - as they eased to victory in the opening game of 2008. And there never appeared to be any doubt about the result despite the fact that the Shaymen played for ...
The Comment Room.
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Comment Room is an area where people using the website can have a general discussion - rather than specific issues. A new ...
Couple's terror as masked gang beat club stewardess while holding husband captive.
Jan 02, 2008 ... MASKED raiders at a Calderdale club attacked the stewardess while her husband was held captive upstairs. Three men wearing balaclavas stole thousands of pounds in the terrifying raid at Stone Chair Variety Club at Shelf. One of the thugs hit stewardess Sheila Haigh, ...
Nicholls leads Hare home.
Jan 02, 2008 ... MORE then 300 runners took part in Sunday's annual 'Hot Toddy' road race staged by Todmorden Harriers. The 5.8 miles contest started in the centre of town before going down the main road to Walsden and then back via a loop around Lumbutts Road and Millwood. See the ...
I'll be ready, pledges Dana.
Jan 02, 2008 ... HALIFAX'S new front row recruit Dana Wilson has insisted he will be "ready to go" by the time Matt Calland's side kick off their Northern Rail Cup campaign on February 3. The 24-year-old Cook Islander was one of four close-season recruits who made their debut in last weekend's ...
Old Boys battle through.
Jan 02, 2008 ... West Yorks League BRIGHOUSE Old Boys are through to the fourth round of the league cup after a marathon match at Altofts. The tie was 1-1 after extra time but the visitors came through 5-4 on penalties against their Divison One opponents. With the strong ...
Town draw a blank in the wind and rain.
Jan 02, 2008 ... West Riding CA League BRIGHOUSE Town manager Tony Lyons wasn't too disappointed after his third-placed side were held to a goalless home draw by struggling Wibsey in the Premier Division. Poor conditions, a lengthy list of absentees and a Wibsey side who looked more ...
Where food has a Friendly taste.
Jan 02, 2008 ... RICHARD and Joanne Swift are hoping to serve up a treat to diners at the Friendly Inn. The couple, who have taken over the Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, business have given chef Paul Fusco, formerly of the Inn on the Bridge, Hebden Bridge, a free hand to create a new menu. ...
Cochranes on target.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ziggy's A Star Cars Halifax Sunday League BRADSHAW are three points clear at the head of Division Three thanks to a 2-1 home win over Carrington Rangers in the league's only game. Bradshaw took the lead after 10 minutes when Rob Cochrane raced through one on one with ...
New Year's Day baby Max makes it an extra special start to 2008.
Jan 02, 2008 ... FIVE babies were born at Calderdale Royal Hospital on New Year's Day to start 2008 with a flurry of new arrivals. After one of the most hectic Christmases on record, staff at the maternity unit could be forgiven for wishing for a peaceful start to the year, but their smiles were ...
Get your hands on [pounds sterling]5,000!
Jan 02, 2008 ... WHAT could you do with [pounds sterling]5,000? An unexpected windfall could pay for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday - maybe a cruise or a trip to see relatives in Australia or New Zealand. Perhaps you have plans to improve your home but not the money to carry them out ....
Halifax Town v Farsley Celtic: Midfielder on thin ice.
Jan 02, 2008 ... ANTHONY Griffith's Halifax Town future is looking bleak today after he was red carded for the third time this season in the 2-0 win over Farsley Celtic. Click here to see the slide show from the win over Farsley. Click here for the match report. The ...
Halifax Town v Farsley Celtic: See the slide show.
Jan 02, 2008 ... See the slide show of Town's home win against local rivals Farsley Celtic. To view the slide show at full screen size click with the left mouse ...
Hot Toddy: See the slide show.
Jan 02, 2008 ... See the slide show from this year's run. To view the slide show at full screen size click with the left mouse ...
Snow heading for Calderdale.
Jan 02, 2008 ... SNOW is on its way to Calderdale tomorrow and Friday - but it won't be a Siberian blast, forecasters predicted today. Maximum temperatures tomorrow will be between 0C and 3C. But a brisk easterly wind will make ...
Train fares set to soar.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Rail passengers are facing above-inflation fare rises from today - increases described as "unfair and unjustified" by a customer watchdog body. While regulated fares - which include most season tickets - have gone up by an average of 4.8 per cent, some other fares have risen by ...
Car park closed after car burnt out.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A town centre car park was closed after a car was burnt out in a New Year's Day arson attack. The car, a BMW, was driven into Euro Car Park, Bull Green, Halifax, at 7am before being set alight. ...
Neil set to take lead for business.
Jan 02, 2008 ... NEIL Grimshaw started his own insurance broking firm a year ago determined to create a profitable business through good customer service. Fourteen months later he has turned in a first year's profit and earned recognition as one of the future leaders in his industry. ...
Shaymen sign Tykes duo.
Jan 02, 2008 ... TOWN have signed striker Nathan Joynes and defender Thomas Harban from Barnsley on 18-month deals. The duo, who are both 22, have been on loan at Bradford City this season, but were allowed to return to Oakwell at the end of December. And Shay boss Chris Wilder has ...
Blue Square Premier round up: Win for Ryan's 'new' team.
Jan 02, 2008 ... RYAN Toulson tasted victory in his first game of his loan at Altrincham who beat Northwich 2-1 at the Victoria Stadium. Joe O'Neill slotted the winner three minutes from the end of a game in which Josh Wilson and Ryan Brown were sent off. Michael Welch had given the ...
Burnley rocked at Blackpool.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Blackpool 3 Burnley 0 OWEN Coyle said he was "deeply hurt" by the abject performance of his Burnley side in their 3-0 Championship defeat at Bloomfield Road. Kaspar Gorkss, Ben Burgess and Claus Jorgensen scored to earn Blackpool their third win in four ...
Leeds United in line for player influx after Oldham defeat.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Leeds United 1 Oldham Athletic 3 THERE is set to be a flurry of activity in the transfer market at Elland Road as the club attempts to reignite its Division One promotion challenge. A poor holiday period was rounded off by a dire display at home to Oldham ...
Forest steal victory from Huddersfield.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Nottingham Forest 2 Huddersfield Town 1 ANDY Ritchie's Terriers were left licking their wounds after allowing 10 man Nottingham Forest to come from behind to snatch the points with a 2-1 victory in an evenly matched Division One clash. Colin Calderwood's ...
'I had to pull fighting RSPCA dogs apart'.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A MAN has told of his horror when he intervened in a fight between two rescued dogs being walked by RSPCA handlers. Anthony Rice, of Birdswell Avenue, Brighouse, heard one of the handlers screaming for help and saw the dogs fighting near Burger Knight, Square Road, Halifax. He ...
Alert over tumble dryers after lucky escape.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A FIREFIGHTER has issued a warning after an overheating tumble dryer almost sparked a house fire. A crew from Elland were called to Bankfield Grange, Greetland, Halifax, after the owner smelled smoke. After investigating, firefighters ...
All ages at service.
Jan 03, 2008 ... AN all-age service was held at St Mary's Church, Elland, when four candles were lit by Emma Scott, Anna Woolard, Lucy Wharvell, and Sam Wharvell, who also played the part of the boy bishop St Nicholas during the service, which was led by rector David Burrows. Lessons were read ...
Land Rover-driving families complete Halifax to Gambia feat in time for new year.
Jan 03, 2008 ... FRESH from dusting the sand off their mince pies, two globe-trotting Calderdale families have welcomed in 2008 in the real spirit of adventure. The Rileys of Norland and the Ellis family of Norton Tower, Halifax, crossed continents, deserts and winding mountain roads on a ...
Death toll falls but too many still not using seatbelts.
Jan 03, 2008 ... EVEN more lives could be saved if everyone belted up when they got in the car. That's the message from Calderdale's chief road safety officer as figures showed the number of people killed on the district's roads in 2007 had fallen from 14 in 2006 to 10. "Yes, the ...
University is the next stop for bus driver David, 50.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A 50-year-old bus driver has gone back to college to study Spanish. David Crossley, of Stump Cross, Halifax, left school in 1976 and dropped out of a geography course at Newcastle Polytechnic. But now he is in the fourth year of a five year course at Bradford ...
'Let's have [pounds sterling]100,000 needed to keep disabled workers' factory open'.
Jan 03, 2008 ... COUNCILLORS have backed the idea of re-equipping one of two Calderdale workshops for disabled people, in an effort to keep it going. But they need to find at least [pounds sterling]100,000 for new plant and machinery. Without it, 11 people could lose their jobs at the ...
Seeking family of man who died at Christmas.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THE family of a man who died on Christmas Eve is being sought. The Coroner's Office in Leeds would like to speak to relatives of David Edward Walker, 60, of Cottingley Towers, Leeds. His death was not suspicious. Anyone with information should contact ...
Junior Sport - Rishworthians get a taste of big time.
Jan 03, 2008 ... MORE than 50 players, coaches, families and friends of the Old Rishworthian minis attended a pre-match rugby festival at the Kirkstall training ground before making their way to the Headingley Carnegie Stadium where the under nines took part in a half-time exhibition match against ...
Junior Sport - Jason is white hot.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A JASON White thunderbolt settled a keenly fought Huddersfield League derby with Warley Whites under 14s edging out hosts Elland 4-3. The result was harsh on the Hullen Rec. side who led three times before White struck. Elland went in front after 10 minutes when Jake ...
Junior Sport - National selection.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THREE members of the Halifax water Polo team have gained selection for the Great Britain National Academy squad. Fourteen-year-olds Anna Sutcliffe and Luke Franks, along with Josh Berry (13), made the most of their opportunities to impress after attending the regional training ...
The Comment Room.
Jan 03, 2008 ... The Comment Room is an area where people using the website can have a general discussion - rather than specific issues. A new ...
Drink killed my son at 23.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A FATHER whose son drank himself to death at 23 is hoping his warning will help to cut the toll of alcoholism among Calderdale's young. Doctors said bus driver Trevor Booth's son Philip had the liver of a 40-year-old after he lost his life last January. Despite an ...
Akroyd all set to return at Huddersfield.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THE sight of skipper Oliver Akroyd so obviously restored to good health on the touchline at Cleckheaton RUFC was a welcome one for Old Brodleians supporters in a typically large Boxing Day crowd. Akroyd, the back rower who left Moorend for Woodhead at the end of last season, ...
Davies is well down road to recovery.
Jan 03, 2008 ... High-profile summer recruits Jonathan Davies and Oliver Akroyd are looking forward to getting back into action after serious injuries. Ian Rushworth has spoken to both of them. IT is something of an understatement to say that it was not the start Jonathan Davies had been hoping ...
Gritters on red alert.
Jan 03, 2008 ... CALDERDALE may be expected to escape the worst of today's and tomorrow's cold snap but a full fleet of gritters is still on red alert. Calderdale Council has put its fleet on standby to respond to possible snow, forecast for today, and the Highways Agency - responsible for the ...
Funeral of cliff tragedy victim.
Jan 03, 2008 ... THE funeral of a Calderdale man found dead at a cliff-top beauty spot in Scotland was taking place today. Kenneth Haigh, 59, of Green Lane, Sowood, was discovered on a cliff edge in Galloway, on December 20. His death is not being treated as suspicious. A ...
'Cheaper to fly to Spain than catch the train to Hull'.
Jan 03, 2008 ... INFLATION-busting rail fare hikes have left Calderdale's commuters stunned. Most increases were either 4.8 or 6.8 per cent but the cost of an off-peak return from Halifax to Leeds shot up by more than 10 per cent. People travelling to Manchester must now pay [pounds ...
Warning on EU plans for health food dose regulation.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A HALIFAX health store owner says consumers could be at risk if European Union laws come into force regulating doses of popular vitamins and food supplements. Kevin Benson of Food Therapy, Northgate, Halifax, said the legislation, due to be enforced in 2011, is aimed at ...
Boy cyclist is breathalised.
Jan 03, 2008 ... CYCLIST Reece Gledhill hadn't touched a drop of alcohol. But the 16-year-old was amazed when police officers pulled him over on his way home from work and breathalised him. Reece, of Crowtrees Park, Rastrick, says wobbly handlebars are to blame - not an extra helping ...
Barnsley pair boost Halifax Town.
Jan 03, 2008 ... NATHAN Joynes is a Halifax Town player again, having signed an 18-month deal to return to the Shay a year after a successful loan spell. The striker and his Barnsley clubmate Thomas Harban, who has also signed a contract until the summer of 2009, were due to train with the rest ...
Fax centre Jon set for scan on knee injury.
Jan 03, 2008 ... HALIFAX centre Jon Goddard will have a scan today to determine the full extent of the injury that kept him out of last weekend's 18-16 Infirmary Cup victory over Huddersfield. The 25 year old, arguably the club's biggest close season signing, sat out the Giants clash after ...
Serial killer Shipman shares place with Jack the Ripper.
Jan 03, 2008 ... MASS murderer Harold Shipman's name today finds itself in a national dictionary. The former Todmorden GP is now included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, which has been published since 1885. The killer's name stands alongside other notorious murderers, ...
Man threatens to jump off Halifax bridge.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Commuters faced delays yesterday after a man was spotted as he was about to drop off a bridge. Police were called to the Burdock Way flyover shortly after 5pm after a man wearing a blue hooded top ...
Two levels of car park still closed after car fire.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Part of a town centre car park closed after a car was burnt out in an arson attack will stay shut while a structural survey is carried out. Damage was caused to the ground and a ceiling ...
Lotto results.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Winning numbers drawn in last Wednesday's Lotto were: 13, 15, 25, 31, 37, 39. Bonus: ...