Evening Courier (Halifax, England) back issues from February 2008:
What do you mean our chap can't help us?
Feb 01, 2008 ... RESIDENTS objecting to a planning application on their doorstep have been told their ward councillor cannot speak up for them. Plans have been submitted for stone processing and plant storage at Elland Edge Quarry. The entrance to the site, and postal address, is in ...
[pounds sterling]2m for new gas mains.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NEARLY [pounds sterling]2 million will be spent replacing 18 kilometres of gas mains across Calderdale this year. Basil Scarsella, of Northern Gas Networks, said: "We have a ...
Hunt for last nine pupils from 1950s for school reunion.
Feb 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL pals have contacted two-thirds of their classmates who attended Rastrick Grammar School between 1953 and 1958. Peter Edwards and Brefni Hions have managed to trace 23 out of 32 pupils for a 50-year reunion. Old friends now living in the Midlands and south are ...
'It's time to bulldoze multi-storey car park'.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A KEY car park needs more than [pounds sterling]2 million spending on it - nearly [pounds sterling]10,000 for each public space. Five years ago, when the scheme for Cow Green in Halifax was first included in the council's list of spending priorities, the repair bill was put at ...
One in three have bad breath.
Feb 01, 2008 ... ONE in three Halifax residents have bad breath. New figures show 33 per cent of people in the town are suffering from halitosis. That's below the national average of 35 per cent and in Kirklees where the figure is 34 per cent. But it is more that in ...
Sisters' China trek for Alzheimer's in honour of mum Betty.
Feb 01, 2008 ... FOUR sisters whose mother is suffering from dementia are raising cash in her honour. The women - who were all born in King Cross, Halifax - are aiming to collect [pounds sterling]7,500 for the Alzheimer's Society. Two of the sisters - Lynn Cunningham, 54, of ...
Let's hear it for Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Man of the Year.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Chris Green of Hebden Bridge has made quite a splash at Cosmpolitan magazine's annual awards ceremony. Suzanne Rutter finds out why CHRIS Green is not a model, saucy male centrefold, film star or sports personality. But the 53-year-old, of Charlestown, Hebden Bridge, ...
Teenage raider smashed into store.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A 19-year-old who burgled a supermarket has been sentenced. Wayne Conroy, of Ladstone Towers, Sowerby Bridge, admitted the offence at Calderdale Magistrates Court. Andy Wills, prosecuting, said Conroy smashed two windows worth [pounds sterling]1,500 at Lidl, Sowerby ...
Cannabis and amphetamines find in a house with four children.
Feb 01, 2008 ... POLICE discovered CS spray, cannabis and amphetamines at the home Michael Wilkinson was sharing with four children. Wilkinson, 30, of St Winifred's Close, Illingworth, Halifax, admitted possessing the weapon and drugs when he appeared at Calderdale Magistrates Court. ...
Obituary: Squire, a survivor of the Stalag, dies at 87.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A HALIFAX war hero who dodged bullets in the Middle East and survived the horrors of German prisoner of war camps has died. John Peter Matthews, known as 'Squire', died aged 87 in a Canadian hospital with his loved ones by his side. Born in 1921, Mr Squire was ...
Now old coal drops - unused for 50 years - may become homes.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A RELIC of Calderdale's industrial past is set to be turned into homes and offices. The Grade II listed coal drops in Station Road, Sowerby Bridge, have long been considered an archaeological landmark of the town and are thought to date back to 1875. It was here that ...
The Comment Room.
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Comment Room is an area where people using the website can have a general discussion - rather than specific issues. A new Comment Room will be opened each day. ...
Marshalls staff get tips for a better life.
Feb 01, 2008 ... STAFF took time out from work for activities that ranged from tackling pan fires to Indian head massage. The health and safety awareness week at Marshalls, Lowfields, Elland, was aimed at improving people's lives at work and home. Professionals were brought in and ...
Northern Rail pledges to run extra trains after passengers are stranded.
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTHERN Rail has apologised and pledged to run additional trains after passengers were left stranded at Halifax and Sowerby Bridge stations. A normal four-carriage train to Leeds was cut back to two carriages despite more passengers being bussed into Halifax because of ...
Gales up to 80mph on way.
Feb 01, 2008 ... GALE-force winds could batter Calderdale today after severe weather warnings were issued across West Yorkshire. Gusts of up to 80mph were expected to hit some areas of the county. The Met Office has also issued snow warnings. Forecasters predicted Calderdale would ...
Studying the ways of other cultures.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A CULTURAL market place brought colour to Calderdale College. Students taking a cultural awareness course celebrated diversity with a market place of stalls representing different religions and communities throughout the world. Colourful displays of costumes, foods ...
Road rage cyclist punched car driver.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A CYCLIST punched the driver of a car in a road rage attack. Gareth William Bostock, 24, of Dodgeholme Court, Mixenden, Halifax, admitted assaulting Stuart Hamilton on September 19 at 3.30pm. Calderdale magistrates heard Bostock and his girlfriend were cycling along ...
'Neighbour from hell' Wilding hit with [pounds sterling]200,000 court costs - now she wants to sell up.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A NEIGHBOUR from hell who conducted a vindictive campaign against residents of a sleepy hamlet has been hit with court costs totalling [pounds sterling]200,000. Jeanne Wilding, 59, who terrorised her neighbours at Bottomley, near Walsden, Todmorden, has been ordered to pay ...
School pupils sent home after boiler room flood.
Feb 01, 2008 ... PUPILS at Shelf Junior and Infant School were allowed back to class today after flooding closed the school on Thursday. Caretaker Pat Turton, caretaker, said: "There was a flood in the boiler house and the depth of the water came up ...
Shay chiefs appeal for extra [pounds sterling]800,000 for stadium development.
Feb 01, 2008 ... SHAY chiefs have launched an appeal for more than [pounds sterling]800,000 to turn the proposed development into a [pounds sterling]3 million state-of-the-art stadium. They say the extra spending is needed for facilities including a banqueting and conference suite, which could ...
Yawning bus driver gets 7 years after passenger died and 40 injured in crash.
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE devastated family of a Brighouse pensioner who died after a bus crash have spoken out after the tired driver was jailed for seven years. Albert Rowley, 82, died three weeks after the double decker driven by Saeed Abbas careered off the road at Fartown, Huddersfield. ...
Halifax man remanded on terror charges.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A man has appeared at Bradford Crown Court on terror charges. Bilal Mohammed, 26, of Thrum Hall Close, Halifax, appeared before the Recorder of Bradford judge ...
Roadworks misery to last even longer.
Feb 01, 2008 ... THE reopening of the main road from Salterhebble to West Vale has been delayed even longer. After 12 months of misery traders and residents face continuing disruption caused by bridge repair work at Stainland Road. Since late January last year drivers have had a ...
Two arrested over failed raid on Todmorden railway station.
Feb 01, 2008 ... POLICE swooped to arrest two men over a failed armed robbery at Todmorden train station during dawn raids. The two men, aged 32 and 27, were arrested at their homes by British Transport Police, in Todmorden, on Thursday. They were questioned over an attempted robbery ...
Three men arrested over Savile Park burglary spree.
Feb 01, 2008 ... THREE men have been charged with a spate of burglaries in Calderdale. Nine houses in the Savile Park area of Halifax have been targeted during the past 10 days. Thieves stole cars and escaped with various property ...
Ovenden are on a revenge mission.
Feb 01, 2008 ... West Riding CA Ovenden West Riding will be looking to overturn a 3-0 defeat in the first meeting when they visit Overthorpe in the Premier Division tomorrow (2.30). Overthorpe were promoted at the end of last season and have climbed to relative safety since the ...
Irish eye place in last four.
Feb 01, 2008 ... West Riding County FA Challenge Cup Halifax Irish Club boss Stuart Waddington believes his side should have nothing to fear in tomorrow's West Riding Challenge Cup quarter-final against Howden Clough at Natty Lane (1.0). Irish bowed out of the West Riding County ...
Top flight title rivals clash at Shelf.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Halifax Ziggy's Spice House League THE top two in the Premier Division meet tomorrow with second placed Shelf United hosting Halifax Irish Centre. Leaders Halifax Irish suffered only their second defeat of the season last week when they went down 4-2 at Stainland ...
Greetland's tall task.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Pennine League Division One Greetland All Rounders and Premier side Queensbury make a third attempt to play their Pennine Presidents Cup round two clash. Both are struggling but Greetland face a mammoth task to progress. In the Premier Division, Elland's ...
Cup shock in Ovenden sights.
Feb 01, 2008 ... TWO divisions may separate Ovenden from tomorrow's Challenge Cup first round opponents Wigan St Patrick's. But that gap will count for nothing tomorrow as the National Conference Division Two side travel over to Lancashire to face their Premier Division foes in confident mood as ...
Forwards can show the way.(Conference news)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LUKE Robinson is hoping a repeat of last week's bold showing from the forwards and a bit of improvement from the backs will be enough to take Siddal through to the second round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup tomorrow. Robinson's men take on Egremont at Chevinedge (1.30) looking ...
Workington Town v Halifax: Matt's Fax go back to basics.
Feb 01, 2008 ... HALIFAX boss Matt Calland is banking on a back-to-basics approach paying dividends ahead of Sunday's Northern Rail Cup opener at Workington. Calland and his players jetted back into England late yeterday after a week's warm weather training on the Spanish island of Lanzarote. ...
Gardiner is in for Vase smasher.
Feb 01, 2008 ... OLD Brodleians have been rocked by a serious injury to young scrum half Joe Armitage as they bid to take another step on the Twickenham trail at Spalding tomorrow (2.0). Armitage, who combined well with player-coach Nick O'Connor at half back in last Saturday's easy home win ...
Anne takes honours.
Feb 01, 2008 ... WEEKS of heavy rain relented to allow the Halifax and Huddersfield Ladies Winter Alliance medal to go ahead in glorious sunshine at Crow Nest Park. The course was in excellent condition considering the recent deluges with only a few boggy patches to contend with, and the greens ...
Cole set to fire up Burnley.
Feb 01, 2008 ... THERE'S no doubt that Burnley face a very tough task tomorrow when they travel to table topping West Brom. But they travel to the Midlands in good heart after three consecutive victories and with the ranks boosted by the addition of much travelled goal machine Andy Cole. ...
Keeper poser for City.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Bantams boss Stuart McCall has a goalkeeping dilemna ahead of tomorrow's trip to Macclesfield after the proposed transfer of Donovan Ricketts was scuppered. The Jamaican had been set to join Queens Park Rangers, but his work permit application was unexpectedly rejected by the ...
Halifax Town v Rushden and Diamonds: Toughest Trophy test yet for Wilder's side.
Feb 01, 2008 ... TOWN will be under no illusions as to the task they face when they entertain Rushden & Diamonds at the Shay tomorrow with a place in the last eight of the FA Trophy up for grabs. It is undoubtedly the Shaymen's toughest test to date in the competition and with just a couple of ...
Halifax Town v Rushden and Diamonds: New boy may have to wait.
Feb 01, 2008 ... DEADLINE day signing Simon Ainge will go straight into the Town squad for tomorrow's FA Trophy third round clash with Rushden & Diamonds at the Shay (3.0). But the 19-year-old central defender may have to wait for his full debut with Brian O'Callaghan pressing for a return to ...
Business club's first meeting.
Feb 01, 2008 ... Calderdale Business Club is holding its inaugural meeting at the Design House, Dean Clough, Halifax, on Tuesday, February 12. Promoted by corporate law firm Chadwick Lawrence, it is designed to get managers and owners from around the region to share ideas and discover common ...
'We've got the room to help with storage'.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A FORMER Army officer is hoping to boost business at his new employers. Jeremy Waddell left the Army two years ago to join SGB Rovacabin, as manager of the branch at Ainleys Industrial Estate, Elland. The company hires out cabins to industry. The job takes ...
Help with health and safety minefield.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A HALIFAX insurer has developed two management systems to help small construction companies comply with health and safety legislation. It is part of a bid to clear up uncertainty among firms, save them cash and cut claims. Wilby Ltd has developed its Health and Safety ...
Demand continues in commercial sector.
Feb 01, 2008 ... The commercial property market in Calderdale is thriving despite continuing global economic pressures. Walker Singleton who were established in Sowerby Bridge in 1889 report continuing demand for freehold property in all sectors of the market and particularly from owner ...
Renovation projects proving successful.
Feb 01, 2008 ... CONTINUED work upgrading pockets of retail property in Halifax town centre is just one factor behind the continued buoyancy of the commercial market in Calderdale. Estate agent, Keith Cannon, highlighted Somerset House, the beautifully renovated Georgian mansion, which was ...
U-turn on capital gains tax helps small business.
Feb 01, 2008 ... A CALDERDALE accountant has welcomed the Chancellor's U-turn on capital gains tax and said it would help many of the region's small employers. But David Roper of Lambert, Roper and Horsfield warned there could still be some hefty tax bills waiting for those who sold their ...
MPs oppose a family ban.
Feb 02, 2008 ... CALLS by a leading politician to ban relatives working for MPs in the wake of the Derek Conway scandal have been criticised by Calderdale's two MPs. Sir Christopher Kelly, chairman of the committee for standards in public life, said banning MPs from employing relatives "could be ...
Home reaches minibus target.
Feb 02, 2008 ... WHITE Windows has reached its [pounds sterling]26,000 fund-raising target which was set to mark its 50th anniversary. The money will be used to buy a specially adapted minibus to transport the 25 disabled residents. The Halifax chipped in with a [pounds ...
School gets ready to hit new stage.
Feb 02, 2008 ... PUPILS and teachers at Calder High School, Mytholmroyd, are staging a colourful classic musical at their new [pounds sterling]400,000 theatre this week. Guys and Dolls is the first production at the Ted Hughes Theatre and will feature a cast of more than 80, including staff and ...
Foggy, cold and they all had flu.
Feb 02, 2008 ... IT was not the most perfect wedding day, admit Brian and Breda Dickinson. "It was freezing and fog seeped into the church," said Brian, 73. "There was a flu epidemic and neither the best man or bridesmaid turned up. "On our honeymoon in Blackpool it rained all three ...
Driver failed to stop.
Feb 02, 2008 ... A MOTORIST who crashed into a parked car has been banned from driving for six months. Samir Ahmed, 27, of Gladstone Road, Halifax, admitted failing to stop and failing to report an accident. He was fined [pounds sterling]75. Nigel Hamilton, prosecuting, told ...
Countdown to Chinese New Year.
Feb 02, 2008 ... CHILDREN prepared for Chinese New Year by making their own puppets. Youngsters at Triangle Day Nursery, Halifax, also studied photographs and Chinese shoes brought in by Alison Jones, of Calderdale Council's museum's service. "We always ...
'Extra care' homes get the go-ahead.
Feb 02, 2008 ... WORK is expected to begin in March on 52 apartments for older people at Melrose Court, Elland.'Extra care' homes get the go-ahead Pennine Housing has finally been given planning permission for the "extra care housing" which is designed to enable the elderly and disabled to keep ...
Our gala will die if help is not found.
Feb 02, 2008 ... FOR 16 years residents in Boothtown have enjoyed a charity gala on their doorstep. But the popular event in May at Square Park, Boothtown, Halifax, will be scrapped if volunteers do not take over organising it from Stanley and Dorothy Brownridge. The couple, of Coley ...
Halifax becoming a cheque-free zone.
Feb 02, 2008 ... CHEQUES could be confined to the history books with shillings, guineas and sovereigns as more top stores become cheque-free. Supermarket chain Tesco, which has stores in Halifax, King Cross and Brighouse, will bring in the ban on February 25 and Marks & Spencer will follow suit ...
Obituary: Former Tory coucillor.(Obituary)
Feb 02, 2008 ... FORMER Conservative councillor Alan Sugden has died. He was 71. Mr Sugden founded Sugden Brothers Builders Ltd, Slitheroe Works, Ripponden, in 1960. He attended St Mary's Junior and Infant School, Mill Bank, and the former Bolton Brow Boys' Senior School, Sowerby ...
Heart patients in drug study.
Feb 02, 2008 ... CALDERDALE heart patients are taking part in a major new drug study. The district's NHS foundation trust is one of 55 across the UK taking part in the five-year trial investigating whether a different type of drug that boosts good cholesterol can reduce the risk of heart ...
Swim pool fight is not over yet.
Feb 02, 2008 ... ANOTHER bid is being made to build a swimming pool in Mytholmroyd. The move, by the village community association, comes only days after Calderdale Council announced its intention to construct replacement pools in Sowerby Bridge, Halifax and Brighouse. Plans for the ...
Charity match cash boost.
Feb 02, 2008 ... FOOTBALLER Mick Neville has raised over [pounds sterling]900 for research into prostate cancer. The 59-year-old goalkeeper discovered he had the disease in June last year. Since then he has been campaigning to raise awareness of the condition - which accounts for one ...
[pounds sterling]1m to fight super bugs.
Feb 02, 2008 ... HEALTH chiefs are pledging [pounds sterling]1 million to tackle deadly superbugs. Calderdale Primary Care Trust is making the investment using money set aside in a risk reserve. Now that it does not need that cash, the trust will spend it on several projects, ...
[pounds sterling]1.8 million for Calderdale arts... but not everyone is happy.
Feb 02, 2008 ... MILLIONS of pounds are to be pumped into the arts in Calderdale - but some projects have been abandoned. Arts Council England yesterday announced a record [pounds sterling]1.8 million will be invested across the district with Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Todmorden-based ...
CPS boss hits back over royal axeman.
Feb 02, 2008 ... THE head of West Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service Neil Franklin has spoken out to quash claims it tried to drop a case against royal axeman Daniel Bleazard. On Wednesday, the Courier reported how Judge Jonathan Durham Hall rapped the CPS for twice trying to stop the case ...
Our Michelle's on the road to film stardom.
Feb 02, 2008 ... A CALDERDALE film producer has been nominated for a Bafta. Michelle Eastwood, 25, of Hipperholme, has been nominated, along with her collegues, for the prestigious gong after producing Hesitation. Shot in French city of Mar-seilles, the 15-minute film tells the tale ...
More train delays.
Feb 02, 2008 ... FRUSTRATED rail passenges were dealt another blow yesterday when a train to Leeds was 30 minutes late. Northern Rail said the delay on the 7.42am train from Sowerby Bridge was caused by a lack of rolling stock in Manchester. This was the ...
Snow causes problems on Calderdale roads.
Feb 02, 2008 ... SNOW was causing problems on roads across Calderdale today. Most major routes in and out of Halifax were kept clear after a big gritting operation by Calderdale Council through the night. But some rural roads, particularly on higher ground, were almost impassable. ...
Laurence happy to answer SOS.
Feb 02, 2008 ... LAURENCE Sanderson was probably looking forward to putting his feet up one Friday evening early last month. However, his plans were soon to be shattered when he took what he admitted was one of his more bizarre phone calls. The person on the other end of the phone was ...
Workington Town v Halifax: Town a tricky opener for Matt's new look Fax.
Feb 02, 2008 ... IT'S just about the oldest cliche in the game, but there really is no such thing as an easy match in Cumbria. The stadiums are barren, the weather predictably unpredictable and the natives - at least the ones on the field - uncompromisingly hostile. And that makes ...