Hartlepool Mail (Hartlepool, England) back issues from December 2007:
Hospital bus link put to the test.
Dec 01, 2007 ... TOWN leaders will test bus and train services to two major hospitals to see how accessible they are for patients and visitors. Hartlepool councillors will test the public transport links to both the University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton, and the James Cook University ...
Have your say on future of your town.
Dec 01, 2007 ... RESIDENTS are urged to have their say on shaping the future of their town. Council chiefs want to hear what the public's views are on housing issues, transport links and climate change. Feedback will help update Hartlepool Borough Council's local plan and guide what ...
Barred gambler tipped machine on arcade manager.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A BARRED gambler assaulted an amusement arcade boss after he was asked to leave the premises three times. James Robert Michael Carter's victim was struck on the side of his head and suffered "excruciating pain and dizziness". Magistrates heard Carter was angry because ...
Groundsman loved his Pools job.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A FOOTBALL club's groundsman has died aged 93 after decades of following his beloved Hartlepool United. Thomas Henry Simpson, known as Harry, was such an ardent Pools supporter that he worked there for free before he got the job as groundsman in 1965. His grandson ...
Dad jailed after going to see baby.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A DAD was jailed after breaching a housing association injunction barring him from his baby's home. Christopher Wardell was given an injunction by Housing Hartlepool to stay away from his partner's home in Romaine Park, Hartlepool, after claims that rows with his partner led to ...
School goes back in time.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A SCHOOL is going back to the 1980s as pupils celebrate the decade with a musical extravaganza. Pupils at Manor College of Technology, in Hartlepool, are putting on power suits and punk jackets for the school's annual show. Comedy musical Back to the 80s will see 75 ...
Roof drama leads to traffic chaos.
Dec 01, 2007 ... RUSH-HOUR traffic was brought to a standstill as police tried to talk a man down from the roof of a shopping centre. Police, ambulance and fire crews were called at 3.45pm yesterday after the man climbed onto the roof of the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre, in Hartlepool. ...
Heartless thug who defiled dying woman wants jail term cut.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A SICK thug who urinated on a woman as she lay dying on her doorstep was today branded heartless after he lodged an appeal to have his jail term cut. Anthony Anderson, 27, had taken a cocktail of drink and drugs when he urinated on Christine Lakinski, who had collapsed at her ...
Control room talks backed.
Dec 01, 2007 ... COUNCILLORS have welcomed news that the ambulance service is listening to concerns about moving a control room out of the area. The ambulance service in North East England has agreed to talks with Cleveland Police Authority over the future of control room services. ...
Fingerprints help to snare teenager.
Dec 01, 2007 ... FINGERPRINT evidence helped to bring a teenager to justice after he smashed a car window. Adam John Hunter kicked a front door after a confrontation in a garden. Later the same evening, Hunter smashed the window of a car in frustration after being told that the ...
Tragic mum makes drink-drive plea.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A TEARFUL mum implored drivers not to booze and get behind the wheel over Christmas after she lost her daughter in a drink-drive smash. Kelly Woodward was killed, aged 19, at the hands of a driver who was twice the legal drink-drive limit in July 2006. Her distraught ...
Couple's baby agony.
Dec 01, 2007 ... A DEVASTATED mum-to-be has described the heartache of losing her unborn child after a full-term pregnancy. ...
Pools admit FA charge.
Dec 01, 2007 ... HARTLEPOOL United have admitted a charge of failing to control their players in the recent home defeat to Brighton. Players from both sides clashed after the final whistle, following an injury-time Bas Savage winner for the visitors. The match marked the first Pools ...
Barton launches attack on "vicious" Toon army.
Dec 01, 2007 ... NEWCASTLE'S Joey Barton has warned Toon fans they will never see the success they crave on Tyneside, unless they change their "vicious" nature. Barton, a [pounds sterling]5million signing from Manchester City last summer, has been "shocked" by the behaviour of Newcastle ...
Mixed luck in FA Cup draw.
Dec 02, 2007 ... OUR big three clubs had mixed luck in the FA Cup third round draw. Sunderland face an all-Premiership tie against fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic while out-of-sorts Newcastle United visit Championship outfit Stoke City. Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate would not have been ...
More misery for Magpies.
Dec 02, 2007 ... DAVID Bentley piled more agony on Newcastle United at Ewood Park with his double strike condemning Sam Allardyce's side to their sixth league defeat of the season. The 3-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers also cranks up the pressure on under-fire Allardyce, who has now seen his rebuilt ...
Stokes snatches Cats winner.
Dec 02, 2007 ... ANTHONY Stokes came off the bench to snatch a Barclays Premier League lifeline for Sunderland and further damage Derby's hopes of survival. And Black Cats manager Roy Keane was rewarded with a clean sheet after his bold decision to drop Craig Gordon, the Scotland international ...
Tuncay saves point for Boro.
Dec 02, 2007 ... MIDDLESBROUGH slipped into the Barclays Premier League bottom three despite Tuncay's first goal for the club earning them a point at Reading. The Turk came off the bench to head home Luke Young's cross six minutes from time but Sunderland's stoppage-time victory over Derby saw ...
Crutch amnesty saves thousands.
Dec 03, 2007 ... DOZENS more crutches have been collected and sent back to a hospital. And the 40 new pairs means the number of crutches returned to the University Hospital of Hartlepool by town firm Cameron's Taxis now stands at around 240. Two walking frames have also been handed ...
Unsung hero such a good sport.
Dec 03, 2007 ... AN UNSUNG hero will appear alongside sporting legends after winning a prestigious regional award. Keith Everett, 56, unanimously won the North East England BBC Sport's Unsung Hero Award to recognise the valuable work he has done with St Francis and St Cuthbert's football teams. ...
Violence will not be tolerated, say police.
Dec 03, 2007 ... VIOLENT gangs of youths have been warned by police their thuggish behaviour will not be tolerated. The police warning comes just days after Daniel Breward, 18, was sentenced to 12 months in a young offenders' institute for his attack on Karl Wright. Hartlepool family ...
Horse whisperer chomping at the bit.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A HORSE expert is chomping at the bit to spread the word about her soothing techniques. Horse whisperer Sarah Kreutzer is an expert at bringing horses under control - by learning their language. She doesn't just limit her expertise to horses either. She reckons she's ...
Terry's satirical look at politics.(Television program review)
Dec 03, 2007 ... AN INTERNATIONAL rugby player turned author has released a new edition of a successful book. Hartlepool-born Terry Arthur, who played for West Hartlepool, Wasps and England in the 1960s, has updated his satirical look at politics more than 30 years after it was first released. ...
Dragged out of flat in underwear.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A MAN dragged his girlfriend out of his flat and locked her outside in her underwear. Paul John Reed briefly allowed his partner back in to get some clothes before dragging her out for a second time and pushing her down some concrete stairs. Reed, 24, had been out ...
Drunken street brawler punished.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A DRUNKEN street brawl was broke-up by horrified revellers making their way home. Paul Bennett, 20, was part of a drink-fuelled fight in Church Street, Hartlepool, in the early morning, as the town's pubs emptied with shocked onlookers, town magistrates heard. ...
Balloons tribute to tragic tots.
Dec 03, 2007 ... DOZENS of colourful balloons filled the air as the lives of 175 tragic children were remembered. One balloon was released for every child being remembered during a touching memorial tribute at a Hartlepool church. The service at St Luke's Parish Church in Tunstall ...
Seaton future in spotlight.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A SEASIDE resort goes under the spotlight this week to hammer out how best to revitalise it. Four months of investigation will start this Thursday on the best way to give Seaton Carew the facelift it deserves. And a councillor representing the resort welcomed the ...
Dip in and become a record breaker.
Dec 03, 2007 ... BOXING Day dippers could become record breakers by helping raise funds for a hospice. The 36th Boxing Day dip will be held this year at Seaton Carew with hundreds of people expected to take part. Hartlepool and District Hospice is looking for individuals and groups ...
Missing canoeist: 'I think I am a missing person'.
Dec 03, 2007 ... POLICE were today quizzing a canoeist who has turned up safe and well - five-and-a-half years after he first went missing in a presumed sea tragedy. But the officer leading the inquiry says John Darwin has said he has no idea where he has been since 2002. Full story ...
'Widow' had to cope with tragedy'.
Dec 03, 2007 ... THE grieving wife of John Darwin declared herself a widow six months after his disappearance. Anne Darwin, then a doctor's receptionist, said that was the only way she could cope with the tragedy. Full story and reaction>> 'I think I'm a missing person' - ...
Missing canoeist: They were a loving couple.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A CLOSE friend of the Darwins recalled the loving couple who were his neighbours for five years. Bill Rodriguez, lived next door to Mr Darwin at The Cliff in Seaton Carew. Full story and reaction>> 'I think I'm a missing person' - click to read ...
Missing canoeist: Neighbours amazed at news.
Dec 03, 2007 ... SHOCKED neighbours were left reeling by the news of John Darwin's re-appearance. Seaton Councillor David Young, who runs Young's Fisheries on The Front at Seaton Carew, said Mr Darwin's disappearance had been a hot topic amongst his customers at the time. Full story ...
Back from the dead, five years on.
Dec 03, 2007 ... THIS is the dad who walked into a police station five years after vanishing while canoeing in the North Sea and declared: "I think I'm a missing person". Full story and reaction>> 'I think I'm a missing person' - click to read 'Widow' had to copewith ...
Indecent assault claim by teen.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A TEENAGE girl will be interviewed by police after claiming she had been indecently assaulted over the weekend. The girl is said to have been attacked at the back of the Nexus club, in Church Street, Hartlepool, in the early hours of yesterday. Police are looking a ...
Lottery couple 'received death threats'.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A COUPLE who were duped out of thousands of pounds in a Spanish lottery scam claim they have received a death threat. Police have confirmed they are investigating the claims made by Margaret and Edward ...
Brown unfazed by transfer talk.
Dec 03, 2007 ... HARTLEPOOL United hot prospect James Brown today shrugged off growing transfer speculation and insisted his focus is on getting Pools' season back on track. The 20-year-old Pools attacker is being tracked by a number of Championship clubs and is set to be at the centre of a New ...
Brown gutted at cup exit.
Dec 03, 2007 ... HARTLEPOOL United hotshot James Brown was left gutted as Pools were dumped out of the FA Cup at the second round stage for the third season in a row. Hereford United scored on the stroke of half-time and then again with five minutes remaining to cap a miserable week on the road ...
Butterworth: We must turn things around.
Dec 03, 2007 ... IAN Butterworth is not going to turn a drama into a full-blown crisis. However, the assistant manager admitted today that Hartlepool United need to get their act together. Pools tumbled out of the FA Cup on Saturday after a lacklustre display at League Two Hereford. ...
Hereford Utd 2 Hartlepool Utd 0.
Dec 03, 2007 ... AFTER a week which included spending 36 hours on the team bus and clocking up nearly 2000 miles, it appears Hartlepool United have reached another fork in the road. Just like last season, when they were a goal down at Accrington Stanley in November and in danger of being sucked ...
Fuel thieves 'could cost lives'.
Dec 03, 2007 ... FUEL thieves slashed through petrol pipes on several cars - which could have cost drivers their lives. A police investigation is underway after three vehicles were targeted, all within an hour of each other. One of the victims was Debbie Unsworth, who realised the ...
Wrong documents sent in benefits blunder.
Dec 03, 2007 ... A DISABLED woman was sent the personal documents of two complete strangers in a council mix-up. Rosannan Foreman, 59, was "gobsmacked" ...
Winter wonderland awaits school kids.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A REAL festive treat awaits children on their way home from school. Hartlepool pensioners John and Pat Stamper say they make a special effort every year to decorate their home and have been doing it for the past 30 years. John, 72, said: "Because Barnard Grove school ...
Football dad is rewarded.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A DEVOTED dad helped a school achieve one of the highest honours in grassroot sports. Andrew Wildberg has given his spare time for seven years, to coach pupils from Owton Manor Primary School, Hartlepool. The 42-year-old stepped into the breach when his son Liam, who ...
Arsonists blamed for allotment fire.
Dec 04, 2007 ... FIREFIGHTERS averted a massive explosion on an allotment site where a shed was set on fire by arsonists. Fire crews had to cool down five gas cylinders in an allotment shed - on the same site where four firemen were injured two years ago in an explosion. In the ...
Booze pirate back in court.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE long-running battle between a booze pirate and Customs chiefs has taken a new twist. Phil Berriman, the man dubbed Hartlepool's booze pirate, was due back in court today for the latest round of his fight to have his confiscated alcohol and cigarettes returned to him. Mr ...
Jacob touched hearts of thousands.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A BOY who touched the hearts of thousands has died at the age of three. Jacob Huntington, who suffered from a form of cerebral palsy called athetoid quadriplegia, regularly featured in the Mail after dozens of kind-hearted organisations helped raise funds for him. ...
Postman hid letters under bed.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A POSTMAN who hid thousands of letters underneath his bed was caught out after his marriage collapsed. Colin Wales ended up in court after he failed to get rid of them before moving out. Royal Mail officials were alerted - apparently by his estranged wife - and 8,381 ...
Final farewell to alleged stab victim.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE funeral of a man who was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother will take place tomorrow. William Terence West, 20, was found dead in Helmsley Street, in the Dyke House area of Hartlepool, in the early hours of Monday, November 19. His brother, Daniel ...
Canoeist: I said cheerio, and never saw him again.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE elderly father of "back from the dead" dad John Darwin said he could not wait to give his son a big kiss when he sees him again. Ronald Darwin, a former soldier and builder from Blackhall Colliery, had never given up hope his son would come home. CANOEIST BACK ...
Canoeist: Sea 'like glass' on fateful day.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A MEMBER of the emergency team which looked for John Darwin says the sea was "like glass" on the day the prison officer went missing. Tug Wilson, 60, was on duty for voluntary organisation Coastwatch when the alarm was raised on March 22, 2002. He says the prison officer's ...
Canoeist: New owner assumed 'widow' moving to Spain.
Dec 04, 2007 ... POLICE officers have called at the couple's former home to take away mail, the new owner said. The male and female uniformed officers spoke to John Duffield, 36, for about 10 minutes before driving off in a patrol car. CANOEIST BACK FROM THE DEAD - Click ...
Canoeist: Police appeal over 'missing years'.
Dec 04, 2007 ... POLICE officers have appealed for help as they try to discover how a man who had been missing presumed drowned suddenly turned up more than five years after disappearing. John Darwin, who lived at The Cliff in Seaton Carew, went missing in March 2002 after going out in his canoe ...
Legal procedure to prove person's death.
Dec 04, 2007 ... IT normally takes seven years for a person to be declared dead when a body is not found. Malcolm Tarling, a spokesperson for the Association of British Insurers, said: "What normally happens, if you are claiming on life insurance, you need to produce a death certificate. ...
Cat shot by air rifle yobs.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THUGS left a cat in agony after shooting it at close range with an air rifle. Owner Emma Dakers today slated the "heartless" yobs who shot her cat Memphis in the leg, shattering a bone. Emma, 31, found Memphis in a neighbour's garden in Bakers Mead area of ...
Stevo eyes the big time.
Dec 04, 2007 ... PAUL Stephenson today admitted his stint as caretaker boss of Hartlepool United whetted his appetite for the big time. The former Pools youth team boss - whose protracted move to Norwich City was finally confirmed last night - was plunged in at the deep end in February 2006 ...
'Time to get nasty' says Mr Nice Guy.
Dec 04, 2007 ... HARTLEPOOL United's Mr Nice Guy Ritchie Humphreys today ordered Pools to get nasty. Victoria Park star Humphreys is a popular figure both with players and fans alike but he insisted the club must shed their good-guys image if they are to get their season back up and running. ...
Magpies in crisis.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SHAY Given and Steve Harper have denied they have a problem with Newcastle United Sam Allardyce's tactics and choice of Geremi as captain. The pair were today named as being part of a three-man delegation that saw manager Allardyce in the wake of Newcastle's disastrous 3-0 home ...
Hartlepool Utd 3 Tranmere Rovers 1.
Dec 04, 2007 ... HARTLEPOOL United got back to winning ways in the best possible fashion after sweeping past Tranmere Rovers in an emphatic 3-1 victory. Joel Porter capped a sparkling performance with the killer third goal after Rovers had pulled one back after half-time to halve Pools early ...
[pounds sterling]3,000 raised for cyclone victims.
Dec 05, 2007 ... FUNDRAISERS have amassed more than [pounds sterling]3,000 to help victims of the cyclone in Bangladesh. And one campaigner has revealed his plans for a mercy mission to the country to deliver aid and see the devastation for himself. Abul Ahfan, development worker from ...
Charity forced to call it a day.
Dec 05, 2007 ... A CHARITY which raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for desperate children has called it a day after nearly half a century. The Hartlepool and District Save the Children branch ran for 49 years - raising more than [pounds sterling]170,000 since 1986 alone. But now ...
Rally trio head for Mongolia.
Dec 05, 2007 ... THREE teenagers are planning a mammoth road trip across Europe to raise money for charity. Rob Falconer, 18, Rob Mockford, 18, and Ben Rowe, 19, will drive to Mongolia next year to raise cash for homeless children in Eastern Europe. The journey will cover 8,000 miles ...
Tributes paid to businessman.
Dec 05, 2007 ... TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a businessman and tireless volunteer following his death after a short illness. James Atkinson, 77, was an active member of the community and heavily involved with a number of groups and organisations in town. He was president of the ...
Chef wandered along A19 then knifed himself.
Dec 05, 2007 ... A CHEF led police along the A19 and up an embankment before slashing himself twice in the thigh with a knife. Self-confessed depressive Scott Michael Young had drunk a cocktail of drinks after finishing his shift as a chef. He then missed the bus home and wandered ...
Thrilled missing husband still alive.
Dec 05, 2007 ... THE wife of a canoeist thought to have drowned more than five years ago said she was thrilled he has turned up alive. Anne Darwin hopes to fly back to Britain from her new home in Panama City to see her husband, John, who walked into a London police station on Saturday. ...
Window sale cancelled to move abroad.
Dec 05, 2007 ... A WINDOW fitter told how the wife of John Darwin cancelled a contract for a quick home sale with the view to move abroad. Sales manager Brian Wearmouth had arranged to complete work on the home of Anne Darwin, the wife of Mr Darwin who turned up on Saturday after being missing ...