Hull Daily Mail (UK) back issues from March 2007:
Prepare the pond
Mar 01, 2007 ... Spring is a crucial time, not only for sowing seeds, pruning tomake way for new growth, rejuvenating lawns and preparing vegetablepatches, but also for preparing your pond for the new season, as therise in temperature brings about key changes in the water. "The warmer weather sees ...
Building the dream
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Sutton-based chartered surveyor and his wife have bought amountainside plot in the north of Spain's Costa Blanca region. And while their three-bedroom villa at Monte Pego is still a shellat the moment, building work is set for completion this July. Keith said: "The nature ...
Looking down on a world of opportunity
Mar 01, 2007 ... Imagine having a bird's eye view of the area you want to move to,showing green fields, parks, shopping areas, the road network and, ofcourse, houses for sale. With the ground-breaking satellite technology on the Mail'sproperty website, you can fly over any location you ...
Just the right market
Mar 01, 2007 ... The first two homes have been sold off-plan at Barratt of York'snew development in the attractive market town of Pocklington. West Green Park will include three, four and five bedroom familyhomes. Properties include the three-bedroom Norbury and the four-bedroomWoodcote ....
Deep blue beauties will make carpet of colour
Mar 01, 2007 ... Puschkinia (or striped squill), a close relative of the bluebell,should be starting to emerge now to produce starry bell-shapedflowers on its dark upright stems. The petals are pale blue, each with a deeper blue central stripeand they look lovely planted en masse under trees or at ...
Handy vantage in village heart
Mar 01, 2007 ... Agents describe this two-bedroom Anlaby apartment as a "superiorquality" dwelling that must be viewed to be fully appreciated. Thenewly decorated unfurnished first-floor apartment comprises of asecure communal entrance leading to a private entrance hall withstorage ...
Buy-to-let property investors shrug off interest rate rises
Mar 01, 2007 ... Buy-to-let landlords will be unworried by recent rises in interestrates, says a leading lender in the sector, because they usuallyborrow less than 40 per cent of the price of a property and most usefixed-rate loans which enable them to steer clear of rate rises. Nigel Terrington, ...
When you're on the list
Mar 01, 2007 ... It's not difficult to fall in love with an old building inBritain. But owning a listed building means signing up to strictrules as to what can be done. So you can forget about plastic double-glazed windows on a barn conversion. The listing of buildings is managed slightly ...
Market will weather rate rise
Mar 01, 2007 ... Although it is widely expected the Bank of England will soonsanction another rise in Bank base rate to 5.50 per cent, the housingmarket will not be seriously damaged by the move. That's the view of Yolande Barnes, director of research at leadingLondon and country agents Savills, ...
Prices up again
Mar 01, 2007 ... House prices in the Yorkshire and Humber region rose 2.2 per centin February - faster than in any other part of the country. Research by Nationwide Building Society showed the average UKhouse price jumped by 0.7 per cent, helping to nudge the annualgrowth rate back into double ...
Lined up for cricket ground photograph
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Class from St George's Road Junior School found themselves atthe Anlaby Road Circle Cricket ground in Hull one day in about 1950and this picture was taken on that occasion. Mike Lake, who now lives in Kingston Road, Willerby, sent thepicture. He provided the following names ...
Doomed leedswill lead exodus
Mar 01, 2007 ... With the relegation candidates rounding the final bend, it will bea tense finish for a number of clubs down at the bottom of theChampionship. Feasibly, you could see eight or nine teams being involved butI've picked my three to be relegated - and good news, Hull City arenot one ...
Parkin has to buck up or face a miserable few months
Mar 01, 2007 ... Plenty of people will have enjoyed last Saturday's win overBirmingham, but it might have been uncomfortable viewing for one Cityplayer. Jon Parkin's omission came as no surprise given his run of form inthe last six weeks. On the back of Dean Windass's performance, Parkin is a ...
Playing in the cups used to be every footballer's dream
Mar 01, 2007 ... It Has been a great week of entertaining cup football, but it onlyhighlights just how far the competitions have fallen since my era. The FA Cup and League Cup used to be something players lookedforward to. For today's top professionals, they are a sideshow they wouldprobably ...
Wife: I am absolutely convinced he did nothing wrong
Mar 01, 2007 ... The wife of a teacher jailed for having affairs with pupils saysshe is standing by him. Steven Edwards was sent to prison earlier this month after beingfound guilty of eight charges of abusing his position of trust byhaving relationships with three 14-year-old girls between 2001 ...
Dinner will help send boxers down under
Mar 01, 2007 ... E Yorks: A charity boxing match will be held to raise funds forstars of the future. Hull & District Sporting Club is hosting a boxing dinner andauction to help send members of the St Paul's amateur boxing club ona tour to Australia. St Paul's, based in Hull city centre, needs ...
Hull will start winning - but not just yet, hopes Rooney
Mar 01, 2007 ... Jamie Rooney is already being tipped as a future Great Britaininternational by his coach, John Kear. The 26-year-old has certainly started the season in dazzling stylewith two tries, 14 goals and two drop-goals. Rooney spoke to the Mail about his and Wakefield's ...
It's been a battle to hold gene back
Mar 01, 2007 ... Holding back Stanley Gene has been a battle for Justin Morgan -and now he can't wait to let him loose on Wigan Warriors. The fans' favourite is still waiting to make his 'second debut'for Hull KR after undergoing knee surgery in January, but has beenselected in the initial 20-man ...
Gorrell blow for Dragons ... But Jones is on way back
Mar 01, 2007 ... Catalans Dragons have been dealt a major injury blow withconfirmation that goalkicking hooker Aaron Gorrell needs a kneereconstruction that will rule him out for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old Australian, one of the Dragons' close-seasonsignings from St George Illawarra, ...
Girls were born to be on stage
Mar 01, 2007 ... Coming from different backgrounds with differing looks and singingvoices, they are a total contrast to one another. But Suzie Moore, 17, and Kate Andrews, 16, have one thing incommon - star quality that saw them into the semi-finals of TalentTrail 2007. Singing a range of ...
'Drugs made me feel alive but I'll quit for my kids'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Michelle was sleeping rough when she first took speed. She said it made her feel "alive", but after spending half herlife addicted to amphetamines the mother of three is hoping she canstop using and repair the damage. This week, a poster she has designed to inspire other users ...
Reaching out to those in need
Mar 01, 2007 ... Drugs workers are aiming to get up to 80 per cent of the city'saddicts into treatment within 12 months. Hull Citysafe estimates 3,500 adults in Hull, that is two per centof the adult population, are problematic drug users. Of those, 1,700 are in specialist drug treatment ...
It's hair today, gone tomorrow
Mar 01, 2007 ... It's good to see my teammates are reading my weekly column andtaking notice of it. Last week, you may recall I appealed to Ben Fisher to do somethingwith his hair. Well, it seemed to have hit a chord with one or two other playersas you might have seen at the ...
Help to quit cigs before smoke ban
Mar 01, 2007 ... With just three months until the ban on smoking in workplacescomes into effect, it's time to think about kicking the habit. The Mail is running the Commit To Quit campaign, which supportsthe work of the NHS Stop Smoking Service and aims to encourage peopleto give up by seeking ...
Cd to raise funds for african choir's visit
Mar 01, 2007 ... Hull: Young singers have performed in front of appreciative crowdsto raise money for a blind choir in Africa. The children, part of a scheme known as the Rights andParticipation Project (Rapp), have formed a group called Freedom Roadto record a CD of their work. They are ...
Ferry worker jailed
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Ferry worker who smuggled hard drugs inside cases of duty freebeer has been jailed for 13 years. The cases of Stella Artois lager appeared to be sealed but most ofthe bottles had been removed, and the cavity packed with heroin andcocaine. John Traynor, 47, would travel on ...
Children say: Don't speed near schools
Mar 01, 2007 ... Children have been targeting motorists in a bid to stop speedingnear their school. Pupils at Leven Primary School monitored passing vehicles with alaser speed gun. Road safety officers from Humberside Police and East RidingCouncil showed pupils how to use the laser gun to ...
School receives big tick from watchdog
Mar 01, 2007 ... West Hull: A city primary school has been given the thumbs up inan Ofsted inspection. Pupils and staff at Appleton Primary School in Appleton Road weretold it is a good school with some of its work outstanding. The school scored a good grade in every area it was ...
Shock at bay ticket
Mar 01, 2007 ... Residents paying almost pounds100 a year for their parking spacesmight think they are safe from wardens. But Carol Sparkes was shocked to find workmen banging on her doorto tell her a ticket had been put on her windscreen. Ms Sparkes and her partner Steve Potter left their ...
Confidence low on future of economy
Mar 01, 2007 ... East Yorks: The region's finance professionals are becoming lessconfident about the future of the economy, according to new research. The first quarterly Business Confidence Monitor of 2007 from theInstitute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and Orangeshowed optimism had ...
Immortalise your designs
Mar 01, 2007 ... City students could have their work immortalised in a new businesspark, thanks to an East Yorkshire developer. The Horncastle Group has launched a competition for students atHull College to design a sculpture for the new pounds20m Ozonedistribution and light manufacturing park ...
Higham sets out to create less waste for Warriors
Mar 01, 2007 ... Q. How are preparations coming along for tomorrow's game? A. They have gone pretty well after last weekend's defeat. We werevery disappointed to lose to Bradford as we had chances to win it. Wemade too many mistakes and we know where we went wrong. Q. Has Hull KR's start to the ...
A step in the right direction
Mar 01, 2007 ... It Is encouraging to see Hull has performed significantly betterin the key areas of maths and English in tests taken by 14-year-olds. The news was met with guarded optimism at the Guildhall, but it issurely a step in the right direction to improving attainment in thesetwo crucial ...
Give me 55 points and we'll stay up
Mar 01, 2007 ... Hull City manager Phil Brown has set his side an ambitious 20-point target from their relegation run-in to guarantee Championshipsafety. With 12 games of the season remaining, Brown has targeted 55points to ensure a comfortable finale to a troubled campaign. The Tigers, who ...
Teams who finished 21st in second tier
Mar 01, 2007 ... 2005/06: Qpr, 50 points Margin: Eight points clear of 22nd 2004/05: Crewe, 50 points Margin: Stayed up by goal difference 2003/04: Gillingham, 51 points Margin: Stayed up by goal ...
Mcnamara keen to get stuck into world champions
Mar 01, 2007 ... "BRING on the world champions" is the call from Bradford afterthey maintained their 100 per cent start to the new season with a 32-28 victory over Wigan. The Bulls' next Super League task is a trip to Knowsley Roadtomorrow night for a clash of past and present world club ...
Wise running out of players to fight in relegation battle
Mar 01, 2007 ... Leeds manager Dennis Wise is worried he will soon start runningout of the players he needs to haul the club clear of relegationdanger. Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Birmingham kept Leeds at the bottom of theChampionship and without a win in their last four matches. Armando Sa is ...
We will rock you
Mar 01, 2007 ... Magic will be seeking to prove they are the champion Queen tributeband on Saturday night. The band have performed concerts all over the world, from GorkyPark in Moscow to the London Palladium, but you won't catch themtrying to look like their heroes. "We don't do ...
Raising a glass to club revamp
Mar 01, 2007 ... It Has been home to a private members club for the past 160 years. But come Saturday night, the Marlborough Club in Hessle will closeits doors for a pounds500,000 revamp. A night of celebration will be held at the club to mark theoccasion. Under new management, the ...
Residents welcome new bus shelters
Mar 01, 2007 ... Cottingham: Four new bus shelters are being put to good use inCottingham. The shelters in Green Lane, Caste Road, Eppleworth Road and EndykeLane were built following a long campaign by residents GeraldineMathieson and Ros Jump. They received support from councillors Peter ...
'Financial deficits crippling services'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Health campaigners have presented a petition to the Governmentobjecting to NHS cuts. Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, together with localConservatives, delivered it to 10 Downing Street yesterday. The petition, which was signed by more than 2,200 people since ...
Stay safe from harm
Mar 01, 2007 ... The issue of self-harming is being brought to the attention ofpeople across the region. Today is national Self-Harm Awareness Day and Humber Mental HealthTrust hopes it will get people talking about the issue. On average, two pupils in every secondary school self-harm ...
Learning from the mistakes of the past
Mar 01, 2007 ... Slavery and human rights issues were explored by youngsters aspart of a thought-provoking workshop. Pupils at Wolfreton Lower School in Carr Lane, Willerby, took partin discussions and activities designed to help them think aboutfreedom. Simon Wilson, head of history, said ...
Don't expect any favours
Mar 01, 2007 ... Former coach John Kear believes Hull FC are top-two challengers,despite a disappointing start to their Super League campaign. But the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats coach won't be looking to dohis former club any favours when they meet at the KC Stadium onSunday (3.15pm). Kear, ...
Kear's peaks and troughs at hull's helm
Mar 01, 2007 ... John Kear took over from Australian Shaun McRae for the start ofthe 2005 Super League season. Kear had been McRae's assistant coach for two years after joiningthe club from Wigan Warriors where he had also been assistant. In 2005, Kear opened his account as head coach with a ...
Gough's return is 'dream come true'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Darren Gough could not resist the lure of his home county afterleaving Essex to return to Yorkshire as captain. The veteran England fast bowler left Headingley after a breakdownin his relationship with the club three years ago, but has beentempted back by the offer of leading the ...
Andy's American bid
Mar 01, 2007 ... Aformer Talent Trail winner is hoping to break on to the Americanmusic scene - thanks to a mate of Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. Anlaby singer-songwriter Andy Cornfoot made his name on the localmusic scene by winning the Mail's Talent Trail competition in 2005. Now his songs ...
Bean on toast
Mar 01, 2007 ... Toast, a humorous, gritty and realistic play about working life ina 1970s Hull bakery, opens at Hull Truck Theatre this weekend. Nellie's on his last smoke, Dezzie's on a promise and new studentLance is on another planet. But Blakey's got bad news - there'sanother three thousand ...
Schools back among country's top quarter despite having to work 'miracles' with funds
Mar 01, 2007 ... East Riding schools are flying high in today's nationalperformance table for 14-year-olds. The move up to 25th place in the annual league table for key stagethree tests in English, maths and science follows a two-year slide. In 2004, the East Riding reached a peak of 15th place ...
City school named one of country's best in key tests
Mar 01, 2007 ... Hull Trinity House School has today been hailed one of the best inthe country. The Princess Dock Street school appeared in the top 200 schoolslist in the key stage three results released today. It has consistently performed highly in the tests and this yearcelebrates its ...
Three more Premiership clubs cut or freeze ticket prices
Mar 01, 2007 ... Three more Barclays Premiership clubs have announced they will bereducing or freezing ticket prices next season. Everton, Blackburn and Sheffield United joined Chelsea and Boltonin making such a move amid fans' concerns over the cost of watchingtop-flight football. Everton ...
Proud to lead
Mar 01, 2007 ... The return of Gough may be greeted with scepticism in some cornersof the membership given his less than harmonious departure in 2004and his indifferent fitness record. Gough has a long history of injuries, particularly ...
Practical approach adds up for pupils
Mar 01, 2007 ... South Hunsley School has found the formula for success in the keystage three tests. Ninety per cent of the 14-year-olds at the Melton secondaryachieved the expected level in maths and 91 per cent in science. As a specialist engineering and technology school, South Hunsleyhas ...
PCSOs are the eyes and ears of the community
Mar 01, 2007 ... After her front door was smashed in the middle of the night, allBrenda Howlett expected from the police was a crime number. Despite the effect on her health, Mrs Howlett, 75, knew it was alow-level crime and police had to prioritise more serious offences. But within hours, a ...
Extensive training for officers
Mar 01, 2007 ... Police community support officers undergo extensive trainingbeforethey join their Neighbourhood Policing Team. They each spend two weeks in the classroom at Queens Gardenspolice station in Hull learning about uniforms, finger printing, DNAtesting, the radio and open-handed training ...
'It's about helping our young people'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Addicts as young as 13 have been spotted by police officers on acity-wide drug-busting offensive. Day three of the blitz - called Operation Midas - yesterdayresulted in 20 more arrests of suspected drug dealers, bringing thetotal to 58. Detective Chief Inspector Peter ...
We're on the up
Mar 01, 2007 ... East Riding schools are climbing back up the league table for testperformances by 14-year-olds. Schools have reversed a two-year slide and moved up to 25th placeout of 150 authorities. The East Riding has jumped 12 places, from 37th place last year,following above-average ...
Finally, we're on top of the world
Mar 01, 2007 ... It Was a landmark climb to the top for the team behind StStephen's. Officials climbed a scaffolding tower perched on top of the centrefor the official "topping out" ceremony to mark another constructionmilestone. Hull's Lord Mayor, Councillor Trevor Larsen, ...
Top teaching adds up to test success
Mar 01, 2007 ... Youngsters have raised the city's maths attainment in key stagethree tests. Results out today show a seven per cent increase in the number ofpupils gaining the government benchmark of level five for thesubject. The tests are sat by 14-year-olds in English, maths and ...
Youngsters raise the city's maths attainment
Mar 01, 2007 ... Youngsters have raised Hull's maths attainment in key stage threetests. Results out today show a seven per cent increase in the number ofpupils gaining the government benchmark of level five for thesubject. The tests are sat by 14-year-olds in English, maths and sciencetwo ...
'In the wrong place at the wrong time'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Lee Conman did not stand a chance when he was attacked by a gangof youths, a court heard. The 15-year-old, of Ealing Road, east Hull, was in the "wrongplace at the wrong time" as he got caught up in a gang rivalrybetween youths on the Bransholme and Ings Road estates in the ...
'Gang jeered as lee was beaten'
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Gang of youths "jeered and egged each other on" as they attackeda 15-year-old by kicking and punching him, a murder trial heard. Lee Conman was allegedly chased by a gang of 20 youths called theBransholmers, intent on harming anyone from the Ings Road Estate,east Hull, on ...
'Gang jeered as teenager was beaten'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Were chased by the mob, the court heard. Lee only got a short distance before he was caught. Prosecutor Andrew Dallas said: "This was no pitched battle betweentwo groups of youths willing to fight each other. Lee was with onlyone friend at the time - both were attacked as they ...
County reverses two-year slide to climb table
Mar 01, 2007 ... East Riding schools are climbing back up the league table for testperformances by 14-year-olds. Schools have reversed a two-year slide and moved up to 25th placeout of 150 authorities. The East Riding has jumped 12 places, from 37th place last year,following above-average ...
'Gang jeered as teenager was beaten'
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Gang of youths "jeered and egged each other on" as they attackeda 15-year-old by kicking and punching him, a murder trial heard. Lee Conman was allegedly chased by a gang of 20 youths called theBransholmers, intent on harming anyone from the Ings Road Estate,east Hull, on ...