Hull Daily Mail (UK) back issues from September 2007:
'You turn up on Phoenix nights once and they think you're the sultan of brunei'
Sep 01, 2007 ... After a decade of trudging day-in, day-out to a "normal" job,selling the services of certain well-known package couriers, thedisillusioned Mancunian decided there was more to life than expresstariffs and pre-noon delivery deadlines. "I was what you used to call a late bloomer," ...
Baubles, bangles, bright shiny beads
Sep 01, 2007 ... However, while out in civvies one day, I happened to come acrossthe glittering showstopper and promptly put it to the top of my listuntil spy time came around again. Diamonds And Pearls doesn't have a window display as such, justfloor-to- ceiling glass giving shoppers a glimpse of ...
Eyes down for another retail disappointment?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Then everyone watched with bated breath as the site was razed andthe building work begun. There was a real feeling that not only wasSt Stephen's going to transform the face of the city centre, it wasgoing to herald the start of a brand new era for Hull. Gone would be the drab and ...
Well worth the trip
Sep 01, 2007 ... Why visit? Patrington is less than 20 miles away from the hustle and bustleof Hull city centre, but you feel like you're a world away because itis so peaceful. We enjoyed a gentle stroll down bridleways through barley fieldsto Patrington Haven, before visiting the Hildyard ...
'Exotic, distinctive and brave'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Organisation is not one of my strong suits, but fortunately thistime I had the foresight to print off the menu from the restaurant'swebsite several days before we went. It was purely out of curiosity, but it turned out to be a goodmove as we agonised over what to order. I ...
Take a glass and taste as many wines as you like
Sep 01, 2007 ... They include tutored tastings and trade-style tastings, where forthe price of a ticket you'll be able to wander freely with a glass,trying as many or as few wines as you like. There are two contrasting eve-of-festival drinks events onThursday, September 20. The first is a Champagne ...
Bringing new life to barbershop singing
Sep 01, 2007 ... Barbershop - a word to inspire thoughts of stripy blazers, four-part harmonies and beards. In another word - blokes. But many of the groups keeping this unique musical style alivetoday are a little more high-pitched. "That vision of old guys with beards and waistcoats which ...
'The idea of being a chef was scary'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Imagine: you're sitting in a restaurant, deliberating over themenu - and just when you've settled on the coq au vin, who shouldcome and take your order but a beautiful, Oscar-winning actress? "People were saying to me 'you know, you look so much likeCatherine Zeta-Jones'," laughs ...
Scare yourself silly
Sep 01, 2007 ... Anyone seen a horror film recently? Hostel, Saw, The TexasChainsaw Massacre Part 16 ... they're awful, aren't they? Never-ending gore-bores that rely on out-shocking one another with evermore graphic killings and ever louder screaming teens. Don't get me wrong, I'm no Mary ...
Allen sacking is sign of pressure
Sep 01, 2007 ... It's a very pressurised job in management and Martin Allen'ssacking is typical of that. It's hard to comment on other managers and the way it goes on infootball. It doesn't sound right, and you can't talk about it unless youknow the full details. But football ...
Wells is buoyed by tremendous Leeds cup victory
Sep 01, 2007 ... Beverley's John Wells, now based at Cherry Burton, will go to StAnnes Old Links later this month for the 72-hole first stage EuropeanTour School qualifier buoyed by a tremendous victory in the PGA NorthRegion's Leeds Cup at Leeds Golf Club's Cobble Hall course. "I have produced ...
Young helyard aims to grab another title
Sep 01, 2007 ... Michael Helyard was today hoping to continue his record-breakingform in East Riding Union tournaments. Beverley and East Riding's 15-year-old became the youngest playerto win the Match-Play Championship when he beat Hornsea's MartinWilley 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Ganton this ...
Heart attack victim to run eight races
Sep 01, 2007 ... A Heart attack victim is preparing to run eight races in eightweeks. Graham Naylor, 56, of Tranby Avenue, Hessle, has made an amazingrecovery since the heart attack in 1999. After completing a rehabilitation programme, he took up joggingand it has been part of his life ever ...
On right track for an early opening
Sep 01, 2007 ... Passengers in Hull will be able to enjoy a new travel experiencewhen an pounds18m transport interchange opens this month. The Paragon Interchange in Ferensway, city centre, will be used bythousands of passengers every day. Visitors will be able to walk directly through to the ...
Man who brawled dressed up as a woman is spared jail
Sep 01, 2007 ... West Hull: A man who assaulted two people in a bar room brawlwhile dressed in a short black dress and fishnet tights has beenspared jail. Lewis Alan Daniel Bradley, 20, of Great Thornton Street, decidedto get dressed up in women's clothes and go drinking in the Tap andSpile in ...
Watchdog backs health shake-up
Sep 01, 2007 ... Campaigners who took to the streets over plans for a radical shake-up of health services said they are "disappointed" after a watchdoglent its support to revised plans. East Riding Council's NHS Overview and Scrutiny Committee hasbacked plans by East Riding of Yorkshire Primary ...
Pensioners' protest against hospital cuts
Sep 01, 2007 ... Bridlington: A pensioners' group is asking for support in aprotest against cuts at the town's hospital. Pensioners' Action Group East Riding (Pager) is holding a protestmeeting in response to the decision by Scarborough and North EastYorkshire Healthcare Trust to cut 600 full-time ...
Countdown begins
Sep 01, 2007 ... An Exclusion zone will be thrown around a demolition site tomorrowbefore experts bring down one of the city's industrial landmarks. The former Spillers grain mill in Stoneferry Road, east Hull, willbe reduced to rubble in what promises to be a spectacular ...
'Stick with MMR'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Parents are being reassured there have been no recent confirmedcases of measles in the area despite a warning that infectionsnationally have trebled in recent weeks. The Health Protection Agency has urged parents to give theirchildren the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine ...
Warning times
Sep 01, 2007 ... The 9am blow-down of the mill will be preceded by a 15-minutewarning siren at 8.45am that will sound for a full minute, thenanother one-minute siren at 8.57am. A final warning shot will be fired at ...
The most precious gift of all
Sep 01, 2007 ... Today we report on two separate cases of people receiving theamazing gift of life Mother-of-three Lisa Lyons and little Zoe Chambers have both beengiven a second chance at life thanks to the selflessness of others. Lisa's life has been saved after her sister, Sarah Darley, ...
It's all shipshape aboard the bounty
Sep 01, 2007 ... Crowds have flocked to Albert Dock to sample a rare piece ofHull's maritime history. Visitors got a chance to board the HMS Bounty, a replica of theBethia, a merchant vessel built in Hull in 1784. The Bethia was renamed HMS Bounty after being commandeered by theRoyal Navy in ...
Geoffrey's 85th birthday greeting from down under
Sep 01, 2007 ... East Yorks: Geoffrey Peckitt has a very special message for hisfather today. Geoffrey, 60, emigrated to Queensland, Australia, nearly 40 yearsago, and has only seen his parents, Gordon and Marie, four timessince then. It is his dad's 85th birthday today, and Geoffrey ...
Weekend fun
Sep 01, 2007 ... This weekend's Maritime Festival offers a range of events andactivities. The Pirate's Party, in the city centre is packed with funactivities for children, ...
Green dream plan
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ambitious plans are in the pipeline to create a renewable energypark in Hull. Still in its infancy, the project could eventually see a newcentre of excellence being developed on the banks of the Humber. Options under consideration include the development of an ...
Zoe is back in our lives
Sep 01, 2007 ... If The life of a heart transplant patient is supposed to be one ofcotton wool and molly coddling, somebody should tell 20-month-old ZoeChambers. After taking a mid-morning nap, Zoe, who appears about a yearyounger than she is, woke up, stretched out and demanded some ...
On medication for the rest of her life
Sep 01, 2007 ... Zoe will have to take anti-rejection drugs twice a day for therest of her life, to stop her body rejecting her new heart. She is also taking eight other types of medication to stabiliseher and keep her free from infection. Some of these are also to help wean her off the ...
'There are still so many people waiting for organ transplants'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Although still only a baby, there are big plans in the pipelinefor Zoe. Newcastle Freeman Hospital's transplant co-ordinator, NeilWrightson, said she has every opportunity of a career and children ofher own. "Heart transplant patients are at more of a risk than others, ...
Caleb is full of surprises
Sep 01, 2007 ... Almost six years ago, Caleb Folan headed up the M62 as a moping,raw 19-year-old, heading for a club in the basement division, havingbeen told to go out on loan from Leeds United and gain someexperience. By his own admission he didn't want to be at Hull City in November2001. The ...
My sister gave me my life back
Sep 01, 2007 ... A Woman is eternally grateful to her sister after she gave her thegift of life. Lisa Lyons' life was saved when her younger sister Sarah Darleyagreed to donate a kidney. Lisa, a bank worker, said they had always been close, but thetransplant had brought them together even ...
Vital operation
Sep 01, 2007 ... Kidneys are the most common organ donated by live donors because ahealthy person can lead a completely normal life with only one. Transplant patients also have a better chance of long-termsurvival with an organ from a live donor than one who died. Nearly one in three kidney ...
We will turn the tide for
Sep 01, 2007 ... Tourists could soon be taking boat trips along the East Riding'swaterways under multi-million pound plans to upgrade the network. East Riding Council is to launch bids for up to pounds10m fundingto revamp rivers and canals. It could mean tourist barges and river taxis become a ...
Historic heart of the economy
Sep 01, 2007 ... Until the rise of Hull at the end of the 13th century, Beverleywas the trading centre of the region and its waterways were crucialto the local economy. However, traders had to carry goods more than a mile fromGrovehill to the River Hull. But by the end of the century a stream ...
My sister's kidney gave me my life back
Sep 01, 2007 ... Despite 111,341 people in the area signing the organ donorregister, 73 are waiting for a kidney transplant. Lisa and Sarah were admitted to St James's Hospital in Leeds forthe operation and stayed on a ward in beds opposite each other. Sarah said they and the family cried a lot ...
KC is perfect venue to ensure Super League survival
Sep 01, 2007 ... If you'd asked any Rovers supporter where their ideal location toseal their Super League safety would be, I'd say 100 per cent of them would have said the KC Stadium. That can be the case come 2.15pm tomorrow. One more win will do it and what better way to do it than ...
Organiser head is crucial difference
Sep 01, 2007 ... Lee Radford believes Hull KR will face an entirely differentproposition in Hull FC when they meet up tomorrow. The great rivals clash for the fourth time this year in the 202ndderby at the KC Stadium with the black and whites boasting two winsto one. But after seeing their ...
Horne: We're up for derby victory
Sep 01, 2007 ... The fear at the start of the season was four derbies may be onetoo many but a sell-out crowd tomorrow indicates both sets of fanshave not lost their taste for the occasion. The fans are not the only ones eagerly anticipating the 202ndderby at the KC Stadium and after waiting so ...
Webster: We aim to finish off our season in style
Sep 01, 2007 ... "STOP Willie Manu and we'll have a chance." That's the message from Hull KR skipper James Webster ahead oftomorrow's fourth and final derby at the KC Stadium. Webster acknowledges Manu is one of the best players in SuperLeague on current form and if Rovers can limit his ...
Motivation not a factor for coaches
Sep 01, 2007 ... Peter Sharp and Justin Morgan both believe their sides have allthe motivation they need to win tomorrow's fourth and final derby ofthe season. Morgan knows his Hull KR side can clinch their place in SuperLeague by winning at the KC, while Sharp knows maintaining Hull FC'sfine ...
Morgan hopes KR find answer to derby questions
Sep 01, 2007 ... Justin Morgan hopes he has all the answers tomorrow when his sidetravel to the KC Stadium looking for the win that will keep them inSuper League. The Rovers coach knows his side face a stern test against the in-form team in the competition who he expects will ask plenty ...
Brown: Our big ambition
Sep 01, 2007 ... Phil Brown is hoping he can marry up his Hull City ambition withrecord signing Caleb Folan's desire to return to the Premier League. Folan arrived on a three-year deal from Wigan yesterday in aninitial pounds1m transfer that could raise to pounds1.3m with add-ons, as revealed in ...
Tell the firmshow you feel
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Mail has launched a campaign calling on insurers to Play Fair. We urge residents of Hull and the East Riding to write to thecountry's major insurers and voice their disgust at the decision toblacklist flood victims and hike up premiums for those not evenaffected by the June ...
'Insurance could be impossible to get if another flood hits region'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Residents across Hull and the East Riding could find it"impossible" to get home insurance if the floods strike again, aleading industry expert claimed. Jane Milne, head of household and property insurance for theAssociation of British Insurers, visited the region to ...
Johnson urges insurers to wait for final reports
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hull West and Hessle MP Alan Johnson today accused the insuranceindustry of overreacting to an interim report on the floodsdevastation. Mr Johnson and Hull North MP Diana Johnson yesterday met JaneMilne, head of household and property insurance at the Association ofBritish ...
Building society: 'Quote reflects risk'
Sep 01, 2007 ... One of Britain's best-known building societies today dismissedclaims it is "ripping off" flood victims. Bradford and Bingley, which prides itself for "recognisingeveryone is different", insisted insurance premiums were "at asimilar level to those of 12 months ago". However, ...
Cabana finishes Stingrays' puzzle
Sep 01, 2007 ... Coach Rick Strachan has completed Excel Hull Stingrays team jigsawby signing former NHL draft right winger Paul Cabana. The 28-year-old six-footer was drafted by Vancouver Canucks in1998 and has a wealth of experience in the East Coast Hockey League. He has repeatedly racked up ...
Breaking news: Campaigners protest against bridge tolls
Sep 01, 2007 ... Campaigners gathered on the Humber Bridge today for the first of aseries of planned protests calling for tolls to be axed. Members of the Humber Action Against Tolls (HAAT), hospitalpatients, drivers and business leaders organised the demonstration. Protestors collected ...
Breaking news: Boanas crosses first river in charity challenge
Sep 02, 2007 ... River-walking businessman Graham Boanas has crossed the first ofthree rivers in his latest charity challenge. The 44-year-old from Swanland today walked across the River Liffeyin Dublin at 7.50am. It took him just 10 minutes to cross the six-foot deep river, andwalk ...
Breaking news: Former mill reduced to rubble
Sep 02, 2007 ... A landmark Hull building has been blown up by demolition experts. The former Spillers flour mill, in Stoneferry Road, east Hull, hasstood on the site for more than 50 years. But at precisely 9am today onlookers witnessed half of the millbeing reduced to rubble by experts Sam ...
Breaking news: River walker crosses the Thames
Sep 02, 2007 ... Daredevil Graham Boanas has completed the second of three rivercrossings as part of a charity challenge. Mr Boanas, who successfully walked across the River Liffey inDublin at 7.50am this morning, now has just the River Humber totackle later this afternoon, having crossed the River ...
Breaking news: River walker completes final crossing
Sep 02, 2007 ... River walker Graham Boanas has completed his Three RiversChallenge - ending it by walking across the Humber underwater. And to celebrate his success in style he decided to add one lastcrossing, walking back under the water from the south bank as crowdscheered him on. The ...
Stylish slipware
Sep 03, 2007 ... While it might only be a mix of water and clay, slipware is one ofEngland's finest pottery traditions. And examples of this craftsmanship - some dating back to the 16thcentury - is now on show at York Art Gallery. Spotlight On Slipware contrasts historical slipware with works ...
Handel's arias with Caribbean flavour
Sep 03, 2007 ... Everybody thought I was crazy," laughs Geraldine Connor, as sherecalls her vision for Carnival Messiah. And, in fairness, mixing Handel's arias with a Caribbean steelband might not have seemed the most inspired move. "Nobody thought it would work," she says. "Having two ...
First franchise 'a big coup for city'
Sep 03, 2007 ... Food distribution firm Alpine Fine Foods has expanded by launchinga franchise. The firm, which supplies a significant proportion of Hull's foodoutlets, has licensed its brand to a franchise in Brighton and hasplans to set up more. Alpine was set up in 2001 by directors Peter ...
About to get started
Sep 03, 2007 ... It could be billed as the show that never starts. To Be Seen: AWonderful Horse confounds every notion you've ever had about aperformance - namely those middle and end bits. Conceived and produced by two Goole-based actors, Chris Williamsand Emma Buck, the production revolves around ...
Kids want your vote
Sep 03, 2007 ... They're the coolest kids in town - but only one can walk off withthe Mail's Kool Kids crown. Almost 200 smiling faces will be printed in a special supplementin tomorrow's Mail to start the voting process that will choose thisyear's winner, Voting forms for the contest will ...
Bridge is key for research coffers
Sep 03, 2007 ... Nathan Lyons knows just how important it is support good causes. His mother Lisa recently had a kidney transplant - donated by hersister Sarah Darley. And inspired by their story, Nathan and his friends put the effortin by getting on their bikes to start raising money for ...
Mobilisation in fight for sea wildlife
Sep 03, 2007 ... East Yorks: Wildlife lovers are being urged to back a campaign forgreater protection of marine animals and birds. The rallying call is being made by the RSPB amid fears aboutmarine wildlife at sites such as Flamborough Head and Spurn Point. Over-fishing, dredging, pollution and ...
Charity welcomes use of graphic images to help kick habit
Sep 03, 2007 ... A Cancer charity has welcomed news that images of the effects ofsmoking will be printed on cigarette packets from autumn next year. The step was welcomed by Elspeth Lee, senior tobacco controlmanager at Cancer Research UK. She said: "International evidence shows that graphic ...
Worries leave expectant mothers stressed out
Sep 03, 2007 ... Worries over relationships, sex and money are leaving manypregnant women feeling stressed out, according to new research. A survey for the baby charity Tommy's found almost nine in 10women felt stressed during pregnancy, with many worrying over "taboo"subjects they cannot discuss ...
Let's keep this town special
Sep 03, 2007 ... It Is a fact Beverley people have probably known for some time. The town offers exceptionally high standards of living without sky-high prices. A quick stroll through the East Riding town reveals why Beverleyhas now come out top in an index of Britain's top places to ...
Group starts fight to end bridge tolls
Sep 03, 2007 ... It Was the first of what is to become a monthly event at theHumber Bridge. Protesters gathered by the bridge at the weekend to drum upsupport for a campaign calling for tolls to be axed. The recently formed Humber Action Against Tolls, a pressure groupcomprising hospital ...
Wheelie bin used in arson attack on home
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hessle: Police have launched an investigation after an arsonattack on a flat. Fire crews called to Crossfield Road, off Northfield Avenue, atabout 3am on Saturday had to rescue a man from his first-floor flat. The owner of the ground-floor flat, Shelley Smith, 28, and ...
Headstone mystery
Sep 03, 2007 ... A Three-year-old girl may have stumbled across an ancient burialsite when playing in a city park. Sharp-eyed Amiya Rymer, of Hedon, discovered a half-buriedheadstone at a park off Vane Street, Hull. She had been there with her mum Simone, 34, and great-grandmaMary, ...
Giving farmers the spirit of enterprise
Sep 03, 2007 ... A Pioneering scheme that helps East Yorkshire farmers reap therewards of turning to pastures new looks set to be extended. East Riding Council's Combine project gives hard-pressed farmers ahelping hand to diversify into new enterprises to keep theirbusinesses afloat. Farmers ...