Hull Daily Mail (UK) back issues from May 2009:
Morgan must take all the credit
May 01, 2009 ... Roger Millward says present coach Justin Morgan has to take thecredit for the club's rise back to the top of the British game. Having played and coached at the highest level, Millward knowsthe roller-coaster of emotions rugby league coaches go through. And the former ...
What's that coming round the track ... A monster
May 01, 2009 ... Having passed my motorcycle test in September last year, I hadnot ridden since, so an invitation to attend the Motorcycle IndustryAssociation's test day was an opportunity not to be missed. The event was held at Bedford Autodrome, which is owned by ex-Formula One driver and owner ...
Ninja moves
May 01, 2009 ... Motorcycle registrations in March may have been down 10 per centon last year, but Kawasaki can celebrate a brace of sales successesin the Superbike and Supersports categories. The ZX-10R Ninja was last month's best-selling motorcycle andscooter with 570 registrations. And its ...
How to find the perfect tow car
May 01, 2009 ... First, and at the absolute bedrock of your decision about whichtow car to buy, is whether the car can do what you'll be asking ofit. Put simply, every car has a maximum permitted towing weight.Exceed this and you're in danger. You also risk a fine and points onyour ...
Playwright opens firm's new 'pitch'
May 01, 2009 ... Acclaimed local playwright and Hull Truck Theatre artisticdirector John Godber recently opened the new South Cave offices oflocal caravan retailer Wandahome. While opening the lavish new premises, Mr Godber spoke with greataffection of the times he had himself spent caravanning ...
The future is a virtual hell
May 01, 2009 ... I read somewhere recently that it won't be long now before carengineers will have exhausted all that can be done to keep you safe. Crumple zones, intelligent airbags and the clever use of space-age steel are all now with us. The future of crash safety will nolonger be about ...
600 Scots caught in driving crackdown
May 01, 2009 ... A Crackdown on bad driving in Scotland caught more than 600 youngmotorists as part of moves to combat an "unacceptable" road deathtoll, police have said. Officers seized 55 vehicles and talked to 1,400 drivers in thefirst six months of the operation, code-named ...
Drivers of black cars 'more likely to speed'
May 01, 2009 ... Drivers of black-coloured cars are most likely to break speedlimits, according to a poll. As many as 25.4 per cent of black-vehicle owners have speedingconvictions and are nine per cent more likely than the averagedriver to have speeding points on their licences, the survey ...
Rallying round
May 01, 2009 ... For as long as Paul Woodford can remember, he wanted to be arally driver. As a baby, he had a mobile of famous drivers above hiscot, while as a teenager, he dreamed of being behind the wheel of areal rally car. He finally got his wish, aged 17, when he drove a Mark ...
Car chiefs meet ministers over scrappage plan
May 01, 2009 ... Motor industry leaders have met with the Government to discussarrangements for the car scrappage scheme being launched this monthin a bid to boost sales. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said he wanted the pounds300mscheme to be as simple as possible with the minimum number ...
Law change allows motorists to fly the flag
May 01, 2009 ... Patriotic motorists are now able to display national flags ontheir number plates after Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon secured achange in the law. Under the new rules - which are now in force - motorists inEngland, Scotland and Wales can display the Union flag, Cross of StGeorge, ...
Hey, good looking . . .
May 01, 2009 ... From one extreme to the other . . . that's the route taken byVauxhall with the successor to its dull but worthy big familyhatchback, the Vectra. For the Insignia, introduced late last year, is anything butdull. In fact, its coupe styling makes it one of the prettiest, ...
Classes in campaigns
May 01, 2009 ... City schoolchildren have taken inspiration from a 1960s fishingindustry campaign to improve safety in their own community. Pupils at Maybury Primary School spent three months looking intothe life and work of Hull's trawlermen, with particular focus on the1968 Triple Trawler ...
Who will be orchard's may Queen?
May 01, 2009 ... West Hull: An orchard needs a May Queen for its May Daycelebrations. Pickering Road Community Orchard will host the free event onMonday, May 4, from noon to 3pm. One of the highlights will be the May Queen contest. Events co-ordinator Yvette Grindley said: "May Queens ...
Residents vent anger over plans for flood run-off
May 01, 2009 ... Angry residents in Hessle have hit out at plans for a floodalleviation scheme, claiming it would increase the risk. The Environment Agency is proposing to create flood storage in afield off Beverley Road, Hessle, to relieve the pressure on theWestern Drain. At a heated ...
'Give soap a chance' to cut down infection
May 01, 2009 ... E Yorks: Health workers are stepping up their campaign to cutinfection rates with a hands-on event in Hull city centre. Last year there were 84 confirmed cases of Norovirus in Hull and79 in the East Riding. There were also 24 outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting in Hull,with ...
Beware of hot-weather burglaries
May 01, 2009 ... A Burglary victim has warned homeowners to take extra care as theweather gets hotter and windows and doors are left open. Maureen Bristow, of Dunlin Close, Bransholme, was targeted by anopportunist burglar when she was gardening. Ms Bristow left her door unlocked because she ...
New face in one of the oldest jobs in the land
May 01, 2009 ... When Patrick Farnsworth joined the Princess Royal on her latestvisit to East Yorkshire, he was upholding a tradition going back1,016 years. The captain of industry is the new High Sheriff of the EastRiding and was among dignitaries who welcomed Princess Anne onWednesday, when she ...
Facelift for 21 historic buildings
May 01, 2009 ... Historic buildings in the East Riding have been enhanced thanksto a pounds300,000 cash boost. Twenty-one properties in Hornsea, Howden and Market Weighton havereceived a grant from the Conservation Area Partnership Scheme(CAPS). The money has been used for a variety of work, ...
Steve sings at six gigs in six hours
May 01, 2009 ... A Sproatley singer has organised a charity challenge that willsee him perform six gigs in six hours. Steve Adams, 36, hopes to raise money for Cancer Research UK. It is the third time he has organised the Rock 'Til You Dropevent, which will take place on Saturday, May ...
Chancellor to deliver guest lecture
May 01, 2009 ... Hull: The new Chancellor of the University of Lincoln is todeliver a special guest lecture at its Hull campus. Lord Victor Adebowale of Thornes CBE, who is chief executive ofthe social care organisation Turning Point, will give a talk onMonday May 11. The title of the lecture is ...
Victim's household security warning
May 01, 2009 ... East Yorks: A burglary victim has warned homeowners to take extracare as the weather gets hotter and windows and doors are left open. Maureen Bristow, of Dunlin Close, Bransholme, was targeted by anopportunist burglar when she was gardening. Ms Bristow left her doorunlocked because ...
Parking control LTD fine driver pounds310
May 01, 2009 ... A driver has been hit with a huge pounds310 fine by controversialwheel-clampers after parking at Hull Marina. John Caley said warning signs marina, which are propped up in thewater, are too far away from parking bays and hard to spot. He was hit with the fine by Parking ...
Raising permit charges is a 'stealth tax on residents'
May 01, 2009 ... A Cabinet decision to more than triple the charge for annualresidents-only parking permits has been labelled as "sneaky" by aformer council leader. Councillor Colin Inglis spoke out after the pounds5 charge wasincreased to pounds18 by Hull City Council. The council said the ...
On her Marks for triple feat
May 01, 2009 ... An East Riding woman has put on her running shoes to take onthree marathons in three countries to raise money for charity. Margaret Bushnell, 51, has set herself the challenge of raisingfunds for The Echoes Foundation, the Mail's charity of the year. The keen runner completed ...
West Hull boys' mugging terror
May 01, 2009 ... Two 12-year-old boys were left terrified after they were robbedby a group of older youngsters on a busy west Hull street. Callum O'Connor and Dale Quance were talking to friends outsidethe former Kwik Save store in Willerby Road just after midday onSaturday when they were ...
Police will still target speeders
May 01, 2009 ... Police are stepping-up a campaign to cut deaths on East Ridingroads over the bank holiday - despite concerns about their tactics. Motorcyclists have complained about what they say are unfairpolice measures to catch bikers in speed traps on isolated roads They claim the ...
Plans floated for former marina bar
May 01, 2009 ... A former Marina bar could be transformed into the base for a newsailing initiative aimed at jobless youngsters. If recently submitted plans are given the go-ahead, the formerTropical Knights bar in Humber Dock Street will become the home ofCat.Zero, the not-for-profit organisation ...
'Pregnant thug should be in jail'
May 01, 2009 ... Page 1 16 at the time of the attack and did not know them. Ashley accused him of assaulting his girlfriend. There was noevidence to suggest this was true. The gang backed Stephen up against a glass panel while Ashleyslapped and punched him, before trying to set his hair ...
'Pregnant thug got off lightly'
May 01, 2009 ... The victim of a vicious attack by a teenage girl has revealed theexperience has left him traumatised. A-level student Stephen Foster, said he is constantly on edgeafter being assaulted by 16-year-old Kirsty Ashley. This week the Mail reported how thug Ashley, who is due to ...
Morgan: Smith factor will allow Wolves to reach potential
May 01, 2009 ... Tony Smith has galvanised Warrington and turned around theirnightmare start to the season, according to Justin Morgan. Smith took over at the Wolves on the back of three defeats underJames Lowes, who has since reverted to an assistant coaching role. The influence of the ...
Huppe: Stingrays can be surprise package
May 01, 2009 ... New signing Curtis Huppe believes Excel Hull Stingrays will be aforce to be reckoned with this season. The Canadian forward has teamed up with his former Coventry Blazeteam-mate Sylvain Cloutier to spearhead the club's coaching team for2009-10. And he feels Stingrays can be ...
Washbrook: Can victory could be key to season
May 01, 2009 ... From back page again and make sure we kick-start our season." With their Challenge Cup dreams over for 12 months, Hull facejust two league games in five weeks. Warrington visit the KC on May 16, while Hull face Leeds atHeadingley on May 26 before the league continues in ...
'Daily calls' between murder accused and alleged victim
May 01, 2009 ... Hull: A court has heard evidence of mobile phone calls between aman accused of murder and his alleged victim. Ronald Kemp, 48, of Hendon, London, is accused of murdering 45-year-old John Rouse at his home in Westerdale Grove, east Hull, onJuly 30 last year. Jurors yesterday ...
Plea for action to reduce flood-risk
May 01, 2009 ... An Insurance trade body has warned the number of properties atrisk from flooding in eastern England could soar by 40 per cent by2050. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said climatologistspredict sea levels on the eastern side of the country could rise by40cm during ...
What the bill aims to achieve
May 01, 2009 ... The Association of British Insurers (ABI) wants to see the FloodAnd Water Management Bill: Create strong national leadership on flood management, withtargets to reduce flood- risk. The Environment Agency should have astatutory duty to reduce flood-risk, the ABI ...
Sweet treat from Tigers
May 01, 2009 ... A Retired toffee-maker got a sweet surprise when two Tigers starsarrived to help celebrate his 75th birthday. Hull City's Kevin Kilbane and Nicky Featherstone visited RoyRollinson at Saltshouse Haven Residential Nursing Home in SaltshouseRoad, east Hull. Mr Rollinson, who ...
CD paints a picture of days gone by
May 01, 2009 ... East Yorks: A reminiscence CD celebrating the history of theYorkshire Wolds village of North Dalton has been launched. The CD, which took three years, features the voices of eight residents, who have lived either all or the majority of their livesin the village. Chris Wade, ...
'We're prepared if this happens here'
May 01, 2009 ... Businesses in East Yorkshire are braced for a major outbreak ofswine flu. Since the worldwide alert for a potential pandemic went up alevel companies have been preparing for the worst. But most large employers say they are confident they have robuststrategies in place to cope ...
Responding to a pandemic
May 01, 2009 ... Advising businesses on how to prepare for a flu pandemic is justone of the roles of the Humber Emergency Planning Service. It has plans in place to respond to a pandemic, drawn up with thehelp of the emergency services, councils and other organisations. When the UK alert level ...
Brave Beverley are beaten in cup final
May 01, 2009 ... Beverley fought bravely but were beaten 23-10 by a talented LeedsCarnegie side in their Yorkshire Cup final clash. Aiming to become the only East Yorkshire rugby union club stillin existence to win the honour, they were thwarted by slickeropponents. After an early exchange of ...
MP: Tories would not subsidise local media
May 01, 2009 ... Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has claimed the Torieswould not subsidise local newspapers, but would regulate to protectlocal media. Speaking at the Conservative Party's Save Our Local Papers summitin London, Mr Hunt said he did not think state subsidies for ...
Our war heroes home at last
May 01, 2009 ... Britain ended combat operations in Iraq in a historic move thatmeans UK forces can finally return home after a bloody conflictlasting more than six years. The occasion was marked with an upbeat ceremony to hand overmilitary responsibility in Basra to the US, and a sombre ...
Buyers return to the market
May 01, 2009 ... The annual rate at which house prices are falling is showingsigns of moderating as buyers return to the market, according tofigures. The Land Registry said house prices dropped by only 0.4 per centduring March, the lowest monthly fall for 11 months, while theannual rate of ...
'Barbecue summer' on its way
May 01, 2009 ... The Uk is on course for a warm and dry summer, according tometeorologists. The Met Office said it was "odds-on for a barbecue summer", withwarmer than average temperatures and near or below-average rainfall. But forecasters warned this does not mean the UK will escape ...
Tough contest in all-female line-up
May 02, 2009 ... Let's hear it for the girls - the Trades and Labour Club onBeverley Road, Hull, played host to an all female line-up during thesecond semi-final of Talent Trail 2009. They were competing for a place in the grand final of thecontest, being held at Hull City Hall on May 20. And ...
Help us to victory
May 02, 2009 ... The Man behind a pioneering literacy scheme is hoping for acollection of coupons that will spell success in the Mail's HullCity competition. The Tigers take on Manchester United on Sunday, May 24 in thefinal game of the Premier League season. It promises to be a thrilling end ...
Braille signs will 'make a difference'
May 02, 2009 ... A Charity has welcomed signs at Hull Paragon Interchange designedto improve access for the blind. A total of 42 Braille signs - displaying bay numbers anddirections - went up yesterday. It coincided with the launch of the Easy Rider wallet scheme,which can be used to hold ...
Forget rivals, our focus is on villa clash
May 02, 2009 ... Michael Turner says Hull City must focus only on Monday's trip toAston Villa - and not lose sleep over the fortunes of theirrelegation rivals this weekend. Sitting just a place and three points above the drop zone,results elsewhere could drag City into the bottom three for ...
Gym closures don't work out
May 02, 2009 ... Angry gym user Richard Callaghan says Hull City Council isdriving customers away by closing its leisure centres on BankHoliday Monday. The decision to shut all council-run swimming pools and gymscomes just weeks after protests over increases in admission charges. In addition, ...
'Don't shelve scheme for rail halt'
May 02, 2009 ... Hull: A city councillor says plans to build a rail halt next tothe KC Stadium should not be shelved. As the Mail revealed earlier this week, a new feasibility studyhas cast doubt on the idea. Transport consultants Steer Davies Gleave were commissioned toexplore the ...
Developers contest wind farm ruling
May 02, 2009 ... East Riding planners are facing yet another appeal over adecision to reject a proposed wind farm. The beleaguered authority has recently seen three refusals forseparate renewable energy developments overturned by Governmentplanning inspectors after public inquiries. It also ...
'Titanic' win sees probation jobs saved
May 02, 2009 ... East Yorks: Probation officers have claimed a "Titanic victory"after it was announced there would be no compulsory redundancies inthe service. The surprise announcement came despite proposals to axe 60 jobsat Humberside Probation Trust - 13 per cent of the workforce - afterthe ...
Crash barrier call after fatal accident
May 02, 2009 ... A couple are calling for crash barriers outside their EastYorkshire home following the death of a driver. Malcolm and Christine Taylor said the accident is the fourthserious crash on a sharp bend outside their home in Great Hatfield,near Hornsea. Police are appealing for ...
Director's trouble-shooting appointment
May 02, 2009 ... Hull: A senior figure at Hull City Council has been named as partof a trouble-shooting team to help reform a failing social servicesdepartment in Wales. Nigel Richardson, director of children and young people'sservices at Hull City Council, is to sit on an intervention board ...
Bridge trouble is finally over
May 02, 2009 ... It Was a bridge to nowhere that is now providing an importantlink in East Yorkshire's network of footpaths. Ramblers are celebrating the opening of a pounds50,000 metalfootbridge over West Beck, near Driffield, which was built 14 yearsago. The bridge was constructed by the ...
Scheme for resort car park
May 02, 2009 ... Bridlington: Plans have been unveiled for a 250-space multi-storey car park in the centre of the town which could relieveparking congestion. The scheme has been put forward by Bridlington charitable trustThe Lords Feoffees. If it gets the go-ahead, the three-storey building ...
Delay is 'hugely disappointing'
May 02, 2009 ... East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby is "hugelydisappointed" with the five-month delay before the final decision ismade on the Flemingate development. The council, which had expected a final ruling yesterday, is nowwriting to the Government pressing for the final go- ahead ...
Crazed killers: Trust's failings are exposed
May 02, 2009 ... Page 1 by the region's strategic health authority (SHA), NHS Yorkshireand the Humber, and carried out by Caring Solutions - states: "Theroot cause contributing to the patient's continuing severe mentaldisorder was that of 'under treatment'. "His situation and condition could ...
Crazed killers: Trust's failings exposed
May 02, 2009 ... A Catalogue of failures allowed two mental health patients to goon to kill a pregnant mum and an 82-year-old woman. Today, the Mail can reveal the damning findings of independentinvestigations into the cases of killers Benjamin Holiday andMichael Torrie, who were both patients of ...
Time to act on 'sneaky' fee rises
May 02, 2009 ... I Recently accused the Liberal Democrat Cabinet of imposing astealth tax on residents who rely on a limited waiting zoneexemption permit to park near their homes. Having asked some questions of the council's chief executive anddone a little digging, I am now even more convinced ...
Drain on nation?
May 02, 2009 ... I Think many people will agree with me that one of the majorproblems with politicians is there are too many. If we need Euro MPs (debatable) then northern England needs onlyone. We need only one full-time MP ...
Make concerns known about animal testing
May 02, 2009 ... Since there have been numerous letters recently on the subject ofanimal welfare, may I remind readers they have an opportunity tomake their concerns known in the upcoming election for the EuropeanParliament. That parliament is deciding a new law that will govern animalexperiments ...
Warning after chip pan fire kills teen
May 02, 2009 ... Firefighters have issued a warning after a 17-year-old diedfollowing a chip pan fire. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the blaze inHall Road, north Hull, at 1.17am yesterday. A woman who was upstairs in the house dialled 999 to say that thesmoke alarm was ...
Cancer unit's ga ga for pounds50,000
May 02, 2009 ... Young cancer patients have thanked the fundraisers who backed anew adolescent cancer unit in Cottingham. Viking FM and Magic FM's Cash For Kids charity raisedpounds50,000 in 25 days for the new Teenage Cancer Unit at CastleHill Hospital. The centre will care for people aged ...