Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from March 2006:
Protesters set to resist riot centre.
Mar 01, 2006 ... OPPONENTS to plans for a controversial police riot training centre will be voicing their concerns this month. A series of public meetings are being held during March in New Longton and Hutton, near Preston Lancashire Constabulary wants to open the new facility on land ...
Priory pupils meet the 'petrolheads'.
Mar 01, 2006 ... SCHOOLCHILDREN in Penwortham were given a taste of the world of motorsports when a [pounds sterling]150,000 racing car visited Priory Sports and Technology College. The Ford GT was at the school with three other vehicles, including one built by students at the University of ...
Bridge project to bring delays.
Mar 01, 2006 ... MOTORISTS were today warned to expect delays on one of Preston's key roads as safety work is carried out. Improvements costing nearly [pounds sterling]800,000 have started on two under-strength road-over-rail bridges in order to meet the latest European safety standards. ...
Council reveals vandalism bill.
Mar 01, 2006 ... REPAIRING the damage done by vandals to an historic landmark in a Preston park will cost at least [pounds sterling]28,000. A four-metre section of a 140-year-old balustrade and a Grecian-style urn in Miller Park were smashed during a wrecking spree by yobs on Sunday. ...
Seven-storey hotel is to be reviewed by city planners.
Mar 01, 2006 ... NEW plans for a city centre hotel will be reconsidered next week. Members of Preston Council are to look at a proposal for a 104-bedroom hotel on Guildhall Street, Preston, on Monday, after developers Newparcs Property Group reduced the number of ...
Nights getting lighter at city sports ground.
Mar 01, 2006 ... THERE will be fun and games for children in Lancaster following investment in a sports area. Children in the Ridge area of Lancaster will be able to play football and basketball all year round thanks to new lighting to go on the multi-use games area. The ball games ...
Flats plan 'is a danger'.
Mar 01, 2006 ... CONCERNED residents today voiced their objections to new plans for apartments near their homes. People living on Elizabeth Street and Trinity Fold, off Lawson Street, Preston, have signed a petition against revised proposals for a development close to the city's police station. ...
Drugs woman 'in wrong place'.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A PRESTON woman caught in possession of a dozen cannabis wraps has avoided jail. A court was told Kathryn Clayton was "in the wrong place, at the wrong time" when she came to the attentions of police. She pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to a charge of possessing ...
Five months of agony for little Katie.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A COUPLE today told how they fought for FIVE months to persuade doctors to refer their five-year-old daughter to hospital for a serious skin condition. Little Katie Beare, of Broadfield Drive, Leyland, still has not received a definite diagnosis of her skin problem which has ...
Bright sparks don their clogs.
Mar 01, 2006 ... DIG out your clogs for an evening of traditional Lancashire food and entertainment. The Penwortham town mayor's Lancashire night will be held at St Theresa's Parish Centre on Monday from 7pm. Entertainment will include a Lancashire quiz, music from T'other ...
Book now for festival of the forest.
Mar 01, 2006 ... THE Bowland Festival will take place from June 3 to 11. The event celebrates the birds, wildlife, landscape, heritage and rural life of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Experts will be leading activities from moorland safaris and river ...
Taxi cab smoking ban.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A SMOKING ban in Preston's taxis starts today . Drivers and customers are banned from lighting up in both Hackney carriages and private hire cars. It will protect all 700 of the city's drivers and their passengers from the effects of secondhand smoke. ...
Church will be a supersaver.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Plans for a major new 700-seat church have now been unveiled ... and the design has been likened to a supermarket. Elders at Longton Community Church say that their congregation is growing so fast that their current temporary venues in Longton, near Preston, have become too ...
Worry after Kwik sale of superstores.
Mar 01, 2006 ... SUPERMARKET workers in Lancashire are facing an uncertain future after a major supermarket chain was bought out. Workers at Kwik Save in Leyland and Chorley are waiting to hear what will happen to the two branches after they were sold to an unnamed retailer by the store's parent ...
Readers help to solve robberies.
Mar 01, 2006 ... PRESTON detectives today thanked Evening Post readers for helping them to crack street robberies in the city. More vicious street robbers are being locked up and officers said it was thanks in part to eagle-eyed readers. Detection rates on street robberies in Preston ...
Man jailed for drive offences.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A MAN has been jailed for 100 days and banned for three years after he pleaded guilty to a string of motoring offences. John Ian Snape, 28, of Leyland Lane, Leyland, admitted driving while unfit through drink or drugs, ...
Owl's well that ends well!
Mar 01, 2006 ... EVENING Post readers have come to the rescue of our feathered friends and helped save their home. Turbary Woods Bird Sanctuary could be saved from closure thanks to the lifting of restrictive rules on bird movements. Late last year, the bird flu crisis led to ...
Fire row talks end in success.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A fire strike in Lancashire has been averted after brigade bosses struck a deal with union representatives over controversial plans to reduce crew numbers. Members of the Fire Brigades Union had threatened to ballot for strike action after a decision to cut crews on many engines ...
Crash victim is airlifted to hospital.
Mar 01, 2006 ... AN elderly woman was airlifted to hospital after a two-car collision at Winmarleigh, near Garstang. The accident happened just before noon yesterday at the junction of School Lane and Park Lane. The woman and her husband were travelling in a Toyota Yaris car. The ...
Libraries living on borrowed time.
Mar 01, 2006 ... As little as a decade ago, if you wanted to research any subject, your local library was sure to be high on the list of places to visit. These days, however, you're much more likely to begin by tapping search parameters into Google. With the advent of online encyclopaedias such ...
Cherie picks George as the UK's best grandad.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A FORMER Carnforth mayor has been named the UK's best grandad. George Birkett, 75, was nominated by grandchildren Thomas and Samantha, both 13, who suffer from health problems related to cerebral palsy. The chairman of the charity A Breath for Life was awarded the Age ...
Retail developer bids for growth.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A BUSY Preston retail park, infamous for traffic problems, is on the verge of expansion. The owners of Deepdale Retail Park on Blackpool Road have two ideas to develop remaining land - and ease the queues it might cause. The applications are for three shops and six ...
PNE stand deal soon?
Mar 01, 2006 ... TALKS are taking place between Preston North End and potential investors over completing the final piece of the stadium jigsaw, it emerged today. Club chairman Derek Shaw has revealed he has been in talks with a possible partner for almost 12 months in a bid to secure the vital ...
Cook impresses but England struggling.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Alastair Cook fell for a debut score of 60 as England struggled to build on a promising start to the first Test of their Indian tour. The tourists were in need of his discipline as Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen all fell within the first half of the opening day at ...
Calzaghe calling on experience.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Battle-hardened Joe Calzaghe believes experience will triumph over youth when he meets Jeff Lacy in Saturday's super-middleweight unification showdown. Welsh WBO champion Calzaghe is preparing for what he has described as a career-defining fight against American IBF counterpart ...
Four Tops hitting the right notes.
Mar 01, 2006 ... The Four Tops increased their lead at the top of the Plungington Winter League when they beat second placed Three plus One 2-0. All the other games between Bob's Bunch and A Squadron, Con Merchants and Grabbers, and Mixed Bunch and Treasurers all finished 1-1. ...
Sir Tom pays tribute to 'Cheerful Charlie'.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Sir Tom Finney today mourned the loss of fifties' goal machine Charlie Wayman as "the passing of a great little player". The North End legend played alongside Wayman for more than four years, sharing the ecstasy of promotion to the top flight and the agony of an FA Cup final ...
Owen: England can be the new France.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Michael Owen believes there are parallels to be drawn between the current England team and the France side which won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. The Newcastle striker, who is due to make his comeback from a broken foot injury in April, believes England have the ideal squad ...
Daly's super hat-trick takes Port into final.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A super second-half Steve Daly hat-trick secured the Sandgrounders victory against the holders in this Lancashire FA United Co-operative semi-final. Southport now play Lancaster in the final on Tuesday, March 28. This tie saw the bottom side of the ...
Super Mac puts rocket up Ronnie.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Preston's finest Ian McCulloch couldn't hide his delight after sending defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan crashing out of the Welsh Open in Newport yesterday. The left-hander romped to a 5-1 second round victory at the Newport Centre, ending The Rocket's hopes of a third ...
Nugent draws blank with U21s.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Dave Nugent's full debut for the England Under-21 side fizzled out after only 45 minutes against Norway last night. Preston's top scorer spent a frustrating first half ploughing a lonely furrow up front in a supposed 4-3-3 formation at Reading's Madejski Stadium before he was ...
BUSINESS: Planning chiefs set to reject expansion plan.
Mar 01, 2006 ... A BUSY Preston retail park, infamous for traffic problems, is on the verge of expansion. The owners of Deepdale Retail Park on Blackpool Road have two ideas to develop remaining land - and ease the queues it might cause. The applications are for three shops and six ...
More room at the Inn for firm.
Mar 01, 2006 ... LEISURE giant Whitbread today set itself a goal of expanding its Premier Travel Inn brand by 50% within five years, despite signs that its growth was moderating. Whitbread announced a target of 45,000 rooms in the UK by the end of 2010 after passing ...
Homeware sales faliing Matalan.
Mar 01, 2006 ... RETAILER Matalan today said it had stemmed a decline in the sales of clothes, but was still being let down by poor demand for its household goods. Like-for-like sales of garments recovered slightly from a 5% fall in the first six months of its financial year to a 4.5% drop by ...
[pounds sterling]1.2m cash boost will transform golf course.
Mar 01, 2006 ... ONE of Lancashire's top golf courses is under new management - and set for a [pounds sterling]1.2m cash injection. Glendale Golf will take over the running of Duxbury Golf Course, in Chorley, from the end of March 2006 after coming out on top of a rigorous selection process ...
Insurance giant posts profit boosts.(Financial report)
Mar 02, 2006 ... NORWICH Union owner Aviva revealed its best performance in general insurance today to shatter City expectations for annual profits. The group benefited from improved trading conditions and the acquisition of RAC as it posted an operating surplus of [pounds ...
[pounds sterling]500m bonus for investors.
Mar 02, 2006 ... InterContinental Hotels was today preparing to write a new [pounds sterling]500m cheque to its investors following a year of restructuring and higher profits. The group, which owns the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn brands, promised to pay a special dividend in the second ...
350 more reasons to work for Morrisons.
Mar 02, 2006 ... MORE than 300 new jobs will be up for grabs as a supermarket launches a major recruitment drive later this month. Morrisons is running three open days as it bids to recruit a workforce for its new store on the Farington Business Park in Leyland, due to open this summer. ...
Radlinski quits in injury battle.
Mar 02, 2006 ... WIGAN Warriors were left reeling today by the news that Kris Radlinski has played his last game of rugby league. The Test full-back today announced his retirement from the sport aged 29. Radlinski says he has been forced to hang up his boots because of a ...
Tail-end fightback leaves India stunned.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Centurion Paul Collingwood led an incredible tail-end assault as England posted 393 in the first Test at the VCA ground today. Collingwood's brilliant maiden Test hundred, spanning six hours in all, altered the course of the innings as he finished unbeaten on 134. ...
Andy so handy as he lands double triumph.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Andy Michnowiec was the star of Preston Table Tennis Association's annual championships staged on Sunday. Held for the first time at the new centre at St Augustine's in Avenham, the URCL player landed the open singles and veteran singles. The latter ...
Chapman's goal not enough for Garstang.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Garstang's promotion hopes in Division One of the Central Lancashire Women's Hockey League suffered a potentially fatal blow with a 2-1 defeat at title rivals Preston 3rds. The hosts showed why they are top by laying siege to the Garstang goal for the first 15 minutes. ...
Preston win down to top show by Simon.
Mar 02, 2006 ... PRESTON ended a winless six-game streak in the Northern Counties Premier Division with victory over battling visitors, thanks in main to a splendid goalkeeping display by veteran Simon Eccleston. Two goals from player-coach Don Cock sandwiched a strike from Adam Wilson to put ...
Cole's glowing after poking in the winner.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Joe Cole's days as England's fall-guy appear to be over after his late rescue act against Uruguay. Cole scored the winner in stoppage time as England came from behind to beat a team which has not qualified for the World Cup. The Chelsea midfielder had already made the ...
Helen is honoured ahead of big night.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Middle-distance runner Helen Clitheroe will receive the senior woman's Achievement/Performance of the Year award at the inaugural Preston Sports Awards tomorrow night. Helen had to accept her award before the awards evening at North End's ground as she flies off to Australia ...
A woman's place is on the football field.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Next Thursday marks International Women's Day, with the day is celebrated by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated as a national holiday in many countries. It is a day when women on all continents - ...
Nuge snag.
Mar 02, 2006 ... PRESTON say top scorer Dave Nugent is still stalling on a new contract at Deepdale more than two months after he announced he was ready to sign. But manager Billy Davies insisted today he was "not losing sleep" over the delay getting his prize asset to put pen to paper on an ...
Condom price cut.
Mar 02, 2006 ... THE tax on condoms is poised to be slashed, following calls from MPs. Chancellor Gordon Brown is set to reduce VAT on condoms from 17.5% to five per cent. The moves comes after a Parliamentary campaign by MPs to have them reclassified as an essential item rather than ...
Melanie finds fame on farm.
Mar 02, 2006 ... FILING applications, dealing with city officials and obtaining building permits wouldn't normally be described as a glamorous job. But it is about to bring one Lancashire woman television fame. Melanie Lawrenson, of Garstang, is to become the UK's most visible ...
Community logs on for surfing and a hot meal.
Mar 02, 2006 ... PEOPLE in Ingol will be able to get top quality brain food with the launch of a new community cafe. Around [pounds sterling]35,000 is on its way to the Ingol and Tanterton Action Group centre in Whitby Avenue, Ingol, Preston, to transform the centre's community hall into an ...
MP calls for end to gas store plans under Wyre.
Mar 02, 2006 ... A LANCASHIRE MP will today call for the scrapping of controversial plans for an underground site capable of holding over a million tons of natural gas. Ben Wallace, MP for Lancaster and Wyre, is due to address a public inquiry considering whether Canatxx, an international gas ...
Blast jibe at N-plant.
Mar 02, 2006 ... GREENPEACE stepped into the row over whether the UK should build more nuclear reactors with an eye-catching protest in Lancashire. Campaigners projected a huge Batman-style Kapow! on to the side of a building at the Heysham Nuclear Power station. Greenpeace said they ...
Actor Andy is the face of evil.
Mar 02, 2006 ... THIS is actor Andy Serkis as you have never seen him before. The Lancaster University-trained actor has been transformed from the role of Gollum in the Lord of the Rings to Ian Brady - one of the most evil figures of the past 50 years. Samantha Morton and Andy will ...
Rethink over PNE prices for disabled.
Mar 02, 2006 ... DISABLED football fans have claimed victory over Preston North End after a tricky fixture with season ticket prices. However, some of the club's elderly female supporters believe the club is driving them out of the stands by charging them over the odds. Barbara ...
Hunt for missing falcon.
Mar 02, 2006 ... A SCHOOLGIRL has been left broken-hearted after losing her pet falcon. Shiro, the 10-month-old Gyr-Saker cross falcon, has been missing since Saturday February 25. Hannah Brookes, 15, was flying Shiro in a field close to her home in New Longton, when the wind carried ...
War-torn areas get safety help.
Mar 02, 2006 ... FIREFIGHTERS have arrived in Lancashire to train for active service in one of the world's most war-torn areas. A group of 10 officers from Montenegro, one of the group of countries making up the territory of the former Yugoslavia, arrived in the county yesterday to begin ...
Car chase youth escapes custody.
Mar 02, 2006 ... A BANNED driver who got behind the wheel ended up being pursued by police, travelling at up to 90mph. Teenager Marlon Matthews was driving a hire vehicle that had been left at an address for valeting. While being tailed by officers he almost hit a police vehicle as he drove at ...
Pledges on new dental charges.
Mar 02, 2006 ... HEALTH bosses are reassuring the public over new NHS dental contracts. Changes to the way charges are made for dental work are due to be introduced next month. The Department of Health is making the contract changes in a bid to encourage more dentists to stay in the ...
It's goodbye Gemma D and hello to Gemma B.
Mar 02, 2006 ... FROM Gemma D to Gemma B. Rock FM's new traffic and travel presenter Gemma Baron can't wait to help the motoring public of Lancashire get on the road and then keep them heading in the right direction. The 25-year-old, from Great Harwood, near Blackburn, was today ...
Jowell to be cleared but pressure still piles on.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell was expected to get a stay of execution today, as the man in charge of investigating her behaviour prepared to reveal his findings. Ms Jowell had come under fire from Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans, who claimed the beleagured minister had not ...
Bus driver was spat at by man in front of his daughter.
Mar 02, 2006 ... POLICE are hunting a racist thug who threatened a bus driver and spat in his face - as his own daughter tried to stop him. The thug got on the Number 16 service to Farringdon Park accompanied by his daughter, who was aged around 10, and his dog But he apparently took ...
Big Issue to open office in Preston.
Mar 02, 2006 ... THE HOMELESS in Preston will have a greater chance of earning an income after The Big Issue magazine announced the opening of an office in the city. The news comes on the same day the University of Central Lancashire agreed to take part in a week-long series of events to help ...
Aerospace site in security scare.
Mar 02, 2006 ... POLICE are investigating a "security scare" at a Lancashire defence site. Officers were called to farmland close to aerospace giant BAE Systems' factory at Warton, near Preston, after locals discovered a makeshift campsite on a riverbank close to the site with pages of Arabic ...
Fury at decision to close addicts' detox unit.
Mar 02, 2006 ... LANCASTER MP Ben Wallace has reacted angrily to a decision to close a hospital detox unit in the city. At a meeting in Kendal yesterday, the board of the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust (PCT) decided to press ahead with plans to close Ridge Lea Hospital's Castle Unit, which ...
School bus services face the axe.
Mar 02, 2006 ... POLITICIANS and teachers have reacted angrily after council bosses revealed they will axe nine school bus routes. The county council says the doomed services will affect nearly 200 pupils in Preston, Lancaster and Chorley. The cuts have caused outrage and headteachers ...