Lincolnshire Echo back issues from October 2008:
City Tory spells out election hopes
Oct 01, 2008 ... Last week the Echo asked Lincoln's Labour MP Gillian Merron howshe plans to fight the next General Election. Today, Conservative prospective Parliamentary candidate KarlMcCartney gives his views. Q: What would you do for the people in Lincoln? A: "I would, of course, ...
It's a battle of wills and skills
Oct 01, 2008 ... The SkillBuild final in Leeds marks the climax of 11 regionalheats that took place this summer. They attracted entries from more than 1,000 men and women betweenthe ages of 17 and 22 who are learning 11 different trades. These include bricklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, ...
The apprentice?
Oct 01, 2008 ... Determined Lincoln decorator John Ringer is planning to whitewashthe competition in a national contest. The 20-year-old apprentice brushed aside his nervousness and sethis sights on winning pounds1,000 in the UK SkillBuild event atLeeds College of Building today. Contestants ...
Brewer selects county brand for show
Oct 01, 2008 ... A BREWER has become the 100th member of a group determined tospread the word about Lincolnshire's top quality food and drink. Batemans Brewery, based in Wainfleet, which has been making beersince 1874, is the latest to join Select Lincolnshire. The brand now appears on ...
Losing a job needn't be such a nightmare
Oct 01, 2008 ... The global economic downturn has seen 138,000 Britons lose theirjobs in the three months leading up to July, with another 300,000expected to be made redundant over the next year. Along with a slumping housing market, soaring energy prices,increasingly costly foodstuffs, and lowered ...
Competition's nature in the raw, co-operation is humanising...
Oct 01, 2008 ... Competition seems to be the opposite of co-operation. Yet it is a new God which even modern women pretend to worship. I do realise that worldwide business drives us in that direction. But business is secrecy writ large; and certainly not worthworshipping. Old age ...
Let's make building great again
Oct 01, 2008 ... Amazing, isn't it? Here in the Enigma Code station (September 25)is something that helped to make Britain great. It played a real part in helping to keep Britain a free countryduring the Second World War, along with the people who worked in it. Yet here it is left to rack and ...
Time the theatre Royal competed with Drill Hall
Oct 01, 2008 ... It would be an incredible shame to see the Theatre Royal close(September 27). It is a traditional theatre and we have none other like it in Lincoln. It's all right people saying "just go to the Drill Hall" but thetruth is the Drill Hall is a room with a portable stage stuck ...
I've got two caterpillars on tree
Oct 01, 2008 ... Regarding "What's this caterpillar doing here?" (Your View,September 25), I have had two caterpillars on my willow tree which I believe to be from the eyed hawk moth. It has a wing span of90mm and lays one to two eggs at ...
The apple of my eye
Oct 01, 2008 ... If an apple a day keeps the doctor away imagine what a trip to anApple Day event could do. Launched 18 years ago by the environmental charity Common Ground,Apple Day was established to raise awareness of the variety ofBritish apples and to foster local pride in ...
The weekend's events
Oct 01, 2008 ... Saturday, October 4, from 10.30am to 4.30pm: Stamford ArtsCentre, Stamford. Stamford Community Orchard Group's fifth annualApple Day celebration with expertise from the East of EnglandApples and Orchards Project. Displays of beekeeping, produce from local English ...
Focus on making a difference
Oct 01, 2008 ... Support for people with learning disabilities will be the focus of a conference. It's Your Life is the theme of the second Learning DisabilityPartnership Board conference to be held at The Lawn in Union Road,Lincoln, tomorrow. There will be information and talks on getting ...
Yellowbellies fly the flag for Lincolnshire
Oct 01, 2008 ... Shirtless farmers working in the fields, bright waistcoats andsheep have all added to the mystery of an endearing Lincolnshireterm - the yellowbelly. Lincolnshire Day celebrations are taking place throughout thecounty today and while yellowbellies bid 'ey up, mi duck' to ...
'Hospital hopper' pain con to procure drugs
Oct 01, 2008 ... A serial hospital hoaxer has been given an Asbo banning him fromharassing medical staff. Peter Burns (55) has struck at a string of hospitals across theUK for five years, including Lincoln County. He visited the hospital's A&E department on Christmas Daycomplaining of pain in ...
More red tape faced
Oct 01, 2008 ... Business owners face a deluge of new rules introduced today. They say dozens of new regulations will force them to spendhours wading through red tape. The Federation of Small Businesses, which has more than 6,000county members, said it fears smaller enterprises will ...
Flood protection scheme goes on show
Oct 01, 2008 ... Residents who suffered during last year's flooding have beeninvited to see how Lincoln is protected by its washlands. These are a system of fields around the city which act as a floodstorage reservoir to prevent overspill into the city. Experts from the Environment Agency, ...
Expert says axing NHS lab a healthy move
Oct 01, 2008 ... An expert has reassured NHS bosses that closing Lincoln'smicrobiology laboratory will not affect patients. It is planned that the lab, which is used to diagnose illnessessuch as meningitis and MRSA, will close and samples taken toScunthorpe. Concerns have been raised by lab ...
Former Echo snapper in trouble
Oct 01, 2008 ... Former Lincolnshire Echo photographer Veronique de Viguerie is atthe centre of a storm of controversy in her native France. Miss de Viguerie took photographs of Taliban guerillas whoclaimed to be part of a group who killed 10 French paratroopers lastmonth. In one picture, a ...
Bishops give blessing to new-look school
Oct 01, 2008 ... The completion of the final part of a school refurbishment whichhas spanned decades was officially celebrated. William Farr School in Welton, near Lincoln, unveiled its newspacious foyer and its training, IT and design and technology roomsyesterday. The pounds750,000 ...
City braced for side-splitting first
Oct 01, 2008 ... A rib-tickling selection of stand-up will be staged this week asLincoln holds its first comedy festival. The week-long event will be celebrating some of the major namesin British comedy. The festival will be held from today until Tuesday, October 7,with gigs being staged at ...
Concert high note for hospice
Oct 01, 2008 ... A BAND has raised pounds200 for St Barnabas Hospice. Lincolnshire Concert Band collected the money during its annualAbsent Friends concert - a remembrance event held in honour of pastmembers. Kathy Coulson, who runs the band, said: "We were really pleasedto be able to ...
Grieving mum tells of little girl's brave fight
Oct 01, 2008 ... Grieving mum Karen Bomford has told how her dying daughter Tamarawas determined to live life to the full. The 12-year-old was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form ofbone cancer, in 2006 after she suffered pains in her legs. Tamara, described by her mum as a "loving and ...
Dambuster's dog gets new name for film remake
Oct 01, 2008 ... Film producers in America have axed the real name of acontroversial character in the remake of The Dam Busters movie. The name of Wing Commander Guy Gibson's pet labrador, Nigger, hasbeen branded as "unacceptable" by Hollywood's money men. Instead, the filmmakers are being ...
Russian bomber probes UK
Oct 01, 2008 ... Russian bombers are continuing to probe British air defences. The Ministry of Defence has revealed it decided not to scrambleLincolnshire's Typhoon fighters to intercept a Tu-160 Blackjackbomber. The aircraft is usually equipped with a payload of nuclear cruisemissiles many ...
Prisoners out early
Oct 01, 2008 ... Nearly 250 criminals have so far been released early from LincolnPrison this year under a scheme to reduce overcrowding. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 38 inmates wereallowed to leave before the end of their sentence in ...
Toby found next door
Oct 01, 2008 ... A Pet tortoise has been returned to his owner nearly two weeksafter he made a bid for freedom. Toby the tortoise went missing after he escaped from a garden inWalkeringham Road, Beckingham, near Gainsborough. Owner Simon Hunter (32) has had the pet since the age of ...
RAF given warning before aircraft exploded
Oct 01, 2008 ... Commanders at RAF Waddington were warned aircraft needed to befitted with a vital safety feature - three years before one explodedin Iraq. Ten men died when enemy fire pierced the fuel tank of a C-130KHercules, causing an explosion that blew its wing off on January30, ...
Need care at home? Just 700 questions to answer
Oct 01, 2008 ... Older people in need of home care are being made to answer up to700 questions before getting help. Too much red tape is putting the elderly off asking for help whenthey most need it, according to Lincoln Age Concern. A report by the Local Government Association has exposed ...
Mum-of-three's crash death 'a tragic accident'
Oct 01, 2008 ... The death of a mother of three whose car crashed into a tree wasa tragic accident, an inquest has decided. Elizabeth Jane Mahon had been driving to work in her VauxhallAstra when the crash happened on February 16 this year. The inquest in Grantham was told Mrs Mahon, of High ...
RAF 'warned before aircraft exploded'
Oct 01, 2008 ... Commanders at RAF Waddington were warned aircraft needed to befitted with a vital safety feature - three years before one explodedin Iraq. Ten men died when enemy fire pierced a C-130K Hercules's fueltank causing an explosion which blew its wing off on January ...
Homemade food is core of cafe
Oct 02, 2008 ... Everyone loves homemade food. And that is why the new Tuck Inn cafe in the Stonebow Centre inLincoln has made it the focus of its menu. Run by mother and daughter team Tina Simpson and Dee Pumford thecafe is a friendly family business. "We have gone back to traditional ...
Gin and tonic and passing trains ; Bishop Greaves Theatre, Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln
Oct 02, 2008 ... Bishop Greaves Theatre, Bishop Grosseteste University College,Lincoln Wednesday, October 8, 7.30pm GIN and Tonic and Passing Trains is a visual, comic tale of oneman who has too much time on his hands. With nothing for company other than his thoughts, Mr ...
Black history variety ; Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsbotough
Oct 02, 2008 ... Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsbotough Saturday, 6.30pm CULTURAL diversity will be showcased with an authentic Africanworld class dance performance, African fashion parade and Africanfood tasting event at the Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough. This is your chance to see ...
2faced dance ; Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC), Brayford campus, Lincoln
Oct 02, 2008 ... Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC), Brayford campus, Lincoln Wednesday, October 8, 8pm FRESH from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2FaCeDDaNcE company brings its explosive contemporary dance show toLincoln. The company was the UK's first ...
The legends of soul & motown
Oct 02, 2008 ... Two hours of breathtaking harmonies and snappy dance routines arepromised when the Legends of Soul & Motown Show comes to theTheatre Royal Lincoln. This exciting show features the music of Richy Sampson's Drifterswith Michael Scott's Motown legends the Four Tops. Cast ...
Unforgettable ; Palace Theatre Newark.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Palace Theatre Newark. Tonight, 8pm UNFORGETTABLE, the song made famous by Nat King Cole, aptly sumsup what many people feel about this legendary American singer whodied in 1965. Nat King Cole, conquered the pop charts in the 1950s and early'60s with his warm-voiced ...
Henry blofeld ; Theatre Royal, Lincoln
Oct 02, 2008 ... Theatre Royal, Lincoln Tonight, 7.30pm ENJOY An Evening With Blowers when the legendary BBC Test Matchcommentator, journalist and raconteur Henry Blofeld makes anappearance at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln. Blofeld is undoubtedly the "voice of cricket" and he ...
Razorlight include Lincoln in UK tour
Oct 02, 2008 ... They may have spent all their lives watching America but as fromNovember 10 all eyes will be firmly on Razorlight as they embark ontheir UK tour. Hot on the heels of the release of their new single Wire to Wire,band members Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows, Carl Dalemo and BjornAgren ...
Operation now under way to give gift of Christmas
Oct 02, 2008 ... Christmas gifts from charitable Lincolnshire people will travelthousands of miles across the globe. The country's largest Christmas charity, Operation ChristmasChild, has announced that this year presents from the county will besent to even more countries. Last year, gifts ...
Find out why we're in love with dolphins
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Marine biologist, film-maker and TV personality is visiting Lincolnshire next week. Dr Horace Dobbs (pictured) will be addressing Gainsborough'sUniversity of the 3rd Age open meeting. The free event is from 9am next Thursday. It is taking place at Gainsborough ...
How did chess evolve?
Oct 02, 2008 ... The current form of Chess emerged in southern Europe during thesecond half of the 15th century after evolving from similar oldergames of Indian and Persian origin. The tradition of organised competitive chess started in the 16thcentury and has developed extensively. Today's ...
Charity ride in memory of friend
Oct 02, 2008 ... Charity fund- raisers are about to set off on an 85-mile roundtrip in memory of a friend who died from cancer. Michael Dobbs (44), his son Ben (17), from Beckside Village inLincoln, and friends Tracey and Rob Armstrong, from Heighington, aresetting off on their journey at 7am on ...
Fancy being a Brit different?
Oct 02, 2008 ... Think you have what it takes to draw flocks of American touriststo Lincoln? If so, you can step forward and sell the city by painting apicture of what life is really like. Those who offer the most interesting insights will be catapultedon to a website used every day by North ...
Skills needed to beat the cheats
Oct 02, 2008 ... Introducing university plagiarism checks (September 27) is regrettable but such checks should also be carried out by teachersat schools when marking essays. Equally lecturers should surely be able to spot work which is notthat of the ...
Broader picture to parking issue
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Roman Wharf residents are still not satisfied with their'parking lot' (September 27). How they managed to convince Lincolnshire County Council intoallowing them yellow lines throughout the Roman Wharf estate is amystery. Especially as they all have either driveways, ...
Bin wardens will issue lots of fines
Oct 02, 2008 ... According to an article in the Sunday papers, councils are goingto employ wardens to check on where and when we put our bins forcollections with heavy fines for offenders. One of the things mentioned was that bins must not be left on thepath where blind people, disabled or ...
Lab move will improve service and save money
Oct 02, 2008 ... I THANK readers for their interesting comments on the closureof the Lincoln County microbiology laboratory. I would be grateful if I could correct one or two misconceptionsbut before doing sowould like to set out the credentials whichenable me to speak with knowledge and ...
Pay for somewhere to keep it!
Oct 02, 2008 ... I'm totally behind the residents of Lincoln's Roman Wharf. Whyshould anyone have to accept their street being used as a free carpark by people too tight to pay to park in a proper car park? Streets are not just glorified car parks - they are publicspaces and belong to everyone, ...
Temple of gloom
Oct 02, 2008 ... Cathedral staff today warned that the city icon's long-termfuture is at its most uncertain in living memory. The annual cost of restoration work on the 11th century buildinghas risen by an estimated pounds250,000 from pounds1 million a yearto between pounds1.25 million and ...
Festival thanks shop supporters
Oct 02, 2008 ... An award-winning farm shop and cafe has celebrated its secondanniversary with a beer and wine festival. Uncle Henry's owners Steve and Meryl Ward organised the event atGrayingham Grange, off the A15 north of Lincoln, to thank customersfor their support. The couple diversified ...
Tragic tamara is laid to rest
Oct 02, 2008 ... Family and friends of 12-year-old Tamara Bomford-Smith released adozen white balloons at her funeral. The Lincolnshire girl died following a two year battle with arare form of bone cancer, and was laid to rest yesterday at StAndrew's Church, Boothby Graffoe. The funeral ...
Metal detector unearths coin with resemblance to Margaret thatcher
Oct 02, 2008 ... A stunned metal detector user hunting near Margaret Thatcher'sbirthplace found an ancient coin depicting a warrior leader thatlooked just like the Iron Lady. David Baker was searching a muddy field near Grantham when heuncovered the 2,000-year-old silver coin. On one side was ...
Wrestler Pete 'the tugboat' laid to rest
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Procession of family and friends walked solemnly through thestreets of Gainsborough to pay their respects to a family man. Professional wrestler and referee Pete "the Tugboat" Obrien waslaid to rest yesterday following a packed service at St Thomas ofCanterbury Roman Catholic ...
Losing migrant workers 'would cost economy'
Oct 02, 2008 ... The county's economy would face "big problems" if migrant workersdisappeared overnight, according to a leading politician. Councillor Martin Hill, leader of Lincolnshire County Council,said that despite the extra demands on resources a growingpopulation brings, migrant workers' ...
Next decision for council
Oct 02, 2008 ... Measures to support rural communities following the closure ofpost offices across the county have been revealed. The proposals include using statistical data from localcommunities to inform future decisions made by Lincolnshire CountyCouncil. A pilot project carried out over ...
Still no decision on micro lab future
Oct 02, 2008 ... A decision has yet to be reached on the closure of Lincoln CountyHospital's microbiology facility. At a three hour meeting yesterday members of the county council'shealth scrutiny committee grilled microbiology specialists anddirectors from Path Links - the organisation which runs ...
Cathedral hit by credit crunch cash crisis
Oct 02, 2008 ... Cathedral staff today warned that the Lincoln icon's long-termfuture is at its most uncertain in living memory. The annual cost of restoration work on the 11th century buildinghas risen by an estimated pounds250,000 from pounds1 million a yearto between pounds1.25 million and ...
Patrols seea hole lot of progress
Oct 02, 2008 ... Teams formed to deal with potholes are each dealing with anaverage of 20 jobs a week. As reported in the Echo, 10 highways area response teams werelaunched on September 8 to respond to people's road concerns. The new two-man teams, made up of contractors from Ringway, ...
Woman in blaze dies
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Woman who was seriously hurt in a house fire has died. Rose Mary Collins (33), from Lincolnshire, died at 11.40pm onSunday in the intensive care unit at Selly Oak Hospital,Birmingham. Her body is expected to be brought back to Boston PilgrimHospital in the next few days ...
Officer 'failed to pass on vital hercules information'
Oct 02, 2008 ... Military bosses had known about problems with Hercules aircraftfor years, but had not told subordinates, an inquest heard. In 2005, 10 servicemen were killed when a Hercules exploded inIraq, including Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall (39), from Caythorpe, near ...
Colin backs change to name of Gibson's dog
Oct 02, 2008 ... Actor Colin McFarlane says that film makers are right to drop adog's controversial name from the new version of The Dam Busters. Yesterday the Echo reported how American film producers havedecided to ditch the name of Guy Gibson's black labrador Nigger. McFarlane, who lives in ...
Lorries in a1 pile-up
Oct 02, 2008 ... Two lorry drivers are on life support machines after beinginvolved in a three-vehicle pile-up in Lincolnshire. Fire and rescue crews cut the men from their HGVs, whichcollided with a third lorry on the A1 at Colsterworth at 1.50amyesterday. The 40-year-old man from ...
Newcomers can make 'Em laugh
Oct 02, 2008 ... The first night of Lincoln Comedy Festival is set to givenewcomers a shot at taking centre stage. Tonight, wannabe stand-ups can test their material at the RedHerring Comedy Club, at Lincoln Drill Hall, from 10pm. The evening of comedy will be compered by 2007 Midlands Stands ...
Woman hurt in crash
Oct 02, 2008 ... A Woman was injured in a crash involving two cars and a bus. Emergency services were called to the A46 Welton Road, Nettleham,near Lincoln, at about 3pm yesterday. Police said initial investigations indicate that a red FordFiesta driven by a 72-year-old woman from Wragby turned ...
Aston wows America with tour never to be forgotten
Oct 02, 2008 ... Lincolnshire singer Aston Dobson has followed in the footsteps ofthe Rat Pack by appearing in shows in Las Vegas. But despite the glitz and glamour of his five-city tour ofAmerica, what Aston really missed about his home county was fish andchips. "The very first thing I did ...