Melton Times & Citizen (Melton Mowbray, England) back issues from February 2007:
TOURISM OFFICE FACING CLOSURE.
Feb 01, 2007 ... FINANCIAL concerns have prompted Melton Council to consider shutting the town's tourist information centre just 27 months after it opened. A report on the local tourism industry says the King Street premises should be closed and replaced by electronic touch screens to cut ...
KIND COUNCILLORS OVERTURN REFUSAL.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A YOUNG couple are celebrating after borough councillors dramatically overturned policy to grant a special house extension for their disabled daughter. Joanne and Kevin Morris were devastated when plans to convert their home in Clark Drive, Melton, for the benefit of ...
MAYOR'S APPEAL HOTTING UP.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A FASHION show and cabaret evening are just two of an array of fundraisers taking place in aid of the Mayor's Appeal. More than [pounds sterling]11,000 has already raised for the First Responders of the Borough of Melton, and Mayor of Melton Ron Marks says he is delighted. ...
SCOUT CAMP GIVEN A MAJOR OVERHAUL.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A [pounds sterling]20,000 project to rejuvenate a scout camp site in Holwell is moving closer to completion. The Melton District Scout Council, a charity which has owned the scout camp site at Holwell for more than 20 years, aims to provide more facilities and activities for ...
YOUNG MELTON CAMPAIGN.
Feb 01, 2007 ... THE Melton Times will be launching a new campaign later this month called Young Melton - and we want you to tell us about your stories and achievements. The idea is to shine a light on all the amazing things our young people get up to, and our year will culminate in the Melton ...
SHUTTERS READY.
Feb 01, 2007 ... GET your shutter at the ready - the Melton Times is teaming up with Specsavers Opticians to launch a spectacular photographic competition for 2007. We are inviting readers to capture the fun and action at many of Melton's big family events and festivals, and with Pentax digital ...
WORK STARTS ON TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS.
Feb 01, 2007 ... SOME of the country's most advanced traffic light systems will be used to try and cut congestion during an overhaul of Melton's traffic black spots. Work began this week on the [pounds sterling]1m changes to Norman Way's key junctions in an effort to relieve queues while the ...
WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO MELTON CATTLE MARKET.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A STUDY on Melton Cattle Market has recommended the site be developed for alternative uses. Melton Council commissioned consultants to examine the site's long-term future as some livestock buildings will soon need renovating or replacing. Ideas suggested so far ...
WARDENS TO TACKLE PARKING FREE-FOR-ALL.
Feb 01, 2007 ... PARKING wardens in Melton will be expected to issue more than 100 tickets a week from this summer. A team of wardens will hand out [pounds sterling]60 fines to motorists who flout the rules - ending the current parking 'free-for-all' which has angered traders. The ...
ECO-FRIENDLY HOUSING FOR DAIRY CREST SITE.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A DERELICT cheese factory site in Harby could be transformed into an innovative mixed-use eco-friendly development. Harby Estates Limited has applied for outline planning permission to build 36 homes at the former Millway Dairy Crest cheese factory site at Colston Lane, as well ...
BRAVE SADIE GETS HER 'VICTORIA CROSS'.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A SNIFFER dog trained in Melton has won the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross for saving the lives of soldiers and rescue workers in Afghanistan. Sadie, a black labrador schooled at the Defence Animal Centre, uncovered a bomb planted under sandbags near the United Nations' ...
TOWN CENTRE BOOST.
Feb 01, 2007 ... MELTON town centre has received a [pounds sterling]20,000 shot in the arm to boost its regeneration plans. The biggest slice of money - [pounds sterling]10,000 - has been secured for newly formed Melton in Bloom which will compete for floral honours for the first time this year ....
CRUNCH TIME.
Feb 01, 2007 ... SYSTON RFC old boy Louis Deacon is relishing his first Six Nations start after winning selection for England's crunch clash with Scotland. New England head coach Brian Ashton named Deacon in his starting XV for the opening match of the campaign at Twickenham on Saturday. ...
GB CALL-UP FOR MICHAEL.
Feb 01, 2007 ... HOLWELL Rifle Club blind shooter Michael Whapples gunned his way to second place at the British Championships to earn a place in the British team. Gunning for gold at the National Indoor Shooting Centre at Wolverhampton, Michael produced a personal best score of 596 out of a ...
ALEX PIPPED IN PORTUGAL.
Feb 01, 2007 ... MELTON Golf Club member Alex Cooper finished second in a national competition from 600 golfers after the finals in Portugal. Cooper, from Frisby-on-the-Wreake, had a blistering first round at the Wilson Matchplay Finals at the Val de Lobo course on the Algarve, scoring 40 ...
ONE WEEK LEFT.
Feb 01, 2007 ... WALKERS and runners wanting to take part in this year's Belvoir Challenge have just seven days to enter. The closing date for entries for the 17th Challenge is next Thursday, while the event takes place on Saturday, February 24. It leaves Harby at 9am with a scenic 15 or 26-mile ...
OLLIE GIVES HOLWELL THE POINTS.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Premier Division BIRSTALL UTD 1 HOLWELL SPORTS 2 AN Ollie Freckingham strike 10 minutes from time ensured Holwell got back to winning ways at Meadow Lane on Saturday. With Graham Keast injured and Mike Hendey on the bench, Ian Bitmead and Lee Waters were ...
MIKE LANDS ENGLAND PLACE.
Feb 01, 2007 ... BRITISH karting champion Michael Comber has started 2007 as he left off from last year with more strides forward in his quest to climb the motor racing ladder. The 16-year-old from Thrussington discovered he had secured a place in the England karting team for a second successive ...
NEW CAPTAINS DRIVE OFF INTO 2007.
Feb 01, 2007 ... AROUND 80 members watched new club captain Alan Terzza and lady captain Chris Cook drive off the first tee to begin their year as captains. Supported by vice-captains Mick Curtis and Drina Terzza, they both hit good drives, Alan driving 169 yards and Chris 99. The ...
BAD DEFEAT FOR STRUGGLING FIRSTS.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Midlands Division One NORTH NOTTS FIRST XI 4 MELTON FIRST XI 1 ANOTHER lacklustre display saw Melton slip to a disappointing defeat against fellow bottom two side North Notts. The Manor Park pitch was like an ice rink as players struggled with grip, making ...
FIRSTS EDGE WAR ON ATTRITION.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Midlands 2 East MELTON RFC FIRST XV 14 ILKESTON 10 WITH slippery conditions and two sides desperate for league points this was never going to be a game for the purist. Yet again Melton were forced into changes by injury, welcoming back Wayne Greaves and ...
JOE SECURES DRAMATIC FIRST WIN.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Leics Under 11s League BIRSTALL 2 ASFORDBY AMATEURS 3 AMATEURS overturned a two-goal deficit to record their first win of the season in style. Both teams started brightly with Birstall going ahead with an unstoppable shot. More positive football made it ...
MORE SMOKERS KICK THE HABIT.
Feb 06, 2007 ... MORE and more Melton smokers are queuing up to kick the habit as a national ban approaches. Smoking cessation specialist Belinda Davies, who works in the Melton, Rutland and Harborough area, said she'd had to double the number of clinics she runs to accommodate the increasing ...
[pounds sterling]1M PLAN FOR PLAY.
Feb 08, 2007 ... MORE than [pounds sterling]1million looks set to be invested in parks and play facilities in Melton. A mystery investor has donated [pounds sterling]130,000 to Melton Town Estate to create a traditional amusements park at Leicester Road Sports Ground. And the Town ...
LONG TRIPS FOR TREATMENT TO END IF CARE COMES HERE.
Feb 08, 2007 ... LONG journeys to hospitals in Leicester could become a thing of the past for some Melton patients as part of a revolution in NHS care. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust wants to bring care 'closer to home' by providing a bigger range of treatments at GP surgeries ...
MAGISTRATE DIES AGED 57.
Feb 08, 2007 ... TRIBUTES have been paid by friends and family to one of Melton's longest serving magistrates. Mother-of-two Liz Shouler (57), who spent more than 23 years at Melton Court, died on Sunday after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. Her husband Martin, who was ...
SWAIN BLASTS PLANNING 'FARCE'.
Feb 08, 2007 ... AN outspoken councillor has resigned from Melton Council's development committee claiming it had 'descended into farce'. Peter Swain claims its members were no longer sticking to policies and were undisciplined. The 66-year-old Independent also announced this week he ...
SETTLEMENT REACHED IN TAXI DRIVER DISPUTE.
Feb 08, 2007 ... A SETTLEMENT has been reached after Melton Council threatened to revoke the licences of two taxi drivers accused of racism last year. Father-of-three Robert Croft, trading as Freddy's Cabs, vowed to clear his name along with fellow cabbie Lee Franklin. Accusations ...
CASHIERS SERVICE MAY BE SCRAPPED.
Feb 08, 2007 ... JOB losses are being proposed at Melton Council as it plans to reorganise its benefits, tax and rent services. Up to eight positions could go and over-the-counter payments at the council offices in Nottingham Road may be scrapped. Yesterday officials were ...
ELLIE IS HEADING FOR THE VERY TOP.
Feb 08, 2007 ... SHE'S won prizes galore for her drum and xylophone playing, toured all around Europe and earned a place in the prestigious National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain -not bad for a 13-year-old. Ellie Wingett, from East Goscote, was only seven when she first had a go on the ...
OFFICERS SURROUNDED BY 20-STRONG BAYING MOB.
Feb 08, 2007 ... TWO police officers have told how they were surrounded by a baying mob as they struggled to detain a man who bit one of them. Michael Mottram was found guilty on Thursday of sinking his teeth into the arm of Pc John Drage in June last year. Pc Drage was subjected to ...
VETERANS PICK UP MEDALS.
Feb 08, 2007 ... PROUD Melton veterans have finally got their medals for taking part in a jungle war 40 years ago - but some say the fight for recognition is still unfinished. About 14 local old soldiers travelled to Nottingham Oddfellows Club in Humberstone Gate, Leicester, on Friday to pick up ...
BYPASS HIT BY PLANNING POLICY DELAY.
Feb 08, 2007 ... MELTON'S bypass plans have suffered a blow because of a one-year planning policy delay. Public consultation on a key part of a local development framework - a document which sets out the planning strategy for the Melton borough - has been put back to January 2008. ...
COLD COMFORT AS FIRM CUTS HOURS.
Feb 08, 2007 ... A DIP in trade and bad weather has forced Jeld-Wen to introduce a temporary, shorter working week. More than 160 staff at the firm's staircase site in Snow Hill are affected by the move which is expected to last a further two weeks. Bosses at the factory decided to ...
BIRD FLU WORRIES LEAD TO A BAN ON TRADERS.
Feb 08, 2007 ... MORE than 50 traders have been stopped from selling turkeys, chickens and hens at Melton Market. Concerns over bird flu have forced the Government to order the closure of the weekly poultry market in Scalford Road. Eight staff who help with sales - including ...
DRAB AFFAIR LEAVES FANS COLD.
Feb 08, 2007 ... Premier Division HOLWELL SPORTS 0 BARROW TOWN 2 A GAME that had nil-nil written all over it was finally decided by a blatant offside goal and a very dubious penalty decision. Both sides cancelled each other out in a poor first half and it took 25 minutes ...
ANDY INSPIRES MELTON TO CUP HIDING.
Feb 08, 2007 ... Harrod UK Men's 1st XI Trophy NEWENT FIRST XI 4 MELTON FIRST XI 9 MELTON made cup progress after a high-scoring game at Cheltenham. After another careless, error-prone start, Melton went ahead when Dylan Ross beat two defenders and hit a neat reverse stick ...
WILY YOUNG DOWNS MELTON.
Feb 08, 2007 ... Midland 2 East MATLOCK 27 MELTON RFC FIRST XV 6 MATLOCK'S surprise lofty league position is built on tight defence and fly-half Chris Young, the league's top points scorer. Yet again Melton were forced into changes, but welcomed back captain Tris Sexton, ...
ON SONG NINES MARCH ON TO DOUBLE.
Feb 08, 2007 ... MELTON UNDER 9s 70 COALVILLE 0 MELTON carried on where they left off against a very weak team. They made great use of the wide, large pitch with excellent running and handling skills ensuring Coalville were never in the match. Their tackling and rucking ...
RIVALS BOOK CUP FINAL CLASH.
Feb 08, 2007 ... Grantham Under 14s Knockout Cup semi-finals CROXTON VIKINGS 0 MOWBRAY RANGERS 10 CURRENT Under 13s Knockout Cup holders booked a return trip to the Grantham Meres Stadium for the final of the Under 14s version. Both teams began well, but Rangers ...
RYAN EARNS GB CALL.
Feb 08, 2007 ... SCHOOLBOY Ryan Wade is living the dream after being called into the Great Britain Inline Hockey squad. The King Edward VII School pupil made the squad after impressing scouts while playing for the Midlands Conference team against Scotland, Wales and Flintshire at Bisley in ...
LOUIS HAMMERS SCOTS.
Feb 08, 2007 ... LEICESTER Tigers' Louis Deacon has retained his place in the England XV after impressing on his Six Nations debut on Saturday. Deacon put in a solid job in England's encouraging 42-20 Calcutta Cup triumph against Scotland. After playing for the full 80 minutes and ...
ENGLAND LOOK TO BROAD.
Feb 08, 2007 ... FORMER Egerton Park cricketer Stuart Broad has been called Down Under into England's squad for the finals of the Commonwealth Bank Series. Broad, from Whissendine, was a surprise last-minute selection for the three-match final against Australia replacing injured seamers Jon ...
CHRIS BOOKS LAST 16 SPOT.
Feb 08, 2007 ... THE final stages of a top national competition awaits bowler Chris Rodgers after he came through area qualifiers. The Melton and District Indoor Bowls Club member is through to the last 16 of the English National Champion of Champions tournament. He made it past the ...
NEW VENUE.
Feb 08, 2007 ... HOLWELL Sports' big Senior Cup clash on Tuesday has been switched to a new venue. The Jelson Homes Senior Cup semi-final against fellow Premier Division side Ibstock United will ...
UNSUNG HEROES GET THEIR REWARD.
Feb 09, 2007 ... THE selfless efforts of the borough's unsung heroes were recognised at the Melton Times' New Year Honours awards ceremony last night. We asked you to nominate those people who make a difference within their communities - and we were inundated with worthy nominations. ...
CREDIT UNION ON THE WAY.
Feb 13, 2007 ... PEOPLE targeted by loan sharks may get a helping hand as a new credit union is being set up in Melton. Leicester-based credit union Clockwise is teaming up with the county council and is opening a saving and loans scheme in the town around March. The not-for-profit ...
TOURIST OFFICE TO CLOSE.
Feb 13, 2007 ... THE Tourist Information Centre in Melton is set to close later this year as it does not provide value for money. The borough council made the decision to shut down the centre in King Street following a special meeting last week. Harrinder Rai, head of social and ...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Feb 13, 2007 ... AFTER a lengthy wait, the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie heritage seat was unveiled in the town's Nottingham Street on Monday. Malise Graham, leader of Melton Council was on hand to do the unveiling alongside 15-year-old Andrew Colmer, the former King Edward VII pupil who came up with ...
PROTESTERS STOP MAST - AGAIN.
Feb 13, 2007 ... DEFIANT protesters have forced developers to abandon work on a controversial phone mast for a second time. Contractors from mobile phone company O2 arrived at a site in Asfordby Road, Melton, near the entrance to the Town Estate's sports ground, on Monday morning to erect the ...
CHURCH GROUP FAILS TO IMPRESS MILLIONAIRES.
Feb 14, 2007 ... CHURCH members were thrown to the lions when they appeared with their vicar on new ITV show Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway. In the show members of the public are invited to ask for a share of [pounds sterling]1m to help make their dreams come true. Five millionaires ...
TOY FIRM HITS CASH CRISIS.
Feb 15, 2007 ... ONE of Melton's best-known firms has gone into administration. Toy retailer Arbon and Watts, which employs 49 people, says it overstretched itself when it relocated its Mail Order Express internet business to Melton in 2005. Its shops, one in Sherrard Street the other ...
ARMED ROBBER GETS 30 MONTHS.
Feb 15, 2007 ... FOLLOWING an attempted armed robbery, a Melton man has been sentenced to two- and-a-half years in prison. Simon Skerritt (33) walked into Asfordby Road Stores last April wearing a balaclava and armed with a gun. He pointed it at owner Jayantilal Tank, demanding money ....
SKATEPARK BECOMES A REALITY.
Feb 15, 2007 ... THEY'VE had a long five-year wait for a new skatepark but this week Melton skaters could see their dream begin to become a reality. Work on the site, in the town's Play Close, started on Monday as diggers began to clear and level the ground. Concrete foundations of ...
INFORMATION POINTS TO REPLACE TOURIST CENTRE.
Feb 15, 2007 ... THE tourist information Centre in Melton is set to close as it does not provide value for money. The centre will be replaced with visitor information points and work is under way to identify key locations. Another alternative would be an ambassador system, where retailers would ...
GREENERY BACK AT THE STATION.
Feb 15, 2007 ... MELTON Civic Society has welcomed the return of plants and shrubs to the town's station approach. The borough council removed several trees from the site last year, prompting a wave of protest. Work on the new greenery started on Sunday when a tree surgeon removed ...
UNITED FRONT OVER [pounds sterling]28.7M CHANGES.
Feb 15, 2007 ... SENIOR headteachers in Melton and the Vale of Belvoir have called a truce and pledged to work together as the [pounds sterling]28.7m shake-up of secondary education gets under way. This week, as the initial results of the third and final public consultation were revealed, they ...
SEASON SET TO OPEN IN STYLE.
Feb 15, 2007 ... THE racing season returns to the county on Sunday as the point-to-point season gets under way at Garthorpe. The Cottesmore Hunt meeting is the first of five meetings at the circuit and has attracted a good entry of 133, competing in six races. A large crowd is expected with ...
QUARTET PREPARE FOR NATIONALS.
Feb 15, 2007 ... MELTON and District Indoor Bowls Club has secured its first place in the National Men's Indoor Championships in Nottingham. Chris Rodgers, Matt Bass, Neil Hope and Les Gillett made the final stages of the national fours competition after beating their clubmates in the area final ...
FOUR-GOAL HELEN INSPIRES MELTON.
Feb 15, 2007 ... Leics Premier MELTON LADIES 8 ASHBY SECONDS 0 MELTON boosted their goal difference with a big win against a weakened Ashby side. Being one short, Ashby were always going to struggle and Melton took control from start to finish with keeper Caitlyn Jefferies ...
PRIZE TIME FOR ARNOLD.
Feb 15, 2007 ... IT may look like a work of modern art, but veteran motorcyclist Arnold Fletcher is in fact pictured with his latest trophy. The Melton racer picked up the International Classic Grand Prix (ICGP) European Masters trophy on home ground in Leicester after the ICGP moved its ...
GEORGE TO LEAD COUNTY.
Feb 15, 2007 ... GOLFING protegee George Harper has trumped his peers by being named captain of the county juniors team this season. Harper, who does not turn 17 until next month, still has two seasons left in the Leicestershire Boys' team and is one of the youngest captains the team has had in ...
VIPERS' BITE HALTS UNBEATEN RUN.
Feb 15, 2007 ... MELTON RFC SECOND XV 5 VIPERS RFC SECOND XV 7 THE Seconds surrendered their 2007 unbeaten run, falling to a dogged Vipers side by a single conversion. The match was played in awful conditions on a wet, heavy pitch making running rugby unlikely. Melton ...
TRAILBLAZERS.
Feb 15, 2007 ... SCHOOLGIRLS Sam Crichton and Nicky Spencer could become pioneers for Melton RFC after earning selection for the regional rugby squad. The girls, daughters of Melton RFC coaches Bill Crichton and Graeme Spencer, were called into a 25-strong East Midlands Girls' Under 14s squad ...
DEFEAT TOUGH ON SPORTS.
Feb 15, 2007 ... HOLWELL Sports' hopes of reaching the Senior Cup final for the first time in seven years were dashed in emphatic fashion on Tuesday. The Asfordby Hill side lost the Jelson Homes Senior Cup semi-final 4-0 to Premier Division title-chasers Ibstock United at Loughborough Dynamo. ...