Melton Times & Citizen (Melton Mowbray, England) back issues from April 2008:
Barkestone makes club and league history.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 4.45pm: Barkestone-Le-Vale created club and league history by retaining the County Cup on a rainy Wednesday night. Leics FA Sunday Vase Final BARKESTONE-LE-VALE 4 ENIGMA 0 With the heavens opening, the final got off to a frantic start with both ...
Southam warms up for London Marathon bid.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 10.30am: Stilton Strider Chris Southam warmed up for this month's London Marathon in style with victory at the 26th Belvoir Half-Marathon on Sunday. A field of 660 entries and 40 fun-runners set off from Hose Village Hall in excellent conditions, many runners achieving ...
Sun. sand and suffering.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY 10AM: Edmondthorpe man Toby Baker is just inside the top 250 and among the fastest British runners after the first and second stages of a gruelling desert marathon. Toby (19) started the Marathon des Sables on Sunday and is among 800 international runners pounding a ...
Melton RFC slip again, Syston's promotion hopes in the balance.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 1pm: Melton RFC First XV's faint hopes of avoiding relegation were all but sunk with home defeat to Paviors on Saturday. The Firsts again started promisingly and led, but once again questions over fitness and the inexperience of the squad emerged after the break as they ...
'Get your petrol elsewhere'.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY 1PM: Melton motorists are being urged to fill up elsewhere after calls for an investigation into petrol pricing in the town fell on stony ground. Peter Roffey, county councillor for Melton South, took up the cause after Melton Times readers demanded to know why petrol ...
We have lift off!
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY 1.20PM: Lift off was acheived at 9am on the first day of operations for our brand new angel of the skies. The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance launched its first rescue mission only an hour after it officially went live this morning. The ...
Amanda strides out.
Apr 01, 2008 ... TUESDAY 2PM: A Melton woman is gearing up to take on a 290-mile solo trek in aid of a good cause. Amanda Jennings, of Wyfordby Close, will walk the Macmillan way from Boston to Dorset next month to raise cash for the cancer support organisation. Although she will be ...
Meet the celebrities this weekend.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 10AM: Grow It, Cook It, Eat It will see one of the most high-profile celebrity line-ups ever to appear in Melton. Organisers hope the combination of big names and wide choice of exhibits and stands will pack Melton Cattle Market with visitors from across the East Midlands and ...
Church music box playing again.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 3PM A church music box that fell silent because of a broken mechanism is playing again thanks to the efforts of fundraisers. A digital switch that turns on the carillon music box in St Mary's church, Melton, has been repaired, meaning it can go back to ...
Drop the debt.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 2PM Melton campaigners are hoping to send a message about Third World debt all the way to the G8 summit of world leaders in Japan in July. Volunteers are signing up to fast for a day each to highlight the plight of 36 developing countries which don't qualify for debt ...
James Martin exclusive interview.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 11am: Used to appearing in front of an audience of 2m plus on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen, James Martin will get hands on in front of locals at Grow It, Cook It, Eat It this Sunday. He will also be part of Drive It, a motoring section of the event, after amassing a ...
East Midlands Airport night flights petition.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 12PM Rutland and Melton MP Alan Duncan is demanding most East Midlands Airport flights are run during waking hours as a petition launches. The Demand East Midlands Airport is Now Designated (Demand) group has placed the petition on the Number 10 Downing ...
Melton Country Show off.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 1PM Melton Country Fair has been scrapped for the second year running because of a legal dispute. The event, which usually attracts thousands of visitors to the town's parks, was cancelled in 2007 after a row over fees between Melton Town Estate and show ...
Melton bypass blow.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY NOON: Melton has been by-passed yet again - and this latest blow could push the start date on a relief road for the town back five years to 2017. The hammer-blow was delivered by the Highways Agency because the costs of two projects in neighbouring Nottinghamshire have ...
De'ath ready for national ice hockey finals.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY, 9am: Melton ice hockey man Kieren De'ath will have happy memories when he returns to Whitley Bay for the biggest game in his club's history. De'ath has helped his team Peterborough Islanders through the end-of-season play-offs to qualify for their first-ever national ...
High-flying Swansea want to keep winger Anderson.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY, noon: Swansea City are lining up a move to retain the services of former Melton Foxes' player Paul Anderson for next season. The former John Ferneley and King Edward High School pupil has impressed during his seasson-long loan at the League One promotion chasers from ...
Family's marathon challenge.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 4PM:A family will pound the streets of the capital in memory of their mum who died at Christmas. Tim Elsome and his sisters Sharon Roesson and Jo Stewart, all grew up in Melton and are running the London Marathon in honour of their mum Carole Prist. Tim, ...
Photo gallery.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 6PM Artists in Melton will have a new hang out thanks to the work of two photographers. Kate Daniels and Jay Pickersgill are launching PointBlank Photography, a studio with exhibition space in Melton's answer to Paris's Montmatre district - King Street. ...
Single catchment decision.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 5PM County councillors are being asked to approve proposals to create a single catchment area for Melton's secondary schools - despite fears it will lead to a free-for-all for places. If agreed by the Cabinet on Tuesday the existing catchment areas for King ...
Hurrell helps England to Six Nations Grand Slam.
Apr 02, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY, 4pm: Melton's Will Hurrell was chosen to start the final two games of the Under 18s Six Nations as England completed a grand slam. Having come on as a second half replacement in England's first two Six Nations matches against Wales and Italy, the Leicester Tigers ...
Time called on eco-friendly pubs.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9AM: A multii-million pound company has called time on an experimental eco-pub because it costs too much money. JD Wetherspoons, famed for its cheap drinks, opened the Kettleby Cross in Wilton Road last year as a flagship green pub with a wind turbine, solar panels and ...
Equestrian development decision day.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 11.15AM: A new livery and stud farm near Bottesford has been recommended for refusal at a planning meeting next week. An application was submitted to build the centre in February but officers at Melton Council has said it is too large and out of keeping with the ...
'I let Red Rum slip through my fingers'.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9AM: When late champion jockey and trainer Tim Moloney handed the reins of a horse to him in the mid-1960s, Melton man Geoff Woodward was pretty underwhelmed. The two-year-old bay had never been ridden before, and Geoff was given the job of putting him through his paces ...
60 new jobs for Melton announced.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.30AM Up to 60 new jobs are being created in Melton as two employers expand their operations. Food producer Samworth Brothers, whose headquarters are based in Melton, plans to create a new manufacturing site at Pate Road Industrial Estate, off Leicester ...
Credit union expands into the town centre.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.30AM A thriving credit union giving people an alternative to borrowing cash from doorstep lenders with astronomical interest rates is expanding into the heart of Melton. Clockwise Credit Union is a not for profit, community-based savings and loans ...
Joy as Cassie came home.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.34AM A family is celebrating after being reunited with a beloved dog that went missing from their back garden. A family is celebrating after being reunited with a beloved dog that went missing from their back garden. Cassie, a bitch boxer, went ...
Price probe plea fails 'so buy it elsewhere'.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.40AM Melton motorists are being urged to fill up elsewhere after calls for an investigation into petrol pricing in the town fell on stony ground. Peter Roffey, county councillor for Melton South, took up the cause after Melton Times readers demanded to ...
Still time to make a splash.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.45AM There's still time to make a splash later this month in Melton Lions Swimarathon. So far a record-breaking 34 teams have signed up for Saturday, April 19 at Waterfield Leisure Pools, but up to 40 can take part. Over the last seven years ...
Dangerous dog to be destroyed.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.46AM A dog owner has been sent to prison after his Staffordshire bull terrier charged and mauled a puppy in a public park. Kevin Leeburn, of Robin Crescent, Melton, was also told his dog will now be seized and destroyed for the protection of the public. ...
Tall order - abseil the control tower.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.55AM An airport boss was so impressed by the air ambulance she has decided to do a daring stunt for the charity. East Midlands' MD Penny Coates got swept up in the excitement of the angel of the sky's first flight and pledged to abseil down the 52.3m ...
Neighbourhood policing paves the way.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.55AM Policing in Britain has been given a radical overhaul thanks to work done in Melton. Starting this week, every force will focus on neighbourhood policing which was first started in Leicestershire two-and-a-half years ago. I followed beat ...
GB ski hopefuls need your help.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9.45AM: The Olympic dreams of skiing twin sisters Daisy and Violet Miller could be dashed without a much-needed cash injection. Daisy and Violet Miller set off from their Vale of Belvoir home this week for the French Alpine resort of Meribel with high hopes of success ...
Foster helps county to trophy glory.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9.45AM: Melton Golf Club junior Kieran Foster was in unbeatable form for the county boys team last week. He gained maximum points as he helped Leicestershire and Rutland win the BUTG Trophy against Norfolk and Bedfordshire. The BUT Trophy was played as ...
Charity Cup final a repeat of last year's.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10.30AM: This season's Melton Charity Cup final will be a repeat of last year's after Holwell Sports and Asfordby Amateurs comfortably eased through their semi-finals. Holwell beat Melton Building Society 5-0 despite their match last wednesday at Asfordby's Hoby Road ...
Chris fires ace in tightest Mingles finish.
Apr 03, 2008 ... THURSDAY 4PM: The Monday Morning Mingles end-of-year-competition saw last year's ladies' captain Chris Cook achieve her life's ambition with a hole-in-one on the tough seventh. The 148-yard hole has a well-placed bunker across the fairway protecting the green. Chris' tee shot ...
BREAKING NEWS: Pork pie chief elated.
Apr 04, 2008 ... BREAKING NEWS: FRIDAY 4PM: The savoury taste of victory in securing protected status for our world famous Melton Mowbray Pork Pies is being relished by Dickinson and Morris managing director Stephen Hallam. After a long legal battle stretching back more than 10 years The Melton ...
New burglary warning.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 5PM: Police are warning elderly Melton residents to be vigilant after a spate of distraction burglaries in the borough and other areas of north Leicestershire. Officers have received six reports of distraction burglaries in just two days in Melton, Birstall, Mountsorrel, ...
Neighbour saves dog in fire.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 9.30AM: A Labrador was saved from a house fire after neighbours heard a smoke alarm and dialled 999. Firefighters were called to the home in Baldocks Lane, Melton, at about 8pm on Wednesday night after Erica and Mark Warrington, who live next door, realised what was ...
Homes sell off.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 2PM: Bidders interested in buying six county council care homes including Catherine Dalley House in Melton - have been shortlisted. Leicestershire County Council has published the names of the providers which have been invited to submit formal bids for the residential ...
Post office anniversary.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 11AM: Langham Post Office staff and customers are celebrating after the outreach-based service completed a successful first year. A celebration was held at the branch last month, attended by local volunteers who appealed to Post Office Limited to get the village hall ...
Pork pie survey.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY NOON: Nearly one in five brits visit Melton specifically to sample our world-famous mouth-watering pork pies - a survey has revealed. More than 22,000 brits were surveyed last month by leading on-line travel agents Expedia.co.uk The findings showed more people ...
New ways to pay.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 1PM: Melton Council customers now have more choice as to where they can pay their council house rent, garage rent, council tax and council invoices. Allpay.net, its payment card provider, has joined forces with Woolworths to make paying your bills easier. ...
Waltham spire update.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 10.15AM: Earthquake damage is finally being seen to on a landmark on Leicestershire's second highest point. St Mary Magdalene Church in Waltham-on-the-Wolds suffered a massive 30ft crack around the spire following the tremor in February. But high winds have ...
Last push for Mayor's Appeal.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 10.30AM: Mayor of Melton Councillor Pam Posnett is planning a host of events as a finale to her year holding the chain of office. Friday, April 11 will see a unique twist to the annual Mayor's banquet at Melton Cattle Market, with Seventies band The Platforms performing ...
BREAKING NEWS: Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is protected.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 12.15PM: The long battle to protect the authentic world-famous Melton Mowbray Pork Pie has been won. The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie is to be registered as a protected product (Protected Geographical Indication) of the European Union. Details of the registration were ...
Melton news in Polish.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 3PM: Melton's news is now available in Polish for the very first time thanks to a downloadable Podcast. Barsby resident and Polish national Barbara Czyznikowska has begun scripting and recording a weekly summary of the Melton Times in her native language. The ...
Holwell's reserves in cup thriller.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FRIDAY 10.30AM: Holwell Sports FC's reserve side put in a fine performance last night to reach the semi-finals of the Leicester Fencing Trophy. And they did it in style, beating a team from the division above for the second tie in a row, a single goal from Graham Wells enough to ...
Spring savers on Melton's buses.
Apr 06, 2008 ... SUNDAY 8AM: Money-saving bus vouchers are winging their way to homes across Leicestershire from this week. The vouchers, which are contained within handy, pocket-sized bus timetables, are being delivered to households along seven local bus routes including Melton. ...
Search for four lost servicemen.
Apr 06, 2008 ... SUNDAY NOON: The village of Hoby is hoping that its open gardens weekend in June will help resolve the mystery of just who were four of the men remembered on the War Memorial in All Saints Church. The June 14 and 15 event is being organised by Friends of Hoby Church to raise ...
Police authority meet to discuss capping.
Apr 06, 2008 ... SUNDAY 4PM: A special meeting of Leicestershire Police Authority has been called for Thursday to discuss its response to the recent Ministerial capping announcement on the budget. The authority has received a letter from the Communities and Local Government (CLG) informing it ...
Goals galore as Holwell and Asfordby dish out hidings.
Apr 07, 2008 ... MONDAY, 9.30am: There were goals galore for our Senior League sides as Holwell Sports and Asfordby Amateurs produced crushing wins. Holwell moved up to sixth in the Premier Division, tied on points for fifth, after dismissing Thurmaston Town 4-0 at Welby Road on Saturday. ...
Relegation battle increases for Syston sides.
Apr 07, 2008 ... MONDAY, noon: Queniborough's relegation fears from District League Premier were heightened after a 3-1 home defeat to title hopefuls St Patrick's. The defeat leaves them just one place off the bottom and eight points from the fourth-bottom side with only three games left to ...
Mongol rally challenge.
Apr 07, 2008 ... MONDAY 1.15PM Two Melton men are hoping to rise to an endurance challenge of a lifetime to help fund development work in more than 160 eastern countries. Sam Hughes (24) and 22-year-old Jonathan Muse are taking part in The Mongol Rally and are busy drumming up ...
SLIDESHOW: Grow It, Cook It, Eat It success story.
Apr 07, 2008 ... SLIDESHOW: MONDAY 2.30PM: The debut of a major Melton lifestyle event has been hailed a success - although organisers admitted they wanted more people through the gates. Grow It, Cook It, Eat It, held from Friday evening to Sunday, attracted food, gardening and even car lovers ...
Runners make kind-hearted gesture.
Apr 07, 2008 ... MONDAY, 5pm: Big-hearted runners last Wednesday handed over about [pounds sterling]600 to charity despite the forced cancellation of their annual fundraising race. The Chris Ingram Memorial race, staged by the Stilton Striders near Stapleford Park, had to be scrapped last ...
Residents have their say.
Apr 07, 2008 ... MONDAY 4pm: Egerton Ward's concerns were discussed in a lively meeting last week. The Residents' Action Group Egerton held its annual meeting to elect a committee after Karin Handley stood down as chairman.Brenda Smith, councillor for the area, said: "Karin has put in much time ...
Bluetongue vaccination plea.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY 9AM: Melton's livestock and dairy farmers must prepare to vaccinate cattle against bluetongue disease from early May, agricultural bosses say. The Government has announced a voluntary programme to protect cloven-hoofed cattle from the disease, with a National Farmers' ...
Melton's new shopping guide.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY 10AM: A new shopping guide for Melton, the first for a number of years, was launched at the weekend's Grow It Cook It Eat It show by the town centre partnership. Alison Freer, interim chairman and town centre champion, said: "Even people living in the borough will be ...
Fundraising Methodists rewarded.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY 9.30AM: Melton Methodists have been presented with a top award and a framed citation for generating an amazing [pounds sterling]30,000 over the last decade for the NCH children's charity. The money was raised at numerous fundraising events, from cream teas and fashion ...
Anderson fit for League One title showdown.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 11am: Winger Paul Anderson has been included in Swansea City's squad for their League One title clash at Carlisle tonight. The former Melton Foxes player, from John O'Gaunt, has suffered a frustrating two months on the sidelines with a hamstring injury having played a ...
Butlin: 'Stamina will give me the edge'.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 3.50pm: Melton heavyweight Paul Butlin believes his superior fitness will lead to him winning [pounds sterling]25,000 on Friday. Butlin, 32, is one of eight boxers who will be competing in the first ever Prizefighter tournament, which will be screened live on Sky ...
Combined effort to save village life.
Apr 08, 2008 ... TUESDAY 4PM: An ancient village could become a "suburb of Melton" if funds to refurbish the heart of the community can not be found. Scalford Church needs to raise [pounds sterling]350,000 for improvements and is teaming up with the school in a unique project to save both. ...
New group helping forgotten children.
Apr 08, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 3PM: A Melton midwife is pushing a fundraising drive aimed at improving the lives of the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In recent years, the Friends of the Chernobyl's Children East Leicestershire has been funding annual month-long visits to the area for ...
Takeaway facing licence review.
Apr 09, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 9.30AM: A Takeaway restaurant faces a review of its licence following allegations it remained open past agreed hours. The Star Fish Bar, in King Street, Melton, is currently allowed to stay open no later half past midnight from Sunday to Thursday and until 1.30am on ...
Home visiting success.
Apr 09, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 9.30AM: The vital signs of the area's new out-of-hours home visiting service are good six months on since its launch. That's the conclusion of a report by the Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust which says 1,000 patients per month are being seen in ...