Melton Times & Citizen (Melton Mowbray, England) back issues from May 2008:
Radford lands City knockout blow.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 5pm: Amateurs progressed into the county cup final after a superb 2-1 victory over Leicester City Ladies. Leics Girls' Under 15s League Cup semi-final ASFORDBY AMATEURS 2 LEICESTER CITY 1 Both teams started well, but Leicester took the early ...
London run in Keith's memory.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9AM: ABOUT [pounds sterling]4,000 was raised by running the London Marathon in memory of an Upper Broughton man who died last year. Farmer Keith Copley died in September of asthma aged 35 leaving wife Helen (27) and children Amy (2) and Ben (4). ...
What a result for Waltham.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY NOON: Waltham's vicars raised nearly [pounds sterling]5,000 for their leaky rooof - in just six hours. Generous villagers kept pouring in the money when rector of St Mary Magdalene Parish Church the Rev Beverley Stark and associate priest Clare Connell sat under the ...
Traders wary of traffic wardens.
May 01, 2008 ... Traffic wardens have had a mixed response from traders in the town, but many said something needs to be done. A survey by the Town Centre Partnership revealed the majority of shopkeepers thought the new regime had a detrimental affect on business. The results have ...
Residential meets retail.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY NOON: Two of the town centre's prime spots have been earmarked for retail and residential use. Work is well underway at the old post office in Windsor Street and construction firm Apex Building Limited, hopes to complete by the New Year. Project manager Troy ...
Bypass hopes raised.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY NOON: Hopes have been raised Melton's [pounds sterling]35m bypass could be built sooner rather than later by pushing for central Government funding. Highways bosses had previously warned the start date on a relief road for the town could be pushed back five years to ...
Chip pan fire hero.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY 8AM: A YOUNG Melton couple fled their smoke-filled home carrying their two-month-old baby after a chip pan caught fire. Anthony Hall (21), of Queensway, suffered minor burns to his hands after he went back into the kitchen to tackle the blaze which was reported just ...
Maddy one year on.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY 8.30AM: PEOPLE of Melton and Syston will be thinking of missing Madeleine McCann in their prayers as the one year anniversary of her disappearance approaches (Saturday). Madeleine was three when she disappeared from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, ...
Cheap train fares derailed.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY NOON: A scheme which offers cheap train fares for pensioners has been de-railed by Melton Council. It has opted out of a Leicestershire County Council initiative which entitles pensioners to cheap or free rail travel - a move which will save the borough council [pounds ...
Join the Ugly Bug Walk.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9.30AM: TODDLERS and their parents are invited to an Ugly Bug walk in aid of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID). Organised by Melton mum Julie Faver to mark Save a Baby Month, the walk - at 11am on Saturday, May 17 - kicks off from the Country Park ...
Ref Gordon fulfils Wembley dream.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 9.20amm: Experienced referee Gordon Wells achieved his dream when he took charge of a match at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Gordon, from Redmile, was asked to officiate at the national finals of the English Schools FA Under 11s Cup competitions which preceded the ...
Anderson nets Young player of the Season award.
May 01, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 11.35am: Liverpool FC flyer Paul Anderson last night picked up an award at the tail end of his season-long loan at Swansea City. The 19-year-old, from John O'Gaunt, was presented with the Young Player of the Year Award at the Swans' annual awards dinner. ...
Air ambulance donation.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY 10AM: Golden couple Ron and Mary Lamin have thanked family and friends who helped them raise [pounds sterling]200.10p for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. Instead of receiving presents for their golden wedding anniversary the couple, formerly of ...
Move to end parking row.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY 9.30AM: Trafficwardens have had a mixed response from traders in the town, but many said something needs to be done. A survey by the Town Centre Partnership revealed the majority of shopkeepers thought the new regime had had a detrimental affect on business. ...
Going craft crazy.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY 11AM: The first in a new monthly series of children's craft workshops has been held at the fair trade cafe at Melton Country Park. Youngsters aged six to 12 painted flower pots and stones, made pom-pom characters and badges and had a go at bead making. The ...
Unexploded bomb found.
May 02, 2008 ... Breaking news: Friday 2.20: AN unexploded bomb was found in the garden of a Melton firefighter this lunchtime(Friday). The bomb squad was immediately called to 8 Dorothy Avenue and was still in attendance three hours later checking to see if the detonator was still in place ....
Melton Mowbray FC ready to cause cup upset.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 1pm: Melton Mowbray FC could pick up their second cup win in successive seasons in the District League Cup final on Saturday. The Division One side, managed by Matt Curtis, have an uphill task when they tackle Desford, who have just finished second in the Premier ...
Tennis fans flock to Hamilton's open day.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 3pm: More than 120 children and adults came to Hamilton Tennis Club last weekend for their annual open weekend organised by coaches Brent Horobin and Diane Burdett. In the under 10s section there was a timed fitness and agility competition won by Marcus Rowland ahead of ...
Promotion race goes to the wire.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 10.20am: The promotion race between Holwell Sports Reserves and Asfordby Amateurs Reserves will go down to the wire tomorrow. One of the rivals will grab the last remaining promotion spot in Leics Combination Division Two after their final round of matches which sees ...
Unexploded bomb latest.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY 5.30PM: A live bomb was found in the garden of a Melton firefighter this morning (Friday). A bomb squad from RAF Wittering was immediately called to the home of Melton firefighter Nick Spargo in Rockingham Drive after he found the 25lb World War II bomb while digging in ...
Assassins set for international tests.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 5pm: The Assassin Muay Thai Boxing Club host their second show of the year on Saturday. with more internationals on the bill. Promoter and chief instructor Mark Barlow said: "We have some great matches with fighters from all over the country, plus four great ...
Egerton Park old boy hits maiden First Class ton.
May 02, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 4pm: Egerton Park old boy Matt Boyce completed his milestone maiden century this afternoon in just his fourth First XI match for Leicestershire. Boyce, who is in his first full season at Grace Road after completing a three-year degree course, helped Leicestershire coast ...
Melton Hockey Club to host county championships.
May 03, 2008 ... SATURDAY, noon: Melton Hockey Club have been picked out to host a prestigious tournament later this month. Their home at King Edward VII School Sports Centre in Burton Road has been chosen by England Hockey to host a pool of this year's County Championships. Melton ...
Sproxton set for opening motocross meeting.
May 03, 2008 ... SATURDAY, 2pm: The popular Sproxton motocross circuit stages its first meeting of the season for Oakham Motocross Club on Sunday. The club celebrates its 30th anniversary and is one of the leading UK clubs with a current racing membership of 60 riders. They include ...
Rugby juniors inspired by Tigers' trophy.
May 03, 2008 ... SATURDAY, 9am: Fledgling rugby players came face-to-face with the greatest prize in club rugby at a special fundraising event. Junior sides from Melton RFC staged the second running of their Development Cup, a competition designed to give the least experienced or novice players ...
Rutland X on target to clinch darts league runners-up spot.
May 03, 2008 ... SATURDAY, 4pm: Rutland X, after some indifferent recent form, turned on the style in their last Melton Men's Darts League game of the season. They secured runners-up spot in Division One after beating Mash Tub A 9-2, Dave Watkins, Martin Armitage, Carl Perkins, Derek Symonds and ...
Community forums to be launched.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY 7.30AM: A series of public forums, set up to help ensure that local services match the needs of the community, are to be held in Melton borough. The area has three community forums which will run in the style of Question Time with a panel made up of politicians at ...
Holwell pip Asfordby to promotion.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 9.45am: Holwell Sports Reserves pipped rivals Asfordby Amateurs Reserves to the second promotion spot after a dramatic final day in Leics Combination Division Two. After both sides landed victories on Thursday night, Asfordby 4-2 at home to champions Ellistown and ...
Holwell edge Saffron for excellent fourth place.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY, noon: Holwell Sports rounded off their league season in style, with Scott Mooney's first half goal bringing their sixth consecutive victory and sealing an excellent fourth place in the table. Senior League Premier Division HOLWELL SPORTS 1 SAFFRON DYNAMO 0 ...
Park's victory hopes dashed in final over.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY, 3pm: A very close game which came down to the last over saw Egerton Park's First XI miss out on their first win of the season. Everards County League Division Two EGERTON PARK v LUTTERWORTH TOWN Lutterworth won by 2 wkts Park were put ...
SLIDESHOW: County show round-up.
May 06, 2008 ... SLIDESHOE: TUESDAY 12.30pm: The third Leicestershire Show to be held at Melton airfield has been declared the best yet as town and country came together. The rain held off on the Sunday and the sun shone brightly on bank holiday Monday bringing smiles to the faces of show ...
SLIDESHOW/AUDIO: County Show round-up No 2.
May 06, 2008 ... SLIDESHOW and AUDIO: TUESDAY 1PM: The third Leicestershire Show to be held at Melton airfield has been declared the best yet as town and country came together. The rain held off on the Sunday and the sun shone brightly on bank holiday Monday bringing smiles to the faces of show ...
Council shuts flume pool.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY 3.10PM: HEALTH and safety fears have forced Melton's leisure pool to close a year early - but it is hoped it is only a temporary hitch. A spokesman for the council said there was an issue with the ...
Fairmead regeneration bid moves forward.
May 06, 2008 ... TUESDAY 9.30PM: Long-term plans to regenerate Melton's Fairmead estate are to be discussed with residents. A whole raft of ideas on how to improve the estate and tackle issues were suggested by people who attended a residents' forum last month. Ideas ranged from ...
Top of the league for peaceful places.
May 07, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 8AM: Some of the country's most peaceful places are right on Melton's doorstep, according to a map of tranquil spots. The Campaign to Protect Rural England has drawn up a map highlighting areas of noise and chaos alongside the calmer regions. Top of the list ...
Firebugs blamed for hay fire.
May 07, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 9.30AM: Arsonists set fire to 10 bales of hay on land off the A607 Melton Road, Rearsby. A Melton fire crew spent almost four hours extinguishing the blaze on Tuesday, finally leaving the scene at 1pm. ...
Jane nominated for national award.
May 07, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY NOON: A Melton-based county council worker has been nominated for a national award for her part in a ground-breaking scheme. Jane Dabrowska, who is the Melton and Harborough Older and Disabled People's Services' Manager, has been shortlisted for the Council Worker of ...
Melton suffer cup final heartbreak.
May 07, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY, 11.20am: Melton Mowbray FC were six minutes away from lifting the league Cup after a great fighting performance against strong opponents. Leicester and District League Cup final MELTON MOWBRAY 1 DESFORD 1 (AET - Desford won 4-3 on pens) ...
Birthing centre fully open after five month hiatus.
May 07, 2008 ... WEDNESDAY 10AM: Melton's birthing centre is now running a full service with midwives based at St Mary's round-the-clock. The unit has been plagued with problems since the beginning of the year, due to staffing problems and a burst water pipe -and as a result was only partially ...
Assassins put on a good show.
May 07, 2008 ... The Assassin Muay Thai Boxing Club held their second show of the year at the Sarson Centre in Melton on Saturday. Promoter Mark Barlow said: "This show was probably the hardest show I've organised. We knew doing a show on a Bank Holiday weekend would be tough, but we had a ...
Sailors take to the water.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 2PM: Sailors swapped the high seas for high teas with residents of Melton's Gretton Court after a hard days work transforming the grounds. Eight members of HMS Quorn spent two days helping to build a water fountain at the rear of the complex in Leicester Road, working ...
Dance raises [pounds sterling]2,500 for Rosie May.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10AM: The annual Dance for Rosie May raised a record [pounds sterling]2,500 for the fund set up in memory of the Bottesford schoolgirl. More than 80 talented dancers took part in the competition at Belvoir High School on Sunday. It was judged by Charlotte ...
First sod cut.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 11AM: The foundations are being laid for a new footbridge which will link Leicester Road Sports Ground to New Park. The first sod was cut by the Town Estate on Tuesday in preparation for the arrival of the pre-assembled bridge and it is hoped the work might be complete ...
Holiday rescue dog out of quarantine.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 11AM: A dog rescued from certain death in Corfu has been reunited with his new family in Melton. Dan and Amanda Paddock fell in love with Zeus, a stray dog, when they saw him attacked on the beach while they holidayed with children, Abigail (14), Georgia (11) and Ben ...
My Grandad was a Nazi sympathiser.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9AM: A Melton woman's chance visit to a churchyard to seek her grandfather's grave unearthed a dark family secret - which has now made news around the world. Sally Beers knew her grandfather had been vicar at Teigh, near Wymondham, 70 years earlier and went to find his ...
'Law needed to stop the advertising vans'.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 9.45AM: A Bbyelaw is needed to deter businesses from leaving their vans in roads and laybys across the borough for months at a time. That's the view of Peter Roffey, chairman of Melton Highways Forum, as he responded to complaints from residents about Self Store, based ...
Su Gowans wins her Town Estate battle in court.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 10AM: Melton Town Estate failed to sue a charity worker at a small claims court hearing in Leicester yesterday. A row broke out in 2006 after Sue Gowans paid [pounds sterling]1,000 for the hire of stalls and equipment but the group disputed the amount, saying they had ...
TV celebrity backing village church appeal.
May 08, 2008 ... A BBC celebrity will help kick-off a church appeal in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for renovations. St Egelwin's, in Scalford, launches its Back to the Future campaign for work on the building with an event on Saturday with East Midlands Presenter Anne Davies. ...
Local man held in cocaine crackdown.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY NOON: A Melton man was arrested in connection with one of the UK's largest drugs hauls this week. Police raided a lorry in an Essex port, seizing 135kg of cocaine on Saturday, May 3. The 32-year-old man from Melton was arrested in connection with the case ...
Police funding appeal.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 3PM: Leicestershire Police Authority representatives have met ministers to state their case regarding the Government's proposal to cap its budget for 2008/09. The recent meeting follows a letter the authority received from the Communities and Local Government (CLG) ...
National glory.
May 08, 2008 ... A BRIGHT new dawn could be heading Melton RFC's way after its outstanding under 17s side were crowned national champions. Their RFU National Bowl triumph ranks as one of the finest achievements in the club's history and the team did it in style, brushing aside Marlow Under 17s ...
National glory for Melton RFC Under 17s.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 9.45am: A bright new dawn could be heading Melton RFC's way after its outstanding under 17s side were crowned national champions. Their RFU National Bowl triumph ranks as one of the finest achievements in the club's history and the team did it in style, brushing aside ...
Wright says no to Indian Premier League.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 1.10pm: Bottesford's Luke Wright has become the latest high-profile player to turn down an approach to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League. The news was announced yesterday by Wright's county club Sussex a day before the all-rounder was due to play for an ...
Holwell Reserves aiming for double success.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 3pm: The chance of adding cup silverware to promotion awaits Holwell Sports Reserves tonight in the Leicester Fencing Trophy Final. Holwell's second string clinched promotion from Leics Combination Division Two on Saturday after a last day promotion battle with rivals ...
VIDEO: City legend joins kids on the pich.
May 08, 2008 ... VIDEO THURSDAY 3PM: Leicester City legend Steve Walsh was in Melton for a football match yesterday to show his support for the Melton Learning Hub. The hub football team currently play in a mini-league with Melton Council, King Edward ...
Bottesford May queen.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY 4PM Thousands of people made the most of the recent warm spell by spending the day at Bottesford Gala. Families had lots to do and see, from taking part in the tug of war contests and egg races, to browsing more than 50 stalls and watching the antics of ...
Liverpool ask Anderson to test himself in Championship.
May 08, 2008 ... THURSDAY, 4pm: Liverpool FC flyer Paul Anderson will be back on the road next season to test his mettle in the Championship after a superb loan spell with Swansea City. A fine season at the Liberty Stadium for the former Melton Foxes player was capped last week when he picked up ...
Crackdown on shoplifting.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY 6.45AM: More Melton retailers are being urged to join the Smart radio link scheme to beat the shoplifters who target the town. There are currently 30 members but town beat officers want to build on their recent successes which have seen the number of reported incidents ...
Town centre future meeting.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY 7.30AM: Every Melton shop and business is to be invited to an event early next month to set out a five-year vision for the town centre. The idea is to come up with a number of practical projects which the businesses themselves can take on, working alongside Melton Town ...
'My memorable Mayoral year'.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY: 9.30AM: Retiring Mayor Pam Posnett looked back on a memorable year as she handed over the chain of office to new incumbent Mal Sheldon. She said: "There have been many highlights, from visits by HMS Quorn and the Defence Animal Centre parade to the charity dinner held in ...
Melton to host county hockey championships.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 3pm Melton Hockey Club play host to a big tournament this weekend at their King Edward VII School Sports Centre home in Burton Road. Melton stage Pool One of the County Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Timetable of matches:- Saturday - ...
Melton CC continue fine start.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 9am: Against the picturesque backdrop of Bradgate Park, Melton continued their excellent start to the season with a 72-run victory against Linford. Everards County League Division Five NEWTOWN LINFORD v MELTON MOWBRAY Melton won by 72 runs ...
Thorpe seconds maintain impressive form.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 11am: Thorpe claimed an unlikely victory in an exciting finish with the penultimate ball of the match to remain undefeated in Division Four. Division Four BARROW TOWN SECOND XI v THORPE ARNOLD SECOND XI Thorpe won by 5 wkts Winning the ...
Holwell Sports youth just denied county title.
May 09, 2008 ... FRIDAY, 1pm: South League champions Holwell completed their season with a home draw in the play-off final against Blaby and Whetstone. Leics Midweek Youth League Play-off Final HOLWELL SPORTS 1 BLABY AND WHETSTONE 1 The visitors fielded six regular Senior ...
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: City legend Walsh on club's future.
May 09, 2008 ... VIDEO FRIDAY 6AM: Leicester City legend Steve Walsh spoke exclusively to the Melton Times this week about the club's heartbreaking relegation to League One - the first time the club has ever played in the third tier of English Football. The former ...