Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England) back issues from April 2006:
COURT: Jailed for kissing a criminal.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A YOUNG mum and a law firm employee who smuggled drugs into HMP Peterborough have both been jailed. Michelle Almond and Lorraine Reid both admitted hiding drugs from guards to pass on to inmates at the prison. Almond, who is a mother of two. was caught after hiding ...
HEALTH: Nightclub considers smoking ban.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Nightclub Faith could be the first in the city to ban smoking. The nightclub, in Geneva Street, is closing its doors on Monday for 10 days while it has a [pounds sterling]750,000 revamp. The upstairs is being refurbished with a snazzy cocktail bar and lounge, but ...
COURT: Bomb disposal hero caught drink driving.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A HEROIC bomb disposal expert faces dismissal from the RAF after he endangered lives during a drunken motorway drive. Corporal John Hurd's glittering 18-year military career lies in ruins today after he admitted driving down the A1 motorway while he was four times over the ...
REFUSE: United Colours of Bin-etton.
Apr 01, 2006 ... RESIDENTS still simmering with anger at the city council's introduction of a three-bin recycling scheme will be seeing red today, 1 April 2006 - and some may even turn purple with rage. In a dramatic U-turn, brought about by yet more barmy EU directives, the city council is set ...
MILITARY: Wittering in for a safe landing in shake-up.
Apr 01, 2006 ... RAF Wittering has taken on a unique role, safeguarding its future and bringing in 400 staff from another base. The home of the Harrier since 1969, is welcoming the 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing from RAF Stafford which closed this week, it has been announced. The ...
SAFETY: 'Please let the kids play'.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A DAD-OF-THREE fears children will become unfit if Peterborough City Council continues to rip up doorstep play areas in Bretton. Andrew Wright, of Kirkmeadow, is concerned that the council has removed about 70 of their doorstep play areas. The city council has ...
COURT: 'Lifelong' heroin addict gets 10 months in jail.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A MOTHER with a long-term heroin addiction has been jailed for 10 months after being caught with hundreds of pounds worth of the drug. Annabelle Richardson was standing in the kitchen of her home in Saxon Road, Eastfield, Peterborough, when police officers burst in. ...
HEALTH: '50p a minute' to call hospital.
Apr 03, 2006 ... PEOPLE telephoning Peterborough hospital to speak to their loved ones say they are being charged premium rates for phone calls. Relatives and friends of patients are being landed with hefty phone bills - but claim that the high cost of calling is not made clear. ...
HEALTHCARE: Cancer fund raises [pounds sterling]27,000.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A DEDICATED team of fund-raisers have worked tirelessly to raise [pounds sterling]27,000 for Peterborough District Hospital and other charities. The Crowland Cancer Fund, which was set up by town resident Frank Barrett, handed over a raft of cheques at a special presentation ...
PARKING: 'Selfish drivers use our street as a car park'.
Apr 03, 2006 ... FURIOUS residents have hit out at careless motorists who they claim have turned their street into a car park. Mohammed Ikram, of Kesteven Walk, Eastgate, Peterborough, said his street has become as "busy as city centre car parks such as Queensgate" because of the volume of cars ...
POLICE: Crime suspects will be tested for drugs.
Apr 03, 2006 ... ALMOST every suspect arrested by police will be tested for drugs in a bid to slash crime figures in Peterborough. People arrested on suspicion of committing "trigger offences" - such as burglary, robbery, shop-lifting, drug offences and theft of and from vehicles - will now be ...
CRIME: Man Stabbed in samurai sword horror.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A BRUTAL samurai sword attack has left a Peterborough man in a critical condition. The 27-year-old was stabbed through the buttocks with such force that the 2ft blade sliced through his abdomen. The attack took place in a house in Flag Fen Road, Eastfield, ...
ILLEGAL CAMP: Council to act to move travellers on.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A GROUP of travellers who set up camp on the Embankment will be told to move on today. Over the weekend, about 20 vans were towed on to the site, near the Bishops Road car park, which regularly hosts festivals and pop concerts. Peterborough City Council was today ...
CHARITY: Family team to walk in Rachel's memory.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A FAMILY will undertake a gruelling 76-mile walk for charity in their battle to help beat leukaemia. Dad-of-two Nick Drury will complete a section of the famous Coast to Coast walk in memory of his late wife Rachel, who died of the blood disease last year. His eldest ...
OBITUARY: Albert, 103, was a grand old builder.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE city's oldest man, who helped to shape the face of Peterborough, has died aged 103. Respected builder Albert Plant passed away last Thursday in the city where he lived his entire life and which he helped to transform into the thriving place it is today. Albert ...
POLICE: 24-hour legal advice for cops.
Apr 03, 2006 ... OFFICERS are being given 24-hour legal advice in a bid to cut the number of cases being thrown out of court. New charging procedures have been introduced this week in Cambridgeshire allowing police officers to refer all but minor and straight- forward cases to the Crown ...
HOCKEY: It's back in the big time for Town.
Apr 03, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH Town have returned to National League hockey after an absence of three years. And the city side completed their second successive promotion campaign without even striking a ball over the weekend. Title rivals Harleston needed to win their final fixture to ...
RUGBY: Borough 'reserves' not quite up to the task.
Apr 03, 2006 ... BEDFORD ATHLETIC 46 BOROUGH 7 WITH two important league fixtures still remaining, Borough rested 10 first team players for this East Midlands Cup semi-final in Bedford. And it was asking far too much of the fringe players who filled in to match Midlands ...
BOXING: Skelton returns to winning ways.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Matt Skelton bounced back from his defeat by British heavyweight rival Danny Williams with a fourth-round knockout victory over journeyman Suren Kalachyan at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Saturday night. Skelton, trained and managed by Peterborough's Kevin Sanders, was forced to ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL: Thorney take the title after stunning Stilton.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THORNEY's win over Peterborough League Division Two title rivals Stilton United means they have been crowned champions. The 3-0 victory means they are now 10 points clear at the top with just two games to play. Goals from Keith Bell, Gary Fisher and Sam Smith gave ...
SUNDAY FOOTBALL: Game abandoned after Mail player breaks leg.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE Peterborough Sunday Morning League Division Four game between Hampton and Royal Mail was abandoned yesterday after a serious injury to Mail's Darren Lawrence. The midfielder dislocated his ankle and broke his leg after an innocuous challenge, but his studs caught in the turf ...
NON-LEAGUE: Stamford settle for the play-offs.
Apr 03, 2006 ... SOUTHERN LEAGUE Division One East ENFIELD TOWN 4 STAMFORD 2 DANIELS boss Graham Drury said goodbye to his automatic promotion hopes after this defeat. He said: "That's automatic promotion out of the window, we just have to ...
WORLD OF SPORT with Alan Swann - 3/4/06.
Apr 03, 2006 ... MANY thanks to Arsenal for ending the long-term argument about which is better: The Premiership or Serie A? As 'The Gunners' are a mid-table Premiership side and Juventus are top of Serie A by about 2,000 points, I would say the 2-0 win for Thierry Henry's side the other night ...
GOLF: Double tonic for Milton member.
Apr 03, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH Milton member Neil Presto had double cause for celebration this week. He has been elected captain of the Northants county team and has also been named as the county's player of the year for his overall contribution to amateur golf in Northamptonshire. ...
ATHLETICS: Hollman hoping for Euro qualifier.
Apr 03, 2006 ... HAVING just returned from one major athletics event, Deeping heptathlete Julie Hollman already has her sights on another. The former Evening Telegraph Sportswoman of the Year finished sixth in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, and is now hoping to qualify for the ...
ATHLETICS: Watts on top but where were all the local clubs?
Apr 03, 2006 ... GLEN Watts recorded his most prestigious victory to date when winning the Fred Wright 10k at Whittlesey on Sunday. He led host club Peterborough Athletic Club to a successful start to the defence of their Cambs Road League title as they supplied three of the first four home, but ...
BOXING: Renda bites back to beat 'The Pitbull'.
Apr 03, 2006 ... IAN Pauly's boys did Peterborough proud last night. The city trainer had three of them in action at his dinner show at the Holiday Inn and they all emerged with their faces unmarked, their records unblemished and their heads held high. Cello Renda and Jaz Virdee were ...
EXTENSIONS: Waste no time over site plans.
Apr 03, 2006 ... BUSINESSES or landowners who may be affected by the proposals for new sites or extensions to mineral and waste management sites in Greater Peterborough, are urged to act now. They have less than a fortnight left to have a say on current countywide plans for future waste and ...
SHAREWATCH with Robin Morton: 04/04/06.
Apr 04, 2006 ... THE FTSE 100 Index fell by 71 points last week to close on Friday at 5,965. The market is still encountering resistance at the 6,000 level, but previous falls in recent months have been countered by strong buying, and the longer term positive momentum remains intact. Shares in ...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: New [pounds sterling]4 million business centre for small and expanding firms.
Apr 04, 2006 ... RESEARCH shows we are fast-becoming a nation of self-starters, with an increasing number of people attracted to the idea of being their own boss. Our city has a huge growth potential with a vast amount of entrepreneurship resulting in new businesses starting up and expanding at a rapid ...
MERGER: Major suppliers are now chipping in together.
Apr 04, 2006 ... TWO major fresh produce suppliers have merged to become one strong new entity, Manor Fresh Limited near Spalding. The 50:50 merger of DGM Growers Ltd and Geest QV Ltd, both major suppliers of potatoes to Marks & Spencer plc, creates a joint venture which will manage fresh potato ...
TRANSPORT: Driving forward on further expansion plan.
Apr 04, 2006 ... NORTHGATE plc, the parent company of East Anglia's premier vehicle rental company Anglian Self Drive has acquired Arriva Willhire. Anglian Self Drive has grown rapidly since it started out with one depot based at Ipswich six years ago and now have widespread coverage throughout ...
SERVICE: Dental aid brings more than a smile to your face face.
Apr 04, 2006 ... NEWBOROUGH dentist Dr Beverly Brabbins is enjoying much more positive feedback from clients after adding Botox to her list of available treatments. As a first-class professional Dr Brabbin is surprised that clients seem much less afraid of a Botox injection than the prospect of ...
RETAIL: Supermarket's shocking new measures cause FPB concern.
Apr 04, 2006 ... The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reacted with astonishment to the news that Asda has asked suppliers for upfront cash payments in yet another move to squeeze the independent supplier into submission. The FPB is concerned that it could lead to exclusionary measures. ...
ACCOUNTANCY: Partners count on more spare time in retirement.
Apr 04, 2006 ... TWO of Rawlinsons longest-serving partners are retiring this month. David Ledger and Eric Hooper, both 60, have been excellent ambassadors in the local community having devoted most of the whole of their working life to the city's chartered accountancy firm in Lincoln Road, ...
JOHN BRIDGE: Employers want radical funding changes to improve skills.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A RECENT report from the British Chambers of Commerce concluded that businesses want the funding of workforce development to be radically overhauled in order to achieve much-needed skilled employees. The report recommends that Government subsidies need to be widened out to training ...
PETER CHILCOTT: Size matters - in the post room.
Apr 04, 2006 ... FOR the first time in 20 years, Royal Mail has dreamt up an idea that they don't want users to pay for. Called "Pricing in Proportion", it is in fact a gift for some direct mail users. The most spectacular change is the benefit of 'letter format'. Royal Mail defines this as a ...
FINANCE: Flexible approach need for pensions.
Apr 04, 2006 ... UNDERFUNDED defined benefit pension schemes present a potentially serious risk to scheme members. Charlie Massey, strategic development director at The Pensions Regulator, warns that where there is a deficit in the pension fund members may not receive the level of benefits they ...
FINANCE: 'Yes' vote for Life may bring summer payout payout.
Apr 04, 2006 ... STANDARD Life has confirmed that its eligible members will receive a fixed allocation of shares as a result of the planned demutualisation and flotation. The payout - which could effect up to 33,000 policyholders in Greater Peterborough - will vary depending on the policy type, ...
MY WEEK: Natalie Barrs - 04/04/06.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A week in the life of NATALIE BARRS, director of marketing and communications at Peterborough Regional College. MONDAY First thing Monday morning, I had a meeting with a research agency who are undertaking some work for the college. There are a lot of new ...
ICE HOCKEY: Maile enjoyed his first class season.
Apr 04, 2006 ... DESPITE the disappointing end to the campaign Phantoms players have enjoyed their season, going through some highs and some lows and some embarrassing moments along the way. Forward Steve Maile talks to MATT MILLARD about the moments that stuck out in his mind from the 2005/06 ...
ICE HOCKEY: Wing delighted with the progress of his young side.
Apr 04, 2006 ... PHANTOMS co-general manager Phil Wing has backed his side to be flying high this time next year. But that all depends on whether or not the English Premier League follow the NHL's lead in America and stamp out the 'clutch and grab' aspects of the game. "We have some ...
HOCKEY: Wisbech earns bragging rights with derby win.
Apr 04, 2006 ... WISBECH won the local bragging rights with a last day victory over neighbours Long Sutton in the East Premier B Division. The 4-0 success avenged a heavy defeat earlier in the campaign and ensured that Wisbech finished in sixth place, just above Saturday's opponents. ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL: Premier Division leaders could fold.
Apr 04, 2006 ... THE Peterborough League has been rocked again with the news that Hotpoint could become the second side to fold at the end of the season. Ortonians have already announced they will cease to exist next season and now it looks as though Hotpoint will be heading the same way meaning ...
RUGBY: The things some people will do for a gin and tonic!
Apr 04, 2006 ... THERE aren't many women who can command the utmost respect from 30 strapping, red-blooded males for an hour and a half. Nicola Reynolds can. She's one of only eight female Rugby Union referees in the country and after 18 months in the job and after taking charge of well over 100 ...
RUGBY: Joyce passes the 500 points mark.
Apr 04, 2006 ... JAMES Joyce reached a significant milestone for Oundle at the weekend when he passed the 500 points mark in senior rugby. His two tries in the second team's 41-14 success over Stewart & Lloyds gave him a total of 78 touchdowns and, coupled with 41 conversions and 10 penalties, a ...
TRANSPORT: Park and ride will be extended.
Apr 04, 2006 ... PARK and ride buses into Peterborough will be running for an extended period this year, after passengers gave the scheme overwhelming support. During the successful eight-week scheme in the run-up to last Christmas, transport officers from Peterborough City Council quizzed some ...
ADVENTURE: Can you take me as far as Fez?
Apr 04, 2006 ... AN adventurous 22-year-old has set off on an ambitious trip through Europe to Africa - but he has no idea how is actually going to get there. Andrew Henderson, from Meadway, Market Deeping, packed his bag and took the first step on a charity hitchhiking trek from Manchester to ...
YOBS: Rampaging youths bring street terror.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A GANG of 20 rampaging yobs subjected a man and woman to a terrifying ordeal after they asked them to be quiet because children were trying to sleep. The yobs, who had been smashing windows and overturning bins in a residential street, turned on the woman and began shouting ...
CRIME: Man (37) accused over sword attack.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A MAN has been charged in connection with an incident in which a man suffered serious injuries after allegedly being stabbed with a samurai sword. Richard Maguire (37), of Hexham Court, Eastfield, Peterborough, was arrested by police after the incident at a house in Flag Fen ...
PETERBOROUGH: Battle lines drawn as 2006 election looms.
Apr 04, 2006 ... THE candidates running for this year's local elections have been unveiled. And the political gauntlet has been thrown down as they get ready to do battle for seats across the area in the run-up to the May 4 elections. Peterborough City Council currently has 32 ...
HELP FOR SUFFERERS: Cancer spurred Ken to form support group.
Apr 04, 2006 ... WHEN Ken Lambert was diagnosed with bowel cancer, he felt as though his world had been torn apart. However, five years on, the 77-year-old is hoping to get the all-clear this summer - and now he is determined to put his experience to good use and help other sufferers. ...
EDUCATION: Are phonics the future or just another classroom fad?
Apr 04, 2006 ... AS the Government announces all schoolchildren in England will be taught to read using the "back-to-basics" method of synthetic phonics from September this year, features writer Jemma Walton visited Welbourne Primary School, where staff and pupils have been piloting an intensive phonics ...
HEALTH: Why all those healthy diets are giving rhubarb a renaissance.
Apr 04, 2006 ... RHUBARB was once the nation's favourite pudding ingredient, but in recent years it has fallen out of favour. Now the bright red plant is back on the menu, with sales in Peterborough rising by a third. Features writer Rachel Wareing found out more. THERE was a time when you could ...
10K RUN: Marathon effort raises cash for cancer charity.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A TEAM of workers from a Peterborough company put on their running shoes in a bid to help the fight against cancer. The group of 28 workers from Royal Haskoning joined hundreds of others as they pounding roads, tracks and grass to complete a gruelling 10km run. Every ...
HEALTHCARE: Dentists all sign up to new NHS contract.
Apr 04, 2006 ... EVERY single dentist across Peterborough has signed the new NHS dental contract - the largest reform to dentistry since 1948. The controversial contract came under fire when it was unveiled by the Government last year. City dentists have said they have serious concerns about the ...
ILNESS: 'Asbestos cancer' is ruining Russell's life.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A FORMER school caretaker has launched a legal battle after he developed cancer. Russell Yaxley was struck down by severe breathing difficulties in October 2005 and rushed for an emergency operation at Peterborough District Hospital to remove fluid from the outside of his lungs ....
SCHOOL: Kids get more room for play.
Apr 04, 2006 ... YOUNGSTERS are looking forward to having fun in a proper playground after receiving news that an extension will go ahead. The 400 pupils at Peterborough's Gladstone Primary School currently cram into what is claimed to be the smallest playground area in the East of England. ...
TRANSPORT: Call for action over hospital road signs.
Apr 04, 2006 ... ANGRY councillors are calling on the Highways Agency to replace vital road signs directing drivers to hospitals in Peterborough after more have been removed. After it emerged today that signs pointing to Planet Ice had been taken from the A47, as well as those for the city's ...
BEN FRANKLIN: Tributes to man who laid foundations for the future of the city.
Apr 04, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH is mourning the sudden death of city council leader Ben Franklin today. Cllr Franklin was taken ill after a civic function on Monday. He was taken to Peterborough District Hospital, where he died yesterday aged 79. Tributes have poured in for the former ...
CRIME: Sat nav thieves target the city.
Apr 05, 2006 ... OFFICERS are trying to find out why Peterborough is the hot-spot for satellite navigation thefts in the county. A staggering 188 sat navs have been snatched from vehicles in Cambridgeshire since January 1 - and 144 of those thefts have taken place in the city. With ...
LONG SUTTON: Fire crews unable to save blazing cottage.
Apr 05, 2006 ... FIRE crews were unable to save a historic cottage which was totally destroyed by a blaze. Firefighters from Spalding and Long Sutton went to the building in Roman Bank, Long Sutton, near Wisbech, yesterday, at 1pm, after the fire was reported by neighbours. But, ...
COUNCIL: Are you paying more tax than anyone else?
Apr 05, 2006 ... PEOPLE living in Wisbech, March and Chatteris will have the highest council tax bills in the area this year, while those in Stamford, Bourne and the Deepings will have the lowest. And people living in a Band D property in Peterborough will now pay [pounds sterling]1,207 - an ...
CRIME: It's one burglary too many at the stables.
Apr 05, 2006 ... A WOMAN with a lifelong passion for horses is considering selling her stables because of a six-year spate of thefts. Jane Moon's stables have been targeted by burglars 12 times in just six years. She estimates that in the six years since the stables have been in her family, ...
HEALTH: Charity backs move to add folic acid.
Apr 05, 2006 ... CONTROVERSIAL plans to add folic acid in flour and bread are set to get the go ahead tomorrow, April 6 2006 - to the delight of a city charity. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants to add the vitamin to everyday foods because it believes it will help cut the number of babies ...