Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England) back issues from May 2006:
POST: Thousands of undelivered letters found on waste tip.
May 01, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of undelivered letters with 2001 and 2002 postmarks have been found dumped in a Peterborough landfill site. The letters, which included Christmas cards, bank statements and personal mail, were discovered at the Dogsthorpe landfill site. The damp and soiled ...
EVENT: Stars light up Truckfest.
May 01, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of truck fans have been flocking to this year's Truckfest. Big Brother fans were due to have a treat in store today with the arrival of Celebrity Big Brother winner, Chantelle. Yesterday, the crowd was treated to an appearance by Coronation Street stars ...
ENVIRONMENT: Green groups to try to block woods plan.
May 01, 2006 ... ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners will try to block plans to revamp Peterborough's woodlands. Friends of the Earth spokesman Richard Olive said he has grave concerns about proposals to transform Grimeshaw, Pocock and Highlees Spinney woods. Peterborough City Council drew up ...
TRIBUTE: 'Jonesy' is remembered a year on after tragedy.
May 01, 2006 ... THE parents of a teenager tragically killed in a car accident joined with family and friends to remember their son on the anniversary of his death. Seventeen-year-old Tom Jones died when he was struck by a car on the B1040 and fell into a river as he walked home from a party ...
HEALTH: Hospital gear wheels its way back.
May 01, 2006 ... WHEELCHAIRS and zimmer frames have been flooding into Peterborough hospitals after an urgent appeal by health bosses to return equipment. So far, the amnesty has seen ex-patients bring back 10 wheelchairs, more than 20 zimmer frames, toilet frames and crutches. Bosses ...
EVENT: Town is filled with flower fans for annual parade spectacle.
May 02, 2006 ... FLOWER-LADEN floats proceeded through a town's streets in front of a 50,000-strong crowd. The 48th annual Spalding Flower Parade was greeted with cheers from people of all ages who had travelled from all over the UK for the event at the weekend. Among the floats, ...
IN FOCUS: Did our Jemma qualify as the brain of Bretton?
May 02, 2006 ... HIGH IQ society Mensa is celebrating its 60th birthday this year, and the organisation came to the city to held tests to scout for new members. Features writer Jemma Walton went along to see if her grey matter could make the grade. WHETHER you're Albert Einstein or Forrest Gump, ...
TOY BEARS: It's a teddy Barr's picnic for Barbara.
May 02, 2006 ... A PENSIONER is bringing comfort to hundreds of children around the world by knitting teddy bears in front of the TV. Barbara Barr (89) has just completed her 200th "trauma ted" - a cuddly knitted toy about nine inches tall. The toys are then shipped to war-torn ...
CRIME: Reveller claims doorman hit him.
May 02, 2006 ... A MAN claims he was punched by a member of the door staff at a busy nightclub this weekend. Police are investigating the alleged incident which was said to have happen at Raffles nightclub, in March. The alleged victim claims he was punched following a verbal ...
HEALTH: [pounds sterling]25m sports village bid to fight obesity.
May 02, 2006 ... A FAT-BUSTING campaign has been launched to fight Peterborough's growing obesity problem. Peterborough City Council has kick-started the fight against the city's widening girth. More than 35,000 people have been classified as clinically obese in the area, according ...
BUSINESS: Jobcentre staff out on strike over plans to axe posts.
May 02, 2006 ... JOBcentre staff are staging a two-day strike over Government plans to axe jobs. This morning, a handful of staff picketed outside Jobcentreplus, in Broadway, Peterborough. The centre was due to open as normal today, although a number of staff were expected to be off ...
CRIME: Two prison officers face drug deal claim.
May 02, 2006 ... TWO Peterborough prison officers are being investigated by police after being arrested on suspicion of drug offences. After Peterborough prison bosses and detectives launched a joint surveillance operation, two men were arrested and quizzed by police. The men, one ...
POLICE: Suspect arrested after alleged rape.
May 02, 2006 ... A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an attack on a 25-year-old woman near the city centre. The 42-year-old Peterborough man was questioned by detectives and released on bail while police make further inquiries. His arrest followed the alleged rape ...
EVENT: Oh my God! Chantelle brings a ray of sunshine to Truckfest.
May 02, 2006 ... GLAMOROUS celebrity Chantelle Houghton brought a huge ray of sunshine to this year's Truckfest - despite the gloomy rain clouds. Chantelle, who rose to fame in this year's Celebrity Big Brother, waved to fans and signed autographs. The blonde bombshell brought huge ...
IMMIGRATION: City 'ready for new EU arrivals'.
May 02, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH is "fully prepared" for an influx of Bulgarian and Romanian citizens when the EU borders expand next year. About 1,500 eastern Europeans could start a new life in the city when the two countries join the union on January 1. It is the second time ...
WEBSITE: Go online to unlock that book in you.(Website overview)
May 02, 2006 ... A NEW website set up by a former Evening Telegraph journalist could rival the success of the Friends Reunited website, according to entrepreneur Simon Woodruffe, who starred in the BBC2 show Dragon's Den. Features writer Rachel Wareing spoke to the site's founder, Arup Biswas. ...
DEVELOPMENT: Allotments by park are hot property.
May 02, 2006 ... A CAMPAIGN to save a city park from development is taking root after more than 20 people snapped up threatened allotment plots. Anxious gardening fans feared that the allotments at Itter Park, in Paston, Peterborough, could be lost under plans to build new housing in the city. ...
POWER CUT: Shops and homes are plunged into darkness.
May 02, 2006 ... A CITY centre power cut plunged hundreds of homes into darkness and sparked chaos for dozens of shops. A brief surge of power caused by a fault in an underground cable saw electricity supplies cut out for up to an hour yesterday morning, with the knock-on effect causing ...
CHARITY: Save the shop, and the children.
May 02, 2006 ... A CHILDREN'S charity shop has been forced to close its doors because there are not enough volunteers to keep it open. The Save the Children shop, in Midgate, Peterborough city centre, has served the city for 21 years. But it was closed for business today, May 2nd 2006 ...
HOLIDAY EVENT: Cheesy does it as village rolls with it at festival.
May 02, 2006 ... CHEESES trundled down Stilton High Street yesterday for the world-renowned Cheese Rolling Festival. Teams of four vied to roll the wooden "cheese" from The Bell to a finishing line between the bottom of Fen Street and Church Street. Every year the rolling has a ...
BLAZE DRAMA: Hospital staff praised after fire evacuation.
May 02, 2006 ... STAFF at Peterborough's Accident and Emergency (A&E) department have been praised for their response to a major evacuation which took place after a fire broke out. An electrical fault in a piece of equipment in an X-ray room sparked the blaze, which sent thick black smoke ...
MY WEEK: SARAH FLETCHER - 02/05/06.
May 02, 2006 ... A week in the life of SARAH FLETCHER, assistant general secretary at Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service, an umbrella organisation supporting the voluntary sector of Peterborough. MONDAY Like many people my work is extremely diverse. While this makes for a ...
Business update - 02/05/06.
May 02, 2006 ... MONDAY BT: Telecoms giant BT today said that three-quarters of its [pounds sterling]37 billion pensions liabilities could be guaranteed by the Government under a promise given at the time of its privatisation. Jobs: The country's biggest independent sports carmaker ...
WORKPLACE CHANGES: The men from Del Monte say 'YES' to re-training.
May 02, 2006 ... DEL Monte is probably the world's most famous fruit brand, well-known around the globe for a wide variety of fresh and processed fruit products. What happened when Del Monte was faced with the challenge of implementing new processes to maximise efficiency and productivity? This week, ...
FINANCIAL SERVICES: New jobs at finance 'centre of excellence'.
May 02, 2006 ... UP to 1,500 new jobs could be created over the next three years at a new centre of excellence for financial services in Peterborough. The wheels are now officially in motion and more than 1,000 former Pearl employees at Lynch Wood, Peterborough, have now transferred to Tata ...
SPONSORSHIP: Advance safetywear to be seen in Oz.
May 02, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH-BASED Advance Performance will be publicising its brand countrywide and even down under with its latest sponsorship deal. Advance, based in Fengate, Peterborough, providing branded, reflective safetywear for Dave Cornthwaite (26) when he set off on his 1,000-mile ...
JUNIOR FOOTBALL: It was all White on the night for Crowland.
May 02, 2006 ... SEAN White's prolific season ended on a high as he snatched the only goal of an entertaining final at Chestnut Avenue. CROWLAND TOWN 1, POWERLEAGUE 0 (Peterborough Youth League Under 15 Cup Final) The youngster fired home the winner midway through the ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL: Champions Ortonians bow out on high note.
May 02, 2006 ... MOULTON HARROX 1 ORTONIANS 2 (Peterboro League Premier Division) ORTONIANS said goodbye to local football by clinching the Peterborough League Premier Division title with a 2-1 success over rivals Moulton Harrox. Tommy Cooper's side went into ...
NON-LEAGUE: Spalding pull of the great escape to beat the drop.
May 02, 2006 ... UNIBOND LEAGUE Division One EASTWOOD TOWN 0 SPALDING 0 THE Tulips secured the point they needed to pull off the great escape and maintain their Unibond First Division status. Caretaker manager Phil Hubbard achieved his goal of ...
NON-LEAGUE: Deeping are also safe after last-day win.
May 02, 2006 ... EAGLE BITTER UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Division DEEPING 3 WOOTTON 1 DEEPING secured their Premier Division safety with a fantastic win at home to Wootton, scoring three goals for the first time since January. "It was a great ...
RUGBY: Borough up after promotion thriller.
May 02, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH 23 KENILWORTH 21 A PITCH invasion, fireworks and champagne mixed with tears, beers and cheers aplenty . . . Peterborough Rugby Club celebrated a famous victory in some style on Saturday. After one of the most exciting contests ever witnessed ...
BOWLS: Northants are crowned champions of England.
May 02, 2006 ... NORTHANTS have been crowned English Bowling Federation county indoor champions for only the second time in their history. Fred Addy's team, whose only previous Derbyshire Trophy final appearance in 1996 also ended in triumph, won on four of the six rinks to defeat Durham 153-136 ...
RUGBY: Spalding win through to county cup final.
May 02, 2006 ... AT long last Spalding managed to hit a winning note when they beat Grimsby 28-12 in the semi-final of the Lincolnshire Cup on Sunday. They now play Sleaford at Sleaford in the final next Sunday but they were made to work hard for the victory by a massive Grimsby pack, who caused ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL:Underdogs Deeping in Senior Cup upset.
May 02, 2006 ... CROWLAND 0 DEEPING 3 (PFA Senior Cup Final) PETERBOROUGH League Division One side Deeping Sports lifted the PFA Senior Cup with an all-action display at London Road last night. This has been the first season clubs from outside the top flight ...
SUNDAY FOOTBALL: Netherton out to create a bit of history in cup final.
May 02, 2006 ... THE fastest ever rise up the local Football League ladder will be complete tonight if Netherton United lift the Northants Senior Cup. Just seven years ago Ron Seddon's side were playing in Division Seven of the Peterborough Sunday Morning League. But tonight they ...
SUNDAY FOOTBALL: Ben leaves it late to net the cup winner.
May 02, 2006 ... DEEPING ATHLETIC 1 FRATELLI 0 PFA Sunday Cup Final A BEN Farrows goal just two minutes from time was enough to give Deeping a deserved victory at Chestnut Avenue. Deeping had dominated the game from the outset, creating a number of chances but ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL: Ortonians end on a real high note.
May 02, 2006 ... ST NEOTS 0 ORTONIANS 1 Hunts Senior Cup Final ORTONIANS brought the curtain down on their historic existence with a giant killing 1-0 win over UCL Premier Division side St Neots. A single goal from 'boy wonder' Mark Baines gave the Peterborough ...
NON-LEAGUE: Daniels delight after reaching play-off final.
May 02, 2006 ... NON-LEAGUE: Stamford moved through to the Southern League Division One East play-off final with a thrilling 3-2 win over Barking & East Ham United. The Daniels great home form continued in front of 375 people at the Vic Couzens Stadium, and they will now face Wivenhoe Town at ...
SQUASH: Bailey continues her sensational season.
May 02, 2006 ... STAMFORD star Tania Bailey continued her sensational year as she claimed the European Team Championships with England at the weekend. The 25 year-old was part of the England women's side who lifted the title in Vienna, Austria, without conceding a single game. The win ...
ANGLING: Craig nets a monster carp at Northey.
May 03, 2006 ... WE have so many top quality stillwaters in the area sometimes it is easy to forget one or two that really are worth a visit. Northey Park on the outskirts of the city is a mixed fishery in fine form. Plenty of good bags have been reported from the Canal and Rio pool ...
JUNIOR FOOTBALL: PSV make up for last year.
May 03, 2006 ... NETHERTON 1, PSV 5 (PFA Under 18 Cup Final) A GOAL after 67 seconds, two red cards and a 15-minute hat-trick ensured this was one of the more memorable PFA cup finals of the season. And ultimately PSV finally erased 12 months of hurt by winning the match ...
JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Yaxley pull off huge upset in PFA final.
May 03, 2006 ... YAXLEY 6, PSV JUNIORS 2 (PFA Under 13 Cup Final) IF Posh do reach the League Two play-offs on Saturday it will be a minor miracle compared to the seismic one which occurred at London Road last night. PSV Juniors were unbeaten for five years and duly ...
BOXING: Gomes in fine form to win Eastern title.
May 03, 2006 ... PHOENIX Amateur Boxing Club's Jorge Gomes has won through to the quarter-finals of the ABA Senior Novice A Championships after less than a year in the sport. The 25 year-old Portuguese cruiserweight represented Mid-Anglia in the Eastern Counties finals at Brentwood and stormed ...
HOCKEY: High praise for Peterborough Town players.
May 03, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH Town Hockey Club chairman Peter Hings congratulated members for a season of 'unprecedented success'. Town's senior side won promotion to the National League after securing back-to-back East League titles, while there were also promotions for the club's ...
RAILWAY: War hero's nightmare.
May 03, 2006 ... A WARTIME hero was dumped on a city station platform when he needed to "spend a penny'' and a train left without him. Highly-decorated Spitfire ace Tom O'Reilly was on his way home after taking part in a television documentary about how he survived 83 life-or-death missions, ...
COURT: Driver fined after woman killed in crash.
May 03, 2006 ... A MAN who lost control of his speeding car and ploughed into a vehicle coming the other way has been cleared of causing death by dangerous driving. Peterborough Crown Court had heard how Burnley Moses (42) had overtaken a slow moving car on the B1040 Whittlesey to Thorney road. ...
COUPLE:A happy ending for rogue trader victims.
May 03, 2006 ... A FAMILY who endured years of misery at the hands of a rogue builder are warning others to be careful who they get to carry out work. Mark and Alison Roberts had their lives turned upside-down when they paid builder Christopher Hardstaff [pounds sterling]20,000 to build their ...
VISIT: Freddie ready for anything.
May 03, 2006 ... ENGLAND cricket sensation Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff wowed crowds during a special visit to March. Freddie took the opportunity to show off his skills at the town cricket club as well as meeting factory staff. The Ashes superstar was invited to Fenmarc vegetable ...
CRASH: Biker dies after collision with car.
May 03, 2006 ... A MOTORCYCLE rider has died following an accident on a road near Bourne. The 37-year-old man's Suzuki motorcycle was in collision with a Vauxhall Brava pick-up vehicle on the A151 Spalding Road shortly before 8.40pm. ...
PET OF THE YEAR: A purr-fect result for little Furby.
May 03, 2006 ... A RESCUED cat has been voted one of the city's most purr-fect pets in The Evening Telegraph's Pet of the Year competition. Just weeks ago, little Furby stood cowering with her brother Pudsey in an enclosure at the Wood Green Animal Shelter, near Huntingdon, before the lucky ...
BINGE DRINKING BATTLE:Pupils given a sobering talk.
May 03, 2006 ... CITY pupils were given a sobering lesson on the dangers of binge drinking, alcohol-fuelled violence and drugs. Del Singh, owner of The Park nightclub in Park Road, Peterborough, and chairman of Peterborough Centre Safe (PCS), drew on his first-hand experience of the leisure ...
COURT: 'Negligence of lorry driver led to crash'.
May 03, 2006 ... A MAN was killed after being caught in the middle of a four vehicle pile-up. A court heard how Wieslaw Tumulka (58) was waiting in a stationary queue of traffic on the A47 at Thorney when an Eddie Stobart lorry, driven by Brian Haslewood, smashed into the back of his Citroen ...
EQUIPMENT: It's safe to be old in a smart home.
May 03, 2006 ... FOR many elderly and vulnerable people, their one wish is to be able to live independently and safely in their own home. But leaving a loved one on their own can be worrying for family members who fear they could have a fall or be targeted by bogus traders. ...
GUIDED WALKS: Tales of old city taverns around Peterborough.
May 03, 2006 ... Formidable landladies, Jarrow marchers looking for a bed for the night, race riots, a drinking place with a cockfighting pit, beer with opium in it and a defiant Bishop of Peterborough protesting about reduced opening hours in pubs all these feature in a walking tour around the centre of ...
IN FOCUS: Headteacher is embarking on an exciting voyage.
May 03, 2006 ... PLANS to transform Peterborough's secondary schools were announced in September 2003, and the city will see more than [pounds sterling]164 million spent on modernising post-11 education over the next five years. Jemma Walton spoke to Voyager School headteacher Hugh Howe, as work on his ...
SEX CASE: 'It has been a nightmare'.
May 03, 2006 ... THE family of a young boy who was sexually assaulted at gunpoint have spoken out about their "nightmare". Paedophile David Chapman (19) threatened to shoot two boys, aged just nine and 11, if they refused to co-operate with his sick demands in a deserted country lane. ...
WALK: Bra-vo for cancer charity walkers.
May 03, 2006 ... FOUR friends will be donning trainers, jogging bottoms - and brightly decorated bras - to strut their stuff for cancer research. Julie Parry (45), Heather Yeoman (42), Yvonne Cowland (35) and Rachel Valentine (32) are taking part in this year's Playtex Moonwalk, which will see ...
CRIME: Landlady's vow to turn around pub despite setback.
May 03, 2006 ... A LANDLADY who is transforming a troubled pub into a thriving family venue today hit out at thieves who stole hundreds of pounds worth of beer from her cellar. Miranda Sleney (40), took over The Volunteer in Padholme Road, Eastfield, Peterborough, three weeks ago. ...
EXHIBITION: Charles Worth - the Gucci of his time.
May 03, 2006 ... THE plot wouldn't be out of place in a Hollywood film - a boy is born in a tiny market town in Lincolnshire, and rises to become the toast of the European fashion world. But that story is a real-life one, played out by a solicitor's son born in Wake House, Bourne, Lincolnshire, ...
SIGNING: Rolling Stone legend Bill is brought to book.
May 04, 2006 ... MORE than 300 visitors packed out a bookstore to see legendary rocker Bill Wyman make a rare public appearance. The former Rolling Stones bassist signed hundreds of copies of his new book at Bookmark, in Spalding, and stayed for almost three hours taking questions from fans. ...
CRIME: Attack on knife culture.
May 04, 2006 ... A FATHER-OF-TWO today told of his terror after suffering horrific injuries at the hands of a knife-wielding gang. Victim Aldrin Moore, who still bears the scars of a vicious attack during which he was stabbed in the throat and almost had his arm severed, said how he feels lucky ...
INQUEST: Men who died in Whittlesey factory fire.
May 04, 2006 ... AN inquest into the deaths of two men who died in a factory fire was due to open today. Friends Chris Mead, of Candidus Court, Werrington, Peterborough, and father-of-two Martin Butler, of Home Pasture, Werrington, died when a fire broke out in the Anvil Alloys International ...
CRIME: Police raid on drug suspect.
May 04, 2006 ... SHOCKED residents rose from their breakfast tables to the sight of armed police using a battering ram on a neighbour's door. The swarm of police officers together with sniffer dogs tried to force their way into the property in Fellowes Gardens, Fletton, Peterborough, at about ...
LAW AND ORDER: Police planning own World Cup tactics.
May 04, 2006 ... WHILE Sven is trying to come up with a Rooneyless plan B for the World Cup, Peterborough police are busy drawing up plans of their own for the tournament. With supporters of many of the competing nations living in Peterborough, officers will be on red alert to make sure passions ...
BIRDWATCH 2006: Starlings perch on top spot.
May 04, 2006 ... STARLINGS have swooped ahead of sparrows as the most common bird in Peterborough gardens. A joint survey by The Evening Telegraph and the RSPB discovered that the starling is the feathered friend you are most likely to hear chattering away in the city's trees. As ...