Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England) back issues from August 2006:
ATTACK: Jail for woman who punched man in bar.
Aug 01, 2006 ... A WOMAN has been sentenced to a year in jail after she punched a man in an unprovoked attack. Allison Trotter (32) was handed the sentence by Judge Nicholas Coleman at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday. The court heard how Trotter had left HG's pub at about 2am on ...
GRANT: [pounds sterling]78,000 game plan to help sporty youngsters.
Aug 01, 2006 ... SPORT-loving youngsters with nowhere to play are in line for a boost - thanks to a [pounds sterling]78,000 grant which is being used to create a multi-use games area. Families in New England, Peterborough, appealed to the city council for help, saying their community had been ...
ANNIVERSARY: Diamond pair give something Beck.
Aug 01, 2006 ... A COUPLE who have always been dedicated to helping others have celebrated a special anniversary - but insisted that friends and family did not buy them presents. Cyril and Sylvia Beck, of Sycamore Road, Whittlesey, requested that anyone who wanted to give a gift for their 60th ...
RELATIONSHIPS: Do they really know their Mr and Mrs?
Aug 01, 2006 ... IT became compulsive viewing in the '70s, with millions tuning in to watch host Derek Batey spark more than his fair share of divorces. Married couples would suddenly be at loggerheads, over a surprisingly mundane questions such as: When you're having a meal at home do you ...
DAMAGE: Smashed glass closes bus station.
Aug 01, 2006 ... THE Queensgate Bus Station remained closed for the fourth day today after a pane of glass in the roof shattered. Now the shopping centre's management team have said the station will remain closed until the outcome of a safety inspection by specialists of the 24-year-old station ...
RELIGION: Faithful Christians unite in celebration.
Aug 01, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of Christians united at the East of England showground this week to celebrate their faith. With belief in their hearts and their arms swaying in the air, more than 6,000 people gathered at the site in Alwalton, Peterborough, for the start of international Christian ...
SAFETY: Beware falling masonry in heat.
Aug 01, 2006 ... OWNERS of old buildings are being urged to inspect exterior stonework after the hot weather caused a chunk of masonry to fall onto a busy shopping street, narrowly missing a shopper. The woman screamed out after the lump of stone, which was about the size of a ...
IRAQ: Soldier loses leg in attack.
Aug 01, 2006 ... A BRAVE soldier is determined to return to the front line despite losing a leg in a terrorist attack while serving in Iraq. Corporal Mark Sutcliffe's left leg was sliced off when a razor-sharp rocket-propelled grenade hit him while he was walking through the streets of Basra ...
GREYHOUNDS: Ensuring dogs live out their days with dignity.
Aug 01, 2006 ... AS a builder's merchant in County Durham has been accused of killing up to 10,000 retired greyhounds, Peterborough's dog lovers are pushing the message that the dogs make the perfect pet. Features writer Jemma Walton spoke to a group who find new homes for greyhounds who are ...
ENVIRONMENT: Why should I recycle? Imagine this lot being dumped in landfill sites every single day...
Aug 01, 2006 ... NEXT time you throw that plastic bottle - or a pile of old ETs - into the bin, stop and think. That stuff could easily be recycled, instead of clogging up landfill sites. Feature writer Jemma Walton toured the city's Materials Recycling Facility, and became a ...
CRIME: Warning after 100 shed raids.
Aug 01, 2006 ... BURGLARS have ransacked almost 100 sheds in less than two months as summer crime soars in Peterborough. Police have recorded 99 break-ins at sheds and garages in the city during June and July, and they say the crime wave could get even worse as the heat wave continues. ...
CRIME: Elderly live in fear after yob damage.
Aug 01, 2006 ... ELDERLY residents have been put at risk after yobs ripped down security fencing which protects their retirement bungalows. It is believed a group of thugs ripped down several wooden panels from the 6ft 6in high fence which acts as a perimeter barrier to homes in Nightingale ...
MARTIAL ARTS: City girls picked to fight for Britain in Croatia - 1/8/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... TWO city girls are on their way to Croatia after being picked to represent the Great Britain World Amateur Kickboxing Organisation team on the world stage. The two 10 year-olds, Atlanta Hickman and Emma Wells, were chosen for trials after gaining WAKO British Championship medals ...
MARTIAL ARTS: Family fortune as mum and daughters get among the medals - 1/8/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... THERE was a family first for the local Giffens Tang Soo Do club last week as the Stockwells claimed a one, two, three. Mother Samantha and daughters Kelly and Amy claimed a medal each as the club celebrated another great tournament, achieving 10 placings at the inter-club ...
SWIMMING: Mallett making Olympic bid on the Gold Coast - 8/1/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... DEEPING swimmer Adam Mallett is feeling on top of the world after earning a two-year scholarship Down Under. The 16 year-old Midlands 200m butterfly champion has been accepted at Southport School near Brisbane on the Gold Coast of Australia, starting in January, and admits: "I ...
LOCAL FOOTBALL: Crowland battle for their existence - 1/8/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... LOCAL FOOTBALL: Crowland Town are into the most important seven days in their 61-year history this week as they battle for their own existence. Club secretary Danny Jackson held a meeting with representatives of the Peterborough & District Football League on Saturday, and will ...
Are young entrepreneurs game for success? 01/08/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... A REVOLUTIONARY new business game is to be issued to schools and colleges across Cambridgeshire in a bid to encourage entrepreneurial flair at an early age. BoomBizz is a brand new business game which has been developed by Cambridge Enterprise Services (CES) and The Change Works ...
Major city centre site redeveloped for law firm - 01/08/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... PETERBOROUGH legal firm Buckles Solicitors LLP are relocating from their three sites in Priestgate to a purpose redesigned building on Bourges Boulevard. Buckles have been located in Priestgate for many decades under various different guises and hope the move will enable them to ...
Banking on a long career - 01/08/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... BRANCH manager Justine Balaam is celebrating 21 years with Barclays this month. Justine (39), branch manager of Barclays Bourne, is celebrating 21 years working for Barclays this year, which, coupled with the amount of service her staff have notched up, totals over 100 years' ...
Small and personal with large firm expertise - 01/08/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... BEING involved in the heart of the community and supporting small businesses is one of the top priorities for city-based Rawlinsons Chartered Accountants. So it's even more appropriate that this year the long-established firm is sponsoring The Evening Telegraph's Small Business ...
Team with a gift for ideas - 01/08/06.
Aug 01, 2006 ... ROMANCE is all in a day's work for Julie Berliner as the busy gift list advisor at John Lewis in Queensgate, Peterborough. The summer months mean the gift list team are already experiencing an increased number of enquiries form recently engaged happy couples or those starting to ...
MOVE: New base for design firm.
Aug 02, 2006 ... AWARD-WINNING building services design consultants Cunnington Clark Ltd is planning to move to new UK headquarters in Priestgate, Peterborough. The company, which is approaching its fifth anniversary, has outgrown its current offices in Peterscourt, City Road, Peterborough, and ...
Tulips trounce a young Imps side.
Aug 02, 2006 ... SPALDING United gave their fans some pre-season cheer last night with a 3-0 win over a Lincoln City side which included former Posh winger Ryan Semple. SPALDING United gave their fans some pre-season cheer last night with a 3-0 win over a Lincoln City side which included former ...
Local lad praised by Liverpool boss.
Aug 02, 2006 ... TEENAGE star Jack Hobbs from Moulton, near Spalding, has won high praise from Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez. TEENAGE star Jack Hobbs from Moulton, near Spalding, has won high praise from Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez. The central defender has been involved in most of ...
Plenty of shocks in opening heats of John Smith's Derby.
Aug 02, 2006 ... SHOCKS greeted the opening round of the John Smith's Extra Smooth Peterborough Derby last night with several favourites bowing out. SHOCKS greeted the opening round of the John Smith's Extra Smooth Peterborough Derby last night with several favourites bowing out. The ...
It's a bumper pay-day for Bailey.
Aug 02, 2006 ... TANIA Bailey enjoyed the biggest pay day of her career after reaching the final of $43,000 Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. TANIA Bailey enjoyed the biggest pay day of her career after reaching the final of $43,000 Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. The Stamford star, the ...
Hall is left in a class of his own.
Aug 02, 2006 ... GRAEME Hall won his second race of the Fratelli PACTRAC Mini-Series as he took the penultimate event of the campaign. GRAEME Hall won his second race of the Fratelli PACTRAC Mini-Series as he took the penultimate event of the campaign. In the absence of the only other ...
Huntingdon are buzzing ahead of the new campaign.
Aug 02, 2006 ... AFTER enjoying their most successful season in the League to date last year, there is a buzz around Huntingdon Town that things are about to get better. A new manager, new players, renewed ties with Conference neighbours Cambridge United and more improvements to Jubilee Park ...
'Mad' Matt Oliver admits he belongs to the crazy gang.
Aug 02, 2006 ... CITY sportsman Matt Oliver is preparing for a World Championship with a difference. The 32 year-old flies out to the Czech Republic next week for the World Quadrathlon Championships, an event that combines the traditional triathlon disciplines of swimming, cycling and running ...
DRUGS: 'I'm on so many tablets that make me feel ill. But if I smoke a joint, I don't need to take any of them'.
Aug 02, 2006 ... LAST week The Evening Telegraph reported on concerns that cannabis use can be the gateway to addiction to hard drugs. But for those who use cannabis for medicinal purposes, there is another side to the story. Rachel Wareing spoke to a woman who uses pot to help her ...
ENVIRONMENT: Peterborough's green dream threatened by cuts.
Aug 02, 2006 ... ENVIRONMENTAL growth in Peterborough could be set back by years because of huge cuts in Government funding. Leading city figures fear vital environment projects could be shelved when Defra slashes the English Nature budget by up to [pounds sterling]4 million. The ...
HEALTH: Equipment donation is a boost for heart patients.
Aug 02, 2006 ... HEALTH chiefs are celebrating the arrival of state-of-the-art technology to help treat people with heart conditions in Peterborough. The British Heart Foundation presented Peterborough District Hospital with the 24-hour Tape Analyser and monitors, this week. The [pounds ...
ACTIVITIES: Setting sail to help disabled people.
Aug 02, 2006 ... WITH a golden sun making the water sparkle and a light breeze cooling the air, Ferry Meadows' sailing lake on a perfect summer's day is pretty close to heaven. And as you gaze out at the boats on the water, you can only admire the skill and ease with which their sailors control ...
Gun robbery terror in family home.
Aug 02, 2006 ... A COUPLE were terrorised at gunpoint by two robbers who stormed into their house in Farcet, near Peterborough and made off with a substantial amount of cash, while their two sons were asleep upstairs. The family's shocking ordeal began just before midnight when the raiders, who ...
Police officers to patrol on trains.
Aug 02, 2006 ... POLICE Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are to travel on peak-time train services to ensure passengers' safety. First Capital Connect, which runs trains between Peterborough and London King's Cross, will have 23 PCSOs working on all its routes. A spokeswoman for the ...
City wants a slice of [pounds sterling]10bn regional boom.
Aug 02, 2006 ... A "TRAIL-BLAZING" new scheme, Regional Cities East, could see the city council get a share of a [pounds sterling]10 billion boom to the Eastern region. Peterborough has teamed up with neighbouring towns and cities to form Regional Cities East (RCE), which will see the city ...
Record-breaking read is a testament to faith.
Aug 02, 2006 ... CHURCHGOERS are hoping to read themselves into the Guinness Book of records when they take part in a mammoth Bibleathon. Hundreds of members of St Peter's Church, in Oundle, will read aloud from the good book for about 74 hours. The parishioners will need the patience ...
It's a real cereal thriller at kids' special fun day.
Aug 02, 2006 ... CHILDREN in Peterborough took part in a variety of wacky competitions when a playcentre held a fun day. Chestnuts Playcentre, in Norman Road, Eastfield, invited the youngsters to take part in a three-legged race and cereal eating competition, as well as a sprint race and ...
AWARD: A double test for winning fireman.
Aug 02, 2006 ... JUST hours after impressing judges in a national firefighting challenge, Gary Reach had to put his skills into action for real when he witnessed a serious road collision. Gary, a Ministry of Defence firefighter from Wisbech, and Rob Wabe, a civilian firefighter, won the Trauma ...
MEMORIAL: Celebrations go on - despite tragedy.
Aug 02, 2006 ... SMILING for the camera, Michelle Cowley enjoys a night out with Nicola Brooks, her partner in a florist business. Both women had given up full time jobs to start the business together and their faces are full of joy and hope about what the future might bring. ...
MEETING: Public to decide centre's future.
Aug 02, 2006 ... A PUBLIC meeting will decide the fate of a much-loved community centre threatened with closure. The crunch meeting on the future of Copeland Community Centre has been called by those who run the hall, who say they cannot keep it going due to a shortage of volunteers. ...
EDUCATION: Call to reveal the costs in upgrade of schools deal.
Aug 02, 2006 ... THERE were calls today for council chiefs to reveal details of a [pounds sterling]67 million deal to upgrade secondary schools in Peterborough. Peterborough City Council has just signed the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) with French construction giant IIC Bouygues, which is ...
ZOO: Happy home to a mix of rare animals, from tigers to aardwolves.
Aug 03, 2006 ... ACCORDING to the song, in the jungle, the quiet jungle, the lion sleeps tonight. But in a zoo just outside Sawtry sleeps the aardwolf and the bearded lizard, and much more. Feature writer Jemma Walton went along to Hamerton Zoo Park to say hello to Blizzard the white tiger and his friends ....
ENVIRONMENT: Another busy day for the head litter picker.
Aug 03, 2006 ... MOST children enjoy making a mess, but encouraging them to tidy up afterwards can be a big challenge. Not this young man. Six-year-old Frank Crunkhorn is the exception to the rule. He just loves picking up litter and clearing away carelessly discarded cans ...
EMPLOYMENT: 20 jobs to go at store as 40 other face axe.
Aug 03, 2006 ... THE collapse of electrical retailer PowerHouse has left about 20 people without jobs at stores in Peterborough and Huntingdon. Some 40 job loses are also imminent at the city's Baker Perkins engineering company, where a 30-day consultation has begun into 35 shopfloor and five ...
COMPLAINTS: Noisy pub licence is under threat.
Aug 03, 2006 ... NEIGHBOURS of a noisy pub were today due to discover if it will stay open, after they made numerous complaints about blaring karaoke, live music and rowdy drinkers. People living near Coopers, in Copeland, South Bretton, Peterborough, have been so annoyed by the barrage of noise ...
SLIMMING HOBBY: Mum strips off four stone pole dancing.
Aug 03, 2006 ... WHEN new mum Heather Anderson began to feel fat and frumpy, she decided on an unusual way to get back in shape Heather (32) turned to pole dancing following the birth of her second son Daniel - and shed an amazing four stone in as many months. Her partner had left her ...
POST: Royal Mail to price by size.
Aug 03, 2006 ... ALMOST 400,000 leaflets are being sent to homes and businesses across the area to inform people about changes in the cost of posting a letter. Royal Mail is introducing a new pricing structure that will see the cost of sending mail based on the size, weight and thickness of ...
BIKES: Police target the mini menaces.
Aug 03, 2006 ... FED-UP city residents, plagued by the antics of scooter and mini-moped riders illegally tearing across parks, alleyways and residential streets, are being urged to report them. The call comes as the Government launched a [pounds sterling]200,000 crackdown on mini-motorbikes ...
GRIDLOCK: City brought to standstill after truck driver dies.
Aug 03, 2006 ... A CRASH in which a lorry driver died brought traffic to a standstill across the city with all major roads gridlocked for several hours. The Mercedes truck driver was travelling west along Fletton Parkway at midday, when he careered off the road and crashed into a lamp-post on ...
CELEBRATION: Diamond wedding started with a mystery greeting.
Aug 03, 2006 ... WHEN Leslie Hall received a birthday card with the words "From a Yorkshire lass" inside, he had no idea that the woman who had sent him the card would one day become his wife. Stationed in Egypt during the Second World War, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers private ...
CREW: Enemies unite to teach kids not to fight.
Aug 03, 2006 ... JUST two months ago, teenagers Shaahid Latif and Ricki Ulliot were facing each other across a Peterborough courtroom. It was the culmination of a feud that had boiled over from more than a year before, when the pair had met in violent clashes in the city centre. But ...
FUND-RAISER: 'Running in memory of my mother'.(Obituary)
Aug 03, 2006 ... WHEN Tracy Dovey runs the Great Eastern Run in October, her thoughts will go back to the last time she ran the race 24 years ago. Racing alongside her that day was her mum, Sally West, who had persuaded her reluctant 18-year-old daughter to join her in the half-marathon through ...
HEALTH: Former MP campaigns for specialist nurses.
Aug 03, 2006 ... A FORMER Peterborough MP is now focusing all her efforts to help MS sufferers in Peterborough and across the country. Helen Clark is the head of policy and campaigns for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is busy visiting branches across the UK to offer advice and muster ...
FEATURE: Was this our Rachel in a previous life?
Aug 03, 2006 ... IN the films, hypnotists put their patients into a swirly-eyed trance by swinging a pocket watch from side-to-side and uttering the immortal line: "you feel very sleeepy". Perhaps unsurprisingly, it doesn't actually work like that, as I discovered when I visited hypnotherapist ...
CAMPAIGN: Drive illegal taxis off road.
Aug 03, 2006 ... A NEW campaign to squeeze out unlicensed and illegal taxis has been launched. Fenland District Council has kick-started the crackdown and has mounted a public awareness campaign to drive them out of business. Unlicensed taxis have been reported across the Fenland ...
HOVERCRAFT RACING: Super Scott hovers in on leader - 3/8/06.
Aug 03, 2006 ... HOVERCRAFT hero Scott Tilley overcame engine gremlins at the weekend to move within striking distance of the national championship leader. The Whittlesey wonder, racing on his home circuit at Bank Farm, finished round five of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain Championship in ...
GREYHOUNDS: Fear No One one to fear - 4/8/06.
Aug 04, 2006 ... LOCAL hope Gorgeous Belle comes up against defending champion Fear No One in the second round of the [pounds sterling]10,000 John Smith's Extra Smooth Peterborough Derby at Fengate tonight. It's a tough draw made even harder as Phil Ward's dog, who likes the rails, has been ...
English Partnership supports Peterborough vet.
Aug 04, 2006 ... TWO events are being planned at a Peterborough veterinary surgery to highlight English Partnerships support for local businesses. The former president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be unveiling a plaque to officially mark the opening of The Byre ...
Recruiter receives gold REC accreditation.
Aug 04, 2006 ... RECRUITMENT specialist Anne Corder Recruitment (ACR) is one of the first companies in the region to successfully receive audited status from the industry's watchdog, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The independent agency is among only a handful of recruitment ...
Mixed reaction to interest rate rise - 4/08/06.
Aug 04, 2006 ... THE Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's decision to raise the interest rate yesterday has been met with a mixed reaction. Base rates will rise by a quarter of one per cent to 4.75 per cent next month hitting the pockets of homeowners with mortgages, although the low ...
VACANCIES: Golden hello for social workers.
Aug 04, 2006 ... A "GOLDEN hello" of [pounds sterling]3,000 is on offer to social workers who are prepared to come to work in Peterborough. The bold move is prompted by the shortage of people qualifying as social workers and the city's 18 vacant positions, which offer a starting salary of ...
VICTORY: Residents win battle over noisy pub.
Aug 04, 2006 ... A NOISY pub, Coopers in south Bretton, Peterborough has been banned from playing loud music until it fits double-glazed windows and soundproof doors. The landlord of Coopers pub has been ordered to make the changes by Peterborough City Council's licensing committee after it ...
PREPARED: Evacuation map bid to cope with disaster.
Aug 04, 2006 ... IF a huge fire broke out in the Queensgate shopping centre, or a terrorist bomb was detonated in Cathedral Square, it would be pandemonium for thousands of people. There may be casualties, widespread panic and a need to evacuate large parts of the city centre. ...
ANIMAL CRUELTY: Dog Tara dies of 'appalling' neglect.
Aug 04, 2006 ... A PET dog had to be put down after its owner left it seriously ill and suffering for years. In what has been described as "an appalling case" of animal neglect, the German shepherd Tara was crippled with pain from two serious injuries. Peterborough Magistrates' Court ...