Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England) back issues from October 2006:
Yobs slash car's tyres.
Oct 02, 2006 ... MINDLESS yobs slashed three car tyres in a vandalism attack. The offenders damaged the wheels of the blue MC ZT as it was parked in Wellington Close, Old Hurst, near Ramsey, in the early hours of Wednesday morning (September 27th). The car's petrol ...
COURT: Man assaults officer at Stanground College.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A PETERBOROUGH man flew into a fit of alcohol-fuelled rage in the grounds of a city school, fracturing a police officer's finger in the ensuing struggle to arrest him. David Lambert (18) appeared at Peterborough Magistrates Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to possessing an ...
DEFENCE: RAF jobs will be axed.
Oct 02, 2006 ... CONTROVERSIAL plans to move hundreds of RAF jobs to the West Country have been given the nod. Armed forces minister Adam Ingram confirmed that the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), which supplies the military, will be moved to Bristol and Bath. It means that 500 ...
Mosque opens doors to the community.
Oct 02, 2006 ... MUSLIMS in Peterborough threw open their doors to people from different communities. The day was organised by Peterborough Racial Equality Council (PREC). Tour guide Zulfikar Manji told the 50 visitors at the mosque open day that Islam was a peace-loving religion ...
Schools unite to offer pupils more.
Oct 02, 2006 ... WITH a busy schedule, overworked teachers and a packed National Curriculum, it is nearly impossible for a school to offer everyone the subjects of their choice. However, Bretton Woods, Ken Stimpson and John Mansfield schools have a pact to share the workload. Called ...
Poets unite with singers for performance evening.
Oct 02, 2006 ... AN evening of live music has been organised by a poetry society. Poets United - the Peterborough and Fenland Poetry Group - is hosting an evening with two local acoustic musicians on Tuesday. The event, at the Burghley Square Club, in Burghley Road, Peterborough, city ...
Card fair to raise vital cash.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A CHARITY card fair will be held in Peterborough later this month. The fair will take place at the Town Hall in Bridge Street, Peterborough, on Friday, October 27, ...
[pounds sterling]5,000 needed to save production.
Oct 02, 2006 ... SPONSORSHIP is desperately needed to save the next performance from a city drama group. The Harlequins Musical Drama Society intend to treat Peterborough residents to the musical extravaganza that is "Barnum" - a musical rollercoaster set inside a circus. Rehearsals ...
Open day for potential pupils.
Oct 02, 2006 ... PROSPECTIVE sixth form pupils will be able to have a look round Peterborough High School at an open event this evening. The school, in Thorpe Road, Peterborough, will open its doors at 7pm to let 14 to 16-year-olds have a look around and see what courses are on offer. ...
Plan to demolish house for flats.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A DEVELOPER wants to demolish a home and put up a block of flats in its place in a Peterborough street. Nadeem Construction has submitted plans for nine one-bedroom flats on a site in Bamber Street, Millfield, to ...
Schoolchildren's mock wedding.
Oct 02, 2006 ... CHILDREN were due to take part in a mock wedding service as a busy register office opened its doors to the public today. Audmoor House, in March was due to open its doors to two classes from Burrowmoor Road Primary School as part of National Customer ...
Wheelie bin set alight in street.
Oct 02, 2006 ... VANDALS set alight to a wheelie bin in a residential street. A crew from Stanground fire station was called to the fire in ...
Drivers are reminded to lock their cars.
Oct 02, 2006 ... PEOPLE are being reminded to lock their cars and keep the keys in a safe place. This warning follows the theft of a car in Stilton, near Peterborough. The silver Nissan Micra was stolen from a driveway in Fen Lane. Pc ...
Improved market for town to be unveiled.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A REVITALISED Ramsey market will be unveiled on Saturday. The number of traders and market stalls will be increased in an attempt to create a bustling atmosphere. Ramsey Town Centre Partnership and Huntingdonshire District Council acted after residents complained that ...
Kids love after-school football.
Oct 02, 2006 ... SCHOOL pupils as young as five are keeping fit by emulating their favourite football stars such as David Beckham and Wayne Rooney. Football tuition group Kick Off Soccer recently approached teachers at Eyrescroft Primary School to see if it could help the children keep up a ...
Talking Japanese.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A WOMAN has been honoured by the Japanese Government for strengthening Anglo-Japanese relations in the city. Kazuko Okubo-Sizer, from Ploverly, Werrington, Peterborough, was presented with the Foreign Minister's Commendation by the Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yoshiji ...
Slow traffic on busy parkway.
Oct 02, 2006 ... DRIVERS are being advised to allow extra time on their journeys because of roadworks on a busy Peterborough parkway. Single lane closures are currently in place on the A47 Soke Parkway in both directions between the Bretton Way and the Paston interchanges. It is ...
Residents asked to fill in survey.
Oct 02, 2006 ... RESIDENTS have been chosen at random to answer a survey about their authority's services. The people, who live in South Kesteven District Council's area, which covers Bourne, Stamford and the Deepings, have been sent the survey as part of work required of the council by the ...
Parents' first voyage to state-of-the-art school.
Oct 02, 2006 ... IT might not be opening for another year, but parents and pupils are set to get their first glimpse inside a new [pounds sterling]26 million school this week. Parents of pupils who will go to the state-of-the-art Voyager School are being invited to two open evenings - when they ...
Burglars steal riding tack.
Oct 02, 2006 ... BURGLARS evaded security sensors to steal a variety of horse riding equipment from a garden centre. The raiders broke into Birch Grove Garden Centre in Pinchbeck, near Spalding, after forcing the rear door to get in. Once inside, they stole 25 multicoloured horse ...
St Theresa's to hold meeting.
Oct 02, 2006 ... ST THERESA'S Centre for the homeless is set to host its annual meeting tonight. The meeting will start at 7pm at the charity's base in Manor ...
Pupils can visit sports college.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A SPECIALIST sports college in the city will hold an open evening this week. Stanground College, in Peterborough Road, Stanground, Peterborough, is holding the event on Thursday for children who are transferring to secondary education next year. There will be ...
Level crossing to be closed.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A LEVEL crossing is due to be closed this week to allow essential track works to take place. Folly Bank Level Crossing, in Thorney Road, Peakirk, near ...
Learn about fire safety issues.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A CONFERENCE on fire safety issues is due to be held later this month. Safety officers from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue will be giving talks on how the new Fire Safety Reforms, which came into effect on Sunday will affect businesses. Experts will be on hand to ...
Parking attendant torched hut.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A MAN torched his own parking attendant's hut, causing more than [pounds sterling]6,400 damage and "melting" a nearby car, a court heard. Peterborough Magistrates' Court heard how David Boon (61), of Charlton Court, Longthorpe, near Peterborough, initially passed off the ...
Gear up for your big day at show.
Oct 02, 2006 ... COUPLES planning on getting hitched in the near future can get some tips on their big day at a wedding fair. The East of England Wedding Show will have more than 60 stands showing wedding dresses and other items, along with a series of ...
Kids can learn with parents.
Oct 02, 2006 ... CHILDREN will be encouraged to learn with their parents at a Family Learning Week. Hundreds of activities have been organised in places such as Huntingdon, Wisbech and March to get mums, dads and children working together to enjoy arts and crafts, sports, computing, music and ...
Let's go fly a kite at meeting.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE next meeting of a popular kite group will take place this week. The Great Ouse Kite Flyers are due to hold one of their monthly meetings at Ferry Meadows, Peterborough, on Friday. The group will give people tuition in how to fly kites safely ....
Man's rage in school.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A MAN armed with a bicycle lock flew into a fit of alcohol-fuelled rage in the grounds of a city school, fracturing a police officer's finger as he struggled to arrest him, a court heard. David Lambert (18), of Allexton Gardens, Welland, Peterborough, was warned he may receive a ...
Back to the '40s as memories of war years are rekindled.
Oct 02, 2006 ... VISITORS to the Nene Valley Railway at the weekend could have been forgiven for thinking they'd stepped back in time to the 1940s. On entering Wansford Station, near Stibbington, families were greeted by military personnel from Second World War , who asked them for their names ...
RAF job losses are confirmed.
Oct 02, 2006 ... CONTROVERSIAL plans to move hundreds of RAF jobs to the West Country have been given the nod. Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram confirmed that the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO) will be moved to Bristol and Bath. It means that 500 civilian defence jobs at RAF ...
Man killed in head-on smash named.
Oct 02, 2006 ... POLICE have named the man who died in a crash on a Peterborough parkway on Thursday night. Karwan Qadir (37), from Mansfield, died after his Vauxhall Astra was in collision with a Rover 25 on the A15 Paston Parkway, near to the Werrington roundabout. Mr Qadir was ...
Unity is needed to beat the yobs.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE woman chosen by Tony Blair to turn the tide on anti-social behaviour spoke exclusively to The Evening Telegraph as she prepared to host today's Respect Academy in Peterborough. Louise Casey, the Government's coordinator for respect, was hosting today's conference with ...
Learn about city on guided tour.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A HISTORIC guided tour of Peterborough is to be held this week to give people a flavour of the city's heritage. The event is due to take place on Thursday, with a group heading out from the Tourist Information Centre in Minster Precincts. The tour is due to last 90 ...
All the fun of the fair again.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE annual Bridge Fair rolls into Peterborough once again tomorrow. The popular fair opens on Tuesday night at the ...
Rush to see Brush at theatre.
Oct 02, 2006 ... LEGENDARY puppet Basil Brush will boom into the city on Friday. Children's favourite Basil, who has the catchphrase "boom, boom" will appear at The Cresset, ...
Mosque visitors told: 'We preach peace'.
Oct 02, 2006 ... MUSLIMS in Peterborough have spoken emotionally about the "big misunderstandings" caused by terrorist attacks such as the July 7 bombings. At a tour of the Burton Street Mosque in Eastfield at the weekend, Shia Muslims agreed that the rise of Islamic extremists had led to ...
'If you leave UK for father's funeral, you can't come back'.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A GRIEVING mum is today agonising over a heart-rending decision - miss her father's funeral in South Africa or leave her young family in Peterborough forever. If South African-born Stephanie Marsh, known as Sam, flies to her native country to pay her last respects, the Home ...
Police raid third drug farm in crackdown.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A CRACKDOWN on cannabis farms in Peterborough reaped another success today as police seized 300 plants from a city centre house. Inside the house in Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, police found four rooms full of cannabis plants with an estimated street value of [pounds ...
Rebecca Aspires to splash the cash.
Oct 02, 2006 ... NINE-YEAR-OLD Rebecca Anderson is training for a watery challenge that most people couldn't even dream of completing. When most of her friends are still fast asleep, determined Rebecca can be found practising her strokes as she aims to swim the length of the English Channel. ...
Michelle wants to make you a quitter.
Oct 02, 2006 ... MICHELLE Duell was hooked on cigarettes for 16 years, struggling with a 20-a-day habit. Now the ex-nicotine addict is handing out top tips on how to kick the drug at a unique quit smoking clinic, after stubbing out her addiction for the sake of her children. Using ...
Alan wants to get back on his own two new feet.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A MAN who had both legs amputated during a life-saving operation has almost reached his [pounds sterling]18,000 goal to buy a state-of-the art prosthetic limb to help him get back to work. Brave gas engineer Alan Tourle (54) had both legs amputated in November 2003 after his ...
Lloyd's still stringing 'em along.
Oct 02, 2006 ... Thirty years ago, Lloyd Watson performed at the Reading Festival with some of the biggest names in '70s music. Three decades on and the guitarist still hasn't packed away his plectrum, as entertainments reporter Duncan Hall discovered when he paid him a visit. MANY ...
No go for Notown on TV's X Factor.
Oct 02, 2006 ... X FACTOR wannabes Notown have vowed to continue their bid for stardom despite falling foul of pop mogul Louis Walsh. Millions of viewers tuned in to see the Peterborough Motown tribute band as they were ordered home from the ITV1 talent show's boot camp on Saturday. ...
Re-markable GCSE grades for Lauren.
Oct 02, 2006 ... WHEN Lauren Armstrong recieved her GCSE results she was pleased, but not as ecstatic as you'd expect someone who has achieved 10 A*s and an A grade to be. The 16-year-old was sure she had done really well in chemistry, and did not understand why she was only rewarded with an A ...
World Cup win ignites the flame.
Oct 02, 2006 ... WITH tears in their eyes, Pino Soccio and Stefano Restaino looked around at the smiling faces through the red, white and green flags. As thousands of Italians flooded the streets of Peterborough to celebrate their homeland's World Cup victory this summer, the cousins made a pact ...
Firm's new city opening.
Oct 02, 2006 ... A PARTY was held to celebrate the opening of the new office of Buckles Solicitors LLP. The firm has recently completed a relocation from three sites in Priestgate, Peterborough, to new premises in Bourges Boulevard. Now all members of staff are under one roof and ...
Young people juggle card debts.
Oct 02, 2006 ... MORE than 100,000 young people have credit card debts in excess of [pounds sterling]5,000, a report claims. Research from debt specialist One Advice found that 2.4 million 18 to 24-year-olds are juggling average unsecured debts of [pounds sterling]2,860. As many as ...
Broker sold in [pounds sterling]140m deal.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE UK's fifth largest car insurance broker Hastings Insurance Services has been snapped up by an Australian firm in a deal worth [pounds sterling]140 million. The agreement marks the first move into Europe by Australia's second largest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group ...
National glory for Budget Grouop.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE BUDGET Group scooped a top insurance industry accolade at the annual UK Broker Awards. The Orton Southgate-based company was named UK Intermediary of the Year 2006 at a ceremony in London. The awards are a key event in the insurance industry calendar, recognising ...
Office letting is city's largest this year.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE largest office letting in Peterborough in the past year has been announced by Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). The commercial property consultancy has let the ground floor of Sector One Pegasus, in Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate. Extending to 16,310 sq ft with 63 car ...
SQUASH: Bailey victory earns title for England - 2/10/06.
Oct 02, 2006 ... STAMFORD ace Tania Bailey got the early birthday present she wanted as she clinched the Women's World Team Championship for England in Edmonton, Canada yesterday. Bailey turns 27 today and will have extra reason to celebrate her birthday after her victory over Omneya Abdel Kawy ...
Pension fund gets boost of [pounds sterling]95m.
Oct 03, 2006 ... PAST, present and future employees of Thomas Cook UK and Ireland received a boost with the announcement that the company has made a [pounds sterling]95 million lump-sum investment to its pension fund. A recent review and valuation of the city-based travel giant's pension scheme ...
Super socks and stories bid for [pounds sterling]1million prize.
Oct 03, 2006 ... A HI-TECH football sock and a unique story writing website have put two Peterborough businesses on course for a share of a [pounds sterling]1million investment fund. Game 6 Ltd and The NeverEndingStory Ltd have made it on to the shortlist for the Running the Gauntlet competition ...
Yacht a fantastic show for Fairline.
Oct 03, 2006 ... LUXURY motor yacht manufacturer Fairline Boats smashed all sales records at the Southampton Boat Show. The Oundle-based company sold a total of 58 boats, worth in excess of [pounds sterling]31 million, during the nine-day show. At one point, a new boat was being sold ...
MY WEEK: John Harrison, director of strategic resources for Peterborough City Council - 03/10/06.
Oct 03, 2006 ... A recent week in the life Of John Harrison, director of strategic resources for Peterborough City Council, a job which has a daunting range of responsibilities including setting business rates and council tax. SUNDAY My week starts early because I'm on official ...
Dragon's [pounds sterling]250,000 for fitness club.
Oct 03, 2006 ... BANNATYNE Fitness is to invest [pounds sterling]250,000 on new equipment at its Peterborough health club. The company, owned by Dragon's Den star Duncan Bannatyne, bought the former LivingWell Premier club in Papyrus Road, Werrington, last month. An order has now ...
Business update - 25-29 September 2006.
Oct 03, 2006 ... Monday DHL: Thousands of workers at delivery giant DHL are to be balloted for strikes in a row over jobs and pay. Pensions: The total pensions deficit facing the UK's top companies has fallen by 28 per cent in the last year, according to new figures. ...
Warning over spate of metal thefts.
Oct 03, 2006 ... POLICE have issued a security warning to businesses after a spate of thefts of metals, piping and wire. Soaring scrap prices are thought to have prompted thieves to target builders yards and other commercial premises in Peterborough. Officers in the city are ...
AGEISM: Vince didn't want to retire.
Oct 03, 2006 ... AS one of Norwich Union Direct's top sales consultants, Vince Challen thought he had a job for life. The hard-working father-of-two had won an award for his outstanding performance and was popular with his clients. But just a couple of months before his 60th birthday, ...
BUSINESS AWARDS 2006: The judges have started to choose.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE tough task of choosing finalists for The Evening Telegraph Business Awards 2006 has now begun. Our panel of experienced judges recently held their first meeting and started sifting through the many submitted entries. Businesses and individuals which stand out from ...
AGEISM: Success isn't just the preserve of the young.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE public has a stereotypical idea of the perfect age for professions, ranging from police officers to judges, according to new research. Most people questioned said police officers should be aged between 31 and 40, bar staff should be under 30, judges over 40 and chief ...
AGEISM: Age no longer a barrier to finding work - and that's the law.
Oct 03, 2006 ... ONE of the most important changes in UK employment law for 25 years came into force on Sunday. Jonathan Sandall looks at the impact it will have on employers and employees. AGEISM is said to be the most common form of discrimination in the workplace, but until this week was ...
EDUCATION: Phoenix school is "outstanding".
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE design and construction of Peterborough's newest school The Phoenix, has been labelled "outstanding" by the Government's Ofsted inspectors. The inspectors awarded the highest grade possible for the school's accommodation in Clayton, Orton Goldhay, which Peterborough City ...
Council fight for Hinchingbrooke hospital's future.
Oct 03, 2006 ... A MEETING to try and safeguard the future of Hinchingbrooke Hospital is being planned. Huntingdonshire District Council's leader and chief executive are meeting representatives of the hospital to add the council's weight to the campaign opposing any reduction in services there. ...