Plymouth Evening Herald, The back issues from November 2008:
White-knuckle Christmas
Nov 01, 2008; ... While Halloween may have featured moments of utter terror for myfamily and me this year, it certainly contained far more treatsthan tricks. We were invited to Scarefest, an annual fiesta of fear, fun,frights and thrills at one of Britain's best-loved theme parks -Alton ...
It's rubbish
Nov 01, 2008 ... So another refuse collection day has come and gone, unlike myrubbish: well, half of it, anyway, as the bin men only saw fit toremove the top bag, leaving the other one behind. Since I was outside my house at the time I asked them to comeback and take the rest, but they all seemed ...
Parcel scam
Nov 01, 2008 ... Trading Standards is making people aware of the following scam. A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS(Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable todeliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 661 1911(a premium-rate ...
A ghost town
Nov 01, 2008 ... I went down to the Royal William Yard the other day. What a let-down; it's a ghost town. Plymouth's one true architectural gem isnow a bland advertisement for corporate Britain, a soulless, bland,exclusive pit of uncharismatic despair compared with what shouldhave been ...
Thousands get ready for bin day changes ; A new era in Plymouth's rubbish collection begins on Monday.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A new era in Plymouth's rubbish collection begins on Monday. Bin day will change for thousands as the city is re-zoned andcollections reorganised. A fleet of new tailor-made lorries has been bought to cope withPlymouth's narrow lanes and steep hills. The lorries are fitted ...
Pay landlords
Nov 01, 2008 ... I understand that where a tenant is a council tenant theirhousing benefit is automatically credited to their rent account. Whythen is it that, where the tenant is a tenant of a private landlord,the benefit is paid direct to the tenant? As a taxpayer I take great exception to the ...
Teddy donation makes hospital more bear-able
Nov 01, 2008 ... Children in Derriford Hospital will receive Teddy Bear Therapythanks to a gift from local Freemasons. 144 cuddly bears have already arrived at the hospital - the firstbatch of a 500-teddy donation from The Masonic Province ofDevonshire. The bears, currently at the Woodcock ...
Brand of humour just isn't funny
Nov 01, 2008 ... A funny thing, humour. One person's screamingly funny gag whichbrings the house down can leave others stony-faced and mirthless. Some people love cringe-inducing jokes, others elaborate wordplay. Some like observational humour, while others howl with mirthat slapstick. As for ...
Airport needs your support
Nov 01, 2008 ... Well, stand back in amazement; is that Cllr Vivien Pengellyactually promoting Air Southwest, 'flying the flag for Plymouth', inThe Herald, or was it simply another photo opportunity? I'll let youdecide. It actually makes a change, someone from the council being seenpromoting Air ...
No more help!
Nov 01, 2008 ... So david MACKAY was back in town to see how his vision forPlymouth is getting on (articles, October 19, 23, 25). I think he must wear rose-tinted glasses. In my view it is adisaster. Royal Parade is like a badly-run bus station. After reading his ideas, ie a water feature at ...
Winning fight for equality
Nov 01, 2008 ... In these modern, enlightened times, it is easy to suppose thatall workers are treated equally. The concept of a fair day's pay fora fair day's work is one which most employers and workers subscribeto - and rightly so. Common sense, equality and fairness ought to dictate that men ...
Ask the youth
Nov 01, 2008 ... In reference to the youths at St Budeaux being dispersed, I haveasked where do they go and was told they go home. That is not thecase here. They go to other areas, such as mine. Some of these youths used to ride on the new scramble track at StBudeaux and were charged pounds20 per ...
Have we lost sense of right and wrong?
Nov 01, 2008 ... This week's news has been dominated by the furore over RussellBrand and Jonathan Ross. In case you somehow managed to miss this let me fill you in. Two very highly-paid presenters making a pre-recorded radio showthought it was OK and actually very funny to phone the home ...
This week when?
Nov 01, 2008 ... The m1, Britain's first motorway connecting London and the north,was opened this week. But predictably, within half an hour the AAwas attending to several breakdowns. An AA spokesman said: "There were two cases of cars overheating,two drivers found themselves out of petrol, two had ...
Memories of popular little park
Nov 01, 2008 ... It's about 10 years now since we ran a Looking Back piece on NewPark, at the end of Richmond Walk, where it leads around to MountWise. The site has long since been occupied by Blagdon's Boatyard, but,back in the 1930s, this was a popular little area with ...
Northern lights were spotted down south
Nov 01, 2008 ... Following May Steer's query about the Northern Lights the otherday I had a number of confirmatory sighting from other readers. Jill Noden writes: "I too saw this phenomenon, although I was alittle younger than May, since I was only five or six at the time. "However seeing such ...
Festive breaks
Nov 01, 2008 ... You can join Santa, his excitable elves and his fantasticreindeer in their holiday hideaway at the Alton Towers Resort! Festive Breaks ensure that the fun lasts right through to New Year'sEve, which is celebrated in unforgettable style at the Alton ...
Two charged with robbery
Nov 01, 2008 ... Two people have appeared in court charged with robbing a sailorwith violence in Plymouth on Wednesday night. Darrell Gavin, 19, of Harwell Street, Western Approach, and 20-year-old Ben Pearce, of Anson House, Melbourne Street, North RoadWest, are jointly charged with robbing ...
Suspended term for 'greedy' Devonport boss ; A devonport naval base manager found guilty of corruption has been labelled "greedy" by a city judge who then handed him a 12-month suspended sentence.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A devonport naval base manager found guilty of corruption hasbeen labelled "greedy" by a city judge who then handed him a 12-month suspended sentence. Malcolm 'Mel' Spurrell, pictured, from Torpoint, yesterdayappeared at Plymouth Crown Court after last month being found guiltyby ...
Schools ready for panathlon test
Nov 01, 2008 ... Panathlon: The first round of matches in the Plymouth Schools'Panathlon Challenge will take place at Marjons in December with over1,000 students expected to take part in the three-day extravaganza. The annual event, which is organised by Rob Wright of the SchoolSport Co-Ordinators ...
Marshall shoots down city rival Smith to secure series win
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Woolwell TTC pounds1,000 Super Series, sponsored by ViridorWaste Management and Thornton's Sport & Leisure, got off to anexplosive start with two days at Eggbuckland Community College. Saturday's Band 1 event saw top seeds and local junior rivalsRichard Marshall and Chris Smith ...
Route canal treatment
Nov 01, 2008; ... Theatre Writer NEXT week, and for an extended run, the Drum Theatre premieres anew play by Richard Cameron. He is a former head of drama at a comprehensive school but now afull-time writer. He has provided scripts for the National Theatre and many otherprestigious ...
Brown can't wait to get back in ring ; Plymouth's Paul Brown is relishing the chance to return to the ring when professional boxing takes centre stage at the Guildhall on Saturday, November 15.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Plymouth's Paul Brown is relishing the chance to return to thering when professional boxing takes centre stage at the Guildhall onSaturday, November 15. Middleweight Brown is matched up with Gatis Skuja, while fellowcity favourite Carl Drake faces Lester Walsh on the five-bout ...
Oasis reschedule Eden date
Nov 01, 2008 ... Oasis fans disappointed at not being able to see their heroes atThe Eden Project earlier in the year will be delighted to know thegig has been rescheduled to happen on July 14, 2009. The band had to postpone their September date after injuriessustained by Noel Gallagher following ...
McGrath wins
Nov 01, 2008 ... Kickboxing: In Wednesday's Herald we incorrectly reported thatPlymouth's Adam McGrath lost his kickboxing bout with Ryan Daley atthe recent ...
Back to nature
Nov 01, 2008 ... Young people from across Plymouth enjoyed a conservation day atRadford Dip Local Nature Reserve in Plymstock at the weekend.Conservation charity BTCV organised Make a Difference Day to helpspruce up the nature reserve. Activities included seed gathering, bird and bat box making ...
Wakeham confident of claiming Olympic spot ; City snowboarder Dan Wakeham is confident his bid to make the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada will prove successful.
Nov 01, 2008 ... City snowboarder Dan Wakeham is confident his bid to make the2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada will prove successful. Wakeham became Britain's first male Olympic snowboarder when hetook part in the 2006 Games in Turin, Italy. The 26-year-old begins his bid for 2010 ...
Crazy arm flex musical muscle up the junction
Nov 01, 2008 ... Hardcore folk punk band Crazy Arm will play at The Junction, inMutley Plain, tonight. The city quartet, who have been touring the UK this year, ...
Wrigley's DJM noticeboard
Nov 01, 2008 ... Executive committee ANNOUNCEMENTS ALL notices are for 2008/09. All secretaries and managers arerespectfully reminded that the seven-day rule of approach applieswhen you advertise on the Noticeboard. BOYS' FOOTBALL ACTIVATE YFC (FA Charter Standard Club) require a ...
Cannons are boosted by duo's return
Nov 01, 2008 ... Basketball: Plymouth Marjon Cannons' home game against London Mettoday has been brought forward to 4pm. The EBL Division Two match-up at Marjons precedes Cannons II'scontest against Team Golster in Division Four (6.30pm). Cannons are 0-1 after an opening 85-67 defeat in the ...
Saturday, November 1
Nov 01, 2008 ... Today Arrangements for dispensing NHS prescriptions outside normalopening times (9am-5pm, Saturday's): Plymouth: Central Hyde Park Pharmacy, 73 Hyde Park Road, Mutley,6pm; North East Tesco Stores Ltd, 2 Woolwell Crescent, Woolwell,8pm; North West NCC Ltd, Tesco Store Transit ...
Sunday, November 2
Nov 01, 2008 ... Tomorrow The following pharmacies are normally open until the times shownon Sunday's: Plymouth: Central Hyde Park Pharmacy, 73 Hyde Park Road, Mutley,10am-6.30pm; North East Tesco Stores Ltd, 2 Woolwell Crescent,Woolwell, 10am-4pm; North West NCC Ltd, Tesco Store, Transit ...
Around the greens
Nov 01, 2008 ... Staddon heights DIVISION One of the Monthly Medal saw Fran Ryan (net 78) take thehonours from Gill Whitelock (net 79). In Division Two, Linda Galpin (net 76) emerged victorious oncountback from Janet Ellis (net 76). Lin Smith (net 82) was the winner of Division Three ...
Tributes to brave fun-loving Louise ; The mother of a Plymouth woman who died of a brain tumour aged just 33 has told how her daughter kept her sense of humour to the end.
Nov 01, 2008; ... The mother of a Plymouth woman who died of a brain tumour agedjust 33 has told how her daughter kept her sense of humour to theend. Jackie Hurst's daughter Louise Lane was first diagnosed with abrain tumour in December 2007. She underwent an operation inFebruary, followed by ...
Fortescue boss hardie makes changes for sports clash
Nov 01, 2008 ... Fortescue Northend return to Plymouth and West Devon SundayLeague Division Two action tomorrow. They meet St Johnston Sports after four weeks of cup competitions(Staddiscombe, 10.30am). After some bad recent results manager Gavin Hardie is ringing thechanges with Stuart ...
Tynan scored twice to clip eagles' wings
Nov 01, 2008 ... Tommy tynan was in his third spell at Home Park, and he marked amilestone in his Plymouth Argyle career with a typical performancehelping to provide a home win this week 22 years ago. Crystal Palace had been early leaders of Division Two, but forthe freshly promoted Pilgrims, some ...
In local football this week in 1986
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Devon Junior and Minor League scoring record was broken asElburton Villa beat newcomers KT Colray. Twelve players scored,with Michael leach (8), Robert Brown (7) and Mark Clode (6) leadingthe way in a 42-0 hammering. Two members of the Plymouth Schools' team were chosen to ...
I won't settle for a draw - Sturrock ; Manager Paul Sturrock has insisted Plymouth Argyle will not be content with a draw when they take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane today (3pm).
Nov 01, 2008 ... Manager Paul Sturrock has insisted Plymouth Argyle will not becontent with a draw when they take on Sheffield United at BramallLane today (3pm). Kevin Blackwell's Blades are one of the form teams in theChampionship, with four wins and two draws from their last ...
Albion forward Stephen aims to sign off with Sedgley victory
Nov 01, 2008 ... Plymouth Albion forward Sean-Michael Stephen is determined tosign off with victory over Sedgley Park at Brickfields today (3pm). The Canadian international - as well as team-mate Justin Mensah-Coker - will both start today in what will be their last Albionmatch for three ...
Young stars display their huge talent ; Swallows Gymnastics Club youngsters put on a show of routines and athleticism for their parents and coaches at the Derriford-based outfit's open evening.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Swallows Gymnastics Club youngsters put on a show of routines andathleticism for their parents and coaches at the Derriford-basedoutfit's open evening. Both offspring and onlookers enjoyed a session of serious funwhere Swallows' boys and girls competed against each another in ...
Workers win long fight for equality ; A group of 22 housekeepers at Derriford Hospital are celebrating after winning a four-year legal battle over equal pay.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A group of 22 housekeepers at Derriford Hospital are celebratingafter winning a four-year legal battle over equal pay. The women, who work for private contractor ISS Mediclean, willshare a six-figure pay-out of five years' back pay after anemployment tribunal found they are ...
Saturday, November 1st
Nov 01, 2008 ... Today No Movements. TOMORROW 6.45pm HMS Trafalgar (Submarine), base to sea. MONDAY 8.10amHMS St Albans (Type 23 Frigate), base to sea. 8.30amHMS ...
Former commodore joins hospital trust board
Nov 01, 2008 ... A former Royal Naval Commodore has been appointed to the board ofDerriford Hospital. David Pond will serve as a non-executive director with PlymouthHospitals NHS Trust for four years from November 1. Now a management consultant, Mr Pond was the commanding officerand ...
Curry served up for charity
Nov 01, 2008 ... A night of magic and curry is on offer to help a cancer charity. The Chestnut Appeal for Prostate Cancer will hold a curry nighton November 27, which will also include a free prize draw andentertainment from a magician. The limited ...
Ian Marshall's golf tips
Nov 01, 2008 ... This week, Ian Marshall continues his latest series of tipsconcentrating on the downswing. "It is imperative when you start down with the arms and turnthrough to face the target that the arms extend through as well. Thearc must remain constant, back and ...
Seashore is shipshape
Nov 01, 2008 ... The beach at Mount Edgcumbe in South-East Cornwall has been givena good tidying-up, thanks to pupils at Eggbuckland CommunityCollege. A total of 22 pupils went along with two teachers to pick rubbishoff the shore and make the area look clean and tidy. The students ...
Home saved from firework danger ; A neighbour has been praised after he pulled a burning firework from a young family's letterbox and smothered the flames with his hands.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A neighbour has been praised after he pulled a burning fireworkfrom a young family's letterbox and smothered the flames with hishands. Terry Brookes, a 52-year-old security guard, came to the rescueafter neighbours spotted 'lights' coming from the ground floor flatof 20-year-old ...
Abusive 999 calls
Nov 01, 2008 ... Coastguards have been plagued by a spate of abusive hoax 999calls during half-term week. Jeremy Linn, watch officer at Brixham Coastguard, said there hadbeen four calls on Tuesday and ...
Olympians to parade around the city today
Nov 01, 2008 ... Olympic and Paralympic stars will join a grand parade aroundPlymouth today. Crowds are expected to gather in the city centre to see the starathletes such as Tom Daley and Tonia Couch from 10am. The tour will end at the Olympic Big Screen in Armada Way ataround 11am, where ...
War hero's plea to buy x-factor smash-hit single ; Wounded war hero Mark Ormrod has called on Plymouth people to buy the X Factor single and help raise millions for injured and fallen servicemen.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Wounded war hero Mark Ormrod has called on Plymouth people to buythe X Factor single and help raise millions for injured and fallenservicemen. Marine Ormrod, 25, was in the audience to see the finalists ofthe ITV show perform Hero in aid of charity Help for Heroes and theRoyal ...
Racial assault
Nov 01, 2008 ... A seaman who assaulted a Kurdish man in a Plymouth fast foodoutlet has been ordered by a court to pay a total of pounds1,825 infines and costs. Lee Urquhart, who is serving with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary,punched his victim in the mouth after racially abusing him at theKentucky ...
Old jobcentre to cover for library lost in blaze
Nov 01, 2008 ... Plympton residents will get an update on the fate of theirlibrary on Monday night. The city council has struck a deal to use the old Jobcentre onthe Ridgeway to house more than 30,000 new books after a firedestroyed the town's library in August. Local people will be told ...
Man, 26, in court over memorial plaque thefts
Nov 01, 2008 ... A 26-year-old man has appeared in court on charges of stealingbronze plaques from Plymouth Hoe naval memorial in the summer. Daniel Wiles, also known as Daniel Sperring, of Embankment Road,faces two charges of stealing the plaques, which were taken justhours after veterans and ...
Prisoner in dock over GBH on officer charge
Nov 01, 2008 ... A 39-year-old man has appeared in court charged with inflictinggrievous bodily harm on a Dartmoor prison officer. Kage Diesel entered "no plea" to a charge of unlawfully andmaliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm upon an officer ...
Knife terror robbers jailed ; Two teenagers who carried out a terrifying robbery armed with large knives have each been jailed for four years.
Nov 01, 2008; ... Two teenagers who carried out a terrifying robbery armed withlarge knives have each been jailed for four years. Dale Hayes, from Holman Court, Pennycross, and Nicholas Killone,of no fixed abode, yesterday appeared at Plymouth Crown Court forsentencing. The court heard how ...
Ghost games and spooky sweets
Nov 01, 2008 ... Children at a Plymouth playscheme enjoyed a day of ghostly gamesand crazy cooking to celebrate Halloween. Boys and girls aged four to 11 attended the holiday playscheme atRees Pre-school in fancy dress yesterday. Supervisor Donna Edwards ...
Navy's role in Iraq and Afghanistan 'sidelined'
Nov 01, 2008 ... A critical role played by the Navy in Afghanistan and Iraq isbeing 'sidelined' threatening its share of defence cash, a PlymouthMP has warned. Amid continuing rows over the stretched military budget, LindaGilroy argued the part played by the Royal Navy in operations isoverlooked, ...
MP: Dockyard job losses imminent ; A long expected announcement on the loss of hundreds of jobs at Devonport will be made in coming weeks, a city MP believes.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A long expected announcement on the loss of hundreds of jobs atDevonport will be made in coming weeks, a city MP believes. While the dockyard redundancies will not come as a surprise, Linda Gilroy, MP for Plymouth Sutton, told the Commons it would be amatter of "deep regret" and ...
Denise Ann Richards
Nov 01, 2008 ... A devoted wife, mother and well-respected businesswoman has diedaged 68. Denise Ann Richards, known to everyone as Ann, was born onFebruary, 11, 1940, in Redruth, Cornwall. She was the only child ofJoyce and Jack Liddicoat. Ann met her beloved husband Keith at a police ball ...
Five jailed over drug farms
Nov 01, 2008 ... Five Vietnamese men who were caught tending hundreds of thousandsof pounds worth of cannabis plants in rented Plymouth homes, havebeen sent to jail. Van Dang Nguyen, aged 21, Phuc Quach, aged 42, Coung Van Tran,aged 38 and Thong Trong Nguyen, aged 35, each received two ...
Man spent dead partner's cash ; A man from Whitleigh supplied his girlfriend with a deadly dose of heroin - then used her bank card to buy himself drugs and booze, a court heard.
Nov 01, 2008; ... A man from Whitleigh supplied his girlfriend with a deadly doseof heroin - then used her bank card to buy himself drugs and booze,a court heard. Michael Dalgleish, 34, was jailed for two years at Plymouth CrownCourt yesterday after admitting to a string of offences, ...
Police's orchestrated crime crackdown
Nov 01, 2008 ... Plymouth police officers took to the streets yesterday in a huge operation to crack down on crime on the busiest policing dayof the year. Officers carried out a number of actions as part of OperationEverest. Child sexual abuse warrants were executed and there were visits to ...
Monday, November 3
Nov 03, 2008 ... Arrangements for dispensing NHS prescriptions outside normalopening times (9am-6pm, Monday to Friday): Plymouth: Central Alliance Pharmacy, 6 Eggbuckland Road,Mannamead, 6.30pm; Co-op Pharmacy, 146 Eggbuckland Road, HigherCompton, 6.30pm; Hyde Park Pharmacy, 73 Hyde Park Road, ...
Advice group 'could close by Christmas' ; A charity which helps hundreds of city families, including victims of child abuse, will fold unless it finds pounds10,000 before Christmas.
Nov 03, 2008; ... A charity which helps hundreds of city families, includingvictims of child abuse, will fold unless it finds pounds10,000before Christmas. Plymouth Family Support Services has launched an urgent publicappeal to raise cash after being turned down by several ...
Family support services: Case study
Nov 03, 2008 ... I started my volunteer training for Plymouth Family SupportServices in January 2002 and I can honestly say it has helped tochange my life for the better. I had been a child abuse victim butnow I am a survivor and learning to thrive. I was a single parent who was trying to overcome ...