Plymouth Evening Herald, The back issues from January 2009:
Tough and capable Volvo
Jan 01, 2009 ... And now that Ford has sold Land Rover, it must be glad to stillhave a car that more than rivals the Disco, although this week'smotor industry rumour is that Volvo will soon be flogged off, too. Idon't buy that, as Volvo now does so much safety engineering for therest of Ford. In ...
Jump-start 2009 with
Jan 01, 2009; ... New Year, New You launches in The Herald on January 5, and isyour essential guide to making 2009 the year of improvement. Forget all the economic doom and gloom; there are lots offantastic ideas covering every aspect of your life - and some ofthem could even save you ...
Laura is having a ball living out the dream
Jan 01, 2009; ... Next year could see her career take off across the Atlantic. After Cinderella, Laura is off to California to try her luck inHollywood. She explains: "February and March in London is quite a quiet timeso I'm going to Los Angeles for two months. I'll be doing someacting classes and ...
Kirby's card will be sent to all on MP's Christmas list
Jan 01, 2009; ... Kirby's colourful snowman proved the pick of the bunch ofhundreds of entries from Year 5 and Year 6 pupils in 13 primaryschools in Linda's constituency. Around 2,000 cards have been printed and posted. Kirby won a bumper art set, with smaller sets going to runners-up Abigail ...
New college plans
Jan 01, 2009 ... All the buildings at Kings Road, mainly dating from theSeventies, will be demolished to make way for more modern classroomsand workshops. Property consultants GVA Grimley have drawn up the conceptualplans as the college prepares a bid to the Learning and SkillsCouncil seeking ...
M&m's panto looks set to be real sweet treat for families
Jan 02, 2009 ... Pantomimes: There are aplenty in the run-up to Christmas, andthose in major houses run on comfortably into the new year - theTheatre Royal's Cinderella is here until late in January. But unless they have something special to offer, they can beginto look a little jaded in the new ...
Decades of drama
Jan 02, 2009; ... Theatre Writer WHEN I came back to Plymouth in the late 1950s there were 26drama groups regularly operating in the city - and that doesn'tinclude groups affiliated to schools, churches, Townswomen's Guildsand other institutions which performed intermittently. By the time the ...
A tough act to follow
Jan 02, 2009; ... Music Writer IT'S has been quite a year for rock and pop gigs at PlymouthPavilions, with a jam packed programme that ranged from classicartists including Chris Rea and The Moody Blues, to buzz bands ofthe moment such as The Hoosiers and Scouting for Girls. The venue also ...
Breakthrough year for local talent
Jan 02, 2009; ... Music Writer IT'S been another great year for local music with Plymouth areabands being more adventurous and getting their music heard furtherand further afield. Several have embarked upon national and some international tours,while others have earned themselves distribution ...
Appeal to house pets
Jan 02, 2009 ... A plymouth charity is appealing for the public's help in tryingto identify two pets so they can be found homes. Dillion the dalmation was left abandoned by his owner at theWoodside Animal Welfare Trust before Christmas. Sainsbury the cat was found visiting the supermarket at ...
Average salary in city said to be pounds30k ; The average wage for a full-time worker in Plymouth is pounds30,278 a year, according to figures from the union GMB.
Jan 02, 2009; ... The average wage for a full-time worker in Plymouth ispounds30,278 a year, according to figures from the union GMB. This puts Plymothians above the South West's average of pounds28,182 and almost level with the national average ofpounds31,323. The South West as a whole is the ...
Car club raises cash ; Devon Vintage Car Club presented cheques for pounds1,500 each to two charities at an exhibition of vintage and classic cars on the Barbican.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Devon Vintage Car Club presented cheques for pounds1,500 each totwo charities at an exhibition of vintage and classic cars on theBarbican. A cheque for pounds1,500 was presented by DVCC member BerylFriend to Ian Sheriff of the Alzheimer's Association of Devon. And a cheque ...
Numeracy course will help people manage finances
Jan 02, 2009 ... A new course to help people manage their money and their debts isbeing run by City College Plymouth. The college is hoping that the course to help householders puttheir financial affairs in order may be particularly useful duringthe credit crunch. The Managing Your Money ...
Plymouth supergran to walk the great wall of China ; Plymouth's own Supergran is set to walk the Great Wall of China.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Plymouth's own Supergran is set to walk the Great Wall of China. Maureen Mottram, from Kings Tamerton, aims to join a groupwalking a lengthy section of the 6,000-mile wall for a 10-day trek -covering around 35 miles each day. All the money raised by the 58-year-old grandmother ...
Driver rewarded for fundraising ; Fundraiser Stephen Parker has been rewarded for his work to raise money for charities in the South West.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Fundraiser Stephen Parker has been rewarded for his work to raisemoney for charities in the South West. Stephen, who lives in Princetown, won a Bronze Arriva CommunityAction Award after being selected by Arriva for his fundraisingwalks to help children who suffer from ...
Where the bus goes, the prof goes too ; Drivers in Plymouth will get to know Professor Michael Roe even if they don't like his ideas.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Drivers in Plymouth will get to know Professor Michael Roe evenif they don't like his ideas. The Chair of Maritime and Logistics Policy at the University ofPlymouth likes buses so much he applied to have his photo on theside of one of First's new 'ugobuses'. Prof Roe might be ...
iPod stolen
Jan 02, 2009 ... A man entered a store inside the Drake Circus shopping mall onOctober 22. After he left the premises staff noticed an orange coloured 16GBiPod Nano ...
Wetsuit stolen
Jan 02, 2009 ... Police would like to speak to this man in connection with thedisappearance of a short-sleeved wetsuit. He was spotted on CCTV in a shop in Old Town Street on November11. After he left the shopkeeper found a Response wetsuit, with ...
Credit card appeal
Jan 02, 2009 ... A man was spotted on CCTV at a store in Devonport and spokePolish to one of the staff. Investigators would like to speak to him in connection with theloss of a credit card which went missing towards the end ofSeptember. The investigating officer believes the man in these ...
Young guitarists play carols
Jan 02, 2009 ... Young guitarists put on a special festive carol service at anEggbuckland school. The pupils of Eggbuckland Vale primary school, all learningguitar, put on the performance thanks to the help of music teacherSteve Connolly and Tony Clarke from ...
Money taken from till
Jan 02, 2009 ... A man was spotted in House of Fraser department store in thecity centre at around 8.15pm on December 11. After he left the store staff noticed pounds200 was missing froma unattended till which had had its tray forced open. The man was described as being around 6ft tall, of ...
Woman attacked in nightclub
Jan 02, 2009 ... Police are keen to identify two women following an assault at theView 2 nightclub at Sutton Harbour. The victim told police she was on the dancefloor when she felt aheavy blow to her temple from behind. When she turned she then saw another woman approach who punchedher in the ...
Woman spat on
Jan 02, 2009 ... This man was seen on CCTV outside a store in Mutley Plain ataround 3.40pm on December 3. Police believe he may be able to assist them in connection withan incident where a woman was spat upon and verbally abused aftershe ...
Investing in Plymouth, that's our plan for '09
Jan 02, 2009 ... What's your battle plan for 2009? The plan is to continue to drive improvement in local publicservices in Plymouth with even more drive and determination. It isgoing to be a challenging year for everyone but I anticipate usachieving a great deal for Plymouth. Will the Life ...
pounds400,000 fundraiser is honoured ; A plympton woman who has raised pounds400,000 for Cancer Research UK has been honoured for her 40 years of service to the charity.
Jan 02, 2009; ... A plympton woman who has raised pounds400,000 for Cancer ResearchUK has been honoured for her 40 years of service to the charity. Marjorie Lynden, secretary of the Plympton area branch of thecharity, was handed the Flame of Hope Award for the countless hoursshe has put in raising ...
Royal Navy raises cash for cancer unit
Jan 02, 2009 ... A generous pounds1,181 donation from the Royal Navy will helpPlymouth's Primrose Foundation to update its breast cancer unit in2009. The Derriford Hospital ward is expecting government changes tothe age range of women who can be scanned to result in a 30 per centincrease in ...
'Too much rubbish is dumped' ; People in Cornwall are still throwing away large amounts of waste that can be recycled, according to newly-released figures.
Jan 02, 2009; ... People in Cornwall are still throwing away large amounts of wastethat can be recycled, according to newly-released figures. The Waste Compositional Analysis survey found that in the pastyear, 22,000 tonnes of cooked meat and fish and 21,000 tonnes of rawfruit and vegetables were ...
Minesweeper crew home after six months
Jan 02, 2009 ... A ship's crew have returned home to Plymouth following a six-month deployment to the Gulf region. The crew of HMS Atherstone, commanded by Plymouth sailor StevenHolloway, has recently changed allowing its sailors to return home. The vessel is one of four Royal Navy mine hunters ...
Mum allegedly assaulted in city centre
Jan 02, 2009 ... Police are looking for witnesses to an alleged assault inPlymouth city centre. A man was said to have assaulted a woman in front of herdaughters aged two and three at the entrance to New Look ...
Elvis lives on at social club charity night
Jan 02, 2009 ... Stoke will be overrun with Elvises next week. Stoke Social Club will be hosting an Elvis Night in aid of StLuke's Hospice on Wednesday January 7, starting at 7.30pm. There will be an Elvis quiz, best ...
University exhibition on slavery
Jan 02, 2009 ... An internationally- acclaimed photography exhibitionhighlighting slavery and injustice in the 21st century is to opennext week at the University of Plymouth. Admission to 'Disposable People: ...
Naval frigate is to get new 'brain' as part of pounds15million capability upgrade
Jan 02, 2009 ... Devonport-based Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose is to get a newelectronic 'brain' which will help her crew defend the ship againstair, surface and underwater threats. The Type 23 frigate has come into Plymouth's dockyard forpounds15million of work which will see a major capability ...
Festive spirits ; Charles Dickens' classic festive story A Christmas Carol has been transported from London to a small South Hams town.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Charles Dickens' classic festive story A Christmas Carol has beentransported from London to a small South Hams town. Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and the Christmas ghosts abandon thecapital for Modbury for the town's annual pantomime. Sixty people are taking to the stage or working ...
Student praised for firefighting heroics ; A student who took charge of dealing with a fire at a neighbour's home was one of the award-winners at his school's presentation evening.
Jan 02, 2009; ... A student who took charge of dealing with a fire at a neighbour'shome was one of the award-winners at his school's presentationevening. Kieran Bignell, of saltash.net community school, was 15 at thetime of the incident in the town's Barrow Down, but the keen firecadet took charge ...
Dhsb speech day
Jan 02, 2009 ... A young headteacher has helped a very old Plymouth schoolcelebrate its achievements at its annual speech day. Kieran Earley, the new headteacher at Devonport High School forBoys, addressed students, staff, parents and governors at thePlymouth Guildhall. The guest of honour was ...
Students get two hours of exercise
Jan 02, 2009 ... Almost all schools in the north and the west of Plymouth aregiving the vast majority of their pupils at least two hours ofphysical exercise a week. Forty-one primary schools, three secondary schools and threespecial schools have qualified for the Government's Active Mark ...
Robbery in Union Street
Jan 02, 2009 ... A man was grabbed by the throat and robbed of cash in UnionStreet after crossing the road to wish a pair of men MerryChristmas. Police are appealing to witnesses to the attack, which took placeat the bus stop on the Octagon, opposite Maxines bar, on Tuesday,December 23. The ...
Primary school merger approved
Jan 02, 2009 ... An independent education watchdog has rubber-stamped the mergerof two Plymouth primary schools. The city council is amalgamating North Prospect and SouthTrelawny schools in a new building at Ham Drive. Construction is already under way and the school, which has notyet been ...
Come on you greens! ; Plymouth Argyle fans from the city and beyond are counting down the hours ahead of tomorrow's high-profile clash with Premier League big boys Arsenal.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Plymouth Argyle fans from the city and beyond are counting downthe hours ahead of tomorrow's high-profile clash with Premier Leaguebig boys Arsenal. Almost 10,000 Argyle fans will descend on North London to watchThe Pilgrims take on the famous names of The Gunners at their ...
Tynan: No disgrace in Highbury defeat ; There was no disgrace, as far as we were concerned, at losing to a very, very good Arsenal team at Highbury.
Jan 02, 2009 ... There was no disgrace, as far as we were concerned, at losing toa very, very good Arsenal team at Highbury. Like now, the 1986/87 season Gunners were an excellent teampacked full of brilliant players - in fact, I can't remember a timewhen Arsenal haven't been a good ...
Court staff hoping for Argyle justice ; If there's any justice, Argyle will beat Arsenal and spend the proceeds of their glorious FA Cup run on completing Home Park.
Jan 02, 2009; ... If there's any justice, Argyle will beat Arsenal and spend theproceeds of their glorious FA Cup run on completing Home Park. That is the view of Greens fans who work at Plymouth's combinedCrown and County Courts. Season ticket holder and Foundation member Alan Clark, ...
The Pilgrims are gunner get you ; "WE will be singing all the way to the Emirates stadium... and hopefully we'll be singing all the way back too."
Jan 02, 2009; ... "WE will be singing all the way to the Emirates stadium ... andhopefully we'll be singing all the way back too." Those are the words of Plymouth City Council leader VivienPengelly, clutching her own tickets to the big match. Everybody from councillors, to students and even ...
Ready for a taste of the emirates ; When Plymouth Argyle last played Arsenal away in the FA Cup the match took place at the Gunners' historic Highbury stadium.
Jan 02, 2009 ... When Plymouth Argyle last played Arsenal away in the FA Cup thematch took place at the Gunners' historic Highbury stadium. However, the famous London club moved grounds in 2006 andtomorrow the Pilgrims will have the pleasure of experiencing theEmirates Stadium for the first ...
A miracle for Christmas ; Miracle twins born 14 weeks prematurely have made this Christmas the best ever for a Plympton family.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Miracle twins born 14 weeks prematurely have made this Christmasthe best ever for a Plympton family. Doctors warned Neil and Tracy Kerr that the odds were stackedagainst Chloe and Sophie's survival when they were born at 26 weeksin late September. The tiny twins weighed just ...
Sell-out crowd of 60,000 for FA Cup clash
Jan 02, 2009 ... Argyle's fa Cup clash against Arsenal is going to be a 60,000sell-out. It will be the highest attendance for an Argyle game since the FACup semi-final against Watford in April 1984. The Pilgrims were narrowly beaten 1-0 in front of 43,858 fans atVilla Park, ...
Raiders begin quest for trophy honours ; Airwaves Plymouth Raiders coach Gary Stronach has insisted tomorrow night's BBL Trophy game with Worthing Thunder is filling his thoughts - not ambitions of a four-pronged attack on major silverware.
Jan 02, 2009; ... Airwaves Plymouth Raiders coach Gary Stronach has insistedtomorrow night's BBL Trophy game with Worthing Thunder is fillinghis thoughts - not ambitions of a four-pronged attack on majorsilverware. Raiders are effectively chasing a quartet of trophies. They arealready in the final ...
Ticket and match information
Jan 02, 2009 ... Getting in ALL OF the 9,000 tickets allocated to Argyle for the FA Cup clashagainst Arsenal have been snapped up. The programme price is pounds3. GETTING THERE BY CAR: Argyle supporters are being advised not to drive to theEmirates Stadium as it is in a ...
Sturrock wants to keep a close eye on mccrory
Jan 02, 2009 ... Argyle manager Paul Sturrock plans to keep a close check on left-sided player Damien McCrory now he has returned from a successfulthree-month loan spell at Port Vale. McCrory (pictured left) made a total of 14 appearances for Vale,including 12 starts, and the League Two club wanted ...
Larrieu to be reunited with former team-mate ; Argyle goalkeeper Romain Larrieu has revealed how he and Arsenal defender William Gallas were team-mates while on national service in France.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Argyle goalkeeper Romain Larrieu has revealed how he and Arsenaldefender William Gallas were team-mates while on national service inFrance. The pair will be reunited tomorrow, 11 years on, when thePilgrims play Arsenal in the FA Cup third round. They were both conscripted to ...
Dream chance for Argyle's noone ; Craig noone started this season playing part-time for Conference North club Southport.
Jan 02, 2009 ... Craig noone started this season playing part-time for ConferenceNorth club Southport. Tomorrow, the 21-year-old winger could line up for Argyle whenthey take on Arsenal in a FA Cup third round clash at the EmiratesStadium. It is no wonder Noone is still coming to terms with ...
Worthing coach looks for improvement from his side
Jan 02, 2009; ... Worthing Thunder coach Gary Smith is hoping that an evenly-balanced squad will enable his team to compete more effectively withhost club Raiders tomorrow than when the two teams met back onSeptember 27. The BBL Championship game, played in Sussex, saw Gary Stronach'sRaiders ...
Raiders briefs
Jan 02, 2009 ... Raiders ii AND Plymouth Marjon Cannons are both without matchesthis weekend. However, the city sides return to action next weekend in DivisionTwo of the EBL. Cannons are on the road next Saturday (January 10) when they faceTeam Northumbria, while Raiders ...
Saxton to be on the bench
Jan 02, 2009 ... Argyle will name Lloyd Saxton, not Graham Stack, as theirsubstitute goalkeeper for the FA Cup clash against Arsenal. Stack, 28, has returned from a one-month loan spell at Blackpoolthis week without playing a game for the Seasiders. But the former Arsenal shot-stopper will not ...
New signing Gray may face Gunners ; New loan signing David Gray could make his debut for Plymouth Argyle in their FA Cup third round clash against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow (3pm).
Jan 02, 2009 ... New loan signing David Gray could make his debut for PlymouthArgyle in their FA Cup third round clash against Arsenal at theEmirates Stadium tomorrow (3pm). The 20-year-old utility player completed his temporary move fromManchester United yesterday and will spend the rest of the ...
Wenger keeps Argyle guessing
Jan 02, 2009 ... Manager Arsene Wenger appears to be playing his cards close tohis chest over which Arsenal side will start against Argyle at theEmirates Stadium tomorrow. Arsenal will certainly start as favourites to come through the FACup third round tie against Paul Sturrock's gritty and ...
Last time
Jan 02, 2009 ... Albion last played host to Newbury in a National Division Onematch on Saturday, April 26, 2008, when they emerged 35-7 victors. Graham Dawe's side enjoyed a superb first half and they led 23-0at the break courtesy of tries from Kyle Marriott and Mike Denbee,plus three penalties and ...
Getting in
Jan 02, 2009 ... Admission into Brickfields tomorrow is: Ground tickets: adultspounds13, senior citizens/students pounds9, under-16s pounds1;Covered Standing tickets: Adults pounds16, senior citizens/studentspounds12, under-16s pounds8; ...
Ashes boss burgess awaits news on duo ahead of top-of-the-table game
Jan 02, 2009 ... Premier division SALTASH United manager Martin Burgess is awaiting news on two ofhis squad for tomorrow's top-of-the-table clash with visitingLaunceston at Kimberley Stadium (2.30pm). Goalkeeper Chris Wearing has been put on standby with the firstteam, leaving Andy Barnes ...
We need a good start, says scrum-half Nicholls
Jan 02, 2009 ... Scrum-half Greg Nicholls has pinpointed a good start againstNewbury Blues at Brickfields tomorrow as key to Albion extendingtheir run of six successive home victories. When the two teams met at Monks Lane on the fourth weekend of theseason, Nicholls played just over an hour of a ...
Parkway midfield pair to miss visit of Cullompton ; Plymouth Parkway have two of their midfield missing for tonight's visit of Cullompton Rangers to Bolitho Park (7.30pm).
Jan 02, 2009; ... Plymouth Parkway have two of their midfield missing for tonight'svisit of Cullompton Rangers to Bolitho Park (7.30pm). Premier division Danny Brook and Jimmy Alexander are both serving one-matchsuspensions but they, along with knee ligament sufferer Matt Cusack,are the only ...
Opposition
Jan 02, 2009 ... Newbury have recorded just three wins in 17 National Division Onematches this season and sit third from bottom in the table. With the understanding that five teams will be relegated from thedivision come the end of the campaign, it appears that Newbury havea huge mountain to climb ...
Hallett injury gives laidlaw opportunity ; Plymouth Albion's top points-scorer this season, fly-half Kieran Hallett, will miss tomorrow's National Division One clash with Newbury Blues at Brickfields (3pm).
Jan 02, 2009 ... Plymouth Albion's top points-scorer this season, fly-half KieranHallett, will miss tomorrow's National Division One clash withNewbury Blues at Brickfields (3pm). Hallett, who has amassed 143 points this term, is ruled out withan ankle injury. Taking his place in the number 10 ...
Dawe looking for a more clinical display ; Plymouth Albion's chairman of rugby Graham Dawe insists his side still have plenty to work on ahead of tomorrow's National Division One clash with Newbury at Brickfields (3pm).
Jan 02, 2009 ... Plymouth Albion's chairman of rugby Graham Dawe insists his sidestill have plenty to work on ahead of tomorrow's National DivisionOne clash with Newbury at Brickfields (3pm). Albion beat Manchester 31-5 last weekend - picking up a bonuspoint for scoring four tries - to record their ...
Warriors face all whites test at Brickfields
Jan 02, 2009 ... Plymouth Albion's development team - the Westcountry Warriors -play host to Newton Abbot tomorrow at Brickfields following Albion'sNational Division One clash with Newbury (5.15pm). Included in the Warriors' starting line-up tomorrow are threefirst-team squad members who will be ...
Saltash bidding to make cup progress ; Saltash head west for their first fixture of the new year where league rivals Falmouth play host for tomorrow's Cornwall Cup preliminary round clash (2pm).
Jan 02, 2009 ... Saltash head west for their first fixture of the new year whereleague rivals Falmouth play host for tomorrow's Cornwall Cuppreliminary round clash (2pm). Ashes have already tasted victory at their Cornwall/Devonopponent's Recreation Ground home and are scheduled to meet them fora ...