Plymouth Evening Herald, The back issues from March 2009:
Safety packs for poorer Plymouth families ; Families in Plymouth will be given access to vital safety equipment to protect children from being involved in accidents at home.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Families in Plymouth will be given access to vital safetyequipment to protect children from being involved in accidents athome. Children's Minister Delyth Morgan announced that pounds18millionhad been awarded to the Royal Society For the Prevention OfAccidents (RoSPA) to run the ...
Get down with shep at Royal fleet club
Mar 02, 2009; ... With 35 years' entertainment experience, a winning smile, easymanner and a sackful of songs and stories to entertain the mostvaried of audiences, ex-matelot Shep Woolley is bringing his one-man show to Devonport on Wednesday, March 11. Profits from the evening at the Royal Fleet ...
New multi-million pound dry-stack development
Mar 02, 2009 ... A new multi-million-pound dry- stack marina development has beeninstalled at Yacht Haven Quay, on the Cattewater. Yacht Havens Group says it believes it to be the UK's firstpurpose-built, fully enclosed and insulated dry-stack ...
Artists to celebrate the joy of life at harbour house gallery
Mar 02, 2009 ... Celebrate the approach of spring by creating some art to spread alittle joy. A South Hams gallery is holding an open exhibition on the themeJoy Of Life. All artists have to do is produce something new and uplifting onthat subject for the Harbour House, Kingsbridge. It can be ...
Jewellers raise pounds14,000
Mar 02, 2009 ... Jewellers from Plymouth have proved to be real gems by raisingmore than pounds14,000 with an unusual charity recycling scheme. Drake's Fine Jewellers collected the cash for St Luke's Hospiceby asking customers to donate their old, broken and unwantedjewellery. Since launching ...
Golden tickets for bikers
Mar 02, 2009 ... City motorcycle clothing and accessories retailer Hein Gerickehas launched a 'golden tickets' scheme to get the punters in overthe coming weeks. Bosses at the Charles Cross store say they launched the schemebecause they felt that 'Devon and Cornwall's riders deservesomething ...
Boat security company signs international deal
Mar 02, 2009 ... A boat security company based in Tamerton Foliot has signed anagreement for its systems to be used by an international yachtbroker. Chip and Trace has been signed up by Ancasta, one of the largestyacht brokers in Europe, to supply its global boat securityidentification and ...
New fire alarm system at St Mellion
Mar 02, 2009 ... A fire alarm system that will protect the new multi-million-pound development at St Mellion International Hotel, Golf andCountry club is being installed by Plymouth company Securi-Guard. The Estover firm has announced it is working with the project'smain contractors, Midas, and ...
Trainers' fair aims to help city's jobless
Mar 02, 2009; ... Business Reporter TRAINING and support provider A4E is opening up its two floors inSt Andrew's Street for a business fair to help the city'sunemployed. The provider says it wants as many people as possible to supportthe event as it tries to help the city's jobless find ...
Chegwin in pounds5 note coat PR stunt
Mar 02, 2009 ... Lucky Plymothians will have the chance to grab handfuls of cashwhen TV presenter Keith Chegwin runs down Armada Way wearing a veryspecial coat. At 11am on Thursday the former actor will don a 'Coat of Cash'worth pounds1,000 and run down the street, challenging locals tocatch him ...
Closing school given glowing report ; A plymouth primary set to close this summer after nearly 60 years has signed off with a good report from independent inspectors.
Mar 02, 2009; ... A plymouth primary set to close this summer after nearly 60 yearshas signed off with a good report from independent inspectors. Ofsted found that Chaucer Primary School provided an 'effectivequality of education for its pupils'. The school is to be closed and merged with West ...
Tabby or not tabby, that is the question
Mar 02, 2009 ... A novelist from Cornwall has given paws for thought. Sheila Collins has written a book from the point of view of hercat, entitled Truffles' Diaries, and will sign copies atWaterstone's in Drake Circus on ...
Teenager jeffery makes his mark for the warriors
Mar 02, 2009 ... Devonport Warriors ...21 Richmond IIs ...5 SCHOOLBOY Alex Jeffery enjoyed a memorable debut for PlymouthAlbion's development team against Richmond at Brickfields onSaturday. The Ivybridge Community College pupil could easily have beenmistaken for the mascot rather than a ...
Sims brace helps villa register a vital victory ; An early double strike from Steve Sims sent basement club Villa on their way to victory over a depleted Clarets side at Haye Road.
Mar 02, 2009; ... An early double strike from Steve Sims sent basement club Villaon their way to victory over a depleted Clarets side at Haye Road. Premier division Elburton Villa ...3 Launceston ...1 Despite going into the game with only one league win all season,Villa tore into their visitors ...
Hot ashes win to go top of the premier
Mar 02, 2009 ... Premier division Saltash United ...5 Lanreath ...2 THE Ashes jumped to the top of the Premier Division after thisimpressive victory at Kimberley Stadium against a useful opponent. Saltash were three goals to the good by the break after TomMoody's 25th minute free-kick, Craig ...
Wizards put a spell on city opponents
Mar 02, 2009 ... Plymouth combination MERIT TABLE DHSOB Wizards ...34 OPMIII ...15 OPMs broke out from early Devonport pressure with prop HughTrenaor getting points on the board for the Old Boys. Devonport went further behind after 15 minutes when skipper MarkHardy found his way to the ...
Ivybridge in good position to make push for play-offs ; Ivybridge clambered ahead of Kingsbridge in the Western Counties play-off race with an emphatic win over the Cherry & Whites.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Ivybridge clambered ahead of Kingsbridge in the Western Countiesplay-off race with an emphatic win over the Cherry & Whites. Ivybridge ...25 Camborne ...0 The Bridge took the initiative straight from the kick-off,securing possession to score a try in the fourth minute, and ...
Prop Adams suffers injury
Mar 02, 2009 ... Tamar Saracens ...30 Wessex ...11 SARACENS moved into the top half of the table after climbing overExeter-based Wessex in a 30-11 victory on Saturday. But with Teignmouth winning at Honiton and Sarries' Exeternamesakes close on their heels the top two places are ...
Barnes' delight at dream debut ; Plymouth Argyle stunned top-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers by beating them 1-0 at Molineux on Saturday.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Plymouth Argyle stunned top-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderersby beating them 1-0 at Molineux on Saturday. And, on a day of surprises, 19-year-old striker Ashley Barnesmade a fine full debut for the Pilgrims. Top scorer Paul Gallagher scored the decisive goal, only ...
Tables and results
Mar 02, 2009 ... Premier Division: Buckland Ath 2 (Danny Gaze, Tom Sercombe)Falmouth Town 1 (Neil Slateford) Dartmouth 2 (Robbie Bowker 2) Clyst Rovers 0 Elburton Villa 3 (Steve Sims 2, Lee Harvey) Launceston 1 (DominicRichardson) Ivybridge Town 2 (Martyn Sullivan, Joe Truelove) ...
Six-pack Tamarside too strong for gritty Yealm ; Tamarside's six-goal salvo inside the opening 23 minutes rocked Yealm, who despite an improved second half display, lost 6-0.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Tamarside's six-goal salvo inside the opening 23 minutes rockedYealm, who despite an improved second half display, lost 6-0. Premier division Lloyd Russell's hat-trick in 19 minutes was the feature of anaction-packed first half. Russell was ably supported, though, with ...
McCarthy: We didn't deserve anything
Mar 02, 2009 ... Wolves manager Mick McCarthy pulled no punches in his assessmentof his team's performance in the 1-0 defeat by Argyle. The Championship leaders had three penalty appeals waved away byreferee Carl Boyeson in the second half. And they laid siege around the Pilgrims' goal in ...
Luggy: We're moving in the right direction
Mar 02, 2009 ... Paul gallagher is back scoring goals - and Plymouth Argyle arepicking up points again. The Pilgrims won for the first time in 2009, on the final day ofFebruary, when they beat top-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Molineux. Gallagher, the loan signing from Blackburn ...
Palace game turning point for greens
Mar 02, 2009 ... Paul sturrock has pointed to Argyle's 3-1 home defeat by CrystalPalace on February 17 as a turning point in their season. Sturrock has seen his side pick up four points in the twoChampionship matches since then. And there has been a marked difference in performance, ...
Monday, march 2
Mar 02, 2009 ... 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, ...
They're angels
Mar 02, 2009 ... May i, on behalf of myself and my family, thank all those whohelped my late wife Joan through her recent illness? Thank you to all the girls at Sunshine Care and to Tracey ofMacmillan Nursing, to Karen and ...
A lost icon
Mar 02, 2009 ... While enjoying listening to the late Dudley Savage playing theCompton cinema organ installed from new in the 1938 ABC/Royal cinemain Plymouth, I wondered why the iconic organ was allowed to beremoved from its home. The Compton organ at the Royal was regarded as the best of ...
Family celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Mar 02, 2009 ... Five generations of the same family gathered to congratulateHarold and Ida Bennett on their 70th wedding anniversary. TheBennetts, who live in Saltash, celebrated their special day with aparty at the Burraton Community Centre. Harold and Ida have four children, 12 grandchildren, 15 ...
Truancy figures fall in Plymouth ; Fewer pupils in Plymouth are missing lessons because they are skipping school or going on family holidays, new figures show.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Fewer pupils in Plymouth are missing lessons because they areskipping school or going on family holidays, new figures show. Government statistics show that the percentage of pupils awayfrom school has fallen over the last three academic years. Plymouthschools are now outstripping ...
No debate
Mar 02, 2009 ... At the annual general meeting of the South West Devon branch ofUKIP in Plympton, guest speaker Trevor Colman MEP reminded us of howpowerless the European Parliament really is. It cannot introduce orrepeal legislation. New legislation is formulated by the unelectedCommission; all the ...
To the rescue
Mar 02, 2009 ... Last weekend me, my mum and my brother went into Central Park towalk my dog Patch, and to play with my brother's big frisbee. Thefrisbee got stuck in a tree; my mum and brother tried to climb upand shake the frisbee out but didn't have much luck. While they were trying to shake it ...
Blue circle
Mar 02, 2009 ... Thank you for publicising the Blue Circle reunion. The supporthas been tremendous! The function will take place on Saturday, May30, at the Crownhill Royal British Legion Club, starting at ...
Happy to pay
Mar 02, 2009 ... As a disabled blue badge holder I would like to express myopinion re. car parking fees. I have no qualms in paying theappropriate parking fees and should be charged in all car parks, forthe following reasons. Due to my mobility problems, I find walking any distance at ...
Stately home used in fire service training
Mar 02, 2009 ... A stately home in South East Cornwall catches fire and twoworkmen are missing. That was the scary scenario when Cornwall County Fire Brigade andstaff from Port Eliot House in St Germans staged an exercise to testthe effectiveness of the Port Eliot fire plan. Running from 10am ...
I love it here
Mar 02, 2009 ... There is quite a debate going on about Plymouth. Some say thecity is a horrible place to live. I was born in Cornwall, married a Plymothian and love Plymouth.We have on our ...
Not 'inspirational', but indispensable
Mar 02, 2009 ... Regarding We Say, 'First look at the Life Centre' (Friday), yousay it will 'provide for our city' and the pictures will 'hopefullyenable those opposed to visualise the project.' Yes, a Life Centre will provide Plymouth with dozen of facilitiesit does not already have, but have we ...
The sorry ox tale of my year
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Year of the Ox! This year, according to the Chinese calendar,is going to be my 12 months of joy and bliss. The Ox year is full of luck and grace and we Ox people aresupposed to speak little, inspire confidence in others and aregenerally easy going with fierce tempers. Anyone ...
Teen pregnancy rates rise in city ; Teenage pregnancy rates in Plymouth have risen in the last recorded year.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Teenage pregnancy rates in Plymouth have risen in the lastrecorded year. The latest data from the Office of National Statistics shows 229women under 18 became pregnant in 2007, a rate of 50 per 1,000. This shows a rise from the previous year's total of 212 teenpregnancies, a ...
Taxi case losers in debt plan payment hearing ; Two men who lost a High Court conspiracy case brought by taxi mogul John Preece have applied to court for an order seen as an alternative to bankruptcy.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Two men who lost a High Court conspiracy case brought by taximogul John Preece have applied to court for an order seen as analternative to bankruptcy. The names of bespoke tailor John Kingdom and ex-Taxifast employeePhil Manning appeared on a Plymouth County Court list each ...
School celebrates its first birthday
Mar 02, 2009 ... Pupils, teachers and parents celebrated the first birthday oftheir school with a gigantic cake. The Riverside Community Primary school in St Budeaux, which cameout of the amalgamation of Barne Barton and Bull Point schools, sawthe end of its first year of operation with a day-long ...
Hospice deserves support
Mar 02, 2009 ... It is a very sad although unsurprising fact that St Luke'sHospice has been badly hit by the recession. With so much uncertainty about the economy people are reluctantto part with cash which would previously have been given quitefreely to charity. And the hospice faces a ...
Reaction from molineux victory
Mar 02, 2009 ... I blame the parents, they have no control over their children anymore, and the children give them no respect. Plymouth used to besuch a nice place to live,but not any more. C, Plymouth Nowhere is safe, it makes me think how people are bought up thesedays, they aren't, they ...
Robbed by teen gang at takeaway
Mar 02, 2009 ... I'm well pleased with this result as it shows there is passion inthe Green Shirt. Well done Barnes sounds like he can teach Mpenza athing or two about leading the line. KEEP IT GREEN STEVE, Mutley It's no coincidence that we have started to pick up ourperformances since Karl ...
Under stress
Mar 02, 2009 ... I have long believed that the Life Centre was conceived verylargely with our young divers firmly in mind; your report that theircoach Andy Banks is considered a 'stakeholder' in the projectconfirms this impression. Is it fair, I ask, to put so much pressure on Tom, Tonia and ...
Passionate about supporting others
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hundreds of University of Plymouth students have been activelycampaigning for a range of causes. In this respect it has been abusy couple of weeks, with a sit-in for Gaza, Fairtrade Fashion Showand RAG Week. RAG week (February 16-20) was a week of fun activities and eventsin aid ...
Roots of hate
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Rev Williams (Tuesday) is being a little disingenuous when heblames 'tribalism', not religion, for conflict. As we all know fromthe news, differences of religion, even between sects of the samecreed, are almost invariably a key element of tribal hostility. It'smuch easier to kill ...
Lord Mayor visits the Herald
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Plymouth have visited TheHerald to see how the newspaper is produced. Cllr Brian Vincent and Pauline Murphy visited The Herald'soffices in Derriford as part of a series of visits to leadingPlymouth companies. Cllr Vincent said: "We are ...
Thief admits burglaries - but says he is 'not a pro' ; A highly-organised thief who insists he is not a professional burglar has been jailed for 26 months by a Plymouth judge.
Mar 02, 2009; ... A highly-organised thief who insists he is not a professionalburglar has been jailed for 26 months by a Plymouth judge. The city's Crown Court heard how Ian Hilton walked into SportsWorld around 5.30pm on January 16 wearing a suit to lookrespectable. Once inside, he bundled ...
Lifesavers thank hairdressers ; The Plymouth branch of a grateful charity has presented a certificate of thanks to a hairdresser for 40 years of fundraising.
Mar 02, 2009; ... The Plymouth branch of a grateful charity has presented acertificate of thanks to a hairdresser for 40 years of fundraising. Pamela Maitland, a hair stylist in Tamerton Foliot, has raisedthousands of pounds for the Royal National Lifeboats Institution(RNLI), despite never being a ...
Plymouth's mother church gains minster status ; Plymouth's historic St Andrew's Church has been granted a special new status.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Plymouth's historic St Andrew's Church has been granted a specialnew status. The church which miraculously defied the Blitz has beendesignated a minster in recognition of its importance to the city. A church has stood on the site of St Andrew's, off Royal Parade,since 1087, ...
Defence medical services praised
Mar 02, 2009 ... Plymouth's trauma and rehabilitation service for injured militarypersonnel is among units praised by inspectors. The Healthcare Commission today publishes the first independentreview of the Defence Medical Services (DMS). The DMS is responsible for providing healthcare to ...
St Luke's axes jobs in cash crisis ; St luke's Hospice is facing a pounds500,000 shortfall as the much- loved city charity becomes the latest casualty of the recession.
Mar 02, 2009 ... St luke's Hospice is facing a pounds500,000 shortfall as the much-loved city charity becomes the latest casualty of the recession. Five people have already been made redundant as the credit crunchmakes a direct impact on the running of the Turnchapel-basedorganisation and there are ...
The locker room is fine, says club coach
Mar 02, 2009 ... Gary stronach insisted there was no ill feeling in PlymouthRaiders' dressing-room, after Friday's devastating home defeat toSheffield Sharks. A 95-64 loss, Raiders' heaviest at the Pavilions for more thanthree years, was the team's sixth reverse in their last ...
Stronach's team sink to new low against Sharks
Mar 02, 2009 ... Airwaves Plymouth Raiders ...64 Sheffield Sharks ...95 PLYMOUTH Raiders were so bad against Sheffield Sharks on Fridaynight, it is hard to know where to begin. Raiders were truly awful and surrendered submissively to a 31-point defeat at the Pavilions in the BBL ...
Man mugged by teen gang as he collects takeaway
Mar 02, 2009 ... A man has been set upon in an unprovoked attack by a gang ofyouths outside a city takeaway. The victim, in his late twenties, was not seriously injured inthe assault which happened outside the May Lok Chinese Takeaway onCrownhill Road on Friday night. The incident happened at ...
St Luke's - 'a vital service'
Mar 02, 2009 ... St luke's supports people across Plymouth and the surroundingarea, providing end of life care for terminally ill patients as wellas offering much needed comfort for their families. Michelle Belcher, a patient at St Luke's, and her husband Miksaid the charity is a vital part of life ...
Unexploded bombs are all in a day's work for Gary
Mar 02, 2009 ... A plymouth soldier has spoken of his dangerous job as a bombdisposal expert in Afghanistan. Sapper Gary King is serving with 33 Engineer Regiment (ExplosiveOrdnance Disposal) in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan usinghis skills to help train the Afghan National Security ...
Raiders respond with gritty win over riders
Mar 02, 2009 ... Leicester Riders ...75 Airwaves Plymouth Raiders ...82 RAIDERS coach Gary Stronach hailed his side's victory away toplay-off rivals Leicester as a 'gritty win' and a positive responseto their woeful display 24 hours earlier. Stronach admitted his side's capitulation to ...
Here come the brides! ; The Westcountry Wedding Show was held in the city yesterday with hundreds of brides-to-be descending on the event in search of the wedding day of their dreams.
Mar 02, 2009; ... The Westcountry Wedding Show was held in the city yesterday withhundreds of brides-to-be descending on the event in search of thewedding day of their dreams. More than 100 exhibitors were on hand to offer couples theultimate wedding experience, from beautifully designed dresses ...
'Questions still to be answered' ; The parents of Stephanie Hammacott, the nine-year-old girl killed when a gas explosion ripped through a house in Southway, say serious questions remain to be answered over their daughter's death.
Mar 02, 2009; ... The parents of Stephanie Hammacott, the nine-year-old girl killedwhen a gas explosion ripped through a house in Southway, say seriousquestions remain to be answered over their daughter's death. Stephanie, pictured right, was killed when a wall collapsed onher after an explosion in ...
Pub festival leaves even dogs pie-eyed
Mar 02, 2009 ... It's enough to make any mouth water - so it's little wonder thatTilly the dog only has eyes for the pie on her owner's fork. The hungry pooch and her owner Bob Embleton were taking part inthe first ever ale and pie festival at The Clovelly Bay Inn,Turnchapel. And they weren't ...
Council tax summonses are sent out with wrong number
Mar 02, 2009 ... Plymouth City Council has admitted that it sent out a batch ofsummonses for non-payment of council tax - with the wrong phonenumber. Instead of giving a contact at the council, the letter listed thephone number of a Plymouth resident. A city council spokeswoman said: "We did ...
City 'should not rush' gypsy site ; Plymouth City Council should not rush into building permanent Gypsy and Traveller sites in Plymouth, MP Gary Streeter told a packed meeting in Plympton.
Mar 02, 2009; ... Plymouth City Council should not rush into building permanentGypsy and Traveller sites in Plymouth, MP Gary Streeter told apacked meeting in Plympton. The council is obliged by the Government to provide pitches foran extra 55 caravans and is considering land at Coypool, on the ...
Woman rescued from hospital lift
Mar 02, 2009 ... A woman had to be rescued after getting stuck in a lift atDerriford Hospital. She ...
pounds10 holiday reminder
Mar 02, 2009 ... There is still time to bag a brilliant bargain break with TheHerald's fantastic pounds10 Holiday offer - but you'll have to bequick. The closing date for applications, with nine differently numberedtokens, is Friday . Don't worry if you missed the tokens published in paper ...