Plymouth Evening Herald, The back issues from April 2009:
Rooms and storage over three storeys
Apr 01, 2009 ... The lease on a three-storey office building in Plymouth is beingoffered for sale. Stratton Creber Commercial has been appointed to dispose of 89Houndiscombe Road. The premises are in a convenient location on a road which ispopular with many commercial and residential ...
Seminars offer focus on surviving slump
Apr 01, 2009; ... A six-month series of seminars has been launched at a flexiblemeeting space at University College Plymouth Marjon's base inDerriford. The seminars, designed to help businesses survive the recession,will be held at iSpace. The college's business development co-ordinator Mandi ...
Ex-albion star's internet idea for fast file transfers
Apr 01, 2009 ... A former Plymouth Albion rugby player has launched an internetfile- sending company 'to change the way individuals and businessessend and receive information'. Jason Lockley, from Saltash, said he had started up File Missileafter experiencing problems trying to send files for a ...
Sales of new beer are going great guns
Apr 01, 2009 ... A plymstock brewery sold out of its new beer, named in honour ofDevonport's Field Gunners, at its launch event. Summerskills brewery took 144 pints of the new ale, called Out,Back and Home, to the Boringdon Arms in Turnchapel and the whole lotwas polished off by thirsty customers ...
Why efficiency is a necessity
Apr 01, 2009 ... Environmentalism has traditionally been viewed rather scepticallyby the business community as something which, at best, has nothingto do with or, at worst, actively gets in the way of profit andgrowth. That has started to change in recent years. Many businesses, in step with ...
Heating installers set out their stall with new energy products
Apr 01, 2009 ... Heating engineers B & R Heating have backed our Plymouth BitesBack campaign - and the company wants to highlight its open daycoming up this weekend. The firm, which has just moved to a new industrial unit offBroadley Park Road on the Belliver Industrial Estate at Roborough,is ...
Saving thousands with green ideas
Apr 01, 2009; ... A hotel in the South Hams is saving pounds13,000 a year byorganising new environmental management actions - and it wants tolet everyone know about it under our Plymouth Bites Back campaign. The Kitley House Hotel and Restaurant, on the edge of Yealmpton,was helped by the EU and ...
No inheritance tax to pay on businesses
Apr 01, 2009 ... As a business owner there is no inheritance tax to pay on yourbusiness being transferred to beneficiaries - even though yourbusiness may be worth millions! Why is this? The UK has always benefited from an entrepreneurial spirit andbusiness property relief was introduced into ...
Shares
Apr 01, 2009 ... Aviva Bae Systems Barclays BG Group BP British Telecom Dairy ...
Help in going green
Apr 01, 2009 ... Business link provides the gateway to a range of environmentalsupport services and organisations for small, growing businesses inthe South West region. Comprising some 95 per cent of local firms and employing morethan 50 per cent of the workforce in the South West, small ...
Driver George returns to face his demons at Brands Hatch
Apr 01, 2009 ... Former Plymouth schoolboy John George has faced the racingcircuit which destroyed his car in a 100mph smash (pictured top) andleft him in hospital. Motor-racing fans across the world watched as George's machineflipped spectacularly across the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent ...
Pisces overcome modica-cliff loss to finish second in Bristol
Apr 01, 2009 ... Plymouth Pisces Swimming Club travelled to Keynsham nearBristol for their first competition of 2009. The trip was worth it as they brought back 21 individual medalsand three relay medals. Every member of the team won at least one medal which is quite anachievement for ...
Junior rugby round-up ; Ivybridge Colts completed a magnificent 18-game unbeaten Merit Table season when they won 16-9 at Torquay.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Ivybridge Colts completed a magnificent 18-game unbeaten MeritTable season when they won 16-9 at Torquay. The result puts the colts in the Merit Table's semi-finals, wherethey will face Barnstaple at home on April 11. Ivybridge were actually behind to a Torquay side, who sank a ...
Pilgrims lose back-to-back to hand title to Hucclecote
Apr 01, 2009 ... Plymouth Pilgrims surprisingly blew the chance of a second titlein two years by losing their last two games. Pilgrims looked odds-on favourites to win the Regional One titleagain after they secured a gritty 31-30 win at second-placedHucclecote. But two away defeats over the ...
Raiders invite allcomers to have a riot in June ; Plymouth Raiders are to try and recruit potential European and American players via the internet.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Plymouth Raiders are to try and recruit potential European andAmerican players via the internet. The BBL club are to hold two-day open tryouts for players fromabroad at their home base, the Plymouth Pavilions. Raiders have built a website for the event on June 9 and 10, ...
Simson fails to upset childs bid ; Plymouth's fast growing martial arts scene was well represented and enthusiastically received at the second Young Guns show inside six months at the College of St Mark and St John.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Plymouth's fast growing martial arts scene was well representedand enthusiastically received at the second Young Guns show insidesix months at the College of St Mark and St John. The joint promotion, staged by Taurus Kick-Boxing club andSaints' Thai-Boxing club, featured many of ...
City ac duo hit English qualification
Apr 01, 2009 ... City of Plymouth Athletic Club throwers Suzanne McNiff and BobbieLenehan-Hodge both gained English Schools entry standard at acompetition in Cornwall. Hammer throwers McNiff, who competes at under-20 and under-17level, and prospect Lenehan-Hodge, enjoyed their ...
Uni cheerleaders call for help to reach British championships
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cheerleaders from the University of Plymouth are calling on cityAmerican Football fans to help them raise funds for majorcompetitions on Friday. The Plymouth Storm cheerleaders (pictured right), who back theuniversity team Plymouth Blitz, are aiming to raise pounds4,000 ...
Blackpool boosted by options for vital Pilgrims visit
Apr 01, 2009 ... Blackpool have been given a boost ahead of the vital Championshipclash against Argyle at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. Defenders Danny Coid (hamstring) and Ian Evatt (knee), plusmidfielder David Vaughan (groin), are all expected to be availableto manager Tony Parkes after recovering ...
Argyle go top after douala nets winner ; Argyle have taken over from Exeter City as leaders of the Wales and West Division in the Totesport.com Combination.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Argyle have taken over from Exeter City as leaders of the Walesand West Division in the Totesport.com Combination. Plymouth argyle RES ...1 CHELTENHAM TOWN RES ...0 It follows their narrow victory over Cheltenham Town at Home Parkyesterday afternoon. Striker Rudy Douala ...
Sturrock will put mpenza on hold for 'final push'
Apr 01, 2009 ... Argyle have a fully-fit squad for the 'final push' at the end oftheir Championship campaign. Striker Emile Mpenza and Mathias Doumbe both returned to fulltraining yesterday after hamstring injuries. So manager Paul Sturrock has many options open to him as Argylefight for ...
Drama students are on to a shaw thing
Apr 01, 2009; ... Features Writer COCKNEY flower girl Eliza Dolittle bloomed into a lady thanks tostudents at City College Plymouth. Young people studying performing arts staged Pygmalion, GeorgeBernard Shaw's play. The much-loved work - which became the musical, My Fair Lady -tells ...
Resistance is useless to off-colour gags
Apr 01, 2009 ... Extensive television exposure, familiarity with the characters,now household names, and a reassuring predictability of plottinghave seen 'Allo 'Allo become part of the fabric of the nation. Add the corniest of jokes, hand in hand with off-colour and below-the-belt lines, plus ...
Argyle call up douala ; Striker Rudy Douala has forced his way into the first team contention at Plymouth Argyle.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Striker Rudy Douala has forced his way into the first teamcontention at Plymouth Argyle. Manager Paul Sturrock has admitted the Cameroon internationalwill definitely be in the squad for the away game against Blackpoolon Saturday. And Sturrock did not rule out including Douala ...
Awards at Saltash college
Apr 01, 2009 ... Beauty therapy students at Cornwall College Saltash havecelebrated achieving an internationally-recognised qualification instyle - by hiring a limo to leave college for the last time. Ten students completed the six-month postgraduate diplomaprovided by CIDESCO, a major ...
New health care centre opens doors to the public ; A walk-in health centre was opening its doors in Plymouth today as part of a Government scheme to improve access to GP services.
Apr 01, 2009; ... A walk-in health centre was opening its doors in Plymouth today as part of a Government scheme to improve access to GP services. Plymouth GP Health Centre in Mount Gould will be open to anyone,walk-in and registered patients, 365 days of the year from 8am to8pm. While critics ...
Missing out
Apr 01, 2009 ... Ref 'Missing out on a benefit bonanza' (The Herald, March 19),yes, claim by all means, but people fail to claim because a lot ofpersonal details are required - too ...
Proud of gloria
Apr 01, 2009 ... Well done to Mrs Gloria Lang who works at Ham Drive Nursery whoraised a lot of money for the Stroke Association. She is a wonderfullady. I ...
Professional stylists joined students
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hairdressing students who put on a glamorous show at their schoolwere given an extra boost when professional stylists joined in. The annual hair presentation at Tamarside Community Collegefeatured an impressive display of haircuts from the students. Val Amos, leader in ...
A few clicks away from fulfilment
Apr 01, 2009 ... Ah, the miracle that is internet shopping. Two clicks and you'vesaved yourself a small fortune, instantly. What a bargain. Twoclicks and you've cost yourself the contents of your bank accountand your identity has been stolen by a 16-year-old computer geek inBorneo. What a ...
Catch dumpers
Apr 01, 2009 ... I have absolutely no objection to councils using anti-terrorismtechniques against fly-tippers and the like if it will catch thosewho dump all sorts of rubbish in Waycott Walk, Southway. A few time-lapse cameras are needed to catch these miscreants andthen confiscate the vans and ...
Publicity needed
Apr 01, 2009 ... Those who pay the council community charge each year receivedetails on what they have to pay, and also a booklet guide toPlymouth council's useful details. In theory this should be comprehensive and fair, yet this is notso. One important council department has never been included ...
I wonder why?
Apr 01, 2009 ... In answer to D Luckham's recent letter, why is he so adamant withwanting a Gypsy and travellers' site at Coypool? As for him keeping writing about cleanliness, only a couple ofweeks ago there was a site at Ernesettle left in a filthy ...
From ASBO to dofe thanks to pcso
Apr 01, 2009 ... Four Keyham youngsters were among those receiving awards. Supported by PCSO Jan Cooper and youth worker Sandie Morrison atthe Keyham Green Places Community Centre, the four took up thechallenge of a bronze award. Following Partners and Communities Together (Pact) meetings, ...
Raffles have raised pounds1,000 for hospice
Apr 01, 2009 ... A plymouth social club has raised pounds1,000 for St Luke'sHospice. The money was raised from raffles held at the Agaton Social Clubin Whitleigh. Club member Carol Badgery said: "People bring me a range ofdifferent items and I use them as prizes for the raffle. St Luke'sis ...
Young achievers earn Duke of Edinburgh's awards
Apr 01, 2009 ... A record number of young people from in and around Plymouth havereceived their Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards this year. Thirty gold winners were given their awards by Brian Vincent, theLord Mayor of Plymouth. They will now travel to London to receive their certificates ...
Sharing responsibility for these children
Apr 01, 2009 ... I was delighted to read (March 28) of Dr Brian W Jacobs' supportof The Terraces day patient service for children with mental healthproblems. I worked for many years at the Young People's Centre and spentconsiderable time with the staff and children at The Terraces. Manyof the ...
I prefer facts
Apr 01, 2009 ... I suppose I have to reply to the latest epistles from Harold andJohn, as well as Jean Hatherley. I know I should read more, but prefer to read fact rather thanfiction. The fundamental problem is that Harold Rogers and JohnElder, among many other well-intentioned people, apparently ...
Free parking
Apr 01, 2009 ... Re. diana PRINCE'S story on the cost of parking at Derriford, Ibeleve it should be, free as no one asks to be confined to bed inDerriford with an illness which, if you were in bed at home, maycost you your life. It is better you are near the right people tohelp you through ...
Budding chefs impress professional
Apr 01, 2009; ... Budding young chefs from Plymouth impressed a city professionalwhen they rustled up healthy feasts as part of a school project. Around 90 pupils from Hyde Park Junior School had their Spanish-inspired salads judged by La Tasca head chef Fabio Pinto as part ofthe healthy eating ...
Uplifting show
Apr 01, 2009 ... On saturday, March 21, I enjoyed a truly memorable evening ofmusic performed by the Plymouth Youth Concert Band and theKingsbridge Community Choir. Eighty young people aged eight to 18, together with thatfantastic ex-Royal Marine musical director, Barrie Mills, and choirmistress ...
Hats the way to do it! ; Hats off to dozens of children who took part in an Easter bonnet competition.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hats off to dozens of children who took part in an Easter bonnetcompetition. Pupils from Downham School, for children with special healthneeds, sported the homemade headgear at a fun fundraising morning. Parents, teachers and supporters helped raise more than pounds700for the ...
How taking shelter saved many lives
Apr 01, 2009 ... Morice town, April 1941, where I lived, only had small backyardsnot large enough to take either an Anderson shelter or a brickshelter with concrete reinforced roof. This applied to John Street and the Pottery Quay area: alsoDevonport. My family always took shelter under the ...
City event matches job seekers to firms ; A jobs fair held in the centre of Plymouth has been hailed as a 'great success'.
Apr 01, 2009; ... A jobs fair held in the centre of Plymouth has been hailed as a'great success'. Training and support provider A4e organised the event to helppeople back into work. The provider opened up its two floors in St Andrew Street for thefair, which was formally launched by Plymouth ...
Yacht manufacturer shortlisted for award
Apr 01, 2009 ... Princess Yachts International, based in Stonehouse, has beenannounced as a finalist in the Skills Pledge Employer of the Yearcategory of the South West Skills Awards 2009. The yacht manufacturer has been shortlisted after committing to'ensuring staff are equipped with skills needed ...
Wednesday, April 1
Apr 01, 2009 ... Today 7.30am HMS Kent (Type 23 frigate), HMS Cumberland (Type 22frigate), Sound to sea. 8.00am FGS Bremen (German frigate), Sound to sea; HMS Roebuck(coastal survey ship), sea to Sound o/c sea. 1.00pm HMS ...
New super-council takes over district ; Families in South East Cornwall will today find themselves governed by a new super-council - but are being told they won't even notice the change over.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Families in South East Cornwall will today find themselvesgoverned by a new super-council - but are being told they won't evennotice the change over. Caradon District Council was done away with yesterday after 35years and replaced, along with the Duchy's five other ...
Age concern art and craft skills show
Apr 01, 2009 ... Plymouth Age Concern will be staging its 57th Annual SkilledHands Art and Craft Exhibition in the Plymouth Lower Guildhall laterthis year. The popular event offers local groups and individuals the chanceto be awarded for their skill and achievement. Anyone over the age of 55 ...
The search is now under way ; The photoshoots for this year's Face of Plymouth are now officially under way.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The photoshoots for this year's Face of Plymouth are nowofficially under way. Hordes of would-be catwalk stars practiced their pouts for theultimate model search when it kicked off yesterday. The campaign hit the road with The Herald's talentedphotographers setting up shop ...
'We'll slash your faces' ; A gang of girls threatened to 'slash the faces' of a group of teenagers during a robbery after the Bonfire Night fireworks on the Hoe, a court heard.
Apr 01, 2009; ... A gang of girls threatened to 'slash the faces' of a group ofteenagers during a robbery after the Bonfire Night fireworks on theHoe, a court heard. Three of the alleged gang members, aged 14, 16 and 17, areaccused of robbing four girls as they waited to catch a bus ...
Safety campaign is aimed at bikers
Apr 01, 2009 ... A campaign is being launched this week aimed at keepingmotorcyclists safe on the roads this summer. Plymouth traffic police are carrying out the education andenforcement campaign throughout the summer with the aim of improvingsafety and tackling anti- social riding. A number ...
Hygiene breaches halt hospital's bid ; Derriford Hospital's bid for independence has been halted following breaches of hygiene rules.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Derriford Hospital's bid for independence has been haltedfollowing breaches of hygiene rules. Plymouth Hospital's NHS Trust has applied to be grantedfoundation status, which would free it from Government control. Monitor, the independent regulator of foundation trusts, has ...
Answers are still needed
Apr 01, 2009 ... At first glance, the announcement of a pounds559million cashinjection into Devonport Naval Base might appear to signal the endof years of uncertainty. Yesterday's unveiling of the huge contract, which will enableBabcock Marine to continue to support the Royal Navy here, ...
Saying farewell to the people of Iraq
Apr 01, 2009 ... Iraqi children gleefully play up for the camera as a Plymouthserviceman carries out a patrol in Basra. Rifleman Ruff played with the children on Leaf Island, in BasraProvince, during an operation to hunt out insurgents who firerockets into the camp at the Basra airbase. His ...
Grace died after council failings ; A coroner has condemned "unacceptable" failings in a council's approach to dangerous trees after an "exceptional" young musician was killed by a branch falling from a decaying 150-year-old oak.
Apr 01, 2009; ... A coroner has condemned "unacceptable" failings in a council'sapproach to dangerous trees after an "exceptional" young musicianwas killed by a branch falling from a decaying 150-year-old oak. Grace Turner, a gifted piano and viola player was returning froma concert when the limb of ...
Hairspray needs added essence of seaweed
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Wranglers Theatre Company is looking for an actor to play therole of Seaweed in its forthcoming production of the musical'Hairspray'. Seaweed J. Stubbs is an expert dancer who teaches theproduction's ...
Man pleads guilty to rape of 13 year old
Apr 01, 2009 ... A man faces jail after pleading guilty to raping a boy in publictoilets at the Barbican. Nicholas David Allen, aged 35, of Albert Road, pleaded guilty toa charge of raping a child under the age ...
Prison let-off after woman kicked
Apr 01, 2009 ... A plymouth man kicked his partner in the head and perforated hereardrum, a court heard. Plymouth Crown Court heard that Anthony Hammond had launched adrunken assault on his then-partner. Hammond, aged 35, told police he could not remember much becausehe had been ...
St lukes auction
Apr 01, 2009 ... A generous donation of objects to St Luke's Hospice is expectedto raise more than pounds2,000 at auction next week in Plymouth. A family bereavement has led a local woman to donate a smallnumber of valuables direct to the hospice charity to raise much-needed funds. The ...
New charity shop opens
Apr 01, 2009 ... The British Red Cross has opened a new shop in Ridgeway shoppingcentre. And charity bosses believe its success is down to more people inthe area getting financially 'savvy' during the recession. The shop, under the British Red Cross banner, is in the space ofa former video ...
pounds559 million deal... But fears remain ; Fears remain over the long-term future of Devonport Naval Base - despite a massive pounds559million cash injection.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Fears remain over the long-term future of Devonport Naval Base -despite a massive pounds559million cash injection. Ministry of Defence (MoD) bosses have confirmed the bumpercontract which will enable Babcock Marine to continue supporting theRoyal Navy in Plymouth. Naval base ...
Pressure grows to scrap the SATs ; Headteachers in Plymouth have called for drastic changes in the way primary school children are tested.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Headteachers in Plymouth have called for drastic changes in theway primary school children are tested. The call comes despite much-improved exam results among 11-year-olds in the city for the second year running, revealed in new tablestoday. The Key Stage 2 Standard ...
Tables key to columns
Apr 01, 2009 ... A - The number of pupils on roll eligible for assessment inNational Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests this year. B - The percentage of pupils achieving level 4 - the expectedlevel for the age group - in the English test. C - In brackets, the percentage of pupils absent or not able ...
Fashion show for heroes
Apr 01, 2009 ... An alternative fashion show is being held this week in aid ofHelp for Heroes. A group of brave men will be donning ladies' clothes to strutdown the catwalk in aid of the armed forces charity, at a specialevent at the Hilltop Community Centre in Tamerton Foliot. Live music, a ...
City firm to be at star's funeral
Apr 01, 2009 ... A south West security firm has been contracted to keep thepaparazzi at bay during reality star Jade Goody's funeral onSaturday. Eliminate Risk was approached by a contact of PR guru MaxClifford. Its crowd control experts will escort Ms Goody's cortegefrom the housing estate where ...