Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from October 2006:
'No action' in donkey row.
Oct 02, 2006 ... THE new leader of Scarborough Council has been dragged into a row over the welfare of Scarborough beach donkeys. Animal lover Sue Stone had complained about the condition of the donkeys in an email to Cllr Tom Fox and eight other borough councillors which she regarded as ...
Chapel rubbish anger sparks legal threat.
Oct 02, 2006 ... COUNCIL chiefs have threatened legal action against the owner of a disused Scarborough chapel after nearby residents found a bag of pharmaceutical waste dumped on its site. People who live near the old chapel in Seamer Road, just off Valley Road, complained about its ...
Protest group's call over rugby club site.
Oct 02, 2006 ... OBJECTORS to Scarborough Rugby Club's plans to build a new ground are calling for it to be relocated near the planned Middle Deepdale housing development. But the club has hit back by claiming that the group, which calls itself Scalby Residents' Association, represents only a ...
Coach praises young and old.
Oct 02, 2006 ... Mark Patterson was pleased with both the youth and the experience of his squad after the 1-1 FA Cup draw. Patterson witnessed a superb defensive performance from returning skipper Denny Ingram, and he was also impressed with young midfielder Ged Dalton, who was drafted in for ...
Seasiders' cup dream survives.
Oct 02, 2006 ... BORO head coach Mark Patterson is looking forward to keeping the FA Cup dream alive at Lancaster tomorrow night. The Seasiders were pinned back to a draw in the FA Cup second qualifying round clash, and the teams must now do it again in a replay at the Giant Axe. ...
Late penalty nicks derby win for hosts.
Oct 02, 2006 ... Malton & Norton 11 Scarborough 10 Robin Hood will return to our TV screens later this month in a new series but for the time being he is alive and well and living in Malton. An absorbing game at the Gannock looked to have produced Scarborough's first away ...
Revealed: Why chiefs sent home.
Oct 03, 2006 ... The two most senior managers at Scarborough Hospital were "suspended" from duty because serious financial and management problems were not being cracked, suggests a widely critical report. The Evening News has obtained a leaked copy of a confidential 30-page report which shows ...
GPs speak out on flu jab supplies.
Oct 03, 2006 ... DOCTORS in the Scarborough area have urged patients not to panic following a Government admission that flu jabs may be in short supply until December. DOCTORS in the Scarborough area have urged patients not to panic following a Government admission that flu jabs may be in short ...
Princess Royal set for visit.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE Princess Royal will visit Wykeham later this month to officially open a new first aid training centre. Princess Anne, who is the Commandant in Chief of St John Ambulance, will be at the organisation's new facility at Wykeham Business Centre on Thursday October 26. ...
MP chips in to food debate.
Oct 03, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH MP Robert Goodwill is cooking up a storm over a government clampdown on the use of chips in school lunches. The Government has informed schools that chips should only be served twice a week - but it has classed oven-cooked chips in the same class as deep fried ones. ...
Revealed: why chiefs sent home - the background.
Oct 03, 2006 ... THE REPORT into the running of Scarborough Health Trust - revealed exclusively in yesterday's Evening News - reveals for the first time that chief executive Alison Guy and finance director Bernard Flynn were suspended from duty. Hospital bosses previously refused to confirm that ...
Swan shot at Mere.
Oct 04, 2006 ... A swan was blasted with pellets for lengthy target practice at Scarborough Mere, a haven for birdlife. Several shots were heard by anglers at the beauty spot and men were seen going backwards and forwards carrying lamps. The swan was found still swimming on the Mere, ...
Warning of Seamer Road delays.
Oct 04, 2006 ... DRIVERS face severe disruption for several days on the busiest road into Scarborough while a new electricity cable is laid. Work started today on a scheme to dig up a stretch of Seamer Road which could take a week to complete. Temporary traffic lights have been ...
Golf club plagued by vandalism.
Oct 04, 2006 ... GOLF club members have been left below par after repeated attacks by vandals who smashed sheds and damaged the course. Derrick Arden, the chairman of the North Cliff club's committee, said this year had been the worst that they could remember and they had grown used to almost ...
Drowning in debt.
Oct 04, 2006 ... THE Scarborough Citizens Advice Bureau handled more than 16,000 inquiries in a year which included dealing with almost [pounds sterling]3.5 million of debt. Figures contained in the annual report show that the bureau had given advice on bankruptcy to 211 clients. In ...
Son tops dad in monster carp contest.
Oct 04, 2006 ... For the first time in living memory Scarborough Mere has yielded a 30lb plus specimen carp. The record 30lb 2oz common was banked during a Saturday/Sunday all night session last weekend by John Hubbert Jnr. The fish was tempted along with a 28lb 12oz mirror banked by ...
Patterson delighted by cup display.
Oct 04, 2006 ... MARK Patterson feels that his Boro side have the quality to go further in the FA Cup after last night's 2-1 second qualifying round replay win at Lancaster. He said: "I was delighted with the endeavour, commitment and belief that the players had in each other. They fully ...
Fight night for boxers.
Oct 04, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH Amateur Boxing Club are staging an action-packed bill tomorrow night. Fourteen bouts are scheduled for the event at Primrose Valley Caravan Park, with 12 fighters from the host club on the bill as well as another from Eastfield Boxing Club. The doors open ...
Shop these vandals.
Oct 05, 2006 ... GRAFFITI vandals are targeting different areas around Scarborough, costing up to [pounds sterling]3,000 a month in cleaning bills. They are using spray paint and marker pens to daub slogans, symbols and signatures. In one of the latest attacks they struck at the art ...
Shot bird's chances of survival.
Oct 05, 2006 ... A SWAN, cruelly used for target practice at Scarborough Mere, was today given about a 50/50 chance of survival. The bird - christened Sammy - was under close observation at a specialist treatment centre after being blasted eight times by airgun pellets. The incident ...
Traders' anger at roadworks jams.
Oct 05, 2006 ... BUSINESSES in Seamer Road, Scarborough, say they are losing valuable trade because of huge traffic jams in the area. Drivers are facing long delays following the start of a scheme to dig up a stretch of Seamer Road to allow a new electricity cable to be installed. ...
More flats on warehouse site.
Oct 05, 2006 ... THE go-ahead has been given for more flats to be built on a Scarborough site which was once home to some of the town's leading businesses. Scalby-based Ray Liz Property Company has been given permission by Scarborough Council to demolish the remaining part of the "Marlborough ...
Coach Beck looks to senior players.
Oct 05, 2006 ... COACH Dave Beck has called on Scarborough's senior players to take more responsibility as the team look to move away from the bottom of Yorkshire League One. The Newby side have just one win from their opening four matches but the past two defeats - including the 11-10 setback ...
Big hockey blow as seconds fold.
Oct 05, 2006 ... HOCKEY in Scarborough has suffered another massive blow. The men's second team have folded, leaving just the firsts to fly the flag. The latest blow means that four teams - two men's and two women's - have been lost in recent seasons, while the Easter Festival did ...
Church roof collapses.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A SPECIALIST team of rescuers carried out a late-night search for casualties after the roof of a disused Scarborough church caved in. The team was called in from West Yorkshire following the collapse of the roof of the old chapel in Seamer Road just after 5.30pm yesterday. ...
[pounds sterling]20m casino 'could bring 200 jobs'.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A NEW [pounds sterling]20 million casino development could bring a minimum of 200 jobs to Scarborough and even a multiplex cinema, it was revealed last night. Scarborough Council's chief executive Jim Dillon told assembled businessmen and women at the town's Royal Hotel that the ...
Call for crackdown on BB guns.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A CRACKDOWN on the sale of ball-bearing guns to young people in Scarborough is being demanded by councillors. And they want Scarborough MP Robert Goodwill to raise the issue in Parliament when it resumes next week. The move follows the recent attack on a bus driver on ...
A blueprint for the future - and chance to have your say.
Oct 06, 2006 ... A SPECIAL series of consultations has been launched by Scarborough Council to find out how residents think the borough should grow. The move is based on a new planning document aimed at driving forward future changes to the area. Questions will include: How should the ...
Pete turns on style to win singles merit.
Oct 06, 2006 ... BOROUGH Bowling Club's Pete Charter turned in some power bowling on a wet Sunday afternoon to carry off the Scarborough association's Singles Merit competition, at the Bridlington Westgate green. The competition started in good conditions but a heavy afternoon downpour meant ...
Hotte in rallying call to supporters.
Oct 06, 2006 ... BORO defender Mark Hotte believes the glory days will never return to the McCain Stadium unless the fans start coming through the gates. Hotte was a part of the Boro team that charged through to a fourth round FA Cup clash against Premiership giants Chelsea four seasons ago, and ...
Cup cash keeps Ingram at Boro.
Oct 06, 2006 ... BORO'S FA Cup replay victory at Lancaster City on Tuesday night has allowed the club to fend off offers for skipper Denny Ingram. Halifax Town were hoping to lure Ingram back to the Shay after putting an offer on the table before Tuesday's match, but the [pounds sterling]3,750 ...
'Don't keep us in the dark'.
Oct 07, 2006 ... A LEADING trade union official has criticised bosses at Scarborough Hospital for keeping staff in the dark about the financial crisis which has seen two of its directors suspended. A report leaked to the Evening News this week revealed chief executive Alison Guy and finance ...
Mystery of bird-strike biker's death.
Oct 07, 2006 ... MYSTERY surrounds the death of a former Scarborough student who was killed after being struck on the head by a pigeon while riding his motorbike. The incident happened while Paul Askew, 49, was riding on the Tollerton to York road with one of his sons. Mr Askew was a ...
Expert called in to roof collapse church.
Oct 07, 2006 ... A STRUCTURAL expert has been called in this weekend to a disused Scarborough church to survey a partial roof collapse. The external wall and roof of the old chapel in Seamer Road, which used to be the Budokan Martial Arts Centre, collapsed on Thursday night and a specialist ...
Hooray for Bollywood.
Oct 09, 2006 ... AN INTERNATIONAL Bollywood extravaganza could provide a lucrative spin-off for Scarborough by bringing thousands of people to the town. Business leaders want to show Indian films, organise a food festival and stage a polo match to coincide with next year's spectacular ...
GP surgery to be set up at hospital.
Oct 09, 2006 ... A GP mini-surgery is to be set up at Scarborough Hospital's Accident and Emergency department in a bid to prevent it being inundated with patients. The town's A&E department suffers backlogs of patients in winter and summer, due to Scarborough's large elderly population and the ...
An amazing chance ...
Oct 09, 2006 ... IT'S a dream come true for 43 youngsters who are performing in the chorus line of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Futurist Theatre this week. The children, aged six to 12, are all pupils at the Stagecoach School, most of them under the tutelage of principal ...
Students' training ship to be adopted.
Oct 09, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH is set to adopt a second Royal Navy ship, HMS Explor-er, a training vessel which takes students from across Yorkshire. Senior councillors were invited on board for a quick inspection and a cruise round the bay when the boat called in at the harbour on Saturday. ...
The fun's in the taking part.
Oct 09, 2006 ... GRAHAM School pupil Daniel Maw won yesterday's Evening News-sponsored two-mile fun run at Wykeham - despite taking the wrong route. The 12-year-old and his nine-year-brother Joe set off at a cracking pace from St Helen's caravan park but then followed the wrong course for about ...
Angry Patterson lets rip.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Boro head coach Mark Patterson ripped into his side after their disappointing 2-1 home defeat against 10-man Hucknall. He fumed: "From one to 11 the players were out there living on Tuesday's FA Cup win at Lancaster. "We didn't turn up in the first half and gave them ...
RUGBY UNION: Home woe for Newby men.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Scarborough 10 Old Brodleians 18 Injury-ravaged Scarborough slumped to bottom place in Yorkshire One with their fourth consecutive defeat of the season, writes Dave Campbell. However, having made a disastrous start in which they conceded eight points in ...
SAC's 10-miler at Wykeham.
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Evening News two-mile fun run.
Oct 09, 2006 ... Report and pictures. * Don't miss the full results in Wednesday's Evening News. Live away and want to order a copy by post? Just use the 'contact us' button above to order your copy ....
Panto chips deal talks.
Oct 10, 2006 ... "CHIPS, glorious, chips" could be ringing out at theatres all over the country in an unusual deal with Scarborough food giant McCain. The chip kings and Qdos Entertainment, the world's largest pantomime producer, are working on final details to promote oven chips in pantos ...
Seeing pink.
Oct 10, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH opticians are in the pink as they raise money for charity. Staff at Specsavers, of Westborough, are hoping to put other fundraising events in the shade as they back Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ...
Work on Sands starts at last.
Oct 10, 2006 ... CONTRACTORS arrived on site to start work on the multi-million pound Sands complex in Scarborough's North Bay yesterday. Work to build an apartment block with shops, cafes, bars and restaurants on the site of the former Corner Cafe has started. The work is being ...
Old Town astounds bloom judges.
Oct 10, 2006 ... TENANTS and residents of the Old Town have been praised for helping the area achieve a top Bloom award. The Castle ward was visited by Yorkshire in Bloom judges earlier in the year and was awarded the "outstanding level of achievement" at the presentation in Bradford. ...
Biker inquest prompts Oliver's Mount safety calls.
Oct 10, 2006 ... A CORONER has resisted calls for added safety measures to be installed at Scarborough's Oliver's Mount after a motorcycle sidecar passenger was killed during a popular race weekend. Colin Hardman, 58, ploughed into a wooden fence when rider Gary Bryan lost control at 80mph as ...
Hit squad to hand out fines.
Oct 11, 2006 ... A HIT squad of council workers will soon be able to serve on-the-spot fines to litter bugs, graffiti artists, irresponsible dog owners and people who put up fly posters. The problem of graffiti costs Scarborough Council up to [pounds sterling]3,000 a month in cleaning bills, it ...
Hundreds sign up for 'old folks' village info.
Oct 11, 2006 ... TWO giant cranes are dominating the skyline in Woodlands Vale as work to build a [pounds sterling]10 million village for elderly people gathers speed. The automated cranes are being used by contractors Woodhouse Barry as part of the scheme for the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust ...
Multi-million order for Plaxton's.
Oct 11, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH coach building firm Plaxton has won a [pounds sterling]12 million order from bus company Stagecoach - securing the jobs of 370 workers for years ahead. The firm's fortunes have been transformed since a management buy-out in 2004 when former owners Transbus went into ...
Abandoned in a plastic bag.
Oct 11, 2006 ... THESE two curious kittens were found dumped in a plastic bag on someone's doorstep. One of the cats is very frail and both are in desperate need of a home. A resident in Cayton found the kittens on his doorstep and they are now being looked after at Alma veterinary surgery. ...
Shock health report.
Oct 12, 2006 ... A QUARTER of people in the Scarborough area are too fat, according to damning figures released by the Department of Health. The statistics, produced during a health audit for the whole country, also show heart disease and strokes have risen significantly since the mid-1990s, ...
World Thundercats [pounds sterling]1m boost to town.
Oct 12, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH is set for a [pounds sterling]1 million boost next summer when the World Thundercat Racing Championships roar into town. Organisers say the South Bay event - which will run from June 2 to June 9 - will also be filmed for Sky Sports and fronted by presenter Lynsay ...
New 'weak' and 'fair' ratings for hospital.
Oct 12, 2006 ... CHILDREN'S services at Scarborough health trust have been described as weak in a new system of annual performance tables published by the Healthcare Commission today. Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust has been judged "fair" for the overall quality of its ...
Warning to shoppers: you have been coned.
Oct 12, 2006 ... SHOPPERS are being shown who's boss when they walk into the Brunswick Shopping Centre in Scarborough. A talking yellow cone is being stationed around the centre giving warnings to passers-by. Pedestrians have been startled by the cone, which offers such safety ...
Top 100 up for tourism Oscars.
Oct 12, 2006 ... ORGANISERS of Scarborough's second tourism Oscars are hailing it a great success. More than 1,000 nomination cards were received with over 100 businesses being considered for the prestigious awards which cover the Scarborough and Whitby area. "I am delighted with the ...
Stop these dedicated vandals.
Oct 12, 2006 ... To paraphrase the philosopher Hegel, the only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history. There is a dedicated vandal element in Scarborough who randomly injure, damage and destroy. If we don't curtail their activities through more effective ...
Pier snap up Cassidy and David.
Oct 12, 2006 ... SATURDAY League leaders West Pier have snapped up two top players to strengthen their squad. Pier boss Dave Hooper has signed midfielder Paul Cassidy, who can also play in defence, from McCains, and striker Nick David from Cayton Corinthians. Midfielder Paul Watson ...
New Kiwi Bullen lifts Newby men.
Oct 12, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH'S injury-ravaged squad has been boosted by the arrival of New Zealander Josh Bullen ahead of the trip to Yorkshire One leaders Pontefract on Saturday. The 22-year-old fly-half comes into the squad only a few days after arriving in Scarborough. He said: "I ...
Stand back - I'm a cone.
Oct 13, 2006 ... A FIVE-DAY operation to investigate a "bomb" washed up on Scarborough's North Bay beach came to an abrupt end when it turned out to be ... a traffic cone. Police have been keeping watch for up to four hours a day to prevent people going near the "dangerous" device. ...
Visit us at digital event.
Oct 13, 2006 ... MEMBERS of the public can visit the Digital Scarborough exhibition at the Hotel St Nicholas today and tomorrow. The Evening News will have a stall at the event demonstrating the company's website . Members of the Evening News team will be on hand to answer ...
A Kwik change back at Somerfield.
Oct 13, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH'S Somerfield supermarket is to revert back to being a Kwik Save less than a year after changing. The store, at The Pavilion in Valley Bridge Road, was closed today prior to re-opening under its former colours. The overnight closure will allow time for ...
Seal pups released.
Oct 13, 2006 ... THREE seal pups which have been recuperating in the Scarborough Sea Life Centre over the summer were released back into the North Sea yesterday. The four-month-old pups, Dolly Mixture, Sherbet and Yogi, were taken from Scarborough to Donna Nook, just past Cleethorpes, to join a ...
Action over problem path.
Oct 13, 2006 ... A COUNCILLOR has stepped in to help resolve a long-running argument about an overgrown path. Retired firefighter Colin Haycock, of Oriel Close, Scarborough, said the path outside his home had been damaged by workers as they installed a sewer pipe and was now overgrown. ...