Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from December 2006:
Soaring up.
Dec 01, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH is booming as a top UK holiday resort, proving more popular than York, Brighton and Torquay. A new survey has placed it in the top five choices for British holidaymakers, attracting 1.22 million visitors in 2005. The news was described as a "pat on the ...
Doctor's shock at allegations.
Dec 01, 2006 ... A DOCTOR at Scarborough Hospital has told a trial of his shock at being accused of sexually assaulting a female patient. Dr Amit Yadav, 28, of Cherry Tree Avenue, denies two counts of sexual assault while examining the woman in the hospital's accident and emergency department on ...
Getting down to basics.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Re the editorial Way forward (Thursday, November 16). Burniston civic amenity site has a container on site for reusable household and gardening goods, bicycles and furniture. If these items are serviceable and conform to health and safety requirements they are then ...
Portraits and samba at brigade night.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MEMBERS of the 4th Scarborough Boys Brigade proudly displayed trophies at their presentation evening. Acting captain Jean Guyler said the event gave the boys a chance to tell people about the past year's activities. She said: "The group meets every Monday ...
Hackworth set to miss home clash.
Dec 01, 2006 ... BORO striker Tony Hackworth is set to miss out once again for the Seasiders when high-flyers Hinckley United visit the McCain Stadium tomorrow, 3pm kick-off. Hackworth has been struggling with a cracked rib and is still a week away from returning to training. ...
Snap up early Boro presents.
Dec 01, 2006 ... BORO fans have the chance to snap up some festive treats. The Supporters Club has a range of new Boro merchandise which will be on sale from tomorrow's home match with Hinckley United. Among the items are Boro 2007 calendars, mouse mats, polo-shirts, hats, mugs and ...
Boss urges fans to lift Seasiders.
Dec 01, 2006 ... MARK Patterson feels it is a vital time for the fans to back Boro. After a spell of uncertainty off the field, Patterson is looking for the supporters to boost the financial coffers by turning out in force for tomorrow's home clash with high-flying Hinckley United. He ...
Buses threat to ban pupils.
Dec 02, 2006 ... BUS chiefs have warned they will not pick up schoolchildren if pupils continue to mis-behave on local services. The threat to make the youngsters walk comes after police were called to an incident on a number 15 bus running from Cloughton to the town centre. Scalby ...
Magic beans set to sprout at the Spa.
Dec 02, 2006 ... Scarborough will be playing host to panto favourite Jack and the Beanstalk from Wednesday at the Spa Theatre. The pantomime, produced by Tony Peers Productions and directed by Gerry Graham, is based on the classic tale of Jack, who is forced to go to market to sell the family ...
Family anguish at unpaid cash.
Dec 02, 2006 ... A SCARBOROUGH mother says her family is facing a miserable Christmas after being owed almost [pounds sterling]1,000 in tax credit. Katrina Blackmore fears she will be unable to feed her children if the problem isn't sorted out soon. But she has been told they will not receive ...
Leasing shop is taking a big risk.
Dec 02, 2006 ... RE: One Too Many about larger stores like Tesco squeezing out smaller businesses. I am about to lease a shop in Eastborough. I know I am taking a big risk in doing so, as a lot of small shops go "bust" in this area or struggle due to business being seasonal. I must ...
Why I voted to keep railway.
Dec 02, 2006 ... I WOULD like to clarify why I and a number of other councillors voted in favour of keeping the North Bay Miniature Railway in the council domain rather than handing it over to the Cleethorpes Light Railway Company. Firstly the miniature railway has been in the council domain for ...
Price grabs ABA crown.
Dec 02, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH'S Danny Price turned in a superb late show to grab the ABA title at London's Bethnal Green. The 21-year-old Westway fighter saw off Tony Bellow on an 8-6 points decision to claim the honour and move to the top of the UK amateur heavyweight rankings. Price ...
Council tax set to rise.
Dec 04, 2006 ... RESIDENTS of the Scarborough and Filey area look set to be hit with another rise in their council tax next April. Once all the elements are calculated taxpayers face paying between [pounds sterling]35 and [pounds sterling]55 a year more - that is more than a four per cent ...
Boxer Danny is toast of town.
Dec 04, 2006 ... BOXER Danny Price is the toast of Scarborough today after winning the ABA title at Bethnal Green at the weekend. Twenty-one-year-old Danny, a bricklayer for Scarborough Council, has now set his sights on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Today he paid tribute to one of ...
Legal wrangles delay demolition.
Dec 04, 2006 ... A DELAY in demolishing a Scarborough landmark has been blamed on "long-standing complex legal issues" by Scarborough Council. The Corner complex was expected to have been pulled down at the beginning of October as part of the [pounds sterling]130 million The Sands project. ...
Great interest in the super highway.
Dec 04, 2006 ... VILLAGERS turned out half an hour early because they were so concerned to see an exhibition about a major new road project through the heart of their community. Plans detailing the construction of the A165 Scarborough to Lebberston Diversion were on display in Osgodby Community ...
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Dec 04, 2006 ... SLEIGH bells were ringing as thousands of people flocked to Scarborough to greet Santa and his four-legged friends. The town centre was transformed into a winter wonderland. Father Christmas and his team of reindeer set off from Boyes in Queen Street yesterday ...
Doctor jailed for sex offence.
Dec 04, 2006 ... A HIGHLY-regarded junior doctor at Scarborough Hospital was today starting a two-year jail sentence after being found guilty on two charges of sexually assaulting a patient. Dr Amit Yadav shook his head as the unanimous verdicts of the six men and six women jury were read out. ...
It's back where it belongs.
Dec 05, 2006 ... PEASHOLM pagoda has risen like a phoenix from the ashes to become the centrepiece of the park once again. The Mayor and Mayoress of Scarborough, Herbert and Annie Tindall, switched on the lights yesterday to celebrate the pagoda's completion. The pagoda was destroyed ...
Sleepwalking girl falls 30ft from window.
Dec 05, 2006 ... A Scarborough girl plunged 30ft from her bedroom skylight window while sleepwalking. But nine-year-old Jasmine Clark amazingly survived the fall by landing on a pile of carpeting which the family had just discarded that day during a home conversion. The youngster ...
Sex assault doctor jailed.
Dec 05, 2006 ... A HIGHLY-regarded junior doctor at Scarborough Hospital was today starting a two-year jail sentence after being found guilty on two charges of sexually assaulting a patient. Dr Amit Yadav shook his head as the unanimous verdicts of the six men and six women jury were read out. ...
Kestrels fight back for win at Phoenix.
Dec 06, 2006 ... CAYTON Corinthians Kestrels under-14s fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Phoenix. Harry Stringer gave Phoenix the early advantage, but jay McLaren and Joe Smith netted for the visitors to hand them victory. Dom barber and Jake McAleese had fine games for the ...
Tough break for ace Whittington.
Dec 06, 2006 ... BORO have been dealt a huge blow, losing wing-ace Lee Whittington until well into the new year. He has broken a bone in his foot, which will take at least two months to heal. Whittington, 19, joins full-back Carl Cook on the sidelines, as he is currently recovering ...
Boxer Danny snaps up top award.
Dec 06, 2006 ... Scarborough boxing star Danny Price has earned another top award at the prestigious Sport England and BBC Sports Awards held at the Deep in Hull. Westway Boxing Club's Price, 21, was crowned Senior Male achiever, fending off fierce competition from stars across Yorkshire and ...
Mum's miracle baby joy.
Dec 07, 2006 ... A SCARBOROUGH couple who suffered the anguish of five miscarriages are celebrating becoming parents of a baby daughter. David Brown, 44, and his wife Joanne, 37, say they have been through a decade of heartache trying for the infant. The couple, of Stone Quarry Road, ...
Tip road bought for [pounds sterling]1.
Dec 07, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH Council chiefs have snapped up a road on the outskirts of the town for just [pounds sterling]1 - even though its market value is around [pounds sterling]300,000. The road, which leads to Seamer Carr rubbish tip, needs to be upgraded to provide access for the major ...
In line for Santa specials.
Dec 07, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH'S miniature railway is to remain open each weekend throughout the winter until the end of March. The company which is running the attraction on a temporary basis has also revealed it plans to invest around [pounds sterling]200,000 on improvements if it wins the ...
Look who's dropped in on Jasmine.
Dec 07, 2006 ... THE Scarborough schoolgirl who escaped serious injury after sleepwalking out of a window at her home has received a special visit from the cast of a pantomime. Jasmine Clark, nine, fell about 30ft from an escape window in a converted loft extension on to some old carpets which ...
School league tables.
Dec 07, 2006 ... NATIONAL league tables for primary school have been published today by the Government. There were mixed results for other primary schools in Scarborough. Barrowcliff Junior School achieved its best results since 2002. Braeburn also scored its highest marks ...
Young runners face challenge.
Dec 08, 2006 ... THE second stage of the Scarborough and District Primary Schools Cross Country Championships will be staged tomorrow. Over 250 children entered the first leg at Rainclife School last month with the second leg being held at Filey Secondary School tomorrow. In the ...
Trust chief hails Reynolds.
Dec 08, 2006 ... SEADOG Trust chairman Simon Cope has praised Malcolm Reynolds for the proposed hand-over of Boro shares to the supporters club. Reynolds pledged his majority share-holding to the Boro Supporters Club last week, in a bid to help the club move forward as a united front. ...
Cartwright set to miss Hyde United.
Dec 08, 2006 ... BORO could be without midfield general Lee Cartwright for tomorrow's trip to Hyde United. The 33-year-old former Preston man pulled his groin in last weekend's superb 3-0 home win against Hinckley United. This comes as a massive blow to head coach Mark Patterson, as ...
End of the line for tourist train specials.
Dec 10, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH has received a tourism blow after the downgrading of the railway line between Scarbor-ough and Hull, stopping charter locomotive services in their tracks. The line, which runs through Driffield, Bridlington, Hunmanby, Filey and Seamer, has been classed by Network ...
Council acts in pain clinic row.
Dec 10, 2006 ... COUNCILLORS have agreed to step into a row between campaigners and health chiefs over the future of Scarborough Hospital's pain clinic. The issue of cutbacks at the clinic was discussed at a meeting of North Yorkshire County Council's scrutiny of health committee yesterday. ...
Pool-site art plan scrapped.
Dec 11, 2006 ... HOPES of large-scale public art on the site of Scarborough's former South Bay Pool have been dashed. Art agency Create wanted to use the area for a [pounds sterling]275,000 three-year programme of large scale temporary art installations, which would be specifically designed for ...
Spa spectacular.
Dec 11, 2006 ... AN audience of 1,120 packed into The Spa to watch this year's annual Festive Spectacular carol concert which raised [pounds sterling]4,500 for three diffferent charities. Compered by Look North presenter Harry Gration, the event raised money for the Scarborough Blind and ...
Hopes on the Mere.
Dec 11, 2006 ... I READ with great interest the report (Evening News, November 25) about grants totalling [pounds sterling]1,833 for the Mere Angling Club and Friends of The Mere. I congratulate both organisations. At least the suggestion of teaching young people how to fish will go a long way ...
Tax credit payout joy.
Dec 11, 2006 ... A RELIEVED Scarbor-ough mother and her family are facing a better Christmas after receiving almost [pounds sterling]1,000 from the tax credit system. And Katrina Blackmore has thanked the Evening News and Scarborough MP Robert Goodwill for their intervention and the Homeless ...
Petterson eyes survival.
Dec 11, 2006 ... BORO head coach Mark Patterson feels that his side moving away from the bottom of the Conference North table is the first of many targets his side must meet this season. After drawing 1-1 at Hyde on saturday, Boro have finally battled back after losing 10 points to move above ...
Family trapped in fire.
Dec 12, 2006 ... A FAMILY has told how they were left trapped in their smoke-filled home during a fire believed to be caused by their Christmas tree lights. Andrew Martin-Davies, wife Beverley, their 14-year-old son James and asthmatic daughter Ellie-May, 5, were all taken to hospital suffering ...
Ewe-ltide greetings.
Dec 12, 2006 ... STAFF at Graham School in Scarborough were left feeling sheepish yesterday as they were greeted by some seasonal visitors to the school grounds. Headteacher Garry Hancock insisted the sheep were not auditioning for a nativity play - nor would the animals end up on the school ...
Midas touch for Boro.
Dec 12, 2006 ... A PARANORMAL investigator with a reputation for changing the fortunes of sports teams has offered to use his golden touch to help embattled Scarborough FC. Dean "Midas" Maynard backed Southend to beat Manchester United in this season's Carling Cup before they won 1-0, focused ...
Let the people decide on 'Wave'.
Dec 12, 2006 ... Please may I through this newspaper express my views and I dare say the views of many council taxpayers that the so-called Wave sculpture be scrapped. It in itself will be a blot on the landscape and before you say the council taxpayers will not be paying for it, the future ...
Five out of five for Pirates stars.
Dec 13, 2006 ... AN under-13s team is the latest age-group to join the Scarborough Pirates ranks. The new boys will kick off their campaign after Christmas in the Yorkshire League. They are currently training at Pindar on Tuesday nights from 6pm-7pm, and is being coached by some of ...
Raiders turn on the style in away victory.
Dec 13, 2006 ... SCHOLES Park Raiders under-11s produced some fine football in very difficult conditions to win 3-1 at Fishburn Park. Bobby Scarborough opened the scoring for Raiders with a fantastic run and finish and Jack Earnshaw doubled the advantage with a cracking drive. Shane ...
Patterson hails teen-star Dalton.
Dec 13, 2006 ... MARK Patterson feels that Boro have unearthed a real gem in the shape of young midfield star Ged Dalton. The 16-year-old turned in another sensational performance for Boro in last night's 3-2 win against Redditch, scoring the winning goal and setting up Chris Thompson's second. ...
Man hurt by knife raider.
Dec 14, 2006 ... A MAN was stabbed several times after an intruder burst in with a foot-long knife at a house in Scarborough. A short time later a second man fled uninjured from the home in the Edgehill area when he was confronted by the knifeman. Police rushed to the scene and after ...
North Bay mini-railway goes up for grabs.
Dec 14, 2006 ... A LEASE to run one of Scarborough's tourist attractions from Easter next year has been put up for grabs. The North Bay miniature railway, which attracts thousands of visitors every year, is currently being run by The North Bay Railway Company, an independent concern set up by ...
Angel faces.
Dec 14, 2006 ... ANGELS ... the reception class of St Peter's RC, North Leas Avenue, performing their nativity for ...
Gladstone, Northstead are setting the pace.
Dec 14, 2006 ... GLADSTONE Road and Northstead are among the front runners after the second stage of the Scarborough and District School Sports Partnership Cross-country League competition. On an extremely cold and frosty morning at Filey School, 234 children braved the weather to compete in the ...
Newby men handed home Vase draw.
Dec 14, 2006 ... SCARBOROUGH have been handed a home draw against Hoylake in the fifth round (North) of the EDF Senior Vase. The Newby men, who host Wheatley Hills in Yorkshire One this week, entertain the Wirral side, who lost to Malton in the 2001 Vase final, on January 20. ...
First team goal for ace Darren.
Dec 14, 2006 ... DARREN Fearn is looking to push himself into the Scarborough RUFC first team after gaining selection for the English Colleges squad. The 18-year-old Scarborough Sixth Form student caught the eye of the England selectors during a number of trial games, and he is now raring to go ...
Body found in stream.
Dec 15, 2006 ... A MAN has been found dead lying face down in a stream at a Scarborough beauty spot. The grim discovery was made by a woman walking a dog in Peasholm Glen and inquiries were continuing today. She called police, who cordoned off the entire glen from the bridge down to ...
Woman found dead.
Dec 15, 2006 ... A BODY of a woman has been discovered in flats in New Queen Street, Scarborough. The body has been taken away for a post-mortem examination to discover how the woman, in her 20s, died. Detectives have not yet been able to confirm her identity. A police spokesman ...
Vaults echo to the sound of carols.
Dec 15, 2006 ... CHILDREN from a Scarborough school have been singing their hearts out to keep shoppers and stallholders at the Market Vaults in the festive mood. Markets superintendent Terry Cullen said: "We started this five or six years ago. I contacted Friarage School and asked if they ...
Getting facts right on global warming.
Dec 15, 2006 ... MIKE Marshall's question What caused the high temperatures in 1649? (Evening News, December 9) arises from his misunderstanding of the factual report that the average temperatures for May-September 2006 were higher than any during the same months since 1649. 1649 was the ...
Big cat sighting not first.
Dec 15, 2006 ... RE the interesting report on the sighting of a big cat. About four, perhaps five, years ago I was with a friend at Ravenscar. We were parked on the road which runs from the Raven Hall Hotel to the Blue Robin when a large black cat crossed the road from the direction ...
Double target for Newby men.
Dec 15, 2006 ... Scarborough return to league action tomorrow afternoon (2.15pm start), having progressed to the fifth round (North) of the EDF Energy Senior Vase with a 33-17 win at Billingham last week. They will look to continue their winning run in Yorkshire One as they welcome ...
Patterson's battle to rest brave Vermiglio.
Dec 15, 2006 ... BORO head coach Mark Patterson will face a battle if he wants to rest midfielder Jamie Vermiglio for tomorrow's FA Trophy trip to Rushden and Diamonds. Vermiglio is still struggling with a rib injury that has dogged him for a number of weeks, but the 24-year-old will be ...
Patterson keen to enjoy Trophy.
Dec 15, 2006 ... BORO head coach Mark Patterson believes there will be no pressure on his side going into tomorrow's FA Trophy first round clash at Rushden and Diamonds. Patterson is taking his team down to Nene Park to enjoy themselves, but at the same time he is taking them there to win. ...
Hospital boss is ousted.
Dec 16, 2006 ... THE chairman of the trust which runs Scarborough Hospital has been ousted from his job by a ruling NHS organisation. Richard Grunwell, who has been chief non-executive officer at the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Healthcare Trust since 2002, has been asked to stand ...
Fire family send thanks.
Dec 16, 2006 ... A SCARBOROUGH family whose house was badly damaged by fire are overwhelmed after members of the community rallied round in an attempt to stop their Christmas being ruined. The Martin-Davies family have been told they will not be able to go back to their home in Trafalgar Road ...
Man rescued from blaze.
Dec 16, 2006 ... FIREFIGHTERS were forced to break down a door to rescue a man asleep in his bed following a blaze which may have been started deliberately in a block of flats in Scarborough. If firefighters had arrived on the scene 10 minutes later the man's life could have been in danger as he ...
Murder probe - two arrested.
Dec 18, 2006 ... THE death of a 44-year-old man found drowned in a stream at a Scarborough beauty spot is being treated as a possible murder by police. Forty police officers have been assigned to the incident involving the death of Darryl Craig. Search teams were at the ...