Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from March 2007:
Children's coffee time for African school.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH special school raised almost [pounds sterling]100 for children in Africa after holding a coffee morning for parents and pupils. Springhead School has now presented a cheque for [pounds sterling]92.26 to Scarborough woman Suzanne Mehmet who runs the Mkwakwani ...
Takeaway gets the OK to sell alcohol.
Mar 01, 2007 ... ANOTHER new takeaway in Scarborough has been given the go-ahead to have a licence to sell alcohol in spite of police concerns over anti-social behaviour But strict conditions have been imposed by licensing bosses on the sale of alcohol. The application had been made ...
Concern at loss of promenade lighting.
Mar 01, 2007 ... SAFETY fears have been raised over the lack of lighting on the promenade linking the former Corner complex to Scalby Mills. The electricity was turned off so that contractors could safely demolish the Corner and take down the chalets as part of the [pounds sterling]130 million ...
Meeting on future of hospital's services.
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE future of services at Whitby Hospital is set to be investigated by county councillors at a public meeting tomorrow. The hospital's maternity unit is facing closure and there are plans to send more patients to Scarborough for treatment under proposals unveiled by health ...
Points on licence, but motorist escapes ban.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A SHOPFITTER who drove with no insurance or MOT test certificates has escaped a driving ban. Adrian Mee, 38, of Long Walk, Scarborough, was given eight penalty points on top of the nine he already had, but Scarborough magistrates told Mee he would not be disqualified from ...
Licensing snag for pub's casino night.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A PUB may have to scrap winners' prizes as part of a charity casino night because of a problem with licensing laws. The Byways pub in Crossgates was planning to hold the casino night in aid of Marie Curie Cancer where winners would receive prizes instead of money. ...
Celebration plan for reopening of Peasholm island.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A PARTY in the park could be staged in June to celebrate the reopening of the Peasholm Park island. The island was sealed off to the public two years ago to allow the bridge to be replaced because it had beome dangerous. Visitors to the island this summer will also be ...
And the winner is ...
Mar 01, 2007 ... A WOMAN said she wanted to "shout it from the rooftops" after winning the Scarborough Evening News Win a Car competition. Irene Baines, of Flower Garth, off Scalby Road, won the keys to a red three-door Mitsubishi Colt, courtesy of Riverside Eastern, Seamer. The ...
Woman's dog bite ordeal.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A YOUNG Scarborough woman has been scarred for life after being bitten by a dog in a vicious attack and is now pleading for it to be put down. Jaydene Rumney of Queens Terrace, has severe facial scars after the black West Highland Terrier attacked her but the owners have said ...
Young guns eye Headingley final.
Mar 01, 2007 ... PRIMARY school cricketers from the Scarborough area are being invited to take on the best across Yorkshire in the region's first-ever competition for teams under the age of nine, with the finalists playing in front of a capacity crowd at Headingley this summer. The inaugural ...
New-look Pier peg back Park.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A NEW-LOOK West Pier side managed grabbed a share of the spoils as they drew 2-2 against Scholes Park Marauders. New signing Billy Dockerty fired Pier ahead after just eight seconds, weaving through four challenges and slotting home. With two minutes of the half to ...
Lucy's treble stuns leaders.
Mar 01, 2007 ... A LUCY Brown hat-trick steered West Pier to a 4-1 win at league leaders Hunmanby. Brown was in superb form in her new striker's role, with Hannah Dawood completing the ...
Joe hits two in West win.
Mar 01, 2007 ... JOE Blackwell helped West Pier's cause as they grabbed a 7-1 win against Eastfield. Midfielder Blackwell hit two first half goals, which were joined by efforts from Tyler Crowe and Thomas Moffatt, as Pier opened up a 4-0 half-time lead. After the interval, Blackwell ...
Heslerton sink Colts in nine-goal thriller.
Mar 01, 2007 ... HESLERTON came out on top in a nine-goal thriller at home to Phoenix Colts. Heslerton were first to score with Jack Johnson firing in from close range after a fine pass from Stephen Hoggard. Phoenix equalised soon after, but Heslerton hit back, Rob Ruston scoring ...
Player spotlight on Eastfield under-14s ace Luke Wilson.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Eastfield under-14s midfielder Luke WIlson AGE: 13. FAVOURITE TEAM: Bolton Wanderers. FAVOURITE PLAYER: midfielder Kevin Nolan. CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Winning two league titles with Eastfield. MOST DIFFICULT OPPONENT: Cayton are a very ...
Filey grab honours in derby epic.
Mar 01, 2007 ... FILEY Juniors under-14s edged a thrilling derby clash with Hunmanby by a 5-4 scoreline. Hunmanby took the lead in the opening five minutes when Lee Micklethwaite's long-range rocket flew over Filey keeper Oliver Stephenson. Filey turned the game on its head though, ...
Loftus lifts battling Nomads.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Nomads 4 Ryedale SC 6 Ryedale came up against some strong resistance from struggling Nomads. Four rubbers went to five ends with John Loftus winning twice for Nomads. Team-mates Richard Lloyd and Graeme Casper defeated Ken Pidgeon to earn a deserved point. ...
Schools in national glory bid.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gladstone Road under-11 boys and Graham under-16 girls are flying the flag for Scarborough in the national finals of the schools table tennis championships. ...
New boys peg back league leaders.
Mar 01, 2007 ... NEWCOMERS United Sports Bar claimed a superb 4-4 draw at Yorkshire Darts County Super League third division leaders White Rose in Otley. Mark Gale got the visitors off to the ideal start with a 3-0 win against S Pike, earning the man of the match award for his success, which ...
Students in cash drive for Ellie fund.
Mar 02, 2007 ... A GROUP of students were so touched by the plight of a nine-year-old Scarborough girl who suffers from a genetic disease, they have organised a fundraising event in aid of her charity. Yorkshire Coast College childcare lecturer Wendy Burrell read about Ellie Tattersall's story ...
Laughton plaque on display at gallery.
Mar 02, 2007 ... A PLAQUE commemorating a bequest to Scarborough Art Gallery has gone on display above the entrance to the ground-floor galleries. Tom Laughton, the famous hotelier who ran the Royal Hotel in Scarborough, had a keen interest in art and amassed a collection of paintings over more ...
Council joins battle to claim parking rebate.
Mar 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Council could be in line for a rebate of up to [pounds sterling]4 million from the taxman in a legal battle over VAT being charged on car parking. It has lodged a claim with Customs and Inland Revenue for a rebate of the VAT going back to 1999. And four ...
Cat's 150-mile walk.
Mar 02, 2007 ... A LOST cat with a wanderlust turned up in Scarborough after travelling more than 150 miles from its home in North Wales. Vets at Cundall and Duffy in Falsgrave Road have no idea how Fred the black cat ended up in Scarborough and are hoping to reunite him with his owners at the ...
Book day.
Mar 02, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS at a Scarborough pre-school group were being very literary this week as they celebrated World Book Day. Members of the Northstead Community Pre-School read their favourite books and dressed as their favourite characters. Yesterday was the 10th birthday of ...
Striker Black missing for Barrow.
Mar 02, 2007 ... BARROW will be without the dangerous Ryan Zico Black when Boro pay them a visit tomorrow. Attacker Black is serving the first of a two-match ban, so Barrow boss Phil Wilson will have to alter his plans for the battle of the strugglers. Former Kettering and Lancaster ...
Chief Patterson sets points target.
Mar 02, 2007 ... BORO head coach Mark Patterson has set his side a target of four points for the away-day clashes at Barrow and Alfreton Town. The Seasiders make the trip to Barrow's Holker Park tomorrow and then travel to Alfreton on Tuesday night. Boro's only doubt for the trip to ...
Young Seasiders keen to bounce back.
Mar 02, 2007 ... BORO'S School of Excellence under-14s will be keen to bounce back from last weekend's defeat when they tackle Hartlepool United on Sunday. The Seasiders, who lost 6-0 against Hull City last week, will join the under-12s as the hosts, while the under-13s and 15s will be heading ...
Cards fall in Patterson's favour.
Mar 02, 2007 ... HEAD coach Mark Patterson has been handed a huge suspension boost. The Seasiders have reached the March 1 booking cut-off point with four players having collected four yellow cards for the season. These cards are now quashed, meaning that defenders Ashley Lyth and ...
Meating demand near and far ...
Mar 05, 2007 ... A new butchery business has opened in Seamer offering farm-to-plate meat with a travelling distance of just a handful of miles. Farmer Elaine Keith has renovated old farm buildings on the edge of the village and is selling Aberdeen Angus beef, Gloucester Old Spot pork and bacon ...
What would make us use the buses: study.
Mar 05, 2007 ... A MAJOR study of bus services throughout North Yorkshire is being undertaken to see what would persuade more people to use them. The services are to come under the scrutiny of the North Yorkshire County Council's transport and telecommunications services overview and scrutiny ...
Teaming up to help sporting hopefuls.
Mar 05, 2007 ... SPORTING hopefuls in Scarbor-ough are being given the chance to receive high-level coaching through an exciting new scheme. George Pindar Sports College and Scarborough Sixth Form College have teamed up to deliver Scarbor-ough's first Centres of Excellence in Sport. ...
Serious about Comic Relief.
Mar 05, 2007 ... RAINCLIFFE School had an emotional visit from local charity fundraiser Suzanne Mehmet ahead of its mammoth Comic Relief campaign. The school is hoping to net [pounds sterling]10,000 through its Comic Relief fundraising for the Mkwakwani School Project, which Mrs Mehmet runs. ...
Future of health services 'in doubt'.
Mar 05, 2007 ... THE future of services at Scarborough Hospital is in doubt, according to its chief executive. Iain McInnes, interim chief executive of Scarborough Health Trust, said NHS moves to treat patients at home could lead to primary care trust talks about reducing the number of district ...
Council puts case to staff.
Mar 05, 2007 ... A LEAFLET setting out North Yorkshire County Council's case to become a unitary authority has been issued in pay packets going out to the council's 16,000 staff. Scarborough Council and six other district authorities in the county face the prospect of being swallowed up into one ...
Shopper sends thief packing.
Mar 05, 2007 ... A SHOPPER turned the tables on a would-be thief after he tried to grab her handbag outside Scarborough's Sainsbury supermarket. The woman was putting shopping into her car at around 9.10pm when she felt someone trying to grab her bag from her ...
Smoking ban blow to pubs.
Mar 05, 2007 ... PUB landlords in Scarborough could be forced out of business when smoking is banned in public places. Scarborough Licensed Victuallers Association president and Newcastle Packet landlady Kath Duffy believes the ban, which comes into force on July 1, could be the "final nail" for ...
Plaxton staff fight over pension.
Mar 05, 2007 ... PLAXTON workers hit by the collapse of their company's pension scheme say they are still facing a fight despite a recent High Court judgement which found the Government guilty of maladministration. Members of the Henleys Pension Action Committee say that earlier rulings by the ...
Westway lads in double triumph.
Mar 05, 2007 ... TWO Westway boxers turned in fine performances at the North Ormesby Working Mens' Club in Middlesbrough. Senior fighter Jamie Heritage gained a revenge victory, while George Rhodes was the junior boxer of the night. The bill-topping Heritage produced a powerful ...
TOMMO PLEDGES HIS BORO FUTURE.
Mar 05, 2007 ... TOP SCORER Chris Thompson would love to become a permanent fixture at Boro. Thompson, 26, who has hit 14 goals since joining from Chorley at the beginning of the season, is relishing life in a Boro shirt he and is keen to extend his stay at the club. He said: "I ...
Trophy joy for Rob and Nige.
Mar 05, 2007 ... NIGE Monkman and Rob Aconley, who play for New Inn Cropton in the Pickering League, won the Graham Horsfall Memorial Trophy at Pickering Rec Club with a 3-1 win over Philip Bointon and Darren Woollard. Monkman and Aconley took the first leg of the final in 23 darts with scores ...
,Hockey lads end season on a high.
Mar 05, 2007 ... Lady Lumley's Sports College under-14s boys hockey team travelled to Caedmon for a tournament - their final action of the season. Lumley's played Caedmon A in the first match of the evening and won 2-0 thanks to goals from Jono Trowsdale and Tom Croot. The second ...
Dominoes round-up.
Mar 05, 2007 ... Pickering Domino League results for February 21 Section A: Rec Club A 11 Foxholm B 13, Sun Inn 9 Crown 15, Buck Inn 12 Milburn Arms 12, Fox & Rabbit B 7 White Swan 17, Con Club A 12 WMC A 12, White Swan 13 Sun Inn 11. Section B: Con Club Ladies 10 Bay Horse B 14, ...
Swan pull clear at top.
Mar 05, 2007 ... BLACK Swan A remain in first place in the premier division after they beat Black Bull 5-2. Recreation Club A are now 11 points adrift as they lost to Buck Inn B 4-3. New Inn B beat their 'A' team 5-2 to keep at the head of the first division. ...
Steve saves the day.
Mar 05, 2007 ... In division three, promotion contenders Scarborians struggled to gather a decent points total against Amotherby D. In the end they had the unbeaten Steve Miller to thank for a hard-earned 6-4 win, the result only secured by the tightest of margins via an 11-9 fifth-game doubles ...
Cayton graft for home win.
Mar 05, 2007 ... CAYTON kept their promotion hopes alive with a 3-2 home win against a determined Tap & Spile. Midfielder Alan Sefton opened the scoring for the home side after just five minutes, slotting the ball past Tap keeper Gav Wilson from 10 yards out. Tap battled hard to get ...
Jordan sparkles.
Mar 05, 2007 ... GARY Jordan netted two goals as Trafalgar Reserves fought back from 2-0 down for a 3-2 home win against Strongwood Reserves. Goals from Jim-Bob Binnie and Andy Dennis put the visitors in charge, but a Jordan lob put Traf back in with a shout. Kris Johnson levelled ...
Provins double lifts Pier.
Mar 05, 2007 ... WEST Pier boosted their outside chances of winning the title with a 3-0 success at home to Angel. Paddy Parke's side are third in the table, and are seven points behind leaders Traf, but with two games in hand they could still have a say in the destination of the league crown. ...
Team-mates pay tribute to Jonathan.
Mar 05, 2007 ... HESLERTON have reclaimed the Jonny Ward memorial trophy. They defeated Osgodby Poachers 6-0 in the game played at Heslerton on Sunday. The game was being played for the second time since the tragic death of the former Heslerton Sunday League player in July 2005 at the ...
Stalwart ace Henderson fires Trafalgar into final.
Mar 05, 2007 ... STALWART striker Dave Henderson was the hero for Trafalgar in their hard-earned 1-0 North Riding FA Sunday Challenge Cup semi-final win at Newmarket Winning Post. The Sherburn-based side had the upper hand against their Teesside hosts for most of the semi-final, with Liam Cooper ...
Cooking up another winner.
Mar 06, 2007 ... STUDENTS at George Pindar Community Sports College served up a groovy treat when they opened their own Gold Member restaurant for one night only. The restaurant, based on the popular Austin Powers' movie series, dished up more than 40 meals to eager customers. The ...
Wildlife passion is a way of life.
Mar 06, 2007 ... AS a professional safari guide in Zimbabwe, wildlife photographer and author, Nick Greaves has achieved a lot during his career. The 51-year-old spoke to reporter Paul Derrick about his adventures. NICK Greaves has a passion for wildlife, which has followed him throughout his ...
Countess and the unpaid gold chain.
Mar 06, 2007 ... AN interesting case came before Judge Dodd, KC at the Scarborough County court in which Geo Sedman and Agnes Arnell, trading as JT Sedman, of 1 Newborough Street, jewellers, sued the Countess de Hamel de Manin, of 35 Circus Road, St John's Wood, London, for [pounds sterling]3 5s, goods ...
Firm's top deal.
Mar 06, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH firm has expanded its business empire by snapping up one of the country's top magazine printers. Eastfield-based Pindar has swooped to buy Cooper Clegg in a move seen as a significant coup within the industry. The Gloucester-based printing firm Cooper ...
Filey see off rivals Eastfield.
Mar 07, 2007 ... FILEY Juniors picked up an important 4-2 win at home to title rivals Eastfield. Lee Micklethwaite was making his debut for Filey and scored the opening goal after just five minutes. Striker Mike Hunter doubled the lead when he latched onto a Dave Brannan through-ball ...
Holt nets four as Raiders run riot.
Mar 07, 2007 ... CAPTAIN Shane Holt scored four times as Scholes Park Raiders defeated Westover 10-1. The pick of his goals was a fine header from a Lewis Kevan cross. Jack Earnshaw played on the right side of midfield for Raiders and impressed scoring a hat-trick while man of the ...
Athletic too strong for West Pier.
Mar 07, 2007 ... ALL four goals came in the second half as Ayton took maximum points against West Pier 4-0. In a tight first half neither side was able to break the deadlock, the best effort falling to Pier's Nathan Barber who forced a smart save from Dane Robinson. Jack Pickard ...
Phoenix hot-shots beat Eastfield to secure league crown.
Mar 07, 2007 ... PHOENIX under-nines are league champions following a 9-0 victory at Eastfield. The team have won the title with two games remaining. Shem Atkinson hit a hat-trick against Eastfield while there were doubles each for Brad Rowley, Callum Jennings and Shem Atkinson. ...
Ledden treble fires Ayton to home win.
Mar 07, 2007 ... JAMES Ledden blasted in a hat-trick when Ayton Athletic beat Kirkbymoorside 5-1. Ledden fired Ayton in front midway through the first half with a strike into the bottom corner. It was 2-0 shortly after when Jack Pinder pounced on a loose ball to slot past the Kirkby ...
Ace Castleton has high aims.
Mar 07, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH'S Ben Castleton is looking to bag a regular place on the British Supersport Championship podium after switching teams. Ben has been snapped up by Team Buff Kawasaki for 2007 after shining for Angel Racing last term. The 24-year-old collected a podium ...
All at sea for charity.
Mar 08, 2007 ... FUN and the joy of creating music will be the order of the day when the Sandside Orchestra perform the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta HMS Pinafore in a Charity Singalong concert in Graham School's main hall on March 24. The soloists for the event include local artists Glynn Mills ...
Toby's set for big comeback gig.
Mar 08, 2007 ... TOBY Jepson will blast back when he plays his re-scheduled gig in Vivaz on April 5. Building on the strong response to the tour with Thunder and other headlining shows of 2006, Toby and the band are back. Former Bad Company and Ian Gillian guitarist Dean Howard has ...
Old Town plea on recycling centres.
Mar 08, 2007 ... PEOPLE in the Castle Ward area of Scarborough have called for more mini-recycling centres in a bid to clampdown on rubbish problems. One resident told Scarborough Council's principal environmental health officer Steve Reynolds, who was present at a ward residents' and tenants' ...
Birth certificate at wrong house.
Mar 08, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH woman is desperate to track down a man whose birth certificate was sent to her address by mistake. Sandra Drydale, of Seamer Road, was sent Kevin Garside's birth certificate as well as those of his two children. There was also a floppy disk sent, which ...
Town anger at maternity plan.
Mar 08, 2007 ... HOSPITAL chiefs came under fire from the public over moves to centralise maternity services at Scarborough. A packed meeting in Whitby left Iain McInnes, interim chief executive of Scarborough and East Yorkshire Health Trust, in no doubt as to the strength of feeling against the ...
IT helpdesk wins award for council.
Mar 08, 2007 ... A LOCAL authority which provides services for people in Scarborough has chalked up a local Government first for IT. North Yorkshire County Council has become the first local authority in the UK to be awarded a commendation for the efficiency of the helpdesk of its ICT ...