Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from May 2007:
Students invite you to have say on planning.
May 01, 2007 ... A GROUP of students are helping to improve access to Scarborough's railway station. The students, from Sheffield University, will be looking at a number of projects including the taxi drop-off point at the front, the disused train sheds, and the car and bus park at the back. ...
Business help for the over 50s.
May 01, 2007 ... AN ORGANISATION which helps people over 50s set up in business is holding an event in Scarborough tomorrow. PRIME was founded by Prince Charles to provide specialist help and advice on the challenges faced by the over 50s who want to ...
Ups and downs on the rich list.
May 01, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH businessman John Guthrie has slipped down the league table in the latest Sunday Times Rich List, despite his wealth increasing over the last 12 months. Mr Guthrie, who is chairman of Scarborough-based Broadlands Properties, is said to be worth [pounds sterling]103 ...
Colourful creations at village fair.(Obituary)
May 01, 2007 ... A RANGE of local artistic talent was showcased at Seamer's annual spring fair. A painting competition with the theme "Creation" inspired young artists to show off their skills. The winner Michael Bradley, aged 11, of Seamer and Irton School, painted a picture of a ...
Fly-away cockatiel safely home again.
May 01, 2007 ... A GRANDMOTHER is "elated" after the safe return of her grandson's missing cockatiel. Two-and-half-year-old Geoffrey, who flew away while in the care of Ann Sherlock, was found by a bird enthusiast and his dog. Mrs Sherlock, 53, of Eastfield, described Geoffrey's ...
It's a tall order looking after zoo's new baby.
May 01, 2007 ... THE latest arrival at Flamingo Land may have only just been born, but he already stands far taller than his keeper. Penny, one of the giraffes at the theme park and zoo at Kirby Misperton, near Malton, gave birth to the male calf last week. Webcams had been installed ...
What happened to April showers?
May 01, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH has enjoyed the hottest April on record - with a distinct absence of those famous showers. Weather experts have registered little more than 1.3mm of rain throughout the month compared with a total of 38.4mm last year. And while sunshine hours were about ...
Palmist misforecast her court verdict.
May 01, 2007 ... At Rochdale on Wednesday, Martha Archer, professionally known as Madame Naomi, a native of Selby, but who has resided at Scarborough some years, was charged in two cases, with fortune telling by means of palmistry. Defendant was described as a single woman, 39 years of age, and ...
Movie 'stars' guests at students' party.
May 01, 2007 ... DARTH Vader, GI Jane, Captain Hook and Sleeping Beauty were among the guests at a movie-themed party organised by students at the University of Hull, Scarborough Campus. A group of seven students planned the event as part of their Event Management course. They will be marked on ...
Mystery over how man broke bone at bus stop.
May 01, 2007 ... POLICE are trying to solve the riddle of how a pensioner broke his thigh bone before dying in Scarborough Hospital two days later. An ambulance was called to a bus stop in St Thomas Street where 67-year-old Albert Saldanha was found with his injury. He was a regular ...
Anger over holiday week road closure.
May 01, 2007 ... SEAFRONT traders were shocked to learn that Sandside will be closed to traffic during part of the bank holiday week. Businesses received a notice from the council on Friday informing them the road will be closed for up to three days from midnight on Bank Holiday Monday. ...
Ballet quartet given a lift with schools places.
May 01, 2007 ... TALENTED young ballerinas are pirouetting with delight at winning places into top dance schools. The four girls have all been students at the Yorkshire Coast School of Dance since they were just "ballet babies" and were taught for most of their dancing career by tutor Susan ...
runner's heart attack scare.
May 01, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH runner was today recovering at home after suffering a heart attack at the end of the London Marathon. Simon Valente, 50, of Filey Road, ended up slumped against a wall in Trafalgar Square about an hour after completing the arduous 26-mile run. He was ...
Vandals leave trail of damage.
May 01, 2007 ... RAMPAGING vandals caused widespread havoc in tow different paers of Scarborough. The shocking catalogue of crime saw yobs: target several parked cars toppled a for sale sign wrecked fencing. Police arrested two people and charged one ...
Body is identified.
May 01, 2007 ... A POST-mortem examination has been carried out on the body which was found at the bottom of cliffs near the Sea Life Centre. The body, found on Friday afternoon, has ...
Martin leads by example in Valley win.
May 01, 2007 ... FORGE Valley 2nds staged a fine recovery from 95-5 to 258-6 in their 99-run win at Thornton Dale. The Ayton club were thankful for a superb 106-run sixth-wicket stand between skipper Martin Shepherdson, who hit 85 not out, and Colin Arnott, who fell two runs short of his ...
Grange bowlers stun champions Ebberston.
May 01, 2007 ... CHAMPIONS Ebberston got off to the worst possible start, losing to Nawton Grange by 86 runs. Skipper Phil Charlton led the way for the home side with 31 as they batted first and were dismissed for 167, James Thompson also hitting a solid 28 for Grange. Ebberston's ...
Champion times.(Conference notes)
May 01, 2007 ... BORO'S school of excellence director Mitch Cook still looks back on the Conference- winning season as one of the highlights of his time in football. The Seasiders lifted the trophy at the McCain Stadium 20 years ago tomorrow, following a 2-1 victory over Weymouth in front of ...
Dave stars for seconds.
May 01, 2007 ... A CENTURY from first-team batsman Dave Graham helped Seamer 2nds to a dramatic four-run win against visitors Langdale End. Graham, who had dropped down from the first team, smacked 10 fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 116, while Joe Dodd Jnr hit nine fours in his 51 as ...
Classy Bateman turns on the heat.
May 01, 2007 ... JONATHAN Bateman led the way for the 13 Scarborough Athletic Club runners at the London Marathon. He finished in 2.42.31 - a time that reflected the hot conditions, but resulted in an excellent 157th finish overall. In the final miles he lost several minutes while ...
Pirates play their part in festival's success.
May 01, 2007 ... THE Scarborough International Rugby League Festival proved to be a big hit. The third annual event staged at Scarborough Pirates' Pindar Leisure Centre-base attracted more than 1,500 people, including over 400 players and 50 coaches along with celebrities from Super League such ...
Snainton on target.
May 01, 2007 ... SNAINTON Women's Institute darts team were right on target when winning a North Yorkshire tournament. They clinched the Women's Institute North Yorkshire East Federation crown by beating Ugthorpe in the final at Helperby Village Hall. Four teams from the north-east ...
Staxton crash out.
May 01, 2007 ... STAXTON suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Woodhouse Grange in the first round of the North Yorkshire South section of the npower Village Cup. The Beckett League premier division side were skittled for 71 runs in 30 overs, with only James Armstrong, 26no, ...
Big rivals set for crunch showdown.
May 02, 2007 ... FILEY Town boss Dave Brannan says his side will need a battling display against derby rivals Hunmanby in the League Cup final tonight if they want to win some silverware this season. Brannan's charges meet their arch-rivals in the big showdown at Boro's McCain Stadium (7pm ko). ...
FINAL JOY AS BORO HAMMER CHAMPS.
May 02, 2007 ... HOLDERS Boro Ladies turned in a superb display when defending the North Riding Women's League Cup by crushing champions York City Ladies Reserves 4-0 at the McCain Stadium. Boro started in lively fashion and when the York keeper came out of her area to clear, Josie Fullard ...
Champion challenge.
May 02, 2007 ... Ganton's James Dowswell and Filey teenager Stuart Blyth are in the 51-strong line-up for the 36-hole East Riding Union Matchplay Championship. Blyth meets Hull's Mark Bentley in a first-round clash at Filey, but Dowswell has received a bye into the second round. ...
Bradhsaw keeps Filey's winning run going.
May 02, 2007 ... Filey's Kevin Keenan re-wrote the East Riding Alliance record-books in 2005 when he became the first competitor to win the Secretary's Trophy for the second time. He then added to his outstanding achievement when he successfully defended his title at Hull's Kirk Ella course last ...
Family pairing takes second.
May 02, 2007 ... Ganton's husband-and-wife team, Brian and Judy Adcock, were runners-up in the final meeting - a mixed foursomes - of the East Yorkshire Ladies' WGA 2006-2007 winter season at Malton and Norton. The Welham Park pairing of Steve Robinson and Liz Jones posted a 78 for the best ...
Trio among prize-winners.
May 02, 2007 ... Malton and Norton's Steve Robinson, Steve Raybould (Bridlington Links) and Gary Brown (Ganton) were among the subsidiary prize-winners in the [pounds sterling]3,250 prize-funded PGA North Region Brough Ladies Pro-Am. Robinson and Raybould both returned six-over-par 74 cards, ...
Raybould inspires South Cliff effort.
May 02, 2007 ... Spearheaded by former captain David Raybould, South Cliff almost upset the odds when they finished runners-up in the union's 36-hole Team Championship for the A B Care Trophy at Hornsea. The Deepdale Avenue club have never won the tournament - based on the aggregate returns, off ...
Seamer success.
May 02, 2007 ... FC Seamer 2 Westover 1 FC Seamer were another team to claim a league and Schneider Electric Cup double with this narrow victory against a very competitive Westover side. Seamer started the game with a greater confidence and it looked like they would ...
Double delight.
May 02, 2007 ... Eastfield Sports 3 Scholes Park Raiders 4 aet SCHOLES Park were made to work very hard for this victory by 10-man Eastfield which clinched them a league and Schneider Electric league cup double. Scholes started the game with great determination but found ...
Phoenix rise to victory.
May 02, 2007 ... Ayton Athletic 0 Phoenix FC 3 LEAGUE champions Phoenix capped off a fine day for the club following in the footsteps of their younger colleagues earlier in the day by claiming another league and Schneider Electric Cup double. Despite dominating for most of ...
Minor League tables and latest results.
May 02, 2007 ... Girls under-12s: Filey Boys & Girls 0 West Pier 2, Hunmanby 1 West Pier 1. Specsavers under-eights: Phoenix 1 Scholes Park Marauders 0, Scholes Park Raiders 2 Ayton Athletic 2. Specsavers under-nines: Eastfield Sports 2 Filey Boys & Girls 6 Specsavers ...
Cloughton battle to tie.
May 02, 2007 ... A LATE charge from Cloughton 2nds earned a thrilling tie in their game against Snainton 2nds. Snainton got away to an excellent start, with openers Malcolm Maw (33) and Carl Wilson (72) putting on 111 for the first wicket. Ricky Nock and Craig Lyon then got among the ...
Flixton's Clark shines in debut success.
May 02, 2007 ... FLIXTON 3rds got their first-ever season in this division underway with a formidable 232-run victory against Thornton Dale 2nds, who also gained promotion last season. Fifteen-year-old Ben Elvidge followed on in the footsteps of his first-teamer dad Neil by striking a solid 73 ...
Ganton skittled for 15 by bowlers Mudd and Wilson.
May 02, 2007 ... THE deadly strike duo of Tom Wilson and Chris Mudd made sure Brompton 2nds romped to a powerful 10-wicket win against new boys Ganton 2nds. Wilson claimed an amazing four wickets for five runs, while Mudd was equally impressive with his four wickets for just six runs as Ganton ...
Chance to air issues.
May 02, 2007 ... PEOPLE who live in Newby and Scalby will be given the chance to raise issues at the parish council's annual meeting on May 23. Parish clerk Mike McGuinn said the meeting will ...
Golf day to help sports scheme.
May 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH and District Sports Council will host its annual golf day to raise funds for a grant scheme. The East Coast Golf Day will be held at South Cliff Golf Club in Scarborough on Wednesday August 8. The Sports Council has a grant scheme to provide financial ...
Front bench chance for MP.
May 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH MP Robert Goodwill temporarily found himself holding the fort on the Conservatives' "front bench" in the House of Commons. And he took the opportunity to criticise the delay in introducing the decriminilisation of parking in Scarborough and how street furniture and ...
Enterprising students impress.
May 02, 2007 ... SCALBY School is the first in Scarborough to complete the Young Enterprise In Action course. Year 10 BTEC business students took part in the programme, which is designed to help young people develop their enterprise capabilities. The 25 students worked in groups to ...
Beckhams' donation for children's home.
May 02, 2007 ... ONE of the world's most famous couples have stepped in to help a Scarborough home for disabled and special needs children. Soccer superstar David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria have given an item of disabled equipment to May Lodge. The home received the ...
Drama of citizen's arrest at rail station.
May 02, 2007 ... A PLUCKY train conductor made a citizen's arrest after rushing to help a woman who was being assaulted by her Scarborough boyfriend, a court heard. Mark Tucker, a conductor for Transpennine Express, was then assaulted by John Mark Andrew O'Donnell while trying to restrain him ...
Hospital visitors see latest improvements.
May 02, 2007 ... THE Mayor and Mayoress, business leaders and civic dignitaries attended a special reception at Scarborough Hospital. Also at yesterday's event was Dr Janet Soo-Chung, chief executive of North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust. Guests listened to a series of ...
Unique sounds of top traditional duo.
May 03, 2007 ... TOP folk duo Chris Newman and Maire ni Chathasaigh will play tracks from their new album FireWire at the village hall in Ravenscar on Thursday May 17, at 8pm. Chris and Maire, who played for Scarborough Folk Club many years ago, play harp and guitar. "Their ...
Harmony group on summer tour.
May 03, 2007 ... RAVEN - seven harmonious female voices - kick off a summer tour entitled Dawning of Day at the village hall in Sawdon, near Brompton, on Saturday May 12. The septet recently commissioned Jennie Boyer of Arabesque Designs, based at Thixendale, near York, ...
Top TV and radio saxophonist set for club.
May 03, 2007 ... HULL saxophonist Matt Smith returns to Scarborough Jazz at Scholars on Tuesday. Matt Smith has a great reputation in the region and has played at Hull's annual jazz festival, says promoter Mike Gordon. Matt has recorded sessions for BBC TV and radio, ITV, Channel 4 ...
Starbursting talent.
May 03, 2007 ... A HIGH-ENERGY cabaret show featuring some of the area's finest singers and dancers is promised by the promoters of Starburst 2007, at the YMCA Theatre this week. A cast of 23, who have been rehearsing twice a week since February, will cover Evita, Abba, Fame and High Street ...
Promoter axes Sunday gigs at Blue Lounge.
May 03, 2007 ... A HIGH-PROFILE series of paid-for gigs has been axed because there are too many free ones. They probably didn't know it at the time, but guitarists Jesse Hutchinson and Mat Harrop played the final gig of the series at Blue Lounge the Sunday before last. Promoter ...
Society debut for organist.
May 03, 2007 ... A PERFORMER who is often heard on The Organist Entertains on Radio 2 makes his debut for Scarborough Electronic Organ Society next Monday, at 7.30pm. Iain Flitcroft has played most of the theatre- organ venues in the UK and regularly performs in Holland. Born in ...
Children's plunge peril in garden.
May 03, 2007 ... CONTRACTORS told a Scarborough mother they were unable to take down a potentially dangerous garden wall because they "didn't have a chainsaw". Sylvia Carpenter, 42, has complained to Leeds-based property firm Oakapple Homes about the wall which is situated at the bottom of her ...
Age Concern's new official.
May 03, 2007 ... THE Scarborough and District branch of Age Concern has appointed a full time official for the Ryedale area. Jen Floris, has become the Ryedale development ...
Parents' days for children with autism.
May 03, 2007 ... PARENTS of children with autism will be given help and advice during two events in Scarborough. The National Autistic Society has organised the events at Scarborough Spa on Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18. The first deals with supporting the brothers and sisters of ...
Max wants to focus on your pics.
May 03, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH photographer is appealing for old photographs and postcards of the area to be displayed at a series of fundraising events. Max Payne, MBE, has organised events at venues across Scarborough for various charities. He said: "I would like to expand my ...
Rise to the hospice bike ride challenge.
May 03, 2007 ... ST CATHERINE'S Hospice are urging fundraisers to "get on their bikes" on May 27. The hospice has organised the sponsored bike ride to raise money for the charity. It will take place between Scarborough and Ravenscar along the old railway line. Fundraisers can choose between six ...
New lease of life for ancient bothy.
May 03, 2007 ... AN estate near Scarborough has invested more than [pounds sterling]151,000 to renovate some of its most interesting buildings. The Dawney Estate in Wykeham has invested the money to restore its 18th-century bothy and glasshouse which used to house the Estate's unmarried ...
Holiday weekend fun for all.
May 03, 2007 ... RESIDENTS and visitors in Scarborough will have plenty to see and do over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. The Continental Market is back from Friday to Monday. The market, which boasts around 40 stalls in Scarbor- ough town centre, sells continental goods ranging from wooden ...
Pub tribute to landlord's heroes.
May 03, 2007 ... A POOL room at the Commercial pub in Falsgrave, Scarborough, has been turned into a boxing shrine. Landlord Terry Kaye has spent about [pounds sterling]2,500 on creating Hunter's Corner as a tribute to Scarborough boxing champion Paul Ingle. Ingle was known as The ...
Heat is on for Grease hopeful Danny, 22.
May 03, 2007 ... THE family of Scarborough performer Danny Rhodes will be cheering him on when he continues his bid for West End stardom on Saturday. Danny, 22, will appear in the second live heat of ITV1 show Grease Is The Word, which aims to find a Danny and Sandy for a new stage production of ...
Splashdown!
May 03, 2007 ... DEMOLITION work is under way one one of Scarborough's most popular attractions for decades as part of [pounds sterling]130 million The Sands development. Once the demolition of the Atlantis waterpark is completed, the site will be used as a temporary family amusement park in the ...
Bags make a difference.
May 03, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH superstore gave away thousands of free Bags for Life at the launch of the company's Make the Difference days. Sainsbury's is urging customers to keep and re-use the bags on shopping trips, thereby reducing the amount of disposable carriers bags in the future. ...
Good ambassadors gh.
May 03, 2007 ... BUSINESS leaders from Scarborough were among the 68 guests at the first North Yorkshire Ambassadors' dinner at Castle Howard, near Malton. The event, which was inspired by the success of the Scarborough Ambassadors' dinners, was organised by york-england. com and sponsor ...
Will we get another bank holiday in spring time?
May 03, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH'S MP is part of a political group looking at whether Britain should have an additional bank holiday. With two bank holidays in the space of three weeks in May, the question has often been raised whether we need two days off work so close together. An ...
Animal suffering charge.
May 03, 2007 ... THE case of a man who allegedly failed to provide an adequate diet for a horse has again been adjourned by Scarborough magistrates. James Thrower, 25, of Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, Norfolk, is accused of causing unnecessary ...
Tree roots cause pavement cracks.
May 03, 2007 ... STAFF at Scarborough Council are facing a thorny problem - what to do about a tree which is uprooting the pavement in Falsgrave Road? The tree, which is near to the public seats in front of Bed King, has grown so large that its roots are causing cracks to appear in the pavement ....