Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from August 2007:
Brown leaves rivals trailing.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MICHAEL Brown has been crowned world champion trial biker. The 20-year-old former Scalby School pupil was crowned Junior World Trials Champion after a convincing win at round eight of the championship held at the famous Hawkstone Park motorcross circuit in Shropshire. ...
Hot-shot Chris in ace debut.
Aug 01, 2007 ... STAXTON'S Chris Napthine was bang on target when he won a clay pigeon shooting world title at the first attempt. The 29-year-old clinched success at the Four-Ten World Championships at the mid-Wales Target Centre. And it was the first time that the equine dentist had ...
Ganton duo in Open field.
Aug 01, 2007 ... GANTON duo Rachel Bell and Naomi Edwards are among the qualifiers for the Ricoh Women's British Open which starts on the old Course at St Andrews tomorrow. Their fellow England international Melissa Reid led the qualifiers at the New Course, St Andrews. Reid, who has ...
Boro sign keeper Bramley.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Athletic have snapped up keeper David Bramley from Hutton Cranswick. Bramley, who has played for Bridlington Town and also came through the youth set-up at the old Boro club, will take his place in goal when Brian France's men travel to Goole tomorrow night. ...
Rugby summer fun for top prospects.
Aug 01, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS from around the area were treated to some top rugby coaching at a summer school. Over 40 youngsters attended the two-day course held at Scarborough Rugby Club. Coaching the sessions were first team star Junior Tupai, East Yorkshire community development ...
Morrell's six-wicket haul in Valley victory.
Aug 01, 2007 ... ANDY Morrell snapped up a brilliant 6-19 as his Forge Valley 3rds side beat Duncombe Park 2nds by 132 runs. Valley posted 182-9 with Andy McAleese (41) Col Arnott (37), Tim Farrant (28) and Mark Ford (27) among the runs. Park were then dismissed for just 50 as Morrell ...
Crawford sets up win.
Aug 01, 2007 ... PROMOTION hopefuls Hunmanby picked up a fine eight-wicket victory over Thornton Dale 3rds. Dale were all out for 63, with Chris Crawford the pick of the Hunmanby bowlers with 6-32 to take his tally to 11 wickets in two games. Simon Dawson was in scintillating form, ...
Flixton's batters on song.
Aug 01, 2007 ... SKIPPER Steve Pratt (44no) and veteran Mick Blackborrow (36) put on a crucial 79 for the seventh wicket as Flixton 3rds defeated Wombleton by 12 runs. Flixton scored 178-8 with Dave Richardson the pick of the Wombleton bowlers with 4-57. In reply Wombleton were all ...
Weekend fixtures and latest tables.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Saturday Beckett League Premier Division: Ebberston v Flixton 2nds, Kirkbymoorside v Staxton, Staithes v Cayton, Whitby v Forge Valley. Division A: Brompton v Sherburn, Forge Valley 2nds v Cloughton, Heslerton v Flamborough, Seamer v Bridlington 2nds, ...
GOLDEN PRICE ON OLYMPIC TARGET.
Aug 01, 2007 ... WESTWAY'S Danny Price has turned his attentions to the Olympics after landing the Commonwealth gold medal. The 21-year-old heavyweight took the top prize and gained the British number one spot with a final points win against Scotsman Steve Simmonds in Liverpool. ...
Call-up for Ganton duo.
Aug 02, 2007 ... Ganton youngsters Liam Adamson and Lewis Nicholls are included in the East Riding team to meet bottom-of-the-table Teesside in the Yorkshire Inter-District Union League. East Riding, whose title hopes faded when they went down to a surprise defeat against Halifax-Huddersfield at ...
Matthew storms home for Snainton success.
Aug 02, 2007 ... Matthew Clements posted a nett 22, off 17 handicap, to win the nine-hole competition at Snainton Golf Centre by two strokes from Tom Turnbull and Sam Russell. The tournament followed a series of junior skills challenges, involving chipping, pitching and putting, organised by ...
Raybould shines as Wright triumphs.
Aug 02, 2007 ... South Cliff's one-handicapper Dave Raybould was the leading competitor from Scarborough area clubs in the 36-hole East Riding Union Amateur Championship at Hessle. He posted a 13-over-par 157 (81, 76) to finish 10 strokes back from the winning pace of Alan Wright, the host ...
Blazing good time ahead for budding footballers.
Aug 02, 2007 ... THE fire service are teaming up with McCain and 4Youth to offer local football enthusiasts some holiday coaching. Youngsters between the age of six and 12 are invited to a fun day of coaching and fire safety advice on Sunday at McCain Sports. Firefighter Carl Stuttard ...
Young talent can join academy set-up.
Aug 02, 2007 ... TALENTED young footballers hoping to make the cut in professional football, can take advantage of Scarborough Academy's link up with Sheffield United. The academy are acting as a feeder club for the Blades and are holding trial sessions at Pindar Leisure Centre to find the next ...
Major boost for Westover aces.
Aug 02, 2007 ... WESTOVER FC under-12s are raring to get going in the Scarborough and District Minor League next season after receiving a sponsorship boost. The side have brand new kit thanks to MV Mechanical Engineers Ltd. John Randle of ...
Pair shine in Sri Lankan defeat.
Aug 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH pairing of Adam Lyth and Chris Gilbert both turned out for Yorkshire in their one-wicket tour match defeat against Sri Lanka A. Lyth hit 10 and Gilbert 37 as Yorkshire reached a ...
Tony goes offshore for new challenge in Channel Islands.
Aug 02, 2007 ... THE former head of group marketing for Scarborough Building Society has been appointed managing director of its newly acquired Channel Islands-based subsidiary. Tony Burdin, takes charge of the Guernsey-based, Scarborough Channel Islands Limited, SCIL, with immediate effect. ...
Looking at cars through Rose-tinted specs.
Aug 02, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH woman who developed a passion for cars has started her own business helping people personalise their vehicles. Roseanne Sanderson, 21, of Wrench Green, Hackness has opened Rose's Reg's in Victoria Road. She said: "The business came about through my love ...
Council tax fears over home packs.
Aug 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH'S MP has voiced fears that information gathered to produce the controversial new Home Information Packs (HIPs) could be used to bump up council tax bills. The new packs, which came into effect yesterday, are a legal requirement for anyone selling a property with four ...
Postal strike hits.
Aug 02, 2007 ... POSTAL workers in Scarborough staged their fourth strike in five weeks today. Today's action was part of a rolling programme of strikes staged throughout the country over a period of three weeks. More than a dozen workers formed a picket at the back of the Aberdeen ...
Yorkshire Day celebrated.
Aug 02, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH people celebrated everything Yorkshire after various events were held across the town. Proodfoot supermarket, in Newby, tempted their customers' tastebuds by displaying the very best of the county's foods. People sampled various foods and drinks including ...
Tributes to brave Lorraine.
Aug 02, 2007 ... MORE Evening readers have offered their messages of condolences to the family of Lorraine Bell, who died from cancer aged 33. Mrs Bell, mother of eight-year-old triplets, Molly, Amy and Lucy and 10-year-old Katie, lost her second, brave battle against the disease. ...
Pedestrian crossings on the way.
Aug 03, 2007 ... MOVES are under way to install pedestrian crossings in the Crossgates area to help reduce accidents and traffic problems. There are also plans to add cycle lanes on the B1261 Seamer Road, between Musham Bank and Centurion Way, Crossgates. The [pounds sterling]45,000 ...
Geoff rescues pets from flood areas.
Aug 03, 2007 ... DOZENS of flooded families still have their beloved pets thanks to the efforts of a Scarborough RSPCA inspector. Geoff Edmond saved the day when torrential rain caused havoc in the Oxford and Gloucester areas. His team of four volunteers helped rescue everything from ...
Magic time at Sooty show.
Aug 03, 2007 ... CHILDREN'S TV hero Sooty has returned to the Scarborough Spa with his summer show tour. More than 300 people sat out in the sunshine to enjoy Sooty's Wet And Wild Show at the Spa Suncourt. The youngsters joined in with games using their free magic wands to help Sooty ...
Strikers vow to fight on.
Aug 03, 2007 ... POSTAL workers in Scarborough have vowed to strike until they receive a satisfactory response from the Royal Mail. More than a dozen workers staged their fourth strike in five weeks outside the Aberdeen Walk sorting office yesterday. Action is set to continue across ...
Floral fundraiser for church windows.
Aug 03, 2007 ... ST Martin-on-the-Hill Church is hosting a flower festival entitled Craftsman's art and music's measure this weekend. The church in Craven Street, Scarbor- ough, is raising money to repair its stained glass windows and needs [pounds sterling]100,000. Two panels will be ...
Theatre pair star in own love story.
Aug 03, 2007 ... LOVE is in the air at a Scarborough theatre. Singer and dancer Neil Hurst, 25, and teacher Emily Rollin, 23, who met at the Spa Complex two years ago, have just got engaged. Mr Hurst, of Cromwell Terrace, said: "Our eyes met over an empty auditorium and we clicked ...
Listen up for details.
Aug 03, 2007 ... THE SINGER behind one of the 1990's biggest hits will perform at a Scarborough acoustic festival. Tasmin Archer, who was at Number One for three weeks with Sleeping Satellite in 1992, is one of the acts headlining this year's free event. It takes place at Peasholm ...
Club plans lots of activities.
Aug 03, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS can take part in out of school activities including bouncy castle days at the Newby Fun Factory. The fun factory, based next to Newby and Scalby School, in the Green, Newby, will be open every Monday and Friday, apart from bank holidays, throughout the school summer ...
Craig has them in a real twirl!
Aug 03, 2007 ... BATON twirler Craig Womersley, who impressed viewers on ITV's Britain's Got Talent, held an energetic workshop in Scarborough. Craig, 17, made it to the semi-finals of the show and came to Scarborough to hold baton twirling workshops at the Scarborough Dance Centre, in Durham ...
Health job cuts - more to come?
Aug 03, 2007 ... UNION leaders claim that as many as 1,000 jobs could be axed at Scarborough Health Trust over the next few years. They have not ruled out industrial action if health chiefs insist on going ahead with controversial plans to save [pounds sterling]28m. Unions point out ...
Park revamp under way.
Aug 03, 2007 ... WORK is finally under way on developing one of Scarborough's best known recreation areas. The Friends of Royal Albert Park teamed up with representatives of Scarborough Council to officially launch its ambitious revamp. The park, in North Bay, is being transformed as ...
Learning opens new doors.
Aug 03, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH mum has come top of the class by scooping a national learning award. Carol Low-McKinlay, of Eastfield, won one of only two national awards from the Open College North West after being nominated by tutors at the Open Doors learning centre based at Braeburn Nursery ...
Bliss bid.
Aug 03, 2007 ... TICKETS are still on sale for a celebrity memorabilia raffle to help buy a specialised tricycle for a five-year-old girl. Bliss Robinson, of Manor Road has epilepsy. People have been fundraising to buy her a [pounds sterling]817 bike with a harness to keep her safe. ...
It's fandabidozi!
Aug 03, 2007 ... CHILDREN on the musical theatre week at the Spa are sharing the stage with a celebrity costume. They have been given a Bugsy Malone outfit, trilby hats and feathers by Janette Tough from comedy duo the Krankies. Nicky Sweeney-Chisholm, co-ordinator of the week with ...
Rivals in form.
Aug 03, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Athletic's opening Northern Counties opponents Teversal have had a good run in pre-season. The Nottinghamshire outfit have racked up 10 goals in their last two games, beating Ellistown 6-1 and Pinxton 4-0. Teversall are back in action tomorrow ...
Borough maintain their championship challenge.
Aug 03, 2007 ... BOROUGH Bowls Club's Over-60s No 1 team are keeping up the pressure on North Cliff No 1 in the battle for the Over-60s League division one championship. Entertaining Bridlington Bay No 1 at the Manor Road green, Borough ran out 10-4 winners with a 112-89 aggregate. ...
Bowling displays earn back-to-back success.
Aug 03, 2007 ... LAST weekend was brilliant for us to win at Barnsley in the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire League Knockout and then at Harrogate in the league. To bowl so well back-to-back was a great achievement and to get hit for around only 150 over two games just showed how well the lads ...
Coyne books Gambart place.
Aug 03, 2007 ... TIM COYNE has become the third North Cliff bowler to qualify for the September final of the Gambart Baines Challenge Cup which offers a [pounds sterling]1,000 first prize. Coyne made his way through to join clubmates John Cooper and Derrick ...
North Cliff's ace Ron remains on the rink.
Aug 03, 2007 ... NORTH CLIFF life member Ron Day has celebrated his 90th birthday and is still playing bowls - though only indoors these days. He had played regularly and in league teams at North Cliff since his retirement, but this term decided he no longer fancied the heavier greens outdoors. ...
Pikes hammer Whitby.
Aug 03, 2007 ... PICKERING Town signed off their pre-season campaign with an emphatic 5-0 success against Unibond Premier outfit Whitby Town. Previous to this game Mark Wood's men have collected three superb wins in their three preparatory clashes against Hutton Cranswick, Sheffield United and ...
Staxton's silverware.
Aug 03, 2007 ... STAXTON have been handed their AndyHire Evening League division A silverware after a championship-winning season. The Staxton side comfortably held off the challenge of second-placed Ebberston to snap up the title by seven points. Staxton won an impressive nine of ...
Boro slip to Goole loss.
Aug 03, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Athletic lost their first-ever game, slipping to a 3-0 defeat at Goole. Brian France's men competed well with a strong Unibond side for long periods, but the side from two divisions above edged away from their opponents towards ...
Walker keen for supporter reunion.
Aug 03, 2007 ... FORMER Boro keeper Leigh Walker is glad to be playing against his former town team and hopes to see some familiar faces in the crowd. Walker is now number one for Sutton Town who Boro face tomorrow at Queensgate (3pm ko). The keeper made over 100 appearances for the ...
Holding your nerve for those short putts.
Aug 04, 2007 ... FOR a low-scoring round of golf it is vital to hole those knee-trembling three-footers Players of all levels miss short putts because the backswing of their stroke is too long, causing a deceleration through impact. When the putter slows down towards impact you lose ...
Grange see off Sherburn.
Aug 04, 2007 ... NAWTON Grange booked promotion on the last day of the season, beating Sherburn by 48 runs. They will follow Heslerton into division B after keeping Cayton back in third. Grange batted through to 98-7, with Tom Sharples' 25 leading the way. Ben Simpson ...
Edgehill still a top force, says Robbo.
Aug 04, 2007 ... EDGEHILL goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes his side are capable of defending their first division title despite losing four of their top players. Defenders Jon Ellwood and Baz Gill and midfielder Dave Thompson have joined Scarborough Athletic, while Wayne Aziz has been snapped ...
Eastfield players in tribute match.
Aug 04, 2007 ... THE Glen and Mick Salt memorial football match will take place next Saturday. The annual game between current and former Eastfield footballers will be staged at Eastway, Eastfield from 3pm. All players are asked to meet at 2pm . There will be a disco, buffet and ...
Trio rise to the challenge.
Aug 04, 2007 ... IT proved quite a challenge when three members of Scarborough Atheltic Club competed in the Northern Runner Summer Fell Race series, which took place on a fine sunny summer's evening at Roseberry Topping. The race sess the runners having to climb to the peak of this famous ...
cope's delight at early progress.
Aug 04, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Athletic chairman Simon Cope is quietly confident after watching the new club's opening few pre-season clashes. The efforts of boss Brian France have impressed Cope, although he is not expecting a quick promotion push from the Northern Counties East first division. ...
Recycling drive has finally cart-on.
Aug 04, 2007 ... A NEW drinks carton recycling scheme has been launched by Scarborough Council. It is working with members of the industry such as Tetra Pak Ltd and ACE UK to establish carton collection points at key recycling centres in the borough. Even though cartons can still not ...
Pindar makes waves.
Aug 04, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH-based multinational print company has the wind in its sails after launching its first new-build racing yacht. The development is part of a marketing campaign by the Pindar Group to promote the company in the UK and abroad. Named Pindar, the ...
Work to revamp park under way.
Aug 04, 2007 ... WORK is finally under way on developing one of Scarbor- ough's best known recreation areas. The Friends of Royal Albert Park teamed up with representatives of Scarborough Council to officially launch its ambitious revamp. The park, in North Bay, is being transformed ...
'Under Strange the art school became one of the best in the country'.
Aug 04, 2007 ... ALTHOUGH Scarborough was late in establishing its municipal art school, under the direction of its first headmaster, Albert Strange (1855-1917), it became one of the leading provincial schools in the country. The principal promoter of an art school for Scarborough was its MP ...
Pavement danger fears.
Aug 04, 2007 ... A businesswoman in Cayton fears villagers could be injured as a result of the pavement outside her shop. Hairdresser Maxine Hinchliff believes a section of pavement in Main Street, which was damaged a year ago, hasn't been repaired correctly. It was smashed by ...
Youngsters shine at jewellery workshop.
Aug 04, 2007 ... MORE than 100 youngsters got creative at Scarborough Art Galley when they took part in a jewellery making workshop. The Totally Tactile jewellery workshop was the first of six organised by staff at the gallery over the summer holidays. Around 120 children aged between ...
Council to hand out bags for life.
Aug 04, 2007 ... COUNCIL chiefs are hoping to have recycling in the bag. The town's recycling team are handing out more than 250 jute shopping "bags for life" as part of a summer roadshow. Harry Briggs, recycling development officer at Scarborough Council, said: "The big giveaway is a ...
Pub smokers' shelter gets green light.
Aug 04, 2007 ... PERMISSION has been granted to provide an area for smokers to light up outside the Wellington pub in Castle Road, Scarborough. Planning officials with Scarborough Council have approved an application by Punch Taverns to put up a shelter. Other applications approved by ...
Cliff's memories led to RAF wartime book.
Aug 04, 2007 ... A SCARBOROUGH man has proved to be the inspiration behind a new book about the RAF. In 1943 Cliff Richards, 83, of Cornelian Avenue, served with 78 Squadron at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, near York, as an aircraft mechanic on Halifax bombers. Ten years ago he spent a week ...
Pedestrian dies in collision.
Aug 04, 2007 ... A 45-YEAR-OLD Scarborough HGV driver was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian outside Driffield. The lorry driver was uninjured during the collision but was checked out by paramedics as a precaution. The man ...
Heartbeat farewell to PC.
Aug 04, 2007 ... HEARTBEAT fans will have to wait until the autumn to see one of the show's favourite character's explosive exit from the hit show. This dramatic photograph shows Aidenfield residents gathered around the grave of PC Phil Bellamy (Mark Jordon) whose shock death leaves his new wife ...
Gun at school: pupils excluded.
Aug 04, 2007 ... TWO teenagers have been permanently excluded from a Scarborough school after being found with a ball bearing gun. The mother of one of the 15-year-old boys, who lives in Scalby Road, has appealed against the decision. She says a Graham School pupil is believed to be ...
Illumination.
Aug 05, 2007 ... MOVES have been made to put up a new illuminated sign outside the JJB Sports shop in Waterhouse Lane, off ...