Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England) back issues from March 2008:
Hard leap into learning a rewarding giant step.
Mar 01, 2008 ... HARD work by people with learning disabilities has been rewarded at a presentation ceremony of the Scarborough Lifesteps Programme. Lifesteps is a short course aimed a helping people over 18 who have learning disabilities and are not in work. It involves researching ...
Farm roadshows.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A SERIES of roadshows has been organised by the Government department Defra to help livestock farmers in Scarborough and surrounding areas. The Livestock Markets Roadshow is coming to Yorkshire and the Humber during March and April with eight opportunities to talk to farmers ...
Why Nathan delayed Dubai move.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A TALENTED young performer who is starring in Scalby School's production of Honk at the Stephen Joseph Theatre will move to Dubai tomorrow after pleading with his mum to let him stay in Scarborough until the end of the show. Nathan Jenkins, 14, was set to move in January but ...
Men of 73 and 65 in love tussle for wife, 33.
Mar 01, 2008 ... TWO pensioners involved in a love triangle with a woman aged 33 came to blows, a court heard. One of them needed hospital treatment after sustaining stab wounds. Before York Crown Court for sentencing was 73-year-old John Holdsworth, of High Street, Eastfield, ...
Mum's big treat.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SIX-YEAR-OLD Danni-Morgan Holder has won a meal out for her mum tomorrow in the brilliant Evening News Mother's Day portrait competition. Danni-Morgan surprised her mum Michelle after she drew the picture and gave it to her grandmother to send in. The youngster has ...
Diabetes course 'is life changing'.
Mar 01, 2008 ... DIABETES sufferers in Scarborough are being given the chance to attend a course which will help them manage their condition more effectively. The DAFNE (dose adjustment for normal eating) course teaches people how to adjust the amount of insulin they take according to what they ...
Get walking for good cause.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ORGANISERS are urging people to get on their walking boots to pound the pavements in this year's Crown Tavern charity walk. The walk, in its 31st year, will take place on Sunday May 4 and is organised by Scarborough Rotary Club to raise funds for local charities. Last ...
Passport office in the fight on crime.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH'S new Identity and Passport Service interview office is already playing a vital role in the fight against passport fraud. Since the office opened at the end of last year, 102 people applying for their first-ever passport have been for an interview at 4 Plaxton Park, ...
Hotel hosts fashionable moments in aid of hospice.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A fashion extravaganza in aid of St Catherine's Hospice will be held on Wednesday at the Crown Spa Hotel in Esplanade. It has been organised by Moments women's clothes shop in Huntriss Row, Scarborough, and starts at 7.30pm. Jane Stockdale, a hospice fundraiser, said ...
Celebrations as pupils reach gold standard.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH College is celebrating after eight pupils achieved their prestigious gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards. They were awarded their certificates in a special assembly and will be invited to Buckingham Palace or St James' Palace later in the year. A further 27 ...
Fence goes up to stop vandals at former pub.
Mar 01, 2008 ... a stronger fence has been erected at the former Barrowcliff pub after residents complained it was becoming a dumping ground and would attract rats. Land surrounding the Barrowcliff Hotel had become a target of fly-tippers and vandals after the original fence was destroyed by ...
Author passes on literacy tips.
Mar 01, 2008 ... BUDDING writers at St Augustine's School were given tips from local author Graham Taylor when he visited with his American publishing team. Mr Taylor and representatives from Tyndale House Publishers held a session with children where they were given the chance to show off their ...
Women 'fear to go out'.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SHOCKING new figures show that almost one third of women living in Scarborough and North Yorkshire are afraid of going out after dark. The figures are in a report for North Yorkshire Police's Community Engagement Forum and revealed 30 per cent of the women felt "fairly or very ...
Holding back the years ...
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH residents born on February 29 were leaping for joy yesterday - as they were able to celebrate their true birthday in style. Twelve-year-old Rose Sutherby, now three in Leap Year years, was treated to surprise from her grandfather, who had travelled from Portugal to ...
Hello baby.
Mar 01, 2008 ... THREE special Leap Year babies were born at Scarborough Hospital within just a couple of hours of each other. Phillippa and Darren Thornburn, of Ewart Street, had a happy surprise when baby Harlie was born a week early, at 5.57am yesterday (Fri]. She is the couple's first child ....
Crash chaos.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Two cars were involved in a collision which caused chaos for motorists travelling home yesterday evening. The accident happened on the A64 Seamer bypass near Morrisons at about 5pm. Police sealed off the road between the roundabout near Scarborough Building Society ...
Have you seen Eeyore.
Mar 01, 2008 ... A SCARBOROUGH mum has put up posters in the town centre in a bid to find her daughter's beloved lost toy. Emma-Jane Gardner, 34, who is known as E-J, said her daughter Mia, two, has been asking for the Disney Eeyore toy every night before she goes to bed. She added: ...
Boro's pride in Danny.
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH Athletic have invited boxing ace Danny Price to be a guest of honour at one of their remaining NCE League fixtures. Price, who plays Saturday League football for Star, has been asked to come ...
price suffers beijing blow.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Westway heavyweight Danny Price will have one more chance to qualify for this summer's Olympics after suffering the heartbreak of a semi-final defeat in Italy last night. The 21-year-old lost 15-6 on points to the powerful Ukranian Aleksandr Usik in the qualifying tournament for ...
Girls go goal crazy.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ALICE Turner hit four as Scarborough Ladies under-14s went goal crazy in a 10-2 success against Flamborough. An own goal started the ball rolling and further efforts from Elizabeth Hodgson and Selina Marsay made it 3-0. ...
Rhodes' revenge victory.
Mar 01, 2008 ... WESTWAY ABC's George Rhodes scored a huge victory when he defeated Kelly's ABC's (Leeds) Danny Fletcher. Fletcher picked up the win against Rhodes on the Westway dinner show last year so the Eastfield boxer was out for revenge. Rhodes came out withs all guns ...
Pool results.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Filey Winter League Results for February 18 Division One: Snooker 9 Burton (F/Stone) 2, Ox A 7 Buccaneer A 4, Bull 4 Tavern B 7, HPFA A 9 Ox B 2, Tuns A 4 Bosville 7, Tavern C 3 Buck 8. Division Two: Horseshoe 8 v HPFA B 3, Hare and Hounds 7 Tuns B 4, Grapes 10 ...
Depleted Boro denied by Bottesford keeper.
Mar 02, 2008 ... A BLUSTERY wind and an outstanding goalkeeping performance blew away Boro's chances of grabbing three points against Bottesford. The elements took total control on the day, and any attractive football was blown out of the window, as the gales tore across Queensgate. ...
Sunday football results & scorers.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Kenward Cup semi-finals Strongwood 1 Star 1 (Burling) aet, Strongwood won 6-5 on penalties Staxton 1 (C Dove) Angel 6 (Holmes 3, Andrews 2, D Sheader) Evening News Sunday League Division one West Pier 1 (Provins) Filey Dragons 1 (S ...
Tennyson prove too strong for Scalby.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Tennyson 7 (Drake 2, Kirkup 2, Bell, Bayes, Locke) Scalby Res 0 KARL Drake and substitute Steve Kirkup both bagged a brace as Tennyson dominated Scalby Reserves. Karl Drake opened the scoring for Tennyson early on and Nick Bell doubled the advantage. ...
Ramm treble fires Edgehill into final.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Edgehill 4 (Ramm 3, Ferrey) North Ormesby 2 JOEL Ramm was pushed into attack for this North Riding FA Saturday Challenge Cup semi-final and Edgehill reaped the rewards. The away side were a goal to the good after just five minutes but Ramm equalised after ...
Filey fight back for derby win.
Mar 02, 2008 ... Hunmanby United 1 (R Crawford) Filey Town 3 (Hunter 2, Harrison) FILEY came from a goal behind to get the better of their local rivals. Ryan Crawford fired Hunmanby ahead early on but Town hit back for the victory with efforts from Will Hunter with a brace ...
Youngsters' special treat for mums.
Mar 03, 2008 ... MOTHERS were given a special surprise when youngsters wrote poems and sang touching songs about them. Scarborough College's infants and pre-school held a Mother's Day assembly and their mums were invited to attend. The children read out their poems, which included ...
Pupils show off their expressive dance skills.
Mar 03, 2008 ... PUPILS at St Peter's School expressed themselves during energetic dance workshops as part of their British Isles week. More Than Dance group visited the school and led the unique workshop where the children were shown how to tell a story through their dancing. The ...
'Exhausted' Price still confident.
Mar 03, 2008 ... AN EXHAUSTED Danny Price was back in Scarborough today, still with high hopes of winning a place in this summer's Olympic Games. The 21-year-old Westway heavyweight suffered the heartache of a semi-final defeat in the first qualifying tournament for the Beijing Games. ...
boro boss looks for cutting edge.
Mar 03, 2008 ... THE final killer ball was the only thing missing from Boro's performance in the 1-1 home draw with Bottesford, according to boss Brian France. The Boro chief was happy with his side's display, but he felt that a lack of composure in the final third cost them another two points ....
Strike threat at Pindar print works.
Mar 03, 2008 ... WORKERS at one of Scarborough's oldest firms are to be balloted on whether to take industrial action after claiming that company bosses refused to back date last year's pay award. The move comes weeks after the announcement that another Scarborough-based printing firm, Polestar ...
Neighbours in car park feud.
Mar 03, 2008 ... NEIGHBOURS of a town centre car park are so fed up with anti-social behaviour linked with it they have set up a petition to campaign for change. They blame youngsters playing football for vandalism in the area and have suggested owners of the car park surrounding Aldi ...
Chalets open for season.
Mar 03, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH'S North Bay chalets have opened in time for the Easter holidays. The chalets are now being run by Escape 2 the Sands and director Rachel Dean says people were picking up their keys eager to take advantage of the weekend sunshine. She said: "It's great to ...
Miss Scarborough finalists revealed.
Mar 03, 2008 ... THE new Miss Scarborough finalists have been chosen for the prestigious competition. A total of 28 stunning entrants now go forward to the grand final at Scarborough Spa on Sunday April 6 at 7.30pm in an event that promises to be one of the highlights of the year. ...
Dickens hits equaliser.
Mar 04, 2008 ... STU Dickens scored a vital goal as his Filey Dragons side drew 1-1 at West Pier. Paul Provins scored the opener for Pier with a well- placed header before Dickens equalised ...
Holmes' quick-fire treble sinks Staxton.
Mar 04, 2008 ... DEAN Holmes bagged a treble in the first 20 minutes as his Angel side booked their spot in the final of the Kenward Cup with a thumping 6-1 semi-final win at Staxton. Holmes hit the hosts hard early on after Staxton had gone a goal up through Chris Dove. It was 3-1 ...
Treble tonic for Watson.
Mar 04, 2008 ... JOHN-Paul Watson hit a treble as Castle Tavern claimed a comfortable 7-1 victory over Riley's. Watson hit his hat-trick early on while a Billy Johnson double saw Andy Borrie's side go 5-0 ahead. Riley's clawed a goal back before half-time with a penalty but Tavern ...
Burniston goal romp.
Mar 04, 2008 ... LUKE Delve hit four goals as Burniston defeated Filey Flyers 9-2. Delve was a threat throughout and he was joined in the scoring charts by Lee Drydale who grabbed a treble. Ben Brown was also on target for Burniston, with an own goal completing their ...
High winds cause chimney drama.
Mar 04, 2008 ... HIGH winds threatened to bring down a chimney breast on top of a girl who was sleeping in bed at her home in Filey. The alarm was raised by a firefighter who lived next to the family home in Southdene who went out to investigate some loose slates on his own roof. ...
Skipper vows to carry on 'officialdom' fight.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE owner of a Scarborough pleasure cruiser has vowed to continue his battle against officialdom. Last year Tom Machin, skipper of the Coronia, was banned by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) from taking passengers along the coast to Whitby. The MCA said that ...
Charity work recognised by Castle Ward.
Mar 04, 2008 ... CHARITY workers Billy and Liz Blades are among those who have been rewarded for work in the community by the Castle Ward. Scarborough mayor Janet Jefferson presented two community awards at the monthly Tenants and Residents Association meeting. Husband and wife team ...
Rumour of a poetry competition win!
Mar 04, 2008 ... A TEENAGE budding poet has won a charity competition held to celebrate Burns Night. Becky Watson, 15, of Scarborough College, won the contest, organised by St Catherine's Hospice, for her poem Rumour. A Burns Supper was held at the Forest and Vale Hotel in Pickering ...
Mother's Day cards are a crafty idea.
Mar 04, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS created their own gifts for Mother's Day during a free craft session at a Scarborough play centre. Children from Bempton and Flamborough Brownies were invited to the event which was held at Little Hoppers in Hopper Hill Road, Eastfield. Owner Emma Hopper ...
Voluntary group receives donation.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A SCARBOROUGH charity has received a donation of [pounds sterling]200 from the Leopold Masonic Lodge. Advocacy Alliance is an independent charity that provides free and confidential advocacy support to people over the age of 18 living in Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. who feel ...
Pool league standings.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Malton and Norton Pool League Division A PWLFAPts Kings Head A151327728103 Railway Tav A14122683092 Gate A15114654087 Derwent B1394533871 Malt R Oak A1477554369 Derwent A1394504168 MBFC ...
Horseshoe victory.
Mar 04, 2008 ... With two matches to play Horseshoe Inn A now have a two point gap at the top of the premier division after they beat rivals Lettered Board A 4-3. Buck Inn B are only three points adrift of the leaders after they beat Downe Arms 5-2. New Inn B fought out a good 4-3 ...
Leaders pegged back by Railway.
Mar 04, 2008 ... The Malton, Norton & District Snooker league table still remains tight, mainly due to four of the week's six league fixtures ending in 3-3 draws. Table-toppers on 58 points are Malton Bacon Factory Club B, who found themselves having to share the spoils this week after a tough ...
British glory for ace Tom.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A PICKERING youngster is celebrating after being crowned as a British champion. Eleven-year-old Tom Neal, a pupil at Pickering County Junior School, has won the 65cc British Supercross Championship after a tense finale at London's Millennium Dome in front of ...
Darts results & tables.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Malton and Norton Winter Darts League Men's A League PWDLPts Railway Club A1281267 Gate Inn A1292164 Derwent Arms A1274160 Derwent Arms B1245350 Railway Tav C1153346 Dewent Arms E1234546 ...
Dominoes round-up.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Pickering Domino League Section A results: Sun B Normanby 14 Sun A 10, Con Club C 8 Milburn 16, Bay Horse B 13 Fox and Rabbit 11, Foxholm A 11 Con Club A 13, Pickering WMC 15 White Swan Kirkby 9, White Swan Kirkby 11 Sun Inn B Norm 13. Table: Pickering WMC (played ...
Seeds planted for Britain In Bloom glory.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH Council kicked off its bid for glory in this year's Britain in Bloom competition by staging a display in the town centre. The resort is hoping to repeat its success of two years ago when it was named Best Floral Town in the seaside category of the national ...
Test results get national acclaim.
Mar 04, 2008 ... NORTH Yorkshire County Council has been praised by the Government for its impressive Key Stage 3 SATs results. The county was placed eighth nationally and first in Yorkshire and the Humber after the results of the exams taken by 14-year-olds. The council received a ...
Drama out of a crisis.
Mar 04, 2008 ... MORE than 1,000 students and theatre artists are expected to visit Scarborough for the annual National Student Drama Festival which starts in less than a fortnight. The 53rd festival, which is from March 15 to 21, features performances of student shows and 120 workshops from ...
Five, six, seven, eight, Rainbows we appreciate!
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH Rainbows were shaking their pom-poms when a group of cheerleaders taught them some energetic moves. The East Coast Tigers visited the First Scalby Rainbows group, performing dance routines and singing some of their chants. The youngsters, aged five to ...
Vaccinations up for jabs at vets' surgerys.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH vets are getting ready to give pets their jabs as National Vaccination Month gets underway. The initiative means dogs, cats and rabbits will be eligible for free injections against various illnesses, saving owners up to [pounds sterling]30. All owners have to do is ...
Youngsters get a taste of life in Tudor times.
Mar 04, 2008 ... CHILDREN at Hertford Vale School went back in time when they took part in a Tudor themed workshop. The school invited staff from history museum Barley Hall, in York, to lead the workshop where the children dressed up and found out what life was like in Tudor times. ...
Timmins stars in Westover draw.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Men's Super League premier darts side Westover A travelled to Huddersfield to take on fourth-placed Honley who lie one place and one point behind the Scarborough team. Both squads played some high quality darts with nothing separating the two sides as the match ended 4-4, with a ...
Students give helping hand.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE local sports scene has been receiving a boost from a group of college students. Fourteen students from Scarborough Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Coast College have spent more than 1,300 hours volunteering within the local community as part of the Step into Sport Programme ...
Eastfield's bright start.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Eastfield Hotel made an impressive start against Queen Bees in their division three clash. They soon went 5-1 up with excellent shooting from Jo Fowler and Jo Ward. Queen Bees fought back with Marie Alexandra and Katy Hart playing well. Eastfield kept up ...
College crackers.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH College Junior School were the champion side as they won the Scarborough and District Primary Schools girls six-a-side football tournament for the smaller schools. The event was held at Yorkshire Coast College and as well as the winners, St George's, Hackness and St ...
Soldier Damian has funeral for a hero.
Mar 04, 2008 ... MORE than 500 people gathered to remember the life of a Whitby soldier who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan. Corporal Damian Lawrence, from the 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), was described as a fun-loving friend and devoted father to his ...
Scarboro' battle in debut event.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THERE were plenty of fine performances when teams of youngsters from Scarborough and Pickering battled it out in the inaugural Sportshall Athletics match at the Ryedale Leisure Centre in Pickering. The young athletes from both clubs have been attending sportshall training ...
injury-hit skipper decides to quit.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARBOROUGH hockey captain Rob Wilcockson is having to quit playing after breaking his collar-bone for the second time. The disappointed skipper said: "I fell on my shoulder in the match against Gainsborough Rose, pushing everything back out of place. "After giving it ...
Fate of college to be decided in April.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE future of Yorkshire Coast College could be decided by education chiefs in April following a damning report which branded the establishment as "inadequate." Carole Kitching, interim principal, says bosses at the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) have a range of options at ...