Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph back issues from July 2009:
Are hospitals winning the war on superbugs?
Jul 01, 2009 ... Hospital superbugs have been slashed at Scunthorpe GeneralHospital, falling 75 per cent in the past year. An in-house cleaning team and anti-bacterial gels at every bedhave helped bring about the drop, hospital bosses say. As reported on Monday, the plunge in infections ...
Wow judges at pub idol
Jul 01, 2009 ... Are you feeling the strain of the credit crunch? Then why not turn your talents into cold, hard cash, by takingpart in this year's Scunthorpe Telegraph Pub Idol competition -where the top prize is a cool pounds500! And, with plenty of other fantastic prizes up for grabs, ...
Take a trip back in time at 684-year-old home
Jul 01, 2009 ... History buffs can take a trip back in time this weekend with avisit to the region's oldest residential house. A Barton-Upon-Humber home, dating back to 1325, will open itsdoors to visitors on Saturday and Sunday. The Grade Two-listed building houses a number of ...
Holliday makes hay in the sun
Jul 01, 2009 ... App-frod bounced back to winning form with a much-needed 67-runsuccess against Driffield at Brumby Hall. On a near perfect track, the Steelmen batted first, making steadyif not spectacular progress to 103 for one from 30 overs. Against a tight bowling attack, openers Duncan ...
New batch of referees ready for the real deal
Jul 01, 2009 ... In Almost ceremonial style, a rite of passage was ended, with anew chapter set to begin. The final day of my training dawned with a mixture of joy,trepidation and a bit of sadness thrown in as well. Joy at earning 94 per cent in my exam, and passing with flyingcolours (along ...
Allott determined to hold on to spot
Jul 01, 2009 ... The rider roundabout has been in full swing at ScunthorpeScorpions in recent weeks. But newcomer Adam Allott is determined to make sure he is herefor the rest of the season. Promoter Rob Godfrey made two changes in as many weeks earlierthis month, with first Byron Bekker and ...
Tai wants to make up for under-21 disappointment
Jul 01, 2009 ... His dreams of taking part in the Grand Prix series may be on holdfor the time being. But former Scunthorpe Scorpion Tai Woffinden is still on coursefor a successful season. The teenager travelled down to Cardiff as a track reserve forthe British Grand Prix on ...
Great memories rekindled
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Host of great memories will be rekindled by the latest editionof Nostalgia magazine, widely on sale from Friday. The 32-page publication, costing just 75p, features a range ofarticles and photos from decades past. There's a tribute to a Scunthorpe steel pioneer who rose ...
Get in to shape - on your bike
Jul 01, 2009 ... The Tour of Britain coming to Scunthorpe is a great reason to getout on your bike and boost your health, experts claim. One set of figures has shown regular cyclists reduce their riskof early death by up to 22 per cent. And research has demonstrated heart disease, high blood ...
Gearing up for bike night
Jul 01, 2009 ... Preparations are well under way for the 13th annual Barton bikenight. The event will go ahead on Wednesday, July 8 thanks to theefforts of a new voluntary committee, set up in March to organisethis prestigious event, after founder of the event Malc Bennettpulled out of organising ...
New school house opened by canon
Jul 01, 2009 ... A New school house was officially opened at Wooton St Andrew'sChurch Of England Primary School by Canon Peter Staves. It will be used as a community room for the village as well as anextra space for school use. The new facility includes a quiet meeting room as well as ...
You made day special
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Little thank you. On Saturday, June 20 my husband and I celebrated our diamondwedding anniversary - 60 years of wedded bliss! We toasted the occasion, with friends and relations at the HornInn, Messingham, a little earlier on Sunday, June 14. We would like to take ...
Council could claim back up to pounds4.2m
Jul 01, 2009 ... Up to pounds4.2-million of North Lincolnshire taxpayers' cashcould be clawed back from stricken Icelandic banks, council chiefshave been told. Finance bosses told an audit committee meeting the council couldrecoup all but pounds1.3-million of the pounds5.5-million it hadinvested ...
Steel delivered despite threat to ship-building project
Jul 01, 2009 ... Corus Scunthorpe has already delivered most of the steel it ismaking for the Navy's new aircraft carriers. The statement followed speculation the Ministry Of Defenceproject could be under threat because of significant cost overrunscaused by a two-year delay to the Queen ...
Hope this is shape of things to come
Jul 01, 2009 ... At last, common sense has finally prevailed. From today our fruit and veg no longer needs to be perfectlyformed. We can now indulge in curvy cucumbers and odd-shaped onionsthanks to abolition of EU rules on the size and shape of 36 types offruit and veg. For 20 years EU-wide ...
Make sleepwalk a night to remember
Jul 01, 2009 ... I Am writing in advance of our Sleepwalk on Friday to thankeveryone involved with arranging this important fundraising event. So far we have registered more than 530 women who will set offfrom Glanford Park at 10pm to walk either a six or 13-mile route toraise valuable funds for ...
Why not move register office?
Jul 01, 2009 ... With the purpose-built new bus lane being introduced on OswaldRoad, Scunthorpe, and removal of car park spaces, I would suggestanother idea to reduce congestion in this area - move the RegisterOffice to somewhere more ...
Arts events keep disappearing
Jul 01, 2009 ... With reference to the article Festival is back and needs yourSupport in the Telegraph on Monday, June 22. The write-up is fine but the accompanying photograph would bemore suited to the Bygones edition as Art at St Peter's and Art inthe Park did not run ...
PM: Decision on bridge tolls rise soon
Jul 01, 2009 ... Gordon Brown has pledged the Government will look at all aspectsof the case against raising the Humber Bridge tolls. The Prime Minister said his new Transport Secretary Lord Adoniswould make a decision as soon as possible. There have been fears that the decision to allow the ...
Saturday night for Scorpions
Jul 01, 2009 ... Scunthorpe Scorpions face a busy month of cup action in July withtwo quarter-finals and two semi-finals to be ridden. And the first of those is likely to be a Saturday night at theEddie Wright Raceway. Promoter Rob Godfrey has been having to juggle the dates to fitin a ...
Murphy to sign new deal with Iron
Jul 01, 2009 ... Goalkeeper Joe Murphy was today set to end weeks of speculationabout his future by signing a new two-year contract at ScunthorpeUnited. The Irish stopper's previous deal expired yesterday, but, asreported on our website www.sportstelegraph.co.uk last night, he wasexpected to ...
Craig sets sights high
Jul 01, 2009 ... Off-road motor racing is not a sport that often gets a lot ofpublicity. But Scunthorpe has got its very own off-road star in the NoraSport Racing Championships. Craig Richardson, a 39-year-old windscreen fitter from Ashby forhis nine-to-five job, but an off-road motor cyclist ...
Misshapen fruit back in shops
Jul 01, 2009 ... Wonky cucumbers and knobbly carrots are set to return to NorthLincolnshire shelves following the abolition of EU rules. Local greengrocers have given a warm welcome to the decision toscrap the ban on misshapen produce. For 20 years, EU-wide marketing standards have ensured ...
Funding to help prevent repossessions
Jul 01, 2009 ... Extra funding is to be ploughed into debt advice and loans in abid to stop families becoming homeless as a result of the recession. North Lincolnshire Council has been given pounds57,000 by theGovernment, pounds30,000 of which will be spent on localorganisations which advise on ...
200 factory jobs under threat
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Major plant in Scunthorpe is set to consolidate its aerosolfilling manufacturing base, putting more than 200 jobs under threat. ColepCCL's Foxhills Industrial Estate plant, which carries outaerosol and liquid filling, announced yesterday it could potentially be closing its ...
Ofsted praise for school
Jul 01, 2009 ... Ofsted has praised a North Lincolnshire school for providing a'family friendly atmosphere, where everyone is encouraged to carefor each other'. Alkborough Primary School received high praise from inspectorsfor providing an 'excellent start for it's youngest children'. In a ...
Brothers pay tribute to pop hero in London
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Tribute to Michael Jackson has been paid by two Scunthorpebrothers who made a trip to London to visit shrines to the star. Former Scunthorpe Telegraph photographer Moey Modak and brotherNaj, both life-long Jacko fans, made the 400-mile round-trip earlierthis week. Moey ...
Possible fines for parents
Jul 01, 2009 ... Schools could apply to courts to tackle unruly children bytargeting their parents with fines and even parenting classes, underGovernment plans. The Government yesterday published a White Paper to give schoolsstronger powers to apply to courts for parenting orders, which arebacked ...
Hospital lab to move from Lincoln
Jul 01, 2009 ... Campaigners in Lincoln, who fought to stop a microbiology labbeing moved to Scunthorpe, have lost their battle. Lincoln County Hospital staff and patients feared moving theservice from the hospital to Scunthorpe in April this year would putlives at risk. But a 62-page ...
Budding dancers strut their stuff
Jul 01, 2009 ... Budding choreographers and dancers strutted their funky stuff inthe region's first inter-school dance festival. The event called 'Strictly High School' was the first of its kindto take place in the region and organisers have already hailed theevent a success. Louise Warvill, ...
Sousa to take Swans to next level
Jul 01, 2009 ... As A coach of Portugal's youth set-up, he helped develop the mancurrently rated as the best player in the world. And now Paulo Sousa has promised his Swansea squad the samefreedom of expression he showed Cristiano Ronaldo during thefledgling stages of his career. It is a ...
Forest snap up three new faces
Jul 01, 2009 ... Nottingham Forest got their summer transfer merry-go-round intofull swing yesterday with three signings. David McGoldrick, a 21-year-old striker from south coast crisisclub Southampton, was the first to join, for a reported seven-figure transfer fee. The experience of ...
Di matteo to boss baggies
Jul 01, 2009 ... West Brom were today set to unveil Roberto Di Matteo as their newmanager - completing a dramatic 24 hours at The Hawthorns. Only hours before the MK Dons supremo was revealed to be theBaggies' number one target, Preston announced their boss Alan Irvinehad snubbed the chance to take ...
Move to cut speeding drivers
Jul 01, 2009 ... New anti-speeding signs have been discussed by Broughton TownCouncil. The Community Speed Watch scheme allows small towns and villagesto buy flashing speed signs. Town councillor John Tweedie told the meeting: "Villages andtowns can ask for them to be put up by North ...
Band from county hell to play at winfest
Jul 01, 2009 ... A Live music organisation has planned another gig for a NorthLincolnshire village this weekend. Winfest is bringing internationally known folk six-piece, theBand From County Hell, to Winterton Rangers on Saturday. The Celtic hell-raisers play a huge range of ...
Have researchers hit jackpot with this drug?
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Serious report highlighted an experimental drug test which hadvery good effects on prostate cancer. As a sufferer of prostate cancer this did, of course, ignite myinterest. The drug involved is called Ipilimumab. Your readers will rightly be sceptical because ...
Homes chief exec suspended
Jul 02, 2009 ... North Lincolnshire Homes (NLH) has suspended its pounds100,000-a-year chief executive. The suspension of Jane Duncan comes three years after she was putin charge of the region's biggest housing association, which hasmore than 9,800 tenants and almost 300 employees. The move ...
Old boy bell can still chime
Jul 02, 2009 ... It was a case of 'for whom the Bell tolls' for lowly Broughton,beaten away to Barton Town in one of the quickest LincolnshireCounty Cricket League premier division games of the season. Broughton were shot out for 45, Paul Bell helping himself toseven for 22 and starring in a ...
First victory on the board for Brigg
Jul 02, 2009 ... Things finally clicked into place for bottom team Brigg Town,whose three-wicket home win over Scunthorpe Town 3rds was theirinitial success since rejoining the Lincolnshire League at the startof the season. While losing a number of games narrowly, Brigg's downfall hasgenerally ...
School pupils see work in print
Jul 02, 2009 ... Youngsters from Barton-Upon-Humber's Bowmandale Primary Schoolsaw their names in print as a book featuring their work waslaunched. The book, called Our Community, was made possible by funding fromCreative Partnerships, which is run by the Arts Council. Each year group at the ...
It's bling and buy
Jul 02, 2009 ... A MUM-of-two has come up with a novel way to help hard-upfamilies buy new fashion accessories like handbags. wrist-watchesand jewellery - thanks she says, to some help from beyond the grave. Edwina Bower, 51, has opened Roxz Jewellery in Ashby High Street,Scunthorpe, North ...
Emotional trip for mum and daughter
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Mother and daughter from Messingham took a holiday with adifference this year and jetted off to Africa to see first-hand thecharity work they help fund. Susan and Rachel Lindley set out to meet 16-year-old Ndeye inSenegal, who Susan sponsors through international children's ...
Post office site for super-surgery
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Temporary super-clinic for Scunthorpe looks likely to be builton Market Hill. The 'equitable access' centre is expected to open by October andwill be home to three GPs and a specialist nurse. Health chiefs have applied for a change of use of the old PostOffice building on ...
Rescue package plan for factory jobs
Jul 02, 2009 ... Union chiefs are hoping to meet on Monday to put together arescue package to save 153 jobs under threat at the ScunthorpeColepCCL aerosol plant. The 20-year-old plant, on the town's Foxhills Industrial Estate,is due to close as part of the company's plans to expand other sitesin ...
Euro MP: We must win back freedom from lawmakers
Jul 02, 2009 ... Ukip Mep Godfrey Bloom has called for 'civil disobedience' to winback freedom, liberty and tolerance from lawmakers. Mr Bloom said calls for a complete smoking ban in enclosed placesacross the European Union were the work of 'puritanical dictators'. Mr Bloom, who won ...
Bower hopes are still alive
Jul 02, 2009 ... Scunthorpe and District's TSW Printers Bower team failed tosecure enough points to ensure a place in the final when they playedat Grantham. But they did acquire enough points to keep their hopes alive. The eight points gained through having four winning rinks meansthat ...
Fans are Keane to see title tilt
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Little bit like Marmite, Roy Keane is one of the most divisivefigureheads in football. Love him or loathe him, it's difficult to ignore the huge list ofhonours which follow him wherever he goes. Captain of one of the most successful Manchester United teams ofall time and a ...
Opportunity which must not be wasted
Jul 02, 2009 ... Identifying a probable site for Scunthorpe's new super-surgery isa massive step towards the long-awaited project. The submission of a planning application to North LincolnshireCouncil is very real evidence of the interim clinic becoming areality. And hopefully, once that ...
Projects will bring town up to date
Jul 02, 2009 ... I Was surprised to read another diatribe from Ian Charles in theTelegraph regarding investment in Scunthorpe. As someone who was at the forefront of trying to save the BathsHall when the Tories shut it down, and has experience of runningentertainment venues, including the Baths, I ...
Stop squandering money on these machines
Jul 02, 2009 ... Mr Pool of Barton asks why I claim wind turbines are inefficientand ineffectual. They are inefficient because despite their potential to produceusable electricity, they do in fact put, at best, only 30 per centof that potential into the grid - and that is in the most ...
Milne is passed fit with Cardiff trip the target
Jul 02, 2009 ... Manager Nigel Adkins knows he will need to 'nurse' centraldefender Kenny Milne carefully through pre-season training. "The aim is to have him ready for our opening match of the newseason at Cardiff in 39 days time," said the Scunthorpe United boss. The 28-year-old player has ...
Midfielder gunnar stay on at reading
Jul 02, 2009 ... Reading's Icelandic midfield man Brynjar Gunnarsson has signed anew one-year contract to keep him at the Madejski Stadium. The 33-year-old, capped 65 times for his country, was out ofcontract this summer but will now add to his 111 appearances forReading. Gunnarsson said ...
Brass finale closes festival
Jul 02, 2009 ... Don't forget, Barton Arts Week continues tonight with BADAOS and Best of British, followed by Jon Richardson on Friday and BartonTown Band on Saturday evening. Tickets cost pounds8 each, with free entry for accompaniedchildren. Also on Saturday is 4You(th), an activity day ...
Strawberry Sunday
Jul 02, 2009 ... Get your motors running ... Barton Bike Night is back with a bang this Wednesday andorganisers hope it will be better than ever. Starting at 5pm and going on until 10pm, Barton-upon- Humber willbe packed with bikers and their machines. The town-centre streets will be ...
Seven of the best jazz up drill hall
Jul 02, 2009 ... Jazz fans in Lincolnshire will be able to listen to arguably thebest jazz septet in Britain when the Steve Melling and Clark TraceySeptet play a concert at the Lincoln Drill Hall on July 11. Pianist Steve Melling has worked with many of the UK's leading jazz artists of the past ...
Last vampire aims for the jugular, but doesn't quite make the cut
Jul 02, 2009 ... Blood: The Last Vampire Cert: 18 Rating: ??? THE live-action version of Hiroyuki Kitakubo's animated feature,Blood: The Last Vampire, steps back in time to the 1970s, when theVietnam War dominated newspaper headlines. Against this backdrop of conflict, a very ...
pounds2.4-million to help rural groups
Jul 02, 2009 ... Community groups have welcomed a pounds2.4-million cash injectionto help boost services in rural North Lincolnshire. Groups in the county are being urged to bid for a share of thecash to carry out projects in their area to help boost tourism,culture and heritage. Cash has ...
3D cinema proves a hit at vue
Jul 02, 2009 ... Film fans felt as if they were part of the picture asScunthorpe's Vue Cinema showed North Lincolnshire's first ever 3Dmovies. The cinema, based in The Parishes, screened Ice Age 3 on its new9.5-metre by six-metre RealD screen yesterday. Among the first to don special ...
School celebrates Ofsted praise
Jul 02, 2009 ... Pupils and teachers in Broughton have proved they have what ittakes to stay at the top after chalking-up another impressive Ofstedreport. Broughton Junior School, on Brigg Road, has been labelled a 'goodschool' with many 'outstanding' features following an inspection ...
Motorcyclist killed in road smash
Jul 02, 2009 ... An Epworth biker has dide after after a three-vehicle smash nearRetford. Stephen Jones, 28, from Mowbray Street, Epworth, died the dayafter he was involved in a three-vehicle smash on the A620,Clarborough. The accident happened on Thursday, June 25, when Mr Jones' redHonda ...
Preparations under way for family fun day
Jul 02, 2009 ... Plans for one of North Lincolnshire's biggest fun days are infull swing, with the event promising to be 'bigger and better thanever'. The Crosby Community Association Multi-Agency Family Fun Day tobe held on Sunday July 19, at 10am, will kick off with a bang with ...
Kids' chance to get sporty with supermarket
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Supermarket is hoping to provide free sports for children inScunthorpe as part of its ongoing commitment to keeping kids activeand healthy. Asda, in Burringham Road, Scunthorpe, is looking for all sportsand activity providers in the area to sign up to the scheme, whichwas ...
Tree campaign back on track
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Campaign to save trees on a stretch of railway backing on toScunthorpe's Brumby Wood Lane is continuing, although work on theproject is due to resume. Network Rail has confirmed that work to fell the trees on themile-long stretch of track will resume on July 13. As reported ...
New opportunities for the unemployed
Jul 02, 2009 ... New opportunities to help find a way back into work are nowavailable after the opening of the Llite training centre inScunthorpe. The company provides free courses in brickwork, joinery andplastering and the programmes are available to anyone aged 19 orover who has been out of ...
Diamond pair celebrate their special day
Jul 02, 2009 ... A Diamond couple celebrated 60 years of marriage with a meal outand a party. Les and Mavis Render, of Old Row, Burton-Upon- Stather,celebrated their landmark wedding anniversary on Thursday. They first met when Les, now 87, popped into the shop in Burtonwhere Mavis, now 81, ...