Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) back issues from November 2007:
Beauty spot
Nov 06, 2007 ... How much do you spend on hair/beauty treatments each month? I spend about pounds100. I have my hair done and I buy lots ofcreams. What would you never leave home without? My lippy! I love brown tones, autumnal colours. Do you have a favourite perfume? I ...
...Glamour
Nov 06, 2007 ... Jodie Adams, a stylist at John English Hairdressers in Cheapside,Hanley, cut and coloured Lisa's hair. She says: "When Lisa came in her hair was quite dry and damagedand needed some care, but it was already quite short and she didn'twant to lose any more so we were limited in what ...
Tastes good
Nov 06, 2007 ... Butternut squash soup Tracy says: "This is a no points WeightWatchers soup and it'slovely. You can have bread with it, as long as you count your pointson. It usually serves four or five people." Ingredients: Low fat cooking spray 1 large onion 2 garlic ...
Fat file
Nov 06, 2007 ... Name: Tracy Podmore Age: 28 Occupation: Aldi supermarket worker Address: Millicent Street, Fenton Height: 5ft ...
I've stuck to this, and now I feel brilliant
Nov 06, 2007 ... I've always had a weight problem, on and off, and I've alwaysdieted. I've tried so many diets, including the grape diet, where youjust eat grapes and water. I did that for two weeks and I lost lotsof weight, but it went back on when I started eating again. My husband is ...
Dear Alison
Nov 06, 2007 ... I am 22 and eight months pregnant. My partner and my mother don'tget along. Life will no doubt be difficult for me over the next fewmonths and I don't know how to balance my relationships. It's hard when people you love don't get on and you feel in themiddle. You don't say why ...
'Dyslexic doesn't mean stupid'
Nov 06, 2007 ... When Pollyanna Jones was at primary school, the thought of takinga spelling test was enough to fill her with dread. "Inevitably I'd spell words wrong, and that meant you had towrite them out three times," she says. "Because almost every word I wrote was wrong that's all I'd ...
Table manners are important
Nov 06, 2007 ... Mealtimes can be a good occasion for the family to meet up, touchbase with each other and share their news. Contrary to popular opinion, shared mealtimes are as popular asever, with 80 per cent of families eating together four or more daysa week. What has changed is the ...
Silence isn't golden when it comes to facts of life
Nov 06, 2007 ... Michelle Fahey's daughters Caitlin and Shannon might only beeight and six, but she and husband Michael have never been afraid oftalking to them about sex. "I've talked to them about everything," says Michelle, aged 30."As things have come up on television in soaps like ...
3 ways to...
Nov 06, 2007 ...... stop a toddler using a dummy 1Initially, restrict dummy use to certain times and places, suchas only in the cot. 2After a while, set a time ...
'You shouldn't tell them that babies come from gooseberry bushes'
Nov 06, 2007 ... Lesley Whitaker, parenting project officer for the Children'sFund in Stoke-on-Trent, says parents should be truthful withyoungsters about the facts of life. Research by the Family Planning Association has revealed theearlier mums and dads talk to their kids about growing up, ...
Children get the answers their parents never had
Nov 06, 2007 ... Karen Long and her husband Paul are all too aware of the need toeducate children about safe sex - they both became parents asteenagers. The couple, pictured below with some of their children,of Carlton Avenue, Tunstall, now have 11 kids, including two sonstogether, PJ, aged four, and ...
My family and me
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sitting in a crowded train on hot, sticky August afternoon,daughter number one, in a high, clear voice asked: "I know babiesgrow in your tummy, mummy but .... how do they get IN there?" The carriage held its collective breath. Was I going to catch theball running or was this a case ...
Schools teach about key stages of life
Nov 06, 2007 ... Schools play a large part in sex education and deal with topicsappropriate to the child's key stage, largely through PSHE lessons(Personal Social And Health Education) and science classes: KEY STAGE 2 (Ages 7 - 11) Your child will learn: About how the body changes ...
NHS needs to fund nexavar
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - After following your reports on Nexavar in the cases ofBryan Baldwin and Angelena Buxton, may I add my support for the drugto be funded by the NHS. My sister is taking the drug at the moment,having paid for it herself. She has similar symptoms ...
What can I do to get a bus?
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - The response to my letter about Cheshire County Councilscontinuing cuts in bus services ('Cash is there for Transport' TheSentinel, November 1 ) claims that the cuts in services are dueto a lack of leadership, communication, and management of resourcesrather than costs. How ...
Brooks guides chell heath to the top of table
Nov 06, 2007 ... Chell Heath Knave jumped to the top of the COORS LEAGUE PremierDivision with a comfortable 5-1 win against Miners Arms. Kane Brooks hit a brace for Chell Heath, as second-placed Knaveof Clubs could only draw 2-2 with third-placed Bignall End. Biddulph TRB are fourth after their ...
No excuse for illiteracy rate
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, -Depending on which TV news bulletin you have listenedto recently, I was astonished to hear that the present governmenthas spent a quarter, or half, a million pounds on new readingmethods for our schoolchildren - yet standards have risen verylittle, if at all, over the past ...
Allen fires in a hat-trick as Potters crush Hanley
Nov 06, 2007 ... Potters Bar caused a POTTERIES AND DISTRICT League Cup upset witha stunning 5-1 win against Premier Division leaders Hanley Town. Steve Allen struck a hat-trick for the Division One high-fliers,while Liam Gallagher and Richard Parkes completed the rout. Lee Sherman also netted ...
Facts ought to stop rumours
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - In reply to Mrs V Urbaniak's letter to The Sentinel onNovember 3 regarding the Galleys Bank estate; many letters haveappeared in The Sentinel stating that at the October residents'association meeting, I said no developer had been appointed, norwere there any plans for anyone ...
Britannia aim to rule the roost in premier
Nov 06, 2007 ... Britannia Inn closed in on the top spot in the LEEK AND DISTRICTLEAGUE after thumping Roebuck 5-0. With Blue Mugge engaged in cup action, the Brit took advantage topress their claims and goals from Darren Howson, James Brough, DavidLowe, Chris Oakes and Lee Fower clinched an easy ...
Fireworks are let off too late
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - Can someone please, please, tell me why fireworks werestill going off on Friday night at 11.40pm? It was the 3rd, not the5th, and until that time? My dog was ...
Not much left to feel proud of
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - It seems to me that most letters to your paper arenegative and very few give praise to our city. I thought I wouldput that right and started to think of the good things we have, butI had to search very long and hard. At one time, Stoke-on-Trent wasthe pits, but now it seems to ...
Better public transport plan
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - It seems very much as if the Government might decide notto waste billions of pounds on the unnecessary widening of the M6motorway between Birmingham and Manchester, but instead go forActive Traffic Management combined with Hard Shoulder ...
Don't put up with racism
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - I was so pleased to read The Sentinel leader on October10 (Our freedom is precious) which identified the paper as a "keysupporter of PARINS" (Partnership Approach to Racial Incidents inNorth Staffordshire). The leader amounted to a clarion call tocombat racism and tackle any form ...
Parker hits double for white lion
Nov 06, 2007 ... Matt Parker netted twice as White Lion gave Boot and Shoe Villa aleathering in the CREWE REGIONAL LEAGUE. Craig Griggs, Andrew McKenzie, Mike Gannon and Craig Bossons werethe other marksmen for Lion as they extended their lead at the topof the Premier Division to six points ...
I'm scared in the community
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - Further to the letter about World Mental Health Day(October 20), it seems that the cuts which are being imposed on theelderly, vulnerable and mentally ill are based on the Government'swhite paper 'Care in the Community.' But in my experience, thisends up being 'Abuse in the ...
Athletic cruise it
Nov 06, 2007 ... Silverdale Athletic cruised through to the next round of theSentinel Sunday Cup after a 5-1 victory over Shamblers. Goals came from John Hughes (2), Andy Brownsword, Martin Davies,(pen), ...
Not normal to have gay sex
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - Re the article by John Abberley (The Sentinel, October26), may I say that I agree wholeheartedly with the contents of thearticle and the headline "State is riding roughshod over ourreligious beliefs". I am afraid that I became incensed to read thecase of the Christian couple ...
Song will just draw ridicule
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - The age of miracles has not passed, I find myself inalmost complete agreement with Mr Abberley's column (The Sentinel,November 2). I, too, think that the time wasted by all and sundryin looking for a 'Stoke-on-Trent theme song', which I suspect ...
Traffic will destroy wildlife
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - Re: C Flynn from Silverdale (Cars will be a hazard to us,The Sentinel, October 27). I entirely agree, but I think 600 carsgenerated by new ...
Defending the carvery meals
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - I feel that I must reply to the letter from Mrs Green about the carvery at The Victoria pub, May Bank (The Sentinel,October 31). My wife and I regularly dine there, and we find thecarvery to be of excellent quality and reasonably priced. You canhave a mixture of meats and the ...
Hell of a night for Halloween
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - May we say a very big thank you to the Friends of ParkHall for their wonderful efforts on the evening of October 31 forHalloween. My husband and I pre-booked five free places forourselves, two grandsons and their cousin, not really knowing whatto expect.We all met at ...
We're still waiting for answers
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - I read with deep sadness, but no surprise, the storyregarding 88-year-old Agnes Williams and the troubles she and herfamily had experienced due to the change of care providersinstigated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. (The Sentinel, Monday,October 29). My brother and I, who ...
Big appetite is bad for health
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - Regarding Mrs J Green of Newcastle, who was disappointedwith the portions at the Victoria in May Bank (The Sentinel,October 31); is this why health in this country is so bad? I think ...
Roads need to be maintained
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sir, - As we pay our council tax to Newcastle Borough Council,people don't always realise that more than 70 per cent of ourmoney goes to Labour-run Staffordshire County Council which hasresponsibility for maintaining roads. Thanks to the hard work andpersistence of local ...
Cash will improve new team's spirit
Nov 06, 2007; ... Pupils are bidding for a pounds5,000 prize to bring theircommunity closer together. Churnet View Middle School, Leek, is appealing for help from TheSentinel and Barclays Class Act campaign. If it wins one of three pounds5,000 prizes, the cash will begiven to a team of pupils ...
Clinical wheat is Longton's saviour
Nov 06, 2007 ... Tony Wheat bagged a late penalty to spare LONGTON's blushes andlead them to a narrow 18-16 win at bottom club Dudley Kingswinfordin Midlands One. Longton had seen a 12-0 lead evaporate into a 16-15 deficit bythe time Wheat, having just missed with one penalty from 40 metres,sank ...
What's on
Nov 06, 2007 ... Leisure: The promotion of storytelling in the Potteries continuestomorrow night with a visit to Kidsgrove Library by author RobertGreygrass, who will give readings from his stories of the Lakotapeople, North American Indians of the Sioux tribe. Only a handful oftickets remain, priced ...
Willenhall prove too strong for castle
Nov 06, 2007 ... Newcastle's only try was no more than a consolation score in thedying stages of their 25-16 defeat at home to Willenhall inMidlands Four West (North). The game was already up by the time Newcastle sucked the visitingdefence into the ...
'It will help us as we get older'
Nov 06, 2007 ... Sammy-jo Luton, aged 12, of Leek, said: "We have been thinkingabout ideas and got as far as decorations for the community centre.We need to make sure we don't spend over the budget allowed and arelooking at what resources we can use. It is still very early daysand we haven't come up with ...
Harold thrashed at first hurdle
Nov 06, 2007 ... Hanford potter Dave Harold branded himself "rubbish" aftercrashing out of the Northern Ireland Trophy at the first hurdleyesterday. The former Asian Open winner was thumped 5-1 by Dubliner FergalO'Brien at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. "That's probably the worst I've played for ...
Stafford's quartet edge closer to final
Nov 06, 2007 ... Stafford Grammar School booked a place in the last 16 of anationwide competition after serving up a stunning set of county andregional victories. After claiming the Staffordshire section of the Nestle TeamTennis national tournament, the school's victorious under-15 boys'side ...
Staffs land sponsorship from dunlop
Nov 06, 2007 ... Staffordshire Squash have received sponsorship from Dunlop Sportsfor the eighth successive year. The sportswear and equipment manufacturers have donated pounds780worth of gear to the county, which is likely to form the prizes atthe annual Junior County Closed ...
Title success is just a step too far for Leek
Nov 06, 2007 ... Leek Firsts have dismissed their chances of a title tilt despitemoving up to fourth in the Slazenger National North Division. The Moorlanders saw off lowly Hull 4-2 on Sunday to earn theirfourth win of the campaign. But stalwart Matt Boardman believes defeats to two of the ...
Library sell-off is still overdue
Nov 06, 2007; ... Residents are set to be served by a mobile library until thefuture of a site earmarked for a permanent building is known. Staffordshire County Council wants to sell the existing libraryat Barlaston and use the money to rebuild it on the site of WedgwoodMemorial College. The plan ...
DJs thanked for charity disco night
Nov 06, 2007 ... Organisers of a disco night which raised thousands of pounds forcharity have vowed to repeat the event next year. The King-Spin Charity Reunion disco at the Kings Hall, Stoke, raised a total of pounds4,306 for the North Staffs Asperger's andAutism Association, based in ...
Could you give a child a chance?
Nov 06, 2007 ... This Week marks the annual effort to promote adoption - withlocal authorities keen to hear from people who are consideringadopting children or babies. But Staffordshire County Council isalso trying to find people who were themselves adopted in order tospread the word to encourage more ...
Council ready to ban moans
Nov 06, 2007; ... Constant complainers could be gagged by council officers undernew policy proposals. Newcastle Borough Council is to consider imposing restrictions onpeople who continue making the same complaints after all avenueshave been exhausted. Under the draft policy, complainants ...
Dealer, 63, took ecstasy 'to sleep'
Nov 06, 2007; ... A 63-year-old drug dealer took Ecstasy because he could not getto sleep at night. Bronchitis sufferer Harry Freeman, of Simpson Street, JoinersSquare, Hanley, admitted two counts of possessing Ecstasy withintent to supply, and a separate charge of possessing cannabis whenhe ...
'Team of men killed victim'
Nov 06, 2007; ... Father-of-two Daron Hargreaves was pursued down the street andcornered on the driveway of a house, where he was attacked and leftfor dead, murder trial jurors were told. Prosecutor Christopher Hotten QC alleged the crime was committedby a "team" of four men - three with a history ...
Sat nav used to steal car
Nov 06, 2007 ... Crooks stole a satellite navigation system from a car at AltonTowers and used it to go to the owner's home and steal another car. The owners, who had been visiting the theme park, returned totheir black Ford Mondeo to find the driver's door lock had beensmashed and a sat nav stolen ...
Rocket hits windscreen
Nov 06, 2007 ... A Couple are counting the cost after their home was bombardedwith giant fireworks. One huge rocket smashed the windscreen of Dave Bloor's car,causing damage worth hundreds of pounds. And his wife Chris foundother fireworks scattered on the garden. Mrs Bloor, aged 61, of ...
'Day centres must remain'
Nov 06, 2007; ... Campaigners for elderly people say they want day centres in NorthStaffordshire to be left as they are. Three project workers from the North Staffs Pensioners'Convention have produced a 20-page report, called Who Cares?, whichthey presented to a meeting at the Potteries Museum in ...
Lee must first restore players'confidence
Nov 06, 2007 ... I Have to be honest and admit Lee Sinnott wouldn't have been mychoice of manager when Port Vale first began looking for MartinFoyle's successor. Nothing personal against Lee, of course, but like many others Iwas championing the cause of a more experienced figure to cope withthe ...
Woodards: New arrival at Vale park will add to challenge awaiting Alex
Nov 06, 2007 ... Danny Woodards admits Crewe will have to overcome "new manager"syndrome if they are to continue their recovery at Vale Parktonight. The versatile defender missed last April's embarrassing 3-0beating at the same ground. Crewe crumbled badly that afternoon and their misery ...
Sinnott aiming to change mind-set
Nov 06, 2007 ... Lee Sinnott made no apologies for learning his managerial tradeoutside the Football League when he addressed his new players forthe first time. The 42-year-old makes his debut in charge of a full-time sidethis evening in their biggest game of the season so far. However, the ...
Limo loophole to go in safety drive
Nov 06, 2007; ... Drivers of stretch limousines and novelty vehicles are to undergorigorous police checks for the first time. Stoke-on-Trent City Council believes it is one of the firstauthorities in the country to bring in Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)checks on drivers of vehicles commonly hired ...
Breaking news: 40 firefighters tackle warehouse blaze
Nov 06, 2007 ... More than 40 firefighters have tackled a blaze at an oldwarehouse. Six Staffordshire Fire crews attended a fire at the old FraylingsFurniture premises, on Davenport Street, Burslem, at 10.50pm. The building was engulfed in flames and firefighters had toproceed with caution as ...
Hospital winning infections battle
Nov 06, 2007; ... Killer bugs are beating a retreat from Staffordshire's biggesthospital, where cases of the most common one have fallen by almosttwo-thirds. The 63 per cent fall of Clostridium Difficile comes over fourmonths as doctors were banned from giving patients two everydayantibiotics ...
Pensioner's sight appeal
Nov 06, 2007 ... Pensioner Ruth Barcroft's appeal against a decision not to allowher a treatment that could save her sight will be heard today. The 70-year-old, of Barks Drive, Norton, who has maculardegeneration, has already gone blind in her left eye and was refusedfunding for Lucentis, a ...
Family tree unearthed
Nov 06, 2007 ... Dozens of Bloors, Bloores, Blores and Blewers attended a familysociety meeting. Genealogy group the Blo(o)r(e) Society held its latest meeting atWellington Street Community Centre in Dresden Street, Hanley, onSaturday. Chairman Dr Ian Bloor, aged 63, of Audlem, said the ...
Cash targets archery club
Nov 06, 2007 ... Youngsters at an archery club are celebrating after villagersrallied round to support their vandal-hit group. The Sentinel reported in October how yobs destroyed targets in afire at the base used by Audley Parish Bowmen. But following the attack villagers have rallied round and ...
Young musicians record school CD
Nov 06, 2007; ... Budding pop stars are releasing their first album to raise moneyfor Indian street children. Every child at Churchfields Primary School in Chesterton has sungon a CD, called The Best Churchfield CD ... Ever, to be launched inthe run-up to Christmas. The CD will be sold to ...
Revamp pub offers work
Nov 06, 2007 ... The refurbishment of a Newcastle pub will create 20 jobs afterits completion. The Cherry Tree pub, on London Road, is due to open in the firstweek of December after an eight-week, pounds600,000 refurbishment. In a bid to fill the positions, manager Mark Fitzsimon is ...