Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) back issues from June 2008:
Economy needs a female touch
Jun 02, 2008; ... The North Staffordshire economy is missing out on a wealth offemale entrepreneurial talent, it has been claimed. A leading Stoke-on-Trent businessman believes women - especiallythose from the Asian community - are not being given enough help orencouragement to set up in ...
Internet helps staff cut stress
Jun 02, 2008 ... New research suggests banning workers from using the internet forpersonal use could actually hit productivity. Researchers working for computer games firm PopCap Games, helpedby Doctor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic of ...
Equal pay may price temps out of market
Jun 02, 2008 ... Small businesses and recruitment agencies say they would sufferunder proposals to hand temporary workers the same benefits as full-time employees. The Government and trade unions have agreed that workers shouldreceive the same pay and holiday entitlements as permanent staffafter ...
Against
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bryan Carnes, pictured below, chief executive of the NorthStaffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, argues that the newagreement could penalise good employers and recruitment agencies. "This agreement will make the workforce less flexible and willincrease costs. "What ...
For
Jun 02, 2008 ... Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly, below, who sponsored a PrivateMember's Bill calling for the agreement, said it protects agencystaff against exploitation. "As an MP I've had complaints from temporary workers who feelthey've been exploited. There are incidents all over the UK - ...
Bigger slice for food firms
Jun 02, 2008; ... Food producers in North Staffordshire are posting healthyprofits despite soaring commodity prices. Giant Northern Foods has posted pre-tax profits up 25 per cent,to pounds50 million, despite a pounds40 million hit from rawmaterials prices rising by five per cent. The firm ...
Dairy farm in barthomley offers 8-mile, off-road horse riding trail
Jun 02, 2008 ... Horse Riding TRAIL: A dairy farm which diversified into offeringhorse rides to boost income has attracted thousands of visitors. Monneley Farm, in Barthomley, near Crewe, is attracting anaverage of 60 riders per weekend after launching an eight-mile trail two years ...
Genus bullish after takeover
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bull-breeder Genus has completed a pounds355,000 takeover of arival. The firm, which employs more than 70 people on London Road,Nantwich, agreed a deal to buy bovine semen distributor LocalBreeders (LB) last year. It sparked an assessment by the OFT into whether the ...
Rush is on for capital gains
Jun 02, 2008 ... Stock markets around the world have calmed down - at least forthe time being. Volatility has reduced and the liquidity crisis or credit crunchis gradually being resolved by a process known as de-leveraging. Those banks that overextended themselves have been forced toraise ...
Entrepreneurs are honoured
Jun 02, 2008 ... Asian entrepreneurs will be honoured at an award ceremony. Business people from North Staffordshire are expected to be onthe shortlist at the annual Lloyds TSB Central Jewel ...
pounds6m move means more jobs on tap
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Growing manufacturer is investing pounds6 million in a newplant that could see more than 30 new jobs created. Altecnic, which is currently based on the Airfield IndustrialEstate, in Hixon, sells anti-scald showers, taps, valves and heatingsystem components. It plans to ...
Petrol prices go up again
Jun 02, 2008 ... North Staffordshire motorists saw fuel bills rise by more thanfive per cent last month. New research by the AA shows the average price of petrol in theWest Midlands is 511.9 pence per gallon - a rise of 5.6 per cent. The cost of diesel rose by the highest in more than a ...
Monkey business pays off in trees
Jun 02, 2008 ... More than 20,000 thrill-seekers have visited a treetop adventurecourse since it opened. Aerial Extreme, on the Trentham Estate, which celebrates itssecond year this summer, includes a 30ft high 'skyways' route foradults and a 12ft one for children. Attached to a safety ...
Take me down to the paradise city
Jun 02, 2008 ... Neil Leighton is one of those rare species known as aprofessional publican. A landlord of many years standing, Neil, aged 58, together withhis partner Sharon McCormick, has kept a series of pubs over 25years, all with wonderfully suggestive names. "The first pub I owned was ...
What's on
Jun 02, 2008 ... Comedy: Comedian Jo Brand comes to Stafford Gatehouse tonightwith her quick wit and her have-her-cake-and-eat-it sense of humour.Not for the faint-hearted, Brand never holds back on seeing thefunny side of everything from motherhood to the bedroom. Fortickets, call 01785 ...
Glimmer of homes hope
Jun 02, 2008 ... Estate agents say house prices in North Staffordshire remain flatdespite new research showing a 2.5 per cent fall across the UK. Figures from Nationwide showed the biggest monthly fall recordedby the building society. But latest Land Registry statistics, for March, showed the ...
Alan's canal tales make history flow
Jun 02, 2008; ... Award-winning storyteller Alan Barrett made a special appearanceat Stoke-on-Trent's annual canals festival. The 52-year-old actor tells stories about the area's industrialpast using the traditional Potteries dialect of fictional characterToby Jugg against the backdrop of a tent in ...
Tune in
Jun 02, 2008 ... Clean R4, 9.45am and half-past-midnight Jools Holland R2, 10.30pm PERSONAL hygiene through the ages is the subject of R4's new bookof the week by Katherine Ashenburg. Clean is described as an unsanitised history of washing, brimmingwith literary and ...
Tempestuous relations
Jun 02, 2008 ... Queen Victoria's Men C4, 9pm CONTRARY to a common and enduring belief that she was a dour,matronly figure, Queen Victoria was, it seems, capable of great loveand a fierce temper. She is best understood by looking at her relationships with thefive men who played a major role ...
Becky getting too keen
Jun 02, 2008 ... Coronation StreetITV1, 7.30, 8.30pm BECKY has got her feet well under the table with Jason and evenoffers to help him choose Beth's birthday present. As everyone teases Jason about how serious the two of them havebecome so quickly, it's clear that Jason doesn't share ...
Rebel Florence had to nurse ma's doubt
Jun 02, 2008 ... Florence Nightingale BBC1 "I WAS innocent," said Florence Nightingale early on, "nothoughts of war or disease, only struggle ... how to escape from alife that was poisoning me with vanity and social expectations." Which at least confirmed we weren't watching a biopic of ...
Deserving of more support
Jun 02, 2008 ... Street Dreams Regent Theatre THE near empty car park gave all the indication that few peoplewere turning up to watch Nex Level's latest concoction, StreetDreams, at the Regent Theatre on Friday night. But while the modern and edgy production filled only a limitedamount of ...
Art of falling off a surfboard is the same in any language
Jun 02, 2008 ... Someone famously complained to a travel company about Athensairport being full of Greeks buying air tickets. Possibly the same British tourist who protested that "the hotelfood wasn't fit for pigs, and there wasn't enough of it, either". In this age of compensation culture, ...
Portillo given a wolf whistle
Jun 02, 2008 ... An Audience With Michael Portillo Stafford Gatehouse THEY may have been part of one of the smallest audiences of theseason in the Gatehouse Theatre but they were undoubtedly the bestdressed crowd of the year. These were the constituents of Michael Portillo now and a ...
New drugs change lives
Jun 02, 2008 ... Much has been said and written in recent years regarding thedemand for pioneering anti-cancer drugs which offer respite to sufferers but have not yet been approved by the National Institutefor Clinical Excellence for use on the NHS, even though they areavailable privately. Some Primary ...
In brief
Jun 02, 2008 ... Newcastle: The next monthly meeting of the Diabetes UK NorthStaffs Voluntary Group will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at theQuaker Meeting House, in Miller Street, at 7.30pm. The meeting will include an Antiques Road Show talk anddemonstration by Monica Hassell. Car ...
Six of the best for tahir as league leaders crumble
Jun 02, 2008 ... Imran Tahir claimed six wickets to inspire Moddershall's 110-runwin against leaders Burslem. Amer Siddique hit 79 and Simon Hemmings struck 55 as Moddershallpiled on 250-5dec. Several Burlsem batsmen got starts - most notably Khalid Malikwith 32 - but failed to push ...
Nine for Holt, but Crewe lose out
Jun 02, 2008 ... Crewe's Mike Holt blitzed through Meir Heath's order with 9-44 -but still finished on the losing side. Holt skittled Meir Heath for 114 before Crewe succumbed for only86 in a 28-run defeat. The loss cost Crewe the top spot as Checkley took their placewith victory against ...
Meijer hits fine century as oulton rack up the runs
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shaun Meijer hit a sparkling 164 as Oulton crushed Silverdale by166-runs. Oulton lost their two openers cheaply and Meijer came to thecrease at 16-2. But he set about Silverdale's attack and pushed the total up to302-8dec from 55 overs, with Alamgir Sheriyar (37no) ...
Alsager open up big lead at top
Jun 02, 2008 ... Alsager remained top of the table after a 32-run win againstthird-placed Bagnall. Simon Dyer and Gareth Rowe both top-scored with 32 in Alsager's199-9, while Nick Aitken took 5-42. Martin Mason led the reply with 71, but Mohammed Arshad and PaulTibbetts took three wickets ...
Good team spirit the key to success, says skipper
Jun 02, 2008 ... Blythe skipper Peter Finch had a team meeting before their firstever clash with Elworth and told his players: "This is the firsttime we have met them. They are unknown to us, so just go out thereand be professional." He explained: "We cut a new wicket today and Elworth were ...
Big-hitting kumar puts former club to the sword
Jun 02, 2008 ... Run machine Raj Kumar maintained his prolific start to the seasonto ensure his Weston side remain at the top of Division Two, whilcondemning his former side Caverswall to a sixth defeat of theseason. The 31-year-old wasn't at his normal fluent best and was forcedto graft his way ...
What the law says...
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Local Government Act 1972 states that: To qualify as a candidate in a city council election you mustsign a declaration stating that on the day of the election you willbe able to meet at least one of the following qualifications: You must be registered as a local ...
'I've never seen him at my Longton site'
Jun 02, 2008 ... A British National Party victory over sitting councillorChristine Follows in the suburban Meir Park and Sandon ward wouldnormally have been one of the big upsets of the local elections. But the defeat of three Labour big-hitters deflected theattention away from the ...
Volunteers to be acclaimed
Jun 02, 2008 ... Volunteers will be celebrated at an open day. Voluntary Action Stoke-on-Trent (VAST) is hosting activities aspart of National Volunteering Week tomorrow. The group's volunteers ...
Objection to building plans
Jun 02, 2008 ... Planners will consider whether a proposed house extension can goahead after a neighbour raised concerns. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has received an application forpermission to build a two-storey side and rear extension at a homein Cauldon Road, Shelton. But a complaint has ...
Tribute night for 'wilkesy'
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Charity night is being organised in memory of a much-lovedPotteries entrepreneur. A Tribute To Wilkesy is being staged in memory of charitychampion and toastmaster Graham Wilkes. The well-known businessman, one-time magistrate and mayoralcandidate, and father of stage star ...
'No councillor can be in two places at the same time'
Jun 02, 2008 ... Residents in Meir Park and Forsbrook gave their views on whetherthey believe someone can adequately serve two different councils. Pensioner Jack Thorne of Canberra Crescent, Meir Park, said: "Ithink that no man can function in two capacities at the same time." William Goodwin, ...
Acts step into spotlight
Jun 02, 2008; ... More than 250 entertainers have put their names forward forStoke's Got Talent. The competition was launched to find people to take part in thisyear's pantomime at the Regent Theatre. Now judges - including Potteries stage star Jonathan Wilkes, whodreamed up the idea for the ...
Duo hoping it's second time lucky
Jun 02, 2008 ... After singing in front of TV's 'Mr Nasty' Simon Cowell, duoCameleonz have no worries about performing to a celebrity panel forStoke's Got Talent. The group - Marcus Birks, pictured right, aged 27, and LizLawrence, left, aged 19 - impressed Mr Cowell enough to make itthrough the ...
Polish holidays offer a chance to polish smile
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Travel agency has set up a service offering trips to Poland fordental treatment and cosmetic surgery. Stone-based Allo Travel plans to jet people to Eastern Europe fortreatments such as Botox injections and veneers while on sightseeingtrips. Ukraine-born managing director ...
Surgery in numbers
Jun 02, 2008 ... pounds2,700 buys an Allo Travel trip to Krakow to have eight veneers fitted. 8,039 miles would be travelled in a round trip from Manchester toKrakow. 32,453 surgical procedures were carried out by members of The ...
Optician firm spots chance
Jun 02, 2008 ... Eyecare firm Glyn Jones Opticians has opened its second NorthStaffordshire practice, 29 years after setting up in Hanley. The company, which employs 35 staff, including seven opticians,opened a new practice in Friars Street, Newcastle, at the weekendafter taking over the premises ...
1,500 sign up to walk into the sunrise
Jun 02, 2008; ... More than 1,500 women have already signed up to a walk to raisemoney for a hospice which supports people facing cancer and otherlife-limiting illnesses. The Douglas Macmillan Hospice's Midnight to Sunrise 10-mile walkwill take place on June 20. Around 4,000 walkers are ...
Sikhs' show to be on TV
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Major Asian TV channel will film a talent show organised byStoke-on-Trent's Sikh community. Channel Punjab will film the talent show and fund-raising eventwhich takes place at Kings Hall in Stoke on Sunday. The show has been organised by a group of mothers who wanted ...
Degrees of innovation
Jun 02, 2008 ... Finishing touches are being made to the exhibits forStaffordshire University's Art and Design Show. The exhibition at the College Road campus in Shelton willshowcase the work of more than 300 students graduating from arts,media and design courses. The annual event usually ...
Marc held on to see his last dying wish......Stoke going up!
Jun 02, 2008; ... Father-of-one Marc Hughes lived to see the three things he wantedmost in the world before an aggressive brain tumour claimed his lifeat the age of 35. He and his partner Lisa, who he later married, were expectingtheir daughter Keira Mae when he was told in 2006 he had just a ...
In brief
Jun 02, 2008 ... Newcastle: Solicitors Knights have been announced as majorsponsors of the New Vic Theatre's Building Futures Appeal. The appeal aims to raise pounds2.2 million for WorkSpace, a newmulti-purpose production and activity centre in the theatre grounds,and to finance more work with the ...
Youth course places to fill
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Scheme supporting young people is due to start in Longton thismonth. The Prince's Trust project will run in the town for 12 weeks fromJune 9. With just over a week to go until it starts, more than a third ofthe spaces have been filled. However, there is still time ...
Have your say at police surgeries
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Number of police surgeries take place this week for residentsto raise concerns about crime in their neighbourhood. PC Paul Sajdak and PCSOs Lucy Stevenson and Andy Alcock are dueat Wellington Court police post in Hanley, between 12.30pm and2.30pm today. Residents from ...
In brief
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bucknall: David Folkes, personnel director with CombinedHealthcare Trust, which runs mental health services in NorthStaffordshire, has retired after an NHS career of 35 years. He has worked for the Bucknall-based trust for 13 years. BLURTON: Pupils at Sutherland Primary are ...
Campaigner surprised by drug results
Jun 02, 2008 ... Cancer drug campaigner Dot Griffiths has welcomed a study whichshows women who have almost lost the battle with breast cancer canbe given an extra chance if treated with the drug Herceptin. A trial has found that adding Herceptin to conventionalchemotherapy delayed progression of ...
Sliding on down to park's new attractions
Jun 02, 2008; ... The latest phase in a pounds430,000 revamp of an historic citypark has been completed. Three fenced-off hard tennis courts have been created to replacethe dilapidated and unusable former courts in Longton's Queens Park. New Lord Mayor Derek Capey officially opened the ...
All-hours club for patients
Jun 02, 2008 ... A 24-hour support facility for those affected by mental healthissues has opened. The twentyfour SEVEN clubhouse is run by the charity BrighterFutures. The organisation already runs the American and the Observatoryclubhouses to support patients in their recovery. It ...
Wait goes on for forgotten families
Jun 02, 2008; ... Families have been waiting more than a year to be rehoused afterbeing told their homes would be demolished. Residents say vacant properties which surround their homes areregularly set alight after people are moved from the Wilmot Driveestate in Knutton. So far 145 households ...
Out to catch drink-drivers
Jun 02, 2008 ... More than 4,000 drivers have been breathalysed by police inStaffordshire so far this year, with 306 motorists testing positivefor being over the drink-drive limit. The force has now launched its summer drink-drive campaign andthroughout June it will target drivers flouting the law ...
In brief
Jun 02, 2008 ... Abbey Hulton: A takeaway has been devastated by fire for thesecond time in a month. Firefighters say the blaze at A Taste Of Kashmir in Leek Road wasan arson attack. Two fire engines from Hanley and Burslem worked to dampen theblaze at 4.15pm on Saturday. The fire started in ...
Top council man starts new job
Jun 02, 2008 ... The new chief executive of a council starts work today. Ian Thompson, pictured, takes over the top role at StaffordBorough Council. He replaces David Rawlings who retired as chief executive of theauthority last week. Mr Thompson, who is married with two grown upchildren, ...
Revamped nightclub to open Friday
Jun 02, 2008 ... New nightclub Love2Love is due to open this week. The former New York New York club in Bridge Street, Stafford, hasundergone major refurbishment to cater for clubbers aged 18 to 25. Managers say although the finishing touches are still being made,they are confident the club ...
Juliet is wife and mum in a million
Jun 02, 2008 ... Working mum Juliet Malyon had only been in a relationship for twoweeks when she became a full-time carer. The 45-year-old from High Street, Knutton, had fallen head overheals for Rob, aged 53, who she met through her job on the railway. But in the early stages of the romance, ...
Encouraging young people into farming
Jun 02, 2008; ... Young farmer Suzanne Lovatt is helping to sow the seeds to ensurethe future of the agricultural industry. The 21-year-old, of Biddulph Moor, has been named Young Farmer ofthe Year for her campaigning on rural issues and work to recruit andencourage the next generation of ...
pounds10bn profit - but shares fall
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shares in mobile phone giant Vodafone have dropped by 1.5 percent despite posting annual profits of more than pounds10 billion. The telecoms firm, which employs more than 1,200 NorthStaffordshire workers, unveiled a 5.7 per cent rise in operatingprofits last Tuesday, on the back of ...
Heady brew of new ideas
Jun 02, 2008; ... The familiar office situation of arguing over who is next tomake the tea has inspired a viral marketing campaign by a NorthStaffordshire company. Brew Cube is a simple cube template circulated by email. Itallows users to insert names and then randomly pick the next ...
Smile, you could be on to a winner
Jun 02, 2008 ... Review: Snap Happy THE secret ingredients of any good viral marketing game aresimple. Make it easy to pick up, difficult to put down and somethingyou want to share with friends. Koko Digital's Snap Happy game for Currys demonstrates theirongoing reputation for slick, well ...
Sunday papers
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sunday Times Britain's biggest buy-to-let mortgage lender Bradford & Bingleywill stun the City this week with a profit warning. The announcement will trigger widespread concern that Britishbanks are sitting on a time-bomb of rising mortgage arrears andmounting ...