Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) back issues from August 2008:
Boulton's bid to maintain challenge
Aug 01, 2008 ... Leycett remain the pacesetters in Division One, but lead HemHeath by only 11 points followed by Blythe and Meir Heath, who leadthe chasing pack. Leycett make the trip to Elworth, again without star batsman DanRedfern, who will once more be turning out for England under-19s ...
Ellsmore won't relax in effort to beat drop
Aug 01, 2008 ... Captain Neil Ellsmore is refusing to rest on his laurels asPorthill Park continue their bid to beat the drop. An impressive victory against high-flying Burslem last week was amassive and timely boost for the Knutton Road club, but Ellsmoreinsists his team are not yet ...
Struggling rode are going back to future
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bottom club Rode Park and Lawton have turned back the clock in abid to move forward when they host third-placed Blythe after skipperNeil Chadwick resigned his position this week. Former captain Jonathan Gallimore will lead the team again afterChadwick decided: "We need some fresh ...
Ogden's on Maer mission
Aug 01, 2008 ... Staffs Moorlands will aim to make amends for their Pinfold Trophydefeat against Maer and Onneley when the teams clash again in thePremier Division tomorrow. Moorlands suffered a four-wicket loss to their long-standingrivals in the Trophy game last month - and need to bounce back ...
Division one clubs battle for final spot
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Home match in the final awaits the winners of this Sunday'sHanley Economic Talbot Cup semi-final between Kidsgrove and Nortonat Clough Hall Road. Both teams have had success against Premier DIvision oppositionto reach the semi-final stages and a keenly-fought contest ...
Hawksmoor - staffordshire walks
Aug 01, 2008 ... This is a walk with some splendid views, but also a few climbs. The journey: Leave the National Trust car park by the bottom right corner tofollow the broad track (Staffordshire Way) down through the woods,ignoring the path to the left. On leaving the wood, another trackjoins ...
Centre stage
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Alan Cookman WHO said variety was dead? Actually, it's been said for at least 50 years, although thegenre refuses to lie down. There will probably always be a market for a good "show," onecombining a bit of this and a bit of that. Isn't panto - with itsmusic, ...
My view ; Computer network architect Philip Ruscoe, aged 55, of Marlborough Road, Stone, on the first Stone Music Festival
Aug 01, 2008 ... Computer network architect Philip Ruscoe, aged 55, of MarlboroughRoad, Stone, on the first Stone Music Festival I Would like to express my complete amazement at the eventsstaged in Stone as part of the festival. This town is truly comingalive. Never have I seen so many people ...
Folk scene
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Eric Cox WITH all the main folk clubs in the area closed for the summer,the folk scene switches to the several hundred folk festivals takingplace over the summer months. These vary in size, ranging from the really big events, such asCropredy, Fairport Convention's annual ...
Chumbawamba coming to the new Vic
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chumbawamba are back on tour this summer and play live for onenight only at the New Vic Theatre on Wednesday. Best-known for their 1997 hit Tubthumping, Chumbawamba earned areputation for rebelling against the establishment, originallyduring The Thatcher Years, then again when ...
Touch of class
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Liz Rowley WHILE Clonter Opera takes a break from its current production ofBizet's Carmen (next performance can be seen on Saturday, October4), Capesthorne Hall is set to play host to Mozart's Magic Flutethis coming Tuesday. Performed by Heritage Opera in the atmospheric ...
Show's swan to see
Aug 01, 2008 ... Honk! If you love the story of the Ugly Duckling, you'd be quackers tomiss Stafford Gatehouse's next production, writes Tamzin Hindmarch. BASED on the famous Hans Christian Andersen story about a goofybird rejected by his peers, Honk! looks like it's going to be nougly ...
Prepare to be amaized
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Maize Maze at Nantwich's Reaseheath College is the idealchallenge for anyone who wants to put their sense of direction tothe test. The attraction is now in its 10th year and this time it coincideswith the Year of Food and Farming, so the 2008 maze has been createdaround this ...
Vital info
Aug 01, 2008 ... Prices: Adults pounds5, children (under 16) and senior citizenspounds4, families (two adults and two children) pounds15, and freeentry to the under-threes. Opening times: Daily until September 1, between 11am and 6pm,with last entry at 4.30pm. (Group and evening bookings are ...
Families receive support from group 'befrienders'
Aug 01, 2008; ... A Group of volunteers have been hailed as heroes after providingwide-ranging support for parents of children with disabilities. The face2face befrienders have been put forward for TheSentinel's Our Heroes award, in the Charity Champion or Volunteer ofthe Year category. Denise ...
Colin says variety is key to show success
Aug 01, 2008 ... Organist Colin Walsh While Colin Walsh may be a stand-in for virtuoso performerFrancis Jackson, he promises a performance that is sure to please his entire audience, writes Liz Rowley THOSE disappointed to hear that Francis Jackson will not beperforming at the Victoria Hall ...
My view
Aug 01, 2008 ... I Was fortunate enough to attend a wonderful charity concert inLeek, led by a group of friends who call themselves Perfect Harmony. On the night they were given support by Biddulph Male Voice Choirand Heartbeat Ladies Choir, the result being a light and ...
Colourful zippo's all set to light big top
Aug 01, 2008 ... Zippo's Circus Roll up, roll up, Zippo's Circus is in town. Tamzin Hindmarchtalks to two of its star performers about life under canvas WHILE he may be past retirement age, as ringmaster for Zippo's 73-year-old Norman Barrett is far from the retiring type - in everysense of ...
Kiss act to rock pub
Aug 01, 2008 ... If You love a Crazy, Crazy Night, then be sure to catch Kisstribute act Hotter Than Hell, pictured above, at the Oxford Armsin May Bank. The band have even received favourable comments from none otherthan Gene Simmons himself, while fellow Kiss member Paul Stanleydescribed ...
Stage glory for young
Aug 01, 2008 ... Young people aged three to 18 will take centre stage inperformances of Fame and Little Shop of Horrors. The productions are being presented by the Pop School & StageAcademy, Stone. The two shows, together with a special short performance by theschool's youngest members of ...
Charity ball takes off
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tickets are now available for a summer ball in aid of the countyair ambulance. It takes place at the County Showground, Stafford, on Friday,October 3. The fifth annual event is expected to be one of the biggestfundraising events for the charity. Last year 250 people ...
Who could be heroes?
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Sentinel has once again teamed up with Britannia BuildingSociety to recognise Our Heroes. The campaign aims to highlight the efforts of people of all agesand from all walks of life. See who's been nominated so far atwww.thisisthesentinel. co.uk/ourheroes Neville ...
Housing firm given award
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Housing association has been praised for the quality of itssheltered accommodation. Aspire Housing, which operates 17 sheltered housing schemes with558 properties, has received accreditation from the Centre forSheltered Housing Studies (CSHS). The CSHS's Code of Practice is ...
Charities to receive pounds4k
Aug 01, 2008 ... Charities will be handed pounds4,000 at a village carnival. The money was raised for Staffordshire Air Ambulance and DouglasMacmillan Hospice over the last year by Ball Green residents, led bycarnival queen Bethany Kent, aged 14. The village's eighth annual carnival takes place ...
Watering hole
Aug 01, 2008 ... Andrew Brown, from Bignall End, is a student at Keele University.The 19-year-old likes to meet his old school friends for a pint ortwo in Newcastle. Which is your favourite pub? My favourite pub is the Wetherspoon's in Newcastle. It is apopular place and sells a wide ...
Goldstone hall, goldstone hall, cheswardine, nr market drayton: The cookman review
Aug 01, 2008 ... Alan Cookman Goldstone Hall, Cheswardine, Nr Market Drayton I AM not often bamboozled by menus, but an unfamiliar word orphrase will occasionally insinuate itself on to the page. What, for example, is a "bath chap"? Invited to hazard a guess, I would have defined ...
Paranormal return fails to be out of this world
Aug 01, 2008 ... If Absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready tofall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder (DavidDuchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). It's been six years since the intrepid double-act concluded theirparanormal investigations in the award-winning ...
Guru fails to lift up our spirits
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Love Guru (12A) Comedy/Romance WHEN The Love Guru opened in America, Hindu leaders were notamused by Mike Myers's mockery of their spiritual leaders, callingfor a boycott of the film. In truth, no-one will be amused by this crass and humourless taleof ...
Monkeying around with visuals a huge letdown for space chimps
Aug 01, 2008 ... Space Chimps (U) Family/Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy/Romance AFTER the otherworldly pleasures of WALL-E and the high kickinglunacy of Kung Fu Panda, Kirk DeMicco's computer animated comedy isa crushing disappointment. As the snappy title intimates, there's plenty of monkey ...
Top 10 films
Aug 01, 2008 ... 1 (-) The Dark Knight 2 (1) Mamma Mia! 3 (2) Wall-E 4 (-) Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging 5 (3) Hancock 6 (4) Kung Fu ...
Dark Knight winner
Aug 01, 2008 ... Our winner of the family premier ticket for two adults and twochildren to see the latest Batman epic, The Dark Knight at Odeon onFestival Park ...
Knutton residents create wild garden
Aug 01, 2008 ... Full Bloom: Keen gardeners have created a wild flower meadow inthe middle of their estate which is now in full bloom. The garden at the top of John Street, Knutton, containscornflowers and nearly 30 species of poppies. Newcastle Borough Council has paid for the railings and the ...
Man jailed for being dealer
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cocaine user Jason Green has been jailed for two years and threemonths for possessing a significant amount of the drug with intentto supply it to his inner circle of friends. The 24-year-old was living at his parents's home in HighfieldAvenue, May Bank, when police executed a ...
Dad caught with drugs
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Man has been jailed for 28 months for possessing drugs withintent to supply. Steven Mountford, aged 37, of Chorlton Road, Birches Head, was ina vehicle stopped by police on April 18 this year. He was found to have pounds2,600 on his person and a small amountof ...
New course for managers
Aug 01, 2008 ... Managers will be able to improve their skills on a new leadershipand management course at Keele University. The university's School of Economic and Management Studies is nowrecruiting for its Continuing Professional Development Programme. Running over 12 Saturdays from ...
Environment is sketched out
Aug 01, 2008 ... Drama workshops are being held for young people. Children aged between 10 and 14 are invited to join the week-long project at St Margaret Ward Arts College in Tunstall. The sessions run next week, from August 4 to August 8, from9.30am until 2.30pm each day. Actors Jill ...
Epilepsy and stroke caused man's death
Aug 01, 2008; ... A Stroke victim died after collapsing following a visit to thedentist. Arthur Stanley Jones had just spent 35 minutes having a toothextracted under local anaesthetic when he suffered a fatal seizure, in July last year. The 60-year-old retired joiner, of Priory Avenue, Leek, ...
Gig guide
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Stephen Greenwood START your weekend off tonight by supporting some local talentdown at the Glebe in Stoke. The Setup are joined on the bill by TheVancouvas and The Shylos. They play the Glebe at 8pm. Entry fee ispounds4 payable on the door. Tomorrow is when the action ...
Chart choice
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Andy Goulding THE One is single number four from Kylie Minogue's X album, andis a welcome breath of fresh air. It's more glittery than anexplosion in a sequin factory and shimmers like the world's biggestdisco ball. This is a song that perfectly suits Kylie, picturedbelow, ...
Woodstoke - there was music in the air
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stoke Sounds - Burslem Park Girls Aloud may be performing in Nantwich's Dorfold Park thisweekend, but in Burslem Park Stoke-on-Trent's own sound will takecentre stage, writes Tamzin Hindmarch BURSLEM Park is the latest location for one of a myriad ofmini-festivals ...
Right park makes Julie winner
Aug 01, 2008 ... The lucky gO reader pulled from the hat to win a pair of ticketsto see McFly, pictured, in concert was Julie Tezgel, from LionelGrove, Harpfields, who answered the ...
Showcase postponed
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Sons Records Label Showcase scheduled for Hanley's VictoriaHall, set to go ahead this weekend, has been set for another date. The following statement has been issued by Sons Ltd. "Due to a number of unforeseen circumstances, the showcase hasnow been rescheduled for ...
Clubbing
Aug 01, 2008 ... With Professor X WHEN I last wrote I was telling you about the wonders of theSugarmill on a Friday night, which I would still recommend, I hastento add. But since then I have been DJ-ing in other parts of thecountry and in some respects have forgotten how good Hanley canactually ...
Who will click with you?
Aug 01, 2008; ... From today Sentinel readers will be able to go online to watchperformances from all the finalists of Stoke's Top Talent. And from the first week in September, visitors tothisisthesentinel.co.uk, will be able to vote for their favourite. The two winners of each of four heats, ...
Safe and sound homes roadshow in tunstall
Aug 01, 2008 ... Safer Homes: Hundreds of people have been given safety advice ata series of roadshows. The Safe and Sound Homes scheme gives the public advice onservices, loan products and grants available to help make theirhomes safer. The final roadshow takes place today at the Market Hall ...
Addict's mum handed son in as last resort
Aug 01, 2008; ... Teenager Marcus Johnson burgled his mother's home and cashed hercheques to fund his drug addiction. The 18-year-old had a crack cocaine addiction which at its heightwas costing up to pounds400 a day, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heardyesterday. Prosecutor Robert Price said ...
New salaries arrive for council workers
Aug 01, 2008; ... Thousands of council staff are today working under new salariesand conditions following a landmark agreement between bosses andunions. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has announced that it has finalisedits Single Status terms for its 12,000-strong workforce. The agreement, which ...
In brief
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chell Heath: North Staffordshire Magistrates have sent StevenWalker to the crown court charged with burglary. The defendant, aged 30, of Brock Bank Place, Chell Heath, isaccused of burglary at High Lane on Monday in which a 50 inch plasmatelevision, a PlayStation and games, ...
Salary facts and figures at a glance...
Aug 01, 2008 ... Changes coming into effect today at Stoke-on-Trent City Councilas part of the new Single Status agreement will affect 8,500 staff: 5,313 employees will see increases in pay. 2,750 will stay on the same salaries. 822 will lose money as a result of the changes. Of ...
TV star George sampson visits Alton Towers
Aug 01, 2008 ... By George! Britain's Got Talent winner, George Sampson, wasbesieged by screaming fans as he enjoyed a day out at Alton Towers. Visiting with family and friends the 15-year-old, who shot tofame following his break-dancing success on the ITV hit televisionshow earlier this year, ...
Trio bailed on drugs charge
Aug 01, 2008 ... Three men have appeared in court accused of possessingpounds107,000 worth of Class A drugs with intent to supply. The men were arrested by police from the central motorway patrolgroup on the M6 between junctions 14 at Stafford and 15 and Stoke-on-Trent. Lee Houlihan, aged ...
Match raises cash for tot
Aug 01, 2008 ... Warehouse workers made almost pounds1,000 to aid the plight ofEllie-Mae Mellor. Staff at the Co-operative Distribution Centre, in Talke, took onregulars at The Village Tavern, in Hanley, in a charity footballmatch to raise a total of pounds925 for Ellie-Mae. The two-year-old, ...
45 years on and Keith Potters off into future
Aug 01, 2008; ... After 45 years in the pottery industry, Keith Bird is lookingforward to retirement. The Steelite International samples manager began his career atthe age of 15 after leaving Moorland Road School in Burslem. Mr Bird, aged 60, who lives in Sneyd Green, started off workingfor ...
Navigating the past by computer and stars
Aug 01, 2008 ... Among his favourite memories of working in the pottery industry,Keith recalls the very first calculator that was bought by hisemployers and the introduction of computers. He was also present when the actor Sir John Mills filmed his sitcom Young at Heart at the Vulcan Pottery in ...
Immigrant facing three charges
Aug 01, 2008 ... Iranian national and illegal immigrant Hemdad Shekhepure hasappeared before North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court. Shekhepure, aged 23, of Hillary Street, Cobridge, is accused ofusing an identity card and Home Office letter which he knew orbelieved to be false on January 18, ...
Customers on track
Aug 01, 2008 ... Information technology has enabled a long-established Potteriesdistribution company to put its customers firmly in the drivingseat. Family-owned Browns Distribution, which has operated from itsbase in Ravensdale, Tunstall since 1955, now sees 80 per cent of itsbusiness in haulage, ...
Families involved in roads overhaul
Aug 01, 2008; ... Residents are being given the chance to have their say on anoverhaul of the roads in their neighbourhood. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is pushing ahead with plans to allowtwo-way traffic on Chatterley Road, in Tunstall, between ReginaldMitchell Way and Nash Peake Street, for the ...
Protest against closure of newcastle it learning centre
Aug 01, 2008; ... More than 100 people have signed a petition against the closureof a computer learning centre. Newcastle College is closing its IT Learning Centre in theIronmarket on October 31, and relocating courses to its maincampus. The centre has flexible opening hours and allows people ...
Store's food pledge
Aug 01, 2008 ... Homeless people and victims of domestic violence are to receivefood from a supermarket warehouse. Arch has been chosen by DHL Exel and Sainsbury's to receive goodsfrom their warehouse off the A500 in Stoke. As part of the firms'Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, goods that ...
Fun days at the museum
Aug 01, 2008 ... Holiday activities for children are being held at a museum. Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, is the venue for activityclubs for children aged eight to 14 each Thursday in August. The first session is a printing day next Thursday using variousprinting and collage ...
Mum up for hero award
Aug 01, 2008 ... Single mum Jodie Grocott has been recognised for her learningachievements. She was named runner-up in the VQ Hero awards. VQ stands for Vocational Qualification. The awards are led byEdge, the education foundation. Jodie, from Meir, was nominated in the Learner of the ...
Shop shutter facing action
Aug 01, 2008 ... Councillors are being advised to issue an enforcement noticeagainst a business which has installed an unacceptable securityshutter. According to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the owner of thepremises in Waterloo Road, Burslem, has been sent several remindersto remove the ...
Talk to police at surgeries
Aug 01, 2008 ... Residents have the chance to discuss their concerns with theirneighbourhood police officers at three surgeries. PC Paul Sajdak and PCSOs Lucy Stevenson and Andy Alcock, whocover the Joiner's Square and Hanley East area, will be at the Co-op supermarket in Leek Road today, between ...
Trigger system for bed delays sparked by case ; Stomach reduction operations are to be offered on the NHS in North Staffordshire for the first time to serve a population whose obesity is among the worst in the UK. Health Reporter Dave Blackhurst examines the background to the PCT's change of heart
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stomach reduction operations are to be offered on the NHS inNorth Staffordshire for the first time to serve a population whoseobesity is among the worst in the UK. Health Reporter DaveBlackhurst examines the background to the PCT's change of heart Law student Alan Kaminski was ...
'I need to lose weight to have hernia fixed before it threatens my life...'
Aug 01, 2008 ... Obese mother-of-three Amanda Griffiths's case is almost a mirrorimage of Alan Kaminski - without his marathon hospital stay. She was first put forward for stomach surgery four years ago andis still awaiting the treatment. The delay for Amanda - who puts her weight at "about 20 ...