Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) back issues from April 2009:
pounds1k Lotto prizes
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Lifesaving charity which airlifts sick and injured Tamworthpeople to hospital is hoping to raise money through the launch of aweekly lottery draw. Midlands Air Ambulance (formerly known as County Air Ambulance),recently announced the start of its brand new game, which could ...
Carers to get dementia support
Apr 01, 2009 ... A New drop-in service has been launched in Tamworth for peoplewith dementia. Carers, families and friends will also benefit from the scheme,run by the Alzheimer's Society. The information session will offer advice and answer any queriesabout dementia and local ...
Swimmer pick takes first place
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tamworth's swimmers produced a good performance in the firstround of the Staffordshire League at SnowDome pool. In the 11s age group, second places were gained from BryonyGoodwin in backstroke (PB), Dominic Allen in breaststroke andJessica Walton in butterfly. Walton was ...
pounds370k for home repairs
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cash is now available to repair the homes of vulnerable people inTamworth. Staffordshire County Council has scooped a pounds370,000 cashboost to carry out work across the county. The service will be available to disabled people of any age andresidents who are 55 and over who ...
We shouldn't tow this line of outrageous profiteering
Apr 01, 2009 ... I Went to sign some documents at my solicitors last week and leftmy car on a parking meter with half an hour paid for. Such must be the decline in the property market that my solicitorwas chatty and relaxed about our business. She sorted out all the details while I was there ....
Business of success
Apr 01, 2009 ... E Veryone knows the economy is in trouble, with ordinary peoplebearing the brunt of trouble created by the mistakes and foolishnessof others far removed. Businesses, some famous, others not, havefailed, or shed workers, while the number seeking Jobseekers'Allowance has risen by 2,000 ...
Fast food trader risks losing it all
Apr 01, 2009; ... Burger van trader Debbie Bratt looks likely to lose a battle tokeep her pitch. The 43-year-old, above right, who was made redundant from JCBlast year, began selling food from her mobile catering van inOctober. She invested almost pounds10,000 in The Buttie Box, paid rent ...
In brief: News from stafford
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stafford: More than 100 entrants are expected to compete in anannual ploughing match. Staffordshire Vintage Machinery ...
Residents want more neighbours
Apr 01, 2009; ... Dozens of residents are backing a developer's second attempt forpermission to build homes on a derelict site which attracts yobs. Families have bombarded planners at Stoke-on-Trent City Councilwith letters supporting fresh proposals to erect 14 houses on landoff Leek Road, ...
Pulis edges closer to landmark
Apr 01, 2009 ... Could Tony Pulis be the next man to pass the magic mark of 1,000games as a manager? Steve Coppell recently became only the 17th man to hit the five-figure milestone when taking charge of Reading. And now attention switches to the next man likely to follow inthe footsteps of ...
Cresswell gains from his team-mate's pain
Apr 01, 2009; ... Richard Cresswell insists he is not shedding crocodile tears forMama Sidibe. But he wouldn't be human if he didn't foresee the personaladvantage to be gained by the big man's cruciate knee ligamentinjury. Sidibe's pain is Cresswell's gain as one retires to the treatmentroom ...
Stoke give youngsters the chance to impress
Apr 01, 2009 ... Youth has been given its chance like never before at Stoke Cityover the past week. Not only did Stoke field a youth team line-up for the reservesagainst West Ham on Monday, but only three of the starting 11 weresecond-year scholars. The rest were made up of first years and ...
Run raises charity cash
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stoke's backroom staff have raised more than pounds1,500 (andcounting) after running in the Wilmslow half-marathon for the DonnaLouise Trust. Fitness coach John 'Scouse' McKeown lived up to his pre-run hypeby leading the quartet of Stokies home in a field of around 4,500with a ...
We're making a movie, crazy fool
Apr 01, 2009 ... Film makers are planning a movie depicting Stoke City's runawaysuccess over the past 18 months, The Sentinel can exclusivelyreveal. Producers want to cash in on the current trend for football filmsafter witnessing the present publicity surrounding the depiction ofBrian Clough in ...
Current managers below 1,000 games
Apr 01, 2009 ... 744: Brian Laws (Sheff Wed) 694: TONY PULIS (Stoke City) 660: Sam Allardyce (Blackburn) 627: Ronnie Moore (Tranmere) 616: Dave Jones ...
Lawrence: You've not seen the best of me
Apr 01, 2009; ... Liam Lawrence says Stoke fans still haven't seen the best of himas he attempts to secure his place in the World Cup and PremierLeague for next year. The 27-year-old midfielder is determined to help keep Stoke inthe top flight and play his way into the Republic of Ireland ...
Dentists filling in gaps in nhs care
Apr 01, 2009; ... Untreated toothache will soon be a thing of the past for up to12,000 people. Health officials are to pump pounds1.3 million into creating twonew dental practices in areas of Stoke-on-Trent with the worst toothdecay. The primary care trust will next month seek tenders for ...
Football: Charity committee assist Donna Louise trust
Apr 01, 2009 ... Cash Boost: The Sentinel Charity Football Competitions Committeehas continued its support for local causes by donating pounds4,000to the Donna Louise Trust. The Trust revealed late last year that a shortfall in corporateand public donations had forced it to reduce respite care at ...
Coach aware of challenge lying ahead
Apr 01, 2009 ... Modest Thomas Alleyne's High School don't expect to be tearing upany trees when they take on highly-fancied Sir Thomas Boughey Schoolin tonight's last-four clash. Coach Colin Barrow admits his charges were fortunate to squeezepast Biddulph High School in a penalty shoot-out in ...
Pupils pass firefighter course
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hose Down: Twelve boys have successfully completed a JuniorFirefighter scheme. The youngsters, aged between 12 and 15, attend Abbey Hill Schooland Performing Arts College, in Bucknall. Yesterday they attended Burslem fire station to mark thecompletion of the six-week course, ...
A surgery for serious talk
Apr 01, 2009 ... Residents can speak to their neighbourhood police officers atsurgeries tomorrow. Officers who police the Weston Heights area of Stoke-on-Trentwill be at Coalville Community Centre, in West Street, from 9.30amto 11am. A surgery is taking place at the Community House, in ...
In brief
Apr 01, 2009 ... Staffordshire: A vital drug and alcohol support service is indesperate need of volunteers. Due to a high level of demand, Adsis has expanded its servicesand now hopes to recruit committed volunteers. At least 10 are needed to support the charity's core servicerelating to ...
First time model girl takes title
Apr 01, 2009; ... Aspiring model Nicolle Kinder is one step closer to stardom afterstorming to victory in her first ever competition. The 18-year-old, who lives in Leek, was one of 37 girls who madeit to the grand final of Stoke-on-Trent Model Girl 2009. She was declared the winner after ...
Centre closes for a week
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Community centre remained closed today after a carbon monoxideleak. Firefighters went to Whitfield Community Centre, in WhitfieldAvenue, The Westlands, Newcastle, on Monday night after reports of agas leak. They found the potentially lethal gas leaking from a faulty ...
In brief
Apr 01, 2009 ... Forsbrook: Six new affordable homes have been completed inForsbrook. Moorlands Housing is now renting out the properties inCheadle Road. A previously vacant 400-year-old house has been converted intotwo, two-bedroom houses and four new two-bedroom houses have ...
Ex-bar manager first to be hit by smoking fine
Apr 01, 2009; ... The former manager of a bar where customers practise the ancienthabit of shisha has been fined after she failed to stop two peoplesmoking on the premises. Ruta Gebremussie, left, who used to run the Shisha Lounge, inBryan Street, Hanley, inset, is the first person in ...
Sad farewell as sports club closes its doors
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Sports and social club has closed its doors for the last time. Bibby Sports and Social Club, in Stone, shut last night after adecline in memberships and the site owner said it must start payingtowards costs. The club's interim management committee could not find ...
In brief: News from hanley, stoke and etruria
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hanley: Children are invited to enjoy a host of activitiesduring the Easter holidays. The Potteries Shopping Centre, Hanley, has lined-up four freedays of fun starting on Monday, when craft sessions give youngstersthe chance to create sun catchers. Sessions run from 11am until ...
Children hatch plan to celebrate easter
Apr 01, 2009; ... Schoolchildren are celebrating Easter early with the arrival oftheir own chicks. Staff at Goldenhill Primary School brought 12 eggs for pupils tosee develop into chicks several weeks ago. Now six of them have hatched and become the centre of attentionat the school as well as ...
We don't want the chicks to go home
Apr 01, 2009 ... Four-year-old Courtney Orr said: "My favourite chick is Chip, alittle yellow one. "It has been nice watching them get bigger and they are growingup quickly." Ethan Warrilow, aged four, said: "My favourite part was ...
Talented trainee joanna is a cut above the rest
Apr 01, 2009 ... Fine Finish: A hairdresser has proved she is a cut above the restafter coming third in a national contest. Joanna Wilshaw, from Longton, pictured, won a prize at thenational final of the Association of Hairdressers and Therapists UKTrainee competition, held at Blackpool Winter ...
Yours faithfully: Marcus hargis
Apr 01, 2009 ... "YOU'RE a lightweight, a total disaster. You're fired!!!" Yes, The Apprentice has returned to our screens. Sir Alan Sugaris back: watching over another bunch of over confident contestantsas they run around like headless chickens. It's only entertainment.But this year the show has ...
Parents' fury at phone mast near school
Apr 01, 2009; ... Parents are fighting plans for a mobile phone mast near theirchildren's primary school. Vodafone is to submit a planning application for a 10-metre highmast near May Bank Infants' School. The firm wants the mast to improve its 3G network coverage in MayBank and ...
What's on in stoke-on-trent and staffordshire
Apr 01, 2009 ... Theatre: Join cartoon super-sleuths Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and theMystery Inc. gang for their live on-stage pirate adventures at TheRegent Theatre in Hanley this week. The UK professional touringproduction of Scooby-Doo And The Pirate Ghost runs until Saturday.Call 0870 060 ...
Chapter & verse
Apr 01, 2009 ... Mediumship: An evening of mediumship and a flower service willtake place at Congleton Spiritualist Church, Park Road, Congleton,tomorrow at 7.30pm, with Anne Knight. People are asked to bring afresh or silk flower with them. C all 01782 513337. SPEAKER: Roy Harthern will speak ...
In brief
Apr 01, 2009 ... Staffordshire: Sixteen vehicles were found to be unroadworthyduring a safety blitz on a busy commuter route yesterday. Forty vehicles were stopped, including heavy goods vehicles,lorries and cars, during the five-hour crackdown on the A523 betweenLeek and Ashbourne at ...
Search still on for keith
Apr 01, 2009 ... Police are still looking for missing man Keith Embury three weeksafter he disappeared. Mr Embury, aged 62, from Withington Road, Fegg Hayes, was lastseen by a neighbour on March 11. Police were looking into two possible sightings of Mr Embury,who was a keen walker, in the ...
Arson sparks witness appeal
Apr 01, 2009 ... Witnesses to a blaze started by arsonists are being asked to comeforward. Firefighters were called to Woodfarm Stores, in Stansmore Road,Meir, at around 1.30am yesterday. No-one was injured although a family-of-five was in the flatattached to the property when the fire broke ...
Ten months on, terror investigation continues
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Police investigation into suspected extremist activity iscontinuing - 10 months after officers raided five homes. Three houses in Cobridge, one in Burslem and one in Tunstall weretargeted by Staffordshire Police last July as part of an inquiryinto people suspected of promoting ...
'Our sorrow over crash victim dad'
Apr 01, 2009; ... The partner of a young father killed in a car crash says shefeels "numb and empty" following his death. Sean Davy, aged 38, was killed when his car collided with asilver Renault Megane on the A520 between Meir Heath and Stone. His partner of 12 years, Claire Montford, aged 34, ...
Negative vale are let down by lack of ambition
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dean Glover's Port Vale side let 10-man Exeter City off thehook last night as their lack of a cutting edge and negative tacticswere cruelly exposed. Vale had held their own during the early exchanges, despitesurrendering the majority of possession to their hosts. But theyseemed ...
Port vale: Match statistics
Apr 01, 2009 ... All the facts and figures from Port Vale's 1-0 League Two defeatby Exeter City at St James' Park GOAL ATTEMPTS THE REFEREE CARD WATCH THE CROWD MATCH RATING STOCKLEY: A strong display from the rejuvenated defender. Fullcredit to him for properly ...
Delivery changes on the cards as five posties axed
Apr 01, 2009 ... Postal delivery rounds across North Staffordshire have beenaltered in a move that has seen five jobs cut. Royal Mail says delivery times may be slightly altered in theST1, ST2, ST4, ST9 and ST12 areas as part of the changes to postalrounds in the region. The company says the ...
Car boot rule reconsidered
Apr 01, 2009 ... Calls to review rules governing the number of car boot sales heldin Stoke-on-Trent are under consideration. Councillor Gavin Webb proposed a motion asking for a review ofStoke-on-Trent City Council's policy on car boot sales. Licencesgiven to venues which hold the events state ...
Prison for order breach
Apr 01, 2009 ... Twenty-one-year-old Robert Bowen has been jailed for 24 weeksafter he breached a suspended sentence order he received for anunprovoked attack on a teenager. Bowen, of Lockington Avenue, Bentilee, received the original 24-week sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 250 hours' ...
Fighting gum disease
Apr 01, 2009; ... A New tactic is being used in the fight against litterbugs -chewing gum boards. Four of the A4-sized posters have been attached to lampposts onSilverdale High Street after residents got sick of chewing gum stuckto pavements and seats. Instead people are being asked to stick ...
Walkers flock to final free stroll
Apr 01, 2009; ... Walkers flocked to Trentham Gardens to enjoy their last freelakeside walk before a pounds5 entrance fee is introduced. The paths were busy with visitors enjoying the fine springweather and a carefree stroll yesterday, but today heralds the dawnof a new era for the ...
'It's our village and we need to look after it...'
Apr 01, 2009 ... Peter Andre, aged 65, of Crown Street, Silverdale, said: "It isa great idea. It will cut down on the cost of cleaning the pavementsand stop the area looking unsightly. "It's our village and we need to look after it." Kirsty Henson, aged 17, of Abbey Street, Silverdale, said: ...
Clean up operation costs government pounds150m a year...
Apr 01, 2009 ... Almost one billion packs of chewing gum are bought in Britainevery year. Chewing gum is removed from pavements with jet sprays orchemicals. The government spends pounds150 million a year cleaningup gum on the UK's streets. Each piece of gum costs 3p to buy but 10p to clean ...
Churchill china's fighting spirit
Apr 01, 2009; ... Churchill China has announced pre-tax profits of pounds3.4million for 2008 - in spite of the recession. That is down 17 per cent from pounds4 million in 2007, but it isin line with expectations as the pottery sector struggles to adaptto the downturn. Sales were down 11 per ...
Tables reveal sats success
Apr 01, 2009 ... New league tables have revealed improvements in many areas fromlocal primary schools. But they also show that at 798 primaries, fewer than half of 11-year-olds achieved a Level 4, ...
End of an era for councils
Apr 01, 2009 ... The biggest transformation of local government for 30 years comesinto effect today with the birth of a new local authority servingalmost 700,000 people. Crewe and Nantwich and Congleton borough councils have combinedwith Macclesfield District Council to form the new Cheshire ...
Tune in with alan cookman
Apr 01, 2009 ... My Teenage Diary R4, 11pm Debating Animals R4, 9pm IN THE new comedy series My Teenage Diary, several fully-growncomedians are persuaded to dip into the intimate diaries they keptas teenagers. Richard Herring, Russell Kane, Josie Long, Jenny Eclair, SteveHall and ...
Tv preview: Extraordinary people: Freak show family - five, 9pm
Apr 01, 2009 ... Extraordinary People: Freak Show Family Five, 9pm IN INDONESIA, a close-knit group of circus performers known asthe 'Clan' has long been the main attraction at a travelling freakshow. Esih, Sahi, Sakim and Mamat all have extreme physical conditionsthat have never been ...
Tv review: All the small things
Apr 01, 2009 ... All The Small Things BBC1 ESTHER, by her own admission, was easily pleased. Forget thebright lights; she would rather have been at home in bed with a cupof cocoa and Harry Potter. Where Harry would have put his glasses isanyone's guess. Thankfully, she was tolerant of ...
Top prize for bridgewater shows industry's far from dead
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Sentinel Business Awards took place last night at aglittering ceremony at the Best Western Stoke-on-Trent MoathouseHotel. The Sentinel's business team spoke to the winners FLYING the flag for Stoke-on-Trent's potteries. That's EmmaBridgewater Ltd - winner of The Sentinel's ...
Lifetime award recognises efforts and achievement of man who lifted moorcroft from the scrapheap
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hugh Edwards, the man who saved Moorcroft, has been presentedwith the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce LifetimeAchievement Award. An internationally-renowned solicitor by profession, he took thebrave step of purchasing the company in 1986 at a time when itseemed destined ...
The winners...
Apr 01, 2009 ... Business of the Year Sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking Winner: Emma Bridgewater, Hanley Small Business of the Year Sponsored by Business Initiative Winner: EffecTech, Uttoxeter Lifetime Achievement Sponsored by North Staffordshire Chamber ofCommerce and Industry ...
The man who saved moorcroft from the scrapheap
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hugh Edwards - the man who saved ceramics firm Moorcroft - hasbeen presented with the North Staffordshire Chamber of CommerceLifetime Achievement Award. A solicitor by profession, Mr Edwards, pictured right with BobYoung, decided to buy the Burslem-based company in 1986 at a ...
Drop in for a feast for all
Apr 01, 2009 ... Free And Easy St Michael's Hall There was no need to wait for the curtain to rise, for last nightSt Michael's Hall in Stone was transformed into the Last Drop Inn,with the bar staff and customers already chatting on stage as theband warmed up. Free And Easy, by Bill ...
Old faithful scooby still doo-ing it well
Apr 01, 2009 ... Scooby Doo And The Pirate Ghost The Regent Theatre IF IT wasn't for those meddling kids, I'd have been catching upwith that documentary on Brian Clough last night. Instead, sons, aged three and five, had been asking when ScoobyDoo was coming since they were finally talked ...
Port vale: Fans' verdict
Apr 01, 2009 ... Port Vale fans have their say on the 1-0 League Two defeat byExeter City at St James' Park WE were absolutely awful. It was difficult to watch. We wereclueless. They went down to 10 men after about 20 minutes, but we hardlycreated any chances and we were short of ...
Warning over bogus callers
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bogus callers have struck at homes after claiming to be part of aprobation service scheme. Police officers say the men have been trying to sell householditems door-to-door in Cheshire. They have received eight reports over the last month fromresidents concerned about salesmen ...
Shock win for harold in beijing
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stoke potter Dave Harold caused the shock of this year's ChinaOpen when he dumped out defending champion Stephen Maguireyesterday. The Trent Vale professional cruised to an impressive 5-0 victoryover the world number two at the Beijing Sports Gymnasium. But while there was ...
Rangers' poor form continues
Apr 01, 2009 ... Stafford Rangers' winless run was extended to nine matches withdefeat at Alfreton Town. The home side scored a goal in each half on their way to what wasa comfortable victory. Rangers' new signing Tony Onokah, from Chasetown, was involved inan early clash of heads after ...