Sunday Mirror (London, England) back issues from August 2008:
pounds 60 MILLION POT OF GOLD.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Let the battle to reach the Promised Land begin GARY JOHNSON'S VERDICT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP ...
Gomes: My big debt of thanks to Blues boss; EXCLUSIVE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By MARC ISAACS TOTTENHAM's new keeper Heurelho Gomes is planning a dinner date with rival manager Luiz Felipe Scolari to thank him for his lucrative move into the Premier League. Gomes admits he would not have been playing at the highest level had it not been ...
JOE COLE FACTFILE; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by Sam Mallinson DATE OF BIRTH: November 8, 1981 PLACE OF BIRTH: Romford CLUBS 1998-2003 West Ham United Apps: 126. Goals: 10 2003-present Chelsea Apps: 126. Goals: 24 (Domestic competitions ...
CHELSEA UNITED; EXCLUSIVE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE Cole: Phil's brought peace to the Bridge.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: paul SMITH JOE COLE has admitted that Chelsea have been torn apart by two years of conflict and turmoil. The England midfielder claims a crisis engulfed the club the moment owner Roman Abramovich and former boss Jose Mourinho fell out and went to war. ...
SCOLARI'S UNTOUCHABLE SEVEN; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By PAUL SMITH BIG PHIL SCOLARI will rotate his Chelsea side around seven key untouchable players as he embarks on the hunt for silverware this season. And only minor injuries to striker Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa have prevented Scolari from identifying ...
Hulse has Toon up to the Mark; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By MICHAEL MORGAN ALAN SMITH insists there won't be a fitter team in the Premier League than Newcastle this season - thanks to the Incredible Hulse. Fitness guru Mark Hulse has whipped the Toon into tip-top shape with a punishing pre-season training programme ....
Kev nears Fab deal; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE UNITED will complete the signing of Deportivo centre-back Fabricio Coloccini as soon as the Spanish club sign a replacement for the Argentine defender. Toon manager Kevin Keegan has balked at the pounds 10million asking price for the 26-year-old, but it is thought ...
In this league we're all like kids with our noses against the sweet shop window; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP GARY JOHNSON EXCLUSIVE 6 DAYS TO GO Countdown to the big Championship kick-off.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS GARY JOHNSON calls the Championship the sweet shop league. At stake is the chance to rub shoulders with the superstars of the Premier League, to pit yourself against some of the world's greatest players, to test your tactical acumen against the ...
Kick up the Brum; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP BENT READY TO FIGHT FOR PLACE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS ALEX McLEISH has started a dog fight among his Birmingham strikers to see who has the fire to put the club back in the Premier League. The ambitious former Scotland boss not only refused point-blank to sell his big signing James McFadden after ...
JONES'S SUMMER BREEZE; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By DARREN WITCOOP CARDIFF fans will be glad to see the back of this summer - but manager Dave Jones insists that it has not been a bad one. The euphoria generated by last season's run to the FA Cup Final run soon evaporated. Teenage star Aaron ...
MURTY: LIFT THE SPIRITS; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS GRAEME MURTY has warned Reading's players they must get over their relegation woes or find themselves struggling. The 33-year-old skipper admits last season's relegation has been the biggest test of the team spirit for which Steve Coppell's ...
Sylvan's all set for close race; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By SORIEBAH KAJUE SYLVAN Ebanks-Blake believes this year's race for promotion from the Championship could be the most exciting ever. Wolves just missed out on a play-off place on the last day of last season and will face even more competition for a top-six ...
Rams' Ell and back; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By SORIEBAH KAJUE NATHAN ELLINGTON is convinced Paul Jewell can help him rediscover his goalscoring form as he aims to fire Derby back into the Premier League. The relegated Rams were officially the worst Premier League team ever as they finished the season ...
HOT COLE; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP I want to take Forest into big time.. and then boss top club.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By JOHN PERCY ANDY COLE is ready to turn the lights out on his career and pursue his dream of becoming the next Fergie old boy to manage in the Premier League. Manchester United legend Cole will retire next May after a glittering career before he bids to ...
Freaky Speed can fire up Blades; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By MICHAEL MORGAN KEVIN BLACKWELL is banking on "the freak" to fire Sheffield United to promotion this season. Gary Speed may be nudging 39, but Blades boss Blackwell insists the former Wales international midfielder still has years left in him as a Premier ...
Once you slip into this League, it's tough to get out; Coca Cola LEAGUE ONE NIGEL PEARSON TALKS TO SUNDAY Mirror SPORT.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS NIGEL PEARSON has issued his Leicester players with a warning about what to expect in League One - and he reckons Gary McAllister will be saying exactly the same thing at Leeds. The two fallen former Premier League clubs are the bookies' ...
WHO'LL GO UP? IT'S TWO CLOSE TO CALL; Coca Cola LEAGUE TWO.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS KEVIN BOND says he can name two teams that will struggle in League Two. Picking a winner will be a lot more difficult. Bournemouth's manager knows his own club are likely to launch their campaign under the handicap of a minus points ...
JOE COLE FACTFILE; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by Sam Mallinson Date of birth: November 8, 1981 Place of birth: Romford CLUBS 1998-2003 West Ham United Apps: 126. Goals: 10 2003-present Chelsea Apps: 126. Goals: 24 (Domestic ...
Kev nears Fab deal; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE UNITED will complete the signing of Deportivo centre-back Fabricio Coloccini as soon as the Spanish club sign a replacement for the Argentine defender. Toon manager Kevin Keegan has balked at the EUR14million asking price for the 26-year-old, but it is thought a ...
Kelly: No Brum deal; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 'I DON'T NEED TO QUIT FOR IRELAND'.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By CIARAN O RAGHALLAIGH STEPHEN KELLY says that being a Championship player will not harm his international career. The Republic of Ireland fullback played every single game of Birmingham's failed Premiership campaign last season. That consistency, ...
JONES'S SUMMER BREEZE; Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By DARREN WITCOOP CARDIFF fans will be glad to see the back of this summer - but manager Dave Jones insists that it has not been a bad one. The euphoria generated by last season's run to the FA Cup Final run soon evaporated. Teenage star Aaron ...
Once you slip into this League, it's tough to get out; Coca Cola LEAGUE ONE NIGEL PEARSON TALKS TO IRISH SUNDAY Mirror SPORT.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By RALPH ELLIS NIGEL PEARSON has issued his Leicester players with a warning about what to expect in League One - and he reckons Gary McAllister will be saying exactly the same thing at Leeds. The two fallen former Premier League clubs are the bookies' ...
pounds 60 MILLION POT OF GOLD.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Let the battle to reach the Promised Land begin PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM IFA PREMIERSHIP PAGE 8 ...
It's happy hour for Hagan; BLUES ARE A LONG TIME FROM LAST ORDERS, SAYS CONOR JUST 006 DAYS TO GO TO THE START OF IFA PREMIERSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By MARK McINTOSH CONOR HAGAN has blasted the scaremongers insisting Linfield's domestic dominance is over before a ball has even been kicked in the new IFA Premiership season. Bar manager Hagan was a shock summer signing at Windsor Park after returning to ...
WALKER: KELBIE IS STAYING PUT; JUST 006 DAYS TO GO TO THE START OF IFA PREMIERSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: MARK McINTOSH KEVIN KELBIE will only leave Ballymena if he emigrates - that's the frank assessment of new Braid boss Roy Walker after Linfield had two bids rejected for the striker. Scottish-based Kelbie has two years left on his deal at the Showgrounds, but ...
SHANE: NO MORE UPSETS FER ME; JUST 006 DAYS TO GO TO THE START OF IFA PREMIERSHIP.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By MARK McINTOSH SHANE McCabe has had enough of being a Jack of all Trades. The football and GAA star has endured one of the worst weeks of his career after suffering Ulster Championship heartache with Fermanagh last Sunday and then seeing red in the UEFA Cup ...
Jones is defiant; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE CARDIFF BOSS: WHAT BAD SUMMER?(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By DARREN WITCOOP THE euphoria generated by last season's amazing FA Cup run has been blown away by a difficult summer that Cardiff fans will be glad to see the back off. After guiding the Welsh side to the Wembley final, Bluebirds boss Dave Jones urged the ...
SWANS' SPANISH LESSON; BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.(Sport)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By DARREN WITCOOP SWANSEA City's cosmopolitan squad will use Spain's Euro 2008 triumph as inspiration in their bid to take the Championship by storm. Roberto Martinez has doubled the Swans' Iberian contingent to six with the latest influx of foreign talent to ...
Dollar thrills.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... NOW'S THE TIME FOR GREAT DEALS IN COUNTRIES THAT TAKE THE U.S. DOLLAR 24 PAGES of bargain hols & great ideas for your home and garden Swap ...
Top 10 OUTDOOR GAMES.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by ANGELA MACFARLANE HERE are fun games to keep your children entertained during the long summer holidays ... CAPTION(S): Garden quoits and case pounds 14.95 (www.cotswoldco.com, 0844 984 0001); Jumbo six-pin bowling set pounds 12.99 ...
Cube tables; LOOKALIKES.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... GIVE your living room a touch of the Orient with a side table. They are the perfect spot for resting drinks and books ... or even for sitting on. The Palonia carved cube is made of Palonia wood. It is H44cm, W44cm, D44cm and costs pounds 99 from Habitat (www.habitat.net, 0844 499 ...
PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Shell out on the Armoury.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Justin Ryan & Colin McAllister THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON, pounds 249,950 THE AGENT SAYS: Loft-style house converted from the Armoury, a Grade II-listed, former armaments store dating from the Napoleonic Wars on the edge of Southampton Water. No 2 has ...
Want to move ..but can't sell? Try what all the canny home owners say: Let's rent.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By BARRY CASHIN A GROWING number of families who can't sell their homes but are desperate to move are letting them out to tenants instead. New research by removal specialists Moveme.com shows the number of people moving out of a rented property into a newly ...
Pick of the sales; THE CRUNCH HAS SOME BENEFITS.. AT LEAST WE CAN GRAB SOME STUNNING BARGAINS.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by SANDY CADIZ-SMITH HOMEBASE ALL furniture half-price (outdoor and indoor). www.homebase.co.uk, 0845 077 8888 MOBEN KITCHENS YOUR dream kitchen for half price and Moben is throwing in a free appliance with all ...
No more slip-ups in the bath! TRICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli QWE used to have two sets of shower mats in the shape of feet which helped to stop you slipping. We are trying to find something similar, or is there anybody who does anything a bit different from the normal mat? - Bery Bradbrook, Spalding, Lincs ...
We want monster pumpkins; TRICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wild QMY children are growing pumpkins for Halloween. Do we need anything special to boost their size? - Denise Conway, Solihull, West Mids AADRIENNE SAYS: Their size depends on the variety - Dill's Atlantic Giant being the biggest. But ...
A radio to fit my iPod; TRICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli QI AM looking for a small digital radio for my office which I can plug my iPod Shuffle into. There seem to be lots with docks for iPod Nanos but nothing for the Shuffle. Please can you help. - Kathleen Tancock, Ewell, Surrey AZENA SAYS: ...
I'm dreaming of glorious cream; TRICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli QI WANT to paint a small brown table in a modern cream colour that is very popular in furniture at the moment. I keep trying paint pots with no success, I would like it in a satin finish and not too light, more creamy beige. Any ideas? - Judy McEvoy, by email ...
TO THE TEST: Floor cleaners; TICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Zena Alli Steam & Vac, pounds 299 (www. domotec.uk.com, 01249 815511) THIS two-in-one cleaner has six accessories to vacuum and steam clean carpets, hard floors and upholstery. Although parts feel quite flimsy all the sections lock together ...
What's up with my lilies? TRICKS of theTRADE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: Adrienne Wildbylin QSOME of my lilies have streaks on their leaves. What's the problem? - Rowena Murphy, Taunton, Somerset ADRIENNE SAYS: Mottled and streaked leaves, together with stunted growth, are symptoms of lily mosaic virus. Dig up and dispose of the ...
FOR A FREE 3 WEEK HONEYMOON We swapped our UK flat for a condo in HAWAII.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By KAREN ROCKETT MILES Eady and Cara Rodway had a three-week honeymoon in Hawaii ... and it hardly cost them a penny. The canny couple knew they couldn't afford to stay in a hotel on the sun-kissed Pacific Ocean islands, so went for a house swap instead. Cara, ...
How you can do it too.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... THERE are several companies in the UK and abroad offering the chance to swap properties, either for a holiday or for a longer period. Some people planning to emigrate use home-swap organisations to see what it is really like living in the country before they take the plunge. ...
Do it!: Jobs for the week.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... EASY FEED tomatoes (right) with a high-potash tomato fertiliser. When small tomatoes have developed on the fourth truss remove the tip at two leaves above the truss. USING sharp shears, lightly trim lavender hedges taking care not to cut into the older wood. ...
Design it: FLOWER POWER.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... IF you are planning a shopping trip to London, go this Tuesday (August 5) or Thursday (August 7) and visit The Judith Blacklock Flower School (4-5 Kinnerton Place South, Knightsbridge) between 6-8pm for a FREE masterclass in flower arranging with a glass of champagne. The Pick Up A Posy ...
GOOD IDEA.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... SOAK willow twigs in water for a few days and then use the water to ...
DIY it.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... RECYCLE your bath water on the garden. The suds won't harm plants, and will help deter aphids. Only re-use water ...
SAVE pounds 9 ON 9CLEMATIS; Special offer.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... CLEMATIS are one of our best-loved summer-flowering climbers. They produce a mass of large flowers and are perfect for decorating fences, sheds, trellises and walls. Sunday Mirror readers can buy three named hybrid varieties in this collection. Bill Mackenzie (pictured) produces a mass of ...
GARDENING: HOW TO CREATE THE... ULTIMATE SUMMER GARDEN.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: ADRIENNE WILD THE kids are off school, the evenings are long and the weather is, we hope, wonderful. You can't beat August in the garden ... and here's how to create the perfect space for soaking up the sun. The design THE ultimate summer garden ...
TRAVEL UPDATE.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... KIDS go free on Ocean Village Mediterranean cruises through September. The deal takes the cost of a family holiday for four to a total pounds 1,438. There are adventure clubs for older children up to 17. Visit www.oceanvillageholidays.co.uk DEBIT cards are not widely accepted in ...
Where to stay for Festival?(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Q MY friend and I would really love to stay in Edinburgh during the Festival but so far had no luck in finding a hotel after leaving it very late in the day. Can you help? - M. Greene, Thirsk, North ...
Tips for a trip to Lapland.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Q MY grandaughters are visiting Kakslauttanen in Finnish Lapland in December and want to know what the nearest airport is, where to stay and how cold it will be. - Mrs C. Ferguson, Swindon, Wilts A ...
THE DOLLAR HOTEURPOTEUR; They take US cash.. you get a great deal.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: GILL WILLIAMS AS the dollar dives against the pounds , GILL WILLIAMS finds super deals in lots of countries that use the greenback ... JAMAICA STICK to Red Stripe lager or rum punches and you won't go wrong on a night out in Jamaica - a pint costs ...
DAYS OUT IN THE UK.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: MARJORIE YUE ENGLAND UNTIL SEPT 13: Stunning Stonor Park in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, historic Castle Howard in North Yorkshire and magnificent Marble Hill House in Twickenham, West London, are among the venues for the Carte D'Or series of outdoor ...
FAMILY FUNTIME; With children in tow, grab an all-inclusive to the Algarve.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By ANGIE BAILEY ALL-INCLUSIVE holidays are looking an attractive option this summer as the strong euro makes nights out in swish restaurants a real no-no. Another plus is they remove a lot of the the stress, particularly if you're taking your first holiday ...
What's the deal?(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... YOU can stay seven nights' allinclusive at the four-star Balaia Holiday Village from pounds 582 per adult and pounds 29 per infant (based on two adults, one child), leaving Gatwick on September 4. First Choice fly to the Algarve ...
DEALS OF THE WEEK.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: STACEY QUINTON CITIES pounds 135WITH Manchester United travelling to Monaco for the UEFA Super Cup this month and a celebcrammed Sporting Summer Festival until August 23, now's the time to visit Monaco. The Novotel Monte Carlo has rooms from pounds 135 per ...
CRUISE NEWS.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: SARAH WHITFIELD KING THOMSON has a seven-night fly/cruise from pounds 719pp (saving pounds 100pp on brochure price) for two sharing an inside cabin. Departing August 22 from Leeds Bradford and John Lennon Liverpool. The Emerald sails from Corfu to Thira, Kusadasi, ...
BETWEEN THESHEETS; Inside our hotel of the week LANGASS LODGE, OUTER HEBRIDES.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: GILL WILLIAMS WHERE AND WHY: Stroll through the gardens at dusk to explore a Neolithic stone circle and cairn when you stay at Langass Lodge. This small luxurious hotel was once a private hunting lodge and is still family-owned. The original building has been ...
The Big Cheesey; SEE HOLLAND'S DELIGHTS FROM THE SADDLE AS YOU GET ON YOUR BIKE..(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... WHERE better to go on a cycling holiday than Holland says ALAN HART. It's fun, friendly ... and flat. THERE'S a real carnival atmosphere in the old cobbled square as teams of white-clad men in straw boaters race around with huge wooden trays of cheese. They carry up ...
WIN 2-week driving hol in France; WORTH OVE R pounds 2,000 WORTH OVER pounds 2,000.(Competition/Offers)
Aug 03, 2008 ... WE'VE teamed up this week with PV-holidays.com and Brittany Ferries to give away a fun-filled twoweek family driving holiday to Brittany and The Vendee in France. Our lucky winner and their family will spend one week at Pierre & Vacances' Port-Bourgenay selfcatering holiday ...
NOT SO CORNY; Forget pasties, Cornwall's gone hip.(Features)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By SARAH WHITFIELD KING CORNWALL has been quietly transforming itself from its pasties and chips image of my childhood to a stylish but still affordable summer holiday destination. There are chic cottages to rent, classy new hotels and smart restaurants. And ...
22-HR BATTLE AT 36,000FT TO SAVE BEN.(News)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Honeymoon victim's ordeal during mercy dash home on jet EXCLUSIVE: PAGES 4 & 5 BARRY GEORGE I won't follow women any more, I know it's wrong Police made it all up.. I'm going to South America EXCLUSIVE FIRST INTERVIEW ...
Explosion kills 13 at wedding.(News)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By KATE MANSEY A BRIDE and groom were killed yesterday when their wedding party bus was blown up by a mine in Afghanistan. Eleven other people, including two children, also died in the blast, in the southern province of Kandahar, near the border with ...
Plea over rainforest.(News)
Aug 03, 2008 ... BRAZIL yesterday appealed to the world to help save its rainforests. Launching a worldwide appeal for pounds 11billion, president Luis Inacio ...
'SNUB CHINA'CALL.(News)
Aug 03, 2008 ... Byline: By VINCENT MOSS LIBERAL Democrat leader Nick Clegg is calling on Gordon Brown to boycott the Olympics because of China's poor human rights record. In a letter leaked to the Sunday Mirror, Mr Clegg brands China's behaviour a "humiliation" for Olympics chiefs ...