Western Daily Press (Bristol UK) back issues from May 2007:
Parking fees are up by just 40p
May 09, 2007 ... As chairman of Tetbury Chamber of Commerce, I feel I really mustset the record straight concerning the quite inaccurate commentsbeing made in your paper by the mayor and deputy mayor regardingparking in the town (Your Say, April 20). Firstly, there is no evidence at all that ...
Just show me the way to go home
May 09, 2007 ... In the late 1940s I lived near the market town of Mansfield inNottinghamshire. A farmer came out of a tavern, climbed into hiscart, stood up and headed for the crossroads in the town. He held outhis left arm to indicate a turn left; the horse, knowing his wayhome, ...
Walking sticks as accessories
May 09, 2007 ... Now that I am retired, I ride on the buses a lot, with my freepass. I notice what goes on around me. A gentleman with a walking stick sat in front of me. When the busreached his stop there were a lot of people getting on the bus. He ran ...
May best man win
May 09, 2007 ... The mention of Othello and "blacking up" assumes that only blackmen have any right to the part "New political correctness hits thearts" (Western Daily Press, April 23) Has anyone read Othello, the Moor of Venice - Shakespeare's title?A Moor is a Moor is a Moor - ie, of ...
Compulsory voting to make voices heard
May 09, 2007 ... Is our democracy failing? It would appear so when most parish andtown councils in Dorset and South Wiltshire do not need to holdelections and so candidates of all sorts just walk in. The gentleman who opted to join nine or 10 such councils did usall a favour by showing up this ...
The lack of respect that is slowly killing off thecountryside
May 09, 2007 ... Down where I sometimes walk the dog is a most enchanting bit ofcountryside. Now, we are over-endowed with outstanding scenery in this part ofthe world, much of it up on top of the hills. But this is quitedifferent: a series of broad, ancient meadows bordering a wood at thebottom ...
Pie-maker proves he is upper crust
May 09, 2007 ... Farm Talk is delighted to add its own congratulations to thosealready heaped on Tristan Hogg, winner of this year's Institute ofDirectors South West England Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He was one of the founders of Bristol-based Pieminister, launchedwith a single shop in Stokes ...
Rule 1: Don't make a fuss
May 09, 2007 ... The more farming organisations pump out press releases assuringeveryone that things really aren't that bad in the industry, the moreone tends to encounter grass-roots farmers who insist they are. The very day Eblex issued a statement declaring there was still ahealthy home demand ...
Deadly danger for ramblers (may 2)
May 09, 2007 ... N This article is very welcome as tick-borne infections are onthe rise, but most people, including doctors, know little about them.The ticks can be the size and colour of a poppy seed, so you need tolook very carefully for them. Do not use heat, ...
It's a man thing No-one blinks an eye any more at the idea of men using moisturiser - but is applying make-up a step too far? Leading beauty brand Clinique doesn't think so. Dominic Harris tries out its new range for men
May 09, 2007 ... No-one blinks an eye any more at the idea of men using moisturiser- but is applying make-up a step too far? Leading beauty brandClinique doesn't think so. Dominic Harris tries out its new range formen One of my colleagues, a married father of five who coaches rugbyand drives ...
Get set, glow!
May 09, 2007 ... Celebrity grooming artist Ciona Johnson has worked with stars including Daniel Craig, Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, David Beckhamand Jude Law. One of the most common issues that men have with their skin isdark circles under the eyes, says Ciara. Here are her tips for ...
Take extra care with delicate knees
May 09, 2007 ... Our love of extreme sports and the Government-led healthylifestyle push, coupled with growing clinical obesity and a rapidlyageing population, have all contributed to Britain's growing epidemicof knee injuries. "Without appropriate medical care, a knee injury can affect therest ...
Something else for your holiday tick list
May 09, 2007 ... Up to 2,000 people are expected to suffer a tick infection inBritain this year. Now a national campaign is warning holidaymakers to beware of apotentially deadly tick-borne virus. Last November, we heard how a tick bite on Exmoor had infectedBristol Spanish teacher Carmen ...
Clarification
May 09, 2007 ... In a feature in the Western Daily Press Look At You section on May2 about Ann Wilde's son, Michael, we mistakenly said she ...
If at first you don't succeed... Bristol friends Kelly and Kerry were struggling to lose weight, so we asked personal trainer Ed Lay and Weight Watchers to help. So how did their first week go? Susie Weldon reports
May 09, 2007 ... Bristol friends Kelly and Kerry were struggling to lose weight, sowe asked personal trainer Ed Lay and Weight Watchers to help. So howdid their first week go? Susie Weldon reports Losing the pounds is not easy and last week our desperate dietersfound this out the hard way. Seven ...
Doctor: Diagnosis delay is 'disgrace'
May 09, 2007 ... Sufferers of the UK's "most under-diagnosed, common chroniccondition" are going an average of 13 years unaware they have it,according to research published this week. One in 100 people suffer from coeliac disease, an auto-immunedisease caused by intolerance to gluten which inflames ...
Lighten up for spring Shimmering metallics, intensive moisturisers and a clever fast fix - Susie Weldon checks out the latest beauty products for spring
May 09, 2007 ... Shimmering metallics, intensive moisturisers and a clever fast fix- Susie Weldon checks out the latest beauty products for spring Shine On: Metallics are back in fashion this summer, with allkinds of shimmering shades ranging from glittering golds andburnished bronzes to subtle ...
Before you unveil that great idea, make sure the world is ready ... The graveyard of failed businesses is full of companies with brilliant products which mysteriously failed to take the world by storm. That's because they omitted to undertake the basic research which would have told them if there was a real market for their startling concept, says columnist Peter Jump. A little preparation is all that is needed . . .
May 09, 2007 ... The graveyard of failed businesses is full of companies withbrilliant products which mysteriously failed to take the world bystorm. That's because they omitted to undertake the basic researchwhich would have told them if there was a real market for theirstartling concept, says columnist ...
A homespun sense of balance is cool winner
May 09, 2007 ... These days it's easy to believe that you can only set yourself upas a manufacturer if you have heavyweight investors and a factory inChina already lined up. But as one of the winners of theBizIdea competition shows, all youneed is a good product with a readily identifiable market ....
A well-deserved accolade for Brunel's historic ship
May 09, 2007 ... What wonderful news it was to read how Bristol's ss Great Britainship, which has now become a floating museum, is the UK's top attraction and wins an "Oscar" for bringing the 19th century alive atBristol's harbourside. Many readers will recall the dramatic return of this ...
Promotion for architect who is helping to reshape Gloucester
May 09, 2007 ... Evans Jones, the Cheltenham-based firm of access consultants,surveyors, architects and planners has promoted JOHN EVERITT topartner. John will continue to head the architectural division as well as supporting the firm's growing workload and varied client base. Before joining ...
Dave's mixed his messages
May 09, 2007 ... Listening to the media and reading the Press reports as regards the new-look Tory Party and its chances of regaining power inParliament, I myself am inclined to agree with Nora Pound'ssentiments "Pro-hunt view affects my vote" (Your Say, April 19). It will be very doubtful with ...
Doctors failing their patients
May 09, 2007 ... Why should I trust allopathic doctors? They have not stoppedsuperbugs in hospitals. Was it ignorance which allowed MRSA to spreadand kill people? Doctors know very little about good diet and prevention ofillness. By the time anyone is ill, it is too late to cure them bydrugs ...
Dangers to our nesting skylarks
May 09, 2007 ... Apprentice ranger Lydia Harris is urging the public to helpprotect the birds, which are becoming increasingly scarce nationally.She is appealing for people and pets to keep to paths until the endof July, so nests and eggs are not accidentally destroyed. She said: "Skylarks were ...
West wills
May 09, 2007 ... Sir Derek James, Right Honourable John Wynne William Peyton (Lord Peyton ofYeovil), Richard ...
Arrogance at parish council
May 09, 2007 ... An extract from our parish magazine: "As there are no major issuesof contention within the village at present, and the playing fieldpavilion has limited space, it has been decided that the annualparish meeting will be run as a low-key event this year." If the raising of the parish ...
Warm and wet
May 09, 2007 ... The mean temperature for the 12 months May 1, 2006, to April 30,2007, was 11.66 degrees C. Whether this is a record I'm not sure. April 2007 was the warmest April on record with a mean temperatureof 11.8 degrees C as against 10.6 degrees C in ...
MP calls for an end to 'cruel' pig crates
May 09, 2007; ... Mps are calling on the Government to ban controversial farrowingcrates for pigs, claiming they can harm both mothers and piglets. They are backing a Commons Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled byBristol East MP Kerry McCarthy. She is the only vegan MP and has frequently campaigned on ...
Optimism growing for order books
May 09, 2007 ... This month's West Business Watch confidence survey from Deloitteshows that the region's business community is increasingly upbeatabout its prospects. The survey shows that the number of companies predicting healthierorder books six months from now has topped 50 per cent. The ...
Once more unto the stage, dear friends!
May 09, 2007; ... The mere mention of Henry V is usually enough to provoke a chorusof "Once more unto the breach, dear friends." William Shakespeare's play immortalising his famous battle ofAgincourt is seen as the definitive work to capture the life ofEngland's most famous warrior king. But ...
We need help to bring down the costs of crime Firms are more worried than ever before about the increasing impact of fraud, burglary, vandalism and computer crime. Almost one in 10 businesses pays out more than pounds20,000 a year in dealing with the effects of criminality and many want change, our survey shows
May 09, 2007 ... Firms are more worried than ever before about the increasingimpact of fraud, burglary, vandalism and computer crime. Almost onein 10 businesses pays out more than pounds20,000 a year in dealingwith the effects of criminality and many want change, our surveyshows Bosses say more ...
Please make my husband's dying wish come true
May 09, 2007; ... Awidow is carrying out her husband's last wish by selling off hispaintings to raise cash for the hospice that cared for him during hisfinal days. Sheila Baxter, of Locking, near Weston-super-Mare, is holding anexhibition at her home to sell the works painted by her late ...
Twisted imagination
May 09, 2007; ... They look like something Bilbo Baggins or fellow hobbits may haveresided in during the Lord of the Rings saga, or perhaps huts from adistant Star Wars colony. Now these astonishing sapling structures are due to emerge on theWest landscape after moves to bring award-winning American ...
No time to show mercy
May 09, 2007 ... No. 46,411 AS far as crimes go, there can be few much lower than stealing themedals from a hero of World War II. Crooked Edward Portlock also took money that had been given to himby his British Legion comrades to pay for an anniversary trip to thebattlefields of the Normandy ...
But they save lives, says Chris rundle
May 09, 2007 ... In an ideal world, all pig farmers would probably like to dowithout farrowing crates. But, as any farmer will tell you, this isfar from being an ideal world. Britain has led Europe in banning veal crates, where calves werepermanently confined in darkened sheds to produce near-white ...
OAP 'critical'
May 09, 2007 ... A 79-year-old woman is in a critical condition after an accidentin Dorset. The pedestrian from Sturminster Newton ...
First got it wrong, admits transport minister
May 09, 2007; ... Rail passengers did face unacceptable delays after the First GreatWestern timetable fiasco, Transport Minister Tom Harris has admitted. Mr Harris will unveil a new pounds3 million platform today atBristol Parkway that will aim to bring extra train services throughthe station. But ...
More go bust as rate rises begin to bite The Bank of England's monetary policy committee meets today and is widely expected to put up interest rates again for the fourth time in less than a year. Personal finance expert CLIFF D'ARCY fears the worst over the effect this will have on the record level of personal bankruptcies
May 09, 2007 ... The Bank of England's monetary policy committee meets today andis widely expected to put up interest rates again for the fourthtime in less than a year. Personal finance expert CLIFF D'ARCY fears the worst over the effect this will have on the record level ofpersonal ...
Stab hearing
May 09, 2007 ... A Man has appeared in court in connection with the stabbing of apensioner in Bristol last month. Homeless Stephen New- ton, 41, appeared at Bristol ...
Flippin' good at gymnastics
May 09, 2007 ... With a double backflip, a cartwheel and handstand, young Olympichopeful Joe Goddard became the British under-12 gymnastic champion. The 11-year-old star, tipped to join the ...
Festival will give me a big boost
May 09, 2007 ... The final tickets for Glastonbury Festival have been snapped up by1,000 lucky Western Daily Press readers. The winners entered our competition to win a chance to get theirhands on passes for the biggest event in Britain's musical calendar. Our readers were understandably ...
Head injury investigation
May 09, 2007 ... An investigation has been launched after a man in his 30s wasfound with serious head injuries in Chipping Sodbury, SouthGloucestershire. The man was found on the ground in Horse ...
Buyout makes us world leader Gooch & Housego hails acquisition of fibre optic specialist
May 09, 2007; ... Gooch & Housego hails acquisition of fibre optic specialist West optical engineering group Gooch & Housego has paid pounds5million in cash and shares for Torquay-based SIFAM Fibre Optics. It is global market leader in high-reliability fused fibreproducts for undersea tele- ...
Being a national player will not draw us out of West
May 09, 2007 ... Burges Salmon, the top tier West law firm, will retain all itslawyers in the region despite winning more work across the UK andinternationally, its new senior partner has pledged. Stephen McNulty, who took over the top role at the Bristol firmlast week, said it has a unique culture ...
Flybe buys 30 more q400s
May 09, 2007 ... West airline Flybe yesterday announced its intention to double itsfleet of 78-seater Bombardier Q400 aircraft with an order for 30planes and an option for 15 more in a deal worth 788 million(pounds394m). Exeter-based Flybe, Europe's biggest regional airline, said theaircraft will ...
Councillor escapes jail over pounds2k fraud
May 09, 2007 ... A County councillor who defrauded his local authority ofpounds2,000 has escaped a jail sentence. Father-of-three Sean Connors admitted forging child care expensesfrom Tewkesbury Borough Council and has been sentenced by a judge tocarry out 200 hours of community ...
Rate rise is for our own good Our panel of regional experts is in agreement that the cost of borrowing should be increased
May 09, 2007; ... Our panel of regional experts is in agreement that the cost ofborrowing should be increased An interest rate rise this week is unlikely to derail the West'sstrong economic growth but it should cool its runaway housing market,according to the region's shadow rate-setting ...
Lovely lady never forgot a birthday
May 09, 2007 ... Beryl Courtice, described by friends as a lovely lady who neverforgot anybody's birthday, has died at the age of 69. She ran a successful business in Bristol with her husband John,selling wigs and hair pieces. She was born on December 19, 1937, brought up in St Anne's and ...
Salter: I'd love to be captain again
May 09, 2007; ... Matt Salter would love to skipper Bristol for a fourth consecutiveseason. The back row forward is leading a group of Bristol players on theThree Peaks Challenge today, due to begin at 4.30am on Ben Nevis. Salter will sit down with head coach Richard Hill when the club return ...
Yes... He's a boy!
May 09, 2007 ... Newborn Luke Danny Davies had his parents debating for monthswhether he was a boy or a girl before he entered the world. Proud dad Stephen Davies was convinced he and wife Paula weregoing to have a boy. Whereas former vending operator Paula, 31, fromCompton Dando, near Keynsham, ...
Lewis: We've been too sloppy
May 09, 2007; ... Gloucestershire's cricketers must sharpen up or risk furtherhumiliation at the hands of the Irish in Dublin tomorrow. So says captain Jon Lewis, who remains concerned by the early-season flaws that have characterised the county's performances sofar. Although Gloucestershire ...
Bands back rights fight
May 09, 2007 ... Musicians from Poland are playing at Glastonbury as part of atrade union campaign to prevent exploitation of Polish workers. The GMB announced that two bands will play ...
Murder trial
May 09, 2007 ... Five men are to face trial after pleading not guilty to murderingJohn Dunn in Weston-super-Mare in January. Terence Townsend, 50, of Cardiff, denied the murder of Mr Dunn,44, who lived at Acorn House, The ...
Gunman has given family 'life sentence'
May 09, 2007; ... The mother of a bubbly 16-year-old girl who was shot in the eyeand left brain damaged says her daughter and family have been given alife sentence. She spoke out as teenager Dean Durbin, who fired the air rifle athis home in Paulton, north-east Somerset, was yesterday jailed ...
Teenager is held up by Co-op store gun raider
May 09, 2007 ... A Teenage shopworker was held up at gunpoint by a masked man in adramatic raid in Wiltshire. Detectives appealed for help to catch the gun-wielding robber, whostruck on Monday night and escaped with a "substantial" amount ofcash. The raid happened at around 9.30pm at the ...
Legion official faces jail over war medal theft
May 09, 2007; ... Aroyal British Legion official, who cheated veterans out of a D-Day trip to Normandy and stole war medals, faces jail after a courtheard yesterday he had not repaid his victims. Edward Portlock, 73, of Dickens Close, Gloucester, pocketedpounds2,228 from members who had paid him to ...
We're the best of friends after years of hate
May 09, 2007; ... The 20-year stagger to peace in Northern Ireland led to dramaticscenes yesterday with former sworn enemies standing shoulder toshoulder in the province. Veteran Unionist Rev Ian Paisley and ex-IRA man Martin McGuinnesswere sworn in as the new leaders of Northern Ireland after the ...
Full sail ahead
May 09, 2007 ... Preparations are well under way for Bristol Harbour Festival. Up to 200,000 visitors and 250 boats are expected to join in thefun-filled weekend from Friday, July 27, ...
Marlene is one chipper cow
May 09, 2007 ... Friesian cow Marlene was busy milking the attention of staff andvisitors at Bristol Airport yesterday as she dropped in on her way to one of the West's biggest agricultural shows. The black and white beauty was in a fine mood when she arrived atthe airport by tractor to begin a ...
Kylee murder trial
May 09, 2007 ... A Man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 18-year-old Kylee Dibble in Bristol in February 2005. Nicky Robinson, 23, of Tyler Street, St Philip's, ...
Internet site picture of Paul's 'killer'
May 09, 2007 ... A Picture of the alleged killer of Paul Kelly, who was stabbed todeath in Bath on New Year's Day, has appeared on the internet. The photograph appeared alongside the same rap lyrics that, twomonths ago, were put up in streets around the spot where the 32-year-old was ...
West student in M25 stag-party crash
May 09, 2007 ... A Former Bristol University student and a promising musician wereamong five stag partygoers killed in one of the worst crashes on theM25. The sister of musician Jon Chandler, 26, revealed he was to havebeen best man at the wedding, as colleagues and friends also paidtribute to ...
Call to drop fire centre scheme
May 09, 2007 ... Frontline firefighters in the West have again demanded that theGovernment scrap plans to build a regional control centre. The Fire Brigades' Union has consistently opposed the plan toreplace emergency fire control rooms covering Avon, Cornwall, Devon,Dorset, Gloucestershire, ...
Big swoop on bogus stamps
May 09, 2007; ... Royal Mail investigators and police swooped on a West newsagent aspart of a national campaign against fake postage stamps. Officers found about 100 suspected counterfeit first class stampswhen they executed a warrant at Stapleton News, in Park Road,Bristol. Two men in their ...
Putting some fun into focus
May 09, 2007 ... Business coach Nigel Linacre and the Western Daily Press haveteamed up to stage a breakfast event that puts fun on the menu. The event on Tuesday June 12 will look at how to get great resultsfor your business and yourself by focusing on your priorities. The Western Daily Press ...