Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) back issues from November 2007:
Toilet paper sketch shows inmate's view of prison riot
Nov 01, 2007 ... A 75-year-old sketch on a piece of toilet paper has revealed anew perspective on the infamous Dartmoor riot. The sketch, made by a former inmate, depicts the January 1932prison uprising as something of a comedy, in stark contrast toprevious sombre depictions of the event. One ...
pounds1.1m sought for nightclub
Nov 01, 2007 ... A well-known Newquay nightspot is available for sale with offersinvited off a freehold guide price of pounds1.1 million. Miller Commercial of Truro is bringing to the market the TallTrees Nightclub on Tolcarne Road at the centre of Cornwall's majortourist destination. The ...
New units available at successful site
Nov 01, 2007 ... Nine new units are under construction at an established andsuccessful site in Plymouth. The properties at Devon EnterpriseFacility (DEF) in Belliver are being built speculatively and will beavailable to either buy or rent. DEF was created when one of Plymouth's largest ...
Fashions and food attract huge crowds
Nov 01, 2007 ... On september 20 this year, Princesshay opened its streets to thepublic for the first time. Shoppers have flocked to it in theirthousands in the six weeks since then, drawn by its mixture ofretail and refreshment - or better described as "fashion and food". But behind the crowded ...
Key construction statistics for Princesshay
Nov 01, 2007 ... Demolition ...
Names behind Exeter's new street facade
Nov 01, 2007 ... Land Securities is the UK's leading real estate investment trust,with a national portfolio of commercial property worth more than pounds14 billion. This includes some of Britain's best-known shopping centres, aswell as London landmarks such as the Piccadilly Lights. Its ...
Vibrant future ahead for Anna mill
Nov 01, 2007 ... Since its original construction by the Ministry of Defencebetween 1957 and 1959 and its subsequent acquisition in 1996 byLondon and Westcountry Estates, Anna Mill Business Park, as it isnow known, has experienced a varied history and will hopefullyenjoy a vibrant ...
How Exeter's skyline was redefined
Nov 01, 2007 ... Alongside attracting the right mix of retailers and restaurantsinto Princesshay, getting the look of the quarter right was one ofthe highest priorities. Those behind the development, from the citycouncil and developer Land Securities, were determined that itshould blend in with the look ...
Design wins praise as interest in city grows
Nov 01, 2007 ... The design of the new Princesshay shopping centre in Exeter hasbeen hailed as an architectural triumph and a model for newdevelopments around the country. Exeter's most distinguishedarchitect has heaped plaudits on the development, and the scheme hasalso been backed by the Government's ...
Contractor in jobs boost
Nov 01, 2007 ... A MANUFACTURER from Devon has won a pounds900,000 contract whichwill create up to seven new jobs. Engineering sub-contractor Aldermans, based in Plympton, has wonthe contract from Plymouth-based Rittal CSM, and has also investedin new machinery. Aldermans has been a supplier ...
Specialist teams get new regional director
Nov 01, 2007 ... Andrew James has been appointed as the new regional businessdirector for NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland in Devon andCornwall. His main responsibility will be to lead the NatWest and RBS teamsof specialist business managers based in branches and businesscentres across the ...
First year sees firm treble in size
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Plymouth-based commercial law practice Bright LLP hascelebrated its first birthday as the region's fastest-growingcommercial firm. Bright LLP started business last September with a team of ninepeople based on the Tamar Science Park at Derriford. One year on, the firm has ...
Brewin dolphin opens in Plymouth
Nov 01, 2007 ... Brewin Dolphin, the largest independent private client investmentmanager in the UK, has opened its long-awaited new office inPlymouth to extend its reach in Devon and Cornwall. The news comes hot on the heels of Charles Stanley's move tolarger premises at 1, The Crescent in the ...
Law firm picks up award for excellence
Nov 01, 2007 ... South West law firm Foot Anstey was handed the Law Society'snational award for Excellence in Practice Standards at an eventhosted by BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine. The judges were impressed with Foot Anstey's developedcommitment to excellence by establishing a quality directorate ...
London finance player sets up base in Cornwall
Nov 01, 2007 ... Acorporate finance adviser with 450 deals under its belt isopening an office in Cornwall as it expands West from its London andReading bases. Oasis Europe, set up 24 years ago to help privateowners sell their business, raise capital or make acquisitions, isbuilding a team of five in ...
Language of business spreads in South West
Nov 01, 2007 ... The regional provider of information on internationalcommunications, the Regional Language Network South West (RLN SW),has announced milestone achievements in helping regional businessesimprove their performance in international markets. The Exeter-based organisation has, over the ...
Finance matters
Nov 01, 2007 ... Inheritance tax (IHT) is one of the most unpopular methods usedby the Government to extract money from us, but there are ways tocut your bill - and the first action to take is to update your will. IHT is not payable when an estate passes from one spouse toanother, but if you want ...
University spawns fast-track 50 firm
Nov 01, 2007 ... One of the first companies to be born out of Exeter University'sInnovation Centre has become a national fast-track 50 player. Transition Consulting, an independent software testing and businessconsultancy, has entered the prestigious Sunday Times Tech Trackrankings - a list of the ...
Government climb down over capital gains tax
Nov 01, 2007 ... Retiring company bosses will be granted an exemption from capitalgains tax reforms in what will be seen as a partial climbdown byGordon Brown in the face of pressure from business. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Alistair Darling have comeunder fire for scrapping taper relief on ...
Legal brief
Nov 01, 2007 ... Anyone thinking of selling or passing their business on couldlose out on tax relief if the deal goes through after April 5 2008. Taper relief, first introduced in 1998, reduced the tax rate oncapital gains on shares in trading companies held for more than twoyears, from 40 per cent to 10 ...
Foi changes could affect private firms
Nov 01, 2007 ... Westcountry businesses working for public bodies could findthemselves forced to disclose information under a possible shake-upof the Freedom of Information Act. Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced last week that theGovernment would look at widening the scope of the act as part ...
Women inspired by magic of Cornwall
Nov 01, 2007 ... The woman heading up millions of pounds worth of Europeaninvestment into the South West's poorest county has urged femaleentrepreneurs to embrace the magic of Cornwall. At the end of an impassioned speech to the Women in Businessannual conference - supported by the Western Morning ...
Texture adds to allure of vanessa's silver jewellery
Nov 01, 2007 ... There's much more than sparkle and shine to jewellery, accordingto Vanessa Page. She's a woman who should know after her firstefforts to create a unique, organic texture in silver raised a feweyebrows in her home village. "I love jewellery to be tactile and to feel nice when you ...
Council looks at park and ride scheme on branch line
Nov 01, 2007 ... A westcountry council is to investigate proposals to boostpassenger numbers on a scenic branch line. Caradon District Council has agreed to look at a possible parkand ride scheme for the Liskeard-Looe line, in South East Cornwall,after proposals were tabled by councillor Mike ...
Libraries get pounds10.7m boost from big lottery fund
Nov 01, 2007 ... Westcountry libraries are to get a pounds10.7 million cash boost. The Big Lottery Fund money will be spent transforming librariesacross the South West including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset andDorset. The aim is to help the facilities to offer a broader range ofactivities and ...
Fake wreck 'can start new pounds28m industry'
Nov 01, 2007 ... An artificial diving wreck planned for the Cornish coast couldcreate 800 jobs and an industry worth up to pounds28 million a yearto the region's economy. The consortium behind the SS Nautilusvision is now being led by A&P Falmouth, which believes the plansare financially ...
Forum focus on historic buildings
Nov 01, 2007 ... Exmoor's archaeology forum will be held on December 1, this yearfocusing on Exmoor's historic buildings. The event will be held inthe Dunster Tithe Barn and there will be a series of brief,illustrated talks. Tickets for the Forum are pounds15 each. Placesare limited and booking is ...
Storm brews over cost of new bypass
Nov 01, 2007; ... A row has erupted over the cost of the Kingskerswell bypass,which would link Torquay to Newton Abbot. The bill for the road has been estimated at pounds130 millionwith local authorities expected to pay 10 per cent of the total cost- pounds6.5 million each for Torbay Council and ...
Save it for real emergency
Nov 01, 2007 ... What has happened to common sense in Britain today? Has it died naturally or been suppressed by over-zealous officialdom? Your report on the motorist cut off on the tidal road at AvetonGifford (October 24) beggars belief! This road clearly has warningsigns and the road edge is ...
For want of a horse the battle was lost
Nov 01, 2007 ... It seems that the Ministry of Defence is waiting for a good dayto bury bad news. A spokesman has branded as mere speculation thereasons why 14 airmen were lost in the tragic fire aboard a Nimrodaircraft over Afghanistan. We are being told to wait for the report into the incident, ...
Should I pay council tax on derelict house?
Nov 01, 2007 ... Q. i AM a life tenant in a trust property administered by a firmof solicitors. The property has not been maintained since the deathof my grandmother 30 years ago and is now in such poor conditionthat a structural survey has been recommended. Should I have to payBand D council tax while ...
Fire crews to pioneer use of head cameras
Nov 01, 2007; ... Firefighters in the Westcountry are to become the first in theworld to use revolutionary head camera equipment in a bid to tackleanti-social behaviour against emergency services. Fire crews in Plymouth, Devon, are to use the tiny cameras acrossthe Bonfire Night and Halloween period ...
Two wheels good for police
Nov 01, 2007 ... Police in a Devon town have taken delivery of three new bicyclesto help them tackle crime. The bikes have already been vital tools in helping police inTiverton make two arrests - once after a shoplifting incident andthe other after a robbery. Police Community Support Officer ...
Residents rage at road repair
Nov 01, 2007 ... Furious residents are demanding their road is resurfaced - justtwo weeks after it was last done. They claim Exeter City Council made such a mess of thepounds10,000 repair work at Honeylands Drive that the road hasbecome a hazard. And they claim the repairs were ...
Such silliness over saudis
Nov 01, 2007 ... May be proved wrong, but I would guess that when we come tocompile a list of the most villainous players in the early 21stcentury, the Liberal Democrat leader, "Dr" Vincent "Vince" Cable,will not feature heavily among them. Indeed, until recently, theworst thing that can be said about ...
Brooking hoping he can turn the tables on his former club
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cornish All Blacks club captain Keith Brooking believes Exeter'sdefeat on Cornish soil last month could give his side apsychological edge going into Saturday's eagerly awaited battle atPolson Bridge (2.30pm). The former Exeter favourite - one of a number of ex-Chiefspersonnel at ...
All blacks continue to climb
Nov 01, 2007 ... The last time Exeter Chiefs visited Polson Bridge in acompetitive first team fixture, current Cornish All Blacks coach JonHill was among the visiting line-up. However, fast forward the clock some five years and Hill -together with fellow coach Chris Brown - have helped play a ...
Flybe reinstates planes grounded by competitor
Nov 01, 2007; ... Flybe, the Westcountry airline, has insisted that it iscommitted to an aircraft which a European competitor has permanentlyremoved from its fleet amid safety fears. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will no longer useBombardier Q400 aircraft, after a series of crash ...
Hospital union to fight sterile services sell-off
Nov 01, 2007 ... The public sector union, Unison, has pledged to fight theprivatisation of sterile services in the region's hospitals. Theunion says it has learnt of plans to outsource the departments inhospitals in Yeovil, Taunton, Barnstaple and Torbay. Sterile services sterilise and disinfect ...
City on the up as skyscraper plans approved
Nov 01, 2007 ... Plymouth city centre is on the up - with plans for anothersoaring skyscraper approved. Described as one of its most significant and excitingdevelopments, the landmark Oceanique project, which has beenapproved by Plymouth City Council's planning committee, will tower100 metres - ...
Westcountry juniors ready to meet La Manga challenges
Nov 01, 2007; ... Top juniors Roy Knight (Cornwall) and Ashley Hewitt (Devon) areset to go head-to-head at next week's Sunday Telegraph Center ParcsGrand Prix Masters finals at La Manga in Spain. Both are among the six qualifiers for the boys' 16 and undersingles which gets underway on Monday and ...
Service wives 'so lonely' if husbands are away
Nov 01, 2007 ... The wives and husbands of Westcountry Marines and Royal Navypersonnel have revealed they often feel "lonely and isolated" whiletheir other half is deployed on missions overseas. The disruption to family life caused by serving in Iraq andAfghanistan is illustrated in the families' ...
Spooky service for newlyweds
Nov 01, 2007 ... Halloween will always hold special memories for this Westcountrycouple, who were married surrounded by devils, Dracula and allthings spooky. Emma Thorn, 35, and Derel Mildren, 30, yesterday tied the knot at a their own Addams Family-style ceremony. The newlyweds from Torquay ...
'Being cuddly saved me'
Nov 01, 2007 ... A plymouth woman impaled on a metal spike has told how her lifewas saved by her "cuddly" figure. Karen Hallett, from Efford, fell five feet from a wall on to aplatform ladder while supervising the craning out of her family'sboat Elisha at the city's Stonehouse Pool a week ...
Controversial merger moves a step closer for councils
Nov 01, 2007 ... A historic meeting will take place at Cornwall County Halltomorrow in preparation for a new unitary authority. Under controversial plans, the county council and the sixdistrict councils will merge. The move has been welcomed by some councillors but caused angeramong others, ...
How ministers burn your cash
Nov 01, 2007 ... Consultants and advisers have been spreading through the organsof New Labour like a virus since it took office in 1997. As each year passes, the more they have polluted the workings ofGovernment and, as yet, no democratic antidote has managed to purgethe host body. That may ...
Kieswetter gets academy call
Nov 01, 2007; ... For Somerset wicket-keeper batsman Craig Kieswetter, the 2007season was like a dream come true. The South African-born youngster, who will be 20 on November 18,started the campaign keeping for the seconds, but after displayingsome impressive early season form, forced his way into ...
Australian star may stay on at Somerset
Nov 01, 2007; ... Somerset skipper Justin Langer has dropped another hint that nextsummer might not be his last at Taunton. The Australian maestro produced another man of the matchperformance when he cracked a match-winning 105 for WesternAustralia in their one-day Ford Ranger Cup win over a Cameron ...
Supermarket stance is all over the shop
Nov 01, 2007 ... Alk down the high street in the Westcountry's small market townson a Saturday morning and most are a hubbub of activity. Smallindependent retailers are thriving - butchers, delicatessens, indoormarkets and other speciality shops. Take Chagford in Devon, forexample. Here you can find a ...
Reds issue pledge to fight back as appeal is rejected
Nov 01, 2007 ... Redruth have pledged to overcome the difficulties facing themboth on and off the field as they contemplate starting theirNovember programme of matches with no points in the Division Twostandings. The club suffered a massive blow on Tuesday when their appealagainst a ten-point ...
'Time team' praise for website on archaeology
Nov 01, 2007 ... A new website that introduces people to some of the best- knownarchaeological and historical sites in Cornwall has received thebacking of television Time Team's Tony Robinson. Launched by Cornwall County Council, it is aimed at everyone withan interest in the countryside who ...
Inquest hears how biker 'lost control around bend'
Nov 01, 2007 ... A father-of-six died when his motorcycle careered out of controlon a bend, before hurtling into the path of an oncoming car, aninquest has heard. Shane Webb, 44, came off the Haybusa 1300 Suzuki, and hit aRenault Clio. Mr Webb, from Falmouth, Cornwall, died from multiple ...
Scouts aim to plant 2,000 trees
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cornish scouts are teaming up with the Woodland Trust to plant2,000 trees in South East Cornwall to celebrate their centenaryyear. The Woodland Trust and the Scout Association have formed apartnership to enable each of the 400,000 scouts across Britain tohave the chance to plant ...
Future of the countryside 'has reached turning point'
Nov 01, 2007 ... The future of the British countryside is at a turning point,outgoing president of the Country Land and Business Association(CLA) David Fursdon told more than 100 guests at his farewelldinner. Mr Fursdon, who has served two years as head of the CLA, warnedthat farmers, landowners ...
Advisers on post office cuts paid pounds318 an hour
Nov 01, 2007; ... Ministers planning to axe about 2,500 post offices have beenpaying private consultants pounds318 an hour to help them, itemerged last night. The advisers have been working on which of Britain's 14,300 postoffices should go in the restructuring which will see mainly ruralbranches ...
Profits at ROK hit by credit crunch
Nov 01, 2007 ... Building and maintenance firm Rok is the latest casualty of theglobal credit crunch and warns that its profits will be hit. The Westcountry company expects operating profits from its RokDevelopment company to be pounds2 million below market expectationsfor the year ending December ...
Slap in face for village shops
Nov 01, 2007; ... A major report into the power of supermarkets sparked a storm ofprotest last night after it claimed that village shops were notbeing squeezed out by big-name stores. The Competition Commission went as far as to suggest that shoppers needed more supermarkets in some areas and ...
Biochemist won Nobel prize for work on DNA
Nov 01, 2007 ... Arthur Kornberg, a biochemist whose Nobel Prize-winning discoveryof how DNA is assembled helped ignite the biotechnology revolution,has died in Stanford, California. He was 89 and worked in his laboratory at Stanford Universityuntil a few days before his death. Dr Kornberg ...
Heads quick to condemn Brown threat to schools
Nov 01, 2007 ... Teachers and headteachers in the Westcountry have reacted angrilyafter Gordon Brown announced that schools could be closed down fornot achieving the GCSE pass targets including Maths and English. The announcement by the Prime Minister that all schools in thecountry must ensure that ...
Drugs baron and guerrilla leader had army of thousands of soldiers
Nov 01, 2007 ... Khun Sa, the publicity-loving Golden Triangle drug lord whothrived in the region's kill-or-be-killed cauldron of ethnicrivalries and heroin-financed private armies, has died at 73. For decades, Khun Sa symbolised the seeming impunity of herointraffickers in the Golden Triangle, the ...
Import threat to traditional hurdlemaking
Nov 01, 2007 ... The traditional craft of hurdlemaking is under threat. For thousands of years, craftsmen have made a living by hand-weaving strips of hazelwood to create beautiful and intricateagricultural fence panels. But in recent years woodmen have been going out of business,according to ...
Tickets in demand for derby
Nov 01, 2007 ... The mouth-watering FA Cup tie between Blue Square Premier leadersTorquay United and Russell Slade's League One outfit, Yeovil Town,will, as anticipated, be an all-ticket affair at Plainmoor onSunday, November 11. Tickets went on sale to Torquay United supporters yesterday ...
Roynan loss hit devils hard
Nov 01, 2007; ... Plymouth Devils captain Seemond Stephens has cited the loss ofAdam Roynon midway through the season as the key factor why the cityoutfit did not win a trophy this term. Talented Roynon signed for the Devils in January but while muchwas expected of him, he rode for the Devils only ...
Life goes on without Akos
Nov 01, 2007 ... Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway believes that the Pilgrimscan cope with the loss of fans' favourite Akos Buzsaky and othertalented players - as long as he is able to secure adequatereplacements. Buzsaky left Home Park on Tuesday, after a stay of almost threeyears with the ...
Bodmin turn the tables
Nov 01, 2007; ... A double substitution for the start of the second half workedwonders for Bodmin as they came from behind to beat Launceston 3-1in last night's Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premierencounter at Priory Park. Launceston were leading 1-0 by the interval, after Jason ...