Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England) back issues from June 2007:
Artwork tells drivers to go slow.
Jun 01, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS have put their artistic skills to good use to urge motorists to watch their speed. Around 100 pupils from Ruswarp Primary School designed posters to highlight the 20mph speed limit which is now in force outside their school. Three designs were chosen as ...
Car weekend was a classic!
Jun 01, 2007 ... THE annual classic cars weekend has been hailed as a great success with high numbers of enthusiasts and owners making the trip to Runswick Bay to see the procession of automotive history. The village hosted the 22nd North Yorkshire Triumph Weekend at the caravan and camping ...
Write to fight for post office.
Jun 01, 2007 ... PEOPLE who use Sleights village post office are being urged to write to their MP and the parish council to voice their support to keep it open. Esk Valley borough councillor Tim Lawn says it is essential the local voice is heard loud and clear following the Government's ...
Accolade for Boulby Potash rescue team.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A RESCUE team is celebrating after scooping a top award. The Mines Rescue Team from the Cleveland Potash Mine in Boulby, which employs hundreds of people from the Whitby area, beat strong competition at the UK and Ireland Mines Rescue event staged at the Galmony Mine in Ireland ....
Award for inspector.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WHITBY'S top cop is due to receive a prestigious award at a lavish ceremony this afternoon. Insp Pete Morgan will pick up a Long Service and Good Conduct Award from North Yorkshire Police at today's ceremony at police headquarters in Newby Wiske, which is hosted by Assistant ...
Shed warmer.
Jun 01, 2007 ... REVELLERS are looking forward to a huge party tonight at one of the area's main charity events. Hundreds of people are set to gather in a gigantic shed for the popular Egton Shed Warming. Now in its fourth year, the event raises money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance ....
Coastguards 'will not put lives at risk' in pay row.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A ROW over pay is affecting up to 40 local coastguards working along the Whitby coastline from Skinningrove to Ravenscar. The pay dispute has rumbled on for more than a year but has flared up again with the start of an industrial action campaign by members of the Public and ...
Boys rescued.
Jun 01, 2007 ... THREE teenage boys had to be rescued by the town's new inshore lifeboat on Wednesday night after they became trapped by the tide at Saltwick Nab. Humber Coastguard was alerted at around 7.30pm and Whitby's ...
Swarm welcome for scheme.
Jun 01, 2007 ... GOATHLAND bee expert James Fearnley teamed up with TV presenter Bill Oddie in welcoming a scheme to educate youngsters about the vital role bees play in the environment Mr Fearnley travelled to London to meet Bill Oddie at the Natural History Museum in London to celebrate the ...
Disruption on busy road.
Jun 01, 2007 ... ONE of the main routes to and from Whitby will see traffic crawling at 10mph during the height of the tourist season. A section of the A171 Whitby to Guisborough Road will be made subject to a 40mph speed restriction to allow highway maintenance work to be carried out. ...
Church to host recital.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CASTLETON Church is to host the first in its summer season of concerts - an organ recital by Venerable Paul Ferguson tomorrow. Paul has played on BBC Radio 3, Radio Cymru and Classic FM as well as performing at King's College Cambridge, York Minster, St George's Hall in ...
Rotary divided as new club is set up.
Jun 01, 2007 ... A NEW Rotary Club is being set up in Whitby to rival the current organisation which has been established in the town for around 50 years. Leading figures of the Rotary Club of Whitby have disbanded and are in the process of helping to set up a new club. Rotary is a ...
despicable.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CALLOUS thieves have broken into an ambulance and stolen its satellite navigation screen while paramedics were responding to a 999 call in High Stakesby. The screen, which is worth just [pounds sterling]200, is useless to anyone else because the rest of the system is kept ...
'Significant' bank holiday anti-social behaviour.
Jun 01, 2007 ... WHITBY Police were kept busy over the Bank Holiday Weekend dealing with anti-social behaviour and disorder in the town centre. On Sunday night and into the early hours of Monday morning police arrested 11 men and a woman for disorderly incidents and anti-social behaviour. ...
Swing bridge broken again.
Jun 02, 2007 ... WHITBY'S swing bridge has broken yet again with just its west wing being able to open and close for the last week. John Freeman, who is a member of the Whitby and District Tourism Association, said: "It's just been brought to our attention and it confirms our greatest fears. ...
Museum joy at cash for rare artwork.
Jun 03, 2007 ... WHITBY'S Captain Cook Memorial Museum has succeeded in its bid to bring a valuable piece of history from the explorer's travels back to the town. The Whitby Gazette reported in January that the museum in Grape Lane was hoping for a [pounds sterling]50,000 grant from the Art Fund ...
Honour for fire brigade.
Jun 04, 2007 ... NORTH Yorkshire firefighters have been honoured for how seriously they take health and safety. The service has won a prestigious gold RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety award which was presented at a special ceremony in Birmingham last month. RoSPA awards manager ...
Heartbeat sparks fury over closures of roads.
Jun 04, 2007 ... ANGRY villagers are calling for answers from Heartbeat's top brass to end confusion over road closures. Residents in Goathland said the makers of the popular television series are losing the trust and support of people in the village. They claim the relationship with ...
Woman dies in fall from cliffs.
Jun 04, 2007 ... A WOMAN fell to her death from Whitby cliff tops on Saturday morning. The body of 35-year-old Deborah Flanagan was found on rocks at the foot of cliffs at Saltwick Bay just before 10am. She was discovered by a dog walker who notified the police immediately. ...
Tough gala.
Jun 05, 2007 ... Ridings League Gala IN their first gala of the new season, Whitby Seals travelled to Bridlington to participate in the Riding's League Division Gala. The club, which was last year promoted to division one of the league, found the new competition tough and was placed ...
Barleycorns team up in sister act.
Jun 05, 2007 ... Sisters Monica and Lindsey Barleycorn played well in the recent Scarborough and District Junior Badminton competition held at the Pindar Leisure Centre in Scarborough. Playing together, they won the girls under 13s doubles and Monica won the under 13s singles. ...
Veterans League double win for Sleights.
Jun 05, 2007 ... DURING the past week, Sleights Bowling Club A team played Forge Valley at home in the Scarborough Area Veterans' (Over 55s) League, beating them 82-49, while the B team played away to Scalby and won 70-61. The club also played two friendly matches, winning the game against ...
Hawsker into quarter-final.
Jun 05, 2007 ... A WHITBY school is through to the area quarter-finals of the Drax Cup, the first-ever kwik cricket competition in Yorkshire for children under nine. Hawsker School have a home tie against Wheatlands School of Redcar in a match to be played by a week tomorrow. The ...
Wishart lands top rainbow.
Jun 05, 2007 ... SCALING DAM Anglers prepared to roam around the reservoir and use different tactics had the most success during the past week. The majority of bait anglers found the fish feeding around 14 inches off the bottom and the most productive bait was worm and powerbait ...
Win for Storrs.
Jun 05, 2007 ... THIRTEEN members of Whitby Premier Invitation Club raced 182 birds from Huntingdon on Saturday 26 May. Results: Storr Bros and son 1-3-5-8-12-14 (1339.299, 1321.369, 1319.822, 1249.538, 1199.973, 1182.806); S Mallinson and son 2-9 (1337.944, 1249.108); J Noble and son 4 ...
Carers urged to join campaign.
Jun 05, 2007 ... UNPAID carers who look after elderly, sick or disabled relatives or friends are being urged to join a campaign for a better deal from the government. The organisation Carers UK, which has coined the slogan Real Change, not Short Change, claimed that a survey revealed 72% of ...
Sheep building plan turned down by planners.
Jun 05, 2007 ... AN APPLICATION to construct an agricultural building for sheep rearing on land at Aislabyside has been turned down by the North York Moors National Park planning committee. The applicant, Mr R Hare of Main Road, Aislaby told the planning committee he wanted to erect a building ...
Museum celebrates art deal.
Jun 05, 2007 ... WHITBY'S Captain Cook Memorial Museum is celebrating after landing a rate collection of drawings from explorer Captain James Cook's last ever voyage. The six drawings which were penned by John Webber, the official artist on Cook's third voyage in the 18th Century, and were ...
Annie's [pounds sterling]16,500 community gift.
Jun 05, 2007 ... RETIRING borough mayoress Annie Tindall raised a massive [pounds sterling]16,500 during the year for her community fund. With the support of the mayoress' community fund 10-member committee, the money was raised at a series of events including the Mayoress' Ball and an auction ...
'Boro rule out share.
Jun 05, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH have ruled out any possible moves to ground share with Whitby Town. Chairman Ian Scobbie told Seadogs supporters a deal is in place to sell the McCain Stadium and there ...
Adam learns from stars.
Jun 05, 2007 ... WHITBY cricketer Adam Lyth was picked as 12th man for England's recent second test against the West Indies. The 19-year-old, from Starbeck Close, was called up as England wanted a couple of spare fielders in case any of theirs got injured. Lyth - currently an under ...
it's east fife for us!
Jun 05, 2007 ... FOOTBALL fans in Whitby have started up a supporters' club in the town - for Scottish minnows East Fife. The third division side, near Kirkcaldy, is 230 miles from Whitby. Now a small but enthusiastic band of followers have set up their own branch of the East Fife ...
Cayton edge out second XI.
Jun 05, 2007 ... WHITBY 2nds fell to a 25-run home defeat against Cayton 2nds on Saturday at the Turnbull. Mike Brown hit 32 for Whitby in their innings of 157 all out, but they fell short of Cayton's 182-7, with Mark ...
Bridge expert heads for town.
Jun 05, 2007 ... SCARBOROUGH Council say it hopes to have the town's swing bridge repaired by the middle of this week. The bridge broke down on Friday 23 May on its last opening of the afternoon shift. The east arm of the bridge will not open although its other is still operable. ...
Wind turbine gets nod.
Jun 05, 2007 ... A farmer at Scaling has been given permission by the North York Moors National Park planning committee to erect a wind turbine to generate electricity. AF and BA Welford of Marsh Farm, Scaling told the committee their dairy farm uses as much electricity as 12 average households ....
Anne's joy at thriving sparrows.
Jun 05, 2007 ... A KIND-HEARTED woman has taken on the difficult and full-time task of hand raising baby sparrows. Anne Burns of Sleights rescued and hand-reared three baby sparrows after finding their nest when their home of overgrown ivy was cut away on 7 May. On discovering there ...
Pupils put best feet forward in new scheme.
Jun 05, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS going to primary schools in the Whitby area are being encouraged to put their best feet forward in a walking bus scheme. Ten schools are taking part and the county council has awarded them grants for the next three years to promote the scheme. The ...
Lights taken from garden.
Jun 05, 2007 ... THIEVES removed three solar lights from the garden of a cottage in Runswick Bay. The lights which were worth [pounds sterling]50 were reported as being stolen between Monday 21 and Friday 25 May. ...
'Call us first' says brigade.
Jun 05, 2007 ... ARSONISTS set fire to a beach chalet on Whitby's North Promenade in the early hours of the morning. But whoever spotted the blaze decided to phone the police rather than the Fire Brigade. It has prompted a top firefighter in Whitby to warn people that if they see a ...
Pub raid.
Jun 05, 2007 ... THIEVES stole hundreds of pounds of booze from a pub cellar. They targeted the Captain Cook Inn, in Staithes, on Thursday night. Spirits worth ...
Thundercat drama for racing fans.
Jun 05, 2007 ... PEOPLE on Whitby beach and on the town's West Cliff will be able to watch all the drama and excitement of the Thundercat P750 World Championship when the race comes to Whitby tomorrow. The championships are being held in Scarborough and it is the first time they have been held ...
Successful transport scheme to expand.
Jun 05, 2007 ... A SCHEME first used in Whitby has been so successful it is now expanding to encapsulate the whole borough. The Whitby Good Neighbours Community Transport scheme has secured funding which will guarantee its own future and allow it to grow. Good Neighbours provides ...
Touching tribute to former editor Ernest.
Jun 05, 2007 ... TRIBUTES have been paid to a former editor who was described as "a newspaper man through and through." Ernest Butler, of Ruswarp Bank, Whitby, died last month after a short illness. He was 94. Mr Butler, a father-of-three, used to be the editor of the Goole Times and ...
Steve's no to glastonbury.
Jun 05, 2007 ... A blues guitarist has turned down the chance to perform at Glastonbury to play a charity gig in Whitby to raise cash for the town's lifeboat. Steve Phillips from Fylingthorpe, who has strummed alongside Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler in the Notting Hillbillies, was invited ...
Man breaks ankle in ladder fall.
Jun 06, 2007 ... A WORKMAN was air-lifted to hospital after falling from a ladder. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was working on a house in Sandsend when the accident happened. While coming down the ladder he fell and broke his ankle. The Great North Air Ambulance ...
Concern at heavy-handed policing.
Jun 06, 2007 ... MORE than 600 scooter enthusiasts descended on Whitby this weekend to help celebrate Whitby Scooter Club's 30th anniversary. Organisers say it was a fantastic event - but one said police presence on one of the nights to film those present had been "a bit aggressive". ...
Scheme is nothing new to fishermen.
Jun 07, 2007 ... A SCHEME to encourage share fishermen in Whitby to save for their tax and national insurance is being well-used. The Share Fisherman Scheme - set up by HM Revenue and Customs - helps its members to set aside money each month from every catch, helping them to pay tax and national ...
Sleights in Fryup test.
Jun 07, 2007 ... SLEIGHTS Cricket Club plays away to Fryup tomorrow in the Eskdale League, 2pm start. On Sunday, the club's juniors are away to Staithes ...
Wood fires unbeaten 73.
Jun 07, 2007 ... Division B, Tuesday 29 May Seamer A v Whitby Seamer 86 for 7: D Graham 43; James Hall 3-21, Steve Allen 3-26. Whitby 90 for 4: Sean Stevenson 40, Mike Brown 17. Whitby won by 6 ...
A league and cup double.
Jun 07, 2007 ... A FINE all-round team performance from Whitby saw them come away with a convincing 73-run win at second-placed Cayton on Saturday. On a hot afternoon and with a hard looking batting track, Whitby were, to their surprise, asked to take first knock. Skipper Paul ...
New claim on record.
Jun 07, 2007 ... A SWASHBUCKLING stand of 242 runs between Mulgrave cricketers Stuart Marsay and Richard Hegarty was not an Eskdale League record after all. The pair's third-wicket partnership helped Mulgrave to victory over Sleights as reported in last Friday's Whitby Gazette - but Westerdale ...
Ainthorpe edge out Mickleby in thriller.
Jun 07, 2007 ... North Yorkshire Moors Quoits League results 24 May Glaisdale 7 Hawsker 1: L Harker 21 L Cass 10, T Lister 10 A Thompson 21, T Richardson 21 J Readman 14, P Thompson 21 A Readman 6, M Thompson 21 M Turford 2, C Garbutt/L Harker 21 N Spenceley/P Turford 3, C Burtt/P ...
Mixed week for bowlers.
Jun 07, 2007 ... Castleton, Danby and District Bowling Club lost its Cleveland league match this week against Brotton Badgers by 79 (four points) to 83 (six points), but won its match against Stokesley by 77 (eight points) to 71 (two points). Today the club plays at home against Guisnorough ...
Glaisdale's great day out.
Jun 07, 2007 ... GLAISDALE Pony Club's tetrathlon team fared well in a regional tetrathlon at Ampleforth College and Felixkirk. This competition includes the four disciplines of swimming, shooting, running and cross country riding. The members achieve points in each of the disciplines ...
Clash over proposals to axe two-tier government.
Jun 07, 2007 ... A WAR of words has broken out between MPs and North Yorkshire County Council over plans to create a single unitary authority. Coun Chris Metcalfe, the county council's deputy leader, launched a stinging attack on the seven MPs who have joined the opposition to proposals to ...
Party raises the roof at Marra's shed.
Jun 07, 2007 ... ORGANISERS of the annual Egton Shed Warming have said that they were delighted with how this year's event had gone. The massive party attracted close to 1,000 people last Friday and they were treated to a night of music and entertainment all in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. ...
Mum's delight at her son's service medal.
Jun 07, 2007 ... A BRAVE corporal from Whitby has been rewarded for his fighting spirit in Iraq. Anthony Robinson, a corporal with the Royal Air Force, has been with the RAF since 1999 and has now received a medal for his service in Iraq. Anthony (29) grew up in Whitby, going to East ...
Woman found dead at bottom of cliffs.
Jun 07, 2007 ... THE body of a woman was discovered at the bottom of cliffs at Cowbar, near Staithes. Police were alerted by a dog-walker at around 4pm on Wednesday. Cleveland police's helicopter was used to recover the body, which was taken to James ...
Hospice's joy at help in the garden.
Jun 08, 2007 ... PATIENTS at St Catherine's Whitby Day Hospice will be able to enjoy a colourful garden thanks to help from the Co-op. Staff at the hospice are using a [pounds sterling]500 donation from the Co-op to buy gardening equipment and plants and members of local group Whitby ...
Time running out for entries.
Jun 08, 2007 ... WHITBY townsfolk have been urged to get digging and make a good show in the town's annual Best Kept Gardens Competition. Chairman of Whitby in Bloom Susan Davies said: "We are hoping for yet another bumper crop of entries in the Best Kept Gardens Competition for 2007, and hope ...
Gardens to be showcased for annual event.
Jun 08, 2007 ... VILLAGERS are set to showcase their gardens in a bid to raise money for local charities and worthy causes. The annual Glaisdale Open Gardens event takes place on the weekend of 23 and 24 June. ...
Hospice fund-raiser.
Jun 08, 2007 ... PEOPLE can help raise funds for Whitby's St Catherine's Day Hospice at a coffee morning at Church House, Flowergate, ...
Oxfam shop on lookout for help.
Jun 08, 2007 ... WHITBY'S newly opened Oxfam shop in New Quay Road is looking for volunteers to lend a hand and learn new skills at the same time. Oxfam manageress Vicky Maybury is looking for men or women aged over 18 to fill various four hour shifts. Currently Oxfam's small team of volunteers ...
Charity faces prospect of a tough future.
Jun 08, 2007 ... A charity which provides support for the blind and partially-sighted in Whitby faces the prospect of being financially wiped out within the next two years unless it can find more cash. Up to 600 people in the borough rely on the Scarborough Blind and Partially Sighted Society ...
Girls get ready to go over the top for NCH.
Jun 08, 2007 ... THREE brave members of staff from a Whitby company are preparing to go over the edge in the name of charity. Victoria Ryan, Sharon Wilson and Alison Howard from Whitby Insurance will abseil off Newcastle's Tyne Bridge on Sunday. They are putting the fear factor to the ...