Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England) back issues from February 2006:
Hospice cares for its staff...
Feb 01, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH A HEADINGLEY hospice has scooped an award - for looking after its staff. The Sue Ryder Care Wheatfields Hospice was commended as the Healthiest Medium-sized Employer in the BBC Radio Leeds area. The honour was part of the BBC's Big ...
A warm welcome for homely advice.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Thermometers handed out to OAPs to stave off winter chill By Suzanne McTaggart MORE than 1,600 special thermometers have been given out to OAPs in Leeds to try to to beat the winter blues. The circular devices will also help elderly tenants heat their ...
Cash boost for young cricketers.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Club bowled over by sports grant By Leanne Wolstenholme BUDDING cricket stars in Leeds could follow in the footsteps of England's Ashes heroes, thanks to a national sporting grant. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) targeted the Hunslet Nelson ...
Celebrations to greet Chinese year of the dog.
Feb 01, 2006 ... By Richard Edwards GOODBYE Year of the Rooster - hello Year of the Dog. Leeds's Chinese community rounded off its spectacular New Year celebrations with a reception for the Deputy Lord Mayor of Leeds, Coun Ann Castle. Scores of revellers gathered at the ...
Go-ahead for bingo hall to become bar.
Feb 01, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH PLANNERS have given their backing to controversial plans to convert a bingo hall into a bar despite objections from over 400 people. The Barracuda Group Ltd wants to change the Royal Bingo hall in Yeadon High Street into a bar-restaurant. ...
It's full steam ahead with rail restoration.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Middleton Railway set to open new museum on April 15 By DAVID MARSH THE golden age of steam will return to south Leeds this year when the world's oldest commercial railway gets back on track. Middleton Railway - which for over 40 years has restored and run ...
Scout camp sex attack leader jailed.
Feb 01, 2006 ... by Tony Gardner A SCOUT leader has been jailed for sexually assaulting a fellow volunteer in her tent during a camping trip. Neil Long, 31, also bit another volunteer in a separate drunken attack on the same night at the West Yorkshire camp. Long, of Sykes ...
Christmas comes late ...
Feb 01, 2006 ... By Suzanne McTaggart FAMILIES staying at the Sick Children's Trust at Eckersley House in Leeds enjoyed a belated Christmas when Asda Killingbeck dropped off gifts donated by shoppers as part of the store's Unwanted Christmas Present Appeal. Since the appeal was ...
We're on the way back to recovery.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Community rallies round after second fire hits school By Stuart Robinson JUST two weeks ago, Airedale High School looked down and out after being ravaged by devastating arson attack. But now, thanks to a big helping hand from the local community, the ...
Forum where a funny thing will happen.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Yorks master of comic business will be former US President's warm-up man BY NIGEL SCOTT business editor LEGENDARY Leeds funnyman Barry Cryer has been signed up to put a smile on the faces of Yorkshire's business leaders. The writer and ...
Not forgotten.
Feb 01, 2006 ... 62 years after moorside tragedy, a tribute to dead wartime aircrew BY SOPHIE HAZAN THEY travelled from as far away as Canada to pay their respects to seven RAF officers who perished when their bomber crashed into Ilkley Moor - 62 years ago. And during an ...
Praying driver is suspended.
Feb 01, 2006 ... EXCLUSIVE by ALISON BELLAMY A TAXI driver claims he has been suspended from his job for taking three minutes out to pray. Devout Muslim Zamurd Khan, 40, who prays five times a day, was left devastated after he said Leeds firm Premier Licensed Private Hire ...
Jurors told to put aside 'beliefs'.
Feb 01, 2006 ... By Tony Gardner JURORS have been told to put aside their political and religious beliefs in the trial of BNP leader Nick Griffin and party activist Mark Collett. Recorder of Leeds, Judge Norman Jones yesterday told the nine men and three women that it was not the ...
Young wizard puts in a spell of Pottering about at his local library.
Feb 01, 2006 ... By Jo Rostron HARRY Potter star Matthew Lewis is set to swap Hogwarts for his home town of Horsforth on Friday to mark the opening of its revamped library. The Leeds actor, who plays Neville Longbottom, will weave his own brand of magic at the ticket-only event from ...
Packet in! Elland Rd smoking ban looms.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Supporters asked for views on restriction By Paul Robinson and Jo Rostron LEEDS United fans were today urged to have their say on the burning issue of making Elland Road a smoke-free zone. Club bosses are considering bringing in a ban on lighting up in the ...
True gut!
Feb 01, 2006 ... Survey brands Yorkshire the most obese county in Great Britain By Vicki Robinson Health Reporter IT'S known as the Broad Acres but it seems Yorkshire might now deserve the tag for its expanding waistlines rather than its rolling countryside. ...
Cheers! Stars raise the bar for charity.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Celebrity night of fun at Firefly will give families a helping hand By Vicki Robinson Health Reporter THEY'RE more used to propping up the bar ... But - for one night only - a bunch of celebrities will be serving behind one instead. And as well ...
[pounds sterling]5m Gledhow Wing facelift would improve facilities.
Feb 01, 2006 ... By Vicki Robinson Health Reporter THE biggest wing at Leeds' famous St James's Hospital may get a [pounds sterling]5m facelift to improve services for staff, patients and visitors. Catering and shopping facilities at the Gledhow Wing have been criticised ...
Why are our boys still dying in Iraq?
Feb 01, 2006 ... As British casualty figure tops 100, grieving father asks ... By Vicki Robinson and Peter Lazenby THE father of a Yorkshire soldier killed in the Iraq war has called for forces to "finally be allowed home" after it was revealed the conflict had claimed its ...
Hate-crime defeat as PM shuns vote.
Feb 01, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor Prime Minister Tony Blair has suffered a shock defeat over new race and religious hate crimes, losing a key measure by just one vote when he himself failed to appear at the count. In a humiliating blow, 21 Labour rebels, ...
...you need the deja vu clinic* (unless you're convinced you've already been!).
Feb 01, 2006 ... Is every day like Groundhog Day? Is the news on television just a repeat? Have you seen this page before? ... By Ian Rosser education reporter WE ALL know that strange feeling when we think we've experienced the exact same moment before. Usually, it's only ...
Fewer forces, bigger tax, warn Tories.
Feb 01, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor Council tax payers in West Yorkshire could face council tax rises of up to [pounds sterling]37 to pay for planned police mergers, the Conservatives said today. Tory MPs made the claim as they prepared to debate the ...
Teenage stone throwers brought fear to bypass.
Feb 01, 2006 ... Exclusive by Geoff Fox TWO teenagers who threw stones from a footbridge on to moving cars have been warned they could be locked up. The tearaways, who cannot be named, smashed the windscreens of seven vehicles, including a bus, as they hurled the missiles ...
Now that is a dream job.
Feb 01, 2006 ... He's paid [pounds sterling]60,000 a year to ensure hotel chain's customers get a good night's sleep. He's even got a bed in his office ... BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR FALLING asleep on the job is all in a day's work for Wayne Munnelly. He ...
Have your say on how to end yob behaviour.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By ALISON BELLAMY A MEETING to tackle yob behaviour is to be held on a Leeds estate. Officials from the council, police and youth services have pledged to work together to stop anti-social behaviour in its tracks. A meeting to discuss the issue is to be ...
Trouble at t'mills.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Consultation papers on historic sites are full of errors: Claim By DAVID MARSH A ROW has broken out over a major public consultation exercise that will help decide the future of two historic mills. Leeds City Council is considering a number of options - ...
Drinks were on brazen thief who spirited 10 bottles from store.
Feb 02, 2006 ... A THIEF grabbed 10 bottles of spirits and boldly walked away without paying. Entering a supermarket at the Arndale Centre, Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds, at about 7.20pm on Friday, September 16, he walked to the drinks section and placed the bottles in a store shopping basket. ...
Police vigilance plea after spate of break-ins at city flats.
Feb 02, 2006 ... POLICE investigating a series of burglaries at flats in tower blocks in Lincoln Green, Leeds, have appealed for information in helping catch those responsible. There have been five break-ins at Cromwell Heights alone in recent days and other blocks have also suffered burglaries, ...
ASBO expert is here to help.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Have you a problem with anti-social behaviour from one or more individuals in your area? Is someone making your life a misery through their thoughtlessness or deliberate malice? If you have tried friendly or neighbourly persuasion to overcome the troublesome ...
Your own code that burglars can't crack.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Crime File Beat the criminals from your door By Bruce Smith THOUSANDS of householders in part of Leeds are being offered a chance to protect their homes and valuables against burglary free of charge. Unique formula security marking fluid ...
In running for elderly funding.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By Howard Williamson LEEDS has been chosen as one of eight councils in England to bid for funding for one-stop shops for older people. The city could benefit from up to [pounds sterling]300,000 a year to develop services. It has been given the chance to ...
Crowds should flock to Sheep extravaganza.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Get up close and personal with top acts at music festival By Peter Lazenby FAMED brewers Black Sheep are boiling up a tasty musical treat. The Masham champion ale producers are organising a chance for people to get "up close and personal" with some of the ...
Laughter's the best medicine..
Feb 02, 2006 ... Plucky lass learns new party trick while battling cancer - pulling out her hair By Debbie Leigh Laughter proved the best medicine for Rebecca Alton when she was diagnosed with leukaemia. The plucky six-year-old amazed everyone by finding a funny side to ...
New campaign to give disabled a fair deal.
Feb 02, 2006 ... BY ALISON BELLAMY A HARD-hitting campaign highlighting the unfair treatment faced by disabled people and those with long-term health conditions has been launched in Leeds. The city is being highlighted in the Disability Rights Commission's Are We Taking The Dis? ...
Truck driver was killed in 'freak' tyre blast.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By Stuart Robinson THE death of a Leeds trucker who suffered massive head injuries after being stuck by an exploding wheel was a freak accident, an inquest heard. One of the wheels on Juliano Benjamino Parker's truck became detached - flying 30ft in the air according ...
Leeds is top of TV licence dodgers table.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By Geoff Fox THE CITY'S football club may be chasing promotion, but Leeds has clinched the title when it comes to the TV Licence Hall of Shame. Leeds has been named the worst city in Yorkshire for licence evaders, clocking up a total of 4,980 dodgers caught in the ...
Ambulance shambles.
Feb 02, 2006 ... 'Sloppy service putting my life at risk' - cancer patient By Vicki Robinson Health Reporter CANCER-stricken Bill Rowe says his life-saving treatment is being put at risk by "shambolic" ambulance services. In just 12 days since he started vital ...
Army's Iraq dead are remembered in anti-war protest.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By Vicki Robinson CAMPAIGNERS carried a banner naming the 100 British soldiers killed in Iraq when they staged a peace vigil in Leeds. Around 30 people, also bearing candles and white carnations, attended the quiet protest in Dortmund Square in the city centre last ...
Asbestos - insurers accused.
Feb 02, 2006 ... MP's fury at payout ruling By Anne Alexander Political Editor Insurance companies have been accused of double standards following a court victory which will rob thousands of people in West Yorkshire affected by asbestos of the chance to win compensation. ...
Radio station conquers the airwaves.
Feb 02, 2006 ... WHEN 96.3 Radio Aire launched in 1981, Leeds was a very different place. The skyline was not dominated by large iconic buildings, the city was not the shopping and business destination you see today with construction and redevelopment taking place around the clock. ...
Bush, Burgon...and seams of black gold.
Feb 02, 2006 ... President's speech strikes a chord in the coalfields By Paul Robinson THEY'RE somewhat unlikely political bedfellows. One is the most powerful man in the world, a darling of the conservative right. The other is Labour MP for the Leeds ...
Nightmare of city that never sleeps.
Feb 02, 2006 ... By Richard Edwards LEEDS was one of the pioneers of 24-hour Britain. Several years before the licensing laws were relaxed last year, Leeds drinkers could easily find a bar serving after 11pm. Supermarkets were serving around-the-clock and hungry revellers ...
Leeds goes ape for the Monkeys.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Sell-out gig for Yorkshire band who've just had fastest selling debut album ever By Paul Robinson SOME might say they were born 30 miles too far down the M1. But last night regional differences were forgotten as music lovers in Leeds went ape for ...
Still live in Leeds... one firm that knows what's watt.(Sound recording review)
Feb 02, 2006 ... EXCLUSIVE BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR WHEN one of Britain's biggest bands found itself short of equipment for an appearance at the Grammy awards in America they knew where to turn. One transatlantic phone call from California to Yorkshire ...
Eight years jail for counterfeit king ... if they ever catch him.
Feb 02, 2006 ... Worldwide search goes on for the Yorkshireman who printed [pounds sterling]4m in forged banknotes By Tony Gardner COUNTERFEIT king Ronald Priestley has been found guilty of masterminding a multi-million pound fake currency scam. A judge yesterday jailed ...
Cruel Abuser Gets 4 Years.
Feb 02, 2006 ... He cracked baby's ribs in campaign of violence EXCLUSIVE By Jo Rostron A child abuser is today behind bars after repeatedly squeezing his baby so hard she suffered fractured ribs and ankles. Carl Whiteley even admitted hearing the ...
Pupils beware ... you've got a ref in the classroom!
Feb 03, 2006 ... Kevin's swapped the football pitch for teaching by Howard Williamson PUPILS who step out of line risk getting a yellow card from plain-speaking teacher Kevin Lynch. For Kevin, who teaches educationally and behaviourally challenged students at Allerton ...
Keith takes it easel after 47 years at shop.
Feb 03, 2006 ... By Suzanne McTaggart HARD-WORKING shop manager Keith Crossland will be 'drawing' his pension at the end of the month after a staggering 47 years with the Leeds branch of art materials firm WF Gadsby. Mr Crossland, 65, started work as a trainee manager with the family ...
Enterprising times ahead as action plan is launched.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Public and private sectors join forces to improve region's economy BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR AN ENTERPRISING new action plan in which public and private sectors join forces has been launched in Leeds. The Leeds District Enterprise Action ...
'I'm proof you can turn your life around'.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Seven stone lighter, now Carole sets her sights on African desert trek By Jo Rostron SEVEN years ago, Carole Hassell left hospital for the last time. The 40-year-old had fought a long battle with severe depression and bulimia which saw her balloon to 24 ...
Highway workers on road to success.
Feb 03, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH AN ARMY of council highway workers has received a special award after carrying out Leeds' biggest highway maintenance programme. Over the past year nearly [pounds sterling]29m was spent on highway and street lighting works. Under the ...
Anger as GNER rail plan hits the buffers.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Business boss demands support over Yorkshire transport problems BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR THE NEW boss of regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has waded into the growing row over rail services between Leeds and London. Tom Riordan, chief ...
Minister hears pleas against police merger.
Feb 03, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor The Government will "consider carefully" a plea to let West Yorkshire Police escape plans to merge it with neighbouring forces. Home Office minister Hazel Blears made the pledge when challenged in the House of Commons by ...
Pub smoking ban: The MPs' verdict.
Feb 03, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor West Yorkshire MPs are making a bid to stub out smoking in all pubs and clubs. The majority of the area's politicians will go for a total ban in a crunch vote in Parliament which would outlaw the habit in all public ...
The stalk of the town!
Feb 03, 2006 ... Why rhubarb festival pulls in fans from near and far By Stuart Robinson IT'S drawn sell-out crowds, attracts global attention and will bring visitors from all over the country and abroad to Wakefield. But the focus of this superstar treatment is not some ...
Respect: It's a Cardinal virtue.
Feb 03, 2006 ... City community centre is leading the way in helping to reduce anti-social behaviour by Richard Edwards YOUTH worker Yvonne Crowther has a reputation for being ahead of the game. In 2002, Beeston was suffering problems with bored young people taking part ...
Becketts charms?
Feb 03, 2006 ... By Charles Heslett IT stands sadly shrouded in steel shutters with graffiti on its walls. In its final years the Becketts Arms developed a bad reputation, with police patrol cars a not uncommon sight outside the pub's entrance in the heart of Meanwood, Leeds. ...
Retrial for BNP pair on race hate charges.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Leader cleared of 2 offences ... activist cleared of 4 ... no verdict in others By Tony GardneR BNP leader Nick Griffin will face a retrial after being cleared of two race hate charges. Griffin was acquitted of the two charges by a Leeds Crown Court jury ...
Vroom with a view.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Minster's [pounds sterling]23m appeal accelerates into fast lane with [pounds sterling]1m supercar By Paul Robinson A [pounds sterling]1m supercar is keeping a fund-raising drive at York Minster on the fast track to success. The Jaguar R-Coupe features on ...
Blacklist that means doorstep victims keep on being targeted.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Trading Standards warn that rogue callers share information by NEIL HUDSON DOORSTEP crooks are using a blacklist to help them target victims in Yorkshire. Trading Standards officers have discovered that the details of vulnerable elderly people are being ...
The ex-waiter, the skater, the pool star and Elton's snapper.
Feb 03, 2006 ... The Swan welcomes back barman Jo for his society wedding By Howard Williamson ONCE he was a humble wine waiter at a Harrogate hotel. But when Jo Blayney returns there in September he will be the centre of attention. For his marriage to Sayna ...
Death crash driver steered 120mph car with his knees.
Feb 03, 2006 ... By Tony Gardner A DRUG-crazed driver "snuffed out" the life of a West Yorkshire woman after ploughing into the back of a car while driving at more than 120mph as he used his knees to steer. David Whitnall was in a "drug-induced psychosis" when he caused the death of ...
City's pledge to legend's widow.
Feb 03, 2006 ... Leeds plans a statue to 'King John' By Paul Robinson COUNCIL chiefs in Leeds insisted today they would keep their pledge to honour soccer legend John Charles. The authority announced plans for a statue of one of Leeds's best-loved adopted sons shortly ...
Prescott in U-turn on school reforms.
Feb 03, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was today backing controversial education reforms as part of attempts to head off a back- bench rebellion. Mr Prescott, who publicly criticised the planned changes to secondary ...
The Rich list.
Feb 03, 2006 ... A cellar, a chef and a convertible are actor's idea of Lotto heaven By Jo Rostron AN ENDLESS stash of fine wines, flash cars and good grub would be a dream come true for Emmerdale veteran Richard Thorp. The wine buff and soap legend is already well used to ...