Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England) back issues from March 2006:
Asbestos tragedy: Hancock family fight on for justice.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Son of brave mesothelioma victim June takes campaign to No 10 By Peter Lazenby THE SON of a Yorkshire campaigner killed by the asbestos has launched a nationwide campaign over an incurable cancer linked to the deadly mineral. Russell Hancock lost his ...
Bar gives bands chance to play Live at Leeds.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Hard Rock Cafe ditches jukebox and goes live BY DEBBIE LEIGH AN AMERICAN-style diner in the city centre is switching off its jukebox to jump on the bandwagon of Leeds's musical success. The memorabilia-packed Hard Rock Cafe where rock legends live on is ...
There's light at the end of this dark subway.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By David Marsh FOR years this underpass was an intimidating walkway unloved by locals and a focal point for crime. But the forbidding pedestrian right of way is to be transformed as Holbeck is given a thorough spring clean. Lights will be installed in the ...
Call for new power to stop bus service cuts.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH A COUNCIL watchdog is calling for new laws to give local authorities more power to stop cuts to bus services judged not commercially profitable. Councillors on Leeds City Council's Scrutiny Board for Transforming Services are calling on MPs to lobby ...
Renewal of partnership means you can dine in style at Harewood.
Mar 01, 2006 ... BY Katie Baldwin A CULINARY partnership between a top restaurant and a grand stately home has been renewed more than 25 years after it first started. The Michelin-starred Box Tree restaurant is to cater for corporate fine dining events at Harewood House near Leeds, ...
Garden waste to be taken.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH Leeds City Council is to spend [pounds sterling]355,000 on collecting garden waste. The pilot scheme later this year involves kerbside collections, at about 10,000 homes. If successful, it could become a permanent feature of the city's ...
Joanne paints picture of hope for youngsters.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Foundation success for Yorkshire artist and rock legend's sister By Geoff Fox A WEST Yorkshire artist is celebrating after seeing a foundation she set up with the sister of rock legend Michael Hutchence come to fruition. The Michael Hutchence Scholarship ...
Ailing centre thrown a late lifeline.
Mar 01, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH AN AILING Leeds community centre has been offered a last-minute lifeline. Leeds City Council has promised to do all it can to help the Leeds Chinese Community Association (LCCA) find the funding it needs to keep its centre open. But the ...
Sisters: Let's keep Garry's memory alive.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Family urges renewed support for tribute charity By Jo Rostron A family today launched an appeal to boost a sporting charity set up in memory of their brother who was killed in car accident. Sisters Marilyn Chappelow and Carol Nelson launched their appeal ...
Hockney 'a breath of fresh air' for smokers.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Yorkshire artist wins award for his stand in favour of cigs By Charles Heslett LEGENDARY Yorkshire artist David Hockney has won an award for his stand in favour of smokers. The Bradford-born painter, often pictured with a cig, first felt compelled to speak ...
New-born lambs a sign that spring's just around corner.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By Howard Williamson THE first of a long line of spring lambs have been born at Home Farm, Temple Newsam, and can now be seen by visitors. Farm manager David Bradley completed the under-cover sheep pens just in time for the births. Black-and-white Kerry ...
Get stars in your eyes at fabulous fundraising night.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By Vicki Robinson AS Emmerdale's resident minx, Kelly Windsor is more used to bed hopping than bar hopping. But her real-life alter ego Adele Silva will be working up a storm behind a city centre venue in a bid to raise money for charity. Lovely Adele, who ...
Cash in on 2012.
Mar 01, 2006 ... With billions at stake, Olympic legend Seb Coe urges Yorkshire to ... Cash in on 2012 By Paul Robinson SPORTING legend Sebastian Coe is tipping Yorkshire to strike financial gold at the 2012 Olympics. Since London dramatically won last summer's race to host ...
Want a date with Robbie? Then don't be a truant.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Chiefs offer big rewards to the kids who don't miss school By Ian Rosser education reporter FANCY a date with Robbie Williams? He's just one reward on offer in a bid to encourage all Leeds youngsters to turn up to every lesson. The ...
Sacked... in front of the TV millions? We can help.
Mar 01, 2006 ... City university study will examine traumas suffered by deposed MPs by Ian Rosser education reporter IT MUST be the most humiliating way to be sacked. One minute you're the bees knees with voters who have backed you to become an MP and help run ...
Your shining nights...
Mar 01, 2006 ... By Suzanne McTaggart IT was a night to remember ... now here's the moment you've all been waiting for - the Yorkshire Evening Post is today proud to announce the winners of the first annual Nightlife awards. The ecstatic winners of our 10 prestigious awards were ...
More freedom for schools under new bill.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By Anne Alexander Political Editor SCHOOLS will be able to become trusts, allowing them to link up permanently with businesses and faith organisations and giving them freedom from their local authority,under new Government plans. The schools will be able ...
Register to vote by March 13.
Mar 01, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH municipal reporter ELECTORS have until March 13 to register to vote in this year's Leeds City Council elections on May 4. Between September and November last year, a canvass of every residential property in Leeds was carried out. ...
Rebecca's novel approach heralds a monster success.
Mar 01, 2006 ... EXCLUSIVE by NEIL HUDSON WHEN Rebecca Royle finished writing her first book she didn't want to hang around for the verdict of others. She set up her own publishing company - and now has an agent in New York and hopes of Hollywood film producers fighting ...
City delivers a 4.5pc jolt on council tax.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Deputy leader says: 'We have kept our promises' By DavID Marsh MUNICIPAL REPORTER HOUSEHOLDERS in Leeds will see a 4.5 per cent jump in their council tax bills from April. The inflation-busting increase will take a band D bill to [pounds ...
BUZZ FOR A BOBBY.
Mar 01, 2006 ... More police stations are set to lock their doors to the public EXCLUSIVE by Peter Lazenby and Jo Rostron POLICE stations across West Yorkshire will close to the public as the force makes cash savings. West Yorkshire Police are planning to axe ...
FAMILIES HELD AT GUNPOINT.
Mar 01, 2006 ... Neighbour tells of screams and hand-to-hand battle with raiders by Bruce Smith and Charles Heslett TWO terrified families were held at gunpoint by masked raiders in separate attacks on upmarket homes in Leeds. A shot was fired in the first raid on a ...
A skate to victory!
Mar 02, 2006 ... By Paul Robinson GAYNOR Faye has been wowing TV audiences for weeks with her thrilling skating exploits. And now your YEP is backing her to glide to glory in Saturday's Dancing on Ice final. We're calling on all our readers to vote for Gaynor in the ...
Kelly advised to put three sex offenders on blacklist.
Mar 02, 2006 ... Education Secretary Ruth Kelly has been advised by an independent body to ban three sex offenders from working in schools. The three were among 56 offenders that ministers and Government officials decided not to put on a blacklist on working with children since 1997. Ms Kelly ...
women's gym boss is sex offender.
Mar 02, 2006 ... exclusive by Geoff Fox THE sole director of a female-friendly gym in Leeds is a violent sex offender, the Yorkshire Evening Post can reveal David Hutchinson was jailed for six-and-a-half years after being convicted of a serious sexual assault on a woman. ...
Guidelines for cutting the risk of bird flu.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Council chiefs warn residents in the Wakefield area to be vigilant By Stuart Robinson GUIDELINES to minimise the risk of a potential bird flu outbreak in Wakefield have been issued by West Yorkshire council chiefs. Officials are urging members of the public ...
Leeds aims to be 'top of the shops'.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Week-long celebration of all things retail BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR LEEDS is setting out to prove it is "top of the shops" by launching its first ever Leeds Shopping Week. Retailers will be joining forces later this year to celebrate the ...
Cost of Park flood repairs tops [pounds sterling]3.5m.(Website overview)
Mar 03, 2006 ... Extent of expenditure revealed as new website brings victims together By Howard Williamson REPAIRING bridges, walls and roads destroyed in last summer's freak floods and storms in the North York Moors National Park has cost more than [pounds sterling]3.5m. ...
How great outdoors can tame wildest kids.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Leeds policeman brings home the vital skills he learned in American wilderness Exclusive By Bruce Smith Crime Reporter A bobby from Leeds dedicated to steering youngsters from trouble has gone walkabout in one of the harshest environments on ...
Swoop on drugs hailed a success.
Mar 03, 2006 ... by Charles Heslett SEVEN crackhouses have been closed down by police after an operation to stamp out the evil drug trade in Leeds. More than 100 officers took part in two-day Operation Abercraf, raiding 18 flats and houses in the Armley and Wortley areas, as reported ...
Pure gold!
Mar 03, 2006 ... Development of former chemical dyeing sites will create 4,000 jobs By David Marsh CROWDED, booming Leeds is moving out of the centre onto the canal and river banks. Room for flats, homes, offices, retail, pubs and restaurants by the river has been found on ...
Peter the next jazz great.
Mar 03, 2006 ... By Suzanne McTaggart LEEDS jazz sensation Peter Grant hasn't even released his first album yet - but singing legend Des O'Connor already wants to duet with him. Peter, 18, is set to join the Kaiser Chiefs, Embrace and Corinne Bailey-Rae in West Yorkshire's music hall ...
A lesson... in Icelandic pop music!
Mar 03, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH SCHOOL turned cool for pupils when an Icelandic pop group dropped in and rocked their world. Youngsters at Parklands Primary, Seacroft, and Grimes Dyke Primary, Stanks, learned there was far more to the Nordic country than giant glaciers, volcanic ...
Force is told to review missing persons policy.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Watchdog action call in wake of two deaths BY DAVID BRUCE CHIEF CRIME REPORTER A POLICE watchdog has recommended West Yorkshire Police reviews its handling of missing person reports, following the deaths of two missing people. The move follows ...
Leeds to hold big run for students.
Mar 03, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH LEEDS is under starter's orders and ready to stage the country's first all-student run. The Great Student Run - a 10km challenge through the city - is expected to see more than 5,000 from across the UK taking part. Olympic athlete Tracey ...
Live it, love it, leave it.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Sudden departure of [pounds sterling]100,000-a-year Leeds marketing chief BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR THE CHIEF executive of Marketing Leeds has left the organisation by mutual consent and with immediate effect, it was confirmed today. The YEP revealed ...
Rescuers relax after swan breaks the ice.
Mar 03, 2006 ... by ALISON BELLAMY ICY the swan was at the centre of a tricky rescue mission, after falling asleep in the middle of a frozen lake. The swan nodded off in Roundhay Park lake overnight on Wednesday, and on waking found himself stuck fast in the frozen water. ...
Held back, stretched out and pinned down.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Trainee cabin crews learn to tackle in-flight troublemakers By Howard Williamson ON a planeload of 350 passengers, statistically four of them could spell trouble. That is a measure of the risks which air cabin crew are facing today. And Park Lane College ...
Labour fizzing over [pounds sterling]800,000 council PR bill.
Mar 03, 2006 ... 'More press officers than Coca-Cola' By DAVID MARSH LEEDS City Council is at the centre of a public relations spending row after running up an [pounds sterling]800,000 bill on its press and marketing operation. Figures show that the council currently ...
Jane shows Prime Minister she is made of the write stuff.
Mar 03, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor A Leeds schoolgirl met Tony Blair at Downing Street after reaching the finals of a prestigious political writing competition. Jane Garvani, 15, of Horsforth, was the Yorkshire regional winner for her age group in the ...
Lotto cash goes to the greater glory.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Support from heritage bodies shores up historic Yorkshire churches By Alison Bellamy THE crumbling fabric of some of Yorkshire's most historic places of worship is to be strengthened with grants totalling [pounds sterling]1.37m. English Heritage and the ...
'I wouldn't have made it this far without you'.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Ice dance star thanks Yorks fans for support By Paul Robinson GAYNOR Faye took time out today from rehearsals for this weekend's Dancing on Ice final and told her fellow Tykes: "I wouldn't have made it without you." The Leeds actress says she has been ...
Conference debut for new Lib Dem leader.(Conference news)
Mar 03, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor New Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell was today addressing activists at the start of their party conference in Yorkshire - as county MPs welcomed his election. Sir Menzies was speaking at a rally at the launch ...
Be the best...climb Everest from west!
Mar 03, 2006 ... Brave Yorkshire soldiers to tackle mountain by notorious route by Howard Williamson TWO soldiers from the green hills of Nidderdale aim to do what no Briton has done before - climb Mount Everest via its notorious West Ridge. Warrant Officer Dave Bunting, ...
Police forced to ram car off road in city centre chase.
Mar 03, 2006 ... by Richard Edwards A DESPERATE car thief led police on a high speed chase before being rammed off the road in Leeds city centre. Eyewitnesses claimed to see the stolen Nissan Micra hit speeds approaching 60mph in 30mph zones, as it was pursued from Easterly Road, ...
TV stars pull in the customers - and then pull the pints at bar.
Mar 03, 2006 ... by Richard Edwards DRINKERS at Firefly bar in Leeds didn't need the paparazzi to have a look at the stars - they just had to buy a drink. Last night the celebs were working hard behind the bar in aid of the Sick Children's Trust. Pulling the pints were ...
Grandad used a ceremonial sword to fight armed raiders.
Mar 03, 2006 ... By Charles Heslett A GRANDFATHER told today how he used a ceremonial sword to scare off armed raiders after they surrounded his son's BMW in the driveway of the family home. Shera Singh sprung into action when the gang of three men, brandishing two guns and a metal ...
STRANDED.
Mar 03, 2006 ... Hospital safety rules mean nurses can't rescue kidney patients as lift breaks down Exclusive by Vicki Robinson Health Reporter TWELVE kidney patients were left stranded in a hospital by a broken lift when staff said they could not help them - ...
Fire-ravaged, saved from the skip .. now Joash's art is being restored.
Mar 04, 2006 ... 'Lost' British master Joash Woodrow's fire-damaged paintings are being restored at a secret location in Harrogate. Charles Heslett went to watch Taking a drill to a painting worth tens of thousands ...
I'm a football boss, get me out of here!
Mar 04, 2006 ... Garforth owner to star in fly-on-wall TV show By Paul Robinson HE'S the football guru whose big ideas and even bigger mouth have added a splash of controversial colour to the non-league game in Yorkshire. Now Garforth Town's flamboyant owner and manager ...
It's all the fun of the Fairtrade Fortnight!
Mar 04, 2006 ... Fashion, comedy and football spread message BY PETER Lazenby A FORTNIGHT of action to promote Fairtrade was launched with a splash of colour, music and dance in Leeds city centre. The Government's International Development Secretary and MP for Leeds ...
Taste of island life lures away hotel's gourmet genius.
Mar 04, 2006 ... Top chef to retire after successful nine years at restaurant by ALISON BELLAMY TOP chef John Benson-Smith is leaving Hazlewood Castle, after almost a decade. After nine successful years, the chef and his wife Alison are to leave Hazlewood Castle Hotel in ...
Star who helped to feed the world slips in a bit of Forward thinking.
Mar 04, 2006 ... by Howard Williamson IF YOU want to help Yorkshire get ahead, seek the advice of a man who changed the world. That seemed to be the thinking when Ultravox rocker Midge Ure, joint organiser of Live Aid, was invited to address a major Harrogate conference organised by ...
Stay of execution for [pounds sterling]1m mansion.
Mar 04, 2006 ... by NEIL HUDSON Businessman Azam Yaqoob has been given until March 24 to appeal against a decision to demolish his [pounds sterling]1m mansion. The original enforcement notice should have run out yesterday, but because of an administrative error in drawing up the ...
We're with you all the way.
Mar 04, 2006 ... Friends and family head to London to back Ice Queen Gaynor By Paul Robinson MEET a bunch of people with very personal reasons for hoping Gaynor Faye wins tonight's Dancing on Ice final. A string of Gaynor's family and friends will be rinkside as she goes ...
Arctic blast leaves county in the cold.
Mar 04, 2006 ... by Richard Edwards FREEZING temperatures and a powerful Arctic blast turned West Yorkshire into a winter wonderland. West Yorkshire and the western parts of North Yorkshire had avoided the snow that caused chaos near the east coast earlier this week. But ...
Stage set for band's triumphant return.
Mar 04, 2006 ... Hard-Fi topping the bill this time BY ANDREW HUTCHINSON ONE of the UK's hottest new rock bands is coming to Leeds. Chart-topping group Hard-Fi will be taking to the stage at Millennium Square in the city centre on Sunday, May 21. The four-piece ...
'Move your plants so neighbours can park'.
Mar 04, 2006 ... Housing chiefs' shock message to great-gran By Paul Robinson A GREEN-fingered great-grandmother has been told she must give up her own little piece of horticultural heaven - so neighbours can park their cars on it. Mary Martin has spent happy ...
Thousands sign up to urge action over 'cruel' disease.
Mar 04, 2006 ... by peter Lazenby A LEEDS MP visited 10 Downing Street to hand over a charter signed by more than 14,000 people calling for action on a deadly asbestos-linked cancer. The charter, urging more support for mesothelioma victims and their families, was presented to launch ...
Here comes summer! Record-breaking rink melts down with sunshine special.
Mar 04, 2006 ... By Andrew Hutchinson ice mania hits fever pitch at Millennium Square in Leeds tomorrow. The final skating session at the outdoor Ice Cube will take on a summer theme as the traditional meltown party signals the end for the attraction. Organisers say 60,000 ...
Killer cabbie 'a coward who ran away and lied'.
Mar 04, 2006 ... BY DAVID BRUCE CHIEF CRIME REPORTER "HE IS a coward who chose to run away from his responsibilities and concoct a web of lies to cover up what he had done." That telling condemnation of disgraced Yorkshire councillor Intkhab Alam comes from the mother of ...
YOU GOT OFF LIGHTLY.
Mar 04, 2006 ... Judge blasts prosecutors as death crash cabbie escapes lengthy jail term by Rod Hopkinson AN OUTRAGED judge condemned prosecutors for not charging a councillor who killed a man while speeding with causing death by dangerous driving. Judge James Stewart ...
Great-ful gesture.
Mar 06, 2006 ... by Geoff Fox A YOUNGSTER who survived an operation to correct two holes in his heart returned to hospital with a 'thank you' gift. Macauley Manning and his parents Darren and Angela handed over a cheque for [pounds sterling]10,000 to staff on Leeds Infirmary's Ward ...
Big prizes on offer for Fairtrade Fortnight.
Mar 06, 2006 ... Leeds event has special incentives by peter Lazenby A HOST of prizes are on offer as part of Leeds Fairtrade Fortnight which was launched in the city on Friday and runs for the next two weeks - including free tickets to see Kaiser Chiefs in Leeds next month. ...
Life will be a drag if you drop your butts.
Mar 06, 2006 ... by Richard Edwards IT COULD be the most expensive cigarette Leeds weed fiends ever smoke. This week, Leeds City Council's "litter-police" will be patrolling the city centre, on the lookout for smokers who drop their dog ends. Fag fans who double as litter ...