Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England) back issues from September 2006:
Gay sauna blaze death.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By BRUCE SMITH, PETER LAZENBY and DEBBIE LEIGH A major police inquiry was launched today after a woman died in a suspicious fire at a gay sauna in Leeds. Neighbours said the sauna in Harehills had been the target of earlier attacks. The most recent involved wood being ...
It's a war of weeds.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By JO ROSTRON War veteran Charlie Dring escaped capture as a Desert Rat before walking for three months across Italy to get home to his wife and baby son. The 90-year-old from Churwell, Leeds, proudly fought for his Queen and country for four years in the Second ...
It just keeps on growing!
Sep 01, 2006 ... By ALISON BELLAMY When grandfather Pyara Singh Rehal started growing fruit and veg in his greenhouse, he never expected to produce a record breaker. Mr Rehal, 67, and wife Jaginder Kaur, 64, are now receiving a flood of visitors at their Roundhay home to view the ...
We now name these cows Sass and Rosi.
Sep 01, 2006 ... YEP reader comes up with a winning combination for our competition By Richard Edwards A LEEDS farm is now home to two laughing cows - thanks to a Yorkshire Evening Post reader and the paper's We Love Summer campaign. The Dexter cattle, which live at ...
Boy in the bubble wrap shows his moves.
Sep 01, 2006 ... VISUALLY-impaired children have been picking up some daring dance moves down at the Northern Ballet Theatre. They have been involved in Summer Sensations, a two-day musical dance workshop which was held at the West Park Centre on Spen Lane in Leeds. Along with their ...
Children's care 'could be better...'.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By Paul Robinson A HEALTH watchdog today delivered its verdict on children's services at hospitals in Leeds and said: "There's plenty of room for improvement." The Healthcare Commission examined provision for youngsters at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's ...
The art of the city.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By Stuart Robinson A STUNNING collection of art work will grace West Yorkshire's Hepworth Gallery. The Yorkshire Evening Post was yesterday given a sneak preview of some of the work as Wakefield Council revealed developers Laing O'Rourke are the preferred bidder to ...
Park with pleasure - in a rented space.
Sep 01, 2006 ... BY SOPHIE HAZAN CANNY commuters and thrifty homeowners are uniting in a bid to save money. Empty driveways, garages and parking spaces across Leeds are being rented out to motorists. The scheme allows drivers to dodge expensive inner city parking charges and ...
Rallying round.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Support for parents of cancer hit woman By Tony Gardner A COMMUNITY has rallied around a terminally ill woman and set up a fund in her honour. The move came as parents Patrick and Christine Braughan were preparing to fly out to America to be re-united with ...
Cyclists in row over Stray path.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By HOWARD WILLIAMSON CYCLISTS are being asked to make a major protest over an ancient law banning them from using Harrogate's Stray. Amid a growing row over the issue, cyclists are being invited to gather at the Stray alongside Stray Rein and Slingsby Walk on Sunday ...
Five of the best as park wins award.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH Municipal Reporter BOSSES at historic Roundhay Park were celebrating today after it was awarded a prestigious Green Flag. The north Leeds park, which has recently undergone an [pounds sterling]8.2m Heritage Lottery improvement project, ...
Irretrievable breakdown?
Sep 01, 2006 ... Guidance counsellors in cash crisis as council pulls plug on funding By Jo Rostron COUNSELLING charity Relate could face closure in Leeds after the city council announced plans to withdraw funding from next year. The outgoing president of the charity in ...
Pickets protest at hospital cost cuts.
Sep 01, 2006 ... 'Too many managers ... too many consultants', say campaigners By Vicki Robinson Health Reporter CAMPAIGNERS lobbied Leeds hospital chiefs in protest at cuts to the city's health service. The Leeds Socialist Party picketed St James's Hospital yesterday and ...
Sports centres' funding bid is 'months behind'.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By Paul Robinson AN AMBITIOUS bid to win millions of pounds worth of funding for new sports facilities in Leeds is running months behind schedule. The city council was provisionally awarded [pounds sterling]20m by the Government last summer to invest in three ...
Jeanette's present to her fiance ... a kidney.
Sep 01, 2006 ... EXCLUSIVE By Mark Lavery BRAVE Jeanette Whitworth has donated a kidney to her fiance Colin Riley after watching him battle through three years of painful dialysis. Tomorrow - just eight weeks after the operation - Jeanette 47, of Lupset, Wakefield, plans ...
Health bosses put foot in it over 'too busy' letter.
Sep 01, 2006 ... By Suzanne McTaggart A FORMER NHS radiographer is having to pay [pounds sterling]2,000 for vital surgery on her toe after bosses told her there were already too many patients waiting for treatment. Patricia Mather, pictured, 51, of Tadcaster, was warned that she ...
Jane set to cross finish in epic ride.
Sep 01, 2006 ... INSPIRATIONAL Jane Tomlinson was today set to cross the finish line in her epic 4,200 mile ride across America. Mum-of-three Jane, who has terminal cancer, was due to complete the ride in New York City at around 3pm UK time. Her brave journey has taken 63 days of ...
Troubled teenagers get on the beat...and turn their lives around.
Sep 01, 2006 ... BY ALISON BELLAMY youngsters from Leeds who have turned their troubled lives around through music received awards last night. The teenagers attended a summer school pilot project, run by the Youth Justice Board and Arts Council for England, called Talented Trouble. ...
Tributes to officer killed in M62 crash.
Sep 01, 2006 ... Victim had only been with force for three weeks By Vicki Robinson TRIBUTES were today paid to a police officer who died in the horror smash on the M62. Community support officer Andrew Jones, from Leeds, was killed in the nine-vehicle pile-up on Tuesday ...
Garry's gone bust.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Bankruptcy order against RL legend Schofield after pub problems BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR Leeds Rugby League legend Garry Schofield has been declared bankrupt. The news comes comes just two months after the pub Hunslet-born Mr Schofield ...
Death fire sauna customers questioned.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By Bruce Smith Crime Reporter DETECTIVES have questioned customers at a Leeds gay sauna where a woman died in a suspicious fire. And as inquiries into the suspected arson at the Spartan Mantalk centre in Bexley Mount, Harehills, Leeds, were continuing ...
Crisis of empty classrooms.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Despite dozens of closures, one in six places is still unfilled Exclusive By Ian Rosser Education Reporter MORE schools closures are looming in Leeds. A falling birth rate has already led to dozens of closures and mergers as ...
Mum Nicola comes up with twinning formula.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Ex-Whitkirk dental nurse could't find social group - so she started one By Jo Rostron MUM-of-three Nicola Waterland was so fed-up after struggling to find a local group for twins, she has now secured funding to set up her own. Nicola who has two-year-old ...
Plan to expand school backed.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Merger comes closer after council vote for building and transport changes By DAVID MARSH CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand Leeds Grammar School to enable it to merge with Leeds Girls' High School cleared a major hurdle when councillors voted to back the scheme. ...
Group's pressure over homes for rent.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By Howard Williamson A PRESSURE group is urging Leeds City Council to help with the building of at least 1,500 homes for rent each year. The Leeds Tenants' Federation says the authority needs to take action now to stop a housing crisis in the growing economy. ...
'Burn our rubbish to create energy'.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By DAVID MARSH HOUSEHOLDERS in Leeds have given their backing to a proposed incineration plant which would create energy by burning the city's waste. Leeds City Council chiefs are currently working on a 30-year strategy to reduce the amount of rubbish that is sent to ...
A cash bonanza is on the cards for readers.
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Robbers attack guard and flee with empty cash box.
Sep 02, 2006 ... BY DAVID BRUCE CHIEF CRIME REPORTER ARMED raiders attacked a security guard outside a Leeds bank - only to escape with an empty cash box. The masked gang struck after a security van pulled up outside the Barclays branch in Blenheim Terrace, Woodhouse, ...
'Mining could drain vital wetlands' claim.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By Stuart Robinson PRECIOUS wetlands at one of the country's most popular nature reserves could be drained by a controversial opencast mining scheme. Conservationists fear plans for a massive mining project close to Fairburn Ings in Castleford could pose a serious ...
Miner's son in desperate plea.
Sep 02, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH THE son of a Leeds miner fighting for justice for his late father has made a last desperate appeal to anyone who knew him. The Rev Douglas Drane wants compensation from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for his dad's respiratory problems - the ...
Chance to sign up for a free flood warning.
Sep 02, 2006 ... BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR RESIDENTS in flood risk areas in West Yorkshire are being urged to open the door to free flood warnings. Members of the Environment Agency's flood incident management team will be visiting homes and businesses in Snaith, Kellington and ...
I'm just so relieved to have finished.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Hugs and tears as Yorkshire cancer fundraiser Jane Tomlinson reaches end of mammoth bike ride by Vicki Robinson SUPERMUM Jane Tomlinson was heading back to Leeds in triumph today after finishing her epic bike ride across America. The terminal cancer ...
MP compares Blair with Charles I, the beheaded monarch.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By Anne Alexander Political Editor A WEST Yorkshire MP has compared Tony Blair with the beheaded 17th century monarch Charles I for refusing to allow Parliament a say on the Middle East crisis. Jon Trickett MP (Hemsworth) said that events that led up the ...
Milestone Man uses the letter of the law.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Brian can carry on painting historic roadside markers By Howard Williamson HE is known in some quarters as simply the 'Milestone Man'. But questions were asked when Brian Ellis was spotted re-painting the letters on a north Leeds waymarker. ...
Chiefs scrap 264 ops at last minute.
Sep 02, 2006 ... by Anne Alexander Political Editor HUNDREDS of patients at West Yorkshire's hospitals had their operations cancelled at the last minute, latest figures reveal. A total of 264 people who were due to have their operations between April and June this year at ...
It's rail wars as GNER slashes fares on its website by 10pc.
Sep 02, 2006 ... By NIGEL SCOTT TRAIN operator GNER has cut its cheapest fares by 10 per cent in what it says is a drive to encourage more people to book on the company's website - www.gner.co.uk Clare Field, GNER's sales and marketing director, said the new prices represented the ...
Arresting moment as actress takes to street.
Sep 02, 2006 ... Verity gets work experience before taking on police role BY SOPHIE HAZAN H ELLO, hello, hello, and what's going on here then? Emmerdale's Donna Windsor arrested public attention while out on patrol with West Yorkshire Police. Actress ...
Men tried to save crash victims.
Sep 04, 2006 ... PUB regulars who risked their lives in a desperate bid to save three teenage girls killed in a car crash were today praised for their bravery. The men were drinking outside the Tandem pub on Wakefield Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, on Friday at about 9.50pm when the smash ...
Murder hunt after sauna blaze.
Sep 04, 2006 ... A MURDER hunt is under way in Leeds following the death of a mother-of-two in an arson attack on a sauna parlour in the city. Police say the blaze which tore through Spartan Mantalk sauna in Bexley Mount, Harehills, was started deliberately. Firefighters were called to the scene ...
Anger over school travel bills.
Sep 04, 2006 ... FAMILIES are facing hefty travel bills to get their children to school - some because of a distance of just 170 yards. Hundreds of pupils from Agnes Stewart School in Burmantofts were left school-less after the building closed over the summer holidays. Instead they ...
Carry on..? Not me, says chief nurse.
Sep 04, 2006 ... by Vicki Robinson Health Reporter LEEDS'S chief nurse is retiring today - after a lifetime of service to the NHS. Maureen Naughton, who was this year awarded a CBE in recognition of her work, steps down after almost 40 years in nursing. She has ...
Backlog of 3,000 unhappy patients.
Sep 04, 2006 ... The body charged with investigating complaints from patients about their treatment in the NHS is not meeting its own targets, it was reported today. The Healthcare Commission has a backlog of 3,000 cases - or 55% of the total - which have been waiting for independent scrutiny ...
Scepticism over [pounds sterling]600m Yorks Olympics boost.
Sep 04, 2006 ... BY NIGEL SCOTT CLAIMS that the London 2012 Olympics could generate a [pounds sterling]600m windfall for Yorkshire are being challenged by a number of business leaders in the region, a new survey has revealed. Leeds-based regional development agency Yorkshire Forward ...
Allotment 'slaughter' condemned by RSPCA.
Sep 04, 2006 ... BY ANDREW HUTCHINSON RSPCA chiefs today branded the actions of yobs who broke into a West Yorkshire allotment before slaughtering more than a dozen defenceless animals as "barbaric." Around 20 chickens were killed by louts on the Westfield Road allotments ...
New education role for old school board.
Sep 04, 2006 ... University takes over landmark city centre building BY NIGEL SCOTT THE historic former School Board building in the centre of Leeds is to become a home for education once more. The landmark Grade 2 listed building on Calverley Street, within which the ...
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Sep 04, 2006 ... BY SOPHIE HAZAN THE YEP Cash Bingo Bonanza starts today with [pounds sterling]20,000 in cash prizes to be won. On Saturday your YEP Cash Bingo Bonanza game card was included in the paper. A selection of lucky numbers will be printed every day in the ...
Panic rooms for violence victims.
Sep 04, 2006 ... New [pounds sterling]200,000 scheme to protect people at home By DAVID MARSH A NEW [pounds sterling]200,000 scheme to provide victims of domestic violence with "panic rooms" in their own homes has been launched in Leeds. The specially secure rooms are ...
'Put war hero statue where it can be seen'.
Sep 04, 2006 ... Council chief backs calls to move monument to VC airman By Howard Williamson A PLEA to move the statue of Leeds war hero Arthur Aaron to a more prominent site has been backed by city council deputy leader Andrew Carter. Letters to the Yorkshire Evening ...
Family set for M1 death legal action.
Sep 04, 2006 ... Gran killed in crash on flooded road By Howard Williamson THE WIDOWER of a woman killed in a crash on the A1-M1 link is considering taking legal action against the firm which built the road. It comes after the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was ...
Flying the flag for a Proms spectacular.
Sep 04, 2006 ... by Peter Lazenby STATELY home Harewood House was the setting for a "Flying Proms" musical spectacular complete with a Second World War Spitfire flying overhead. Following a highly successful debut last year, the outdoor Flying Proms yesterday featured a repertoire of ...
Revie era revived in song.
Sep 04, 2006 ... Songwriter's hard-hitting lyrics bring back memories of life in the 70s by Richard Edwards FOR A decade from the mid 1960s, Don Revie's Leeds United swept all football rivals before them. As a child growing up in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Luke Haines, ...
Marjorie puts best foot forward for cancer patients.
Sep 04, 2006 ... by Vicki Robinson Health Reporter WHEN Marjorie Theobald was diagnosed with breast cancer 14 years ago she had no one to talk to. Having recently lost her husband, she was afraid to tell her sons that their mother now had a potentially fatal disease. ...
Family split in immigration row.
Sep 05, 2006 ... A mum is to be split from her two-year-old daughter and sent from her Leeds home to the United States in a wrangle with the immigration authorities. The child will be left to be brought up by her father, a British citizen ...
Family split in immigration row.
Sep 05, 2006 ... By PETER LAZENBY A mum is to be split from her two-year-old daughter and sent from her Leeds home to the United States in a wrangle with the immigration authorities. The child will be left to be brought up by her father, a British citizen who is an events management ...
Leeds is UK's favourite city.
Sep 05, 2006 ... By PAUL ROBINSON Leeds has left a string of regional rivals trailing in the battle to be crowned the UK's favourite city. Yorkshire's unofficial capital finished fifth in the annual tourism poll conducted by upmarket magazine Conde Nast Traveller. Glasgow ...
My own funeral was a great party.
Sep 05, 2006 ... By MARK LAVERY Terminally ill stage star Dixie Pickles was the life and soul of the party - at his own funeral. The 20-year-old is suffering from a fatal rare blood disorder and wanted to celebrate his life with friends and family before facing the final curtain. ...
We're at the top, now let's stay there.
Sep 05, 2006 ... There was a time when the idea of Leeds being voted one of the top destinations in the UK would have been, frankly, laughable. Until the economic boom of the 1980s it was very much a provincial Yorkshire city, looking up in awe to its more glamorous sisters. But times ...
Sixties pop stars and top comedienne in Leeds.
Sep 05, 2006 ... BY SOPHIE HAZAN A SIXTIES supergroup and an award-winning comedienne are both on the bill at Leeds City Varieties this autumn. Former members of The Kinks, The Hollies and The Tremeloes will bash out hit after hit as Class of '62 on Saturday, September 9. ...
Now teenager aims to be a star with Rhinos.
Sep 05, 2006 ... Stroke of luck that revealed cool-hand Luke's amazing rugby skills By Howard Williamson FORMER Bramley RL scrum-half Andy Batt reckons he has discovered a special talent in 13-year-old Luke Anderson. Andy and his wife Gaynor started the Harehills Pigeons ...
I've had enough of East End Park.
Sep 05, 2006 ... Landlord who says louts lost him [pounds sterling]1m puts property up for auction By ALISON BELLAMY THESE corner shops were once the proud pillars of a bustling community. But now, after years of being plagued by gangs of yobs who have repeatedly ...
She's a wolfhound.
Sep 05, 2006 ... Toyah's the mastiff with the massive appetite ... for clothes BY NEIL HUDSON Bull mastiff Toyah brings a whole new meaning to the term a dog's dinner. Then she recently had to go to the vet's - after swallowing socks, baby clothes and a scarf. ...
If you like singing with friendly people, why not join our choir?
Sep 05, 2006 ... DO you like to sing? Do you like good company? Ever thought of joining a choir? The Amici Singers is a large, mixed voice choir, which rehearses in Adel, Leeds. It regularly performs concerts throughout the area to raise money for various good causes. ...
Campaigner's daughter boosts Africa nursery.
Sep 05, 2006 ... By Peter Lazenby FUNDS to help run a nursery in South Africa are to be raised by the Leeds-based daughter of a legendary anti-apartheid campaigner. Frances Bernstein is the daughter of Rusty Bernstein, one of two white defendants in the infamous Rivonia trial of 1964 ....
Do you fancy fish, chips and champagne?
Sep 05, 2006 ... BY DEBBIE LEIGH FISH, chips, large mushy peas ... and a bottle of Champagne please. It is not an order heard in many chippies but a revolutionary new [pounds sterling]250,000 fish restaurant planned for Brewery Wharf is set to change that and with it the face of fast ...
Court orders make town a debt hotspot.
Sep 05, 2006 ... DEWSBURY is one of the UK's debt hotspots, a new survey shows. It is in the top 20 UK towns with the highest number of County Court Judgements (CCJs) per head in a survey by online credit report service MyCallcredit of Leeds, part of the Skipton Building Society group. ...