Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England) back issues from January 2008:
Miracle toddler looking forward to 2008.
Jan 01, 2008 ... A NEW year heralds happier times for toddler Oscar Knowles and his parents Mick and Nicola. The 22-month-old almost died SEVEN times in the operating theatre after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition - and this time last year, Mick and Nicola thought their only child ...
Top award for former animal cruelty sanctuary.
Jan 01, 2008 ... THREE years ago it hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when its manager was convicted of animal cruelty. Now, a Leeds horse and donkey sanctuary is making the news again - this time for winning one of the world's most prestigious animal welfare awards. Hope ...
Leeds city centre needs people's plan.
Jan 01, 2008 ... CONSERVATIONISTS are calling for a "people's plan" to help shape Leeds city centre amid concerns it could be left behind by its rivals. Leeds Civic Trust's plea for greater public involvement comes in its annual report, which flags up a number of concerns about the way the city ...
My flying jet-fighter car.
Jan 01, 2008 ... LEEDS 'green' businessman Simon Kippax is member of an exclusive club that also includes Yorkshire petrol-head TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson and Formula One racing driver Jensen Button. All three are proud owners of the rather odd-looking Carver One - the world's first commercial ...
Protestors celebrate fire station victory.
Jan 01, 2008 ... CONTROVERSIAL staffing arrangements at Garforth Fire Station in east Leeds are being scrapped by brigade bosses. Fire and rescue services at Garforth have been run from Gipton's station since April 2006 in a bid to cut management costs. But the so-called 'twinning' ...
Free time for city businesses.
Jan 01, 2008 ... BUSY professionals in Leeds are used to having a premium price charged for their time and expertise. But a project which brings bank managers, accountants, regeneration managers, entrepreneurs and others together to pool their knowledge and advice has quite a different price tag ...
Leeds v Manchester high rise battle.
Jan 01, 2008 ... A HIGH rise War of the Roses between northern rivals Leeds and Manchester is getting bigger. As developers in both cities reach for the sky, a civic buildings expert has said the new Lumiere building now under way in Wellington Street in central Leeds has had 6ft added to make ...
'TV police' nab 3,900 Leeds dodgers.
Jan 01, 2008 ... TV Licensing says it has exposed a growing group of casual law-breakers in Leeds. In a survey 99 per cent of people in Leeds said they never broke the law. But 23 per cent admitted they knew someone who did and many confessed to committing petty crimes themselves, ...
Motorcyclists still in lethal danger on Britain's roads.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Britain's roads are just as lethal to motorcyclists as they were 10 years ago, according to new casualty figures. While road deaths and overall road accident figures have fallen sharply since the mid 1990s, the number of motorcyclist casualties is even higher than a decade ago. ...
Our New Year resolution is simple: to save the planet!
Jan 02, 2008 ... Saving the planet is one of the nation's top New Year resolutions for 2008, according to a new survey. Going green and recycling our rubbish was the third most common choice in a list of good intentions. Losing weight was the number one resolution, followed by ...
Former nurse will lead mental health trust.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A FORMER nurse is to lead South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust. Joyce Catterick, who has been chairman of Calderdale Primary Care NHS Trust for almost six years, will take up the four-year post at the trust on February 1. She has previously worked in general ...
Brave Leeds family raise cash for hospital.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A COMMUNITY came together to raise hundreds of pounds in tribute to a brave little boy battling a rare cancer. The family of Lucas Longthorpe, of Seacroft, Leeds, staged an auction and entertainment night to raise funds for Ward 15 at St James's Hospital. The tot's ...
Thrilled Kaisers thank fans over sell-out concert.
Jan 02, 2008 ... CHART-topping rockers Kaiser Chiefs have thanked fans after selling out their homecoming concert at Elland Road. All 30,000 tickets were snapped up in seven days last month, it has emerged. In a short but sweet message posted on their website, the Kaisers saluted ...
Tragic dad's army mission to save lives.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A BEREAVED father whose teenage son was killed in a car crash, has urged teenager to think twice about drinking before driving. Tony Davison, 47, lost his son Adrian in a car crash on the A660 near Bramhope, Leeds, in November 2002. He was just 18. Tony's best friend ...
Time no longer stands still at school.
Jan 02, 2008 ... THE hands of time are turning again on a landmark clock tower. The clock on the rooftop of Harrogate Grammar School had been stuck at 12 o' clock for years. But now, thanks to a [pounds sterling]2,000 grant from members of the Parent Teachers' Association, restoration ...
Teenager killed in stolen car.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A CAR in which the teenager driver was fatally injured when it crashed is reported to have been stolen in the Leeds area earlier. The 17-year-old Leeds youth died in Leeds Infirmary on New Years Eve where he had been in a "critical condition" since the accident at 8.10am on ...
Leeds house fire victim dies.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A YOUNG woman who was trapped in a blazing house in south Leeds has lost her fight for life. Today, it was learned that investigators are looking at the possibility that the fire was caused by candles in the flat. The couple who lived in the flat on the top floor had no ...
Prostitutes facing jail.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Thousands of prostitutes face the prospect of jail for up to 72 hours if they fail to comply with counselling sessions under proposed new legislation, it was claimed today. Under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, women ...
Fatal end to holiday.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Briton who fell 14 floors to her death from a Spanish hotel balcony had booked the holiday to get over her father's death. Julie Ann Mollart, 32, was on a Christmas holiday with her ...
'Four different health services'.
Jan 02, 2008 ... There are four "different" health services in the UK and the differences are likely to increase, according to the chief executive of a charity which represents NHS organisations. Dr Gill Morgan of the NHS Confederation said services differed in England, Scotland, Wales and ...
Children burned alive by mob.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A mob torched a church where hundreds had sought refuge, and witnesses said dozens of people - including children - were burned alive or hacked to death with machetes in ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed election. The killing of up to 50 ethnic Kikuyus in the Rift ...
Ecstasy 'is safe' says top cop.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A controversial police chief was facing calls to quit today after claiming ecstasy is safer than aspirin. Anti-drugs campaigners condemned the comments by Richard Brunstrom, the chief constable of North Wales police who advocates the legalisation of all drugs. ...
Kirsty's perfect pins.
Jan 02, 2008 ... TV presenter Kirsty Young posed for a glamorous photoshoot while declaring: "I'm not some leggy, pouty bird." The 39-year-old showed off her ...
Footballer died of heart failure.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Footballer Phil O'Donnell died of heart failure, his club said last night. The Motherwell captain collapsed as he was substituted during his side's 5-3 defeat of Dundee United on Saturday. In a statement released by Motherwell Dr Robert Liddle, the club doctor, said: ...
'Teddy' teacher in Chinese job hunt.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Teddy row teacher Gillian Gibbons is hoping to secure a job in China. The primary school teacher, who was jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam when she allowed her pupils to name a teddy Mohammed, said she hoped nobody ...
Doddy will be back.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Comedian Ken Dodd will be on stage again next month after undergoing hernia surgery, his agent said. Robert Holmes said the operation at the Royal Liverpool ...
Veteran calls for parade to honour troops.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A WOUNDED Iraq veteran has called for a welcome parade for Leeds soldiers returning from frontline duty. Simon Brown backed mounting support for servicemen and women to be give a formal welcome home in Leeds. One suggestion includes a parade in April to herald the ...
Mum in new tribute to dog attack baby.
Jan 02, 2008 ... THE mum of a 13-month-old boy savaged by his grandparents' Rottweiler has left a heartfelt message to her dead son on flowers placed at the scene of the tragedy. Becki Hirst, 18, paid tribute to little Archie-Lee on one of more than two dozen bouquets and two teddy bears outside ...
Police dog put down after biting walker.
Jan 02, 2008 ... AN ALSATIAN used for breeding police dogs has been destroyed after it attacked a woman on a New Year walk. West Yorkshire Police said the German Shepherd bitch had been placed into the care of a member of the force's staff shortly before the attack. Chief ...
The conman in the iron mask.
Jan 02, 2008 ... HIS bizarre adventures captured the imagination of an entire country. Harry Bensley was famed throughout Edwardian England for pushing a pram around the world while wearing an iron mask in a bid to win a fortune. His exploits were captured on camera up and down the ...
Leeds' first baby of 2008.
Jan 02, 2008 ... IT WAS a never-to-be-forgotten New Year for one Leeds family as they welcomed the city's first baby of 2008. Proud parents Ruth and Robert Spencer saw little Archie join them in the world at 12.42am on New Year's Day. The tot weighed in at a bouncing 8lbs 11oz. ...
Leeds braced for snow.
Jan 02, 2008 ... Leeds was braced for snow today as forecasters warned of a cold snap coming. Leeds is expected to see snow tomorrow, with temperatures predicted to drop to zero degrees Celsius. Freezing Siberian winds will send temperatures plummeting on Wednesday, they said. ...
Post mortem for rottweiler that savaged toddler.
Jan 02, 2008 ... A VET will tomorrow examine the body of the rottweiler which mauled 13-month-old Archie-Lee Hirst to death at his grandparents' home in Wakefield. Police will be present as the dog is examined as part of the investigation into why the 10-stone bitch turned killer, an inquest ...
Crisis meeting over new meal-break plans for ambulance workers.
Jan 03, 2008 ... AMBULANCE workers were due to attend an emergency meeting today - Thursday - over plans which they claim could mean working an entire shift without a break. Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) has asked paramedics and emergency medical technicians to give up their meal breaks ...
Teen jailed after knife attack on 'innocent man'.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A judge locked up a teenager for four years after hearing he used a knife in a drunken attack. Nathan Brockbank had gone looking for a man who had assaulted him a day earlier, but stabbed an innocent man. Passing sentence, the Recorder of Leeds Judge Peter Collier QC ...
Leeds artist hoping to hijack Big Brother.
Jan 03, 2008 ... AN ARTISTIC whizz from Leeds has been unveiled as one of the handful of youngsters set to star in the latest Big Brother - with a twist. Amy Jackson, 21, is a "conceptual artist" who will be one of 12 contestants competing for the [pounds sterling]50,000 prize on Big Brother: ...
Investigation into start of hospital fire.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Operations to get staff and patients back into the fire-damaged Royal Marsden Hospital were under way today. Fire crews worked overnight damping down hot spots following the devastating blaze that tore across the roof and upper floors of the building in Fulham Road, central ...
Britney's lawyers quit.
Jan 03, 2008 ... US pop star Britney Spears' lawyers in her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline are quitting. The law firm Trope and Trope ...
Beef up data laws, say MPs.
Jan 03, 2008 ... BUNGLING government officials should be prosecuted if they intentionally or recklessly put people's data security at risk, an influential group of MPs said today. The Commons Justice Committee said there is a "widespread problem" within government over the protection of ...
Backing for our parade campaign.
Jan 03, 2008 ... PLANS for Leeds to stage a welcome home parade for soldiers returning from frontline duty look set to become reality after the city's council leader gave his backing to the campaign. Council leader Andrew Carter today said that the local authority would now be contacting all ...
Tragedy of teenager who stabbed himself in the heart.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A TEENAGER has died after being found stabbed in the heart at home in Leeds. Shaun Martin, 16, was discovered by his brother Antony, 22, in his bedroom in Thornfield Way, Cross Gates. Leave your tributes to Shaun by clicking here. We'll publish the lot. ...
Council staff reject new pay structure.
Jan 03, 2008 ... COUNCIL staff in Leeds have rejected a proposed new pay structure which would have left some workers facing pay cuts of over [pounds sterling]120 a week. The new pay and grading structure negotiated between the council and trade unions aims to address pay inequalities suffered ...
Tributes pour in for dog attack toddler: VIDEO.
Jan 03, 2008 ... Friends and relatives of a 13-month-old boy savaged by his grandparents' Rottweiler have released a moving tribute to the youngster. The slideshow, posted on YouTube and Bebo, was put together by Samantha and Stephanie, friends of Becki Hirst, 18, whose son, Archie-Lee died ...
Dennis Wise attacked in car.
Jan 03, 2008 ... EXCLUSIVE LEEDS United manager Dennis Wise and his family came under attack from a missile-throwing gang in a Leeds suburb. The incident happened as they were returning home from a dinner date on New Year's Eve. Fortunately, no-one in the car was injured although the ...
Street star for Heartbeat.
Jan 03, 2008 ... EX-CORONATION Street actress Nikki Sanderson is to join ITV1's 1960s drama, Heartbeat. The 23-year-old, pictured, who shot to fame as Candice Stowe in the Street, will play Dawn Bellamy, niece of the late Phil Bellamy. Dawn will arrive in Aidensfield on an extended ...
Woman savaged by ex-police dog speaks of ordeal.
Jan 03, 2008 ... A woman attacked by a police breeding dog has told of how the Alsatian tore at the flesh in her leg. Michelle Appleby was walking her spaniel at a country reservoir when the Alsatian pounced and carried off her pet. As the mum-of-two battled to free her animal she was ...
M62 to close for controlled explosion.
Jan 03, 2008 ... The M62 motorway is to be closed during a controlled explosion of a Second World War bomb in a Yorkshire field, police said today. The "deeply buried" bomb, which was discovered at Balkholme near Goole, will be detonated by Army soldiers at around noon tomorrow. The ...
A Family affair for Nell.
Jan 04, 2008 ... SHE'S become one of Britain's best known faces since bursting onto the modelling scene more than a decade ago. Now Leeds lass Nell McAndrew's family are set to get their own taste of celebrity lifestyle when they hit the nation's TV screens on All Star Family Fortunes tomorrow. ...
The end of a Vera: SLIDESHOW.
Jan 04, 2008 ... THEY'RE one of the most talked-about couples in soap history and have endured more public scrutiny than the Queen, with generations of soap fans tuning-in to their ups and downs over more than three decades. But after 33 years of moaning, bickering and pigeon racing, Jack and ...
Surge in ambulance calls for New Year.
Jan 04, 2008 ... THE FIRST few hours of 2008 were the busiest ever for a West Yorkshire ambulance control centre. Figures revealed by Yorkshire Ambulance Service showed calls to their Wakefield Communications Centre on January 1 were up 40 per cent on an average Tuesday. The centre, ...
Pusher's 'cider bench' deals.
Jan 04, 2008 ... AN UNDERCOVER police officer posing as a drug addict and beggar was twice sold heroin by a man he met at Harrogate's ''cider benches'' - a shelter in the town's Library Gardens where locals gather for drinking sessions. When Vincent Rooney, 43, yesterday admitted two charges of ...
Prince William will learn to fly.
Jan 04, 2008 ... PRINCE William is set to soar into the Yorkshire skies ... on a mission to learn to fly with the RAF. Flying Officer Wales - as he will be known - is following in his father's footsteps on the intensive four-month course, which will prepare him to one day head the Armed Forces. ...
Man wanted to kill brother for sleeping with ex-partner.
Jan 04, 2008 ... A MAN who attacked his brother armed with a scaffolding pole, a wheel brace and a hunting knife, claimed he wanted to kill him for sleeping with the mother of his two children, a court was told. Harrogate magistrates heard how Stuart Wilson spotted a car owned by his brother ...
Man burns wife's [pounds sterling]4,000 lingerie, court told.
Jan 04, 2008 ... A BITTER businessman burnt his wife's [pounds sterling]4,000 lingerie collection after she sold his Ferrari's personalised number plate, a court heard. Neil Medley also torched [pounds sterling]1,000 worth of ballgowns and one shoe from every pair belonging to his estranged wife ...
Ex-Leeds United director wins taxi contract.
Jan 04, 2008 ... A TAXI firm run by former Leeds United director David Richmond has won a contract to operate cabs to and from Leeds Bradford Airport. Mr Richmond's Arrow private hire firm is replacing the Hackney carriage cars which were provided by three firms who formed the Airport Taxi ...
VIDEO: Rottweiler toddler's dad and granddad say death was terrible accident.
Jan 04, 2008 ... THE father and grandfather of the toddler killed by a family Rottweiler today described his death as a "terrible accident". Andrew Williamson said he and wife Paula and his son Damian, Archie-Lee's father, are offering help if needed to the toddler's mother Rebecca Hirst, 18, ...
Britney leaves child row in ambulance.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Police were called to Britney Spears' home in a custody dispute that lasted nearly three hours before the intoxicated singer reportedly turned over her children to ex-husband Kevin Federline. Aerial TV footage showed Spears, 26, being lifted into an ambulance. It was unclear ...
Double digit fuel rises for Npower.
Jan 04, 2008 ... The UK's fourth biggest energy supplier was set to announce big fuel price rises today. An Npower spokesman said percentage increases for both electricity and gas will be in the double digits. It would be the first move by an energy supplier to increase standard ...
Boy dies in ski accident.
Jan 04, 2008 ... An 11-year-old British boy died after crashing into a tree during a family ski trip to the US. Benjamin Trichler, from Uffington in Oxfordshire, was seen skiing too fast before hitting the tree as he went down a blue, intermediate run at ...
Footballer Barton released from jail.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Footballer Joey Barton is enjoying his first day of freedom of the new year today after being released from jail. The 25-year-old Newcastle United and England midfielder made no comment as he passed through the ...
Cannabis grower 'blames' shot leg.
Jan 04, 2008 ... A CANNABIS grower claimed he grew the drug to ease pain after he was shot in the leg, a court heard. Samuel Sherriff, 26, of Temple View Terrace, East End Park, Leeds, admitted producing the drug and possession of the illegal plant after his secret was uncovered in March last ...
Council admits benefits blunder.
Jan 04, 2008 ... CONFIDENTIAL details of up to 100 people claiming housing benefits in Leeds have been sent out to the wrong addresses after a blunder by the city council. The housing benefit notifications, which contained personal information including names, addresses and details of benefits, ...
Gates to marry dancer.
Jan 04, 2008 ... Singer Gareth Gates is to marry his long-term girlfriend, he announced today. The former Pop Idol star, from Bradford, proposed to dancer Suzanne Mole on New Year's Eve. Gates, 23, and Mole, 32, have been dating for five years. He said: ...
Big Brother warned to 'prepare for Amy'.
Jan 04, 2008 ... LEEDS artist Amy Jackson is set to give Big Brother "a run for their money" with her charm and wit, say her proud parents. Jacky and Alex Jackson were glued to the box last night as art whizz Amy took to the screen in Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack house on Channel 4 . ...
Winter sickness bug hits A&E.
Jan 04, 2008 ... GPS have been warned about a increase in people going to hospital A&E departments because of a winter sickness bug. Before Christmas several hospital wards were closed because of the Norovirus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting. Now family doctors in Leeds have been ...