Yorkshire Post back issues from August 2006:
Drug gang theory over brutal sex attack on woman in park
Aug 01, 2006 ... Julie Hemmings A WOMAN stabbed and sexually assaulted in a York park may havebeen targeted by drug dealers in a revenge attack after she hadinadvertently interrupted their activities. Yesterday police released more details of the attack, includinghow the victim's shocked ...
Catalogue of failings blamed for death of soldier
Aug 01, 2006 ... Troops serving in Iraq hit by Army shortages Mike Waites A SERIES of damning failures led to the death of a soldier fromYorkshire killed by friendly fire in Iraq, an official inquiry foundyesterday. Tank commander Sergeant Steven Roberts would have survived if hehad ...
YORKSHIRE DAY BLOOMS: White rose county celebrates
Aug 01, 2006 ... Rain welcome after record-breaking July heat William Green IT may be Yorkshire Day today, but the county's white roses havebeen struggling in the heatwave. Roses have been shedding petals faster than normal due to a lackof moisture in the ground while the hot weather ...
Toddler hurt in ice cream van accident
Aug 01, 2006 ... A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital with serious injuriesafter an accident involving an ice cream van. The incident happened at 1.05pm on Sunday on the link road betweenGladstone Street and Sandford Road in Barkerend, Bradford. Arhaan Ali, of nearby Gladstone Street, was ...
Man arrested over city's bomb scare
Aug 01, 2006 ... A MAN has been arrested over a false bomb alert which caused amajor evacuation in Leeds city centre. Hundreds of workers around Millennium Square were evacuated bypolice after a suspicious package was reported in the squareyesterday morning. Army bomb disposal officers ...
Boy, 15, dies trying motocross jump
Aug 01, 2006 ... A 15-YEAR-OLD boy died after attempting a daring jump on an off-road motocross bike course near Skipton. Christopher Massey, from the Outwood area of Wakefield, was ridinghis Yamaha Y2125 bike at Hawshaw Lodge Farm in Lothersdale, at 3.30pmon Sunday when he sustained serious ...
Government accused over Army kit supplies
Aug 01, 2006 ... As the Army Board of Inquiry's report identified more shortcomingsin the Force's supply chain, Grace Hammond reports on how previouslessons have not been learned. The Government has been repeatedly accused of sending Britishtroops into battle with inadequate equipment during the ...
Architect fined over deadly outbreak of disease
Aug 01, 2006 ... Council and department head guilty of health and safety failingsover Legionnaires infection David Hogg A COUNCIL architect was cleared of manslaughter but fined[Pounds]15,000 yesterday for her role in Britain's worst outbreak ofLegionnaires Disease. Gillian ...
Mel Gibson in rehab after anti-Semitic outburst
Aug 01, 2006 ... An official police report on Mel Gibson's arrest on drink-drivingcharges subst-antiates allegations that he made anti-Semitic remarksand threatened a sheriff's deputy, a US law enforcement official saidlast night. Meanwhile CNN news network reported that the Hollywood star ...
New York high society rocked by neglect claims
Aug 01, 2006 ... The man at the centre of allegations of neglecting his 104-year-old millionaire socialite mother has lashed out at his high-profileaccusers. Anthony Marshall said famed philanthropist Brooke Astor's closefriend Annette de la Renta, former US Secretary of State HenryKissinger and ...
All you need is Latin, says McCartney
Aug 01, 2006 ... SIR Paul McCartney, above, has made his share of classic music,and now the ex-Beatle is releasing a classical album. Ecce Cor Meum, which means Behold My Heart, is a choral andorchestral work in English and Latin, due out this autumn. Magdalen College Oxford commissioned ...
Lotto winner sues sister for house
Aug 01, 2006 ... A former British butcher who won a Lottery jackpot claimed incourt in Brisbane that his sister cheated him out of a mansion at theAustralian beach resort where they both live. Clyde Reginald Baxter, 35, of Gold Coast city but originally fromLeicester, is suing Virginia Baxter in ...
Body found in hunt for Briton
Aug 01, 2006 ... Rescuers searching for a British teenager missing in Ecuador havefound a body, the company that organised his trip has said. Aaron Goss, 17, disappeared in Tena, eastern Ecuador, lastWednesday as he swam with friends towards the end of a three-weekschool trip to South ...
Abracadabra - I think I see a winner
Aug 01, 2006 ... Cards sailed through the air to the strains of Chopin, and arabbit was pulled out of a hat as contestants from China to theVirgin Islands kicked off the World Championship of Magic in Swedenyesterday. The prize: lucrative contracts for stage shows in Las Vegas, Parisand ...
Badminton world hit by bird flu crisis
Aug 01, 2006 ... Badminton players are complaining of a shuttlecock shortage causedby the worldwide bird flu crisis. The spread of the disease and the subsequent cull of millions ofgeese has slashed the quantity of the high quality feathers forpremium shuttlecocks known as "birdies", the Los ...
Nato takes charge from US in south Afghanistan
Aug 01, 2006 ... Nato took over command of insurgency-wracked southern Afghanistanfrom the United States yesterday and the new commanding generalwarned he will "strike ruthlessly" when required against Talibanrebels. The changeover, marked by a simple flag ceremony at Kandaharairfield, came ...
Blair 'going hell for leather' to secure UN resolution
Aug 01, 2006 ... Tony Blair was pressing on "hell for leather" yesterday withattempts to secure a United Nations resolution for a ceasefire in theMiddle East, his spokesman said. The Prime Minister, on a visit to the United States, had alreadyspoken by telephone to the Prime Ministers of Israel ...
Israeli premier dashes hope of early ceasefire
Aug 01, 2006 ... Air, ground and sea operations will go on, says Olmert, afterdeadly attack on civilians Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday said no ceasefirewould be forthcoming in Israel's 20-day battle with Hezbollahguerrillas in southern Lebanon. Mr Olmert said that Israeli ...
Police defend 'hopscotch grids' call
Aug 01, 2006 ... A police force has defended the deployment of a community supportofficer to a report that teenagers had drawn "too many" hopscotchgrids on a pavement. West Midlands Police said yesterday that the officer's mission waspart of a drive to stamp out anti-social behaviour in the ...
M-way signs to show travel times
Aug 01, 2006 ... A pilot project to display travel times on electronic motorwaysigns was launched today by the Highways Agency. The aim of the pioneering scheme in the West Midlands is to informmotorists of delays while also cutting congestion. Estimated times it will take drivers to get to a ...
Flower lorry heroin: Three men in court
Aug 01, 2006 ... THREE men have appeared in court accused of drug smuggling after amajor police surveillance operation in Holland and Britain resultedin heroin with a street value of [Pounds]2m being seized in NorthYorkshire. Three people - two of them Dutch and the third a man said to be ...
British Gas image sinks as prices rise
Aug 01, 2006 ... British Gas's consumer reputation hit a new low after its latestround of price-rises, market researchers said yesterday. It is pushing up charges for gas and electricity by 12.4 per centand 9.4 per cent respectively from September 4. The announcement ...
One-person households use big slice of key resources
Aug 01, 2006 ... One-person households are the biggest consumers of land, energyand household appliances in England and Wales, with men between theages of 35 and 45 being the worst offenders, according to researchout today. The study says the current rise in solo living, combined with thegroup's ...
BT pushes customers towards its all-in deals
Aug 01, 2006 ... Millions of BT customers will see their phone bills change afterofficial caps on the company's charges ended yesterday. Ofcom has slashed its price controls after 22 years due to fiercecompetition in the telecoms market. In response, BT is bringing in a 3p call set-up fee ...
Lesbians lose court fight over marriage
Aug 01, 2006 ... Judge says British law cannot recognise union Paul Jeeves A LESBIAN couple accused a judge of taking away their marriageafter a landmark legal challenge failed to have the union recognisedunder British law. University professors Celia Kitzinger, 48, and Sue ...
Post switch
Aug 01, 2006 ... Michelle Heaton of pop group Liberty X and former darts worldchampion Andy Fordham reveal the Royal Mail's new first class stampsfor large letters in central London.On August 21, Royal Mail is changing the way post is ...
Colourful spectacle in the Dales as Rainbow commune sets up camp
Aug 01, 2006 ... Lizzie Murphy HUNDREDS of international visitors have descended on a tiny NorthYorkshire hamlet for the 24th European Rainbow gathering. People from all over the world, including Hungary, Turkey, Poland,America and Brazil, have gathered on farmland in Bordley, ...
Huntsman in foxes pursuit 'flouted law'
Aug 01, 2006 ... A huntsman pursued foxes across Exmoor in "wilful disregard" ofthe Hunting Act, a court was told yesterday. Exmoor Foxhounds huntsman Tony Wright, 52, appeared in court in aprivate prosecution brought by the League Against Cruel Sports. Wright, of Exmoor Kennels, Simonsbath, ...
Revellers injured as nightclub roof collapses
Aug 01, 2006 ... Robert Sutcliffe EIGHT party-goers were taken to hospital after the roof collapsedand fell 30ft onto a nightclub dance floor.Hundreds of revellers were evacuated from the Coliseum nightclub,in Commercial Street, Halifax, after a three-foot square section ofair duct crashed ...
Asian solicitor wins race battle
Aug 01, 2006 ... Crown Prosecution Service found guilty of discrimination againstlawyer after five-year fightLizzie Murphy AN Asian solicitor has won a five-year battle against the CrownProsecution Service after it was found guilty of race discriminationby Appeal Court judges ....
One in 10 fail to keep hospital appointments
Aug 01, 2006 ... Mike Waites Health Correspondent PATIENTS failed to turn up to one in 10 outpatient hospitalappointments in England over a year, latest figures have revealed. A total of 4.5 million appointments were missed in 2004-5, withmen aged up to 44 being the worst offenders - failing ...
Labelling scheme 'to demystify real ale'
Aug 01, 2006 ... A scheme to help explain the mysteries of real ale to novicedrinkers was being unveiled today. Similar to the system used on some bottles of wine, it rates eachale's taste on a scale of one to five. Clear descriptions of each drink's smell and flavour will alsoappear on ...
'Team of year' honour for lone cook
Aug 01, 2006 ... James Reed Education Correspondent A COOK who runs a school kitchen single-handedly has been namedthe catering team of the year for her work at a small North Yorkshireschool.Mandy Middleton earned special praise from a mother at the schoolfor providing her son with a ...
Pilots' chef passes on her secrets
Aug 01, 2006 ... Paul Jeeves THEY have proved to be the bane of the lives of many aspiringchefs every Sunday lunchtime. But a veteran culinary expert is now giving the inside track onhow to make the perfect Yorkshire pudding as she steps down fromserving up dinners for RAF pilots during the ...
'Coursework in class' plan to beat Internet exam cheats
Aug 01, 2006 ... Watchdog acts over fears for GCSEs Teenagers will not be allowed to take coursework projects home inmany GCSE subjects under plans from the exams watchdog designed tostamp out cheating. The proposals come amid fears that the growth in Internetplagiarism and the desire of ...
Super-blackcurrants set to boost British farmers
Aug 01, 2006 ... Blackcurrants boosted with vitamin C are being developed byscientists working with the makers of the popular drink Ribena. The research, which does not involve genetic modification, isaimed at producing healthier and better tasting fruit. With demand for the berries soaring, ...
Lawrence detective denies TV corruption claims
Aug 01, 2006 ... The former Scotland Yard detective at the centre of new claims ofpolice corruption during the Stephen Lawrence murder investigationhas refuted the "devastating" allegations against him.Former detective sergeant John Davidson said he was not corruptand had not hampered the ...
The twelfth may not be so glorious in Yorkshire
Aug 01, 2006 ... Simon Bristow IT may not be such a Glorious Twelfth for Yorkshire grouseshooting, but enthusiasts are still likely to enjoy a better seasonthan last year. Moorland fires and an exceptionally wet spring have again takentheir toll on the start of the shooting calendar on ...
A moonstruck boy who thought he had it taped
Aug 01, 2006 ... Ian McMillan I FOUND an old reel-to-reel tape in a box the other day; I spooledout some of the shiny brown tape and held it between my disbelievingfingers. Disbelieving because it felt like I was holding an antique,holding something from a lost civilisation even though the tape ...
A strategy against Hezbollah that has backfired badly
Aug 01, 2006 ... Dr Karen Abi-Ezzi is a lecturer in Middle East politics at theUniversity of Bradford's Peace Studies Department. HEZBOLLAH has called the Israeli bombing of a three-storeybuilding in Qana in south Lebanon a "turning point" in the conflictwhich started three weeks ago. An ...
Beckett must fight her corner for the Foreign Office
Aug 01, 2006 ... Michael Meadowcroft is a former Liberal MP for West Leeds. I HAVE a high personal regard for Margaret Beckett andconsiderable respect for her competence. All of which makes herperformances as Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary inexplicable,unless, that is, the long term trend for ...
On course for schools chaos
Aug 01, 2006 ... Exam shake-up poses new questionsTHE announcement that teenagers will no longer be allowed tocomplete GCSE coursework projects at home will, at first glance,appease those who believe that school exams now lack intellectualrigour. Such a move will enable special projects ...
In loving memory of the lives that leave a lasting message
Aug 01, 2006 ... An internet site set up by a Yorkshire businessman is helping thebereaved pay tribute to their loved ones. Sharon Dale reports. When sorrow won't allow Judi Frankenthal to sleep, she tiptoesover to the computer and logs on for a chat with her 19-year-old son. She visits ...
The TV channel that rocked the world
Aug 01, 2006 ... MTV was first broadcast 25 years ago. Chris Bond looks back at howit has changed the face of pop music."LADIES and gentlemen, rock and roll." It might sound cringeworthy today, but a quarter-of-a-century agoyou could apparently still say such things with a straight face ....
Burnout fear for our overworked stars
Aug 01, 2006 ... View From The Balcony With Yorkshire's Joe Sayers On delivering his first ball in Pakistan's second innings at OldTrafford last week, Steve Harmison appeared to wince in pain, holdinghis side in his follow through. As the England physio waved with urgency for the ...
Plucky perseverance earns its reward
Aug 01, 2006 ... Chris Waters THOSE of us who have advocated Chris Read's return tointernational cricket could forgive ourselves a triumphant "I toldyou so", but the shabby treatment of the Nottinghamshire wicketkeeperensures satisfaction is tempered by considerable annoyance.That Read ...
Read looks to book Ashes trip
Aug 01, 2006 ... Jones dropped after poor run with bat Chris Waters THE fickle finger of fate - as opposed to the fractured finger ofGeraint Jones - decreed an unlikely return to the England side forChris Read yesterday for the third Test against Pakistan atHeadingley Carnegie, starting on ...
Carrick signs up
Aug 01, 2006 ... Michael Carrick signed for Manchester United last night after thefinal details of his [Pounds]18.6m move from Tottenham werefinalised. United officials confirmed the deal had been done, with Carrickcoming through a medical and agreeing personal terms. The 25-year-old has ...
Ward gets a chance
Aug 01, 2006 ... Richard Hercock DARREN WARD was given the chance to stake his claim for apermanent contract at Leeds United last night. The goalkeeper, a free agent after being released by Norwich City,took the gloves for last night's final pre-season friendly at ...
Bantams look for squad strength
Aug 01, 2006 ... Richard Hercock Bradford City manager Colin Todd is hoping for three new signingsthis week. Todd gave debuts to new recruits David Graham and Ben Parker inSaturday's friendly against Manchester City, but says he still needsto bolster his 20-strong squad for the new League ...
Carson gamble leaves Sturrock pondering next move
Aug 01, 2006 ... Richard Hercock PAUL STURROCK has gambled on Sheffield Wednesday's start to thenew Championship season - but most Owls supporters will forgive him. The Hillsborough manager stands just four days away from the kick-off to the new campaign and yet he still does not have a ...
Ritchie happy with survival
Aug 01, 2006 ... Staying up would help manager with contract negotiations Meet The Manager With Ian Appleyard ANDY RITCHIE has no idea whether he will still be the manager ofBarnsley next summer. He is entering the final year of his existing deal and chairmanGordon Shepherd says there ...
Yorkshire's Mason marches on with convincing victory
Aug 01, 2006 ... John Drake JAMES MASON, one of three Rotherham players to win through thefirst round of the English Amateur Championship at Burnham & Berrowyesterday, marched on with a 6 and 5 win over Richard Nichols, fromStover. Eight Yorkshire players advanced with others to complete ...
Final can spark revival
Aug 01, 2006 ... Paul convinced Giants will be transformed by Twickenham trip Ian Laybourn Huddersfield believe reaching the Challenge Cup final can become acatalyst for the re-awakening of the game's sleeping giants. The Giants' 30-12 semi-final win over Leeds Rhinos has set up ...
Linas the Selection in Goodwood feature
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Duke John Mooney GOODWOOD has been a happy hunting ground for Yorkshire stablesover the past few years and it will be a disappointment if today'sopening day doesn't produce a winner or two. David Nicholls and Mark Johnston have been the flag-bearers forour area and it's ...
Guildhall investment under consideration
Aug 01, 2006 ... Paul Jeeves A REVIEW is underway to consider a major investment programme forYork's historic Guildhall ahead of the city council's plannedrelocation to a new multi-million pound headquarters. The Grade I listed building in the heart of the city is already apopular venue for ...
Chance to have say on future of Dales
Aug 01, 2006 ... Brian Dooks THE deadline is approaching for people who live, work and visitthe Yorkshire Dales National Park to have their say on wide-rangingplans for the area's future. Public consultation on the Park Authority's 30-page National ParkManagement Plan - called The Yorkshire ...
City guide casts light on wealth of green spaces...
Aug 01, 2006 ... Julie Hemmings NEARLY four decades since the first walkers enjoyed its trails, aguide to York's green places has been updated and expanded. York's Green Spaces introduces more than 40 locations, many ofthem largely unknown, according to publisher Bill Sessions, who isnow ...
Plans for 'Trump Towers' revealed
Aug 01, 2006 ... Developers behind Hull's first four-star hotel gave planners asneak preview yesterday. Alexandra Wood reports.A REVOLUTION in the hotel industry could be coming to Hull. Forgetgrubby bedrooms with out-of-date fittings, teamakers and trouserpresses. "Owner Hotel Hull" is ...
English Heritage concern over new shopping centre
Aug 01, 2006 ... Alexandra Wood ONE of Hull's most distinctive shopping streets could go intodecline as a result of the [Pounds]300m Quay West plans - sparkingconcern from a heritage watchdog.In their latest update, developers behind the massive scheme admita "short-term increase in ...
Drivers alerted to sat nav crime
Aug 01, 2006 ... Police respond to thefts surge with tactics including decoy cars Paul Whitehouse and Lucy Harvey POLICE have had to organise special operations specifically aimedat combating a surge in thefts of satellite navigation systems fromcars, a problem now blamed for inflating ...
Pensioner cut off as workmen seek water leak
Aug 01, 2006 ... Lucy Harvey AN 83-YEAR-OLD woman was left without water for two days asworkmen struggled to find leaking underground pipes. The porch and outbuildings at Nellie Lacey's home were floodedlast week when pipes under her property in Northumberland Avenue,Intake, Doncaster, ...
Teenager found dead in scrapyard
Aug 01, 2006 ... Lucy Harvey A TEENAGER was found dead in a scrapyard after spending a nightout in Mexborough with his friends.Jamie Hatfield, 18, was found on land close to Leach Lane ataround 8.30am on Saturday. A post mortem examination held last night appeared to show that ...
Award for man who tackled robbers
Aug 01, 2006 ... Lucy Harvey A MAN who stopped a teenager from being robbed at knifepoint hasbeen presented with a bravery award by South Yorkshire Police. Gregory John, 45, intervened when he saw a group of five youthsthreaten another boy with a knife at Sheffield's Granville Road tramstop ...
Country schemes praised by Minister
Aug 01, 2006 ... Mark Branagan Pensioners wanting to stay in villages they love, residentscampaigning to cut accidents on rural roads, and village schoolswanting to twin with urban ones are among those to have benefitedfrom schemes praised yesterday for improving services in theYorkshire ...