Yorkshire Post back issues from July 2007:
Monday travel update: more rain forecast
Jul 02, 2007 ... Most of the region's transport links are back to normal thismorning, but more rain is on the way, the Met Office says. However, the bureau no longer has severe weather warnings in placefor Yorkshire. Across the county, most trains are running normal services today,but the ...
Flood victims face long wait as frustration turns to anger
Jul 02, 2007 ... FLOOD victims were yesterday told they may face "several moredays" with water in their homes as the operation to pump out housesand streets proved more difficult than expected. Last night, large parts of the Bentley and Toll Bar areas ofDoncaster were still under water and angry ...
Brown gives warning of 'sustained' terror threat
Jul 02, 2007 ... BRITAIN remained at red alert over further terrorist attacks lastnight as police arrested three more suspects, including a 27-year-old woman, in connection with the car bomb outrages in Glasgow andLondon. Armed police were brought in to protect Yorkshire's airports anddocks ...
Fertility hope for children with cancer
Jul 02, 2007 ... Eggs from girls as young as five have been successfully removed,matured and stored in deep freeze by fertility scientists, it wasrevealed yesterday. The breakthrough offers new hope to children with cancer whosefertility is damaged by chemotherapy treatment. Scientists ...
100 killed and a million homeless as floods sweep through Baluchistan
Jul 02, 2007 ... Floods due to a cyclone have left as many as 100 people dead insouth-western Pakistan, officials said yesterday, as the governmentappealed for donations of tents to shelter about a million lefthomeless by the storm. The deaths have occurred in the south-western province ...
Zimbabwe in chaos as stores made to cut prices
Jul 02, 2007 ... Government inspectors and plain clothes police raided shops andsupermarkets to enforce price cuts as hundreds of shoppers swarmedover shelves grabbing "bargains" in growing price chaos. Store managers tried to limit shoppers to two items of soap,foodstuffs, milk and other goods, ...
Protests mark milestone day in Hong Kong
Jul 02, 2007 ... Hong Kongers celebrated a decade of Chinese rule yesterday with acolourful parade, a dazzling display by paratroopers and a massstreet protest calling for progress on democratic reform. Several thousand pro-democracy protesters streamed through thecity as they marched to the ...
Lottery backs Pounds 3.7m park restoration
Jul 02, 2007 ... A VICTORIAN park is set to undergo a Pounds 3.7m facelift afterNational Lottery chiefs agreed to back a major restoration proposal. Huddersfield's Greenhead Park was once a magnet for families andlocal people, but has fallen into decline. Now the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ...
Girl, nine, dies after car loses control on bend
Jul 02, 2007 ... A GIRL aged nine died and six people were injured after a car lostcontrol on a bend in North Yorkshire. The blue Toyota Avensis was travelling along the A6068 Cowling toColne road at about 9pm on Saturday when it lost control on a left-hand bend and crossed the ...
Post Office staff to strike over 'privatisation' plans
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Royal Mail will be hit by a fresh strike today in a row overtransferring services from post offices to WH Smith stores. Hundreds of members of the Communication Workers Union will takeindustrial action from 6am to mid-day in protest at plans to close 85so-called crown offices ...
Government 'spent Pounds 2.6m rebranding'
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Government has spent at least Pounds 2.6m rebranding andreorganising 11 Government departments since 1997, it was claimedtoday. The Liberal Democrats say much of the spending is down to the controversial splitting of the Home Office and the creation of theMinistry of ...
Resort to sue builders over sea defences
Jul 02, 2007 ... Exclusive A SEASIDE council which illegally appointed consultants for acoastal defence scheme is now to sue the company in an attempt toclaw back the millions of pounds of tax-payers' money wasted. Scarborough Council was criticised by the District Auditor inDecember 2004 for ...
Crowds flock to Sheep Day in market town
Jul 02, 2007 ... SKIPTON High Street was sealed off yesterday as the town held itsannual Sheep Day celebrations. Attractions included sheepdog demonstrations with a difference -using ducks instead of sheep due to space limitations - sheepshearing displays, and the sheep show itself, which featured ...
Agricultural careers drive launched
Jul 02, 2007 ... A publicity drive to attract young people to careers inagriculture was launched today. The National Farmers Union (NFU) wants more school leavers toconsider working on the land. Its new report for youngsters outlines different jobs in the agri-business sector. The ...
New device could give cancer patients pain relief
Jul 02, 2007 ... CANCER patients suffering from pain when the disease attacks theirbones could benefit from new research launched in Yorkshire. Experts based at St Gemma's Hospice in Leeds are carrying out apilot study to investigate the impact of using electric nervestimulation to reduce bone ...
Students plug region's dental gap
Jul 02, 2007 ... DENTAL patients from deprived parts of Yorkshire who requiresimple care can sign up for free treatment from student dentists. Leeds Dental Institute has nearly doubled in size in an expansionordered by Ministers to plug a huge shortfall in NHS dentists whichhas left thousands of ...
Students set 90pc A* target
Jul 02, 2007 ... Teenagers will need to score marks of 90 per cent in their A-level courses to be judged among the very best in the country under ashake-up of exams. The A* grade is being introduced from next year for the mosttalented students. The Government has decided sixth-formers will ...
Japanese woman among those ordained at cathedral service
Jul 02, 2007 ... ONE of the first Japanese people to be ordained into the Church ofEngland found her inspiration for the religious calling from theArchbishop of Canterbury. Ikuko Williams, 48, was among a series of ordinations held acrossthe region yesterday and will officially take up her curacy ...
Pounds 25,000 cave home sparks buyer interest
Jul 02, 2007 ... Property hunters will be given the chance to adopt the lifestyleof TV cartoon character Fred Flintstone this week when a cave homegoes under the hammer. Described as a "rare opportunity" by the estate agent tasked withselling it, the aptly-named Rock Cottage in ...
Electrical goods recycling scheme 'to cost tax payers Pounds 27m'
Jul 02, 2007 ... Council tax payers face a Pounds 27m bill for dealing with a "TVmountain" under new regulations which came into force yesterday,local authority leaders are warning. The European Union directive on the disposal of householdappliances requires producers to pay for the cost of ...
Protesters light up in defiance of ban
Jul 02, 2007 ... Smokers defied the new UK ban in public places yesterday claimingthe prohibition was introduced "on a pack of lies". Tony Blows, landlord of the Dog Inn in Ewys Harold, near Hereford,said he was prepared to go to court as he joined regulars for acigarette. He is a member of ...
Smoking ban 'health boost for nation'
Jul 02, 2007 ... A ban on smoking in public places came into effect in Englandyesterday, spelling an end to drinkers having a cigarette with theirpint in pubs, bars and clubs. New Health Secretary Alan Johnson hailed it as a big step towardsa healthier population. England is the final part of ...
Aid just out of reach for river victim
Jul 02, 2007 ... FIREFIGHTERS desperately trying to save a 20-year-old man from theRiver Hull came within metres of him when he sank out of sight. The man's body was found three-and-a-half hours later on the southside of North Bridge. Police are not treating the death assuspicious. The victim ...
Four looters arrested
Jul 02, 2007 ... WEST YORKSHIRE FOUR people have been arrested and bailed for looting in theAgbrigg area of Wakefield where homes have been flooded. Meanwhile the Environment Agency still has flood warnings in placeat some West Yorkshire locations including the River ...
999 services braced for more downpours
Jul 02, 2007 ... NORTH YORKSHIRE EMERGENCY services in North Yorkshire are bracing themselves formore flash flooding with heavy downpours expected throughout theweek. Fire crews remain on stand-by for another deluge after the NorthYorkshire brigade experienced what is thought to have been ...
Rural villages fear 'sacrifice' to save cities
Jul 02, 2007 ... EAST YORKSHIRE COUNCILLORS have hit out at "horrifying" plans they fear could seeland around Goole sacrificed to protect more heavily-populated andindustrialised areas of West Yorkshire. The Environment Agency has been preparing plans for every river inEngland to address ...
Pumps battle to shift water as rain keeps on falling
Jul 02, 2007 ... SOUTH YORKSHIRE HEAVY showers continued to fall over South Yorkshire yesterday asa "fierce pump-out operation" began to reduce water levels. An extra 15 high-volume pumps were being drafted in to workalongside 11 already in operation in Doncaster, where at least ...
Al-Qaida 'will try to fill the gaps'
Jul 02, 2007 ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown is right to predict a "long-term"threat to Britain, a terrorism expert has said. "I agree with the Prime Minister that it is likely to last forsome time, I think it was a realistic statement that he made, there'sno quick fix," said Professor Paul ...
Security alert set to disrupt travel plans
Jul 02, 2007 ... Commuters and people travelling longer distances by rail and airwill notice changes today as a result of the terror alert. Scotland Yard said people returning to work in the capital afterthe weekend should notice an additional police presence at mainlinestations and on the ...
Conservatives may back 90-day detention
Jul 02, 2007 ... Conservatives have indicated that they may be willing to droptheir opposition to the extension of the detention of terror suspectswithout charge beyond 28 days, if it is shown that police need thisextra power. But Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague stressed that theGovernment ...
Angry Muslims appeal for vigilance to find terrorists
Jul 02, 2007 ... MUSLIM leaders have voiced their anger at the attempted terrorattacks on London and Glasgow and called on their communities to helproot out extremists. Osama Saeed, the Scottish spokesman for the Muslim Association ofBritain said the country's Muslim population was seething over ...
Battle to beat bombers 'will be a long one'
Jul 02, 2007 ... International terrorism will remain a threat to British securityfor many years to come, former Prime Minister Tony Blair predicts inan interview being broadcast today. Speaking the day before his departure from office last Wednesday,Mr Blair said the threat from "significant groups ...
Young royals let it all hang out at star-studded Diana concert
Jul 02, 2007 ... IT is not often that the world gets to see the Royal Familyletting their hair down together and dancing in public. But Princes William and Harry and other young Royals showed theirless formal side last night as they danced to the music performed atthe Concert for Diana held at ...
New assistant lined up for Doctor Who
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Timelord will have two assistants in the next series of thesci-fi show Doctor Who. Freema Agyeman, 28, who was rumoured to be facing the axe from theBBC1 revival, will be absent from the first half of the fourthseries. The mystery new companion will join the Doctor for ...
North Yorkshire top for beauty after contest win
Jul 02, 2007 ... IT MIGHT be famed for stunning scenery, but North Yorkshire canlay claim to a new accolade - the most attractive women in thecountry. The top two places in this year's Miss England beauty contest weresecured by contestants from the county who beat off competition from90 other ...
Two British soldiers killed during Afghanistan clashes
Jul 02, 2007 ... A British soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan yesterday -the second to die in the troubled country in two days. The soldier, from 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, was killed ataround 9.30am local time when his vehicle was blown up following anexchange of fire. The Ministry ...
Tories will stay in mainstream, insists Osborne
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Tories yesterday refused to deny speculation that party leaderDavid Cameron would reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet this week. Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said the matter was a decisionfor Mr Cameron and not for him - but his leader would at some pointput in place the "best ...
Cherie Blair tells all in revealing TV documentary
Jul 02, 2007 ... Cherie Blair has used a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary to hit backat her critics, dismissing claims she exploited her position as PrimeMinister's wife to make money and denying she was "bonkers". In the hour-long BBC1 programme, Mrs Blair revealed that she triedto persuade her ...
Brown to unveil constitutional reforms
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Government will this week present wide-ranging proposals forconstitutional reform to the House of Commons, Prime Minister GordonBrown has confirmed . The reforms are expected to involve Mr Brown giving up royalprerogatives traditionally exercised by the Prime Minister, such ...
Addict uncle jailed for toddler's rape and murder
Jul 02, 2007 ... The uncle of two-year-old Casey Leigh Mullen was today told hemust serve a minimum of 35 years after pleading guilty to her rapeand murder. Michael Mullen, 21, showed no emotion at Leeds Crown Court as MrJustice Simon said he was "a very dangerous man capable of lethal andviolent ...
'Back to work' help for deprived areas
Jul 02, 2007 ... DISADVANTAGED areas in Leeds and Bradford are set to benefit froma new employment initiative designed to help communities get backinto the workforce. The projects are funded by the Deprived Area Fund (DAF) and willbe run by welfare to work agency Reed in Partnership. About ...
Investment pays off for engineering specialists
Jul 02, 2007 ... A YORKSHIRE specialist engineering company has boosted exports andprofits after receiving a Pounds 350,000 investment. Otley-based Craftsman Tools has used the money to invest inseveral new machines to grow the business. The investment has also created six new jobs and ...
'Virtual offices' planned by estate agent
Jul 02, 2007 ... ESTATE agent Jump, which went into administration in 2005 leavingcreditors thousands of pounds out of pocket, has revealed plans todevelop a network of online "virtual offices". Chief executive Jason Butler wants to develop a computerisedsystem in which prospective housebuyers can ...
Takeover offer for Virgin Media
Jul 02, 2007 ... Cable company Virgin Media today confirmed it had received atakeover offer for the business. The company did not reveal the identity of the bidder althoughspeculation has centred on private equity firm Carlyle. The private equity firm is understood to have tabled an offer ...
The Great Flood
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE appalling plight of the thousands of people in Yorkshire andother parts of the country who have suffered loss and trauma as aresult of the exceptional rainfall over the last eight days wouldwring sympathy from the hardest of hearts - but not, it seems, thatof a Church of England ...
Long-haul fight against terror
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE threat to people of every race and religion from the Islamistfanatics who are either inspired or directed by al-Qaida never wentaway, nor will it go away for years - perhaps decades - to come. Theterrorists are, furthermore, in our midst, and each time the securityservices eliminate ...
Life with Fred: You never knew what was going to happen next
Jul 02, 2007 ... For four decades she was Fred Trueman's rock and mainstay. Now,one year after her husband's death, Veronica Trueman is building anew life in the picturesque Dales. AMID the stunning splendour of the North Yorkshire countryside,where the air is pure and the rolling hills timeless, ...
Benefits begin to give way to louts
Jul 02, 2007 ... Yorkshire v Durham ONE of the benefits of Twenty20 cricket - some would say the onlybenefit - is that it attracts more people to watch the sport: womenwho would otherwise not be seen dead inside a cricket ground,children who would otherwise have little time for the ...
Council struggles with need for extra housing
Jul 02, 2007 ... A FINE balance is being struck between protecting the environmentand meeting the need for affordable housing as Harrogate Councilcomplies with a Government requirement to build 6,000 new homes overthe next 15 years. Sixty-two per cent (3,720) are planned for the Harrogate ...
Hall revamp set to take important step
Jul 02, 2007 ... The restoration of one of Harrogate's iconic spa era buildingsalmost never started because Pounds 8m was thought to beinsufficient, but careful management of the Royal Hall contract meansthe entire project will be completed within budget. Now the only outstanding item is the ...
New town centre box office launched for festival
Jul 02, 2007 ... A BID to attract a new audience to Yorkshire's leading artsfestival was launched at the weekend. African acrobats, stilt walkers and an Indian brass band were onhand on Saturday to help launch the latest venture for the HarrogateInternational Festival - a box office in the heart of ...
Airfield targets business chances
Jul 02, 2007 ... A REVIEW is to be launched to identify potential development sitesin the Selby district to capitalise on York's multi-million poundscience and technology industry. The success of a new generation of business in York, includingresearch and development, multi-media and digital firms, ...
Planners backing villagers to save their pub
Jul 02, 2007 ... PLANNERS are backing hundreds of objectors trying to stop theirvillage pub from being converted into a residential home. Hexon Ltd, which runs the Willows care home in Burton Fleming,wants to convert the Burton Arms into an annexe for 22 more beds. But villagers are up in arms ...
Coffee chain wins over council critics
Jul 02, 2007 ... ONE of Britain's leading coffee chains is likely to get permissionto continue operating from a Hull city centre site despite complaintsover its disabled access. Caffe Nero opened its doors at the former Yorkshire Bank in SavileStreet, a Grade II listed building off Queen Victoria ...
Gallery's newly-restored picture to create a stampede
Jul 02, 2007 ... VICTORIAN artist HWB Davis's giant oil painting of stampedingcows, The Panic, has long been one of the most memorable features ofBeverley Art Gallery. Now the huge canvas, which measures 18ft by 9ft, has been restoredto its former glory, with painstaking conservation work ...
'Insane' EU rules to hit over-60s
Jul 02, 2007 ... DOZENS of adult education courses in the East Riding could end upfacing the axe because the council has to cut concessions to the over-60s to comply with "insane" European legislation. Tomorrow the East Riding Council's Cabinet will be asked to removediscretionary concessions ...
Blackspot speed limit cut after delay
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE speed limit on one of the main roads between Sheffield andBarnsley has finally been reduced, almost a year after engineersfirst came up with the idea in an attempt to stop accidents. The A6135 links Chapeltown in Sheffield with Hoyland Common inBarnsley and at present has a ...
Prince pays a flying visit to national park
Jul 02, 2007 ... PRINCE Charles has given his seal of approval to a project whichaims to safeguard the Peak District's moorland landscape and help cutgreenhouse gases on a visit to the national park. The prince, who flew in by helicopter to Edale in the Hope Valley,toured the village's Moorland ...
Police name victim of savage beating
Jul 02, 2007 ... DETECTIVES have released the name of a man who was savagely beatenin an attack in Sheffield in a bid to get his relatives to comeforward and help him. Ishmail Mohammed Rashid has been in hospital since last Tuesday,when he was left unconscious in the street after been set upon by ...
Office scheme set to be rejected
Jul 02, 2007 ... PLANS for a new office development at a "gateway" site intoSheffield city centre are being recommended for refusal because itdoes not meet the council's expectations. The intention is to build a complex of offices, ranging betweentwo and nine storeys tall, with a four storey car ...
Support project fails, says watchdog
Jul 02, 2007 ... A MULTI-MILLION pound programme run by Bradford Council fails tomeet the housing support needs of vulnerable people, according to ascathing report by the Audit Commission The Pounds 20m Supporting People programme, which helps 9,000vulnerable people to live independently in the ...
Full circle as US church choir to perform concert at Minster
Jul 02, 2007 ... ALMOST a century ago Thomas Tertius Noble headed across theAtlantic and founded the choir school for a historic New York church. He had been the organist at York Minster since 1897 before he setsail to the United States and established the choir school at StThomas' Church on New ...
City centre 'gateway' in line for Pounds 4.5m improvement plan
Jul 02, 2007 ... EFFORTS are to be made to transform one of the main routes intoLeeds city centre from a dark, imposing tunnel into an invitinggateway. Councillors are being asked to approve plans to transform NevilleStreet as part of a Pounds 4.5m environmental improvement scheme inpartnership ...
Dragons take flight from rain
Jul 02, 2007 ... Leeds played host to a dragon boat racing event which had to beswitched from South Yorkshire because of the floods. The UK Corporate Games, began in Sheffield on Friday, butorganisers moved this weekend's event to Roundhay Park, Leeds, fromRotherham , because of the atrocious ...
Six arrested over gun shots in Sheffield
Jul 02, 2007 ... Six people have been arrested after two shots were allegedly firedfrom a vehicle in Sheffield. The six suspects were arrested in the Philadelphia area of thecity ...