Yorkshire Post back issues from October 2007:
Boy held after man aged 80 dies in row at shop
Oct 01, 2007 ... A BOY of 15 has been arrested over an incident outside a familynewsagent's shop which left the owner's 80-year-old father lyingdead on the pavement. The youngster was held, along with another man aged 20, as partof an investigation into the death of Lewis Wiles outside ...
Captain Jack voted UK's favourite film character
Oct 01, 2007 ... Captain Jack Sparrow in the hit Pirates of the Caribbean movieshas been voted the UK's favourite big-screen character. Captain Jack, played by heartthrob Johnny Depp, beat Star Warsvillain Darth Vader into second place in the poll of 4,000 moviefans. James Bond, played by ...
Cameron 'would be brilliant PM'
Oct 01, 2007 ... WILLIAM Hague claimed last night that the Conservative Party'srevival in Yorkshire and the rest of the North of England was"gathering pace". And he insisted that the party should stick with leader DavidCameron - who earlier yesterday urged Gordon Brown to call a snapelection - ...
Yorkshire pupils pay for poor grasp of language
Oct 01, 2007 ... EXCLUSIVE: A hard-hitting report into why Yorkshire pupils lagbehind the rest of the country blames a failure to grasp basicEnglish language skills together with socially segregated schools. A major investigation has been launched to discover why the exammarks of the region's ...
Former Bond actress dies aged 80
Oct 01, 2007 ... Lois Maxwell who found fame playing the James Bond moviecharacter Miss Moneypenny has died aged 80. The Canada-born actress was described as "perfectly cast" in herrole as the secret service secretary who had a thing for 007. Maxwell starred in 14 Bond films playing alongside ...
Hotels' high prices 'damage British tourist industry'
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOARING hotel prices are damaging the British tourist industry,according to experts. Editors of the latest annual Good Hotel Guide said the high levelof prices - the most expensive in Europe - means "a visitor cannotafford to make a mistake" in his choice of hotel. Prices are ...
Cannabis not a problem, says Michael
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pop star George Michael does not see his cannabis use as a majorproblem but he would like to smoke less, the singer revealedyesterday. In an interview for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Michaeltalks openly about his drug use, the depression he felt at thedeaths of his lover ...
'Amicable' divorce for TV's Anne Robinson
Oct 01, 2007 ... Television presenter Anne Robinson is to divorce from her husbandJohn Penrose after 27 years of marriage, her spokesman saidyesterday. The couple are splitting on the grounds of irreconcilabledifferences and a decree nisi is expected next month. A spokesman for the pair said: ...
Stone heads mystery deepens - but CCTV may provide clue
Oct 01, 2007 ... ARE they a joke, a curse or a quirky marketing ploy? Villagers all over Yorkshire have been left scratching their ownheads after the mysterious appearance of carved stone heads - andthe man responsible could have been caught by TV cameras. Some of the heads have gone as ...
Man dies in M-way horror smash
Oct 01, 2007 ... One man died and two other people suffered serious injuries whena car believed to be travelling the wrong way along a motorwaycollided with another vehicle. The crash happened between junctions 40 and 41 of the M4, nearAberavon, Wales, at about 4.50pm on Saturday. Saturday's ...
Eighth UK farm hit by food and mouth disease
Oct 01, 2007 ... Farmers were last night hit with a further outbreak of a diseasethought to have cost the industry Pounds 250m since August. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said the new case of foot andmouth at a farm in Surrey would have severe financial implications. The Department for ...
Woman, 67, dies in fall overboard from cruise liner
Oct 01, 2007 ... A woman died yesterday after falling overboard from a cruiseliner just before it docked at a British port. Police were alerted at 7am by reports of the woman goingoverboard from the Oceana cruise liner as it approached Southampton,Hampshire. A spokesman for Hampshire Police ...
Chimp shot dead after escaping from zoo
Oct 01, 2007 ... An investigation is under way after a chimpanzee escaped from hisenclosure at Whipsnade Zoo and was shot dead by his keepers. The Zoological Society of London, which runs the Bedfordshiretourist attraction, confirmed that the animal had been killed in theinterests of public ...
Rural buses are endangered species, warn campaigners
Oct 01, 2007 ... A DIY Yorkshire bus service - saved by volunteers to preventpensioners being cut off from loved ones by rural transport cuts -is again facing the axe, underlining the national threat of thecountry bus "becoming an endangered species", campaigners warnedyesterday. Many pensioners ...
Adventurer near end of pedal-power trip
Oct 01, 2007 ... British adventurer Jason Lewis was yesterday pedalling his wayacross the Channel as he neared the end of his 13-year, 46,000-milehuman-powered global circumnavigation. Mr Lewis, from Askerswell, Dorset, set off from Cape Grisnez,near Calais, France, yesterday morning in his wooden ...
Charities are the winners - and weather favours Great North Run
Oct 01, 2007 ... Thousands of fun runners took part in the BUPA Great North Runyesterday, helping to raise vast sums for charity. A host of celebrities, including TV presenter Ben Fogle, Olympicrower James Cracknell and England football boss Steve McClaren,joined elite athletes and fun runners for ...
Bullying watchdog's first report out today
Oct 01, 2007 ... AN independent watchdog set up after bullying allegations at aYorkshire Army base presents its first report today. The Independent Advisory Panel for the Infantry Training Centreat Catterick Garrison was among panels set up for all Army trainingcentres after deaths of young ...
Double-killer awaits ruling on appeal
Oct 01, 2007 ... The man convicted of the brutal killings of Lin and Megan Russellis waiting to hear whether appeal court judges will re-examine hiscase. Michael Stone, 46, is serving at least 25 years behind bars aftertwice being convicted of the hammer murders of Lin Russell and herdaughter ...
More supervision urged after Huntley suicide bid
Oct 01, 2007 ... A PRESSURE group has called for better observation of prisonersto stop suicide attempts like that of Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Deborah Coles, the co-director of Inquest, a charity working withfamilies of people who have died in custody, also claimed there wasa direct link between ...
Truly scrum-ptious as hundreds queue for Chitty chance
Oct 01, 2007 ... ONE mother was so keen for her daughter to be first in the queueto audition for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that she joined late nightrevellers outside the doors of Bradford's Alhambra Theatre atmidnight. About 200 excited children aged between eight and 11 queuedpatiently as the ...
Yorkshire schools may ditch A-levels
Oct 01, 2007 ... YORKSHIRE schools from both the state and independent sector areconsidering becoming among the first in the country to ditch A-levels in favour of a more difficult qualification being launchednext year. The Girls' Grammar School, Bradford and Archbishop HolgateSchool, in York, ...
Pupils get their own 'diary room'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ministers are turning to Big Brother-style tactics to find outwhat children want from their education. Schools Secretary Ed Balls wants up to 60 pupils per day to visita reality TV-style "diary room" and share with him their feelingsabout how their lives can be improved. Once ...
Church tribute remembers those lost at sea
Oct 01, 2007 ... A WINDSWEPT church over-looking the North Sea already hasmemorials to those whose lives were claimed by the waves. Now sculptor Vivien Mousdell has added an art installation to OldSt Stephen's Church, overlooking Robin Hood's Bay, with moretributes from the bereaved. Beach ...
Zoo's photos get a showcase online
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pictures of a tiny tiger meeting a bear cub and a zebra-drawncarriage dating back to 1914 are among the shots of London Zoo in aphotograph archive that can be seen online from today. Other highlights of the Zoological Society of London's album,which dates back to the 19th century, ...
Smokers and obese people 'are being denied operations on NHS'
Oct 01, 2007 ... One in ten NHS trusts restrict operations for obese people orsmokers, according to an investigation. ITV1's Tonight With Trevor McDonald programme said 16 of the 152trusts in England have policies restricting non-emergency surgerysuch as hip replacements. Out of the 16, eight ...
Officers' sacrifice honoured
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hundreds of relatives and colleagues of police officers killed inthe line of duty gathered from across Britain for a special memorialservice yesterday. They were joined by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Police MinisterTony McNulty and senior law officers in Edinburgh for the ...
Pub staff 'healthier since ban on smoking in public'
Oct 01, 2007 ... TESTS show pub and restaurant staff have dramatically lowerlevels of harmful chemicals in their bodies in the wake of thepublic smoking ban. Assessments of air quality in almost 40 venues across the countryfound levels of small particles in the air contained in cigarettesmoke ...
Chocolate 'found to ease ME symptoms'
Oct 01, 2007 ... CHOCOLATE could ease the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome,research in Yorkshire claims. A study in Hull found patients with the condition experiencedsignificantly less fatigue after eating 45 grammes of a speciallyformulated dark chocolate each day for eight weeks. But ...
Australian drought set to push up wine prices
Oct 01, 2007 ... Heavy discounting of Australian wines sold by UK stores is likelyto end due to recent droughts hitting the harvest, a wine expert hassaid. The 2008 vintage could be less than half the usual harvest, whichwill cause a drop in exports, the Winemakers' Federation ofAustralia and ...
Anglicans call for tolerance amid row over gays
Oct 01, 2007 ... Anglican leaders from Scotland and Mexico have called fortolerance after a row about homosexuality split the Communion. The call came from Archbishop Carlos Touche-Porter of Mexico andScottish Episcopal Church Primus Idris Jones on Saturday at aconference in Manchester Cathedral to ...
Fair is a success without the sheep
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE organisers of Masham's annual sheep fair used some lateralthinking to get round the livestock movement ban. The fair - revived in the 1980s - went ahead in the town squareat the weekend with home-made sheep filling the pens usually laidout for animals. With record entries ...
Muslim Tory peer's call to woo BNP voters ignites race row
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Tory frontbencher was embroiled in a bitter race row last nightafter claiming that BNP voters had "some legitimate views" onimmigration. Anti-racist groups hit out at Shadow Community Cohesion MinisterBaroness Sayeeda Warsi - one of David Cameron's closest allies -after she ...
Newlyweds injured in Maldives bomb blast
Oct 01, 2007 ... A NEWLYWED from Yorkshire was yesterday being treated for seriousburns after being injured in a suspected terrorist bomb blast in theMaldives. Christian Donelan and his new wife Jennifer suffered 40 per centburns in the explosion, which happened as the couple were preparingto ...
Recession on its way, warns Bloomberg
Oct 01, 2007 ... New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday warned that a globalrecession is on its way, fuelled by debt. In a speech at the Tory Party conference, he said: "The sun isrising on our borrowing bacchanalia." He advocated a policy of financial conservatism, putting moneyaside to ...
Heseltine calls for elected mayors in all cities
Oct 01, 2007 ... POWERFUL elected mayors are the key to rebuilding Yorkshire's"great powerhouse" cities, former Deputy Prime Minister MichaelHeseltine said last night. In a rallying call for England's provincial cities to once againpunch their weight in the country's economic and political ...
Cameron declares start of great Tory fightback
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tory leader David Cameron has declared his party would mount "thegreat Conservative fightback". Behind in the polls and with increasing speculation about apossible snap election, Mr Cameron told Tory activists at theopening session of their conference in Blackpool: "This week ...
Teenager hanged by gym bag
Oct 01, 2007 ... A SCHOOLBOY accidentally hanged himself with the cord of his gymbag after jumping on his bunkbed, an inquest heard. Kieran O'Leary was playing in his bedroom when he slipped andentangled himself in the bag which was hanging on a bedpost. The football-loving 13-year-old was ...
Girl, 3, found dead in pub
Oct 01, 2007 ... Detectives are questioning two people today after the body of athree-year-old girl was discovered in a pub. Police said the body was discovered in a pub in Sheffield in theearly hours of today. The death is being treated as suspicious but detectives are alsokeeping an "open ...
Totty wins Pounds 15m hotel contract
Oct 01, 2007 ... ISG Totty has been awarded its second project with the rapidlyexpanding Village Hotels and Leisure chain. The Bradford company has secured a Pounds 15m contract to build anew Village Hotel with Health & Fitness Club in south Leeds. Situated off junction 28 of the M62, the new ...
Man cleared of murder after 20 years has died
Oct 01, 2007 ... A YORKSHIREMAN whose conviction for murder was quashed after heserved nearly 20 years in prison has died. Anthony Steel was jailed in December 1979 over the killing ofbakery worker Carol Wilkinson in Bradford in 1977. He was released on licence in 1998 while his case was still ...
Company may launch small fashion outlet
Oct 01, 2007 ... Department store chain House of Fraser is working on plans for anew small-store fashion format in a bid to aid expansion. The retailer's chairman told the Sunday Times that the storeswould be branded HOF, rather than the full House of Fraser name, andfocus on fashion, including its ...
Wagamama could double up for Lion
Oct 01, 2007 ... Japanese-style noodle restaurant chain Wagamama is being linkedto a possible Pounds 200m stock market listing. The company, which has been owned by private equity firm LionCapital since 2005, is said to be talking over its options withadvisers. Although a flotation is the ...
Gaming firm's revenues rise 30pc
Oct 01, 2007 ... Online betting exchange Betfair yesterday said annual revenuesjumped 30 per cent after it benefited from "significant" investmentin technology and new products. The introduction of an online casino, re-launch of Betfair Pokerand improved marketing helped to attract record numbers ...
People power 'keeping us great'
Oct 01, 2007 ... CONSTRUCTION group Keepmoat's success is down to people,according to chief executive David Blunt. Whether it's building affordable homes for the community ornurturing its own staff through training, the corporate socialresponsibility agenda is never far away. And as long as ...
Two funds back expansion of pie company
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE Denby Dale Pie Company is expanding following several newbusiness wins with some of Britain's largest retailers. The company has received Pounds 250,000 to invest in new plantand machinery as it continues to win contracts for its range oftraditional home-made quality ...
Leeds sign striking pair
Oct 01, 2007 ... LEEDS United have made a double loan signing in time fortomorrow's match against Oldham. Mark De Vries and Wayne Andrews have both joined the club onmonth-long loans following the loss of Tresor Kandol and JermaineBeckford to suspension. Kandol and Beckford were both sent off ...
Saracens add to Leeds's early troubles
Oct 01, 2007 ... STUART Lancaster remains convinced that Leeds Carnegie are 'notfar off' despite watching his promoted side suffer a thirdconsecutive Guinness Premiership defeat at home to Saracensyesterday. Beaten 31-7, Leeds are the only side in the top flight to havelost all three matches to ...
We will bounce back - Rhinos
Oct 01, 2007 ... LEEDS Rhinos will report for training this morning insurprisingly good shape and determined mood as they step uppreparations for Friday night's engage Super League showdown withWigan Warriors. The winners on Friday go through to the grand final at OldTrafford where they will ...
Bernard Dineen: Mr Clean? Tell me another one, Gordon
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE British public is in danger of falling for the biggestconfidence-trick since the South Sea Bubble. Gordon Brown has taken over as if he had just arrived from Mars,with no connection to the previous management. He has been a virtualjoint Prime Minister for the past decade, ...
Dead end ahead
Oct 01, 2007 ... RURAL bus services have been impaired by commercialconsiderations for years, and now campaigners predict they arefinally approaching the end of the road. The Campaign for Better Transport (formerly Transport 2000) warnsthat the countryside is in danger of becoming a "ghetto for ...
Richard Sutcliffe:Crouch's words have hollow ring for Moscow mission
Oct 01, 2007 ... SO, Peter Crouch insists England have the striking "riches" tocope with Michael Owen's latest injury, does he? The response to that has to be: 'Well, he would do, wouldn'the?'. It is difficult to share the Liverpool striker's optimism as thecountdown to the vital Euro 2008 ...
Cycle of decline
Oct 01, 2007 ... EDUCATIONAL attainment being crucial to the opportunitiesavailable to young people, and related to that, the vigour andeconomic viability of the communities they live and work in, it isessential that obstacles to satisfactory attainment should beidentified, and strategies devised to ...
Sam Wheeler:World Cup needs the mighty minnows
Oct 01, 2007 ... THERE are plans afoot to reduce the number of teams at rugbyunion's World Cup from 20 to 16, but the authorities must resist thetemptation to deny the minnows their rare place at the top table.France 2007 has had some mismatches, but generally the poolstages have been the best ...
Seaside test for Cameron
Oct 01, 2007 ... IN Blackpool 2005, David Cameron persuaded the Tory faithful thathe should be party leader. Two years on, and in Blackpool once again, he must persuade thenation that he should be Prime Minister. Part of the trick last time had been to present himself as theman who could ...
Balancing act for the arts in great Olympic race for cash
Oct 01, 2007 ... A piece of theatre might inspire someone to change the world. Apainting could have such an effect on a person that it changes theirlife. Taking part in a dance class may help set someone on a path toa different future. To a person who'd rather play football on a Saturday morning ...
Wharfedale12Henley 12
Oct 01, 2007 ... IF there is a more pleasant experience in Yorkshire rugby unionthan an afternoon at Wharfedale, it keeps its light hidden under abushel. Threshfield offers a breathtaking setting in the Dales, a homely,friendly club and an enterprising team. It usually offers amagnificent ...
Europe left in tatters after Faldo leads team to victory
Oct 01, 2007 ... Nick Faldo's Britain and Ireland team, stung into action bytelevision pundits predicting doom and gloom, ran away with the SeveTrophy at The Heritage near Dublin. One point ahead entering the 10 concluding singles, ContinentalEurope took only one of them, halved just two and were ...
Ticket to ride
Oct 01, 2007 ... Reg Chambers, from York, views the line-up of red 'London' busesduring Yorkshire Air Museum's weekend celebration of an iconic styleof land transport. Motorists might have been confused to see the red buses on roadsleading to the museum at Elvington, near York, which was hosting ...
Derelict station set to re-open as hub of community
Oct 01, 2007 ... A COMMUNITY project to bring a derelict railway station back intouse is nearing completion. The Station at Richmond is due to open next month after a Pounds2.6m refurbishment to create a leisure and business hub, with arestaurant, cinema, shops, offices and meeting ...
City joins campaign to try to stub out smokers' litter
Oct 01, 2007 ... PUBS and other businesses in York are being urged to join thecampaign to tackle litter from smokers. York Council is encouraging traders to sell portable ashtrays tocustomers as a way of cutting the number of cigarette buttslittering the streets. The council is one of 10 ...
Call for shake-up of city's car park strategy
Oct 01, 2007 ... CUTTING parking charges in York would lead to higher council taxbills, according to a new report. City councillors meeting next week will hear a review of parkingpolicy is necessary as the number of public spaces in the citycentre continues to fall. Councillors will be told ...
Muslims set to celebrate Eid nearer home
Oct 01, 2007 ... MUSLIMS in South Yorkshire will be able to celebrate the holyfestival of Eid closer to home this year after plans were unveiledto mark the holiday at a venue in Sheffield. Until now, people have had to travel to Leeds, Bradford orManchester to take part in traditional celebrations ...
Pharmacy medical care scheme extended
Oct 01, 2007 ... MORE patients suffering from minor health problems will be ableto obtain a backroom consultation at their local chemists in theEast Riding without having to wait for an appointment with theirfamily doctor. Provided they are exempt from paying prescription fees, people inGoole and ...
Campaign follows spate of crimes on elderly
Oct 01, 2007 ... A campaign against doorstep crime in Hull is being stepped upamid growing concern about the number of callous thieves conningtheir way into homes to prey on elderly residents . Sixteen incidents have been reported in Hull since the end ofAugust in which bogus workmen have worked ...
Battle to reduce underage drinking in towns
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOCIAL problems caused by teenagers abusing alcohol in towns andvillages throughout the East Riding are to be targeted by police. They are calling for parents to remember the 12-year-old localboy who paid with his life for binge drinking. Under-age tipplers who are lacing soft ...