Yorkshire Post back issues from October 2008:
AUDIO: Gillies settles in for the long haul
Oct 02, 2008; ... The 27-year-old Canadian forward went some way to answering hiscritics last weekend by registering his first points of the seasonwith three assists in the games against Hull Stingrays andBasingstoke Bison.Now he is looking to add a goal or two as theElite League's fiercest rivals go ...
Park parties face clampdown
Oct 02, 2008; ... They have become incensed after revellers lit bonfires andbarbecues at large weekend parties, ripped branches from trees anddamaged local allotments. Fires have been started in skips and thepark is regularly left littered with glass, tins and otherrubbish.Local residents say every summer ...
Councillors to decide wheelie bins criteria
Oct 02, 2008; ... The council is due to start issuing the bins to most of itsresidents for the first time in the new year in a bid to boostrecycling.Councillors will discuss proposed criteria for whichhouseholds will receive the bins when the council's cabinet meetsnext Monday.The council's deputy leader, ...
Woman needed metal plates in face after attack
Oct 02, 2008; ... Ruth Bostock, 33, received fractures to her jaw, cheekbone, eyesocket and a nasal bone as well as a broken tooth in the incident onMarch 5, Philip Adams, prosecuting, told Leeds Crown Courtyesterday. She had to have seven metal plates inserted to stabilisethe broken bones after the ...
Across the generations
Oct 02, 2008 ... A total of 40 pensioners attended the launch of CalderdaleCouncil's Older People's Strategy at the museum, which outllined howthe council and its partners plan to cater for the needs ofCalderdale's ageing population.There are 30,000 people over the ageof 65 in the area but over the next ...
Review to plan future of five failing schools
Oct 02, 2008; ... Five schools in the city did not meet the benchmark set down bythe National Challenge initiative for at least 30 per cent of pupilsto achieve five A* to C GCSEs, including English and maths, thissummerThe Government has called on education authorities todemonstrate how they plan to ...
Maintenance work shuts hospital
Oct 02, 2008 ... Westwood Park Community Hospital will close for up to seven weekson Monday but the adjoining diagnostic and treatment centre will beunaffected and remain open during the work. Patients have alreadybeen admitted to other community hospitals ...
Grandfather's cellar grew cannabis
Oct 02, 2008 ... Christopher Crabtree was arrested for lighting up a cannabiscigarette in Station Road, Morley on May 23 and told police: "It'sonly a spliff". But when officers searched his address they found450 plants growing in the property in Asquith Avenue, Morley,Leeds.Philip Adams, prosecuting, ...
Art and sole as town trail follows in painter's footsteps
Oct 02, 2008 ... Admirers of Walter Goodin can now walk in the artist's footstepsin Beverley on a new self-guided trail which takes in some of theplaces featured in his life and work.The walk starts at the RailwayStation where Goodin worked before he became recognised for hisartistic talent. It then goes ...
Pollution fine for water company
Oct 02, 2008; ... The water company pleaded guilty to pollution at BeverleyMagistrates' Court following an incident last December in which11,000 litres of diesel leaked from a corroded pipe.A clean-upoperation swung into action after the company realised the fuel hadescaped into the Beverley and Barmston ...
Relics from Iron Age go on show at village hall
Oct 02, 2008; ... Iron Age pottery and flints as well as a coin and a piece ofwhalebone found during construction of the Easington to Gansteadpipeline were exhibited at the village hall for the day. Digs by Network Archaeology uncovered a surprisingly large number of IronAge settlements, with the ...
Public transport smart card piloted
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Yorcard project similar to Transport for London's Oystercard is currently being trialled on two Stagecoach bus services inSheffield and will shortly be introduced on buses operated by FirstSouth Yorkshire and trains between Doncaster and Sheffield.If thepilot is successful it is ...
Delays put brakes on road plan
Oct 02, 2008; ... Hull Council officials believe a solution for Castle Street Hull's main road to the ports and to the east of the city may notbe completed until 2016.Businesses in the Hull and Humber regionhave been waiting for the improvements to materialise for twodecades.In a poll last year just four ...
No surprises in Leeds Rhinos' Grand Final squad
Oct 02, 2008 ... Luke Burgess and Ryan Hall are added to the 17 players whodefeated Wigan in the final eliminator with Wigna last Friday atHeadingley Carnegie. Leeds Rhinos are out to make history onSaturday evening in the engage Super League Grand Final against StHelens as they look to retain the title ...
Top painters put seaside resort on the art map
Oct 02, 2008; ... Scarborough Realists Now, which can be seen at Scarborough ArtGallery from Saturday, features the work of David Finnigan, CliveHead, Nathan Walsh and Steve Whitehead.Through their work, theseaside resort is now closely associated with a new trend incontemporary art sometimes called ...
Sains captain pens new deal on eve of Grand Final
Oct 02, 2008 ... Click here for more Grand Final stories.Cunningham, who turns 32later this month, had been considering retirement but today gave hiscommitment to play one more season by signing a 12-month deal.Theformer Wales and Great Britain hooker is Saints' longest-servingplayer by a distance and ...
Woodland home must disappear
Oct 02, 2008; ... Louisa Smith must also pay nearly 8,500 costs after the NationalPark Authority won a case at York Crown Court following a breach ofplanning law at East Ayton, near Scarborough.Action against theunauthorised development dates back to 2004 when retrospectivepermission for static caravans, ...
Bonfire in Wogan row saved by benefactor
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Ripon Gunpowder Plot attended by more than 2,500 people hasraised 30,000 for charity in five years, including 5,000 for theYorkshire Air Ambulance.But its organisers were forced to reviewtheir plans after last year when teenagers attempted to run throughthe bonfire's burning embers ...
McGrath ready to accept second chance of captaincy
Oct 03, 2008; ... The former England all-rounder, who captained the team in 2003,is firm favourite to be handed the job following Darren Gough'sretirement.McGrath, 32, is set to beat off competition from SouthAfrican batsman Jacques Rudolph, who has expressed interest in therole.Speaking to the Yorkshire ...
Hammers 'should be hit with 15-point deduction'
Oct 03, 2008; ... Dave Whelan also launched a stinging attack on the Premier Leaguefor their "diabolical" handling of the saga for which he said Leaguechairman Sir Dave Richards "should carry the can".He also accusedthe Premier League of wanting to push the FA arbitration findings which included West Ham ...
Howard makes way to Blades after delay
Oct 03, 2008; ... The deal, originally announced by the Blades four days ago, wasthen held up by a dispute over a sell-on clause.Last night, Barnsleyconfirmed in a statement that they will pocket in excess of 500,000for the player who would have been entitled to leave as a free agentnext summer.They also ...
Hackett joins team for 'You are Ref' quizzing
Oct 03, 2008; ... The cult instructional strip, drawn by acclaimed sports artistPaul Trevillion, began more than 50 years ago and has featured in ahost of publications including the Sunday People, Roy of the Roversand Shoot.It was revived in 2006 and appears weekly in the Observer,Premier League referees' ...
Stock is forced out
Oct 03, 2008 ... Stock, yet to make his debut for Wales, was an unused substitutein last month's defeat at Russia after pulling out of a friendlyagainst Georgia in August.He played 90 minutes in a midweekChampionship game against Sheffield United, but manager SeanO'Driscoll feels he should stay at home ...
Harrington forgets fatigue to close in on title
Oct 03, 2008; ... Harrington has complained of fatigue since the Ryder Cup atValhalla, where he surprisingly gained just half a point for thesecond contest in succession.And the Irishman looked to be stillsome way off the form that brought him the last two majorchampionships as he failed to make the most ...
Quality of personnel puts emphasis on defence with Saints just edging it
Oct 03, 2008 ... HIS team ended the season where they had spent most of theirfirst year back in engage Super League, but 2008 was not all doomand gloom for Terry Matterson.As well as collecting the woodenspoon, Castleford Tigers claimed two famous scalps this summer and aglorious first by becoming the ...
McClennan eyes perfect finish to Rhinos' season
Oct 03, 2008; ... The defending champions will start tomorrow's engage Super Leaguegrand final against St Helens with few people outside Leedsbelieving they can retain the title, but McClennan has lost none ofhis faith that the Rhinos have what it takes to win through at OldTrafford.Saints have already ...
Greens looking to increase win ratio with trip to Stourbridge
Oct 03, 2008; ... Last weekend's 18-15 reverse at home to National Two early-season pacesetters Redruth showed that James Tiffany's side are notfar away from competing with the best the division has tooffer.Tomorrow sees them come up against a similarly-placed side inStourbridge, who nearly won promotion ...
New stalls planned to help revive town market
Oct 02, 2008; ... In response to a feasibility study, Richmond Town Council hasresolved to accept the short term recommendations and begininvestigations into further developments.Mayor Judith Steggles said:"We are at the beginning of a three or four year process ofinvestment in Richmond's markets."The ...
Cultural revamp to boost city
Oct 02, 2008; ... The historic streets surrounding the city's world-renownedMinster have proved a massive draw for visitors from around theglobe, although the retail sector is enduring a surprisingly lowlevel of trade.Many of the tourists are solely in the city for sight-seeing and do not take advantage ...
Fire shift changes spark anger
Oct 02, 2008; ... Fire service bosses deny the proposed changes, which would seefirefighters working 12-hour day and night shifts as opposed to thepresent nine-hour day shifts and 15-hour night shifts are a cost-saving exercise. Instead, they say the new working hours wouldenable them to undergo more ...
Boost for 32m hotel and spa project
Oct 02, 2008; ... Investigation work, which will include geotechnical andhydrological testing and aim to determine whether the scheme canmove forward, began on Monday and is expected to take four months tocomplete.Plans for the 32m hotel and thermal spa project have beenin the pipeline for some ...
Village green commended in countryside awards
Oct 02, 2008; ... When making their decision, judges commended the "communityeffort, design and execution" of the green, which they said "gives afocus for gatherings, a meeting place and tranquil space."There wasalso a mention for the green's planting scheme and its informationboards, which tell the story ...
Judge warns racists as man jailed for repeated abuse
Oct 02, 2008; ... Kevin Entwistle, of Birks Holt Drive, Maltby, near Rotherham wasjailed for 46 weeks by magistrates after admitting three offences ofracially aggravated threatening behaviour.The court was told thatEntwistle abused staff at the Top Shop takeaway in Attlee Close,Maltby, on both Friday, ...
Garden plan to grow a greener future
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Royal Horticultural Society has gained planning permissionfor one of the greenest buildings in the UK at its garden at HarlowCarr in Harrogate.The building, which is intended to have a zerocarbon footprint, will include three practical teaching areas forchildren and adults, a library ...
Scotland Yard chief resigns
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Britain's most seniorpolice officer, made a brief statement this afternoon and said hewould step down on December 1.London Mayor Boris Johnson formallytook control of the Police Authority, the Met's board of governors,yesterday and will chair his ...
Lorry driver jailed for causing triple death motorway pile-up
Oct 02, 2008 ... Leslie Abel caused a "scene of utter devastation" when heploughed his Scania heavy goods vehicle into slow moving cars on theslip road between the M62 and M18 motorways, in East Yorkshire, lastOctober.Jane Parkhouse, 36, and her nephew Stephen Parkhouse, 17,both from Bridlington died ...
Bradford woman's fight for suicide guidance hits High Court
Oct 02, 2008 ... Debbie Purdy is seeking a landmark ruling to clarify the law onassisted suicide.David Pannick QC told two judges: "Her wish is tobe able to ask for and receive assistance to end her life shouldliving it become unbearable for her."Assistance might take the formof getting her to ...
Mill site weaves together history and opportunity
Oct 02, 2008; ... From next month, the two mills will offer accommodation forcompanies who want to enjoy the benefits of 21st century technologyin a Victorian setting.Folly Hall Mills in Huddersfield, which werebuilt in 1844 and closed in 1982, made suits for politicians such asUS President Jimmy Carter ...
Memorial unveiled for murdered Leeds PC
Oct 02, 2008 ... Eilisa Broadhurst struggled to control her emotions as she paidtribute to PC Ian Broadhurst.The 34-year-old traffic officer wasmurdered by American David Bieber in Dib Lane, Leeds, on Boxing Day2003. He and his colleagues Pc Neil Roper and Pc James Banks wereshot by the former US Marine ...
Green thinking at new business park
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Harris Partnership, which is based in Wakefield, has providedthe design framework and individual building designs for the 200-acre scheme which is off junction 29A of the M1.Markham Vale willaccommodate more than three million sq ft of industrial and officeaccommodation, and will ...
Fuel poverty figures lead to demands for price capping
Oct 02, 2008 ... The figure, an increase of one million on 2005 levels, includesaround 2.75 million homes classed as "vulnerable" - containing achild, elderly person or someone with a long-term illness.Thefigures, released by the Department for Environment and theDepartment for Business, mean 3.5 million ...
Jayne Dowle: Children need to learn how to win and lose
Oct 02, 2008; ... My son, Jack, plays in goal for an under-sevens team in Barnsley.Those who worry about modern parents rearing a generation of couchpotatoes welded to the games console should come and see Jack andhis team running about on a Sunday morning. They charge up and downthe pitch for an hour and ...
Energy-saving 4m plan for collegeLizzie Murphy
Oct 02, 2008; ... The first phase of refurbishment has just been completed atAshville College in Harrogate as part of plans to improve theoriginal Victorian school house, sports facilities, parking andtraffic flows.The first phase includes the re-roofing of thebuilding along with the refurbishment of 14 ...
Retail therapy for rental market
Oct 02, 2008; ... However, the report from property advisers Colliers CRE suggeststhat this year's figures will be affected by lower levels ofretailer demand.Research by Colliers CRE shows that between May 2007and May 2008, prime in-town retail rents in Yorkshire and the Humberrose on average by 2.2 per ...
Hair firm creates whole new style for city HQ
Oct 02, 2008 ... Property experts including careyjones interiors, Overbury, FoxLloyd Jones and WSP Group have completed the 15,600 sq ft base inBridgewater Place, Leeds. The new office has been designed toaccommodate ghd's rapidly growing business. The new HQ will act as ashowcase for the products and ...
The Clever approach to hi-tech buildings
Oct 02, 2008 ... Harrogate-based Clever Association's understanding of hi-techgadgets has led to it being appointed by Town Centre Securities(TCS), who own and manage The Merrion Centre in Leeds.The brief wasto design and integrate a technology system for the fifth and sixth-floor offices and conference ...
Surveying specialists celebrate a landmark merger for city
Oct 02, 2008; ... The 45-strong practice created by the merger will be a majorplayer in the surveying and property consultancy sector.The newcompany, headed by Andy Carter, will operate under the name ofCarter Towler from 6,500 sq ft offices in Leeds city centre.DavidPriestley and Tim Towler, former ...
Jonathan Reed: A stepping stone for David Cameron ...but not quite the defining moment
Oct 02, 2008; ... Yesterday, in Birmingham's impressive Symphony Hall, it was notonly the venue and the opinion polls that had changed. The Toriesmay have enjoyed a year in the political ascendancy, but 12 monthsof economic turmoil culminating in the near- meltdown of the globalfinancial system have left ...
Taste of success as food firms win lucrative store contracts
Oct 02, 2008 ... Andrew Jones of Pies n' Pasties, based in Huddersfield, met thesupermarket's local buyers at Deliciouslyorkshire more than a yearago.Mr Jones visited Asda House in Leeds this week as part of thefirm's week of events for local suppliers, where he was joined byother local suppliers such as ...
Rising costs mean higher prices from SMEs
Oct 02, 2008; ... The research by Bank of Scotland business banking, part of HBOS,revealed that 37 per cent of SME owners in Yorkshire said costs areincreasing rapidly and that profits at 27 per cent of firms havebeen affected by rising fuel prices. Leisure, tourism andhospitality were the worst-hit ...
Thousands flock to packed programme for entrepreneurs
Oct 02, 2008 ... The free two-day event, at Doncaster Racecourse, is aimed atentrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses across Yorkshireand features seminars, workshops and major networkingopportunities.Scott Hider, the managing director of BusinessYorkshire, said the numbers were "in the ...
Football's leading lady kicks off event with her winning strategy
Oct 02, 2008; ... In a wide-ranging address, the managing director of BirminghamCity Football Club told the audience the story of her rise to becomethe first woman in English football, her views on the big issues inthe national game and the most important ingredients in successfulmanagement. They are: ...
Breaking: Team news for Hull City, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Bradford City, Rotherham United
Oct 02, 2008 ... In the Championship, Barnsley host South Yorkshire rivalsDoncaster Rovers in a battle of two teams struggling toscore.Huddersfield host high-flying Leicester City in League Onewhile Rotherham United can finally wipe out their points deficit athome to struggling Grimsby Town.All matches ...
Home comfort sought by Scimitars
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Scimitars find themselves coming up against the sameopponents as as last weekend, when they came away with twovictories.They followed up Saturday's 3-2 win at Milton KeynesLightning with a convincing 4-0 victory at home against TelfordTigers.Saturday sees Sheffield face-off at ...
On the way back for England
Oct 03, 2008 ... Cipriani made his long-awaited return to action for Wasps intheir Premiership home defeat against Bath on Wednesday night hisfirst game since suffering a horrific ankle injury more than fourmonths ago. With dislocated-knee victim Jonny Wilkinson battling toplay ...
Expansion plan threat to top Yorkshire club
Oct 03, 2008; ... RADICAL plans by the Rugby Football Union to streamline NationalOne to 12 teams from next season could signal the end of second-tier rugby for one of Yorkshire's leading clubs.Otley may findthemselves forced out of English rugby's top 24 clubs unless the RFUprovide enough central funding ...
Region pays tribute to its Olympian sport icons
Oct 03, 2008; ... The event, sponsored by the Yorkshire Icons Community Initiative,saluted 25 of the region's athletes who had such incredible successin Beijing during this summer.Linford Christie made a surpriseappearance at the event, and heralded the efforts of Yorkshire'sOlympians and Paralympians in ...
Three are quizzed over A64 death crash
Oct 03, 2008; ... North Yorkshire Police said that two men, aged 60 and 38, and a59-year-old woman, all from Staffordshire, were being questionedover the collision which happened last month.However, police havenot disclosed what the three people have been questioned about.PaulClements, 40, and his wife ...
Brothers are charged with killing banker
Oct 03, 2008 ... Tom and Ben Cowles, aged 21 and 20, of Costessey, Norfolk, willappear in court today accused of killing Frank McGarahan, 45, in anincident in Norwich in the early hours of Sunday.Mr McGarahan, afather-of-two from Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, who was chiefoperating officer of Barclays ...
Ruth Kelly to quit as an MP
Oct 03, 2008 ... Ms Kelly said it had been an "honour and a privilege" to servethe constituency since she was elected in 1997.The mother of fourhad already announced her intention to quit the Cabinet to spendtime with her family.In a statement, Ms Kelly said: "I've thoroughlyenjoyed serving the people of ...
Board changes at Network Rail after record fine
Oct 03, 2008 ... Sir Ian, 65, was heavily criticised for the Network Rail (NR)engineering overruns at the last new year which resulted in travelchaos for thousands of passengers.He said he had decided not to gointo his NR office as he would only get in the way.NR was fined arecord 14m by the Office of ...
Three face court in Mohammed book row
Oct 03, 2008 ... Ali Beheshti, 40, Abrar Mirza, 22 and Abbas Taj, 30, will appearat Westminster Magistrates Court today, the Metropolitan Policesaid.The damaged property in Lonsdale Square, Islington, northLondon, is ...
Buoyant ATH is looking Down UnderRos Snowdon
Oct 03, 2008; ... The Doncaster company said the increase in price reflects thestrength of the international coal price and buoyant global coaldemand.It added that trading has been in line with marketexpectations during the second half of the year.ATH is currently indiscussions with a number of major ...
Seriously, Lenny is to tackle the Bard
Oct 03, 2008; ... Henry, who remains one of the nation's favourite comedians,revealed yesterday one of the worst kept secrets in Yorkshiretheatre that he would be treading the boards at West YorkshirePlayhouse early next year in one of Shakespeare's most famousroles.The comedian will play the lead in ...
Boris wins joker of the year award
Oct 03, 2008 ... Gavin and Stacey star and writer Ruth Jones won the funniestwoman award.The Loaded Laftas ceremony took place in London and theawards are voted for by the magazine's readers.Enfield said of hiswin: "I'm chuffed to bits to be a Loaded Legend! I've read everyedition of Loaded from cover to ...