Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from April 2006:
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The new knights (..and dames) of the road.
Apr 01, 2006 ... FROM cones and fire blankets to emergency chemical spill kits and dog catching devices, the brand new 4x4 high visibility patrol cars are kitted out with virtually everything you could possibly need in an emergency. And no doubt the devices will be put to good use, as each ...
Screening delay will cost 30 lives every month.
Apr 01, 2006 ... AROUND 30 people in Lancashire will die from bowel cancer for every month that the Government delays the National Bowel Screening Programme, it was predicted today. The shock figures were revealed on the day the lifesaving scheme, which has been delayed due to the NHS cash ...
Final decision on homes plan.
Apr 01, 2006 ... PLANS for more than 100 new homes on a Preston estate are back on the table. Stonewell Property Co Ltd wants to press ahead with its proposals for 109 properties on land between Ryelands Crescent and Thurnham Road, Larches. The firm wants to build 39 semi-detached, ...
Sutty charity's spring ball.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A SPRING ball will be held for the charity set up in memory of Penwortham man Carl Sutton on April 21. The former soldier, from Cop Lane, died after falling from the third storey of an American building in October 1999. Devoted mum Cath set up Sutty's Shooting Stars with the aim ...
Paul takes charge of the purse strings.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A FATHER-of-three from Preston is the new finance director at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, which runs Chorley and South Ribble and Royal Preston Hospitals. Paul Havey, 47, from Fulwood, will be responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the Trust's finances. ...
Firms put on the pressure for better transport.
Apr 01, 2006 ... BUSINESSES in the North West are set to pressure the Government over improvements to the region's transport links. The Chambers of Commerce North West, representing chambers across the region, have launched a Transport Priority Plan aimed at getting goods in and out of the ...
Join the city's carnival spirit.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ORGANISERS of Preston's Caribbean Carnival want more groups to get involved and make it the best ever. Last year's carnival was almost axed after funding problems left organisers without the cash to stage the usual one-day spectacular. Colourful A ...
Buy original art and help charity.
Apr 01, 2006 ... NEW and original works by Lancashire artists go on exhibition to raise funds for the Army's principal charity. Over 200 pieces will be on display at the city's Minster from today as the Lancashire Committee of The Army Benevolent Fund stages its third annual exhibition of ...
Drivers facing 10-day diversions at crossing.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A LEVEL crossing is to be closed to allow engineers to install new barriers as part of a [pounds sterling]1.15m upgrade. Midge Hall crossing, on Midge Hall Lane, Leyland, will be out of action from midnight on Saturday, April 22, for 10 days. The crossing, on the busy ...
Walk off those extra pounds.
Apr 01, 2006 ... PARK rangers in South Ribble will be hosting weekly health walks in April. Each walk will be one to 2.5 miles long and led by rangers or trained volunteers. Walkers should be at the meeting point for 1pm on each ...
Campaign promoting safe sex is praised at awards.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A CAMPAIGN to encourage young people to remember to practice safe sex after drinking was among health projects praised at Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority's annual awards ceremony. Former BBC North West Tonight presenter Martin Henfield took time out from his ...
Ping pong...Kelly calling.
Apr 01, 2006 ... TOP politician Ruth Kelly may be more used to the verbal rallies of the House of Commons, but she has proved she is also a bit of a whizz with a table tennis bat. The Education Secretary called in at Wellfield High School, on Yewlands Drive, Leyland, to officially open the new ...
'No traffic chaos' after office blaze.
Apr 01, 2006 ... TRANSPORT chiefs have said they have not experienced any major traffic disruptions after an important office was shut by fire. Lancashire's transport nerve-centre was shut down after an electrical fire at Winckley House, Cross Street, Preston. The seven-storey ...
Expect the best at Dickens of a good show.
Apr 01, 2006 ... DRAMA students from UCLan will be treading the boards next week in a production of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. The play follows the journey of orphan Pip as he grows up to become a gentleman. Murder, love and violence all feature in this adaptation of the ...
Pledge on finances as NHS staff win pay award.
Apr 01, 2006 ... LANCASHIRE health staff are among those set to receive a pay rise announced by secretary of state for health Patricia Hewitt. From today nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a 2.5% pay uplift, with a 2.2% boost for junior doctors, 2.4% for salaried dentists, 3% ...
Speeding drivers are paying for cameras.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SPEED cameras in Lancashire will cost more than [pounds sterling]2.8m to run next year - paid from fines slapped on drivers. Ministers have approved county transport bosses' planned expenditure of [pounds sterling]2,832,446 for the 2006 to 2007 year. Fines ...
Take the outdoor plunge at club.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A LEISURE club is hoping to make a big splash today when it reopens its outdoor swimming facilities to the public. The heated outdoor pool at Next Generation on Moss Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, near Chorley, re-opens today after the winter. ...
Rape help service is among top projects.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A TEXT message service for rape victims seeking advice was among innovative health projects rewarded at Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority's second annual awards ceremony. Former BBC North West Tonight presenter Martin Henfield took time out from his busy schedule ...
'Appalling record' man is back in jail.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A MAN with an "appalling" record of crime, who committed offences while on licence from prison, is now back behind bars. Darren Power, 28, of New Rough Hey in Ingol, pleaded guilty to three offences when he appeared before city magistrates. Power admitted that he had ...
Candles for peace at Condoleezza's service.
Apr 01, 2006 ... CONDOLEEZZA Rice was taking part in a special prayer service at Blackburn Cathedral today. The Dean of Blackburn, the Very Rev Christopher Armstrong, was taking the service during the visit to the cathedral by American Secretary of State Ms Rice and the town's MP, Foreign ...
Warden row ends in court.
Apr 01, 2006 ... l From Page 1 a visit from her grandparents when Gittins' girlfriend, Dawn Greenhalgh, 37, noticed a female traffic warden about to slap a ticket on his red Audi parked outside her home. Gittins rushed out to plead with the warden, but was told his residents' parking ...
Diversion for M55 drivers.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ONE carriageway of the M55 is to be closed for maintenence and traffic routed on to major roads around Preston. The eastbound carriageway of the M55 between junctions 3 and 1 will be closed overnight on Tuesday as the Highways Agency completes a [pounds sterling]345,000 upgrade ...
Abattoirs will be hit by walkouts.
Apr 01, 2006 ... LANCASHIRE'S 21 abattoirs face disruption and possible closure next week as meat inspectors start a five-day strike. No meat plant is permitted to operate unless under close supervision by the Meat Hygiene Service - and the Unison union says that more than 125 inspectors in the ...
Warden row lands dad in court.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A DAD landed himself in court after he abused a traffic warden who had ordered him to move his car 10ft. Disgruntled Craig Gittins admitted threatening and swearing at the Parkwise worker during the row, which he says ruined his daughter's first birthday. Today, the ...
Man delivers own bins to council.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A FRUSTRATED recycler became a dustman for the day in a protest against Preston Council. Mark Inglis was so upset at being told he had to wait a fortnight for his blue recycling boxes to be emptied that he took them to the dustmen himself. He was forced to act after ...
Appalling record man back in jail.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A MAN with an "appalling" record of crime, who committed offences while on licence from prison, is now back behind bars. Darren Power, 28, of New Rough Hey in Ingol, pleaded guilty to three offences when he appeared before city magistrates. Power admitted that he had ...
Lostock Hall off to a flier in city league.
Apr 01, 2006 ... The new 2006 Riley's sponsored Preston City Pool League got off to a great start for the Elite from Lostock Hall. Stuart Pettman's double, including an eight-baller, and a Mark McDonough double ensured a 7-5 win at Ley Inn. Defending champions Boatyard 4Cues won 9-3 ...
Smith given way back at PNE.
Apr 01, 2006 ... FORGOTTEN striker Andy Smith has been told he still has a future at Preston. The Northern Ireland international has not kicked a ball for North End in almost a year. But manager Billy Davies has welcomed Smith back to training after surgery on ...
Nugent's play-off dream over.
Apr 01, 2006 ... DAVE Nugent has now been told he has "no chance" of making the play-offs if Preston get there. It had been hoped that the club's top scorer might return from a broken foot just in time for the final at the Millennium Stadium. But manager Billy Davies has now poured ...
Ginger McCain wants one last National winner.
Apr 01, 2006 ... GINGER McCain was in rumbustious form as he stroked the splendid marble statue of the greatest Grand National horse, Red Rum, that sits on the lush Aintree lawns. "This place is unique, and some of the greatest days in racing have occurred here, but do you know they ...
Wireless wonder.
Apr 03, 2006 ... TELECOMS firm Pipex Communications today joined technology giant Intel to provide a wireless alternative to 3G in major UK cities. ...
First-time buyers boost bankers.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE return of first-time buyers to the housing market today helped banking group Northern Rock to announce a strong start to 2006. The Newcastle-based mortgage specialist reported a "small but encouraging increase" in the number of people trying to get a first foot on the ...
Post Office takes on the big banks.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE Post Office today said it was taking on the big banks with the launch of its first own-brand savings account. Post Office Financial Services' Instant Saver offers interest of 4.75% a year, including a ...
Mortgage bill hinders lifestyle.
Apr 03, 2006 ... AVERAGE homeowners spend nearly the first two weeks of every month earning money just to pay their mortgage, research shows. With monthly mortgage payments averaging [pounds sterling]497, homeowners need to work for 59 hours a month or ...
Bumper bonus for gas shippers.
Apr 03, 2006 ... STRONG demand and higher prices led BG Group to forecast bumper quarterly earnings from its operation shipping liquified natural gas. The group said the business segment could expect profits of not less than [pounds ...
Firm that Mick built links with pallet giants.(Company overview)
Apr 03, 2006 ... A FAMILY firm from Morecambe has landed a major deal with the UK's longest established pallet distribution firms. Palletline plc has brought on board the Morecambe-based firm J M Gorry & Son Ltd - founded in 1969 by Mick Gorry with just one vehicle - as the latest member of its ...
Anger at gym email blunder.
Apr 03, 2006 ... POLITICIANS are furious after a blunder saw Preston Council staff offered free trial membership at a private gym, which is a rival to its two leisure centres. It is understood the council officer innocently sent out the e-mail offer to all 1,500 staff via the local authority's ...
Preston man robbed of [pounds sterling]10,000.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A PRESTON businessman was robbed of more than [pounds sterling]10,000 cash as he went to pay a debt at a cash and carry store in Preston. The pensioner struggled with the thief at the car park of the Booker store on Deepdale Retail Park, Blackpool Road, but could not prevent ...
Sex attack on woman in park.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A POLISH factory worker fought off an attacker during a terrifying sex assault in a Preston park. The 30-year-old woman repeatedly punched the man in the face as he tried to pin her to the ground and rip off her trousers at Miller Park in Avenham. Police are keen to ...
Anger after gym email blunder.
Apr 03, 2006 ... POLITICIANS are furious after a blunder saw Preston Council staff offered free trial membership at a private gym, which is a rival to its two leisure centres. It is understood the council officer innocently sent out the e-mail offer to all 1,500 staff via the local authority's ...
Bogus call leads to break-in.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A WOMAN'S home was burgled after a bogus caller telephoned her and claimed her daughter needed collecting from school after falling ill. The victim, from Littledale Avenue, Heysham, near Morecambe, was told her daughter was fine when she arrived at the school. She ...
Man admits sex assault in Lancaster taxi.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A MAN has admitted a sex assault on a woman student in the back of a taxi. Preston Crown Court was told that neither the attacker nor his victim could recall anything of the incident. However the taxi driver saw what had taken place and Stuart Bennett was arrested. ...
Football museum appeals to bidders.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE boss of Preston's National Football Museum is after the public's help to snare an amazing piece of wartime sporting history. Valuable documents by the Guernsey Active Secret Press are now going under the hammer, and staff at the museum say they would be delighted to display ...
Preston docking station building begins.
Apr 03, 2006 ... IT'S just what the doctor ordered. Work has finally has started on a new [pounds sterling]2.3m docking station in Preston, health chiefs confirmed today. Contractors have started digging the foundations for the planned "healthport" at Preston Primary Care Trust's ...
Death crash men are bailed.
Apr 03, 2006 ... TWO men have been released on police bail in connection with a fatal crash at Scarisbrick near Southport. A 42-year-old pedestrian from ...
Farmers' market promotes Lancashire cuisine.
Apr 03, 2006 ... ANYTHING from ostrich meat to oat cakes were on offer at a farmers' market held during a weekend of events to promote Lancashire food. Taste Lancashire, which started on Saturday and runs until April 16, features a series of culinary occasions to celebrate food and drink ...
Residents quizzed in Preston facelift plan.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of questionnaires are being sent out to Preston residents and businesses to make sure they have their say in regeneration plans for the city. The Government-funded East Preston Renewal scheme could lead to a major facelift for New Hall Lane. Preston City ...
Thieves raiding PNE fans' cars.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THIEVES have been raiding football fans' cars while they cheer on Preston North End at Deepdale. Police are stepping up patrols after an increase in thefts from car parks and roads around the stadium on match days. Preston's next home match is against Norwich City on ...
Mike lands top police role.
Apr 03, 2006 ... COMMUNITY safety is one of the key targets for Lancashire Police's newly appointed Assistant Chief Constable, Mike Cunningham. The Lancashire Police Authority appointed him from his position as the acting ACC. He said: "To be appointed as a chief officer to ...
Father-of-two jailed for indecent assault.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A family man who sexually assaulted a stranger in a "moment of madness" has been jailed for two years.. Father-of-two Martin Woodend had initially gone to the drunken 17- year-old's help after she collapsed on the pavement. But he later went on to indecently touch her. ...
Equipment boost for Preston hospital.
Apr 03, 2006 ... PATIENTS being treated for motor neurone disease at Royal Preston Hospital can benefit from new equipment thanks to a donation. Karen Barnes raised [pounds sterling]525 to buy a mobile arm support for use in the MND clinic after her sister died of the disease last year. ...
Car blaze danger to Preston homes.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THIS spectacular picture shows a car engulfed by flames in a Preston back street. The car was deliberately set alight behind Fishwick Parade and fire crews had to battle to stop it spreading to nearby homes. It was one of three car fires in the city in the early hours ...
Pregnancy boom at Preston nursery.
Apr 03, 2006 ... SOME are blaming it on the water. Others believe it was the chair in the baby room ... Vanessa Mounsey, owner of Tinkerbell's Day Nursery, in Beach Grove, Ashton, Preston, could not believe it when seven of her staff became pregnant in under a year. When nursery nurse ...
Prostitute jailed for wallet robbery.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A PROSTITUTE who set up a robbery in which a structural engineer was forced to hand over his wallet at knifepoint has been jailed for three years. At the time of the robbery Claire Carter was on bail after being caught committing a burglary. Preston Crown Court ...
Kids warned against rail trespassing.
Apr 03, 2006 ... YOUNGSTERS are being warned to stay away from the tracks following a spate of vandalism on the railway lines. As the Easter school holiday break looms, bosses at Network Rail - which runs the tracks - say trespassing youngsters could face injury or cause a tragedy if they dump ...
Secrets of a chatroom moderator.
Apr 03, 2006 ... I work as a moderator on a chat site provided by Internet Service Provider Lycos. It is suitable for children aged over 11. We do have some problem chatters, but they are dealt with as soon as we see or hear what they are like. In the chat rooms we have 'bots' which ...
Billy urges PNE to keep cool.
Apr 03, 2006 ... BILLY Davies poured cold water on Preston's premature play-off celebrations today by announcing: We're not there yet! North End moved a massive eight points clear of the pack with five to play after Saturday's win at Coventry. But even though the bookmakers think they ...
Hughes admits diving problem.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Blackburn boss Mark Hughes believes it is up to the players to make a stand against the 'divers' wrecking football's reputation. Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick is currently in discussions with FIFA in the hope of using video evidence following ...
Latics 'keepers resume battle.
Apr 03, 2006 ... MIKE Pollitt is ready to resume his battle with John Filan to be Wigan Athletic's first-choice goalkeeper. The pair have fought all season to get the nod from Paul Jewell and at the moment Filan is the chosen one. But Pollitt returned to the squad last week after an ...
Coventry 0, PNE 1.
Apr 03, 2006 ... SIMON Whaley has revealed the secret of his matchwinning performance at Coventry on Saturday - he's really a striker, not a winger! The 20-year-old confessed to the Evening Post he is not the rookie up front everyone thinks he is. Whaley was handed the job ...
Fylde beaten by Nuneaton.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Nuneaton deservedly won this vital game in their National Three North promotion chase but they weren't overly impressive. Four tries against one was decisive but the scoreline flattered the home side. By the admission of their own fans, Nuneaton have been ...
O'Loughlin confident of Wigan upturn.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Beleaguered Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin believes his side's dramatic win at Wakefield can kick-start their season. Warriors cast aside their Super League blues with a remarkable fightback to clinch a place in the last 16 of the Powergen Challenge Cup with ...
Broughton Primary retain title.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Broughton CE Primary School turned on the style as they emerged victorious for the fourth year in a row at the annual Preston Schools' gala held at West View Leisure Centre. They won an exciting competition for the medium-sized schools when they competed against five others. ...
Southport beaten at home by Crawley.
Apr 03, 2006 ... FUMING Liam Blakeman blasted referee Anthony Taylor and told him, 'I'm no cheat.' The former Blackburn Rovers midfielder saw red after the referee judged Blakeman had taken a second-half dive inside the penalty box. "I'd never cheat, ask anybody, I'm not that type of ...
Chorley lose away at Gresley.
Apr 03, 2006 ... AWAYDAY form specialists Chorley got off to a great start at the Moat Ground in Derbyshire on Saturday, with top scorer Peter Wright expertly converting a half-chance from Chris Thompson's cross as early as the fourth minute for his 19th strike of the season. Thompson followed ...
