Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from February 2007:
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Illness gives pupils day off school.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Hundreds of youngsters were given a day off school because some of their teachers were too ill to go in on Thursday. Winter bugs have been blamed for "excessive staff absence" at Ashton Community Science College in Preston. ...
Ewe could be nicked (photo gallery).
Feb 01, 2007 ... Security guards could be brought in to protect fibre glass flocks of sheep which are being placed around Preston. The "Flock to the city" project aims to place 320 model sheep throughout the city. Managing director Richard Sullivan, of marketing agency Incito which ...
Inquest anguish of soldier's family.
Feb 01, 2007 ... The relatives of a Lancashire soldier killed in Iraq are among more than 80 families still waiting for inquests into the deaths of their loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has emerged. Some 130 British troops have been killed since the Iraq conflict began. But, ...
Civil servants threaten more strikes.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Further strikes could be set to bring the civil service in Lancashire to a standstill, trade unionists have warned. Christine Chorlton, national executive committee member of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), says they are not ruling out using another day of ...
Doctor backs controversial health centre.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A doctor has backed controversial plans for an independent treatment centre which critics believe will threaten the future of the NHS. The Government initiative for Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services - CATS - has been applauded by Dr Terry O'Connor, a GP at St Fillan's ...
Jail for man who stole from pensioner.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A bogus electrician who tricked his way into an elderly woman's flat before stealing from her, has been jailed. Martin Morro, 24, told his 74-year-old victim he was an electrician inspecting sockets, Preston Crown Court heard. He had managed to get "buzzed" into ...
Preston valued in modern Domesday Book.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Hundreds of millions of pounds of Government assets in Lancashire have been outlined in a 21st Century Domesday Book. The value of the city's hospitals, courts, prison and barracks have been laid bare in the first document of its kind the Treasury has produced in a decade. ...
Babysitter denies sex assault charge.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A teenager has denied molesting a boy while babysitting. Preston Crown Court were told that the boy, aged four when the first alleged assault took place, was abused by the babysitter over a period of time. The defendant, now 17, was 15 at the time, and has denied ...
Euro MP joins suicide assist law fight.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A Lancashire Euro-MP has thrown his weight behind a bid to legalise medically assisted suicide. A new survey in support of doctors assisting terminally ill patients to die should pave the way for a new law, according to Lib Dem MEP Chris Davies. The British Social ...
Last night of freedom ended in hospital.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A man celebrating his last night of freedom before an expected jail sentence ended up in hospital with a fractured skull, three broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Scott Redpath, 22, was the victim of a ferocious attack by friend Christopher Wales, who had been drinking with him ...
Business to take on cowboys.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A Lancashire businessman hopes to paint a different picture of tradesman with a new scheme - starting with a one man protest. The "Three-in-One" service has been developed by Andy Cleaver who claims it will bring an end to the traditional stereotypes of cowboy workmen. ...
Accidental death of a rural drug user.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A young man from a Lancashire village died after taking a toxic cocktail of drugs and alcohol, an inquest heard. Charles 'Chuck' Robinson, 22, of Bilsborrow Lane, Bilsborrow, near Preston, died from accute heart failure after a night drinking and taking drugs in Garstang, ...
On-the-spot fines for car vandals.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Three teenagers have been slapped with on-the-spot fines as part of a clampdown on car vandals on a Preston estate. Operation Dynasty was launched after a dozen car windows were smashed and wing mirrors kicked off on the Trees estate in Ribbleton. The initiative put ...
Pioneer of real adventure filming (photo gallery).
Feb 01, 2007 ... Climbing the world's most dangerous mountains, navigating the world's wildest rivers, skydiving off cliffs - it's all in a day's work for extreme film pioneer Leo Dickinson. The 60-year-old Prestonian has encountered adventures breathtaking enough to scare Spiderman, bewilder ...
News at a glance 01/02/07.
Feb 01, 2007 ... News in brief from across Lancashire Help at hand for addicts A meeting of Narcotics Anonymous - a free association for recovering drug addicts - will take place in Preston on Friday, February 9. The session starts at 7.45pm at the Preston Life centre, ...
Struggle to save 'vital' family support service.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Staff at Chorley and South Ribble Home-Start have vowed they will "fight to the bitter end" to save the "vital" family support service from closure. The service currently helps more than 200 families and single parents, from domestic chores and child care to support with ...
Villagers invited to have their say.
Feb 01, 2007 ... People in rural villages in South Ribble can have their say on how the council spends cash from developers when the Western Parishes Area Committee meets. Residents of Longton, Hutton, New Longton, Much Hoole, Walmer Bridge and Little Hoole are invited to the meeting at Hutton ...
In the dock 01/02/07.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Court news from across Lancashire No licence fine An Ashton man with no licence or insurance has been fined [pounds sterling]260. Edward Cottam, 45, of Staining Avenue, Ashton, Preston, was also ordered to pay costs of [pounds sterling]35 when he appeared ...
Warning over bogus officials.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Police have revealed details of how Lancashire pensioners have been tricked by conmen pretending to be water board workers. In the space of 30 minutes last week, two pensioners were robbed of [pounds sterling]250 worth of savings in Garstang and nearby Nateby. A third ...
Council watch 01/02/07.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Council news from across Lancashire Farm bids for expansion plan Changes could be on the way at a Preston farm. The council is considering an application to change a private stables into a livery yard at a farm in Cow Hill, Haighton. In ...
Legal fight ends for lancashire firm.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A Ribble Valley conservatory firm has been left with a massive bill after an eight-year legal battle came to an end. Ultraframe, of Salthill Road, Clitheroe, is expected to have to pay out up to [pounds sterling]5m in costs to its Bolton-based rival The Burnden Group in a fight ...
Hundreds of pupils stay at home.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Hundreds of Preston youngsters were given a day off school because some of their teachers were too ill to go in on Thursday. Winter bugs have been blamed for "excessive staff ...
Lancashire round-up.
Feb 01, 2007 ... News from across Lancashire Leyland: Two Leyland men who ran up council tax arrears of more than [pounds sterling]4,000 have been jailed. Chorley magistrates sentenced Malcolm Balshaw, from Stanifield Lane, and Mark Haworth, of Warwick Road, to a total of 90 days ...
Teenager in alley sex attack.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A woman suffered a serious sexual assault after being dragged down an alleyway in Preston city centre. The 18-year-old victim was leaving a shop when she was grabbed by a man and forced into the alleyway off St John's Place, near the Warehouse nightclub. Det Sgt John ...
Missing pensioner found.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Missing Bamber Bridge pensioner Albert Snape has been found safe and well in Blackpool. Mr Snape, 78, from Briary Court, disappeared on Tuesday morning but was found ...
Former hospice worker's child porn shame.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A former maintenance manager at St Catherine's Hospice has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of possessing indecent photographs of children. Ian Wallace, 48, of Hennell Lane, Lostock Hall, appeared at South Ribble Magistrates Court in Leyland on Thursday. The charges ...
Siblings' bridge jump threat.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A brother and his sister had to be rescued after they threatened to jump from a Lancaster bridge. A police negotiator persuaded the brother to come back to safety after he was spotted standing on the outside ledge on Skerton Bridge. Two officers also managed to pull ...
TV star buys Preston business.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Television entrepreneur Theo Paphitis is the new owner of premises in a major Preston shopping centre. The Greek-Cypriot businessman, who stars in BBC television's Dragon's Den, has snapped up the former Stationery Box branch on Friargate Walk in The Mall St George's shopping ...
M6 shut after lorry leaks acid.
Feb 01, 2007 ... The M6 was closed at Preston on Thursday after a tanker leaked deadly nitric acid onto the carriageway. Rush hour commuters found themselves trapped in horrendous tailbacks after the motorway was closed between junctions 32 and 29 southbound. The northbound ...
Two casualites after nitric acid spill.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Two people had to be treated in a decontamination unit after a chemical spill on the M6. And the accident caused traffic chaos for motorists - with some on the southbound carriageway being sent in the opposite direction. The police advised motorists to stay away from ...
Interest rise fear for firms.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Businesses in Lancashire are feeling the squeeze from recent rises in interest rates - and fear more are on the way. Dr John Risk, economic adviser to the Chambers of Commerce North West, has warned the hikes are lowering confidence among the county's companies after many ...
Business round-up - Thursday 01/02/07.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Some business news in brief from around the country. Shell's [pounds sterling]1.5m profits an hour Royal Dutch Shell today reported another profits record, after higher oil prices lifted its annual earnings to [pounds sterling]12.94bn. The figure, which is ...
Premiership transfer round-up.
Feb 01, 2007 ... We take a look at all the transfer activity in the Premier League as the transfer window closes. ARSENAL Ins: None Outs: Joe O'Cearuill (to Brighton, loan); Anthony Stokes (to Sunderland, [pounds sterling]2million); Lauren (to Portsmouth, undisclosed); ...
Simpson happy with deadline deals.
Feb 01, 2007 ... A busy transfer deadline day saw two in, one out and Dave Nugent still on board at Deepdale. The transfer window slammed shut last night after an eventful day's trading for Preston North End manager Paul Simpson. He clinched the signings of Brighton goalkeeper Wayne ...
Port secure Holland deal.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Former Preston midfielder Chris Holland has joined Conference strugglers Southport. Holland, who kick-started his career at Deepdale in 1993, joined Newcastle United in a [pounds sterling]100,000 switch the same year and represented England at Under-21 ...
Henderson delighted with move.
Feb 01, 2007 ... Wayne Henderson is determined to show the Deepdale fans why he is so highly rated by Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton. The 23-year-old keeper arrived at Preston North End in a [pounds sterling]150,000 deal last night, and said: "This is a dream move for me." ...
Vandals deface Sir Tom's Splash statue.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Graffiti vandals have defaced a statue honouring Preston's most famous son. Preston North End fans have spoken of their disgust after yobs vandalised the Sir Tom Finney Splash statue outside North End's Deepdale ground. Fans described the damage as a "disgrace" after ...
Clean-up operation at 'dumping ground'.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A notorious spot for fly-tipping in Preston is set to be restored to its former glory after the start of a clean-up operation. The problem of dumping on part of Brockholes Brow, near Thirlmere Road, Farringdon Park, is now so bad contractors have been called in to clear the ...
Nightmare continues for blighted residents.
Feb 02, 2007 ... The long-suffering residents of a Preston housing development blighted by subsidence are bracing themselves for further disruption. People living on Finney Park Drive in Lea have been told to expect noise and vibration as developers insert concrete piles to prop up the sewers ...
Residents anger at damage to new homes.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Residents on a Lancashire estate have slammed house builders Redrow, saying roof tiles have fallen off homes they built for the third time in two years. Homeowners in the Old Lane Park area of Penwortham say dozens of homes on the estate suffered roof damage when gales battered ...
End of an era for soldiers (video + photo gallery).
Feb 02, 2007 ... It was the end of an era for a Lancashire-based battalion as it merged to become part of Britain's largest infantry regiment. The 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets held special two special ceremonies in Iraq and Weeton Barracks to commemorate the end of more than 40 years of ...
Homes plan for old gas works.
Feb 02, 2007 ... An eyesore which has blotted the landscape for more than 30 years could finally be transformed as plans to redevelop it have been submitted. National Grid, owner of the Lostock Hall Gas Works, has applied to South Ribble Council to create a new village on the derelict land. ...
Teenage muggers in street attack.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Three teenagers mugged a man and robbed him of cash and his mobile phone as he was on his way home in Leyland. The 25-year-old victim was jumped on as he walked along a cobbled alleyway between Bannister Drive and Broadgreen Close, Broadfield. He was punched in the ...
Take That knockout for Lancashire firm.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A Lancashire firm of specialist effects wizards has been dropped by pop sensations Take That - because they cost too much. The 90s legends, who reformed last year after 10 years apart, decided not to take a stunning "water curtain" on their tour of Europe amid fears it would ...
Patients welcome controversial hospital parking scheme.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Patients have welcomed a new scheme to ease the parking chaos at Royal Preston Hospital. The park and ride facility at Preston Grasshoppers, on Lightfoot Lane in Fulwood, has been introduced to transport NHS workers from the car park to the hospital. Although the ...
Hospital trust in complaints row.
Feb 02, 2007 ... The trust which runs Royal Preston and Chorley Hospitals is one of the worst for dealing with complaints that should have been resolved at a local level, a report has revealed. But Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust bosses have blasted the findings, claiming the figures are ...
Drivers angry over traffic chaos (photo gallery).
Feb 02, 2007 ... Furious motorists have said more could have been done to prevent Preston going into traffic meltdown. It was a rush-hour nightmare for tens of thousands of drivers as most roads in central Lancashire became gridlocked after the closure of a stretch of the M6 on ...
Lancashire round-up.
Feb 02, 2007 ... News from across Lancashire LANCASHIRE: 904 street robberies were committed across Lancashire last year, new figures have revealed. Minister of State for the Home Office Tony McNulty revealed the figures in response to a question from Nigel Evans, MP for Fulwood and ...
News at a glance 02/02/07.
Feb 02, 2007 ... News in brief stories from across Lancashire Man hurt in petrol blaze A man suffered burns to his hands after petrol ignited while he was working on vintage cars at his garage in Blackgate Road, Tarleton, near Preston. Firefighters and paramedics were ...
Residents can cash in on parking mad situation.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A website has come up with an innovative way to help Prestonians avoid traffic wardens - and cash in at the same time. ParkatmyHouse.com is looking for people with empty driveways, garages and car parks to rent out to drivers needing somewhere to park. The ...
News at a glance 02/02/07.
Feb 02, 2007 ... News in brief stories from around Lancashire Gang arrests by city limits A group of men was arrested on suspicion of burglary after being seen acting suspiciously in a silver Vauxhall Corsa outside a commercial premises in Caxton Way, Fulwood. Three or ...
Rail crossing set for [pounds sterling]2m revamp.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Network Rail is set to invest around [pounds sterling]2m on revamping a level crossing near Carnforth. The current level crossing in New Road, between Silverdale and Crag Foot, will be decommissioned and taken out of use on Sunday, February 11. Network Rail ...
Chorus line of approval for dancers.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Kids from a Preston dance school have wowed crowds at the city's Charter Theatre with songs from hit musicals. The youngsters danced to numbers from the likes of The Wizard of Oz, South Pacific and The King and I in two shows. The dancers, aged three to 16, were from ...
Increase in 20mph zones on the way.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Lancaster and Morecambe are set to get six new 20mph zones. And Lancashire County Council has been asked to approve a policy of 20mph zones in residential areas and near schools across the entire district. Coun Ian Barker, leader of Lancaster Council, who proposed the ...
Bouncing for autistic children.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Autistic youngsters are being offered a chance to bounce their free time away. The St Martin's College sports complex in Lancaster is running regular trampolining sessions for children with autism. The sessions are held on Saturdays during school term time from 3pm, ...
Eaterie is voted best in county.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A Preston restaurant has been voted the county's best at a prestigious awards ceremony. Healey's Restaurant at The Barton Grange Hotel won the accolade at the 22nd Annual Hi-Life Dining Awards. Healey's, which has been open just over a year, beat strong competition ...
New cigaretrte law will stop young sales.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Lancashire Trading Standards has backed moves to increase the age-limit for buying tobacco to 18, insisting it will help the fight against underage sales. Officers say a change in the law will help retailers to refuse sales to minors by putting tobacco in the same age-bracket as ...
Planning fees on the agenda.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Government plans to make developers pay for receiving planning permission will be discussed by experts at a Preston law firm. Roland Maguire, head of the real estate team at DWF, will join planning specialist Jo Hannah and corporate tax specialist Stephen Betts to talk about the ...
Pub owners have stubbed out smoking.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A country pub is celebrating the sweet smell of success - after stubbing out smoking. Debra and Darrell Grierson, new owners of The Ship Inn in Elswick, near Preston, bought in their own smoking ban following a [pounds sterling]500,000 re-fit, months before the official ban ...
Green bid hit after vandals strike.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly village toilet block, opened only a week ago, has been vandalised. The [pounds sterling]34,000 block built by Ribble Valley Council in Ribchester, was targeted by vandals. A baby changing unit was damaged as were numerous ...
Dead prisoner was on deception charge.
Feb 02, 2007 ... A prisoner found hanged in his cell at Preston Prison was on remand, the Home Office has confirmed. Abass Usman, 26, was found by prison officers on Monday. He was on remand from Manchester Crown Court for deception by using false documents and had been in jail for ...
Rock FM to axe jobs.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Jobs could be lost at Preston's most popular radio station following the launch of a review into how it operates. Bosses at Rock FM have admitted that cuts could be on the cards after talks began with the station's 40 employees about restructuring to ensure its future on the ...
Business round-up - Friday 02/02/07.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Some other business news in brief from around the country. Pirates help boost festive online sales Online retailer Amazon today said appetite for pirates and wizards helped it achieve its best Christmas in the UK. The Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's ...
Signings could go straight in.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Window shopper Paul Simpson is considering having all four of his January buys on view at Hillsborough on Saturday. This week's arrivals Wayne Henderson, Seyfo Soley and Pavel Pergl could join Michael Ricketts in the Preston North End squad for the game against Sheffield ...
Henderson delighted with PNE move.
Feb 02, 2007 ... Wayne Henderson just longs to feel wanted after going from Villa to villain with struggling Brighton. Incredibly, the Republic of Ireland international was hounded out of the South Coast club by fans loyal to rival keeper Michel Kuipers. "It was like the X-Factor down ...
