Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from April 2007:
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New village plans passed.
Apr 01, 2007 ... Controversial proposals to turn a derelict eyesore into a new business and residential village have been approved by planners. The Lostock Hall Gas Works has stood empty since the 1970s, but now looks set to be revamped after new plans were given the go-ahead by South Ribble ...
Clubs want to stay open until 4.30am.
Apr 01, 2007 ... Residents and community leaders have reacted with anger after it emerged student nightclubs are bidding to open until 4.30am every day. The University of Central Lancashire's Students' Union is bidding to make its clubs, Source and 53 Degrees, the city's newest late night ...
'County must embrace nuclear power'.
Apr 01, 2007 ... It is "vital" for Lancashire and the North West to stay at the cutting edge of the UK's nuclear industry. That was the message from a nuclear power expert, who added that new power stations would have "major implications" for jobs. Joe Flanagan, sector lead for energy ...
PNE stars in car fiasco.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Preston North End's Sean St Ledger's car has caused trouble again - and landed star teammate Dave Nugent in hot water with the police. Just days after the centre-half ran over club mascot, Deepdale Duck, it has emerged the newly-qualified driver has been involved in another ...
Speed humps plan for 'death trap' road.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Traffic calming measures could finally be implemented on a Preston "death-trap" road. Residents in Pope Lane, Ribbleton, have been campaigning for over five years to slow down traffic. Now bosses at Lancashire County Council are inviting the public to have their say ...
Funding blow to drop-in centre.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Workers at the Foxton Centre are continuing to help vulnerable members of the community despite losing two members of staff. Bosses at the Knowsley Street centre in Avenham, Preston, failed to secure a [pounds sterling]450,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Since ...
Jail for racist abuse thug.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A man who attacked and racially abused the taxi driver driving him through Preston city centre has been jailed. After sending Sean Feldwicke to prison, a judge warned that public servants such as taxi drivers would be protected by the courts when subjected to drunken assaults. ...
Join battle to 'zap' cancer.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Help us to zap cancer - that is the message from charity fundraisers in Preston. Prostate cancer patients could benefit from Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) which is the next generation of cancer technology. However, to buy the equipment, the Rosemere Cancer ...
Lancashire round-up - 02/04/07.
Apr 02, 2007 ... News in brief from around Lancashire. PRESTON: Teenagers with mental health problems will benefit from a cash windfall. Urban Exchange, based in Mount Street, Preston, has received [pounds sterling]24,000 to offer more services and support for young people, including ...
Crime and court round-up - 02/04/07.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Crime and court stories from around the county. Banned driver sent to prison A disqualified driver has been locked up. Liam Harry Simpson, 19, of Newton Avenue, Preston, was given 120 days in custody by magistrates in Preston after being caught driving a ...
Story shorts - 02/04/07.
Apr 02, 2007 ... News in brief from around Lancashire. For crying out loud It's certain to be the loudest event in town when Britain's town criers descend on the county for a national contest. The Carnforth Town Crier Competition is to be held at the War Memorial Gardens ...
Welcoming green kids on campus.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Green-conscious pupils got a pat on the back for their artwork from the Mayor of Lancaster during an environmental awareness day at Lancaster University. Nearly 300 primary school children visited for a day of art, music and drama organised by the university's Volunteering Unit ....
Demand for action on danger road.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Concerned councillors have warned someone would be killed at a "dangerous" Preston road junction unless highways bosses take urgent action. The call comes after a 22-year-old suffered serious upper body injuries in a smash with a DAF lorry at the junction of Squireswood and ...
Videos showcase city for Big Weekend.
Apr 02, 2007 ... As Preston prepares to be transformed into a musical centre - the council has launched a series of videos showcasing the city. The three two-minute videos, produced by Community Service Volunteers, include a look at the culture and nightlife on offer. Their aim is to ...
Mayor's night to remember (photo gallery).
Apr 02, 2007 ... They were dancing into the early hours on one of the biggest nights in Preston's social calendar. Around 450 civic dignitaries and honoured guests filled the Guild Hall on Friday night for the annual mayor's ball. And charity was the winner with around [pounds ...
Students in rodeo fundraiser.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Would-be coaches proved they were real sports when they staged an American-style rodeo to raise money for charity. Complete with rodeo bull, the second year sports coaching degree students from Runshaw College organised the event in aid of St Catherine's Hospice. ...
Dental reports are 'shocking' reading.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Three new reports which show the extent of the dental crisis across the North West have been branded "sorry reading for hard-working taxpayers". A report from the British Dental Association revealed the majority of British dentists do not believe Government reforms, initiated ...
Fighter jet contract passes milestone.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Work on a multi billion pound contract is to pass a major milestone at defence giant BAE Systems' base in Lancashire. A special ceremony will be held at the company's Samlesbury site, near Preston, on Tuesday to mark the hand-over of the first aft fuselage for the latest model ...
BAE had actress slush fund - report.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A slush fund set up by BAE Systems was used to pay two British actresses while they befriended a senior Saudi Prince, it has been claimed. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into the slush fund was wound up in December after the attorney-general, Lord Goldsmith, told ...
Probe into TVR takeover deal.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A government probe is to be launched into the deal which saw Lancashire car maker TVR bought by a Russian tycoon. The Department of Trade and Industry's Companies Investigation Branch has confirmed it is to investigate the events which led to Nikolai Smolenski buying back the ...
Roma stars dive in on Ronaldo.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Roma players Christian Panucci and Mancini have warned Cristiano Ronaldo he cannot expect ''protection'' from the referee when the Italians host Manchester United on Wednesday. Manchester United meet the Italian side in the Champions League quarter-final first leg this week and ...
Monday's paper round-up.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Andrew Flintoff is facing a battle to be fit for Wednesday's World Cup clash with Sri Lanka. THE SUN: Alex Ferguson has been hit by a potty outburst from Francesco Totti. Also: David Bentley has blasted Steve McClaren's Euro flops - and put his own England future in ...
Leeds in clear over loan stars.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Leeds are in the clear following claims they played too many loan players against Preston on Friday night. Their team-sheet for the 2-1 win over Preston North End included six players currently on loan at Elland Road, with five the limit under Football League rules. ...
Blinkhorn's double decks spirited Cards.
Apr 02, 2007 ... On-loan striker Matty Blinkhorn scored two superb goals as Morecambe moved up to third in the table with victory over managerless Woking. Blinkhorn scored in each half, and was only denied a hat-trick by a goal-line clearance as he led Morecambe to a morale-boosting three ...
Big Interview: Youl Mawene.
Apr 02, 2007 ... There is something reassuring about Youl Mawene, and something instantly comforting about his presence when you meet him for the first time. There is strength in his handshake, laughter in his voice, and he smiles a lot when he talks about the last two and ...
Duo's return gives Simpson boost.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Paul Simpson hopes to be able to revert back to a more recognisable defence when Preston tackle QPR on Tuesday. The Preston North End manager had to shuffle the pack in the defeat at Leeds due to injuries to full-backs Graham Alexander and Matt Hill. It meant ...
Shock of child sex victim figures.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Almost half of all rape and sexual assault victims are children, new figures reveal. An alarming 47% of sex victims dealt with at Lancashire's Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital, are under the age of 16. The youngest ...
Nightclub warned over licence breaches.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A Preston venue that stays open later than any other club in the city is facing prosecution after being found in breach of four of its licensing agreements. Police shut The Loft venue in Glover's Court shortly after midnight on Sunday amid fears for the safety of 190 clubbers ...
Rival tensions led to prison violence.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Tensions between groups of inmates at a Lanacashire jail erupted into violence in which two prisoners were injured with homemade weapons. The disorder at Garth prison, Ulnes Walton, near Leyland, in September 2005, was caused by resentment from fellow inmates to "Scousers" who ...
See our county - by camper van!
Apr 03, 2007 ... There are more differences between the Lancashire countryside and the Australian Outback than just temperature. Where they have arid Ayers Rock (also known as Uluru), we have the green and rolling hills of the Ribble Valley. For their Sydney Harbour Bridge, we may ...
Bank boss thought brothel was 'legitimate business'.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A bank boss told a jury he was assured by a woman, who later admitted to being a brothel madam, that she was running a legitimate business. Lloyds TSB business manager Neil Fox said he visited the Brazilia Heath Studios on Cannon Street, Preston, to meet the owner, Nailde ...
Family faces eviction from home bunker.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A family is to be thrown out of their home above Preston's Cold War bunker. Kevin Wilkinson has spent 27 years looking after the underground bunker and county's nuclear war nerve centre at Westleigh in Lea. Now he faces being jobless and homeless within the week as ...
Solar panel offer to householders.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Lancashire residents are being offered cash grants of up to [pounds sterling]1,000 to fit solar panels on the roofs of their homes. South Ribble Borough Council is the first in the UK to offer the scheme which will let homes harness the power of the sun to heat their water. ...
County is heavyweight crime hotspot.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Police today urged companies across Lancashire to ensure expensive equipment is secure after new figures show the county is a hotspot for their theft. In 2006 there were 120 thefts of equipment including diggers and fork lift trucks, costing county businesses almost [pounds ...
Lancs-based soldier killed in Iraq.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A Lancashire-based soldier has been killed in Iraq after being fired on during a routine patrol. The serviceman from the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, based at Weeton Barracks near Preston, was wounded while on duty in the Al Ashar district of Basra city yesterday afternoon. ...
Sir Tom helps club celebrate pavilion (gallery).
Apr 03, 2007 ... Preston North End legend Sir Tom Finney was among the special guests as Preston Cricket Club celebrated the opening of its new [pounds sterling]500,000 pavilion. The clubhouse, on South Meadow Lane, Broadgate, now boasts new changing rooms and shower facilities. ...
Lancashire round-up - 03/04/07.
Apr 03, 2007 ... News in brief from around the county. LOSTOCK HALL: Rail inspectors closed two railway tracks near Preston last night after concrete blocks were left on the line. The blocks, each stone around the size of a small fist, was flying off the local line after being hit by ...
Story shorts - 03/04/07.
Apr 03, 2007 ... News in brief from around the county. Delays after four-car shunt closes road Two people were treated for minor injuries after a four-car smash in Preston. A Ford Mondeo estate, a Hyundai, a VW Golf, and a Honda were in collision in Blackpool Road near ...
More story shorts - 03/04/07.
Apr 03, 2007 ... News in brief from around Lancashire. Supermarket has food first A Preston supermarket is one of the first in the country to launch a new range of Halal chocolate. The Morrison's store, on Riversway by the city's docklands, is one of 26 across the country ...
Crime and court round-up - 03/04/07.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Crime and court stories from around the county. Vandals set fire to settee Youths lit a fire in the street and then sat on an abandoned settee in front of it. Firefighters were called to Sycamore Road in Ribbleton, Preston, at 9pm on Sunday. They doused ...
Youths assault bus driver.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A bus driver was assaulted and had [pounds sterling]30 stolen from him after being confronted by three teenagers. The driver had parked the locked single decker on Leyland Lane outside the Shell petrol station forecourt while he went in to make a purchase and returned to find ...
Council wants go-it-alone review.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Snubbed Lancaster Council is to call on the Government for a Lancashire-wide review of local government. Reeling from the rejection of its bid to become a unitary authority, Lancaster said problems with the two-tier relationship with Lancashire County Council remained. ...
Post office closures would be 'a disaster' - MP.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A Lancashire MP has written to Royal Mail bosses about the future of a community post office. Homeowners from Glasson Dock, near Lancaster, contacted local MP Ben Wallace about the status of their post office after plans were announced that thousands of countryside outlets face ...
Homes to be built on farm site.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A former dairy farm is to be demolished and 10 homes built in its place after plans were approved by councillors. Pollard's Farm, Penwortham, was the scene of a long-running legal battle between the former tenants and Lancashire County Council over its juice bottling operations ....
BAE business park given go-ahead.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Controversial [pounds sterling]100m plans to build a business park at BAE Systems Samlesbury have been given the go-ahead. Councillors at a Ribble Valley planning meeting approved the plans on Tuesday evening. The site will be extended to include a large building of ...
King in energy forecast.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Crippling energy costs could be set to loosen their stranglehold on Lancashire's businesses, according to the governor of the Bank of England. Mervyn King, who has visited the county to speak with the local business community, said companies had been struggling under the ...
Casino backing.
Apr 03, 2007 ... The Preston-based North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind Blackpool's casino bid. Chief executive Babs Murphy said last week's defeat in the House of Lords, which saw plans to hand the ...
Parkwood on hunt for takeovers.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A leisure sector firm is eyeing a number of acquisitions. Chief executive Tony Hewitt said Parkwood Holdings plc, of Cuerden Park in Bamber Bridge, near Preston, was keeping a "watchful eye" out for opportunities. The firm works with local councils across Britain to ...
[pounds sterling]15m boost for TalkTalk broadband services.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Carphone Warehouse is to plough between [pounds sterling]10mand [pounds sterling]15m into improving its customer services department, including its call centre in Preston. The mobile phone giant's chief executive Charles Dunstone said the money would boost services for its ...
Third 'barn' home sale expected.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A big residential property development in the Preston countryside is set to sell its final home. The [pounds sterling]1.6m site at Roebuck Farm in Goosnargh has been regenerated by North West developer RuralFX, and generated massive interest from potential buyers. It ...
Celeb families help out with TJ's lower prices campaign.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A Preston retailer has signed up some of the biggest names in the country to promote it - almost. TJ Hughes, which has a major store in the city's Fishergate Shopping Centre, has signed up Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney's younger brother, Graeme, to front ...
Movers and Shakers.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A marketing firm in Preston has appointed a new account manager. Lynsey Smith has joined NXO, of Marsh Lane in the city, after dealing with major blue-chip firms including Alliance and Leicester, Warren James and the country's fifth-largest advertiser DFS. She will ...
Two Boar's Heads on market.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Franchises for two Lancashire pubs which share the same name have been put up for sale by one of the country's biggest breweries. Mitchells and Butlers has placed deals for the Boar's Head on Garstang Road in Barton, near Preston and Blackburn Old Road in Hoghton, near Preston, ...
The key to success is... a keyless business.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Fingerprint technology straight out of a James Bond movie has set a Lancashire firm on course to fire its expansion plans. Bosses at UK Biometrics Ltd, which has its regional base in Chorley, have revealed plans to take on 10 more staff over the next two years to cope with a ...
LDG set to expand its 'bursting' new factory.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A double glazing firm has revealed plans to expand its [pounds sterling]1m new factory in Preston just months after moving in. Lancashire Double Glazing (LDG), which has its head office on Lund Street in the city centre, is already putting into place plans for a third phase of ...
The door shuts on 100 years of legal history.
Apr 03, 2007 ... When two of Preston's longest-serving law firms merged into one, it quickly became clear that life under one roof was going to take some joined-up thinking. Now Blackhurst Swainson Goodier have closed the door on more than 100 years of history to enable them to move into a new ...
BAE delivers 200th Goshawk.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Workers at Lancashire defence giant BAE Systems have delivered the 200th training vehicle to the US Navy. Staff from the manufacturers' base in Samlesbury, near Preston were present for the handover of the landmark T-45 Goshawk to the armed forces in St Louis, Missouri in a ...
BAE reveals fighter jet plans.
Apr 03, 2007 ... BAE Systems has unveiled plans to produce parts for one of the world's elite fighter jets at a rate of one-a-day at its Lancashire base. The defence giant handed over the first aft fuselage for the F-35 Lightning II plane to its US-based partner contractor Lockheed Martin at a ...
Tuesday's paper round-up.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Rafa Benitez will make Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o his prime target after being promised a [pounds sterling]40million war chest for summer signings by Liverpool's new American owners. THE SUN: Rafa Benitez has been told he can spend his way to the title. Also: Joe Cole will make a ...
Rooney dreams of title glory.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Wayne Rooney has admitted Manchester United's players are starting to believe Barclays Premiership glory could soon be within their grasp. Despite the striker's personal struggles in recent weeks, during which he has found the net just three times in 13 games, the Old Trafford ...
Sedgwick: 'QPR is must win'.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Chris Sedgwick reckons it could be Preston North End's last throw of the automatic promotion dice at Loftus Road. Preston North End had their wings clipped at Leeds on Friday, and the Deepdale midfielder said: "Tuesday is a must-win game - we can't afford any more mistakes." ...
Suz cruises to second victory.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Preston boxer Suz Member won his second professional fight with a second-round knockout of Stockport's Reese Street. The bout took place at a packed PR1 Club in Church Street, the Deepdale light-welterweight delighting his fans with an assured display. He ...
Simpson still aiming for top two.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Defiant Paul Simpson insists Preston can still nick automatic promotion to the Premiership. Preston North end go to QPR on Tuesday night desperate to get back on track after a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Leeds on Friday dented their hopes of claiming a top-two berth. The ...
Returning Jones eyes England.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Simon Jones has emerged unscathed from his first bowl for more than 11 months - and immediately set his sights on returning for England next month. The fast bowler got through eight overs during two spells in Glamorgan's pre-season friendly against Sussex at Hove. ...
Clean sweep for Preston snooker.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Preston and District Snooker League's team completed the round-robin stage of the Greater Manchester Inter- League tournament with a 5-0 clean sweep over Levenshulme at Regal Snooker Club. The scoring in this five-team competition is one point per frame won plus two points for ...
