Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from September 2007:
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Prisoners wreck cells during strike.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Teen inmates have trashed their cells and a prison officer has been attacked with an iron bar during a riot sparked by a strike by prison officers. A specialist riot response team was called to Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution (YOI) after prisoners on two wings ...
Homes in county's rural areas hit a high.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Rural Lancashire is among the most expensive places in the country to live, new research shows. The Ribble Valley is the third most expensive area to live outside southern England, according to the annual Halifax Rural Housing Review. Average house prices in the ...
Criminal justice in the spotlight.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Lancashire Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) will be holding a Question Time event in Chorley on September 24 at 6.30pm. It is an opportunity for the people of Chorley to discuss the criminal justice system face to face with the people who run it. The LCJB consists of ...
Have a say on policing.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Residents in Moss Side, Leyland, are being invited to air their views about what's happening in their community at the next PACT meeting. It will take ...
Posh bingo night.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ladies are invited to get their gold plated bingo pens at the ready and practice shouting "mansion" instead of "house" for an evening of "posh bingo". The Clickety Chicks fundraising event, organised by children's charity NCH, is coming to Eleven Bar Cafe in Church Street, ...
Foot and mouth patrols halted.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Trading Standards and police officials in Lancashire are standing down their checks on livestock movements imposed after the foot and mouth outbreak. County Hall said farmers supported the controls and no illegal movements were detected in the county during the ban. ...
Sign up for eco-change.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Eco-conscious Wyre Council it taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint by signing a new declaration on climate change. The council is now one of more than 130 UK authorities which have pledged their support for the "Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change" after council ...
Get set for run in aid of hospice.
Sep 01, 2007 ... A sponsored five-mile run and fun-run around Preston Dock takes place on September 16 in aid of St Catherine's Hospice. The fun run, for which entrants are urged to wear fancy dress, starts at 11am and the five-mile event begins at noon. There is no age limit on the ...
Lancaster jazz festival preparations.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Preparations for Lancaster's annual jazz festival are hotting up. A free brochure has been released with details of the events music lovers can enjoy from September 13 -16. It is available to download free of charge now by visiting ...
Mayor cuts ribbon as salon moves next door.
Sep 01, 2007 ... A champagne party was thrown to toast the re-launch of a hairdressers' salon after it moved next door. Friargate Hair and Beauty can now be found at the neighbouring shop to where it was based for around 30 years. To mark the re-launch and move to the larger, ...
In the dock - Saturday 01/09/07.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Court stories from across the region. Breach lands man in prison A 20-year-old has been sent to a young offenders institution after a court heard he breached his suspended sentence requirements. Christopher Shields, of Maple Grove, Preston, was given the ...
Story Shorts - Saturday 01/09/07.
Sep 01, 2007 ... News in brief from across Lancashire. Call for housing help Lancaster Parliamentary candidate Eric Ollerenshaw is calling for new schemes to help people on to the property ladder. He is warning unless action is taken, first-time buyers in rural areas face ...
Pensioners set trend for dancing.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The nation's love for dance is set to reach a climax on Saturday evening with the biggest televised dance competition in history. But it is no new passion for one group of Fulwood pensioners, who have danced their way through the last 48 years. A sequence dancing ...
Chairman of Lancashire NHS Trust to retire.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is searching for a new leader after Chairman Dennis Benson revealed he will be retiring at the end of the year. The Trust, which runs the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble hospitals, is on the lookout for a dynamic individual who can ...
Fire victim's flame-thrower assault.
Sep 01, 2007 ... A disabled man who died in a blaze at his Preston flat was once jailed for using a homemade flame-thrower to burn the face of a former lodger. Wheelchair bound Norman Sarratt, 51, died in an inferno at his home on Lincoln Walk, Deepdale at around 8.30pm on Thursday. ...
Artists aim to save 'family silver' from developers.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Graduates are bidding to save an historic Preston university building from closure by turning it into a community arts centre. Speculation has been growing that the University of Central Lancashire may sell the Harris Institute in Avenham to a developer who wants to turn the ...
Australian firm joins Tithebarn developers.
Sep 01, 2007 ... An Australian firm has been given the go-ahead to join the [pounds sterling]700m regeneration of Preston following a controversial meeting shrouded in secrecy. Lend Lease Ltd will join Grosvenor in the long-running Tithebarn scheme after councillors agreed to the partnership. ...
Sex abuse man faces jail after victim secretly taped confession.
Sep 01, 2007 ... A man whose victim tricked him into confessing to sex crimes by making a secret recording has been warned he faces a lengthy jail sentence. Michael Heller carried out the assaults a decade ago, but always denied to investigators that the victim, then aged 12, was telling the ...
Muddy find turns out to be a little treasure.
Sep 01, 2007 ... When Martin Head found a penny-sized hook caked in mud on a Lancashire farm he thought it was a worthless trinket. But an inquest in Lancaster has ruled his find is actually a 16th century clothes hook - and officially classed as treasure. Mr Head, of Langdale Road, ...
Austrian artist tracks down Preston namesakes.
Sep 01, 2007 ... A feast of folk who share nothing but a first name have been photographed in Preston for an artist's unique take on her family tree. Austrian artist Fiona Rukschcio has been travelling Europe snapping women called Fiona for her latest book of photos. Typing her ...
Fury over human waste on train tracks.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Health fears have been raised after human waste was found on the tracks at Preston station. Passengers have complained that waste sprayed out from passing trains was regularly seen on the tracks, metres away from where thousands of people wait every day. The latest ...
New [pounds sterling]160,000 plan to light up landmark.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Preston's historic Harris Museum could soon be seen in a completely new light. And town hall bosses say a striking new lighting project will use less energy than the current floodlighting scheme. The landmark on the Flag Market will be transformed at night as part of ...
Morecambe Bay cockle beds reopen.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The treacherous sands where 23 Chinese cockle pickers lost their lives have reopened for the new fishing season. Around 220 fishermen began work in Morecambe Bay harvesting cockles on Saturday. A licensing scheme introduced last September aimed to combat rogue ...
McKenna to face fight for place.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Midfield maestro Paul McKenna has been told he faces a fight to win back his place in Preston's engineroom once he is fit for action. The 29-year-old, who has not played for Preston North End since February, is bang on schedule for a return in just over a month's time. ...
Samaras 'fully committed' to Man City.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras insists he is "fully committed" to the Eastlands club. Samaras, a [pounds sterling]6million signing from Dutch side Heerenveen last year, was one of a number of Manchester City players linked with a move away from the club following ...
Fergie laments Roy's exit.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted letting Roy Keane leave Manchester United was like losing a member of the family. DAILY MIRROR: Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted letting Roy Keane, now in charge at Sunderland, leave Manchester United was like losing a member of the family ...England ...
Major moves on transfer deadline day.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Round-up of the major moves on football's transfer deadline day. They include: Gary O'Neil from Portsmouth to Middlesbrough; Liam Rosenior from Fulham to Reading; Danny Murphy from Tottenham to Fulham; Papa Bouba Diop from Fulham to Portsmouth; Curtis Davies from West Brom to ...
Morecambe in cup trip to Sheffield Utd.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Carling Cup giantkillers Morecambe face a trip to Championship opposition for the third successive round. Morecambe's reward for knocking out Preston North End and Wolves is a visit to Sheffield United, while Carling Cup holders Chelsea face a tricky test at Championship club ...
Notts County 1 Morecambe 1.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Morecambe were denied a second successive League Two victory by a goal three minutes from time. Michael Twiss' 34th-minute goal looked to have given Morecambe - who gained their first ever Football League victory last weekend by beating Mansfield 3-1 and followed that up with a ...
Coventry City 2 Preston North End 1.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Preston's agony continued when they were turned over by a late blast from Coventry in front of the TV cameras. Two goals in the space of five minutes turned victory into defeat for Paul Simpson's men. Having led from the 16th minute through a Patrick Agyemang goal, ...
Consultation vow on fire station plans.
Sep 02, 2007 ... People are to get their say about plans to build a fire station on a children's playground in Preston, the city council's leader has promised. Lancashire Fire Service has put in an application for outline planning permission to build the two-storey building on the Rec Zone at ...
Mum's the word for Paris fashion week.
Sep 02, 2007 ... From full-time mum to jet-setting fashion designer - and all in a matter of months. Ethical designer Manda Johnson-Holme only decided it was time to revive her fashion career in March, but this month her work will go on display for the world to see at shows in both Paris and ...
Body of dead man's wife found in boot.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Police are probing the death of a man and his wife whose body was found in the boot of their car. Detectives sealed off a semi-detached house in Coltsfoot Drive, Chorley, Lancashire, amid the discovery of the two bodies about 2pm on Saturday. Neighbours said a woman, ...
Simpson: We were punished for our errors.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Paul Simpson saw his lowly side heavily punished for their mistakes as Coventry grabbed a late win. Coventry had trailed to Patrick Agyemang's 16th-minute opener for Preston North End in Saturday night's televised game at the Rioch Arena. But Dele Adebola scored an ...
Road closed after roundabout crash.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A town centre road had to be closed after a car smashed into a central barrier on Saturday afternoon. Police said the driver of the yellow Renault Megane had a lucky escape when he lost control near a roundabout in Bengal Street, close to the Stewart Longton Caravans site in ...
Man dies when car overturns.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A man was killed when his car overturned near a bend on a rural road in Lancashire. The man was travelling on the Kirby Lonsdale road at Arkholme, near Carnforth, when he lost control of ...
Fans clash at PNE v Coventry match (video).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Preston fans came under attack from up to 100 rival supporters outside a football stadium as a man suffered a heart attack just yards away. Violence broke out as Preston North End supporters left the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Saturday following their team's 2-1 defeat to ...
Butcher's bid for church.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A butcher wants to expand his business into a disused village church. Michael Clarke is hoping planning officials will give him the go-ahead to use Catforth Methodist Church for meat preparation and storage. Mr Clarke, 49, who has traded at Preston indoor market for ...
Extra [pounds sterling]1.3m available for NHS dentists.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Dental patients struggling to get NHS treatment may finally have something to smile about. Bosses at Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust have announced they are investing an additional [pounds sterling]1.3m to improve access to an NHS dentist. The cash has become ...
Gates plan to seal city's shopping area.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Locked gates at a busy road junction could pave the way for pedestrianisation of Preston city centre. The gates, to be locked at peak times of day to restrict traffic, would be at the junction of Chapel Street and Fishergate, effectively sealing off the city centre shopping ...
Man is killed in car accident.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A man was killed when his car overturned on a bend on a rural road in Lancashire. Sean Clough, 36, was travelling in a Land Rover on Kirkby Lonsdale Road at ...
Teenager hit by JCB.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a JCB digger. The accident happened when the digger driver suddenly took ill at the wheel about 12.20pm on Saturday. The vehicle hit a 15-year-old boy before toppling over on Nixon Lane, Leyland. The North ...
Police plea to mystery woman in distress.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Police in Lancaster have appealed for a woman seen behaving strangely near a hospital to come forward. The woman was seen running away from a car, containing two men, which was parked on Quernmore Road, near Ridgelea Hospital, at about 1am on Friday. A ...
Sir Tom Finney to host Les Dawson event.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sir Tom Finney will host a nostalgia evening to help raise money for a statue of the late comedian Les Dawson. The Preston North End legend used to play at charity golf ...
Two injured in car collision.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Two people were injured in a two-car collision in Carnforth. The accident occurred near the railway station at about 1.30am on Saturday. An ...
Teenager trapped on a muddy verge.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A teenager who became trapped on a muddy verge had to be freed by firefighters in Preston. The youth was playing with friends when he became lodged in ...
Hundreds evacuated after gas leak.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hundreds of people were evacuated from homes and businesses following a massive gas leak in Preston city centre. Police threw a cordon around the Fylde Road area after workmen cut through a gas pipe near the Kirkham Road junction. Firefighters received a call about ...
In the dock - 03/09/08.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A round-up of court stories from across Lancashire. Magistrates' curfew order A Preston man has been placed on a curfew for failing to comply with a community order. Jason Bond, 24, of Chestnut Crescent, Ribbleton, failed to contact his reporting officer ...
Crime File - 03/09/2007.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A round-up of crime stories from across Lancashire. Drug caution A man has been cautioned for cannabis possession at a house on Brownhill Road, Leyland. The man, who is 26, was arrested at 11.40am on Friday, after officers attended the address to conduct inquiries. ...
Two stars for council's environmental works.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A council has been praised by inspectors for its environmental work. Wyre Council's approach to managing the environment is "good" and has "promising prospects for improvement", according to an independent report from the Audit Commission. On a scale of zero to ...
Protection pledge for flood risk residents.
Sep 03, 2007 ... People living in areas of Preston most at risk from flooding will be protected, the council leader has pledged. Coun Ken Hudson said the interests of the people of Broadgate and Riversway are "fully at the top of my agenda so there is no case of Gloucester occurring in Preston" ....
First picture of tragic couple.
Sep 03, 2007 ... This is the first picture of tragic couple Graham and Jodi Lee Weller who were found dead at their home at the weekend. The body of 28-year-old Jodi Lee was found in the back of the couple's red Audi car and may have been there for as long as 10 days. A post mortem ...
Monstermob parent denies base closure.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Spanish firm LaNetro Zed has put subsidiaries, Monstermob Ltd, Phunky Ltd and Mobiprom Ltd, into administration, part after it bought a majority stake in the group. But a spokesman has denied the company is to close the head office of Monstermob Group plc - which previously ran ...
Business round-up - 03/09/2007.
Sep 03, 2007 ... A round-up of business news across Lancashire. Holidays hit by interest rate rises Interest rate rises have slowed demand for consumer services such as holidays and beauty treatments, according to a report today. The CBI said sales fell across the travel, ...
Big interview: Jim Bentley.
Sep 03, 2007 ... There's a photograph of Jim Bentley, taken in the Carling Cup tie at Deepdale last month, which will acquire added poignancy each passing year for Morecambe's courageous captain. Former Manchester City youngster Bentley is pictured, standing tall with his finger pointing to the ...
West Brom make Nugent loan move.
Sep 03, 2007 ... West Bromwich are set for a cheeky loan bid for David Nugent, according to reports. The Daily Mirror suggests that West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray is planning to make a move for the former Preston North End striker after a slow start at Portsmouth. ...
Galaxy to block Beckham loan move.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Los Angeles will block any attempts to bring David Beckham back to Europe on loan when the MLS season ends in November. HE SUN - Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey is back in the England squad - thanks to Newcastle United's Michael Owen. Also: Los Angeles will block any ...
Gallagher backs Preston to shine.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Paul Gallagher has already seen enough to believe Preston will soon be on the up. The Premier League striker was tossed into the thick of things for Preston North End at Coventry only 24 hours after arriving from Blackburn Rovers. But even though his first game ended ...
Davidson: 'Blame us, not the boss'.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Preston's players have leapt to the defence of their beleaguered boss Paul Simpson after crashing to their fourth defeat in five games. The Preston North End squad issued a 'hands off Simmo' call through senior pro Callum Davidson backing the manager and admitting: "We are to ...
Twiss: We will not struggle.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Goal-poacher Michael Twiss says their Wembley spirit has given Morecambe the feel-good factor in the Football League. Twiss pounced for his first league goal for Morecambe at Meadow Lane, only for Richard Butcher's strike to hand County a late escape. The midweek ...
Hughes excited by his Rovers side.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Mark Hughes believes Blackburn could be on the verge of something special because of the buoyant mood of his players. A goal from Benni McCarthy was enough to secure a 1-0 victory against Manchester City and continue Blackburn Rovers' bright start to the season. ...
Gates puts Morecambe back on top.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Jono Gates claimed a career-best 8-59 as defending champions Morecambe climbed back to the summit of the 3D Sports Northern Premier Cricket League. And with Morecambe's nearest title rivals St Annes crashing to a shock defeat at strugglers Chorley, Morecambe are out in front ...
Awful away form adds to nightmare.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Our fans' panellist John Roper gives his thoughts on Saturday's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Coventry City. The nightmare goes on for Preston North End with a late defeat after being in the game for the first 80 minutes. A well-taken goal from Paddy saw us break our ...
New Meadow Streets good form continues.
Sep 03, 2007 ... New Meadow St LC have certainly adjusted to life in Division 1 of the LEP Sunday Football League following their relegation at the end of last season. Under the new management of John Fowler they have won all three games played this season and they lead the table thanks to a 7-3 ...
Fraser worried about Flintoff's future.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Former England bowler Angus Fraser fears Andrew Flintoff's career could be in jeopardy following the all-rounder's latest injury setback. Flintoff was recently hampered by a knee injury suffered while fielding in the third NatWest Series one-day international against India at ...
