Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from June 2008:
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Body of a man found hidden in park.
Jun 01, 2008 ... The body of a man has been found in a park. The badly decomposed body was found at around 6pm on Saturday in Preston's Moor Park. Police were called after the body was found close to the observatory, hidden in bushes. Moor Park was closed off with police ...
Glaser's verdict on Real Madrid: 'To hell with them'.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Sir Alex Ferguson claims the Glazer family, the owners of Manchester United, share his determination to keep star player Cristiano Ronaldo away from Real Madrid. United have threatened to report Real to world governing body FIFA over what they claim are attempts to unsettle ...
Portsmouth threaten to sack four players.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has threatened to sack four of his club's young players over their behaviour after the FA Cup final. The unnamed players did not feature in the win over Cardiff at Wembley a fortnight ago but Redknapp was unhappy with their drinking amid the team's ...
Hull set for England striker swoop.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Hull City are set to swoop for Former Preston North End star David Nugent after the striker failed to impress at Portsmouth. Tigers boss Phil Brown is keen to strengthen his forward line after their promotion to the Premier League and would see Nugent as an ideal signing, ...
Top guns chase 17-year-old sensation.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are all battling to sign Cardiff City teenager Aaron Ramsey, according to reports. The News of the World claims that the Premier League big-boys have all made formal bids for the 17-year-old sensation. Ramsey only ...
Lancashire village to get speed bumps.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Speed bumps will be installed in a village near Preston despite objections. Road "cushions" and chicanes will be created through Woodplumpton in an effort to slow down speeding drivers. Councillors for the area and almost 40 residents had opposed the scheme, claiming ...
School partially closed after water supply cut off.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Hundreds of pupils were enjoying a bonus day off school on Monday after the water supply was cut off. Penwortham Girls' High, near Preston, was closed to all Year Seven to 10 pupils - around 600 - when building work for the foundations of a new music block lead to the water ...
City's new mayor keeps up.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Preston's new mayor has taken part in his first civic event on the city's streets. Coun John Swindells, who represents University ward on Preston Council, attended the annual thanksgiving service at St John's Minster on Church Street after a civic parade from the Guild Hall to ...
Case closed.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A curtain thief has been placed on a 10-month drug rehabilitation order. Sue Ellen Tattersall, 27, of Harcourt ...
Beauty salon murder accused stands trial.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The man accused of the murder of beauty salon owner Jillinda Fisher was due to appear at Preston Crown Court today. James Bellas, 36, of Holland House Court, Walton-le-Dale, is ...
[pounds sterling]95m scheme to clean river.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The River Ribble in Lancashire will be cleaner than ever once water bosses have spent [pounds sterling]95m on it. Up to 30,000 cubic metres of household waste and rainwater can tip into the river at sewer overflow points in Preston and Penwortham following heavy rain. ...
Drug dealer tagged.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A cannabis dealer has been tagged for a year. Robert Jackson, 18, of Sandygate Lane, Broughton, admitted both possessing and supplying the class ...
Concert in memory of Geeta.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Neighbours and friends of a mature UCLan student who was stabbed to death are holding a concert to benefit her family. Geeta Rao, 43, was found stabbed at her home in Collingwood Street, Standish, in February leaving her two children orphaned. ...
Man charged with firearms offence.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A man is to appear in court facing a firearms charge following an alleged incident at a house. Police were called to the house in Manor House Close, in Leyland's Wade Hall estate at 5am on Saturday after receiving a call that a man armed with a rifle was ...
Preston faces skilled workers crisis.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Preston could struggle to provide the workforce for the [pounds sterling]700m Tithebarn project - forcing a massive influx of workers into the city. A new survey also shows that Lancashire has to prepare young people with more skills or face economic meltdown. The ...
Sharoe Green library to close until July.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sharoe Green Library will be closed from today until July 14 while a new children's centre is built on to it. Sheila Burns, area manager for the library and information service, said: "Sharoe Green Library is little ...
Work and pensions secretary to speak at event.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Work and pensions secretary James Purnell was due to speak at a business event in Preston today. James Purnell was expected to give the keynote address at a Lancashire Means Business event in ...
Charity rubber duck race.
Jun 02, 2008 ... It's quackers! More than 1,200 rubber ducks took part in a charity race along the River Darwen. The pink, blue and yellow plastic ducks bobbed along a quarter of a mile course through Higher Walton, near Preston. And despite the wet ...
Estate residents clean up their neighbourhood.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Resdients of a Preston estate have been working hard to smarten up their area. People living on the Trees Estate in Ribbleton have been working alongside Places for People to tidy up ...
New chief executive at County Hall.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The new chief executive has taken over at Lancashire County Council and taken up a [pounds sterling]190,000 salary. Ged Fitzgerald, a married father-of-one, has on Monday settled into his County Hall office at England's fourth largest council. He is charged with ...
Tributes to bus tragedy grandmother.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The grandmother crushed under the wheels of a reversing bus has lost her battle for life. Touching tributes were today paid to Zulekha Patel, 70, who lost her battle for life more than a week after the accident at Preston Bus Station. The mother-of-three, from ...
Hospitals speed up treatment.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Hospitals in Lancashire are treating patients faster to meet a strict new Government target, it was revealed today. The Department of Health has stated that, by December 2008, no patient should wait longer than 18 weeks from GP referral to the start of their hospital treatment. ...
Telephone boxes used as toilets.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Residents in St George's and Deepdale in Preston have demanded action to remove two telephone boxes - because people keep using them as a toilet. Homeowners around East View, where the public phone boxes are situated, say they are appalled at people repeatedly urinating and ...
'Difficult' year for Lib Dems.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Preston county councillor has vowed to help steer his political party through a "difficult" year. Norman Abram, who represents Preston West on Lancashire County Council, has been elected deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat group at County Hall. He takes over from ...
Sir Tom's charity draws in the youngsters.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sir Tom Finney helped launch Ashton Community Science College's Golden Jubilee Raffle. Sir Tom Finney helped launch Ashton Community Science ...
Hospitals' facilities blasted by Tories.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Lancashire's hospitals are failing to comply with government guidance on single sex accommodation, it was claimed today. Freedom of Information requests have revealed that patients at the county's hospitals are forced to walk through areas occupied by the opposite sex to get to ...
Weekend of carnivals in Lancashire.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Lancashire villages had carnival fever as they staged an action-packed weekend of events. Across the county families made the most of the sunshine to watch the parades and enjoy hours of live entertainment. Villagers turned out in force from Goosnargh and Whittingham ...
Hospice to care for terminally ill teenagers.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Multi-million pound plans for a children's hospice have been unveiled which will extend care services to terminally ill teenagers. Derian House Children's Hospice, in Astley Village, is creating a new four-bedroom young persons' wing to provide round-the-clock care for ...
Staff and volunteers celebrate top award.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Sue Ryder Care in Cuerden Hall, Bamber Bridge, has been awarded a top care rating. The centre, which offers care to people living with conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and brain injury, has been awarded three stars, the ...
Lancs women sue over 'sunshine' pill.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Two Lancashire women face a High Court showdown with a pharmaceutical giant over claims their lives were blighted by a so-called wonder drug. Designed to restore confidence, GlaxoSmithKline UK's Seroxat was billed as the "sunshine pill" as it helped patients with their ...
Address gaffe exposes ID fraud risk.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A man was left furious after opening a letter addressed to him - only to find the confidential details of another man and his young child. Identity fraud experts say they are astonished at the gaffe by the Government's Child Support Agency (CSA). IT worker Andy ...
[pounds sterling]60,000 bill after thieves run diesel tank dry.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Lancashire farmer has been left with a [pounds sterling]60,000 clean-up bill after raiders let 8,000 litres of diesel run out of a giant tank. Eddie Cowpe, who runs Huntley's on Whalley Road in Samlesbury, said that environmental clean-up experts would be at the farm for weeks ...
M-way pile-up leads to delays.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A six-vehicle pile-up has caused queues on the M6 in Lancashire. The accident, just before the M61 interchange at junction 30, left a number of people with minor injuries, including two who needed hospital treatment. They were taken to the Royal Preston Hospital. ...
How to explore your family history.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Lancashire Evening Post has launched a five-part series on family history by speaking to experts in the field. Lecturer and historian Andrew Gritt set up the University of Central Lancashire's Institute of Local and Family History seven years ago. Working on his ...
Veggies angry over buses' leather seats.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A new fleet of luxury 'green' buses in Preston has come under fire - from veggies. The Vegetarian Society has blasted Preston Bus for using leather seats on its new park and ride fleet. The group says bus companies should not be equipping their vehicles with the ...
Honours for county's finest business minds.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The businessman behind a pioneering homeless project has been named as Lancashire's premier entrepreneur. Former Preston North End chief executive Steve Jackson, who is leading social enterprise project Recycling Lives in Preston, picked up the top Entrepreneur of the Year ...
Business round-up - 02/06/08.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A daily round-up of business news. B&B warns over profits Embattled mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley warned over this year's profits today as it confirmed it had agreed to sell a 23% stake to private equity in a move to bolster its finances. The ...
Hughes opens door for City job.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes has set his heart on the "top jobs'' in management amid reports he is to be head-hunted by Manchester City. Rovers are reported to have received an official approach from representatives of City owner Thaksin Shinawatra and must now decide ...
Blackburn chase Bentley replacement.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Blackburn Rovers are set to swoop for Wolverhampton Wanderers star Michael Kightly to replace David Bentley who looks Liverpool bound. The 22-year-old year old is valued at [pounds sterling]4m despite missing a large portion of last ...
Portsmouith swoop for Chelsea striker.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Portsmouth are ready to make a move for Chelsea striker Ben Sahar, according to reports. Harry Redknapp is looking to strengthen his squad this summer and the Israeli striker is high on his list, claims The Sun. ...
City boss hinges on Chelsea decision.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Manchester City's search for a new manager may still hinge on what happens at Chelsea. Billionaire owners Roman Abramovich and Thaksin Shinawatra are both eyeing a shortlist of candidates containing the same names. City have Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari and ...
Glazer's chance to win-over United fans.
Jun 02, 2008 ... It will be a long time - some will say a cold day in hell - before Malcolm or any other Glazer is welcomed to Manchester United with open arms. But if ever The Red's owners wanted to win over a sceptical public, now is their chance. Sir Alex Ferguson's revelation of ...
Ferguson set for face-to-face Ronaldo talks.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is planning a face-to-face meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo in order to tell his free-scoring goal prince to forget all about Real Madrid. The Reds' boss wants to meet the double Footballer of the Year at Portugal's training camp in ...
City's new vision takes shape.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Thaksin Shinawatra's latest vision for Manchester City begins to take shape this week with the arrival of new executive chairman Garry Cook. The 45-year-old Birmingham-born Cook, who left a top job at sports company Nike to join the Blues board, will be given a wide brief, ...
Eriksson leaves Manchester City.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Manchester City have confirmed Sven-Goran Eriksson has left his post as the Barclays Premier League club's manager. The Swede's departure, by mutual consent, brings to an end weeks of speculation over his future. City owner Thaksin Shinawatra was reportedly unhappy ...
Real Madrid star would welcome United move.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Real Madrid winger Robinho claims he could be used as a makeweight in a deal to take Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to Spain. The Brazil international, who has also interested Chelsea, is keen to remain in Madrid but concedes he would have "no problem in leaving''. ...
Football legend sectioned for second time.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Former England, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Lazio and Newcastle United midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act, police said today. A Hertfordshire force spokesman said: "Police were called just after 12.30pm on Sunday ...
Drugs and gun found in holiday man's home.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A man who planned a holiday break in what a court heard was the "drug capital of Europe" purchased supplies in Preston because they were cheaper. Christopher Greenhalgh was a user of cocaine and cannabis, Preston Crown Court was told. When police raided his home in ...
Man in court on gun charge.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Leyland man has been bailed on firearms charges after an alleged incident at a house on Manor House Close. Michael Parkinson, 22, of Robin Hey, Leyland, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning. He appeared at Chorley Magistrates Court on Monday, charged ...
Mum found daughter on a bed strangled.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A mother has told a murder trial jury how she saw the body of her much-loved only daughter, Jill, lying on a bed in a flat above a beauty salon she owned. With her voice breaking with emotion Linda Fisher told Preston Crown court: "I knew as soon as I saw her that she was dead. ...
Crash repair works cause afternoon tailbacks.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Motorists suffered rush-hour delays as emergency repair works were carried out to the central reservation following an earlier crash. Motorway signs were set to 40mph on the M6 southbound between junction 32 at Broughton and junction 31 at Samlesbury. A spokesman for ...
Hair straighteners accident sparks fireball.
Jun 03, 2008 ... The back window of a Lancashire home was blown out after some hair straighteners were left next to a deodorant can. It is believed the straighteners overheated next to the cannister and sparked the fireball. Stunned neighbours watched as glass and debris came flying ...
Pupils return after water fault is fixed.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Pupils at a Lancashire high school are back in class after a water fault was fixed. Around 600 year seven to 10 pupils at Penwortham Girls High School in Cop Lane enjoyed an extra day off on Monday as work continued to fix the fault caused by building work on a new music block. ...
Fallen tree blocks busy road out of city.
Jun 03, 2008 ... A fallen tree blocked a main road out of Preston, sparking major delays. The eastbound side of Brockholes Brow was cut off between Thirlmere Road, Farringdon Park, and junction 31 of the M6 at around 6.30am on Tuesday, causing rushhour tailbacks. Police called in ...
Orphanage conversion plan rejected.
Jun 03, 2008 ... A Lancashire businessman has claimed councillors have "lost the plot" after they rejected his bid to turn an historic former orphanage into housing. Yousuf Bhailok has vowed to appeal after he was refused permission to use buildings at the Harris Knowledge Park in Garstang Road, ...
Perfecting your family history search.
Jun 03, 2008 ... As part of the Lancashire Evening Post's week-long series on family history we look at how to get started, and meets a local expert with top tips for your family treasure hunt. Else Churchill, from the Society of Genealogists, said that once you get the family history bug you'll ...
Scarecrow PC slows down traffic.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Meet the police's newest recruit - PC Worzel Gummidge. And the scarecrow seems to be having the desired effect as motorists passing the 6ft 2ins straw officer slow down to have a look. The idea came from Melissa Cartwright, a young persons' services co-ordinator at ...
Famous church spire restored.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Prisoners and volunteers transformed the inside of a Lancashire church in time for the completion of its spire's renovation. After months of restoration work, the sloping spire at St Michael's Church, in Kirkham, has been put right after major repairs to its rusting ironwork. ...
Preston could lose another 20 post offices.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Another 20 post offices in the Preston area could be shut even after the government's controversial closure programme has finished. An influential committee of MPs has voiced alarm at the Post Office's reluctance to set a minimum number of outlets for its future network. ...
Council chases [pounds sterling]4m in unpaid tax.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Council tax evaders owe almost [pounds sterling]4m in unpaid bills, new figures show. Bosses at Preston Council are chasing the unpaid millions and have warned non-payers they could face court action. Last year, only 95.5% of council tax was collected, but much of the ...
Truckers to protest on Lancashire motorway.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Furious truckers are to drive a rolling roadblock up and down the M6 in Lancashire. More than 60 lorries will take part in the demonstration between Lymm in Cheshire and Carnforth in Lancashire on Saturday, June 14. Drivers from at least 26 haulage, courier and ...
In the dock - 03/06/08.
Jun 03, 2008 ... A round-up of court stories from around Lancashire. 30 days jail for car raid A Leyland prisoner has been jailed for 30 days after being convicted of stealing a sat nav. Craig Johnson, 33, who gave his address as HMP Wymott prison, Leyland, pleaded guilty ...
Crime file - 03/06/08.
Jun 03, 2008 ... A round-up of crime stories from around Lancashire. Police appeal Police are hunting would-be burglars who fled after setting off a house alarm. The incident happened at 3am on May 28 at a house in Fareham Close in Walton-le-Dale, near Preston. ...
Man arrested on TV faces jail.
Jun 03, 2008 ... A man arrested in front of TV cameras has been told he faces jail. Andrew Galeney, 40, of Fir Trees Avenue, pleaded guilty to 24 charges of making, possessing or distributing illegal images. Preston Crown Court Judge Pamela Badley adjourned sentence for a background ...
Temple demolition put on hold.
Jun 03, 2008 ... Plans to pull down a historic temple have been put on hold. Herbygreen Properties want to demolish the Hindu temple on Avenham Place to create six houses. ...
