Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) back issues from July 2008:
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New BAE-built jets are 'military-ready'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Defence bosses have unveiled the most spectacular version yet of the Lancashire-built Typhoon superfighter. The high-tech Eurofighters, which cost [pounds sterling]67m each, have been upgraded and can now carry out ground attacks as well as their original defence role, the RAF ...
Shed body: clean-up bill shock.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A man who found the dead body of a homeless man who had been living in his outbuilding for a year was stunned when told he would have to pay the clean-up bill. Paul Dimendi, 25, a graphic designer, of Walton's Parade, off Fishergate Hill, Preston, was told by council staff that ...
Confusion over parking 'totem pole'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Puzzled drivers have been left in a spin by this bizarre list of parking restrictions - snapped by an ex-parking attendant! The signs, all stuck on one post, managed by beleaguered parking enforcement organisation Parkwise, say: * Cars can only park at certain times ...
Worker headbutted in hospital row.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A hospital worker ended up in casualty after being headbutted by a fellow member of staff in a "childish row" over a broken lift. Royal Preston Hospital switchboard operator Thomas Lavery butted 60-year-old maintenance fitter Thomas Cookson after angry words over who should ...
Alstom site homes given go-ahead.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A piece of Preston's industrial history could be bulldozed and replaced with more than 200 homes. Planners have given the go-ahead for 236 houses and apartments to be built on the six-hectare Alstom site in Ashton. It could signal the end of the century-old building, ...
Story shorts - 01/07/08.
Jul 01, 2008 ... a round-up of news in brief from around Lancashire. Hunt continues for missing mumA 52-year-old woman has gone missing from her home in Preston. Margaret Gethin, 52, from Fulwood, was last seen by neighbours leaving her house on a purple ladies' push bike and wearing ...
Overgrown trees cast gloomy shadow.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Let there be light! A permanent gloom is hanging over one Preston street after mature trees were left to grow unchecked for decades. Residents say the 10 mature sycamore trees which line Ashworth Grove in Frenchwood have not been pruned for years. And ...
Houses lie empty as credit crunch bites.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The credit crunch has been blamed for an increasing number of empty homes in Preston. There are currently 2,638 houses standing empty in the city, 1,411 of which have been vacant for at least six months. That is the highest number of long-term empty properties since ...
Dream festival is tribute to Keith.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A music festival will be held in Preston to honour the memory of a man whose lifelong dream was to host the event. Plans for the Manor Garden Music Festival, at Manor Farm, Shaw Road, Hesketh Bank, near Preston, started around two months before Keith Dickinson lost his brave ...
Smoking ban hits pub takings.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wayne Rishton is one of an increasing number of landlords across the country who fears he may soon be calling time for good. A combination of factors including cut price alcohol on offer from supermarkets and the smoking ban have seen Friday night takings at the Lamb and Packet ...
Crime file - 01/07/08.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A round-up of crime news from around Lancashire. Driftwood is set on fire Yobs set fire to planks of driftwood on a cycle path. The incident happened at around 7pm close to Aldcliffe village on the cycleway between Lancaster and Glasson Dock. ...
Man may face jail for knife attack on ex-partner.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A man who admitted attacking his former partner with a knife has been warned by a judge that he could face a prison term. Lee Worthington, 30, pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to wounding a woman with a kitchen knife in February this year. Worthington, of Hollies ...
Cycling staff raise cash for hospice.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A team of travel agents used pedal power to raise hundreds of pounds for a good cause. Staff from Co-operative Travel, based at Morrisons supermarket, Preston, took on a 100km challenge to collect cash for St Catherine's Hospice in Lostock Hall, near Preston. Five ...
Big reason to celebrate.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lancashire County Council bosses are celebrating the first birthday of their latest road safety project. Small Journeys aims to improve road safety for parents and young children. It includes an A5 booklet for health visitors and a guide aimed at pre-school care ...
A white knuckle ride in the blue yonder!
Jul 01, 2008 ... Crowds lined the streets and beach as daredevil pilots raced through Lancashire's skies. The thrilling Aero GP came to Britain for the first time with the world's best pilots tackling daring stunts thousands of feet above Blackpool. Britain's Mark Jefferies took the ...
Benefits cheats in court.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Benefits cheats who falsely claimed more than [pounds sterling]12,000 in South Ribble have been sentenced. Vaughan Roberts, 42, of Cheshire Court, Buckshaw Village, near Leyland, falsely claimed more than [pounds sterling]3,600 in housing benefit after failing to declare his ...
College open day invitation for students.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Myerscough College will be holding an open morning on Saturday. The event allows prospective pupils to tour the campus and find out about a host of college ...
Gallery settling into new home.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Preston art gallery has moved to an historic building ahead of launching a new exhibition of work by the people of the city. Pad shop and art gallery has closed the doors on its Church Street premises and moved to the old post office building in Birley Street ahead of its ...
Students get fair share of winnings.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Money-conscious students from a Lancashire school have beaten tough competition to become regional winners of the 2007-08 Shares4Schools investment competition run by The Share Centre. While volatile market conditions saw the ...
Get ready for big run.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Runners will be taking to the streets of Preston for an annual race day. Run Preston 2008 takes place in the city on Sunday September 28. The fifth annual race day, run in partnership with Preston Primary Care Trust, will include three ...
Cancer patients in TB check-up.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Seven cancer patients had to be called back into Royal Preston Hospital after a member of staff was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The worker had been in contact with the patients during their treatment on the Rosemere Cancer Unit. They were asked to return as a ...
Judgment day nears for growers.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Primary schools have just a few days left to nourish and nurture their fruit and vegetables to make them award winners. Earlier this year Booths invited schoolchildren to enter a Grow Your Own competition for a chance to win [pounds sterling]1,500 for their school. ...
Animal charity searches for 'missing' man.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The RSPCA wants Stephen Redfearn, 42, formerly of Charles Crescent, Hoghton, to contact them about an investigation. They were last in contact in November 2007. He is thought to have moved home, and is now believed to be working in the ...
Defence chiefs may scrap 'snatch' vehicles.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Defence bosses may be set to scrap the use of controversial "snatch" Land Rovers in operations. Leyland Gunner Stephen Wright, who was just 20 when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra in September 2006, was travelling in one of the lightly armoured vehicles at the time. ...
Food event maps cultural memories.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Prestonians had their taste buds and memories tested at the city's when four cooks shared food and stories with more than 100 onlookers in the city's Indoor Market. The first ever Preston Taste event was organised by Janine Huizenga. The event saw Lady Milena ...
Olympic champ to open track.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lancashire's very own Olympic champion cyclist Jason Queally will be opening a new sports facility. He will be joined by fellow Olympian cyclist Bradley Wiggins for the official opening of the new cycle circuit at Salt Ayre Sports Centre on July 5 at 10am. Lancaster ...
Pupils get taste of world with croc curries.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Creative juices have been working overtime at a Preston school. Children at Brookfield Community Primary School, Watling Street Road, have been taking part in a Creative Arts Week. They experienced a range of cultures from across the world including making mosaics, ...
LEP TV news bulletin - 01/07/08.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Watch the top stories being broadcast on video straight from the Lancashire Evening Post's newsroom in Preston, Lancashire. LEP TV is available from around lunchtime, Monday to Friday every week. See our latest daily news bulletin by clicking on our video icon ...
Sex attack on girl, 15, at bus station.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A 15-year-old girl has been sexually assaulted at Preston's bus station. The night-time assault in Tithebarn Street started when the man approached his victim at the bottom end of the station nearest to the Guild Hall and asked her if she had a light for a cigarette. ...
Shaking 'likely' to have caused baby's brain injury.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Injuries on the brain of a baby boy allegedly killed by his nanny could have been caused by shaking, a court has heard. Dr Neil Studeley was giving expert evidence during the trial of Linda Wise, a maternity nurse who is accused of baby Isaac Rowlinson's manslaughter. She denies ...
Two hurt in police car 999 crash.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Two people, including a police officer, have been injured after a police van on an emergency call collided with a car in Lancashire. The incident happened at the junction of Watling Street Road and Windermere Road in Fulwood, Preston. A spokesman for Preston police ...
Congestion charge plans 'not up to the task'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A consultation into plans for rush hour congestion charges has faced a barrage of criticism from MPs in Parliament. City leaders in Manchester are under mounting pressure to formally consult Lancashire's drivers on plans to charge up to [pounds sterling]5 for entering city at ...
Michelle at Hub.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Preston-based creative agency The Hub has appointed Michelle Kelly as its new ...
Chamber's crunch cure.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lancashire Chamber of Commerce leader Norman Haworth has warned about the dangers of talking the country into recession at the group's annual meeting. He ...
Squeeze on graduate jobs, warn recruiters.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Spreading financial pressures brought about by the global credit crunch may mean Lancashire graduates find it harder to get a job, industry experts have warned. As companies slash their recruitment thousands of graduates may find the competition tougher this year, according to ...
Red tape plea by small firms.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A top Lancashire scholar has joined calls for politicians to slash red tape and give small businesses proper recognition. Senior economics academic Phil Whyman of the University of Central Lancashire has backed the Forum of Private Business's Think Smallest ...
Start-ups plunge by a half.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The North West has been hit with a huge drop in the number of new companies forming. In 2007/8 the region has shown the largest fall in the country of start-ups - 46% down on last year. It is a huge reversal of fortunes after the North West was named in 2006/7 as one ...
Prize haul for truck company.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Leyland Trucks has scooped a two top industry awards. The world-renowned manufacturing firm, which is now owned by American-based PACCAR, won the IMechE Award for Best Financial Management and the Warwick Manufacturing Group Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency. ...
Don't copy Sir Alan.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Companies have been warned aping the tough tactics of business giant Sir Alan Sugar could land them at an employment tribunal. One candidate in Sir Alan's hit show The Apprentice was encouraged to perform a 'reverse pterodactyl' impression, while others were provoked until they ...
Architects expand over the Pennines.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A firm of award-winning Preston architects has unveiled ambitious plans for a huge expansion of its business. The Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP), which employs 50 people at its base in Ribblesdale Place, Preston, and in Manchester, is aiming to extend east of the Pennines. ...
Show fuel tax on bills, says Evans.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The amount of tax motorists pay into government coffers when they fill up at the pump would be displayed on their till receipts under proposals unveiled by a Lancashire MP today. Nigel Evans's Transparent Taxation (receipts) Bill would also mean receipts for alcohol and ...
City talent exodus slowing, say bosses.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Preston's 'brain drain' of its top business minds could be slowing down, it was claimed today. Commerce and city bosses believe Preston's growing reputation is stemming the flow of business talent leaving for more established centres like Manchester and Leeds. The ...
United's new [pounds sterling]30m move for Spurs striker.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov has re-emerged as Manchester United's number one target, according to reports. Although The Daily Mirror claims that Spurs are reluctant to sell the forward and have placed a [pounds sterling]30m price tag on his to deter suitors. ...
Unsworth turns down Burnley role.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Former Wigan Athletic, Sheffield United and Everton defender David Unsworth has left Burnley after turning down a combined player-coach role. The 34-year-old had been offered the dual role by the Clarets after his initial one-year deal expired this summer. However, ...
Ferguson to give evidence in court.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will give evidence in a court case on Tuesday to support a player whose career was cut short by a horrific football injury. Ben Collett is pursuing a multi-million pound damages claim against Premiership side Middlesbrough FC and their ...
Torres: 'I'll never forget Liverpool's support'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Fernando Torres believes Liverpool have turned him into a European champion. The Spain striker scored the goal against Germany in Vienna which decided the Euro 2008 final. It secured Spain's first title in 44 years and the first major honour for Torres in his career ....
Duo chase [pounds sterling]200,000 Blackpool striker.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Leeds United and Leicester City are said to be locked in a battle to sign Blackpool striker Ben Burgess, according to reports. The 26-year-old striker led the line for Blackpool with some vitals goals in their first season in the Championship. And The Sun claim that ...
City boss to answer Savage question.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is getting ready to answer the Robbie Savage question for the second time in six months as he starts to shape a squad for next season. Back in January, Hughes faced the task of finding a new defensive midfielder after allowing the redoubtable ...
Rooney: 'I'm the new Ronaldo'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wayne Rooney is aiming to become Manchester United's Ronaldo next season. The England international insists United have not yet seen the best of him. And after cutting his teeth as a more orthodox striker last season, he is confident the goals will flow as Sir Alex ...
Man cleared in rape case.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A former deep sea diver has been cleared on nine sex charges but a jury has been unable to reach a verdict on four remaining allegations. After deliberating for over seven hours the jury at Preston Crown Court said they could not reach verdicts on four remaining indecent assault ...
CCTV pic released after bus station sex attack.
Jul 02, 2008 ... This is the man detectives are hunting in connection with a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl at Preston's bus station. Officers have described the attack as one of the most unusual incidents they had ever seen. The night-time assault, at the bus station in ...
Vengeful salesman made price-fixing claim.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A bakery salesman who invented a bread price-fixing scam to get revenge on a Tesco buyer has escaped a prison sentence. Father-of-three Paul Evans, 42, of Allington Close in Walton-le-Dale, Preston, sent an email to a national newspaper intending to destroy the reputation of ...
Schoolboy's rare disease discussed by MPs.
Jul 02, 2008 ... The case of a Lancashire schoolboy who suffers from a rare genetic condition is being discussed in Parliament as ministers are urged to boost research funding. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans was appealing to the government on Wednesday for more money to be spent on research into ...
Revamp could bring 4,500 jobs to Preston.
Jul 02, 2008 ... The revamp of a landmark city tower block could create up to 4,500 jobs in Preston. The redevelopment of Lowthian House has been hailed as a huge boost for the city's economy. The building, close to the Flag Market in Preston, is to be renamed Lime House as part of a ...
'Fat' milk faces school ban.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Generations of Lancashire's schoolchildren have been told to drink it to build strong bones and teeth. But now the county's full-fat school milk is to be banned in favour of semi-skimmed - to stop pupils getting fat. Schools chiefs at Lancashire County Council hope ...
Teachers help save pupil's life.
Jul 02, 2008 ... Teachers have been praised for saving the life of a 10-year-old girl who suffered a heart attack during sports day. Staff at Lever House Primary School in Leyland rushed to help Mirren Terry, who collapsed after a practice run and lost consciousness. Her heart had ...
Window firm ceases trading.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A Lancashire window company has closed with the loss of 30 jobs less than two years after it was rescued from administration. MPH Windows Ltd, based in Ward Street, Lostock Hall, has stopped trading and is set to be placed into voluntary liquidation. ...
Dragons set to draw festival crowds (with video).
Jul 02, 2008 ... An annual sailing spectacular taking to the water in Preston this weekend is set to attract thousands of visitors. A thrilling dragon boat race will be among the highlights of this year's Riversway Festival with 400 competitors racing on on Sunday. But the fun kicks ...
Story shorts - 02/07/08.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A round-up of news in brief from around Lancashire. A bakery salesman invented a bread price-fixing scam to get revenge on a Tesco buyer. Father-of-three Paul Evans, 42, of Allington Close, Walton-le-Dale, sent an e-mail to a national newspaper intending to destroy ...
The smoking ban - what you think.
Jul 02, 2008 ... From hard-line health campaigners to pro-choice freedom fighters, everyone has an opinion on the smoking ban, but what do the people of Preston think? The Lancashire Evening Post visited pubs to find out. Amy Swarbrick, 31, from Ashton, Preston, said: "I think they should ban ...
Crime file - 02/07/08.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A round-up of crime news from around Lancashire. Coma: Man is charged A man has been charged in connection with a serious assault in Lancaster. A 63-year-old man is still in a coma after suffering head injuries at an address in the city on May 28. ...
Pals finally get recognition in town centre.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A MEMORIAL plaque has been erected in Chorley to commemorate a regiment of soldiers who lost their lives in World War One. The plaque was unveiled on the Flat Iron, which is the site where the Chorley Pals regiment was formed. Members of the Chorley branch of the ...
Missing mum found in 'distressed' state.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A mum-of-two from Preston has been found in a "distressed" state after going missing on a bike ride. Margaret Gethin, 52, of Highfield Drive, Fulwood, was located near the Haighton Manor Hotel on Haighton Green Lane, Haighton, at around 6pm on Tuesday. She has since been taken ...
Ian's coast test to help hospital.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A university technician is getting on his bike to raise money for his local coronary care unit by cycling coast-to-coast in two days with a team of 45 cyclists. Ian Mercer, who works in the physics department at Lancaster University, began raising funds for the Royal Lancaster ...
Show respect, top cop tells youngsters.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A Lancashire police chief told youngsters to show respect as a summer drive to clampdown on anti-social behaviour was launched. Assistant Chief Con Chris Weigh urged adults to "drink sensibly" and under 18s to "give respect to ...
