Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) back issues from December 2008:
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Sign up for free support
Dec 01, 2008 ... Business people are invited to two free support events later thismonth. Business Brokers is hosting a workshop on rewarding people atwork on December 11 at the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerceon Festival Park, from 4pm to 6.30pm. Issues covered will includepaying staff ...
Demand for software puts dynamic in good health
Dec 01, 2008; LOUISE PSYLLIDES ... Increasingly strict hygiene targets within the NHS have helpedfuel growth of more than 800 per cent in five years at a softwarespecialist. Dynamic Change produces programmes which help the NHS monitorvital performance information. Since the start of the year, it has almost ...
Threat of the long dark nights ; Keeping your home safe through the dark days of winter has many aspects from smoke alarms and protecting water pipes from frost to cleared guttering. But the spectre which haunts householder most is burglary
Dec 01, 2008 ... Keeping your home safe through the dark days of winter has many aspects from smoke alarms and protecting water pipes from frost tocleared guttering. But the spectre which haunts householder most isburglary With The days getting darker and the nights getting longer,wintertime it ...
Debt catches up with St modwen
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Sentinel Index fell in November by a further 7.9 per cent,despite the overall UK stock market rising during the period. This can be attributed to two main factors - smaller companiescontinuing to underperform their larger brethren and the decline of43 per cent in the share ...
Don't let the student dream turn into a nightmare
Dec 01, 2008 ... Going to university is one of most exciting things you will everdo, however without the right precautions, it can bring with it somenasty surprises. According to the Home Office, students are statistically one ofthe most likely groups to fall victim to crime. This is partly dueto ...
St modwen is lifted by deal
Dec 01, 2008 ... Developer St Modwen has won respite from construction gloom afterbeing selected to build on BP's 2,500 acre BP land portfolio. The oil giant has selected the Trentham Lakes builder as itspreferred developer for brownfield sites in Wales, Scotland, theMidlands and the South ...
Breeder ahead in tough year
Dec 01, 2008 ... Animal breeder Genus said half-year trading is ahead ofexpectations, despite tough market conditions. The company, which employs 70 people on London Road, Nantwich,said it had been helped by the stronger dollar and euro in the sixmonths to November 12. But in a statement to ...
Christmas comes early as co-op members share festive pounds254,000
Dec 01, 2008 ... Co-operative members across the region will share a pounds254,000Christmas dividend this year. The December share of the profits payout to Co-operative Groupmembers is based on their trade with the group's businesses duringthe first half of the year. The region's top earner is a ...
Jcb struggle starts to hit the wider economy
Dec 01, 2008; GRAEME BROWN ... An Exhaust manufacturer has become the latest victim of digger-maker JCB's falling sales as slowing spending takes its toll on theprivate sector. Hixon-based Energy Exhausts called in administrators after seeingorders from JCB fall when the Rocester manufacturer cut productionby ...
Terrace houses fall by pounds1,000
Dec 01, 2008 ... House prices in Staffordshire and Cheshire fell again in October. Figures released by the Land Registry showed the average dealvalue in Stoke-on-Trent in October was pounds88,127 - down 2.7 percent on the previous month. Terraces in the city went for an average of ...
Steve's buoyant after boat boom
Dec 01, 2008; GRAEME BROWN ... The credit crunch has created a headache for the propertyindustry, but boat-builder Steve Andrews has seen a raft of newsales. Mr Andrews, aged 44, founder of Great Haywood Boat Sales (GHBS),has seen demand rise from people wanting to buy narrowboats to livein. He believes ...
Network night at art gallery
Dec 01, 2008 ... An Art gallery is holding a networking evening for localbusinesses. Theartbay, in Fenton, is holding the festive event on December 8to give entrepreneurs the chance to make new contacts. Owners Alan and Cheryl Gerrard say it will give those attendingthe opportunity to do some ...
Pubs take on carvery brand
Dec 01, 2008 ... Two North Staffordshire pubs have joined a newly-formed carverybrand. The Caldwell Tavern, in Talke, and the Ashbank, in Werrington,are both taking on the Crown Carveries name. Caldwell Tavern manager Bernadette Willis said: "Our brand namemay be changing but the food ...
Severn Trent profits crash
Dec 01, 2008 ... Utility giant Severn Trent has seen pre-tax profits fall in thesix months to the end of September. The water firm, which supplies thousands of families in NorthStaffordshire, posted pre-tax profits of pounds137.9 million for thesix months to September 30, down 7.8 per cent from ...
pounds140m boost for matthey
Dec 01, 2008 ... Speciality chemicals giant Johnson Matthey has posted pre-taxprofits for the first half of the financial year of more thanpounds140 million. The catalytic converter, precious metals and colour technologiescompany, which employs about 100 people in Cresswell and Chesterton,has ...
Sunday papers
Dec 01, 2008 ... Observer BUSINESS groups are urging the Bank of England to slash interestrates to their lowest level since the Second World War this week. David Kern, economic adviser to the British Chambers of Commerce,is calling for the Bank to reduce borrowing costs to just two percent: ...
Switch on
Dec 01, 2008 ... Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The Sixties Revealed Five, 9pm THIS new series features unseen footage of iconic figures fromthe 1960s. Forty years ago, TV personality Bernard Braden conductedinterviews with some of the biggest names in ...
Downbeat detective plods on like a Volvo
Dec 01, 2008 ... Wallander BBC1 "I COULD get a smallholding somewhere," pondered Swedishdetective Wallander. "Carrots, pigs maybe." For sure, Kenneth Branagh's Scando-cop is never going to be thestuff of the high speed car chase. This is an altogether deepercharacter - unheroic, disaffected, ...
Sombre toll of wedding bells
Dec 01, 2008 ... Forced To Marry: This World BBC2, 7pm FORCED marriage is often misunderstood as a religious tradition. As opposed to arranged marriage, the practice is carried out againstthe victim's will or under duress, and the practice is still a majorthreat for a number of British men and ...
Mars bar masala, anyone?
Dec 01, 2008 ... Indian Food Made Easy BBC2, 8.30pm WENDY Barrie's traditional Scottish nosh is always a hit. But shehas decided to go on a voyage of gastronomic discovery and cookIndian for the first time. Haggis jalfrezi anyone? Thankfully, before a member of the audience is forced to eat ...
Tune in
Dec 01, 2008 ... In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story R2, 11.30pm ROY Orbison sang of heartache and loneliness and dreamsunfulfilled. No other popular vocalist of his generation connectedwith the lovelorn in quite the same way as the Texan with darkglasses and tragic back story. Orbison - the Big O - ...
Return ticket was faultless
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Knotty New Vic Theatre "Ah, the old 'arse-first' eh," the billeting officer sneered whenthe infantryman revealed he'd served with the North Stafford Railwaybefore the mayhem of the trenches. "Do you know why it's called theold 'arse-first' lad? It's because there are no ...
Star psychic raises spirits
Dec 01, 2008 ... Sally Morgan Victoria Hall, Hanley There was hardly room for the living in the Victoria Hall, letalone for those departed, such is the reputation of psychic to thestars Sally Morgan. Following a brief screening of celebrity readings, Sallyintroduced herself on Friday with ...
Drivers targeted on morning after
Dec 01, 2008; Aimi Moores ... Drivers are being warned they may still be over the drink drivelimit the day after a night out. Staffordshire Police today launches its annual campaign to targetdrink and drug drivers throughout the festive season. It runs until January 1 as part of a national campaign, ...
Karting marathon raises money in memory of teen
Dec 01, 2008 ... Pedal To THE METAL: Dozens of people tackled a 12-hour kartingmarathon in memory of a teenager. The event took place at Fast Lane Karting, in Fenton, to raisemoney for the Donna Louise Trust, which looked after Esther Brian,pictured left, before she died aged 14 from heart problems ...
40 jobs set to be created at hotel
Dec 01, 2008; LOUISE PSYLLIDES ... Dozens of jobs will be created at a new hotel to be built on akey regeneration site. The 122-bed Premier Inn will be built on derelict land offWaterloo Road in Hanley. It is part of a wider scheme which includes a B&Q superstore, acasino and a cinema, as well as the "golden ...
Final decision due on security cameras
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Final decision on a revised package of improvements to a CCTVsystem is expected to be made tomorrow. It is proposed the 31 cameras already managed by StaffordshireMoorlands District Council will be supplemented by nine new ones.They will be installed in crime hotspots agreed with ...
Farmers aim to stop floods
Dec 01, 2008 ... Ten farmers have signed up to a scheme aimed at reducing the riskof flooding. The aim of the project, which is funded by DEFRA and supported byStaffordshire Wildlife Trust, is to persuade landowners to adoptmore traditional land management techniques. This involves restoring ...
In brief: News from stoke and staffordshire
Dec 01, 2008 ... Stoke: The history of the oatcake will be discussed before thescreening of new and archive film footage. Admission is free to the event at the Film Theatre, Stoke, onWednesday at 7.45pm. The evening begins with a short illustrated talk by Paul Nibletton the history of the ...
Heads get tips from top
Dec 01, 2008 ... One of Britain's most influential education leaders has visitedStoke-on-Trent to speak to headteachers from across the city. Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association ofHeadteachers (NAHT), was invited to Sandon Business and EnterpriseCollege, in Meir, to brief ...
Free parking in two towns
Dec 01, 2008 ... Shoppers are to benefit from free parking in the run-up toChristmas. Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council is making parking free on alltown centre car parks after 3pm on selected days. The offer startson Saturday. The scheme includes all car parks in Crewe and Nantwich, ...
Pupils rooted in nature
Dec 01, 2008; KATHIE MCINNES ... Children at the highest school in Britain are used to beingexposed to the elements on their wind-swept playground. But now Flash Primary, near Leek, has come up with the idealsolution for windy playtimes - creating a willow tunnel as a shelterfor pupils. The unusual feature ...
Trying to track the loop line
Dec 01, 2008 ... F Ormer Loop Line driver/fireman Paul Nutty negotiates thefamiliar descent to the level of Pittshill Station. But, oh mygoodness, what a change awaits him. "Oh dear," exclaims Paul, "I just can't get my bearings here atall!" Truth is, both of us are lost in the labyrinths ...
'A school is about growing'
Dec 01, 2008 ... Arik Ross , aged nine, said: "Normally, the wind doesn't botherus because we are used to it. But sometimes it does get very windyand so it would be nice to have a shelter. We could still go outsideto get fresh air. We could chat to people in the ...
Children piece together mosaic to develop creative skills
Dec 01, 2008 ... Children have been learning the art of mosaic making as part of aproject to regenerate their neighbourhood. As part of plans to landscape a former playground in theEllgreave Street area of Middleport, artist Rob Turner has beencommissioned to create a centrepiece. He has been ...
School hosts charity auction
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Charity auction is to be staged at a high school to raise moneyto help improve the comfort of kidney dialysis patients. It has been organised by art teacher Ann Barr in aid of the unitat the University Hospital of North Staffordshire. The proceeds will be split between the ...
Town scheme put on view
Dec 01, 2008 ... People are being asked for their views on town centretransformation plans. Developer Modus Stoford is looking for feedback on the TippingStreet regeneration project in Stafford. It is holding public open days on Thursday and Friday atStaffordshire County Council's St Chad's ...
Council sets out pr plans
Dec 01, 2008 ... A New strategy governing how Stoke-on-Trent City Council shouldcommunicate with residents has been backed by councillors. The draft Stoke-on-Trent communications strategy for 2009-12 wasunveiled to the transformation and resources scrutiny committee. The council's head of PR ...
Pride on parade as troops win freedom
Dec 01, 2008; Adam Blakeman ... Crowds packed a town centre to watch soldiers take part in afreedom parade. Up to 180 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Mercian Regiment(Cheshire) exercised the freedom of the borough of Crewe andNantwich by marching through Crewe with bayonets fixed and ...
'Being back home will boost the lads'
Dec 01, 2008 ... Tony Green, aged 28, who lives in Malbank Road, Crewe, said: "Mybrother Craig, who is 21, is in the regiment. It's good to see somany people out supporting the soldiers. I'm sure they appreciateit." Seb Hemmings, ...
Leek boss losing his patience after loss
Dec 01, 2008 ... Frustrated boss Wayne Johnson admitted Leek were beaten by thebetter side as they slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season. Battered Blues twice forced their way back into the game, havingfallen behind to the leaders, but succumbed to three late goals asthey looked to take a ...
Hard-earned victory was best yet, says beswick
Dec 01, 2008 ... Norton United manager Dave Beswick rated his side's performancein beating Wigan Robin Park 3-2 at Community Drive as "our best ofthe season." Beswick said: "They are not a bad side, but we worked hardtogether and played some good stuff in patches. "We went about the game in a ...
McNiven strike on spot for Rangers
Dec 01, 2008 ... A Late penalty from David McNiven rescued a point for StaffordRangers in an entertaining 2-2 draw. At the same venue a week earlier, Rangers were defeated by theLinnets in the FA Trophy, but Stafford boss Steve Bull made fourchanges to the starting line-up for their Blue Square ...
Match stats
Dec 01, 2008 ... Stoke 1 Fuller (pen, 73) HULL 1 King (45) GOAL ATTEMPTS Stoke 10 (5 on target) Hull 6 (4 on target) REFEREE K Stroud (Northants) 6 CARD WATCH YELLOW - Stoke: Griffin (foul, 45), Diao (foul, 83). Hull:Windass ...
Ex-vale boss Horton backs Stoke survival bid
Dec 01, 2008 ... Former Port Vale manager Brian Horton is tipping his new clubHull and Stoke to both stay in the Premier League this season. Horton, Hull's assistant manager, helped guide the Tigers to apoint at the Britannia Stadium in a game low on entertainment, buthigh on ...
No love lost between two citys in credit battle
Dec 01, 2008 ... Stoke and Hull should really be hand in hand and taking acollective bow after defying all reasonable expectation by gathering41 points between them out of a possible 87 on offer thus far. Such solidarity is unlikely, of course, as they remain potentialrivals in a dog-eat-dog quest ...
Patience key for clowes
Dec 01, 2008 ... Newcastle Town have slipped five points behind leaders AFC Fyldeafter managing only a 1-1 draw away to struggling Flixton. The home side, who have dropped to the foot of the table, werefirst to strike after 13 minutes and Neville Thompson bagged theequaliser just before half-time, ...
Whitney's late strike just enough for town
Dec 01, 2008 ... Striker Andrew Whitney left it late to clinch a fourth win in arow for Alsager. Whitney struck in the 89th minute when he raced on to a pass fromDean Williams to fire home the winner and finally break the stubbornresistance of 10-man Squires Gate. The goal may not even have ...
New-look rocester offer ray of hope
Dec 01, 2008 ... Luckless Rocester slipped to a fifth successive defeat when high-flying Boldmere St Michaels grabbed a 2-1 win at foggy Hillsfield. But the Romans can count themselves unfortunate not to have takenat least a point from the game with a vastly improved performancethat belied their ...
Fans' verdict
Dec 01, 2008 ... There were some very strange goings on during this game, and mostof them centred around Delap's now famous throw-ins. There were arguments about Rory's towel and whether the Tigersshould be allowed to use it to dry the ball for their throw-ins. And there was the incident on the ...
Dunn deal fails to spark kidsgrove effort
Dec 01, 2008 ... Kidsgrove handed a debut to striker Jimmy Dunn in their 3-1defeat at Belper, but manager Peter Ward said: "He is short onfitness." Ward moved quickly to snap up Dunn on his release by NortonUnited and he was given an hour to partner Andy Hurst up front. Ward said: "I had ...
Davis happy to make point at high-fliers
Dec 01, 2008 ... Nantwich measured up favourably alongside the team second in theleague and head coach Steve Davis said: "On another day, we wouldhave won." Davis reckoned Nantwich were denied a certain penalty in the lastminute of added time when Ashley Carter was upended. Davis said: "It ...
City fans dance to Tim's tune
Dec 01, 2008 ... It May only be a small shop front, but inside, Tim Toft Violinsis a Tardis - opening up a window on the world. And the world is a booming market for the stringed orchestralinstrument restoration and specialist dealer company - one in whichit has boosted both its home and overseas ...
Firm labelled a success with its attention to detail
Dec 01, 2008 ... 'IT Does what it says on the label' is a no-nonsense sales pitchin any industry. But when it comes to the automotive world there can be scores oflabels per vehicle. And thanks to the scale of the industry, the labels themselveshave become specialist products in their own ...
Booze and big screen will be enough to drive you to drink
Dec 01, 2008 ... You marvelled at the miracle of Technicolor, thrilled at themajesty of CinemaScope and were awestruck by the magic of 3-D. Now prepare to be intoxicated by Boozerama. Boozerama brings a thrilling new dimension to the cinema-goingexperience - bevvies in the ...
Isn't advice part of job?
Dec 01, 2008 ... M Any people would agree that medical professionals have donevery well out of the Government's public sector pay reviews since1997. Only in October, the House Of Commons public accountscommittee said GPs in England had won "eye-watering" pay rises of 58per cent under a revised NHS ...
Students protest at car park fines
Dec 01, 2008; Jessica Williams ... Students are being fined for parking on campus despite payingpounds50 a year for a permit. Dozens of people at Keele University claim to have receivedpounds25 penalty notices because they have had to leave their carsin undesignated bays or risk being late for lectures. They ...
Dutch doctor rewarded with OBE honour
Dec 01, 2008 ... A North Staffordshire medical researcher who became a key figurein Cheshire health politics has been awarded an honorary OBE. She is Professor Pauline Ong, professor of health servicesresearch at the Arthritis Research Council Primary Care Centre atKeele University. Honorary ...
'Selfless' Angela is crowned top citizen ; The achievements, determination and enthusiasm of people working to improve their communities has been honoured. Reporter Hayley Harp met the winners at the Citizen of the Year awards
Dec 01, 2008 ... The achievements, determination and enthusiasm of people workingto improve their communities has been honoured. Reporter Hayley Harpmet the winners at the Citizen of the Year awards After years of hair-raising fund-raising activities, it wouldseem there is little that could ...
Young and old on roll of honour
Dec 01, 2008 ... Architectural Design Award The award was given to Christopher Bascombe, of Hulme UprightManning, for his work on the Burslem live/work units. The finalists were Chris Hesketh, of CTD Architects, for work onKnutton Terraces Heritage Works scheme and Steve Hancs of OneCreative ...
City hoarders prepare for tough winter by storing home point ; Hard-earned point proves Potters remain tough nut to crack ahead of more challenging times. Michael Baggaley looks through the gloom of a foggy day at the Britannia...
Dec 01, 2008 ... Hard-earned point proves Potters remain tough nut to crack aheadof more challenging times. Michael Baggaley looks through the gloomof a foggy day at the Britannia ... No one has asked Tony Pulis what he's planning to do with hisnuts this winter, even though there's a not-so Secret ...
Tonge refuses to play down significance of crucial draw
Dec 01, 2008 ... No one knows better than Michael Tonge the importance of grindingout a point on afternoons such as this. Tonge and his Sheffield United team-mates were left looking backon a season of 'what ifs' when they were relegated from the PremierLeague on goal difference two years ...
Penalty decision spot on, says goal hero ricardo
Dec 01, 2008 ... Match-saver Ricardo Fuller denied Hull suggestions he took a divein winning the all-important penalty in Saturday's 1-1 draw at theBritannia. Fuller scorched into the box and took a tumble as goalkeeper BoazMyhill advanced from his line to raise an arm to make contact withStoke's ...
Touchline pantomime was worth entry fee
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Panto season arrived early on Saturday. The Evil Abanazar, in the shape of Hull manager Phil Brown,rubbed his lamp, planted his magic beans and somehow conjured up apoint from a game in which Stoke missed countless opportunities toget their noses in front and in the end had to ...
What's on in stoke, staffordshire and cheshire
Dec 01, 2008 ... Music: Liverpool's The Zutons play live at The Victoria Hall inHanley tomorrow night. The band, who originally had a hit withValerie before it was given the Mark Ronson and Amy Winehousetreatment, are on tour to promote their new album. Call 08700606649. THEATRE: Stomp returns ...
