Europe Intelligence Wire articles from April 2011, page 7

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FLASH BACK.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Interview by Jessica Salter You are looking at my first few minutes as an MP. I'm dancing with my mother and feeling very happy because I had achieved an ambition that I had held for 20 years. It had been...

FLIGHT FOR LIFE.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Eric Clark In a prefabricated rooftop cabin, six storeys above London, the strident shriek of the alarm cuts through the morning briefing. Within seconds, already in our bright orange flying suits, we race...

CATCH A FIRE.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Simon Briggs August 1976. England is in the grip of the longest and fiercest heatwave on record. The cricket field at the Kennington Oval is so parched that you might imagine yourself to be in Trinidad or...

LACE OF WORSHIP.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Daniela Agnelli Herieth (front) wears lace top, GBP190, and trousers, GBP290, both D&G (020–7495 9250); cork and suede shoes, GBP395, Christian Louboutin (020–7491 0033); vintage...

Floral tradition.(Recipe)
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Rose Prince My mother enjoyed adding the odd flower to her cooking. The first time I saw her crystallise rose petals to use as decoration, I was fascinated. After dipping them in egg white, then caster...

Raider of the lost cinema.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Lucie Young The Los Angeles furniture gallery owner Willard Ford learnt a love of design and craftsmanship from his family. His father, the actor Harrison Ford, was always 'making furniture when I was a...

FROM LITTLE ACORNS...
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Harry de Quetteville At first glance, Felix Finkbeiner does not seem cut from the cloth with which celebrity is fashioned. While some adolecent boys can induce hysterical adulation in young girls, Felix,...

Face of the future.
April 30, 2011... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Tamsin Blanchard It is 9am on a rainy Saturday morning at the beginning of London Fashion Week in February. Select Model agency's glamorous new offices in central London are surprisingly sleepy still,...

YOBS SPOILING SEAFRONT SPOT.
April 30, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: JASON EVANS YOBS on Swansea seafront have been condemned as "mindless vandals" after benches on the promenade were targeted. The attack near the Marina comes after concerns about people boozing on...

Mother and son team set a new marathon world record.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Kevin Fahey epspor t@bepp.co.uk BRISTOL can now boast a new world record holder after confirmation of Rich Collinson's excellent achievement in the recent Virgin London Marathon. The 28-year-old...

Bristol 10k is attracting a top class field.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE Bristol 10k on May 15 is shaping up to be a top -lass race with the organisers predicting much faster times than in 2010. Last year, the mens race was won in 28mins 29secs and the womens in 32:53. Phil...

Combined Avon team ready for the national competition.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Kevin Fahey epspor t@bepp.co.uk A LANDMARK moment will take place tomorrow when Team Avon will make their competitive debut in the National Junior League. The NJL was designed to provide competition...

THUGS.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Sam Rkaina and Geoff Bennett s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk THEY try to portray themselves as peaceful activists, representing a counter-culture of creativity. But yesterday the self-appointed champions of Stokes...

Put lives in danger.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) I AM writing about the riots in Stokes Croft. I think the people who did this are stupid and should be locked up because not only are they wrecking and smashing an area of Bristol they are also endangering people's...

Eco-watering system.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) IN the light of a recent caution about conserving water in the cause of agriculture and horticulture, I recall words of advice given me by an octogenarian gardener on Ashley Hill who insisted on helping me pull my...

Harry Matthews.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) tadpoles but as the name suggests they are expert anglers catching a fish in every two dives - a good record for a diving bird. Seeing one slicing through the water with its open dagger-like beak is wonderful. ...

The Foxes prove much too wily at Bitterwell.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Roy Garland epspor t@bepp.co.uk BITTERWELL Lake at Henfield is well known in angling circles as 'The Family Lake' and each year the Easter Holiday signals the start of a family pilgrimage to fish its...

Chapman too hot on peg 24.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) FOR the third week running, peg 24 came up with the winning catch in the South West Disabled and Over-50s AC series of matches fished at Acorn's Paddock, Kingston Seymour. And for the second time in as many...

Chapman wins on a luncheon meat tactic.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL'S Alan Oram scraped home by the weight of one decent-sized Viaduct Fishery carp to win the Good Friday pole-only Open fished on Campbell, Cary and Lodge Lakes at Somerton. The Dynamite Baits team member...

Woman wants to reunite biker with his scattered belongings!
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Liz Webster e.webster@bepp.co.uk A FISHPONDS motorist is hoping to find a motorcyclist who shed his load on Long Ashton bypass. Elfrie Gonzalez was driving out of Bristol on Wednesday at 8.15pm when a...

Can our boys 'break' in to the big time?
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) TWO young breakdancers from Bristol - Will Pegna and Sunni Brummitt - have been invited to grace the stage of Sadler's Wells this weekend. The 16-year-olds will be taking part in the annual, three-day international...

Short points.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) ? LOCAL newspapers play a vital role in highlighting the stories of people who give up their time and energy to help make their communities better. We want to hear more about these great people. WRVS is...

This April's not so hot as 300 million years ago!
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) RECENTLY I did some research on our weather, when a young lad asked me: why is the sky blue and how do clouds stay up? The clever child (there's always one) will try to get you by asking: why does it get colder as...

A few changes?
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) EARLIER this month my friends and I spent a lovely few hours picnicking on the Melita Road side of St Andrew's Park. We enjoyed a peaceful and joyous afternoon playing Frisbee and hula-hooping - eating...

This is not working.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) I BELIEVE that Bristol City Council, far from being a green council, are quite the reverse when it comes to transport policies. It appears that their anti car agenda is working, with restricting road space,...

Concern over single.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) LADY Gaga's recent attempt to rehabilitate the disciple Judas is nothing new. In April 2006, the agnostic "Gospel of Judas" went on display in Washington. It incorrectly portrayed Judas as Jesus' closest...

A happy couple and a happy day.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) EVERY so often an occasion unites our nation. And so it was with the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. For the thousands who lined the route and the countless millions who watched on TV it was a...

Shameful rioters.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) T esco was just an excuse this time. The latest riots simply involved thugs out to cause wanton damage and go on the rampage. They cared nothing for the innocent people they frightened nor for the businesses...

Woodland Wonder.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) CARLEY, her sister, her nephew and myself were in Bath. We decided to take a boat along the River Avon. After a few minutes we were outside of the city and in the most beautiful countryside. The meandering river...

YOUR STARS WITH CLAIRE PETULENGRO.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: CLAIRE PETULENGRO If you continue to nag in this way you will only leave a bad taste in a close ones mouth when it comes time for making decisions next month. Leos help you to close that deal. Phone now...

Solving crime via social networking.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Liz Webster e.webster@bepp.co.uk THE number of calls to Avon and Somerset police which involved social networking website Facebook has gone up by more than 2,000 in the last two years. And the force...

Btweener S ... an adult and teenager-free zone for kids in the Bristol area.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Is your class the best? Contact Ben Bratchel at B.Bratchel@bepp.co.uk to tell us why BrainteaserS Can you spot the differences in these two pictures of a street party. There are five to find. Answers below Best...

What made this one so special ...
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) IT'S been a week of weddings for Hartcliffe royalist Louise Clapp. Following her own son's wedding on Wednesday, she was still in the marriage mood when she arrived in London to cheer on Prince William and his new...

If it's good enough for them...
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) AFTER 16 years and as many proposals a bride from Weston-super-Mare finally agreed to marriage and shared her special day with the royal couple. Michael Dunn had almost given up asking Sarah Rivers to tie the...

BIG CROWD ENJOYS BIG DAY.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Words: Lynne Hutchinson and Mark Cardwell HUNDREDS of people filled Millennium Square to watch the ceremony on the big screen, cheering and whooping as the happy couple made their vows. Families,...

NEIGHBOURS INSPIRED TO BRING OUT THE BUNTING.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Lynne Hutchinson and Mark Cardwell FOR many it was a novelty to see the road outside their home closed and tables set up to party the afternoon away. But for some it brought back memories of royal...

STARS COME OUT TO JOIN ROYAL OCCASION.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) FASCINATORS and morning suits topped the fashion stakes among the royal wedding guests. Crowds 10 deep gathered outside Westminster Abbey's Great North Door as the 2,000 guests started to arrive in shuttle...

YOUNG AND OLD ENJOYING GREAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Laura Carswell and Lynne Hutchison HUNDREDS of residents in South Gloucestershire were out celebrating the royal wedding together as street parties and screenings took place all over the district. ...

THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR DANCING IN OUR STREET.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) RESIDENTS in Pill, who won GBP1,000 in an Evening Post competition to put on a party to celebrate the Royal Wedding, were dancing in the street - to a song they had written themselves to mark the occasion. ...

CREATING FRESH MEMORIES WITH WEDDING DAY PARTIES.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Words by Trudi Bird and Catrin Shi MEMORIES of a street party 30 years ago to celebrate the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana came flooding back for neighbours Pat Carter and Valerie Banfield, who...

DRESS DRAWS COMPARISONS WITH GLAMOROUS GRACE.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE bride's long-awaited dress was stunningly reminiscent of Grace Kelly's wedding dress. The intricately-decorated Sarah Burton gown bore a striking resemblance to the dress worn by the actress for her wedding...

THE DAY KATE BECAME THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) THEY lined the streets of London in their thousands to watch royal newlyweds Prince William and his bride Kate. Cheering crowds greeted the couple as they were driven through the streets of London in an...

PERFECT CHANCE FOR US TO MEET OTHERS IN OUR ROAD.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) W:59.531pt H:74.036pt NORTH AND WEST BRISTOL Words by Rachel Clare, Ruth Norris and Georgette Culley Pictures by Barbara Evripidou epnews@bepp.co.uk DECORATED wheelie bins, a street swap shop and a party organised...

KATE 'EVERY BIT OUR FUTURE QUEEN'.
April 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: DAVID CLENSY DAWN on Parliament Square. As the first rays of April sun glint off the face off Westminster Abbey, Big Ben strikes five o'clock. It is a scene normally only witnessed by early morning...

Patrick van der Vorst.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Every Saturday, Patrick van der Vorst, who received investment from Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis on the hit BBC show 'Dragons Den' with his website valuemystuff.com, will be providing a valuation and description...

Antiques.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Pictured here, top to bottom, are: Dominic Winter's Lot 672, a George IV silver gilt naval presentation snuff box, hallmarked on the base and lid London 1828, the lid cast with an Eastern hunting scene depicting two...

Antiques.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Royal connections in stories of military service DOMINIC WINTER Some interesting items are being auctioned by Dominic Winter in its twoday collectors' sale on Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19. Among the...

Plot Lines with FIONA SANDERSON.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) The hottest Easter in decades has been remarkable for the garden. I don't think I can remember a time when the water butts ran dry in April. Some years, it's a case of watching out for frosts, and protecting little...

Roses and poppies offer double delight to mark a wedding day.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) With so many plants to choose from to mark the momentous wedding yesterday, I am hoping that my editor will allow me two plants of the week! After all, not everyone will have space to grow a Wedding Day rambling...

Things to do this weekend.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Mulch winter flowering heathers with cocoa shell (which has a low pH). After flowering, trim the flowers off to keep the plants compact. Trim your lawn edges as this simple task has a remarkable effect on the...

Let's hear it for our limey friends.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: Cleeve Nursery Tips with ALAN DOWN Last week I wrote about rhododendrons, perhaps one of the best known "lime hating" plants. Much emphasis is put upon this group of plants that have evolved where...

Dear Alan...
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) I am attaching a photo of a clump of nine wild orchids (below). Is it safe for me to replant and/or split these orchids? from T Payne Your orchids look as if they are growing happily in your lawn and that is...

Sparkling occasion calls for bubbly.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) A royal wedding celebration calls for something that sparkles. I do suggest a Kir Royale. It's a simple cocktail made by adding chilled sparkling wine to a teaspoon of creme de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) in a...

A masterclass in the finery of India's cuisine.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) The Food Inspector. This week, our anonymous reviewer visits the Thali Cafe in Bristol Restaurateurs Sid Sharma, Sam Hackett and Jim Pizer turned the traditional Indian restaurant concept on its head when they...

Raise a glass or two to the newlyweds this weekend.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: Absolute Corkers with NED HALLEY Which wines suit a royal occasion? It's a question I have been mulling over all week. My mole at Buckingham Palace (oh, all right, my tipster at one of the warranted...

Wine of the week Chablis [...].
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Wine of the week Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons, Bertrand Capdevigne, 2009, is reduced at Morrisons to GBP9.99 from GBP14.99 until May 1 - that's tomorrow. Chablis is always expensive - demand easily outstrips...

Comfort Food.(Recipe)
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: with ROSA MASHITER We are nearly at the end of this extended Easter break, but we still have the May Bank Holiday to finish off with a flourish. So try a little al fresco eating - a quiche or flan with a...

Awe-inspiring trip that will be carved on your memory.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: FRANK CORLESS The odds of securing a holiday of a lifetime are stacked in your favour when you plump for the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. It's a case of heads you win, tails you win. And,...

Rural getaways.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) A proper cream tea with warm scones from the oven, thickly churned clotted cream and lashings of strawberry jam is the ultimate indulgence when taking a break in the West Country. This week's selection highlights...

Take off to a place in Rosie's sun (and her villa too).
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) When it comes to choosing a place in the sun, Rosie Sutherland knows more about how to do it than most - she's made a career out of it. Now you can share her exquisite taste in everything from one of her Greek...

The pink and cream makeover queen at her village home.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) A new series of 60 Minute Makeover has just started on ITV and one of its stylists is based here in the West Country. Lucy Parford met up with interior designer Annie Hazell at her pretty Cotswold home to find out...

Antiques.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Prepare to explore more than 700 fascinating lots DREWEATTS Spring is finally with us - what better time for a spring clean and to think of a change of decor. Following instruction from receivers, Dreweatts will...

It may sound unappetising but [...].
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: EMILY KOCH It may sound unappetising but lamb's liver is a very cheap and tasty treat. This Easter I spent the weekend at home, alone, enjoying some peace, quiet and sunshine. Being alone (or should...

A fascinating fungus: the art of the mushroom.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Chris Rundle explores the magic of mushroom to celebrate St George's Day Moves are afoot, I notice, to make more of St George's Day, with one leading cleric at least suggesting it be moved to May 2 from its current...

The sweet-tooth cake baker with a passion for cafes.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Mark Taylor meets cake maker Lizzie Evans, whose passion for baking has created a burgeoning business from her Bristol home It has been a good couple of weeks for Lizzie Evans. On Good Friday, she bought a new...

From classics of variety to musical blockbusters; a century of stage.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) As Bristol Hippodrome prepares for its centenary next year, Gerry Brooke recalls its rich history and the big names who have played there Bristol Hippodrome can reflect on a remarkable history which reads like a...

Stags live the wild life in Benidorm - but that's not new.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: Rural Rambles Roger Evans I'm fairly sure that last year we had a dry April. This year the dry weather started in March. I thought this was better. "We'll have the rain in April this year and grow some...

Up front.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: Straight from the hip Jeannie Johnson I have to say it here and now, the dress was a big improvement on the bloated meringue worn by the groom's mother on her wedding day. Lovely person, Diana, but...

In the Hot Seat Linda Donaldson.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Linda is the founder of the Bath Coffee Festival, which takes place on May 21 and 22 at the Recreation Ground in Bath. She is a mother of three children and co-owner of public relations consultancy Geometry PR. For...

Sit back and enjoy the views on these easy-access paths.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Martin Hesp finds that the countryside is not always filled with impassable hazards Occasionally this page attracts a flurry of letters or emails concerning the subject of wheelchair-friendly walks - and sometimes a...

Reviews.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) An Uncertain Place By Fred Vargas, published as a trade paperback by Harvill Secker, priced GBP12.99. Available now. The latest part in Fred Vargas's Commissaire Adamsberg series, An Uncertain Place, begins in...

Eyewitness One evacuee's journey to Somerset.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Seventy years ago a 15-year-old from the East End of London was bewildered to be thrust deep into the Somerset countryside. As the oldest member of his family at home, he also found himself responsible for...

BOOKSELLER CHARTS This week's list [...].
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) BOOKSELLER CHARTS This week's list comes from Simon and Natasha Church of The Book Stop, Market Street, Tavistock. 01822 617244. www.bookstoptavistock.co.uk. 1 Land of Painted Caves - Jean M Auel The long wait...

Traumatic tales of evacuees separated from their parents.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Many wartime children sent away from home were deeply affected, finds Colin Bradley More than three million children were thought to have been affected by evacuation at one stage or another during the Second World...

Ideas palette Scandinavian style...
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Make no mistake, the Scandinavians have designs on us - whether they're keeping us glued to the TV with dark Danish crime series The Killing or winning us over to their stylish home furnishings. While a select few...

Really Useful Bargains.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: with ALISON CORK Offer of the Week Elegant, stylish and versatile, Appeal window shutters instantly transform any room, complementing any style of interior from traditional to contemporary. Its shutters...

Bargain of the Week.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Preparing your outdoor living space for the summer is a walk in the park courtesy of Cyan's superb collection of teak garden furniture. Readers can get this contemporary sustainable teak bench set for just...

Discount of the Week.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Runaway Coast, renowned for its fabulous range of bedlinens, is offering readers a right royal offer on this beautiful Union Jack original giant cushion (above) reduced from GBP95 to GBP58. With Wimbledon, the...

Inside.
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) PAGES 4&5 Our regular columnist Jeannie Johnson dissects the British wedding and Roger Evans reports from the farm PAGE 6 A potted history of the Bristol Hippodrome and the stars who have graced its famous stage...

"Well, another good man bites [...].
April 30, 2011... (From Western Daily Press) Byline: GRAEME DEMIANYK "Well, another good man bites the dust." That, ladies and gentleman, was the opening gambit of arguably the most excruciating best man's speech I have ever witnessed. There is a...

Installation of tidal machine to power The Deep delayed.
April 30, 2011... (From Hull Daily Mail) Byline: James Campbell j.campbell@mailnewsmedia.co.uk THE installation of a cuttingedge tidal machine to power The Deep will not take place until later this year. North Ferriby company Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd...

Weight-loss sessions.
April 30, 2011... (From Hull Daily Mail) HULL: A free weight loss programme is launching seven new courses in the city next week. The NHS Why Weight? programme runs for 12 weeks and supports people to lead healthier lifestyles and lose weight. The...

Police thank beach-goers.
April 30, 2011... (From Hull Daily Mail) EAST YORKS: Police have thanked the public for their patience following the temporary closure of a beach at Hunmanby Gap. A three-mile stretch of beach has now reopened after it was closed on Wednesday when a dog...

Step up for the latest youth dance season.
April 30, 2011... (From Hull Daily Mail) EAST RIDING: The new East Riding Youth Dance season is set to get under way. Sessions for the summer term will be launched at Beverley Minster Primary School, starting on Tuesday, May 10. Co-ordinated by East...