Europe Intelligence Wire articles from December 2010, page 9

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35 years of leading the way.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) AT this time of year the traditional pantomime call is "she's behind you" -- but the opposite applies to one Swansea Grand Theatre worker. Usherette Julia Incebel is celebrating her 35th panto season as a...

Victims of domestic violence told not to suffer in silence.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: JASON EVANS Crime reporter VICTIMS of domestic violence are being urged not to suffer in silence. While the Christmas and New Year period is a time of fun and celebration for most, it also...

in your words.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) EVEN when everything is going well, Christmas can still be a difficult time for families. People who might not spend more than a few hours every day in each other's company are suddenly thrown together for...

Reds boss hopes jinx won't halt derby clash.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) LLANELLI manager Andy Legg is hoping the weather does not throw up another twist when he takes his side to Carmarthen Town tomorrow. The Reds had already arrived in Oswestry on Wednesday evening for their...

Steelmen facing Eagles exam.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) PORT Talbot Town manager Mark Jones admits his side will have to hit the ground running when they meet high-flyers Neath at the GenQuip Stadium on Sunday. The Steelmen have just five matches to secure a...

Backspin set for service.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) BRILLIANT Newbury winner Backspin is likely to gain further racecourse experience before heading to the Cheltenham Festival in March. The five-year-old joined Jonjo O'Neill after winning an Irish bumper in...

'Celts' can forge closer links with Afghans.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: LIZ PERKINS Armed Forces reporter reporting from Camp Bastion, in Afghanistan WELSH soldiers are forging a stronger connection with Afghan troops thanks to their Celtic roots, according to a senior...

Water is restored at homes.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THOUSANDS of homes in west Carmarthenshire left without water post-Christmas have finally had their service restored. Supplies were hit at nearly 3,000 homes in the St Clears area on December 28 and 29, with...

Bikers' parking advice.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) AFAN Valley police have been advising motorists about parking safely in Cwmavon. PCSO Shaun Thomas said he has created a letter which will be distributed to the residents living near the bend on Cwmclais...

Stars out for charity.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE All Stars fundraisers will be playing host to a charity event in aid of forces charity Help for Heroes. A total of 15 singers from the Amman Valley and the surrounding area are involved in the show,...

Proposal to allow schools to pool resources gets backing.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) PROPOSALS to allow local authorities to federate schools have been welcomed by Carmarthenshire Council. Assembly education minister Leighton Andrews wants to see greater collaboration between schools,...

Assault at mosque is denied.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A MAN has appeared in court accused of an assault outside a mosque. Liakat Khan, of Glanbrydan Avenue, Uplands, Swansea, pleaded not guilty to an offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm when he...

You should be rocking WITH [...].
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) You should be rocking WITH a short chord span, simple, infectious melodies and unchallenging lyrics it has always been a little step from AC/DC to the Bee Gees, perhaps via Kiss. And Tragedy make the link in...

Cloneing around.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Cloneing around A HANDFUL of chords and only a tempo or two -- The Ramones should be an easy mark for any tribute act. But the beloved rockers had attitude in spades and, by all accounts, The Ramones Clones...

Remember when.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) The following events occurred in living memory. Can you guess the year? 1 WH Auden and JRR Tolkien died 2 Peter Hall was appointed to be the next director of the National Theatre 3 The Watergate scandal rocked...

YOUR DAILY STARS.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) ARIES (March 21-April 20) You may not bag the face you want when you want them, but you will get them in the end, so stop trying so hard and start enjoying the very reasons you started on this path. Call...

The Bumbles of Mumbles and The New Year 2011.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) SNOW that had caused so much chaos on the roads, but lots of fun for children, who, aided by their Mums and dads, had built terrific Snowmen in their gardens, as well as laughing as they hurled themselves down...

Happy Birthday.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) TODAY Cora Ellacott Rhys Kemp Ryan Huw Thomas Ryan Jay Thomas TOMORROW Ben Parsons Jordan Rowe Scarlett Smith Heather Walters Grace Warlow Nicole Warren SUNDAY Ellie May Baker Travis Gardener Pauline Hawkins...

Resolutions.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) TRADITIONALLY, tomorrow is the time when we put on our thinking caps and decide what New Year resolutions we can make! This means we can decide to try and live our lives in, hopefully, a better way. Perhaps...

Panto season.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE Pantomime season is here, the most wonderful thing about Pantos is, along with the story, the laughter, colour of scenery, the costumes and the music, they give us all a lift and smile in the darker winter...

Storytime.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) MANY of you may have received book tokens as part of your Christmas presents. One paperback book you may enjoy, written and illustrated by Chris Wormell, and winner of the Booktrust Early Years Award Winner...

'Make sure others are rewarded for top work'.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: LAURA DAVIES IT has been two years since philanthropic plasterer Jamie Denyer started giving away his time and expertise for free to needy people. It was the beginning of the recession and the...

Care team award bid.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) SOCIAL care teams in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire are being urged to compete in a top award. They are being called on to take part in the 2011 Social Care Accolades, organised by the Care...

Pump up the funds.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A SWANSEA woman is hosting an evening of entertainment to support a charity set up in memory of a fallen soldier. Gorseinon-based Emma Crowley will be holding the fundraiser at Tiger Tiger, Cardiff, in aid...

Lovely day to celebrate a saint.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) LOVE will be in air at Swansea's National Waterfront Museum next month. To celebrate Santes Dwynwen -- the Welsh patron saint of lovers -- the gallery is hosting a Love Sunday on January 23. The day will...

Festive recycling on the cards.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) WASTE Awareness Wales are calling on people to make a difference this festive period by recycling their old Christmas cards. The group are supporting The Woodlands Trust campaign to plant 12,000 new trees in...

Appeal to find family.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) POLICE in Port Talbot are appealing for information to trace the family of a man who was found dead in his home. David Michael Bayliss, 40, lived alone at Ynyslee, in Cwmavon, Port Talbot. He was found...

New dates for donors.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A SERIES of blood donor sessions are being held to help boost stocks. People can go along to Swansea's Grand Theatre, in Singleton Street, on Tuesday between 10am and 6pm. There will also be a mobile...

Get your snaps on display.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) PHOTOGRAPHERS are in the frame of showcasing their pictures at a city hospital. Staff, patients and the public are being invited to put forward their images for ABM University Health Board's winter...

Decay's eating away.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE number of people with visible tooth decay in Wales has increased, according to latest figures. Findings for the 2009 Adult Dental Health Survey showed there had been a two per cent rise in the problem...

Danger driving claim.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A MOTORIST has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving. City magistrates heard Leon Cullen, 23, of Townhill Road, Townhill is also accused of drink-driving. He entered no plea to both offences...

Shoplifter stole goods from 2 Tesco stores on same day.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A SHOPLIFTER asked police if the same custody sergeant was on duty after he was arrested twice in the same day for stealing. David Lee Harriman, 30, of Paxton Street, Swansea, pleaded guilty to three counts...

Thomas: Fans can roar us to win.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) JONATHAN Thomas hopes the sizzling Liberty Stadium atmosphere for the derby win over the Scarlets is replicated when the Ospreys chase a spot in the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup. More than 18,000...

Christmas hangover won't harm us - Davies.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: ROBERT LLOYD THE Scarlets are determined not to allow their Ospreys hangover to affect their hopes for a prosperous new year. The West Walians have been dusting themselves down at Parc y Scarlets...

Cup drama was highlight of below-par year.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) WELSH golf chiefs can look back on 2010 with plenty of satisfaction on the back of a highly successful Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor which saw Colin Montgomerie's European side regain the trophy. The 2010 Ryder...

Clubs harbour high hopes for weekend fixtures.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) HOPES are high of a return to action for West Wales rugby clubs this weekend. There is no National League division one west programme, so the spotlight turns to Swalec Cup first-round ties with Llangennech...

Quiz of the year.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) 1. Which Scarlets player was penalised for shouting at an opponent during a Magners League match this year? 2. In which round did Enzo Maccarinelli stop Alexander Kotlobay to win the EBU cruiserweight title in...

Everything must go.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) JUST a week or so ago, all these fashion goodies would have set you back the full price. But now, some of the biggest retailers have slashed their prices by up to half in a desperate attempt to shift winter...

Dobbie willing to wait for a dream date at Old Trafford.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: STEPHEN WARE REPORTS STEPHEN Dobbie has experienced his fair share of ups and downs since switching to Swansea City. Now he is looking to hit the ultimate height -- again. You could forgive the...

You're the boss.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: Chris Gamble, Swansea THE win over Barnsley on Tuesday was hugely important after the defeat at QPR and Swansea must follow that up with a good showing against play-off contenders Reading. I...

Royals look to build on fine run.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) READING head for the Liberty tomorrow looking to carry their late 2010 form into the new year. The Royals climbed into the play-off places with a 1-1 draw at Hull City on Tuesday, a result which continued an...

'We've stopped rot - now time for another run'.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: STEPHEN WARE REPORTS DAVID Cotterill is tipping Swansea City to embark on another fine run after stopping the rot against Barnsley. Victory against the Tykes ended a poor run of results that saw...

Rodgers: It's time for fans to lay off Pratley.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) BRENDAN Rodgers has asked Swansea City fans to lay off Darren Pratley after revealing the midfielder does not want to walk away from the Liberty on a free. Pratley was booed by sections of the Swansea crowd...

'WE MAY HAVE TO SELL BIG NA ME'.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: GARETH VINCENT BRENDAN Rodgers has refused to rule out selling one of Swansea City's stars next month if a deal would give him the finances to land a top-end striker. And after sending Scott...

Boss hits out at FAW over mix-up.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) BRENDAN Rodgers has blasted the Football Association of Wales over Alan Tate's suspension and revealed: "They thought I was Paulo Sousa." Rodgers is furious that Tate faces a three-match ban after his...

Concern at sharp rise in burglary.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE number of burglaries in the Amman Towy area shot up last year, police figures have revealed. Burglaries rose 76.2 per cent from 2009, a statistic which alarmed local councillors. Antisocial behaviour...

Champ's honour.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) ALBERT Francis just does not stop when it comes to raising money for charity. Now he has been given recognition for his efforts after being appointed MBE for charitable services in the Queen's New Year...

HORSES COST GBP7K A WEEK.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: SHAUN GREANEY THE cost of looking after 70 horses dumped in Llanelli could run into thousands of pounds. The horses, which have run wild -- causing chaos, damage and danger -- could land the RSPCA...

Quick work to clear-up blocked road.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) AN AFAN Valley landslide was cleared up in less than an hour thanks to council workers. The small landslide on the A4107 Afan Valley Road in Pontrhydyfen, partially blocked the road during Tuesday night. ...

Police grabbed baseball bat from man after row.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A DRUNKEN man who was detained by police after he was seen holding a 3ft baseball bat, said he kept the weapon by his front door as a deterrent. Swansea magistrates heard that an officer grabbed the bat from...

TV star to review her rapid rise.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) AMMANFORD-BORN television presenter Alex Jones will be looking back at a busy 12 months in her career this New Year's Eve. Though a familiar face to S4C viewers from favourites like Jonathan and Popty, Alex...

Polio sufferer hits out as council axes service.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A DISABLED woman has criticised the local authority's axing of a night-time service. Polio sufferer Edwina Sheehan said she relied on a team of carers to help her with a number of tasks -- such as going to...

End is in sight in fight to clear rubbish backlog.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: STAFF REPORTER MOST of Swansea's mountain of rubbish was expected to have been picked up by today. Swansea Council said refuse and recycling workers had spent the last few days mopping up after...

Tributes pour in to 'top bloke'.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to a Neath man who died just days before Christmas. Jason Clifford's body was found at his home, in Neath Farm Road, at about 1pm on Tuesday, December 21. Police have...

TEXTS COAXED SHOPLIFTERS.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: EMMA DENHOLM A NEATH man has pleaded guilty to encouraging shoplifters to swipe fitness supplements. Neath Magistrates' Court heard that Steven Ryan Blackmore, of Llygad yr Haul, also took...

Property market slump continues as prices decline.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: RICHARD YOULE HOUSE prices continue to fall in Wales, although those in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire are showing more modest declines -- or even a slight rise. The average...

Police arrest landlord over Joanna death.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE landlord of Joanna Yeates has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. Police arrested 65-year-old Chris Jefferies, a retired public school teacher, at his home in Canynge Road, Clifton, Bristol -- the...

Water wait to continue.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) IT could be early next week before all Northern Ireland customers cut off from water supplies are reconnected. Around an extra 250 megalitres are being pumped into the system every day, Northern Ireland...

Decision on pub ban bid.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) A POLICY to change licensing regulations for pubs and clubs in a trouble-hit Llanelli street will go before full council for final approval on Thursday. Carmarthenshire Council's new licensing policy has...

'We have to stay united'.
December 31, 2010... (From South Wales Evening Post) FIRST Minister Carwyn Jones has said Wales must stand together to make the most of the digital age. In his New Year message he said the Welsh Assembly Government's budget would be reduced by GBP860 million...

Fans charged over trouble at Rams' derby clash.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) TWO football fans from Derby have been charged with using threatening behaviour following the Rams' away defeat to Nottingham Forest. A 39-year-old man from the city and a 17-year-old boy from Chellaston...

YOUR STARS LIVE ASTROLOGY.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: SHELLEY VON STRUNCKEL All too often you end up shouldering what really are others'' tasks. Your attempts to discuss this haven''t achieved much. Thus the focus on relationships indicated by your...

Quality Time Qt WHAT'S ON TOMORROW.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) PUBS AND CLUBS Chellaston Club, Derby Road. Miami Sunset. Admission: Free. Time: 8pm. Contact: Derby 701354. Bell and Castle, Burton Road, Derby. Disco with guest DJ. Admission: Free. Time: 7pm until late....

Depp starts year of parents' films.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) THE Tourist is the first Cine Babies screening of 2011 at Quad on Thursday at 1pm. At these special monthly screenings for parents and carers with babies under 12 months, the cinema is modified for the...

Thornbridge is the obvious choice for top brewer of 2010.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) IT is, again, the time when this column suggests the most notable beer, pub and brewery of the year, from a local perspective. The easy task this year has been to decide the brewery. The utterly brilliant,...

Illegal employees face deportation and cost firms GBP300,000 in fines.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) FIRMS in Derbyshire have been fined more than GBP300,000 for employing illegal workers. Victims of human trafficking and illegal immigrants have been discovered working at restaurants, car washes and...

Sculpture to welcome people to town.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A GBP10,000 work of art, representing Heanor's history, will be installed on the outskirts of the town. The piece, paid for by Amber Valley Borough Council, will be at the junction of High Street and Derby...

Higher fence to stop stray balls.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) FENCING around a Sinfin games court will be heightened to stop a problem of balls going over the existing netting and hitting cars. Derby City Council will increase the height of the fence in Swallowdale Road...

CCTV probe in hunt for masked men.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) POLICE are gathering CCTV recordings from local businesses in a bid to trace masked intruders who forced their way into a home in Littleover. A 52-year-old man was hit over the head with a "blunt object" when...

Shop expansion is given go-ahead.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A MUSIC shop in Derby has been given permission to expand its store and also offer tuition space. Rattle and Drum Ltd currently has a shop at 77-79 Osmaston Road. Matthew Pearson from the business wants to...

Cut the Cost with our fantastic treats.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) WITH Christmas just a fading memory and the weather cold and dreary, the Derby Telegraph is offering readers a reason to be cheerful. Next week, we launch our Cut the Cost promotion, giving cash-strapped...

COURTS.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Driver, 80, banned JOSHUA Elkanah Allen, 80, of Coronation Avenue, Alvaston, fined GBP50 and given three points for driving without a correct licence on November 29; fined GBP50 and given three points for...

Uncles spotted in football photo.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) YOU ran a picture and story last month which featured Chester Green football team in the 1940s or 50s. Two of the players named, Ken Grimadell and Bill Grimadell were my uncles. There were three Grimadell...

Generator was slung under Gipsy engines.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) I HAVE in my possession a booklet with photographs in an old printing style. The front cover has the wording "Some examples of electrical plant manufactured by Newton Bros (Derby) Ltd, electrical engineers....

Nazi bomb blew out windows at church days before wedding.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: Jane Goddard A picture of a huge bomb crater at Chaddesden Park in 1940 prompted a number of responses from our readers. Jane Goddard reports. IT is 70 years since the people of Chaddesden were...

ON THIS DAY.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) 1970 Jack Bodell was left waiting to hear about a fight against Joe Bugner. LOCAL: For the first time in 25 years, the traditional New Year's Eve dance organised by Derby Corporation's entertainments...

This picture of Brackensdale Junior [...].
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) This picture of Brackensdale Junior School football team, 1954-55, was sent in by David Barker, of Hillside, Findern. He was able to name almost everyone on the picture. Can you supply the missing name? Back,...

I'm giving back to the cancer charity that saved my life.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Steve Black believes he would be dead had it not been for Cancer Research. Here, the 27-year-old tells Paul Whyatt about how he is giving something back to the charity. IT was a lump so big he could not even...

Painless lumps could be the first warning signs of deadly disease.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) LYMPHOMA is a form of cancer that affects the lymph nodes of the body. It falls into one of two major categories, Hodgkin lymphoma and all other lymphomas, referred to as non-Hodgkin lymphoma . These two...

Speculation over and boss looks to January window.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) IT became apparent by lunchtime yesterday that it would, as expected, be Micky Adams (pictured left) who was taking over as manager of Sheffield United. Speculation linking Burton Albion manager Paul...

Pesch recalls Brewers were in form as they prepare for a long-awaited return to action.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: BURTON ALBION BY COLSTON CRAWFORD BURTON Albion are ready to return to action at last - and must do so by playing two games in three days. The Brewers are at home to play-off chasing Shrewsbury...

Weld to map out the right route for Passage.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) DERMOT Weld is to finalise a programme for Ascot Gold Cup winner Rite Of Passage in the next two weeks. The Curragh trainer has to decide whether to run the Giant's Causeway gelding over hurdles this winter...

Cape crusader can step up to mark for Nicholls.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) CAPE Vale would not appear to be David Nicholls' firstchoice runner in Southwell's Happy New Year From Blue Square Handicap but he can defy his second-string status and bag the spoils. Nicholls saddles four...

A whole new beginning in three little words.
December 31, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) HAPPY New Year! What an important phrase that is. It holds together everything we need to know about this life - and beyond! YEAR: We live with boundaries. Things begin, end, and begin again. Every life...