Europe Intelligence Wire articles from December 2011, page 11

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Collapse of power protest trial just the beginning of undercover cop storm.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) ONE of the biggest stories of the year broke in January when the trial of six environmental activists charged with planning to break into Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station collapsed when evidence emerged of an...

Generous Notts keeps on giving.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Byline: Marcus Boocock GENEROUS Notts people have raised more than GBP4 million for charity this year, despite the economic downtur n. People have dug deep into their pockets to provide a lifeline for...

Uncertainty over Broadmarsh Centre improvements after it is sold to rivals.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) NOVEMBER was a month of surprises. Notts was shocked as two police officers - special constable Carly Henfrey and PC Diederik Coetzee - were knocked down by drivers who then drove off. PC Coetzee was left...

Records galore - school exam results, organ donations and Robin Hoods!
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) STUDENTS in Nottingham did their city proud in August with record GCSE and A-level exam results. Nearly half of teenagers who sat GCSE exams gained at least five A* to C grades including English and maths. ...

Worthy honours.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) THE Notts residents named in the New Year's Honours List reflect the breadth of talent that exists in the city and county. There are 17 worthy local winners named today, who have been recognised for work in...

Notts people are a real inspiration.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) TODAY'S story about the generosity of Notts people confirms in many ways what we already knew. Notts' folk have never been afraid to put their hands in their pockets for a good cause. We have seen that...

Parking charges leave bad taste.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) PARKING charges in Nottingham city centre between 6pm and 8pm must be having a negative effect on businesses. I was at the Broadway last night and what should be an affordable evening turned into an expensive,...

Christmas time for TV repeats.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) THE period around Christmas and New Year is traditionally a time for the exchange of presents, happiness and general goodwill to all men. However, this year I felt a little sadness in one specific sphere of...

City is let down by decorations.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) ONCE again does anyone else think that the Christmas attractions in the Old Market Square are drab and very lacklustre? When I heard that the Square was going to be transformed into a "winter wonderland" I...

New boundary makes no sense.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) PERPLEXED by proposals to dispense with Rushcliffe as a parliamentary constituency, I wrote to the Boundary Commissioner to get some background under the Freedom of Information Act. I was particularly...

Poems.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Predators No matter how hard you work No matter how honest you are One little slip and you're done When parking your motor car Out there are cruel Predators Stalking pavements in pairs Seeking both night and...

Online.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Your comments on thisisnottingham.co.uk Gary Rowntree, chairman of the board of the Nottingham Retail Business Improvement District and general manager of John Lewis Nottingham, says more should be done to...

Making our great children's centres even better for all.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Byline: Kay Cutts Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council THERE are around 180,000 children and young people in Nottinghamshire, with more than a quarter under five. In my role as leader of...

Residents welcome plans to turn hostel into flats.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Byline: Emily Winsor RESIDENTS have welcomed proposals to convert a former hostel into a block of flats. The disused women's hostel on Castle Street shut down at the start of January and has been empty...

St Ann's.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Branching out: Marc Richmond, left, from the St Ann''s Allotments Heritage Fruit Tree Project, helps plant three pear trees at the new St Ann's Valley Centre, which will house health and council services under...

LATEST PLANS.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) THE following planning applications have been registered by Nottingham City Council: Mapperley Park: Equipment cabinet at Mansfield Court Garages on Redcliffe Road. 11/04060/PAT. Sherwood: New roller shutters...

Barn dance in aid of city farm.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) STONEBRIDGE City Farm is holding a new year's barn dance. People are invited to join the farm's team at their New Year Barn Dance on Saturday January 21, from 7pm until 10pm, at Chilwell Road Methodist Church...

Liberal Democrats wiped out in city as support for Labour surges ahead.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) LOCAL elections took place in May, with Labour seeing a huge rise in support across the city and county, taking control of four more councils in Notts. The party seized Bassetlaw and Gedling from the Tories,...

Street parties galore as royal wedding touches hearts of people across Notts.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) THE extremes of weather which had hit Nottingham during the winter appeared again in April - with Notts experiencing temperatures that were hotter than Ibiza and the Algarve. Attractions in the county reported...

Plans for GBP500m Broadmarsh revamp and new enterprise zone lift the gloom.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) IN March there were big hopes for Nottingham. The Boots site was one of four locations across the country announced to house an enterprise zone. This was expected to see the site enjoy significant...

The year Notts dug deep to help others during downturn.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Byline: Marcus Boocock TIMES have been hard for many people in 2011 as the country has been gripped by the effects of the global economic crisis. But among the hardest-hit organisations have been...

Delight as Maggie's campaign gets a GBP250,000 boost from a mystery donor.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) IN February, a single donation of GBP250,000 delighted supporters of the GBP3 million Maggie's cancer care centre. Nottingham City Council was also hopeful after a High Court judge ordered Education Secretary...

Accused too ill to appear in court.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A RAINWORTH man charged with murdering his neighbour on Boxing Day did not appear at court because he was ill in hospital. Jeffrey Burton, 60, of Pearl Close, was due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court...

Surprise as region's most exclusive street is named.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Byline: Dave Baxter WITH its large, renovated houses, sprawling gardens and imposing security gates, Valley Road is a visibly impressive location. But its residents are surprised to find out they are living...

Late-night bus service as usual.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) NEW Year's revellers are being reminded that Nottingham City Transport is running its late-night bus services as usual this evening. Buses will run according to normal Saturday timetables on all routes, with...

Trial date set for murder accused.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A TRIAL date has been set for a man charged with the murder of his wife on Christmas Day. Stephen Woodward, 56, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday. No application was made for bail and he will...

More choice for city GP patients.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) PATIENTS in Nottingham will be able to register or receive a consultation with a GP practice of their choice under a pilot scheme. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has also launched the idea with similar...

Nature reserve's work is complete.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) CONSERVATION work has finished at a nature reserve in Notts. The work, at Annesley Woodhouse quarry was carried out for Notts Wildlife Trust. It involved repairing and extending fencing to stop sheep in the...

'Facebook said son was dead'.
December 31, 2011... (From Nottingham Evening Post) THE devastated father of a student blasted to death on Boxing Day found out about his son's murder on Facebook. Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at point-blank range as he walked with friends near their...

Whisky in good spirits for Cheltenham test.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) OSCAR Whisky bids to further enhance his growing reputation when he takes on three rivals in the Cheltenham & Three Counties Club Hurdle at the Prestbury Park venue tomorrow. The Dai Walters-owned...

Your daily stars.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: Claire Petulengro ARIES (March 21-April 20) An unexpected trip will turn out to be most enjoyable, so make sure you accept. Your financial picture is beginning to look much brighter and should put...

Last man standing week of the Pick cameo,.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) " I'm the last man standing," Hustle star Robert Vaughn is proud to admit. And while he is still surrounded by most of his TV team of grifters for the final series of the slick drama, his co-stars from other...

guide to the 7day best on the box.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) New Year's Eve Alan Carr's New Year Spectacular 9pm, C4 SEEING as an awful lot of us choose not to spend our evening being jostled at a bar and queuing for toilets we need something decent to watch, so why not...

Soap That was the week that was in your favourite soaps bubbles.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) IT'S been like watching the clock ticking down to new year seeing EastEnders grand dame Pat getting gradually sicker and more desperate. Of course, there's nothing like knowing a character is about to be...

Magical panto show.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: A big day out! RICHARD THOMAS heads to . . The Grand Theatre in Swansea. WHY? THE Grand Theatre in Swansea has a 1,000-seat auditorium and hosts a variety of shows and exhibitions for everyone to...

Pole is railway reminder.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: Hidden History with Gary Gregor ONE of three rusty poles near the Square Cafe in Oystermouth Square might seem of no interest, yet it is a tangible reminder of the world's first passenger railway....

Can you give Kip a new home?
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) KIP the Collie is on the lookout for a new home. Kip is eight months old and came to Swansea's Llys Nini Animal Centre as his previous owner was unable to devote the time to him that he needed. He will...

Great-gran marks a century.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: RUPERT HALL A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER who goes out of her way to help people has celebrated her 100th birthday. Bronwen Lovering was surrounded by family and friends for her big day. She is mother to...

Families helped out by scheme.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) FAMILIES struggling through the holiday season were helped by members of the Llanelli Co-op Women's Guild and Labour Party Women's Forum. Dozens of presents were collected and AM Joyce Watson joined the...

Warning over workplace safety.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A NEW warning has gone out over safety in the workplace following a rise in the number of Welsh workers killed. Bosses at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued the advice as figures showed a...

Explorer's exhibition.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE journey of explorer Roald Amundsen will be told at a new Swansea Museum exhibition. Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole in 1912. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the...

Call for business minister to help save city's ferry service.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) AN Assembly Member is calling on Business Minister Edwina Hart to step in to help save the Swansea-Cork ferry. Swansea-based Peter Black wrote his letter to Mrs Hart after meeting with representatives of the...

LOOKING ROSY Winter in Baglan [...].
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) LOOKING ROSY Winter in Baglan is doing a good impression of summer -- for this rose at least. The rose has thrived in the mild conditions and has continued to flower in Mel Evans's garden. Keen...

Appeal for clues in mystery of man found next to tracks.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: PAUL LEWIS POLICE are still waiting to speak to a man found badly hurt just inches away from a city railway line. They say Simon Menelaus is still too poorly to be interviewed in his hospital bed...

GBP1k award in poetry competition.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) YOUNG Welsh poets could be in with the chance of winning a GBP1,000 prize pot. They can now put their entries forward for the 2012 Terry Hetherington Young Writers Award. Competitors should be resident or...

Artist creates archive of troops' tour.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: LIZ PERKINS Defence reporter WELSH troops serving in Afghanistan feature in a special visual diary of their time on the frontline. War artist Dan Peterson spent time sketching soldiers from 1st...

Green light for house proposal.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) PERMISSION has been given to build a new house on the edge of Tumble, in the Gwendraeth Valley, even though it falls outside the village boundary. Planning officers had recommended the application for...

Busy year sparks appeal for crew.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) AN appeal has been made for more volunteers to help crew the Burry Port Lifeboat following the busiest year in its history. The lifeboat was launched a total of 43 times, beating the previous busiest year --...

BITER 'BEHAVED LIKE A CHILD'.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: JULIA BOSNYAK Court reporter A JUDGE compared a Llanelli man to a child, after he pulled a woman's hair and twice bit a doorman in a drunken attack in Swansea city centre. Reveller Ryan Butler...

Ospreys know defeat would be a bitter pill to swallow.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: MARK ORDERS PARACETAMOL can do wonders at this time of year, but it is unlikely to be enough for the Ospreys if they come unstuck in the Pro 12 derby against the Blues at the Liberty Stadium tomorrow...

Swansea ease to festival victory.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) SWANSEA were convincing winners of the annual Christmas Festival bowls match, defeating visiting Merthyr 30-18 at Beaufort Road. The competition embraces six singles matches, six triples and six fours, with...

'Derby can decide Wales calls'.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) THE Ospreys' clash with the Blues at the Liberty tomorrow (6.30pm) will go a long way to determining Wales's squad for the Six Nations, believes Andrew Hore. "It's an internal Welsh trial effectively,...

In Your Library.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: Paige Turner Fiction: The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee Two stories make up this acclaimed novel. Before the war the story of Will and Trudy who enjoyed the whimsical high life when war breaks out...

Fundraisers to see in new year on trek to the capital.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: ROB GOODMAN IT is not how most people mark New Year's Eve, but family and friends of little Aidan Rosser will be going the extra mile this weekend. The family of the two-and-half-year-old from...

'Mortal terror' of trio trapped in car as it sank.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A DISABLED Llanelli man and two female companions were trapped in a car as it sank in rising waters. The trio were left praying for their lives after a flash flood and apparent electrics failure sent their...

Granny annexe appeal is denied.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A LANGLAND householder will be stuck with a "rather horrid" rear to his house after a planning inspector dismissed his appeal for an extension and detached granny annexe. Welsh Government-appointed inspector...

Police officers to 'follow that van'.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) DYFED-POWYS Police are putting measures in place to prevent cash-in-transit robberies following arrests and prosecutions after an incident in May last year. Police said a van was targeted in Machynlleth. ...

CONTRACT BRIDGE.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: LR GRIFFIN THE Lederer Memorial Trophy had a strong entry of eight teams from the British Isles. The winners were the English Premier League representatives of Espen Erichsen, Norman Selway, Michael...

Lord 'surprised' by files on Liverpool.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) LORD Howe of Aberavon has claimed official files which revealed he told Margaret Thatcher to abandon Liverpool to "managed decline" following the Toxteth riots do not accurately reflect the conversations at the...

Passengers say price hike is so un-fare.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: JASON EVANS RAIL passengers have hit out at fares which go up from next week. Some First Great Western fares go up by six per cent from January, 2012. The company said it had tried to keep fare...

Fears for future of Welsh.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) CENSUS results are likely to highlight a crisis facing Welsh speaking communities according to The Welsh Language Society. Cymdeithas yr Iaith chair Bethan Williams has sent a new year message to members...

Dance group goes head to head for TV contest.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) TALENTED dancers from Port Talbot are stepping out once again for a television talent show. Ffres, who are an all-male street dance crew, and girl group Erupt will be hitting the stage for Sky 1's Got To...

Tributes as team's former treasurer loses cancer fight.(Obituary)
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: BRUCE SINCLAIR CARMARTHEN Town AFC members are mourning the death of one of the football club's biggest supporters. Former club treasurer Nigel Williams, who lived in Idole, has died aged 57,...

Repairs for lime kiln planned.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) PLANS to strengthen a former lime kiln in Mumbles have been submitted to Swansea Council. The proposed work involves filling the kiln chamber in Castle Road with foamed concrete and stabilising the...

Steelworker jailed after fleeing drink-drive crash.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) POLICE trying to trace the owner of a car found in a Bryn field after an accident turned up at the culprit's address only to discover he had been taken home by different officers after a separate incident...

Star pair announce they are going in different directions.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: LIZ PERKINS NEATH mezzo soprano Katherine Jenkins has split from her TV presenter fiance Gethin Jones -- the man she once called "The One." The Welsh stars both tweeted of their heartbreak that...

Charmed existence.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) COMEDY star Rob Brydon reckons he has a charmed life. The Baglan comic is a bestselling author with his autobiography, Small Man In A Book, and a regular on TV and radio. "Some people say about me, 'he...

Thatcher discussed firearms.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) PRIME minister Margaret Thatcher secretly discussed issuing firearms to the police amid fears riots could disrupt the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, according to official papers made...

Ex-Swans boss leads tributes to former city centre half.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: CHRIS PEREGRINE ROBERTO Martinez led the tributes to former Swansea City footballer Neil Davids who has died at the age of 56. The former Leeds United apprentice played for Norwich City,...

Police appeal to trace rare motorbike.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) POLICE are on the trail of an extremely rare motorbike stolen in Llanelli. The white Harley Davidson (pictured), one of only two known to be in Wales, was taken from outside the town's job centre. It went...

Youngsters' work goes on display.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) AN exhibition of work created by talented youngsters will go on show in Swansea. Kaleidoscope will be showcasing the pieces in the I, Me and Mine Exhibition, at the Swansea Print Workshop, in Clarence...

Top tips for entertainment in 2012.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) OH how we do love a list! Every December, critics compile their predictions of the musical talent to watch in the coming 12 months. But in recent years, it's become harder and harder to second-guess who will...

Maggie's U-turn saw new channel.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) FORMER Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made a U-turn and backed the creation of a Welsh TV channel over fears it would inflame nationalism, it has emerged. Newly-released cabinet papers show Mrs Thatcher...

Poly tunnel boost for school garden.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A SWANSEA primary school has been given the green light to develop a poly tunnel. Llanrhidian Primary School lost its fruit and vegetable growing area as part of a scheme to build a new staff room, offices...

Help solve mystery of missing goat.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: JASON EVANS HE goes by the name Mr Goat -- and his whereabouts are a mystery. The photogenic goat has not been seen since vanishing from his field in Morriston before Christmas, and his owner fears...

'Dangerous' man still on run.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A WANTED "dangerous" former Llanelli man, who is alleged to have committed a string of violent offences including an armed robbery, is still on the run. A number of phone calls were received by detectives...

Backlog puts brake on charity.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A CHARITY trust that covers the Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea Valley areas is being put on hold. Neath Port Talbot Council administers the Welsh Church Act Fund. This awards grants to charities and...

Cheap break in laidback Rotterdam.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: NEIL WELCH I WAS a little apprehensive as I stepped onto the Eurolines coach at London's Victoria coach station, a service that would take me to Rotterdam for a long weekend. Ahead of us lay a...

Heaven and Hell.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: PAUL WILLIAMSON What was your best holiday? "I've been lucky enough to go on many holidays. Generally, they've involved a beach or mountain and they usually involve some sort of activity; I'm not one...

Star deals.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) UK/IRELAND SOUTH CORNWALL: Daish's Holidays (08448 464 680) offers four nights' half-board starting Jan 18 or 22 at Barrowfield Hotel, Newquay, for GBP89 (two sharing) with indoor pool, large dance floor and...

Alexandra set to show Iron Lady's softer side.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: Alexandra Roach AT 24, Ammanford-born actress Alexandra Roach is too young to have heard the decades of Thatcher vilification that has been flung at the imp ressively-coiffed grande dame of the...

Fiona Caine answers your problems.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) QI am 26, single, and because I work unsociable hours, I seem to have lost contact with all my friends. I had a girlfriend but we split up because she couldn't cope with me not being around to go out when she...

Artist goes door-to-door to find inspiration for project.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: RICHARD YOULE A DOOR-scavenging artist hopes the public will get a handle on his latest exhibition. Aled Simons has been trawling the streets of Swansea to create his new piece de resistance, The...

Race club invites kids to gear up.
December 31, 2011... (From South Wales Evening Post) A CARMARTHEN man is behind a new racing academy aimed at introducing the sport to under 16-year-olds. Tony Brown is looking to help two youngsters in particular achieve their racing dreams. Mr Brown said...