Europe Intelligence Wire articles from June 2011

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from June 2011

Book/ Now.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Tim and Light Tobacco Factory on July 3. Tel 0117 902 0344 Using music and puppetry, this beautiful new fairytale of hope, friendship and love follows Tim's epic journey from boy to young man. Fame Bristol...

Council looks for more money.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans COUNCIL bosses today warned a government guarantee over funding is 'not enough'. North-east MSPs were given a private briefing from officials at Aberdeenshire Council and were told the...

816 miles on single tank.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) The new Jaguar XF, equipped with a 2.2-litre engine, promises to be the most efficient Jaguar yet produced. And to prove it, an example has just completed an epic journey from the factory in which it was created...

Who will run Town House show after next May?
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ewan.cameron CALLUM McCaig has 10 difficult months ahead to establish himself as the leader of Aberdeen City Council. For, in May next year the electorate of the Granite City will go to the polls...

Greenest rally car banned from competition for being too good.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) The world's greenest rally car has been kicked out of its championship because it's too fast. The petrol-electric Honda Insight hybrid, which competes in the Formula 1000 rally championship, was asked to...

Are they giving kids a sporting chance?
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ewan.cameron THE Lawn Tennis Association has been handed enough money over the years to free the debt of a Third World country. Why is it, then, that they have developed only one top-level star in...

Dealing with club's uncertainty.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ewan.cameron THE sponsorship deal with Hearts involving MacB flavoured water may have been a piddling amount -- GBP5,000 -- in the rarefied world of professional football. But the Edinburgh club's...

Motor your way to freedom!
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) A holiday with a motorhome gives you freedom and independence to roam where you please, and to stop off at a camp site more or less where you wish. Everyone is looking for value for money these days and there...

'People are upset that aid may be withdrawn'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans FAMILIES living in abject poverty, darkness and bleak conditions. MP Malcolm Bruce experienced first-hand people surviving not just on the edge of existence, but what he described as...

'Losing dad has left a huge hole in our lives'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: sally.mcdonald TRIBUTES were today paid to a well-known former Aberdeen fish merchant who died in his sleep aged 52. Alaistair Nicol suffered a heart attack at his Aberdeen home in the early hours...

SEATS and Skodas with down payment required.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Blade Group has announced that from July until September it is offering a huge selection of its SEAT and Skoda cars with no advance payment for Motability customers. Blade Brand Manager Tim Glanvill said:...

Gabas out to make mark at Brechin.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith SPANISH trialist Andoitz Galdos Gabas insists he would have no problems adapting to the Scottish game. The former Real Jaen midfielder was set to feature tonight in Aberdeen's...

'A lot has changed but it's a challenge for everyone here'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith CHRIS Clark today claimed he wants to get the Dons back to the level they were at when he left. The midfielder is looking forward to the challenge of improving Aberdeen's fortunes after...

OSBOURNE SIGNS ON AT PITTODRIE.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith ABERDEEN today completed the signing of former Coventry City midfielder Isaac Osbourne. The 25-year-old has penned a one-year deal to become Dons boss Craig Brown's fourth signing of...

SPEED CAMERAS: Survey canvasses opinion Support for cameras remains strong.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Less than a third (29 per cent) of Britain's motorists think that speed cameras are only used at sites with a bad record of crashes and injuries, and 50 per cent think that raising money is their primary aim,...

Vernon is raring to go again.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith SCOTT Vernon today insisted he is fit and raring to go for the new season. The striker missed the end of the last campaign after undergoing hernia surgery. Former Colchester forward...

Going wild at gallery.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: sally.mcdonald FAMILIES are being invited to go wild in Aberdeen. The city council is hosting a string of free fun events starting on Saturday. They are planned to coincide with Aberdeen Art...

Children scared by parents' driving.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of children say their parents are aggressive drivers and 13 per cent say they are scared or embarrassed by mum and dad's driving, according to new research. The survey by...

Talks on sale of store.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: jamie.macdonald NEGOTIATIONS were taking place today over the future of an Aberdeen store. Fashion retailer Jane Norman went into administration earlier this week. Administrators Zolfo Cooper...

Latest Astra ecoFLEX hits 76.3mpg and is exempt from road tax.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Vauxhall has pulled out all the stops to make its latest Astra ecoFLEX one of the cleanest and most efficient compact cars in the UK, using technology like energy recuperation and adaptive aerodynamics to achieve...

More plug-in points key to electric surge.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Two thirds of motorists (65.7 per cent) say they would be more likely to buy an electric vehicle if charging posts were readily available at roadsides and in car parks across the UK. Of the 1,417 that...

Two hurt after prison vans smash on the way to jail.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: jennifer.mckiernan TWO inmates were injured when two prison vans crashed in a North-east town. Both men were taken to hospital in Aberdeen after the Reliance vehicles collided near Stonehaven...

Dealer will donate to your favourite charity.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Robins and Day Peugeot in Bristol has shortlisted five local community schemes to share GBP10,000. As a way of repaying the community for all the support it has given the business over the years, Robins and Day...

Man denies allegation of assault.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: jamie.macdonald A MAN has denied leaving a woman scarred in an attack. William Murray, 25, is accused of assaulting Amanda Stuart by striking her on the head. Murray also denied committing a...

Trek to raise money for crash victims' families.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Brake, the national road safety charity, is seeking volunteers to do a 26-mile trekathon to raise funds to support families bereaved in road crashes. Every week, 42 people are killed on UK roads, many of them...

Most popular dads' car is a Ford icon.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Despite uncomfortable vinyl seats, ropey suspension and a distinct lack of in-car gadgets, the cars Dad used to drive can hold fond memories. With Father's Day round the corner, HPI is celebrating some of the...

'Port must put focus on safety'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: mark.davies A NORTH-EAST harbour was told to bring in new safety procedures after the sinking of a boat. Accident investigators called for new practices following a probe into the sinking of the...

Join advanced bikers for free riding assessment.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Bristol Advanced Motorcyclists next "Super Sunday" event is on July 3, when bikers can improve their skills for free. Turn up from 9am-9.30am with your motorbike for a no-charge assessment. The event is being...

Officers hail use of body cameras in cutting crime.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: lynn.kernan POLICE today hailed the introduction of body cameras which catch criminals in the act. Grampian Police revealed that of the cases which used the videos as evidence, 90% resulted in a...

Need somewhere safe to stash your jewels?
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Rolls-Royce has unveiled a very special Phantom Drophead Coupe, hand-built by craftspeople at the home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood. The highly bespoke model was designed to capture the essence of a perfect...

'AWPR to be boost for jobs'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans ABERDEEN'S bypass will give jobs to North-east people, the Government has confirmed. A clause will be inserted into the contract of the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route to...

Honda needs advert star.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Honda is searching for a Honda owner to be the star of its next short film on television. It's running a competition to support its sponsorship of Channel 4 documentaries as well as celebrating the interesting and...

Smoking banned in homeless hostel bedrooms.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: laurna.robertson A BID to ban smoking in bedrooms of a homeless hostel has been approved. A motion was raised by Councillor Aileen Malone that residents would be allowed to smoke in a number of...

Heavy-weights combine style and muscle.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Mark Whitchurch Mark Whitchurch pitches two of the so-called 'Chelsea tractorsagainst each other, and finds it difficult to decide upon a winner Chelsea tractors have a dubious reputation: gas guzzling...

Woman denies theft.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alison.rennie AN ALLEGED rape victim denied she stole her attacker's wallet, a court has heard. The woman, who is in her 30s, told the High Court in Aberdeen she had no reason to steal money on...

'Uni fees won't deter students'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans PLANS to increase tuition fees to non-Scottish students would not put people in the UK off studying in Scotland, it was claimed today. The SNP's Education Secretary Mike Russell...

Plea after theft of motorbike.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ruth.warrander POLICE today launched an investigation after thieves stole a motorcycle in a North-east town. The silver and black motorbike went missing from the Tipperty area of Ellon. The...

'I want to put my own stamp on plan for city's future'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: tim.sculthorpe A FIVE-YEAR plan to slash GBP120 million from Aberdeen City Council's budget was on hold today after the chief executive delayed the plan. Valerie Watts, who joined the council in...

Breakaway duo accused of 'betrayal'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: tim.sculthorpe THREE city councillors have been accused of 'betraying' their constituents after forming a new group. Tories Jim Farquharson and Alan Milne broke away from party colleagues Alan...

Chemical scare after trailer fire.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ruth.warrander A TOTAL of 10 people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a car trailer. A resident, seven Grampian Fire and Rescue Service officers and two police officers were taken...

Tsonga in 'crazy 'win over Fed.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith ROGER Federer was the major casualty on men's quarter-final day at Wimbledon as he tumbled to a five-set defeat against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The match which became a sensational Centre...

Public sector workers strike.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: jennifer.mckiernan THOUSANDS of public sector workers were today on strike across the North-east. Workers at 20 government offices, including Aberdeen courts, coastguard and HM Revenue and...

Support for new leader of council.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: tim.sculthorpe THE SNP leadership of Aberdeen City Council was officially under way today. At a meeting of the full council, the Nationalists Aberdeen group leader was unanimously accepted as new...

MacAskill 'open minded' on merger.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans KENNY MacAskill has insisted he is 'genuinely open-minded' on whether to merge police forces. The Justice Secretary told MSPs he had yet to make up his mind on whether the eight forces...

'You subjected your victim to a violent, degrading ordeal'.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: lynn.kernan drinking -- after taking her back to his flat in Aberdeen. A judge told Ruddock: 'It must have been obvious to you, as it was to others, that she was under the influence of alcohol.'...

Northern Lights festival left in darkness.
June 30, 2011... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: lynn.kernan A FIRST-TIME music festival planned for Aberdeen has been cancelled. The Northern Lights Music Festival, which was set to bring stars like Paloma Faith, Tinchy Stryder, Idlewild and...

Artist of the week 144: Andy Holden.
June 30, 2011... (From Guardian Unlimited) Andy Holden 's art always comes with a back-story -- either from literature or more personal material such as hobbies and childhood misdemeanours. His creations retell these stories with a wry poetry and a sense of...

Five out of 500 public entities fail to send financial reports.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Only five of the 500 general government organisations and legal entities failed to present financial reports for the month of May not conforming to a relevant finance ministry decision, Greeces statistical authority...

ND lashes out at FinMin; Bakoyannis.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party on Thursday accused Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos and MP Dora Bakoyannis, the one-time ND MP and founder of the new Democratic Alliance party, of misquoting ND...

'Indignados' return to Syntagma Square.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) The "Indignados" have taken up positions again in front of Parliament in Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, despite Thursday's violent incidents. The known slogans against the Parliamentary parties are dominant,...

Price of Old Flats Still on Decline.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) According to Open Finance and Oferty.net, May saw a breakthrough on the old flat market, with the prices of flats falling in 15 of the 18 cities taken into account in their latest report. The biggest decline was...

Poland Not to Start Talks with Russia about Vegetables.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki announced that Poland will not address Russia directly with respect to the ban on vegetable imports from Poland, as the first step should be made by EU Commissioners. Poland may...

Sejm Committee Against Price Dumping Practice.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) The Sejm "Friendly State" Committee, chaired by MP Adam Szejnfeld, has decided to fight price dumping practices in Polish public tender procedures. Yesterday, the committee submitted a draft amendment which is...

Telecom Market Grew 1.9 Percent in 2010.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) According to a report published by the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), in 2010 the value of the domestic telecom market exceeded PLN42.8bn, which constitutes a 1.9-percent year-on-year increase. Retail...

PLN675m for SMEs.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) The European Investment Fund, providing guarantees and venture capital for small and medium enterprises, may provide the Polish sector of small and medium size enterprises with PLN675m, to be obtained from the EU...

PGNiG Updates 2011-15 Strategy, Announces PLN27bn Investments.
June 30, 2011... (From Polish News Bulletin) Polish natural gas distributor PGNiG intends to spend some PLN27bn on development of the group within the next four years (2011-2015), with PLN15bn reserved for the segment of exploration and extraction of...

Helphire blackhole identified as GBP27m.
June 30, 2011... (From Bath Chronicle) Byline: Tom Bradshaw Business Editor t.bradshaw@bathchron.co.uk Accident assistance firm Helphire says an independent report has revealed it overstated its expected revenues by GBP27 million. In May, the Lower...

LUXURY CARS.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Guests at Elton John's annual White Tie and Tiara Ball needed to empty their jewellery boxes to avoid being outshone by the very special R8 sports car donated by Audi for the star-studded event. A unique...

Deaths/Bereavements.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) BAILEY George (E.G.) ex QEH 1941 to 1946. Passed peacefully away on June 23rd 2011. He will be greatly missed by Movita and family, leaving us with a huge void. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday 7th July at...

The life of Mervyn 'Merv' Uren.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) BORN: November, 1922 DIED: June 17 MARRIED: Jean CHILDREN: Helena, Geoffrey and Robert OCCUPATION: Bus mechanic Merv Uren was a well-known trade union activist and long-standing member of the Labour Party in...

The birth of Ridley James McGill.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) BORN: St Michael's Hospital WEIGHT: 7lb 6oz PARENTS: Clair, 27, a paralegal, and James, 31, the owner of Fire Basket on Fishponds Road, live in Downend MUM'S STORY: I had a very good pregnancy. He was a very...

In Memoriam.(Obituary)
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) BUSCOMBE Muriel Ann. Devoted wife of Ron and 4 daughters. Family unit had the strength, born of the true love, lost is unimaginable. LANGHORN May. So many lovely memories always in our thoughts. Love Janet,...

Kieswetter's big hitting will be key to England's success this summer.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Marcus Trescothick CRAIG Kieswetter is a key figure in England's hopes of one-day supremacy over Sri Lanka and India this summer because he is the only big-hitter in the top three of our batting order....

Baby Blacks show their elders the way to winning a rugby World Cup.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Alastair Hignell BY my calculations, we've only got 115 days left to call the Kiwis chokers. We've got less than 17 weeks to remind New Zealanders that they haven't won the World Cup for the best part...

Murray through to semis but Federer is shocked by Tsonga.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) ANDY Murray reached the Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals for a third successive year with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Defending champion Rafael Nadal awaits in the last four after...

Price confident City fans will buy into Premier push.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) CHIEF executive Guy Price hopes Bristol City's season-ticket sales will quickly break the 10,000-mark after releasing details of their final round of prices yesterday. Sales of tickets for the forthcoming...

FM Lambrinidis on conclusion of EU-Croatia accession negotiations.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis welcomed Thursday on the conclusion of negotiations between the EU and Croatia for the latter's accession to the EU in July 2013. "The accession of Croatia can provide...

Lewis snares England captain once again.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Ivo Tennant epspor t@bepp.co.uk JON Lewis told his team-mates that he knew exactly how to dismiss Andrew Strauss. It was no idle boast either, for he had taken his wicket on nine previous occasions, a...

'Indignados' back to Syntagma.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) The "Indignados" movement of protesters again resurfaced in front of Parliament in Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Thursday, in the face of violent incidents a day earlier in the same area by self-styled...

Whitlock and Wade in Filton line-up.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) ORGANISERS of this Saturday's South West Darts Open at Filton College have been told to expect entries from Premier League duo James Wade and Simon Whitlock - the players ranked third and fifth in the world,...

38 arrests and 75 people held for questioning in two-day Athens incidents.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Police carried out a total of 38 arrests and 75 people were held for questioning during the incidents that took place in downtown Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday, while 131 police were injured (82 on Tuesday and 49...

Vunipola may face Bristol.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) MAKO Vunipola could end up playing against Bristol during the coming Championship season after signing dual-registration terms with rivals Bedford. The 20-year-old prop, pictured, a mainstay of the England...

Rose envisages a truly golden era at Somerset.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Steve Cotton s.cotton@bepp.co.uk SOMERSET'S immediate goals revolve around winning back-toback away games at Surrey and Gloucestershire in the next 36 hours - but Brian Rose is already looking to the...

Baywatch Hoff's back on the beach for T4.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: John Houseman epnews@bepp.co.uk AMERICAN TV star David Hasselhoff - known to his legions of fans as The Hoff - will be making his way to Weston-super-Mare next week for T4 on The Beach. The Hoff - a...

Outdoor theatre's a treasure.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE setting for a novel outdoor production in the centre of Bristol is taking shape. Rows and rows of red seats are now up outside the Bristol Old Vic, which is putting on a performance of Robert Louis...

Court declares PPC workers' strike illegal.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) (ANA-MPA) -- An Athens first instance court on Thursday declared this week's strike actions by the GENOP-PPC labour union illegal. The motion was brought against the union by PPC's management. According to a union...

Greek bond market closing report.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) The yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds continued easing, although at a slow pace, in the domestic electronic secondary bond market on Thursday, with the spread falling to 13.14 pct form...

Visit helps pupils build on history knowledge.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) PUPILS at St Paul's Catholic Primary in Yate paid a visit to a building site in the town to learn about changes to houses since Victorian times. The youngsters put on hard hats and hi-visibility vests for the...

'Give police power to curb thugs'.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) AN MP has called on the government to give police new powers to tackle long-standing problems in neighbourhoods hit by anti-social behaviour. Jack Lopresti, who has spoken out in Parliament over "thugs" in his...

Stocks end higher.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) Stocks moved higher for the second consecutive session in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday with investors encouraged after news of an agreement between the German government and banks over their participation in...

Mystery over blaze at seafront ex-hotel.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Heather Pickstock h.pickstock@bepp.co.uk FIRE investigators have been unable to pinpoint the cause of a fire which ripped through a derelict seafront hotel in Weston- super-Mare. Specialist fire...

FM at SEECP summit meeting in Montenegro.
June 30, 2011... (From Athens News Agency) BUDVA, Montenegro (ANA-MPA / N. Pelpas) -- Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis, currently on a visit to Montenegro, on Thursday underlined that is important for the Balkan region countries to be free of...

Road closure during revamp of resort's town hall.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) A BUSY route in the centre of Weston-super-Mare is to close this week to allow a multi million pound project to refurbish the town hall to get under way. Work is due to start on a project to remodel the town...

Top artist dancing for joy at city exhibition launch.
June 30, 2011... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Dominic Harris d.har ris@bepp.co.uk HIS paintings are known the world over, but last night artist Jack Vettriano was in Bristol to discuss his work at the launch of a new exhibition in the city. More...