Europe Intelligence Wire articles from May 2005

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from May 2005

Plaque pays tribute to unemployed marchers.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A tribute is to be unveiled to men who marched to London 100 years ago demanding jobs and an end to poverty. A commemorative stone will be put up in Leicester Market Place next month. It will honour the 497...

Why go any further than these survivors?
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Dance music is not known for producing survivors. All the more remarkable, then, that in an age of instantly imploding, flash-in-the-pan dance acts, Faithless are celebrating their 10th anniversary. ...

Women urged to join heart-disease battle.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Patients today urged women to join the fight against heart disease as statistics showed it kills 2,400 mothers, sisters and daughters a week. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said women were ignoring the...

Asbestos dumped under rail bridge.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Hazardous asbestos had to be removed by cleaning crews after it was dumped under a railway bridge. The Environment Agency sent an emergency response team to the scene after asbestos sheeting and a barrel with...

Life's a drag for pride day.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) It may not be Trinny and Susannah - but if you want to be a drag queen or king then fashion experts are available to help. Organisers of this year's Gay Pride festival are holding a "wardrobe workout"...

Estate centre is 'excellent'.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Most people are happy with council services provided on their estate, according to a survey. Residents were asked to rate New Parks Customer Services Centre and 90 per cent said it was good to excellent. ...

Assault at restaurant.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in a fast food restaurant. The incident happened at about 1.15pm on Monday, May 23 at McDonald's near to the Clock Tower, Leicester. An...

Show you care and help to fight disease.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Heart disease is Britain's biggest killer - and health experts are calling on people to do their bit to raise cash for research into fighting the disease. As part of Help a Heart Week, the British Heart...

Promise made to clean up broken glass.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A pile of broken glass which people living nearby say has been there for months will be cleaned up. Residents of St Michael's Avenue, off Melton Road, Leicester, said they feared somebody would injure...

Crackdown on fouling.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) People who do not clear up after their pets could face fines. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is cracking down on owners who allow their dogs to foul the streets. The authority has already issued its...

Scheme to foil vandals revived.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Police are to relaunch a scheme which encourages the public to gather information in the fight against vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The project, which involves issuing two-way radios and logbooks to...

Community hall project suffers funding setback.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A group campaigning for a GBP700,000 community centre in Coalville has suffered a major blow. The committee of the Centre Point project, on the town's Greenhill estate, today revealed that its bid for...

Major road safety plan to cut speed.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) More than GBP250,000 is set to be spent on a major road-safety scheme. Traffic-calming measures including vehicle-activated warning signs, raised road tables and a mini-roundabout are to be installed in a...

Plans unveiled for skateboard centre.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Plans have been unveiled for a new GBP150,000 skateboard facility in a town park. Youngsters in Melton have been involved in the planning for the new centre, which is earmarked for the Play Close park. ...

Road resurfacing work at crash blackspot delayed.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Work to resurface a stretch of the A6 where accidents have claimed the lives of three people has been delayed. The Highways Agency said today that extra tests needed to be carried out. County Hall launched an...

Fears raised over hospital transport.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Fears are already being raised about transport to the GBP25 million new hospital building being planned for Hinckley. Hinckley and Bosworth Primary Care Trust (PCT) is expected to submit a planning...

Forbidden fruits.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Adam Wakelin meets the food detective who is sniffing out the foods that are a threat to public health To the untutored eye Cabalash chalk is nothing more than a bag of coarse stones; just the thing, you might...

Police aiming to ban drinking in the street.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Police have applied for the power to ban drinking in the streets of a town. Officers are working with Uppingham Town Council to have roads designated an alcohol-free area. The action is in response to a...

Health bosses launch behaviour crackdown.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Health bosses have taken action to stop illegal drug use and anti-social behaviour at the empty Loughborough General Hospital site. Alcoholics and drug addicts have been gathering at the back of the Baxter...

Son's knife threat to mum.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A drunken 21-year-old who threatened his mother with a kitchen knife in front of his six-year-old brother has been jailed for 18 months. Anthony Walker held a 6in blade to his mother's neck and said he was...

'Tell them my son is innocent'.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Campaigners fighting to clear the name of a man serving two life sentences for a notorious double killing have launched a letter-writing campaign. Warren Slaney (38) was jailed for shooting dead hot dog...

Planning views gain extra focus.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Residents are to be given a bigger say in the future development of the Harborough district. They are being invited to join focus groups and working parties to tell planners what they want to see in the area....

Tackling the menace of nuisance calls.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Just when you thought you had heard of most of the sickest crimes around, along comes another form of anti-social nuisance to add to the list. Perverted callers are plaguing emergency call operators by ringing...

Labour of love caught on film.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Photographs of thousands of Sikh devotees dredging a sacred pool near their holiest shrine are on display. The exhibition, Labour of Love, chronicles the spectacle of worshippers clearing the pool at the...

Music scene missing out.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) As a musician living and playing locally in Leicester, I find it quite disheartening that there is not more support and coverage for local bands. This is especially so since Abbey Park became a corporate...

Market offers a chic shopping experience.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) An exclusive shopping area took on a French flavour for the bank holiday. Crowds flocked to Stoneygate's French market, which lined the pavements of Allandale Road and Francis Street in the city. About...

Parking problem.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) On May 25, I watched as a young man parked his car over double-yellow lines, in Carts Lane, by the Globe pub, in Leicester. On pointing this out, his reaction was one of anger and near obscenity. When will...

Under-valued.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) How very valued childminders must feel. They have been asked (via Early Years) to look after the children of parents who are attending learning courses. The powers that be in adult education will reward...

Heaven bound.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) I saw the May issue of Vision, the magazine of The Trinity Methodist Church in Narborough Road. On the front is a drawing representing Jesus and the words "He was taken up into heaven and a cloud hid him from...

Why collectors are losing out.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) I respond to Gordon Lunn's letter (Mercury Mailbox, May 27) on parking charges in Market Harborough and the claim that they have affected trade. I am one of those independent traders he mentions. Since...

Pupils design an ideal way to start each day.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Health-conscious youngsters have come up with hundreds of ideas to help people get their day off to the best start. Children at Taylor Road Primary School, in St Matthew's, Leicester, have been learning about...

Invitation to join transport scheme.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Groups for elderly people and people with disabilities are being invited to join a community transport scheme. Leicester City Council is offering groups the chance to hire buses adapted for disabled people...

Two abstentions on WI milk prices vote.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Lutterworth: Liz Jones was welcomed to the meeting of Lutterworth Evening Women's Institute by president June Law. She guided members through their discussion of the two resolutions to go before the annual...

Griffin honours a great.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Leicester promoter Johnny Griffin is off to Monte Carlo this week for a salute to former middleweight great Nino Benvenuti. A gala dinner is being held at Le Bistroquet in the principality on Thursday and...

Banning danger.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) The comments made by an accident-and-emergency doctor who wants to ban pointed kitchen knives to stop them being used to harm others made me think. Has this doctor ever stopped to think about other dangerous...

City club land champions tag.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) The Leicester Squash Club women's first team have fought their way back to the top of the Leicestershire League and been crowned champions after a gap of two years. The London Road team, sponsored by Robert...

Loughborough survive parikh's early blitz to roar into top spot.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Loughborough Town marched into top spot in the Everards County League Premier Division. They landed a five-wicket victory over Billesdon while previous leaders Market Harborough were held to a losing draw by...

Round-up of the pigeons.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Perth Ibstock Welfare: A Hurst & son 1141, 1095, K R Brooks 1044.897; D Jennings 1080. MORPETH Ibstock Welfare: D Jennings 1685, 1636, 1634; Les Gray 1640. Syston & District: J Cooper 1602, 1877; S...

Judges wowed by samantha.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A student has proved she is a step ahead of the fashion crowd by producing some well-heeled work. Samantha Owen, 14, of Oakham, won a Rohde Shoes competition to design and create a shoe with "wow" appeal. ...

GBP10m school plan on show.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Plans for a GBP10 million school are to be unveiled next month. The designs for the replacement of Shepshed High School, in Forest Street, will go on display on Wednesday, June 8. It is one of five high...

New heads are officially welcomed.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Head teachers who are taking the helm of schools this term have been welcomed at an official reception. Barry Garner, vice-chairman of Leicestershire County Council, hosted the event at County Hall last week....

Phoenix rises to a digital film future.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Film buffs will be able to see more obscure, exotic and cult films on the big screen thanks to a digital projector to be built at Phoenix Arts. The projector will let the arts centre, in Leicester, show both...

Top music made from an early age.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Young musicians showed their versatility at the launch of a junior performance competition during Leicester Early Music Festival. Instruments played ranged from recorders to the harp. Winner in the junior...

If your wish is to be published.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) An artist is inviting people in to make a wish - and see it published. American visual artist Sally Sheinman is to install six wishing booths across Leicester. People will be able to use them to write down...

County quartet help to set up national triumph.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Four Leicestershire youngsters shone for Nottinghamshire side Beeston in their under-15 National Cup Final triumph against Canterbury. Ollie Willars, Sam Ward, Matt Seal and Ryan Mason were key players in the...

Dancers' award.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Dance students have won a national award for a project which aims to help different communities mix. Twin sisters Curtesha and Candice Matthew and their friend Stacey Beazer, all 19, are students at De...

Arts festival set to spark into life.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) An arts festival which aims to keep thousands of young people entertained is to set to spark into life today. The Spark Children's Festival will run from today until Sunday, June 12. It will feature more...

Back on track.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Passengers will be able to get back on a train tomorrow after 10 days of replacement buses. Network Rail has laid fresh track near Melton, Langham and Stamford as part of a GBP2.5million improvement scheme....

This cop series is full of oldies, but it's not a goodie.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) I missed the first series of New Tricks (BBC1 9pm). Lord, I thought, who needs another cop show? The BBC's press pack calls it "unconventional" but it seems like a standard recipe to me: take a bunch of blokes;...

Phone pest misery for 999 staff.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Perverts are plaguing emergency call operators by ringing 999 asking for sexual favours. At least 12 people at East Midlands Ambulance Service (Emas) call centre have resigned because they feel unable to...

Man found dead in courtyard.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) A 43-year old man from Leicestershire has been found dead in a courtyard. The man was discovered at 7.30am on Sunday with head and chest injuries in Leek, Staffordshire. Police in Staffordshire say they...

County chase Oakham success.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Leicestershire begin their annual trip to Oakham School tomorrow for their Championship clash against Somerset. The County will be buoyed by their opening Championship victory of the season over Derbyshire on...

Loud and clear while all at sea.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Experts are studying how to make mobile phones work better at sea. Postgraduate research student Salil David Gunashekar has begun an investigation into how factors such as distance and weather can affect...

Final hours of dead boy remain a mystery.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Police investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy are trying to piece together his final movements. The teenager, who has not been named, was found face down on grass close to his home in Beaumont Leys,...

Fun weekend.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Thousands of people poured through the gates to enjoy the annual Melton Show. Crowds stood eight deep around the main arena in Play Close park to watch The Royal Artillery Flying Gunners Motorcycle Display...

10 arrests as trouble breaks out.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Police made 10 arrests as yobs caused problems in the aftermath of the Melton Show. Officers made several arrests for alleged offences including affray, criminal damage, public disorder and possession of a...

Students facing ban from pubs.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Landlords are being urged to refuse to serve student drinking gangs in a bid to clamp down on anti-social behaviour. The action is being planned to coincide with students' end-of-term drinking binges, in...

School sells prime site for new homes.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Savills Nottingham office has been instructed to offer for sale a unique site in the heart of Southwell for residential development. Acting on the instructions of the governors of the Minster School, the...

Neighbourhood centre planned.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Nottingham-based specialist mixed-use developer Henry Davidson Developments has won planning permission for a GBP6.5m neighbourhood centre in Worksop. The four acre site, purchased from housebuilder...

Memories of times in the ring.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Ray Yeomans looks through some old boxing programmes and posters for more wonderful fight-game memories Mervyn Mason, from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, enjoyed the recent Bygones specials on boxing. It prompted him...

Success is a piece of cake in Cotgrave.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A Top French supermarket chain followed Marie Antoinette's lead in letting its customers eat cake in a special promotion. But in a move which would have had the French queen spinning in her grave, it...

Waste not, want not.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) If it can be discarded, Wastecycle can probably come up with a use for it - and a practical way of recovering it. It is doing that to such effect that has made it a finalist in the Evening Post KPMG and...

Bubbly Tina's horse sense.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A Unique approach to equestrian and confidence coaching looks set to make a business winner out of Nottingham-based Fizz Coaching - founded in 2002 by Tina Bettison and named after a bottle of sparkling...

What you can get for GBP1.5m.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Fhp's John Proctor is marketing the freehold of a period building in Nottingham's Lace Market that could fetch GBP1.5m. The large five-storey Victorian property sits at the corner of Stoney Street and...

Maid Marian way unit let to kudos.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Fisher Hargreaves Proctor and Mason & Partners, acting on behalf of Kandahar Limited, have completed the letting of the former Karrimor Unit at 20-22 Maid Marian Way to Kudos. Kudos, who are an outdoor...

Old hall will be turned into homes.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Charnwood Borough Council has given the go-ahead for the redevelopment of Storer Hall, the former halls of residence in Loughborough, which will make way for private residential dwellings. The site...

Probation offices secures another castle quay lease.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Lambert Smith Hampton's Nottingham office has successfully secured the lease of another unit at the popular Castle Quay development. LSH acted jointly with Cyril Leonard on behalf of Abbott Laboratories,...

Concept strengthens team with new guys.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Nottingham-based Boutique project management company Concept has appointed two new staff as part of its continuing expansion plans. Chris Devereaux-Little, 54, joins from Marconi and will be heading up...

Time to tell your lifesaving tale.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Time is running out to nominate lifesavers for a top award. The Vodafone Life Savers Awards honour those behind Britain's most inspiring rescue stories. The awards are open to anyone who has helped save a...

Plastics plus snap up unit.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Distribution company Plastics Plus has bought its way into expansion by taking on a light industrial warehouse at Nottingham's Blenheim Industrial Estate. The company, which distributes plastic sheeting,...

Maxey steps up.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Nattrass Giles' Robert Maxey has stepped up to become senior surveyor at the firm. He joined the commercial agency team at Nattrass Giles in 1999, where his experience in general practice established him as...

Planting herbs but coming up roses...
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) If You want to know what makes Weleda tick, go and stand in a field. Not just any field, though. Just a short distance from the company"s Ilkeston headquarters there are 15 acres of herbs and flowers that...

Tables turn for firm who lost Boots contract.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A Pharmaceutical business that faced serious problems when it lost a major contract with Boots has had the last laugh. Ilkeston-based Weleda UK saw a serious hole punched in its revenue when Boots...

Diversity is the key.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Spring has been and gone... but its progress has been monitored by 145,000 TV viewers using imaginative software from Nottingham. Reports from BBC Springwatch fans -- ranging from sightings of ladybirds...

Sawalha helped edit newspaper.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Question: Can anyone tell me the name of the children's television programme that featured the actress Julia Sawalha who ran a school newspaper? Answer: You are referring to Press Gang, the BAFTA...

Industrial history is key to the future.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Construction is under way of the latest phase of Park Lane Business Park at Kirkby-in-Ashfield. The site was previously home to Bentinck Colliery and is now part of a 20-acre master plan development intended...

Win for green teams.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) An environmental project where neighbours share tips and advice is claiming success in reducing rubbish. Organisers of the EcoTeams project say 63 south Notts households taking part have cut the amount...

Youngsters help clean up area.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Arnold: Youngsters were involved in a clear-up in the Killisick Road area. Carlton: A concert in aid of Hope and Homes for Children is to be held by Carlton Male Voice Choir. Children from local...

All-new... For you to enjoy.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) Redhill Leisure Centre is set to reopen after a GBP146,000 overhaul And leisure bosses are hoping the improvements will bring in an extra GBP84,700 a year. The new-look complex - which opens on Monday...

Granite tribute to war victims.
May 31, 2005... (From Leicester Mercury) Hinckley's worst wartime tragedy will be marked with a permanent memorial on the anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War. A two-tonne granite rock will mark the night when bombs were dropped on...

Hopes For Peace.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) What could we do to improve the world in which we live There is so much that each of us could give To help those in need to meet the problems that they face The fact that we do nothing is a terrible...

Top tips for volunteers.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A Free two-day training course is being run for voluntary groups to make them more successful. Netherfield They will receive help with decision-making, planning, motivating staff and volunteers and tips...

Hay Fever.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) What is it causes me to sneeze In sunny weather fragrant air There are no colds no lung disease In this clean wholesome atmosphere I take my Echinacea And dose myself with ACEs But still my nose streams...

Death crash deliberate.
May 31, 2005... (From Nottingham Evening Post) A Man being followed by police died after deliberately driving his car off the road, an inquest heard. Darren Coxon, 26, suffered multiple injuries after hitting a tree on the A612 near Southwell. ...