Europe Intelligence Wire articles from October 2005, page 9

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Battery Farming Hatched Bird Flu.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - The Government's approach to bird flu seems to be a repeat of the Foot-and-Mouth incompetence and disaster. Only now, following confirmation that the most lethal strain of avian flu killed a British...

Weston Needs A New Broom.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - From what I read in the papers, Weston council has been getting some stick and rightly so, for wasting our hard-earned money. The centre looks smart, I agree, but a necessity is missing - a reliable...

Too Many Decisions Behind Closed Doors.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - Laws should not be made behind closed doors, but that is what our Ministers do when they get together in Brussels. Draft EU legislation has to be approved or amended both by the European Parliament...

Now A Nation Of Complainers.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - In the space of one hour the other night, I watched two television programmes which produced feelings of intense irritation from the first, and deep compassion and sadness from the second. The first...

This Animal Bill Is Long Overdue.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - I was glad to see there is to be a new Animal Welfare Bill - the biggest crackdown on cruelty in almost a century. I especially noted that it will eliminate loopholes and toughen penalties, and that...

Idea For A Perfect Pylon Cover-Up.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - The pylons on our wind farms are stark, white and intrusive. Surely they could be made interesting and beautified by discrete camouflage? With little effort and some imagination, could not a little colour...

Call For West Base.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Sir - I have noticed a flurry of letters from supporters of an English parliament. When the issue came up years ago, Leeds was proposed as the site for the parliament building. However, while London is...

Tell Us Of Your Firework Display.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Are you arranging a firework display this year? If so, we'd like to know about it. We will be featuring a list of organised events across the West on our website www.westpress.co.uk from Wednesday, November...

Elvis Fanatic Patricia Was A Real Character.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Elvis fanatic, taxi driver and spiritualist . . . the death of Patricia Webb at the age of 66 has robbed Bristol of one of its true characters. Born in Horfield on September 18, 1939, Patricia Webb, nee...

A hill is over too far . . . And carnival as float grinds to halt.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Yeovil Carnival's glittering weekend procession was cut short when a float became stuck on a slippery hill less than half-way round the route. Oscars Carnival Club of Crewkerne's entry could not cope with...

David feels a little below par.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Golfer David Sullivan has played the longest hole in history. . . more than 1,000 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End. The former golf pro completed his epic trek on Saturday having hit 247,000 strokes...

I think plans are pants.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Cotswold pensioner Monica Boothroyd is threatening to strip to her underwear in protest over plans to build a sewage treatment tank in her street. Mrs Boothroyd, 78, and her neighbours are furious at the...

Grease climbs to top of poll.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Grease has been voted the British public's number one musical of all time. The musical, which burst on to cinema screens in 1978, beat the likes of Cats, Les Miserables and West Side Story in the poll,...

How can it be so hard to find me a lady? Asks the lonely lord . . .
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) He is the West aristocrat whose quest for love made international headlines and cost a fortune. ROGER TAVENER met the Lord of Warleigh, who still hopes he will find the girl of his dreams THE lonely...

Lucky no.13 for westlife.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Westlife were celebrating their 13th number one single last night after You Raise Me Up stormed straight to the top of the UK charts. The latest offering from the Irish boy band, who have sold more than 25...

So did a mystery hitman murder West private eye over police corruption?
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The family of private detective Daniel Morgan, whose murder has never been solved, were yesterday hoping justice would finally be served after police chiefs ordered a review of the investigation. Daniel...

Dirty dozen arrested for charity.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) A Dozen local celebrities including Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and the Dean of Wells, the Very Rev John Clarke, will be "arrested" in a unique operation by police tomorrow. The "dirty dozen"...

Ghosts beat God in poll.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) More Britons believe in ghosts than God, according to research out today. A total of 2,012 people were polled and more than two thirds said they believed in the existence of ghosts and spirits. Just...

Terror victim's cash demand.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) A Woman who lost both her legs in London's July 7 terrorist attacks has added her voice to the campaign for adequate compensation for the hundreds affected by the bombings. Martine Wright, who was in the...

Spectacularly cunning plan.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The gunpowder plot was hatched during a period of extreme anger and resentment among the nation's Catholics. So a group led by Robert Catesby devised a plan of such cunning it almost beggared belief. ...

Forgotten man who sent guy fawkes to his death.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) He was the flamboyant and formidable judge who condemned the Gunpowder Plotters to their deaths and presided over some of the most infamous trials of the late 16th and early 17th century. For centuries the...

TV set to explode the myth.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Modern day explosives experts have succeeded where Guy Fawkes failed 400 years ago, blowing up James I and Parliament as part of a dramatic television stunt. In a move set to leave traditional...

This could be Avon not calling.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The Avon lady's future may be threatened by a scheme which aims to crack down on rogue doorstep traders, the company warned yesterday. About 140 extra "no cold calling" zones will be set up across the UK...

Five teens killed in a stolen car.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Two of five teenagers killed when the stolen car they were in struck a wall had been to a friend's funeral just hours before the horrific accident, it emerged yesterday. The victims were named yesterday as...

Copter crash millionaire's death threat.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) A Millionaire lawyer with close links to a jailed Russian oil tycoon received death threats before he was killed in a helicopter crash, an inquest is likely to hear this week. A friend is expected to say...

Return Of Mayflower.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Two pieces of 19th-century maritime history came together yesterday as pleasure boaters chugged past the ss Great Britain on the 1861 steam tug Mayflower. The trip was arranged by the Bristol Industrial Museum,...

Nine-Mile M5 Misery.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Work is due to begin today to create Britain's longest and most complicated contraflow system. The contraflow comes into force between the Gordano Services area and Clevedon on the M5, for nine miles. ...

Click Here For School.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Parents in Bristol are using the internet to secure a school place for their children, it emerged yesterday. A 600 per cent rise in the number of online admissions meant almost half of all applications for...

Spotlight On Cancer.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Cancer services available to patients in Bristol will be the subject of an open day in Filton tomorrow. North Bristol NHS Trust is inviting people to the BAWA Club between 10am and 4pm to learn about...

It'S The Height Of Ambition.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) West ballooning experts are pooling their knowledge to help an Indian businessman break a world record. Andy Elson, record-breaking balloonist from Wells, and Bristol-based Cameron Balloons have produced a...

Don't sell the family silver, beg villagers.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Villagers made a heartfelt plea to Somerset County Council not to "sell the family silver" by putting a popular tenant farm on the market, it emerged last night. Ninety-acre Balham Hill Farm, at...

Warning After Pub Is Gutted.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Fire chiefs in Wiltshire called on parents yesterday to warn their children of the dangers of disused buildings after a major fire gutted a derelict pub. No one was hurt in the blaze at the Moon pub in...

Get In Touch, Plead Police, As Hunt For Missing Mum And Baby Enters 11th Day.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Police in Swindon appealed to a young mother to call them last night, 10 days after she went missing from home with her six-month-old son. Shazier Mahmood left her home in the Manchester Road area of the...

Artist Creates Scrapyard Scare.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Wiltshire artist Anthony Wilson has used scrap cars to create replicas of gargoyles that once adorned a famous Dorset abbey. Anthony, from Heytesbury in Wiltshire, used material from a scrapyard to create...

Church Seal Of Approval.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Royal Mail chiefs gave a Hereford church the seal of approval when they launched their Christmas stamp collection in the city at the weekend. The company decided to unveil its festive designs at Eaton...

Virtual Romance.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) When Ian Rose logged on to the auction website eBay, not only did he bag a bargain . . . he found a wife. Online romance blossomed when Anna Wolf, of Miami, decided to sell her ex-husband's comics. But...

Nightclub gang hell of girl, 12.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) A12-year-old girl was kicked and scratched by a girl gang as she lay on the floor of a Gloucester nightclub, it emerged yesterday. The attack took place during an under-18s disco at Liquid Nightclub at...

New Hunt Kennels Are A Leap Of Faith.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Hundreds of hunt supporters cheered defiantly yesterday as a new GBP1million kennels opened in Gloucestershire - despite the ban. The Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt, the smallest in the county, built and opened...

Industry ails as insolvencies soar.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Industry leaders are braced for a double dose of bad news this week amid predictions of fresh job losses by manufacturers and a huge rise in bankr uptcies. Higher energy prices and falling demand are making...

Parkdean bidder a surprise to some.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The mystery suitor circling West holiday park operator Parkdean was named yesterday as a property company based in the North-East. Grainger Trust is thought to be willing to pay between GBP135million and...

Imperial to give a sign on smoke.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The debate over a smoking ban in England means Imperial Tobacco's full-year results tomorrow will attract much attention. The Bristol-based group has criticised moves to remove smoking entirely from pubs,...

Resentful over illness.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Nine out of 10 workers resent colleagues who are absent because it puts them under more pressure, according to research today. Two thirds were also concerned that alcohol can have a bad impact on staff. ...

Dubai eyes p&o ports.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The UK's largest ports and ferries operator was yesterday reported to be a GBP3billion takeover target of a Middle Eastern rival. P&O could receive an approach from Dubai Ports World this week, reports said...

Shirocco the toast of Europe as Bailey bows out.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Jerry Bailey has dropped a further hint that his Breeders' Cup triumph aboard Saint Liam may have been his last. The 48-year-old jockey, who was winning the Classic for the fifth time, is the most...

Cerium to open his arkle campaign.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Arkle Trophy hope Cerium can make a winning return to the track on his chasing bow at Warwick today. Paul Nicholls' fouryear-old is a leading ante-post fancy to land the two-mile contest at the Cheltenham...

Our Bob Watts Is Top Of The Tipsters.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Jamie Spencer has won his first jockeys' championship and Sir Michael Stoute has secured another trainers' title. But there is still all to play for in the race to crowned the country's top tipster in the...

Best Mate camp opt for second-choice carberry.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Paul Carberry was yesterday confirmed as Best Mate's partner for the William Hill Haldon Gold Cup - as the Western Daily Press reported last Friday. Carberry becomes the fourth jockey to ride the triple...

Danny Hall - best from the West.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Welcome back, Pat Dobbs, who has his first rides this afternoon at Wolverhampton since being left with two fractured vertebrae and a broken finger when Roll The Dice fell fatally with him at Chepstow on...

Appleton Dominates In Ilchester.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) England and Reading speedway star Andy Appleton was unbeaten in the Wyvern club's Inter-County Best Pairs and Individual Grass Track meeting at Bearley, near Ilchester in Somerset, yest e rd ay. Hewon all...

Henman out for rest of season.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Tim Henman's season is over after he sustained a rib injury during his defeat against Andrew Murray last week. The British No1 was scheduled to take part in this week's Paris Masters but a scan has revealed...

Students in second spot.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Team Bath moved up to second place in the Super League after a 50-27 victory over Mavericks, from Bedfo rd . The return of Jo Binns for Team Bath in the centre position gave the students a much better look...

Monty Celebrates With Eighth Crown.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) The experience of Ryder Cup heroes Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley brought them the victories they desired yesterday - Montgomerie an eighth Order of Merit title, McGinley the biggest win of his career. ...

Fletcher Still Confident.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) England coach Duncan Fletcher is confident his team can handle whatever wickets are prepared for the forthcoming series in Pakistan. Fletcher's side warm up for their date with Pakistan on November 12 with...

Borthwick's Bath ready to take on cream of Europe.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Six weeks ago they were in crisis, now Bath are just about the form team in Europe - oh, the fickle world of sport. Three defeats out of three have become six wins in a row - and now even the locks are...

Vickery leads the romp at Kingsholm.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Gloucester 106 Bucuresti 3 IT is not often that games like this go off course - and this wasn't one of them. The usual format is the minnows give it their best shot for as long as they can before collapsing...

Old Pats win at last.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Bracknell 21 Old Patesians 23 OLD PATESIANS held out for the final ten minutes with flanker Dave Parry in the sin-bin to end a run of four National Three South defeats. The visitors started well, scoring...

Hill's thrill as lemi makes Saints suffer.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Bristol 36 Northampton 28 THAT'S more like it. There were no Premiership points on offer at the Memorial Stadium yesterday, but Bristol finally showed they are ready for top-flight rugby. After six straight...

Cheltenham stay bottom after defeat.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Cheltenham 13 Basingstoke 48 SOUTH West One's bottom club Cheltenham went down at home to Basingstoke. The visitors' James Dixon scored the first try but Cheltenham's Steve Clarke reduced the deficit with a...

Chippenham punish Quins.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Chippenham 17 Oxford Harlequins 0 CHIPPENHAM piled the pressure on the Harlequins from the start, and the result was never in doubt. Their first try came from flanker Ian Jones, and Quins frustration soon...

Weston Keep The Record.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Reading 13 Weston 35 WESTON'S backs put on another fine display as they retained their unbeaten record in South West One. The Seasiders' lightweight pack was inconvenienced at the scrums but, with Ashley...

Meyer's treble trouble.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Bridgwater & Albion 59 Reading 19 CENTRE Neil Meyer scored a hat-trick of tries before being sent off in the closing minutes after a mass brawl as Albion completed a league and cup double over Reading. ...

Clifton Seal Derby Win.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Clifton 35 Clevedon 3 CLIFTON fully deserved their victory in this keenly-contested South West One local derby and won despite not playing to their potential. Clevedon however, can take credit that although...

Hartson and co storm to top.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Dundee United 2 Celtic 4 CELTIC went to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League for the first time this season after a barnstorming win over Dundee United at Tannadice. Chris Sutton's fourth minute...

Brown saves Hereford in derby clash.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Kidderminster Harriers 1 Hereford United 1 A BRILLIANT save by goalkeeper Wayne Brown earned Hereford United a Conference point in their 1-1 draw against Kidderminster Harriers in the derby match at Aggborough....

Clevedon stay on top thanks to strikes from Pitcher, French.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Clevedon Town are three points clear at the top of the division after a 3-1 home win over Stourport Swifts. Former Bristol Rovers caretaker manager Phil Bater has carried on the good work of predecessor...

Premiership referee dunn back in action at calne Town.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Premiership referee Steve Dunn, who has been sidelined by fitness and injury problems this season, continued his comeback by taking charge of Calne Town's game at Bremhill View against Brislington who were easy...

Corcoran leads highworth bid.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Phil Corcoran scored a late goal to snatch a 3-2 FA Vase first round victory for Premier Division side Highworth Town at Bristol Manor Farm. Tony Cook gave Manor Farm an eighth minute lead from the penalty...

Wenger: We'Re Back On Track.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Tottenham 1 Arsenal 1 ARSENE WENGER believes Arsenal's slow-starting season may have turned on their second-half performance in the North London derby at White Hart Lane. And a major bonus could be the...

Bolton May Hit The Wall Soon, Warns Allardyce.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Charlton 0 Bolton 1 BOLTON may have a unique formula for winning football matches, but their game is much more than just hard work and strong-arm tactics. The Trotters are now up to fourth in the...

Reds Hammer Their Critics.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Liverpool 2 West Ham 0 LIVERPOOL'S stars had had their character, commitment and desire questioned in a humiliating week for the champions of Europe. Five months ago they were hailed as heroes in Istanbul...

Wenger Wants My Job, Says Mourinho.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Chelsea 4 Blackburn 2 JOSE MOURINHO has responded to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's recent criticism of his side by suggesting the Frenchman 'has a problem' with Chelsea. Mourinho watched his side throw...

Fergie gets the hair dryer out.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Middlesbrough 4 Manchester United 1 ANGRY Sir Alex Ferguson turned on his defenders in the aftermath of the shambolic 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough and warned a repeat performance against Lille on Wednesday would...

Stroud does onuora proud.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Huddersfield Town 1 Swindon Town 1 SWINDON TOWN boss Iffy Onuora will try to strengthen his squad this week despite seeing his options increased by a teenager he helped develop. Injuries and suspensions led...

Ward seeing no cause for alarm in Cheltenham's slump.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Cheltenham Town 0 Mansfield Town 2 THREE successive home defeats should set alarm bells ringing at Cheltenham - but boss John Ward insists a change of fortune is imminent. Goals in each half from Richie...

Yeovil's odd couple.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Colchester United 3 Yeovil Town 2 PABLO BASTIANINI and Matt Harrold make an odd couple, but it is a partnership that is beginning to flourish. The Yeovil Town duo answered their manager's call for more...

Bell blow as Bath's injuries take toll.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Bath's front-row resources are being stretched to breaking point after Duncan Bell limped out of their stunning Heineken Cup victory over Bourgoin with a groin injury. Head coach John Connolly admitted a...

Johnson tells it how it is.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Gary Johnson has pledged to get tough with his Bristol City squad after they slumped to their fourth successive defeat. He has made it clear that players' futures are on the line after a dismal season...

I'll take blame - weale.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Chris Weale has taken responsibility for the injury time goal that saw Yeovil Town lose 3-2 at Colchester on Saturday. The Glovers goalkeeper failed to grab a low cross from Mark Yeates and was helpless to...

Bradshaw had to go, says Ward.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Cheltenham Town boss John Ward has admitted the referee was right to send off debutant Gary Bradshaw at the end of the 2-0 home defeat to Mansfield. The former Hull man saw red for an over-the-top tackle on...

Paul faces battle to win place.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Gloucester boss Dean Ryan won't draw a line under the row concerning Henry Paul after his England centre was fined three weeks' wages and given a final written warning for going absent without leave. Paul...

Iffy sets sights on City.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Boss Iffy Onuora believes Bristol City are already looking over their shoulders at the Swindon Town revival. Town extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 1-1 draw at high-flying Huddersfield and...

Stressed? Listen to your inner voice.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) One of life's worriers, woman's editor_louise thomas frets about almost anything, and more than one thing at a time. But she might have found a cure... I'm one of life's worriers. There always seems to be...

Winners.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Congratulations to the 10 readers who have each won copies of a guide to the Emotional Freedom Technique, by Plymouth therapist Isy Grigg. They wrote in to tell us correctly that Isy's book is called EFT...

Staying ahead.
October 31, 2005... (From Western Daily Press) Check out the make-up and fashion trends for summer and raise money for charity at the same time at an event being held in Plymouth next month. The Festival Colour Gallery has been organised by clothing...