Europe Intelligence Wire articles from October 2008

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from October 2008

Laura on move after row.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) The councillor who sponsored the banner, Atherton Independent Bob Splaine, had expressed anger after the banner was reported to the council for being erected on their property without permission.He said he was...

Man guilty after gun find in Wigan.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Christopher Payne guilty of three firearms charges following a four day trial.They heard how 41-year-old Payne and another Bury man, Fation Peqici, were arrested after police,...

Little Jack set for life-changing treatment.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) The four-year-old, who has an illness know as pectus carinatum, also known as pigeon chest, needs a brace to be fitted around his upper body to restrict the growth of his rib cage.As the procedure is only available...

Nikita lives happily Eva after.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Byline: Chris Wilkinson Eva Stadaniova was joyfully reunited with her black and brown crossbreed American and Staffordshire bull terrier Nikita on Monday night 17 days after she was stolen from outside the Grand...

Court hears men had weapons in car boot.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Firearms officers from Greater Manchester Police's Xcalibre Organised Crime Unit, searched a Renault Laguna at the junction of Market Street and Atherton Road, Leigh, and found the weapons.It came two days after...

World record attempt for Children In Need.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) A relay team of 12 will be attempting to break the current Guinness World Record for running 100 miles on a treadmill.The team, which consists of young offenders and prison staff, are confident they can beat the...

Mark's marathon in memory of colleague.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Byline: Natalie Walker Mark Young, 37, from Worsley Mesnes, is running in the New York Marathon next month in memory of Elaine Dowling who worked at Asda in Wigan for 17 years.The mother-of-two died in January...

Wiganers give thumbs down to road plan.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Data gathered during the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive's (GMPTE) public consultation revealed that, out of 7,058 people questioned in the borough, 1,230 gave positive comments compared to 1,994...

False care alarm ended in break-in.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Careline, which is run by Eldercare, was alerted by an alarm that James Smith, 28, of Chapel Green Road, Hindley, needed medical care.But it was a false alarm and James was not in the house at the time.James, a...

Boss quits with blast at stadium.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Byline: Andrew Cooney Ambitious Leigh Genesis chairman Dominic Speakman has quit and lashed out at the Leigh Sports Village in his parting statement.Mr Speakman now says he fears the club might have to fold...

Here comes the bride ... in a double decker bus!
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Byline: Andrew Cooney Alexandra Quinn and groom Dave Chapman will be ferried around in unorthodox style on their wedding day by an old London bus.They will board the classic red Routemaster at St Michael and All...

Sprinklers alert firefighters.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) The incident took place at Ruberoid Building Products on Appley Lane North at 8.30pm on Wednesday.Heat and steam engulfed one of the rooms which made the automatic sprinkler system go off.Several shift employees...

Naked chimney man released on bail.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Daniel Mark Steven Davies, 20, of Smethurst Lane, Pemberton, appeared via video link at Wigan Magistrates Court, charged with attempted burglary.Police were called to Tesco Express on Ormskirk Road, Pemberton, at...

Hotel is third target in a month.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) The attacker broke in to the Greyhound Hotel, on the East Lancashire Road near Leigh, at around 3.45am on Sunday October 19.A man wearing a balaclava had arrived at the hotel and threatened the 19-year-old porter,...

Cause of man's death 'a mystery'.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Although an inquest in Bolton heard that Anthony Aspinall died of natural causes, the coroner told Anthony's mother, Joan, and best friend Liam Grant that there was insufficient evidence to satisfy the specific...

Man tells of horrific attack.
October 31, 2008... (From Wigan Observer) Paul Abram was targeted by a gang of three men as he was returning to his house on Withington Lane, Aspull, after a meal out with his fiancee.The 39-year-old was struck on the back of head with a weapon, causing him...

Feedback.
October 31, 2008... (From Off Licence News) We can make our own decisions You turn on your iTV and you see this advert - two balding men are sitting on bar stools. They have fat bellies hanging over their jeans, greasy, thinning hair and builders't bums....

Animal Care fashion show a success.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) The models were friends, volunteers and trustees of Animal Care, and all were first time cat-walkers.It was the first event run between the local 'So Soon, So You' internet fashion company and 'Jools...

Morecambe musicians to perform at Parliament.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) The talented performers have been working on the 'Portrait of a Nation' project with More Music in Morecambe's West End.Ashley Murphy, Lily Whitfield and Sophie Flint went with More Music to Westminster...

Hitchens goes into administration.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) Other Hitchens stores across the country have been closed but at this stage the Morecambe store looks set to stay open. Hitchens, which sells a range of goods including furniture, electrical goods and toys,...

McIlroy encouraged by Accrington draw.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) The Shrimps host Aldershot on Saturday desperate for points to move up the table before they go to Tranmere next Tuesday for the Johnstone's Paint Area quarter-final (7pm).But despite the winless run,...

All smiles as 'dentist' opens.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) The facility, located next to Morecambe's Queen Victoria Centre, will enable students of dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to undertake their training while providing dental services...

Weapon hidden in car.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) Police stopped a VW Golf being driven by a friend of Tarik Khaldoln Jayousi, the defendant, after the pair spoke to a plain clothes officer and aroused his suspicion.At Lancaster Magistrates' Court, Jayousi,...

Hotel turns over a new leaf.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) 'The Midland Hotel' is a new book commissioned by Lancaster's Litfest and with words by Sarah Hall a" author of 'The Electric Michelangelo' a" who was at the launch.It documents and reveals the...

New Year's Eve shutdown at Reebok.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) Staff have been handed redundancy notices and the factory on White Lund will officially shut on New Year's Eve.Paul Gardner, shop steward and GMB trade union member, said: "Staff have known for two years...

Council facing AGBP6m bank loss.
October 31, 2008... (From The Visitor (Morecambe)) Byline: Ingrid Kent Amid claims that the city council didn't act quickly enough to avoid the situation, the meeting of all leaders of the political groups in the council's cabinet discussed the possible...

LEEDS UNITED: Staunton: Let's beat away bug.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Phil Hay United are looking to record their first victory on the road in five matches this weekend, and assistant boss Staunton is seeking an improvement on the haul of nine points from six league...

LEEDS RHINOS: Chief in Aussie mission.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Peter Smith Hetherington a" who is due to fly out on Monday a" believes the engage Super League champions could uncover a potential star during the 10-team tournament.And he feels Rhinos are in a...

Leeds student jailed for fraud.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Tony Gardner A court heard how millions could have gone missing from the accounts of customers of TD Waterhouse Investment Services had it not been for exceptional work by the firm's anti-fraud officer...

Leeds internet pervert jailed for sex act with underage girl.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Tony Gardner Ashley Moxon, 19, spent six months chatting to his victim before taking her to his Leeds home where he carried out the assault. A court heard yesterday how he preyed on the girl just two...

VIDEO: 91-year-old heroine's day with the Lord Mayor of Leeds.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Stuart Robinson On that day she was given a certificate and a guinea by the then Lord Mayor out of his own pocket for saving the life of another young girl in Headingley in 1934.And today Mrs Wright,...

Seconds before a Leeds bank robber struck...
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Peter Lazenby The man was pictured queueing in the bank on Otley Road in Headingley at 1 pm on May 23.He then threatened a cashier with a knife and demanded cash, but escaped empty-handed when the...

Leeds girl left disabled by hospital blunder wins AGBP7m.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Vicki Robinson After 11 years of legal wrangling, Leeds General Infirmary bosses agreed to the compensation a" just two weeks before a High Court hearing.The payout, one of the largest of its kind,...

Four arrested at police 'sting' house in Armley.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) The house in Aviary Mount in Armley, Leeds contained hidden cameras and equipment to spray intruders with an indelible hi-tech marking fluid. It was one of several properties, known as "capture houses," used by...

Illegal fireworks seized by Leeds police.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Bruce Smith In a joint raid by a Neighbourhood Policing Team and Trading Standards officer, more than AGBP250 worth of illegal fireworks including dangerous rockets were seized this week in Leeds city...

Leeds bedroom blaze boy named by police.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Charles Heslett His mother, named locally as Umulara or 'Lara' Lemboye, tried in vain to rescue him from the top floor house fire after saving her two other children. Mrs Lemboye had already carried...

Haunted Leeds is back...
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Medium Barrie John, of UK Living's Most Haunted fame, YEP reporter Debbie Leigh, YEP commercial manager Nicola Atkinson and paranormal investigator Lynne Robinson have gone into the Thackray Medical Museum after...

Post mortem on Beeston body in garden.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Officers were called to the house in Stratford Avenue, Beeston, at about 6pm on Tuesday when the body of a 28-year-old local man was discovered by a neighbour.The man was taken by ambulance to Leeds Infirmary...

Armed gang in Yorks bingo hall raid.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Three men wearing balaclavas, carrying what seemed to be machetes and knives, struck at the Gala Bingo in Tong Street, Bradford, on Tuesday at around 7.15pm. They threatened staff before making off with cash. A...

REPLAY: Leeds Erotica Festival Webchat.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) To go to the chat page click here. Once on the webpage, click the green play button to open the chat viewer.Amy is the organiser of the Leeds Erotica Festival 2008 which bringserotic art, literature, film,...

Leeds scientists reveal truth of mummified 'Ice Man'.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) No trace of the lineage appears to remain today, meaning that the "ice man" - dubbed "Oetzi" - is unlikely to have any descendants. Oetzi's mummified remains were found in September 1991 in the Eastern Alps near...

W Yorks Police translators bill soars to over AGBP1m.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) The forced spent AGBP1,041,278 on interpretation and translation services last year.It was slightly down from the AGBP1,194,990 spent in 2006/07 but significantly up from the AGBP580,584 bill in 2003/04 - the...

Leeds community pub in good beer guide.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Charles Heslett The Owl at Rodley in west Leeds is enjoying a rebirth since mum Gina Howard, 42, took over a year ago.Eldest son Steve Bednarek, 23, right, is bar manager and cellarman, while other son...

Leeds house targeted by petrol bomber.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Bruce Smith The attack on a house in Broom Place, Belle Isle, believed to have involved a petrol bomb, is suspected to be the latest in a serious of incidents targeting the house.A woman was at home...

West Yorks firefighter fuming over 'gay' quiz.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Howard Williamson A questionnaire is being sent to all 2,200 West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service staff a" including non-uniform members a" by Martyn Redfearn, director of human resources.It asks...

Haunted Leeds tackle Thackray Medical Museum.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) The team that investigated such scary locations such as the Temple Newsam cellars and the Victorian Prison Cells of Leeds Town Hall have carried out a special Hallowe'en investigation at one of the scariest...

Landmark deal sets scene for new look for Leeds.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: David Marsh Following two years of negotiations, the city council and developer Bellway have drawn up an agreement that will pave the way for the Easel (East and South East Leeds) project to bring new...

Jubilee celebration for Samaritan volunteers.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy They are to celebrate the milestone with an event at Leeds Civic Hall tonight. The Samaritans were founded 55 years ago by the late Chad Varah, who died last year.The Leeds branch was...

Pontefract woman died after pulling out in front of lorry.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy An inquest in Wakefield heard that Kathleen Fox, 48, of Queen's Avenue, Pontefract, was pulling out of Wentbridge Lane on to Doncaster Road near Pontefract on May 6 this year.Witnesses said...

Pinstripe brigade brushes up on painting skills.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy The 20 volunteered to paint the childrenas activity room and a relaxing therapy room and tidy up the garden at Irwin Mitchellas chosen charity. Barnardoas runs a childrenas rights service...

Leeds spending 'wish list' handed to Minister.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: David Marsh & Mark Hookham Councillors handed Yorkshire Minister Rosie Winterton a "wish list" of projects already in the pipeline they hope the Government will bring forward to create jobs. The...

Evictions as Leeds red-light drug den closed.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Bruce Smith Occupants of the terrace property in Second Avenue, Armley, have been evicted and the house boarded up. No-one other than the police and authorities can enter for three months.The move...

Pontefract MP urges petrol boycott.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Mark Hookham Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper urged families to heap "consumer pressure" on those firms that are slow to bring down their pump prices.She praised Leeds-based Asda and...

Leeds couple driven mad by three leaks in three weeks.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Sophie Hazan Platelet Technology is being pioneered by Yorkshire Water (YW) and will allow workmen to locate leaks and plug pipe bursts without drilling or switching off water supplies.The water...

Jail for Leeds drugs ring.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy Stephen Aitken, 47, of Commercial Street, Morley; Jason Hunter, 36, of Old School Mews, Churwell and Robert Gentry, 66, of Dulverton Place, Cottingley, were sentenced to a total of 11 years...

Cops have pix...do you have names?
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy Crime Reporter POLICE waging a war against car crime in Leeds today ask YEP readers to name people photographed near the scene of offences.A purge against vehicle crime by City and Holbeck...

Pub with community spirit a family affair.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy A FAMILY-RUN pub is putting the aca into the community of a Leeds suburb.The Owl at Rodley in west Leeds is enjoying a rebirth since mum Gina Howard, 42, took over a year ago.Eldest son...

Teacher 'probably killed by own ski'.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy A LEEDS teacher may have died when he was struck by one of his own skis after losing control on a slope, an inquest heard.Guiseley School teacher Timothy Barker suffered head and chest...

In the queue with a bank knifeman.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy THIS is the moment seconds before a would-be bank robber struck in Leeds.The man was pictured queueing in the bank on Otley Road in Headingley at 1 pm on May 23.He then threatened a cashier...

Frail man was left to die in hostel cellar.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy Robert Pride-McLeod, 49, who was five feet two and had heart trouble and psychiatric problems, had been in Harrogate Councilas hostel in Robert Street after being released from hospital.On...

Teenage Featherstone thief gets five-year Asbo.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Stuart Robinson Ziggy Bell, 18, from Featherstone, was handed a five-year Asbo at Pontefract Magistrates Court earlier this week for burglary and stealing vehicles.Wakefield Council and West Yorkshire...

A holiday for disabled Leeds kids ... over at the Rainbow.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Aisha Iqbal Rainbow House, a new short break centre, is to open in Armley after Leeds City Council and the Leeds Independent Living Accommodation Company signed a contract.Building is due to begin in...

Face of the lorry rapist.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy Police have today released this e-fit after the attack at 3.15am on Sunday on a 35-year-old woman.She was out in Wakefield on Saturday evening and in the early hours was walking along...

Queen of comedy is honoured by Her Majesty.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Wire Copy Wood, who is already an OBE, was made a Commander of the British Empire in the investiture ceremony yesterday.After receiving her CBE, Wood said the occasion was still aoean honoura the...

House targeted by petrol bomber.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy Crime ReporterA FIREBOMB attack is being investigated by detectives in south Leeds.The attack on a house in Broom Place, Belle Isle, believed to have involved a petrol bomb, is suspected to...

Dancing queen Alesha in Leeds for switch-on.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Paul Robinson But singing star Alesha Dixon returns to her day job to sing live for fans in Leeds when she appears at the switch-on of the city's Christmas lights.Council bosses today revealed that...

Firefighter fumes at the question 'Are you gay?'.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy FIREFIGHTERS are being asked about their sexual preferences.A questionnaire is being sent to all 2,200 West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service staff a" including non-uniform members a" by...

Cash giveaway sounded great to Leeds band.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Aisha Iqbal Members of the Leeds-based New World Steel Orchestra feared a lack of spare funds could scupper their annual yuletide concert.But after spotting an article in the YEP about our bumper 2007...

Help shape parking in Headingley.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Staff Copy More accidents are occurring due to increased car use and dangerous parking in the shopping centre.But Leeds City Council is now examing parking provision to see how it can be...

340 pupils suspended each day for attacks.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Wire copy Official data showed 65,390 pupils were temporarily excluded for violence against their classmates in 2006/07, the party said. The figure is up 2,720 on the previous year, and equates to 344...

National disaster plan 'inadequate'.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Wire copy The New Dimensions programme was launched after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America in 2001 to ensure the 46 fire and rescue services in England had the specialist vehicles and equipment...

Linda 'connects' with developers at The Gateway.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Linda faced stiff opposition from other well known artists in a competition held by The Gateway's developers, Scotfield, but won the day with her design entitled Connect.As the new permanent public art...

Yorkshire discount group Instore sees opportunities in economic downturn.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Nigel Scott But it held out hope that the economic downturn would help trading as customers sought value when money was tight.Total sales for the half year to August 30 increased by 1.5 per cent which...

Gas firm Centrica plans to tap shareholders for AGBP2.2bn British Energy stake.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Nigel Scott The fundraising move is a key step towards securing a power-sharing arrangement with EDF Energy once the French company has completed its takeover of British Energy, which has eight nuclear...

More than 25 per cent of firms have plans to make further redundancies, says CIPD survey.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Nigel Scott The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) study said employers have been holding off from making large scale redundancies in the hope of seeing improvements to the...

Regional leaders must re-think policies on transport, says FSB.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Nigel Scott A series of possible measures to help address growing traffic problems hindering business efficiency are outlined in a major new report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).Extra,...

Boss's homecoming reflects Core values.
October 31, 2008... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Byline: Nigel Scott Richard Paxton a" who was brought up in Pontefract a" was previously centre director for the Wigan Galleries shopping centre and Martineau Place in Birmingham.He will now look after the...

STOCK ALERT - China Unicom falls after reporting flat revenue growth in Jan-Sept.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - China Unicom Ltd shares were sharply lower after yesterday's 13 pct-plus gain as it reported flat revenue growth in the nine months to September after the market close. At 10:45 am,...

Taipei shares firmer as China hopes boost tourism, transport stocks.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices were firmer as tourism and transport stocks extended gains on the prospect that Taiwan and China will seal agreements on closer air and marine links early next month, dealers...

Hong Kong shares lower on profit-taking; China properties up, banks down.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices were lower at mid-morning on profit-taking after the market gained about 30 pct over the past three trading sessions. China banks and HSBC led the decline, while local...

China A-shares end morning lower as company results highlight growth slowdown.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China A-shares finished the morning lower after a strong rise yesterday as sharp declines in corporate profit growth showed up the extent of the domestic economic slowdown, dealers said....

China B-shares end morning lower on weak corporate earnings.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China B-shares finished the morning session lower as third-quarter corporate results confirmed a significant slowdown in earnings growth due to the global economic downturn, dealers said....

1st Quarter Results.
October 31, 2008... (From Hugin) AIM RELEASE 31 October 2008 Quarterly Cashflow Report - 1 July to 30 September 2008 Appendix 5B Mining exploration entity quarterly report Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 8. Amended 1/7/97, 1/7/98, 30/9/2001. Name of...

China may allow local govts to issue bonds - report.
October 31, 2008... (From AFX Europe (Focus)) BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The finance ministry is drafting a plan to allow local governments to issue bonds, a practice currently not allowed under Chinese law, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. The...