Europe Intelligence Wire articles from October 2010, page 9

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CD-Roms raise awareness of chronic muscle disease.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) THE Lincolnshire branch of medical charity The Myasthenia Gravis Association, has provided medical interactive CD-Roms to GPs, opticians and dentists in the county to help improve diagnosis of the muscle...

Scary hospice fundraiser.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) A HOMEMADE graveyard and a blood bath have been designed for a party in aid of St Andrew's Hospice. Welholme Road resident Kevin Theaker, 32, and his dance teacher wife Krista Gregersen, 38, have invited...

Grimsby held by rivals.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) GRIMSBY Hockey Club drew 2-2 with promotion rivals Lincoln Roses at Hereford Technology College. The game started evenly and it took 18 minutes before Lincoln opened the scoring. Roses doubled their...

GTFC defends prices.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) GRIMSBY Town bosses have defended the club's decision to keep prices at the normal level for Tuesday's FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay with Tamworth. A crowd of just 1,612 watched Town go out of the...

Blaze extinguished by superb Redwings.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) GRIMSBY Redwings Under-12s travelled to Coventry Blaze and won 11-5. Coventry got out of the blocks quicker and keeper Will Heselgove was soon called into action, making some fine saves. However, he was...

Fern excels at Horse of the Year Show.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) LINCOLNSHIRE rider Fern Pickard fulfilled her dream of competing at the Horse of the Year Show - and put in an impressive performance. Pickard, 14, and her pony Romany Jane, qualified for two classes, the...

Sports Day.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) QUIZ 1 In which city will England play their final warm-up match before the first Ashes Test? 2 Unai Emery is the coach of which Spanish football team? 3 Other than Lee Westwood, who is the highest-placed...

Saluting all our heroes.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) EVERY year, at the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, we remember those who lost their lives in conflicts around the world. And every year thousands of volunteers head out in their spare time to...

Modest Alan is a real action man for town.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) Byline: Nikki Walker newsdesk@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk ALAN Johnson works tirelessly to make the community a better place for everyone. The 70-year-old, from Cleethorpes, is just one example of the many...

Staff praised for skills.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) A COUNTY firm handed out more than 200 awards to staff for learning new skills and good customer service. Lincolnshire Co-operative says it has honoured those people who have gone the "extra mile" while...

Nominate your favourite corner shop for award.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) THE organisers of a competition to find the nation's best corner shop are calling for final nominations for the award from Grimsby. www.BritishCornerShop.co.uk, which sends branded food products to expats...

Bill gives his rivals a good 'Hiding' at the Manor.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) IN wintry conditions, 36 competitors ventured out to play a Stableford competition at the Manor, Laceby. Despite the weather, there were some good scores. The A league was topped by Bill Hide with a...

It's hit and miss on ponds and rivers.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) Byline: Tony Burman sport@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk THINGS are rather up and down at present, with fish feeding one day and not interested the next. I took part in a match at Saltfleetby and only certain...

Doctor's fine win is the perfect medicine.
October 30, 2010... (From Grimsby Evening Telegraph) GRIMSBY Golf Club's seniors competed in the annual Autumn Stumble. Conditions were miserable for the early starters in the nine-hole Stableford, but improved later in the morning. The winner, with 17...

Secrets and lies: Rowena Hicks.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) If I had to show a visitor somewhere interesting around Bristol I'd take them to- Bluebell Woods in Hanham then down to The Chequers, a dog-friendly pub down by the river for a pint of shandy, then down the river...

This week's Hot Picks... Halloween horrors.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Play your best hand and pull on these spooky gloves for the finishing touch on your devilish disguise. Halloween gloves, GBP3, from Morrisons. For stockists visit www.morrisons.com This cute bat torch is a...

Dress to impress.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: My wardrobe: Hannah Theobald Fashion Favourites: "What I wear really depends on where I'm going and what I am doing. If I am popping out to the shops, it will be comfortable and casual - jeans and a...

All The Hopeful Lovers William [...].
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) All The Hopeful Lovers William Nicholson The sequel to The Secret Intensity Of Everyday Life is set a further eight years on, in 2008. Characters range from university aged ingenues and shy geeks, to the...

Minding Frankie Maeve Binchy The [...].
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Minding Frankie Maeve Binchy The queen of Irish storytelling is not ready to hand over her crown anytime soon, if her latest novel is anything to go by. Minding Frankie is a contemporary tale which draws the...

FreedomJonathan Franzen In a 1996 [...].
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) FreedomJonathan Franzen In a 1996 essay, Jonathan Franzen lamented the apparent inability of modern literary fiction to engage a mass audience. In 2001 he released The Corrections, with its sales and string of...

The Charming Quirks Of Others [...].
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) The Charming Quirks Of Others Alexander McCall Smith The author of the award-winning The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books returns with his seventh instalment in The Sunday Philosophy Club series. When...

Bristol book of the week.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) How To Be The One Roy Sheppard This is an interesting book for anyone who laments their ability to find Mr or Miss Right. It asks whether the problem could be that the person in question might not be Mr or Miss...

A perfect break close to home.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) There's much to be said for a weekend away from home. It's not so long as to warrant a huge amount of packing and preparation, and you can sample a destination's highlights without too much hassle. On the...

Empower women with witchcraft.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) If the cliches were to be believed, then Nicky Marshall should be an old crone, dressed in black and cackling beside a bubbling cauldron. For Nicky is a witch. The fact that she doesn't fit the sterotypical...

All Hallow's Eve.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Halloween is believed to have its origins in ancient celtic customs in Ireland. The Celts believed in the spiritual world and had two main feasts: Beltane at the beginning of summer, and Samhain (pronounced...

Urban Nature Halloween horrors.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Along with pumpkins and broomsticks, bats are very much a part of the paraphernalia that surrounds Halloween. They have long been associated with witchcraft and vampire legends. The truth about bats is stranger...

Ask the experts.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Although I've only just met Lucy Pedler, I'm sitting at her kitchen table in her environmentally friendly home, pouring out my woes, while she nods understandingly and offers advice. I should say at this point...

Steer clear of the Halloween classic.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Supermarkets have been lining their entrances with big orange pumpkins all month; the celebrity representative of the squash family. But it seems that celebrity is as arbitrary in the pumpkin world as it is in...

Gardening jobs for the weekend with Cleeve Nursery's Alan Down.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Have a greenhouse clean up! Remove crops and plants before burning a sulphur candle to kill most over-wintering pests. Get on with bulb planting now, the sooner they are in the ground, the sooner they will start...

DIY: varnishing a hardwood floor.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Untreated wood should be sanded evenly with 120-grit sandpaper to provide a "key", which helps the varnish to adhere better and be adsorbed more evenly. When using an industrial floor sander, the 120-grit sheet...

Buy it now.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) EPB-E01-S3 Buy it now They say the best things come in small packages so say hello to Louise Rednapp, the new face of Wallis' Petite collection. The range of autumn/winter staples has been designed specifically for...

Boost morale at work with a massage.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) There is a massage table, towels, and a selection of oils. In fact, everything looks exactly as you might expect of a massage therapist's treatment room. Except it isn't. The room is actually a meeting room at the...

From the cellar with Ned Halley.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Wine is a big deal in Chile. Last week, the nation's President, Sebastian Pinera, followed his visits to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace with an appearance at the Vintners Hall in London, where he thanked the...

Country eating with Chris Rundle.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) I determined to grow a giant pumpkin one year. I don't really remember why, but I was probably seduced yet again by the illustration on a seed packet during a springtime visit to the garden centre. So I found a...

The chef.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Extravagance in the kitchen isn't a daily occurrence in our household - we eat a lot of vegetarian dishes to keep shopping bills down, save nice cuts of meat for a special occasion, and generally try not to spend...

Food for the great outdoors.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) If you are holding Halloween or fireworks parties this weekend, pumpkin or other types of squash will inevitably feature. Although the mass-produced pumpkins piled high in the supermarkets look the part (and are...

Enjoy home advantages at ex-City boss's pad.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: David Clensy d.clensy@bepp.co.uk GARY Johnson's swanky Portishead apartment has gone on sale for GBP595,000. The former Bristol City manager's impressive pad is located on the sixth floor of the...

Drug addict given curfew.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) CITY: A heroin addict has been given a curfew for shop-lifting in Broadmead. Jonathan Raven, 35, of York Road, Bedminster, admitted stealing nine T-shirts from Cult clothes shop on June 30, worth GBP214.91. ...

Attackers avoid time in jail.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) WESTON: Two people who carried out a brutal attack at a nightclub have been spared jail. Benjamin Sabwe and Ashley Teed became involved in a fight, punching their victim and throwing a glass bottle at his head....

Lifeboat crews rescue woman.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) WESTON: A woman had to be rescued from the sea near Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier. Crews from Weston RNLI were called out at 2am yesterday after reports from Swansea Coastguard that a person was walking into...

A woman with plenty to say.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: EMMA LUTHER Mary Chapin Carpenter: Colston Hall MARY Chapin Carpenter is an interesting character. She's not a fan of Sarah Palin, describing her in a six letter word that begins with w ends in r. She...

Wild exuberance of gypsy jazz and Western swing band had us dancing.
October 30, 2010... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: KEITH CLARK The Hot Club Of Cowtown - Fiddlers Club WESTERN Swing was popularised in the 1920s to 1940s by the likes of Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys, Joe Venutti and George Barnes and took as its...

Staffordshire Open coming to Burton.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) BADMINTON: The 42nd Staffordshire Open Badminton Championships is coming to Burton next weekend. The event - a Badminton England senior silver circuit tournament - will take place at the newly-refurbished...

NOTICEBOARD.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) History slide show DERBY, Wednesday: Osmaston History Group hosts a free slideshow and talk by Arthur Shardlow at St Bartholomew's Church, Addison Road, 6pm-8pm. Call Derby 258455 for details. Advice for...

Crackdown on burglaries and car crimes is priority for beat bobby.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A NEW police officer will soon be patrolling the streets of Sandiacre. PC Tom Bentley will be taking over from colleague PC Andy Porton. PC Bentley has been with Derbyshire police since August 2006. He...

Thugs' attack left my husband with part of his skull missing.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: CHRIS JONES THE wife of a Derby man who lost part of his skull after being punched repeatedly in a motiveless attack has appealed for help in finding his attackers. Police believe three men were...

Export firms being urged to compete.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A FINAL call has been made for export firms in Derbyshire to enter the East Midlands International Business Awards 2010. Organiser UK Trade and Investment's international trade director, Peter Hogarth, said:...

'Sitting tenants' stay in their posts.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) DERBY Homes has elected its chairman and vice-chairs at its annual meeting. Bob Osler will remain chairman of the organisation, which manages and maintains housing on behalf of the city council. No other...

Adopted children like Lily a joy every day, says mum.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: CHRIS MALLETT A MOTHER who adopted a Chinese orphan has shared the rewards of her experience at the start of an awareness week aimed at finding more parents and cares. Caroline Mason, 37, became...

COURTS.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Told to pay costs ASHLEY James Hall, 24, of Warwick Road, Somercotes, fined GBP525, told to pay GBP43 costs with GBP15 surcharge and licence endorsed with six points for driving without insurance on April 10. No...

New club formed for motorcyclists.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) BIKERS are being invited to a South Derbyshire village for the first meeting of a new motorcycle club. The Motorcycle Action Group is open to anyone who rides a motorbike or scooter, regardless of make or...

Cutbacks may at least rid city of eyesore waterfall.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) LOOKS like George Osborne's "hard times" have already hit the pub trade. Wetherspoons, who have three pubs in Derby, has put 10p on cask and bottled booze. These big chains can get away with that because...

Why do they think we care about this playboy?
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) WHAT makes Channel Four TV think we give two hoots what happens if part-time soldier and playboy Harry Windsor gets kidnapped? He seems destined to be forever a mockery of what a British soldier stands for. ...

Children should not leave unable to read or write.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) IT'S been going on for the last 30 to 40 years - the sad fact that children are allowed to leave school after at least 11 years of supposed teaching, not able to read or write, never mind the three Rs. No chance...

Council must act to clear up disused garage site.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) AFTER reading the article by Rachel Butler about the disused garage in Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, I am incensed ("Rats in village blamed on 'eyesore' site", October 25). I have written letters to your paper...

Chris Ward took this photo [...].
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Chris Ward took this photo of a steam special returning from Buxton to Tyseley, at Derby railway station. If you would like your picture of Derbyshire to be considered for publication, e-mail it with your name...

Diwali switch-on sheds light on city celebrations.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) LIGHTS were switched on in Derby last night as the city's Diwali celebrations began. Hundreds of people flocked to the Hindu Culture and Welfare Centre as the city's Mayor, Councillor Amar Nath, turned the...

Pupils and police to meet at surgeries.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) POLICE will soon be holding surgeries for school pupils during lunchtimes. Officers across Derby currently put on surgeries for residents to raise concerns and ask questions. There are now plans to hold...

Witness saw man take rescued dog.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A WITNESS to the theft of a basset hound taken from a Derby animal rescue centre has come forward to police. Betty, aged between three and four, was taken from Second Chance Rescue Centre, Chellaston, on...

Union chief defends firefighters who live in Derby and commute to London.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A UNION leader has defended the decision of six London firefighters to live in Derby and commute to work. They are able to live so far away because of their working patterns, which see them do three shifts...

Inquiry after cow is shot with crossbow.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: CLAIRE DUFFIN THUGS shot a young cow with a crossbow, leaving a 15-inch bolt sticking out of her leg. Two bolts were fired into the field in Church Broughton. One landed on the ground but the other...

Film with county links wins at festival.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A FILM shot in parts of Derbyshire has scooped a string of awards at an international industry festival. The Kindness of Strangers was showcased at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and attracted...

Fans go nuts in the aisles for McIntyre.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: ED HILL HE'S more used to skipping on stage Live At The Apollo, but comedian Michael McIntyre skipped into the crisps and nuts aisle of Asda last night. The funnyman, running 30 minutes late, was...

Expert responds to Dawkins' theory.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) ONE of the country's leading experts on science and religion will present this year's annual lecture at Derby's Multi-Faith Centre. Dr Moojan Momen will be giving the free talk at the Kedleston Road centre on...

Bullet is found in street where boy was playing.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) POLICE are investigating after a bullet was found in a Derby street. A member of the public came across the 9mm bullet when he walked out of a shop in Addison Road with his seven-year-old son. The man, who...

Please keep up the good work, Prince Charles tells Daljit MBE.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: CAROLINE JONES THE man behind efforts to bring English and Indian communities together in Derby has taken a trip to Buckingham Palace for the second time. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia was in London...

Man had stolen Sky boxes in his garage.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A 26-YEAR-OLD man who had 25 stolen Sky television boxes in his garage has been given a community order. Derby Crown Court heard Ashley Babij had planned to sell the boxes he thought to be worth a total of...

Where's best place to surf round here?
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A SURVEY is being launched by Derbyshire County Council to find out what broadband coverage is like across the county. Several places in the county, particularly in rural areas, do not receive a fast and...

Homes managers fail to meet targets.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) DERBY Homes is missing targets for carrying out emergency repairs in time. During 2009-10, the arm'slength management company completed 91.8 per cent of emergency repairs within 24 hours. Its target was 99...

Benefit fraud pair.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) A BARONET'S widow and her partner have been jailed over a GBP90,000 benefits scam. Oriol Bowden, widow of the late Sir Frank Houston Bowden, entered into a living arrangement with Graham Young, 67, in...

Bills set to rise as energy company hikes gas price.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) HOUSEHOLDS are being braced for energy bill hikes after Scottish and Southern Energy raised its gas prices by 9.4 per cent. SSE, which owns Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and Swalec, blamed the increase,...

Family puzzled over gun death of 'happy and optimistic' father.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: RACHEL BUTLER A DAD-OF-THREE found with a shotgun wound to the head was "an optimistic man" who had made plans for the future. Robert Anderson's body was discovered in his garden in Ashby Road,...

MEP wants apology from PM Cameron.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) AN East Midlands MEP has written to the Prime Minister demanding an apology for a statement he made during weekly question time. Glenis Willmott, Labour's leader in the European Parliament, said in her letter to...

Faith Files: Tim Gossling: Silence is golden and just as precious in this noisy life.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) AN experiment was done recently to see how students in Bournemouth would cope for a day without the gadgets taken for granted nowadays. A BBC series took it further and gave people eight days on a silent...

Coalition could be storing up trouble further down line.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: Joe Watts TRAVELLING to Westminster on the Circle Line of the London Underground each morning can be more trying than the most cantankerous Commons debates. The line runs a ring around central...

Plenty of opportunities for work-shy dog owners.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) DOG owners are often so ignorant they can't look after themselves, let alone a dog. With all the emphasis on education and degrees, why are such people not advised to go on NVQ courses in animal welfare?...

Thanks to your generous readers after our appeal.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) THE Trustees of Aquabox wish to thank the staff of the Derby Telegraph for the superb exposure awarded to our Rotary Charity in the recent appeal. We would also like to thank your readers for their...

Teenager's attackers get suspended jail sentences.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) TWO men who attacked a reveller while on a night out in Derby have been given suspended sentences because of their "previous good character". Derby Crown Court heard yesterday how Dylan Stockdale and...

Sister of tragic soldier backs Poppy record bid.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: MARTIN NAYLOR THE sister of a Derbyshire soldier killed in Afghanistan says she is confident the county will smash the GBP600,000 record target set for this year's Poppy Appeal. Laura Wright...

Hi-viz thieves take haul of cigarettes.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) THIEVES stole cigarettes from a delivery van. It was parked in the delivery bay at Costco at the Wyvern when a car pulled up alongside it and a man got out and took packs of cigarettes. The incident...

House burglars flee after dropping keys.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) TWO burglars fled emptyhanded despite swiping the keys to a car from a home in Holbrook. The incident happened at 3pm on Wednesday when the pair entered the house and took the keys to the BMW X5 parked on the...

Nigel hoping side can bounce back for another Pride Park win.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) DERBY County go in search of a fourth consecutive home victory today. A crowd of around 27,000, which would be the biggest of the season, is expected at Pride Park Stadium for the visit of Watford, who sit...

Fielding hailed by Clough as keeper answers Rams crisis call.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) Byline: STEVE NICHOLSON NIGEL Clough is impressed by the impact on-loan goalkeeper Frank Fielding has made in his short time with Derby County. Fielding has played three games since he arrived from...

Spondon, Aston on front foot after opening victories.
October 30, 2010... (From Derby Evening Telegraph) SPONDON and Aston-on-Trent have got their Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor League season off to a flyer with Division One wins on both of the opening weekends. Spondon opened by being bowled out for 122, in...