Europe Intelligence Wire articles from September 2006, page 3

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Disgust at crash memorial thieves.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Stones stolen from shrine for families of accident victims by Mark Lavery THIEVES have stripped a memorial to young victims of a horror fireball smash that claimed five lives. The GBP4,000 Yorkshire...

Serving up a treat for city's hungry mouths.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Surplus food will be given out to needy by national charity by peter Lazenby THOUSANDS of free meals are to be handed out in Leeds every week to people in need. A national charity is working with 10...

Family GP faces being struck off.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Doctor cleared of sex assaults to attend GMC hearing by NEIL HUDSON A FAMILY GP faces being struck off the medical register when he goes before watchdogs on Monday. Dr Ian Cowie, of High Street, Hanging...

Give Leeds more cash, urges Gill.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) BY NIGEL SCOTT BUSINESS EDITOR THE newly elected president of Leeds Chamber of Commerce threw down the gauntlet to the Government in his first big speech. Alan Gill, who is chief executive of Leeds...

New campaign launched in Leeds to tackle climate change.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) BY PETER Lazenby MORE than 100 people gathered in Leeds to launch a new campaign for action to halt climate change. Their aim is to make the city a beacon through projects such as the widespread use of...

Opportunity to help decide Moor's future.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) By Peter Lazenby COUNCIL parks chiefs are to head a public meeting to discuss the future of one of Leeds's most popular "green" areas - Woodhouse Moor. Campaigners who fought - and won - a battle to...

Church flower festival celebrates the wonders of God's creation.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) By Tony Gardner LEEDS Parish Church is hosting a flower festival celebrating the wonders of God's creation. The event has been organised by The Mothers' Union (Leeds Archdeaconry) and aims to raise funds...

Theatrical space invaders reveal secret lives of buildings.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) by peter Lazenby SOME of Leeds's secrets will be unveiled in a series of theatrical performances with a difference. Imprint Theatre Company will be performing in three city centre buildings as part of...

Pupils who dig their Latin lessons.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Kids to be archaeologists as new building could uncover a Roman camp By Ian Rosser Education Reporter TODAY it's home to a Leeds school with more than 1,000 students. But backtrack 2,000 years and the...

Light relief for heavy traffic.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) System set to ease motorway congestion By Paul Robinson THEY'RE normally regarded as the scourge of any driver trying to get somewhere in a hurry. Now, though, traffic lights are being used to ease...

A crate example of cutting-edge sculpture... to show town's going places.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) BY DEBBIE LEIGH IT'S the birthplace of one of the world's greatest sculptors - so Castleford is a fitting base for this striking creation - a symbol of the town's regeneration. Cratehouse for Castleford,...

Couple's Street caff need not be so naff.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Stars dish up grub... and sound advice BY SOPHIE HAZAN CORONATION Street's Roy and Hayley Cropper have had their fair share of problems running on-screen cafe Roy's Rolls. From a run-in with health and...

How to dig down to the roots of your family tree.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) By Suzanne McTaggart MILLIONS of viewers each week watch celebrities uncover their family trees on the BBC1 programme Who Do You Think You Are? Now it's not just the rich and famous who have the chance to...

Pensioner couple tagged after GBP2,000 benefit fiddle.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) By NEIL HUDSON TWO pensioners have been electronically tagged after they admitted claiming more than GBP2,000 in benefits they were not entitled to. The devices were fitted after Karoly Borbely, 68 and...

Spiderman unmasked - as a Yorkshireman!
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Comic book legend is drawn in Wakefield By Mark Lavery COMIC capers are serious business for superhero artist Stewart Johnson. For 20 years he's worked as a freelancer for American comic giants DC and...

Bridge kids hurl brick at lorry.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) BY DAVID BRUCE CRIME REPORTER THE driver of an articulated lorry had a lucky escape when children threw a brick at his vehicle in south Leeds. Police revealed today there had been more than 40 similar...

Make parents responsible for youngs thugs.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) IT makes you wonder at the pea-sized mentality of youngsters who find it a game to chuck a rock at the windscreen of a vehicle from a motorway bridge. The Yorkshire Evening Post today reports the case of a...

Smith in Final vow.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) by Peter Smith ENGLAND hopeful Lee Smith has vowed to rebuild his Leeds Rhinos career. Smith will captain Rhinos under-21s in tomorrow's Senior Academy Championship Grand Final showdown with Hull at KC...

Lancaster: It's time to hit top gear.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) by Peter Smith Director of rugby Stuart Lancaster today insisted it is time for Leeds Tykes to step on the gas. Lancaster has declared himself "satisfied" with Tykes' start to the National One campaign,...

Rothery pushing for a United place.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) by Phil Hay Youngster Gavin Rothery has resumed his battle for a place in Leeds United's first-team squad after recovering from major ankle surgery. The talented midfielder has been on the sidelines...

Exploring the flawed genius that is Seve.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Seve: Golf's Flawed Genius By Robert Green Robson Books As the European side bask in the glory of their comprehensive Ryder Cup victory last week, it is perhaps fitting that Robert Green should offer up such...

Goodbye Leeds - I won't be back.
September 30, 2006... (From Yorkshire Evening Post) Regarding Debbie Leigh's article on Leeds building 'the slums of tomorrow' (YEP, September 18), I have news for Coun Carter, Kevin Grady and any other parties who refuse to believe it's happening - it...

Traders angry at market.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) DOZENS of traders are protesting at being barred from leaving Barnsley market for hours despite having few customers. Stallholders are furious that entrance barriers at their car park are now locked until...

Rented house a drugs 'factory'.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) A SOUTH Yorkshire man who packed in his job, rented a house and set up a cannabis factory has been jailed for two and a half years. Sheffield Crown Court heard HGV driver Michael Wintle rented a house for...

OAP victims of yobs talk to teenagers.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) PENSIONERS terrorised by yobs running riot over the Bonfire Night period will talk of their experiences when South Yorkshire police launches its annual crackdown on nuisance behaviour. The pensioners hope...

Greyhound 'killed by council van'.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) A dog owner today claimed his pet was mown down by a Sheffield Council van which failed to stop. Peter Beaumont, aged 69, looked on in horror as the vehicle hit 12-year-old ex-racing and breeding greyhound...

GBP5m plans to make danger crossroad safe.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) ONE of South Yorkshire's deadliest roads is to be made safer with more than GBP5 million of improvements paid for by the Government. The Department of Transport has announced it has given its full approval...

A dedicated follower of fashion - new slimline gran.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) JUST a few months ago, Sheffield granny Iris Poole felt old and frumpy. Now, after shedding 51lbs, she is often mistaken as her granddaughter's mum! Her transformation from frump to glamorous gran is the...

'Farewell to our lovely little lad'.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say goodbye to a "mischievous little lad" killed in a hit-and-run crash in South Yorkshire. Many broke down as the tiny coffin of schoolboy Kyle McDermott was carried into...

Mum walks free in slapping case.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) A MUM who slapped three youths in anger after suffering a catalogue of threats and abuse from a teenage gang who targeted her South Yorkshire has walked free from court. Samantha Nicholson left court in...

School staff are on top of their form for the Great North Run.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) ON your marks, get set...go! It's crunch time tomorrow for these seven members of staff at a South Yorkshire school who have been busy training for a top sporting event. The seven runners from Kelford...

Street knife attack ordeal.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) THIS is the battered and bruised face of a brave Sheffield grandfather who fought off two knife-wielding muggers. Disabled pensioner Arthur Shepherd was attacked as he walked home from his local working...

Sheffield's Fewkes unravels an 'octopus'.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) BOXING NORFOLK Park battler John Fewkes recorded his 12th straight win last night...but it was considerably harder than anticipated. The 21-year-old is a natural lightweight and struggled to enforce his...

Sharks open with a dramatic fightback.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) BASKETBALL THE new British League season is only one match old and already the most dramatic fightback may have taken place. For once it was Sheffield Sharks who came out on top as they scored eight-points...

Recalled Parker at home with England.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) FOOTBALL STEVE McClaren expects Scott Parker to feel perfectly at home in his England set-up. Parker, 25, has been named in an England squad for the first time in more than two years. Wayne Rooney,...

Sheffield shrug off player drain.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) RUGBY UNION SHEFFIELD RUFC today attempted to shrug off the player-drain to league rivals Tigers. The Abbeydale team are fifth from bottom of North 2 East - while the unbeaten Dore More side are joint top....

Eagles are all set to take on any side in Grand Final.
September 30, 2006... (From The Star (Sheffield)) RUGBY LEAGUE SHEFFIELD Eagles are not worried which side they face in the Grand Final. Celtic Crusaders and Swinton Lions battle it out in the elimination semi-final in South Wales, tomorrow. But...

Time to repay fans, says Fox.
September 30, 2006... (From The Gazette (Blackpool)) MIDFIELDER David Fox surveyed Blackpool's parlous position at the foot of the League One table and proclaimed: "It's time to stand up and be counted." Fox made an impressive return to first team action at...

Hunt for sex attacker after body find.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) POLICE are hunting a sex attacker who was jailed 12 years ago for his appalling sex attacks on two Leigh Park schoolgirls. Detectives have issued a plea for the public's help in tracking down Peter...

Pest men called in to kill lake rats.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) AN outbreak of rats at a popular leisure spot has led to environmental health officers being called in. Pest controllers from Portsmouth City Council have been putting down poison around Canoe Lake...

Row erupts as refuse sacks left to blow away.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) A NEW row has blown up over a controversial fortnightly rubbish collection scheme at Stubbington. Angry residents have claimed strong winds are making a mockery of their attempts to stick to the new...

Calls growing for return of weekly collections.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) PRESSURE is growing on council chiefs to reverse the decision to collect rubbish only every other week. The Purbrook and Widley Area Residents' Association (PAWARA) has voted to put forward a motion...

Plan for top-class city centre hotel.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) A MAJOR hotel chain is set to move into Portsmouth city centre in a multi-million-pound development. The News understands a hotel operator is in talks to convert the former Royal Mail building in...

Watchdog called in after death fall.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) A BODY has been found by police outside an 18-storey block of flats. And his death has prompted an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Police were called to Nickleby...

Inquiry call of stabbing victim's husband.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) THE husband of stabbed McDonald's manager Jacky Marshall has called for a full inquiry into how her killer's mental health problems went undiagnosed. Mrs Marshall was killed 18 months ago in a...

'Disaster' warning over GP service change.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) PATIENTS face longer waits for late-night care following a reshuffle of out-of-hours GP services, doctors warn. Until April at least there will be no doctor cover based in Gosport or Fareham between...

U-turn over Pompey's Fratton Park plans.
September 30, 2006... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) POMPEY are preparing to abandon the football club's spiritual home at Fratton Park and revive the controversial plan to relocate to Farlington. Portsmouth City Council sources have revealed that...

Comrades.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) A WRITER is searching for men and women who served during the Second World War for a new book. Nicholas Pringle is a freelance writer who is compiling a book about how veterans see life in 2006....

Charity to move into a new home.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) A MULTI-MILLION pound headquarters has been built in Peterborough to support deafblind people. Sense East, the east of England branch of the national charity Sense will set up home in Cygnet...

Advert offers warning.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) TRADING Standards officers are warning small businesses about companies that target them with "too good to be true" advertising offers. The companies concerned are offering advertising at a cut...

Crime drama needs characters.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) AMATEUR actors are urgently needed to appear in a radio play. The play will take the form of an interactive radio crime drama and will be broadcast on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire at the end of...

Roadshow could improve your driving.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) MOTORISTS can pick up vital safety tips at a roadshow. The Driving Through Safety event is being staged in Huntingdon today and on Friday, October 13, and is organised by Anglian Water. The...

Learn language basics before your trip.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) CITY language enthusiasts are being invited to attend a crash course in Spanish skills before setting off on their winter breaks. The Peterborough College of Adult Education, in Brook Street,...

World Cup win ignites the flame.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) WITH tears in their eyes, Pino Soccio and Stefano Restaino looked around at the smiling faces through the red, white and green flags. As thousands of Italians flooded the streets of Peterborough...

Design award for 'built-in quality' home.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) CRISPS, drinks and other food was stolen after burglars broke into a burger bar hut at Wisbech Football Club. The burglary at the club in Lerowe Road, Wisbech, happened between 10pm on Saturday,...

Food stolen from club burger bar.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) CRISPS, drinks and other food was stolen after burglars broke into a burger bar hut at Wisbech Football Club. The burglary at the club in Lerowe Road, Wisbech, happened between 10pm on Saturday,...

Description released of burglary suspects.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) POLICE have released descriptions of three men who conned their way into a home of a 76-year-old woman but left empty-handed. The men called at the house in Ashbeach Road, Ramsey St Mary's, at...

Tots group gives dads chance to get involved.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) A CITY-BASED community project has launched a dads and tots group in a bid to help fathers play a richer role in their children's lives. While there is a wealth of support for mothers, experts...

Deportation threat puts family through 'murder'.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) A YOUNG man who has lived in the UK for 10 years faces being deported to South Africa because the Home Office says he is not a British citizen. Jonathan Williams was released from prison...

'All i want to do is walk, mum'.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) A MUM is today appealing for help to make her son's dream of being able to walk come true. He may be little, but four-year-old Daniel Duray has a big ambition. He wants to beat cerebral palsy by...

Three face drug charge.
September 30, 2006... (From Peterborough Evening Telegraph) THREE men have appeared before Peterborough magistrates in relation to drugs offences following a police raid on a house in the city. The raid took place at Cambridge Avenue, Peterborough, at...

concert hall protest is axed.
September 30, 2006... (From Wigan Observer) A major demonstration planned to protest against Wigan's lack of a concert hall has been axed because the police can't afford to staff it. Arts groups irate at broken promises over a Wigan Pier performance...

Lottery's GBP1m Gift to region.
September 30, 2006... (From Wigan Observer) A wide range of community projects across Wigan are to benefit from the National Lottery Awards for All funding programme. Parish Tots, Springview Amateur Rugby Club, Lowton Youth Club and Orrell Archers are...

Sian is on top of the world.
September 30, 2006... (From Wigan Observer) Sian Garner is a woman who likes a challenge. So much so that she is currently recovering from trekking through the Arctic with TV personality Ben Fogle for a BBC documentary series. Sian, from...

disgust at war dead robbers.
September 30, 2006... (From Wigan Observer) Callous thieves who stole two plaques from Wigan's war memorial have been slammed. The 29ins x16ins bronze plates detailing the names of soldiers killed during the First World War were stolen on Friday,...

Playground Peace.
September 30, 2006... (From Wigan Observer) A primary school is on the road to a bright future with a new head in the driving seat. Paul Gubbins has taken over the reins at Nicol Mere Primary in Bryn. He has already helped transform a struggling...

When spotty skin is a real winner.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Once shot at by Prussian marksmen in war, and a favourite of circus stunt riders, the Dalmatian-like Knabstrupper is an elegant, but unusual horse. Harry Mottram discovered them while on holiday in Denmark...

Something for all.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) The Five Valleys Riding Club show on September 9 was a great success, with classes for all types of horse and pony, and for children and adults alike. The show, held at Bownhill Livery Yard on Selsley...

Students want for nothing at lackham.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Students at Wiltshire College Lackham can ride in and around the beautiful 860-hectare estate and thrive on tuition in small group sizes and with a wide range of facilities. If you want to learn in a...

Making life comfortable for the oldies.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Some diseases just can't be cured, writes vet Scott Milnes, but a proper diagnosis can help you make life more comfortable for your animal There is little doubt that we are seeing increasing numbers of horses...

How refuge restores a bond with animals.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Man's inhumanity to animals is matched by the love and care given to them at HorseWorld, where they are helped to regain their health, trust and dignity, writes Mary Tapping If you visit HorseWorld today it...

High-stepping elite show skill.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) The British Association for the Pure-bred Spanish Horse (BAPSH) held its national show at Hartpury College recently. More than 170 horses entered either showing, breeding, ridden, or dressage classes. ...

Tribute to war steeds.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) The horse has served man in battle from time immemorial, so the National Army Museum's recent Horse In War event was dedicated to the bravery of Army horses past and present. The event, in Chelsea, featured...

Venturing out of the comfort zone.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) I Cannot imagine the pressure that Andrew Hoy faced when he cantered into the main arena for the show jumping at Burghley as he attempted to crack the seemingly impossible nut of the Rolex Grand Slam...

Suit builders.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) In need of modernisation and offering scope for overall refurbishment is this four-bedroom house in Olveston, near Thornbury. The cottage style accommodation consists of two reception rooms, kitchen and...

Making a barn into a palace.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Dreams can come true: By George Halladay BUILDING one's own home can be an exhilarating experience for some and a frightening one for others. But for an enterprising young couple living in an historic South...

Home removals on the house!
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Moving home can be a very stressful time so one new home developer has come up with the novel idea of launching a fully in- clusive House To Home removals package. George Wimpey has linked up with topnotch...

Elegant country home with taste for the past.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) More and more families are buying a second home as an investment instead of paying into a pension fund. Many choose a holiday resort either abroad or at home. Other families choose to sell their own home and...

It's a winning enclosure.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Another Somerset equestrian centre has just come on the market. Two weeks ago I was reporting that Stretcholt Farm was for sale for an undisclosed sum. This time I can reveal that Georges Farm at West...

Auction has wide appeal.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Besley Hill is offering "a selection of something for everyone" during its sale of residential, commercial, development and investment properties on Wednesday. Thirteen lots will be coming under the hammer,...

Find a real fairytale place to relax.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) There is something magical about wooded Coombe Dingle, the Bristol suburb nestling in a valley between Westbury- on-Trym and Shirehampton. At one time it was said there were more names carved on trees and...

ID cards are not to be welcomed.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) With the Labour Party conference just ending, perhaps now is a good time to remind ourselves that both Swindon MPs voted in support of subjecting each and every one of us to having at least 51 intimate...

Our Italian job gets off to a flying start.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) Why is it that my annual holiday - which is scrimped and saved for over many months - ends up like something from a Laurel and Hardy classic - and no prizes for guessing who's the plump one. We set off for...

Pizzas are not for the upper crust.
September 30, 2006... (From Western Daily Press) The differences between Town Mice and their country cousins are brought sharply into focus when it comes to holidays and abroad. We are so used to doing it on the cheap that forking out more than a few euros...