Belfast Telegraph back issues from August 2008:
Painting the town red ... without going into the red
Aug 01, 2008; ... If you're from the wrong side of the Traks, take heart as thisPortrush clubbing venue is aiming to give credit-crunch clubbersmore bang for their buck. Patric Baird reports on a new beginningfor one of Ulster's biggest nightspots CLUBS There are big changes taking place in ...
ESSENTIAL GIGS
Aug 01, 2008; ... ** Anyone fancy a takeaway this Sunday? Forget fish and chips, afour seasons pizza or fried rice - this is a takeaway of the musicalvariety, namely the Indie Takeaway, delivered piping hot by theTrans Festival team. For less than the price of a chicken tikka,Black Box is hosting a night ...
NEXT BIG THING ; AN ARBITRARY GUIDE
Aug 01, 2008; ... Christopher Poole Who is he? The leftfield creative talent behind imageboard websitewww.4chan.com. Isn't he the new ...? As far as pranksters go, he's a super-hip Jeremy Beadle. In termsof internet importance, he's Bill Gates. Tell me more ... New ...
TEENAGE KICKS
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stephen Kerr The Stone Roses I Am The Resurrection It was around 1992 when I first stumbled across a mix-tape that a15-year-old, long-haired, guitar-playing hippy (now in local bandCat Malojian) had made up for my older brother. I was 13 and, having grow up ...
Here comes 'the king' and a right royal feast
Aug 01, 2008; ... As one festival disappears, another springs up ... there's justno keeping good ole country 'n' western down, says DamienMurrayNanci Griffith and George Jones are appearing at the UTVCountryFest this weekend ROOTS The non appearance of this year's Midlands Music Festival ...
MUSICALS
Aug 01, 2008; ... A new musical-theatre company will take to the stage this autumn. Curtain Call is the brainchild of Andy McKnight, the director ofthe hugely successful Ulster Operatic Company productions of HighSchool Musical. The new group will stage Seven Brides For Seven Brothers ...
MUSIC ON DVD
Aug 01, 2008 ... MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE The Black Parade Is Dead! (Reprise) *** As perceived leaders of the goth/emo movement, My ChemicalRomance have been attracting the attention of the moral guardians ofthe UK tabloid press recently as a 'bad influence' on their youngfollowers ...
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Ulster Youth Orchestra will shortly embark on a whirlwindtour of Northern Ireland and Germany, showcasing its many talentedmembers and, no doubt, stars of the future, to an unsuspectingpublic. August 7 will see the orchestra perform in the Guildhall inLondonderry. From Derry, ...
A celebration of craft, art and design ; ART
Aug 01, 2008; ... Let's talk a little more this week about Craft Month - whilethere's still time to book some of the events later in August. The new collaborative partnership between the arts, culture andtourism means that the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, as the leadsponsor of this initiative, ...
WORST AND BEST BOOKS I'VE READ ; Mark Gordon
Aug 01, 2008; ... My favourite book is Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. It's abouta stonemason whose academic and romantic ambitions are thwarted bypoverty and the social constraints of 19th century England. It's pretty grim but I think there's something cathartic aboutgrim books. Tragedy always ...
BRING THE KIDS
Aug 01, 2008; ... It's a drama at Florence Court Enjoy reliving the past at Florence Court, the National Trust'sbeautiful estate in Co Fermanagh, and travel back to a time whendomestic service played a major role in the 'big house'. Join MrsLloyd the housekeeper, or Mademoiselle Berger on special ...
My goodness gracious me, this is pants ; Mike Myers is having a mojo meltdown, if his latest outing is anything to go by. It's not so much a case of 'Behave' as 'Beware', says Noel McAdam
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Love Guru (12, 87 mins) Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley Mike Myers remains marooned in a morass of masturbation andmanhood jokes. Oh aye, and movement. Bowel movement, mostly. Take away thosethree not entirely unconnected themes and ...
Billy Connolly a priest? I want to believe it ...
Aug 01, 2008; ... ALSO RELEASED THIS WEEK X Files 2: I Want To Believe (15, 104 mins) David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly Some movies obviously require a greater effort to suspend thatold disbelief thing. But Billy Connolly as a ...
NOW SHOWING at a cinema near you
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Apartment (PG, 125 mins) Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray There are times you just want to take the QFT and give it a bighug. A rare chance to see Billy Wilder's classic 1960 comedy romanceon the Big Screen with outstanding performances. Both a tender ...
CD MUSIC
Aug 01, 2008; ... G.LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE Superhero Brother B (Brushfire/Island) **** The delightfully named G.Love and Special Sauce have served up areal musical treat with their 10th album. The record boasts a whole range of genres - making it difficultfor the listener to lose ...
Turning up the heat on a girls' night out ; THEATRE
Aug 01, 2008; ... Is it just me, or is it hot in here? I see no signs of anythingthat we could seriously call a heatwave, so the answer must be WomenOn the Verge of HRT. Yes, Marie Jones' comedy about women of a certain age hasreturned with a fanfare to the Grand Opera House. The story of two ...
IF I COULD STAR IN A MOVIE ; SARAH WEIR
Aug 01, 2008; ... ERIN BROCKOVICH Everyone loves a happy ending but Erin Brockovich (2000) is thekind of film that leaves you wondering whether you're going to getone that's due. Julia Roberts richly deserved an Oscar for her portrayal of thisunemployed, single mother from Kansas who stumbles ...
DVD OF THE WEEK
Aug 01, 2008 ... Vantage Point (Cert 12, 86 mins) Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, William Hurt,Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Eduardo Noriego, Edgar Ramirez,Ayelete Zurer, Bruce McGill President Ashton (Hurt) travels to Spain to make a keynoteaddress on the global threat ...
NEW DVD RELEASES
Aug 01, 2008 ... Pathology (Cert 18, 93 mins) Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Lauren Lee Smith, Dan Callahan,Johnny Whitworth, Alyssa Milano, Keir O'Donnell Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia headlines this medical thriller fromdirector Marc Schoelermann and screenwriting duo Mark Neveldine ...
Maggie: No longer looking for trouble
Aug 01, 2008; ... From making controversial remarks about 9/11 to starring in acomic-strip blockbuster full of echoes of 9/11 ... Maggie Gyllenhaalhas always been an interesting, unpredictable actress. Gill Pringlemeets Jake's big sister As Jake Gyllenhaal, 27, became an overnight teen idol with ...
Puppeteer John helps to show children how to be more healthy
Aug 01, 2008 ... What does your job entail? I'm a children's entertainer and spend most of my time visitingschools with a puppet show, featuring characters Wally and Wise, tohelp Action Cancer teach primary aged children about healthylifestyles, including messages on healthy eating, getting ...
C'MON SILVER LADY
Aug 01, 2008; ... Craft Month starts today, but don't get your knitting out justyet. One of the exhibitors, silversmith Cara Murphy, fromHillsborough, tells Jane Hardy about her latest commission - forRangers football club August has been designated Craft Month in Northern Ireland, andis being ...
RETAIL THERAPY
Aug 01, 2008 ... Fancy a fruity twist with your chocolate? Add one of thesestylish pocket-sized tubes filled with tiny pieces of crystalisedfruit wrapped in a thick layer of dark or milk chocolate to yourpicnic basket. The Fruitette range by Kshocolat comes in threedelicious flavours: Strawberrettes, ...
ROCK STARS FOR RENT ; Most stars are happy to jump through hoops at private parties, as long as the price is right. By Damian Corless
Aug 01, 2008; ... In their heyday, a quarter of a century ago, The Clash were soconsumed with notions of artistic integrity and credibility thatthey refused to cheapen themselves in the shop window that was TopOf The Pops. If their contemporaries thought the boycott was a tad extreme,they could at ...
THE LOST LIFEBOAT
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Portrush lifeboat, the Katie Hannan, was a reassuring sighttied up in Portrush Harbour. In the hands of her volunteer crewshe'd responded to many a boat in distress in the eight years shewas on station. No one could have predicted the disastrous end that would befallher one ...
Music on the menu at Trans ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008; ... TransBelfast are yet again bringing us music events with adifference this weekend. Sunday night is the first ever Trans IndieMusic Takeaway. The format is simple, you arrive at the Black Box,Hill Street in Belfast, and are presented with a menu of the musicyou will hear, and on the way ...
FAMILY fun ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008; ... A great range of family entertainment is available at CastleArchdale Country Park on Saturday. The Annual Outdoor Activity Dayand Vintage Rally will take place between 12pm - 6pm. There will bea climbing tower, archery, kayaking, birds of prey and facepainting. When you've been exhausted ...
CINEMA ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Dark Knight (12A, 152mins) The best film so far this summer. Heath Ledger and Christian Baletake over the screen in the darkest Batman film yet. Just don'tforget to breathe. The X-Files (15, 112mins) They're back! Mulder and Scully return after a ten year ...
PUBS and clubs ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008; ... If you're a fan of the amber nectar, head down to the King's HeadBeer Festival this weekend. Entrance to the festival is Pounds 10per person, this gives admission to the event, and five tokens thatcan be interchanged for either beer or food from the daily barbecue. The event will ...
THEATRE ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008; ... Today and Saturday the award winning Belvoir Players will stagetheir production of Sam Cree's Widow's Paradise in Armagh'sMarketplace Theatre. Cree is one of our best known comicplaywrights, and the Players are a well established Amateur DramaticSociety. This should be a polished ...
EATING OUT ; let's go out
Aug 01, 2008 ... James Street South, 21 James Street South, Belfast An adventurous chef puts a taste of Ulster to the test with amixture of flavours. A modern but classic environment, verypleasant. Ink Restaurant, The Four Winds, 111 Newton Park, Belfast With great food accompanied by ...
Healy's reaction uncalled for ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... WHILE David Healy's Pied Piper impersonation was fairly innocuousas far as sectarian gestures go, it nevertheless cannot be simplybrushed aside as implied by many of your correspondents. The fact is that under different circumstances (ie supporters notas good humoured as that of ...
Bottled water is the choice of millions ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... CONTRARY to the impression left by the article by Lisa Smyth,'Bottled water fad evaporates' (July 24, 2008), when the weather isgood, people are buying more bottled water than last year, findingit one of the easiest and healthiest ways to stay hydrated. Bottled water offers one of ...
Signage results in motorway madness ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... I HAVE never fully understood why the motorway maintenanceauthorities have never put up a sign letting northbound drivers knowthat they have left the M2 and are now on the M22. This leads to confusion for many locals, never mind tourists orvisitors to this part of the world, and ...
GOOD NEWS ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... It's great to see the 'big three' supermarkets are cutting petroland diesel prices ....
A slasher movie to be very proud of ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... I AM most grateful to the Belfast Telegraph for its informationon the new Belfast-based horror movie The Battle of the Bone. Our family went last night and even though it was an 18 cert anda gore-fest, we all agreed it is one of the most entertaining filmswe have seen in ...
Province's problems have not gone away ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... I FIND it disgraceful but not surprising that two underage teamsfrom Dublin had to endure a sectarian attack on their accommodationwhile staying near Coleraine to participate in the Milk Cup. As a Dubliner living in Belfast I have had first hand experienceof small minded bigotry ...
It's a city for no one ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... I WONDER what the meaning of the slogan 'a city for everyone'refers to in Lisburn? As an occasional visitor, I notice that the town centre isgenerally deserted and there are ...
SPEEDING UP ; WRITEBACK
Aug 01, 2008 ... Thank goodness the Westlink upgrade has finally been finished ....
broadSIDE
Aug 01, 2008; ... Amy Winehouse singing the new Bond theme? Surely, they're havinga laugh. And thankfully, for once, they are. Instead of the rancid pop freak, the producers of The Quantum ofSolace have plumped for Jack White and Alicia Keys - both Americans,both talented. This, of course, ...
The children's story
Aug 01, 2008; ... Dr Anne Tracey was deeply moved by an interview given by ColmQuinn, the former partner of murdered Londonderry woman, JeanQuigley, earlier this week. In it he revealed how he had struggledto find the right words to tell their four children - aged five to12 years - about what happened to ...
Red Kites could be poisoned by accident, warns charity
Aug 01, 2008; ... THE RSPB yesterday appealed to farmers to use rodenticides withextreme care - to ensure the newly released Red Kites are notaccidentally poisoned. Almost 30 Red Kites soared into the skies above Co Down in thefirst reintroduction of a wild species to Northern Ireland lastweek. It ...
LUCY'S PICTURE LEAVES LINFIELD HOT AND BOTHERED
Aug 01, 2008; ... THIS is one of the sultry shots of former Miss Northern IrelandLucy Evangelista (above) which Linfield Football Club was forced toremove from its website after it was deemed to be too 'provocative'. The picture, which was being used to promote the club's new homekit, was removed - ...
A Lough Neagh monster?
Aug 01, 2008; ... OBJECTORS to a proposed chicken slurry incinerator in Co Antrimhave branded the scheme a "Lough Neagh monster", ahead of a weekendprotest rally. Three big-name companies are behind plans for a "poultry litter"burning plant in Glenavy, close to the Lough. It would involve ...
Traffic disruption expected as Westlink resurfacing takes place
Aug 01, 2008; ... ROADS Service has announced plans to start 1.5km of resurfacingwork on the A12 Westlink. The resurfacing is just outside the boundary of the currentupgrade works and is between York Street and Divis Street. The roadworks will run from tomorrow to August 25. Mark McPeak, Roads ...
Happy 20th birthday, it's time to party, party, party!
Aug 01, 2008; ... Ardal O'Hanlon, The 4 Of Us, Fun Lovin' Criminals and even drive-in movies ... Feile An Phobail, aka the West Belfast Festival, iscelebrating a milestone in style. Grainne McCarry takes a closerlook at one of August's biggest entertainment events and selects herpersonal favourites for ...
WIN! WIN! WIN!
Aug 01, 2008 ... 24/7 has three pairs of tickets to give away to lucky readers tocelebrate Feile An Phobail's 20th birthday! One pair is for HavanaSon (Aug 8); one pair for The Complete Stone Roses tribute band (Aug9); and one pair for Fun Lovin' Criminals (Aug 10). To be in with achance of winning a ...
Why quitting as PM could prove to be Gordon's tonic
Aug 01, 2008; ... Be careful what you wish for because it may come true, is a verywise adage. One needs look no further than beleaguered PrimeMinister Gordon Brown to see its wisdom. For years he wore hisambition to be prime minister openly on his sleeve. He always lookedas if he would gladly have pushed ...
When schools need lesson in common sense
Aug 01, 2008; ... A Sikh teenager has won the right to wear a bangle, known as akara, which she says is central to her faith. Aberdare Girls' Schoolin South Wales wanted to ban the bangle, saying it broke theschool's no jewellry rule. The case ended up in the High Court, surely the greatest waste ...
Might Iris follow Carla's example?
Aug 01, 2008; ... Carla Bruni has recently produced a new CD of her music. She made sure of a few extra listeners by turning up at the finalmeeting of the French Cabinet before the summer recess anddistributing copies of the record to ministers. It was an offer they could hardly refuse, since ...
Ulster was love at first sight for hot Scot Amor
Aug 01, 2008; ... IT'S HARD to visualise Scottish motorcycling success story KeithAmor with his head buried deep in the commodities market inZimbabwe. But that's the way it was back in 2001 when Amor left hometo deal in the at times heady exercise of buying and selling: foods,grain, and anything that ...
Lynch can be a six hit
Aug 01, 2008; ... IT is doubtful if Kevin Lynch takes too much notice of rallyrecords. But he is in line for a couple of new ones in the next week. Tomorrow the former Northern Ireland champion heads the line-upfor the Limavady-based Dogleap Rally and is favourite to win it forthe sixth year ...
Kovalainen has McLaren future hope
Aug 01, 2008; ... MOTORSPORT Heikki Kovalainen yesterday revealed he would love to finish hisFormula One career with McLaren. The Woking-based team have confirmed Kovalainen will againpartner Lewis Hamilton in 2009 as they look to build on thestability they have created this ...
Irish house building hits lowest rate in five years
Aug 01, 2008; ... THE number of new homes being built in the Republic has fallen tothe lowest level in five years. But despite doomsayers predicting a crash in house prices, thecost of a new home has fallen by just 3% in the first three monthsof this year compared with the same period in ...
Irish boys make the final cut in Cardiff
Aug 01, 2008; ... Ireland's under-18 boys are guaranteed silverware today at theFour Nations tournament in Cardiff after they booked their place inthe final last night. The Irish boys defeated Wales 3-1 to set up today's showpiecewith England at 3pm. Ryan McCrea's excellent reverse stick shot ...
RESOURCE GETS A PIZZA THE ACTION AND CLEANS UP WITH Pounds 750K CONTRACT AT FOYLESIDE
Aug 01, 2008 ... Eilish Doherty of resource and Des Farrell, manager of Foylesideshopping centre in Derry, mark the awarding to resource of a Pounds750,000 contract to supply ...
What a Swedish newcomer thinks of the risks in racing
Aug 01, 2008; ... DESPITE the recent death of one of road racing's greatestcompetitors - Robert Dunlop - earlier this year, Swedish rider MatsNilsson can't wait to make his Ulster Grand Prix debut next month,adding that he does see the sport as being risky. The 32-year-old businessman started racing ...
House prices are falling at their fastest rate since 1991
Aug 01, 2008; ... HOUSE prices are falling at a record rate, losing 8.1% of theirvalue during the past year, figures showed yesterday. Nationwide Building Society said the slide was the fastest annualrate of decline since it launched its index in January 1991. It added that prices fell for the ...
Gas bills up, but so are profits
Aug 01, 2008; ... BRITISH Gas parent Centrica added fuel to the flames over recordprice hikes after announcing a Pounds 144.6m dividend payout for itsshareholders. The 16% jump in the dividend came as the group posted better thanexpected half-year profits of Pounds 992m - a day after ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Aug 01, 2008 ... HBOS ANNOUNCES PROFITS SLUMP Halifax Bank of Scotland yesterdayrevealed sharply lower profits and said it was concerned aboutrising bad debts as customers struggle with repayments. HBOS - ownerof Britain's biggest mortgage lender Halifax - said ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Aug 01, 2008 ... SHELL ANNOUNCES PROFITS OF ALMOST Pounds 8BN The oil industry's profits bonanza continued yesterday aftersurging prices helped Royal Dutch Shell to a surplus of almostPounds 8 billion for six months trading. As with rival BP, whichannounced half-year profits ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Aug 01, 2008 ... PRICES FORCE DRIVERS OUT OF CARS More than three in five cardrivers are turning to public transport because of high fuel prices,a survey has showed. And a similar number of people (61%) say thesurge in prices at the pumps has affected how much ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Aug 01, 2008 ... NORWICH UNION SHEDDING 500 JOBS Up to 500 insurance jobs are setto go after Norwich Union confirmed yesterday it would beoutsourcing two of its operations currently based at its centre inYork. The firm has announced it is planning to ...
FINANCIAL SERVICES SKILLING UP FOR FUTURE GROWTH ...
Aug 01, 2008; ... A new training initiative to encourage young people in NorthernIreland to hone their financial services skills has been announcedby Economy Minister Arlene Foster. The four-year programme will target new Abbey employees,primarily at school leaver level. The Pounds 118,738 ...
Property prices lost record 8.1% in last year
Aug 01, 2008; ... House prices are falling at a record rate, losing 8.1% of theirvalue during the past year, figures showed today. Nationwide Building Society said the slide was the fastest annualrate of decline since it launched its index in January 1991. It added that prices fell for the ninth ...