Belfast Telegraph back issues from November 2008:
Bake it happen ; Celebrity chef Paul Rankin says it's time to getback to baking and shares his recipes for making mouth-watering autumn comfort food
Nov 01, 2008 ... Autumn means comfort food and there is nothing like a freshlybaked apple pie or a plate of cookies to cheer us all up.Thankfully, Belfast's Paul Rankin - one of our favourite TV chefs -has come up with some great recipes to tickle your sweet tooth andhave you elbow deep in chocolate ...
So, do you really need to have a pushy mum to become a success?
Nov 01, 2008; ... A recent survey suggested high-achieving women tend to havedominant mothers. Is this true of Northern Ireland's trailblazers?Jane Hardy reports My mum wasn't bossy, but she was strong My motheris such a worrier Maisie was an assertive woman Yes, I'm surprised that successful women ...
Emotional rescue
Nov 01, 2008; ... I went into my 14-year-old daughter's room the other day to tidyup and found a box of cigarettes. Not only that, but her diaryseemed to imply that she goes out to parties and has a kind of'snogging chart', where she gives boys points for how good they areat kissing and so on. I feel I ...
we're loving gwen stefani ; Make-up artist Paddy McGurgan delves into the style secrets of the world's most glamorous rock chick
Nov 01, 2008; ... Gwen Stefani is a make-up artist's dream. Besides the fact thatshe's gorgeous, she is also absolutely fearless when it comes toexperimenting with new looks. From airbrushed eye shadow to ruby redlips, she wears make-up like no one else. If you want to take yourlook for a walk on the wild ...
KNIT PICKING ; FROM CATWALK TO HIGH STREET
Nov 01, 2008 ... You'll be glad to pull this wool ...
GET THE LOOK ; Nadine Coyle
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Girls Aloud stunner knows how to work the red ...
Licence to Thrill BOND & BEAUTIFUL ; Gabrielle Fagan goes on a secret mission to track down super sexy items for a macho Bond-style bachelor pad
Nov 01, 2008 ... There's a little of James Bond in every man - and even if you'renot up to performing his death-defying stunts you can still imitatehis stylish ways. New Bond film Quantum Of Solace may be action-packed, but there are still plenty of enviably glamorous interiorsto sigh ...
Flawed GENIUS
Nov 01, 2008; ... Dermot Reagan is cooking nobility according to many chefs andcritics. His Ballyclare restaurant, Oregano, has that hip and modernUlster-farmhouse-on-the-outside-clinical-modern-on-the-inside thinggoing on. This is a good look for the 21st-century Northern Irelandsophisticate whose trips ...
THE DRINKS CABINET
Nov 01, 2008; ... Daniel Craig is at his rough-and-tumble best in the new Bondfilm, Quantum Of Solace, shooting first and leaving someone else toask the questions. MI6 are outraged at his behaviour, but 007purists will be pleased to know this street-fightin' man still makestime for the finer things in ...
Seeing TSARS
Nov 01, 2008; ... As winter approaches and the queues subside, now is the idealtime to see the sights of St Petersburg. But doing so by bicycle maywell prove to be a revolutionary idea too far, says Ben Ross RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: (Above) Ben Ross with his bike and (right) atypical St ...
48 HOURS IN ROME ; It's time to take advantage of low-season prices for everything from flights to hotels in the Italian capital and enjoy architectural, cultural and gastronomic delights, writes Aoife O'Riordain
Nov 01, 2008; ... The leaves are changing colour in the Borghese Gardens, so it's abeautiful time to visit. Ryanair (0871 246 0000; ryanair.com) and easyJet (0905 821 0905;easyjet.com) both fly into Rome's second airport, Ciampino, south-east of the city. Terravision buses (00 39 06 7934 ...
THE BEST egg cups
Nov 01, 2008 ... t Kathleen Hills Because one egg is never really enough, enjoy two at a time witha double egg cup. Price: Pounds 3.99 www.cookinstyle.co.ukt JohnLewis This Black Spode set is a stylish and classy addition to anybreakfast table. Price: Pounds 8.50 for four ...
We're in the honeymoon period, but I'm still giving my partner sleepless nights
Nov 01, 2008; ... I have a curse. It has been on me for as long as I can remember.It has affected every relationship I have had, from childhoodfriendships to adult partnerships, always driving a wedge betweenus, gradually forcing us apart. Nothing can be done about my curseand no one can help me. I must ...
UGLY side of stardom
Nov 01, 2008; ... So Girls Aloud made it straight to this week's number one. Well,no surprise there then. Sure, it's a catchy tune alright. Little girls everywhere wannabejust like them when they grow up which must help sales a lot. But I couldn't help wonder, as I was watching them perform on ...
Survival of the WARMEST ; Ray Mears is behind a gruelling cross-country ski tour in Norway. Margareta Pagano and family decided they were up to the challenge
Nov 01, 2008 ... Icicles hang from our noses; our feet are glacial and our bodiestremble with cold, it's -20C outside and falling. Or I should sayinside, because it is the same temperature inside as out. It's about10pm and we're in a lavvu, a Norwegian tepee, high in the mountainsnear Evje in southern ...
5 best JAMES BOND ESCAPES ; 007 is back, so why not play secret agent at these luxurious discreet retreats? By Oliver Pugh
Nov 01, 2008; ... A giant eye floating on Lake Constance was the centrepiece oflast year's Bregenz Opera Festival and another new Bond set. Justminutes from the lake, this hotel is a good base for exploring thehistoric town and was rumoured to have hosted the cast and crewwhile on location in Vorarlberg ....
Make your move ; Autumn is the perfect time of year to transplant a badly-placed shrub, writes Hannah Stephenson
Nov 01, 2008; ... If your borders looked overcrowded in the summer or you need tomove a badly-placed shrub to a different spot, there's still time todo it in autumn while the ground is soft enough to dig and beforethe really hard frosts come. The best time to transplant shrubs is while they are ...
WALK THIS WAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... Blackhead Path Take in the invigorating sea breezes with a shore walk from theCo Antrim village of Whitehead, north to the precipitous cliffswhere the Blackhead Lighthouse overlooks the bay. The village lies six miles north of Carrickfergus, nestledamongst hills and cliffs ...
SOMETHING FOR THE Weekend
Nov 01, 2008 ... Make like Mel B ... and warm up chilly autumn days with this gorgeous 'Neptune' bra,Pounds 25, and thong, Pounds 12, from Ultimo (right) . Available in32-36 A-D, 38, B-D and in black/pink or red/black. Ultimo isavailable from Debenhams stores and www.ultimo.co.uk Let them ...
GOINGUP
Nov 01, 2008 ... As Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross continue their downward slideto life's bargain bin, the Fawlty Towers star has emerged fromPrankgate with his reputation enhanced. Graciously accepting theDirty Duo's belated apologies and saying that he is not interestedin revenge or ending careers, ...
SOMETHING FOR THE Weekend
Nov 01, 2008 ... Bond is back ... Sadly, this time round there will be no shot of Daniel Craig inskimpy swimming trunks. Nonetheless, Bond is back. The Quantam ofSolace is released this ...
SATURDAY/SUNDAY CAROLYN STEWART ; After my breast cancer scare, I value every day
Nov 01, 2008 ... Carolyn Stewart presents Petrolheads on BBC One Northern Irelandon Wednesdays at 7.30pm and has recently taken over the midday sloton U105 Do weekends find you at the coal face or drawbridge up? It's a mixture of both really - I do most of my socialising onFridays and while ...
TIPS & DEALS
Nov 01, 2008 ... Sri Lankan Airlines has just launched non-stop flights betweenHeathrow and the Maldives today. The service flies four times a weekeach way, with prices from Pounds 708 return. Go to srilankan.aero. A walking boot that remembers the shape of your feet has gone onsale through ...
Give our sons the heroes' homecoming ' they deserve
Nov 01, 2008; ... As Royal Irish soldiers prepare for theircontroversial homecomingparade in Belfast tomorrow, three parents tell Simon Creer whyrecognition of their heroism is important Afghanistan has made ourteenage boy grow up so quickly WARRIOR: Dean Rankin before deployment Lance Corporal ...
Give our sons the heroes' homecoming ' they deserve
Nov 01, 2008 ... because there are so many fathers and brothers all servingtogether. I hear from my son every three weeks and it is very tough becausehe will spend his 18th birthday out there. I have sent his birthday cake out; it will put a smile on hisface. I had to send a fruit cake so ...
Allaboutme
Nov 01, 2008 ... Mark Gordon is one half of the dynamic DJ-ing duo Skibunny. Alongwith Tanya Melotte, the pair have worked with the likes ofOppenheimer and Snow Patrol. Tonight marks the end of an era as theaward-winning Club Skibunny opens its doors at Auntie Annies for thelast time. Before we ...
Weekend Comment
Nov 01, 2008; ... Oh well. We're meant to be living in a new era here, where we'reall more tolerant and accepting of each other. Yet, running true toour old form, tomorrow's homecoming parade in Belfast of soldierswho have served in Iraq and Afghanistan quickly became mired incontroversy, with Sinn Fein ...
A friend who turned killer ; CRUEL& UNUSUAL
Nov 01, 2008; ... In October 1880, Bernard Nolan, a 20-year-old man fromCrossmaglen, was out walking in the crisp autumn weather in thefields just outside the town. He had left home early that morningand had a few drinks in Crossmaglen in the afternoon. It wasreported that he had been in good humour while ...
DARCEY'S NEXT STEP ; Retired from ballet, the dancer tells Hannah Stephenson how it's nowher children keeping her on her toes
Nov 01, 2008; ... Darcey Bussell slips her feet out of a pair of Zara 40s-stylepeep-toe shoes to show me the price she has paid for more than 30years of dancing. Her size five feet are in better shape than I imagined - althoughthey seem quite wide and the bones in her toes look thick, I ...
When Ruby really sparkled in Belfast
Nov 01, 2008; ... Softly softly Ruby Murray made her way to the centre of theUlster Hall stage in Belfast one night 58 years ago - and afairytale had begun. You see, that evening in May 1949 the city wassaying farewell to a shy young Ruby as she set off to London to begroomed as a pop star. Softly ...
Wee bit annoying of country fans
Nov 01, 2008; ... WHAT is it with the audiences at country 'n' western concerts?The other night I was at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast to enjoyGlen Campbell singing Gentle on My Mind and other hoedown hits. And there was a steady procession from the stalls. They wanderedout and in all evening ....
Legend Shaw is always in vogue
Nov 01, 2008; ... I'm reminded today by Nicholas McCausland, of Dundalk, thattomorrow is the anniversary of the death of George Bernard Shaw, whopassed away on November 2, 1950, at 94. And McCausland claims that this old vegetarian with the sweettooth is back in fashion. I wasn't aware that GBS was ...
How our Eddie 'discovered' Oasis
Nov 01, 2008; ... I'm glad Noel Gallagher of Oasis has an affection for Belfastbecause he was in town the famous Sunday night 15 years ago when thealbum Definitely/Maybe went to No 1 in the UK charts. But thereby hangs a McIlwaine tale. I was sitting quietly at homewatching the telly when Eamon ...
No Belfast tour date for Hayley
Nov 01, 2008; ... Danny Boy, one of New Zealand singer Hayley Westenra's favouriteballads, is on her new CD River of Dreams. So, it is ratherunfortunate that the young lady hasn't included Belfast in her 17-city tour of the UK which is going on until the end of November. Hayley - at 21, UNICEF's ...
Sick killer told he may die in prison
Nov 01, 2008; ... A 44-year-old Co Antrim man convicted by a Belfast Crown Courtjury of murdering his elderly neighbour 20 years ago was warned by ajudge he may never be free again. Mr Justice McLaughlin told William James Stevenson "you may notbe released at all" for the murder of 66-year-old ...
U2 Tower all is quiet on building site
Nov 01, 2008 ... PLANS for Ireland's first skyscraper - the U2 Tower - have beenshelved because of the economic downturn, it was revealed yesterday. The EUR 200m design by renowned architect Lord (Norman) Fosterwas to house the rock band's egg-shaped recording studio at itspeak. But Dublin ...
I deserved to go home: Murray
Nov 01, 2008; ... Andy Murray admitted he was beaten by the better man after seeinghis 14-match winning streak ended by David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters yesterday. Murray has played the best tennis of his life recently but cameup short against the reigning champion, who ...
Ecology row over Wilson's U-turn on plan for site
Nov 01, 2008; ... STORMONT Minister Sammy Wilson is on a collision course withenvironmentalists again, after withdrawing a conservation measurefor a site in Co Tyrone. The land at Lisnaragh near Strabane had been officially declaredan Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in March, due to ...
IN BRIEF
Nov 01, 2008 ... Motorists urged to avoid parade area POLICE are urging motorists to avoid Belfast city centre duringtomorrow's planned armed forces homecoming parade. Traffic is expected to come to a standstill as thousands ofpeople spill onto the streets to join the parade and ...
Life means life ; Pervert who murdered elderly neighbour will probably die in prison
Nov 01, 2008 ... A sick killer who strangled and sexually abused his elderlyneighbour 20 years ago has been told he may die in prison. William James Stevenson (44) was yesterday convicted of thebrutal murder of frail church-going 66-year-old Elizabeth Smyth. MsSmyth, known as Lily, was viciously ...
McCain, Obama up for final push
Nov 01, 2008; ... BARACK Obama called for a "new politics for a new time" as hesounded a new conciliatory note in a speech yesterday as heattempted to stave off Republican "say anything" tactics. Obama said America was four days away from change and at adefining moment in its history. Speaking ...
Telegraph owner INM announces shares bid
Nov 01, 2008 ... INDEPENDENT News & Media (INM), the publishing group that ownsthe Belfast Telegraph, said yesterday that it has received a numberof unsolicited approaches about its stake in the Australasian mediacompany APN. INM shares jumped 27% to EUR 0.635 on the expectation that,should a ...
Beautiful birdsong for the city
Nov 01, 2008; ... City organist Colm Carey and Aussie guest Tristan Russcher,organist at Christ Church in Dublin, will be celebrating the life,times and music of French composer, organist and ornithologistOlivier Messiaean (1906-1992) at recitals in St Peter's Cathedraland St Anne's Cathedral on Saturday ...
NEWHARDBACKS
Nov 01, 2008 ... When fear and horror grip the imagination DID you forget to lock the back door? Things like that are soeasy to forget and right now someone could be slipping in ...Stephen King's Just After Sunset (Hodder & Stougton, Pounds 18.99)is about how, as darkness sets in, fear can grip the ...
NEWPAPERBACKS
Nov 01, 2008 ... Haunting, poignant and memorable read FOLLOWING a near-death experience as a child, Charlie becomescursed with the ability to foresee deaths of the people closest tohim. In Ronan O'Brien's Confessions of a Fallen Angel (Sceptre,Pounds 6.99) these visions come to him in his dreams ...
Our soldiers deserve gratitude
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Presbyterian Moderator the Rt Rev Dr Donald Patton haswritten to Gerry Adams pointing out that tomorrow's planned SinnFein protest at the Royal Irish Regiment's homecoming march inBelfast is "unhelpful". Dr Patton's language is coded, but what he is saying to SinnFein, in ...
Sir Alex prayed for trophies
Nov 01, 2008 ... The inimitable Sir Alex Ferguson (right), who currently managesthe best football team in Europe, has revealed that he resorted toprayer at various times when his side needed more than luck to win atrophy. He said, however, that when Chelsea equalised during last ...
Comfort in a time of need
Nov 01, 2008 ... This week I attended the funeral of a family friend at ChristChurch in Derriaghy, and I was impressed not only by the quietbeauty of the church and the dignity of the service, but also by thefitting tribute which the Rector Rev John Budd paid to the late ...
Why co-operation, not confrontation, is only way forward on parades
Nov 01, 2008 ... We are in the new, inclusive society, committed to sharing andworking together. The hostilities and animosities of the past havebeen left behind. The logic of this is that there is mutual support and mutualrespect for each other: also, listening to one another. And there isnot ...
Join Gosford '89 reunion ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... Gosford '89 - the phrase conjures up many happy memories for thethousands who attended the International Scout Jamboree at GosfordForest Park, Markethill, Co Armagh in 1989. Next year, 2009, marks the 20th anniversary and a reunion isplanned for Friday, ...
Volunteers wanted to help blind ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... AS RNIB community fundraising manager I am looking for volunteersto join my existing team throughout Northern Ireland. Every day over 100 people start to lose their sight. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) helps torebuild lives devastated by sight loss by ...
Charities say thanks ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... NI Chest Heart and Stroke: Ballymena (August 14 and 15) Pounds795.90; Ballycastle (August 16) Pounds 322.83; Down Royal RaceCourse (September 3) Pounds 323.83; Coleraine (September 5) Pounds709.76; Londonderry (September 12) Pounds 349.42; Lisburn (October7) Pounds ...
Objections justified ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... Democrats should support this Sunday's lawfully constituted SinnFein protest in response to the Ministry of Defence's decision toparade through Belfast city centre in a so-called 'homecoming'salute. My objections are grounded in the reality of the British State'sselfish and ...
Sweeping heroes ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... I WANT to publicly acknowledge two wonderful chimney sweep heroeswho came to my aid earlier this week and rescued a kitten which hadbeen stuck in my chimney for over a week. David Campbell and Robert Wilson from the Northern IrelandAssociation of Chimney Sweeps were able to locate ...
Dissidents out to show that they're still in the running
Nov 01, 2008; ... With a mix of threat, hoax and the occasional real attack,republican dissidents are a major worry for the security forces.Here Brian Rowan looks at the impact of these terror groups Over the next few days the Independent Monitoring Commission willdot i's and cross t's on an ...
Lindy has a bizarre outlook ; WRITEBACK
Nov 01, 2008 ... Where did Lindy McDowell (Belfast Telegraph, October 25) get thebizarre idea that Americans would object to Sinn Fein's protest ofthe British Army parade? With 61% of us against the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan,we applaud their decision. This type of military ...
46th Festival is being hailed as a major success
Nov 01, 2008; ... WOULD you believe it? Sixteen days have passed and the 46thBelfast Festival is drawing to a close. Word on the street is thatit has been a success and certainly the box office figures areheading in a record-breaking direction. But it's not over until the fat lady does her thing ....
Christine dancing for joy after latest award nomination
Nov 01, 2008; ... STRICTLY Come Dancing star Christine Bleakley is in the runningfor a top media gong at this month's 7Up Go Belfast Awards. The One Show presenter has been nominated for Media Personalityof the Year along with radio presenters Pete Snodden and ColinMurray. However if Christine ...
Hunger for controversy at Queen's Film Theatre as Bobby Sands movie opens ; As the QFT shows a controversial film about the Hunger Strike of 1981, Margaret Canning talks to the cinema's former administrator Michael Open about its lively 40-year history
Nov 01, 2008; ... THE church and not the cinema was where you belonged on Sundays -in fact, cinemas closed on the Sabbath Day. That was Belfast in 1969 when a young man from Kent took over asadministrator of a new cinema operating from a lecture theatre inUniversity Square Mews, south ...
DIARY NOTEBOOK
Nov 01, 2008 ... SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 THEATRE Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Stranmillis College Theatre, 8.00pm Carnival: Spiegeltent, 7.00pm A Midsummer Night's Dream: Ormeau Park, 7.30pm Antigone: Waterfront Studio, 2.00pm & 8.00pm The Bomb: Grand Opera House, ...
Take That fans warned to get their tickets early
Nov 01, 2008; ... Take That fans were today advised to get their tickets early forthe Irish show next summer after their UK tour sold out in less thantwo hours. The record-breaking pop band will play Croke Park on Saturday,June 13, as part of their Circus Live tour and tickets for the showgo on ...
Eoghan and Snow Patrol to top charts
Nov 01, 2008; ... X Factor's Eoghan Quigg and Northern Irish band Snow Patrol coulddo the double for Northern Ireland this weekend by reaching numberone in the single and album charts. The young Dungiven man is the opening singer on the charity trackHero, which is set to become the biggest selling ...
Jail term for man who was twice caught with firearm
Nov 01, 2008; ... A man who was caught with a gun twice in two months, once in ahospital and again when he threatened to kill himself, has beenjailed for 18 months after he agreed to spend a further 18 months onprobation. Belfast Crown Court heard that 52-year-old William Johnston wasvisiting his ...
Haddock loses photo ban fight
Nov 01, 2008 ... Jailed loyalist Mark Haddock lost a legal battle yesterday tostop the media photographing him when he leaves prison early nextyear. The alleged police informer linked to a series of murders wasscreened from public view when he appeared at the High Court inBelfast. The ...
Menezes' tail 'failed to identify him as the suspect before he was shot'
Nov 01, 2008; ... A surveillance officer who was tailing Jean Charles de Menezessaid yesterday his team made no identification of the Brazilian as asuspect before he was shot by police marksmen. He had tried several times to get a clear view of the man's facebefore he boarded a bus to Stockwell ...