Evening News - Scotland back issues from July 2000:
Blooming bargains
Jul 01, 2000 ... WHY not add a few patches of tufted ornamental grass to yourgarden? Originally from New Zealand, the perennial carex "Evergold"has striking dark leaves striped with creamy yellow. A two-litre potis pounds 5.99. POTTED hydrangeas make the perfect gift for friends and relatives ... ...
Tanfield are made to sweat
Jul 01, 2000; ... BIG Guns Tanfield survived a mighty scare when they scrapedvictory on a superior shot margin of 18 against Division 3 Seafieldin last night's first round action in the Edinburgh Cup. The Cup's format of three rinks at home and three rinks awayproduced a 6-6 share of the points with ...
OXFORD NEEDS PUNTERS
Jul 01, 2000; ... WHEN Martin Hunter told some of his schoolfriends that he hadbeen offered a conditional place at Oxford University they reactedwith a certain degree of disbelief. Not because they didn't believe he was clever enough to go there -they already knew that he was. It was the mere fact ...
Flower for the autumn daisy
Jul 01, 2000; ... THE range of new border perennials seems endless. One of thelatest brought back happy memories for me. The plant I have in mindthis week is a coreopsis. A bright yellow daisy with a difference, the new one is called"Flying Saucers" and for me the major attribute about this one ...
Get all your plants in the holiday spirit
Jul 01, 2000; ... WE are now getting very close to the traditional holiday seasonwhich has numerous implications for gardeners. The size of theproblem is directly related to the length of the holiday. Let ustake two weeks as the traditional norm. Firstly, how should you prepare your house plants for ...
Now give us the cash
Jul 01, 2000; ... SINCE it was first discovered in March that Edinburgh's Sick KidsHospital required major repairs topping pounds 2 million, thehospital's future has been hanging in the balance. The greatest fear for the public and even some NHS managers, wasthat the hospital would be moved to the ...
McLeod holds edge on weight
Jul 01, 2000; ... BROXBURN born IBO super-featherweight world title challenger IanMcLeod had a 11/2 lb edge on French Algerian defending championAffique Djielti at the weigh-in ahead of tonight's world title fightin Manchester. But the 40-year-old champion was not unduly worried by the ...
Top bowlers ready to bid for Victoria singles glory
Jul 01, 2000 ... EDINBURGH'S Festival of Bowls 2000 event swings into action thisweekend with play in the Victoria singles. And in a change of tradition the Balgreen complex plays hosts toall the tournaments over the next three weeks. Week one comprises the two bowl singles and pairs events ...
Stewart in blast at F1 star Eddie
Jul 01, 2000; ... JACKIE STEWART has launched a scathing attack on his pounds 18million driver Eddie Irvine. The three-time former world champion believes Irvine should bedoing more to justify his salary at Jaguar Racing. The Ulsterman grabbed Jaguar's first - and so far only points -when he ...
Pentland top stars again
Jul 01, 2000 ... PENTLAND STAR have won the Women's Lothian League for the fourthtime in five years. One of the oldest clubs in the East of Scotland, Bobby Merrileescoached the side to 17 wins in their 18 matches to win thechampionship by two points from defending champions ...
Glasgow comeback for guest star Lewis
Jul 01, 2000 ... DENISE LEWIS competes for the first time in Olympic year tomorrowwhen she appears for Great Britain against the USA in the GlasgowGrand Prix. The reigning European and Commonwealth heptathlon champion willbe sprinting, jumping and throwing in Glasgow. Lewis will compete as a ...
Alec rewarded for charity aid
Jul 01, 2000; ... GREY, humid conditions and an overcast sky greeted the anglersfor the Anthony Nolan bone marrow trust competition held on Marklefishery. The competitors had to raise sponsorship in order to compete inthe match. Alec Ozanne raised pounds 285 and received a special prize ...
Scots will reap benefits of tour
Jul 01, 2000; ... IRRESPECTIVE of the result earlier today against the All Blacksin Auckland the benefits of the Scotland rugby tour of New Zealandare going to be felt for years to come, coach Ian McGeechan hasinsisted. As he looked beyond the Eden Park showdown McGeechan said: "Ihave seen the ...
Scots eager to take part in World duel
Jul 01, 2000; ... THE battle between the US and European women's tours hots uplater this year, when the rival organisations each host a World Cup. The European Tour version - the Ladies World Cup of Golf - willtake place at Adare Manor, Ireland, in September. It is followed, a few weeks later, ...
Solheim headache for Reid
Jul 01, 2000 ... BY finishing second in last week's Major in America, theMcDonald's LPG Championship, Italy's Stefania Croce added her nameto the growing list of Solheim Cup candidates and provided an evenbigger headache for Scotland's Dale Reid. A queue of Europeans have put their names in the ...
Maguire back in three months
Jul 01, 2000 ... ADRIAN MAGUIRE'S wrist operation was today hailed a success andMiddleham trainer Ferdy Murphy is looking forward to having hisstable jockey back in about three months time. Maguire had a bone graft on his troublesome right wrist onWednesday. "The operation went fantastically ....
Pam's back as Midlothian launch title bid
Jul 01, 2000 ... IT IS 23 years ago since Baberton golfer Pam Williamson lastplayed in the East of Scotland Inter County Championship - and, atthe time, she was heavily pregnant with twins. This week, the Scottish seniors champion, having returned toEdinburgh after years in the south of England, ...
Classic trio ready for Derby
Jul 01, 2000 ... BIG GUNS Sinndar, Holding Court and King's Best were all amongtoday's 11 overnight declarations for the pounds 850,000 BudweiserIrish Derby at the Curragh tomorrow . The only defector at the 48-hour final stage was Muakaad, leavingMedia Puzzle as Dermot Weld's only ...
Test of character
Jul 01, 2000; ... ROYAL TROON has always been associated with close finishes andnew innovations at the Open Championship. The Ayrshire course was the venue for the first four-hole play-off in 1989, when American Mark Calcavecchia came out on top withtwo Australians, Greg Norman and Wayne Grady, ...
Virgin's territory
Jul 01, 2000; ... VIRGIN SOLDIER looks a sound bet to give trainer Mark Johnstonanother big prize in the Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate atNewcastle today. So far this season the master of Kingsley House has plunderedsuch valuable races as Haydock's Tote Credit Club Silver Bowl, theVodafone ...
Sandabar stands out
Jul 01, 2000; ... SANDABAR carried a big weight to victory at Musselburgh earlierthis week and can stage a repeat performance on the East Lothiantrack on Monday evening. The seven-year-old has a 6lb penalty to carry in the State StreetEdinburgh Handicap (7.55) but has run into top form and gets ...
Taylor is cream of crop as young talent blossoms
Jul 01, 2000; ... EDINBURGH REIVERS are going to have selection headaches of thebest kind at back row next season as a young prodigy uses a SouthernHemisphere sojourn to stake a claim to regular super-team rugby inhis first season as a contracted pro. Scotland under-21s' 38-5 defeat by South Africa ...
Stars test Olympic fitness in Scotland
Jul 01, 2000; ... TOP swimmers such as Graeme Smith and Alison Sheppard areflocking to Glasgow for the Scottish National Championships. With a date just two weeks before the Olympic trials inSheffield, the championships at the Tollcross Leisure Centre havereaped the benefits. After receiving a ...
Martina returns to help the aged
Jul 01, 2000; ... MARTINA NAVRATILOVA is refusing to rule out another return toWimbledon, claiming that the chance to equal Billie Jean King'srecord for titles won is not the motivation for her comeback thisyear. The nine-time singles champion, who claimed her first Wimbledondoubles title with ...
Armstrong in relaxed mood
Jul 01, 2000 ... LANCE ARMSTRONG believes defending his Tour de France title willbe easier than last year's remarkable victory, which followed abrush with death. "My victory last year was also a comeback from cancer," said theAmerican, who nearly died from testicular cancer three years ...
Latimer is flying flag for Britain
Jul 01, 2000 ... LOUISE LATIMER hopes her three-set defeat by 11th seed Anke Huberwill boost her own career - and women's tennis in Britain. The 22-year-old's place at the top of the British rankings issecure after she reached the second round at Wimbledon for thesecond year in a row. But ...
Courier finds media work is just shattering
Jul 01, 2000 ... JIM COURIER reckons his new television career at Wimbledon hasleft him more tired than he ever was when he played. The 1993 finalist, who announced his retirement from tennis a fewmonths ago, is back at the tournament as a commentator for Americannetwork TNT. He said it had ...
Boss Taylor is urged to pick Parmar
Jul 01, 2000 ... FORMER Davis Cup tennis coach John Lloyd believes Great Britainshould field Arvind Parmar in the second singles match of theirvital clash with Ecuador, which takes place immediately afterWimbledon. Britain, now captained by the former Wimbledon semi-finalist,Roger Taylor, must ...
Kid gloves vow
Jul 01, 2000; ... THE softly-spoken mother of one of Scotland's leading youngtennis players today admitted it would be alarmingly easy to becomea "parent from hell". Jane Paterson, whose 18-year-old daughter, Karen, went out in thefirst round of pre-qualifying for Wimbledon this year, was ...
Monarchs star Scott in transfer request
Jul 01, 2000; ... EDINBURGH MONARCHS' hard grafting second string rider Blair Scottcould be set to leave the club - after slapping in a shock transferrequest. The 19-year-old ace was singled out for alleged criticism bypromoter, John Campbell, following Monarchs' Premier League defeatat Newcastle ...
Soaking mite be just the ticket
Jul 01, 2000 ... IN the greenhouse, conservatory, and indeed in the house itself,the atmosphere can get quite dry. That may suit human inhabitants but it puts plants in gravedanger of being attacked or colonised by a destructive pest, the redspider mite - sometimes referred to as just red spider ....
Bouncer had a bone to pick with his food treat
Jul 01, 2000; ... MANY of our four-legged friends enjoy their owners spoiling themand the family dog is no exception. Giving the pet dog a bone from whichever joint has been cookedthat week, is a tradition in most households. With the ban of beef on the bone, though, some of thesetraditions ...
To be Frank
Jul 01, 2000; ... HE'S back. And this time the man whose name sent a chill throughthe flinty hearts of every villain on the Sun Hill patch has beengiven a bigger patch to police. Now Burnside is boss. Actor Chris Ellison, 53, has made The Bill's DCI Frank Burnsideone of Britain's best- loved ...
MPs sense it's time to learn from Scots
Jul 01, 2000; ... AS the Scottish Parliament celebrates its first anniversary, itcan reflect on a distinctly rocky reception at Westminster. The initial euphoria among Labour MPs (and a few secretlydevolutionist Tories) evaporated as the teething troubles mountedup. Rows about hours and ...
Royalist Tony wears crown of thorns
Jul 01, 2000; ... MO Mowlam's call for the Queen to quit Buckingham Palace hasexposed an undercurrent of republican sentiment within Labour thatTony Blair would rather keep quiet. The PM describes himself as "an ardent monarchist" but there aremany in the party who do not share his ...
Is Boris oust to get Hague?
Jul 01, 2000; ... WILLIAM HAGUE had better beware Spectator editor Boris Johnson'sattempts to become a Tory MP. In the last election he stood for Clwyd North West, where hispredecessor was Sir Anthony Meyer, who tried to oust ...
City to honour Liberton win
Jul 01, 2000 ... EDINBURGH DISTRICT COUNCIL intend marking the Famous GrouseScottish Amateur Cup success of Liberton Royal Mail WBM with a CivicReception. The date has still to be announced, but club spokesman, PeterWardlaw, said: "We have been told we are going to get a CivicReception. It is a ...
Coulthard on pace
Jul 01, 2000 ... DAVID COULTHARD celebrated his new pounds 3million pay-deal bymaintaining his superiority at the French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours. The 29-year-old Scot, who last night re-signed with McLaren fornext season, continued to set the pace in the penultimate ...
Jambos in ticket booster
Jul 01, 2000; ... HEARTS remain on course to hit the 10,000 mark in season ticketssold this summer as fans pledge their cash to the Gorgie clubdespite a number of negative announcements from the Tynecastlehierarchy. Chief Executive Chris Robinson has already announced that bossJim Jefferies will ...
Record cap holder Middlemiss quits internationals
Jul 01, 2000; ... SCOTTISH men's badminton is facing a new era as Edinburgh's KennyMiddlemiss bows out and other thirty-somethings also start toconsider their futures. Edinburgh's Alastair Gatt, who called a temporary halt to hislegal career to become a full-time player prior to the ...
Ian's aiming to grab world title
Jul 01, 2000; ... IAN McLEOD has a triple mission tonight when he bids to relieveFrenchman Affique Djielty of his IBO world featherweight title atManchester's Bowlers Arena. Firstly, McLeod will try to see if he can succeed where WestLothian's last world-rated featherweight, Joe Connolly, failed ...
Dimas claims Portuguese had a 'right' to protest
Jul 01, 2000 ... DIMAS has insisted that Portugal should not face severepunishment by UEFA for their angry reaction to the late penaltywhich saw their elimination from Euro 2000. The Portuguese defender believes the side had a "right toprotest". UEFA are investigating the disgraceful scenes ...
Scotland's best take fast lane to Nottingham
Jul 01, 2000 ... NOTTINGHAM has become a hot bed for Scottish squash with MartinHeath, Pam Nimmo and John White all heading there as they bid totake further steps up the world ranking ladder. Nimmo, the world No.18 from Edinburgh, has been based in the citysince turning professional two years ago ...
Zidane has sights on cup double
Jul 01, 2000; ... ZINEDINE ZIDANE has set his sights on inspiring France to avirtually unprecedented international double by adding the EuropeanChampionship to their 1998 World Cup triumph in tomorrow's finalagainst Italy. The only similar double came in the early 1970s when West Germanywon the ...
Craigmillar fun festival
Jul 01, 2000 ... THE Jack Kane Centre, in Craigmillar, was buzzing last Saturday,with a huge number of children from local primary schools involvedin an indoor five-a-side tournament. This yearly event is all about taking part and, prior to thestart of the ...
Coaches say farewell to Vale Colts
Jul 01, 2000 ... HUTCHISON Vale Colts under-11 side scooped the boards in theirage group of the Lothian Amateur Youth FA last season and teamcoaches Tam Carter and his son, Jamie, along with Norrie Cameron,did them really proud at their end-of-season prize night in theRailwaymen's Club in - Taylor Place ...
Duval is to star at Loch Lomond
Jul 01, 2000 ... DAVID DUVAL will participate in this year's pounds 1.1 millionStandard Life Loch Lomond. The announcement by the world No.2 means that six of the top tenworld ranking players will compete at the event including Scottishstar Colin Montgomerie. Duval has achieved winnings of ...
Skipper Nicol is quip on the draw
Jul 01, 2000; ... 'SMILE and the world smiles with you,' might be skipper AndyNicol's motto as the scrum-half continues to take those twinimposters - triumph and disaster - in his stride. Nicol's courtesy and good nature has shone through at all times,with the appropriate quip always at the ready ....
Portugal's harsh treatment riles Eusebio
Jul 01, 2000; ... LEGENDARY striker Eusebio has joined the chorus of Portuguesecriticism aimed at the linesman's decision to award France theirmatch-winning penalty in the European Championship semi-final. Portugal, who had won their four previous matches, slipped to a 2-1 defeat when Zinedine ...
Italians striving to stifle French flair
Jul 01, 2000; ... FRENCH coach Roger Lemerre will be under few illusions as heprepares his side for the task of confirming their status as thebest in Europe tomorrow night. While he may be happy that it is Italy and not the more attack-minded Dutch who stand between France and European ...
Handicap system can give lift-off to club golf
Jul 01, 2000; ... SCOTLAND'S first-ever centralised golf handicap system has beenlaunched by Scottish Golf, a partnership between the Scottish GolfUnion, the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association and leading Internetcompany Scotland on Line. The new pounds 3 million project, one of the most ...
Schools chief slams boys' whitewash
Jul 01, 2000 ... SCOTTISH schools golf chief Nigel Pennie has hit out at theperformance of the Scotland team who were hammered 12-0 in thesingles by England in the annual international at Hesketh,Lancashire. "It was a disaster, a total collapse in the singles against ayoung, inexperienced team ....
Mister Tricky chases a repeat win
Jul 01, 2000; ... MISTER TRICKY can land a repeat win in the Vodafone Stewards CupTrial Stakes at Goodwood tomorrow. He looks poised to put behind him an unsuccessful trip to theUSA, having finished unplaced in valuable six-furlong races in NewYork and Boston on his last two starts. Philip ...
Nice one, Liberton Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur FA Honours list
Jul 01, 2000; ... THE past season will go down as one of the best ever for localamateur football. In only their second season, the combined Lothian and EdinburghAmateur FA have both the Famous Grouse Scottish Cup and East ofScotland Cup holders in their ranks. In a never-to-be-forgotten day at ...
Superwarden patrol set for the streets of Broomhouse
Jul 01, 2000 ... PLANS to recruit a force of superwardens to "police" the troubledestate of Broomhouse could soon be under way. The Scottish Executive will consider the controversial systemnext month in a report from the city council and, if approved, itcould be the first of its kind in ...
Fly me to the Mound
Jul 01, 2000 ... HE may have left his heart in San Francisco but crooner TonyBennett remembered to bring his winning smile when he flew intoEdinburgh Airport ahead of his show tonight in Princes StreetGardens ....
Gentleman Jim crowns a great year
Jul 01, 2000; ... IT HAS been a rollercoaster year for the world's newestparliament. Since the Queen declared the Scottish Parliamentofficially open for business on July 1 last year with the optimisticphrase, "I am confident in the future of Scotland", there has rarelybeen a dull ...
WE WON'T BE LEFT LAGGING
Jul 01, 2000; ... HEARTS assistant manager Billy Brown today vowed the Gorgie clubwon't be left lagging behind at the start of the new season -despite returning to pre-season training later than the rest of thePremier League. While Capital rivals Hibs, Rangers and Celtic all began back thisweek, ...
Scots call-up leaves Brown facing a busy schedule
Jul 01, 2000; ... GORGIE MILLS man Alan Brown faces a busy time next week when heheads for Llandrindod Wells and the Home International Series andthe British championships. Brown, recalled to the Scots international side after thedisappointing show in the Channel Islands last year, is alsoinvolved ...
Bus rival war 'is a threat to vital services'
Jul 01, 2000 ... COMMUNITY buses in the Lothians are at risk because of a bus warwhich has developed between rival companies, it was claimed today. Liberal Democrat councillor Marilyne MacLaren said she wasconcerned that "increasing hostile relations" between First Bus andLothian Transport would ...
Why i s the abuser of my boy on the loose?
Jul 01, 2000; ... A MOTHER has claimed that her eight-year-old son has beensexually assaulted by a boy aged just two years older, it emergedtoday. Police and social workers took the allegations seriously but theboy named as the perpetrator of the alleged attack is unlikely toface legal ...
Calamity ready to be all at sea in new voyage
Jul 01, 2000 ... THE man dubbed Captain Calamity is taking to the seas again witha travelling companion whose rowing experience is "virtually non-existent." Skipper Roy Finlay is set to row from the shores of Newfoundlandin eastern Canada to Sligo Bay in Ireland as part of the CelticCrossing ...
Club doo raises cash for charity
Jul 01, 2000 ... A CRAIGMILLAR pigeon club has raised pounds 1000 for a children'scancer charity. Castlecraig Racing Pigeon group organised a breeder-buyer sale to raise funds for the charity called ...
Charity trio score
Jul 01, 2000 ... THREE rugby players touched down at Murrayfield for charity aftertravelling from Wales to raise cash for prostate cancer. Chris Evans, 47, Mark ...
Young gun Buckley is quickly into his stride
Jul 01, 2000 ... EDINBURGH teenager Stephen Buckley produced a sensational debutfor the Great Britain & Ireland boys' team at Turnberry in theirdefence of the Jacques Leglise Trophy against the Continent ofEurope. The 16-year-old Prestonfield member, who won the Scottish BoysChampionship at ...