Evening News - Scotland back issues from December 2000:
GAIL GOES TO HEK AND BACK
Dec 01, 2000; ... WHO needs a pearl necklace or a diamond choker? When it comes tojewellery, feathers are the in-thing, claims artist, designer, andsinger Gail Hek as screaming erupts from the next room. It's an indication that the bubbly lass, originally from Taunton,has her work cut out. "I'm ...
HEROINES OF HISTORY
Dec 01, 2000; ... PRISCILLA BRIGHT MCLAREN was an unlikely rebel. Her husband,Duncan, was one of Edinburgh's Lord Provosts in the 19th century andher matronly features and modest dress suggest she was just anotherVictorian matriach. But the Lancashire-born Lady Provost was a rampant feminist at ...
WHY NOT GO TO A LAND DOWN UNDER?
Dec 01, 2000; ... While many in the Capital muse about the proliferation of Aussiesand Kiwis in Edinburgh and its possible status as the next EarlsCourt - the premier gathering place for Antipodeans in London -Scottish migration abroad is booming. In fact, Scotland is the only part of the United ...
In need of assurance
Dec 01, 2000; ... THE Financial Services Authority is surely right to rap theknuckles of the Royal Scottish Assurance part of the Royal Bank ofScotland group for its mis-selling of endowment mortgages. What is not clear is whether the company has been deliberatelydeceitful or not understood its own ...
Pars aiming to get show on the road
Dec 01, 2000 ... OWEN COYLE has called on Dunfermline to take their home form onthe road as they attempt to build on Wednesday's victory over Heartswhen they visit Celtic tomorrow. The Pars have been beaten just twice this season at East End Park- to Celtic and Motherwell - and Coyle insists they ...
Whitehill ready for a big test
Dec 01, 2000; ... WHITEHILL WELFARE travel to play Annan Athletic tomorrow withmemories of their most recent visit to Galabank still fresh in theirminds. It was the final game of last season and Whitehill needed avictory to retain the Premier Division Championship. Annan held out for a 1-1 ...
Danger of extremists
Dec 01, 2000; ... ABORTION is a very emotive issue. It excites great passion amongthe majority who support a woman's right to chose and the very vocalminority who say abortion is akin to murder. In a free and democratic society this kind of spirited debate isto be welcomed, indeed encouraged, but ...
LEVEIN: I WON'T BE A 'YES' MAN
Dec 01, 2000; ... CRAIG LEVEIN was today appointed as the new Hearts coach andinsisted: "I will not be a 'yes' man." The former Cowdenbeath manager put pen to paper on a two-and-half-year contract and immediately stressed that he will have fullcontrol when it comes to the running of the football ...
THE FAB ONE
Dec 01, 2000; ... For the relatively modest sum of pounds 12,995 you can buy a carwhich, in its own eccentric way, has similar charisma to a Porscheor Ferrari. There are more sensible purchases for the money, butnothing can touch it for exuberant personality. The head makes a strong case to buy the ...
MG Rover thinks big
Dec 01, 2000; ... MG Rover is preparing a series of new models designed to put thedoubters in their place and excite motorists around the world. Heading the line-up planned for 2001 is the MG X10, based on theRover 75. And there will be MG versions of the Rover 25 and 45, too. The manufacturer ...
Pick up a car at Tesco
Dec 01, 2000; ... Buying a new car while shopping for your weekly groceries maysoon become a reality after Britain's biggest supermarket chain,Tesco announced plans yesterday to follow competitor, Sainsbury's,into the motor retail trade. Unlike its arch rival, however, which only sells cars through ...
Nicky eyeing double
Dec 01, 2000; ... NICKY HENDERSON can land a big race double with his two runnersat Sandown Park tomorrow. The wet weather caused the abandonment of today's fixture on theEsher track but a full card of chases will go ahead tomorrow. The hurdle racecourse is waterlogged so the chases from ...
Maclean to stay in charge of the Rocks
Dec 01, 2000; ... EDINBURGH ROCKS chiefs today confirmed they won't be advertisingfor a new coach - and handed veteran player Iain Maclean thetoughest job in British basketball. The former Scotland captain took over on a caretaker basisfollowing the dismissal of Greg Lockridge, who led the ...
Burkinshaw resigns from Aberdeen post
Dec 01, 2000 ... ABERDEEN today announced that Keith Burkinshaw has resigned fromhis position as the club's director of football. The former Tottenham manager has quit because of personalreasons, but the club confirmed that he will remain on the board ina non-executive capacity. Chairman ...
O'Neill praise for Mjallby
Dec 01, 2000 ... CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has paid tribute to the bravery ofJohan Mjallby and is keeping his fingers crossed he can continue toplay through the pain barrier . The Swedish international has been forced to have injections tocombat a stomach injury before games ...
Weather dampens Fullers' sales
Dec 01, 2000 ... BREWING and hotels group Fullers today said the on-going poorweather was having a significant effect on sales across its chain ofmanaged pubs and bars. Chairman Anthony Fuller revealed that after four successive yearsof comparable sales growth, like-for-like sales across Fullers ...
Greening given England call after Catt cries off
Dec 01, 2000 ... CENTRE Mike Catt has withdrawn from the England side fortomorrow's Test against South Africa at Twickenham. The Bath star, who was due to win his 49th cap, has not recoveredfrom sore ribs suffered during England's 19-0 victory over Argentinalast weekend. His place in ...
Dawson resumes rivalry with Springbok Joost
Dec 01, 2000 ... ENGLAND scrum-half Matt Dawson is ready to resume rivalry withJoost van der Westhuizen at Twickenham tomorrow insisting there isnothing personal in the battle. After leading England to the Six Nations championship, Dawson hadto sit out the summer series with the Springboks with an ...
Boss Totten has belief in Bairns
Dec 01, 2000; ... HAVING watched his side lose three games in a row, you'd perhapsexpect Falkirk boss Alex Totten to be apprehensive going intotomorrow's top-of-the-table clash with Livingston. In complete contrast, the Bairns boss couldn't be more relaxed -or confident. He's convinced the ...
Mols: 'I was lucky to escape red card'
Dec 01, 2000 ... RANGERS striker Michael Mols admitted he was lucky not to havebeen sent off during the UEFA Cup third-round first-leg clash withKaiserslautern. Mols slapped goalkeeper Georg Koch in the face in a goalmouthincident in the first half. French referee Gilles Veissiere, whosent off ...
'Well now it is make or break time for Hibs' bid for glory
Dec 01, 2000; ... HIBS skipper Franck Sauzee today admitted Sunday night's clashwith Motherwell signalled the start of a five-week period whichcould make or break the Easter Road outfit's season. The trip to Fir Park is the first of seven games, four of whichwill be played in Edinburgh, for Alex ...
Hay boost for Inverleith
Dec 01, 2000; ... ANDREW HAY makes his debut in this season's Scottish IndoorHockey League at just the right time for Inverleith. The veteran international, who is one of the best indoor playersin the country, joins a squad of 11 players, seven of whom are 18 orunder. Inverleith prop up the ...
Whit a shambles!
Dec 01, 2000; ... DEREK STRICKLAND has revealed how he thought he had joined abunch of Scottish Cup flops at the start of the season - not theholders of Junior football's biggest prize. And the former Hearts and Rangers star has claimed he would haveknocked back the manager's job if he had known ...
Foxes deny Lennon deal has been done
Dec 01, 2000 ... LEICESTER manager Peter Taylor has denied reports the Foxes haveaccepted a pounds 5.5million bid from Celtic for midfielder NeilLennon. But the caretaker England manager also refused to confirm thedeal for the Northern Ireland international is totally dead andhinted there could ...
Heriot's have their sights set on bigger fish than Peebles
Dec 01, 2000 ... IT'S been a stop-start season for Scotland's rugby clubs as theautumn internationals saw the normal programme suspended for threeweeks. League action resumed last weekend; tomorrow the hunt for gloryin the BT Cellnet Scottish Cup takes centre stage. Gauging from the ...
Wallaby lineout play is Oz-some
Dec 01, 2000; ... ROD MACQUEEN'S Wallabies came to Murrayfield with, at least asfar as recent international rugby was concerned, one incomparablelineout statistic. On average, they had been contesting 80 per centof their opponents' lineout throw and winning one in every three - areturn almost twice as ...
Davidson aiming to prove a Pont
Dec 01, 2000; ... KEITH DAVIDSON enters the lions' den tonight, aiming to easeBorders tension by helping Edinburgh Reivers to a Celtic League winover Pontypridd. The 21-year-old full-back will make his first start for theprofessional outfit at Gala (kick-off 7pm) in place of home-townhero Chris ...
On-song Hendry itching for a crack at Higgins
Dec 01, 2000; ... MOST people would relish a day off but Stephen Hendry regardsfree time in Bournemouth today has an unwanted reward for agruelling victory over Stephen Lee in the Liverpool Victoria UKChampionship last night. Hendry is chomping at the bit to resume his title campaign aftera ...
Scots make fine start to Women's World Cup
Dec 01, 2000; ... CATRIONA MATTHEW and Janice Moodie propelled Scotland into thirdplace after an opening one-under-par 71 in tough conditions intoday's first round of foursomes at the $1 million Women's World Cupof Golf in Kuala Lumpur. Swedish sisters Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam fired a great ...
Man faces rape charge
Dec 01, 2000 ... A 43-YEAR-OLD man was due to appear in court today charged withthe abduction and rape of a woman in Edinburgh. The ...
Aids alert as Scottish cases set to soar by 40%
Dec 01, 2000; ... EXPERTS today predicted a 40 per cent rise in Aids cases inScotland over the next four years. And they said as many as 10,000 people in the UK are alreadyinfected with HIV without realising it. The shock forecast came as a survey published to mark World AidsDay showed ...
Archives place history online and on display
Dec 01, 2000 ... A RARE chance to see some of the documents which shapedScotland's history is on offer in the Capital. The Declaration of Arbroath, the earliest letter of Mary Queen ofScots and the Act of Union of 1707 are among the treasures on showover the coming weeks. Papers including ...
Barclays waits in the wings for Abbey merger
Dec 01, 2000 ... MATT BARRETT, chief executive of Barclays, is considering amerger with Abbey National, according to reports. Abbey is currently in troubled talks with Bank of Scotland whichhave yet to reach a conclusion. But Mr Barrett is watching the situation closely and should thetalks ...
Last orders for brewers' restrictions
Dec 01, 2000 ... BRITAIN today revoked the key element of legislation whichlimited the number of pubs which a brewer can own or have supplydeals with. Responding to a review of the beer orders by the Director Generalof Fair Trading, Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byersannounced the ...
Begg accuses Railtrack of overreacting to crash
Dec 01, 2000; ... TRANSPORT guru David Begg today claimed Railtrack overreacted tothe Hatfield crash and accused the media of doing the same. Professor Begg, formerly Edinburgh's transport leader and nowDeputy Prime Minister John Prescott's chief transport adviser,launched the attack as the ...
Wilson hits out at housing
Dec 01, 2000 ... TOO many houses in Scotland are poorly designed and badly built,a Government minister said today. Allan Wilson, deputy minister for sport and culture told aseminar in Edinburgh, said builders should use better qualitymaterials, even if it is more expensive in the long-run ....
BOARDROOM WITH A VIEW: Why shouldn't a bus overtake a BMW anyway?
Dec 01, 2000 ... GOVERNMENT projections estimate that traffic levels in Scotlandwill rise by 53 per cent over the next 30 years - and remember thatprevious calculations have always underestimated traffic growth - solet's just stop and think about what this will mean. A 50 per cent increase in ...
Working for the planet
Dec 01, 2000 ... THE latest research by environmental pressure group Friends ofthe Earth Scotland indicates that more and more Scottish firms areseeking information on environmental issues involving the workplace. In response, FoES has launched the first annual Green OfficeExhibition in Scotland ...
Meeting of minds in the drive for delegates
Dec 01, 2000; ... TO an outsider, it might seem the chief executives of Scotland'stwo major conference centres would be rivals. Both the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and theScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) are competingworldwide for a slice of the valuable ...
Forestry's final word on chainsaw massacre
Dec 01, 2000 ... A DEVELOPER who took a chainsaw to woodland has been warnedagainst further destruction by the Forestry Commission. Steven Dalton, owner of Kinleith Industrial Estates Ltd, waswarned he will be prosecuted if felling continues at the site offBlinkbonny Road in Edinburgh. The ...
Rents boost for British Land
Dec 01, 2000 ... BRITISH Land, the UK's third-largest property company, has posteda pre-tax profit for the six months to September 30 of pounds 83.5million. The firm's chief executive, John Ritblat, said the profits hadbeen largely derived from rents, which rose over the period - grossrents were ...
Terror at hands of bus hooligans
Dec 01, 2000; ... POLICE officers are to ride on buses travelling on a main roadthrough two Edinburgh estates after a string of violent attacks ondrivers and passengers. Incidents involving buses on Calder Road are occurring "everyother day", police insiders said, with seven recorded attacks ...
City looks to business as traditional tourism dwindles
Dec 01, 2000 ... THE Edinburgh tourist industry has become increasingly reliant oncorporate trade as traditional tourism falters, industry chiefsrevealed today. Business tourism in the Capital, including trade frominternational conferences, has rocketed by 75 per cent over the lastthree years ...
Swoop on 160,000 pounds haul of cigarettes
Dec 01, 2000 ... A HAUL of cigarettes worth around pounds 160,000 has been seizednear Lockerbie, police said today. About 750,000 cigarettes were found when officers from Dumfriesand Galloway Constabulary's Mobile Support Group stopped anorthbound Luton van on the A74. HM Customs and Excise ...
Profit rise shows plenty of bottle
Dec 01, 2000 ... BOTTLING company Coca-Cola HBC notched up its strongestperformance of the year in the third quarter, it has announced. The group, the result of a merger between the Hellenic BottlingCompany and Coca-Cola in August, reported pre-tax profits of pounds20.2 million for the third ...
Here's a European game we can't lose
Dec 01, 2000; ... FORGET the much-peddled myths about a European "superstate"- itisn't going to happen. On December 7, Tony Blair and I will be goingto the European Summit in Nice determined to secure real benefitsfor the people of Scotland. The summit is about two things the people of Scotland ...
Car park is spot on for premiere . .
Dec 01, 2000 ... THE UK premiere of Disney's big Christmas movie, 102 Dalmatians,is to be held in a supermarket car park. Asda today revealed it had struck a deal with Disney to give themovie its first British screening far from the bright lights ofLondon's West End, at the chain's giant store in ...
Gardens set for summer holiday
Dec 01, 2000; ... PRINCES Street Gardens is set to be saved after city leaderDonald Anderson admitted controversial Fringe events should not beheld there again. Cllr Anderson said he believed the area - seen by heritage groupsas a "tranquil haven" in the city centre - was unsuitable for ...
Fight stepped up to cut drugs death toll
Dec 01, 2000; ... NEW targets were announced today aimed at cutting Scotland's drugdeaths by at least a quarter over the next five years. Deputy Justice Minister Iain Gray said setting targets challengedall those involved in the fight against drugs to make a difference. Last year's death toll ...
Man on rape charge
Dec 01, 2000 ... A MAN is due to appear in court next week after allegedly rapinga 22-year-old Edinburgh woman during a three-hour ordeal at a motelin California. Officials said Rufus Jones Fields, 48, would appear at ...
Economists predict hold on interest rate
Dec 01, 2000 ... INTEREST rates will remain on hold when the Monetary PolicyCommittee of the Bank of England meets next week, a group ofeconomists today forecast. Those polled also said they believed rates have peaked and thenext move will be downward. All 35 economists asked said the MPC ...
Patten's euro advice to Blair
Dec 01, 2000 ... TONY BLAIR is hamstrung by "hysterical" hostility to the EuropeanUnion in the run up to next week's Nice summit claims Chris Patten. Speaking in Brussels, the former Tory Party chairman, who is nowthe EU's external ...
Pro-lifers hit home
Dec 01, 2000; ... MILITANT anti-abortionists could be putting the safety of afemale MSP at risk by putting her home address and picture on theinternet. Precious Life posted Nationalist Linda Fabiani's picture on theirwebsite surrounded by pictures of aborted foetuses. Under the provocative ...
Golden handshakes given cold shoulder
Dec 01, 2000; ... PAY-OFFS for chief executives and company directors who quit orare fired should be limited to a year's salary, the Governmentrecommended today. But in cases where the director is recruited from outside,companies could allow three-year contracts but only for an initialperiod and ...
Man is released after 17 years in jail for killings
Dec 01, 2000 ... A MAN who has served 17 years in prison for a double murder saidtoday he always believed he would eventually be proved innocent. Peter Fell, 39, was released on bail after three Court of Appealjudges heard his confessions were unreliable as he was "unusuallyvulnerable" to ...
Cementing a relationship
Dec 01, 2000 ... DUNBAR-BASED Blue Circle Cement has donated 20 computers to EastLothian schools. Richard Wilson, head teacher of East Linton Primary - which ...
Warning over lost drugs
Dec 01, 2000 ... POLICE issued a health warning after potentially dangeroustablets were lost in the city centre. The drugs could be harmful if taken by anyone ...
Firms gauge rail market
Dec 01, 2000 ... UK TRANSPORT company FirstGroup will launch a joint bid withDutch railway group NS to secure two UK rail franchises, the groupshave confirmed. The pair are ...
Guitar star heads back
Dec 01, 2000; ... CAPITAL guitar fans get another chance to see Antonio Forcione inaction this Monday. The Italian-born musician, who appeared recently at the Queen'sHall is teaming up with Belfast's Colin Reid for a unique gig atEdinburgh's Grosvenor Hotel. The gig is part of a national ...
STREET'S 'FRED' IS STABBED
Dec 01, 2000; ... CORONATION Street actor John Savident was taken to hospital withneck wounds today after he was apparently stabbed. The 62-year-old actor, who plays butcher Fred Elliott, isbelieved to have been attacked in his flat in Manchester. Mr Savident was taken to the Manchester Royal ...
Charges over 400,000 pounds fraud
Dec 01, 2000 ... TWO men have been charged with carrying out a pounds 416,000fraud in Edinburgh. Thomas Restorick and Martin Clifford are accusedof forming a scheme in a bid to get the money from a 76-year-oldman. The charge alleges that between December 1998 and November 28this year they ...
Freeze mum: man is charged
Dec 01, 2000 ... A MAN has been arrested in connection with the death of a WestLothian mother-of-three previously thought to have died in a tragicaccident. Yvonne Davidson, 34, was found dead in a neighbour's garden afterfailing to return home from a friend's house almost two years ago. It ...
Bank links causing federation to 'fail'
Dec 01, 2000; ... ONE of the country's leading business support groups has beenaccused of failing its members by having too close a relationshipwith the Bank of Scotland. Malcolm Sanderson, the former Scottish banking spokesman for theFederation of Small Business, accused the organisation and the ...
Gas regulator removes price control curbs from Centrica
Dec 01, 2000 ... CENTRICA, the main supplier of natural gas in the UK, is set tohave all its current price controls removed. The news was announced after the British regulator said that thegas supply market had been sufficiently open to competition. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets ...
Higher bills in pipeline for British Gas users
Dec 01, 2000; ... GAS customers could face higher bills next year after energyregulator Ofgem today proposed an end to the last remaining pricecap on British Gas. The regulator, a successor to Ofgas, said it was happy with theamount of competition in the sector, and said British Gas was freeto ...