Evening News - Scotland back issues from January 2001:
Sporrans at 50 paces in cut-price kilt war
Jan 02, 2001; ... IT is a tale to stir the blood of any true Scotsman - a battleover kilts that is pitting rivals on the most famous street in theland against each other. First there was the audacious attack, then apparent retaliation,followed by claims of skulduggery. But this fall-out ...
Beasts of the street
Jan 02, 2001; ... A WOMAN who became separated from her husband was dragged into alane and indecently assaulted by a gang of men during Edinburgh'sHogmanay street celebrations.The attack happened in the early hoursof New Year's Day after the 28-year-old woman lost her husband inthe crowd. As she ...
Rare silver proves a goldmine for church
Jan 02, 2001; ... Treasures with a tale to tell THE Trinity College Church silveris one of Scotland 's most important collections of church silver.Made in the 17th century,the engraved scenes on the communion platesdepict the contentious forms of worship foisted on Scotland by JamesVI and his son Charles ...
Widow gets six weeks to end 'shrine'
Jan 02, 2001; ... TODAY AN Edinburgh widow who kept her husband's home as a shrinefor almost 30 years has been given six weeks to deal with thederelict jungle it has become. Florence Reid has lost her appeal tothe Scottish Executive over enforcement proceedings started by anexasperated city council in a ...
It's good to talk
Jan 02, 2001; ... MORE Scots families in crisis are bypassing the divorce lawyersand discovering it pays to talk, new figures revealed today. Insteadof using expensive lawyers and pitching into legal battles whichthrow one parent against the other, families are turning to pro-fessional mediators in record ...
Police dog on a short fuse
Jan 02, 2001 ... AN Australian police dog trained to detect bombs has been spookedby fireworks. Jed, a five-year-old Labrador, broke out of his police-yard homein Sydney and sped away ...
Capital students a threat
Jan 02, 2001 ... AS student unrest swept the country in the late 1960s, a secretbriefing was held to plan for trouble at Scottish universities withEdinburgh University students highlighted as the biggest potentialthreat. A confidential Scottish Home and Health Depart-ment memotold of a meet-ing at the ...
Dating game a winner in new year
Jan 02, 2001 ... DATING agencies are bracing themselves for a fresh rush of singlepeople looking for a partner in the new year. With one in five marriages in Edinburgh ending in divorce orseparation, more people in their 20s and 30s are finding themselvessingle than ever before. Initial ...
Secrets of a monster drive for motorway
Jan 02, 2001; ... CIVIL servants wanted to drive a six-lane motorway through thecentre of Edinburgh without waiting for a consultants' report on theplan. Official papers released under the 30-year rule show how councilofficials and the Scottish Office believed the Eastern Link Road hadto proceed ...
Six arrested after rescue
Jan 02, 2001 ... SIX youths have been arrested following a fire at a formerchildren's home in Niddrie, police said today. The arrests were made after children aged between 14 and 16 wererescued from the smoke-filled building on Greendykes Road byfirefighters at 8.30pm yesterday. The youths ...
Jackson hits out at Labour 'weasel words'
Jan 02, 2001; ... FORMER Labour Minister and award-winning actress Glenda Jacksontoday accused Labour bosses of using "weasel words" as the row overan alleged anonymous gift of 2 million to the party intensified. She was just one of several senior figures demanding that thename of the donor be made ...
French arrest UK rower over death
Jan 02, 2001 ... A BRITISH rower was today in custody in France on suspicion ofmurder after the death of his club's president. The unnamed 23-year-old was arrested after an argument with award-winning interior designer Marcello Minale in a car park nearFayence, southern France, on Saturday night ....
Flats compromise in New Town
Jan 02, 2001 ... DEVELOPERS have offered to modify their plans for transforming anundeveloped area of Edinburgh's historic New Town into offices andluxury flats in a last-ditch bid to win over objectors. The developers decided to change their original plans to completeboth sides of Fettes Row - ...
Lothian set for a 50m pound boost from conferences
Jan 02, 2001 ... EDINBURGH'S business tourism industry has landed funding whichcould bring an extra 100 conferences to the city over the next threeyears - giving the Lothians a GBP 50 million boost. And Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian's GBP 260,000funding package could see thousands of ...
Ugly scenes as centre took shape
Jan 02, 2001 ... ORIGINAL plans for what became Edinburgh's ugliest buildingprovoked furious rows behind the scenes. The city corporation and Scotland's main heritage watchdog cameclose to "declaring war" on each other over the design of New StAndrew's House and the St James Centre. The ...
Saudi Scot faces drink flogging
Jan 02, 2001; ... A LOTHIAN family are anxiously waiting for news of their son whohas been arrested on suspicion of illegal alcohol offences in SaudiArabia. Firefighter David Mornin, 49, is one of five men facing apublic flogging following a massive purge on the alcohol trade inthe Islamic state. Mr ...
Depressed English call for Scottish-style New Year holiday
Jan 02, 2001 ... PEOPLE in England and Wales are calling for a Scottish-style BankHoliday on January 2 to help recover from New Year celebrations. Returning to work so soon after New Year celebrations leads todepression and lower productivity levels, according to a surveypublished today. Of ...
The trained eye
Jan 02, 2001 ... DEVLIN TURNER, 6, was one of the fans of classic trains andPokemon toys at a collectors' fair in the Capital. About 200enthusiasts showed items, dating as far back as the 1950s at the one-day Toy, Train and Sci-Fi Collectors' Fair at Meadowbank Stadium inLondon Road. Collector Devlin's ...
Armed robbers tie up fun centre security guards at top fun centre
Jan 02, 2001 ... FLYING Squad officers are hunting two armed robbers who tied upsecurity men at one of the UK's biggest entertainment complexestoday . The raiders overpowered guards at the Trocadero Centre inLondon's West End and are thought to have stolen a quantity of cash. One of the ...
Dazed and confused
Jan 02, 2001; ... Few staff haven't skipped work the morning after the night beforebut, finds Stephen Deal, the ones left with the real hangovers aretheir employers GRANDMOTHERS seem to die repeatedly, and sick relatives soundremarkably well when they phone looking for the employee ...
Add spice to your fight to stay in shape
Jan 02, 2001; ... AT 47, I reached the age where my waist size in centimetres wasgetting close to my weight in kilos. And when one of our restaurant guests com-mented that I wasclearly enjoying the consumption of the fruits of my labour, Ithought action was required. It was a polite way of saying ...
The real big chill
Jan 02, 2001; ... DESPITE a week of severe weather warnings, over 100,000 peoplepacked Princes Street late on Hogmanay to herald in 2001. Revellers from home and abroad braved the sleet and snow as theclock hands moved towards midnight, soaking up the party atmospherein the city centre. But ...
Pars keen to keep on winning
Jan 02, 2001; ... DUNFERMLINE striker David Moss believes his side were deniedtheir fourth victory on the trot when Saturday's clash with Dundeewas dramatically called off at the eleventh hour because of the ice-bound Dens Park pitch. Moss, however, posted a warning to today's opponents, ...
Less is not more
Jan 02, 2001; ... LAST Wednesday we went to the pantomime at the King's, DickWhittington, who in this version becomes, improbably, the LordProvost of Edinburgh. It was pretty good fun, and all the principalswere tip-top. There was, though, a lack of lavishness: drabcostumes, a pathetic kitchen scene, and ...
Sales of the unexpected
Jan 02, 2001; ... AS always, I resolved to spend less on Christmas presents, andspent more. At least, I thought, with the weather being so inclementbetween Christmas and ...
State of the arts
Jan 02, 2001; ... LAST year the arts in Scotland were something of a lottery. Thearts always are. They were, I suppose, in Renaissance Florence; ifyou were favoured by the Medici family, probably the greatestpatrons in the history of artistic endeavour, your career wasassured. Judging by the ...
Keeping it clean
Jan 02, 2001; ... WITH the next General Election likely just a few months away, theLabour Government does not need the whiff of sleaze tainting itsreputation. Yet despite intense pressure, party officials have so far refusedto name the mystery donor who has just donated pounds 2 million ...
Rovers out to prove to Livingston that life's a beach
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE beach at Kirkcaldy may not be one of the world's more idyllicseaside locations, but in recent weeks that particular strip of sandon the Fife coastline has proved invaluable to the Raith Roversplayers. It has provided them with a frost-free training ground at a timewhen the ...
Sprinter Walker ditches supplements
Jan 02, 2001; ... DOUGIE WALKER has ditched the nutritional supplements he believesalmost wrecked his athletics career. The reigning European 200m champion, whose two-year ban forfailing a steroids test expired last month, is refusing to take anychances in his fight to return to the top ....
Scots firms risk net loss
Jan 02, 2001 ... SCOTTISH businesses risk being left behind by their globalcounterparts if they ignore the fast-growing world of e-commerce,Enterprise Minister Wendy Alexander warned today. Ms Alexander said a growing number of Scots firms were realisingthe market potential of the internet but ...
Britain's athletes to take Sydney success forward into 2001
Jan 02, 2001; ... AFTER the excitement and medal success in the Olympic Stadium inSydney last September, there will be no let-up for Britain'sathletes in 2001. The year includes world championships indoors in Lisbon in Marchand outdoors in Edmonton in August, while Dublin will host the WorldCross ...
US Masters sees Tiger in the hunt for unique record
Jan 02, 2001; ... TIGER WOODS has the chance to go where no golfer has gone beforein 2001. When the US Masters starts on April 5 amid the azaleas andmagnolias of the exclusive Augusta National club in Georgia, alleyes will be on the world No.1. By winning the US Open by 15 shots in June, the ...
Maclean left furious over Rock-bottom Meadowbank show
Jan 02, 2001; ... EDINBURGH ROCKS captain Iain Maclean today responded to claims heshould stick to playing OR coaching by taking a shot at the team-mates whose wayward play force him into the dual role. The Capital's professional basketball team lost their final uni-ball trophy group game 95-84 to ...
MacGill trips up Windies
Jan 02, 2001 ... STUART MacGILL put the West Indies into a spin taking seven for92 to reduce the tourists to 256 for nine on the first day of thefifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. The New South Wales legspinner, for so long Shane Warne'sunderstudy, bowled Australia back into contention ...
Latapy's penalty was well deserved
Jan 02, 2001; ... AMID the mayhem, the recriminations, the claims and counter-claims which engulfed this match one simple fact has been all butlost, that this was a victory which Hibs richly deserved, a fittingend to the club's 125th year in existence. The winner when it came may have been late - ...
Durie's just rewards for spirited Jambos
Jan 02, 2001; ... HEARTS boss Craig Levein knows his team is well short of thefinished article, the Gorgie chief going on record to say that heneeds at least four or five new players in certain positions. Levein is aware of the fact that there is an imbalance in thecurrent squad, with too many ...
Fry up for pillaging points from struggling Paisley Pirates
Jan 02, 2001; ... DAVID FRY celebrated the New Year with a bottle of bubbly afterbeing voted Edinburgh Capitals' Man of the Month. What Fry really wants, however, is to secure two points intonight's (6.30pm) crucial British National League clash with crisis-club Paisley Pirates. The ...
Hearts fans hit out at Festive fixture schedule
Jan 02, 2001; ... HEARTS fans today urged the SPL to put more thought into planningnext season's fixture list. The Tynecastle followers want the powers at be to give moreconsideration to supporters' needs, particularly over the Festiveperiod, when drawing up the games for next season. Their ...
It's time for us to up the Antti, says Niemi
Jan 02, 2001; ... ANTTI NIEMI has challenged his team-mates to go for goals againstAberdeen today and ensure Hearts go into the winter break in apositive frame of mind. The Tynecastle side haven't lost since the 2-0 reverse atMotherwell on December 16, but despite the fact they are unbeaten ...
Britton fears for his future at Almondvale
Jan 02, 2001; ... GERRY BRITTON today vowed to do all he can to earn himself a newdeal with Livingston, but admits he still fears the Almondvale axeat the end of the season. The 30-year-old striker was placed on the transfer list earlierin the season after boss Jim Leishman found himself top-heavy ...
United open up 11-point title lead
Jan 02, 2001 ... MANCHESTER UNITED welcomed in the New Year with an awesomedisplay against West Ham - and one which has presented manager SirAlex Ferguson with a problem to ponder for the months ahead. The Premiership leaders have opened up an 11-point gap overArsenal and Sunderland as they chase ...
Lee scoops writers' top accolade
Jan 02, 2001 ... LEE WESTWOOD has held off the challenge of the European SolheimCup team to win the Golf Writers' Trophy for 2000. In what developed as a straight fight between the two - only twoother first-place votes were cast by members of the Association ofGolf Writers in their annual poll - ...
RSNO ushers in New Year with passion
Jan 02, 2001; ... RSNO Hogmanay Gala Usher Hall AN early evening start to Hogmanay celebrations at the Usher Hallsaw the Royal Scottish National Orchestra give an impassionedperformance on a very seasonal theme. Animated conductor Alasdair Neale led the audience through avaried and exciting ...
The King is dead.. long live the King
Jan 02, 2001; ... Hogmanay Concert in the Gardens EL VEZ may have pumped his pelvis to near perfection in PrincesStreet Gardens at Hogmanay - but the real dancing queens were thegirls from Bjrn Again. Which is not to demean the Elvis tribute act. Just to say thatthe Abba impersonators didn't ...
Graeme chasing his title dream
Jan 02, 2001; ... WORLD title glory can be more than just a dream for Graeme Archer- because he plays some of his best bowls when he should be sleepinganyway. The former Scottish champion makes his debut in the World IndoorBowls Championship at Great Yarmouth this weekend. It couldn't be ...
Choir flickers but musicians shine
Jan 02, 2001; ... Candlelit Concert St Giles' Cathedral HOGMANAY'S Candlelit Concert was a mixed feast of tasty treatsand mediocre morsels, with its magnificent centrepiece, Zadok thePriest, fractionally underdone. Dominated by Handel, the programme included Giovanni Pergolesi'sMagnificat ...
Nationalists in call for tobacco ads guarantees
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE SNP is demanding "cast-iron guarantees" from Scots HealthMinister Susan Deacon that a comprehensive ban on tobaccoadvertising will be on the statute book before the General Election. The Nationalists said a ban was long overdue, but voicedreservations about the Scottish ...
Aiming for equality
Jan 02, 2001 ... FIRST Minister Henry McLeish will help launch a new campaign inEdinburgh to promote the rights of disabled people. He will speak at the launch of the Disability Rights ...
Dome staff bonuses set to reach 3m pounds
Jan 02, 2001 ... MANAGEMENT and staff at the Millennium Dome will share bonuseswhich could total GBP 3 million, it emerged today. A spokesman for the attraction, which closed its doors onDecember 31, said that in almost all cases these were retentionbonuses which had been offered to keep staff ...
Earthships set to land
Jan 02, 2001 ... FUTURISTIC recycled homes, known as Earthships, are set to bebuilt in Scotland. The self-sufficient houses made entirely of rubber tyres,aluminium cans and ...
Stranded air passengers demand compensation
Jan 02, 2001 ... DOZENS of air passengers heading home to Edinburgh for the NewYear are demanding compensation from budget airline easyJet afterbeing caught out in the 'big freeze'. Residents say they were forced to fork out for hotel rooms aftertheir flights were cancelled due to a white-out at ...
Electrical goods set to spark highest festive sales figures
Jan 02, 2001 ... MOBILE phones, computers and digital videos were among the mostpopular buys over Christmas and New Year, it was claimed today. Analysts were today predicting the brightest sales figures wouldcome from electrical stores. Mike Godliman, retail analyst at Verdict, said Christmas ...
Estate goes fruit and nuts over food co-op
Jan 02, 2001 ... HEALTH conscious residents on an Edinburgh housing estate arecelebrating the success of a community food co-op by stepping uptheir workload. The Dumbiedykes Food Co-operative, run for residents byresidents, has proved to be a big hit on the estate. It has helpedto improve ...
SNP calls for referendums on bloodsports
Jan 02, 2001 ... FIERCE debate over bloodsports has sparked a call for a series oflocal referendums to let the people of Scotland have their say. Lothian MSP Margo MacDonald and SNP colleague Lloyd Quinanbelieve the issues surrounding moves to outlaw foxhunting should beaddressed in local polls ....
Jack's the lad who can pass the test
Jan 02, 2001; ... JACK McCONNELL'S appointment as Education Minister was seen bymany as an act of revenge by Henry McLeish following the close raceto become Labour leader. The surprise switch from the finance brief, where Mr McConnellwanted to stay, was greeted with headlines like "Jack's on the ...
Fresh row over funfair ban on waltzer owner
Jan 02, 2001 ... ANOTHER row over fairground space has erupted between waltzerowner Keith Taylor and the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanayfunfair. Mr Taylor has been prevented from setting up his attraction inRegent Road for this year's fair, after being served with a courtinterdict. The ...
Jack hits back in United row
Jan 02, 2001; ... MATHIAS JACK today insisted Hibs' controversial injury-timewinner over Dundee United, was no more than the Tannadice outfitdeserved accusing them of time-wasting. Furious United players pointed the finger at Jack, accusing himof unsportsmanlike behaviour in refusing to return the ...
Moby is best dance party in the world
Jan 02, 2001; ... WHEN December comes around most people are given to compiling"best of the year" lists. A few days ago if you had asked anyone what was their favouritegig (or the one they most wish they could have been at) there's afair chance the answer would have been Moby's ...
Nuclear dumping all at sea
Jan 02, 2001 ... OFFICIALS involved in the first dumping of nuclear waste fromRosyth were worried about bad publicity from an accident - but tookthe view any leak would "not have much effect on fish". Official documents show the Atomic Energy Research Establishmentmade clear it was not keen on ...
On the trail of city's heritage
Jan 02, 2001; ... SHOPPERS and office workers who normally walk past Edinburgh'sthousands of monuments are being asked to stop and study theminstead in a bid to catalogue every one. Special "statue classes" have been organised to turn members ofthe public into historical detectives for the project, ...
SNP education think-tank bid
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE SNP today announced it was setting up a mini-think tank tolook at the future of Scottish education in the wake of the examsfiasco. Shadow education minister Mike Russell said he hoped the short-term policy group would ensure a strong debate within the SNP ...
Suicide counsellors beg MSPs for lifeline
Jan 02, 2001; ... AN Edinburgh drop-in centre which helps people at risk of suicideis appealing to MSPs for a lifeline. Scotland's suicide rate is almost twice the UK average andtackling the problem is one of the declared priorities of theScottish Executive. But the Stafford Centre in ...
McLeish calls for one last Hibee hurrah
Jan 02, 2001; ... ALEX McLEISH today urged his players to produce one last supremeeffort to ensure Hibs begin the New Year in the same fashion theyended 2000 - winning. Russell Latapy's controversial penalty completed a hat-trick ofwins over Dundee United and a repeat of that feat against ...
Guitar man shakes off shivers to give audience the quivers
Jan 02, 2001; ... Richard Thompson St Mary's Cathedral RICHARD THOMPSON must have been one of the most intrepid men inEdinburgh on Friday night. Eschewing the regulation winter armoury of hats and gloves beingsported by the audience, he went for a short-sleeve option. But if the nooks ...
Universities bid for slice of 4m pound fund for science
Jan 02, 2001 ... EDINBURGH'S universities are being invited to bid for a share ina GBP 4 million fund to attract the world's top scientists toScotland. All Scottish universities will be entitled to apply for cash fromthe fund in a bid to ensure Britain can compete with other countriesin ...