Evening News - Scotland back issues from August 2002:
400 hi-tech staff to go
Aug 01, 2002 ... ANOTHER 400 jobs are set to go from Scotland's computer industrydue to the global electronics slump. The Scottish Executive said it had been told that 407 jobs wouldbe lost with the closure of American firm ...
Elan set to axe 1000 jobs
Aug 01, 2002 ... TROUBLED pharmaceutical firm Elan has announced 1000 job cuts asits new chairman said it could not meet its full-year forecasts. The Irish firm, whose shares fell 90 per cent this year after aSecurities & Exchange ...
UK firms up by 20,000
Aug 01, 2002 ... THE number of firms in the UK rose by 20,000 last year, equivalentto more than 60 businesses starting up every day. The Department of Trade and Industry says there are now 3,746,340companies in the UK - 1.3 ...
Rise for Smith & Nephew
Aug 01, 2002 ... SMITH & Nephew, Europe's largest maker of hospital supplies, saidtoday that first-half profit before tax and exceptionals rose 13 percent, as underlying sales rose 14 per cent. Dudley Eustace, the chairman, said: "All businesses are performingwell and demand for our products ...
Hanson profits up 12.3 per cent to 145.1m pounds
Aug 01, 2002; ... CONGLOMERATE Hanson, today pleased the City when it posted a 12.3per cent hike in half year pre-tax profits to GBP 145.1 million. The group also said it expected to post a full-year performancethat was marginally better than the one it recorded in 2001. Chief executive Alan ...
Tanfield edge closer to Alpha Trophies crown
Aug 01, 2002; ... TANFIELD'S hat-trick celebrations remain on ice but the holdersmoved closer to the Division One title in the Alpha TrophiesEdinburgh Bowling League with a 7-2 home win over Willowbrae lastnight. They went five points clear of chief rivals Parkside, who sawtheir title prospects ...
Have our summers gone forever?
Aug 01, 2002; ... The experts warned that global warming would lead to climatechange and leave Scotland with wetter summers. Gina Davidson askswether the dire predictions have already come true As the holiday season shapes up to be the worst in 40 years, isthis the sort of weather we'll have to get ...
A full spectrum of experience
Aug 01, 2002; ... He has become a cult figure thanks to the current trend fortelevision nostalgia, but Geoffrey Hayes hasn't found life all rosyon the other side of the rainbow, finds Liam Rudden THERE'S something quite surreal about sitting down to lunch withGeoffrey Hayes. Not least because ...
Velma's style strikes a cord
Aug 01, 2002; ... Knee-length scarves, sheepskin jackets and chunky rollnecksweaters. You've got Scooby-Doo to thank for the kooky chic trendthis autumn and winter finds Sandra Dick GO on, admit it. When you sat down as a child to watch Scooby-Doo, it was sexy Daphne, not frumpy Velma who you ...
City View Bring the EU to book
Aug 01, 2002; ... CONTRAST the reactions to the news of fiddled books at Enron andat the EU in Brussels. The Chief Accountant at the Commission, Marta Andreasen, has saidthe auditing over which she ruled was bogus, corrupt, wasteful and oflittle meaning. The response is a massive yawn. Much ...
Canadian sevens star is set to return
Aug 01, 2002 ... CANADIAN rugby sevens player Fred Asselin has been cleared of anywrong doing after his Commonwealth Games drugs scare, paving the wayfor his return to the squad. Asselin was suspended on Monday after it was revealed he had takenpain-killers for toothache which contained a banned ...
Levein fired up despite injury woes
Aug 01, 2002; ... HEARTS boss Craig Levein has not had his troubles to seek as heprepares for the kick-off to the new Premier League season. Frustration has been the name of the game for the Tynecastle headcoach as firstly his budget plans were thrown into chaos followingthe collapse of the ...
Leader A drug of no choice
Aug 01, 2002 ... IF the dangers of crack cocaine, and indeed drug addiction ingeneral, had to be highlighted, then there is surely no betterexample than the story of Alastair Irvine. The son of the Lord Chancellor Derry Irvine was sent to a privatehealth clinic in the United States last year for ...
Muchea is ready to repay faithful fans
Aug 01, 2002; ... MUCHEA has not won for almost two years and just three victoriesfrom 51 runs make him an expensive horse to follow, but he can landthe William Hill Mile (3.20) at Goodwood tomorrow at excellent odds. The six-year-old has caught my eye in recent races, he has a winat Goodwood to ...
Tearful Randall dedicates gold to wife and son
Aug 01, 2002; ... GRAEME RANDALL choked back the tears and dedicated hisCommonwealth Games gold medal to his wife and son. The Bonnyrigg judo star was watched by Jo and 18-month-old Euan inManchester's G-MEX Centre last night. He struck Scotland's third gold of the Games with a dramatic ...
Valois set for Hearts deal
Aug 01, 2002; ... HEARTS are close to clinching the signature of French midfielderJean-Louis Valois, the Evening News can reveal. Negotiations with the player have been ongoing since the 28-year-old impressed in Saturday's friendly with Falkirk at Brockville. It is understood that the talks ...
Why lee jones loves black comedy
Aug 01, 2002; ... The craggy star tells Eileen Condon why he's glad to be back onthe Black list W HEN his steely gaze fixes on you, there are few actors who canscare and mesmerise audiences as well as Tommy Lee Jones. But in his recent roles, the Oscar-winning star discovered heloves films ...
Celtic
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 1st. Manager: Martin O'Neill. In: David Fernandez (GBP 1.25 million, Livingston), Ulrik Laursen(GBP 1.25 million, likely) Magnus Hedman (GBP 2 million, likely). Out: Lubo Moravcik (JEF Ichihara, free); Morten Wieghorst (Free,Brondby). One to ...
Aberdeen
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 4th. Manager: Ebbe Skovdahl. Players in: Eric Deloumeaux (GBP 50,000, Motherwell); LaurentD'Jaffo (Free, Sheffield United). Players out: Derek Whyte (Partick, free); Robbie Winters(Released) David Lilley (Free, Partick); Cato Guntveit (SK Brann,free); ...
Dundee
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 9th. Manager: Jim Duffy. In: Nacho Novo (GBP 100,000, Raith Rovers). Out: Walter del Rio, Massimo Beghetto, Alessandro Romano, BetoGarrido, Kiko Torres, Graham Bayne, Gerardo Traverso (All released);Khaled Kemas (Motherwell, free); Paul Mathers ...
Dunfermline
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 6th. Manager: Jimmy Calderwood. In: Craig Brewster (Hibernian, free); Derek Stillie (Wigan, free);Scott Walker (St Mirren, free), Andre Karnebeek, Gary Dempsey(Waterford Utd, free). Out: Ian Ferguson, Michel Doesburg, Justin Skinner, Scott Thomson(all ...
Dundee United
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 8th. Manager: Alex Smith. In: Kevin McGowne (Kilmarnock, free); Allan Smart (Oldham, free);Arnar Gunnlaugsson (Leicester, free). Out: Jamie Buchan (Partick, free); David Partridge (Motherwell,free); Alan Combe, Jamie Fullarton, David Hannah, Stephen ...
Rangers
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 2nd. Manager: Alex McLeish. In: Mikael Arteta (Barcelona, GBP 6 million); Kevin Muscat(Wolves, free); Ben Stevens (Northern Spirit, free). Out: Andrei Kanchelskis, Tony Vidmar, Scott Wilson (all released);Jani Kauppila (Tervarit, free); Graeme Smith ...
Hibs
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 10th. Manager: Bobby Williamson In: None. Out: Craig Brewster (Dunfermline, free); Ulises de la Cruz (AstonVilla GBP 1.5 million); Ulrik Laursen (Celtic GBP 1.25 million). One to watch: Steven Whittaker, who is still eligible to play forHibs' ...
Hearts
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 5th. Manager: Craig Levein. In: Kevin Twaddle (Motherwell, free); Mark de Vries (FC Dordrecht,free); Neil MacFarlane (Airdrie, free). Out: Steve Fulton, Gary McSwegan (Kilmarnock, free); RobertTomaschek, Tommi Gronlund, Stephane Adam, Darren Goldie, ...
Kilmarnock
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 7th. Manager: Jim Jefferies. In: Steve Fulton, Gary McSwegan (both Hearts, free); Greg Shields(Charlton, free); Barry McLaughlin (St Mirren, GBP 30,000); GraemeSmith (Rangers, free). Out: Kevin McGowne (Dundee United, free); Christophe Cocard,Michel ...
Argentine ace Berti is sacked by Lions
Aug 01, 2002; ... LIVINGSTON today sacked former Argentinian internationalist SergioBerti. Berti was dismissed for an incident which took place duringSunday's friendly against Morecambe, the first match he had startedduring the club's pre-season preparations. The 32-year-old was the UEFA Cup ...
Livingston
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 3rd. Manager: Jim Leishman/ Davie Hay. In: Emmanuel Dorado (Malaga, free); Juanjo Camacho (Real Zaragoza,free); Sergio Berti (Barcelona de Guayaquil, free); Rolando Zarate(Velez Sarsfield, free); Eugene Dadi (Aberdeen, free); GustaveBahoken (Coton Sport, free); ...
Motherwell
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 11th. Manager: Terry Butcher. In: Khaled Kemas (Dundee, free); David Partridge (Dundee United,free); Daniel Senegewald (FC Verl, free). Out: Eric Deloumeaux (GBP 50,000, Aberdeen); Stuart Elliott (GBP230,000, Hull City); Eddie Forrest (Berwick, free) ....
Partick Thistle
Aug 01, 2002 ... Last season: 1st (Division One). Manager: John Lambie. In: Derek Whyte, David Lilley (Aberdeen, free); Jamie Buchan(Dundee United, free); Ricky Waddell (Falkirk, free); Billy Brawley(Motherwell, free); Kenny Milne (Hearts, free); Jamie Mitchell(Clyde, free); Ian Morris, Joe ...
Telewest rings up 30 per cent rise in profits
Aug 01, 2002; ... TROUBLED telecoms group Telewest today attempted to ease investorfears that the company was on the brink of collapse by announcing a30 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to GBP 184 million comparedwith the same six months last year. Most of the growth came from the consumer ...
Outrage at plan for 50ft phone mast
Aug 01, 2002 ... PLANS for a 50ft high mobile phone mast on a pavement inEdinburgh's Braids have been met by fierce opposition. About 40 people have objected to the pole and two equipmentcabinets which Hutchison 3G wants to put up on Braid Hills Road,overlooking Braid Farm Road. They say the ...
ICI sales rise fails to paint a bright picture
Aug 01, 2002; ... ICI, the UK chemicals giant, today revealed an increase in paintsales and lower interest costs had failed to help it avoid a drop inhalf yearly profits. The maker of Dulux paints saw first half pre-tax profits drop toGBP 191 million from GBP 210m last time, as the second ...
ICI sales rise fails to paint a bright picture
Aug 01, 2002; ... ICI, the UK chemicals giant, today revealed an increase in paintsales and lower interest costs had failed to help it avoid a drop inhalf yearly, and second quarter, profits. The maker of Dulux paints saw first half pre-tax profits drop toGBP 191 million from GBP 210m last time, as ...
Never enough dull moments
Aug 01, 2002; ... JOKES about accountants used to revolve around how boring theyare. Now, after the spectacular bankruptcies of Enron and WorldCom andthe collapse of their auditor Andersen, many in the profession mustbe wishing they were still thought of as dull. In recent weeks, US telecoms ...
Europe's budget control is slated
Aug 01, 2002 ... ACCOUNTING controls over the EU's massive GBP 61 billion budgethave been criticised as insecure and unreliable in a leaked paperfrom the EU's court of auditors. The paper, obtained by the Financial Times, supports claims madeearlier this year by Marta Andreasen, the European ...
Aer Lingus back on track after heavy loss
Aug 01, 2002 ... IRISH state airline Aer Lingus has confirmed heavy losses lastyear, blaming the "devastating impact" of the September 11 attacksfor the slump. However, the airline said it was making progress in 2002 afterimplementing a survival plan which has included slashing itsworkforce by a ...
Deaths on flights are worst for eight years
Aug 01, 2002 ... THE number of deaths in passenger airliner accidents worldwidefrom January to June 2002 was the highest total for the first half ofa year for eight years, it was revealed today. The figure of 716 fatalities was far in excess of the 114 in thefirst six months of 2001 and was the ...
To the rescue.. fast
Aug 01, 2002; ... PARAMEDICS in the Lothians will be able to predict where 999 callswill come from before they are even made so that they can get tovictims quicker. Under a system launched today - the first in Scotland - four rapidresponse units (RRUs) will cruise the streets of Edinburgh ...
Golf plan hits rough over mansion redevelopment
Aug 01, 2002 ... MULTI-MILLION pound plans for a massive golf development in EastLothian have hit a hitch over promises to restore a historic mansion. Caledonian Heritable, the firm behind the Archerfield estateproject, has asked council officials to re-negotiate planningpermission for the GBP 50m ...
Golf plan hits rough over mansion revamp
Aug 01, 2002; ... MULTI-MILLION pound plans for a massive golf development in EastLothian have hit a hitch over promises to restore a historic mansion. Caledonian Heritable, the firm behind the Archerfield Estateproject has asked council officials to re-negotiate planningpermission for the GBP 50 ...
Asian radio aiming for a Total success
Aug 01, 2002; ... THE Capital is in line for its first permanent Asian radio stationafter a consortium was given the go-ahead for a trial broadcast. Total Asian Radio will hit the airwaves for a trial period inOctober and November and if the venture is a success organisers hopethat the station ...
Getting a grip of the law is a job in itself
Aug 01, 2002; ... FOR small businesses, it seems that the increasing amount ofemployment law legislation is becoming impossible to cope with, andthat it is firmly on the side of employees. The raft of new legislation - directives and amendments toexisting law - is largely European-driven and with ...
Aviva profits ahead of forecasts at 979 million pounds
Aug 01, 2002 ... AVIVA, the UK's largest quoted life assurance company, todayposted better-than-expected first-half profits and tried to allayinvestors' fears over its solvency. The group, formerly known as CGNU, said operating profits for thesix months to the end of June were GBP 979 million, ...
Axis secures patent deal
Aug 01, 2002 ... AXIS-SHIELD, the Dundee-based healthcare company, said it hasreached an agreement over an alleged patent infringement by its USrival Sangui Biotech. Sangui has agreed to stop selling a kit to test for ...
Killer bug alert at waste depot
Aug 01, 2002; ... CONDITIONS at a city waste depot were so bad they riskedunleashing the potentially-deadly Legionnaires' disease, according tohealth and safety experts. A water sprinkler system at the Powderhall Waste Depot which wasnot properly disinfected provided a breeding ground for ...
City waste depot hit by fears of killer bug
Aug 01, 2002; ... CONDITIONS at a city waste depot were so bad they riskedunleashing the potentially-deadly Legionnaires' disease, according tohealth and safety experts. A water sprinkler system at the Powderhall Waste Depot which wasnot properly disinfected provided a breeding ground for ...
Argentinian woes put pressure on Barclays
Aug 01, 2002; ... BARCLAYS has reported a six per cent fall in first-half profitsbecause of a rise in bad debt provisions, and the group said themarket environment remained challenging. For the six months to the end of June, the UK's fourth-largestbank posted a pre-tax profit of GBP 1.75 billion, ...
Man killed in motorbike horror named
Aug 01, 2002 ... A MOTORCYCLIST who was killed in a road accident in Fife has beennamed as 28-year-old Colin Mitchell. Mr Mitchell, of Dunfermline, was riding his bike along the town'sGrange Road on Tuesday at around 7am when he was involved in acollision with a Ford Transit van. He was ...
Post office beats the axe after MP's campaign
Aug 01, 2002 ... THE sub-post office in Dalmeny, near South Queensferry, is set tostay open for the foreseeable future, it has been revealed. It was due to shut on August 7 after the failure to find areplacement for the retiring sub-postmistress. But now, after a campaign led by Edinburgh ...
Irvine son facing 15 years over stalking charges
Aug 01, 2002; ... LORD Chancellor Derry Irvine's 25-year-old son Alastair is behindbars in the United States today, facing more than 15 years in prisonafter being charged with stalking a teenage blonde and threatening toshoot her boyfriend. His father and mother, Alison - the former wife of the ...
TV change goes ahead in spite of objections
Aug 01, 2002 ... PLANS to allow non-European firms to invest in UK broadcasterswill be pushed through despite objections from MPs, leaving the wayopen for a possible sale of Channel 5. Any relaxation of the rules on foreign ownership will not takeplace until new regulator Ofcom had reviewed the ...
Cafe serves up plan for restaurant
Aug 01, 2002 ... A POPULAR city eaterie is looking to transform its Old Townpremises from a cafe into a restaurant. Cafe Florentin has applied to the city council to change the useof its St Giles Street premises. Kate Miller, business partner of cafe owner Frederick Pellet, wastoday staying ...
Treatment calls as number of city cocaine users trebles
Aug 01, 2002 ... THE number of cocaine users in Edinburgh has more than trebled infive years, according to new statistics revealed today. And those who have admitted a crack cocaine habit in the city havesoared from zero to 16. A report by the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug ...
CORRECTION Councillor Brian Fallon
Aug 01, 2002 ... WE have been asked to point out that Councillor Brian Fallonspecifically excluded the Scottish & Newcastle group from hiscriticisms of city pubs and restaurants reported in Wednesday'sEvening ...
Judge says road death rulings fair
Aug 01, 2002 ... LORD Advocate Colin Boyd today defended the way prosecutors handlecases involving deaths on Scotland's roads. A Crown Office review was ordered after public concern that toomany fatal accidents resulted in a charge of careless driving, ratherthan the more serious offence of ...
Child in hospital as E.coli outbreak is confirmed
Aug 01, 2002 ... HEALTH officials in Scotland today confirmed an outbreak of thepotentially deadly bug E.coli O157. A number of cases have been reported at Coylumbridge near Aviemorein the Highlands and NHS officials said at least one person - a child- was in hospital. The spokesman said ...
City's just wasted its chances
Aug 01, 2002; ... ONE of Scotland's leading green campaigners today attacked thecity council's disappointing environmental record as he prepares toquit the Capital. Dr Richard Dixon claimed that there was less commitment torecycling in Edinburgh today than there was eight years ago, when hetook ...
Call goes out for Fringe Sunday help
Aug 01, 2002 ... VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help play a vital part in one ofthe biggest events at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More than 150,000 are expected to converge on The Meadows thismonth for Fringe Sunday, the annual free showcase for dozens of actsperforming at the Fringe over the ...
Edinburgh Rugby and News a winning team
Aug 01, 2002; ... EDINBURGH Rugby are kept on their toes by sponsors, the EveningNews, it was admitted today. That was the half-term report from players and officials of theprofessional team alike as the Gunners looked forward to a secondseason with the name of the Capital's award-winning ...
EOG sells field stake
Aug 01, 2002 ... EDINBURGH Oil & Gas said it has agreed to sell its 7.5 per centinterest in the Humbly Grove oilfield in Hampshire to Star Energy UKOnshore for GBP 470,000 in cash ....
Rising firework injuries spark clampdown calls
Aug 01, 2002; ... THE number of teenagers injured by fireworks in Scotland has risendramatically, sparking renewed calls for a clampdown on sales toyoungsters in the Capital. Latest figures from the Scottish Executive today revealed that thenumber of people taken to hospital with fireworks injuries ...
Scottish MP touches on success with Bill for blind
Aug 01, 2002 ... A SCOTS MP has won her battle to ensure the speedy provision ofspecial books for up to two million blind and partially blindreaders. Rachel Squire introduced her Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons)Bill into the House of Commons last year. Earlier this year it passed its ...
Goldman switches into equities
Aug 01, 2002 ... GOLDMAN Sachs strategists have raised their global equityweighting to 65 per cent, right at the top of their range, from 60per cent, saying global equities were cheap relative to bonds. "Switching out of bonds into equities at these valuation levelshas proved a profitable tactic ...
City golf coach, 44, dies in Thailand
Aug 01, 2002; ... A LEADING professional golf coach from Edinburgh has died aftersuffering a heart attack at his home in Thailand at the age of 44. Glyn Jenkins was found dead in his bed by a maid working at hisbeach resort home at Banchang, near Pattaya. The former Scottish youth and women's ...