Evening News - Scotland back issues from November 2006:
Canaletto is top drawer stuff even for Leith lads
Nov 01, 2006; ... JUST one Cornetto. Make that a Canaletto. How do you convert a bitof rough trade from Leith into a culture vulture? With difficulty.But Dr Ennio Troile, director of the Italian Cultural Institute inEdinburgh, just won't give up on me. I accepted his kind invitation to a private ...
John Sparks Fans Frenzy
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE return of John Collins to Easter Road has sent ticket salesfor next week's CIS Cup clash with Capital rivals Hearts soaring, itwas revealed today. Hibs were forced to draft extra staff into their ticket office asfans learned that former star Collins was to be Tony ...
Hadden confident Hogg is ready to get back into the mix
Nov 01, 2006; ... EDINBURGH are set to welcome back internationalist Ally Hogg frominjury against Cardiff in the Magner's Celtic League on Friday night. At a national squad session, Scotland coach Frank Hadden claimedback-rower Hogg's absence due to elbow damage sustained on September29 was coming ...
'Families can't find homes with space in their price range'
Nov 01, 2006; ... WITH the price of prime sites at an all-time high it is easy tosee why many builders opt to build flats in a bid to maximise profiton a development. It stands to reason that building a block of 20 two-bedroom flats on a small site will give a greater yield than twodetached family homes ....
Hines gives warning of Romanian revolution
Nov 01, 2006; ... SCOTLAND were today warned to take nothing for granted in theirbid to extend their unbeaten home record against Romania when theBank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test Series gets underway onSaturday week. Second row forward Nathan Hines plays week in, week out againstthe nucleus ...
Hines predicts a tough battle against Romania
Nov 01, 2006; ... SCOTLAND were today warned to take nothing for granted in theirbid to extend their unbeaten home record against Romania when theBank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test Series gets underway onSaturday week. Second row forward Nathan Hines plays against the nucleus of theRomanian ...
Cairn Energy hoping to raise GBP 950m in flotation
Nov 01, 2006; ... CAIRN Energy, the Edinburgh-based oil and gas explorer, said todaythat it expected to pull in at least GBP 950 million from the plannedflotation of part of its Indian operations. The listing of the operations which have transformed the company'sfortunes and propelled it into the ...
Quick News: GBP 10.8m Chrysalis earnings
Nov 01, 2006; ... HEART and Galaxy radio group Chrysalis said today it had overcomea challenging year to deliver on targets set a year ago ....
Plug pulled on GBP 500k website for city events
Nov 01, 2006; ... EDINBURGH'S website for promoting the city's leading festivals andevents has been scrapped. VisitScotland and the city council have pulled the plug on theEventful Edinburgh initiative despite GBP 500,000 of taxpayers' moneybeing ploughed into it. The website, billed as the ...
Mother and four children die in blaze
Nov 01, 2006; ... A MOTHER and her four children died in a blaze at their hometoday. Their bodies were found by firefighters at the house inAccrington, Lancashire, early this morning. The youngest child was less than a year old and the eldest 16,Lancashire Fire Service said. Their father escaped ...
GBP 50m extension plan for college is launched
Nov 01, 2006; ... CONTROVERSIAL plans for a massive GBP 50 million extension toJewel and Esk Valley College have been officially launched at anevent at the Scottish Parliament. The 'e:volve' project was unveiled at the event last night,providing ministers with more details about the college's ...
Interest rate hike 'not a done deal' says King
Nov 01, 2006; ... BANK of England governor Mervyn King has warned that next week'swidely expected interest rates rise was not "a done deal" - part ofan uncharacteristic series of attacks on economic issues. Speaking before a House of Lords committee, Mr King said therewere "plenty of uncertainties" ...
I might have cancer but I don't have time to die
Nov 01, 2006; ... HE is larger than life, a giant of a man with size 17 feet,enormous hands and an impressive, floaty white beard. The voice - almost in direct opposition to his frame - is a softand gentle American drawl as Rick Ulman describes his paintings;those which are giant, brilliantly ...
New base convinced collins
Nov 01, 2006; ... JOHN COLLINS today admitted memories of Hibs' primitive trainingfacilities had raised a doubt over whether he should return to EasterRoad in management. As a youngster Collins honed the skills which would take him on a19-year odyssey in the game covering spells in France and ...
Glenfiddich's GBP 1m campaign
Nov 01, 2006; ... FAMILY-owned Scotch whisky brand Glenfiddich is to invest GBP 1million on a major marketing drive to win a bigger share of Christmasseason malt whisky sales. The firm, which latest research shows is in poll position as theUK's ...
You've got mail on train
Nov 01, 2006; ... RAIL passengers heading to and from Edinburgh are now able to surfthe internet and send e-mails on the move. GNER has fitted all its services with wireless internettechnology. Transport Minister Tavish Scott welcomed the move said theinitiative will help boost the ...
Free parking for city Christmas shoppers
Nov 01, 2006; ... CHRISTMAS shoppers are set to be given an extra hour of freeparking in the city centre in a bid to help traders in their battleagainst out-of-town retailers. The council has rushed through a scheme to lift restrictions onweekdays and Saturday from 5.30pm, one hour earlier than at ...
Rail link set for clearance from airport
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE owner of Edinburgh Airport is on the verge of withdrawing itsobjection to plans to connect the terminal to the rail network. Airport owner BAA has been locked in talks with the promoters,transport firm TIE, over controversial plans for the GBP 650 millionrail link to the ...
Thieves take classroom PC
Nov 01, 2006; ... A COMPUTER was stolen from a school classroom before being foundnearby. Thieves broke into St Anthony's School, in Armadale, West Lothian,sometime ...
Quick News: Boy charged over fire
Nov 01, 2006; ... A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested after a wheelie bin was set onfire outside a Midlothian leisure centre. The ...
Informer List Found In Bins
Nov 01, 2006; ... AN investigation has been launched after the personal details of100 people who complained about antisocial neighbours were founddumped outside a city flat. City council files listing information about cases being lookedinto, as well as names, addresses and phone numbers of people ...
Rocket man Ross hits the basket with cheerleaders
Nov 01, 2006; ... Ross Cowie, 17, shows off his ball skills in front of members ofthe Scottish Rockettes cheerleading troupe at ...
Tory at odds with party ontrams route
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE Tory transport spokesman in Scotland believes Edinburgh'sproposed tram route should only run from Ocean Terminal to Haymarket. David Davidson MSP placed himself at odds with his Torycounterparts on the council, who have so far backed the tram route asfar as the airport ....
Cardinal keeps faith in figures
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE leader of Scotland's Catholics today said fallingcongregations was not caused by a loss of faith. In a talk to MSPs, Cardinal Keith O'Brien was set to compareshrinking Sunday numbers to falling election turnouts. He was set to refer to figures that show attendances at ...
Hallowe'en baseball bat teenager is charged
Nov 01, 2006; ... A TEENAGER has been charged with possession of a concealedbaseball bat after police were called out to reports of up to 50youths armed with bottles and knives. Police in the Knightsridge area of Livingston arrested a 15-year-old yesterday at 7pm, then charged him in the presence ...
Chrysalis on crest of a wave
Nov 01, 2006; ... HEART and Galaxy radio group Chrysalis said today it had overcomea challenging year for the media industry to deliver on targets set ayear ago. Underlying earnings rose 64 per cent to GBP 10.8 million as boththe ...
Eerie tea reading leaves me with a new-found belief
Nov 01, 2006; ... AFTER a particularly heavy sweet scoffing session, I lay on myparent's sofa, belly bloated in a state of sugar-induced bliss. "You're going to be pregnant this month," exclaimed my sister asshe burst through the door. Yeah, right, I thought, okay it mighthave looked that way at ...
Family move out of Monaco
Nov 01, 2006; ... JOHN COLLINS today signalled his renewed commitment to Hibs byrevealing he will uproot his family from their luxurious lifestyle inthe south of France and bring them home to Edinburgh. In fact, his wife Susan and their three children, Julia, 13, ten-year-old Hannah and John ...
Secret Asbo witness list found lying beside flats' rubbish bins
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE private details of more than 100 people whose complaints havesparked investigations into their alleged neighbours from hell havebeen found lying beside rubbish bins. Jenny McGowan, 29, found the confidential list of names, addressesand phone numbers when she went to empty her ...
Quick News: Gadgets grabbed in raid
Nov 01, 2006; ... BURGLARS broke into a home through a conservatory window and stolea mobile phone, an MP3 player and a Swiss ...
Salsa bar puts down new roots in Rose Street
Nov 01, 2006; ... A POPULAR salsa bar has relocated from the Tollcross area to a newhome in the city centre. El Barrio, a fixture in the West Port for several years, has movedto Rose Street due to the building of a major new office developmentin the area. The club will be open daily from ...
Protesters fail to stop pub's longer hours
Nov 01, 2006; ... A STUDENT bar in Newington has been given a temporary extension ofits opening hours despite protests from local residents overexcessive noise created by the pub. Licensing chiefs agreed to grant the extension for three months,which will see The Crags on Dalkeith Road allowed to ...
Quick News: Beer garden curfew
Nov 01, 2006; ... A NEW Town bar is to ban drinkers from its beer garden late atnight after neighbours complained. Bosses from the ...
GBP 1900 heroin haul is seized
Nov 01, 2006; ... HEROIN worth GBP 1900 was recovered by police during a raid on aflat in the Wardieburn area. A 24-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested andcharged with drugs ...
Hunt for dead man's family
Nov 01, 2006; ... POLICE investigating the death of a man in Bolton are trying totrace members of his family believed to live in Edinburgh. Arthur Rooney, 42, of Manchester Road, Bolton, was found collapsedat his home on October 25. Officers say that there are ...
30 years of disco - beat that!
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE operator of a mobile disco in the Capital is celebrating 30years in business. Tommy Robertson, known as the Mad Hatter, started his business in1976 - just months before Saturday Night Fever became a massive hitand confirmed disco's following. The DJ, who has provided ...
Distribution Unlimited on road to growth with first signings
Nov 01, 2006; ... TARGETED leaflet distribution firm Distribution Unlimited (DU) hassigned up its first two franchisees, just a few months after optingto grow its business by hiring out its successful formula. Derek Wilson, the Leith-based company's founder and director, saidit had secured a ...
Terrier that was too old for puppies is left to die
Nov 01, 2006; ... ROGUE dog breeders have been blamed for dumping a ten-year-oldterrier at the side of a Lothian road and leaving her to die. The neglected animal was found near the Dogs Trust shelter in WestCalder, West Lothian, by horrified staff earlier this week. The terrier crossbreed, ...
Police blitz nets 120 drug dealers in Capital clubs
Nov 01, 2006; ... UP to 120 drug dealers have been caught by police following acrackdown on the illicit trade in the Capital's pubs and clubs. The number of charges brought against dealers has quadrupled inthe city centre in the last six months. The arrests are believed to include at least one ...
Plug pulled as GBP 500k what's on website turns into a non-event
Nov 01, 2006; ... EDINBURGH'S website for promoting the city's leading festivals andevents has been scrapped. VisitScotland and the city council have pulled the plug on theEventful Edinburgh initiative despite GBP 500,000 of taxpayers' moneybeing ploughed into it to get it up and running ....
F&C hit by GBP 1.2bn drop
Nov 01, 2006; ... F&C ASSET Management, the British fund manager which employsaround 120 people in Edinburgh, said it had seen a further fall inassets under management over the last quarter. And the group warned that the outflows were continuing. F&C, which is based in London but runs its ...
Agents warn there's no quick profit for new-build buyers
Nov 01, 2006; ... PROPERTY experts have warned owners of new-build flats inEdinburgh they may make next to no money on them in the next year. Estate agents say the number of new developments sprouting upacross the city has led to an over-supply and warned the market wasbecoming "stagnant" ....
Homes across the Capital face risk of climate change floods
Nov 01, 2006; ... HOMES near to the Firth of Forth and around the ERI are at risk offlooding due to the effects of climate change, a new report haswarned. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched amap of Scotland, showing areas that are at risk from flooding, andthe council ...
Hogmanay double gig for rising stars
Nov 01, 2006; ... A RISING Scots pop band are to perform in high-profile slots atthe Hogmanay celebrations in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, it emergedtoday. The Fratellis will perform first in Glasgow before heading east toappear at the Capital's Royal Bank Street Party. The three-piece group, ...
Plea to give SMEs access to big deals
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE Federation of Small Businesses (Scotland) has urged the Cityof Edinburgh Council and the rest of its Scottish counterparts to domuch more to help small companies in the Capital access public workscontracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds. The group, which represents ...
Capital singer up for traditional music 'Oscar'
Nov 01, 2006; ... AN arts worker with the city council is in the running for one ofthe major prizes at Scotland's traditional music "Oscars". Steve Byrne, a traditional arts development officer, has beenshortlisted for the Scots singer of the year prize in the Trad MusicAwards. Mr ...
Petrie and co not ruled by sentiment
Nov 01, 2006; ... HIBS chairman Rod Petrie today insisted sentiment played no partin John Collins' return to Easter Road, revealing the club's formerstar had topped a formidable list of candidates to become TonyMowbray's successor as manager. And although the 38-year-old has no managerial ...
Parliament launch for GBP 50m college campus extension
Nov 01, 2006; ... CONTROVERSIAL plans for a massive extension to Jewel and EskValley College have been officially launched at a special event atthe Scottish Parliament. The GBP 50 million 'e:volve' project was unveiled at the eventlast night, providing ministers with more details about the ...
Nominee for Hearts Hall of Fame hankers after stability
Nov 01, 2006; ... GARY MACKAY served at Tynecastle in an era when stability wasHearts' trademark, to the point where it was virtually taken forgranted. Wallace Mercer was in the boardroom, Alex MacDonald in thedugout, and almost the same 11 players started matches each week. Oh,for the halcyon days, some ...
Quick News: DJs line up for Sick Kids
Nov 01, 2006; ... A MAJOR clubbing event is being held this weekend in aid ofEdinburgh's Sick Kids Hospital. The Caves, on South Niddry Street, will be playing host to theevent on Saturday night. More ...
Reverend 'stunned' to be Kirk's new leader
Nov 01, 2006; ... WHEN Sheilagh Kesting takes up her position as moderator of theChurch of Scotland, she'll be breaking with convention in more waysthan one. Not only will she become the first female minister to take on thetop role, she is also set to be the first unmarried moderator foralmost 35 ...
Learning the lingo at Livvy
Nov 01, 2006; ... A FOOTBALL club is teaching youngsters to speak Spanish. Livingston FC is offering an eight-week course in football andSpanish at Almondvale Stadium. During the pilot programme, children aged between five and 11 ...
Drivers facing M8 misery
Nov 01, 2006; ... MOTORISTS have been warned to expect disruption on the M8 nextmonth. Roadworks will be in place on a 1.3 kilometre section of themotorway close to Edinburgh from November 10 to December 1. The stretch of motorway lies between junction two at Claylands andthe Almond River ...
Manufacturing activity slows
Nov 01, 2006; ... MANUFACTURING activity slowed in October as companies increasedprices at their sharpest rate in three months to cope with risingcosts, new figures showed today. The Chartered Institute ...
A heated debate on climate change
Nov 01, 2006; ... I'M no scientist. Perhaps because of that yawning gap in mygeneral knowledge of how the world goes round, I have a huge respectfor scientists. So I've picked over Sir Nicholas Stern's report onclimate change, trying to decide if I agreed with all, or some, ofhis conclusions. The ...
Jambos' stand shows heart
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE football scarf in my drawer is green and white with a fetchingflash of purple, but I admire Steven Pressley, Paul Hartley and CraigGordon. These Jambos were courageous, gracious but devastatinglydetermined to establish their right to be treated with respect byHearts' ...
Help city take the strain over Winter Festival
Nov 01, 2006; ... CONGRATULATIONS to the organisers of Edinburgh's Winter Festival.Income and audience numbers are up. Fourteen per cent more people took in at least one event and therewas a notable increase in the number of visitors from outside theregion. This reinforces my campaign for ...
McCann gives Hearts injury headache
Nov 01, 2006; ... NEIL McCANN faces a race against time to be fit for this weekend'scrucial trip to Parkhead. The Hearts winger limped out of last night's reserve match againstKilmarnock after suffering a thigh injury. The reserves lost 1-0 but the biggest blow was McCann's injurywhich came ...
Around town: Get the lowdown on partnerships
Nov 01, 2006; ... CITY chiefs are to hold a public meeting to explain how newcommunity planning partnerships will benefit residents ....
Monteith to stand down as MSP
Nov 01, 2006; ... FORMER Tory MSP Brian Monteith today ruled out standing as anindependent in the Lothians at next year's Scottish Parliamentelections. He said he had considered bidding to get re-elected on an anti-trams ticket and had even received approaches from other parties. But today ...
MyTravel forecasts first return to profit for 5 years
Nov 01, 2006; ... HOLIDAY firm MyTravel today confirmed it was expecting to post itsfirst pre-tax profit since 2001 this year. The Going Places owner, which counts Edinburgh entrepreneur SirTom Farmer among its non-executive directors, said it expected to seeprofits before tax soar to between GBP ...
Opec brand Stern Report on climate dangers 'misguided'
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE Stern Report on the dangers of climate change has been branded"misguided" and "alarming" by oil bosses. The leader of Opec which controls two-thirds of the world's oilreserves, today claimed its findings had "no foundations in eitherscience or economics". Sir Nicholas ...
Who's Happy With Their Parking Lot?
Nov 01, 2006; ... PULLING into Marchmont Crescent, you can't help but noticesomething has changed. There are no new buildings, not even any newshops, yet there's something very different ... Then it hits you - there are parking spaces. Lots of EMPTY parkingspaces. Just a few months ago, finding a ...
Parents of disabled set for free permits for cars
Nov 01, 2006; ... PARENTS of disabled children in Edinburgh will receive freeresidential parking permits under new council proposals. Transport chiefs are considering doing away with the existingrules on parking permits, which are only free to disabled residentswho are the owner and driver of a ...
Quick News: BB winner Pete pops in
Nov 01, 2006; ... BIG BROTHER winner Pete Bennett will appear in the Capital onNovember 14. He is ...