Evening News - Scotland back issues from April 2007:
Edinburgh sevens victory comes at a cost as rising star Easson breaks leg
Apr 02, 2007; ... EDINBURGH RUGBY collected their first trophy under new ownershipwhen they won the inaugural Boroughmuir Sevens - but at a heavyinjury cost to the Celtic League outfit. Making his comeback from shoulder damage 19-year-old three-quarter Andrew Easson went down heavily and suffered a ...
Derby day hopes left marooned
Apr 02, 2007; ... Hibs: 0 Hearts: 1 PRIDE comes before a fall and Hibs, flying high after their CISInsurance Cup triumph, hit earth with an almighty bump as arch-rivals Hearts gatecrashed the party to leave the after-match paradingof the trophy a rather forlorn affair. Gone were the heady ...
Fired-up Hearts redress the balance
Apr 02, 2007; ... THEY were dogged, they were resilient. Some would even attest thatthey made an April Fool of Hibernian. Certainly, in prising apriceless three points from Easter Road yesterday, Hearts deliveredtheir long-awaited retort to John Collins. Striding up the Tynecastle tunnel following ...
Carrigan wins it for Rose again
Apr 02, 2007; ... Linlithgow Rose: 2 Bo'ness: 1 TWO pieces of sublime skill from Brian Carrigan gave LinlithgowRose a hard fought 2-1 win over a spirited Bo'ness United team and inthe process showed Scotland Juniors what they are missing as theycontinue to overlook his undoubted ability. The ...
Brown bows out in high style
Apr 02, 2007; ... Watsonians: 35 Boroughmuir: 29 GAVIN BROWN bowed out of Premiership-class rugby with a try whichhelped Watsonians lift the Scottish Hydro Electric Super Cup bybeating Boroughmuir 35-29 at Myreside - and a warning to the top clubscene. The message from the ultra dependable ...
No time to paws as John focuses on the next job
Apr 02, 2007; ... HE has to be barking to hot-foot it direct from Crufts toEdinburgh to mingle with a mere couple of hundred people whennormally he targets thousands. Make that millions. No, billions. Harnessing television, John Smith reaches out globally to touchhis audience with pictures of the ...
Leader: '30-storey Leith tower will need a very hard sell'
Apr 02, 2007; ... NOT without some justification will the proposal to construct a 30-storey office block towering above Leith Docks set off alarm bellsamong Edinburgh's many conservation lobbies. A building of such scale immediately conjures up images of theappalling Red Road flats in Glasgow, ...
Embarrassing
Apr 02, 2007; ... HIBS skipper Rob Jones today described as "embarrassing" thenumber of penalty claims turned down as Hearts stopper MariusZaliukas grappled with him throughout the latest Edinburgh derby. The towering Easter Road defender claimed referee Kenny Clarkwarned Zaliukas, booked after ...
Funeral date set for fatal crash referee
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE funeral of a popular youth football referee who was killed ina car crash will take place on Wednesday. Jim McKinlay, 50, died in a crash in the Highlands on March 24. Mr McKinlay was described as "the best-loved official inEdinburgh" by figures in youth football. He is ...
Blair returns to Scotland as Labour battle to thwart SNP
Apr 02, 2007; ... TONY BLAIR returned to Scotland for the second time in just over afortnight today as campaigning began in earnest in the Holyroodelections. The Prime Minister was due at Rosyth this afternoon to commemoratethe 25th anniversary of the Falklands War. And tomorrow he and ...
Advocate picks a life of crime
Apr 02, 2007; ... MURDER, polis! You can't move in Edinburgh, it seems, withoutbumping into a plain-clothes cop. And it's not just road-tax dodgersor binbag louts he's after. There's every chance he is on the trailof a really nasty piece of work. Killer, rapist or whatever. Detectives keep spilling ...
Quick News: MyTravel in web deal
Apr 02, 2007; ... AMBERGREEN, the Edinburgh-based search engine marketing agency,has clinched a contract with travel agency MyTravel, to optimise ...
Archer Philip scores a bullseye with prize win
Apr 02, 2007; ... A WEST Lothian man has become the World Indoor Archery Champion. Philip Sutherland, 53, gained the title at the 2007 Archery WorldChampionships in Leipzig, Germany. The Bathgate father-of-two travelled to the championships withmembers of a Lothians archery team last week and ...
Embarrassing
Apr 02, 2007; ... HIBS skipper Rob Jones today described as "embarrassing" thenumber of penalty claims turned down as Hearts stopper MariusZaliukas grappled with him throughout the latest Edinburgh derby. The towering Easter Road defender claimed referee Kenny Clarkwarned Zaliukas, booked after ...
Quick News: Art centre back in frame
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE City Art Centre in Edinburgh's Market Street will re-open onWednesday after being closed for a month ....
Probe as baby boy is found dead in cot at city nursery
Apr 02, 2007; ... AN investigation has been launched after a six-month-old twin babyboy was found dead in his cot at an Edinburgh nursery. Zac Adamczuk was found by staff at the Florence House nursery,Bruntsfield, last Wednesday. It is believed staff at the nursery, who were also caring ...
City hotel eyes George Street drinkers with a GBP 1m revamp
Apr 02, 2007; ... IT is one of the Capital's most historic and traditional venues.But now the Balmoral Hotel is to open a "style bar" to help itcompete with the growing number of upmarket nightspots in the heartof the city. The long-established NB's bar, on the corner of North Bridge andPrinces ...
Entrepreneurs seek help
Apr 02, 2007; ... A THIRD more entrepreneurs have contacted business advice servicethe Business Gateway in the first two months of 2007 than in the sameperiod last year. The organisation, which is run by Scottish Enterprise, receivedmore than 92,000 enquiries in January and February 2007 - up ...
SRU may sue Carruthers
Apr 02, 2007; ... A ROW between Murrayfield bosses and Edinburgh Rugby reached newheights today with the governing body threatening to sue the club and/or co-owner Bob Carruthers. Documents warning of the legal action which have been sent toCarruthers' lawyer by SRU counterparts and forwarded to ...
Around town
Apr 02, 2007; ... Putting bridge back on track REPAIRS are taking place on a bridge crossing the Water of Leithwhich was damaged by a fallen tree. Restrictions have been put in place on the walkway of Veitch'sBridge, east of Blinkbonny Road The work which is being carried out to repair ...
UK call centres still booming
Apr 02, 2007; ... BRITAIN'S call centre industry is booming, despite thousands ofjobs being outsourced to places like India, according to a new reporttoday by research group ContactBabel. The industry grew by six per cent last year, ...
Big-hearted comics stand up for charity
Apr 02, 2007; ... A TOP Edinburgh comedy club is hosting a special charity event toraise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care on April 18. One of Scotland's top satirical stand-ups, Vladimir McTavish, willperform at The Stand, in York Place. Other comedians on the bill for the benefit event ...
Sixty-bed care home planned
Apr 02, 2007; ... A NEW 60-bed care home for the elderly is set to be built in thecity. The council's City Development department has applied forpermission to build the ...
Quick News: More room in Carlton
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE Capital's Carlton Hotel is set to undergo refurbishments thatwill see 17 new bedrooms created ....
Solving TalkTalk woes will cost Carphone GBP 15m
Apr 02, 2007; ... MOBILE phone retail giant Carphone Warehouse reported today thatits ongoing difficulties with its TalkTalk broadband arm would costit up to GBP 15 million in additional costs. It has been deluged with complaints following "unprecedented"levels of demand for its new broadband ...
Quick News: Cashbox short of funds
Apr 02, 2007; ... CASHBOX, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market lastyear and has 1245 cash machines across the UK, said funding problemsfrom its lease ...
Rail route needs a signal of intent
Apr 02, 2007; ... SQUEEZING my giraffe-like frame into a luggage rack for the lastchance of a seat was not fun. But neither was sitting stewing in myown sweat on the hottest day of the year thanks to a faulty air-conditioning unit. That's a memory of taking the train from London back to ...
Is this the high point of Leith's new look?
Apr 02, 2007; ... A 30-STOREY skyscraper would be built on the shore of the Firth ofForth under new plans to regenerate Leith's docklands. The 100-metre high hotel and flats complex would tower above amassively expanded Ocean Terminal shopping and leisure complex. The plan to create the ...
Cracking ideas for an exciting Easter
Apr 02, 2007; ... SPRING chicks, chocolate eggs, Easter Bunnies and the dreadedfortnight school holiday . . . oh yes, the Easter break is once againupon us. The schools are closed, leaving parents with the familiar problemof what to do to keep the kids occupied. But as usual there's plenty ...
Castle lays on fun for Easter
Apr 02, 2007; ... SPECIAL activities are being organised at Edinburgh Castle foryoungsters during the Easter holidays. One of the highlights of the programme will be the return ofchildren's favourites the wicked Baron Hardegg and his haplesssidekick Squire Softboiled. There will also be an ...
Quick News: Spotlight on epilepsy
Apr 02, 2007; ... CARERS and health professionals looking after people with epilepsyare being invited to a conference in Edinburgh next month. The "Kerr in the Community: Delivering for Epilepsy?" event ...
Overseas business boosts finance sector
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE UK's financial services sector has been buoyed by the biggestrise in overseas business in nearly a decade, according to a newreport, which also indicates rising profitability and continuingstrong job growth. The upbeat snapshot on the state of the financial ...
Funeral date set for fatal crash referee
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE funeral of a popular youth football referee who was killed ina car crash will take place on Wednesday. Jim McKinlay, 50, died in the crash, which left another woman deadand a teenage girl seriously injured, near Dalwhinnie in theHighlands on March 24. Mr McKinlay was ...
Quick News: Cemetery makeover
Apr 02, 2007; ... A CITY graveyard is to be given a new lease of life with newpathways, handrails and cast-iron bollards. It is hoped the ...
Quick News: Schools' green dream
Apr 02, 2007; ... SCHOOLS are to be given the chance to bid for money to improvetheir energy efficiency. The city ...
Tourism jobs warning over Tory's air tax plan
Apr 02, 2007; ... THOUSANDS of jobs could be lost in Scotland if proposals for a"green tax" on air travel are given the go-ahead, a new report warnedtoday. The Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA), which representsthe interests of Scotland's major travel shops, said that theConservatives' ...
Quick News: Grill pan flat blaze alert
Apr 02, 2007; ... FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in a flat after a grill pancaught fire. Crews from Musselburgh, Newcraighall and McDonald Road stationsattended the incident in ...
3700 step out for city fun run
Apr 02, 2007; ... HUNDREDS of spectators lined the streets to watch friends andfamily members cross the finishing line in a record-breakingEdinburgh Forthside Half-Marathon yesterday. Around 3700 runners completed the 13-mile course, which startedand finished at Ocean Terminal, while 300 youngsters ...
Harry casts a spell on students
Apr 02, 2007; ... HE has been accused of promoting devil-worship and denounced fortrivialising some of Britain's most ancient traditions. To millions of young readers, he is simply the boy wizard whosefate they are eager to discover when JK Rowling's final Harry Potternovel hits the shelves this ...
Parents of tot who swallowed heroin charged over overdose
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE parents of a one-year-old baby who nearly died afterswallowing heroin have been charged over their daughter's overdose. The pair - who cannot be named - will face trial on three chargesafter around four months of deliberation by the procurator fiscal. The unconscious baby ...
Primary school reprieved after improvements
Apr 02, 2007; ... A PRIMARY school has been handed a reprieve by inspectors aftermaking significant progress since a damning report. Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education ordered a follow-upinspection after highlighting concerns about Holy Cross PrimarySchool in 2005. Had the school ...
Quick News: Power of persuasion
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is staging an event at theMenzies Bedford Hotel on April 2 to help nervous public ...
Foreign press shadow MSPs
Apr 02, 2007; ... JOURNALISTS from around the world will descend on Holyrood toshadow MSPs in the run-up to the Scottish elections. A total of 24 reporters have been invited to the ScottishParliament from as far away as Malawi, Burma, the PalestinianTerritories, Afghanistan, Nepal, New Zealand, ...
Jimmy Savile helps launch 'Jumbulance'
Apr 02, 2007; ... A TARTAN clad Sir Jimmy Savile joined Cardinal Keith O'Brien tolaunch a specially designed "jumbulance" to help severely disabledpeople travel on pilgrimages and holidays. Travel charity ACROSS dedicated the 13-metre long ambulance to thememory of Pope John Paul II at a ceremony ...
Castle servants have their day
Apr 02, 2007; ... A SPECIAL guided tour of Edinburgh's Lauriston Castle through theeyes of its Edwardian servants will be on offer next month. Visitors to the castle, which was originally a 1590s tower house,will also get the chance to experience its Edwardian interior fromthe point of view of the ...
Taxi marshals are driving force behind cut in late-night crimes
Apr 02, 2007; ... MARSHALS are to continue patrolling city taxi ranks after beingcredited with cutting late-night crime and disorder. Taxi queue marshals have proved a success since their introductionin December last year and the project, which was due to end lastSaturday, is to be carried on until ...
Quick News: Levellers' playing field
Apr 02, 2007; ... VETERAN folk band The Levellers will be headlining a Lothiansmusic festival this summer. The ...
New drive uses the written word to fight mental illness
Apr 02, 2007; ... A NEW scheme that offers reading as an alternative to medicine hasbeen launched to help people with mental health problems. NHS Lothian and West Lothian Council's library services team havelaunched the Books on Prescription initiative. It allows GPs toprescribe a variety of ...
African schools to get city help
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE city council is to set up a trust fund to help raise money forschools in Africa. The city council wants to help officials in Meru South district ofKenya to train staff, buy computers and set up exchange trips betweenthe two countries. It has been drafting a trust fund ...
Safety fears for missing city pensioner
Apr 02, 2007; ... CONCERNS were growing today for an Edinburgh pensioner who hasbeen missing for three days. James Haston, 66, has not been seen since leaving his home inCorstorphine just after 8am on Friday. His family raised the alarm as they are worried about thepensioner, who has been ...
Quick News: Mothercare on course
Apr 02, 2007; ... BABYCARE goods supplier Mothercare its due to release its fullyear results later this week ....
Homes market rock solid says Northern
Apr 02, 2007; ... NORTHERN Rock, the UK mortgage lender, said today that prospectsfor the country's housing market remained good despite recent hikesin interest rates. And it expects house prices to continue to rise in line with therate of earnings growth. In a trading update for the first ...
Pension fund deficits falling
Apr 02, 2007; ... PENSION fund deficits in Britain's biggest companies have fallento their lowest in five years. A study by the accountants Deloitte found the total deficit infinal salary plans of FTSE 100 companies is now GBP 21 billion. It also estimates that a ...
Physiotherapy 'queue-jump'scheme eases strain on GPs
Apr 02, 2007; ... PATIENTS suffering from back pain or sports injuries can now skipGP appointments and refer themselves straight to physiotherapyservices. The new system was launched today by NHS Lothian to reduce waitingtimes by around a third and free up doctors to treat more patients.The ...
Mum-to-be's anxious wait as ambulance stalled by barrier
Apr 02, 2007; ... A MOTHER in labour was forced to wait nearly 15 minutes while anambulance crew struggled to get access to the car-free estate whereshe lives. Susan Bernard's fiance was under strict instructions to dial 999when she went into labour because she suffered a major haemorrhageduring ...
GBP 10 million city health centre gets planned for derelict site
Apr 02, 2007; ... AN innovative health centre and a major housing development arebeing proposed for a derelict site in Wester Hailes that has lainempty for more than a decade. The scheme would see a GBP 10 million Healthy Living Centre,bringing together GPs, social workers and the Wester Hailes ...
Guide dogs charity calls for helpers
Apr 02, 2007; ... A CHARITY is appealing for volunteers to care for guide dogpuppies. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, which is celebrating its50th anniversary, needs puppy walkers, particularly in the Livingstonand Bathgate areas, to help it continue its vital work. Volunteers will ...
Razorlight to play massive Meadowbank gig in August
Apr 02, 2007; ... CHART-TOPPERS Razorlight have been added to the line-up for thisyear's T on the Fringe, the organisers have announced. The band will headline a gig at Meadowbank Stadium, which willalso host gigs by the Foo Fighters and Kaiser Chiefs during the month-long event in August ....
Healthy snack attack on menu as food chain plans trial in city
Apr 02, 2007; ... A CHAIN of healthy snack food shops from New Zealand is to bepiloted in Scotland before its UK-wide roll-out. Reload, which became famous in the southern hemisphere for itssalad and fresh juice lunches, is set to open its first branch inEast Kilbride next month - and is due to ...
Road rage motorist kicks off car mirror
Apr 02, 2007; ... A DRIVER got out of his car at a roundabout and punched the windowand kicked a wing mirror off another vehicle in a road rage attack. Police say the motorist flew into a rage after being overtaken bya silver Vauxhall Corsa while travelling westbound, in the outsidelane, of the A8, ...
OAP killed in head-on crash
Apr 02, 2007; ... A PENSIONER was killed and two people were injured when two carscollided head-on just outside Peebles. The 70-year-old driver died at the scene after his Ford Fiesta hita Ford Mondeo on the A72 at 2.55pm yesterday. His wife, 69, was cut free from the car by firefighters. She ...
Move to run up city racers
Apr 02, 2007; ... EDINBURGH Leisure is trying to encourage youngsters to take partin the Junior and Mini Great Edinburgh Runs. The shortened races will take place in the Meadows on Saturday. Edinburgh Leisure is organising various sports and activities forpeople to take part in on the day ....
Parents vote for nursery to go to church
Apr 02, 2007; ... PARENTS have voted to move a city nursery to a temporary home atFairmilehead Church. A total of 118 people connected with South Morningside PrimarySchool were in favour of the move in a consultation. They were given a choice between Fairmilehead Church and atemporary site ...
Parents fear GBP 1.3m education cuts will hit school standards
Apr 02, 2007; ... PARENTS have warned that GBP 1.3 million of education cuts in EastLothian will cause school standards to suffer. They fear the council savings could lead to teacher shortages,cancelled classes and even entire year groups being told to stay athome because of a lack of staff ....
Festival talks bring science to the masses
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE internet, climate change, and drugs tailored to individualswill be among the things discussed at a forthcoming science festival. Edinburgh University is running a series of events designed toencourage greater understanding of science and how it affects our day-to-day lives ....