Evening News - Scotland back issues from May 2007:
Darth maul
May 01, 2007; ... X-WINGERS: Edinburgh's Ben Cairns, left, and Phil Godman cross'lightsabres' behind Princess Leia (Lia McBride) at the launch ofEdinburgh ...
Hadden is confident Scots can nurture the will to win
May 01, 2007; ... FRANK HADDEN is confident a new coaching programme will helpproduce the next generation of Scottish sports stars. The national rugby coach was speaking at the launch of Coach ToWin at Craiglockhart Tennis Centre, along with Judy Murray - motherof British tennis No.1 Andy and his ...
Fans set to be happy as Larry
May 01, 2007; ... FOLLOWING on from an entrancing victory at Parkhead, it's theperfect news to complement Hearts supporters' delirium: LarryKingston is desperate to stay. Even allowing for SFA powers possibly curtailing his season todayby imposing a ban stretching to three matches or more, Kingston ...
Leader: 'Maybe Salmond knows the SNP can't deliver'
May 01, 2007; ... MIGHT SNP leader Alex Salmond be getting a little jittery aboutthe outcome of this week's Scottish Parliament election? Somethingmust be troubling him judging by his extraordinary claim thatindependence was "not a one-way street" and that Scotland would beable to reunite itself with ...
Collins calls for Hibs kids to be spared
May 01, 2007; ... JOHN COLLINS today revealed he's asked that the seven Easter Roadkids involved in tonight's Scotland Under-20 match against Austria bespared playing 90 minutes at Firhill. The Hibs boss admitted that, while he was delighted to see so manyof the club's youngsters receiving ...
Leader's campaign rocked by 'made-up quote' storm
May 01, 2007; ... MIDLOTHIAN council leader Adam Montgomery has been accused by aPenicuik community activist of making up quotes from her for hiselection leaflet. Joan Grieve, of the Penicuik Swimming Pool Campaign, said: "I cameback from Australia to find a message on my answering machine ...
Your say
May 01, 2007; ... Did you enjoy the Beltane Fire Festival? Hazel Streeter, 20, student, Bruntsfield Place: "I've reallyenjoyed it. I've been here last year and this year. It's quitespiritual and also fun and spectacular." Viv Lowe, 22, photographer, Wardie Park, Inverleith: "This is thebest ...
Bid to erect George Street's first new statue since 1873
May 01, 2007; ... THE first statue in more than 100 years is set to be unveiled onGeorge Street in honour of an eminent city scientist. James Clerk Maxwell - whose research inspired the likes of AlbertEinstein - will join King George IV, Prime Minister William Pitt andmathematician Thomas Chalmers, ...
Stately home revamp done
May 01, 2007; ... A MAJOR restoration project at a historic East Lothian statelyhome has been completed. The GBP 3 million external restoration of Lennoxlove House, nearHaddington, was officially unveiled in a ceremony this week by chiefexecutive Fraser Niven and general ...
Postal voters in late ballot shock
May 01, 2007; ... HUNDREDS of postal voters are at risk of missing out on Thursday'selections due to ballot papers arriving late. Jacqui Bell, who is standing for the Liberal Democrats in Dunbar,said she believed around 200 people failed to receive their papersyesterday. She said: "They seem to ...
Punch packing a profit despite ban on smoking
May 01, 2007; ... SCOTLAND'S biggest pubs operator, Punch Taverns, said its Scottishpubs estate was performing well one year on from the introduction ofthe smoking ban, adding that it was confident that its English andWelsh portfolio would follow suit. The firm, which was today toasting a 12 per ...
Sporting chance to have a say
May 01, 2007; ... THE city council's vision for investing GBP 100 million in majornew sports facilities for the Capital has proved contentious eversince it was unveiled nearly two years ago. Billed as the biggest ever investment in city sport, the planshave divided opinion among players and ...
Hundreds back Rene's battle
May 01, 2007; ... CABINET minister Alistair Darling today lent his backing to acampaign to save an Edinburgh care worker from being deported toRwanda. The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry said he wouldcontact legal representatives working to save Dalry resident ReneMurabukirwa from ...
Legacy of war casts its shadow
May 01, 2007; ... IT is a million miles from the bread-and-butter issues they faceon a daily basis running the city. Potholes and school rolls, tramlines and parking fines - these are the gripes which Edinburgh'sLabour councillors are used to fending off. But it is the war in Iraq championed by ...
Candidates get tunnel vision
May 01, 2007; ... COUNCIL candidates in Queensferry have come out almost universallyin favour of a tunnel for a new Forth crossing. Six out of seven backed the plans at a hustings organised by thecommunity council. The Green candidate was unable to attend themeeting ....
RBS circles as legal row embroils Amro
May 01, 2007; ... ROYAL Bank of Scotland received a boost today in its hopes to winthe battle for Dutch bank ABN Amro and its US offshoot LaSalle. The Edinburgh bank and consortium allies Banco Santander of Spainand Fortis, the Dutch/Belgian financial services group, have proposeda GBP 49 billion ...
Ace buys yacht designer
May 01, 2007; ... ACE Marine, the Fife naval architects, has bought A Mylne & Co -said to be the world's oldest yacht design business, originallyestablished in 1896 - for ...
Council leader's campaign hit by 'made-up quote' row
May 01, 2007; ... MIDLOTHIAN council leader Adam Montgomery has been accused by aPenicuik community activist of making up quotes from her for hiselection leaflet. Joan Grieve, of the Penicuik Swimming Pool Campaign, said: "I cameback from Australia to find a message on my answering machine ...
Entrepreneur talks fair trade
May 01, 2007; ... AN entrepreneur is to speak on the importance of Fair Tradeproducts at an anti-poverty festival in the Capital. Amy McNeese,from Leith, who runs ...
Conqueror of Everest sends support to hopeful Mostafa
May 01, 2007; ... THE first Arab to successfully conquer Mount Everest today lenthis support to a former Edinburgh hotel worker taking on the toughchallenge. Zed al-Refai, from Kuwait, completed his climb of the world'shighest peak back in May 2003. Edinburgh University graduate Mostafa ...
Fashion chain looking good
May 01, 2007; ... ASOS, the fast-growing internet fashion retail chain, expects tosee its latest full-year profits "slightly" exceed current marketexpectations after a "strong" year. The group said sales over the year to March 31 were up by 111 percent to GBP 38.4 million. And chief ...
City blazes its way into summer
May 01, 2007; ... THE start of summer was heralded by more than 8000 people with aspectacular feast of colour and fire on Calton Hill last night. The crowds gathered for the 20th Beltane Festival, celebrating theend of dark winter days in a traditional pagan manner. Red-painted naked dancers, ...
MPs to launch new probe into MI5 over 7/7 suicide bombers
May 01, 2007; ... A GROUP of senior MPs is to re-examine how MI5 handledintelligence about two of the July 7 suicide bombers after it emergedthe security services had known about them long before the atrocity. The fresh probe by the House of Commons Intelligence and SecurityCommittee comes in the ...
Blair legacy may still be salvaged
May 01, 2007; ... THE result of Thursday's elections for the Scottish Parliament,Welsh Assembly and dozens of local councils across Britain will beviewed by many as delivering a verdict on ten years of Tony Blair inpower. And as he celebrates a decade at the helm today the PrimeMinister and his inner ...
Blair says he will name resignation day next week as he backs Brown to be a 'great PM'
May 01, 2007; ... TONY Blair is set to name the day he will stand down next week, herevealed today. On the tenth anniversary of his 1997 landslide UK General Electionwin, he brushed aside speculation that he would give the date of hisresignation either just before or just after Thursday's ...
Ex-Lib Dem councillor slams party and vows to vote for Anderson
May 01, 2007; ... A FORMER Liberal Democrat councillor today announced he was votingLabour in Thursday's elections and hit out at his ex-colleagues fortheir "stunning lack of political judgement". David Walker, councillor for Sciennes for the past four years,said he was backing Labour's Donald ...
'This club is a bit different'
May 01, 2007; ... SARRA Bejaoui, who started up her lifestyle management business ayear ago, said the club would give her a chance to meet other youngbusiness-women and swap ideas. Ms Bejaoui, 28, a former project manager from Liberton, said:"When I was starting my business, I went to so many ...
Care home for hospital site put back year
May 01, 2007; ... A NEW care home planned for the site of Edinburgh's EasternGeneral Hospital is facing a delay of nearly one year. The council is due to open four new homes in the city to helptackle the problem of "bed blocking", where patients are held inhospitals because they have nowhere else ...
City Diary
May 01, 2007; ... THE following business news is expected tomorrow: Alliance Boots, the health and beauty chain which is in theprocess of being bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the company'sown billionaire deputy chairman Stefano Pessina, is expected toreport its latest full-year results ....
Thousands of civil servants set to strike
May 01, 2007; ... THOUSANDS of civil servants were to go on strike across Edinburghtoday in a bitter row over jobs, pay and privatisation. Staff at tax offices, job centres and driving test centres acrossthe city were expected to take part in the national strike, whichwill last for 24 hours ....
First new statute on George St since 1873?
May 01, 2007; ... THE first statue in more than 100 years is set to be unveiled onGeorge Street in honour of an eminent city scientist. James Clerk Maxwell - whose research inspired the likes of AlbertEinstein and Isaac Newton - will join King George IV, Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt and mathematician ...
Around Town
May 01, 2007; ... A GROUP of "clown doctors" show their appreciation to FirstScotRail for the ...
Small independent corner shops ousted by giants
May 01, 2007; ... THE number of independent convenience stores in the UK has fallenonce again as big supermarket chains continue to take more power. A report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution showed thenumber of non-affiliated independent convenience stores - those notlinked to a chain ...
Moo-ved to new pastures
May 01, 2007; ... NO matter where you turned you couldn't escape them. One was cladin a gangster's pin-stripe suit trilby hat, one as the Terminator,while another was dressed at Tarzan. For a few weeks last year, they became celebrities in their ownright, photographed by tourists and occasionally ...
Face of the fake doctor in sickening sex assault
May 01, 2007; ... A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND woman today told of her terror as she appealedfor help to catch a bogus doctor who sexually assaulted her in hercity home. The 37-year-old victim today said she feared the man would turnviolent after he conned her with a fake identity badge and a medicalkit ...
Soaring production fuels Dana success
May 01, 2007; ... SCOTTISH oil and gas explorer Dana Petroleum said it had signedoff a strong year with a major rise in profit and an increase in itsproven and probable reserves. Daily average oil and gas production also rose 13 per cent to22,285 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), rising at ...
The arsenal of young guns
May 01, 2007; ... Andy McNeil (goalie) Born: 19/1/87. Edinburgh boy but signed from Southampton, he madehis debut against Dunfermline on December 30 and has now made 19appearances. Steven Fletcher (striker) Born: 27/3/87. Product of Hibs youth system, made his debutagainst ...
Sex ordeal at hands of fake doctor
May 01, 2007; ... A DISABLED woman told today how she was subjected to a sex attackat the hands of a man posing as a doctor. The 37-year-old wheelchair-bound victim was attacked at her Southhouse home after the man ...
Park in drive for road repairs
May 01, 2007; ... MORE than 50 companies in East Lothian's biggest business parkhave joined forces to campaign for improvements to the area's mainroad. The firms, which are based on Musselburgh's Station Road, havesaid that ...
Youth football set to kick-off
May 01, 2007; ... A MIDNIGHT football league to keep bored youngsters off thestreets is set to restart in Midlothian. The football sessions are designed to offer youths aged 12 to 16 ahealthy activity over the next ten weeks, starting on Friday. All sessions are free and are ...
First Choice holds steady
May 01, 2007; ... FIRST Choice Holidays, the British tour operator planning to mergewith the tourism division of German company Tui, said today itstrading for its summer season was as expected. It said there was little change at its mainstream business but abig ...
On course for golf book talk
May 01, 2007; ... THE author of a book on one of Musselburgh's most famous golferswill be speaking about his work at the town's library on Thursday. Walter Stephen's book "Willie Park Junior: the man who took golfto the world" tells the story of the two-time winner of the Open,designer of 160 golf ...
You can bank on Scots scoring in high finance
May 01, 2007; ... IF you've ever watched in envy as Brazilian fans samba the streetsin exuberant celebration of their teams' performances, your time hascome. We should now be digging out our special Celebration Kilts -you know, the ones that don't quite come down to the knee - andpreparing to party, ...
After 60 years, Muriel bags a hole in one
May 01, 2007; ... THE oldest female member of a Capital golf club has hit her firsthole in one after more than 60 years of playing. Grandmother Muriel Annan, 86, made the shot during a seniorladies' event at the Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club, Greenbank. The grandmother-of-seven, who has a ...
New flats for Dalkeith
May 01, 2007; ... COUNCIL chiefs have approved plans to build over 200 homes inMidlothian. George Wimpey applied for ...
Healthy bidding for housing site next to historic hospital
May 01, 2007; ... A PRESTIGIOUS housing development is set to be created next to ahistoric East Lothian hospital after bidders queued up to buy thesite. NHS Lothian has agreed to sell the land beside HerdmanflatHospital in Haddington, with cash from the deal to be poured backinto health services ....
HSBC breaks British record with HQ sale
May 01, 2007; ... HSBC, Britain's biggest bank, has sold its iconic 45-storeyDocklands headquarters in a GBP 1.1 billion sale and leaseback dealto Metrovacesa, Spain's biggest listed property company. The sale of the of the 1.1m square feet tower, which cost GBP 500million to build and is home to ...
Cigarette maker's earnings up to GBP 658m
May 01, 2007; ... IMPERIAL Tobacco, the maker of brands such as Lambert & Butler andRichmond, said its half-year profits rose 11 per cent to GBP 658million. The world's fourth largest cigarettes maker described theperformance over the six months to March 31 as "strong", helped bycontinued growth ...
Napier wood conference
May 01, 2007; ... A CONFERENCE discussing the production and application of woodproducts is to take place in the Capital ....
Lothian hotel sold for GBP 1.5m
May 01, 2007; ... A HOTEL in West Lothian has been sold in a deal estimated to beworth more than GBP 1 million. The Kaim Park Hotel, in Bathgate, has been snapped up by the WGYGroup, which plans to refurbish the 26-bedroom hotel. The company didnot disclose how much it paid for the hotel, ...
Kellogg's bowled over
May 01, 2007; ... KELLOGG'S, the world's biggest breakfast cereal maker, saw itsfirst-quarter profit rise to GBP 161.1 million, ...
King's crown
May 01, 2007; ... LARRY KINGSTON offered his steadfast commitment to Hearts today,declaring his wish for a permanent transfer to Tynecastle to help theclub win the league championship. The diminutive Ghanaian has ignited the SPL with his flair andtenacity since arriving on a six-month loan from ...
Funny Girl's loo redo
May 01, 2007; ... A ROOM which was once the bathing and dressing room of King EdwardII and a honeymooning Barbra Streisand has been given a ...
Deal or no deal? How the parties stand on coalitions
May 01, 2007; ... LABOUR LABOUR has already ruled out a deal with the Tories in the wake ofthe council elections. And today group leader Ewan Aitken hinted it was unlikely hisparty would be able to strike a deal with the SNP. He said: "We willfight right down to the wire to oppose any form of ...
Police call for attack witnesses
May 01, 2007; ... POLICE have issued another call for witnesses to a brutal daylightattack in Leith last weekend. Officers have been investigating since the assault on Sundaymorning, which saw an 18-year-old brutally beaten with a weapon andhospitalised on North Fort Street. Although police ...
Stately home opens its doors after GBP 3m revamp
May 01, 2007; ... A MAJOR restoration project at a historic East Lothian statelyhome has been completed. The finished GBP 3 million external restoration of LennoxloveHouse, near Haddington, was officially unveiled in a ceremony thisweek by chief executive Fraser Niven and general manager ...
Vigilance the way to beat killer
May 01, 2007; ... The news this week from Health Protection Scotland that meningitiscases have increased in Scotland is a timely reminder that peoplestill need to familiarise themselves with the signs and symptoms ofthis life-threatening disease. The rise from 42 cases in the first three months of ...
Jack's dad raises GBP 3000
May 01, 2007; ... MICHAEL ANDERSON, whose son Jack was knocked down and killed lastyear, has so far raised GBP 3083 in ...
Civil servants stage 24-hour walk-out over jobs and pay
May 01, 2007; ... THOUSANDS of civil servants and office staff went on strike acrossEdinburgh today, causing gallery closures, driving test delays and aslowdown across the city's job centres. In the latest 24-hour walk-out in a row over jobs, pay andprivatisation, around 7000 staff in the Capital ...
Camera Obscura coming out of shadows with room for illusion
May 01, 2007; ... WHILE the floodlit Castle at night remains the big picture fortourists on Princes Street with their cameras, this past winter hasseen a significant amount of its thunder stolen by a comparativelycheeky little counter-attraction on Edinburgh's renowned skyline. The Camera Obscura, ...
Tickets up for grabs
May 01, 2007; ... MUSIC fans who missed out on Glastonbury tickets will have asecond chance at a charity raffle starting today ....
Win chalked up in school row
May 01, 2007; ... PARENTS won a partial victory today against education chiefs aftersome of their children were accepted into their chosen primaryschool. A group of 15 youngsters who attend Gracemount nursery were toldthey would have to attend Burdiehouse Primary when they went toschool ....
Historic parks open up gates
May 01, 2007; ... MORE than 45 of the Capital's historic parks are set to open uptheir gates for free this Saturday as part of this year's EdinburghParks and Gardens Open Day. These include Lauriston Castle, Inveresk Lodge and DrumsheughGardens. Other events during the day include a series of free ...
Police dog Jet does his duty in face of assault
May 01, 2007; ... A POLICE dog captured a suspected drug dealer who tried to escapeby kicking and punching the animal. German shepherd Jet seized the suspect by the arm after a chaseand, despite being struck several times, subdued the man untilofficers arrived. Jet and his handler, Pc Mark ...
Peploe work set to fetch up to GBP 600K
May 01, 2007; ... A PAINTING by Edinburgh artist Samuel John Peploe is expected tofetch up to GBP 600,000 when it goes on sale at a top London auctionhouse. Red Chair and Tulips, painted circa 1919, is said to be one of thefinest examples of the artist's work ever to appear at auction. It is ...