Evening News - Scotland back issues from August 2007:
Leader: 'Far too many anomalies for fines to be fair'
Aug 01, 2007; ... WHILE there is common acceptance that there is a need to findsolutions to the never-ending problem of drunken and loutishbehaviour, there must be some doubt as to whether the spectre ofinstant fines acts in any way as a deterrent. The pioneering system of GBP 40 on-the-spot fines ...
Proctor makes instant Mark on Snodgrass
Aug 01, 2007; ... LIVINGSTON striker Robert Snodgrass is determined to prove he hasput his troubles behind him by helping the club back into the SPL. The 19-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan toStirling Albion, achieving promotion to the First Division to boot,and has returned to ...
Isobel and Lionel were Capital's classical couple
Aug 01, 2007; ... GOODBYE Vienna. For many a year they were possibly Edinburgh'smost romantic couple. For sure, the best-known lovebirds in legalcircles. They'd traipse off every year for the New Year's Day Straussconcert by the Vienna Philharmonic and you can't get more romanticthan that in the deep ...
Juho keen to build on that sweet Finn-ish
Aug 01, 2007; ... SCORING against Barcelona is what footballing fairytales are madeof, but Juho Makela isn't fully satisfied. The Finnish striker nowwants to be unleashed against Hibs on Monday to inflict similardamage. A touch with his left foot and a flick with the right broughtMakela a moment ...
On the tee: Longniddry end long, long wait for team championship
Aug 01, 2007; ... LONGNIDDRY bridged a 55-year gap to win the Lothians TeamChampionship, held in windy conditions at West Lothian and Greenburn. Duncan Martin, Myles Cunningham, Chris Wood and Nick Hurdle joinedforces to give the East Lothian golf club only its second win in theevent, the first ...
On the tee: Gallagher ops for surgery
Aug 01, 2007; ... LOTHIANS star John Gallagher is to have an operation to sort outthe hand injury that has ruined his 2007 season. The Scottish internationalist will go under the surgeon's knifeearly next month and will be unable to pick up a golf club for twomonths after that. After missing ...
O'Brien full of fight in bid to make big kick-off
Aug 01, 2007; ... ALAN O'BRIEN has spent the last couple of months preparing for abaptism of fire in the Edinburgh derby. And the Hibs winger isdetermined not to let injury deny him the chance to make his debut atTynecastle on Monday night. The former Newcastle starlet has been out with an ankle ...
Collins holds fire on French ace despite friendly spree
Aug 01, 2007; ... HIBS boss John Collins today insisted he has yet to make adecision on whether to move for French star Mickael Antoine-Curierafter the striker scored four goals in a trial match for the EasterRoad club. The 24-year-old will train with Collins' squad again today beforereturning to ...
Jack ready to defend SRU
Aug 01, 2007; ... NEW Scottish Rugby Union president George Jack today broke hissilence on the simmering dispute between Edinburgh Rugby and thegoverning body, saying the SRU has the finance available to fight anycourt action and would do so "vigorously." Jack, a former player, coach and chairman ...
Left in limbo
Aug 01, 2007; ... VYACHESLAV HLEB'S transfer to Hearts has been jeopardised byunexpected interest from German clubs, with Vladimir Romanov nowconsidering whether to sell the Belarussian striker. Hleb remains hopeful of completing his move to Tynecastle from MTZRipo of Minsk but admits the final ...
Collins holds fire on French ace despite friendly spree
Aug 01, 2007; ... HIBS boss John Collins today insisted he has yet to make adecision on whether to move for French star Mickael Antoine-Curierafter the striker scored four goals in a trial match for the EasterRoad club. The 24-year-old will train with Collins' squad again today beforereturning to ...
Labour on the alert as Brown bounces towards early poll
Aug 01, 2007; ... SPECULATION mounted today that Gordon Brown was preparing to calla snap general election after a senior Labour figure confirmed thathe had put the party on alert to go to the polls quickly. The new Prime Minister is keen to have everything in place for aUK poll as early as the ...
Train blaze began in car says probe
Aug 01, 2007; ... A FREIGHT train fire that shut the main east coast rail linestarted in one of the cars that was being transported. However, investigators are still trying to establish the cause ofthe blaze, having ruled out any faults on the train or wagons. More than 50 firefighters from ...
Worst pupils to be targeted by new officer
Aug 01, 2007; ... SOME of the city's worst behaved children will be targeted by anew officer brought in to try to save them from being kicked out ofschool. It is hoped the move will help cut the number of young peopleending up in the criminal justice system by keeping them ineducation. An ...
Milk Cup exit for Capital clubs
Aug 01, 2007; ... HIBS failed to make the quarter-finals of the Milk Cup in NorthernIreland despite a goalless draw with Portuguese giants Benfica, afterhaving beaten County Tyrone in their opening match. The point wasn't enough to secure the young Hibees a place in thecompetition's top eight and, ...
Police scour Union Canal in search for missing pensioner
Aug 01, 2007; ... POLICE divers have begun scouring the waters of the Union Canal asfears grow for a missing 74-year-old man. Dementia sufferer Kenneth Birss has been missing for six daysafter leaving his home in North Meggetland for what he said would bea short walk. Police chiefs are ...
Phone call reminders to slash number of missed operations
Aug 01, 2007; ... PATIENTS waiting for surgery could receive a phone call fromnurses before their operations in a bid to cut the numbers of missedappointments and cancellations. Staff from the out-of-hours NHS 24 service would remind patientsabout their operations and ensure they were fit for ...
Spot fines for noisy drunks
Aug 01, 2007; ... NOISY drunks are set to be hit with GBP 40 on-the-spot fines inthe Capital, in a new bid to tackle antisocial behaviour. Police intend to use new powers to target "low-level" offenderssuch as vandals and drunks disturbing residents in the early hours ofthe morning. The Lothian and ...
Mail dispute steps up as 120 depot workers walk out
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE Royal Mail dispute plunged into further chaos today as 120workers at the Sighthill depot walked out in protest, triggering moremisery for customers. A stand-off took place after four members of staff in thewarehouse refused to clear a backlog of mail created by strikes ...
Airport security alert as man dodges barriers to get plane
Aug 01, 2007; ... A BUSINESSMAN who was running late sparked a security alert atEdinburgh Airport after squeezing past a security barrier in a dashto catch his plane. The man was able to walk straight from the airport's long-stay carpark on to the restricted area next to the runway after pushing ...
Kirsteen vows she'll keep up mercy mission
Aug 01, 2007; ... IT is a million miles away from Kirsteen Black's normal workingenvironment. The physiotherapist had to contend with a hospital that wasfalling down, sick children sharing beds, and staff with littleunderstanding of how to help, during a mercy mission to one ofEurope's poorest ...
Police probe blaze attacks on store and toilet
Aug 01, 2007; ... POLICE are investigating fireraising attacks on a public toiletand an Argos store which have caused thousands of pounds worth ofdamage. The fires in Bathgate both broke out sometime between Monday nightand yesterday morning, and police believe they are linked. In one, a ...
1000 want homeless cafe back
Aug 01, 2007; ... A PETITION to re-open a city centre homeless cafe has attracted1000 signatures. Former users of the Ark on New Street have been campaigning forits revival ever since it was forced to close its doors at the end ofJune. Along with members of Old St Paul's Church, on Jeffrey ...
Fans' fury at no-show Beckham
Aug 01, 2007; ... DAVID BECKHAM'S GBP 128 million move to Los Angeles Galaxy stirredthe wrath of Texan football fans after he missed his team's latestmatch due to injury. The 32-year-old did not travel to the SuperLiga game ...
Quick News: Thieves' GBP 3500 haul
Aug 01, 2007; ... THIEVES stole jewellery, a car stereo and two mobile phones from ahouse in West Lothian. The home in Cultsykefoot in Whitburn was targeted between 7.50amand 3.30pm on ...
BA hit with record fine for fuel surcharge collusion
Aug 01, 2007; ... BRITISH Airways has been hit with a record fine after it admittedto collusion over fuel surcharges on long-haul flights. It was slapped with the GBP 121.5 million fine by the Office ofFair Trading, the highest ever imposed by the regulator forinfringements of competition law ....
Quick News: Bodycote figures strong
Aug 01, 2007; ... BODYCOTE, the engineering group with around 70 staff in testingand health sciences facilities in Edinburgh, Dalkeith and Newbridge,boosted first- half profit by 22 per cent to GBP 42.6 million ...
Report hails changes at city primary
Aug 01, 2007; ... PRIMARY school teachers have been praised after receiving a muchimproved report from government inspectors. HMIE inspectors said the head teacher and staff at Burdiehouse hadworked hard to improve and children were more motivated than in the2006 visit. They were impressed ...
Cadbury eyes US demerger
Aug 01, 2007; ... CADBURY, the world's biggest confectionery maker, is ready todemerge its North American drinks business if turbulent debt marketsprevent a sale, as it ...
'Wacky races' speed battle is stepped up after woman killed
Aug 01, 2007; ... ANTI-SPEEDING campaigners have stepped up their five-year battlefor tougher action on one of the city's busiest roads, following afatal crash. Residents say motorists race to overtake each other along MiltonRoad East, where Jean Sweeney was knocked down and killed. The ...
Shake-up cuts cancer patient waiting times
Aug 01, 2007; ... WAITING times for cancer patients in the Lothians have improvedfollowing a series of measures by NHS Lothian, according to newfigures. The Scottish Executive has set a target of ensuring 95 per cent ofpatients wait no more than 62 days from urgent referral by their GPto first ...
My bid to cure water fears nearly cost my life
Aug 01, 2007; ... IT was supposed to be a dramatic way of curing his fear of water. Mike Hoy, who could barely face stepping into a swimming pool,decided to tackle his phobia head-on by canoeing 50 miles down theForth. But after capsizing in five-foot-high waves and surviving a near-miss ...
Vet bolts back to shop after surprise naan find
Aug 01, 2007; ... A VET who bought a naan bread from a city supermarket found he hadbeen given the makings of a chicken bolt-i. Mojtaba Hadian, 35, of Forrest Road, went to Tesco in NicolsonStreet for a garlic and coriander side dish. But when he took the meal back to his office, he was ...
Quick News: Alcohol seized in blitz
Aug 01, 2007; ... POLICE seized 25 litres of alcohol during a crackdown on publicdrinking in Midlothian. Two men were ...
Quick News: Funeral for tragic teen
Aug 01, 2007; ... A TEENAGER killed in a car crash in the Lothians will be laid torest on Friday. The funeral of Deborah ...
Roll up for the great toll tags sale-only 10,000 up for grabs
Aug 01, 2007; ... FORTH Road Bridge bosses are trying to sell off 10,000 electronictags that let motorists pay to cross the Forth without stopping. The Forth Estuary Transport Authority is stuck with getting rid ofthe eTags following the decision to scrap tolls on the 43-year-oldcrossing ....
Quick News: Fun down on the farm
Aug 01, 2007; ... CHILDREN will be able to share cake with piglets, rabbits andponies as Gorgie City Farm celebrates its ...
I just about croaked as I took bite out of frog
Aug 01, 2007; ... HAVING a frog in the throat took on a whole new meaning for a citybank worker when she tucked into a pre-packed salad. Kate Dunlop, 26, spat out the first forkful of her Co-op CrunchyMix because it had a strange taste - and found a dead frog nestledamong the leaves. Ms ...
Fopp store is saved as HMV buys brand
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE Rose Street branch of the Fopp music store chain is to reopenfor business after HMV bought the brand. The music giant is also to contact staff who worked in the storeto ask them to restart work. The firm's stores closed last month after the company went ...
Even Greggs is putting on a Fringe show
Aug 01, 2007; ... LIMITED edition "Fringe cakes" will be on sale during this year'sevent. Greggs the bakers has produced the tasty offerings, and unveiledthem yesterday, by delivering by bicycle baskets filled with them tothe Fringe office in the Royal Mile. The surprise arrival was well ...
Plea to honour racing champ
Aug 01, 2007; ... AN appeal has been sent out to the family of racing hero DarioFranchitti in a bid to mark his achievements. The Bathgate-born driver shot to global fame by winning theIndianapolis 500 - one of America's highest profile sporting events -earlier this year. Officials from West ...
Two teenagers jailed after knife attack and high-speed car chase
Aug 01, 2007; ... TWO teenage gang members who launched a drink and drug-fuelledknife attack before leading police on a high-speed car chase throughEdinburgh were today each jailed for three-and-a-half years. James Hogg and Alexander Colquhoun shouted "Pilton Young Team" and"We're Pilton Boys" as ...
Blossom with garden course
Aug 01, 2007; ... PEOPLE with learning disabilities are to be encouraged to attend anew gardening course in the city. The Broomhouse Centre wants to establish an organic vegetablegarden to teach people about growing produce, from planting toharvesting. The group wants to ...
Aussies saved by venue find
Aug 01, 2007; ... A GROUP of Australian performers who risked losing a spot at theFringe have secured a venue. The team behind Heads We're Dancing thought their Fringe dreamswere over when production company Understairs went into liquidation. The organisation hit financial problems after ...
HBoS banks 13 per cent rise in half-year profits
Aug 01, 2007; ... HBOS today continued the bank reporting season with news of a 13per cent increase in underlying half-year profit to GBP 2.96 billion,helped by a strong performance at its corporate banking arm. But despite the hike in profitability - which beat City forecastsof GBP 2.88bn - the ...
Lothian chiefs join the board
Aug 01, 2007; ... TWO Lothian councillors have joined the region's health board. Labour's Jack Aitchison, who represents Bonnyrigg on MidlothianCouncil, and the SNP's Roger Knox from ...
Hot property gets the cold shoulder
Aug 01, 2007; ... WATER trickles gently into the little pond in the private shrub-filled courtyard, where sunlight beams on to the whitewashed walls.Upstairs, the patio doors are thrown open to the pretty roof terraceand the soothing water feature provides the only sound. The house'sMediterranean style ...
Kenyan mum earns GBP 1000 student scholarship
Aug 01, 2007; ... A KENYAN mother is the only Scottish-based student to have beenawarded a special scholarship for completing a course despiteconsiderable obstacles. Kiran Upadhayay had to flee an abusive relationship and foundherself in Edinburgh with two children and no home or money ....
Quick News: 6000 to face axe at J&J
Aug 01, 2007; ... HEALTHCARE producer Johnson & Johnson plans to axe up to 6000 jobs- four per cent of its global workforce - as it battles to cut costsby GBP 800,000 ....
Macdonald in GBP 50m spree
Aug 01, 2007; ... LEISURE group Macdonald Hotels has unveiled plans to spend GBP 50million on developing its portfolio. It comes as the Bathgate-based company, which operates 49 hotelsand resorts in the UK, including the Macdonald ...
Builders told to go green
Aug 01, 2007; ... HOUSE builders in Midlothian will be forced to incorporaterenewable energy technologies such as solar panels in their newdevelopments. New planning rules that come into force today will requiredevelopers to design buildings ...
Milk Cup exit for city clubs
Aug 01, 2007; ... HIBS failed to make the quarter-finals of the Milk Cup in NorthernIreland despite a goalless draw with Portuguese giants Benfica. The point wasn't enough to secure the ...
Police scour Union Canal in search for missing OAP
Aug 01, 2007; ... POLICE divers have begun scouring the waters of the Union Canal asfears grow for a missing 74-year-old man. Dementia sufferer Kenneth Birss has now been missing for six daysafter leaving his home in North Meggetland for what he said would bea short walk. Police chiefs are ...
Bus montage
Aug 01, 2007; ... WE have been asked to re-emphasise that a montage (clearlylabelled as such) published on May 3 showing a Lothian Buses ...
Murdoch finally secures the Wall Street Journal
Aug 01, 2007; ... MEDIA magnate Rupert Murdoch has finally added flagship USbusiness paper the Wall Street Journal to his huge global empire. His company News Corp said that it would buy WSJ owner Dow Jonesfor GBP 2.7 billion, ending a century of family ownership of one ofthe top US business news ...
GBP 2.7bn Journal for Murdoch
Aug 01, 2007; ... MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch today sealed a deal to buy thepublisher of the flagship business newspaper the Wall Street Journal.His News Corp global media empire has bought the prestigiouspublisher Dow Jones for GBP 2.76 billion. Mr ...
GBP 40 spot fines for revellers
Aug 01, 2007; ... NOISY drunks are set to be hit with GBP 40 on-the-spot fines inthe Capital, in a new bid to tackle antisocial behaviour. Police intend to use new powers to target "low-level" offenderssuch as vandals and drunks disturbing residents in the early hours ofthe morning. The Lothian and ...
Owner hopes Pop plate is a star attraction
Aug 01, 2007; ... A CITY businessman is hoping to make thousands by selling hisnumber plate to a pop star. Stuart Ogilvie is offering POP 80Y on the open market afterturning down several offers from celebrities over the past 20 years. The former city car dealer, who now lives in the Algarve, ...
Parking zones into force two weeks late
Aug 01, 2007; ... NEW parking zones have come into force two weeks after they werescheduled to be introduced. Edinburgh City Council was forced to delay the controlled zones inDalry, Fountainbridge and Comely Bank because of a backlog of last-minute permit applications. Hundreds of residents ...
Quick News: Church's peace festival
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE annual Festival of Spirituality and Peace will start in theCapital on Sunday. Kofi de ...
Wildcat strike by mail staff delivers post chaos to city
Aug 01, 2007; ... POSTAL deliveries in the Capital were set to be disrupted todayafter Royal Mail staff at Edinburgh Airport took unofficial strikeaction. The wildcat strike at the airport last night came just 24 hoursafter staff there had taken official industrial action as part of theongoing ...
Potter fans spark piracy fears in China
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE final Harry Potter book is still being translated intoChinese, but eager fans have sparked piracy fears by posting theirown translations online. China's authorised publisher of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows, today denounced the freelance translators and ...
Prudential's 39 per cent leap beats expectations
Aug 01, 2007; ... INSURANCE giant Prudential today posted a 39 per cent increase infirst-half profits from its continuing operations - well aboveanalysts' predictions. The UK's second-largest insurer said that total operating profitsfor the first six months of the year was GBP 1.33 billion ....
Tattoo gets ready to roll out the pomp
Aug 01, 2007; ... LAST-MINUTE preparations for this year's Edinburgh Military Tattoowere being made at Redford Barracks today. A full run-through for the sold-out event, which starts a three-week run at the Castle Esplanade on Friday night, was staged. The Princess Royal was invited as guest ...
Quick News: Rexam suffers slump
Aug 01, 2007; ... REXAM, the world's biggest drinks cans maker, blamed steeplyrising aluminium prices, the weak US dollar and a ...