Evening News - Scotland back issues from October 2007:
We won't get carried away, insists 'Muir star Crombie
Oct 01, 2007; ... Boroughmuir 29 Watsonians 20 BOROUGHMUIR star Sean Crombie insisted on looking at the biggerpicture despite his team collecting a try-scoring bonus for thefourth consecutive week in beating Watsonians 29-20 at Meggetland. After edging out a 'Sonian side rightly described by ...
Clayton sparks Hibs goal glut
Oct 01, 2007; ... Hibs4 Kilmarnock1 IF it goals you want then Easter Road is the place to be. Anincredible 29 have been scored in just six matches at the Leith "SanSiro", 16 of them coming in the space of only six days. Five times the crowd have been treated to five goals or more, astatistic ...
No love lost as Jambos begin to get on a roll
Oct 01, 2007; ... St Mirren 1 Hearts 3 PENALTIES or no penalties, Hearts prised three imperative pointsfrom Love Street yesterday to lift themselves into the upper half ofthe SPL. Stephen Frail didn't employ the phrase "win ugly"afterwards, but it wouldn't be entirely inaccurate to describe ...
Round Up: SUPER LEAGUE
Oct 01, 2007; ... Carnoustie Panmure 2 Bonnyrigg Rose 0 AFTER six minutes, Kevin Steele delivered a great cross into thebox which James Collier met to head in. Their lead was extended onthe stroke of half time when Steele again ran on to a ball down theleft before drilling a great shot across the ...
Rose produce goods in Cup
Oct 01, 2007; ... Newton Stewart 0 Linlithgow Rose 6 SFA PRESIDENT George Peat and chief executive Gordon Smith watchedhistory being made at Newton Stewart's Blairmount Park on Saturday asLinlithgow Rose competed in the Scottish Cup for the first time ever -and the duo must have left afterwards ...
Proctor looks for positives after goal fest
Oct 01, 2007; ... MARK PROCTOR refused to be drawn on the performance of refereeMike Tumilty after his side beat Clyde in a six-goal thriller atAlmondvale which included three players sent off, three penalty kicksand a goal disallowed for offside. Clyde boss Colin Hendry said the referee was guilty ...
Round Up: SCOTTISH CUP - 1ST RND
Oct 01, 2007; ... Coldstream 0 Dalbeattie Star 4 DALBEATTIE took a fifth-minute lead when Steele punished someslack defending, and seven minutes later Macbeth's powerful shotdoubled their lead. Coldstream then started to put some goodattacking moves together, but Parker reacted quickly when a Star ...
Caldwell is sure Super Scott can down Milan
Oct 01, 2007; ... GARY CALDWELL reckons hat-trick hero Scott McDonald can cause ACMilan just as much trouble in the Champions League as he did toDundee United on Saturday. The little Australian hit all three goals against Craig Levein'sside and, with Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink struggling with an ...
Darcheville looks set to face Hibs after injury fear recedes
Oct 01, 2007; ... RANGERS boss Walter Smith revealed today that Jean ClaudeDarcheville may be fit to face Hibs this weekend despite limping outof the draw with Motherwell with less than ten minutes under hisbelt. The Frenchman was introduced at the break for Steven Whittaker atFir Park, but had ...
Yes, Bobby, we really do give a damn!
Oct 01, 2007; ... BOBBY JONES was the biggest hero in Georgia since Rhett Butler andif you're inclined to disagree, frankly, I don't give a damn. Golfer supreme, he cleaned up in 1930 with his grand slam of theBritish and US Opens as well as the amateur crowns in both countries. The history of ...
Leader: Gogar development 'Contributions have so far come in trickles'
Oct 01, 2007; ... WITH the city's finances in such a perilous state the decision toborrow GBP 30 million towards the cost of the new tram system will bewidely viewed as a massive gamble. But it is a calculated risk thatneeds to be taken if the project is to proceed on time and withinbudget. Faced ...
Ten Questions: JAMES MAIR
Oct 01, 2007; ... James Mair: is a mixed martial arts UK cage fighting champion andlives in Dalkeith. 1 What is your earliest memory of Edinburgh? It was being on atour of the Royal Mile with my school - Woodburn Primary at Dalkeith -and watching passers-by spit on the Heart of Midlothian for ...
Robber holds up bookmakers with handgun
Oct 01, 2007; ... AN armed robber held up a bookmakers with a handgun and escapedwith cash after threatening staff. The robber struck at the William Hill shop in John Street,Penicuik, at about 7.50pm on Saturday. The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded money before making offwith a few ...
GBP 1m inheritance tax pledge begins 'great Tory fightback'
Oct 01, 2007; ... A TORY government would lift the threshold for inheritance tax toGBP 1 million, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne promised today. He told the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool that toomany people were now caught up in paying huge taxes on their parents'estates. He ...
Cairn to put GBP 60m into Bangladesh
Oct 01, 2007; ... CAIRN Energy was today reported to be poised to spend almost GBP60 million ramping up its activities in Bangladesh as it continuesits refocus on exploration. The Edinburgh-headquartered company, headed by former Scotlandrugby international Sir Bill Gammell, is looking to spend the ...
New campaign urges at-risk groups to get free flu vaccination
Oct 01, 2007; ... SCOTLAND'S health chiefs today launched a campaign to persuadepeople to get a flu jab - and warned it was not just the elderly whoare at risk. Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr Harry Burns, urged at-riskgroups, healthcare workers and carers to take up the freevaccination ....
Frail praise for driving force Andy
Oct 01, 2007; ... ANDY DRIVER was today acclaimed for his superb form by assistantcoach Stephen Frail after orchestrating Hearts' fifth win in sixmatches with a standout display at Love Street. The teenage winger scored a fetching opening goal and created thethird for Andrius Velicka in yesterday's ...
Hearts name Hall of Famers
Oct 01, 2007; ... HEARTS today unveiled the 18 nominees for their Hall of Fame, sixof whom are expected to be inducted at this year's glittering awardsceremony at Prestonfield House in November. The nominees include players and managers from all eras at theclub, and supporters can now begin voting ...
Street drunk crackdown hailed
Oct 01, 2007; ... A POLICE crackdown on street drinkers in a city-centre troublespot has been hailed a success by traders in the area. Extra officers were deployed on regular foot patrols to tackledrunken troublemakers and enforce an alcohol ban in a "zerotolerance" approach in Hunter Square ....
UBS faces GBP 335m loss in sub-prime blow
Oct 01, 2007; ... UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, said today that the fallout fromthe US sub-prime mortgage lending crisis will see it book a loss ofup to GBP 335 million for the third quarter. It also said it would shed 1500 jobs in its investment bank,reversing its recent build-up. However, no ...
GBP 150m campus roads revamp
Oct 01, 2007; ... A MULTI-MILLION pound blueprint to transform a large part of thecity centre surrounding Edinburgh University's campus was unveiledtoday. The GBP 150m masterplan would turn the "dead zone" around thePotterrow flyover into an area of walkways and a new public squarebustling with ...
Robber holds up bookies with handgun
Oct 01, 2007; ... An armed robber held up a bookmakers with a handgun and escapedwith cash after threatening staff. The robber struck at the William Hill shop in John Street,Penicuik at about 7.50pm on Saturday. The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded money before making offwith a few ...
GBP 1m inheritance tax pledge begins 'great Tory fightback'
Oct 01, 2007; ... A TORY government would lift the threshold for inheritance tax toGBP 1 million, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne promised today. He told the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool that toomany people were now caught up in paying huge taxes on their parents'estates. He ...
Three stabbed in weekend of violence on Capital's streets
Oct 01, 2007; ... FOUR men were viciously attacked in separate incidents in aweekend of violence in Edinburgh. Police are appealing for information on all three assaults, two ofwhich ended in stabbings. One man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbedin the early hours of ...
Average boardroom pay jumps 12 per cent to hit GBP 2.6m
Oct 01, 2007; ... TOP boardroom executives are now earning more than 100 times theaverage UK salary, a new pay report revealed today. The average total remuneration for a chief executive of a FTSE 100firm has increased by 12 per cent in the past year, four times theaverage rise in earnings, to over ...
Cardownie: I just can't stand bid to make city drinkers sit
Oct 01, 2007; ... CONTROVERSIAL plans to cut pub opening hours and limit the numberof people allowed to stand up in bars have been savaged by deputycouncil leader Steve Cardownie. The outspoken attack by the city's SNP leader throws into doubtthe council's proposals for tackling antisocial ...
BP set to focus on US in search for new chairman
Oct 01, 2007; ... OIL giant BP has launched a global search for a new chairman, withPeter Sutherland expected to leave within the next 18 months. The company is believed to be focussing on the United States tofind Mr Sutherland's successor. BP has suffered a series of recent blows to its ...
Quick News: Talking about Burma
Oct 01, 2007; ... A SPECIAL conference discussing the plight of conflict-hit Burmais to be staged in Edinburgh this ...
Record profits for retail firm
Oct 01, 2007; ... CASH Converters, the franchised and online retail network, said ithad just completed the most successful year in its history. The group, which has two outlets in Edinburgh, said net profit wasup 174 per cent to a record GBP 5.01 million ....
Quick News: MSPs to meet marcher
Oct 01, 2007; ... MSPs are this week set to meet a climate change campaigner whotook part in a 1000-mile march. Cut the ...
Stifling taste for dining al fresco
Oct 01, 2007; ... T HERE is little doubt that Edinburgh's status as a global tourismdestination is well-established. The city has quite rightly wonplaudit after plaudit, and is world-renowned for its natural beauty,unique visitor attractions and top-class festivals. Yet within the industry there is ...
Electronic tagging for people on bail to be scrapped in December
Oct 01, 2007; ... ELECTRONIC tagging of people awaiting trial is to be scrappedalong with community reparation orders, which required offenders tomake amends for their actions. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill today said that after seeingevaluations of pilot studies for both schemes he had decided ...
Mark pedals towards goal
Oct 01, 2007; ... AN intrepid bike rider has reached Pakistan in his bid to set anew global cycling record. New Town-based Mark Beaumont, 25, is now a quarter of the way tofulfilling his ambition of being the fastest man ever to have ...
No, it's not a litter bin, it's art
Oct 01, 2007; ... THEY have been used in major cities around the world to exchangefood, clothes and even potatoes. Now it is hoped that a series of "swap box" dispensers acrossEdinburgh will encourage Capital residents to take up the idea. Danish artist Ion Forvin - aka N55 - was due to arrive ...
Garden centre to feel festive
Oct 01, 2007; ... A FESTIVE-themed charity fundraising evening is to take place inDobbies Garden World on Thursday. Money raised from the event will go to Midlothian Befrienders, avoluntary organisation who help socially isolated people. The charity evening will also see ...
5000 go back to school as Donaldson's opens its doors
Oct 01, 2007; ... HUNDREDS of people queue for a rare chance to see insideDonaldson's College as part of Doors Open Day. It is estimated that more than 5000 visited Donaldson's College inthe West End, which is currently home to Scotland's national schoolfor the deaf. With the school ...
Man in serious condition after stabbing during early-hours fight
Oct 01, 2007; ... A MAN is in serious condition in hospital after he and a friendwere stabbed during a fight on Market Street this morning. The two men were understood to have left Massa nightclub on Marketstreet just after 3.30am this morning and were walking past the CityArt Centre when they ...
Frail praises contribution of Driver in Hearts revival
Oct 01, 2007; ... ANDY DRIVER was today acclaimed for his unstoppable form byassistant coach Stephen Frail after orchestrating Hearts' fifth winin six matches with a standout display at Love Street. The teenage winger scored a fetching opening goal and created thethird for Andrius Velicka in ...
Drivers drives up figures
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE Scottish operations of Drivers Jonas, the European propertyconsultancy, boosted its turnover by ten per cent to GBP 3.28 millionover the year to May 31, new figures have revealed. Drivers, the oldest established firm of chartered surveyors inexistence, did not break out a ...
Ditching airport rail link 'a missed opportunity'
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE scrapping of the GBP 650 million Edinburgh Airport Rail Link(EARL) has been labelled as a "missed opportunity". Regional transport body Sestran said EARL would have connected theairport with the rest of Scotland and boosted the region's economy. The project, which ...
Emap bids 'set to disappoint'
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE first rounds of bidding for Radio Forth owner Emap areexpected to be submitted today. But those involved in the deal for the media group, which alsopublishes a portfolio of magazines including FHM, Grazia and Heat,have warned the board ...
Quick News: Chain fashions a rise
Oct 01, 2007; ... ESCADA, the luxury fashion group with an outlet on George Street,has chopped its annual profit and sales forecast for the second timethis year, ...
Dozens arrested in Trident demo at Faslane nuclear base
Oct 01, 2007; ... DOZENS of anti-nuclear protesters were arrested today as theymarked the end of a year-long campaign at Faslane naval base on theClyde. Around 150 campaigners from Edinburgh were among an estimated 500demonstrators who descended on home of the UK's Trident fleet ofnuclear ...
FirstGroup drives growth forward in bus and rail
Oct 01, 2007; ... FIRSTGROUP said today that it had made a good start in the firsthalf of the year, with strong growth across its bus and raildivisions. The owner of FirstScotrail said the performance in the six monthsto September 30 had met management expectations, with strongcashflows and ...
At-risk groups urged to get a free flu jab
Oct 01, 2007; ... SCOTLAND'S health chiefs today launched a campaign to persuadepeople to get a flu jab - and warned it was not just the elderly whoare at risk. Scotland's chief medical officer, Dr Harry Burns, urged at-riskgroups, healthcare workers and carers to take up the freevaccination ....
Capital's top business districts beat growth of Eastern giants
Oct 01, 2007; ... How main sites compare with other nations SOME of Edinburgh's leading business and finance districts areexpanding their economic growth at a faster rate than countries suchas China, India and Russia. A new study by global real estate adviser DTZ on economic growthrates, ...
Crackdown on street drunks hailed a success by traders
Oct 01, 2007; ... A POLICE crackdown on street drinkers in a city-centre troublespot has been hailed a success by traders in the area. Extra officers were deployed on regular foot patrols to tackledrunken troublemakers and enforce an alcohol ban in a "zerotolerance" approach in Hunter Square ....
Quick News: Green energy firm grows
Oct 01, 2007; ... INFINIS, Britain's biggest purely renewable energy generator, saidit had successfully completed the takeovers of Scottish BioPower andScottish BioFuel, as well as other renewable energy assets ofScottish ...
Forth Ports under fire for lack of parkland in Links vision
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE consultancy firm behind the Leith Links Masterplan hascriticised the lack of parkland in the regeneration plans for LeithDocks. Under Forth Ports' proposals, the Links would be connected to anew waterfront park by a strip of green space over the former Whyteand Mackay whisky ...
Older people invited to Live Well with care plan
Oct 01, 2007; ... HEALTH chiefs and city leaders have announced a plan to helpimprove care and support for older people in Edinburgh over the nextten years. The scheme to extend the number of support and care services forOAPs across the city has been put up for consultation by the counciland NHS ...
Quick News: Macfarlane triples sales
Oct 01, 2007; ... MACFARLANE Homes, the privately-owned Esbank-based housebuilder,almost tripled its turnover in its latest trading year. The group saw sales over the ...
Profits triple for Manorlane
Oct 01, 2007; ... HOUSEBUILDER Manorlane has seen profits almost triple after asuccessful year. The Scottish firm saw turnover rise 265 per cent to GBP 13.7million in the year to the end of April, compared to GBP 5.1m theprevious ...
Fed-up residents want children's fun to stop
Oct 01, 2007; ... RESIDENTS are calling for a popular children's park to berelocated - because they are fed up with the noise of the youngstersplaying. A group of residents living in New Street, Musselburgh, want theFisherrow play park to be relocated to a less residential area. They say ...
My girlfriend had HIV.. and I was the last one to know
Oct 01, 2007; ... WHEN Chris Lee heard his girlfriend sobbing uncontrollably hefeared the worst - a terrible accident or the death of a relative,perhaps. But nothing prepared him for her devastating response - that shehad contracted the HIV virus and concealed the truth from him. "When I saw ...
Uni boss hails better ranking
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE principal and vice-chancellor of Napier University haswelcomed the institution's improved ranking in a leading universityguide. Napier was ranked third best modern university in Scotland in therecent Sunday Times league table, which also showed 84 per cent ...
Photographer snaps up prize
Oct 01, 2007; ... NICOLA Bald, founder of Edinburgh-based NB Photographics, hasscooped a prestigious award at the annual Prince's Scottish YouthBusiness Trust (PSYBT) Growth Fund Awards. Ms Bald received her award in recognition of her determination tosucceed in ...
Capital woman dies in New York hit-and-run
Oct 01, 2007; ... A WOMAN from Edinburgh has reportedly been killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York. Julia Thomson, 24, was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital in Queensafter the accident, which happened on East Fourth Street and theBowery just after 4pm yesterday. She had been crossing ...
Car showroom gears up to win approval
Oct 01, 2007; ... A BID to erect a car showroom and workshop on an industrial estatein Newbridge is set to get the go-ahead. Councillors are expected to approve the plan, which will see a newcar showroom, workshop and valetting business developed on EdinburghRoad, despite the fact that it does not ...
City girl dies in New York hit and run
Oct 01, 2007; ... A YOUNG woman from Edinburgh has been killed in a hit and runaccident in New York. Julia Thomson, 24, of Hermitage Drive, Morningside, was rushed toSt Vincent's Hospital in Queens after she was hit by a car on EastFourth Street and the Bowery yesterday just after 4am New York ...
Around town: Jump to it if you want to help charity
Oct 01, 2007; ... DAREDEVILS in Edinburgh have been invited to help raise money fora lung disease charity by taking part in a sponsored skydive. The British Lung Foundation made the call this week forfundraisers from Edinburgh to join its charity drive and perform a10,000ft parachute jump ....
Steaks were high, but butcher's pies the best
Oct 01, 2007; ... CITY butchers Crombies has been crowned makers of the bestScottish speciality pie out of more than 150 recipes across thecountry. The Broughton Street butchers scooped the title for their beef andburgundy pies, and took gold awards for their traditional steak andbeef and ale ...
JC backing Daz for Ibrox test
Oct 01, 2007; ... HIBS boss John Collins today insisted he would have no qualms overthrowing Darren McCormack into the white-hot atmosphere of Ibroxafter watching the rookie defender celebrate his 19th birthday bymaking his SPL debut. McCormack, whose only other first-team appearance was in a ...
Scots jump language barrier
Oct 01, 2007; ... A LANGUAGE school in the Lothians teaching Poles how to speakEnglish has been inundated by requests - by Scots wanting to learnPolish. Ania Robson, from Warsaw, set up the school in Haddington, EastLothian, this month to teach English as a second language to thegrowing number of ...
Health drive as new teen tobacco sales law kicks in
Oct 01, 2007; ... TEENAGE smokers are to be encouraged to kick the habit with a newhealth campaign, launched alongside today's raising of the legal agefor buying tobacco. The initiative will be backed by a major advertising drive withposters on buses and commercials running in cinemas. There will ...
RBS poised to win ABN takeover battle
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE RBS-led consortium is this week expected to win the battle forDutch bank ABN and secure the biggest takeover in banking history. Analysts believe the Edinburgh-headquartered bank and its partnersSantander and Fortis will triumph after their six-month battle withrival Barclays ....