Evening News - Scotland back issues from May 2008:
Bubbly Amanda has a healthy attitude to Life
May 01, 2008; ... 'The most memorable show was when I just couldn't stop crying' SHE has a bouncy on-screen persona and manages to look glowing onlive TV every Sunday morning when most of us are crawling out ofbed. But as Amanda Hamilton tries on pair after pair of jeans atEdinburgh designer ...
Leader: Cost of living: 'It's hard enough for some people to rent property'
May 01, 2008 ... THE fact that average annual salaries in Edinburgh have risen tomore than GBP 30,000 for the first time would indicate at firstglance not only that the city continues to prosper economically butits citizens might enjoy a more affluent lifestyle than in otherparts of the country. But ...
Something out of my old kit bag
May 01, 2008; ... TEETOTAL and anecdotal. You're not getting the real me today.Actually, you're getting something from all my yesterdays. You might say my relationship with that bad Eartha Kitt wentbeyond the bounds of respectability. We were caught, just afterseven in the morning in the Edinburgh ...
A visit to McDonald's makes your day . . but not for the fashion tips
May 01, 2008; ... NOW I can understand why some companies synonymous with luxuryand all that is aspirational bring in fashion designers to creatework wear. Their people are representing the brand, they are theambassadors and, from head to toe, they should ooze the values ofthe company. It's their ...
Property firm builds income
May 01, 2008 ... CB RICHARD Ellis, the international property firm, has seenrevenues rise slightly in the first three months of this year. The company, which has an office in Edinburgh, recorded revenuesworth GBP 607 million in the first quarter of 2008. Its performance was largely ...
Woman rescued from Arthur's Seat after dramatic car plunge
May 01, 2008; ... Driver skids down city landmark in early morning crash A WOMAN had to be rescued from Arthur's Seat today after the carshe was travelling in skidded off the road and down the hillside. Police and fire crews had to climb down the steep slope, off thehigh road through the park, ...
Police catch pond penny-pincher
May 01, 2008; ... Man charged with stealing coins from park's water feature POLICE have swooped on a man picking up coins from the pond in StAndrew Square - and charged him with theft. Officers were alerted by an office worker who spotted the mandipping into the water feature, which is part of ...
Dawe claims future of South Sub is still on track
May 01, 2008 ... HOPES of reopening Edinburgh's south-suburban rail line have beenrevived after city leader Jenny Dawe insisted the project was notdead. The Lib Dem leader said she was still "committed" to the SouthSub, despite recommendations from council officials to rule out theproject ....
Tories ordered to go through Goldie in Holyrood powers probe
May 01, 2008 ... TORY MSPs have been ordered not to make individual submissions tothe commission looking into more powers for the Scottish Parliament. In a private memo, Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldiehas told colleagues they should instead raise any issues throughher. The Tory group ...
City to switch on more electric warning signs
May 01, 2008 ... MORE electronic signs that tell speeding drivers to slow down areto be introduced in the Capital after helping to reduce accidents by60 per cent. The signs are activated by cars breaking the speed limit, whichcauses them to flash a message urging drivers to put on the brakes ....
Bottled water off the table for councillors
May 01, 2008 ... BOTTLED water is set to be axed from councillors' meetings in abid to cut costs and help the environment. Last year, councillors and officials drank around 4300 bottles ofstill or sparking water, at a cost to the taxpayer of more than GBP2500. From now on, the politicians are ...
Brown facing polls test in English local elections
May 01, 2008 ... GORDON BROWN leaves a polling station with his wife Sarah todayafter voting in the London mayoral election. The Prime Minister faces his first major electoral test as votersgo to the polls in local elections across England. Labour is bracedfor a backlash amid anger at the ...
Property firm builds revenue
May 01, 2008 ... CB RICHARD Ellis, the international property firm, has seenrevenues rise slightly in the first three months of this year. The company, which has an office in Edinburgh, recorded revenuesworth GBP 607 million in the first quarter of 2008. Its performance was largely ...
TV presenter Angellica backs little runners
May 01, 2008 ... CHILDREN'S TV presenter Angellica Bell will be supportingyoungsters taking part in this weekend's Tesco Mini Great EdinburghRun. She will be at the Meadows on Saturday as part of the Tesco GreatSchool Run UK Tour, encouraging children as they prepare to set offfrom the starting ...
Internacionale sold as administration looms
May 01, 2008; ... Ossian finds buyer for fashion chain as debts mount up THE Internacionale fashion chain is understood to be on the brinkof being sold as its owner battles against administration. Ossian Group is reported to have secured a buyer for the chain,although no details are available ...
Whisky earns UK GBP 90 a second
May 01, 2008 ... EXPORTS of Scotch whisky earned the UK economy GBP 90 everysecond, new figures have shown. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the value of shipmentsrose by 14 per cent in 2007 to reach a record high of GBP 2.8billion. The volume of whisky exported also hit a historic ...
Rape law needs a drastic reform
May 01, 2008; ... SEX surveys are generally good for a laugh. Speculating how manytimes a night your neighbours, friends or family are at it can be agiggle - or make you sick to your stomach at the thought. All-in-all they're normally pretty harmless stuff, but this weekthere was a sex survey of a ...
What's the alternative if devolution is flagging?
May 01, 2008; ... The Scottish Constitutional Commission met for the first timethis week. Scottish Political Editor Ian Swanson examines whether itcan come up with proposals to shore up devolution that will satisfyeveryone . . except perhaps the Nationalists IN just over six months, a disparate ...
City Buddha statue thefts are probed
May 01, 2008 ... THIEVES have stolen two statues of Buddha from shops in Edinburghover the past three weeks. Police today said they believed that the unusual thefts werelinked, as the statues had been stolen from similar shops. In the first incident, which took place between April 9 and ...
Cyclist who died in lorry crash named
May 01, 2008 ... THE cyclist who died in a road accident with a lorry in Edinburghhas been named by police. Iain Wilson, 35, from Duddingston, was killed in the collision ashe turned left into Nicolson Street from West Richmond Street at9.30am on Tuesday. Lothian and Borders Police have ...
Labour group in reshuffle
May 01, 2008 ... EDINBURGH City Council's Labour group has carried out an internalreshuffle. Under the move, councillors Ian Murray and Norma Hart have beenappointed as the group's new finance and social leaders. Deputy leader Ian Perry has taken on the additional role of groupsecretary, ...
Just Poppin for a show
May 01, 2008 ... WEST End stars Caroline Sheen and Daniel Crossley pucker up asthey get set to bring the musical version of Mary Poppins toEdinburgh. The musical performers will play the lead roles in the show,coming to the Playhouse theatre in October. Caroline, who will play the famous ...
Quick News: On song for victims
May 01, 2008 ... A CHARITY concert in aid of the victims of Robert Mugabe's regimein Zimbabwe is to take place in the Lothians this ...
Eyesore faces bulldozers as new flats set for go-ahead
May 01, 2008; ... Dozens of homes are lined up to replace 60s shopping centre AN eyesore 1960s shopping centre is set to be demolished andreplaced with dozens of new flats and shops. The Longstone shopping centre on Inglis Green Road would bebulldozed under the plans and replaced with 51 new ...
Power scheme for retail park
May 01, 2008 ... A NEW electricity substation is set to be created at an Edinburghretail park. High street giant Marks & Spencer has submitted plans to thecouncil for the substation, which would be used to help ...
Skittle alley knocked down in pub restoration
May 01, 2008 ... DEVELOPERS behind a bid to restore a Craigmillar art deco pubhave demolished its skittle alley. Parc Craigmillar is expected to be granted retroactive permissionfor bulldozing the alley at the White House bar, which was carriedout last October as the building was deemed unsafe ....
Ten questions: Jason Hall
May 01, 2008 ... Jason Hall is the owner of two Jason Hall Hairdressing salons inEdinburgh. He is 38 years old and lives in Polwarth. 1 What is your earliest memory of Edinburgh? Staring out of thewindow with my mum in my late grandparents' top floor tenement flatat Fountainbridge. I also remember ...
WHAT A BELTING BELTANE!
May 01, 2008; ... Rain fails to dampen spirits as festival welcomes summer IT was a festival to herald the start of the summer - but in theend it was a bit of a washout. As around 8000 people gathered on Calton Hill for the climax oflast night's Beltane Fire Festival, the heavens opened and ...
Have a Wii go and get in shape
May 01, 2008; ... We check out the console game that aims to help players fight theflabWe check out the console game that aims to help players fightthe flab AS a nation of couch potatoes, we've become accustomed to hearinghow our sedentary lifestyles are contributing to a rise in obesityand ...
Old computers can help poor
May 01, 2008 ... A GHANIAN man living in Edinburgh is launching a new charity totackle poverty among young people in his country of birth. Zak Abdulai, a 38-year-old web developer, is appealing to ...
Brave Jamie to tell of his Alpine horror
May 01, 2008 ... A MOUNTAINEER is to speak about his horrific accident that costhim his hands and feet at a talk in Our Dynamic Earth. Morningside-based climber and author Jamie Andrew is giving thefirst Spirit of Wild Places lecture on May 10. He suffered frostbite and hypo-thermia when ...
Pay for new recruits in city outstrips the rest of Scotland
May 01, 2008; ... Study of job adverts shows salaries rising fastest in Edinburgh THE cost of living may be on the rise, but the good news issalaries in Edinburgh are increasing faster than elsewhere inScotland - in the Capital, the average advertised wage is now GBP30,396, according to a survey of ...
United to stop axe falling on Meadowbank
May 01, 2008 ... COMMUNITY councils are joining forces to oppose plans to demolishMeadowbank Stadium. Portobello council is the third to voice its disagreement withEdinburgh City Council's plans to replace the ageing stadium with ascaled-down sports centre. Community councillors say it is ...
French lessons in democracy
May 01, 2008 ... FRENCH councillors will be looking at local democracy in actionon a trip to the Lothians. East Lothian Council is welcoming a group of elected councilmembers from the Savoy region of eastern France on May 12. Provost ...
GBP 1-a-head appeal hopes to raise GBP 20,000
May 01, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of schools, businesses and clubs are helping localchildren today simply by giving GBP 1 per head. Radio Forth hoped to raise more than GBP 20,000 for its Help AChild appeal by encouraging people to bring GBP 1 to work. This will go towards helping children with ...
Surely the guilt of what he did will always be there..
May 01, 2008; ... Father of murdered woman braced for husband's appeal HE has grieved for his daughter Arlene Fraser for ten years,yearning for the day when her body might be found. Now Hector McInnes, father of the murdered mother-of-two, has toface more emotional turmoil - the possibility ...
Bug knocks Salmond out of Questions
May 01, 2008 ... ALEX SALMOND was forced to cancel his appearance at FirstMinister's Questions today after being struck by a stomach bug. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon took his place for theweekly parliamentary jousting match. And Mr Salmond was remaining indoors at Bute House, his ...
Around town
May 01, 2008 ... ARTIST Jason Bruges at his digital video installation on theMound, promoting a new O2 mobile phone service which saves contactsand stores photos and texts. Chef ready to appear on TV show A CHEF from Edinburgh is set to appear on the TV show ReadySteady Cook. Tony ...
Quick News: Balerno festival tunes up
May 01, 2008 ... A MUSIC festival is to take place in Balerno later this year,consisting of more than 20 concerts and events ....
Quick News: Garden show helps out
May 01, 2008 ... GARDEN fans in Edinburgh and the Lothians are being urged tosupport vulnerable children by taking part in the annual GardeningScotland show. Barnardo's will ...
Direct flight to NY launched
May 01, 2008 ... THE first ever direct flights between Edinburgh and New York werelaunched today. Delta Air Lines will start the year-round service connecting theCapital to John F Kennedy airport from tomorrow. UK commercial director Armin Venencie said: "We are delighted tooffer our ...
GBP 2000 for happy Charly memories
May 01, 2008; ... Mum moved to tears as locals celebrate life of tragic toddler THE friends and family of three-year-old Charly McCraw-Clark, whodied in a tragic playground accident a year ago, have raised GBP2000 in her memory. The youngster's mother, Catrina McCraw, burst into tears when ...
Quick News: Fire safety on syllabus
May 01, 2008 ... A FIRE expert is to join the University of Edinburgh this monthto look at improving fire safety in old and new buildings. The work of structural engineer Dr Luke Bisby, which will focuson improving the fire safety of ...
Police catch penny-pincher enjoying a dip in new pond
May 01, 2008; ... Man charged with stealing coins from park's water feature POLICE have swooped on a man picking up coins from the pond in StAndrew Square - and charged him with theft. Officers were alerted by an office worker who spotted the mandipping into the water feature, which is part of ...
Man charged as gun 'joke' delays flight
May 01, 2008 ... A HOLIDAY flight from Edinburgh airport was delayed by an hourafter a passenger allegedly claimed he had a gun on board the plane. The man is said to have joked to a stewardess on yesterday's9.50am flyglobespan flight to the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikhthat he had a firearm ...
Fuel deliveries let buses steer clear of crisis
May 01, 2008 ... FUEL deliveries to the city's main bus company were almost backto normal today. Lothian Buses said that it is now receiving its normal allocationof two tankers of fuel between its three operational depots everyday. Despite petrol and diesel delivery problems in the last ...
Hopes of saving observatory rise
May 01, 2008; ... University in talks to secure at-risk city facility and 50 jobs EDINBURGH University is in talks over a rescue plan for thecity's Royal Observatory, where up to 50 jobs are under threat. The UK's Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC), which shares theobservatory on Blackford Hill ...
The South Sub's still on track
May 01, 2008; ... Dawe raises hopes despite consultants' negative conclusions HOPES of reopening Edinburgh's south-suburban rail line have beenrevived after city leader Jenny Dawe insisted the project was notdead. The Lib Dem leader said she was still "committed" to the SouthSub, despite ...
Forth rules the waves as more listeners tune in to Boogie
May 01, 2008; ... Five-year high for operator as breakfast show beats Wogan RADIO Forth attracted a bigger share of the market in the firstthree months of this year than at any point for five years, newfigures have revealed. Forth One and Forth Two achieved a combined share of the ...
Summit puts spotlight on firearms risks
May 01, 2008 ... SENIOR police officers, gun control campaigners and shootingrepresentatives will come together in Edinburgh next week at asummit on how to tackle the misuse of firearms. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is to chair the meeting at ButeHouse next Wednesday, amid increasing concern ...
Praise for the business-like fuel survivors
May 01, 2008 ... FINANCE Secretary John Swinney has paid tribute to Scotland'stransport operators for their "business as usual" approach duringthe fuel dispute. Visiting First ScotRail's Haymarket depot where trains have beenrefuelling throughout the Grangemouth strike, he praised not onlytrain ...
Tories ordered to go through Goldie in Holyrood powers probe
May 01, 2008 ... TORY MSPs have been ordered not to make individual submissions tothe commission looking into more powers for the Scottish Parliament. In a private memo, Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldiehas told colleagues they should instead raise any issues throughher. The Tory group ...
Road safety focus is shifting from cameras to speed alerts
May 01, 2008; ... More flashing signs on way as number of accidents is reduced MORE electronic signs that tell speeding drivers to slow down areto be introduced in the Capital after helping to reduce accidents by60 per cent. The signs are activated by cars breaking the speed limit, ...
Bottled water off the table for councillors
May 01, 2008 ... BOTTLED water is set to be axed from councillors' meetings in abid to cut costs and help the environment. Last year, councillors and officials drank around 4300 bottles ofstill or sparking water, at a cost to the taxpayer of more than GBP2500. From now on, the politicians are ...
On the Trophy trail
May 01, 2008 ... PRIZE PICTURE: Tournament convener Hamish Coghill, right, andGordon Santana, from The Evening News, pose with the DispatchTrophy. The draw for ...
JUST ONE TOUCH WAS ALL IT TOOK
May 01, 2008; ... Hearts youngster Scott may have set a record but he knows hiswork is only just beginning SCOTT ROBINSON will have played just 60 seconds of first-teamaction for Hearts by the time the season draws to a close, managingonly a solitary touch of the ball - but the youngster couldn't ...
Fairley is the favourite to be Rose boss
May 01, 2008; ... GORDON RAE will not be manager of Linlithgow Rose next season -with Brian Fairley understood to be the man the Prestonfieldcommittee want to lead the club. Former Hibs captain Rae took over control of team affairs whenJim Sinnet stepped down after six-and-a-half years in charge ...
Nish Tightrope
May 01, 2008; ... Mixu doesn't believe tired Gers will be easy meat MIXU PAATELAINEN today insisted he won't let the threat of athree-match ban hanging over the head of striker Colin Nishinfluence his team selection as Hibs prepare for a final pushtowards UEFA Cup football. Nish will sit out ...
Latapy lauded as golden import
May 01, 2008; ... Legend listed among top 50 greatest foreign players of all-time -and former Hibees are not surprised EX-HIBS stars today reacted with delight as it was revealedformer team-mate Russell Latapy has been listed among the top 50greatest foreign players of all-time in British football ....
Davies link to Hearts is pure 'speculation'
May 01, 2008; ... Winger Driver poised for reserve comeback BILLY DAVIES' representative today labelled suggestions of hisclient becoming the new Hearts manager as mere "speculation". Jim Price, solicitor for the former Derby County manager,revealed he is currently in discussions with several ...
Speed-blitz police stunned as 120mph biker roars into view
May 01, 2008; ... Motorcyclist among 260 caught duringsafety crackdown A MOTORCYCLIST has been clocked driving at more than 120mph downa main road in Midlothian during a week long speeding blitz. Police caught the biker travelling at over 120mph on the A701south of Leadburn in Midlothian ....
McLetchie hits out at SNP housing spend
May 01, 2008 ... FORMER Scottish Tory leader David McLetchie today accused the SNPof "standing and girning on the sidelines" over Scotland's housingproblems. And he dismissed the Scottish Government's pledge of GBP 25mfunding for new council homes as "peanuts". In a debate in the Scottish ...
Starbucks to water down operations in America after bitter sales reduction
May 01, 2008 ... COFFEE empire Starbucks is to reduce the number of stores itopens in the United States after it saw a big reduction in revenues. The chain is also seeing a slowdown in UK consumer numbers. Itsaw incomes in the second quarter ...
It's Harrison for Dispatch ace
May 01, 2008; ... Former winner Andy launches title raid in new team colours ANDY LAURENCE, a member of the winning Riccarton side in 2005, isset to tee it up for Harrison in this year's Edinburgh Evening News-sponsored Dispatch Trophy at the Braids. And he could be in for a tough baptism in ...
If you've half a mo, go by bus with Mo
May 02, 2008; ... BUS travel in Edinburgh these days can be bad for your health.Brings the old blood pressure to the boil when it can take 25minutes in a stop-and-start trundle to get from Hanover Street tothe end of George Street (on a good day, 16 minutes from NorthCastle Street). Down to the ...