Evening News - Scotland back issues from June 2008:
The stuff to give to the troops, Mike
Jun 03, 2008; ... REGRETS . . . he's got only two in life. Mike Gow's telling me:"I wish I'd learned to play the pipes. And I'm sorry I've not gotthe Gaelic. And it's been a long life." This is Sir Michael Gow I'mtalking to at his Edinburgh home and he was just days away from his84th birthday today ....
Ten questions: Sam Aitken
Jun 03, 2008 ... Sam Aitken, 33, from Leith is the sommelier with Number One atthe Balmoral Hotel. 1 What is your earliest memory of Edinburgh? It was a primary oneschool trip and I lost my Victoria Plum lunchbox near the rhinohouse at Edinburgh Zoo. Remarkably, I did get it back about a ...
Quick News: Autism centre opens
Jun 03, 2008 ... A CENTRE for people suffering from autism has been re-launched bya national charity. The Scottish Society for Autism held a special event to mark theopening of the new facility in ...
Leader: Airport security: 'Perhaps it's time rigid rules were re- examined'
Jun 03, 2008 ... AFTER the London Tube and bus bombings and last June's attack onGlasgow Airport it would be foolish to regard ourselves as immunefrom terrorist attack and even today the legacy of these events andother atrocities lives on. In the wake of 9/11 it quickly became clear that air ...
Beaverbrooks to join centre
Jun 03, 2008 ... BEAVERBROOKS, the jewellery chain, has become the latest retailerto sign a lease for the new shopping development in Livingston. The company is to move into The Elements, the new extension tothe Almondvale Shopping Centre, ...
Work on Cube is squaring up
Jun 03, 2008 ... WORK has started on a controversial new office block in theCapital. The Cube, a 66,000 square feet development on Leith Street, isbeing created by the Kilmartin Property Group. Critics of the plan said the building would be too big, out ofcharacter with the World Heritage ...
Sales suite suits Alba's plans
Jun 03, 2008 ... A NEW office development is to be marketed in a similar way tothe residential sector, with its own dedicated sales suite. Miller Developments is setting up the suite at Alba Business Parkin Livingston, where it has built eight new office pavilions. The suite will provide ...
Ryanair grounds 10 per cent of fleet to cut costs
Jun 03, 2008; ... Budget carrier looks to beat rising airport charges this winter BUDGET airline Ryanair is to ground up to ten per cent of itsfleet this winter in a bid to combat soaring airport charges. The carrier, which recently opened a new base at EdinburghAirport, saw full year after-tax ...
Care home 'failings' report to be published this month
Jun 03, 2008 ... AN investigation into alleged failings at an Edinburgh care homehas been concluded and its findings will be published later thismonth. Officials from the Care Commission interviewed staff, residentsand relatives about apparent shortcomings at the Ashley CourtNursing Home in ...
Police promise 'is still not enough'
Jun 03, 2008; ... Justice committee told Capital still needs more officers PUBLIC demands for high- visibility policing in the Capital willrequire more officers than the Scottish Government is promising,police board convener Iain Whyte warned today. He said the 1000 extra police officers across ...
Fresh drive to make stealing disabled parking bays illegal
Jun 03, 2008; ... MSP wants GBP 60 fine issued to those who wrongly use bays MOTORISTS would face fines of up to GBP 60 for stealing disableddrivers' parking spaces under new proposals unveiled today. Labour MSP Jackie Baillie is putting forward a member's bill inthe Scottish Parliament to make ...
GBP 60k to buy operating tables for fat patients
Jun 03, 2008; ... Rising obesity problem leaves NHS with heavy price to pay THE growing number of obese patients attending Lothian hospitalshave forced health chiefs to spend GBP 60,000 on two reinforcedoperating tables. The "bariatric" tables are the most expensive items on a lengthyshopping ...
Firms being driven round the bend by soaring fuel prices
Jun 03, 2008; ... With oil prices at record levels, it's not only motorists who aresuffering. Mark McLaughlin examines the effect rapidly-rising pumpprices are having on local businesses. WHILE many drivers can either absorb the cost or leave their carsat home, many fuel-dependent businesses are ...
Squid's in and the bees have buzzed off in the Lothians
Jun 03, 2008; ... We discover if climate change is a tasty treat or a sting in thetail FISH and chip shop boss Filippo Crolla is waiting for anotherdelivery of one of his fastest-selling products. Since he placed squid on the menu, his Henderson Row chippy,L'Alba D'oro, has become a popular ...
New donation rules planned for hospitals
Jun 03, 2008 ... HEALTH boards could be issued with guidelines on acceptingconditional donations like the scanner given to Edinburgh RoyalInfirmary by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the RBS gift - whichreserves 25 per cent of the equipment's time for its own ...
Confusion lands airport with one million cans of deodorant
Jun 03, 2008; ... Passengers forced to give up half a tonne of items every week MORE than one million cans of deodorant have been seized frompassengers confused over tough security rules on carrying liquidsthrough Edinburgh Airport. New figures released by airport operator BAA show that half ...
If John hadn't died in battle..I would not be here today
Jun 03, 2008; ... Families recall relatives who lost their lives as community'sroll of honour is put back on display IT may be 90 years since theend of the First World War, but for many families the pain of losingloved ones still remains. As Leith's First World War roll of honourgoes on display for the ...
Activists push reprieved bus
Jun 03, 2008 ... COMMUNITY activists have vowed to continue to promote a reprievedbus service in the north-west of the city. Council chiefs last week agreed to reverse plans to terminatepart of the number 13 Lothian Buses service from Blackhall toLochend. This followed an independent survey ...
Capital hotel honoured by air travellers
Jun 03, 2008 ... TRAVELLERS flying with one of the world's leading airlines havevoted The Balmoral the top hotel in Scotland and one of the best inEurope. American Airlines passengers selected the Princes Street hotel astheir favourite in Scotland for the second year in a row as part ofa survey ...
Star is dating daughter Who
Jun 03, 2008 ... BATHGATE-BORN Doctor Who star David Tennant is dating his on-screen daughter, it was reported today. Mr Tennant, 37, has been seen out with 23-year-old ...
Gas blast victim to remain in hospital
Jun 03, 2008 ... AN elderly woman whose kitchen exploded around her after a gasescape will face at least another week in hospital. Molly Hastie, 86, is being treated for minor burns after herhouse was destroyed during the explosion in Uphall, West Lothian,last week. Doctors had hoped she ...
Churchill photo to fetch GBP 6000
Jun 03, 2008 ... A SIGNED photograph of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchillgifted to an Edinburgh doctor is expected to fetch GBP 6000 atBonhams auction house later this month. The photo was given to former president of the Edinburgh branchof the British Medical Association Dr Douglas Guthrie ...
Sculptures get the public in a spin
Jun 03, 2008 ... The public will get the chance to see many of the artists at workat a ...
Family stunned after rugby coach loses battle against brain tumour
Jun 03, 2008; ... Tributes pour in as teacher dies months after cancer found A TOP Edinburgh rugby coach and PE teacher has died suddenly justmonths after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Grant Mackenzie, 39, who taught at Stewart's Melville College aswell as being the side's first team ...
Young actors hope to make a Connection
Jun 03, 2008 ... SCORES of young performers are set to take part in an event inthe Capital to find the next generation of theatre talent. Groups from across Scotland will take to the stage at the RoyalLyceum Theatre as part of the New Connections project. Launched 15 years ago by the National ...
Quick News: Mine debate opens up
Jun 03, 2008 ... PLANS for an open cast mine in Midlothian are to be discussed ata public meeting later this month. Scottish Coal wants to ...
Manhole cover thieves hunted
Jun 03, 2008 ... POLICE are searching for a team of manhole cover thieves who havestruck throughout West Lothian in the last few weeks. In each case a blue Transit van was seen in the area, with thelatest incident occurring on Gateside Road yesterday. Police received a report ...
Inspirational Samaritan Joy wins award
Jun 03, 2008 ... A DEAF charity worker who relies on her hearing dog has won a topaward for her efforts to inspire others. Joy Peat, who volunteers for the Samaritans in Edinburgh, tookpart in a new partnership between the organisation and deaf charityRNID Scotland. The 53-year-old, who is ...
Fuel cost and tram works set to scupper children's trip
Jun 03, 2008; ... Just 50 cabbies sign up to ferry disabled youngsters for day ORGANISERS of Edinburgh's annual taxi outing for disabledchildren have warned the event is in jeopardy because of high fuelprices and the tram roadworks. Just 50 of the city's 1280 cabbies have been recruited to act ...
Historic text is copied for Czech display
Jun 03, 2008 ... A COPY of a rarely seen historic document which is housed inEdinburgh has been presented to a museum in Prague. The Bohemian Protest, which is nearly 600 years old, is one ofthe most influential texts in European medieval history. The letter, signed by 450 Bohemian and ...
Taxpayers forking out GBP 60k a day for city's temporary staff
Jun 03, 2008; ... Council chiefs insist they're working to slash GBP 22 millionbill AGENCY workers and external consultants cost the city council anaverage of GBP 60,000 a day, according to new figures today. The local authority paid over GBP 14 million for the equivalentof 535 temporary ...
Welcome for new hospital start in 2010
Jun 03, 2008 ... OFFICIAL confirmation that work on a new Haddington hospital isto start in 2010 has been welcomed by the local community. The modern replacement for the ageing Roodlands and Herdmanflathospitals is expected to include a walk-in clinic to deal with minorinjuries, but will not have ...
Quick News: Firm's naked ambition
Jun 03, 2008 ... A RECRUITMENT drive to find local men willing to become nakedbutlers is to be held in Edinburgh. The ...
French abbey in memorial plan for Inglis
Jun 03, 2008 ... ELSIE INGLIS, described as Scotland's answer to FlorenceNightingale, is to be commemorated in France. The Edinburgh University graduate, who founded the Women'sHospital for Foreign Service in 1915, will have a memorial dedicatedto her in Abbaye de Royaumont. After war broke ...
MSP calls for Tesco to stay put
Jun 03, 2008 ... A CAMPAIGN to keep super market giant Tesco in Haddington towncentre has won the backing on a local MSP. The company wants to build a 50,000 square foot superstore on theoutskirts of the town at Gateside East. But East Lothian Labour MSP Iain Gray has told the ...
People urged to take life on
Jun 03, 2008 ... GOING for a brisk walk and avoiding alcohol for two days everyweek are just two of the measures being promoted as part of acampaign to improve the health of people in the Capital. The Scottish Government's GBP 500,000 Take ...
Appeal after flashing incident
Jun 03, 2008 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man indecently exposedhimself near a church. The incident happened at around 3pm on Sunday, when the man wasspotted to the rear of Barclay Church, near Bruntsfield Links. He is described as white, around 5ft 9ins tall, between 40 to ...
Quick News: Champions honoured
Jun 03, 2008 ... SCOTTISH Junior Cup winners Bathgate Thistle are to be honouredwith a civic reception. West Lothian Council plans to host the reception for ...
Oilman's killer faces life term
Jun 03, 2008 ... A MAN who murdered a former oil worker at an Edinburgh homelesshostel before performing the last rites on his dead body is facing alife sentence. Leslie Moohan, 24, strangled David Redpath with belts and carvedhis forehead with a razor during the attack in Harrison Road ...
Man dies in Leith lorry horror
Jun 03, 2008; ... Pedestrian is dragged under wheels A MAN has been killed in a horror crash after being dragged underthe wheels of a lorry. The elderly victim, who has not been identified, was struck bythe vehicle on Great Junction Street in Leith at around 10.15amtoday, police said ....
Children surf safely with new system
Jun 03, 2008 ... AN innovative new system aimed at protecting children online hasbeen unveiled at the Scottish Parliament. Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop launched the new technology,which has been designed in West Lothian to permit monitored accessto the internet by children, including those in ...
Daredevil mum goes missing
Jun 03, 2008; ... Fears grow for mother-of-three after car found A THRILL-SEEKING mum has disappeared just days after jumping outof a plane for charity, sparking fears for her safety. Fundraising mother-of-three Elizabeth Ledgerwood, 46, ...
Jobs saved as Nissan set to build new car
Jun 03, 2008 ... CAR giant Nissan today announced it will build a new model at itsBritish plant, securing thousands of jobs. Production of the new model will start in 2010 at the firm'sSunderland factory, which built a record 374,000 cars last year andis the UK's biggest car exporter, selling 80 ...
Around town
Jun 03, 2008 ... MEMBERS of the Orange Order parade through the Capital at theweekend. The event started on the George IV Bridge, before headingalong Princes Street. Student is in running for award A CITY student is in the running for a UK-wide award. SamAbrahams, of Heriot-Watt University, ...
Gang smashes into sheltered housing after raiding store
Jun 03, 2008; ... Youths escape from police after breaking glass-panelled door A GANG of shoplifters escaped from police after smashing its wayinto a sheltered housing complex. Officers were pursuing the youths through the Grange area lastnight when they escaped into the grounds of Edward ...
Dog 'attacker' off the hook
Jun 03, 2008 ... A DOG owner accused of launching a "savage" attack on his pet inHolyrood Park has been cleared by the Scottish SPCA. The owner of the Springer spaniel, who asked not to beidentified, contacted the Scottish SPCA after the alleged incident. A shocked onlooker said they saw ...
School flood 'may not be act of vandalism'
Jun 03, 2008 ... A MAJOR flood that caused GBP 50,000 worth of damage to a cityschool may not have been an act of vandalism, according to a localcouncillor. There is to be a review of school security across the Capitalfollowing the incident at Portobello High. The city's education leader, ...
Thugs attack postman and steal his van
Jun 03, 2008 ... A POSTMAN was attacked and his van stolen during a daylightrobbery in Livingston. Police are hunting for two robbers who struck near to the Bank ofScotland in Almondvale South. The postman was robbed of the keys fora red Royal Mail van which was stolen and later recovered ....
Battle lines drawn over Murray's greenbelt goal
Jun 03, 2008; ... Rangers chief's scheme to build 200 homes faces protests RATHO STATION would nearly double in size under plans unveiledtoday by Sir David Murray's property firm to build 200 new homes ongreenbelt land. The regeneration of the area would be the first major developmentin the ...
Bank offices raided in probe
Jun 03, 2008 ... THE offices of the Royal Bank of Scotland have been raided aspart of a competition probe by the UK's trading watchdog. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday confirmed it hadlaunched an investigation into "alleged anti-competitive conduct" byboth Barclays and RBS and had ...
Police hunt trio after mugging
Jun 03, 2008 ... A MAN has been mugged during a city centre attack. The 20-year-old victim was walking home in the early hours ofSunday morning when three men approached him on Queensferry StreetLane at around 12.30am and demanded cash. After going through his wallet and ...
Primary pupil charged with smashing police car window
Jun 03, 2008; ... Parents tell of 'small band' of unruly children at school A PRIMARY pupil has been charged with smashing the window of apolice car while it was parked in the school grounds. The 11-year-old boy is the second pupil at the East Lothianprimary to be charged in the last month ...
SMOKE ON THE WATER MUSIC
Jun 03, 2008; ... Deep Purple legend picks city students to play cross-over work AS music teachers go, he has to be one of the coolest in town. Deep Purple legend Jon Lord will be taking a group of buddingEdinburgh rock stars under his wing as they prepare for a specialperformance of one of his ...
Mixed feelings in cult dispute
Jun 03, 2008 ... PROTESTERS who demonstrate against Scientology have hit out at"mixed feelings" from Scottish authorities over the use of the word"cult". Last month, the Evening News revealed the city council andLothian and Borders Police had "no objection" and "no issue"respectively with the ...
Musicians are out of tune in funding fight
Jun 03, 2008 ... COUNCIL leaders have declined to raise the funding crisis facinga traditional music group in the Capital with Scottish ministers. The award-winning Scots Music Group (SMG) was set up in 1990 topromote and maintain Scotland's traditional musical heritage but haslost out on GBP ...
Twinning youngsters hear it on the Grapevine
Jun 03, 2008 ... YOUNG musicians and golfers have been invited to show off theirskills in Texas as part of a new link with the Lothians. The invitations to perform came under a new twinning link betweenthe Texan city of Grapevine and West Lothian. Twelve young musicians have been asked to ...
Police's fears for missing charity stunt mother grow
Jun 03, 2008; ... FEARS are growing for the safety of a dedicated fundraiser whohas gone missing from her West Lothian home. Elizabeth Ledgerwood, 46, vanished from her Armadale house onThursday morning at around 9.30am and has not been seen since. Police are becoming increasingly concerned ...
Warning on school cuts cover
Jun 03, 2008 ... UNION leaders have warned Edinburgh school workers to avoidtaking on duties previously carried out by catering staff. As first revealed in the Evening News, proposals were recentlyannounced to close six primary school kitchens temporarily andremove catering staff from 14 of ...
Burning Busch
Jun 03, 2008; ... French forward heads for heat of Tunisia to boost Hearts deal bid Buscher hopes to land Hearts deal FORMER Gretna forward Mickael Buscher is currently training inthe wilting heat of Tunisia in order to enhance his chances ofsecuring a permanent contract with Hearts. In ...
Edinburgh rock Chunk wants to mark anniversary in style
Jun 03, 2008; ... Helping Scotland overcome Pumas is Jacobsen's new goal LOYAL Edinburgh rugby star Allan Jacobsen is aiming to round offhis tenth season since making his club debut as a callow teenager instyle this weekend. The 29-year-old international prop forward insists aninternational ...
Murray's late strike hands President's Cup to Uphall
Jun 03, 2008 ... Whitburn defeat follows Logan Cup debacle IT was a subdued final of the President's Cup at the CivilService Sports Ground in Muirhouse, with Uphall Station scoring alate, solitary goal to finally get the better of Dynamo Whitburn inthe final that should never have taken place ....
No happy ending in Cinema Cup for Leith
Jun 03, 2008 ... LEITH ATHLETIC gave their all in the Cinema Cup final against thecrack Drumchapel United at Camelon, but it was not good enough andthe Glasgow outfit ran out 2-1 winners. After a shaky start, it was Leith Athletic who went in front witha tremendous goal from Steve Radzynski in the ...
Spartans prove Kingpins
Jun 03, 2008 ... SWANSONG: Spartans ended their season on a high with a crushing ...
Pain worth the gain for Bathgate hero Menmuir
Jun 03, 2008; ... BATHGATE THISTLE defender Stephen Menmuir was left in agony afterhelping his side lift the Scottish Junior Cup - but he insistedtoday it was worth every second of pain. The former Camelon centre-half headed Thistle level againstCumnock at Rugby Park on Sunday but had to be ...
Watsonians land former Scotland star Macfadyen
Jun 03, 2008; ... WATSONIANS have swooped to land recently retired Scotland flankerDonnie Macfadyen as their forwards coach for next season. The 11-times capped Macfadyen, 28, will be linking up with formerScottish Schools team-mate Bruce Aitchison who has taken over ashead coach. Aitchison, ...