Recently added articles from Evening Times:
Girl 's joy a t back op success Amy is standing tall after op
Aug 30, 2008; JOHN McCANN ... GIRL who was taunted at school because of her twisted body hashad her life transformed by a seven-hour operation. In an amazing procedure, surgeons inserted titanium screws intothe bones in Amy Souter's back before using hooks to attach them totitanium rods on either side. Now she ...
Fury at gas,electricity price hikes
Aug 30, 2008; GRAEME MURRAY ... ANOTHER two energy firms have announced massive increases in gasand electricity prices. The moves by Npower and ScottishPower were immediately condemnedby pensioners' groups. ScottishPower is to up gas bills by an average of 34-per cent andelectricity by 9-per cent from ...
Tenants set for transfer Tenants set to vote on GHA housing stock Tenants set to vote on GHA housing stock Ballot to decide landlord for more than 2000 homes
Aug 30, 2008; MARIANNE TAYLOR ... MORE than 2000 homes in Glasgow are set to be transferred tolocal landlords. Glasgow Housing Association is to seek permission for a Novemberballot of tenants in five home organisations. THOUSANDS of tenants are to get the chance to vote on communityownership in ...
Fury forces board to put off health visitor switch GPs outraged at bid to take staff from surgeries
Aug 30, 2008; JOHN McCANN ... HEALTH visitors in Glasgow have won a reprieve after the city'shealth board put plans to remove them from GPs' surgeries on hold. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wants to move health visitors fromlocal surgeries to multi-disciplinary teams with social workers. But managers have ...
Firms, worker fined for building site death
Aug 30, 2008; IAIN LUNDY ... FINES totalling pounds-8400 have been imposed following abuilding site accident which claimed a teenager's life . Gareth Ritson, 18, was killed in September last year when apallet of bricks fell on him at the site in Southwood Road, Troon. At Ayr Sheriff Court yesterday, ...
SCOTLAND TODAY
Aug 30, 2008 ... Police numbers hit all-time high SCOTLAND has a record number of police officers, according toGovernment figures. They show that for the three months up to the end of June, therewere 16,339 officers, an increase of 118 from the previous quarter. The increase included ...
16M Pound gym hall fit for winners
Aug 30, 2008; JOHN McCANN ... A pounds-16MILLION theatre of dreams is taking shape in theshadow of Hampden - and it promises to nurture the Scotland playersof the future. Former blaes pitches at Toryglen are being transformed by thecreation of a regional indoor training facility. The complex features four ...
Distillery in search for its history
Aug 30, 2008 ... BOSSES at a distillery near Glasgow hope to track downphotographs and documents relating to the business for a new visitorcentre. Auchentoshan Distillery, which last year was voted the city'sfavourite business by Evening Times readers, was founded in 1823. It is situated at ...
Clyde destroyer in fishing boat rescue
Aug 30, 2008; GORDON THOMSON ... A WARSHIP built on the Clyde helped rescue two fishermen on astricken boat near Arran. HMS Daring broke away from sea trials in the Firth of Clyde afterpicking up distress calls from the Irish trawler Paloma. The destroyer arrived on the scene within two minutes and ...
Now you know. . .Hampden museum team wins again Second honour for attraction thanks to Times
Aug 30, 2008; JONATHAN PAISLEY ... THE team behind the Scottish Football Museum has netted an award -thanks to the Evening Times. The Hampden Park attraction has already achieved VisitScotland'scoveted Five Star status for its impressive collection ofmemorabilia, including trophies, cup winners' medals and ...
Artists' show back on track after strikes
Aug 30, 2008 ... A GROUP of artists whose dreams of staging an exhibition lookeddoomed after a council strike are set showcase their talents. The women, aged 55 and over, had planned to host their Time forArt display after enjoying a two-week summer residency at theTramway 2 ...
5000 homes to recycle food waste
Aug 30, 2008 ... MORE than 5000 households will soon benefit from a weekly foodwaste collection service. Householders taking part in the trial recycling scheme inInverclyde are being issued with information leaflets, kitchencaddies, corn starch liners and containers. Unwanted food can be ...
Well legends take on Old Firm
Aug 30, 2008 ... A TOP line-up has been unveiled for a Motherwell star'stestimonial match. Greats from the club will line-up against a special Old Firmselect team for Dougie Arnott's testimonial. The management team will be made up of Well backroom staff TomForsyth, Cammy Murray, John ...
Man in black busks for Cash
Aug 30, 2008 ... A JOHNNY Cash tribute artist will be raising money for charity onGlasgow's streets. Ric Herrington, 55, will be busking in the city centre onSeptember 7 and 9 as part of a ...
Mark saddles up for some giant fun
Aug 30, 2008 ... ROUND the world record breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont is alwaysready to get on his bike, but even this machine would have proved tobe too much of challenge for him. The University of Glasgow graduate, 26, leapt on the 11ftBankies Bike sculpture and gave it the thumbs up. It ...
STRANDED Hundreds hit as planes grounded
Aug 28, 2008 ... ABUDGET airline cash crisis is said to have been why hundreds ofpassengers were stranded at Glasgow Airport today. Two Zoom ...
HEALTH Joy over reprieve for GP in suicide row
Aug 28, 2008 ... PATIENTS today welcomed the news that their suspended GP won't begiven the boot. Dr Iain Kerr, 61, was suspended for six months after prescribingsleeping tablets to an elderly patient so that she could killherself. It had been feared that he would not be able to return to ...
TALKS Bid to save 500 city bank jobs
Aug 28, 2008 ... TALKS are under way to try to save hundreds of Glasgow bank jobs. Barclays decision to outsource work from the ...
360 passengers hit as Zoom flights grounded Scots travellers' fury after chaos at Glasgow Airport
Aug 28, 2008; GORDON THOMSON ... HUNDREDS of travellers were stranded at Glasgow Airport todayafter two flights were grounded because of technical and alleged financial problems. A Boeing 757 belonging to Zoom Airlines was stopped from takingoff for Halifax, Canada, shortly before 11am after the CivilAviation ...
GLASGOW COMMUTER NIGHTMARE 10 MILES OF GRIDLOCK
Aug 28, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of drivers were caught up in a 10-mile tailback todayon Scotland's busiest ...