Evening Times back issues from January 2001:
The day that 66 families' lives changed forever; IBROX DISASTER 30th ANNIVERSARY: we look back at January 2, 1971, the day that an Old Firm derby turned into a scene from a nightmare
Jan 02, 2001; ... GEORGE Smith put on his coat and kissed his family goodbye. Hesmiled as his youngest son, only four, asked if he could go to thegame with him. Little Craig was "too wee" for a big game like the traditionalNew Year Old Firm match, his dad told him. George promised his sonhe would ...
Greatest Ranger statue is tribute after three tragedies
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE Ibrox Disaster memorial will pay tribute to the victims ofthree tragedies at the stadium. A statue of legendary club captain John Greig will bear the namesof fans who died at the ground in 1902, 1961 and 1971. The bronze figure was created by sculptor Andy Scott, who ...
Millennium memories: The Grecian Buildings, Sauchiehall Street
Jan 02, 2001 ... The Grecian Buildings, Sauchiehall Street The Grecian Buildingson Sauchiehall Street is one of the most outstanding creations ofGlasgow architect Alexander 'Greek' Thomson. It was one of the few occasions where Thomson was asked to designa building at the corner of a road ....
Big Yin's Nazi jibe no laughing matter
Jan 02, 2001; ... So the Big Yin is at it again. While the rest of us arerecharging the batteries over the Christmas period, Billy Connollyhas decided to lash out at Scotland and the Scots. Quite why he feels the need to have a go at the country of hisbirth I cannot begin to understand. But his ...
Airline policy makes a mockery of flight care
Jan 02, 2001 ... I CAN'T believe that a commercial airline has no obligation tolook after its passengers. Ryanair's policy when delays are due to bad weather is not tooffer passengers any refreshments or compensation whatsoever. This was, of course, bad news for the 560 passengers who ...
One bonnie babe meets another
Jan 02, 2001 ... MISS Scotland UK, Michelle Watson, delighted one-year-old toddlerAnisa Amjad when she visited Asda in Motherwell. The Scots beauty presented the toddler with her prize for winningthe superstore's bonnie baby competition, a six-month supply ofPampers nappies. Michelle (19), ...
Picturebetterfor eyesore cinema; Firm spells out entertainment centre plans at old ABC
Jan 02, 2001; ... AN historic Glasgow cinema will be transformed into a majorentertainment complex. The former ABC building in Sauchiehall Street has lain empty formore than a year and has become an eyesore. But now proposals by Castle Inns (Stirling) - which also owns theFubar nightclub in ...
Widow knew nothing about death probe; Wife learns of FAI in newspaper notice
Jan 02, 2001; ... A DISTRAUGHT widow only learned of a court inquiry into herhusband's death through a newspaper notice. Alice Coyle knew nothing about the fatal accident inquiryfollowing the death of her husband, James, while being arrested bypolice. James (45) collapsed after being ...
We WILL do it this year!; NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS ARE EASY TO MAKE, EASIER TO BREAK. WILL YOU HAVE THE WILLPOWER?; Resolution: LOSE WEIGHT
Jan 02, 2001; ... New Year is traditionally a time of fresh starts. With a cleancalendar stretching out ahead, who hasn't nurtured hopes of leavingbad habits behind. And, of course, with the promise that this will be the year whenthey finally achieve their full potential. But as anyone who ...
PICK OF THE DAY: PETER PAN; Dark side of Pan
Jan 02, 2001; ... A VISIT to the Tron Theatre tonight is the perfect antidote topost yuletide season blues. Theatre Babel's devilishly dark version of Peter Pan sticks moreclosely to J.M. Barrie's original than the panto adaptations of thetale. It's colourful, featuring masks, puppets and ...
Festive cheer on DVD sales
Jan 02, 2001 ... ELECTRICAL stores have come up trumps in the festive seasonbuying spree. Chains like Comet, Dixons and Woolworths are all expected to havedone well when the figures are totted up, retail sales experts said. But there was less Yuletide cheer for clothing chains like Marks& ...
Shops move to end crisis at Lighthouse; Glasgow's #13m showpiece centre to go commercial
Jan 02, 2001; ... GLASGOW'S Lighthouse centre plans to end its cash crisis by goingcommercial. Shop units will open in the centre featuring the work ofpromising young Glasgow designers. The #13million showpiece, Scotland's Centre for Architec-ture andDesign, opened in a blaze of publicity 18 ...
#3m for Dome workers
Jan 02, 2001 ... BOSSES and staff at the Millennium Dome are to share bonuseswhich could total #3million, it emerged today. A spokesman for the attraction, which closed its doors onDecember 31, said they were mainly retention bonuses offered to keepstaff working to the end of their short-term ...
Dashing Daniel goes to war to do his duty
Jan 02, 2001; ... SWORD OF HONOUR Channel 4, 9pm DANIEL Craig is one of a rare breed - an actor with genuinepresence who has a magnetic relationship with the camera. He was one of the stars thrown up by the classic BBC drama OurFriends In The North. Now he stars in Sword of Honour, a ...
Star profile: Leslie Phillips
Jan 02, 2001 ... Image: Debonair and raffish Best Known For: His catchphrase"Well, hel-low". Early Life: He was born in north London. His father died whenLeslie was nine and his mother had to bring up three children alone.Inspired by his victory in a beautiful baby competition, she decidedto put ...
Saudi fears for bootleg booze Scot
Jan 02, 2001 ... A SCOTS firefighter faces a public flogging after being arrestedover a bootleg booze operation in Saudi Arabia. David Mornin, from Greenock, was one of five Britons who spentChristmas in a Saudi jail. They were arrested over the alleged production, sale and supplyof ...
Peer is #2m Labour donor
Jan 02, 2001 ... LORD HAMLYN today admitted he was the mystery man who donated#2million to Labour Party funds. His announcement came after Prime Minister Tony Blair had facedmounting pressure from his own MPs to name the donor. Opposition parties had also ...
Thousands hit by water shortages
Jan 02, 2001 ... THOUSANDS of people had their water supply cut off deliberatelytoday after engineers discovered they had only four hours ofsupplies left for the whole of East Ayrshire. Emergency tanks were taken in six villages and every home wasgiven 12 litres of bottled water while attempts ...
MOVING TRIBUTE TO THE 66 VICTIMS OF IBROX TRAGEDY; OLD FIRM FANS UNITE AS DISASTER MEMORIAL UNVEILED
Jan 02, 2001; ... FOOTBALL fans from both sides of the Old Firm divide gathered atIbrox today to pay tribute to the 66 victims of the Scottish game'sworst tragedy. The fans created their own memorial, as Rangers held a specialservice to commemorate those who died in the Ibrox disaster -exactly 30 ...
Woman killed as cars plunge from cliff
Jan 02, 2001 ... ONE woman was killed and several other people were injured todaywhen a cliff landslide on a beach road sent cars plunging over theedge. The dead woman was thought to have been in one of several carswhich fell more than 40 feet on to the beach in north Wales. Rescue services ...
Lightly Grilled
Jan 02, 2001 ... CAFE SOURCE opened in November as part of the St Andrew's Churchrenovation as a new centre for Scottish music and dance in theMerchant City. The Cafe specialises in Scottish cafe food with atwist. Paul Lawrie, from Cumbernauld, is the head chef at Cafe Source.In the past, Paul ...
Blaze guts island cafe
Jan 02, 2001 ... A BLAZE has destroyed a popular cafe in Rothesay on the Isle ofBute. Firefighters raced to the Bay Cafe in the town's Argyle Streetafter smoke was spotted in the early hours of this ...
Plea after fatal crash
Jan 02, 2001 ... POLICE have appealed for information after a pensioner died in acar crash in Kilmarnock. Pedestrian John Marshall (66) of the town's Lindsay Street, wasseriously injured in the accident in Grange Street on ...
Gran wins #54,000
Jan 02, 2001 ... A GRANDMOTHER who played bingo for 34 years in one club hasfinally scooped the jackpot. The 62-year-old, who asked not to be named, won #54,000 at theRegal Club, Renfrew, after playing five nights a week for threedecades. The pensioner said she would use her winnings to buy ...
Hunt for armed raider
Jan 02, 2001 ... POLICE are hunting a robber who held up a paper shop at gunpoint. The raid took place at the M&M newsagents in Drumry Road East,Drumchapel, on New Year's Day when a 43-year-old shopkeeper ...
Mum fears for sons
Jan 02, 2001 ... A GLASGOW mother fears she may never see her sons again afterthey were snatched by their father over New Year. Moira Douglas (36) last saw Kyle (12) and Dean (10) on Saturdaywhen their father, James Paterson picked them ...
Hunt for two after train terror
Jan 02, 2001 ... TWO thugs subjected a young woman to a vicious beating during aterrifying late night robbery on a train. The 26-year-old was thrown to the floor and kicked, repeatedly. Police believe the attackers were trying to snatch theunaccompanied woman's handbag. British ...
Book tycoon named as Labour's #2m man; Mystery donor admits gift to ease pressure on under-fire Blair
Jan 02, 2001; ... THE mystery backer behind a #2million donation to the LabourParty was today named as Lord Hamlyn, of the publishing dynasty. He said he had decided to make his gift public - although he wasunder no obligation to do so. "I'm proud to be a long-standing supporter of the Labour ...
Price gets the match play bug
Jan 02, 2001; ... Andrew Coltart faces an uncertain start to his campaign at theworld match play in Melbourne tonight. The Scot plays Phillip Price in the first round, but the Welshmanis battling against time to shake off a virus. Price halted his final practice round after only nine holes, ...
Sports Local
Jan 02, 2001 ... ICE HOCKEY: Paisley Pirates are trying to piece a team togetherto first foot Edinburgh Capitals in tonight's crucial BritishNational League clash (face-off 6.30pm). The Renfrewshire club have been turned upside down after aninternal bust-up during which captain Craig Nelson ...
Sportswide
Jan 02, 2001 ... MOTORSPORT: Allan McNish has paid tribute to the part played by ateam-mate in his American Le Mans Series title triumph. The Scot wonAdelaide's Race of a Thousand Years, despite a back injury which hadthreatened to sideline him. Due to the scoring system, his Italian co- driver ...
AGONY, ECSTASY...AND NEVER A DULL MOMENT; JUNIORS: Freeze KOs card, but super SportTimes is still right on the ball
Jan 02, 2001; ... THERE was disappointment when the heavy snow wrecked the finalcard of 2000. But it gave us an opportunity to look back over a year thatproduced the usual batch of highs and lows. From Port Glasgow's magnificent win in the Evening Times Cup-Winners' Cup Final to Johnstone ...
Rovers half way to Mac's final goal
Jan 02, 2001; ... DIVISION THREE ALBION ROVERS boss John McVeigh has pronounced himself "wellpleased" with the progress of his young side as he looks back on thefirst half of their campaign. He said: "When the season started I decided the way forward forus was youth. As such I put together a ...
Future looking better for Morton
Jan 02, 2001; ... DIVISION ONE SUPPORT for Morton's future continues to roll in from alldirections. Following local company National Semi-Conductors decision todonate enough money to pay players' basic wages at the club, StMirren and Kilmarnock have offered to play Morton in ...
THISTLE DO NICELY FOR LONER DEREK; DIVISION TWO: Firhill feels like home to man Hibs left out in the cold
Jan 02, 2001; ... ONE man who doesn't mind being a loan star is Derek Collins, ex-Morton and still strictly with Hibs but currently playing withPartick Thistle. His 11 years at Cappielow finished two years ago, when his moveto Easter Road saw him joining a Hibs side on the up-and-up and wellon ...
United to appeal red card
Jan 02, 2001 ... Dundee United are to appeal against Alan Combe's red cardreceived at Hibs. United confirmed the keeper was sent off following an incidentwith linesman Jim McBride at full time, but the reason for hisdismissal will not become apparent until the SFA receive AlanFreeland's report ....
Jess the job as Bantams sink City
Jan 02, 2001; ... EOIN JESS took a major step towards securing a permanent movesouth when he set Bradford on their way to a 2-1 victory atLeicester. He is desperate to make a success of his three-month loan fromAberdeen and wasted no time making his mark in the clash at FilbertStreet which came ...
Fergie's Reds book Premier cruise
Jan 02, 2001; ... Manchester United welcomed in the New Year with an awesomedisplay in the 3-1 win against West Ham. And their performance has presented manager Sir Alex Fergusonwith a problem to ponder for the months ahead. The Premiership leaders have opened up an 11-point advantage ...
STRONG: good times coming at Fir Park; Motherwell defender full of confidence for second half of the campaign
Jan 02, 2001; ... IT seems whenever Motherwell overcome one problem, there isanother waiting just around the corner to test manager Billy Daviesto the full. At the beginning of the season, the promising young gaffer had tofield a side that was missing a host of key players on more than ...
BEST STILL TO COME; PARKHEAD UPDATE: Celtic's brilliant Bulgarian feels the battle for a first-team place will mean Celts can only get better
Jan 02, 2001; ... WHEN Martin O'Neill arrived as manager at Celtic Park he knewimmediately the size and quality of the squad wasn't good enough. So the Irishman made a quick splash into the transfer market, andhas since added to his pool whenever the right players becameavailable. To date, ...
It all goes sour as Hoops blast back at Mac claims
Jan 02, 2001; ... IT was perhaps inevitable that Celtic and Chief Executive AllanMacDonald would have an acrimonious parting of the ways. The former British Aerospace executive endured all the emotionsin his 18 months in charge at Parkhead. His stewardship co-incided with one of the worst ...
Scottish football is facing biggest test ever
Jan 02, 2001; ... A VERY Happy New Year to everyone, especially Scotland'ssportsmen and women as they set their targets for the next 12months. As we freeze in the deep mid-winter, there are few more pleasantways to pass a few idle moments than to contemplate the delights tocome in the year ahead ....
I took the bait: Jorg; ALBERTZ GLAD TO BE BACK
Jan 02, 2001; ... JORG ALBERTZ today admitted he let Hibs star Gary Smith wind himup during their Ibrox bust-up 10 days ago. The German midfielder was red-carded by referee Kenny Clark forgrabbing Smith by the throat after the defender had aimed a kick athim near the end of Rangers' 1-0 win at ...
Buddies relish chance for revenge
Jan 02, 2001; ... IAIN NICOLSON has urged his St Mirren team-mates to blank out thememory of the drubbing they suffered the last time they playedRangers. The Saints were blown away by Dick Advocaat's side, who wereunder severe pressure after a spell of bad form, when they visitedIbrox last month ....
Gillies aiming to be Saints' man on the mark; PAISLEY midfielder fired up for GERS TRIP TO LOVE STREET
Jan 02, 2001; ... St Mirren midfielder Ricky Gillies has already found the netagainst Rangers this season and in a previous season even tastedvictory. But the 24-year-old admits a mighty task awaits his side when thethird-placed cham-pions arrive in Paisley tonight. He said: "Playing against ...
KENNY SHOOTS FOR THE TOP; PREMIER ANALYSIS: Rangers young gun comes five-alive at the prospect of lining up against struggling Saints in tonight's crunch at Love Street
Jan 02, 2001; ... RANGERS young gun Kenny Miller single-handedly destroyed StMirren the last time the teams met two months ago. And the #2m striker has revealed how his five-goal salvo againstSaints in the 7-1 Ibrox mauling kick-started his career at the club. Miller went goal crazy that ...
Celtic boss pips Clinton to Man of Year title
Jan 02, 2001; ... CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has been voted man of the year inan Irish competition. Outgoing US President Bill Clinton, after a year when he has beena driving force behind the peace process in Ireland, was expected torun away with the Irish News Person of 2000 contest. But ...
New Year's a hit despite the weather; THE PARTY'S OVER... AND THE CLEANING-UP BEGINS
Jan 02, 2001; ... GLASGOW'S New Year blasted off in style with one of the mostsuccessful Hogmanay parties ever held in the city. Even thieves and adverse weather could not dampen the city'scelebrations as a spectacular firework display lit up the night sky. More than 20,000 people flocked to ...
AMO IS ALL SET NOW TO HAMMER OUT DEAL; As Numan aims to finish his career at Rangers
Jan 02, 2001; ... LORENZO AMORUSO looks sure to play his last game for Rangerstonight at St Mirren. West Ham manager Harry Redknapp plans to fly North to watch theItalian in action at Love Street. The Hammers boss wants to complete the #3m transfer beforeRangers head off for their three-week ...
PREMIER SHUTDOWN MAY BE PUT ON ICE
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE SPL is ready to scrap its winter shutdown next season toavoid potential fixture trouble. The three-week break, in its third year, starts after today'sgames, and most Premier clubs are heading for the sun. But next season, the fixtures could work against such a break ....
Rowing coach dies
Jan 02, 2001 ... A British rower was today in custody in France on suspicion ofmurder after the death of his club's coach. The 23-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested afteran argument with international award-winning interior designerMarcello Minale on Saturday night. It is believed ...
Water washout as village taps run dry; Burst pipes to blame as supplies for 6000 are cut off
Jan 02, 2001; ... THOUSANDS of families suffered a water crisis today caused by thebig thaw. They had their water cut off after being told there were onlyenough supplies to last for four hours. The move this morning was a desperate bid by water chiefs toconserve supplies at a water treatment ...
Princess awaits tests
Jan 02, 2001 ... TEST results expected today could help doctors treating PrincessMargaret diagnose her mystery illness. The princess, aged 70, is at Sandringham after being bedriddenfor a fortnight. Amid speculation over the nature of her ailment, a royal sourcesaid it was believed her ...
Union fury at shake-up
Jan 02, 2001 ... SCOTLAND's largest water industry union, Unison, today hit out atthe Scottish Executive's plans to introduce competition to thepublic water industry. Dave Watson, the union's Scottish Organiser for Utilities said:"The vast increase in PFI projects and the opening up of ...
Gorbals renewal blueprint for world
Jan 02, 2001; ... EXPERTS from around the world will use Glasgow as a blueprint intheir attempts to transform some of the most run down areas ofEurope. They will spend six months looking at how the city has breathednew life into derelict areas such as the Gorbals. The Organisation for ...
Hands up for a crazy way to bring in Ne'erday cash
Jan 02, 2001 ... IT'S one way to get rid of any hangover you might be suffering onNew Year's Day, but it's certainly not for the faint hearted. While most of us were tucked up in bed with the paracetamol, thisintrepid trio from Loch Lomond Water Ski Club took to the freezingwaters of the loch to ...
Scot faces flogging in Saudi crackdown; Former Greenock firefighter arrested on booze scam charges
Jan 02, 2001; ... A FORMER Greenock firefighter faces a public flogging in SaudiaArabia after being arrested for an alleged booze scam. David Mornin and four other Britons spent Christmas in jailfollowing their arrests for alcohol-related offences. They were seized by Saudi police who are ...
Drive to end low pay rates
Jan 02, 2001 ... THE STUC Youth Committee today launched a campaign for age ratesin the minimum wage to be abolished. Following their evidence session to Low Pay Commissioners, theCommittee have met with a range of other youth organisations toformulate plans for a public campaign in 2001 urging ...
Tough new laws in rail safety bid; Train companies warned that they could lose licences
Jan 02, 2001; ... Train companies have just two months to get their houses in orderor face losing their licences if they can't prove services are safe. New legislation came into force on Sunday, giving the Health andSafety Executive powers to strip licences from companies failing tomeet standards ...
City needs cash and recognition
Jan 02, 2001 ... TO start the year with a major accolade from the world's mostprestigious research body is a tremendous achievement for Glasgow. That the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentwants to learn how the city has successfully breathed new life intoareas like the Gorbals ...
The price of beating my drink crisis wasthebest #12,000 I've ever spent; EXCLUSIVE: ARTIST PETER HOWSON TELLS HOW HE FINALLY TRIUMPHED OVER YEARS OF ADDICTION
Jan 02, 2001; ... Artist Peter Howson is looking forward to the new year with morehope, excitement and courage than he ever thought possible. After spending most of his adult life coping with a drinkproblem, the celebrated painter has just emerged from a month in arenowned rehab clinic where he has ...
The hell inflicted on families who live with an alcoholic
Jan 02, 2001; ... As many as one in 15 children in Scotland are living with parentswith drinking problems. The festive season, with its emphasis on booze, can be anightmare for these youngsters. Ken Stewart, right, addiction programme manager from the PrioryHospital in Glasgow, which runs a ...
Ibrox memorial a fitting tribute
Jan 02, 2001 ... IT has taken a long time for a permanent memorial to be put inplace for the 66 people who died in the Ibrox disaster. But that was rectified today as a statue was unveiled at thefootball stadium on the 30th anniversay of the tragedy. No football fan who has ever stood on a ...
Henry's promise
Jan 02, 2001 ... COMPETITIVE, confident and compassionate is how First MinisterHenry McLeish sees Scotland in 2001. Let's see if he can deliver by making Scottish business ...
Suicide poster set to go
Jan 02, 2001 ... A poster with a poem about a man who kills himself by lying infront of a train will be removed from Glasgow subway stations. A spokesman for Strathclyde Passenger Transport, which runsGlasgow's Underground, said although they were not responsible forthe content of the posters, ...