Evening Times back issues from March 2002:
TIMES PAST : Willie Ross
Mar 01, 2002 ... SCOTLAND has never been short of outspoken politicians down thedecades and Willie Ross was one of Labour's most memorable figuresnorth of the Border. Ayr-born Willie rose through the party ranks to become a long-serving and deeply respected Secretary of State for Scotland in ...
Holyrude week
Mar 01, 2002; ... John Reid, the Northern Ireland Secretary, went down a storm atLabour's Scottish conference in Perth last weekend. Among a series ofjokes, he found time to praise the current crop of Lanarkshire big-hitters. While popular perception may have been that many local politicianshave ...
WEBVIEW; www.winespectator.com
Mar 01, 2002 ... WINE buffs will love this site, which claims to be the mostcomprehensive wine website in the world. Whether you're a connoisseur or just learning about wine, thereare plenty of interesting features ....
Army blasted over death of squaddie, 17; Medics neglected pneumonia victim at camp
Mar 01, 2002; ... ARMY top brass have been accused of gross neglect after a teenagesoldier died of pneumonia which a doctor failed to diagnose. A coroner said the Army had shown "gross failure and neglect"which contributed to the death of Anthony Healey, 17, of Hamilton inLanarkshire. He told ...
Docsinhoursrow; Trust is accused of massaging medics' overtime figures
Mar 01, 2002; ... DOCTORS' leaders have threatened to withdraw junior doctors fromScotland's largest NHS trust over accusations of harassment andmassaging of overtime figures. Young medics at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary have accusedmanagement of badgering them into clocking off before their work ...
MY LIFE; Monica, 45, relationship counsellor, Scottish Marriage Care, Paisley
Mar 01, 2002; ... Where do you live? Another planet, according to my daughters. I'm 45 and holding,although sometimes it feels like sliding. My family moved to Scotland from Armagh when I was 12. It was aterrible shock to me because our life in Ireland had been very rural.I now live in a ...
New class makes the grade
Mar 01, 2002 ... A GLASGOW college has initiated a new training scheme and made itsfirst award to a Scottish visitor centre. The Hollow Mountain staff at ScottishPower's Ben Cruachan visitorCentre in Argyll, have received a Professional Development Award inVisitor Attraction from Glasgow College ...
Man guilty of (pounds) 450,000 OAP swindle
Mar 01, 2002 ... A man who pretended he was working for a High Court judge tofleece a retired civil servant was today found guilty of conning himout of his (pounds) 454,259 life savings. Victim Ralph Pride, 77, handed over the money to Thomas Restorick,believing he was helping to fund an inquiry ...
Police launch crackdown on rogue cabbies; Drivers in blast at 'heavy- handed' swoop
Mar 01, 2002; ... POLICE and benefit fraud officers are targeting dozens of taxidrivers in one of the biggest-ever clampdowns on rogue cabbies. Nineteen drivers in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, had their licencessuspended after inspectors found their cars were unroadworthy. The Benefits Agency has ...
Captain McConnell runs a tight ship
Mar 01, 2002; ... WITH Westminster in the grip of sleaze allegations, new moves byFirst Minister Jack McConnell to tighten Holyrood's code of conducthave gone largely unnoticed. Even tighter regulations will now apply to trips abroad, expensesand the most common excuse to get access to ministers - ...
Cancer centre to open early
Mar 01, 2002 ... A NEW chemotherapy unit for cancer patients is to open ahead ofschedule at Glasgow's troubled Beatson Oncology Centre. The unit will open by Easter in the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital,in Glasgow's west end. The move follows confirmation two ...
Fan badly injured in Dutch rioting
Mar 01, 2002; ... 38-year-old Rangers fan was seriously injured as violent clasheserupted before last night's Uefa Cup tie in Rotterdam. Mounted police armed with batons separated warring gangs ofFeyenoord and Scots fans. The Scot was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries ....
SCOTS TRAVEL CHAOS AS 73,000 HIT BY RAIL STRIKE; GOING NOWHERE
Mar 01, 2002; ... DESERTED rail stations, stranded passengers and thousands ofcommuters struggling to get to work. That was Scotland today as the first 24-hour strike by traindrivers hit the country. Business leaders predicted the action - in support of a pay claim -would cost ...
Hands on workshop for kids
Mar 01, 2002 ... MORE than 2000 schoolchildren are carrying out scientificexperiments at a Greenock electronics company to encourage them totake up a career in science. The pupils are taking part in more than 20 workshops at NationalSemiconductor over four days this week. Among the ...
Fundraising for minibus
Mar 01, 2002 ... SPECIAL needs children at a Glasgow school have been given a(pounds) 22,000 minibus following a huge fundraising effort. Cube Housing Association and tenants in the Wyndford Estate,Maryhill, and community police ...
Cafe that never shuts finally closes its doors; Mystery surrounds decision to call time on Glasgow's first all-night eating spot
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE city's first 24-hour cafe has shut its doors for the first andlast time. Insomnia art gallery and cafe in Glasgow's Woodlands Road was ahaven for students returning to the west end after a night out sinceit opened in 1995. But now the all-night eating spot, which had ...
City to get share of (pounds) 15m
Mar 01, 2002 ... GLASGOW is one of six disadvantaged areas in Scotland to benefitfrom millions of pounds of ring-fenced lottery cash. Along with Renfrew-shire, North and South Lanarkshire, South Ayr-shire and Dundee, it will receive a share of (pounds) 15millionthrough a new funding scheme ....
Alex lifted medal with broken arm
Mar 01, 2002 ... Winter Olympic medallist Alex Coomber won her bronze with a brokenarm. The 28-year-old, who won bronze in the bob skeleton event, smashedher left arm on February 2 as she was training in Canada but kept hersuspicions of a break quiet so as not to hinder her Olympic chances,she ...
PEAK TIME FOR NEW ROCK STARS; TV SPECIAL: MONARCH OF THE GLEN, 2000 ACRES OF SKY... NOW BBC SCOTLAND AIMS FOR A HAT-TRICK OF HITS
Mar 01, 2002; ... HOLLAND is probably the most appealing place in the world rightnow for actress Zoe Eeles. Not that she's especially fond of tulips,edam, or windmills. It's just that Holland is completely flat. That is something she could really do with after almost six monthsin the hills and ...
Sighthill aid delayed by paperwork
Mar 01, 2002; ... CASH aimed at improving conditions in Sighthill is not beingallocated quickly enough, it was claimed today. The Scottish Executive put up (pounds) 750,000 in aid for the areaafter the murder of asylum-seeker Firsat Dag last August highlightedappalling conditions in the area ....
Africa bound charity shocked at response
Mar 01, 2002 ... A YOUNG people's charity has launched a fresh appeal for intrepidexplorers to work on community and environmental projects in Africaand Asia. Organisers of Raleigh International have been shocked by the poorresponse from young Glasgow people. The organisation is desperate ...
Boy locked up for rape of little girl
Mar 01, 2002 ... A TEENAGE boy has been locked up for six years for raping a girland attacking her mother. The High Court in Edinburgh heard the 16-year-old - who can't benamed for legal reasons - posed a danger to young girls. The boy, from Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, was earlier convicted of ...
Recycling jobs boost
Mar 01, 2002 ... A YEAR long pilot scheme to recycle waste has created four newjobs. If the new scheme in Cumbernauld is successful it could beextended to the rest of North Lanarkshire. The pilot ...
Angry homeowners in blast at builders
Mar 01, 2002; ... RESIDENTS living in an upmarket estate fear their damaged homesand water- logged gardens will never be repaired. Homeowners in Ranfurly Drive, Cumbernauld, have catalogued a listof complaints against builders Henry Boot since the (pounds) 100,000homes were built four years ago ....
Quarry campaigners save woodland
Mar 01, 2002 ... CAMPAIGNERS fighting the expansion of a quarry claimed victorytoday after company bosses backed down. Plans to expand the Douglas Muir Quarry sparked outrage amongresidents in nearby Milngavie and Bearsden who claimed the expansionwould result in the destruction of a historic ...
Rank saved by gamblers
Mar 01, 2002 ... LEISURE group Rank today said bingo players and gamblers hadhelped protect it from the tough economic climate. Rank owns 55 Hard Rock cafes, primarily in the UK and US, whichwere rocked by the slump in tourism after the September 11 terroristattacks. The fall in demand ...
Movies in town
Mar 01, 2002; ... Richard Gere: in The Mothman Prophecies THE SON'S ROOM (15): In a touching and heartbreaking film,Nanni Morretti plays apsychiatrist whose family is torn apart by the unexpected death ofone of their children. Brilliant. A BEAUTIFUL MIND (12): Russell Crowe plays ...
Beatson unit to open by Easter; Two pass interviews for new consultants at cancer centre
Mar 01, 2002; ... A NEW chemotherapy unit for cancer patients should be operating atthe Beatson Oncology Centre by Easter. The unit is nearing completion at the second stage of a newBeatson in the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital, in Glasgow's west end. Doctors hope this progress at the troubled ...
Two men killed in road tragedy
Mar 01, 2002; ... TWO men were killed when they were hit by a truck as they crosseda main road in darkness. Temporary traffic lights were in operation at the A77, south ofGirvan on the Ayr to Stranraer road. Traffic police are appealing for witnesses to the double death,which happened around ...
IAN BROWN - BARROWLAND
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE faces were older, but the haircuts and the posturing weren't. Twelve years ago, Ian Brown swaggered on to an open-air stage onGlasgow Green, in a T-shirt and tracksuit top. Last night he mounted another stage in Glasgow's east end, againwearing a T-shirt and tracksuit ...
PRINCESS SUPERSTAR - KING TUT'S
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE DJ's wearing a Jimmy hat. It's Princess Superstar's birthday,and she tells her audience that she can't think of anywhere else shewants to be. Sincerely. There wasn't a chance that Concetta Krischner wouldn't win overthe capacity crowd at King Tut's. Surprisingly, ...
Foodbook
Mar 01, 2002 ... JENNIFER Aniston and Geri Halliwell are among the stars who'vetaken up diets designed to shed weight by cutting down oncarbohydrates. But without the luxury of a personal chef, these diets can beinfuriatingly complicated. Now a new book, Linda Gassenheimer's Low-Carb Meals ...
Be 'open to change' on disability
Mar 01, 2002; ... There are more than 8.5 million disabled people in Britain and by2004 they will benefit fully from the changes made following theDisability Discrimination Act. Around 2.75 million people in Britain have a significant hearingimpairment and two million have a significant visual ...
Supermarket has the real sunny delights; ASDA FILLS ITS AISLES WITH SUMMER STYLES
Mar 01, 2002 ... The next time you're zipping round the supermarket, don't forgetyour wardrobe essentials. For high fashion, low-cost clothing, supermarkets have cornered aniche in the market. George at Asda was the first to introduce style to the aisles. The one-time designer at ...
Thousands of jobs on offer at fair
Mar 01, 2002; ... ThousandS of jobs are up for grabs at Glasgow's biggest annualjobs fair this weekend at the SECC. There will be vacancies to suit everyone as a wide range ofemployers will be exhibiting, from the Armed Forces to StrathclydePolice and National Air Traffic Services to Greggs the ...
Allan samples the fear as his F1 career roars off the grid
Mar 01, 2002; ... SCOTS rookie Allan McNish had his first full spin as a F1 driverin Australia this morning. And the 32-year-old was quick to admit: "It was absolutelyterrifying." McNish clocked the 16th fastest time in first practice forSunday's race in Melbourne for his Toyota Racing team, ...
IT'S THUMBS-UP FOR SCOTS ACE METCALFE; SIX NATIONS: Glenn declares himself fit for crucial clash against Ireland
Mar 01, 2002; ... GLENN Metcalfe today gave Scot-land a major lift when he declaredhimself fit for the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Cham-pionship clash inIreland. The New Zealand-born winger, Famous Grouse Player of the Year in2000, suffered a gash to his thumb last week that required fivestitches ....
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: FORMER CELTIC STAR PAT; STANTON TAKES A STROLL DOWN HIS MEMORY LANE
Mar 01, 2002; ... PAT STANTON learned his trade at Hibs and he was shaped bymanagers like Jock Stein, Bob Shankly and Eddie Turnbull. He went on to play for Scotland and become Football Writers'Player of the Year before scoring in Hibs' 1972 League Cup triumphover Celtic. He eventually ...
Alan new Clyde boss
Mar 01, 2002; ... CLYDE today appointed Alan Kernaghan as their new manager. The 34-year-old defen-der joined the Bully Wee last September fromSt Johnstone. Along with Billy Reid and Andy Millen, Kernaghan - capped 26 timesfor the Republic of Ireland - had been in charge since ...
FIRHILL THRILLS DON'T STOP FOR CAMERON; DIVISION ONE: Martin wants to pick up where he left off with Maryhill goal
Mar 01, 2002; ... Partick Thistle's new signing Martin Cameron goes straight inagainst Arbroath tomorrow. And he wants to take up where he left off - by scoring at Firhill. He last struck there for Alloa when a 1-0 victory for the Waspshelped them to promotion from the Second Division ....
Wins or bust
Mar 01, 2002; ... MORTON head south on league business tomorrow for the second timein five days. But their match at Stranraer surely cannot go the same way as themidweek goal-feast at Queen of the South. They lost that one 6-5 and Cappielow boss Peter Cormack said: "Unbelievable does ...
Queen's honour their 20-year record-buster Caven
Mar 01, 2002; ... QUEEN'S PARK legend Ross Caven will be honoured with a testimonialdinner tomorrow night to mark his 20 years at Hampden. A huge turn-out is certain. The Spiders stopper has smashed all appearance records forQueen's, breaking J B McAlpine's tally of 547 matches to reach - ...
Silver service as chase for cup glory is hotting up
Mar 01, 2002; ... LAST chance of a silver collection - that's what this weekend'sWhyte and Mackay Cup third-round ties offer some of our leadingclubs. In Renfrewshire, Petershill will be looking for the perfect pick-me-up to their OVD Junior Cup exit at the hands of Camelon when theytravel to ...
TIMETOBEA; GOOD BHOY; Celtic legend hopes John Hartson's red card at Pittodrie was a one-off and that lessons have been learned
Mar 01, 2002; ... A RED card for one player, another warned by the police and athird accused of elbowing. It doesn't seem to sit right with Celtic's position as the second-best behaved SPL side. But, though Martin O'Neill has set his players high standards fordiscipline, he won't be too ...
Keith's ready to do Well
Mar 01, 2002; ... KEITH Lasley believes Motherwell fans will only start seeing thebest of the club's young guns next season. The midfield ace is one of a crop of talented kids to have burstonto the scene at Fir Park in the past few months. As well as Lasley, James McFadden, Stephen Pearson and ...
Euro bid fears as Irish row
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE joint Scottish and Irish bid to host Euro 2008 could be put injeopardy - by Ireland's rugby bosses. The SFA and their FAI counterparts want to use Lansdowne Road inDublin as one of the venues for the tournament if their bid issuccessful. But the Irish Rugby Union will ...
A BLAST FROM THE PAST; UEFA CUP ANALYSIS: So near, so far for Alex McLeish's battling Rangers, who are shot down by former Celtic star van Hooijdonk
Mar 01, 2002; ... A ghost from the past came back to haunt Rangers in Rotterdam lastnight as yet another Euro campaign ended in glorious failure. Former Celtic star Pierre van Hooijdonk's free-kick expertise shotFeyenoord to a 3-2 win in the De Kuip Stadium. His dead-ball double helped the ...
McCann canned
Mar 01, 2002 ... Ronald de Boer branded team-mate Neil McCann "stupid" for gettinghimself sent off for dissent. Rangers had been pressing for an equaliser at the time and 3-3 onthe night would have sent them through. But McCann reacted angrily to referee Herbert Fandel's decision topenalise ...
Klos is 'naive'
Mar 01, 2002 ... FEYENOORD coach Bert van Marwijk reckoned Rangers goalkeeperStefan Klos had helped his side by failing to deal with Pierre vanHooijdonk's free-kicks. Van Marwijk conceded: "Fortunately for us Rangers had a goalkeeperwho was a bit naive with the free-kicks, incredibly naive, in ...
Rangers star's verdict on van Hooijdonk; NUMAN'S BLAST AT DIVER PIERRE
Mar 01, 2002; ... Pierre van Hooijdonk was today branded "a diver" by his Hollandteam-mate Arthur Numan. The former Celtic striker scored from two stunning identical freekicks to send Rangers crashing out of Europe last night. His goals helped Feyenoord to a 3-2 win in Rotterdam, and ...
Baby battered after hospital error
Mar 01, 2002 ... A BATTERED baby was sent home from hospital by mistake, back intothe hands of his abuser, the High Court in Glasgow heard. By the time the error was discovered the 16-week-old infant hadbeen badly assaulted again. Pervaz Ashraf, 22, who admitted assaulting the child, told a ...
Glasgow men still die young
Mar 01, 2002 ... MEN in Glasgow can expect to die 15 years earlier than thoseliving in the south according to new government figures. A Department of Health survey shows the area covered by GlasgowCity Council is at the bottom of life expectancy tables. The rest of the West of Scotland is not ...
Three-year study into killer illness
Mar 01, 2002 ... SCOTS Scientists are to conduct Europe's largest study into thecauses of bowel cancer, it has been announced. Edinburgh University researchers will head the (pounds) 1.4millionstudy, which will chart the progress of 4000 patients over two tothree years. The patients will be ...
Factory set to axe 120
Mar 01, 2002 ... SCOTLAND'S electronics industry suffered another blow today withthe expected loss of 120 jobs at an East Kilbride plant. Smart Modular Technologies has put its workers on a 90-dayconsultation period, blaming a ...
Official: Scots are sexy
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Glasgow branch of Ann Summers saw sales almost double in therun-up to Valentine's Day. Bosses revealed the bumper month had propelled the SauchiehallStreet store into its top five performing branches in the UK out of55 outlets. Sales of lingerie and other products ...
Scots in rush for just 2000 Euro final tickets
Mar 01, 2002; ... GLASGOW football fans will have to battle it out for just 2000tickets for the showpiece Champions League final at Hampden. European football chiefs today confirmed Scots supporters will getless than 5% of the total number of briefs for the glamour match inMay. A limited ...
Barra-load of flats set to go on the market; Builder revamps old factory to provide homes in heart of Glasgow's market land
Mar 01, 2002; ... IT'S a well-known fact you can buy anything at The Barras. But an (pounds) 80,000 flat is not the first thing that springs tomind on a visit to the famous Glasgow market. Now, however, one developer is blazing the trail by offering homesfor sale in the area. Willow ...
New car sales set for record
Mar 01, 2002 ... NEW cars worth a record (pounds) 6 billion are set to be sold thismonth, motor industry chiefs forecast today. With new 02 plates available from today, sales could reach 420,000- beating the previous March record of 408,000 set last year. "Estimates suggest that this could be ...
(pounds) 1.2m castle up for sale
Mar 01, 2002; ... THE millionaire businessman famed for motivating stars such asAlly McCoist, Liz McColgan and Gavin Hastings, is selling his castleestate after locals blocked plans for him to run a business from it. Jack Black, founder of Mindstore, the company that providesmotivational techniques ...
Fears as BBC cuts the news
Mar 01, 2002 ... POLITICIANS and union leaders today hit out at plans by BBCScotland to cut its radio news programmes. Radio Scotland staff have been told that 35 minutes will be axedfrom the daily news schedule from April in a bid to reverseplummeting audience figures. Newsdrive will have ...
Stranded in midstream; Contract row leaves Clyde bridge with nowhere to go
Mar 01, 2002; ... A THREE-MONTH contract row has left a new (pounds) 1.5millionfootbridge across the River Clyde with nowhere to go. The dispute has left the distinctive cantilever structure - tolink the SECC on the north of the river with the Science Centre -hovering halfway across the water ....
Times up for three top awards
Mar 01, 2002 ... THE Evening Times has been nominated for three top awards in thisyear's Royal Bank of Scotland press awards. The paper has been recognised for the quality of its newscoverage; its design and layout; and its arts and entertainmentcoverage. Now in their 12th year, the awards ...
Drivers out of order, say commuters
Mar 01, 2002 ... ANGRY commuters in Glasgow today slammed striking train drivers asthey struggled to get to work. Rail commuters were forced to switch to buses and cars, but manyopted to stay home. At Buchanan Street bus station, furious commuters said thestrikers' action was unjustified ....
Scots travellers hit by rail strike misery; Glasgow business chiefs predict (pounds) 2m losses after first one-day stoppage
Mar 01, 2002; ... travellers had a morning of misery as the first of four one-dayrail strikes hit the country. Business leaders in Glasgow predicted total losses of (pounds)2million today as workers struggled to make their way into the city. ScotRail drivers staged the first of their planned ...
Transco faces gas blast deaths charge; Survivors of explosion that killed four welcome move by Crown Office
Mar 01, 2002; ... SURVIVORS of the Larkhall gas explosion have welcomed the decisionto charge Transco with culpable homicide. The gas maintenance and supply firm is the first company inScotland to face such a serious charge. Just days before Christmas 1999, Andrew and Janette Findlay ...