Evening Times back issues from April 2003:
Caught in the crossfire
Apr 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN soldiers rescued a woman wounded in crossfire as fightingraged on a bridge over the River Euphrates in Al Hindiyah, Iraq. Troopers from A Company 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment pulledher to safety, but they could not save her male companion. The Iraqis - members ...
Award for lifesaving bid
Apr 01, 2003 ... A man who risked his life in the bitterly cold River Clyde to savea drowning man is to receive one of the country's top braveryhonours. Mark Sweeney, 27, of Aikenhead Road, Glasgow, managed to dragBrian ...
Body found at school
Apr 01, 2003 ... THE body of a teenager has been found in the grounds of a primaryschool near Glasgow. The 19-year-old youth, who has not yet been named, was discoveredby friends at St Joseph's Primary School, Joanna Terrace, Blantyre. A post-mortem was carried out on the body ...
Car safety crackdown
Apr 01, 2003 ... TRAFFIC police stopped more than 400 cars and lorries during acrackdown on vehicle safety. In one case during the three-day campaign, a taxi driver, inGreenock, was caught using red diesel in his vehicle. He ...
Death plunge firm fined (pounds) 20,000
Apr 01, 2003 ... ONE of Scotland's leading building firms has been fined (pounds)20,000 after admitting responsibility for the horror death plunge ofa workman. James Weir, 38, of Rydal Grove, East Kilbirde, fell more than 30ftto his death less than an hour after the company removed a safety ...
Council may use kids in fireworks fight
Apr 01, 2003 ... CHILDREN could be used as test buyers by Glasgow City Council inits bid to clamp down on shopkeepers illegally selling fireworks. Part of a council plan to stop the terror of firework misuse, theplan would also include better use of street CCTV cameras to detectfireworks being set ...
Muggers leave disabled man lying in street
Apr 01, 2003 ... A HELPLESS disabled man in a wheelchair was robbed and left lyingin the street by a teenage gang. The three thugs, including a young woman, mocked as they robbedthe 54-year-old of just a few pounds before knocking him out of hiswheelchair, punching and kicking him. The man, ...
Old Firm 'fakes' trader cleared
Apr 01, 2003 ... A SHERIFF today cleared a street trader to carry on selling "fake"Old Firm souvenirs. Joseph Gallacher had faced up to 10 years in jail for sellingunlicensed Celtic and Rangers merchandise. But Glasgow Sheriff Laura Duncan has ruled the use ...
Parents start ballot-box bid to save school; Campaigners field candidates for election showdown
Apr 01, 2003; ... Furious parents who are campaigning to save a secondary schooltoday confirmed they would field three candidates in the councilelections. Earnock High in Hamilton faces closure as part of a (pounds)182million blueprint for South Lanarkshire which includes plans tosplit its 900 ...
Shooting of women and children was the most horrible thing I've ever seen; WAR LATEST: MEDIC SPEAKS AS PROBE BEGINS
Apr 01, 2003 ... AN AMERICAN army medic today told of the horrific scenes after atleast seven Iraqi women and children were shot dead at a roadsidecheckpoint. Sergeant Mario Manzano said: "It was the most horrible thing I'veever seen, and I hope I never see it again. One of the wounded womensat ...
Street attack victim left fighting for life
Apr 01, 2003 ... A MAN was fighting for his life today after being brutally beatenup in a city street. The 32-year-old had been walking in Clyde Street, Glasgow, when hewas attacked at 11pm last night. He is "critical" in the city's Royal Infirmary with head injuries. Police are ...
House fire traps man
Apr 01, 2003 ... A man was trapped in his Glasgow home after his bed caught fire. The man, of Gartuck Street, Govanhill, could not get through hissecurity door to escape. Two passers-by broke into the close in a failed attempt to rescuethe man yesterday, but ...
Obree film on track
Apr 01, 2003 ... A FILM about Scots champion cyclist Graeme Obree is back on trackjust months after it appeared to have little chance of being put intoproduction. The filming of The Flying Scotsman was due to start last November,but was ...
Alpolfo signing fools Rangers fans
Apr 01, 2003; ... RANGERS today announced a major new signing to the delight oftheir fans. But sharp-eyed supporters may have quickly realised the new(pounds) 10million sensation may just be too good to be true. For the suggested multi-million signing goes under the unlikelyname of Yardis ...
Mis-teeq Eye Candy show
Apr 01, 2003 ... British R&B trio Mis-Teeq provided the eye candy in more ways thanone at the launch of their latest album in London. Alesha, Sabrina and Su-Elise were in tip top shape as they posedfor the cameras to celebrated the release of their second album,aptly entitled Eye Candy. The ...
Repairs to close Forth Bridge
Apr 01, 2003 ... Thousands of travellers face disruption on the railways thissummer when the Forth Bridge closes for maintenance. The landmark structure will be closed over four weekends in Julyas Network Rail replaces parts of it and paints areas near the rails. Passenger groups admit that ...
Trader freed to sell Old Firm 'fakes'; Sheriff's backing over use of club badges
Apr 01, 2003 ... THE Old Firm was dealt a blow today when a sheriff allowed astreet trader to continue selling fake goods. Joseph Gallacher, 48, could have faced up to 10 years in jail whenhe was charged with breaching the Trademarks Act for sellingunlicensed Celtic and Rangers merchandise ....
SNP attacks Labour on the home front
Apr 01, 2003 ... THE SNP has put Labour's "appalling record in government" at theheart of its election campaign, saying the war on Iraq should not bea key issue. Campaign co-ordinator Nicola Sturgeon mocked Labour's Just theBeginning slogan and said: "This is the beginning of the end forLabour." ...
(pounds) 5000 bill for every Scot
Apr 01, 2003 ... SCOTS would have been (pounds) 5000 a year better off if theeconomy had grown at the same rate as other small European countries,the SNP claimed today. Nationalist leader John Swinney told a meeting of businessmenScotland had paid a heavy cost by not having control over ...
'Follyrood' has cost us dear says Tory leader
Apr 01, 2003 ... MILLIONS of pounds of public cash has been wasted by the ScottishExecutive it was claimed today. Tory leader David McLetchie said Labour's "financialmismanagement" was a national scandal. Unveiling a poster depicting the new parliament building as"Follyrood", in the style ...
Labour promises nurses a better deal
Apr 01, 2003; ... LABOUR today pledged a better deal for Scottish nurses andrevealed a scheme to provide an alternative to using private agenciesto cover staff absences in the NHS. First Minister Jack McConnell announced a manifesto commitment toset up an NHS "Scottish Nursing Bank" to cut the cost ...
Tory counts parliament costs
Apr 01, 2003 ... Scots Tory leader David McLetchie had his election campaign throwninto disarray today when a key colleague quit his party. Mr McLetchie began his party's election bid by unveiling the"Follyrood" poster, and hit out at the spiralling costs of the newparliament building. He also ...
Socialists vow to end poverty with new tax; Sheridan on campaign trail with six-point plan for Scotland's wealth
Apr 01, 2003; ... THE Scottish Socialist Party launched its election manifesto todaywith a pledge to put poverty at the top of the political agenda. Party boss Tommy Sheridan said the document was designed toproduce a radical redistribution of Scotland's vast wealth andresources in favour of ...
Craigan will feel right at home
Apr 01, 2003; ... It'S changed days at Firhill with manager John Lambie facing up tothe problems associated with waiting for the return of players frominternational duty. Lambie is waiting for two of his players to return, so he can geton with preparations for Saturday's vital Scottish Premier ...
War in Iraq; Briefing: Day 13
Apr 01, 2003 ... lUS troops killed at least seven women and children at acheckpoint in southern Iraq when their van failed to stop. lBritish bomb disposal officer killed in southern Iraq - 26thmember of UK forces to die in the war. lBaghdad blitzed again overnight. Capital rocked by series ...
Canero just taking one step at a time; UNDER-21 COUNTDOWN: 'Veteran' Killie ace can wait for step up
Apr 01, 2003; ... Under-21 starlet Peter Canero is hoping to break the mould byforcing his way into Berti Vogts' Scotland side. The Kilmarnock midfielder has watched some of his Rugby Park team-mates fail to make the breakthrough to the senior side despitestarring in the SPL. There have been ...
Bhoy Kennedy hopes where there's a Vil...
Apr 01, 2003 ... Celtic defender John Kennedy has declared himself ready for asecond taste of life in Lithuania this season. The centre-back is hoping to keep his place in the Scotland Under-21 line-up in tonight's Euro Championship qualifier in Vilnius. The senior squad are in Euro 2004 ...
Bonhof: German upset can help Scots
Apr 01, 2003 ... Scotland Under-21 coach Rainer Bonhof reckons Lithuania's shockdraw in Germany can inspire his adopted nation to reach the Euro 2004Finals. Bonhof, who acts as Berti Vogts' right-hand man alongsideassistant manager Tommy Burns, admitted he had not expected to hearGermany had ...
Sammy sticks by beliefs
Apr 01, 2003 ... Sammy McIlroy will stand by his principles as Northern Ireland aimto break their goal drought against Greece at Windsor Park. McIroy's men have gone seven matches and 702 minutes withoutscoring. Defeat in Armenia means they now ...
Republic go into cauldron of hate
Apr 01, 2003 ... WES BROWN has tipped off Manchester United team-mate John O'Sheaabout the hostility he will face against Albania tomorrow night. Republic of Ireland defender O'Shea and his colleagues arrived inTirana this afternoon ahead of their Euro 2004 qualifier on a highfollowing their 2-1 ...
Graham takes his licks in stereo
Apr 01, 2003 ... Graham Alexander knows there will be no hiding place when he playsfor Scotland - as he has to please not one, but TWO managers. It is Berti Vogts who picks the team every time there is aninternational, and so far he has shown faith in the 31-year-old. Meanwhile, his club ...
New boy Lee is blooming as the power of Scotland; EURO 2004 COUNTDOWN: Wilkie shows how spirit and self-belief have taken Vogts' troops to the top of their group
Apr 01, 2003; ... NOSTALGIA may not be what it was. But, when you look at LeeWilkie, memories of the towering presence of Gordon McQueen comeflooding back. On Saturday at Hampden, Wilkie scored a goal that might beenormously significant in Scotland's drive towards the finals of theEuropean ...
Lithuania primed
Apr 01, 2003 ... Lithuanian coach Algimantas Liubinskas, inspired by that 1-1 drawwith Germany, promised a tough time for Scotland ahead of tomorrow'sgame. Lithuania have serious injury problems, ...
Celtic's hopes over Joos
Apr 01, 2003; ... CELTIC are keeping their fingers crossed for Joos Valgaeren whenthe defender returns to Parkhead today. It was feared the 27-year-old would be ruled out for the rest ofthe season after damaging knee ligaments in Belgium's 4-0 defeat inCroatia at the weekend. However, ...
TIME FOR COOL HEADS; As Scots prepare for Lithuania
Apr 01, 2003; ... SCOTLAND won't be getting carried away with their unexpectedstatus as Euro 2004 qualifying group leaders. Berti Vogts' team sit proudly at the top of Group Five thanks toSaturday's 2-1 win over Iceland and Lithuania's shock 1-1 draw inGermany. Such a position seemed all but ...
Bombs hit Saddam's palace
Apr 01, 2003 ... SMOKE billows from Saddam Hussein's Old Palace presidentialcompound in Baghdad today after an allied bombing raid. Warplanes and missiles blasted targets in the capital overnight,including Iraq's Olympic headquarters, where Saddam's son Uday issaid to run a torture centre ....
Coalition 'villains' will be hailed
Apr 01, 2003 ... A LEADING member of Britain's War Cabinet has admitted thecoalition powers were widely regarded as "villains" of the conflictin Iraq. But Home Secretary David Blunkett predicted they would soon behailed as liberators. He spoke out as Tony Blair prepared to chair another ...
You've just killed a family because you didn't fire a warning shot soon enough
Apr 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN military chiefs today launched an urgent inquiry after USsoldiers killed at least seven women and children at a checkpoint incentral Iraq. The troops, who are on alert for suicide bombers, opened fireafter a van carrying 13 people did not stop as ordered. A ...
Galloway: I'm no traitor
Apr 01, 2003 ... GLASGOW Labour MP George Galloway today defended a TV interview inwhich he branded Tony Blair and George Bush as "wolves" forcommitting the "crime" of attacking Iraq. In an interview for Abu Dhabi TV, the Glasgow Kelvin MP questionedwhy Arab countries were selling oil to coalition ...
War entering new phase, says Blair
Apr 01, 2003 ... TONY BLAIR believes the war in Iraq has entered a second phase of"steady advance". The PM's spokesman said the push to Baghdad would begin "when weare ready and only when we are ready". He said troops were now being given a "warm welcome" and added:"We are in the phase of ...
Jobs drive spotlights tourism
Apr 01, 2003 ... JobCentres will be focusing on careers in hospitality next week. Information days on jobs in hotels, leisure and tourism will takeplace in the centres across Glasgow. Training agencies MI Technology, Management Introductions and theWise Group will be on hand to discuss New ...
Airport bosses axe jobs in Glasgow to cut costs ...but no-one will go in Edinburgh
Apr 01, 2003; ... UNDER-FIRE chiefs at Glasgow Airport are to slash jobs in a driveto cut costs. Bosses at the airport, struggling to compete for new scheduledinternational flights, want to cut (pounds) 400,000 off the wage billnext year. They have asked white-collar staff to volunteer to ...
Top driver's (pounds) 25,000 for photo row
Apr 01, 2003 ... RACING driver Eddie Irvine was today awarded (pounds) 25,000damages against a radio station he accused of exploiting hiscelebrity image without his permission. The award, by the Court of Appeal in London, also relieved theFormula One star of liability to pay an estimated ...
Police inquiry begins after skeleton found near Barras
Apr 01, 2003; ... A POLICE inquiry was under way today after the remains of askeleton were found on wasteground in Glasgow's east end. Detectives were today waiting on the results of a post mortem todetermine the cause of death. But officers say they have been able to ascertain the skeleton ...
Airport's job cuts send out wrong signals
Apr 01, 2003 ... WHILE revelations of forthcoming job cuts at Glasgow Airport donothing for staff morale, such news also does little to inspireexternal confidence in air services in the West of Scotland. Which go-ahead airline boss would bring new business to an airportso clearly in the doldrums, ...
Stop bus thugs
Apr 01, 2003 ... THE sickening regularity with which Glasgow bus staff andpassengers are subjected to violence must be stopped. Given the mindless nature of missile attacks it is only a matterof time before someone is seriously hurt or even killed. In such dire circumstances, bus companies ...
First-class citizen
Apr 01, 2003 ... DURING his tenure as Lord Provost, Alex Mosson has been a superbambassador for Glasgow and a vocal champion of the city and itspeople. He ...
New (pounds) 4m offices open for business
Apr 01, 2003 ... A new (pounds) 4million council office complex has opened in EastRenfrewshire. The state-of-the-art offices in Barrhead will host councilmeetings and house 300 IT and social work staff. East Renfrewshire freeman Walter McCready and Marianne Grant, aHolocaust survivor from ...
Village gets (pounds) 50,000 for centre
Apr 01, 2003 ... A TINY mining village is close to getting its own communitycentre. Council bosses in Lanarkshire were expected to approve a (pounds)50,000 cash injection to build of a one-stop centre for residents inCoalburn. The (pounds) 500,000 facility will be run by the Coalburn ...
I've met kings, queens and presidents... not bad for an ordinary boy from Anderston; FAREWELL: ALEX MOSSON LOOKS BACK OVER AN EVENTFUL FOUR-YEAR STINT AS LORD PROVOST OF GLASGOW
Apr 01, 2003; ... FOR four years, Alex Mosson has been the public and very humanface of Glasgow. He has shaken hands with the highest in the land both here andabroad and with the man in the street, and is at home with both. Now, as he prepares to hand over his chain of office, SHEILAHAMILTON ...
Jags raider in (pounds) 21,000 Ibrox ticket blunder
Apr 01, 2003 ... A BUNGLING thief threw away 1100 Ibrox tickets worth (pounds)21,000 stolen from Partick Thistle's ground. Stephen Goldie, 16, broke a window to get into the office ofThistle chief executive Alan Dick. He removed a box containing the tickets for the game againstRangers from ...
City football club is set for move to new home
Apr 01, 2003 ... ONE of Glasgow's oldest football clubs was today hoping to be toldits future is secure. Baillieston Juniors was forced to sell the Station Park ground ithad owned for over 40 years due to substantial debts. Club officials feared the former Scottish Junior Cup winners ...
MP fails in bid to save historic cinema; Flats will replace Muirend ABC after no takers come forward to rescue it
Apr 01, 2003; ... A BID to save a historic Glasgow cinema from demolition hasfailed. Plans to use the site of the former Muirend ABC on Clarkston Road,in the south side of the city, for upmarket flats were due to get thego-ahead today. Cala Homes want to build 30 two-bedroom homes but say ...
Scots tourists in bogus travel deals warning
Apr 01, 2003 ... Holidaymakers were today warned about accepting offers of free orcheap getaways from rogue holiday clubs. People are being told to send nuisance holiday clubs packing ifthey call or send junk mail congratulating them on having won a dreamtrip abroad. Trading standards ...
Claymores hit new high
Apr 01, 2003; ... THE SCOTTISH Clay-mores today announced a six-figure sponsorshipboost ahead of Sunday's kick-off to their new NFL Europe Leagueseason. Sponsorship interest in the Claymores has taken off with thegridiron club announcing German airline carrier Lufthansa will be theofficial team ...
Refugee hurt in city gang attack
Apr 01, 2003; ... AN asylum seeker attacked by a gang of youths after his car washit by a brick says it was the sixth time he had been assaulted inGlasgow. The 32-year-old man, from Afghanistan, was badly beaten up afterhe got out of a car to confront teenagers when his car was struck ....
Stardom is now reality for Rhona
Apr 01, 2003; ... Russian roulette Scottish, 9.20pm RHONA Cameron knows exactly what it is like being at the sharp endof reality television. So the I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! star was happy totake part in another outing in the same genre - as long as she wasthe host ....
STAR PROFILE Anthony McPartlin
Apr 01, 2003 ... Image: Cheeky chappy. Best Known For: Being half of hit entertainment duo Ant and Dec. Early Life: Born November 18, 1975, in Newcastle. Got his bigbreak on BBC children's drama Byker Grove in 1990. Career: After three years he and Declan Donnelly began a ...
Buy of the week
Apr 01, 2003 ... MELVILLE STREET: Offers over (pounds) 115,000 WHAT KIND OF PROPERTY IS IT? A highly sought-after sandstone tenement garden flat in thepopular Pollokshields area of the city. HOW MANY ROOMS? The flat comprises a broad and welcoming reception hallway, ...
Entertaining IDEAS
Apr 01, 2003 ... B&Q Plant Bug Stakes, (pounds) 2.98 The warm weather is temptingmany people out to inspect their gardens. If you're entertaining inoutdoors then brighten up plant pots with this cute and inexpensivedragonfly decoration. FOCUS Standard Patio Heater, (pounds) 129 Our UK weather ...
SUMMER LIVING AT THE MEADOWS
Apr 01, 2003; ... SPRING is traditionally the time when people start to house hunt,however the sunny weather might entice some people to start theirsearch early. And if you are the kind of person who likes to throw open all yourwindows - and doors - at the first hint of summer, then you may ...
Lightly Grilled
Apr 01, 2003 ... George Don from Glasgow is the chef/owner of Don Dinner Partiesand cooks on occasion in Nairns restaurant and with Nairns Anywhereevents. He has worked in Canada and Australia and set up Don DinnerParties, which he runs with wife Hazel, a year ago. The companybrings professional ...
Lesson in good use of space
Apr 01, 2003 ... A former Glasgow school has become a hotbed of industry in an areawhere new companies have traditionally struggled to find suitablepremises. As classrooms give way to offices, it is hoped that the vacantbuilding in Easterhouse will spark fresh business interest in thearea ....
Simon says: We are learning how to win; RUGBY: Scots ace Taylor looks forward to hectic 2003 programme
Apr 01, 2003; ... SIMON Taylor believes Scotland can kick-off their World Cuppreparations with confidence this summer after grinding out a winover Italy. Taylor, who was today named as the Famous Grouse Player of theSeason, helped the national team secure a 33-25 victory over theAzzurri at ...
OAP hit in the face as thugs stone bus; Drivers warn that someone could die if attacks continue
Apr 01, 2003; ... AN ELDERLY woman has been injured after thugs attacked a bus inGlasgow's east end. The terrified woman caught up in the latest incident sufferedfacial injuries when stones were hurled at the No62 Stagecoach bustravelling to the city centre from Ballieston. Today bus drivers ...