Evening Times back issues from June 2003:
Real food for thought
Jun 02, 2003 ... I READ your article on diet and poverty (Evening Times, May 28)while at a conference on agriculture and health. As a farmer's wife, I'm not surprised that so many people in thewest of Scotland are in poor shape. Poverty has something to do withbad diet, but can't be blamed for all ...
A love that passeth all understanding; STIRLING
Jun 02, 2003; ... MY pal's sex life only really took off after he and his wife gotseparate beds; they were in different houses. He first realised the writing was on the wall for their marriagewhen she suggested it was time he try the missionary position, andthen handed him a travel brochure on ...
TIMES PAST : CARLTON PLACE
Jun 02, 2003 ... IN the early 19th century plans were drawn up to redevelop theslums of Gorbals. The choice of street names, Norfolk, Eglinton and Bedford, for thenew scheme reflected the aspirational nature of the plans. Carlton Place was the jewel in the crown. Designed by Peter ...
VOTELINE; Q: SHOULD GLASGOW COUNCILLORS HIRE A QC TO FIGHT PLANS FOR NEW LAP DANCING CLUB?
Jun 02, 2003 ... GLASGOW councillors may spend thousands of pounds of taxpayers'cash to hire a top QC to fight plans to open a lap dancing bar offBuchanan Street. Licensing officials have no power to block ...
www.letsgogardening.co.uk; we bview
Jun 02, 2003 ... Now that summer is here, the green fingered brigade can't wait toget into the garden. This is a really useful site for all gardeners. It has plenty ofinformative features on plants, ...
Rangers to 'lock-in' treble hero Alex
Jun 02, 2003 ... TREBLE TRIUMPH: Rangers are set to tie down boss Alex McLeish to along-term contract after he ...
It's all an act for MI5 girl
Jun 02, 2003 ... SPOOKS is back for a second series - and guarantees to offer evenmore excitement, thrills and ripping yarns than before. Keeley Hawes again plays feisty MI5 case officer Zoe Reynolds. Known for her roles in period dramas such as Our Mutual Friend andTipping the Velvet, the ...
STAR PROFILE Catherine Zeta Jones
Jun 02, 2003 ... Image: Sultry Welsh actress. Best known for: Being Mrs Michael Douglas. Early life: Born in 1969 and raised in Swansea. Fiercelyambitious, she became a singer and actress at a young age. Career: Became a star in TV's The Darling Buds of May in 1991. Hadsupporting ...
A summer of learning
Jun 02, 2003 ... Taking a short summer course is a great way to get a feel for yoursubject. The Summer College held at Stow from June 30 to July 25, is yourchance to come and get a free taste of college life. The many flexible programmes available offer a wide variety ofsubject areas ....
Get tools for bright future as engineer
Jun 02, 2003; ... The Engineering Technology Department at Stow is equipped with allthe right tools for your future. The college opened as Stow College of Engineering in 1934, andalthough it boasts many more departments now, it still has a solidreputation as an engineering centre of excellence ....
Joyrider fights for life after horror crash
Jun 02, 2003; ... A JOYRIDER is fighting for his life today after a high-speed crashin a stolen car. The 18-year-old is in a critical condition after emergencysurgery. A 16-year-old boy is in a serious condition after the early-morning smash on an isolated country road at Plains, near ...
Man held over death
Jun 02, 2003 ... A MAN has been arrested following an alleged assault whichresulted in another man's death. Lawrence Gray, 38, of Hillhouse Road, died on Friday near his ...
200,000 kids to get jab
Jun 02, 2003 ... AROUND 200,000 Scots children are to be given new protectionagainst meningitis. Youngsters between six months and four years old are to be given ajab to combat a recent rise in cases of HIB, a bug which is known tocause a number of serious diseases - including meningitis ...
Chemotherapy cocktail 'could save Scots lives'
Jun 02, 2003 ... THE chances of surviving breast cancer can be improved with a newcocktail of drugs, a Glasgow expert said today. A study of 2000 women showed giving patients an extra chemotherapydrug made them more likely to avoid a recurrence of the ...
Pop firm unveils bid for Glasgow FM licence; Big names battle it out for new city radio station
Jun 02, 2003; ... TOP Scots promoters DF Concerts today joined the race forGlasgow's new FM radio licence. The firm behind T in the Park wants to set up a rock station topromote new acts and chart bands. FM 105.2 The Storm aims to mix established bands like the Red HotChilli Peppers and The ...
Syringe terror for OAP
Jun 02, 2003 ... POLICE are hunting a man who tried to mug a pensioner afterthreatening her with a syringe. The 66-year-old had just returned to her car at Kingsgate RetailPark in East Kilbride when the man opened the passenger door and heldthe needle ...
Labour rift over women is denied
Jun 02, 2003 ... DIVISIONS in the Labour Party over plans for more womencouncillors were played down today by senior party sources. Reports that First Minister Jack McConnell was behind a move toforce at least half their local authority candidates in futureelections to be women were denied ....
MOVE FAST FOR A NEW START; n The transformation of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery means the creation of many new jobs in this exciting and diverse field
Jun 02, 2003; ... EVERYONE knows that moving house is one of the most stressfulthings you can do. However, packing up and moving the contents of a three bedroomfamily home pales into insignificance when you consider the removaljob the team at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum are involvedin ....
HOW DO I beCOME...; A RADIOGRAPHER
Jun 02, 2003; ... THERE are two types of radiography, diagnostic and therapeutic.Both need considerable knowledge of technology, anatomy, physiologyand pathology to carry out the work and provide an essential serviceto millions of people. If you have an accident and go to hospital, then chances are ...
You really are a class act, girls!
Jun 02, 2003 ... TWO Barrhead singing sensations were today given a hero's welcomewhen they went back to school. Jaclyn Bell and Ashley McCullagh were hailed as champions forreaching the Stars in Their Eyes Kids live final on TV - even thoughthey missed out on the top prize. The two ...
F1 star gears up for (pounds) 100m hotel plan
Jun 02, 2003; ... FORMULA One star David Coulthard will bankroll a new hotel chainand create up to 400 jobs in Scotland. The Scots racing driver will join forces with multi-millionaireGlaswegian Ken McCulloch, who founded the Malmaison chain of hotelswith pop star Mick Hucknall. The new ...
Celebrate! Your taxes are all paid
Jun 02, 2003 ... British workers can celebrate paying off their tax burden for 2003today, says a think tank which has declared June 2 Tax Freedom Day. Taxpayers will spend the equivalent of 155 days this year - fromJanuary 1 to June 2 - paying off the demands of the tax authorities,according to ...
Findlay says cocaine and heroin should be legalised
Jun 02, 2003 ... CONTROVERSIAL Scots advocate Donald Findlay today called for thelegalisation of all drugs. Mr Findlay QC, said legalising heroin, cocaine and cannabis wasthe only way to "break the link" between users and dealers. He also attacked politicians and the Scottish Executive ...
Poll highlights fears over classroom behaviour and doubts on policy; Scots want unruly pupils sent to Borstal
Jun 02, 2003; ... MORE than half of all Scots want to send unruly children toBorstals, a poll revealed today. They believe classroom louts should go to special units like theyouth prisons, outlawed in 1982. And four out of five people say indiscipline in Scots schools isnow serious or very ...
Troubled zoo dismisses talk of closure
Jun 02, 2003 ... TROUBLED Glasgow Zoo has dismissed speculation it will close downin September - even if it fails to meet tough new conservation lawswhich come into force then. A spokeswoman for the zoo said the legislation was aimed at newinstitutions. "Existing animal attractions will ...
Euro flop made us work Treble time; TENNENT'S SCOTTISH CUP FINAL ANALYSIS: Rangers heroes reveal how they went through an emotional wringer to land historic pay-off
Jun 02, 2003; ... RONALD DE BOER today revealed the despair of European failureacted as the trigger for Rangers to complete the treble. The Dutch playmaker lifted the lid on the dressing room motivationthat was ignited following the embarassment of losing to Czechunknowns Zizkov. Rangers ...
Jardel hitch
Jun 02, 2003 ... Rangers are bartering with Sporting Lisbon over the price ofstriker Mario Jardel, according to the player's agent. The Ibrox side are reportedly only willing to shell out (pounds)1.5million for the player while the Portuguese club are looking foran extra (pounds) 500,000 ....
So hard to bid farewell for Numan
Jun 02, 2003; ... DEPARTING Dutchman Arthur Numan revealed how he broke down intears at Rangers' Treble-winning bash. The former World Cup star kept his emotions in check during a lapof honour and personal farewell to the fans. But Numan told how he was touched by Gers supporters chanting ...
GRAND FINALE; LIFTS ROSS; TENNENT'S SCOTTISH CUP FINAL ANALYSIS: Young Gers stopper comes in from the cold to lift trophy and now he targets European success
Jun 02, 2003; ... OUR CUP: Fernando Ricksen and Maurice Ross grab hold of thetrophy. Pictures: Martin Shields MAURICE ROSS was today savouring the sweet feeling of being aTreble winner - after landing a part in the Final he thought he hadno chance of playing in. The talented Rangers ...
Bowledover as pundits ponder
Jun 02, 2003; ... VERSATILE Dougie Donnelly includes indoor bowls coverage in hisportfolio, so he knows all about bias. Probably just as well, for on BBC Scotland's Cup Final show he hadfor company Gordon Smith, ex-Rangers winger, and Billy Dodds, untilrecently a Rangers striker, and alongside ...
McLEISH: A MAN OF STEEL AND TRUE BLUE WINNER
Jun 02, 2003; ... IF, as Harold Wilson once put it, a week is a long time inpolitics, then surely Alex McLeish must have endured an eternity overhis 18 months as the manager of Rangers. On Saturday, however, the dreams of McLeish, unlike those of theformer Prime Minister, came true as his side ...
Mums of stars get jubilee awards
Jun 02, 2003 ... STAR mums Jean Reader and Betty Weir were honoured by the Queentoday. The duo - mothers of singer Eddi Reader and boxer Paul Weir - wereamong the 20 Scots winners of the first Golden Jubilee awards. They gained the accolade for their voluntary work at a day centrefor ...
Fans in ticket fury
Jun 02, 2003 ... Rangers fans have slammed the SFA after hundreds of theirsupporters were left outside Hampden while there were 5000 emptyseats inside. And fans' chiefs want talks with the beaks to find out what wentwrong. TV viewers saw huge gaps in the crowd directly across from ...
NOW GERS WILL TIE DOWN BIG ECK; Ibrox boss set for contract talks
Jun 02, 2003; ... RANGERS will this week start moves to tie Treble winning boss AlexMcLeish to a long-term contract. Big Eck has won five trophies in his 18 months at the helm andguided the club to their seventh clean sweep in the weekend 1-0Scottish Cup Final victory over Dundee. Rangers ...
Amo search begins
Jun 02, 2003; ... ALEX McLEISH today began the hunt to find a replacement forLorenzo Amoruso. The defender knows Blackburn Rovers and Rangers have agreed a(pounds) 1.5m fee to take him to the Premiership next season. So Amoruso has played his last game for Rangers after six years inGlasgow ....
Fury as driver fined after crippling girl; Sheriff and safety groups speak out at sentence for careless driving
Jun 02, 2003 ... A DRIVER who knocked down a student leading to her losing a leghas walked free from a court. The decision has been branded "an insult" by road safetycampaigners who have called for the law against drivers who causedeath or injury to be toughened. Scott McGregor, 34, of ...
Outrage at city council couple with 2 homes; Maliks stay in subsidised house and buy flat
Jun 02, 2003; ... A LABOUR city councillor has come under fire for buying a flat torent out while keeping his subsidised housing association home. Woodlands councillor Hanzala Malik and wife Haleema, also aGlasgow councillor, were accused of sending out the wrong messageafter buying the flat in ...
It's welcome home Daddy for Glasgow gunner Scott
Jun 02, 2003 ... SERGEANT Scott Gray, from Glasgow, got the best welcome of hislife today when he arrived back from duty in Iraq. Scott, of the 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Artillery, was greeted bywife Elaine and son Cameron, 2, at Aldershot, Hants, after flyinginto Britain this morning. As ...
Volunteers needed to aid charity
Jun 02, 2003 ... SCOTTISH Water today appealed for Glasgow volunteers to help raisetens of thousands of pounds for Ethiopia and Nepal. The WaterAid Munro Challenge 2003, which will take place onSaturday June 14, is to put a team of walkers on each of the 303peaks in Britain and ...
Ministers told to get a grip on GM foods
Jun 02, 2003 ... MINISTERS have been told to "get a grip" on a national debate ongenetically modified crops which is due to start tomorrow. The Government's policy on the issue was being described today as"chaotic" and "badly organised". Eight organisations have written urging Environment ...
The day we all found new hope; FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE EVENT, WE LOOK BACK AT HOW SCOTLAND CELEBRATED THE QUEEN'S CORONATION
Jun 02, 2003; ... IT was the day Britain stood still and united in pride at thedawning of a new era. A nation deflated by the ravages of war foundhope in the crowning of their new monarch. Millions lined the streets of London and all over the countryfriends and neighbours huddled round brand new TV ...
Knife raid terror at bookies
Jun 02, 2003 ... A ROBBER made off with more than (pounds) 1000 after threateningstaff with a knife in a betting shop. He threatened five staff at William Hill Bookmakers in BroomlandsStreet, Paisley, and demanded cash. He then made off with a four figure sum. The robbery ...
Battle to block lap dance club; Council fears Buchanan Street may become city's Soho
Jun 02, 2003; ... A TOP lawyer could be employed to fight plans for a lap dancingclub off Glasgow's top shopping street. Council bosses say they are determined to block the plans for aclub just off Buchanan Street. A formal objection is being lodged and they are consideringspending thousands ...
Building site crackdown
Jun 02, 2003 ... BUILDING sites across Glasgow were at the centre of a crackdown byhealth and safety inspectors today. The move came at the start of a two-week-long campaign to cut thenumber of falls from height, which is the single biggest cause ofdeath and injury on UK sites. Inspectors ...
Wife seems so distant when I get home late; Solutions
Jun 02, 2003; ... I am convinced my wife is having an affair but I would like toknow what you think before I do anything. We've been married for 11 years and have two children. My wifeworks full time and her mother takes the children to school in themorning and collects them afterwards. My ...
Bankruptcies to hit 3000 barrier
Jun 02, 2003 ... The number of people being declared bankrupt in Scotland hasreached 799 in the first quarter of the year. The total for the year is now expected to break the 3000 mark,according to an alarming new report from financial advisers GrantThornton. Matt Henderson, partner with ...
City schemes to get an extra (pounds) 4m lotto cash; Bosses tell how to get funding for projects
Jun 02, 2003; ... THE poorest areas of Glasgow are to get more money from thenational lottery. Deprived parts of the city have complained they are getting a rawdeal while more affluent areas receive much more cash. Now Pollok, Drumchapel, Penilee, Toryglen and Yoker have beensingled out to ...
A sporting opportunity
Jun 02, 2003 ... YOUNG couch potatoes will be kept on their toes with a (pounds)400,000 grant for sports activities. Cash from the New Opportunities Fund will provide a three yearboost for after-school ...
Old Firm look ahead to Euro draws
Jun 02, 2003; ... ONCE the celebrations at Ibrox die down Rangers will turn theirthoughts to next season's Champions League. Scotland's Treble winners enter the tournament at the thirdqualifying round stage and they will learn their opponents on July 25when the draw is made in Geneva ....
New drive on to make city green; Recycling move may cut refuse uplifts
Jun 02, 2003; ... EVERY person in Glasgow should be able to recycle householdrubbish within two years, council bosses said today. And weekly refuse collections may be cut back to a fortnightlyservice if the recycling plan takes off. Glasgow recycles only 5% of household waste and has a long ...
Claymores put 'em to the sword; GRIDIRON: Scoops shines in sun as Dahlquist's men down Dragons
Jun 02, 2003; ... JOHN MINARDI today hailed Scottish Claymores record breaker ScottCouper and revealed he is amazed the Glasgow-born star has never beensnapped up by a major NFL club. Couper, 33, became only the seventh player in NFL Europe's historyto pass the 100-catch mark in the weekend's 45-7 ...
James feared he was just a Fadd
Jun 02, 2003; ... Scotland's great hope for the future, James McFadden, has admittedhe once feared his international career was over before it hadscarcely begun. The Motherwell striker, who has just turned 20, hit the headlinesfor all the wrong reasons a year ago when he missed his flight ...
Wolves eye up Hartson
Jun 02, 2003; ... JOHN HARTSON'S recovery from back surgery is being watched closelynot only by Celtic, but by a host of English clubs reported to beready to bid for his services. Newly-promoted Wolves are the latest side to be credited with aninterest in the Hoops hitman. Manager Dave Jones ...
Sculpture tribute to city poet
Jun 02, 2003 ... A statue of top Glasgow poet, Tom Leonard, has been unveiled at anew business park. The bronze sculpture of the author of Six Glasgow Poems has beenadded to Edinburgh Park as part of a celebration of Scots poetry. Leonard broke ...
Companies in fight to land (pounds) 50m school job
Jun 02, 2003 ... THREE Scots firms are to battle it out for a (pounds) 50millionschools revamp contract. East Renfrewshire Council has invited bids for the lucrativepublic private partnership contract from two Glasgow-based firms -HBG and Jarvis - and from the Stirling-based construction ...
We needed to take drastic steps to turn the Beatson around; NEWS SPECIAL: Outgoing clinic boss looks back over a dramatic 18 months
Jun 02, 2003 ... Eighteen months ago, four top doctors at the Beatson OncologyCentre quit amid claims of mismanagement and intolerable workingconditions. The future of the Glasgow-based unit was in doubt. As a new boss takes over today, JOHN McCANN reports on howdeparting director Dr Adam Bryson ...
Looking forward
Jun 02, 2003 ... THE reflections of departing Beatson boss Adam Bryson offer adisturbing insight into the bureaucratic turmoil at Scotland'sbiggest cancer centre. Before Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm had the sense to let thecentre operate as a stand-alone entity, the Beatson was subsumed ...
Golden girl
Jun 02, 2003 ... IN a world where everything - from pop stars to pizza - has a sell-by-date, it is almost inconceivable anything ...
Youth courts need support to be effective
Jun 02, 2003 ... THE launch today of Scotland's first dedicated youth court is along-awaited but welcome addition to the justice system. The initial success of special drugs courts (where offenders aregiven support to overcome social and addiction problems as well asbeing punished for their ...
Daredevils wanted to raise cash
Jun 02, 2003 ... DAREDEVIL drivers are being urged to raise cash for a cancercharity. The Marie Curie Driving Challenge offers motorists the chance toget behind the wheel of a range of vehicles, from a double-decker busto a fire engine. Entrants pay a (pounds) 10 ...
'Mentors' plea over care kids project
Jun 02, 2003 ... VOLUNTEERS are being urged to help throw a lifeline to youngpeople leaving the care system. A new scheme is looking for mentors for over- 16s who have spenttime away from their own families and in care. Several adults have had 30 hours of training and were issued ...
Pub chain in purge on swearing
Jun 02, 2003 ... BOSSES at pub giant JD Wetherspoon are to ban swearing in theirpubs. The chain, which has bars in Glasgow including the Counting Houseand Hengler's Circus, is to put notices on its menus and tableswarning drinkers to mind their language, and managers will also havethe ...
Bid to cut attacks on NHS staff stepped up
Jun 02, 2003 ... THE campaign to stop violent attacks on health service staff wasstepped up today. Posters and CDs have been launched in a bid to raise publicawareness of the problem. They are the latest moves in the Scottish Executive's ManagingHealth at Work guidelines, which set out ways ...
Youth court is not a soft option. This is the group we know we have to target to make communities safer; Woman in charge of new scheme vows to cut teenage crime
Jun 02, 2003; ... THE woman in charge of Scotland's first youth court today promisedto cut crime in communities plagued by teenage thugs. As the two-year pilot scheme got underway this morning, youngoffenders were warned the court was not a soft option. Youth court co-ordinator Anne Callender, ...
Get tough on the louts
Jun 03, 2003 ... I AGREE with sending unruly children to Borstals (Evening Times,June 2). It's time to get tough with tearaways and send the message anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated in schools or anywhere else. It's unfair that hard-working children who want to learn have tosit ...