Evening Times back issues from May 2004:
POINTS
May 01, 2004 ... Ronnie was a real 'gent' IT was nice to see so many well known faces at Lisbon Lion RonnieSimpson's funeral last week. The fact that ex-England keeper Gordon Banks took time to make thetrip north to pay his respects to Ronnie shows what a popularcharacter he was ....
It's fun, free and bigger than ever; DAY OUT SPECIAL
May 01, 2004 ... It's time for Big In Falkirk and it looks set to be better thanever. The fun, free, street arts festival returns this weekend, with abrilliant line-up of events. The two-day extravaganza has a programme of internationalattractions for all the family and the town will come ...
MAYDAZE
May 01, 2004; ... Fun on the Green for May Day Glasgow Green will burst into life onSunday when the annual Maydaze fun day returns to the city. Following the traditional May Day Rally in George Square, thereare free events and performances for all ages on the Green, from12noon. Pop guitar ...
GAMEZONE
May 01, 2004; ... Counter Strike Condition Zero, Sierra, PC (pounds) 19.99 Web Site: http://www.cs-conditionzero.com Bit of a turnaround for CounterStrike which built its reputation as an online game: Condition Zerois a single-player off-line game with simulated multi-player mode. With 20 ...
BRING THE KIDS; FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
May 01, 2004 ... CAFE HULA 321 Hope Street, Glasgow Tel: 0141 353 1660 Visited bythe Balfour family - twins Evan and Eilidh, 12, mum Rhona and dadBrian. What's it like? Cafe Hula is a rather quirky little restaurant at the north end ofHope Street, across from the Theatre Royal. It has a ...
(pounds) 200,000 FINE? THAT'S OK .. I CAN AFFORD IT; Ex Bay City Rollers boss shrugs off drugs penalty
May 01, 2004 ... FORMER Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton has shrugged off arecord (pounds) 200,000 fine for drug offences. The 65-year-old tycoon dismissed the massive fine, saying: "It'snot a lot to me - I'm happy." The pop promoter turned property ...
Expenses row Tory to meet Euro president; Call for talks over 'inappropriate use of funds' by MEPs
May 01, 2004 ... A Tory MEP at the centre of a row over expenses has called forurgent talks with the President of the European Parliament over thematter. Struan Stevenson was spotted by a journalist claiming a (pounds)180 daily allowance at the European Parliament in Brussels beforeleaving the ...
Jack's fury at BBC unis claim
May 01, 2004; ... THE BBC has been accused by First Minister Jack McConnell of"irresponsible nonsense" after reporting Scottish universities are tobe abolished. Mr McConnell was astonished by a report which claimed thatScottish universities were to disappear. An Executive source said if the ...
Maxton joins House of Lords
May 01, 2004 ... LABOUR Party veteran John Maxton today joined the House of Lords. The retired Cathcart MP was one of 23 new Labour peers named byTony Blair. The nephew of legendary Red Clydesider Jimmy Maxton, the 68-year-old stood down at the last General Election after more than 20 ...
Buyer snaps up home of Celtic hero
May 01, 2004 ... THE luxury home of Celtic star Henrik Larsson, who is leaving theclub this summer, has been sold. Estate agents Slater Hogg and Howison said several offers had beenmade for the four-bedroom detached villa in Bothwell, Lanarkshire,before the closing date of noon yesterday ....
School kids braced for exam season
May 01, 2004 ... IT's the moment school pupils across Scotland have been waitingfor - and dreading. Tuesday sees the start of the exam season in schools and collegesacross the country. Over the next six weeks, more than 140,000 candidates will sitstandard grade and higher exams in subjects ...
Thousands set to drop in on Maydaze party
May 01, 2004 ... FAMILIES will flock to Glasgow Green tomorrow for the annualMaydaze fun day. Thousands are expected to attend the free event despite poorweather being forecast. This year's special guests are Glasgow guitar band The Uncle DevilShow, whose two frontmen are better known as ...
City asylum seekers hit by EU expansion; 28 families may be made homeless as benefits and housing end
May 01, 2004; ... UP TO 28 asylum-seeker families in Glasgow could be made homelessas a result of today's EU expansion. The families from central and eastern Europe, living in Glasgow aspart of the Home Office's dispersal programme, had until midnightbeen classed as asylum seekers and were entitled ...
Police pledge to be 'fair'
May 01, 2004 ... Scotland's top police officers have pledged to provide a fair andequal service for everyone. The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland have promisedto investigate all hate crime fairly and without prejudice. The Diversity Strategy has been produced by Acpos ...
(pounds) 200,000 fine for ex-Bay City Rollers boss; But after sentence for drugs offence he says: 'That's OK ... I can afford it'
May 01, 2004 ... FORMER Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton has shrugged off arecord (pounds) 200,000 fine for drugs offences, saying: "It's not alot to me." Paton was given the massive fine after he was caught holding akilo of cannabis resin during a drug squad raid at his Edinburghmansion ....
Graeme's up to help Ayr win and get his band to big time; All-action weekend as striker aims for the top
May 01, 2004; ... GRAEME Brown has one of the most incredible weekends imaginablecoming up - when he gets the chance to bid for footballing glory ANDpop stardom. Graeme is a striker with Ayr United and today the team plays aseason-saving match against high-flyers Clyde in front of an ...
Hospice lotto winners
May 01, 2004 ... This week's (pounds) 500 winner in the Prince and Princess ofWales Hospice lottery is number 80042 and the ticket was ...
Killer mum freed again by judges; Woman let out of jail ahead of appeal
May 01, 2004 ... A KILLER mum who failed to protect her baby daughter from amurderous attack has been freed for a second time by appeal judges. Andrea Bone was allowed out of jail to join the new man in herlife, a recovering heroin addict, pending a hearing of her appealagainst her conviction for ...
New sentence delay for baby deaths woman
May 01, 2004 ... BABIES in bags mum Susan MacLeod has still not been sentenced -more than a year after she admitted killing her new-born son anddaughter. At the High Court in Edinburgh, a judge asked social workers toput together a package of proposals on how to deal with her case. There ...
Peter's a reality for pop event
May 01, 2004 ... REALITY TV star Peter Andre has been added to the bill for thisyear's Live + Loud pop bash at Hampden Park. The Australian, who revived his pop career after appearing on I'mA Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, was one of three acts to be named asthe latest addition to the line-up ....
Plea over yard jobs
May 01, 2004 ... POLICE have issued an arrest warrant for another person inrelation to the death of schoolboy Kriss Donald. So far two men, Daanish Zahid and Zahid Mohammed, both 20, haveappeared in court charged with the murder of the 15-year-oldfollowing his abduction near his home in ...
Rangers in job battle
May 01, 2004 ... A VIDEO technician who lost his job with Rangers is taking theclub to an employment tribunal claiming he was unfairly dismissed. Greig Thomson, of Dean Park, Renfrew, who reported to team coachAlex McLeish, had to film and edit matches, record training eventsand ...
(pounds) 1m stalemate in nursery row; Council chiefs say pay demands are too high
May 01, 2004; ... THERE'S a (pounds) 1million gulf between striking nursery nurses'demands and what Glasgow councillors are prepared to pay. As the strike enters its 10th week, council leaders are furiouscity nursery nurses want the same hourly pay as staff in EastDunbartonshire ... but the cost of ...
Top stylist Taylor is to face hair-raising Anne
May 01, 2004; ... SCOTS celebrity hairdresser Taylor Ferguson is to face TV's mostformidable presenter on The Weakest Link. The Glasgow style guru hopes to raise thousands of pounds forcharity as he faces sharp-tongued presenter Anne Robinson in thegeneral knowledge quiz. Taylor will be the ...
SHOWBIZ; UPDATE
May 01, 2004 ... Monster no ape LORD Of The Rings director Peter Jackson, above, insists he's notjust doing a straight remake of monster movie King Kong. But he revealed his version will follow the original format,culminating in the famous scene where the giant ape climbs the EmpireState ...
Braveheart in a bra
May 01, 2004 ... AFTER Alex Kingston's outing as British warrior queen Boudica, MelGibson is now set to tackle the fearsome figure of myth and legend ...
Chatty host Dale likes nothing better than a good old gossip; Tongue- in-cheek charmer won't be making jungle trek
May 01, 2004 ... THE NATIONAL LOTTERY: IN IT TO WIN IT Saturday, BBC1, 7.50pmChatting to Dale Winton is like having a good old gossip with one ofyour mates. Even more charming and personable than he appears onscreen, he's a laugh a minute. Self-deprecating, tongue-in-cheek, one for wild ...
Debra enjoys her perfect role as mum; NEW NEXT WEEK WILL & GRACE Friday, Channel 4 ,9pm
May 01, 2004 ... AS lawyer Will's flaky flatmate and best buddie Grace, DebraMessing's life seems to spin in ever-decreasing circles as she loseshope of finding a man. But with the new series starting next Friday, romance rides intoher life, when she is swept off her feet by a dashing doctor on ...
Star Julie's all the Raj
May 01, 2004 ... Julie Goodyear is heading to India ...to take part in a realityshow about driving! Unlikely as it might seem, the ex-Corrie star is being ...
Love and deceit
May 01, 2004 ... THE TWO LOVES OF ANTHONY TROLLOPE Sunday, BBC1, 7pm ANTHONY Trollope, the man who wrote the novel, He Knew He WasRight - the story on which the Beeb's latest costume drama starringScots actress Laura Fraser is based - may have been a world-famousand highly respected author ....
Play smart and brighten up your dog's life
May 01, 2004 ... TEST YOUR PET Saturday, BBC1, 6pm It was bound to happen. Afterthe success of Anne Robinson and Phillip Schofield's Test The Nation,where the intelligence of human beings was assessed, the BBC is nowinviting us to test our pets. Over the next two Saturdays, we will be shown how to ...
Behind the scenes of Tarantino masterpiece
May 01, 2004 ... KILL BILL 2: THE BRIDE IS BACK Sunday, Channel 4, 11.25pm UMA Thurman's latest outing as the blade-swinging Bride with ataste for blood and a thirst for vengeance is sitting pretty atNumber One in the UK box office charts. And tonight fans of the movie - and director Quentin ...
Soap stars set for magic mist
May 01, 2004 ... STARS IN THEIR EYES SOAP STARS SPECIAL Saturday, Scottish, 9.15pm EMMERDALE glamour girl Lucy Parteger, aka Chastity Dingle, is thefirst soap star to come through the magical mists of Stars In TheirEyes tonight, when she will perform an Emma Bunton song - even thoughshe originally ...
Airdrie not Dunn for
May 01, 2004 ... Airdrie United boss Sandy Stewart is likely to be boosted by thereturn from injury of key midfielder David Dunn for today's possiblechampionship clincher with Hamilton Accies. He said: "David has trained this week and looked good. Also, we'veno suspensions, so we're looking at our ...
Jags duo face Dons
May 01, 2004 ... PARTICK THISTLE'S Jamie Mitchell and Grant Murray return fromsuspension for today's visit of Aberdeen to Firhill. Co-boss Gerry Britton said: "Hopefully their return will make adifference. "However, Kenny Milne won't feature again this season and Ian Rosshas been told to ...
Spiders missing Reilly
May 01, 2004 ... Queen's Park coach Kenny Brannigan has lost sweeper Steven Reillyfor the remainder of the season. Brannigan said: "Steven has torn a hamstring and is unlikely toplay again this season, although we welcome Ross Clark back for thevisit of Albion Rovers. "Derek Carcary is ...
Eck's no time for agents
May 01, 2004; ... ALEX McLeish will steer clear of agents as he bids to get newsignings to Ibrox. The Rangers boss is determined to become more "proactive" as hebids to mount a revitalised challenge on Martin O'Neill's domesticdominance and make an impact in Europe. McLeish said: "We have ...
Henrik: I'm not trying to sell myself; Larsson on his Euro U-turn with Sweden
May 01, 2004; ... HENRIK LARSSON has insisted he isn't playing at Euro 2004 to tryand win a summer move. Yesterday, SportTimes was first to report the Celtic striker'sinternational U-turn for Sweden. After seven years at Parkhead, Larsson will quit Celtic when hiscontract expires at the end ...
Don't finish with regrets
May 01, 2004; ... Billy McNeill, the most successful captain in Celtic's history,enjoyed a glorious career; one, you might suspect, ended withoutregrets. Well, you would be slightly mistaken, because even to this day heoccasionally muses over his decision to quit playing while in hisearly 30s, at ...
HENRIK: I fear IT'LL ALL END IN TEARS..; PARKHEAD UPDATE: Hoops hero admits leaving Celtic will be an emotional wrench - but he is going!
May 01, 2004; ... HENRIK LARSSON today insisted there is no chance of him changinghis mind on his decision to quit Celtic. The striker's decision to make a dramatic U-turn and return to theinternational fold with Sweden raised hopes among Hoops fans that hemight reverse his decision to leave ...
Brewster keen to play part in denying Celts
May 01, 2004; ... It is show time at Parkhead tomorrow and Craig Brewster knowsDunfermline are likely to be playing a bit part in the big event asCeltic are presented with the SPL trophy. "This is only a dress rehearsal, from our point of view," says theveteran Pars striker. "The real big show for ...
BURKE VOWS TO MUSCLE HIS WAY INTO ECK'S PLANS; IBROX UPDATE: Wing ace will dig deep to make first team place his own with a gruelling fitness plan regime to give him physical presence
May 01, 2004; ... CHRIS BURKE has vowed to make it impossible for manager AlexMcLeish to leave him out of his first team plans next season. The fans' favourite had enjoyed a meteoric rise through theRangers ranks before establishing himself in the first team, evenenjoying a Champions league debut ....
Frank factor's Burkey bonus
May 01, 2004; ... CHRIS BURKE has not given up hope that Dutch defensive masterFrank de Boer will stay at Gers. With Ronald de Boer definitely leaving for Qatar and a lucrativeMiddle East swansong, the centre back had hinted he, too, would beheading for the desert oasis. The Ibrox wide man ...
Hammell is out to break wing wizard's spell
May 01, 2004; ... Stevie Hammell is looking forward to a new experience at Ibroxtoday ... facing up to wing wizard Chris Burke. The 22-year-old defender said: "I am told I will find out allabout it when I meet wee Chris Burke this afternoon. I've neverplayed against him, but I have watched him on ...
Ruud, Roy kill transfer gossip
May 01, 2004 ... SIR ALEX Ferguson gathered Roy Keane and Ruud van Nistelrooyaround him in a bid to kill off speculation over the players'futures. Keane has been linked with Celtic amid growing speculation thathis impending international comeback had led to a split withFerguson. Van ...
Billy's new future
May 01, 2004 ... Dundee United boss Ian McCall is on the verge of clinching newdeals with Billy Dodds and Jim McIntyre after defender Alan Archibaldre-signed for the club for a further three years. McCall has agreed a contract extension with top scorer McIntyre,while former Scotland international ...
BOTTOM LINE IS WE MUST HIT TOP GREER
May 01, 2004; ... Kilmarnock may have missed out on making it two top six finishesin a row. But the opportunity is there for them to produce a final flourishover the concluding four games of the Premier season. "That at least would mean we would finish nearer the upper half ofthe table than ...
Edge urges kids to stay put
May 01, 2004 ... Hibs defender Roland Edge insists the Easter Road club's talentedyoungsters should forget about a move south and concentrate on theircareers in Scotland for the time being. Derek Riordan, Scott Brown and Kevin Thomson are just three of abatch of youngsters at the Leith club who ...
LIVI COACH SILENT ON SAINTS SWITCH
May 01, 2004 ... Livingston coach Allan Preston says the club's future will besorted out within a fortnight, but refused to discuss speculationlinking him with the manager's job at former club St Johnstone. Livi have been in administration since February and preferredbidders for the club, ...
Mackay 'a disgrace'
May 01, 2004 ... Hearts coach Craig Levein has gone to war with Tynecastle legendGary Mackay for urging fans to stay away next season. Mackay is part of the Save our Hearts campaign which is fightingthe club's plans to sell Tynecastle and want chief executive ChrisRobinson removed. Levein, ...
DAVID:TRANSFER LINK A FALSE DON
May 01, 2004; ... DAVID ROWSON has promised Thistle fans there will be an extra edgeto his game against Aberdeen today. The midfielder has stalled on agreeing a new deal at Firhill -which is still on the table - and speculation linking him to a returnto his native north east has mounted. The ...
Steve knocks back dosh
May 01, 2004 ... Steve Paterson has said thanks but no thanks to the Aberdeen fanswho were planning to club together and foot the bill for top-scorerScott Booth to remain at Pittodrie next season. Former Scotland international Booth, who rejoined the club lastsummer, will not have his contract ...
WE HAVE BOTTLE FOR FLAG BATTLE
May 01, 2004; ... MARK McLaughlin has branded Clyde a team of winners, and says theywon't lose bottle as they try to hold on to their slender advantageat the top. The full-back hit out at recent accusations that the leaders arelosing their nerve as the climax of the season approaches. The ...
We'll build on homers says Mark
May 01, 2004; ... ST MIRREN'S home record may just be the thing that keeps them inthe First Division this season, and that is something to build on fornext year, according to defender Mark Dempsie. Gus MacPherson's side have lost only once at Love Street sinceChristmas, and hope that continues when ...
Diamond diet for McLaren as Airdrie eye the title
May 01, 2004; ... AIRDRIE starlet Willie McLaren has reassured the Diamonds supportthat he is 100% focused on helping his side win the title, despiteattracting interest from a multitude of clubs. The teenage wide man has been a revelation since making his fulldebut against East Fife last year and ...
QP's Clark of course says promotion's on next term
May 01, 2004; ... QUEEN'S PARK star Ross Clark wants his Hampden mates to finishthis season as strongly as possible and then set a promotion coursefor the new campaign. Clark, who returns from an ankle ligament injury for today's visitof Albion Rovers, reckons Kenny Brannigan's boys have flattered ...
Cash pressure frustrates Micky
May 01, 2004 ... Leicester manager Micky Adams has confessed his frustration at hismeagre transfer budget. City are second bottom of the Premiership, and Adams said: "If youwant to see the best of Micky Adams, how's that ever going to happen? "You look at Steve Bruce at Birmingham and he's ...
Gunners can't afford Beckham
May 01, 2004 ... Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that he needs just onemore player to complete his squad for next season - but it will notbe Real Madrid's David Beckham. "Does he interest me? Yes. Can we afford him? No," revealed themanager. Wenger, whose men host Birmingham today, ...
Moyes sure that Rooney will stay
May 01, 2004 ... EVERTON manager Davie Moyes is confident Wayne Rooney will stay atthe Toffees, as they attempt to secure their Premiership status. Moyes knows the England striker's profile will increase as Euro2004 approaches, with talk of a new contact for the striker likely toescalate, too ....
Sturrock faces casualty crisis
May 01, 2004 ... SOUTHAMPTON boss Paul Sturrock has mounting injury problems aheadof today's Stamford Bridge clash with Chelsea. Michael Svensson, Graeme Le Saux, Rory Delap, Marian Pahars andNeil McCann are all out, but Luggy said: "If we play like we did atWolves and Manchester City, we can get ...
Saints game is critical for Blues
May 01, 2004 ... Claudio Ranieri claims Chelsea's home clash with Southampton - inwhich Chelsea seek to end a run of five matches without a win - isjust as important as the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Monaco next week. He said: "There is a big challenge between us and ...
Souness still haunted by fear of drop
May 01, 2004 ... Graeme Souness is desperate for Blackburn to clinch the pointagainst Manchester United that will guarantee Premiership survival -if only so he can get a good night's sleep. Souness has been suffering from a recurring nightmare that Leedswill win their remaining matches and Rovers' ...
SAINT PAUL PREACHES PREMIERSHIP SERENITY; No Highland jigs for Luggy as he works his brand of magic at Southampton
May 01, 2004; ... THE accent they are hearing is roughly the same for the South-ampton players and the tactics are roughly the same too ... so far. But the touchline tantrums are entirely different ... so far. Paul Sturrock is no Gordon Strachan doing his ginger nut aboutreferees ....
Berti'sbanana skin alarm
May 01, 2004 ... FORMER international defender Gordon McQueen has warned BertiVogts that his plans to set up a win for Scotland against lowlyTrinidad and Tobago could backfire on him. Following the international team's latest defeat in Denmark, theScots travel to Estonia later this month before ...
Faddy will light up Premiership ...next season!; EXCLUSIVE: Moyes reckons Scots star will make his mark soon
May 01, 2004; ... THE Premiership has yet to see the best of Scottish star JamesMcFadden ... although fans down south won't have too long to wait. That's the opinion of Faddy's manager at Everton, former Celticdefender Davie Moyes, who believes the 21-year-old will prove to be ashining light in ...