Evening Times back issues from October 2004:
Anything Osbournes can do... we can do better; REALITY THEATRE SHOW PUTS REAL-LIFE GLASGOW FAMILY ON STAGE
Oct 01, 2004; ... Reality television shows have never been more popular as millionstune in to shows such as The Osbournes. Now reality shows are making the leap from television to theatre -and a Glasgow family is taking centre stage. The Watermans, from Mount Florida, are the stars of a new ...
Pub bosses could lose licence if they don't pay rates bill
Oct 01, 2004; ... PUB owners who fall behind with their rates and council tax billscould risk losing their licences. Council chiefs in West Dunbartonshire have voted to take a toughstance on licence holders who fall into arrears. The action aims to claw back the cash from 16 licensed premises ...
Julie's back in bridal black
Oct 01, 2004 ... SCOTS model Julie Hannah shows off a stunning black bridal gowninspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Julie and bridesmaid Nicky Miller were preparing for Scotland'sbiggest bridal show. The Scottish Wedding Show, on tomorrow and Sunday at the SECC,will feature more than 250 ...
(pounds) 89m to help Scots fight flood misery
Oct 01, 2004; ... FLOODING in Glasgow could be kept in check after ministersannounced (pounds) 89million is to be spent on protection schemes. The money, in the form of increased grants to local authorities,is expected to safeguard more than 4200 homes and businesses acrossScotland. Councils ...
Big Yin back on form to claim crown; REVIEW: BILLY CONNOLLY Hammersmith apollo
Oct 01, 2004; ... SIXTY-FIVE thousand tickets sold, 18 nights, two tartan clad legsand a tuft of a silver goatee - it could only be Billy Connolly backat his best. Returning to the packed Hammersmith Apollo in London for his firstmajor British run in three years, the Big Yin has lost none of ...
WEDDING SHOW SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, SECC
Oct 01, 2004 ... IF you are heading up the aisle soon, thinking of popping thequestion or are just a romantic at heart, head for the ScottishWedding Show at the SECC this weekend. It is described as the ultimate one-stop experience for allwedding-related matters. Experts from specialist companies ...
CRITIC'S CHOICE
Oct 01, 2004; ... will and grace, Channel 4, 9pm IF YOU are going to load up a show with star names - as this hitsitcom has been doing recently - you might as well do it in style,and the celebs don't come much bigger than the one featured intonight's episode. Karen (Megan Mullally) decides ...
losing our baby made us fight for yorkhill; Fiona and George Currie had to cope with one twin dying, but were so touched by their hospital experience they put heart and soul into our fight
Oct 01, 2004; ... LITTLE Eilidh Currie does not have a lot to say for herself yet,but she tries hard. If she could, she would say a massive thank you to MalcolmChisholm and even give him a big hug for saving the Queen Mum's.Eilidh is big on hugs. That is assuming he wants to see her again, ...
New Audi centre is biggest
Oct 01, 2004 ... Work has been completed on the world's largest Audi centre atBraehead. Situated in more than five landscaped acres, the building is astriking sight with its aluminium and steel structure, and 1000sq mof glass ....
HOT HYUNDAI IS ON A HIGH
Oct 01, 2004 ... BUSINESS has been brisk for Hyundai recently - and it is justabout to get even better. Having been named the third most reliable manufacturer in thecountry in Warranty Direct's annual reliability index, Hyundai is ona high. And the firm is now set to cash in on new versions ...
VAUXHALL KID SEATS PLAY SAFE
Oct 01, 2004 ... VAUXHALL has introduced four new child seats designed to provide ahigh level of safety for children. All are designed to fit perfectly in Vauxhall vehicles. They are easy to install and come with ...
SIGN UP FOR NISSAN STARS
Oct 01, 2004 ... TWO weeks today, the order books will open for two of Nissan'shottest offerings. On October 15, the 350Z Roadster will go on offer, appropriately,at 3.50pm, with the new version of one of the most striking 4X4s onthe road, the Murano, available from 9am. The Murano comes in ...
AMERICAN BEAUTY
Oct 01, 2004 ... CHRYSLER GRAND VOYAGER l Price: (pounds) 31,290 l Engine: 2,766cc,150bhp four cylinder turbodiesel l Top speed: 112mph, 0-60 12 secondsl MPG: 28.9mpg combined YOU see them around airports and top hotels, but Chrysler'sVoyager is more than just transport for executives with a ...
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Oct 01, 2004 ... RALLYING has always been a difficult sport to televise properly. Any event that takes place over multiple days and at multiplevenues will always have trendy television-types pulling out theirhair. Let's face it, covering football matches is a breeze incomparison ....
RAISE THE ROOF OVER NEW C3; CITROEN C3 PLURIEL
Oct 01, 2004 ... IT'S a cabriolet, a saloon, and even a pick-up. But there is morethan a hint of history built into the hi-tech Citroen C3 Pluriel. It might seem fanciful, but the multi-faceted Pluriel strikes meas being a grown-up, more sophisticated, version of the much-loved2CV. Citroen ...
the LITTLE MIRACLES; How the link between Yorkhill's Queen Mum's and Sick Kids' hospitals has been a lifesaver
Oct 01, 2004 ... Working as a single team has allowed the doctors, nurses andmidwives at the two Yorkhill hospitals to save the lives of countlesscritically-ill babies. The link corridor between the hospitals means some of the mostskilled medics and surgeons in the world can effortlessly ...
How the listening minister showed he really cared; Why Malcolm Chisholm accepted our arguments and rejected NHS Board's plans
Oct 01, 2004; ... When Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm threw out plans to shut theQueen Mum's Maternity Hospital, he was repaying the trust that hadled many in Glasgow to call him "the minister who listens". After nearly a year of careful listening to consultants, wardstaff and the public, as well ...
Jobs lift as Commons speaker opens centre
Oct 01, 2004 ... THE Speaker of the House of Commons swapped his parliamentaryrobes for a headset today when he officially launched a new callcentre which will generate 100 new jobs for Glasgow. Springburn MP Michael Martin officiated when Scottish Gas unveiledits latest business venture ....
Sales boost for hotel business
Oct 01, 2004 ... THE De Vere luxury hotel and leisure group has seen a boost inturnover in the past year on the back of a recovery in the corporateand conference bookings. The group, which owns the five-star Cameron House Hotel at LochLomond and the Belfry golf complex in Birmingham, said overall ...
Shopping
Oct 01, 2004; ... Cosy appeal of fashion Forget twee dresses and hand-knittedclothes, kids fashion is all grown up these days. Childrens wear is just a diluted version of what's hot for adultsand they can take their pick from lots of trend-led pieces. There's the same trendy labels, exquisite ...
Arthritispatientsin warning over drug; Presciption painkiller increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Oct 01, 2004; ... za THOUSANDS of Scots arthritis sufferers were today urged to seetheir doctor. Tests revealed that a widely-used painkiller increased the risk ofheart attacks and strokes. The drug, called Vioxx, has been withdrawn from worldwide salefollowing damning new research ....
Man fined (pounds) 400 for Rangers jersey scam
Oct 01, 2004; ... A COUNTERFEITER who visited Thailand nine times and Turkey fivetimes in 18 months while claiming unemployment benefit has been fined(pounds) 400. John Brown, 41, pleaded guilty at Hamilton Sheriff Court to acontravention of the Trade Descriptions Act. He was caught after ...
Golden tower plan for waterfront
Oct 01, 2004; ... a THE waterfront in Glasgow is to get another eye-catching landmarkin a further boost to the regeneration of the Clyde. Plans are on course to build a spectacular 14-storey golden towerbased on the design of the Berlin Philharmonie Concert Hall. The building, to be ...
Good news for Glasgow
Oct 01, 2004 ... CONGRATULATIONS! Yesterday's Evening Times carried the best newsI've read for a long time. At last the politicians have woken up andlistened to the concerns of ordinary people over the proposed closureof the Queen Mum's. Hopefully this won't be the end of the story. There a few ...
Family grief at mum's bus death tragedy; Husband devastated after accident horror
Oct 01, 2004; ... THE heartbroken family of a housewife who died after being knockeddown by a bus spoke of their grief today. May Anderson, 59, of Union Court, Paisley, was dragged under thebus as she crossed the town's Neilston Road yesterday. Her husband John, son Ian and daughter Sharon, ...
Our Dancing dreams are a step closer; REV! IT UP: WE MEET THE DELIGHTED WINNERS OF OUR SPECIAL (pounds) 1000 DANCE GRANTS
Oct 01, 2004; ... IT HAS been a spectacular summer of Rev! dance dynamics, and theEvening Times and 'Coca-Cola' have been overwhelmed by the enthusiasmand talent of Glasgow's dancers, young and old! So we are proud to announce the winners of our (pounds) 1000bursary awards. The standard and ...
City's jazz festival boss quits
Oct 01, 2004 ... THE director of Glasgow's jazz festival has quit after six yearssaying the event has become too "populist'. Olive Millen has a reputation as a true enthusiast who tried tobring cutting-edge international musicians to the event. Jazz insiders say her decision to quit follows a ...
So you're not the invisible woman after all, Jean; Independent makes her mark at long last; HOLYROOD WEEK
Oct 01, 2004; ... T HE possibility of giving First Minister Jack McConnell and histroops a bloody nose doesn't crop up that often weight of numbers seeto that. However, after five years, this week threw up that rare occasionand in a cause every party could find it easy to unite behind ....
Man cleared of murder fails in legal action bid
Oct 01, 2004 ... A man cleared of murder by appeal judges has lost a bid to sue apathologist who was called as a witness at his trial. Richard Karling served five years of a life sentence in prison forkilling his former girlfriend before the Court of Criminal Appealruled he was a victim of a ...
Landmark home won't be flattened; Buyers to turn listed mansion into flats
Oct 01, 2004; ... A LANDMARK building designed by one of Scotland's greatestVictorian architects has been saved from the bulldozers at the 11thhour. Council officials had planned to demolish the listed Linn Parkmansion house in Cathcart because it had suffered serious internaland external weather ...
Tests net 80 faulty blankets
Oct 01, 2004 ... ALMOST half the electric blankets handed in for testing to tradingstandards officers in East Renfrewshire last month failed - and somewere found to be unsafe. A total of 171 blankets were handed in by people aged more than 60under a scheme to give the devices a safety check before ...
GAGGED; Fury as jubilant Queen Mum's staff banned from speaking to Press; NEW CALL FOR HEALTH CHIEFS TO RESIGN
Oct 01, 2004 ... CITY health bosses have gagged the medical staff who fought tosave the Queen Mum's. The staff have been ordered not to speak to the Press afterhelping to save the famous ...
Art charity events go on Parade
Oct 01, 2004 ... ART lovers are being invited to a free open studios weekend at thehome of Scotland's leading arts charity. A host of exhibitions, installations and performances will takeplace at Wasps Artists Studios just off Alexandra Parade inDennistoun. New York drag king Diane Torr ...
Church puts focus on poverty
Oct 01, 2004 ... A HALF-DAY conference will be held in Glasgow tomorrow to raiseawareness of poverty in Scotland. The event, which has been organised by Church Action on Poverty,will be addressed by a number of people living on the breadline. It will be attended by Bishop Bruce Cameron, ...
Holyrood ethnic quiz
Oct 01, 2004 ... A PANEL of speakers from ethnic minorities will debate why nopolitician from an ethnic minority background has been elected to theScottish Parliament. The Hansard Society has invited candidates from previous electionsto a ...
Help find the man who killed my little brother; Sister makes emotional plea for public support after finding relative dead in his flat
Oct 01, 2004; ... THE sister of a man found murdered in his home today appealed forthe public's help in catching his killer. Marilyn Kelman found William Burns dead on the floor of his flatin Toryglen. A post-mortem revealed the 43-year-old had been murdered andpolice have made door-to-door ...
Firework warnings
Oct 01, 2004 ... PUPILS in East Renfrewshire are to be given a first-hand warningabout the danger of fireworks. Trading standards officers and Strathclyde Police are joiningforces to hammer home the safety message with a series of ...
Swimming event blow for disabled youngsters; Parents hit out after contest is axed denying children chance to represent country
Oct 01, 2004; ... A PRESTIGIOUS swimming contest has been axed leaving hundreds ofdisabled children in Glasgow in the lurch. Youngsters hoping to emulate their Paralympic idols have beendenied the chance to represent Scotland in a British event nextmonth. Angry parents today condemned the ...
Museum to draw in crowds
Oct 01, 2004 ... THE Museum of Transport in Glasgow is hoping to attract largecrowds to the launch of a national art project. The Big Draw, running throughout October, is encouraging people toexpress their creativity through drawing. Two events are taking place at the museum today and ...
Football icons in line for new hall of fame; Fans vote for players and bosses to be honoured at Hampden Park
Oct 01, 2004; ... SCOTLAND'S best- loved footballers and managers have beennominated for places in a new hall of fame. From Jimmy Johnstone to Jim Baxter, football fans across thecountry have voted in their thousands. Sports writers and commentators will now choose 20 Scots from 200nominated ...
Fury over gagging order as health chiefs lrefuse to accept they got it so wrong; Hospital team told to keep quiet on victory in campaign to save Queen Mum's
Oct 01, 2004; ... DOCTORS who fought to save the Queen Mum's have been gagged - andordered not to speak to the Press after their resounding victory overtheir bosses. Yesterday, Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm dumped proposals byNHS Greater Glasgow to close the Queen Mum's and sever its ...
MSPs say shamed board bosses must go
Oct 01, 2004; ... PRESSURE grew today on Glasgow's health chiefs to resign. MSPs called for the heads of bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow afterthey were shamed by Malcolm Chisholm's decision to save the QueenMum's. West of Scotland SNP MSP Stewart Maxwell claimed the position ofthe board was ...
'Hospital will be one of best in world'
Oct 01, 2004; ... DELIGHTED Tom Turner, clinical director of the Queen Mum's, saidhe believed the new hospital would give Glasgow one of the "top-ranking services in the world" for maternity and children's services. He said: "There is a sense of relief among all the staff at theannouncement and a ...
People were ecstatic. They ran about hugging and screaming. It was just a fabulous day ...; Staff refuse to allow health board to stop them celebrating Queen Mum's reprieve
Oct 01, 2004 ... Their bosses might have issued a gagging order, but that didn'tprevent some staff celebrating - and talking about their delight andrelief. RUSSELL LEADBETTER was at the Queen Mum's to gauge the moodamong staff and parents on a historic occasion Russell Leadbetter AT 9.26am ...
Our baby Lia was saved by a system the NHS Board was determined to destroy; Vital bridge is an umbilical cord between Queen Mum's and the Sick Kids'...
Oct 01, 2004; ... LIA McTAGGART'S cheeks are chubby, her eyes sparkling. Just threemonths old, she is a healthy, normal girl, who can expect to live afull life. The youngster was born with her stomach, liver, bowels and spleenin her chest, but is one of Scotland's luckiest children. That's ...
Testing times for the people in demand; n Legal minefield boosts importance of HR staff
Oct 01, 2004; ... THE human resources market is changing dramatically, according toa leading Scottish recruitment consultancy firm. No longer seen as a glorified administration post, HR is bigbusiness and increased demand for good HR staff is posing challengesfor managers charged with finding the ...
Which part of failure do they not understand?
Oct 01, 2004 ... DESPITE their pathetic attempts at bravado, Glasgow's thick-skinned health chiefs must face the facts. Yesterday's announcement by Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm was aclear vote of no confidence in them, not just over their catalogue ofpast failures, but also in their future ...
Hamilton on high horse as crowds soar
Oct 01, 2004 ... HAMILTON PARK has set a modern-day record for attendances thisseason. Soaring crowd numbers pushed total admissions for the year to animpressive 63,696 - an 8% rise on last ...
ROUND UP
Oct 01, 2004; ... CLYDE Bully Wee boss Billy Reid (pictured), knows three homepoints against St Johnstone tomorrow will be tough to come by: "Obviously St Johnstone were the pre-season title favourites andgot off to a stuttering start, but they have started to pick up nowand that is no surprise ....
Bare your teeth when Raith come to town; FIRHILL FOCUS: Co-boss Whyte's message for under-fire Jags
Oct 01, 2004; ... PARTICK THISTLE co-boss Derek Whyte has warned his players thatthey must get "ruthless" against Raith Rovers tomorrow. After slumping to their sixth defeat on the bounce at St Johnstone- three of which have seen 1-0 leads frittered away - Whyte hasdemanded his men display a killer ...
Well boss Tel hopes to save his breath ...
Oct 01, 2004; ... A TALE of two clubs, if not quite cities, makes an interestingread for Motherwell fans. Not so long ago Terry Butcher's side were saved from relegationwhen the stringent rules imposed by the SPL ruled Falkirk's claimsout. And when Inverness topped the First Division table ...
Disappointed yes, but I'm proud says O'Neill
Oct 01, 2004 ... Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has vowed to bounce back fromCeltic's latest Champions league setback. It was was his side's seventh straight away defeat in theChampions League group stages and left them with no points after twoGroup F matches. The normally animated Parkhead ...
JUST WHAT RINO EXPECTED
Oct 01, 2004 ... AC MILAN midfielder Rino Gattuso said he was impressed withCeltic's team effort and energy during their San Siro showdown. The former Ranger said: "I wasn't surprised by Celtic because Iknow they are a good team. I watched them a lot on television andthey are always together and ...
Hartson knows Bhoys face an uphill struggle
Oct 01, 2004 ... John Hartson knows Celtic need results from their next two gamesto avoid finishing bottom of Group F and crashing out of Europealtogether. While the 29-year-old is not giving up hope of reaching the knock-out stage he admits it is now very difficult after cruel defeats ...
Killie look to keep momentum going
Oct 01, 2004 ... KILMARNOCK'S five-goal rout of Dundee United last week means anymotivational speeches from Jim Jefferies are unnecessary as theyprepare for the trip to Ibrox on Sunday. Kris Boyd grabbed all five goals at Rugby Park last Saturday, butboss Jefferies knows he will need all of his ...
Losing Thommo was a huge blow ... we need a miracle to bring him back fast; Petrov left praying hamstring injury to Celtic's influential midfielder is not as bad as feared; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Oct 01, 2004; ... STILIAN PETROV today prayed the Celtic medical team can work amiracle before the Hoops face Shakhtar Donetsk in their ChampionsLeague double header. The midfielder is desperate to see Alan Thompson, who pulled upwith a hamstring injury in the San Siro, returned to full fitness ...
CHEER WE GO SAYS BLUES BROTHER ZURA; UEFA CUP ANALYSIS: Georgian defender enjoys the Ibrox party
Oct 01, 2004; ... DEFENDER Zura Khizanishvili left Ibrox with a Rangers scarfwrapped around his neck as a souvenir to mark their successful bid toreach the group stage. It proved how much the victory meant to the Georgian, and he nowbelieves Alex McLeish's men can go on to enjoy a good run in ...
Eck finds all things bright and beautiful; UEFA CUP ANALYSIS: As storm clouds clear over Govan ...
Oct 01, 2004; ... WITH one kick of his left boot, Gregory Vignal swept away thestorm clouds that had gathered over Ibrox. And today, as Alex McLeish contemplated the dramatic penalty shoot-out win over CS Maritimo that booked Rangers a place in the new-lookgroup phase of the Uefa Cup, the Ibrox ...
True grit got us out of tight spot says Ricksen
Oct 01, 2004; ... FERNANDO RICKSEN reckons Rangers have successfully emerged fromthe spell that threatened to ruin their season. The Dutchman put in another gruelling shift in the middle of thepark at Ibrox last night. This was a fixture many believed could cost Alex McLeish his job,but his ...
As good as it gets for Hearts ace de Vries
Oct 01, 2004 ... Uefa round-up Mark de Vries played through the pain barrier tosend Hearts through to the group stage - and insisted the 2-2 draw inBraga was the highlight of his career so far. The striker looked set to be ruled out of the second leg, but hepleaded with head coach Craig Levein to ...
It's Shear class
Oct 01, 2004 ... Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has managed some top strikers,but he reckons there are few better than Alan Shearer and PatrickKluivert. Shearer scored a hat-trick and Kluivert a double in the 5-1thrashing of Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in Tel Aviv. The second Euro hat-trick of ...
Vignal: My best moment
Oct 01, 2004 ... Gregory Vignal today hailed the spot-kick that took Rangersthrough as the most important moment of his career. The Frenchman, who is on loan for the season from Liverpool, firedhome his kick to seal the 4-2 shoot-out win. He said: "I was a little nervous. It was very ...
BY ECK...THAT WAS SCARY; UEFA CUP ANALYSIS: An emotional roller- coaster for all at Ibrox as Rangers hold their nerve to survive a penalty shoot-out; Match Verdict
Oct 01, 2004; ... PUTTING your support through a wringer of emotions is not the bestpublic relations exercise in the world of football. That, however, was precisely the agony Rangers provided at Ibroxfor a crowd of 47,360 before they prevailed in a penalty kick shoot-out against Maritimo ....
INSIDE INFO
Oct 01, 2004 ... Colly praises O'Neill STAN COLLYMORE believes that if Martin O'Neill ever becomes bossof Manchester United or Liverpool, they will win the ChampionsLeague. "He's that good," Collymore says in his autobiography. "I can't bear to think what might have been if I had ...
Eck HAS BOUGHT HIMSELF SOME timE; Uefa lifeline for Rangers boss
Oct 01, 2004; ... THE clock was ticking on the future of Alex McLeish last night. But, fortunately for a decent man, he has managed to buy himselfsome time. The manager agonised as Rangers eventually overcame Maritimo onpenalty kicks at Ibrox to secure a place in the group stage of theUefa ...