Evening Times back issues from November 2004:
I knew I had cancer after reading paper; Evening Times helped Harry beat disease now he wants to help others
Nov 01, 2004; ... A GLASGOW grandad who found he had bowel cancer after reading theEvening Times has warned fellow Scots not to die of embarrassment. Harry Rooney, 62, first discovered he could have the killerdisease after reading an article listing the symptoms. Straight away he told his GP ...
Warning over A&E staffing crisis
Nov 01, 2004 ... HOSPITAL casualty units across the west of Scotland are facing amassive staffing crisis, it was claimed today. A British Medical Association conference in Edinburgh heard A&Edepartments are left under-staffed due to doctors leaving to pursueGP work. Mr Mohib Khan, chairman ...
Gang stabs two men and a teenager
Nov 01, 2004; ... A GANG of youths armed with knives wounded two men and a teenagerin a morning attack. The victims - aged 15, 32 and 50 - were targeted by thugs ataround 2am yesterday in Fulbar Street, near Renfrew town centre. Detectives said the men were attacked as they returned home ...
Sort out the kamikaze defending fast Celtic; PREMIER ANALYSIS: Rearguard problems must be solved if Shakhtar are not to punish the Hoops
Nov 01, 2004; ... They got there in the end, but the new tradition of making life asdifficult as possible continues to prevail among Celtic's back line. In their last four outings Martin O'Neill's side have leaked 10goals, a fair percentage of which have been given away cheaply. The fact they ...
TV film charts rise of Franz Ferdinand
Nov 01, 2004 ... SCOTS rock stars Franz Ferdinand are the subject of a new BBCScotland film. Artworks Scotland follows the boys from their old Glasgow hauntsto triumph at the Mercury Awards this autumn and on to New York,where they continue their quest to break America. A BBC Scotland ...
[ REPUBLIC LINED UP FOR JACKIE ]
Nov 01, 2004 ... REPUBLIC LINED UP FOR JACKIE THE Republic of Ireland national team is being lined up to providethe opposition for Jackie McNamara's testimonial. The Hoops defender joined up at Parkhead from Dunfermline in 1995. To mark his 10 years at the club, a specially formed ...
Five is just fine for Gers ahead of testing times; PREMIER ANALYSIS: Ibrox fans start to look forward to Old Firm double-header as Aberdeen threat fails to materialise
Nov 01, 2004; ... THE northern lights of new Aberdeen were well and truly dimmed atIbrox yesterday as Rangers romped to their biggest domestic win ofthe season. And, on the evidence of this one, even acknowledging the Dons' 3-2 win over Celtic at Parkhead last midweek, there is not a hope ofthe ...
Poverty breeds violence
Nov 01, 2004 ... TWO STORIES in Friday's paper, although five pages apart, shouldhave been run side by side. Frank McAveety's call to the Scottish Parliament to cut knifecrime in Glasgow is linked to the shocking fact that half of those ofworking age in the east end of our city are on benefits ....
TIMES PAST
Nov 01, 2004 ... Rod stewart, Glasgow Apollo, November 1980 ALTHOUGH born in London, Rod Stewart has always been an honoraryScot. Here we see the ageing lothario thrilling fans with what was tobe his last appearance at the famous ...
Dozy kitten left in a spin after catnap
Nov 01, 2004 ... Curiosity nearly killed the cat after a kitten climbed into awashing machine that was then switched on. Eight-week-old Milo went for a nap in the machine but Ginny Troth,who was looking for him, switched it on. Mrs Troth, 52, of Redditch, ...
Parents get warning after brain bug deaths
Nov 01, 2004 ... PARENTS have been warned to be on the lookout for potentiallylethal meningitis, following the deaths of two Scots teenagers. In September, the disease claimed the life of Jordan McLaughlin,18, from Uddingston, a customer services agent with Scottish Gas. And last week ...
Top staff honoured at awards
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE cream of East Dunbartonshire council staff have been honouredat the authority's first employee awards. The title employee of the year went to Jackie MacPherson, deputeheadteacher at Campsie View school in Lenzie which deals withchildren who need additional support. Ms ...
Midwife in running for a model career
Nov 01, 2004; ... A SCOTS midwife today spoke of her excitement at making the glitzyfinal of a top modelling competition. Vickie Selvey, 23, from Coatbridge, is one of six finalists in thePantene Pro-V Spirit of Beauty Contest held today in London. Earlier this year, the stunning beauty saw an ...
Pensioners get home safety tips
Nov 01, 2004 ... PENSIONERS were warned to be wary of doorstep callers during aseries of special roadshows. The Safer Seniors Roadshows held in Airdrie, Cumbernauld,Bellshill, Shotts and Motherwell were organised by the police andNorth Lanarkshire home safety department with funding from ...
Firms fight it out for top award
Nov 01, 2004 ... WEST of Scotland firms have taken four of the six places in aprestige competition to find Scotland's best new business. They are all in the running for the Prince's Scottish YouthBusiness Trust/Royal Bank of Scotland Young Entrepreneur of the Yearaward. The finalists were ...
years for driver who killed child
Nov 01, 2004 ... A hit-and-run driver who killed a six-year-old girl on ChristmasDay was jailed for nearly four years today. His tiny victim, who was clutching a present from her mother,never stood a chance as he pulled into a bus lane to overtake trafficon the inside and ploughed into her ....
comics go ape in new york; DANCE MONKEY BOY DANCE ARE GLASGOW'S HOTTEST FUNNYMEN - NOW THEY WANT TO CONQUER BROADWAY TOO
Nov 01, 2004; ... ON a rain-sodden Monday night in Glasgow, with the soaps on thebox, around 70 people have chosen instead to witness a phenomenon inthe making. They've paid (pounds) 4 to get into The Stand comedy club inWoodlands Road and, drink in hand, settle down to watch one of thefunniest, ...
Art launch for kids
Nov 01, 2004 ... A GROUP of youngsters from the Possilpark area of Glasgow havebeen invited to attend the launch of a photographic exhibition attheir local library. The nine pupils, who are aged between six and 11, took part in ...
Bar ships in top Russian beer
Nov 01, 2004 ... OWNERS of a new Glasgow bar have drafted in an award-winningRussian beer to help lure thirsty customers. Pints of Baltika No.7 - winner of the Best Lager award at thisyear's Moscow Beer Festival - have been shipped in to the new Stavkabar in Sauchiehall Street. The Russian ...
Boost for crime victims as new laws launched; From today, families will be told if attackers are let out of jail - even on day release
Nov 01, 2004; ... VICTIMS of serious crimes can be informed from today if theirattacker is allowed out of jail on day or weekend release as new lawscome into force. And anyone who signs up to the Victim Notification Scheme can alsofind out if the prisoner is transferred outwith Scotland, ...
Santas in bid to save shop staff holidays
Nov 01, 2004 ... GLASGOW shopworkers - backed by Santa Claus - were today at thecentre of a row to open stores on New Year's Day. Debenhams is expected to defy criticism from politicians and unionleaders and open its stores on January 1 across Scotland includingGlasgow and East Kilbride ....
Charity in star search
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE search is on for a Christmas Little Star who has been treatedfor or overcome cancer. Cancer Research UK launched the nationwide appeal today and iscalling on parents, friends, relatives and neighbours to put forwardthe name of a youngster ...
Driving ban for Thistle striker
Nov 01, 2004 ... FOOTBALL star Leigh Hinds was banned from driving today afterbeing caught speeding for the third time this year. A sheriff took pity on the Partick Thistle striker - who earns(pounds) 500 a week - and ordered him to pay his fine off at just(pounds) 10 per week. He told ...
Top artist in spotlight
Nov 01, 2004 ... AN exhibition by Glasgow artist Leonard McComb has opened in theTalbot Rice Gallery of Edinburgh University. McComb, born in 1930, studied at London's Slade School of Artbefore taking up a part-time post ...
REBIRTH OF A CITY; TIMESPAST SPECIAL: DON'T MISS PART FIFTEEN - FREE TOMORROW
Nov 01, 2004 ... GLASGOW was glad to bid farewell to the tenements - but sometimesthe new solutions were less than perfect. As our latest TimesPast supplement, Rebuilding Glasgow, relatestomorrow, thousands of tenements fell victim to the wrecker's ball asthe city overhauled its housing stock ....
Golfers are urged to aid charity
Nov 01, 2004 ... SCOTS golfers are being urged to raise cash for charity. The Arthritis Care Golden Putter golf tournament raises funds forpeople with arthritis. The event aims to persuade golf clubs to hold a charity ...
Housing boost for the elderly
Nov 01, 2004 ... FRAIL elderly residents are to benefit from an increase in "very"sheltered housing. Over the next three years a total of six new developments made upof 139 homes will be built. The plan is a ...
You won't regenerate Clyde unless Scottish Water gets more cash;Executive warned by top economists
Nov 01, 2004; ... TOP economists warned today that underfunding of Scottish Watercould halt the regeneration of Glasgow. The Scottish Council for Development and Industry said the companycould derail key Clyde waterfront developments if it did not get morecash from the Scottish Executive ....
Mandela photos on display
Nov 01, 2004 ... NELSON Mandela is the subject of a new exhibition of photographsby award-winning South African photographer Peter Magubane. The exhibition, Nelson Mandela: Images from Apartheid to thePresidency, opens in Glasgow's Mitchell Library on Friday and runsuntil January 7 next year ....
Honourfor teacher in new staff awards
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE cream of East Dunbartonshire council staff have been honouredat the authority's first employee awards. The title employee of the year went to Jackie MacPherson, deputeheadteacher at Campsie View school in Lenzie which deals withchildren who need additional support. Ms ...
New law on credit card ads
Nov 01, 2004 ... NEW laws to tighten up consumer credit advertising came into forcetoday. Consumers will be better able to compare financial products, suchas loans and credit cards. The changes introduce a standard way of calculating the annualpercentage rate (APR) for credit cards, a key ...
First woman chief at bank
Nov 01, 2004 ... SCOTLAND'S third biggest bank, Clydesdale, has appointed its sixthboss in less than three years. Lynn Peacock has become the first woman to head up the Glasgow-based bank. She has been promoted to chief executive of the Europeanoperations of parent firm National Australia ...
Cabbies get customer care lessons; Course will create ambassadors for city
Nov 01, 2004; ... THOUSANDS of taxi passengers are to benefit as compulsory customercare training for all cab drivers in Glasgow comes into force. From this month taxi and private hire drivers will have to gothrough a course which will turn them into ambassadors for the city. The training will ...
MASKED KILLER SHOOTS 3 MEN IN GLASGOW STREET; MURDER HUNT LAUNCHED AFTER ATTACK VICTIM DIES
Nov 01, 2004 ... A MURDER hunt was launched today after a triple shooting in aGlasgow street. A masked gunman opened fire on four men in Royston Road lastnight. Three of them were injured, and one - Richard ...
GAMES
Nov 01, 2004 ... ROME: Total War, Activision, PC, (pounds) 39.99 Web Site:www.totalwar.com Want to conquer the world? Or at least become aRoman emperor? Then this is the game to go for: a sprawling real timestrategy game covering the 300 years from the Punic Wars to the timeof Christ. Players control ...
CRITIC'S CHOICE
Nov 01, 2004; ... dead ringers us election special, BBC2, 9pm THE top comedy impression show team - Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens,Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry - take no prisoners intheir coverage of the race to the White House. "It's the mad intensity that makes US politics so much ...
CHECK OUT THE JET SET; n A Glasgow shop owner finds that his kilt business has acquired an international appeal
Nov 01, 2004; ... THINK of a kilt shop and images of the Highlands, Loch Ness, theMacDonalds and the Campbells spring to mind - not the American deepsouth. But for David Capaldi, 23, director of MacGregor and MacDuff kiltshop on Bath Street, a life devoted to Scotland's national dress hasled to ...
UNSUNG HEROES OF THE NHS; The modern health service requires a huge range of workers, not just nurses and doctors
Nov 01, 2004; ... THINK of healthcare, and more often than not, doctors and nursesspring to mind. But when you consider that NHS Scotland is the largest employer inthe country with around 147,000 staff, it is clear that they aren'tall medics. In the frontline and behind the scenes, there are ...
WORKLIFE; JON VIRTUE, 23 DJ
Nov 01, 2004 ... JOHN Gallacher aka Jon Virtue, 23, DJ. John has played at clubs in Glasgow and the surrounding areas forthe past four years. Together with a group of other local DJs, promoters and designers,he has created Inner City Acid, a club night which bringsinternational DJs and ...
Appeal in gang attack
Nov 01, 2004 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy wasseriously injured in a gang attack. The 17-year-old is today in a stable condition in Inverclyde RoyalInfirmary ...
Police hunt for raider
Nov 01, 2004 ... POLICE were today hunting for a man who stole over (pounds) 1000from a building society. The robbery took place around 4.20pm on Friday when a man enteredthe Dunfermline Building Society, in ...
Fury at plan for morning-after pill on demand; Girls as young as 13 would not need parents' consent
Nov 01, 2004 ... FURY erupted today over new plans to give the morning-after pillto girls as young as 13 without their parents' consent. Under a pilot scheme, Greater Glasgow Health Board is to allowcommunity pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives to schoolgirls ondemand. The move has ...
Three die in weekend of horror on roads roa
Nov 01, 2004 ... THREE people have died in separate car accidents in the west ofScotland. John McCallum, 34, of Methil Street, Glasgow was killed last nightwhen his car collided head-on with another vehicle on StockiemuirRoad, Bearsden. The occupants of the other car were not seriously ...
Your Evening Times
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE price of the Evening Times goes up to 35p today as a result ofrising production costs. Glasgow's favourite evening paper, however, remains excellentvalue for money with its unrivalled blend of local, national andinternational news, sport and features, updated ...
Plea by top doctor after mumps outbreak
Nov 01, 2004 ... A TOP doctor is warning parents to have their children immunisedafter a one-year-old became the latest victim of a mumps outbreak. Dr Syed Ahmed, a public health consultant for Greater GlasgowHealth Board, spoke out after figures revealed seven babies underone, and 27 children ...
Bag a job at new Boots store
Nov 01, 2004 ... NEW jobs are available with Boots at the Kingsgate Retail Park inEast Kilbride. Opening on November 19, the store is looking to fill almost 40 newpositions. "There are at least 36 vacancies for full-time, part-time andweekend workers, says Hugh Harley, business manager of ...
Women work on pay gap; n Jobs in 'male' industries offer new opportunities for female workers
Nov 01, 2004; ... AN increasing number of women are closing the gender gap byforging careers in male-dominated industries on the same wages astheir male counterparts, says Glasgow-based recruitment consultancyJarvis King Associates. Jarvis King has identified a significant rise in the number ...
Carol smiles through dance agony
Nov 01, 2004 ... Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman was recovering today from atorn cartilage suffered during her performance on Saturday night'sStrictly Come Dancing. She was injured when her dance partner Paul Killick flung herbackwards during their rumba routine and feared she had broken a ...
Revamp for music venue to silence critics; Glasgow bar in makeover bid to please neighbours
Nov 01, 2004; ... A TOP Glasgow music venue is getting a major facelift - to keepthe neighbours happy. The Halt Bar in Woodlands Road, which helped launch the careers ofTravis and Belle and Sebastian, is having a (pounds) 120,000 revampincluding major soundproofing in time for Christmas ....
Lap dancing club buys up three city centre pubs; Fears more erotic dance venues may open
Nov 01, 2004; ... A CONTROVERSIAL firm which owns a string of English lap dancingclubs has snapped up three pubs in prime city-centre sites inGlasgow. The move by the Ladhar Group, which owns For Your Eyes Only lapdancing clubs, has sparked fears that even more erotic dance venuescould open in ...
Brits give top honour to Geldof
Nov 01, 2004 ... Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof is to be given an OutstandingAchievement Award at next year's Brits, the UK's annual music Oscars. The Irish lead singer of the Boomtown Rats brought together pop'sbiggest ...
Harrison looking into eye of Tiger
Nov 01, 2004; ... SCOTT HARRISON'S handlers are ready to throw him a tiger ...American Priest "Tiger" Smalls. Harrison has a mandatory defence of his WBO featherweight title tomake before a unification fight with Korean WBC champion Injin Chi. December 5 has been pencilled in for his next ...
Scott Drums up Rookie of Year honour
Nov 01, 2004 ... Scott Drummond is celebrating today after being named the EuropeanTour's Rookie of the Year. The English-based golfer, who took Scottish nationality from hisfather, produced one of the biggest shocks in Tour history by winningthe Volvo Championship in May. Drummond, 30, ...
Scott must hit the road to find redemption song; FIGHTER'S CREDIBILITY AT STAKE AFTER WOEFUL MISMATCH
Nov 01, 2004; ... Samuel Kebede entered the ring at the Braehead Arena to thealternative national anthem of Ethiopia, his birthplace, Bob Marley'scelebration of the Lion in Zion. Another of Marley's songs - Get Up, Stand Up - would have beenmore appropriate given that it includes the line "Don't ...
SPORTSWIDE
Nov 01, 2004 ... JASON GARDENER is the first of Britain's gold medal Olympians tomake himself available for the Norwich Union International inGlasgow's Kelvin Hall on January 29. Tickets for the first of the two world-class athletics meetingsnext year went on sale today. It is hoped Olympic ...
Airgun victim, 11, serious
Nov 01, 2004 ... AN 11-year-old boy is still in a serious condition in hospitaltoday after being accidentally shot in the eye by a friend. Scott Heap, of Aultmore Road, Barlanark, and a school friend wereplaying with what they believed was an empty air pistol in hisfriend's bedroom on Saturday ...
Teachers' roasting on writing
Nov 01, 2004 ... Teachers are bottom of the class when it comes to handwriting, asurvey has found. Five groups of workers - doctors, accountants, teachers, retailworkers and IT managers - submitted examples of their scrawl ...
Man, 25, dies after three shot in street; Revenge attack claim as victim killed in fourth bid to murder him
Nov 01, 2004; ... A MAN has died after being gunned down in a Glasgow street. It was the fourth time Richard Holmes had been targeted by gunmen,and two of the previous attacks were within yards of last night'skilling. Two other men were injured in the latest shooting in the city'sRoyston ...
Glasgow tops UK's polluted city list
Nov 01, 2004; ... GLASGOW is one of the most polluted places in the UK, according tonew research. The city centre has the second highest levels of nitrogen dioxidegas, with only Manchester showing more polluted air. Experts from the Institute of Occupational Medicine carried outhundreds of ...
We're on road back after title bid took a detour; FIRST DIVISION: Milne's warning to league rivals as Saints slip up at Hamilton while Falkirk and Clyde win to secure their top-of-the-table spots
Nov 01, 2004; ... KENNY MILNE has fired a warning to those who have written offPartick Thistle's title hopes - do so at your peril. The Maryhill men's impressive 4-0 weekend mauling of Ross Countyhoisted the Jags into fourth position in the First Division table. Man-of-the-match Milne was in ...
Craig's horror replay
Nov 01, 2004; ... GUTTED Craig Hinchcliffe forced himself to sit through a videonasty of St Mirren's horror show at Hamilton - then insisted theirtitle challenge is still alive. Two dreadful defensive blunders at New Douglas Park saw the Saintsleak soft goals in the disappointing 2-2 draw ....
SPL
Nov 01, 2004 ... Motherwell Terry Butcher thought his young side were about toproduce one of the greatest ever comebacks before supersub CraigBeattie turned Hallowe'en into Hellowe'en. His team have had an alarming run of defeats, but the formerEngland defender said: "I am disappointed that we ...
BILLY TOTS UP THE CREDIT CARD
Nov 01, 2004; ... CLYDE Broadwood boss Billy Reid was delighted with his side's 2-0victory over Queen of the South: "That is eight shut-outs in our last 10 games and we are showing areal ability to grind out results. "However, I do feel we aren't getting the credit we deserve. BrynHalliwell ...
Berti statement due
Nov 01, 2004 ... BERTI VOGTS' final act as Scotland boss could be to announce hisown sacking. The SFA are believed to have finally reached a compensationagreement with his representatives to end the German's four-yearcontract. But, no official confirmation is anticipated until the ...
Hearts target Robbo; Alkmaar to the four
Nov 01, 2004 ... JOHN ROBERTSON is expected to be unveiled as the new Hearts bossas early as tomorrow. The Tynecastle club are understood to have now approachedInverness Caley with a view to securing the switch of the Heartsstriking legend. Jambos chairman George Foulkes confirmed: "If we ...