Evening Times back issues from August 2005:
BLADE CULTURE Thugs carry knives at 11
Aug 01, 2005 ... TWO teenage thugs have given a shock insight into Glasgow's knifeculture. The two - one serving life for murder, the other four years forserious knife ...
WINGETS PLAN Lifeline for city homes
Aug 01, 2005 ... HUNDREDS of popular Glasgow homes could have a new lease of life. But consultants today warned that while many of the city's 1000Winget ...
HEALTH SHOCK NHS hotline 49 MIN delay sparks fury
Aug 01, 2005 ... SCOTLAND'S troubled health hotline NHS 24 was under fire againtoday as new figures revealed it could take 49 minutes to call apatient back. First launched in 2002, the service then had an eight-minutecallback time. In May 2005, it was 49 minutes. Although the service was ...
DAD OF 3 KILLED IN GLASGOW HIGH-RISE FLATS BLAZE Four police off icers taken to hospital after failed rescue bid
Aug 01, 2005 ... A FATHER of three young children died when fire ripped through aGlasgow multi-storey block. Four police officers were treated in hospital for smoke inhalationafter a vain bid to save the man. He died after being trapped by the ...
Exam kids failed over phone use
Aug 01, 2005 ... MORE than 100 Scottish school kids have been failed in vital examsbecause they took mobile phones into exam halls. Another 41 youngsters will also open their results to find thewords 'no award', after being caught plagiarising the work of otherpupils or published authors. The ...
Private school fees to soar
Aug 01, 2005 ... PARENTS face steep rises in the cost of sending their children toprivate schools next year. Schools such as Glasgow Academy, Kelvinside Academy and the HighSchool of Glasgow are raising fees by 4-5-per cent for the new term,while ...
Crash man fights for life
Aug 01, 2005 ... A 61-YEAR-OLD man is fighting for his life after his car crashedinto a lorry. The man was driving west on the A713, near Patna in Ayrshire, whenhe lost control of his ...
Prince nips into distillery
Aug 01, 2005 ... PRINCE CHARLES was today visiting the most northerly distillery onthe Scottish mainland. He is helping fill a barrel at Wick's Pulteney Distillery afteropening the town's ...
Later trains for Festival
Aug 01, 2005 ... RAIL bosses today launched a new latenight train service forGlasgow commuters heading back from the Edinburgh Festival. The new service will leave Edinburgh at 12.01am and ...
AIRPORT BOOST pounds-149 flights to Florida
Aug 01, 2005 ... GLASGOW airport is launching pounds-149 direct winter flights toFlorida. Budget group Excel Airways is to charter the weekly flights ...
Drivers discuss pay row
Aug 01, 2005 ... BUS drivers in Edinburgh were holding mass meetings today todiscuss a way forward in their ongoing pay dispute. Nearly 1400 Lothian Buses drivers staged a two-day strike over theweekend, ...
Private school fees are set to soar
Aug 01, 2005 ... PARENTS face steep rises in the cost of sending their kids toprivate schools as next year's fees are set to soar. Schools such as Glasgow Academy, Kelvinside Academy and the HighSchool of Glasgow are already putting up their fees of between 4-5-per cent for the new term - Hamilton ...
Fame is calling for city kids
Aug 01, 2005 ... POP star Jade McGuire gave some young hopefuls a lesson in famewhen she came to Glasgow today. Jade, a member of Pop! , joined top London and Glasgow coaches toteach the tricks of the trade to around 80 south side youngsters. A team of experts, including Top of the Pops ...
Bid for quick - and safe - trip home at closing time Clubs and bus firm join forces in bid to beat late-night violence
Aug 01, 2005; ... A CRIME-BUSTING scheme designed to encourage Glasgow revellers toleave the city centre quickly and safely has been launched. Several of Glasgow's top nightclubs have teamed up with atransport firm to help cut alcoholfuelled violence and anti-socialbehaviour by getting people home ...
Bank giant's profits soar 5-per cent to pounds-6bn
Aug 01, 2005 ... BANKING giant HSBC today unveiled a bumper 5-per cent rise in half-year profits to pounds-6.03billion. It's the first of the UK's top four banks - including Scottishgiants HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland - to report interim resultsthis week. HSBC, which generates less ...
Atkins bubble bursts as stars get fed up with diet Shock as slimming fad that ruled them all hits rocks
Aug 01, 2005 ... IT WAS the diet fad that took the world by storm. Stars such as Jennifer Aniston, Minnie Driver and Geri Halliwellsang its praises as they shed pound after pound. It was the Atkins' Diet, developed by American cardiologist DrRobert C Atkins. Its popularity seemed ...
Hunt for two men after pounds-50,000 store fire
Aug 01, 2005 ... A CITY store has been hit with a pounds-50,000 bill after amassive blaze. Nightshift staff at Next in the city centre had to be evacuatedafter someone set fire to a pile of bin bags outside the shop's QueenStreet entrance. Within minutes, the fire had spread to the shop ...
Clyde town bucks trend in house prices Greenock records staggering 40- per cent increase during year
Aug 01, 2005; ... GREENOCK has seen house prices rocket by 40-per cent in the pastyear which has helped prevent a property sales slump across Scotland. But Glasgow saw growth dramatically drop from 27-per cent in Junelast year to 7.8-per cent with the city now having an average houseprice of ...
Cops risk lives in high flats blaze rescue bid Father of three found dead in smoke-filled fifth floor home
Aug 01, 2005; ... POLICE officers risked their lives to try to save a man after firebroke out at a Glasgow tower block. Four officers were taken to hospital suffering from smokeinhalation after they were first on the scene when fire rippedthrough the flat in Glasgow's south side. However, ...
Probe begins into fire tragedy at tower block Father of three found dead in smoke-filled fifth floor home
Aug 01, 2005 ... RESCUE services are today probing how a man died after fire rippedthrough his tower block flat. The 35-year-old father of three, who has not yet been named, wasfound dead in his fifth-floor flat in a multi-storey in Glasgow'ssouth side. More than 40 firefighters tackled the ...
Lorry drivers in double strike threat
Aug 01, 2005 ... DELIVERIES to dozens of supermarkets across Scotland and alsothose made by the world's biggest courier firm could be hit bystriking drivers in separate disputes. Union leaders are to hold a strike ballot after more than 180 outof 200 lorry drivers at a distribution centre in ...
pounds-100 computer grants for all
Aug 01, 2005 ... EVERY adult in Scotland can today apply for a pounds-100 granttowards basic computer training. The new scheme is an extension of the Individual Learning Accountwhich helps those on low incomes achieve better job ...
Scots dad helped Footballers' W ives star cope with fame
Aug 01, 2005; ... FORMER Footballers' Wives star Susie Amy says her west of Scotlandroots helped her cope with the pressures of TV stardom. Susie, 23, played glamour model Chardonnay in the hit series, andbecame one of the most photographed women in the UK. However, shebecame so concerned with the ...
Glasgow Airport lands pounds-149 winter flights to Florida
Aug 01, 2005; ... GLASGOW Airport is to launching winter flights to Florida. Budget carrier Excel Airways will charter the weekly flights forScots online company yourfloridaair. com with prices from pounds-149one way. A huge increase in Scottish transatlantic passengers has led to anumber of ...
Band hit by noise ban
Aug 01, 2005 ... A ROCK band had to cancel their only Scottish concert last nightbecause they were too loud. Glasgow City Council slapped a noise prohibition order onBlackfoot's gig at the newly ...
Second youth held over axe murder
Aug 01, 2005 ... POLICE have arrested a second suspect in connection with themurder of black student Anthony Walker, who was left with an axeembedded in his skull. The killing happened minutes after he had been subjected to a"torrent of racial abuse" as he waited for a bus in Liverpool withhis ...
Yorkhill saved my life. . .so I'll give them pounds-20,000! Former meningitis patient raises donation for kids' hospital cinema
Aug 01, 2005; ... PAULINE Maguire could be forgiven for having less than happymemories of her first visit to Yorkhill Sick Kids hospital as adangerously ill youngster. Asan eight-year-old she was rushed to the Glasgow hospital whereshe spent two weeks having intensive treatment for ...
Star is a real star in new ad
Aug 01, 2005 ... A DOG from Glasgow is starring in an animal welfare charity'sfirst television advertising campaign, which was launched today. Canine actor, Star, plays an abandoned dog tied to a harbour wallin torrential rain and close to death in the ...
Time to stop pulling punches on blade crime KNIFE THUGS
Aug 01, 2005 ... THE time has come to be as brutal as the knife-wielding thugs whoinfest Glasgow's housing estates. They are, if the evidence from BBC's Panorama investigation lastnight is to be believed, beyond redemption. So cut them out like a cancer. Jail doesn't work and there ...
Breathe life back into city centre SHOPPING
Aug 01, 2005 ... SCOTLAND was once a nation of small shopkeepers - but no more. High street multiples prepared to pay exorbitant rents have drivenout many of the locally-owned businesses which added character to thecity centre. There are exceptions - Crockets the Ironmonger and Watt Brothers ...
We must end men's attraction to blade culture
Aug 01, 2005; ... DETECTIVE Chief Superintendent JOHN CARNOCHAN, head of StrathclydePolice's Violence Reduction Unit, appeared on last night's Panorama.Here, he outlines the long-term strategy needed to tackle theproblem. VIOLENCE is as stubborn as it is pernicious. It impacts negativelyupon all ...
I've at tacked 5 people with a knife. Some deserved it, some of them didn't. I don't really care . . . Shocking revelation from thug who carried blade from age 11
Aug 01, 2005; ... AYOUTH locked up for a vicious stabbing has spoken for the firsttime about how he carried a knife as young as 11 or 12 on the streetsof the west of Scotland. Brian Morrison, 18, went on national TV as part of a documentaryinvestigating why young men are prone to ...
Child costs soar during holidays
Aug 01, 2005 ... IT'S not just temperatures that have soared this summer - familiesface an average cost of pounds-1700 to entertain their childrenduring the holidays. According to National Lottery figures, on average families pay anextra pounds-250 in ...
Duke will take a flyer at car rally
Aug 01, 2005 ... THE Duke of Hamilton will fly a vintage Gypsy Moth biplane duringa car rally at his family's former estate. He will also take the controls of a Bulldog in an aerobaticsdisplay at the Classic Automobile Rally at Chatelherault CountryPark, ...
Cook-off keeps chef on track
Aug 01, 2005 ... SCOTS rail chefs will compete in a highspeed cook-off today. Eight GNER chefs have two hours to create their own threecoursemenu, suitable for ...
Street tribute for tragic boy, 11
Aug 01, 2005 ... A STREET has been named after an 11-year-old boy who died under acollapsed coal spoilheap. George Stewart was playing with pals when he became trappedbeneath loose rubble. Now his name has been given to a ...
Ill-fated Winget homes can be saved - at a price Warning over high repair costs as consultant rules out full-scale demolition
Aug 01, 2005; ... MASS demolitions were today effectively ruled out for Glasgow'sWinget homes. A firm of independent consultants said most of the houses, amongthe city's most popular, can be saved. The company believes landlord Glasgow Housing Association andprivate owners face horrific repair ...
Swimmers' record attempt
Aug 01, 2005 ... AWORLD record-breaking Channel swimmer is hoping she doesn'tdisturb Nessie on her next major outing. Julie Bradshaw, who swam butterfly across the Channel in a worldrecord time and recently attempted the same stroke around ManhattanIsland, is taking on her longest challenge with a ...
U.S. success for Scots side
Aug 01, 2005 ... ASCOTS under-19 football team has taken top spot with twocompetition triumphs in America. Paisley United has become the first Scottish team to win Schwan'sUSA Weekend Cup and the Trophy Flight Competition. The team received no financial assistance to travel and used theirown ...
Youngsters' brush with fame Summer fun
Aug 01, 2005 ... TRAINING to be a star performer isn't all clowning around, aschildren in Glasgow discovered this summer. Ballerina Alexandra Eadie, 13, and clown Laura Matheson, 11, wereamong the stage hopefuls who took part in the latest King's Theatresummer school. And while it's all very ...
Scheme to get revellers home faster Nightclubs and bus firm team up to stop trouble after closing time
Aug 01, 2005; ... A NEW crime-busting scheme designed to encourage Glasgow revellersto leave the city centre quickly and safely has been launched. Several of Glasgow's top nightclubs have teamed up with atransport firm to help cut alcohol-fuelled violence and anti-socialbehaviour by getting people ...
We must share our city with carnival crowds
Aug 01, 2005 ... THE selfishness of people like Joe Coyle of Uddingston (Letters,July 29) never ceases to amaze me. People like Joe seem to think that the tens of thousands of peoplewho enjoy taking part in the various processions, carnivals and walksin Glasgow each year should all just stay at ...
Everybody loves to love but it's a whole load of trouble and strife THE FUNNIEST WAY TOSTART THEWEEK
Aug 01, 2005; ... MY pal's wife has let herself go. I bent down to pet their cat theother night only to discover it was hair on the back of her legs. It's not entirely her fault, this distressing decline. As usual, my pal has to take a large slice of the blame. Being a mixed marriage, you ...
Bond bash will raise charity cash
Aug 01, 2005 ... SWIMMING with sharks will be among the prizes at a James Bondthemed party to help raise cash for cancer research in the west ofScotland. The charity Ochre, Oesophageal Cancer Has Reached Everywhere, hasSir Sean Connery as its patron. And, with the best Bond in the business as ...
Band hits right note in talent event
Aug 01, 2005 ... A GLASGOW band is one step closer to rubbing shoulders with rocklegends after winning the Scottish final of a national competitionencouraging new talent. Chi Weapon competed against three other bands in front of ajudging panel and a full house at O'Neill's on Sauchiehall Street, ...
Firms want recycle rule change over waste paper
Aug 01, 2005; ... CITY business bosses say that hundreds of tons of paper whichcould be recycled are going into landfill sites. They claim city council cleansing bosses are refusing to pick upthe waste because it is not worth their while. The Federation of Small Businesses has now written to ...
Cafe where time has stood still for almost 90 years. . . FIRM FAVOURITES The first of our two-part series on some of the city's longest-established and best-loved family companies
Aug 01, 2005; ... NOT for nothing has Glasgow become Britain's biggest retail centreoutside London. A key reason for its success is the network of family-runbusinesses. Places such as Crocket the Ironmongers, the University Cafe andHay's pet shop have endured changing trends in the hugely ...
Students hit by rising cost of living in Glasgow Increased rents and low part-time job wages blamed
Aug 01, 2005; ... GLASGOW is becoming a more expensive city for university students,according to a new report published today. Average part-time earnings for students who have to work tosubsidise their studies have fallen in the last year making it moredifficult for debt-ridden undergraduates to ...
An Aladdin's cave of pots, pans and even midge-eaters
Aug 01, 2005 ... PASSERS-BY would stand and stare at the youth weaving baskets inthe shop at the corner of Stow Street and Cambridge Street. Just 18 and new in Glasgow from Edinburgh, young Mr Crocket knewan opportunity when he saw it. "He had a large shop window and filled it with pots, pans ...
Paradise for pet lovers
Aug 01, 2005; ... THE first thing you hear on entering Hay's Pet Shop is the birds -canaries, budgies, cockatiels and finches all chattering away like aclass full of schoolchildren. The next thing you hear is the sound of Robert Wilson gentlytalking back, as he feeds his winged friends in the ...
Proof of age card launched
Aug 01, 2005 ... SCOTLAND'S first hologram-protected proof of age card was launchedtoday. The new secure card, which was launched by deputy minister forjustice Hugh Henry ...
Global warming benefits farmers
Aug 01, 2005 ... GLOBAL warming could be good news for Scottish farmers, accordingto new research released today. Rising temperatures and increased carbon dioxide levels couldincrease yields and boost local economies, say scientists at ...
Being charitable can bring range of benefits Year of Volunteer sparks new initiatives
Aug 01, 2005; ... GLASGOW firms are being urged to help with voluntary and charityprojects in their community - and boost their business performance inthe process. As part of the Year of the Volunteer, The Scottish Executive'sLearndirect service has teamed up with Volunteer Development Scotlandand ...
pounds-23 M office block for Glasgow
Aug 01, 2005 ... A pounds-23MILLION office complex will be built in Glasgow'sfinancial services district after a surge of interest from firmshoping to move into the area. Wilson Bowden Developments first announced plans for the building18 months ago, but these were put on hold when few firms ...
Texas, Virgin, Buchanan St PREVIEW
Aug 01, 2005 ... EARLY birds who were lucky enough to get their mitts on one of thelimited Texas tickets tonight are certainly in for a treat as theband return to their roots for an intimate concert. To celebrate the launch of their new single, Getaway, SharleenSpiteri and the band are touring ...
The Storr: Unfolding Landscape PREVIEW
Aug 01, 2005 ... THE rugged beauty and breath-taking landscapes of the WesternIsles have been the subject of many paintings over the years. Now the stunning scenery is set to itself become a work of artitself. Scotland's acclaimed environmental artists, NVA, are to transformStorr on the Isle ...
Gourmet festival has tasty menu PREVIEW Gourmet Glasgow, August 1 - 31, Various Venues
Aug 01, 2005; ... GIVE the kitchen a rest for a month as Glasgow's festival of finefood and drink gets under way today. It offers a tasty mix of cookery demonstrations, celebrity chefs,top-class gastronomy and great-value meals. You don't need to be a connoisseur to lap up Gourmet Glasgow ...
Gruffalo's return is great news for kids 10 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK
Aug 01, 2005; ... 1. CHILDREN The Gruffalo, Theatre Royal, Wednesday-Saturday Theterrible tusks, terrible claws, terrible teeth and terrible jaws ofthe Gruffalo are bared on stage as Julia Donaldson's award-winningstory returns to Glasgow. Perfect holiday fun for children aged threeand over. 2 ....
GAMES
Aug 01, 2005; ... Killer 7, Capcom, PS2 Gamecube pounds-34.99 Web Site: http: //www. capcomeurope. com/ At last a game that almost defies description. Killer 7 is amindbending spiral of puzzle and shoot'em-up where the hero, Smith,is an assassin with multiple personalities and distinct ...
CRITIC'S CHOICE
Aug 01, 2005; ... THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH GRAHAM NORTON, BBC1, 10.35pm THIS brand new show marks the Irish comedian's first tailor-madesolo project since joining the BBC. It's expected to be just as popular as his Channel 4 programmesand will feature a mix of sketches, short films and celebrity ...
This call could be just for you Staff come from wide age range and many backgrounds to work in field where customer care is vital
Aug 01, 2005; ... ScottishPower have experienced significant growth over the pastyear and now have a customer base of more than five millionresidential and business customers. As part of this growth, ScottishPower are recruiting customerservice representatives to join the team. Previous call ...
Food online
Aug 01, 2005 ... www. beanbible. com BEANS are often neglected due to their occasionally embarrassingside effects. But surf through this site and you'll soon be persuaded to givethem another try. As well as having numerous health benefits, the humble bean ischeap and comes in many ...
Stan and deliver for Glasgow man
Aug 01, 2005 ... GLASGOW Rugby today announced the signing of full-back/wingGraydon Staniforth from Exeter on a one year contract. Staniforth, brother of Wallabies winger Scott Staniforth, hasrepresented Australia Sevens on the IRB ...
Tigers shot down by the Rockets
Aug 01, 2005 ... MISFIRING George Stancl once again flopped at Ashfield aschampionselect Rye House edged Glasgow Tigers 47-43. The Tigers now languish in the bottom three as hopes of a place inthe speedway Young Shield competition ...
Rain's a pain for skipper Wright
Aug 01, 2005 ... RAIN hampered Scotland's hopes of retaining the IntercontinentalCup, after their European Zone cricket match with Holland wasdeclared a draw because no play was possible over the weekend. Captain Craig Wright said: "I would rather ...