Evening Times back issues from October 2005:
Vow as Gordon quits river revamp role Newest MSP gives up Clyde project after election victory
Oct 01, 2005; ... THE hunt is on for a new transport supremo for Glasgow'sriverfront after Charlie Gordon's byelection victory. The city's newest MSP was to be the driving force behind a new"guided bus" network along the north bank of the Clyde to GlasgowHarbour. During his term as council ...
AFTER 13 YEARS ON RUN GBP2.5M RAID FUGITIVE JAILED FOR 18 MONTHS Sentence for man accused of robbery
Oct 01, 2005 ... A FUGITIVE wanted in connection with a GBP2.5million armed bankraid turned himself in - after 13 years on the run. Gerald Lafferty, 61, has now been jailed for 18 months afteradmitting ...
Cops recover car used in drive-by shooting Forensic team comb stolen vehicle for clues to M8 attack
Oct 01, 2005; ... A STOLEN car used in a drive-by shooting on the M8 motorway inGlasgow has been recovered in the city's west end. Forensic teams are examining the car for clues to the identity ofits driver and passenger. Police said at least two people were in the car when it was usedduring ...
German doctors to help out Glasgow NHS
Oct 01, 2005; ... HEALTH bosses are to draft in doctors from Germany to man out-of-hours medical cover in Glasgow. The medics will be flown over to work for the Glasgow EmergencyMedical Services on a trial basis at weekends. NHS Greater Glasgow plans to have groups of German doctors workingat ...
Best mutts at wedding
Oct 01, 2005 ... A DOG-MAD couple who were driven barking mad by trying to choose abest man have solved the problem - by letting their pets do the job. Graham Guyan and Jan Farry didn't want to offend anyone whenpicking attendants for their wedding later this month at ...
Baby boy delight for drummer of Texas
Oct 01, 2005 ... TEXAS drummer Neil Payne was back on stage just hours afterbecoming a dad. The Glasgow drummer's girlfriend of seven years, Tina Sartain,gave birth to a healthy 8lb baby boy in the early hours of yesterdaymorning. According to the band's management company, mother and baby ...
Hunt for man after Celtic fan raped
Oct 01, 2005; ... DETECTIVES want to talk to a man who befriended a young Celtic fanhours before she was raped on her way home from a concert in Glasgow. The 21-year-old girl from Inverclyde was attacked eight days agoon the banks of the River Clyde. She had attended a concert by Charlie and the ...
Animal magic as Pet Idol mania helps empty cat and dog home
Oct 01, 2005; ... PET lovers in Glasgow have gone animal crackers since the launchof Pet Idol 2005. Members of the public are falling in love with the cute and cuddlycats and dogs in our Pet Idol pull-outs. And they are snapping up an unwanted pet who hasn't been so luckyin ...
24-hour rule scrapped for casino membership End of cooling-off period hailed as boost for city tourist trade
Oct 01, 2005; ... PUNTERS no longer have to wait 24 hours to become casino or bingoclub members. From today new customers won't have to go through the day-longcooling-off period and can simply sign up and enter casinos on thespot. The old rule discouraged gamblers from staggering into ...
Worker is 'critical' in bug outbreak
Oct 01, 2005 ... A FACTORY worker who contracted Legionnaires' disease iscritically ill in hospital. Another employee at the Baxters food plant in Fochabers, Moray, isin a stable condition after being diagnosed with the potentiallyfatal lung infection. The man and woman infected are being ...
Appeal over fatal crash
Oct 01, 2005 ... DETECTIVES have appealed for information after a 52-year-old mandied in a road accident. John Murphy of McGregor Avenue, Stevenson, crashed on the A71 nearDreghorn, north Ayrshire, just after 6am on ...
Brown's economywarning
Oct 01, 2005 ... CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown said that Britain has to raise its game ifit is to compete with an emerging new global economy. His comments came ...
Pie king keeps his secret
Oct 01, 2005 ... A BUTCHER was today guarding his recipe for success after hissteak pies were voted the tastiest in Scotland. Douglas Graham, the owner of Blackwood of Kilmacolm, won't revealthe secret mix of ingredients that keep his pies a cut above therest. He would only admit that prime ...
Tanker drivers begin strike
Oct 01, 2005 ... FUEL tanker drivers have begun a four-day strike in a dispute overpay. Staff at Elgin-based Gleaner ...
Plea to trace relatives
Oct 01, 2005 ... POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the Scottish relatives ofa man who died in his home in Yorkshire. James Sym, 73, who lived at Amberley Court, Bradford, died ofnatural causes on September 28 ....
Laura turns on the style at star-studded Scots awards Robert Carlyle is a real prize guy at glitzy show
Oct 01, 2005; ... STARS from film, television and fashion were in Glasgow last nightfor Scotland's first style awards. Actor Robert Carlyle, model Lauren Tempany, and chart stars ElPresidente were among the winners at the inaugural Scottish StyleAwards. The Trainspotting and Full Monty actor ...
Franz's lead man admits to being a late developer
Oct 01, 2005 ... THE lead singer of Scots supergroup Franz Ferdinand has revealedthat he didn't kiss a girl until he was 18. Alex Kapranos, 33, is fast developing a name as an internationalrock star, but it's a far cry from his early days. The singer, who is dating Fiery Furnaces singer ...
Royal palaces in prime time American show
Oct 01, 2005 ... ONE of America's most watched breakfast shows is to broadcast livefrom the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. ABC's Good Morning America will also go on air next week fromBuckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. The Queen gave her permission for the ...
Subway chiefs 'sorry' for travel chaos Heavy rain blamed for series of failures during peak periods
Oct 01, 2005 ... SUBWAY bosses today said sorry to thousands of passengers for aseries of disruptions on the Glasgow underground this week. Heavy rain was blamed for the stoppages which left one of the twocircles down at peak periods four days in a row. Transport chiefs issued a public apology ...
New record deal for coffee chain
Oct 01, 2005 ... CUSTOMERS at a Glasgow coffee house chain will soon be able topick up some fresh new sounds. Bosses at Beanscene have signed a deal with independent recordlabels Measured Records and Neon Tetra Records to ...
Another jewel for city's crown Buchanan Street site is snapped up by top jeweller Argento
Oct 01, 2005; ... A TRENDY jewellery chain has become the latest addition toScotland's premier shopping street. Contemporary silver and costume jewellery specialist Argento hasmoved into Buchanan Street premises left vacant when boutique Kindomclosed in July, blaming crippling rents. Today ...
Raid suspect caged after 13 years on run Man accused of GBP2.5M bank robbery
Oct 01, 2005 ... A SUSPECTED armed robber who turned himself in after being on therun for 13 years has been jailed for 18 months. Gerald Lafferty, 61, had faced charges in connection with aGBP2.5million Clydesdale Bank robbery in East Kilbride on November20, 1991. But he vanished in 1992 ...
I got breast cancer at 20 but I'm living proof that acting fast saves lives Kylie made it headline news and now two Scots tell of their brush with the disease every woman fears
Oct 01, 2005; ... ITaffects more women in Scotland than any other cancer and canstrike its victims when they are as young as 20. But experts sayearly diagnosis of breast cancer hugely improve survival rates. As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off, LAURA COVENTRY hearstwo women's touching stories ...
Man denies 'Da Vinci' rape charge
Oct 01, 2005 ... A MAN has denied raping a Dutch student near the Scottish churchwhich features in the novel The Da Vinci Code. Robert Greens, 28, pleaded not guilty at the High Court inEdinburgh to assaulting the 19-yearold to her severe injury and tothe danger of her life and raping ...
TVhost is late for show after flight drama
Oct 01, 2005 ... SCOTS TV presenter Lorraine Kelly had a start to the day to forgetas a delayed flight left her cohost to front their live TV show onhis own. This Morning's Philip Schofield was in the hot seat for more than40 minutes yesterday as Lorraine rushed through London traffic on theback ...
City of cultures is winner with the Japanese Bhoy Glasgow's image is enhanced by our own league of nations
Oct 01, 2005; ... CELTIC'S new Japanese player Shunsuke Nakamura this week declaredhe was Glasgow's latest fan, and rates it above his old home inItaly. His remark came as something of a surprise. Sure, we all know the sheen of the Scotland With Style campaign,the glitter and glam that has ...
10,000 miles just to hear those immortal words . . . there's been a murder! Taggart tours mark 20 years of TVcrime drama
Oct 01, 2005; ... EVER since DCI Jim Taggart first told his team: "There's been amurder" more than 20 years ago, gritty storylines have had viewersall over the world hooked. Now the popular crime drama could be about to become the city'snewest tourism magnet with hundreds of visitors due to fly in ...
Knife killer teacher to fight jail term Judges agree to hear wife's appeal over four-year sentence
Oct 01, 2005 ... A TEACHER who killed her husband after claiming she was the victimof domestic violence has appeared in court to contest her four-yearjail sentence. Madge Boyle, 56, claims judge Lord Mackay, of Drumadoon, was tooharsh. The manic depressive primary school teacher faced a ...
GBP15,000 drugs cash is seized
Oct 01, 2005 ... A MAN jailed for a year for drugs offences has been ordered tohand over more than GBP15,000. A sheriff told John Mackenzie, 55, the cash was being confiscatedbecause it was believed to be proceeds from drug trafficking. Mackenzie had been given a 12-month sentence at Paisley ...
Litter doesn't just shame Glasgow
Oct 01, 2005 ... WITH regard to your correspondent's letter (Evening Times,September 20) regarding litter spoiling Glasgow. This is not just an issue for the city itself. I have had the goodfortune to travel widely in mainland Europe and, sadly, must statethat, in my personal experience, parts of ...
Times Past Culross Street, Sandyhills, 1939
Oct 01, 2005 ... WAR in Europe was not far away when these Sandyhills tenantsgathered to try out their new air-raid shelter. They seem pretty cheerful as they examine the ...
Myfirst tennis lesson was 9 months ago . . . now for the Paralympics ! Ryan, 23, is using his wheelchair skills to chase a new sports dream
Oct 01, 2005; ... A GLASGOW wheelchair tennis player has set his sights on the 2008Paralympics in China. Ryan MacDonald, 23, of Baillieston, first picked up a racquet ninemonths ago and, on discovering his talent for the sport, was sooncompeting at some of Britain's top tournaments. Now a ...
Carers do not feel supported
Oct 01, 2005 ... THE Scottish Executive has been accused of not understand the roleplayed by those who care for their loved ones without payment. The findings appeared in a report for the Executive by the Officefor Public Management (OPM) into how life could be improved forunpaid carers in ...
Food supplies threat lifted in 11th-hour deal Supermarket drivers call off strike after promises end pay wrangle
Oct 01, 2005; ... A THREAT to food supplies to dozens of supermarkets acrossScotland has been lifted after bosses resolved a bitter pay disputewith delivery drivers. The truckers who serve 120 Morrisons and Safeway stores voted tostrike after a new shifts system led to wage cuts. Drivers ...
Deception proves a risky move for Mabel BOOKS
Oct 01, 2005; ... A DEADLY DECEPTION Margaret Thomson Davis (Black & White,GBP15.99) IT'S quite a leap from Rabbie Burns to an anonymous Glasgow high-rise and not just in terms of the time-span. Bestselling author Margaret Thomson Davis, whose last novel, ADarkening of the Heart, featured ...
Monty's 65 puts the wind up Dunhill rivals
Oct 01, 2005 ... AN UPBEAT Colin Montgomerie teed off in the third round of theDunhill Links Championship at Kingbarns today hoping for just alittle of the magic that shot him to the top of the leaderboardyesterday. Monty defied winds of nearly 35mph to score a sublime 65 at StAndrews on a day ...
Hawks set for a Border raid
Oct 01, 2005 ... DEFENDING champions Glasgow Hawks will be looking to extend theirimpressive winning run in Premier One today when they take on Hawickat Mansfield Park. David Wilson's team - the reigning champions - are nine pointsclear of ...
Rocks rivalry with Eagles to soar
Oct 01, 2005 ... THE rivalry between the Scottish Rocks and the Newcastle Eagles islikely to reach a new level as the basketball teams meet at theBraehead Arena tomorrow. There has long been a friendly rivalry between the BBL's mostnortherly sides, but ...
Strach stays quiet over Keane
Oct 01, 2005; ... CELTIC boss Gordon Strachan has refused to be drawn on speculationlinking Roy Keane with a move to Parkhead. Manchester United and Republic of Ireland legend Keane this weekrevealed he will leave Old Trafford at the end of this season. That has led to predictions he will join ...
Forgotten man Kevin wants a fight to remember
Oct 01, 2005; ... NO one likes to be labelled the Forgotten Man, but that isprecisely the tag Kevin McIntyre has been given. However, the Paisley puncher has a new determination after twoyears out of the limelight. And he is now looking forward to his British light welterweighttitle eliminator ...
Roy for the Bhoys is worthy of comment Alan Davidson ON WHAT THOSE TIGHT-LIPPED BOSSES REALLY MEAN
Oct 01, 2005; ... UNDOUBTEDLY the best and most ludicrous stonewall reply to aserious question from a sports journalist was delivered 40-odd yearsback, on the day of an evening match at Ibrox between Rangers andDundee. The city of Glasgow had been enveloped in a pea-souper of a fogand, you'd ...
Dado: I'm keeping my knee well oiled Rangers striker reveals he's having special injections
Oct 01, 2005; ... DADO PRSO has revealed that he's agreed to have a specialinjection in a knee in a bid to solve his injury concerns. The Rangers striker has been suffering from knee problems, and totreat them he is now having a lubricant, called Symvise, injectedinto the injury. The treatment ...
We still have a lot to do, says Strach
Oct 01, 2005; ... GORDON STRACHAN has warned on-form Celtic they are not thefinished article - despite their five-game winning streak. The Hoops will be looking to pile the pressure on surprise SPLleaders Hearts with a victory over bottomplaced Livingston atAlmondvale today. But Strachan, who ...
Scotland babes facing Swiss test
Oct 01, 2005 ... COACH Archie Gemmill and No 2 Tommy Wilson take Scotland under-19s to Switzerland next week for Uefa qualifiers. The Scots play Andorra on Friday, Finland on the Sunday, and thenthe hosts on Tuesday October 11. The squad: Keepers Andrew McNeil (Southampton) Callum ...
What a Ruddy let-down
Oct 01, 2005 ... CLYDE have blasted the Scotland U-21 and U-19 selectors after TomBrighton was the only Bully Wee included in the latest squads (seeabove). They are livid that talented kids like Neil MacGregor, EddieMalone, Chris Higgins and Craig Bryson have been snubbed - despitebeing regulars ...
Adriaanse: I'll go for fans
Oct 01, 2005 ... CO ADRIAANSE says he will quit Porto if the fans don't want him. "Supporters must wait, " said the Dutch coach, in the wake of the3-2 defeat to Artmedia Bratislava. "If they don't want to and ...
Soto Dane good, by Georgia
Oct 01, 2005 ... RANGERS defender Soto Kyrgiakos is in the Greece squad for theWorld Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Georgia. Andreas Herzog, who played a record 103 times for Austria, takescharge of Austria against England and Northern Ireland as caretakerfor sacked Hans Krankl. Man City ...
ECK: SHOW ME YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO PARTNER PRSO IBROX LATEST IBROX LATEST McLeish issues challenge to misfiring understudies who are waiting in the wings. . .
Oct 01, 2005; ... ALEX McLEISH has thrown the gauntlet down to his understudystrikers to put themselves in the firing line for a first-choiceplace. Croatian hit-man Dado Prso has assumed messianic status after amagnificent debut season in the famous light blue. But his strike partner from last ...
Pars must fight history for famous triumph Dunfermline's last Ibrox victory was way back in 1972
Oct 01, 2005; ... DUNFERMLINE face a tough afternoon if they are to record theirfirst league win at Ibrox for 33 years. The East End Park side last took three points from Rangers in 1972on a day when Jim Leishman scored the winning goal and, despite anylethargy that might be apparent in the Ibrox ...
Brian's backing new-look SPL to bring out best
Oct 01, 2005; ... LIKE most Scottish football fans, Motherwell midfielder Brian Kerrhas been delighted at the way the SPL has shaped up so far thisseason. Hearts have interrupted the Old Firm dominance of the top flightby stringing together eight straight wins in a stunning start. And Hibs and ...
Lambert would have loved to out-smart Mart
Oct 01, 2005; ... PAUL LAMBERT will renew acquaintances with his former teammates atAlmondvale this afternoon. All fine and dandy, but the former Hoops captain would have lovedto be up against Martin O'Neill. One of Lambert's mentors, O'Neill stepped down from his Parkheadpost this ...
The gloves are off . . . I just can't cool my heels for ever PARKHEAD UPDATE PARKHEAD UPDATE Keeper David Marshall tells of his frustration at playing second fiddle to Artur Boruc
Oct 01, 2005; ... "AS DAVID Marshall's frustration at being left on the sidelinesgrows, so too does the likelihood that the 20-year-old could quitCeltic for pastures new. The youngster has had to play second fiddle to Artur Boruc sincehe was dropped following the club's nightmare start to the ...
Gaffer's rant was a winner - Locke
Oct 01, 2005; ... GARY LOCKE has revealed how an epic Jim Jefferies rant helped turnKilmarnock from top six nearly men into Uefa Cup contenders. The high-flying Rugby Park club take on Dundee United todaylooking to maintain their impressive start to the 2005/06 campaign. They are in fourth spot ...
FREEZE FRAME . . . the night Rangers humbled Inter Milan giants
Oct 01, 2005 ... Occasion: Rangers beat holders Inter Milan 1-0 in quarter-final ofEuropean Cup. Date: March 3, 1965. Location: Ibrox. Attendance: 78,872. Scoreline: 1-0. Talking: Rangers legend Jimmy Millar. "EVEN when we lost the first leg of the European Cup ...
Advocaat is pleased with Korea move
Oct 01, 2005 ... FORMER Rangers manager Dick Advocaat officially starts his new jobas South Korea coach today and he has targeted next year's World CupFinals as the time when his team can shine. The Dutchman took over from Jo Bondrere and knows that hard workwill be a key to their success. He ...
THE CALD SPELL IS OVER AND CATS ARE IN HEAT. . . PREMIERSHIP PREVIEW PREMIERSHIP PREVIEW Steven Caldwell has suffered as Mick McCarthy's men have toiled but things are looking up for both Sunderland and Scots ace back on track
Oct 01, 2005; ... IF THERE'S one man who can be relaxed about Sunderland's shakystart to the season, it's Steven Caldwell. The Scotland defender has already had to pick himself up, dusthimself down and get on with things, so he knows all about theresilience Mick McCarthy's men will have to show in ...
Queiroz calms the tide with tribute to Old Trafford fans
Oct 01, 2005 ... CARLOS QUEIROZ has hailed Manchester United fans as the best inthe world. Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant has been underfire of late aftersupporters blamed him for the change in tactics and then reportsclaiming he had branded the fans as stupid. But, as Manchester United ...
McGregor out to be nuisance neighbour
Oct 01, 2005; ... CLYDE stopper Neil McGregor is relishing the prospect of facingnear neighbours Airdrie for the first time today. The former Kilmarnock stopper has found himself up against thelikes of Ruud van Nistlerooy this season already. And has admitted he has loved every minute of his ...
Corcoran is hungry to bite hand that fed him Saints winger going back to where it all started at Accies
Oct 01, 2005; ... FLEET-FOOTED St Mirren frontman Mark Corcoran is praying for astart at Hamilton this afternoon. Asthe winger is desperate to make his first appearance against hisformer club when the Paisley Saints meet Accies in the FirstDivision's match of the day. Love Street wide boy ...
We'll have to work our socks off, warns Flea
Oct 01, 2005; ... HAMILTON'S versatile defender Derek Fleming has dismissedsuggestions that today's visit of the Buddies is a six-pointer. The man known as Flea was signed for Accies in a pre-transferwindow swoop by shrewd New Douglas Park gaffer Billy Reid. He has experienced a new lease of ...
Don't tell me to play it tight at the back please pleads wing ace Sean Jags crock Kilgannon plans route one to full fitness
Oct 01, 2005; ... JAGS wing man Sean Kilgannon winces every time time a disgruntledfan tells him to put his back into it. For the former Middlesbrough and Ross County player, signed forThistle over the summer, has been physio George Hannah's bestcustomer. Boss Dick Campbell hoped the addition ...
My boys just can't tire of such drama, reckons Ton boss Mac
Oct 01, 2005; ... MORTON gaffer Jim McInally has admitted that fatigue may be afactor when the Ton entertain Peterhead today. Macca's men were involved in a rivetting 120 minutes of Bell's Cupsemi-final action at St Mirren in midweek. And although Ton went out on penalties, McInally (pictured) ...
Another victory would be Gret business, says Martin
Oct 01, 2005; ... DUMBARTON gaffer Paul Martin is adamant his team can build on lastweek's first league win of this campaign. Sons moved that bit clearer of bottom club Stirling Albion with a2-0 victory and travel today to leaders Gretna, who are unbeaten. But Martin insists that his side can ...
Young Weir reckons he's got the legs to give Queen's a lift
Oct 01, 2005; ... QUEEN'S PARK starlet John Weir has warned his Hampden pals theymust get back to winning ways at home to Arbroath today. The Spiders suffered the cruellest of defeats at East Fife lastweek - losing out to a Ross Clark own goal. Billy Stark's (pictured) side slipped to fifth as a ...
A vital ingredient . . . but salt could be poisoning us
Oct 01, 2005; ... SALT is back in the news as the Food Standards Agency begins itssecond campaign to highlight the dangers of too much of the salinestuff. Nearly a year has passed since the FSA hit the headlines withclaims that too much salt can raise blood pressure, and triple therisk of heart disease ...