Evening Times back issues from June 2006:
ANDY DOUGAN'S MOVIE WORLD Director slams 7/7 probe as pitiful?
Jun 01, 2006; ... THE director of the first film about 9/11 has launched a hard-hitting attack on the British government over its response to lastyear's London Underground bombings. Former World In Action director Paul Greengrass, who wasresponsible for acclaimed dramas on Omagh and Bloody Sunday, ...
ACTING ON THE EDGE. Andy Dougan discovers the depths Kurt Russell sank to in search of an authentic death scene for movie Poseidon
Jun 01, 2006; ... ALOT of actors know what it's like to die on stage, that awfulmoment when you walk off to the sound of your own feet. Kurt Russellknows what it's like to die for real - or as close as you can comewithout actually meeting your maker. His new movie Poseidon - a remake of the ...
TERRI IN JUNE. . . Stunning singer gets summer off to a scorching start at Tunnel
Jun 01, 2006; ... DON'T miss stunning singer-songwriter Terri Walker this Saturdayat The Tunnel. With two acclaimed albums under her belt, she's backwith a new album, I Am, and keen to show off her new material onstage. "I want to do as many performances as possible. I want people tosee me live, ...
ROLL-OVER WINNER. POSEIDON (12A) Wolfgang Petersen creates the perfect summer movie
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE Poseidon Adventure was the film that kicked off the disastermovie cycle in the 1970s. Poseidon - 'The Adventure' has been dropped from the title but notfrom the story - is a disaster movie for the MTV generation. While the first film spent its time introducing the ...
Dixon's ready for a German house party
Jun 01, 2006; ... DIXON (above), alias Berlin-born Steffen Berkhahn, who plays theSub Club this Saturday, is first and foremost a House DJ. In the mid-90s, he was weekly resident at some of the topnightclubs in Berlin, and then started Audio Video Disco in 1996 atthe WMF club with his partner Mitja ...
Newcomers combine for double the enjoyment. . .
Jun 01, 2006; ... GLASGOW'S most promising newcomers, Freq and Mind The Gap, joinforces for a summer special, Mind The Freq! In the Freq corner are Swayzak Soundsystem, bringing their uniqueDJ set back to Scotland having wowed audiences worldwide with theirone-on-one style. Over in the Mind ...
Manic Monday
Jun 01, 2006; ... AFTER only two successful nights under their belts at the LiquidLounge, the DEFF (Dirty Electro Filthy Funk) crew has managed toattract one of the hottest DJ/Producers around for their next partyin June. Actually, he's the worst kept secret in the UK. He's Mike Monday. In ...
NIGHT MOVES Feeling the heat at The Wee Chill @ Queenspark Glasshouse
Jun 01, 2006; ... IT'S a sure-fire sign that summer is on the way when the Wee Chillarrives on the south side. For its fourth outing, the organiserspacked out three rooms of the Queenspark Glasshouse with a veritableWho's Who of local DJs and bands. In the main stage area, the vibe got going with a ...
LOCAL BAND SPOTLIGHT MIDNIGHT MACHINE
Jun 01, 2006 ... DESCRIBE THE BAND? Electronic pop/rock tinged with glimpses ofprog, disco and new wave. BASED? Glasgow. LINE-UP: Stephen Connelly, vocals; Quincy McGoff, bass; Greg Allan, guitars; Thomas Vangelis Reeves, synths; Eamonn McGarrigle, ...
LOCAL BAND NEWS
Jun 01, 2006 ... PROPER PINUP STARS THE Pinup Nights, which have been championinggreat new Scottish music for the last three years, celebrate theirthird birthday at Woodside Social tomorrow night with live sets fromheadliners Cayto, Endor and Popup. Glasgow quartet Popup have a hectic month with ...
HAVE A NICE DAY WITH BON JOVI American rock legends roar into Hampden Park tomorrow
Jun 01, 2006; ... A BIT of politics, a paean to Johnny Cash and a dollop of rock 'n'roll. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the arena Bon Jovi,who return to Glasgow this weekend for their first Scottish date inthree years. The city has a long-standing affinity with the rockers - ...
Cool operators
Jun 01, 2006 ... ALMOST 10 years after their first gig, and eight years after theywon the Mercury Music Prize for their debut album, Gomez are inreflective mood as they launch their seventh long player, How WeOperate. They have a new single, Girlshapedlovedrug, out this week,preceding a summer of ...
Fake tan has me Feeling embarrassed
Jun 01, 2006; ... ISPENT most of bank holiday Monday relaxing and listening to newmusic. What a great start to the week. The weather wasn't that greatso I decided to get a tan "out of the bottle". Fake it to make it! I just wish some manufacturers could develop amore pleasant fragrance. "What ...
FEELING FUNKY. Nelly Furtado pounds hot new R&B beat
Jun 01, 2006 ... FOR someone who's spent all day talking and having her phototaken, Nelly Furtado is showing no signs of flagging. The 27-year-old singer looks every inch the stunning star as shesits in the studio. And yet this world-famous performer is one of the most downto-earth people you ...
Be first to see gripping new kidnap thriller. . .
Jun 01, 2006 ... LATINA actress Mia Maestro makes her Hollywood debut tomorrow asone of the plucky survivors in Poseidon, while next week will see therelease of her acclaimed film Secuestro Express. In Secuestro Express, Maestro and her boyfriend are out on thetown and their conspicuous affluence ...
MAKING A NIGHT OF IT Fun and games as sex sales party gives insight into female psyche
Jun 01, 2006; ... CAROLINE is looking to make a bit of extra money and so decides tobecome an Ann Summers party planner .For those who are unaware ofwhat this entails, Ann Summers parties are examples of home shopping,where ladies have the opportunity to buy a little piece of sexyclothing or a ...
FIRSTNIGHTREVIEW Mum's The Word 2 - Teenagers/ King's Theatre
Jun 01, 2006; ... FORGET childbirth - the real pain of having children is when theyturn 13. Seemingly overnight, your once cherubic bundle of joy turns into aspotty, stroppy, sarky, sulky, smarmy, selfish teenager. Mum's The Word 2 - Teenagers wraps up all the angst of beingparents to a ...
BAR BROWSER
Jun 01, 2006 ... Going Walkabout for a great deal AUSSIE rules football has been kicked in to touch as the World Cuplooms at Walkabout. The Renfield Street pub is making the most of Budweiser 'ssponsorship of the tournament with some lager-related promotions. The pub is offering ...
FOOD & DRINK
Jun 01, 2006 ... Match of the day with sweet treats SWEET treats are an essential at times of match tension, and kidswill love Sainsbury's fun selection. The Footballs and Boots cakes are decorated with golden balls andfootball boots, 99p for a pack of six, and Sainsbury's Footballer andWife ...
Big on taste and value. Wee Curry Shop, 7 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow Tel: 0141 353 0777. DINER TEC
Jun 01, 2006 ... OUTSIDE the rain was horizontal and the temperature had dropped toa level where brass monkeys were growing nervous. "I love Glasgow in the springtime, " sang the Moll, under herbreath. I'd promised the good lady a pleasant spring lunch at a cityeatery of her choice, but with ...
EXCLUSIVE : Top hotel, 200 homes for Darnley
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE owners of the fivestar Cameron House at Loch Lomond want tobuild another luxury hotel - in Darnley on the south side of Glasgow. It's part of a GBP135million development which could also bring200 ...
COURT BATTLE ON CITY GLASS BAN Legal challenge by pub bosses
Jun 01, 2006 ... PUB bosses are going to court in a bid to overturn Glasgow'scontroversial glass ban. Individual licensees and major pub chains have joined ...
Graduation blow as pay offer is rejected Students warned final ceremonies will be delayed
Jun 01, 2006; ... TALKS to end the academics' pay row have collapsed - and thousandsof final-year honours students have been told graduation ceremoniescould be delayed. Glasgow University has warned degree ceremonies could be delayedfor some students if a deal is not reached by June 20. It came ...
Man fights for life after gang attack in street
Jun 01, 2006 ... A MAN is fighting for his life after a brutal beating. The 51-year-old suffered multiple injuries in the attack inCarwood Street, Greenock late last night. It is thought several people may have been involved. Detectives probing the incident appealed for witnesses to ...
Protest fails to save free kids' buses
Jun 01, 2006 ... MORE than 100 protesters staged a demonstration outside acouncil's headquarters last night. They were protesting against the axing of free ...
Landslide-hit road is closed
Jun 01, 2006 ... A LANARKSHIRE road remains closed following a major landslide. Tonnes of rubble fell onto the A72 Clyde Valley road on ...
You ' r e a bunch of Charlies! 'Style' show calls Lanarkshire bleak but we have a message for voters . . .
Jun 01, 2006; ... IT MAY boast a World Heritage Site, vast parks and rolling hills,but according to a TV poll, Lanarkshire is the most depressing placein Scotland. Voters slammed "bleak housing schemes" and "a lack of greenspaces" as they placed it at the bottom of the pile. TV gardening ...
Youth caged for 8 years after attack Teenager guilty of part in murder of 19-year-old
Jun 01, 2006 ... A TEENAGER has been locked up for eight years for his part in arevenge attack which killed a youth by mistake. Innocent Scott McNeil, 19, was battered and kicked to death as hewalked home from a friend's birthday party. At an earlier hearing, two other thugs, David Allan, 22, ...
Scots households set to fall below 2
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE size of the average Scottish household is expected to drop tobelow two people in less than 20 years. Figures from the General Register Office for Scotland added freshweight to predictions that Scots can expect to get older and lonelierin the future. The average household ...
A LUXURY HOTEL 200 NEW HOMES 3500 MORE JOBS It's GBP135M and it's coming to this derelict Darnley site
Jun 01, 2006; ... AMBITIOUS GBP135million plans could bring 200 detached homes, aluxury hotel and up to 3500 jobs to Glasgow's south side. Part of the huge project at Darnley will involve a "Village" stylehotel operated by the owners of Loch Lomond's five-star Cameron HouseHotel. Cameron House ...
City's welcome for new provost of cathedral
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE UK's youngest church provost has taken up his post in aGlasgow cathedral. The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, 39, was welcomed by Glasgow's LordProvost, Liz Cameron, right, at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Mr Holdsworth was previously rector of St Saviour's Church, ...
History behind the rise of De Vere group
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE De Vere group has been involved in the brewing and leisuresector for more than 60 years. It has 19 four and five star hotels across Britain, includingCameron House Hotel at Loch Lomondside, right. It also owns Greens Health and Fitness Clubs and G and J Greenall,which ...
Top Chinese restaurant gets smoke ban penalty Peking Inn owner to pay GBP200 for flouting new law
Jun 01, 2006; ... ONE of Glasgow's top Chinese restaurant has been named as thefirst venue in Scotland fined for flouting the smoking ban. The Evening Times can reveal, after demanding the details throughthe Freedom Of Information Act, that the Peking Inn on Hope Streetwas hit with a fixed penalty ...
Pubs take fight against glass ban to the courts Legal bid to get controversial policy dumped
Jun 01, 2006; ... GLASGOW'S controversial glass ban in pubs is facing a majorchallenge in Scotland's top civil court. The Scottish Beer and Pub Association has launched the legalaction in a bid to overturn the ban. Eighteen of its Glasgow members have taken their case to the Courtof Session in ...
Probe into murder suspect's holiday Fiscal to step in after tag is removed to let boy visit Bulgaria
Jun 01, 2006 ... A PROBE has been ordered into the case of a teenage murder suspectwho was allowed to go on a family holiday. First Minister Jack McConnell today said local prosecutors werelooking into the matter, which has sparked a furious reaction. The 16-year-old, who can't be named, denies ...
Housing boss 'delighted' at GBP120M project
Jun 01, 2006 ... NEWS that three thousand new homes are to be built across Glasgowin the next five years has been welcomed by a city housing boss. Robert Tamburrini, director of North Glasgow Housing Association,said he was "delighted" at the GBP120million council-led plan thatwill transform ...
Two face court on car murder bid
Jun 01, 2006 ... TWO people were due in court today in connection with theattempted murder of a woman hit by a car. The 42-year-old victim suffered head and leg injuries when she wasstruck by the vehicle, which had mounted the pavement. She was taken to the Western Infirmary for treatment after ...
Four rescued from peaks
Jun 01, 2006 ... A MOTHER and seven-year-old son had to be rescued by helicopterafter becoming stuck on a hillside on Skye. The two were walking in the Quiraing when they got intodifficulties. The ...
Docs gave DVT victim 'all clear'
Jun 01, 2006 ... A WOMAN died of deep vein thrombosis two months after she wasgiven the all-clear by doctors, it was claimed today. The family of Karen Johnstone say she was told in March by staffat Aberdeen Royal Infirmary she was free of blood clots ...
Charles calls in at castle
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE Prince of Wales was visiting a remote Scottish castle today todiscuss plans for an GBP8million conservation programme. Charles was joined by ...
Crews tackle forest blaze
Jun 01, 2006 ... MORE than 20 firefighters battled to bring a forest blaze undercontrol in a remote part of Lanarkshire. Strengthening winds caused problems for the crews trying to ...
Plea to find man's relatives
Jun 01, 2006 ... POLICE are appealing for help tracing relatives of a dead man. Alan Glen, 66, of Closeburn Street, Glasgow, died in his home onMay 26. He had lived there for a long time and ...
Fury at holiday for murder accused Court eases tagging order to let boy join his family in Bulgaria
Jun 01, 2006; ... A DECISION by court officials to allow a teenage murder suspect togo on a family holiday despite him being on a tagging order has beengreeted with fury. The officials relaxed strict tagging rules to allow the youngster,accused of kicking a grandad to death, to jet off to Bulgaria ...
Police quiz driver over murder bid
Jun 01, 2006 ... A WOMAN had to be taken to hospital after a car mounted thepavement and ran into her. Police are treating the incident, in Clydebank, as attemptedmurder. The 42-year-old victim suffered head and leg injuries when she wasstruck by the car as she walked along Brown Avenue ...
Shop worker in GBP5000 theft
Jun 01, 2006 ... A SPORTS shop assistant stole almost GBP5000 from his work in abid to clear off student debts. Andrew Jones, 23, claimed goods had been returned and pocketed thecash for himself over a six-month period. Glasgow Sheriff Court was told his bosses ...
10 years for pervert art teacher
Jun 01, 2006 ... AN ART teacher was today jailed for 10 years for inflicting a"horrifying catalogue" of abuse on pupils at a school for troubledkids. A judge told Matthew George, 57, that he had misused his power andauthority to cause "fear, misery, pain and humiliation" on youngstersat Kerelaw ...
Hydrant vandals cut water supply to cancer victim Wife fears wheelchair-bound husband could be forced back to hospital
Jun 01, 2006; ... A WOMAN who cares for her seriously ill husband today hit outafter hydrant vandals left her without vital water supplies. Angela Johns, whose husband Phillip has cancer, looked on inhorror as a massive 40ft jet gushed for more than a day outside theirhome in Ruchazie. Not ...
Woman dies after freak fall while walking dog
Jun 01, 2006 ... AN animal lover has died in a freak accident caused by her petdog. Glasgow-born Jane Hervin was walking the terrier on a lead when hesaw a cat and pulled his owner to the ground, with the woman breakingher hip in the fall. Although the 46-yearold housewife survived the ...
Compromise is needed on city's glass ban
Jun 01, 2006 ... ITcomes as no surprise that pub and club bosses are fighting tooverturn Glasgow's ban on glass. Glasgow Licensing Board took the brave decision after a string ofglassing incidents. But, there is a difficult balancing act required on such an issue. The introduction of a ...
GBP135M Darnley deal is welcome news
Jun 01, 2006 ... THERE could hardly be a better example of the changing face ofGlasgow than the plans to invest GBP135million in Darnley. Darnley, like many other areas, has suffered under economic swingsand changes in government ...
Travel habits that leave us fuming . . .
Jun 01, 2006; ... SCOTS jetting off for some well-earned rest on their summerholidays after a hard year of toil should be relaxed, happy and readyfor anything the journey can throw at them. However, selfish passengers who push their plane seat back withoutpermission, people snoring and mobile phones ...
Let's shelve all the sniping over English success
Jun 01, 2006; ... GO on, slag off the England football fans as much as you like. Take a (verbal) swipe at those beer-bellied, shavenheaded fans whosum up the very worst in travelling support. Laugh at the funny accents straight out of Albert Square. Rage atonesided commentators and pathetic ...
Times Past : Port Dundas Bus Station, 1972
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEFORE Buchanan Street Bus Station was built, queuing for a longdistance coach usually meant a long and uncomfortable stumble aroundone of Glasgow's many gap sites. This huge snake of humanity was waiting to board buses to takethem down south ...
Shopping heart was ripped out of Paisley
Jun 01, 2006 ... PAISLEY has been going downhill as a shopping destination sincethe council took the ludicrous decision to pedestrianise much of thetown centre (Evening Times, May 29). The opening of the Braehead centre was the final nail in thecoffin for most local businesses. Why would any ...
I used to work in a call centre - now Miss Scotland's modelling my undies! Designer Irene sees her first collection go on sale
Jun 01, 2006; ... WEEKS ago she was a struggling fashion graduate working in a callcentre. Now 25-year-old Irene Cheung is about to take the retail world bystorm by unveiling her own exclusive range of lingerie. The young designer's first collection has gone on sale at thenewly-opened store ...
Man jailed after kicking cousin in face
Jun 01, 2006 ... A SCOT who left a cousin needing reconstructive surgery after arow over a taxi fare has been jailed for two years. William Neill needed a metal plate inserted in his cheek afterJohn Brown, 26, from Glasgow, kicked him in the face over an unpaidbill. Brown left Mr Neill in a ...
Jail for man who beat boy with handle of pick-axe Eight years for string of assaults on children
Jun 01, 2006 ... A MAN was jailed for eight years today after beating a boy with apick-axe handle and belts. Hugh Wilson, 46, was said to have committed a catalogue of"disturbing crimes against children". Unemployed Wilson of Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, earlier admittedcommitting six assaults ...
Students put on musical
Jun 01, 2006 ... TALENTED Glasgow performers will show off their skills in a newproduction of a hit American musical. Students from the ...
DINERTEC'S CURRY GUIDE DAY FOUR The Evening Times' veteran food critic's personal choice of top city curry houses
Jun 01, 2006 ... IT DOES not take a gumshoe like Sam Spade to work out Glasgow isthe curry capital of Britain. The sweet aromas of bhoonas and baltisfill the city's avenues and alleyways. There is nothing like a Ruby Murray to satisfy my constantlygrumbling tum. From pakora in Pollok to ...
Show to celebrate guide dogs' history
Jun 01, 2006 ... AN exhibition designed to celebrate guide dogs will take place inHamilton next Tuesday. The event at Regents Shopping Centre will mark 75 years of guidedogs in the UK. Provost Mushtaq Ahmad will officially open the show at 11am, andlocal guide dog owners and pups in training ...
Sacked care worker loses appeal over sex claims Tribunal rules man was not unfairly fired
Jun 01, 2006 ... A NURSING home carer fired after allegations he lay on top of anelderly resident simulating a sex act has lost his unfair sacking andsex discrimination claims. Malcolm McCloy, 47, an auxiliary care assistant with Sterling CareHomes Ltd, denied the claim and also denied opening a ...
Choirs team up for city festival
Jun 01, 2006 ... THE GLASGOW Phoenix Choir will join forces with a highland choirduring the West End Festival. The singers have become friends of the Dingwall Gaelic Choir afterperforming at Dingwall Town ...
Student's gadget for deaf art fans
Jun 01, 2006 ... A DESIGN student is helping more people enjoy a piece of culture. Kim Robertson, from Catrine in East Ayrshire, has created a gadgetthat makes museums more accessible for visitors with impairedhearing. The ...
City's NHS bed blocking down 33per cent in 3 months
Jun 01, 2006 ... HOSPITALS in Glasgow cut the problem of "bed blocking" by a thirdin just three months, according to new figures released today. In February, deputy health minister Lewis Macdonald ordered healthboards to lower the number of people stuck in hospital when theywould rather be living ...
Theatre company pleads with MSPs to aid survival bid Petition marks the last throw of dice for famous group
Jun 01, 2006; ... ONE of Scotland's most famous theatre companies is facing collapse- unless MSPs can save it. Glasgow drama group 7:84 faces closure within months following theScottish Arts Council's decision to axe its core annual GBP230,000funding. The 33-year-old company has already been ...