Evening Times back issues from April 2007:
National treasure DAY 1: Fifth birthday for park paradise that's just 30 minutes from the heart of Glasgow
Apr 02, 2007; ... T'S only half an hour from Glasgow city centre - but it could behalf a world away. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park boasts 57 conservationsites, two forest parks and 21 major mountains within a short driveof the centre of the city. But tens and thousands of ...
Villagers stage protest against Trident demos
Apr 02, 2007 ... VILLAGERS who live near the submarine base that houses the UK'snuclear deterrent today launched their own protest against disruptioncaused by demonstrators at the site. More than 100 residents from Garelochhead in Argyll marched to theFaslane Naval Base on the Clyde this ...
Award helps fuel kids' health drive
Apr 02, 2007 ... GLASGOW'S innovative Fuel Zone website and reward scheme has wonanother prestigious award at a ceremony in London. The scheme, which encourages schoolchildren to adopt a healthierdiet, won in the Improving Public ...
New woman's at helm of school
Apr 02, 2007 ... ANEW head teacher has been appointed to a high school in Barrhead. East Renfrewshire Council has named Patricia Scott as head of StLuke's High School. The 50-year-old ...
Evening Times keeps on winning
Apr 02, 2007 ... YOUR award-winning Evening Times has come up trumps . . . again. Less than a week after being named the UK's Regional Newspaper ofthe Year in the prestigious Newspaper Society Awards, Scotland'sbiggest-selling evening paper has won further recognition. The Evening Times has ...
Angelika felt like she was 'priest's nice teddy bear'
Apr 02, 2007 ... ANGELIKA KLUK claimed a priest thought of her as "a nice teddybear", a murder trial heard today. But Father Gerry Nugent was "incandescent with rage" when hediscovered her affair with a married man - and Angelika became afraidof his mood swings. The apparent change in ...
Schools healthy eating scheme wins top award
Apr 02, 2007 ... GLASGOW'S innovative Fuel Zone website and reward scheme has wonanother prestigious award at a ceremony in London. The scheme, which encourages schoolchildren to adopt a healthierdiet, won in the Improving Public Services category at the 5th "eWellBeing" awards. The website ...
Charity in 25th anniversary plea
Apr 02, 2007 ... EMPLOYMENT charity Shaw Trust is looking for former clients inGlasgow to help celebrate its 25th anniversary. The UK-wide organisation has helped thousands of disabled anddisadvantaged people into jobs since it was ...
Brown under fire over tax reform
Apr 02, 2007 ... GORDON BROWN was under pressure today to explain why he pressedahead with a controversial tax reform after being warned it couldcost pension savers billions of pounds. The Tories challenged the Chancellor to account for the abolitionof the dividend tax credit and are calling for an ...
Extension for anti-social behaviour clampdown
Apr 02, 2007 ... ACOMMUNITY service aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour has beenextended into two new areas. East Dunbartonshire Council will provide two additional communitysupport officers in Milngavie and Bearsden as a pilot project for2007/8. Although problems are not as prevalent as ...
Flats work begins despite protest
Apr 02, 2007 ... WORK has begun on luxury flats overlooking a historic park,despite protests from conservation groups. Glasgow City Council passed plans for 116 homes on wasteland nearPollok Park in the city's South Side last May, despite objectionsclaiming they were not sympathetic to the ...
Glasgow's 50 MPH rubbish tip is blitzed by M8 highway hit squad Litter louts will be targeted in clean-up drive
Apr 02, 2007; ... LITTER louts are being targeted by a clean-up squad determined totransform Glasgow's road network. Today as campaigners launched a national spring clean theyhighlighted the terrible state of the on/off ramps of the M8 throughGlasgow. Highway bosses want to stop litterbugs ...
Short films focus in on city protests
Apr 02, 2007 ... ASPECIAL screening of short films next week is to focus onreaction to the demolition of Partick railway station and thehistoric Pollok motorway protest. Called Rats, Roads and Railways - a film night for the Dear GreenPlace, the shorts show how ordinary individuals have responded ...
Pastor waits for asylum court D-day
Apr 02, 2007; ... ANAFRICAN cleric fighting to stay in Glasgow is to take his caseto Scotland's highest court. Pastor Makieokele Daly, 43, wife Isabella and their childrenRachel, 18, Josue, 16, Linda, 15, and 12-yearold Issac, want toremain in the Red Road flats where they've lived for six ...
WE'VE GOT EASTER HOLIDAYS CRACKED PARENTS' SURVIVAL GUIDE Follow our top tips for great days out guaranteed to keep all the family happy
Apr 02, 2007; ... The schools are off and the Evening Times has teamed up with awhole host of places to bring you some brilliant money-saving offers.Watch out for great deals in tomorrow's paper. ANN FOTHERINGHAM looksat some of the great places to visit this Easter with our 2-for-1offers. BLAIR ...
Charities slam energy watchdog on charges
Apr 02, 2007 ... A COALITION of Scots anti-poverty and kids' charities has slammedthe energy regulator, Ofgem. The coalition, headed by MSP Jackie Baillie, has turned itsattention on Ofgem because of what it sees as its continuing failureto protect vulnerable consumers from debt. Protesters ...
Did you know?
Apr 02, 2007 ... MORE than 300,000 plants, shrubs and trees were planted for the1988 Garden ...
Easter's full of activities at Mugdock
Apr 02, 2007 ... FAMILY entertainment will be on the cards with a range ofactivities in Mugdock Park over the Easter holidays. Archery and mountain bike orienteering for eight to 18-year-oldsis planned for Tuesday and Thursday April 10 and 12, while you canalso discover frogs and toads ...
Lineen proud of Warriors for their late fightback Glasgow lose out to form team in Europe
Apr 02, 2007; ... SEAN LINEEN today praised his Glasgow Warriors after their heroicEuropean Challenge Cup defeat to English rivals Saracens. Trailing 13-0 early on, Lineen's men produced a spirited second-half fightback at Vicarage Road, only to lose narrowly by 23-19. A try from Rory Lamont as ...
Ten bucks I'll beat you, Phil
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCOTS golfer Richie Ramsay has got his US Masters bid off to agreat start. . . by winning dollars-10 off reigning champion PhilMickelson. US Amateur champion Ramsay took on the American superstar on theback nine at the world-famous Augusta National course. And despite ...
Virus hits splash and Carry bid
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCOT David Carry blamed a virus for an under-par performance inthe 400m medley heats on the final day of the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne. Carry looked a shadow of ...
The great haul of China for Dott
Apr 02, 2007 ... WORLD champion Graeme Dott, above, has hit the front in the racefor the official world No.1 spot after winning the Honghe China Open. The Scot was taking his first title since last year 's WorldSnooker Championship triumph by beating Stoke's ...
Rocks knock the Heatdown apoint
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCOTTISH Rocks clinched a home play-off game with a nail-biting 91-90 victory over second-placed Guildford Heat at Braehead Arena. The Rocks were led by Rob Yanders who racked up 24 points, whileSterling Davis added 20 and Maurice Hampton 17. This victory assures ...
Defensive record buoys Billy in chase for Berwick 630 minutes and no goals lost is satisfying Stark
Apr 02, 2007; ... QUEEN'S PARK gaffer Billy Stark today refused to give up on hisside's title dream after the Spiders' narrow 1-0 Hampden win overStenhousemuir kept their hopes of catching leaders Berwick alive. David Weatherston hit their winner against Stenny, but the WeeRangers 3-0 win at East ...
Loanee Paul is toast of the Ton
Apr 02, 2007; ... MORTON gaffer Jim McInally believes his side's hard-fought 3-0 winover Cowdenbeath was crucial to their title aspirations. A double from loan Celt Paul McGowan took his tally for the seasonto 16. A Jamie Stevenson penalty wrapped up the points for title-chasing Ton, who maintained ...
Jags show necessary fight in bid to stay up Bone backs battlers to beat County after this Gretna loss
Apr 02, 2007; ... RAVAGED by injury and suspension, the prospect of sufferinganother moraleshredding defeat at the hands of a Gretna side PartickThistle have now failed to beat in eight games was a real prospect. However, though the Jags can have no complaints about thiscomfortable 2-0 victory by ...
Sad Saints pay the Costa hitmen still firing blanks MacPherson's matadors put to the sword after Spanish break
Apr 02, 2007; ... SCOTT McDONALD wrote his name into Rangers folklore two seasonsago without so much as kicking a ball for the Ibrox club. The Motherwell striker's double against Celtic - the club he will,ironically, join in the summer - on the final day ensured the Gerslanded the SPL ...
Wew e r e mugged fumes Jefferies
Apr 02, 2007; ... KILMARNOCK boss Jim Jefferies has hit out at Jimmy Calderwoodafter the Aberdeen manager admitted the hosts "deserved something"from their Rugby Park showdown. The Dons maintained their push for second spot in the SPL, and aChampions League qualifying spot, with a 2-1 win over ...
Wehad chances to finish it but you're always at risk if you don't get a second BOSS TALK: STRACHAN
Apr 02, 2007; ... HOW surprised were you to let a lead slip and only take a point? I felt the second half was not a problem, and we had some superchances to finish it. But you're always at risk if you don't get thesecond goal. And for the guy who scored the equaliser it was probablythe best goal of ...
It's the team performance I always look at and we didn't have the edge required BOSS TALK: SMITH
Apr 02, 2007; ... HOW disappointing was that result and performance againstInverness? Obviously we are not happy with either aspect. We started the gamefairly well and got in front when Caley went down to 10 men. But we never really imposed ourselves on the match the way weshould have after ...
Keegan wants a slice of action
Apr 02, 2007; ... PAUL KEEGAN is not viewing Scott McDonald's impending departure asa chance to replace the Australian as Motherwell's main striker. Keegan made his first start in the 2-0 win over Dunfermline asMcDonald bagged a second-half double, days after he clinched aGBP700,000 move to ...
Return of dark days gives Dons a shaf t of light PREMIER ANALYSIS Haunted by hoodoo rivals, second place battle no stroll in the park for Rangers
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE words had hardly left Walter Smith's mouth when you wonderedif this would be the weekend. It was, after all, time to face thebogey team, Inverness Caley Thistle. And sure enough, just the day after the Rangers manager hadadmitted his surprise at the fact a blip had not ...
ONE BY ONE
Apr 02, 2007; ... MMcGREGOR No chance with the Caley equaliser. Made a couple ofstops but had one or two problems with deep crosses into the box. HUTTON Improved greatly in recent weeks and made countless runsalmost the full length of the pitch. MURRAY Isn't doing enough to prevent Stevie Smith ...
Fifa D-Day for Webster cash ruling
Apr 02, 2007; ... ANDY WEBSTER hopes to have his future resolved on Wednesday when aFifa tribunal will meet to decide whether Wigan have to paycompensation to Hearts for his services. And Rangers will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of themeeting in Switzerland - to be chaired by Tunisian Slim ...
Gers Yankee holler
Apr 02, 2007 ... RANGERS have confirmed they will play a friendly against DavidBeckham's new club LA Galaxy on May 23. The game will take place at Galaxy's Home Depot Center with a7.30pm kick-off, local time. Beckham will not be involved in the match, as he ...
Truth stranger than fiction for stuttering Celts PREMIER ANALYSIS The final chapter? This one has far too many cliffhangers to be real. . .
Apr 02, 2007; ... GORDON STRACHAN was short-listed for Sports Biography of the Yearonly to lose out in the final vote. Perhaps a reprint to include achapter on the dramatic ending to this season would give him more ofa chance next time around. The emotions he is going through as he tries to coach ...
ONE BY ONE
Apr 02, 2007; ... BORUC The fact he was involved in a confrontation with a fan atfull-time and reported to the fourth official at half-time for agesture towards a United fan tells its own story about hisfrustration. Distribution was poor throughout but got a touch to a Steven Robbattempted lob in ...
Naka has the knack of ruining our plans
Apr 02, 2007 ... DUNDEE United keeper Derek Stillie admitted Shunsuke Nakamura's"fantastic" free-kick put paid to the Tangerines' carefully-laidplans ahead of the 1-1 draw with Celtic. Stillie could only look on in anguish as Nakamura whipped awonderful shot over a static defensive wall to find the ...
Burke has Dons warning for Gers
Apr 02, 2007; ... CHRIS BURKE is desperate to avoid a final day showdown withAberdeen in the race for second place. Rangers remain in the driving seat for the chance of ChampionsLeague football next season, with a five-point lead over theirnearest rivals, despite drawing 1-1 with Caley Thistle on ...
HOOPS WON'T THROW IT AWAY AGAIN Caldwell on title Celts
Apr 02, 2007; ... GARY CALDWELL today rubbished suggestions Celtic could throw awaythe title, as they did two years ago on a frantic final day. The Scotland defender was at Easter Road on that infamous day whenRangers beat Hibs to snatch the prize from the Hoops' grasp. Bhoys are panicking as ...
10 THINGS ABOUT WESTLIFE
Apr 03, 2007; ... TOP OF THE POPS Only Elvis Presley and The Beatles have had more Number Onesingles in the UK than Westlife, who have notched up 14 chart-toppers in eight years, tying with Sir Cliff Richard for third place. BOB REALLY FIXED 'EM Their run of chart-toppers was halted by ...
Roller Ron to paint it back in Glasgow JONATHAN RENNIE FINDS ROLLING STONES GUITARIST ADDING A STRING TO HIS BOW WITH ART COLLECTION
Apr 03, 2007; ... FORGET painting it black . . . one Rolling Stone has plenty ofcolours on his palette. Ronnie Wood isn't only a dab hand with anelectric guitar, the wrinkly rocker is as fond of picking up apaintbrush as a plectrum. Now his artwork is to appear in Glasgow for the first time ....
PICK OF THE DAY ONE LIFE: SUGAR MUMMIES, BBC1, 10.35PM
Apr 03, 2007; ... YOU can't trust relationships. I should know. When my first lovekissed me at the back of her uncle Harry's close I was enthralled. I adored her. And she had kissed my left cheek. As a result, I didn't wash that side of my face for three days(which is socially acceptable when ...
CCTV clue in hunt for fiend who raped girl SEX ATTACK
Apr 03, 2007 ... POLICE were today studying CCTV images in the hunt for a sex beastwho raped a teenager on her way to work. The 18-year-old was ...
Labour on the attack as Blair visits city POLITICS
Apr 03, 2007 ... LABOUR rolled out the big hitters in Glasgow today as the Scottishelection battle stepped up a gear. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown joined First ...
PRIEST: I DID HAVE SEX WITH ANGELIKA
Apr 03, 2007 ... A CATHOLIC priest today told a murder trial that he had sex withPolish student Angelika Kluk. Father ...
1000 victims of slashing every year
Apr 03, 2007; ... SURGEONS battle to repair facial slash wounds on knife victims onaverage every six hours in Glasgow, according to shocking newfigures. More than 1000 patients a year are sent for maxillofacial surgeryin city hospitals after being attacked. But detectives believe fewer than ...
Horror as violence is all in a day's work Figures reveal shock toll of attacks, threats
Apr 03, 2007; ... DEATH threats and bottle attacks were among 51 violent incidentsreported by city centre workers in just one month. A four-week snapshot as part of the Scottish Executive's Violenceat Work campaign highlighted incidents reported to police by staffwho deal with the public in Glasgow ...
Glasgow worst place in UK for phone thefts
Apr 03, 2007 ... GLASGOW is the worst place in Britain for mobile phone thefts. Almost one in three people in the city has been the victim of thecrime, claims a survey by an insurance firm. CPP Phonesafe said 17-per cent of the thefts in the city involvedsnatches from bags. The survey ...
Thug assaults man, 79, at car boot sale
Apr 03, 2007 ... A 79-YEAR-OLD man was attacked in a daylight robbery outside abusy car boot sale in Glasgow. Police are searching for the "brutal and cowardly" thug who beatand robbed the pensioner as he left the sale at the Blochairn fruitmarket around noon on Sunday. The victim was ...
Two teenagers beaten up by street gang
Apr 03, 2007 ... TWO teenage boys needed hospital treatment after being attacked bya gang in Glasgow. The 16-year-old victims were walking in King's Park Avenue whenthey were chased by a group of 10 thugs wearing tracksuits andbaseball caps. They ...
Nothing surprises me any more. . .
Apr 03, 2007 ... JOHN HODGSON has first-hand experience of violence and abuse fromcustomers. The 35-year old is head steward at Bamboo nightclub in the city'sWest Regent Street, and runs training for Up Front which has doorstaff across Scotland. He said: "It's mainly verbal abuse, but also ...
Court told of Polish student's love of life MURDER TRIAL
Apr 03, 2007 ... PRIEST Father Gerry Nugent has told a murder trial that PoleAngelika Kluk, 23, had "great vitality and desire to live". The student had stayed at his ...
VIOLENT CRIME SHAME OF CITY Shocking levels of assaults, knife attacks, robberies
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHOCK new figures on the scale of the violent crime that shamesGlasgow today revealed more than 50 city centre workers were attackedin just four ...
Embezzler ordered to pay out GBP15,000
Apr 03, 2007 ... FORMER credit controller agreed to hand over more than GBP15,000after embezzling money from a firm. Robert Ross, 61, was jailed for 32 months in 2005 after siphoningoff GBP30,000 from Bio Force, Irvine, Ayrshire, where he was anemployee. Ross, of West Kilbride, Ayrshire, had ...
Museum sets up Highland exhibition
Apr 03, 2007 ... AN EXHIBITION of the Highlands' history opens at Glasgow'sKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum this weekend. Fonn's Dutchas: Land and Legacy is the second temporary exhibitionat the revamped museum since it reopened last year. It will celebrate the ...
Patrolling the playground DAY 2: How park is kept clean and safe
Apr 03, 2007; ... STRETCHING for more than 23miles, Loch Lomond is the UK's largestfresh water loch and its biggest summer playground. Around 5000 boats take to the water every year to explore its 38islands and take in the spectacular views. Fishermen, sailing fanatics and watersports ...
1000 trainee posts are pledged Leaders' manifesto vow in bid to keep control of council
Apr 03, 2007 ... LABOUR leaders pledged today to create 1000 apprenticeships ifthey keep control of Glasgow City Council. Launching the party's manifesto for next month's elections, theyalso guaranteed education, training or employment options would beavailable for every school ...
Labour big guns blast SNP on independence PM, Brown join McConnell on election trail
Apr 03, 2007; ... LABOUR will deliver a "revolution in education" in Scotland,Chancellor Gordon Brown said today. Mr Brown was in Glasgow with Tony Blair and Jack McConnell toboost Labour's Holyrood election campaign - and attack the SNP. The Chancellor said Mr McConnell's plans to raise the ...
Greens 'to scrap' M74 extension
Apr 03, 2007 ... THE Green Party launched its Holyrood election manifesto today,pledging to scrap work on the missing link of the M74. It said major road building projects had to stop because risingtraffic levels were increasing climate change pollution. It also plans to halt all further ...
Cops seize GBP1 Mofcannabis plants
Apr 03, 2007 ... POLICE have seized thousands of cannabis plants with a streetvalue of GBP1million - the biggest batch ever found in Strathclyde. In the latest in a series of raids linked to Operation League,police raided a cannabis warehouse in Ayr, leading to the arrest of ateenager. The ...
Crash bus driver on mend
Apr 03, 2007 ... THE driver of a 'bendy bus' which careered off a Glasgow road andinto a garden was today recovering in hospital. The man fell ill just before yesterday's crash and was taken tothe city's Western ...
Kyle avoids jail sentence
Apr 03, 2007 ... SCOTS footballer Kevin Kyle was given 120 hours' community servicetoday for brawling in a street after celebrating Scotland's win overFrance in October. The ...
Scot loses extradition fight
Apr 03, 2007 ... SCOT Gary McKinnon today lost his High Court battle againstextradition to the US where he is wanted for allegedly carrying outthe "biggest military computer hack". McKinnon, 41, born in Glasgow and ...
Cops probe death of OAP
Apr 03, 2007 ... POLICE are investigating the death of a pensioner at her home inGlasgow. Officers were called to a house in Drygate, Townhead, late ...