Evening Times back issues from October 2007:
10 THINGS YOU CAN' T MISS THIS WEEK
Oct 01, 2007; ... 1. FILM The Kingdom (15) (previews Wednesday, opens Friday) JamieFoxx and Jennifer Garner go on the rampage in the Middle East in anexplosive blockbuster about a team of FBI agents who investigate theaftermath of a bombing in Saudi Arabia. 2. TV Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1, 6pm ...
PICK OF THE DAY MURPHY'S LAW, BBC1, 9PM
Oct 01, 2007; ... NOT since the days when Burt Reynolds spent his afternoons shakingsmokies off his tail have we seen such a hirsute top lip. It's an impressive moustache sported by James Nesbitt but it hasto be said, it's more Paw Broon than Tom Selleck. In fact, give him a leather cap and he ...
Nomination is a FARE result
Oct 01, 2007 ... A VOLUNTARY group which helps people back into employment has beennominated for a top award. FARE (Family Action in Rogerfield and Easterhouse) was started bylocal people to enhance the lives of those in the area. It has been short-listed by employment charity Tomorrow's ...
How Clare survived 25 years in showbiz CLARE GROGAN TELLS BRIAN BEACOM SHE JUST CAN'T GET THE ACTING BUG OUT OF HER BLOOD
Oct 01, 2007; ... SHE'S a little curiosity, Clare Grogan. It's been 26 years sinceshe stole the show in Gregory's Girl. Now she is starring in the newBBC Scotland sitcom Legit and she's got a new Channel 4 comedy in thepipeline. It's an established industry fact that females have a betterchance of ...
City refugees record music charity album X-Factor singer collaborates with youngmusicians
Oct 01, 2007; ... A NEW album featuring X-Factor star Nikitta is set to help bringtogether all of Glasgow's various racial communities. Young people who moved to Glasgow from countries includingZimbabwe, Ghana and Angola joined forces with talented Glaswegians torecord the CD, Freedom, which ...
Fair to promote Malawian goods
Oct 01, 2007 ... MALAWIAN tea and coffee producers will journey back to their rootswhen they travel to Scotland for a trade fair. The first ever event promoting Malawian goods and trade at theSECC, 'Trade Connections' aims to increase links between producersand Scottish buyers and ...
Guitar genius to wow city crowd
Oct 01, 2007 ... A GUITAR "magician", lauded by music legends is to bring hisamazing talent to Glasgow. Doyle Dykes, who has performed with Les Paul, Chet Atkins, DuaneEddy and Peter Frampton, will play at the Classic Grand in ...
Council bid for more recycling
Oct 01, 2007 ... COUNCIL chiefs hope a new recycling facility will change people'shabits. After a visit to the centre at Nicolson Street Point in Greenock,communities convener Councillor Robert Moran is hoping for anincrease in recycling. He said: "Recycling has been made easier in Inverclyde ...
European award for contact centre worker
Oct 01, 2007 ... A GLASGOW customer contact centre worker has been voted the bestin Europe. Robbie Wilson, 42, who works for RESPONSE in Glasgow, was flyingthe flag for Scotland at this year's European Call Centre Awards,where he ...
10,000-dram festival cheers whisky firms Younger fans visit event's special bar
Oct 01, 2007; ... SCOTCH whisky distillers are celebrating the success of aninitiative to sell the "water of life" to a younger audience. More than 10,000 drams were sold at a special Whisky Bar, mannedby a team of ambassadors for the drink at the Connect Music Festivalat Inverary Castle last ...
Elite business circle holds first meeting
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE inaugural meeting of a new business group has taken place. The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle gathered at Clydesdale BankFinancial Solutions Centre in ...
DAVID STIRLING THE FUNNIEST WAY TO START THE WEEK THE FUNNIEST WAY TO START THE WEEK Good manners can open door for bad boys. . .
Oct 01, 2007; ... MY PAL'S wife would have you believe that, in their early days ofless than marital bliss, their most effective form of birth controlwas my pal's manners, or lack of them. She's never heard of anyoneelse who thinks watching the WWE wrestling together on the tellyconstitutes ...
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Gymnast and DJ team up for games bid
Oct 01, 2007 ... GOLD medal-winning gymnast Steve Frew is putting radio star CatHarvey through her paces to help promote Glasgow's Commonwealth Gamesbid. The bubbly Real Radio breakfast DJ also hopes that with the besthelp, she'll be in shape for her role as Cinderella at the Pavilion. Cat, ...
Minister from Nigeria backs our Games bid Glasgow's rival can't compete, says churchman
Oct 01, 2007; ... HEwas born and bred in Nigeria but when it comes to hosting theCommonwealth Games Reverend Michael Ugwache has no doubt who shouldwin - Glasgow. The minister, who lives in Govan, has come out in support of hisadopted city in the race to host the 2014 event despite fiercecriticism ...
PARKING METER MAYHEM CP Plus workers don't know rules atcity hospital
Oct 01, 2007; ... HOSPITAL parking charges seem to be causing confusion - even amongthe staff employed to enforce the controversial policy. Aprobe has been launched after claims visitors at one Glasgowhospital were told they could park free at a time when charges stillapplied. One visitor says ...
Star Michael climbing the Greasy pole Job offers pour in for TV talent show contestant
Oct 01, 2007; ... GREASE Is The Word finalist Michael Craig might have lost out onachieving the ultimate telly dream. But his experience on the ITV show has changed his life beyond hisdreams. Theatre producer David Ian told the young Scot they would worktogether again in the future - and he's ...
YOUR VIEW Why is law turning a blind eye?
Oct 01, 2007 ... IAM furious! I'm tired of getting harrassed by people asking formoney for a train or drink etc. The law in Scotland says that othercouncils can house people outwith their jurisdiction in emergencycircumstances only. It's funny how the law is being ignored on aregular ...
SNAP! WE'VE BEEN FRAMED As others see us. . . our favourite city in focus
Oct 01, 2007; ... IT'S been another brilliant year for Glasgow's tourism industrywith visitors to Scotland's top shopping destination up by 8-percent. But what do people look at when they come here - and what do theyreally know about our home town and country? VisitScotland has been finding ...
Who'll fund study for Subway? COMMENT OF THE DAY
Oct 01, 2007 ... TRANSPORT Minister Stewart Stevenson is a clown. The Glasgow toEdinburgh rail service is already over subsidised and is the mostefficient rail service in Scotland. Why does it need more moneypumped into it? If Stevenson wants to be taken seriously then he needs to tell ...
Nurseries scoop major cash boost
Oct 01, 2007 ... NURSERY children are about to benefit from a GBP126,000 cashboost. East Renfrewshire council's education committee has agreed tospend GBP100,800 of the cash in council-run nurseries with theremaining GBP25,200 going to privately run partnership ...
The Enemy to gig with their friends
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE ENEMY will rock Glasgow later this week as part of the NME'sRock 'n' Roll Riot Tour. The Coventry threesome will headline a night at the Barrowlandsthis Friday. Band frontman Tom Clarke is warning Glasgow fans to expect ...
Sushi, snails, quiche, honey, mushrooms - the tea time treats you can't stomach Grub's up! But I'll have them without sprouts please. . .
Oct 01, 2007; ... WHEN survival expert Ray Mears say he likes his grub, he reallymeans grubs - as in (to give them their dictionary definition) "theshort legless larva of certain insects, esp. beetles". Mears has dined off grubs and other delicacies such as ants,earthworms, slugs and insects. What ...
GHA picks up points with new lets plan
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE switch by Glasgow Housing Association to a new letting systemshould make the process more efficient. There is no doubt the previous points system was out of date,frequently unfair, inefficient and contributed to lengthy waitinglists. The evidence from other cities where ...
Legendary music bar to re-open Halt to operate again under new boss in six weeks
Oct 01, 2007; ... A TROUBLE-HIT music venue which helped launch stars such as Travisis set to re-open with new bosses - three months after it closed. The Halt Bar mysteriously shut without warning in July. Pub owners blamed the closure of the bar and live venue on"financial difficulties" - and ...
Jobs must stay in city's Wall Street
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE anticipated loss of jobs to Glasgow because of the demise ofScottish Enterprise must not go unchallenged. There is no doubt the enterprise body was flawed and thegovernment has sound reasons for its re-structuring. But why should its break-up mean the loss hundreds of jobs ...
International College opens
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCOTLAND'S first International College has finally opened itsdoors in Glasgow. The college prepares students from all over the world to take upplaces at the University of Glasgow. Courses are run in academic skills and English language to ensurethose studying are ready for ...
Slice of luck for break-in nursery
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE smiles are back on the faces of these city youngsters after alocal baker helped replace their stolen computers. Last month the Evening Times told how children at St Mark'sNursery in Parkhead were devastated when four computers and twodigital cameras were swiped during a late ...
MSP urges firms to end unfair debt
Oct 01, 2007 ... A MAJOR British power company has been asked to rethink its debtsnub to Scottish customers. MSP Jackie Baillie, coconvener of the Cross Party, CrossParliamentary Group on Tackling Debt laid a motion before theScottish Parliament. She wants ScottishPower to rethink its ...
Chips are off the menu for sporty kids Leisure centre cafes swap fries for fresh pasta
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHIPS are to be banned from Glasgow sports centres and replacedwith fresh pasta and fruit juice. The move - by councilowned catering company Encore - is aimed atimproving the city's eating habits and boosting sales. Following a rise in its wages bill as a result of the recent ...
You've got a soft centre boss tells Accies flops Dundee cut lead to one point with victory over Ton
Oct 01, 2007; ... HAMILTON gaffer Billy Reid today blasted his side as being "soft"as they went down for the first time this term at St Johnstone 4-1. Accies got off to a dream start when Stuart Taylor put them infront after three minutes. But a quadruple secondhalf salvo from Saints saw an Andy ...
Spiders gaffer is Ferry happy
Oct 01, 2007; ... QUEEN'S PARK gaffer Billy Stark today heaped praise on his sideafter their battling 1-0 Hampden victory over Berwick. A combination of injury and suspension had seen the Spiders losesix games in succession. But a 71st-minute Mark Ferry strike saw the Amateurs win the ...
Away daze for McCall as Pars are let off hook Poor road form continues for Thistle at Dunfermline Poor road form continues for Thistle at Dunfermline FIRHILL LATEST
Oct 01, 2007; ... THE suspicion exists that if Partick Thistle are to cement theirstay in the top half of the First Division and achieve boss IanMcCall's target of a top-four finish then they must find a way to winon the road. The bottom line after a 1-0 defeat by Dunfermline at East End Parkis ...
TALKING CELTIC Pressure mounts on misfiring AC but win still Celts' goal Strachan is aware Ancelotti has own problems to solve
Oct 01, 2007; ... SHOULD Gordon Strachan feel under any smothering pressure to get aresult against AC Milan onWednesday - to cancel out thedisappointment of defeat in Donetsk in their opening Champions Leaguetie - he will undoubtedly spare a thought for his Italiancounterpart, Carlo Ancelotti. The ...
Scotty's southern comfort
Oct 01, 2007 ... CELTIC hat-trick hero Scott McDonald has no qualms about forming anew partnership with Chris Killen for the Champions League clash withAC Milan. The Australian international, who scored his first senior hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Dundee United at Celtic Park on Saturday,is ...
TALKING RANGERS SPL stutter but Mac backs mates to sparkle again Eurostar express can get back on track once more
Oct 01, 2007; ... LEE McCULLOCH believes Rangers can pick themselves up from theblow of losing the SPL leadership again and be Euro stars - just likethey did against Stuttgart. The big midfielder left his old Motherwell stamping ground withjust one point at the weekend after a 1-1 SPL draw, a result ...
Walter's looking at lack of spark
Oct 01, 2007; ... WALTER SMITH will launch an inquest into why Rangers were caughtnapping for a second SPL away game in a row. The Ibrox boss had warned his stars to be up for the game atMotherwell after they were swept aside in a poor first half at Heartsa fortnight earlier. But the Light ...
Lens help Lyon focus on Rangers
Oct 01, 2007; ... FRANCOIS CLERC reckons Lyon's 3-0 Ligue One win over Lens was theperfect preparation for tomorrow night's Champions League clash withRangers. The full-back helped his side go back to the top of the table, andis now focused on winning the Group E clash with Walter Smith's ...
PREMIER ANALYSISMcDonald hat-trick gives Hoops fans hope but defensive frailties still need addressed Skippy has three good reasons to let him lead line for an Italian job Skippy has three good reasons to let him lead line for an Italian job MATCH VERDICT
Oct 01, 2007; ... AC MILAN will not be fooled. Their hosts for Wednesday night'sChampions League clash at Parkhead returned to their perch at the topof the SPL with a straightforward win over Dundee United. But, for all that Gordon Strachan's side are scoring with ease indomestic football, their ...
ONE BY ONE
Oct 01, 2007; ... BORUC Seemed in no mood to repeat the blunders of last weekend andhad a decent save to deny Jordan Robertson. PERRIER-DOUMBE Got forward often and not too much to cope withdefensively. McMANUS Usual performance as he worked hard and made sure thosearound him did the ...
We paid penalty for ref 's decision
Oct 01, 2007; ... ROSS McCORMACK reckons referee Craig Thomson denied Motherwelloutright victory over Rangers by turning down claims for a penalty. Gers striker Steven Naismith appeared to barge over Well hit-manDavid Clarkson inside his own penalty box at Fir Park on Saturday. Mark McGhee's men ...
PREMIER ANALYSIS Even gallus CharlieAdam failed to put any extra spark into the mediocre Fir Park follies Gers' strugg lers need ringmaster Hemdani to play the Lyon tamer Gers' strugg lers need ringmaster Hemdani to play the Lyon tamer MATCH VERDICT
Oct 01, 2007; ... RANGERS may have bounced back from a defeat by Hearts to opentheir Champions League campaign in style with a win over VfBStuttgart last month. Yet, after such a poor show against Motherwell, it is difficult tosee how they can do so again to get a result in Lyon tomorrow ...
MATCHUP
Oct 01, 2007 ... Chris Porter lapped up the Fir Park plaudits as he opened scoringfor the home team Former Rangers man Stephen Hughes goes up againstSteven Whittaker Kris Boyd ...
Striker is "50-50" for Lyon DARCHE HOPES FOR EURO MIRACLE
Oct 01, 2007; ... JEAN-CLAUDE DARCHEVILLE flew out of Glasgow with Rangers todaypraying for a Champions League miracle. The striker limped off in the 1-1 draw at Motherwell on Saturdayand was later ruled out by manager Walter Smith for tomorrow night'smatch in Lyon. But he trained with the ...
ONE BY ONE
Oct 01, 2007; ... McGREGOR Despite Well's pressure in the final third, he had littleto do. Was given next to no chance by his defence at the goal. PAPAC Whole-hearted and honest in defence but offers little goingforward. WEIR Caught flat-footed by the slick play that led to ...
Wait for it, says Naka
Oct 01, 2007; ... SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA came through a crucial work-out today andrevealed he felt no pain from his injured left knee. After his solo session on the Celtic Park pitch, the Japanese starstopped short of declaring himself fit to face AC Milan on Wednesday.He wants to wait and see if there ...
168 held in Clyde sub base protest NUKE ROW
Oct 01, 2007 ... MORE than 100 antinuclear protesters were arrested today at theFaslane Naval Base. The 168 arrests came as 500 demonstrators descended on the Clydebase, home of the UK's ...
TARTAN ARMY IN WEBSITE TICKET CHAOS
Oct 01, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of desperate Scotland fans today crashed a websiteselling tickets for the vital Euro 2008 clash with Italy. The Scotland Supporters Club site was swamped within minutes ofthe first batch of tickets going on sale at ...
IT'S ALL CHANGE FOR GHA TENANTS New letting scheme ends points system
Oct 01, 2007 ... RADICAL plans are set to transform the way homes are allocated toGlasgow tenants. The GHA ...
Job agency to move out ENTERPRISE
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCOTTISH Enterprise is to quit its Atlantic Quay headquarters. A shake-up in the ...
Agency to quit city's 'Wall Street'
Oct 01, 2007; ... SCOTTISH Enterprise is to quit its prestigious Glasgow HQ in theinternational financial services district. It will mean at least 550 workers being moved to other locationswhen the jobs agency is broken up. But the move will be a major blow to the Glasgow's 'Wall Street onthe ...
168 held at Faslane as year-long protest ends
Oct 01, 2007 ... MORE THAN 160 antinuclear protesters were arrested today as theymarked the end of a year-long campaign at the Clydeside submarinebase. An estimated 500 demonstrators gathered outside Faslane navalbase, home of the UK's Trident fleet of nuclear subs, early today. Many started ...
Cops piece together stab victim's final hours
Oct 01, 2007; ... DETECTIVES were today trying to piece together the final hours ofa murdered man. William Stewart, 50, was found stabbed to death at his home inIrvine, Ayrshire on Friday but had not been seen since Wednesday. Mr Stewart, who worked as a barber in the Irvine Indoor ...
Race probe after city schoolboy is stabbed
Oct 01, 2007 ... A PROBE was continuing today after a teenager was stabbed on hisway to school in a racist attack in Glasgow. Christopher Ikolo, 15, was heading back to class after lunch whenhe was knifed in the South Side of the city. He was rushed to hospital with stab wounds after he was ...
X-factor boot camp for Victoria
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCOTLAND'S new X Factor hopeful, Penilee teenager Victoria Closs,has won a place among the final six girls at Sharon Osbourne's LosAngeles boot camp. The 15-year-old pupil of Trinity High, Renfrewshire, has alreadybeen to the judge's California mansion to ...
Website crashes as fans grab pizza Italy action
Oct 01, 2007; ... SCOTLAND fans went Tartan Barmy today as the mad scramble beganfor the Euro 2008 crunch against Italy. Tickets went on sale to Supporters' Club members at 9am, andwithin minutes the website and phonelines were under siege. Demand was so high that the website crashed under the ...
HOMING IN ON HAPPINESS Scotland's biggest landlord lines up ground- breaking move to let tenants pick their own homes
Oct 01, 2007; ... NEW plans giving tenants the chance to bid for the home of theirchoice are being finalised by Scotland's biggest social landlord. Bosses at Glasgow Housing Association say they are almost ready tointroduce a new letting scheme that will end the despised pointssystem - where people ...
Linda points way after 8 years on list
Oct 01, 2007 ... LINDA Barrie knows all about the old points system. The mum-of-two from Springburn had to wait eight years before shewas offered a house in 2002 in the community she grew up in. Five years on, Linda, 41, is clear about why she waited so longand relieved GHA has decided to ...
Unfair set-up that even staff can't follow OLD SYSTEM
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE current allocation is widely acknowledged to be complicatedand bureaucratic. Those applying for a home are automatically awarded points undervarious criteria depending on their circumstances - eg homelessness,overcrowding, medical and social conditions and number and gender ...
Hope simple plan will give people choice NEW SYSTEM
Oct 01, 2007 ... UNDER the CBL system being brought in by GHA, applicants willcomplete a short registration form in paper form, online or bytelephone. This will determine their priority banding based on housing needand original date of application under the points system. The bandings are: ...
Youngest kids to get free lunch Primary 1, 2 and 3 pupils won't pay a penny for meals
Oct 01, 2007; ... FREE school meals will be on the menu in Glasgow primary schoolslater this month. From Monday October 22, all 16,000 youngsters in P1 P2 and P3 willget lunch for free in a trial scheme which will run until March. The Scottish Government is funding the GBP1.3million cost of ...
Cash squeeze threat to children's dinners
Oct 01, 2007 ... A SCHEME to provide free meals for pupils throughout the summerholidays is in doubt due to a cash crisis. East Renfrewshire Council said it set up the scheme during thesummer after some pupils were so hungry they were found stealing foodwhen the school meals stopped. A ...
Fans' tribute to rally star Colin
Oct 01, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Colin McRae's home townto pay tribute to the tragic rally star. Fans from around the globe began arriving in Lanark from earlymorning to pay respect to Mr McRae, who died with his five-year-oldson Johnny, in a helicopter crash two weeks ...
Get tough call over new age limit on sale of cigs Changes in law must be enforced warns charity
Oct 01, 2007 ... RAISING the legal age for buying cigarettes to 18 will bepointless if it is not properly enforced, an anti-smoking charity haswarned. The change in the law, effective in Scotland from today, must alsobe backed with policies and funding for cessation and preventionwork, ...
Crackdown on sales of airguns
Oct 01, 2007 ... NEW laws come into force today to tighten up airgun sales. The minimum legal age for buying air weapons rises to 18. And across the UK, retailers who sell airguns must now beregistered firearms dealers. They must also conduct face-to-face sales, and record the name ...