Evening Times back issues from July 2008:
Mr Happy still putting a smile on face of trader Demand is high for merchandise
Jul 01, 2008; ... IT'S been 25 years since Mr Happy led the reinvention of the cityand 15 since any Glasgow's Miles Better merchandise has been made,but one man is still making money from the slogan. Trader Conn Watson has one of the biggest collections of theparaphernalia. At his store in the ...
Albion trailblazers to benefit from training
Jul 01, 2008 ... A TEAM of eight Lanarkshire workers have become the first to joina national training initiative. The group from Albion Chemicals in Cambuslang have been selectedto take part in the firm's GBP1million ...
Rolls-Royce plant scoops top award
Jul 01, 2008 ... JUBILANT Rolls-Royce engineers had their heads in the cloudstoday after winning a top industry award. The fi rm's Renfrewshire plant came up trumps in theManufacturing Excellence ...
Laying down the law
Jul 01, 2008; ... Insurance firm wants receipts for stolen items QI HAVE just come back from holiday and had various belongingsstolen at the airport from where we flew home. I have informed my holiday insurers and they are saying they willwant to see receipts for the items missing. But I ...
Ross & Liddell launches online TV channel
Jul 01, 2008; ... ROPERTY specialist Ross & Liddell has launched its own TVchannel. The company has signed a contract with Scottish media technologycompany Moviecom TV to create an online station for the fi rm. The service is currently being developed but the company - whichhas offices in ...
Frank's Inter move on hold
Jul 01, 2008 ... INTER MILAN boss Jose Mourinho has seemingly abandoned his hopesof signing Frank Lampard from Chelsea this summer but claims he is"100per cent sure" the midfielder will make the move in 12 months'time. The arrival of Deco at Chelsea in a GBP7m twoyear deal appearedto suggest ...
ACCIES BACK IN BIG TIME Hamilton chairman Ronnie MacDonald vows club will stay true to football ethos We'll g ive this a o . . . it won't atter if we finish in sixth or last
Jul 01, 2008; ... HAMILTON chairman Ronnie MacDonald has vowed that the SPL newboys will not be prepared to sacrifi ce their principles on thealtar of survival. The New Douglas Park supremo finds the idea of a survival-at-all-costs mission statement abhorrent and maintains that Accies will tryto ...
Jags stepping up pre-season pace
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE extensive facilities of Warwick University will provide thelaunchpad for an intensive week of pre-season training for PartickThistle, with the Jags keen to swot up ahead of the new campaign. Ian McCall's side will have little time to soak up the ambienceat the deserted ...
McCarthy welfare comes first Money not key for club and player will move at right time
Jul 01, 2008; ... HE has been the subject of speculation linking him with moves toSerie A, the Premiership and La Liga, but Hamilton chairman RonnieMacDonald says that teen sensation James McCarthy is not leaving ina hurry. And after knocking back a close season cash offer of aroundGBP1.5million ...
Ex-Scotland boss says Spanish flair deserved Euro success Super senors made El of impression on Craig
Jul 01, 2008; ... CRAIG BROWN was fortunate enough to lead Scotland to the EuropeanChampionships in England back in 1996. He also assisted Andy Roxburgh at Euro 1992 in Sweden, so hasalways looked on with great interest whenever the best teams fromaround Europe gather every four years to battle it ...
Derek Johnstone GERS LEGEND'S SYMPATHY WITH WALT OVER SIGNINGS Smith needs some room to manoeuvre
Jul 01, 2008; ... WALTER SMITH would no doubt love to have all his transfer targetssecured and settled in time for the Champions League qualifiers thatbegin in just four weeks. But the Rangers gaffer has probably got to get rid of the deadwood in his squad before he can make any further moves - and ...
High five for Al is fans' spirit lifter
Jul 01, 2008 ... I SAID a few weeks back that Allan McGregor had a massivedecision to make on his future - and Rangers must be delighted he'schosen to stay. Al was one of the major success stories of lastterm, turning from a decent all-round goalie into a top classperformer. His saves played a ...
Classy Spain superb
Jul 01, 2008; ... SOMETIMES football can throw up scenarios when the best teamsdon't always win major fi nals. But thankfully that didn't prove to be the case at Euro 2008 whenSpain deservedly walked away with the trophy. From their very first game against Russia they just lookedelectric, and ...
Deserved praise for TV deal
Jul 01, 2008; ... THE SPL have taken a fair bit of stick in the past couple ofyears for their handling of fixture schedules and crazy rules onstadia criteria etc. But the Hampden beaks have done well to land anew GBP125m, four-year TV deal with Setanta. When you see the way the money has increased ...
Miller bottle will mean we're fizzing up front Kenny's competitive edge will make him success says Ally
Jul 01, 2008; ... ALLY McCOIST today tipped Kenny Miller to win over his doubtersnext season in his second stint at Rangers. The former Celtic striker's move to the Light Blues has causedcontroversy, with a section of the support publicly making theirfeelings known on the return of the ...
Future's blue for Cuellar
Jul 01, 2008; ... Carlos Cuellar returned to Glasgow today to prepare for thebeginning of his pre-season with Rangers. And the Spanish star haspledged his future to the Ibrox club. - with his agent insisting the26-year old defender is going nowhere. Cuellar has been linked withGBP9million moves to ...
TV deal streng thens Gold case for SPL2 Tribunal looks set to establish a second tier
Jul 01, 2008 ... SCOTTISH Premier League chairman Lex Gold is confident thatproposals for a second tier of the SPL will get the go-ahead. The SPL chairman was speaking a day after tying up a TV deal withSetanta worth GBP125m over four years. The deal more than doubles Setanta's current ...
VLAD'S KAUNAS IN LINE FOR GERS EURO OPENER Walt's men face trip to Lithuania or Andorra
Jul 01, 2008; ... RANGERS will face either Lithuanian side Kaunas or Andorranminnows Santa Coloma in the second qualification round of theChampions League. The Light Blues will be at home first at Ibrox on either July 29/30, with the return match a week later. Walter Smith's side were first ...
Let-off for city's rogue factors
Jul 02, 2008 ... ROGUE factors are set to snub a "voluntary" crackdown on cowboys. Plans to introduce an industry-led code ...
Knife gang attack on teenager in street MURDER BID
Jul 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGER was attacked by a knife gang in a Glasgow street. Three men jumped out of a car in Bridgeton Cross and chased theterrified youth along Main Street. When they caught him, he was stabbed several times. He's now in a serious ...
Two MRSA babies remain in isolation Royal Alexandra staff continue to monitor children
Jul 02, 2008; ... TWO babies remained in isolation today at a Scots hospitalfollowing an MRSA scare at a specialist unit. Last week health chiefs confirmed five babies at the RoyalAlexandra Hospital in Paisley had tested positive for thepotentially deadly superbug. The children had not ...
I THOUGHT IT WAS A PLANE CRASH
Jul 02, 2008 ... A SURVIVOR of the Maryhill death blast today said he thought aplane had hit the building. David Andrews told the first day of the ICL public inquiry how heheard an "almighty ...
Survivors tell of blast horror at city factory Foreman says site looked as if it had been hit by plane
Jul 02, 2008; ... SURVIVORS of the ICL plastics factory tragedy in Glasgow todaytold of the moment when their workplace was devastated by a massiveexplosion. One said he thought a plane had hit the building and told ofscreaming and crying, while another said he was blown up to ...
Finish line in sight as Clipper aims for top 3
Jul 02, 2008 ... GLASGOW'S Scotland with Style Clipper is set to sail into the topthree of this year's Round the World Yacht Race. The boat faces close competition from rivals Hull & Humber andNew York. But an impressive performance at the end of Race 13 on Monday -from Canada to Ireland - ...
Police appeal after woman robbed in street
Jul 02, 2008 ... A WOMAN has been robbed of thousands of pounds in Glasgow's SouthSide. Police have appealed for witnesses after the 30year-old wasattacked in Bonnyholm Avenue, Crookston, on Monday night. She wasapproached by a man as she got out of her car around 7.45pm. She struggled with ...
House prices slump in city K more than Scottish average despite fall
Jul 02, 2008; ... HOUSE prices in the Glasgow area have dropped by thousands ofpounds in recent weeks because of a slump in the residentialproperty market. The average cost of buying a home in the city has slumped toGBP167,182 but that's still almost GBP18,000 more than the ...
DITCH THE CHIPS! Legend Danny's call for healthier diet to beat killer diabetes
Jul 02, 2008; ... CELTIC and Scotland legend Danny McGrain may be one of football's"nice guys" but he admits sometimes he is almost tempted toviolence. The defender, once rated as the world's best in his position,beat diabetes to have a successful 20-year playing career and stillstays fit as he ...
Outcry as by-election set for Fair Postal voters are left with just one week to register
Jul 02, 2008; ... VOTERS in the Glasgow East byelection have just seven days toregister for a postal vote if they are going on holiday. Next Wednesday is the last day for registering for a postal vote. Labour's political opponents have hit out after the Governmentrevealed plans to hold the vote ...
260,000 Scots affected
Jul 02, 2008 ... BEING overweight, particularly very overweight or obese, bringsthe highest risks of developing diabetes in later life. Just under 200,000 people in Scotland are known to have thecondition, but a further 60,000 are believed to have it withoutknowing. This puts them in real danger of ...
Joy as family wins reprieve
Jul 02, 2008 ... A FAMILY of Pakistani Christians who had been living in Glasgowand faced being deported from the UK won a lastminute reprieve hoursbefore they were due to return to their homeland. Asad and Gullrukh Gul and their three children were taken fromtheir city home to the Dungavel ...
Tests bid to beat MRSA in wards
Jul 02, 2008 ... A PILOT project to screen patients for MRSA before they areadmitted to hospital was today launched by the health secretary. All non-emergency admissions in three Scottish health board areaswill be screened with a swab for the infection as part of thepreadmission ...
Tired Colin diagnosed own illness
Jul 02, 2008 ... WITH a decent diet and a lifetime playing sport that stretchedwell into his 40s, Colin Campbell could never have imagined he wasone of the 60,000 Scots living with unknown diabetes. But when he started to feel symptoms that could be caused by theillness, he was not left in doubt ...
Stepping out to get healthy
Jul 02, 2008 ... PUBLIC health minister Shona Robison today urged Scots to takethe first steps to a better lifestyle. Launching the GBP500,000 Take Life On initiative, which focuseson ...
Students lose in tax plans
Jul 02, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of students will lose out under SNP plans for a localincome tax, it emerged today The government confirmed 25-per cent ofstudents would have to pay up compared to 3-per cent who pay counciltax. It means 57,000 students with part-time jobs to support theirstudies will be ...
5000 council staff walk out in pay row
Jul 02, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of council tradesmen went on strike today in a disputeover hours and pay. Around 5000 staff including plumbers and electricians were takingpart in the 24-hour walkout. The Unite union said many of those employed by local authorities,including Glasgow and North and ...
Scots on explosive charge
Jul 02, 2008 ... TWO Scots soldiers and a former colleague were due in a Kentcourt today charged with conspiracy to possess explosives for anunlawful purpose. Unemployed Andrew Quinn, 25, of Northgate Road, Glasgow - whoserved with the 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of ...
Youth, 17, killed crossing busy road
Jul 02, 2008; ... A TEENAGER has died after he was struck by a car on a busycarriageway. The 17-year-old was crossing the A80 in Cumbernauld, NorthLanarkshire, when he was hit by a Renault Laguna which wastravelling towards Glasgow. The accident happened near to the Auchenkilns interchange ...
Kids asked to create design for carrier bag
Jul 02, 2008 ... IT MAY be the height of summer but the hunt is on for buddingartists to help create a winter design. Morrisons stores are holding a competition for budding artistsunder the age of 16 to find a winter drawing to feature on itsreusable ...
Group offers helping hand to new mums
Jul 02, 2008 ... NEW mums who've been feeling anxious or a bit isolated are beingencouraged to join a wellbeing group. Run by Causeway and the Getting Ahead service, it is looking toattract mums who are Asian or from an ethnic minority and to ...
Experts slate scheme to purge 'cowboy' factors Critics warn new voluntary plan is not tough enough EXCLUSIVE
Jul 02, 2008; ... EXPERTS hit out today after it was revealed rogue factors willescape a crackdown in Scottish Government plans. Scottish Housing Minister Stewart Maxwell announced anindustryled accreditation scheme would "weed out the cowboys" andmake it easier for homeowners to find a good ...
Breakthrough hope in arthritis study
Jul 02, 2008 ... SCOTS researchers have identified a new target for rheumatoidarthritis treatment. The work is being carried out at the University of the West ofScotland in Paisley in close collaboration with the Universities ofGlasgow and Strathclyde. It has identified a potentially ...
From the Rollers to Franz Ferdinand - your Eurovision stars. . . Should the Scots fly the flag at Eurovision?
Jul 02, 2008; ... VER longed to hear the Eurovision Song Contest announcer declare,"Scotland . . . nul points", or Terry Wogan to have some gentle fun at ourexpense? The annual contest, which is watched by millions, attracts somegood-natured ridicule, but many enthusiasts want Scotland to get ...
Factors move fails to stop cowboys
Jul 02, 2008 ... Tenants and houseowners have been badly let down in their fightto tackle rogue factors. The fact the new accreditation scheme is to be voluntary allowsthe cowboys to freely carry on with their dodgy practices. An Evening Times campaign highlighted just how many ...
Tacky street rides must be scrapped
Jul 02, 2008 ... GLASGOW'S retailing reputation is being undermined by thefairground rides which appear every school holiday. The city has made tremendous strides selling itself as a stylishdestination, so why ruin all that with tacky merry-go-rounds? They're not exactly out of the way either ...
Station cameras will cut fear of crime
Jul 02, 2008 ... THIS will be a great way to cut crime and make everyone feelsafer. More and improved cameras will be good - it's terrible thatpeople have been attacked while sitting waiting for their train. The only people who will be against this is people with somethingto ...
MRSA in hospital is appalling COMMENT OF THE DAY
Jul 02, 2008 ... I THINK it is appalling that wee babies are suffering in aPaisley hospital of MRSA (Evening Times, June 28). I have said all along that everyone entering into a hospitalshould be checked for this. And the NHS should put lives beforemoney. I was in a Glasgow hospital at the ...
Four schoo ls to join pilot for bus spy camera plan
Jul 02, 2008; ... SPY cameras are to be installed inside school buses in a pilotscheme to boost children's safety. Pupils travelling to and from four schools in South Lanarkshirewill be monitored from the start of next term. CCTV could be used in all school vehicles across the region, ifthe ...
OAPs get in the swing
Jul 02, 2008 ... THESE sprightly pensioners certainly got into the swing of thingswhen Braehead put on a weekend of jazz bands. Teresa Chalmers, 84, and her companion, 82-year-old PatrickMcGonigle, were enjoying the music so much they couldn't resisthaving an impromptu dance in the middle of the ...
MEMORIES Bathing beauties bid to win over contest judges
Jul 02, 2008 ... 1990 Ayr beach was jam packed on Glasgow Fair Friday in 1990.With sunny weather and high temperatures, the race was on to findspace on the sand to spread a towel and soak up the rays. 1952 THERE was a fine display of pins on show at the bathing lakein Prestwick in July 1952 when ...
Part-time students to get GBP500 grant boost 20,000 eligible to apply for cash
Jul 02, 2008 ... THOUSANDS of part-time students were today offered the chance toapply for annual grants of GBP500. Around 20,000 students are eligible to apply for the cash underthe new scheme. But the move came under fire from Labour which said it will notprovide any more money for ...
Pupil names new housing estate
Jul 02, 2008 ... SCHOOLGIRL Laurie Scotts proved it was child's play when she cameup with a name for a housing development. The 12-year-old from Troon's ...
Iain steps it out to boost charity
Jul 02, 2008 ... IAIN CALDER put his best foot forward as he tackled a 95-milewalk to help raise cash for a Scottish charity. The 60-year-old from Cumbernauld ...
Buffel makes Brugge move
Jul 01, 2008; ... THOMAS BUFFEL today sealed a move to Cercle Brugge on a two-yeardeal. The Belgian midfielder had been told to find a new club bymanager Walter Smith as Rangers try to get his GBP17,000-a-weekwages off the bill. And the player, who signed from Feyenoord for GBP2.2m in January2005, ...
Strachan eyes Hamburg ace
Jul 01, 2008; ... CELTIC can help fund a GBP2million bid for Hamburg full-backTimothee Atouba with the profit they make if they agree to sellEvander Sno to Osasuna for GBP1.5m. The Bundesliga club are ready to let the Cameroon defender leave,and the SPL champions head the queue of clubs interested ...
Ubiquitous Chip boss nets award
Jul 02, 2008 ... ONE of the city's top restaurateurs has won a lifetimeachievement award. Ronnie Clydesdale picked up his prize at the DramMagazine awards at the Thistle ...
PARENTS' SURVIVAL GUIDE Our time at the Cash For Kids event next Wednesday THOMAS ALEXANDER and CHRISTOPHER COPE conclude their series on how to keep the kids occupied in the school holidays. . .
Jul 02, 2008; ... MUST-SEE MOVIES Kung Fu Panda (PG), out this Friday, is theanimation movie starring Po (Jack Black) as a lazy Panda dreaming ofbecoming a member of the Furious Five, a group who protect the cityfrom crime. When the existence of the city is threatened Po is the chosen oneto fight ...
Games bid leader lands Loving Cup
Jul 02, 2008; ... THE head of Glasgow's successful Commonwealth Games bid has beenhonoured with the city's most prestigious award. Louise Martin CBE, now chairman of sportscotland, has receivedthe Loving Cup for her key role in winning the 2014 event forScotland. She was among a string of ...
Big names in music bid to help stars of the future
Jul 02, 2008 ... MAJOR players in the Scottish music industry were motivating thenext generation of music professionals at an open evening today. Manager of Glasgow band Belle and Sebastian, John Williamson,and founder of Scottish music label Chemikal Underground Records,Stewart Henderson, were ...
Project's fun and games for special kids
Jul 02, 2008 ... A GROUP of kind-hearted youngsters helped bring a little bit offun into the lives of special children. The Hamilton Prince's Trust Team, operating out of MotherwellCollege, linked up with those with special needs who visit ...
Pupils learn CSI skills at science class
Jul 02, 2008 ... EIGHTY youngsters are giving up three days of their schoolholidays to take part in classes seeing the skills used by forensicexperts in hit TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The P7 pupils will also ...
Making an impact
Jul 02, 2008; ... YOU only have to glimpse the glut of TV makeover shows to seeevidence of the transformative powers of fashion. But who would have thought that teaching traditional skills suchas needlework and dressmaking could dramatically alter the lives ofa group of teenage ...
Call for kids' fairground rides ban in city centre Councillor believes they are a hazard and cause pollution EXCLUSIVE
Jul 02, 2008; ... FAIRGROUND rides for toddlers should be banned from pedestrianareas, it was claimed today. Glasgow councillor Nina Baker, of the Green Party, has written tothe city council's licensing committee to complain about thekiddies' attractions in Argyle Street and Sauchiehall ...
There's a buzz about Moskito over bar title
Jul 02, 2008 ... A GLASGOW bar has been named the coolest in Scotland. Moskito, in Bath Street, walked away with the title of Red BullCoolest Bar of the Year at this year's Scottish Licensed TradeAwards. They were up against some tough ...
Jillian dreams up purrfect idea t o he lp Ta l l Sh ip
Jul 02, 2008; ... MEET the furry feline who will soon be helping children learnabout a Glasgow landmark. Jock the Cat is the star of an innovative package for schoolsthat tells the history of the city's Tall Ship, the Glenlee. The animated puss is based on the Glenlee's resident ship's catand ...
Top-selling tipple takes firm to record profits GBP2.4 M to be spent on production line
Jul 02, 2008; ... DISTILLERY bosses are to spend millions on a high-speedproduction line after revealing record sales for Scotland'sfavourite whisky. Famous Grouse today confirmed its status as the country's top-selling brand for the 27th consecutive year . The tipple helped the Edrington ...