Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK) back issues from August 2006:
Toast is to Bon Accord in tobago
Aug 02, 2006 ... Were Aberdonians the early settlers of the lovely Caribbean islandof Tobago? The question is prompted by Clifford Jones, Reader in Engineeringat Aberdeen University, who came to the city from the University ofNew South Wales. "It was my privilege recently to take part in the ...
From Highlands to high life The fine summer weather has focused attention on what it would be like to live far from Scotland's all-too common wind and rain. One Scottish woman decided that Australia was the answer and is now seeking others to join her, as she tells Mike Lowson
Aug 02, 2006 ... The fine summer weather has focused attention on what it would belike to live far from Scotland's all-too common wind and rain. OneScottish woman decided that Australia was the answer and is nowseeking others to join her, as she tells Mike Lowson Comedian Tony Hancock was so ...
Festival hell as the masses descend on auld reekie
Aug 02, 2006 ... I Never believed I would turn into one of those people who moanedabout the Edinburgh Festival - a Philistine, in other words. But loand behold, that moment has arrived. I have never been indifferent orhostile to artistic and cultural values; always loved theatre, cinemaand ...
Go to jail - but slowly
Aug 02, 2006 ... In Scenes reminiscent of the Keystone Cops, two prisoners weredelivered eventually to face a sheriff in Perth an amazing 26 hoursafter being picked up. Officers from the private security firm Reliance had beendispatched to Torquay to pick up the pair after they were arrested.The ...
Thorny issue of maternity units
Aug 02, 2006 ... The frustrating thing about the fierce row over plans to closefour maternity hospitals in Aberdeenshire is that both arguments haveinescapable merit. The campaigners argue, quite rightly, that the proposal is basedlargely, if not exclusively, on cost considerations and ...
Mr Blair's vision of renaissance
Aug 02, 2006 ... Tony Blair referred yesterday to the arc of extremism stretchingacross the Middle East and the urgent need for a radical rethink onforeign policy to deal with it. Some would say it is not so much anarc, more a vicious circle. This premise is based on the fact that the deeper the ...
Think before you drink The Institute of Advanced Motorists specialises in tips and techniques to improve your driving. This week, it takes a look at drink-driving
Aug 02, 2006 ... The Institute of Advanced Motorists specialises in tips andtechniques to improve your driving. This week, it takes a look atdrink-driving Arecent survey showed that half the UK's estimated 32millionmotorists admit to consuming alcohol before getting behind the ...
Out of the blue
Aug 02, 2006 ... Mitsubishi will be adding a new car to the Colt range inSeptember. Created following the success of the Red and Black models, theColt Blue will come with a 1.1-litre three-cylinder engine. The car has a combined fuel-economy figure of 49.6mpg and CO2emissions of 135g/km, ...
Superb Skoda
Aug 02, 2006 ... Skoda is updating the Superb for the 2007 model year. The most noticeable change to the exterior design is a newradiator grille, updated to give it a new, more three-dimensionaldesign in line with the new face of Skoda. Turn indicators have been integrated into the wing mirrors ...
It's the sound of perfection
Aug 02, 2006 ... Sound quality has always been a key consideration in the design ofLexus vehicles. Continuing a partnership with hi-fi expert Mark Levinson that goesback to 1998, Lexus has commissioned a bespoke 19-speaker premiumaudio system for its new LS 460. The components of the new ...
Show time
Aug 02, 2006 ... Land Rover's all-new Freelander 2 emerged as one of the stars atthe British International Motor Show. Visitors flocked to the Land Rover stand to get their first viewof the exciting new compact 4x4, which made its world debut at theshow at London's ExCeL exhibition ...
Tread carefully
Aug 02, 2006 ... Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching the Trendline, alimited special edition of its Transporter van, offering customersextra equipment at an attractive price. Based on the Transporter T28 short-wheelbase panel van, theTrendline is available with a 1.9-litre 101bhp or ...
Potential life saver
Aug 02, 2006 ... More than 10,000 van and truck drivers across the UK will nowstart to carry a free "medical emergency card" to aid the emergencyservices in the event of an accident. Designed to be carried for life, it slips into your wallet like acredit card and contains space for a driver's name, ...
Are you sign savvy?
Aug 02, 2006 ... Test how well you know your road signs with our simple weeklyquiz. There are no prizes for getting it right, of course, butgetting it ...
CalMac chief's experience a valuable asset to ferry firm
Aug 02, 2006; ... The new chairman of lifeline ferry operator Caledonian MacBraynetook up his duties yesterday. Peter Timms, of Bute, has served as a non-executive director ofCalMac since 2000. Mr Timms, chairman and managing director of Rothesay companyFlexible Technology, succeeds Harold ...
Logistics boss keeping eye on diversification opportunities Aberdeen firm SBS Logistics became one of the biggest oil and gas logistics businesses in the UK following the acquisition of industry rival Seaforth Maritime earlier this year. Managing director Mike Porter told KEITH FINDLAY about the company's future expansion plans
Aug 02, 2006 ... Aberdeen firm SBS Logistics became one of the biggest oil and gaslogistics businesses in the UK following the acquisition of industryrival Seaforth Maritime earlier this year. Managing director MikePorter told KEITH FINDLAY about the company's future expansion plans The managing ...
Charles's brand new mission to boost group
Aug 02, 2006; ... Prince Charles yesterday launched a new tourism strategy to boostthe economy of the north Highlands. A year ago the prince visited the Castle of Mey in Caithness tolaunch the Mey Selections brand, which promotes local produce as partof his North Highland Initiative ...
Advice on seafood imports
Aug 02, 2006 ... A New guide to help seafood importers meet the various legalrequirements they face has been published by the Seafish IndustryAuthority (Seafish). Seafood Imports: Legislation and Official Procedures coversregulation of the industry, the main legislation, veterinary checks,border ...
New helicopter orders expected to boost bond's north-east crew
Aug 02, 2006; ... Bond Offshore Helicopters is expected to acquire a further fiveaircraft worth nearly pounds50million and take on 30-plus new staff. The Aberdeen company has placed a firm order for two EC225 SuperPumas, with options to purchase a further three. Eurocopter will deliver the first ...
Explorer hails 100% record
Aug 02, 2006 ... Atp Oil and Gas, which focuses on the Gulf of Mexico and the NorthSea, says this year it has been successful with four out of fourexploration wells and six out of six development wells. It also announced an update on its North Sea operations, saying the L06-d development in the ...
Getting funding biggest battle for young entrepreneurs
Aug 02, 2006 ... Nearly half of the UK's young entrepreneurs were unable to securefunding for their ideas, it emerged yesterday. This was just one of the findings of Shell LiveWIRE's annual "whatyoung entrepreneurs think" survey. Another key finding was that 41% received no encouragement ...
Couple aiming to spice up shoppers' lives
Aug 02, 2006; ... An Aberdeen couple who are big fans of spicy food have opened ashop selling spices, herbs and curry mixes after the success of theironline store. Pauline and John Walsh started up their Spice of Life venture 10years ago after they found a gap in the market. The couple could ...
Suffolk sheep from Aberdeenshire lead way at Shrewsbury national sale
Aug 02, 2006; ... Suffolk sheep from Aberdeenshire had some of the best trade atthe breed's national sale in Shrewsbury. The day's best price of 9,000gn was got by Turriff's RobbieWilson, of North Dorlaithers, while the best average was secured byfather and son George and Melvin Stuart, of Milltown ...
Limousin export biggest since lifting of ban
Aug 02, 2006; ... The biggest export shipment of pedigree Limousin cattle to be sentoverseas since the lifting of a 16-year-old European ban has gone toPoland. The 20 in-calf heifers were sourced from Alan Jenkinson's WhinfellPark herd at Penrith. The Limousin Cattle Society expects the deal ...
pounds10m BP support win for Kenny
Aug 02, 2006 ... Jp Kenny Caledonia, a subsidiary of Aberdeen-based Wood Group, hasbeen awarded a contract worth around pounds10million in support ofBP's operations in the North Sea. The three-year deal includes both engineering and operationalsupport and follows on from a previous contract held by ...
Bibby vessel to bring jobs to Aberdeen
Aug 02, 2006; ... Subsea contractor Bibby Offshore, part of the Bibby Line Group ofLiverpool, has said it will bring a new-build diving-support vesselto the North Sea market from next July in a move set to create jobs. Bibby Offshore's managing director, Howard Woodcock, said theAberdeen-based ...
Irish find could come up trumps for ramco
Aug 02, 2006; ... The boss of Ramco Energy said yesterday that its Dublin-basedsubsidiary, Lansdowne Oil and Gas, could be sitting on a major gasprospect in the Donegal basin off north-west Ireland. Aberdeen-based Ramco is also eyeing up opportunities at otherlocations including Iraq and the North ...
Amicus unhappy with forties' maintenance changes
Aug 02, 2006; ... Health and safety in the North Sea Forties field has beencompromised by a change in maintenance arrangements, a union leaderclaimed yesterday. The multimillion-pound contract for support and maintenanceservices on the Apache-owned asset is held by Aberdeen-basedinternational ...
Shetland office for salmon producers
Aug 02, 2006; ... The Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO) has a newregional office on Shetland. The operation is the result of an agreement between the SSPO and Shetland Aquaculture, formerly the Shetland Salmon Farmers'Association. David Sandison, general manager of Shetland ...
Race on for hottest Christmas tickets in town
Aug 02, 2006; ... As Aberdeen basks in one of the hottest summers on record thequestion of where to eat Christmas dinner is perhaps not everyone'smost pressing concern. But try telling that to the scores of people who queued overnightoutside at an exclusive city hotel to book their festive nights ...
Businesses notified of new fire safety responsibilities
Aug 02, 2006 ... Businesses are being given notice of their new fire safety dutiestwo months before regulations come into force. A booklet has been issued outlining the responsibilities of theowners and users of non-domestic premises under part three of theFire (Scotland) Act. The act does not take ...
Number to cherish - if you are an oil tycoon
Aug 02, 2006; ... What do you get for the high-flying oil executive who haseverything? Perhaps not the question troubling most people in the north-eastbut if you're looking for a gift for that special multimillionairemagnate in your life then look no further. Joining a host of personalised ...
Young man dies in late night drinks canoe prank
Aug 02, 2006; ... A young man drowned after taking a canoe during a drunken late-night prank which ended in tragedy. Coastguard, RAF crew and doctors worked frantically to save thelife of Bobby Stewart, 20, from Aberdeen, after he was pulled out ofthe Dornoch Firth. They rushed to the beach at ...
Solicitor pleads for Arbroath client who had been living rough to be sent to jail
Aug 02, 2006 ... An Angus solicitor found himself in the unusual position ofpleading for a client to be sent to jail when he appeared at ArbroathSheriff Court yesterday. Billy Rennie, of Bruce and Co, was representing James Brown, 20,of 2 North Grimsby, Arbroath, who admitted a charge of assault at ...
Rekindled from the ashes Sky's involvement with cricket can be seen as a force for good
Aug 02, 2006 ... Sky's involvement with cricket can be seen as a force for good It Is now more than 18 months since the England and Wales CricketBoard (ECB) sold Test cricket's television broadcasting rights to SkyTV for a staggering pounds220million, spread over four years. At the time, it was ...
Chronic disease research centre opens in Perth wards
Aug 02, 2006 ... Jenny Simpson A NEW pounds5million centre for teaching and research into chronicdiseases such as asthma has been opened at Perth Royal Infirmary. Dundee University researchers have taken over two vacant wards atthe hospital to provide a base to expand clinical research ...
Freed Hibs player pow joins Brechin city
Aug 02, 2006 ... Released Hibs midfielder Ryan Pow has been signed by BRECHIN CITYon the recommendation of Easter Road assistant manager Mark Venus. The left-sided 19-year-old turned out for the Glebe Park side in a1-0 friendly win against Hamilton at the weekend and did enough towarrant a ...
Broughty ferry man's funeral
Aug 02, 2006 ... The funeral of a Broughty Ferry man killed as he crossed a road inThailand will take place tomorrow. Gary Chambers, 28, and hisNorwegian girlfriend Hanne Karlsen, 22, were killed instantly whenthey were knocked down in Bangkok last month. The couple had been onholiday in Thailand for ...
Gang attacks force police to step up patrols
Aug 02, 2006; ... Police patrols in Carnoustie were stepped up last night after aseries of gang attacks in the town centre on Monday evening. A gang of about 20 youths on bicycles assaulted local teenagers inwhat appeared to be random, unprovoked incidents between 7.45pm and8pm. It is believed ...
Teenage football fans fined for fracas
Aug 02, 2006; ... Two teenage football fans were fined a total of pounds900 afteradmitting being involved in football-related violence in Invernessearlier this year. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that fans from Hearts and StJohnstone were involved in a confrontation outside the city's Keg Barahead ...
Fraserburgh's findlay faces saltman test
Aug 02, 2006; ... The might of 2005 British Open silver medal winner Lloyd Saltmanawaits Jordan Findlay in round two of the Scottish amateurchampionship at Nairn, but the Fraserburgh player is not daunted. Findlay beat Shaun Gordon from The Glen 5 and 4 to progress andwill tee off again at 10.17 ...
Newmachar player yeats puts memory of record defeat behind him
Aug 02, 2006; ... The recovery goes on for Newmachar's Dean Yeats and he will takehis place in the second round this morning after beatingBlairgowrie's Stuart Graham 4 and 3. Mention the 19-year-old to any Scottish golf follower and hisrecord 12 and 11 defeat by Scott Henry in the final of the ...
Drunk wasted police time over gangland threat claim
Aug 02, 2006; ... A Moment of "drunken madness", which led a Carnoustie man to tellpolice he had called on a prominent gangland figure for help in alocal dispute, earned him a fine of pounds375 and a compensationorder of pounds1,500 at Arbroath Sheriff Court yesterday. Christopher Paul, 33, of 2 ...
Fame beckons as Aberdeen musician set to stage his first musical at the fringe
Aug 02, 2006; ... An Aberdeen musician is celebrating having his first showperformed at the Edinburgh Festival just days after completing hisperforming arts course with flying colours. Michael Bruce, 22, graduated from his degree course at PaulMcCartney's school for music and theatre in Liverpool ...
Movie made in city for pounds8,000 set for TV debut
Aug 02, 2006; ... A Sci-fi movie made in Aberdeen for just pounds8,000 could beabout to attract an international audience. The makers of The Planet - a tale of survival in an alien worldlargely filmed at Balmedie Beach - have just signed a deal with Skytelevision for the broadcast rights to the ...
Town centres come out top with out-of-centre schemes less likely
Aug 02, 2006; ... The developers of out-of-town shopping developments will find itmore difficult to get planning permission in future. The Scottish Executive issued new planning policy yesterdaydesigned to promote a wider social and economic role for towncentres. Although the policy gives a ...
Elvis tribute for Perth
Aug 02, 2006; ... An Evening of rock 'n' roll nostalgia is lined up for PerthTheatre on Saturday, August 12, when a touring tribute to ElvisPresley arrives in the Fair City. The Elvis Collection show will celebrate the singer's music with atwo-hour showcase of more than 30 of his greatest hits, ...
Forfar drug dealer panicked, court told
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Drug dealer whose stash of ecstasy went undiscovered by thepolice was later caught out because he panicked after the firstpolice visit and stayed where he was until they later returned. Father-of-five Steven Sutherland was given the chance to clear adebt by taking a package and ...
Dundee youth is banned from carnoustie
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Dundee youth who has denied assaulting a 17-year-old atCarnoustie has been banned from entering the Angus town as acondition of his bail. Barry Black, also 17, of 13B Baffin Street, denied that on July 31in Barry Road he assaulted Gary Joss, c/o Tayside Police, byrepeatedly ...
Advice given by NHS 24 'would have killed mum'
Aug 02, 2006; ... A Woman who phoned the NHS 24 helpline after her mother suffered aserious heart attack was told to take her to a doctor seven milesaway, it was claimed last night. Linda King believes her mother would have died if she had notinsisted the 65-year-old retired care worker was in no ...
United sign kalvenes and there's more to come
Aug 02, 2006 ... Dundee United manager Craig Brewster will complete the signing ofNorwegian left back Christian Kalvenes today - and has his sights onadding another defender for the right flank before Saturday's trip toface Rangers. The 29-year-old former Brann Bergen player landed at ...
Mums defy baby units closure vote
Aug 02, 2006; ... Health chiefs have unanimously backed plans to close fourmaternity hospitals in Aberdeenshire despite fierce opposition fromcampaigning mothers, who vowed last night to fight on. NHS Grampian board wants to close the units at Aboyne,Fraserburgh, Banff and Huntly, citing falling ...
Sex offenders miss out on behavioural treatment
Aug 02, 2006; ... Sex offenders serving time at a north-east jail face beingreleased into the community without completing treatment programmes,a new report warned today. Peterhead prisoners fear that the length of time they are waitingto get on the programmes means they are not managing to finish ...
Composting initiative
Aug 02, 2006 ... Highland Council has launched its home composting scheme inLochaber and is offering residents a lifetime's supply of freecompost if they buy a discounted compost bin for their garden foronly pounds10. The offer is available until the end of this month and with demandexpected to ...
Minister unsure of subsidy for green power
Aug 02, 2006; ... The Scottish minister leading the switch to clean energy concededyesterday he did not know the extent of contributions to convincepower companies to go green. Enterprise Minister Nicol Stephen made his surprise admissionafter opening a 40-turbine windpark at Farr, south of ...
Mission superintendent swaps perils of sea for dangers of desert
Aug 02, 2006 ... Mission superintendent Keith Dickson knows all about the perils ofthe sea. But he is now preparing to face the equally perilous desert. And just to add that extra spice, he will be crossing the Saharaas part of a six-country, 4,425-mile jaunt in an old banger. Mr Dickson, 40, ...
Gigha's windfarm a winner
Aug 02, 2006 ... The UK's first community-owned windfarm on the Argyll island ofGigha has made a pounds100,000 net profit in its first year ofoperation. The small windfarm, which is grid connected, comprises of threeVestas V27 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 225 kilowatts. The turbines ...
Hoteliers get beer garden
Aug 02, 2006 ... Two Oban hoteliers have won their appeal for planning permissionto open a beer garden and smoking area adjacent to their public bar. In anticipation of the no smoking laws coming into force, StevenShaw and Mairi Lynch applied to Argyll and Bute Council for change-of-use permission ...
Nuclear dump 'is nothing to fear'
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Far north pro-nuclear campaigner claims people in the areashould have nothing to fear and plenty to gain from bidding to hostBritain's first national underground nuclear waste dump. Roy Godfrey yesterday urged Caithness residents to consider thepros and cons of the multi-billion ...
Doctor's refusal is blow for far north maternity service
Aug 02, 2006 ... Efforts to reinstate a 24/7 consultant-led maternity service inthe far north on a permanent footing have suffered a setback withone of the three doctors due to start after the summer pulling out. Campaigners succeeded in fighting a proposal to downgrade the 11-bed, top-floor unit ...
Boy injured
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Teenage boy injured his back and head in a fall on an island offthe west coast yesterday. The 14-year-old was evacuated by Oban lifeboat ...
Sheriff warns youth to keep off bottle after assault on 17-year-old
Aug 02, 2006; ... An Arbroath youth who attacked another 17-year-old youth with abottle, leaving him cut and with ringing in his ears, has been put onprobation for nine months. James Durie, 17, of Brechin Road, appeared from custody, where hewas sent pending reports, after he admitted assaulting ...
Farmworker who punched man after row at takeaway fined
Aug 02, 2006; ... A Farmworker from Angus who punched a man after a dispute outsidea takeaway shop in Arbroath has been fined pounds500 and ordered topay his victim pounds2,500 compensation. Alan Morison, 27, of 79 Dundee Road, Letham, had previouslyadmitted that on August 7 last year he assaulted ...
Pair launched attack on bouncer
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Pub customer attacked a door steward after being asked to drinkup and leave at closing time. When Alexander Milne was restrained after butting Daniel Birch,Kerry Gibb attacked the bouncer, dragged him backwards, and punchedand scratched him. It happened shortly after ...
Drunk made terrifying attack on woman at Inverness beauty spot
Aug 02, 2006 ... A Teenager who attacked a 29-year-old woman while she walked homethrough an Inverness beauty spot was jailed for almost two yearsyesterday. Inverness Sheriff Court heard Patrick Nolan spent most of the daydrinking before assaulting businesswoman Jenny Welch on Island BankRoad to ...