Evening Times

Family From Fame School to Star On Tv

DANCING siblings Emma and Robert Findlay are set to star in a television series about their quest for fame. The brother and sister from Renfrew will appear in Totally Dance - a four-part series from BBC Scotland which is "a cross between Billy Elliot and Fame!".

She Starred On Vegas and Broadway, Had Her Own Tv Shows and Sold Millions of Records. Then Lena Martell Disappeared. Now She's Back On Song and Ready to Reveal Her Heartache

LENA Martell is one of the biggest showbiz names Scotland has ever produced. In a career spanning five decades she has had nine gold discs, one platinum record and made 30 albums. The Lena Martell Show on BBC1 ran for ten years and picked up audiences of 13million. And she has worked with some of the greatest talents in the music world. But for more than a decade most people didn't know if the lady from Hamiltonhill was dead or alive. The singer with the voice described by legendary producer ...

On the Buses: Your Verdict ; Smoking, Price Rises, Safety and Litter... Are Our Bus Services On the Right Track?

THE SCOTTISH Executive spends (pounds) 250,000 every year telling us to choose another way, but what is the reality of the most frequently-used alternative to the car? Today, every First Bus user in Glasgow has the opportunity to vent their spleen when the National Federation of Bus Users surgery takes up residence in St Enoch Square from 10am-3pm to hear what Joe Public wants from bus services. MAUREEN ELLIS went out onto the streets of Glasgow to speak to passengers and find out the pros an...

Smoke Signals From Bar

IT seems that some pubs have seen common sense and pre-empted the Executive's plan to ban smoking in public places. Last week I enjoyed a drink with friends in the front bar of The Granary in Shawlands and emerged after two hours smelling as fresh as when I went in.

Times Past

cambridge cinema, 1960 BACK in the heydey of the movies, Glasgow, like every other city in the country, had a cinema on practically every street corner.

Woman Gets Four Years for Killing Mother

THE granddaughter of an Arctic explorer has been locked up for four years for strangling her frail mum at home in Renfrewshire. Jennifer Ann Byrd, 50, who also took cash from her mother's bank account in Kilmacolm faced a murder charge before her guilty plea to a reduced charge of culpable homicide was accepted by the High Court in Edinburgh.

Beauty Update

Twice voted British Hairdresser of the Year twice, Mark Hill has just launched a new range of "hair cosmetics", including shampoos and conditioners for three specific hair types - coloured hair, hair that needs volume, and frizzy hair. His range, pictured below, also includes intensive treatments for damaged hair, and styling and designing products such as Defining Shine wax, Ultimate Gloss Mist, and Split End Repair Capsules. Prices start at (pounds) 6.49, and the line is available exclusive...

The Big Issue

City needs best hospital cash can buy THIS week, rightly, has been one of celebration for those campaigning to save the Queen Mum's.

Don't Mock Old Wives' Tales

HOW many times has your mum or gran told you to try some bizarre concoction when you've complained about a beauty ailment? As a spotty teen, my mum advised me to treat my blackheads with Epsom salts, iodine and boiling water.

Recipes for Success

When I checked the cupboards and the fridge, I was surprised to find that I actually had quite a few of the DIY remedies in stock. The first one I tried was the natural yoghurt face mask, which I applied generously and left on for 15 minutes. After rinsing, my skin felt smooth, cool and surprisingly clean.

Getting to Route of Bus Travel Misery; City Traffic Jams Have Turned Me Into a Surly Clock-Watcher

IN BUFFY The Vampire Slayer, her hometown of Sunnydale harbours a "Hellmouth", a gateway where all the evil of the underworld spews forth. If there's a Hellmouth in Glasgow for commuters it's Townhead. Engineered by demons to cause maximum chaos, it's a steaming cauldron of foulness: its arteries clogged solid, its lungs tarred black with exhaust fumes.

Dad Says Don't Treat Baby Like a Bad Egg

The father of premature baby Charlotte Wyatt made an impassioned plea to a High Court judge not to allow doctors to let her die. Darren Wyatt told Mr Justice Hedley: "When you grow to love someone, you can't just throw them away like a bad egg and say you will get a different egg."

Scots Funeral Parlours Face Closure Threat; Unions Urge Staff to Strike Over Pay Row

FUNERAL parlours across Scotland could be closed down because of a row over a proposed pay rise. And furious workers may even refuse to remove bodies from the scenes of fatal accidents such as house fires and car crashes.

At Last, the Radio Fugitive Is Unmasked

THE mysterious Real Radio fugitive has finally been unmasked to his chasing public. Real Radio presenter Jay Crawford and competition sponsor Sir Arnold Clark removed a bag from the head of Tom Carolan to reveal the 43-year-old actor as the man people have been searching for over the past month.

Country Charm; the Rural Magic of Limousin

IT wasn't the most elegant way to enter a country. Disembarking at the tiny Limoges airport, an unexpected torrential downpour of hail stones scattered the plane's occupants across the runway like boules.

Mum Knifed 40 Times by Teenage Killer; Fury As 17-Year-Old 'Animal' Is Caged

A TEENAGER has been caged for life after killing a mum in a frenzied knife attack. Scott McMillan will have to serve at least 18 years for what the judge described as "one of the most brutal, vicious and murderous assaults" he had ever heard.

Going Places

NOW that the summer clubbing frenzy is over, Ibiza is a great place for a break. Seven nights at the four star Sirenis Sea View Country Club in Port des Torrent costs (pounds) 316 per person. Fly from Glasgow on October 17 and accommodation is half-board. For further information call Direct Holidays on 0870 1919 185.

Greywalls Hotel Is Just a Short Drive to Heaven; No Passport Required

THE great thing about holidaying in Scotland is you can still discover a real gem of a destination which you never knew existed. Greywalls hotel in Muirfield, East Lothian, is one such jewel and if you're a golf fan there is the added bonus of staying in the same room once occupied by your heroes.

Combe Hoping for Tired Gers ...

Killie update KILMARNOCK keeper Alan Combe is hoping Rangers' European penalty drama has taken its toll on Alex McLeish's squad.

This Could Be Start of Something Big

RANGERS' season should go from strength-to-strength after qualifying for the lucrative Uefa Cup group stages. If the Ibrox players and their supporters needed a shot in the arm to get them off and running again, then surely the victory over Maritimo was just that.