Evening Times

Shooting Link Probe After Pub Boss Dies; Man Killed in Fight at Glasgow Social Club

A PUB boss was killed after a fight at a Glasgow social club. Stephen Kerr, 46, died after a disturbance at the Benburb Social Club in Drumoyne at the weekend. And today detectives were probing any link with two earlier shootings linked to the Parkway Bar he ran in Cardonald.

Hall Welcomes Tourists After (Pounds) 1.2m Revamp; Glasgow's 210- Year-Old Trades House Will Now Be Open to the General Public All Year Round

ONE of Glasgow's oldest buildings is to become a tourist attraction following a (pounds) 1.2million refurbishment programme. The historic Trades Hall, which previously only opened to the public once a year during Doors Open Day, is now to be a year-round attraction promising to take visitors on a journey back in time.

Irn-Bru Puts Fizz in Barr's

THE maker's of Scotland's favourite other drink, Barr's Irn-Bru, today announced a 13% increase in yearly profits to (pounds) 13.8million. Glasgow-based AG Barr said Irn-Bru was still its star performer, as sales rose 5.5% for the 12 months to the end of January, helped by last summer's sizzling weather.

House Values Still Rocketing

THE value of the Scottish private housing market has rocketed by a fifth to (pounds) 143bn over the past year. Booming house prices have added (pounds) 24bn to the total over the past year - a rate of (pounds) 2bn a month.

Time to Get Real Over Nappies

GLASGOW parents are this week being urged to ditch disposable nappies. Mums and dads are being asked to try using cloth nappies for their babies to mark Real Nappy Week, which starts today The campaign is being coordinated by the Women's Environmental Network (WEN), with (pounds) 75,000 of government cash and is supported by more than 100 Westminster MPs.

Star of the Week Christopher Walken

Now Starring In: Welcome to the Jungle. Best Known For: The Deer Hunter and Pulp Fiction.

Permission to Land; N Thomas Cook Is Looking for 400 Apprentice Travel Agents. Can You Reach for the Sky?

THOMAS Cook is giving people the chance to reach for the skies. The holiday giant is launching one of its biggest-ever recruitment drives to find 400 apprentices from across the UK.

Budda Looks for Disciples; N Bar Chain Phenomenon has Openings in All Types of Jobs for People Who Can Show a Passion to Work There

AN enormous gold Buddha smiles benignly down on happy afternoon revellers as if surveying his rapidly expanding empire. What started out in 1999 as a one-off bar on St Vincent Street in Glasgow city centre has become a chain of seven across the west of Scotland, with an eighth opening soon in Dumbarton.

How Do I Become...; a Shoe Repairer

THERE are around 8000 shoe repairers in the UK, mostly working in small companies. A modern-day cobbler, the repairer mends and maintains footwear and carries out jobs replacing worn soles and heels, renewing stitching and welts or building up heels and soles.

Worklife; Valerie Gilbert, 44 Lecturer

KATHLEEN MANSON VALERIE Gilbert, 44, from Glasgow is a lecturer in hospitality at Reid Kerr College in Paisley. After graduating from Glasgow College of Food Technology, Valerie worked in London for three years and then returned to Glasgow to run her own deli and catering business.

Training Helps Build a Future; N Construction Company's Apprenticeships Are Putting Down Foundations for a Lifelong Career

NOT content with building homes for the people of Glasgow, construction company Lovell is now building the future of young people in the city's east end. Working closely with not-for-profit housing associations, Lovell is developing several sites with 14 local housing organisations and providing Glasgow Housing Association tenants with new doors, windows, and roofs.

Food Online

www.bolivia.co.uk/ recipes BOLIVIA doesn't register too often in this country. One claim to fame is that it's where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid fled to while trying to escape the attentions of the US lawmen.

Yorkhill Appeal's (Pounds) 18,000 Burns Supper Windfall

THE Evening Times Magic Million Appeal is (pounds) 18,000 closer to its target today thanks to a cash boost from Glasgow's Lord Provost. The windfall brings the campaign to raise (pounds) 1million to fund a new intensive care unit at Yorkhill to more than (pounds) 550,000.

Green Tips Go Online for Scots

householders can now get access to tips on recycling facilities at the click of a mouse. Advice on how to recycle is available through internet service Sort It, launched by the Scottish Executive.

Funny Taste, but Nobody Is Laughing

MY pal's wife was in tears when their dog ate her Sunday roast. "Stop crying, dear," my pal told her. "I'll buy you another dog."

Plan to End Pay Dispute

There are still 4000 nursery workers on strike, all of them holding out for a national pay settlement. They are all qualified to national requirements doing the same job all over Scotland.

Timespast; Robbie Coltrane in Tutti Frutti, 1987

Glasgow-born actor Robbie Coltrane got his big TV break in John Byrne's hilarious tale of a Scottish rock'n'roll band - The Majestics. Robbie wasn't the only actor to strike gold with the show, Emma Thompson, One Foot in the Grave star Richard Wilson and Katy Murphy all had memorable roles in the comedy series.

Gangland Shooting Pub Gutted in Blaze

A GLASGOW pub at the centre of a gangland shooting has been destroyed by fire. The Royal Oak in Nitshill went up in flames shortly before midnight and fire crews had to withdraw because they feared it was unsafe.

My Great Grandad; Exclusive: Top Surgeon Who Rebuilt the Boy David's Face Reveals He has Transformed Another Life - His Little Grandson's

THE world famous Glasgow surgeon who rebuilt the face of the Boy David today revealed he had used his skills to help his little grandson. Professor Ian Jackson told how he performed operations to fix a cleft lip and palate on little Max.

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