Evening Times

Unreal Reality; You're the Tv Audience As the Kids Satirise Rubbish Telly Shows

WHO said that all kids are seduced by television, that you can stick young people in front of a TV screen and they will absorb all that it offers unconditionally? That's not the experience of the youngsters who make up East Glasgow Youth Theatre who, in their latest production, have chosen to satire reality TV.

Clubber of the Week

CLUBBER OF THE WEEK BRIAN SMITH, 24, from Belfast, @ The Shack

Butcher Swipe at Critics of Marshall

Motherwell manager Terry Butcher has branded a section of supporters blaming goalkeeper Gordon Marshall for last week's SPL defeat at Dundee United as "idiots". The veteran keeper admitted he was at fault for Jason Scotland's winning goal.

Don't Miss

Abigail's Party, King's Theatre from April 5 FIRST produced at the Hampstead Theatre in 1977, Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party was later adapted for television, becoming a huge hit in the popular BBC Play for Today series.

Pay Claim Is Way Too High

The striking nursery nurses claim they should get a similar wage to teachers. Let me explain why they shouldn't. My daughter is a teacher and to become one she first had to work hard to pass her Highers, then four years at university followed by two years as a probationary teacher.

Women's Future Vision Seems a Little Familiar

I have seen the future and it is frilly. No more trudging through the grind of a day's work.

Times Past; Water Row, Govan, 1963

TODAY'S picture takes us back to April 1963, when these four Govanites met up outside the Windsor Lounge. Water Row, one of the oldest streets in Govan, originally led down to a ferry crossing that linked up with Pointhouse in Partick.

In the Wings

Secret's out Kirstin McLean's A Secret Room, which explores unusual life forms in a cabaret club, runs at the Arches from April 6 - 10. Call 0141 565 1023 for details. Puppet magic

Lucky Girl; Andy Dougan Discovers That It's a Wonderful Life After Buffy for Scooby Doo Star Sarah

Sarah Michelle Gellar is spoiled and she admits it. There are no clouds to darken the 26-year-old's horizon, especially not today. She is sitting in a London hotel, 48 hours after Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed opened in the United States and four days before it opens in the UK. Any anxiety about how well the movie might do is not apparent and quickly becomes irrelevant.

(Pounds) 1.5m River Clean-Up Project Is Launched

A SCOTS river will be cleaned up in a (pounds) 1.5million bid to reduce the amount of debris escaping into the waterways. Scottish Water is pioneering the environmental improvements on Paisley's White Cart River.

Msps Set to Probe Experts' Complaint Over Queen Mum's; Holyrood Examines Claim Nhs Chiefs Misinformed Public Over Hospital Closure Plan

CLAIMS that NHS bosses misinformed the public over the Queen Mum's hospital will go before a committee of MSPs. MSPs have asked Holyrood's health committee to consider a complaint that Glasgow NHS chiefs rode roughshod over evidence warning that moves to shut the maternity hospital would put mothers and babies at risk.

Fame at Last for Hot Goss

When he was a pop star, Luke Goss - one half of top 80s boyband Bros - used to ask when would he be famous. But he has left all that behind to pursue a career in acting and his latest film, Charlie, opens in Glasgow this weekend.

Quitting My Office Job Is Healthiest Move That I Ever Made... ;How Anne Changed Her Life to Create Her Very Own Award-Winning Health Store Owner

A SMALL Glasgow health shop has won a prestigious UK award. The Granary in Clarkston took second place in the Health Store of the Year Awards as well as being named top Scottish shop. Not only are they selling a healthy lifestyle to customers in Glasgow's southside, but they are also reaching out to touch the lives of children abroad.

Anastacia's City Gig

AMERICAN superstar Anastacia is to play her first ever date in Glasgow. The gig is part of the singer's huge US and European tour, dubbed Anastacia Live At Last!

Cashpoint 'Coward' Jailed for Knife Attack On Woman

A thug who stabbed a woman as she looked for a city cashpoint machine was branded an "unspeakable coward" today. Stewart Drennan, 21, was jailed for six years after leaving Elaine Campbell lying semi-conscious in a pool of her own blood. A woman who had been with Drennan at the time battered Elaine on the head with a hammer, fracturing her skull.

Man Held in Search for Dad's Killer; Cops Make Arrest After Widow's Emotional Plea

POLICE have arrested a young man in connection with the murder of father-of-two William Byrne. The arrest follows a dramatic appeal from Mr Byrne's widow, Karen, in the Evening Times earlier this week.

Justice Pledge to Family of Tragic Grandad; Minister Vows to Close Loophole

A Glasgow family has won a major victory for victims of crime. Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson today pledged to fast-track new rules to ensure that no other victims suffered the same heartbreak as the Mitchells, who only found out through this newspaper that their grandad's killer was free to walk the streets.

Dan Dares; Former Cosmic Rough Rider Frontman Lives His Dream by Finally Going Solo

FOR former Cosmic Rough Riders frontman Daniel Wylie, this spring is like a release after being buried under the snows of winter. Daniel, one of Glasgow's most prolific singer-songwriters, is about to come out of hibernation with the release of his new album, made the way he always intended - without a full-time band.

Palomino Find Their Way Home

IT'S an age-old story that riddles the history of Scotland's music scene. Promising young act snapped up by major label, taken to London where The Man has an evil plan to remould the band to fit the particular niche carved out for them in the pop-sausage factory's release schedule.

Eric & the Devil's Music

ROCK legend Eric Clapton pays a unique tribute to seminal blues innovator Robert Johnson on his new album, Me And Mr Johnson. Johnson's raw, dark blues, set down in primitive recordings in the 30s, were one of the most potent forces shaping modern rock, and have influenced not only Clapton but also the Rolling Stones and even Moby.