Evening Times

Court Fight Over School Places; Parents Want Sheriff to Overrule Council Roll Capping

FURIOUS parents are going to court in a fight for children to attend the school of their choice. It's the latest move in a row between parents and East Dunbartonshire Council over its decision to cut places at its nine secondary schools.

Fundraisers Kick Off for Blast Victims; Football Tournament to Help Tragedy Families

A CHARITY football tournament will be held tomorrow to raise funds for victims of the Maryhill factory blast. The Evening Times will be among eight teams from the local community and Strathclyde Police and Fire Brigade.

Pupil Safety Bid Backed

TEACHERS are to be issued with new guidelines to help protect children more effectively on school trips. Education chiefs welcomed the move which comes just weeks after more than 50 youngsters from a school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire were injured in a crash in Yorkshire, and East Renfrewshire pupils were caught out by the collapse of a Paisley-based travel company.

Scots Fans Miss Out As Star Cancels Glasgow Gig

THOUSANDS of Scottish hip hop fans have been left disappointed after a major tour due in Glasgow next week was cancelled at the 11th hour. The Hip Hop - Don't Stop tour was scheduled for the SECC on Monday night.

You Can Lick Them but You Can't Beat Them; the Best... Ice Cream; the Taste Test with Maureen Ellis

What's in an ice-cream? Milk, cream, sugar and some very closely- guarded secrets if you live in Scotland. It was Italian immigrants who introduced Glasgow to the mouth- numbing delights of the icy, white stuff at the end of the 19th century.

France; Sheila Hamilton Takes a Literary Tour of the Paris Area

FROM WHAT I could see behind the high walls, it looked like the house of my dreams, a sprawling mansion that would have suited the Miss Havisham in me. And it was for sale in a part of France us Brits haven't yet overrun. I could see myself living out the French rural (ish) dream here in the picturesque medieval town of Moret-sur-Loing, which inspired the painters Monet, Renoir and Sisley.

Going Places

ONLINE travel specialists expedia have some great bargains on offer. Enjoy two nights in Paris, staying at the three-star Pavillon Porte de Versailles (room only) plus flights next month for (pounds) 165 per person. The flight departs from Edinburgh on July 16.

Scott Gets Watt's Backing

JIM WATT has claimed William Abelyan is putting pressure on the judges ahead of his showdown with Scott Harrison. The two square-up tonight at Braehead as Harrison defends his WBO world featherweight title and Abelyan has hinted he could suffer from a home-town decision.

10 Things You Didn't Know About... Pollok House

Pollok Estate has been home to the Maxwell family since the mid- 13th century. Pollok House is a neo-Palladian mansion designed by architect William Adam for Sir John Maxwell.

Family See Biker Dad Killed in A82 Crash; Husband Dies in Arms of Wife

A DAD was killed in front of his young family's eyes after he was thrown from his motorbike. Robert Donnelly, 32, was riding his new bike towards Loch Lomond, with his family following him in a car.

3 Suspended at Troubled Kids' School

POLICE are investigating claims of excessive restraint of children at a school for troubled children, where three staff members have been suspended. Six other staff at Kerelaw school in Stevenston, Ayrshire, have been redeployed.

Delusions of Grandeur; Croatia V England: Sven's Men Have Been Unconvincing but Seem Quite Carried Away with Themselves

No-one need metamorphisise into a fly and find a convenient wall to be aware it's a matter of days before England claim their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004. The manager believes it to be a given as do the players and, especially, the media corps doffing their caps at every available opportunity in Portugal.

Bring the Kids Pangea Restaurant 4444

Visited by Rhona and Brian Balfour and their 12-year-old twins, Evan and Eilidh. What's it like?

Shelf Life Cheese & Onion Quiche

3/4 stars Tesco 400g, (pounds) 1.64, Per 100g: 255kcals, 16.5g fat This quiche was deep and well browned on top, with an almost homecooked taste, and was full of sharp cheese and sweet onion flavours without being overpowering. The pastry wasn't very crisp but not quite soggy either.

Star Profiles

IAN WRIGHT Image: One of the lads. Best Known For: Playing football and TV presenting.

Wake Up to a Brighter Sunday with Bubbly June

T4 SUNDAY, Channel 4, 9.25am

Go-Ahead Given for (Pounds) 8m Casino Plan

GLASGOW licensing bosses have given the go-ahead for Scotland's largest casino. The (pounds) 8million project, led by gaming giant London Clubs International, will be the focal point for a (pounds) 40m leisure revamp for Springfield Quay on the banks of the Clyde.

Man in Court After Police Use Cs Gas

A MAN has appeared in court after police had to use CS gas after evacuating a supermarket. Raymond Cowan, 43, is accused of maliciously damaging property, throwing bottles to the danger of injury, possessing drugs, placing others in a state of fear and alarm, and breach of the peace at a Tesco branch in Fowlds Street, Kilmarnock, on June 11.

Scots Pay More for Running a Home

Council tax levels have helped push up household running costs in Scotland to above the UK average. While it costs an average (pounds) 5666 to run a house in the UK, the cost in Scotland is (pounds) 5714, a Bank of Scotland review has revealed.

Troubled School Suspends 3 Staff in Police Probe; Kerelaw Hit by Claims of Excessive Restraint of Children

THREE employees at a school for troubled youngsters have been suspended amid a police probe into claims of "excessive and inappropriate" restraint of children. Six other staff at the Kerelaw school in Stevenston, Ayrshire, have been redeployed.