Evening Times

City Invention Will Keep Our Food Safe

TAA TEAM of city scientists has developed food packaging able to warn shoppers if the food's unsafe. They believe their invention could help eliminate one of the main causes of food poisoning.

Docs Save Teenager in Bottle Attack Youth Assaulted Because He Came From Clydebank

A 16-YEAR-OLD had to undergo lifesaving surgery after he was attacked with a bottle in Glasgow - because he comes from Clydebank. Anerve in Marc Campbell's 's face was severed during the assault in beith Street, Partick, and his face is now numb because of nerve damage. Doctors say it will be 18 months before they know if the damage is permanent.

Style Friday Stairway to Heaven

IT SEEMS that summer's love affair with the dress is still burning brightly for winter. We have packed away our girly, wispy, gossamer empire lines and smocks, but the new season styles are even more appealing.

Thug Knifed Woman Who Helped Mum

A20-YEAR-OLD who went to help her stabbed mother ended up fighting for life after a thug then stabbed her twice in the stomach. Terri Bryce ran to the aid of Sandra Senturk, but Dominic Kinsella, 32, then knifed Ms Bryce, who needed emergency treatment at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock.

Big Apple Bid to Raise Cash for Hospice

FIRST-TIME marathon runners are hoping to take a bite out of the Big Apple when they compete in New York next month. Jo Parker-Morgan, of Milngavie, and Charlotte Edgar, of the Gorbals, hope to raise GBP1000 for The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.

Gbp200,000 Net Gain Kids Scoop 'Anti-Gangs' Games Van

AGBP200,000 mobile multimedia centre is the latest weapon in the battle against gang violence and public disorder. Community groups and police in Glasgow's South Side hope to tackle anti-social behaviour by giving young people something better to do with their time.

Rosie Kane Jailed for Two Weeks

GLASGOW MSP Rosie Kane was today jailed for two weeks after refusing to pay a GBP300 fine. The 45-year-old was among 10 people arrested in March last year outside the Scottish Parliament for breaking the law during a nuclear demonstration.

Delegates Praise City Games Sites

GLASGOW'S bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was given a massive boost today. Key delegates, who will help decide the destination of the Games, praised the "top quality" venues on a visit to the city.

The Lethal Blunders That Let Lisa Die Radiation Girl Got 19 Overdoses Radiation Girl Got 19 Overdoses Key Member of Staff 'Overworked' Key Member of Staff 'Overworked' Lucky Escape for Patient No.2

THE tragic errors that led to cancer patient Lisa Norris getting a fatal dose of radiation were revealed in a report today. A member of staff at the Beatson Oncology Centre in Glasgow misread information from a new computer system - and the 15year-old received 19 radiation overdoses. She died last week.

Identity Theft Gangs Target Call Centres

CRIMINAL gangs have infiltrated Glasgow call centres to steal customers' financial details. Police today admitted that as many as 10per cent of the businesses in the city had been hit by crooks.

Glasgow's Bid for Games Wins Over Key Delegates Fact-Finding Team Praises City for 'Fantastic Venues'

DELEGATES who will decide the fate of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games bid lavished praise on the city today. Members from the European Commonwealth Games Association are nearing the end of a three-day fact finding mission in Glasgow.

Crooks Target Call Centres Glasgow Offices Hit by Identity Theft Gangs

CRIMINAL gangs have infiltrated Glasgow call centres to steal customers' financial details. Police today admitted that as many as 10per cent of the businesses in the city had been hit by crooks.

New Cancer Centre for Monklands

LANARKSHIRE is to get a new cancer centre at Monklands Hospital. The announcement comes two months after it was confirmed the Airdrie hospital's accident and emergency unit is to close.

Search for Fourmissing Fishermen

FEARS were growing today for four Scots fishermen missing in the North Sea. A major search has been launched after a distress signal from their boat was picked up late last night.

City Clubs and Pubs Group Pours Gbp7.3m Profit

A GLASGOW tycoon has revealed record multi-million pound profits for his bar and nightclub empire. Stefan King has unveiled profits of GBP7.3million for his GI Group a surge of 12.7per cent in the last financial year, and the fifth consecutive year both profits and sales have increased.

Blow for Scots Firm As Bad Girls Is Axed

POPULAR prison TV drama Bad Girls has been dropped by ITV. The show captured the public's imagination and was a huge success for ITV - even the last series drew more than four million viewers in its 9pm slot.

'Naked' Concert Hits the Right Note for Fans

CLASSICAL music fans saw the RSNO get "naked" last night for the very first concert in their innovative new series that strips the classics to their bare essentials. Hundreds of music lovers - both regulars and first-timers at the Royal Concert Hall - took advantage of the two-for-one ticket offer in the Evening Times, media partner for the RSNO's Naked Classics season.

Scots 'Wait Too Long' Says New Cancer Study

SCOTS are being warned today to wake up to the threat of head and neck cancer after it emerged people are waiting too long to see a doctor. Clinical group Sign said 150 people under the age of 50 are diagnosed in Scotland each year.

Eaterie Is Up with the Best in Britain

AN eaterie on Glasgow's South Side has been named as one of the rising stars of the UK's dining scene. Urban Grill in Shawlands has been shortlisted for the Remy Martin award for best emerging venue.

Price Is Right in Hotels Cut-Price Rooms Spark a Tourism Bonanza in Glasgow

BOOMING Glasgow is cashing in on a tourism bonanza - but the city's average room price for hotels is one of the cheapest in the UK, it was revealed today. The average price of a room in Glasgow for April-June was GBP73 a night.