Evening Times

Drink Drive Chemist Takes His Medicine

A BOOZY motorist who gave himself up to police when he realised he was not fit to drive has been given a reprimand. Pharmacist Kenneth Sanderson Brown, 29, of Windsor Gardens, Hamilton was driving home from the pub in June 2004 when he spotted a police car and pulled over.

Silly Games As Parties Try to Put the Boot in Holyrood Week

AFTER weeks of almost plain sailing, the heat is being turned up on the SNP. Organisations that usually have very different standpoints are throwing their weight behind Labour, while other groups that stopped short of endorsing any party have published adverts saying the break-up of the United Kingdom would be disastrous. Arguably, the most effective in terms of getting the message across to most voters was signed by football stars, including Walter Smith, Ally McCoist, Billy McNeill, Bobby L...

Police Find Man's Body in Canal

POLICE divers today recovered a man's body from the Forth and Clyde Canal. They were called to the scene near New Lairdsland Road in Kirkintilloch after a passer-by reported seeing a body in the water around 10am.

11 Assaults a Day On Police More Attacks in West of Scotland Than in London Force Area

MORE than half of police officers in the West of Scotland were attacked in the line of duty last year, figures reveal. The shocking toll of violence suffered by Strathclyde Police - equal to 11 assaults a day - is by far the worst in the UK.

Teenager Knifed to Death in Gang Fight Police Probe Clash As 16- Year-Old Dies and Pal Is Injured

A MURDER hunt has been launched after a teenager was stabbed to death during a gang fight. The 16-year-old was brutally attacked along with a pal in the Balornock area of Glasgow last night.

Sitting Pretty!

CAROL SMILLIE returned to her alma mater today to launch a GBP8.6million project to restore one of Glasgow's most iconic buildings. The TV presenter is backing a unique fundraising initiative to restore Glasgow School of Art's famous Mackintosh building.

Dancing On Ice Stars Skate in for City Show

DANCING On Ice fans will see their favourite celebrity skaters up close and personal at a glitzy live show in Glasgow tonight. Stars from the hit ITV show will perform dazzling routines at the Braehead Arena.

Number's Up for Council New Voting System Will Mean Change in Every Ward

A PENSIONER phoned Glasgow City Council recently to ask about the new voting arrangements at next Thursday's election. An official patiently explained the new Single Transferable Vote system and that the caller wouldinfuture have four councillors.

Ballot Battle Bus Is Voted a Big Success

AS election campaigns go, the VoteScotland "battle bus" has been more successful than most. It has travelled the length and breadth of Scotland, enjoyed spectacular scenery in all weathers and been well received by the public.

Slump in Town Centres Could Spark Backlash

THE regeneration of town centres and education is dominating the campaign agenda in a number of council elections. Renfrewshire Council, a traditional Labour stronghold, has been targeted by the SNP after resignations reduced the number of Labour seats to 20 out of 40.

Snp Says Labour 'Falling On Its Face'

LABOUR'S election campaign is "falling flat on its face", the SNP claimed today after a new poll gave them a nine point lead. The online poll, by YouGov, puts the SNP on 39-per cent, Labour 30-per cent, LibDems 15-per cent and Tories 13-per cent on the constituency vote.

Doctor Says Nhs Cuts Kill Hospital Patients

A CONSULTANT at Monklands General Hospital claims patients are dying because medical staff are overworked. DrMartin Watt, a consultant at the Airdrie hospital's accident and emergency unit, said: "It is an unpalatable fact that people are dying in our hospitals because doctors and nurses are stretched beyond the limit.

Nurses Miss Out On Promised Wage Rise

SCOTLAND'S 67,000 nurses and midwives will not receive a promised 2.5-per cent pay rise this month. Health Minister Andy Kerr had promised the money would be in their end-of-April wage packets.

Girl, 13, Is Found Hanged at Home

A TEENAGE girl has been found hanged in her home. The 13-year-old was found by relatives at the house in Gillies Street, Troon, around 9pm last night.

Uni Honours Sports Stars

FAMOUS sporting greats will be honoured by a university toniight. Sir Alex Ferguson, Jack Nicklaus and Colin Montgomerie are among the figures who will feature in the University of St Andrews' Sports Hall of Fame.

Newly-Built Houses Gutted

A GLASGOW housing estate is at the centre of a mystery blaze. Nine terraced homes in Bilsland Drive, Possil, have been gutted following a fire early yesterday morning.

Rare Vintage Car for Sale

ONE of Scotland's oldest and rarest cars is expected to fetch up to GBP80,000 when it goes under the hammer. The Glasgow-built vintage Argyll Tonneau cost GBP248 when it was made by the Hozier Engineering Company in the city's Hozier Street in 1901.

All-Clear After Sewage Spill

BEACHES and seawater near the site of a sewage spill were given the all-clear today. An estimated 100million litres of sewage poured into the Firth of Forth from the Seafield Wastewater works in Edinburgh last weekend.

My Child Was Just Inches From Death Mum's Anger As Faulty Radiator Falls On Toddler

A MUM told today how she feared for her toddler's life after a faulty radiator collapsed on the little girl. Doctors told Pamela McCall - who had reported the fault to Scotland's biggest landlord days earlier - they were amazed her 16- month-old daughter Brooke Hunter escaped with just cuts and bruises.

Kibble Palace Pulling in Crowds

THOUSANDS of visitors have flocked to the Kibble Palace in the West End of Glasgow since it reopened five months ago. A massive 135,000 people have viewed the multi-million pound restoration of the city's historic glasshouse which took three years to complete.