Evening Times

Shoppers Vote with Their Feet

TESCO has brought pleasure to the masses with its massive shops and helped eradicate all the unhygienic grotty little corner shops. Steve, posted online Thank you council WELL done the council for ignoring these idiotic protesters. I just wonder why the Evening Times is giving them publicity.

Lunacy of Driver Who Risked a Life Comment of the Day

I HAVE been driving for many years and thought I had seen every thoughtless and irresponsible act possible. However I was wrong. Last Friday I witnessed an act of such gross stupidity I thought I should share it with your readers.

Memories Tory Teddy Waits to Learn He's Out for the Count

THERE were anxious faces all round as the tellers tallied up the votes for the Cathcart constituency in the General Election of 1979. Although this was the election that swept Margaret Thatcher and her Tory Party to power, local blue boy Teddy Taylor, far right, was one of the few sitting Conservative MPs to lose his seat.

Woman, 52, Attacked in Jewels Raid Victim Was Left Badly Shaken After Her Ordeal

AWOMAN was attacked in her home after she disturbed a thief ransacking her bedroom. The 52-year-old caught a man stealing jewellery from her house in Carntyne, in the East End of Glasgow.

Get Ready for a Perfect Ten Get Ready for a Perfect Ten On Yourmarks On Yourmarks Our Expert Team Offer Their Top Tips for a Great Day and a Record-Breaking Race

WOMEN all over the West of Scotland are in training, gearing up to run the Resolution Asset Management Women's 10K, held on Sunday, May 13. Around 16,000 women are expected to gather on the starting line in Bellahouston Park for the largest event of its kind in the UK. There is still time to enter - at www. runglasgow. org, pick up an entry form from any council venue, sports shop or gym or call the hotline on 0845 270 0166.

Play with Little Chance of Box Office Smash

IT'S got all the ingredients of a great night out - sex, intrigue and even some on-stage nudity. But organisers claim the production of Dangerous Liaisons may have next to no audience - because the refurbished Mitchell Theatre hasn't got a box office.

Students Learn Lifesaving Skill

AGROUP of pupils received certificates after learning a lifesaving skill. The 35 students, from Woodfarm High School in Thornliebank, received Heartstart certificates after being taught emergency resuscitation techniques.

Scared Asylum Family Plead to Stay in Glasgow Death Fears If Four Kurds Sent Back to Turkey

ANasylum-seeker family today pleaded to be allowed to stay in the Glasgow community they've called home for six years. Hakif and Aysegul Aydinoglu and sons Mustapha, 11, and twoyear- old Azat - who have lived in Springburn since they fled Turkey - have been threatened with deportation.

Zidane Goal at Hampden Is Voted No 1

ZINEDINE Zidane's wonder strike to win the Champions League final at Hampden has been voted the best goal in the tournament's history. Leading pundits from across the UK were asked to compile a top 50 Champions League goals for a TV special this week.

Style Thursday

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Kelvingrove Sparks Boom for Traders As Visitors Grow

KELVINGROVE'S comeback has sparked a bonanza for pubs, cafes and shops around the world-famous museum. Asofficial figures today confirmed the gallery as the most visited attraction in Scotland with 1.88million visitors in six months, traders said business had gone through the roof.

Daredevils Are Given Challenge

THRILL-SEEKERS who dare to slide across the Clyde on a zipwire are being asked to help raise cash for the disabled. Sense Scotland, a leading Scottish charity for sensory-impaired and disabled children and adults, want people for its annual Zip Slide Across the Clyde Challenge.

Fly with Polly . . . Into Record Books

APILOT is looking for Glasgow people to help her fly into the record books. Polly Vacher, 63, plans to land at all 206 airports in Britain to raise money for charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.

Scots Go to Polls in Knife-Edge Election

SCOTS were going to the ballot box today with the final outcome still too close to call. Labour and the SNP went into the Holyrood and local government elections with the latest polls still giving the Nats a slight edge.

Kelvingrove Boom Time for Glasgow

KELVINGROVE Museum and Art Galleries' reopening has sparked a massive boom for local businesses. Official figures today also confirmed it was the most visited attraction in Scotland, well ahead of nearest rival, Edinburgh's National Gallery.

Father Gerry 'Was Involved' in Murder Angelika Trial: Defence Lawyer's Shock Claim

THE Angelika Kluk jury today heard claims that Father Gerry Nugent was involved in her death. Donald Findlay, defending handyman Peter Tobin, said the priest and alcoholic Matthew Spark Egan knew a lot about where the student's body was hidden.

Gift of Life Brave Katy Teams Up with Kylie to Help Sick Kids

BRAVE little cancer survivor Katy Miles is giving up a special gift from Kylie Minogue - to save other children's lives. Six-year-old Katy is to auction off a cherished book signed by the pop superstar in memory of her best pal Chloe Smith, who died from cancer.

Glasgow's Museums Trust Faces Euro Probe Investigation Over Claims Charity Is Operating Illegally

THE charitable trust running Glasgow's public leisure facilities is being probed by European officials over claims it is operating illegally. Culture and Sport Glasgow took over the running of museums, galleries, libraries and sports centres on April 1.

Fire-Hit Care Home Faced Probe Into Staff Training Fears Raised Only 25per Cent of Workers Had Qualifications

A CARE home where 60 residents were left trapped following a blaze was at the centre of concerns over staffing and training. Douglas View nursing home, in Hamilton, was the subject of complaints to the Care Commission and a previous inspection called for urgent action after it was found only a quarter of staff had a relevant qualification.

Expert Team Get Gbp5 Mto Speed Up New Drugs Process

GLASGOW scientists have been given GBP5million to develop technology which could speed up the availability of new life-saving drugs and cut animal testing. Researchers are to create an artificial sensor or "molecular nose" which could predict how human cells will respond to new medicine.