Evening Times

Workers Who Deserve Success

THE people using the Modern Apprenticeships scheme at the Fort are showing the kind of character Glasgow needs. The city is booming and these shop workers have the drive and determination to improve their lives and make the city even more prosperous.

Council Must Act On Hotel Crime Spree

GLASGOW needs homeless hostels but not when they turn law- abiding communities into criminal hell-holes. The Parkview Hotel near Queen's Park is approved by the city council but many of its clients are out of control.

Wayne's On Lookout for Cream of Creative Talent

HIGH-PROFILE designer Wayne Hemingway has been chosen to help judge the winner of a major Scottish eco award. The Eco Prize for Creativity is awarded for creative work in Scotland which inspires greener lifestyles and environmentally friendly living.

When It Comes to Learning Spanish We're the a Team! Exchange Gives Language Pupils Edge in Exams

SCOTS pupils involved in an exchange programme with youngsters from Majorca are scoring record exam results in Spanish. More than 70-per cent of Higher Spanish pupils at St Margaret's High in Airdrie achieved an A pass.

Challenge for Trainee Bosses

A GROUP of management trainees faced the ultimate changing rooms challenge when they'd to refurbish a rundown flat. The Barrhead building badly needed a makeover, and the team from local health authorities and the Scottish Ambulance Service were on hand.

Liam Slides Into Great Outdoors

EVERY picture tells a story and this cheeky smile from Calum McMaster says it all. The three-year-old tot and his wee pals love their new play area in Glasgow's East End.

Pagan Festival Comes to City

DRUIDS and Pagans from around the UK will gather in Glasgow next month. Around 150 people are expected at Strathclyde University Union on September 8 for the fifth annual DruidCon.

Painter Fleeswith Gbp1000 From Bank

AN armed robber dressed as a painter to steal more than GBP1000 from a bank. The suspect held up the Royal Bank of Scotland on Ayr Street, Troon, around 9.30am last Thursday.

Villagers' Gbp1 Mplan Gets Go-Ahead

VILLAGERS have been given the go-ahead to put the fizz back into their community. Scottish Ministers have given final permission for a community group in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, to buy land and property on the site of an old lemonade factory.

Vicious Attacks On the Neighbours, Racist Threats, a Stabbing, Drink and Drug Crime, Break-Ins. Welcome to the Parkview Hotel On Glasgow's South Side. . . One Hell of a Hostel

THE true level of crime committed by residents of a notorious Glasgow homeless hostel was revealed by police today. A shocking 100 incidents, all leading to arrests of clients of the Parkview Hotel, took place over 18 months.

Probe Into Sick Scots Paying for 'Free' Care

THOUSANDS of Scots may be footing the bill for their health care when the NHS should be paying, it was claimed today. Ministers have been urged to act after it emerged that up to 20,000 ill people in care homes in Scotland could be missing out on NHS funding.

Observatory Marks 250th Anniversary

THE 250th anniversary of Glasgow University Observatory is being marked with a stargazing story in the city's science centre. Dr David Clarke, former director of the observatory and one of the city's longest serving custodians of the building, will visit Glasgow Science Centre's planetarium on Thursday.

Dreams Reduced to Ruins Mum-to-Be Tells How Family 'Lost Everything' in West End Disaster

AROUND a dozen people were today left homeless as investigations continued into a tenement collapse near a controversial building site. With just moments to spare residents, including an eight-month pregnant woman, fled for safety as the gable end of their building crumbled to the ground.

Two Killed As Fires Rip Through Homes

TWO people have died after fire ripped through their homes in separate incidents. Police and fire officers are probing the blazes which broke out in Glasgow's East End and Lanarkshire.

Tycoon Faces Critics On Botanics Plan

A MILLIONAIRE nightclub boss has faced his critics over controversial plans to turn a disused railway station into a visitor attraction. More than 300 people turned out to a packed meeting to hear Stefan King's controversial proposals for Glasgow's Botanic Gardens' building.

Doc Says City's Sick Are 'Thrown On Scrapheap' Call to Help People On Incapacity Benefit Get Back Into Work

A LEADING health expert has dubbed the number of sick people thrown on the jobs scrapheap as "a national disgrace". Almost 62,000 people in Glasgow claim incapacity benefit (IB) - nearly one in six of working-age people.

Pal of World's End Girls Wants Justice

A FRIEND of teenage girls murdered almost 30 years ago told a trial today she wanted justice for her best friends. Nursing auxiliary Jacqueline Thomson, 47, was describing her last night out with school pals Helen Scott and Christine Eadie - which ended in the World's End pub in Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Scheme Cuts Pupil Bullying

A SCHEME encouraging pupils to face up to the consequences of bad behaviour is helping to improve discipline in Scots schools. It aims to resolve disputes and cut bullying by making pupils talk to each other about their problems.

Stars Join Gbp1 Mdrive to Keep Refuge for Runaways Open Lifeline for Scores of Desperate Kids Living On the Run

DISTRESSED and vulnerable after being forced to flee a life of abuse or neglect, Scotland's runaways need somebody that cares. Enter Laura Irvine, frontline worker and manager of the country's only dedicated refuge for runaways.

Volunteers Seal 99-Year Lease for Park Project

VOLUNTEERS behind a park project in Glasgow's West End have secured a 99-year lease on the land. Friends of Mansfield Park, a charitable group, have transformed the derelict site of old tenements in Partick into a playground and open space.