Evening Times

Exclusive: Fury As Recycling Boss Tells Objectors... ; 'You Won't Decide On Incinerator'

BOSSES behind a recycling centre and incinerator insisted "the community won't decide" if it gets the go-ahead. Chief development officer William Findlater, above, spoke out after a fiery public meeting in Newton Mearns.

Uni Leader to Meet Students

A UNIVERSITY boss is to meet students today following a failed attempt to end a seven-week, anti-cuts sit-in. Glasgow Uni Principal Anton Muscatelli has also launched an independent investigation after police removed protesters from a building at the university on Tuesday.

Heating Fault Hits Hospital

HEATING problems have forced a surgical unit at a Glasgow hospital to close its doors to patients. From next week all planned gynaecological surgery is being moved from the Southern General to Glasgow Royal Infirmary while the system is repaired.

Exclusive: Fury As Recycling Boss Tells Objectors... ; 'You Won't Decide On Incinerator'

BOSSES behind a recycling centre and incinerator insisted "the community won't decide" if it gets the go-ahead. Chief development officer William Findlater, above, spoke out after a fiery public meeting in Newton Mearns.

Heating Fault Hits Hospital

HEATING problems have forced a surgical unit at a Glasgow hospital to close its doors to patients. From next week all planned gynaecological surgery is being moved from the Southern General to Glasgow Royal Infirmary while the system is repaired.

Uni Leader to Meet Students

A UNIVERSITY boss is to meet students today following a failed attempt to end a seven-week, anti-cuts sit-in. Glasgow Uni Principal Anton Muscatelli has also launched an independent investigation after police removed protesters from a building at the university on Tuesday.

Funeral for Tragic Olivia

THE family of a tragic Scots girl who died three months after a road accident in Bahrain have said an emotional goodbye at her funeral. Olivia Dewar suffered serious head injuries when she was hit by a car as she crossed the street in the village of Saar on December 14.

Man, 70, Killed On Road

A PENSIONER has died after being struck by a car as he tried to cross a road. The 70-year-old was crossing Bonnyton Road, in Kilmarnock, around 8pm last night when the accident happened.

Uni to Probe Failed Bid to End Students' Sit-In

GLASGOW University is to launch an investigation into its failed attempt to end a student sit-in amid criticisms of a heavy police presence. Protesters were removed following a seven-week occupation of the Hetherington Building on Tuesday, but returned the following day.

Driving Rap for Celtic Ace

CELTIC star Georgios Samaras has been fined pound(s)120 and given three penalty points for calling the club's doctor on his mobile phone while driving. The Greek striker was calling the doctor about an "emergency" as he drove along Greendyke Street, Glasgow, last January.

Cop Plea After Knife Raid

COPS are urging customers to come forward following a robbery at a shop in Glasgow. A man entered the Kelvinside Mini Market shop in Wilton Street, in the West End, at about 1pm on Wednesday. He threatened the shopkeeper with a knife before making off with cash.

Pupils Go Back to Classes After Gas Leak Shut School

PUPILS returned to a Renfrewshire school today after a gas leak forced it to shut. Around 1330 pupils at Park Mains High in Erskine were sent home early yesterday after staff smelled gas.

Turmoil As Tory Candidate Dropped Over Cv

THE Scottish Conservatives' election campaign was in disarray last night after the party ditched its leading Holyrood candidate in Glasgow over undisclosed financial issues. Malcolm Macaskill, 51, had promoted himself as a successful businessman despite being a two-time bankrupt who was taken to court over unpaid income tax.

Private Funeral As Star Liz Laid to Rest

SCREEN legend Elizabeth Taylor has been laid to rest during a private ceremony near Los Angeles. While the iconic star might have been mobbed for most of her life, yesterday's funeral was attended by no more than a few dozen family and close friends.

New Talent Prize for Horror Movie

HORROR film Outcast was among the big winners at Bafta's Scotland New Talent Awards. The event at the Glasgow Film Theatre saw Hanna Stanbridge scoop the best actor/actress award for her role as Petronella in Outcast.

New Talent Prize for Horror Movie

HORROR film Outcast was among the big winners at Bafta's Scotland New Talent Awards. The event at the Glasgow Film Theatre saw Hanna Stanbridge scoop the best actor/actress award for her role as Petronella in Outcast.

Private Funeral As Star Liz Laid to Rest

SCREEN legend Elizabeth Taylor has been laid to rest during a private ceremony near Los Angeles. While the iconic star might have been mobbed for most of her life, yesterday's funeral was attended by no more than a few dozen family and close friends.

Community Hits Out at Pound(S)640m Recycling Centre Bid - but Boss Says Go-Ahead Not Up to Them ; Plant Decision 'Isn't Yours'

A BOSS behind the bid to build a power plant and recycling centre near Newton Mearns has declared "the community won't decide" whether it gets the go-ahead. The message came from one of three senior partners behind the bid, chief development officer William Findlater, who spoke exclusively to the Evening Times after a fiery meeting between Lifetime Recycling Village Ltd and 300 concerned local residents.

Hunt After Dog Dies

ANIMAL welfare workers were today hunting for the owner of a dog which died after "horrific suffering" in a house abandoned since Christmas. Severely emaciated Staffordshire Bull Terrier-type dog Thor was discovered on March 2, when housing association staff cleared the house in Glasgow's Castlemilk.

Plant Plans Spark Anger

PLANS for what could become Europe's largest industrial waste recycling facility, earmarked for a former farm three miles outside Newton Mearns, were first unveiled in December last year. The backers of the pound(s)640 million project vowed that it would be operational by 2014, creating 700 jobs in the process.