Europe Intelligence Wire articles from June 2012

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from June 2012

Redknapp Says Beckham Snub Will Cost Pearce
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown FORMER Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes Great Britain Olympics football coach Stuart Pearce 'can kiss goodbye to a knighthood' after he opted to leave David Beckham out of his...

France Have the Blues
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown UNCERTAINTY continues to surround the future of France coach Laurent Blanc after he held talks with the French Football Federation. The 46-year-old is out of contract today with reports...

'Shannon Wasvery Upsetand Feared She'd Killeda Spectator ...'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown YOUNGSTER Shannon Stevie McWilliam overcame the fright of her life to finish fourth at the US Kids Golf European Championship at Gullane. For a ball hit by Shannon, 12, struck a woman...

Dear Green Place Earns Five Stars
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: scott.begbie GLASGOW is the sort of city that needs its name up in big, bold, neon lights to match its brassy character. If you're looking for the bustle of a big metropolis, you'll find more than...

Jailhouse Cook Gordon Serves Predictable Fare
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ewan.cameron WHAT is it about TV chefs and wanting to right the wrongs of society? Jamie Oliver campaigned for better school dinners, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall harangued supermarkets about...

Warm Welcome Back to Comedy
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: ewan.cameron THE longevity and success of Alan Partridge is surely down to the fact that creators Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci don't get him out of the box all that often. Alan Partridge:...

Celtic Speed Win Porsche Double-Header at Croft
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith ABERDEEN-BASED Celtic Speed returned to base having dominated the latest double-header in the Porsche Carrera Cup at Croft, near Darlington, with their first wins in the championship. ...

Pupils' Success in the Pool
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith ROBERT Gordon's College pupils from Primary 7 to S6 took part in the Scottish Schools Team Championships at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. Nicolas Hutcheon, 11, Tom Gambold,...

'Music Is My Work and My Passion'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: niamh.burns WITH his passion for music and drama, it isn't often that Hugh Johnstone gets the chance of some down time. The 21-year-old has just put on a successful production of the Disney...

Doors Open on History of City
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alison.stenhouse A PACKED programme of talks, re-enactments and exhibitions will take place at Aberdeen's Tolbooth Museum now it has reopened for the season. The museum is one of the city's...

Bruce Born to Run
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith BRUCE Sorbie has made a stunning start to his athletics career by winning four national titles during an action-packed 21 days this month. The 14-year-old Robert Gordon's College pupil...

Season All Set to Get Underway
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown THE 2012-2013 Aberdeen Darts Association season will start on August 6. Teams must register a minimum of six players including captain and secretary to the committee by Monday, July 23,...

Tottenham Defender Goes Loko
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith TOTTENHAM have confirmed the departure of defender Vedran Corluka to Lokomotiv Moscow. The 26-year-old joined Spurs from Manchester City for a reported GBP8.5 million in 2008. ...

Vale Boss Charlie Set to Sign Duo
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith DEVERONVALE are closing in on the signing of two players. Former Keith striker Craig Morrison is on the verge of completing a move to the Banff club. The Ellon United forward looks...

'I Will Field a Winning Dons Team'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith put a team on to the pitch in the new season that will attract the fans back to Pittodrie. 'Attendances were down but that is happening throughout the SPL. 'However, that does not...

Young People Deserve Government Support
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: matt.harrison I WAS disappointed to see David Cameron propose that housing benefits should no longer be available to under-25s. We are all suffering in the current financial climate -- and that...

'I'll Be RORing to Goafter My First Properpre-Season in Years'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith STRIKER Rory Fallon today vowed the Red Army will see his best form in the new season. The New Zealand international striker insisted he is finally back to full fitness after battling...

Kiwi Specialises in Goals That Take Breath Away
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith RORY Fallon scored the most important goal in New Zealand's history to seal qualification for the 2010 World Cup. Then with Plymouth, Fallon's header secured a 1-0 play-off aggregate...

Joining the Club
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eewx04 Q COULD you give me the address of a divorced/separated club or singles club in Aberdeen? BD, Linksfield Q IS THERE anywhere in Aberdeen that I can recycle empty tubs of baby formula? We...

Sporting KC vs Chicago Fire - Live!
June 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) 46 mins:Section8 Reggae Watch : Dan Martin has this: "@KidWeil @irish_steve halftime and the reggae has started. The Fire had a few chances but a goal would make us feel ‪#irie‬." Huge scramble...

Egypt's President-Elect Takes Aim at Generals with Informal Oath of Office
June 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Egypt's president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, took an informal oath of office on Friday night as he asserted his independence from the army before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square. "I swear by...

Sporting KC 0-1 Chicago Fire - as It Happened
June 30, 2012... (From Guardian Unlimited) Preamble: Remember Sporting KC? The all-conquering titans won about a gazillion games ( seven actually - hyperbole ed ) in a row at the start of the season and were an interweaving mass of unstoppable aggression and...

The Azores Is My Home from Home
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: andy.groundwater HAVE you ever thought about a Scotland with a warmer hue? I have. Not because I'm not fond of the rain or indeed, the snow, but because sometimes, just sometimes, it would be nice...

'Beach Stroll Sent Us on Road to Love'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: donna.ewen JUST as Gail Speight was ready to pull the plug on her dating website profile along came Bobby Irvine. Gail, 32, a metering engineer with Kelton Engineering, was fed up after 20...

Murray's Focusing on Challenge from Tricky Baghdatis
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith ANDY Murray did not watch highlights of his victory over Ivo Karlovic, instead moving straight on to preparations for today's next challenge. The British No1 said he avoids watching...

Killing Time in Copenhagen
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: sonja.cox When we want a break, those of us who live in the north of Scotland tend to migrate south for holiday sunshine. Yet a wealth of cultural experience is to be found in the Nordic...

Arran Cuts the Mustard
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: frank.cassidy Arran is a place loved by pub quizzers as the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, seventh largest in Scotland, and with the country's only circle-shaped A-road. But that is...

Update over Rust Race Threat
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Cereals levy body HGCA has updated the management information it provides for yellow rusts. It follows the discovery of two new rust races on the Warrior and KWS Sterling wheat...

New Moves to Win Battle of the Bulge
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: morag.lindsay Any slimmer will tell you -- losing weight is the easy part, it's keeping it off that's the real struggle. Now a north-east healthcare company is launching new clinics in...

Now It's National Battle of Bangers
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Echt Show's quest to find the best sausage has been extended nationwide. The competition has since its launch in 2007 been confined to farm shops and butchers within a 40-mile...

Invitation for Farmers
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross A Cereals in Practice event will be held at Burnside Farm, near Stanley, on Tuesday from 4-8pm. The annual industry event, organised by the James Hutton Institute, Scottish...

Fighting Fungal Diseases
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: colene.woolcott The temperamental Scottish weather has certainly given farmers a tricky season so far but an event being held in Fife next month will offer advice on how to control fungal...

BMW X1 a Solid Used Buy
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: colene.woolcott With the X1, BMW opened a third front in its SUV offensive. But is buying an early used X1 a sound piece of business if are we merely being seduced by the badge? A dig behind the...

Cattle Breeders from across World Visit North-East
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson Charolais cattle breeders from around the world have ended their 37th international congress in the north-east. More than 220 delegates from several of the world's main producing...

Land Court Well Suited to Resolving Disputes
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson The Scottish Land Court is celebrating its centenary this year. I was fortunate to attend a reception held in its courtroom in Edinburgh's George Street to mark the occasion. It was...

Charolais Society's Debt of Gratitude to Campaign Leaders
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson The congress also marked the British Charolais Cattle Society's 50th anniversary. The industry has to thank pioneers including Laurencekirk's Bob Milne and John Mackie MP who led a...

Sex and the City Hits Granite City
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: donna.ross New York style is set to come to life at Aberdeen's Bon Accord & St Nicholas shopping centres next weekend. As part of a summer-long Fashion Capitals event, shoppers will have...

Damages Call after Eagles Attack Lambs
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cameron.brooks Compensation should be paid to farmers who lose lambs to golden eagles, a north-east MSP said yesterday. Conservative Alex Johnstone spoke out in support of an Aberdeenshire woman...

Show Competition Winner Rewarded
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson A pupil at an Aberdeen primary school has been rewarded for her knowledge of pigs. Neha Subash, of the Holy Family RC, received GBP20 of book tokens and another GBP100 for her...

Warning on Subsidy Regime Changeover
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: joe.watson European demands to change the way in which farm subsidies are paid have the potential to be damaging and disrupting, NFU Scotland's combinable crops committee chairman has warned. ...

Children Show Way as Buses Re-Routed Straight to School
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: kaye.nicolson Moray youngsters have been helping to improve road safety around their school. Members of Milne's Primary's eco-travel group got involved in a project set up to review...

Path Could Boost Local Economy
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rita.campbell A new long-distance path running through Argyll could lead to a money-spinning Way to the Isles. The proposed path between Tyndrum and Oban has the potential to attract 32,000...

Oban's Case for Kidney Dialysis Unit Is Growing
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rita.campbell A campaign to bring kidney dialysis services to Oban's hospital is gathering pace. People in the Oban area currently have to make a 100-mile round trip to the Belford Hospital at...

Tokely:This Isdaddyof Allderbies
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Highland derbies will take precedence over playing against the Celtic for Ross County defender Ross Tokely. The 33-year-old will face Caley Thistle for the first time on...

Passengers Given Say on Bus Plans
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.roberts A COMMUNITY will have the chance to pass comment on proposed changes to bus times. A consultation will be held in Airyhall on Tuesday. It will run from 6pm to 7pm at Airyhall...

Pool Ready to Make a Big Splash
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.roberts PLANS are in place for the reopening of a swimming pool after a major upgrade. The Banff facility has been going through a GBP400,000 refurbishment. The changing areas, reception...

Top of the Pops!
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: anthony.joseph TWO crossing patrollers were celebrating today after being honoured for their work. Come rain or shine they make sure kids make it to and from school safely. And John Ingram and...

Oil Magnate in Line for Honour from University
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen AN OIL tycoon served with a Dangerous Buildings Notice is to be honoured by a university for his public services. Ian Suttie will receive the honorary doctorate at the University of...

Flytippers Targeted during Police Operation
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.roberts AN OPERATION to catch potential flytippers in the act has taken place. Officers carried out patrols on Thursday around Bridge of Don and neighbouring areas. Officers were...

Doctors Discuss Care for War Veterans
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen OVERSEAS doctors have been sharing their experiences of caring for war veterans. Physicians from Aberdeen's twin city of Gomel are in Scotland to discuss dealing with post-traumatic...

Kids' Camp Set to Kick-Off as Travellers Leave Pitches
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: anthony.joseph A SOCCER camp can go ahead as planned after a court order was served on a Travellers encampment. A group of 15 caravans pitched up on Balgownie Playing Fields, in Bridge of Don,...

Pupils Building Bridges to Win Competition
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: mark.davies AN OIL giant has held its annual bridge-building competition for pupils of an Aberdeen school. The partnership between Kincorth Academy and Petrofac is now in its 14th year. And...

Newly-Opened Store Creates Jobs Boost in Town
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: mark.davies A TOWN is set for a jobs boost after the Co-operative Group opened a new GBP220,000 store. The money was used to relocate the Co-operative Food Store in Fraserburgh's Smiddyhill Road...

Tide Is Turning in Battle to Solve Water Leak Problems
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen TEN million gallons of water were lost every day in the last year because of leaks, the Evening Express can reveal today. But bosses at Scottish Water said they had made major strides...

We're All Going on a Summer Holiday!
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: niamh.burns RECORD numbers of passengers have jetted off from Aberdeen on holiday. More than 6,300 travellers checked in at Aberdeen Airport ensuring it was the busiest day in its history. ...

Rents Soar to Highest in Scotland
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen PEOPLE hoping to rent a two-bedroom flat in Aberdeen can expect to pay up to about GBP1,000 a month, property experts revealed today. Prices in the city are the most expensive in...

Fashion on Catwalk at City Malls
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alexandra.mcdonald A SHOPPING centre is to host a fashion capital themed event in celebration of a new competition. Bon Accord and St Nicholas shoppers are being given the opportunity to win trips...

Man Jailed for Stealing Car and Joyriding ... Wearing Sunglasses and Balaclava
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: laurna.robertson A MAN has been jailed for stealing a car and driving it -- while wearing a balaclava and sunglasses. George Smart is now trying to turn his life around, Aberdeen Sheriff Court...

'We Are Disgusted by This Mindless Vandalism'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: mark.davies POLICE have launched a probe after mindless vandals devastated a group of hard-working schoolkids by smashing up a pizza oven they had built. The group of 12 youngsters at Glashieburn...

Pool Horror Boy in Specialist Unit
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.allan A SCHOOLBOY left in a serious condition after a swimming pool accident has been transferred to a specialist children's hospital in Edinburgh. The 11-year-old was pulled to safety after...

Tributes Pour in as Brave Olivia Loses Her Cancer Battle
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: rita.brown HUNDREDS of tributes were today paid after courageous Olivia Downie lost her fight for life. Messages of support and condolences poured in after the seven-year-old died surrounded by...

'Significant Rise in North Sea Cod'
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: graham.mckendry COD stocks in the North Sea have increased significantly in the past six years, according to a new report. The study by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea...

Investigation Launched after Suspended Police Officer Accused of Rape
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.roberts Grampian Police have confirmed that inquiries into both matters are ongoing. It is believed the police constable has been accused of rape earlier this year in Aberdeenshire. However,...

OAP Robbed and Beaten
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: anthony.joseph A PENSIONER was beaten up and robbed in his own home. The 77-year-old was taken to hospital after his attacker snatched GBP2,000 of jewellery. The incident happened on Thursday...

Where Are You Going on Holiday This Year?
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eewx08 I'm going to Porec in Croatia. I'm looking forward to seeing the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Tom Holt, 21, sports science student, Alford My friends and I are going to Bulgaria. We're...

China Talk at Kirk by Mission Pair
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.allan A MISSION talk on China is going to be held at an Aberdeen church. University of Aberdeen theology PhD students Rev Hedy Hung and Steve Graham are to speak at the event at Woodside...

Councillor Honoured for Decades of Service
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eewx06 AN ABERDEENSHIRE councillor has been honoured in a special ceremony. Sydney Mair has represented his constituency for almost half a century, after first being elected to Macduff Town...

Historic Jail Unlocks City's Links with Scottish Queens
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.allan AN EXHIBITION which looks at two important queens of Scotland -- Margaret Tudor and her grand daughter Mary, Queen of Scots -- is to be held. The Tolbooth Museum in Aberdeen is holding...

Man's Claims of Abuse by Nuns Rejected
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.allan A MAN who said he was subjected to years of physical abuse in a former care home run by nuns has had his claim against them thrown out. Brian Daly raised a civil action against the...

4x4 Driver Found Guilty of Causing Woman's Death in North-East Scooter Crash
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: karen.allan A MAN who did not see a North-east biker before he pulled out of a junction has been found guilty of causing her death. John Cameron told a court he did not see Jennifer Chalmers as he...

Scots Showing Way to Final Frontier
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: morag.lindsay It sounds like the plot of a science-fiction film -- a tiny machine fired into the body to target diseases at their source. But the device is actually the brainchild of Scottish...

Staggies Going Dutch for Pre-Season Training Camp
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Ross County will break new ground this summer when they head to Enschede in the Netherlands for a pre-season training camp and tour next month. The Staggies aim to play two...

American Re-Make Offers Nothing New
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: michael.mccosh Prime Suspect USAUniversal, Sunday This American re-make of Lynda La Plante's highly-acclaimed Helen Mirren vehicle bears very little resemblance to the original series. The...

Police Issue New Alert over Bogus Workmen
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: sue.restan Northern Constabulary yesterday warned Inverness residents that bogus workmen may be operating in the city. A spokeswoman for the force said they received a report of people...

Project Recruits More Aid Staff
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: rita.campbell An island-based charity in Argyll is continuing to make a difference at home and abroad with an extension to its headquarters allowing the recruitment of more staff. Project...

Hundredsfail to Passthe Browntest for newDons Blood
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: paul.third Craig Brown has rejected hundreds of trialists in his pursuit of players for next season at Aberdeen. The Dons manager completed his first signing of the summer on Tuesday when...

Keeperleadingcheersfor Oldfriends
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz New Caley Thistle goalkeeper Antonio Reguero spent his career at Real Madrid in the shadow of Iker Casillas, but will be cheering his former rival on in European championship...

Pool Set to Reopen after GBP400,000 Revamp
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: bert.ovenstone Youngsters will be able to splash about in Banff's newly refurbished swimming pool over the summer holidays. About GBP400,000 worth of work has been done to improve the baths,...

Dealer Had Drugs in Boxer Shorts
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: catriona.webster A man caught with illegal drugs stashed in his boxer shorts has been locked up. Lewis Westlake-Tritton, 21, of 132C Balnagask Road, Aberdeen, admitted being concerned in the...

Nun Case Claim Rejected
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: ashleigh.barbour A former resident of an Aberdeen care home who claims a nun force-fed him Marmite and subjected him to years of physical abuse has had his case rejected. Brian Daly raised a...

Keeper Ready to Get to Grips
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: stephen.kasiewicz Former Real Madrid shotstopper Antonio Reguero can't wait to test himself in the SPL with Inverness after a nightmare spell in Thailand. The 29-year-old aims to challenge...

Police Backroom Staff Concerns
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: cameron.brooks Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has been urged to 'come clean' about the true extent of civilian job losses expected under the single police force structure. A north-east...

New Chief in Merger Pledge
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.mckay Grampian's new fire and rescue board convener said he would do his best to ensure a 'smooth' transition to a single Scottish service. Aberdeen city councillor Scott Carle was voted...

Merger Pledge by New Leader
June 30, 2012... (From Aberdeen Press & Journal) Byline: david.mckay Grampian's new fire and rescue board convener says he will do his best to ensure a 'smooth' transition to a single Scottish service. Aberdeen councillor Scott Carle was voted into...