Europe Intelligence Wire articles from March 2012

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from March 2012

Trip of a lifetime for Las Vegas lovebirds.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: donna.ewen CHARLENE Reid got more than she bargained for when her partner Tommy Russo whisked her off to Las Vegas to celebrate her 30th birthday. The happy couple, who have three children...

No vulgar scripts for Homeland's Damian.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: carol-ann.mackenzie Damian Lewis Image: Ginger hunk. Best Known for: Homeland and Band of Brothers. Early Life: Born Damian Watcyn Lewis on February 11, 1971, in St John's Wood, London....

Does this 'nice' Voice have winning factor?
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: carol-ann.mackenzie YOU can tell ITV is worried about The Voice (BBC One). In the weeks running up to the first show the commercial broadcaster did all it could to undermine the Beeb's big (and...

Global sounds in Catford mix.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: matt.harrison POPULAR Aberdeenshire-based outfit Catford play Aberdeen's Blue Lamp tomorrow night. The band continue to promote their debut album Chronicles, which is receiving regular radio...

This Cardi's full of warmth.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: scott.begbie CARDI needs a loving home. She is a red Staffie, 11 months old, fully up to date with her vaccinations and has also been neutered. Cardi, who was brought in for homing due to an...

Blue seeks a quiet life.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: scott.begbie BLUE is looking for somewhere quiet where he can explore in peace. He is a grey male cat, four to five years old and has been neutered. Blue is fully up to date with his...

Chalali in the mood for Hearts.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown chance. If I play 30 minutes this weekend then I will give everything I have in that time. 'It will be the same if it's for 10 minutes, or if I start. 'It's difficult for one player...

Kenyan eyes Union Street as warm-upfor Olympics.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: alan.brown A TOP Kenyan athlete who hopes to compete in this summer's London Olympic Games says he'd love to take part in the Union Street mile on Saturday, June 9. Gideon Gathimba has been one of...

Piano parties are perfect weekend fun.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: niamh.burns WITH a busy job as the director of the Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre, planning a free night isn't always easy. And for Shirley McGill, 43, days have been jam packed recently as the...

Heading in this box here p p ppp.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith THE following must register with the committee at 7.30pm in the Rusty Nail on Monday for the ADA Pairs play-offs. E Laing, M Murray (BI), G Leslie, S Taylor (BI), S Stephen, C Clark...

Leader Urges Council to Back Striker Denis
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen THE leader of Aberdeen City Council has urged colleagues to give football legend Denis Law the Freedom of the City. Callum McCaig has been revealed as the elected member who nominated...

'I will lead fight against plan for Travellers' site'.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: laurna.robertson A SOLDIER today said he was set to lead the battle against a proposed Travellers' site. Les Thomson, 57, plans to organise a meeting for people living in Blackdog who feel...

Faster broadband for thousands in N-east.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans THOUSANDS of homes across the North-east can now receive faster broadband after an upgrade was completed. BT announced it has completed connections to parts of Aberdeen and...

Man fined GBP100 over text threats.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: mark.davies AN ABERDEEN man who sent threatening text messages to his ex-partner has been fined. Matthew Horne, 26, appeared from custody at the city's sheriff court where he also admitted posting...

Better without roundabout.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: matt.harrison I HAVE to totally agree with letter-writer N Strachan, Westhill (EE, March 29) . The traffic lights being out this week on the A944 Kingswells roundabout was a blessing for those of us...

'THERE'SMO TO COME'.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith MOHAMED Chalali today claimed he will be a much better player for the Dons -- if he gets a run of starts in the team. The striker hopes he did enough in coming off the bench against...

Anger over rubbish left at beauty spots.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: matt.harrison I WOULD like to voice my agreement with letter-writer C Swift (EE, March 29) over the dreadful state our region's beauty spots are left in after sunny, warm weather. I fail to...

Drivers to vote over bus strike.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: david.ewen BUS bosses were set to push ahead a with a shake-up in shifts tomorrow -- despite the threat of a strike in the weeks ahead. The Unite union is set to ballot drivers in Aberdeen on...

Battle lines drawn with launch of election push.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: neil.evans ELECTION campaigns for parties in the North-east have kicked off after all the candidates hoping for your vote were declared. Aberdeenshire Council has announced who is vying for seats...

Chief takes chance to go Dutch.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: laurna.robertson THE boss of an Aberdeen firm has been appointed as North Scotland's Honorary Consul for the Netherlands by the Dutch Queen. Sandy Manson, chief executive of Johnston Carmichael,...

Repairing dentures.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eewx08 Q I'VE broken my dentures, is there anyone who can repair them for me? Agnes Fields, Portlethen Q I HAVE an old electric fireplace to get rid of. It has a small cut on the top surface...

Formartine to end season without skipper.
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: eric.smith FORMARTINE United boss Steve Paterson is resigned to being without Stuart McKay for the rest of the season. It appears the captain has played his last game for the club. Paterson,...

Will potential bus strikes affect you?
March 31, 2012... (From Aberdeen Evening Express) Byline: niamh.burns Yes, because I don't drive, so the bus is the only way I get about. I would be quite annoyed if there were no buses. Annalise McKay, 22, hairdressing student, Mastrick Yes, because...

Garages running dry as the panic goes on.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) PETROL stations ran dry as drivers continued to fill their tanks and jerry cans across the Bristol area. The rush for fuel continued yesterday despite it being confirmed that there was no chance of strike action by...

Mystery of big smell hanging over the city.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) FRONT page news this week was The Big Smell mystery, an unidentifiable pong which so upset the city that the gas board, the public health board, the police and the fire brigade were inundated with complaints. ...

A binding way to keep the prisoners occupied.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) 400 years ago THE first Bristol bookseller about who we have an authentic record gets a mention in the council minutes of June 1620, writes historian John Latimer. Eliazer Edgar was petitioning for the freedom to...

On this day.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) 1284: Peterhouse College, Cambridge, was founded. 1837: English landscape painter John Constable, pictured, who painted The Hay Wain, died. 1889: The 985ft-high Eiffel Tower, costing GBP260,000, was...

They've got talent!
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) SCHOOL's out for Easter at the end of busy term for pupils and teachers across the Bristol area. Many have been involved with activities in the run-up to the Olympics and Paralympics and in fundraising for Comic...

Celebrating a jubilee of their own.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) PEOPLE in Broomhill will be celebrating a Diamond Jubilee of their own today. To mark 60 years of education at the local infant and junior schools and 60 years of St Peter's Church, the locals have been enjoying...

Fund providing vital support.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) ARISE Bristol (the Alliance to Reward Initiatives and Social Enterprise), is an initiative designed to give assistance to activities that benefit the community in some way. It provides an opportunity for...

Patient's husband won't have to pay parking fine.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Vicki Mathias Health correspondent v.mathias@bepp.co.uk POLICE have quashed a parking ticket issued to a man while he took his wife for chemotherapy. Michael Jones was given a GBP70 fixed penalty...

Passing on the Olympic flame the WI way.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) THE Olympic spirit came to Thornbury when members of Hill and Rockhampton Women's Institute arrived with the WI's own torch as part of a relay around the former Avon area. Patriotic members turned up with an...

Dad allowed cannabis factory to repay debts.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Marc Rath m.rath@bepp.co.uk A FATHER allowed a cannabis factory to be set up in his house to help pay his son's drug debts. Simon Pepper, 48, agreed to let cannabis growers plant drugs with a...

25 years of helping pupils ends with party - and tears.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Linda Tanner l.tanner@bepp.co.uk TEACHING assistant Margaret Coleman had a day to remember when more than 25 years with a Yate school came to an end. Children and staff at Abbotswood Primary joined...

Eat, drink and be merry - but don't stay too late.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Sam Rkaina Local government reporter s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk A TWO-week restaurant extravaganza in Queen Square has been given the go-ahead but with less late night hours after complaints from neighbours....

Group takes a stroll Funds boost for walking group.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) A WALKING group set up to improve the fitness of people living in inner city Bristol has been funded for the next 12 months. Supported housing provider Knightstone Housing Association has agreed financial...

Support for charities Free session at play centre aids school coffers.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) A PLAY centre in St Philip's has opened its doors free of charge to help a Bedminster primary school with their fundraising. PlaySpace Indoor Play and Activity Centre let Victoria Park School use its space for...

People in the news.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) ? The 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first hit is to be marked with a new West End show celebrating their career. Let It Be has been created by Rain, a production company which began life as a tribute band but...

The pie poudre court where justice was meted out.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Gerry Brooke You'll find more than just good ale in Bristol's pubs, as Gerry Brooke reports. Keep your eyes open and the experience can be a history lesson too OLD Market's historic Stag and Hounds pub,...

Horse racing leads way for fun on the Downs.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) IN Georgian times the Downs, once a place that was shunned, became a fashionable place of recreation. As well as providing walkers and horse riders with early morning breakfasts, an inn called the Ostrich...

Bristol & West out to defend road relay title.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL & West AC's women are defending champions at the Midland Six-Stage Road Relay Championships in Birmingham today. Team manager Keith Brackstone's plans have been hit by injury and unavailability,...

The Bread nets victory with a late carp catch.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) ? The late capture of an 11-4-0 bonus common carp gave Bob 'The Bread' Price a winning edge in the Bitterwell Lake Monday Trophy Series. Price bagged an early 9-10-0 of skimmers before switching to straight lead...

Bathampton's coaching proves big hit with kids.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Roy Garland epsport@bepp.co.uk WITH plenty of other pastimes competing for their attention, it was encouraging to see eight youngsters turn up at Hunstrete Fishery to take part in Bathampton AA's latest...

Higgs and Cleevely take honours at Westerleigh.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) AS far as members of the Kingswood Disabled and Over 55s AC are concerned - there must be separate results and pools money when two or more lakes are involved in any match. And so it was in a midweek knock-up...

Gard edges out Smith in thriller.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) ANDY Gard scraped home from Bob Smith by just nine ounces to win the Tuesday Tenner match fished on Acorn's Paddock at Kingston Seymour. Gard long-poled maggot on to and at the bottom of the island shelf laying...

Match diary.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) ? MONDAY, APRIL 2 Bitterwell Lake's Winter Trophy League (Every match can be fished as an open) Draw 9am to fish a six-hour match. Normal peg fees with an optional GBP10 pools. Lake rules apply. Book-in with Clive...

Midland Counties title triumph was such a proud moment for Charlie.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Kevin Fahey epsport@bepp.co.uk SO, the 2011-12 cross country season has drawn to an end and this week's unseasonably fine weather has got everyone feeling in the mood for track and field. But before...

Kate's farm Kate Humble suffers a technical hitch.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Kate's farm Kate Humble and her husband, Ludo, have launched an ambitious plan to preserve a Monm outhshire farm and use its old buildings as a centre to teach rural skills and animal husbandry. Here Kate...

HOROSCOPES.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Catherine Tennant Aries Mar 21–April 20 Not knowing where you stand with someone or wondering how to make them see life from your angle may have made it hard for you to find the way ahead in...

BOOK OF THE WEEK.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: CH IRISH TRADITIONAL COOKING by Darina Allen (Kyle Cathie, GBP25). Darina Allen began her cooking career on her uncle's farm in Tipperary – 'Here I learnt the art of cooking in a bastible... how...

Food news.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Carolyn Hart THAT'S THE SPIRIT The family–owned working cider farm Healey's (famous for its Cornish Rattler ciders) also produces Cornish apple brandy and the first whisky to be made in Cornwall...

Men's notebook Spring tailoring: smart, relaxed and lightweight, by David Nicholls.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: David Nicholls JACKETS (from left) Dandy striped blazer, GBP334, Acne (farfetch.com); Florida blazer, GBP149.95, HE by Mango (hebymango.com); summer linen silk jacket, GBP425, Duchamp at John Lewis...

MS Olympia cruise collection.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) There are few things more relaxing and enjoyable than time spent lazily drifting through some of Europe's most breathtaking and enticing scenery. So whether you want to embark on a winter–warming voyage to...

Design notebook by David Nicholls.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: David Nicholls BAR PRESENCE The Raft bar stool (GBP365) by Norm Architects is inspired by the corroded surfaces of driftwood and industrial metal. Rounded legs and seats come in ash or oak, and are joined...

Children's notebook Big top mayhem, by Daisy Bridgewater.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Daisy Bridgewater CIRCUS WEAR Whether it is the anarchy and the energy, or the candyfloss and the chaos, the circus has left a raft of designers with sawdust in their hair this season. There are...

Shop! Mary Portas gets a caffeine rush at four of the big coffee shop chains.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Philip Bannister If, a few years ago, you had said to the people of Britain that many of them would spend more each year on coffee than on their gas bill, they would have laughed out loud. Many city...

Men's notebook Spring tailoring: smart, relaxed and lightweight, by David Nicholls.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: David Nicholls JACKETS (from left) Dandy striped blazer, GBP334, Acne (farfetch.com); Florida blazer, GBP149.95, HE by Mango (hebymango. com); summer linen silk jacket, GBP425, Duchamp at John Lewis...

Fashion&Beauty.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Kate Shapland In April 1926 Floris released a scent to celebrate the birth of Princess Elizabeth earlier that month. The fragrance, Royal Arms, was a pretty floral with notes of rose, violet and ylang...

Billy Zane recalls filming Titanic with James Cameron,1997.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Interview by Georgia Dehn Judging by the carpet and tapestry in this picture we are sitting outside the dining hall on set, waiting to film a scene in there. I don't remember the exact moment, but it looks...

Wildlife Trouble afoot.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Georgia Dehn 'That couldn't have gone worse,' said Meryl Streep after bounding on to the Bafta stage in February to collect the Leading Actress award for her role in The Iron Lady wearing only one shoe....

CONTENTS.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) the front 6 Wildlife Trouble afoot. 9 The world of Uri Geller, psychic and entertainer. 13 Shop! Mary Portas assesses four coffee shop chains. 15 Fashion and beauty A fragrance for the Diamond Jubilee; French...

Gallic victory Channel Charlotte Gainsbourg with a dash of French chic this summer. By Victoria Bain. Photographs by Jon Gorrigan.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Victoria Bain Above crochet dress, GBP370, Maje (020–7730 9097). Below crepe jacket, GBP310; silk blouse, GBP125, and crepe skirt, GBP100, the Kooples (020–8811 8185; kooples.co.uk);...

FOREVER FAMILIES.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Caroline Scott The Parker family lives in a large detached house down a narrow wooded lane in remote west Wales. In the front room a wood burner the size of a fridge glows through the night, providing hot...

HOME AND AWAY.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Toby Glanville My Dock Kitchen cookbook is about simple home cooking, but not necessarily the home cooking you are used to. I have collected recipes from some pretty exotic homes and restaurants around the...

SECRETS OF THE DEEP END.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Naomi West It is late morning on a Tuesday in January and I am poolside at the Garrison Sports Centre in Aldershot which, as well as providing sporting facilities for the Army, has been the home of Great...

The world of Uri Geller, psychic and entertainer.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Interview by Jessica Salter Born in Israel, Uri Geller, 65, first performed in clubs in Tel Aviv in the late 1960s, bending spoons and making watches stop. By the early 1970s his performances, in which he...

Me and my girl.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Sophie de Rosee When the 27–year–old photographer Ilona Szwarc moved to New York from Poland four years ago and started to take street–style photographs on Fifth Avenue she...

THE BEST OF TIMES.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Jo Denbury Step into Home Store, set within a three–storey Georgian townhouse in the Old Town area of Hastings, and three things hit you immediately: the scent of an open fire, the subtle...

TUNEDIN, TURNED ON.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: David Nicholls Between the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics, London will be basking in the spotlight of international attention this summer, which is why the Victoria & Albert Museum has chosen this...

FLIGHT FROM HOMS.
March 31, 2012... (From Telegraph Magazine) Byline: Vivienne Walt 'I THOUGHT, OK, IF THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO DIE, IT'S OK. BUT I DID NOT WANT US TO SUFFER – GETTING SHOT AND BLEEDING TO DEATH FOR HOURS' REMI OCHLIK LAY AT THE ENTRANCE. DANIELS...

This week's Hot Picks... Chocolate treats for Easter.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Joining Her Majesty in celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, the iconic Lindt gold bunny has been an Easter tradition for 60 years. More than 100 million of these Swiss milk chocolate bunnies with their familiar...

Secrets and lies: Kay Hocking.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Kay Hocking lives in Yate and works in event management. Here Kay, 59, who is married with two children and has three grandchildren, lets us into some secrets and also tells two deliberate fibs. Go to the bottom of...

First announces fall in profits.(Financial report)
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL'S biggest bus company has revealed that its profits have been badly affected by rises in the cost of diesel and cuts in transport subsidies. The announcement that First's profits have fallen came as a shock...

Bus firm announces changes to timetable.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Sam Rkaina s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk FIRST Bus has announced its latest raft of timetable changes, due to come into effect tomorrow. The service alterations - which coincide with the latest fare hikes -...

Secondhand smoke - new claims.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) A NEW hard-hitting campaign about secondhand smoke will begin in the South West tonight. New TV and radio adverts will claim smoking by a window or the backdoor is not enough to protect children from secondhand...

Warning goes out over 'Olympic prizes' scam.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) BRISTOL Trading Standards are warning people to look out for scam letters which illegally use the Olympic and London 2012 logos and tell recipients they have won a prize of GBP525,000. The letters claim that...

Easter strike is ruled out but panic goes on.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) Byline: Emily Koch, Tom Moseley and Rachel Gardner epnews@bepp.co.uk BRISTOL continued to feel the effects of panic buying of petrol - despite assurances that there would be no strike by tanker drivers before...

Householder caught burglar in her home.
March 31, 2012... (From Bristol Evening Post) A WOMAN came home to find a burglar at the bottom of her stairs. Jamie Buckland, 32, pictured below, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after being found guilty of burglary at Bristol Crown Court yesterday....

An egg-stra special Easter.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) CHILDREN and parents at a Llanelli nursery have been having a cracking good time. The Teddybears nursery at Carmarthenshire Yout and Children's Association held a special Easter egg- stravaganza yesterday,...

Actress's Titanic admission.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) KATE Winslet has admitted she could have done a better job in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, which has now been released in 3D. Despite being Oscarnominated for her role as Rose, after watching herself in the...

Star Wars fans' treat.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) SCIENCE fiction fans with disabilities are getting the chance to meet the man behind one of Star Wars' most iconic robots. Kenny Baker, who played robot R2D2 in the film series, is due to drop in to the...

Smiling Fab sits up in hospital.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) FOOTBALLER Fabrice Muamba has been sitting up in hospital. The Bolton FC star collapsed during a game against Tottenham Hotspur on March 17, and his heart stopped for 78 minutes as paramedics, including a...

Driver dies following three-lorry collision.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) A 25-yEAR-OLD lorry driver has died following a collision on a busy stretch of the main road through Carmarthenshire yesterday morning. Three lorries were involved in a collision on the A40 trunk road. ...

'Prison term not too long for assault'.
March 31, 2012... (From South Wales Evening Post) Byline: ALANA LEWIS A LLANELLI man jailed for assaulting his friend, who was later found dead, has failed to persuade judges his sentence was too long. Martin Scott Williams 28, punched Lee Andrew Thomas...