After more than a century of neglect, Hawkstone Park is being restored to its former glory, says Adrian Gardiner ‘

... fascia resembles the front of the castillo in Spain. Acenturylatcr:misfortunehitthel-fills. The third Viscount was declared bankrupt and the house contents went to auction in Shrewsbury. For the next century, Hawkstone had a succession of indifferent owners ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 657 | Page: 45 | Tags: none

AND he seemed such a nice guy-but then he's a politician who has the smell of ambition in his nostrils

... that was all a misunderstanding and that he didn't appreciate what was at stake. Two years ago, he argued that do nearly bankrupt sodelsecuriti system had to be dinged and that admire dtoukl be allowed to hiving some their uss hi the stock market I would ...

Published: Sunday 27 August 2000
Newspaper: Sunday Tribune
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 544 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1978): Lacklustre comedy with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Conan Doyle's oft ..

... such a bad bloke. Richard was a lousy king who could not speak English, spent only a matter of months in England and nearly bankrupted the country when he foolishly got himself captured and the English had to come up with a massive ransom to free him. The ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 2000
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 524 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

BOOKS My weekend Brian McMaster

... Darien disaster more than lives up to its promise The Rising Sun by Douglas Galbraith Picador, £l6 Review by Allan Massie bankrupted Scotland, that it is extraordinary that no-one has happened on it before as the subject for a novel. We may be glad they ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 697 | Page: 40 | Tags: none

BRAY WANDERERS

... within their means and pursue an ell-local poky. Mod Derry continued in their profkgat• ways, Frlsl argued that the dub would bankrupt het As a result of prudent husbandry, Derry no longer have expereive imports from Scotland, England, or even Dublin. Ws a ...

Published: Monday 07 August 2000
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 513 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

revolution

... does not seem like 20 years since those exciting days when the Mini created a new era. It gave mobility to millions and bankrupted textile mills by leading the way to mini-skirts (sigh), wrote Sellers in June 1979. Today, a trawl across the internet ...

Published: Sunday 27 August 2000
Newspaper: Sunday Tribune
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 645 | Page: 69 | Tags: none

The road to Higher hel

... computer and grades altered accordingly. He is oblivious to the fact that the entire assessment procedure is fundamentally bankrupt and unless he takes drastic action the reputation of the Scottish Higher will have as much credibility as a Posh Spice live ...

Published: Wednesday 23 August 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 786 | Page: 55 | Tags: none

GAA REVOLT WAS

... that Irish and Welsh rugby have encountered. Besides which, professional sport around the world is for the most part morally bankrupt, with corruption rife at the top tables. Humankind cannot bear very much reality, TS Eliot wrote. Maybe not, but we in ...

Published: Sunday 13 August 2000
Newspaper: Sunday Tribune
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 732 | Page: 66 | Tags: none

BOOK FESTIVAL

... of “What Makes An Ethical Society?” Have terms such as“right” and “wrong” lost all their meaning? Are “traditional” values bankrupt or, on the contrary, more essential than ever? With St Andrews University's Professor John Haldane as well as the celebrated ...

Published: Saturday 05 August 2000
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 848 | Page: 41 | Tags: none

Financial realities mean it’s do or die MacDonald: Old Firm will only prosper by playing outwith SPL By Andrew ..

... was not “economically viable”, and claiming that as most clubs are losing money on a monthly basis, the SPL is “technically bankrupt”, he said something had to be done to generate more interest in Scottish teams, attract bigger sponsorship and television ...

Published: Sunday 13 August 2000
Newspaper: Scotland on Sunday
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 788 | Page: 47 | Tags: none

(lympics countdown Ignorant and discredited lAAF ignore experts at their peril as bankruptcy looms

... “Seven out of 11 guinea pigs tested positive. Oh my God. How the hell are we going to get out of this hole without being bankrupted?” lnmelonfgamerm,lbefievethawillbe the lAAF’s fate and it is impossible to shed tears for them, considering the complacent ...

Published: Sunday 27 August 2000
Newspaper: Scotland on Sunday
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 796 | Page: 39 | Tags: none

Prytz sticks to what he knows best at Hamilton

... Verona, Prytz experienced both highs — his team mates included the gifted Yugoslav Dragan Stojkovic — and lows — the club went bankrupt - before his wanderlust resurfaced. Eventually, after a crusade of Homeric proportions, he returned to Scotland with his ...

Published: Sunday 06 August 2000
Newspaper: Scotland on Sunday
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 894 | Page: 55 | Tags: none