City sword killer jailed for life: A man who murdered a father-of-one with a sword after a row at a party in Glasgow has been jailed for life. Scott Nesbitt, 23, almost sliced Morgan Proctor's head in two during the attack at a flat in Townhead in May. The 38-year-old window cleaner had only gone to the party because his young niece felt threatened. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge John Morris QC ordered Nesbitt to serve at least 13-and-a-half years in jail before he can apply for parole. The judge said he was reducing the term from 15 years to take into account Nesbitt's guilty plea. During the trial, the court heard that Nesbitt attacked Mr Proctor in the street with a 2ft-long blade after an earlier row involving a number of men and youths at a party in a flat in Taylor Place. The blow caused "almost complete detachment" of the jaw from his upper face. Mr Proctor suffered a 27cm (11in) wound and died almost instantly. Nesbitt later turned up at a friend's house having changed his clothes and said he had "chopped" a man in the street with a sword. James Nesbitt, 24, George McKay, 23, and Christopher Milligan, 23, also faced a murder charge but their not guilty pleas were accepted. Simone Nesbitt, 20, was accused of assaulting Mr Proctor. Her not guilty plea was also accepted.
Pane equals gain for former Woolies pair: It is a case of Woolworths to windows for these two former store managers. Lee James, 38 (pictured right), and Stuart Ford, 35, are among the 27,000 people being made redundant after the collapse of the high street chain. But now the fathers-of-three from Scarning, near Dereham, are busy developing their own business, Stulee Window Cleaners. They started the enterprise to earn some extra pocket money about 18 months ago and now have more than 600 domestic and commercial customers. Since Mr James was general manager of the King's Lynn Woolies and Mr Ford was general manager of the Norwich store, they decided to employ four staff to do most of the cleaning and concentrated on the marketing and management side of their business in their spare time. Now they are going to put all their energies into expanding Stulee and getting involved in more of the cleaning themselves. Mr James said: “We are now looking forward to the next chapter in our lives. It is just sad that it has happened in this way with Woolworths closing.” Mr Ford said: “Everything we learned at Woolworths we can use in our business. It is just on a smaller scale. Woolworths has taught us how to look after our customers and staff and to lead by example.”
A Flintshire man who was badly hurt when a massive gas explosion ripped through his house says he and his family may not be able to return home this year.David Roberts and his parents, Derek and Margaret, are still not allowed to set foot inside their home on Stanley Street, Mold, Flintshire, and spent Christmas and New Year with relatives. David suffered serious burns to his hands and face in the blast, which happened early on December 1 when he lit a cigarette. The force of the explosion blew out the windows, roof and doors, and reduced the house to a shell. David, 41, and his parents have been told it could take up to 18 months to repair their home, and in the meantime they are looking to rent a property elsewhere in Mold. David said: "It's not ideal but I can't complain too much because we're lucky to be alive." More than 30 residents were evacuated following the explosion, and the road was closed. In an exclusive interview last month David, a window cleaner, said he was lucky to be alive and added that he owed his life to God. He said: "The fire inspector said afterwards that I was lucky to be here. "If it was a new house we would have been dead, and if I had stepped backwards instead of forwards just as it happened the blast could have ripped me in two."Some more great window cleaning hints & tips from Tony (Mr. Squeegee) & Mark...
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