Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 27

EVENING STANDARD FRIDAY 27 AUGUST 1999 27 News in brief boxing clever STROKE victim Kirk Douglas is going back into the boxing ring at the age of 82 It was a boxing film called Champion that launched his career as one of leading man But this time he will not be fighting for Came He will play a trainer in the movie Comeback Douglas plans to make the film with boxing promoter Don King through his production company Bryna want Don to be a part of said Douglas has the real feeling for boxing how it works and how deals are the nitty gritty a very interesting he said £335000 boost for libraries same amount from its own coffers taking the expenditure to a total of £335000 Some of the money from the Department for Culture Media and Sport will be used to provide free Internet access at its town centre libraries and in new mobile libraries to be launched next year A LONDON borough which has angered residents with a radical programme of school and library closures has won £166000 in Government cash to spend on improving Internet and information technology at its remaining libraries Lambeth council will 'provide around the Birds prey on church AMOROUS woodpeckers have caused £32000 of damage by rapping out their mating calls on an ancient church steeple The great green woodpeckers have hacked so many holes in the soft cedar shingles as they try to attract females that the villagers of St Mary's Church in Great Henny on the border of Essex and Suffolk have launched an appeal to save their 11th century spire which is a well-known landmark Friends of Lord Sutch hold monster tribute FRIENDS of Screaming Lord Sutch who took his life in June after battling with depression are holding a memorial concert for him in London tomorrow at the Prince of Wales in Hammersmith The pub served as the London headquarters of his Monster Raving Loony Party The event is being organised by his friend Peter Stockton the of rock and a former manager of He was a friend of David Sutch for more than 20 years It is hoped to show a film of last concert which took place on 1 April Mr Stockton said: hope the concert will be a fitting tribute to a man who brought a great deal of fan to both the musical and political Capita! capital has been hit by a novel menace a surge in public urination by the normally orderly Finns Helsinki officials want to send a new vice squad into the streets to counter the problem and have asked the government to allow them to set up the force already dubbed police" by the media prosperous upbeat image has been increasingly tarnished by the sight of drunks relieving themselves in parks and streets "''-A VC-1 Vli: Road victims tribute TWO hundred and twenty six white carnations will be distributed at Parliament Square tomorrow in memory of each victim killed onthe capital's roads over the past year The RoadPeace charity will also be organising a vigil and rally on the green opposite the House of Commons to remember the 45000 people who have been injured Street collections will also be conducted in Westminster v1- J-fv -1 -V" IJ- 'tifa'Miiif' -X-JtouT -v "jtt -fait ft i-Ji ifrnrV ft.