Toy Story 3 resurrects playthings from the past

By Michael MacLeod

RETRO toys are making a comeback this summer thanks to blockbuster film Toy Story 3.

Eager fans are snapping up toys featured in the Pixar series including Barbie’s boyfriend Ken, Slinky and the wheeled Chatter Telephone.

A host of other classic toys, such as Etch A Sketch and Nintendo Game Boys, feature in the film and are said to be selling well thanks to the movie.

Knife thug teen PlayStation jibe on way to jail

By Michael MacLeod

A BABY-faced thug who kicked a man in the head as he lay helplessly on the ground shouted “at least I’ve still got my PlayStation” as he was led to jail yesterday.

Lewis Gosman, 17, attacked George Grant in a Morrison’s supermarket in the Gilmerton area of Edinburgh area on June 14 last year.

Gosman and a friend, who was later cleared, were arguing with the 51-year-old when his co-accused swung a shopping basket at Mr Grant, who fell over.

Edinburgh OAPs go five sets with Wii Tennis

By Oliver Farrimond

STRAWBERRIES and cream were on standby as a team of elderly care home residents took to centre court yesterday – on Wii Tennis.

Pensioners at Marionville Court Care Home donned their whites to get in some tennis practice on the home’s new Wii console for their own ‘gran slam’ in the run-up to Wimbledon.

All council care homes have been fitted with the next-generation console to ensure OAPs get healthy spells of entertainment and exercise.

Elaine Heath, manager at Marionville Court Care Home, said that the consoles had proved a hit among residents at the home.

She said: “It’s important for older people to exercise regularly for both their mental and physical health.