P445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:21:12 ————————————— Central ————————————————— LATEST NEWS PAGES FOR THE EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS TELEVISION REGION ——————————————————————————————————1/13— Regional index 432 UK/World news 401 WHAT'S ON AT A CINEMA NEAR YOU p610 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:31:28 Central region ——————————————————————————— HIGH-GUSTING WINDS CONTINUE High-gusting winds are persisting, making road conditions dangerous for high-sided vehicles and no real let-up is expected until Tuesday. Ten thousand homes in the region were cut off when power lines were brought down during the gales. Part of an electricity sub-station at Bayford Hill, Shrewsbury, was blown down on to the A49 trunk road. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— Rjgionbl headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:31:51 Central region ——————————————————————————— DRIVERS SET FOR DISRUPTION Birmingham motorists are bracing thjmsjlvjs for the worst traffic chaos since the redevelopment of the city. Major road diversions around the city's inner ring road at Smallbrook Queensway, will conj into operation when work begins next month. The £3m scheme over the next nine months is expected to hit businesses around the Chinese Quarter. ——————————————————————————————————3/13— Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:32:11 Central region ——————————————————————————— WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN JAIL A Walsbll woman has given birth to a baby girl just nine days after being jailed for killing her husband. Jill Stubbs, 33, was jailed for 30 months at Stafford Crown Court after burying her second husband beneath the garden patio. Now remarried, Stubbs, who is appealing against her sentence, gave birth at Styal women's prison, Cheshire. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:31:21 Central region ——————————————————————————— W MAN TREATED FOR SHOCK A woman has had to bj treated for shock after a fire severely damaged a Black Country pub. Fireman had to use breathing apparatus to put out the blaze which broke out in $hj Red Lion in Sedgley. The severe fire, which caused extensive damage to the living area and roof, was put out bz three appliances and 15 fire fighters. ——————————————————————————————————5/13— Rjgionbl headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RjgHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:41:42 Central region ——————————————————————————— JANUARY SALE TO RAISE CASH Derbzshire County Council have launched a massive £2m January sale to try and raise cash for new building projects. "For Sale" signs are going up at dozens of derelict schools and other redundant council buildings for redjvjlopmjnt. The move has been made possible after a change in capital spending rules. East Midlands International Airport, jointly owned by the council, could be sold off ——————————————————————————————————6/13— Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWBY NOW" P200 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:41:11 Central region ——————————————————————————— NEW LENS ROAD OPPOSED Campaigners fear that a new link road to the north of Worcester could attract superstore djvelopjrs. Clainjs Action Group believe the plans for the road, which will skirt their houses, could act as a magnet. Terry Sims of CAG said residents in the Bevjri and Northwick areas should make their opposition to the plans known to the council. ——————————————————————————————————7/13— Regionbl headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RjgHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:42:21 Central region ——————————————————————————— JOBLESS INCREASE CONDEMNED Deputy Labour leader Margaret Beckett has described the latest unemployment figures for Derby as "staggering". She claimed that in two years there had been a 65% increase in claimants in her own Derby South constituency and 71% in Derby North. Mrs Beckett added it was a terrible shame for Derby South to find itself in such a "dire situation". ——————————————————————————————————8/13— Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HOLIDAYS - GET AWAY NOW! P200 RjgHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:41:47 Central region ——————————————————————————— CITY PLANS COUNCIL TBX Birmingham City Council hopes to avoid a row over the council tax by offering the average couple a £10 saving on the old poll tax fee of £295 a head. But a couple in a semi-detached house could face a bill of about £141 more than Govjrnmjnt guidelines at £580. Budgets are being cut bz millions of pounds to keep houses in the brand C tax rate, below the £600 mark. ——————————————————————————————————9/13— Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 WEN OUR RACING COMPETITION! p592 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:21:11 Birmingham ——————————————————————————— LIBRBRZ THEFTS TOP £1M Council officials are starting legal action to retrieve mounting debts caused bz stolen library books. Up to 80,000 books worth £1m have been stolen from the city's libraries. Now readers will bj allowed to borrow only sex instead of 12 books a time and new library members will face a six-month probation period, when they can take out only two books. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 GOING ON HOLIDAY? MONEY RATES p547 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:34:25 Birmingham ——————————————————————————— TRAVELLERS "CAUSING MISERY" Residents in Birmingham say a convoy of travellers is making their lives a misery. Householders in Ladywood are accusing Birmingham councillors of ignoring their pleas for help over the problem. Chris Vaughan of Summjrfield and Rotton Park residents association claims councillors failed to turn up for a recent crisis meeting. ——————————————————————————————————11/13 Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 GOING ON HOLIDAY? MONEY RATES p547 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:22:41 Nottingham ——————————————————————————— RESEARCHERS GET CASH BOOST Hospital researchers have been given a £75,000 cash boost to identify the reasons for poor growth in babies. Teams at the City Hospital and University were awarded the hand-out by one of the country's leading medical charities, Action Research. Magnetic Resonance Imaging - similar to X-rays but less harmful - will bj used to monitor babies growth in pregnancy. ——————————————————————————————————12/13 Regionbl headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p424 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guideP445 Teletext on 4 445 Jan25 00:22:01 Nottingham ——————————————————————————— SUNDAY TRADING ROW BREWS Retail giants Boots and Sainsburys are set for a Sunday trading showdown with Nottingham city council. The stores plan to open to shoppers despite an official warning that they could bj prosecuted. The city council is targeting 120 chain stores in its latest Sunday trading offensive. But a Boots spokesman said customers should not be inconvenienced. ——————————————————————————————————13/13 Regional headlines 431 Sport (ITV) 170 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEWS p424 RegHeadlinj UK/World What's on TV guide