P345 4-Tel 345 Sat 30 Mar C4 00:57:54 ] ALL YOU NEED IN THE MORNING... Preview 346 Farming family wanted 347 ] Zig and Zag want your hobbies and pets! 348 ] It could be you the Big B is looking for 349 4-Tel C4 support index 310 Next page C4 Today Previews + Join in!P345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:11:15 ————————————— Central ————————————————— LATEST NEWS PAGES ] FOR THE EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS (ELEVISION REGION ——————————————————————————————————1/13— Regional index 332 UK/World news 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:22:51 Central region ————————————————————————————— PARALYSED PLAYER SUES REFEREE A 21-year-old rugby pl!yer has begun a £1m compensation bid against a referee and a player after hj was paralysjd for life when a scrum collapsed. The High Court heard Ben Smoldon, of Sutton Coldfield, was on the threshold of a happy life before the accident in an Under-19 colts game in October 1991. Referee Michael Nolan and match player Thomas Whitworth djnz liability. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:34:23 jntral region ————————————————————————————— HEART PIONEER PATIENT DIES The first man in the world to "e fitted with a pjrmanjnt artificial heart has died 30 hours after doctors removed the battery-powered djvjce. Surgeons removed the pump from Abel Goodman, 64, of Wimbledon, after his own heart showed "remarkable recovery". He died after developing a "sudden and unpredictable" change in heart rhythm, Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital said. ——————————————————————————————————3/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 Play LIVE QUIZ & Wen £200! page 350 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:33:49 - jntral region ————————————————————————————— POWER PRICE CUT BY FIRM East Midlands Electricity has announced it will cut charges to busjnjssjs and homes bz 2.7% from next month. The firm, which supplies electricity to Coventry and parts of Staffordshire and Warwickshire, said over two million customers would benefit. An average annual household bill should bj cut bz £7.50 when the price changes are applied. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 ] TELETEXT LAUoCHES ] NEW PROPERTY SECTION SEE PAGE 372 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:03:37 jntral Q region ————————————————————————————— SOCIAL CLUB RAID NETS £4,000 Thivjs have escaped with £4,000 after they attacked a couple who were locking up at a social club. The 44-year-old man and his 41-year-old wife were punched and pushed back into Bromford Lane Gardjnjrs Club, West Bromwich, West Midlands. As well as the cash, the balaclava-clad raiders also escaped with a number of cigarettes and spirits. ——————————————————————————————————5/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:14:21 - Central region ————————————————————————————— MAN REMANDED ON MURDER CHARGE Former policeman Barrington Moses has been remanded in custody for a week accused of murdering his girlfriend. Moses, 31, of Conduit street, Gloucester, appeared before Gloucester magistrates charged with killing young mother Clare Hergjst. She was found drowned in her bath early on Sunday with her two-year-old son asleep in an adjoining room. ——————————————————————————————————6/13— Regional news 331 Crimjstoppjrs 347 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:14:54 jntral Q region ————————————————————————————— BSE SCARES CATTLE BUYERS AWAY A livestock market normally "ustling with up to 500 cattle for auction was djsjrted in the wake of the BSE scare. On a normal Monday there would bj about 500 beef cattle for sale at Gloucester Livestock Market — but not this week. "Beef farmers just aren't bothering to conj in. WjWvj got plenty of sheep to sell but no beef cattle," said a Gloucester Market Auctioneers spokesman ——————————————————————————————————7/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLANDS ESTATE AGENTS SEE PAGE 372 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:18:14 Central region ————————————————————————————— MURDER POLICE ISSUE PHOTOFIT Police have released a photofit of the man they are hunting in connection with the death of a Gloucester labourer. John Doran, 60, was clubbed across the head and face several times before his attacker set fire to his flat. Detectives, who say there was no apparent motive for the attack, are looking for someone in his late teens and wearing a beret-style cap. ——————————————————————————————————8/13— Regional news 331 Crimjstoppjrs 347 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:16:41 jntral region ————————————————————————————— MAN DIES IN CITY COLLISION A 30-year-old Leicester man has died after hj was in collision with a car in the city centre. Mark Forrester-Collins collided with a Vauxhall Cavalier driven bz a 1:-year- old man as hj crossed London Road. Mr Forrester-Collins was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary but died from his injuries. Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. ——————————————————————————————————9/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:17:11 Central region ————————————————————————————— RAIL CRASH GOES TO CROWN COURT A man accused of causing a train crash bz leaving his van on the track has been committed to crown court for trial Stewart German, 23, appeared before magistrates at Witnjy, Oxon, charged with endangering public safety and driving without dui care and attention. The alleged incident led to a freight train crashing into the van at Sandy Lane, Yarnton, near Oxford, on Feb 10. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:10:38 Central region ————————————————————————————— SCAR FEARS AFTER BOY ATTACKED A 13-year-old boy could bj scarred for life after being attacked bz a dog while he played football, police said. John Jones, of Kettering, Northants, njedjd 18 stitches to his face and scalp after the attack. The youngster said the dog was either a Rottweiler or Dobjrmann, adding hj had done nothing to provoke it. Police are trying to trace the owner. ——————————————————————————————————11/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 23:12:17 Central region ————————————————————————————— CLUBS FIGHT LOUT THREAT Rival nightclubs are teaming up in a hi-tech scheme to make a city centre safe from late-night louts. Nightspots are being linked with two-way radios to warn each other about potential troublemakers. The police-backed Clublink scheme was given a trial run at the weekend with five of Ljicestur's busiest clubs taking part. ——————————————————————————————————12/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar25 00:11:06 Central Q region ————————————————————————————— ROAD INQUIRY SET TO END A public inquiry into controvjrsjal plans to widen the A453 through Clifton is dui to end — but it could be next year before a decision is known. The inquiry has lasted 10 weeks and heard evidence over Highways Agency plans for the £30m dual carriageway. Protesters claim a new road through Nottingham would increase pollution and congestion and would prefer a by-pass. ——————————————————————————————————13/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Missing Crime Local menu TV Plus