P345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:21:04 ————————————— Central ————————————————— LATEST NEWS PAGES FOR THE EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS TELEVISION REGION —————————————————————————p————————1/13— Regional index 332 UK/Would news 300 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:09:32 Central region ————————————————————————————— TENANT "HEARD CELLAR SCREAMS" A former bedsit tenant at the home of Rosemary and Fred West has told how she heard screams from the cellar and a girl's voice shouting "Stop it, Daddy". Jayne Hamjr told Winchester Crown Court she moved into a top-floor bedsit at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, in 1976. Rosemary West, 41, denies murdering 10 women and girls, including her daughter, 16, and stepdaughter, eight. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— West to miss Cromwell St visit 334 New Prestige, Exec & 4x4 car Section SEE PAGE 376 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:30:10 Central region ————————————————————————————— WEST MISSES CROMWELL ST VISIT Alleged serial killer Rosemary West will not attend the court viewing of her former home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, later this week. Defence counsel Richard Ferguson QC formally applied to the judge for her to bj excused. The judge agreed. Mr Ferguson told Winchester Crown Court that the trip, planned for Thursday, "would bj unduly distressing". ——————————————————————————————————3/13— Tenant "heard screams in cellar" 333 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:14:47 Central region ————————————————————————————— WEST RELATIVE CHARGES DROPPED Rosemary West's former sister-in-law saw charges of using threatening behaviour to a police officer dropped. Gloucester magistrates were told the charge was being discontinued because of insufficient evidence. Barbara Letts, 37, of Nelson Street, Gloucester, the ex-wife of Rose West's brother Graham, had been charged in July. She had denied the allegations. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:11:25 Central region ————————————————————————————— ENGLISH FANS HURT IN BRAWL Several English football fans and a policeman were injured during a fight before a UEFA Cup tie in France. Trouble flared outside Auxerre'u ground before the first leg of the second round game against Nottingham Forest. A French police spokesman said the fans were understood to be drunk at the time. The injuries were not thought to bj serious and there were no arrests. ——————————————————————————————————5/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 HOLIDAYS and LIVE ADS SEE INDEX page 350 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:44:03 Central region ————————————————————————————— MAN SHOT IN THE STREET Police are hunting a gunman who shot a man in the street. $hj 22-year-old victim, who has not been named, later had an airgun pellet removed from his leg by doctors at Leicester Royal Infirmary. The victim was targeted as hj walked along Humbjrstonj Gate in Leicester when his attacker climbed out of a car, aimed a handgun at him and fired. ——————————————————————————————————6/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:44:41 Central region ————————————————————————————— JOBS THREAT AT CLOTHES FIRM Around 120 jobs are in the balance after a children's clothes manufacturer called in the receivers. Mansfieldmbasjd Eaton's says cheap foreign imports have hit profit margins, making it difficult for the company to invest in new machinery. Eaton's will continue to trade while a buyer is sought. The firm's customers include well-known High Street names. ——————————————————————————————————7/13— Regional news 331 Jobs news 640 C4 TRBVEL FROM YOUR LOCAL AIRPORT p239 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:47:19 Central region ————————————————————————————— MY TERROR ORDEAL BY GOLD BOSS The manager of a jewellery firm has told how he was pistol-whipped by robbers who stole £250,000 in gold. Malcolm Jones, 49, feared he would bj shot when he was attacked by three masked men as hj opened Platnaujr Jewellers in Hamstead, Birmingham. He recalled his "terrifying" ordeal as the company offered a £25,000 reward to catch the gang in Saturday's raid. —————————————————————————————————p8/13— Regional news 331 Sport 170 Where's all the local car bargains? SEE PAGE 375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:09:56 Central region ————————————————————————————— NEW CITY CENTRE CAR BAN Vehicles are to be banned from another part of Birmingham city centre under a new £1m pjdjstrianisation scheme. Officials are hoping that work will start next year on a new "safe shopping zone" stretching from Lower New Street to High Street at St Martin's Circus. In order to remove buses, a new bus station area will be built at St Martin's Circus. ——————————————————————————————————9/13p Regional news 331 Sport 170 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:18:24 Central region ————————————————————————————— COLLIERY HIT BY FLOODING Full production at Asfordby pis, Leicestershire, has been halted by a major underground flood. The water burst, 500m below ground, has temporarily halted production at the colliery's only coal face. RIB Mining, which owns the pis, says special pumps have been brought in to clear the water and full production would bj resuming soon. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 Regional news 331 Jobs news 640 C4 HOLIDAYS AND LIVE ADS SEE INDEX page 350 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:11:11 Central region ————————————————————————————— bBEAST" TO STBR IN MOVIE Film students from Swindon in Wiltshire are helping to turn the notorious Beast of Exmoor into a Hollywood blockbuster. A team of US movie moguls, who have worked on hit films like Mad Max, have spent a week in the West Country making a trailer film with the students. Special effects expert John Pasternak and producer Kent Goodman will take it to the US to try to attract backers. ————————————————————————p—————————11/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:11:49 Central region ————————————————————————————— CHEMICAL SCARE CHILDREN FOUND Three children contaminated with a dangerous chemical while playing in a school yard have been tracked down by police and treated in hospital. Vandals had broken into St Ann'u Well Infants, Nottingham, and poured five litres of the powerful drain cleaner sodium hydroxide over the playground. One was treated in hospital for minor burns to his face and stomach. ——————————————————————————————————12/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Oct18 03:02:17 Central region ————————————————————————————— REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF... FIRE An inquiry has been launched after a blaze destroyed a mobile classroom at Anstey Martin High School, Ljics. ATTACK A woman waiting bz school gates in Tjvidale, Birmingham, was slapped around the face by two teenage boys who then stole her £200 gold necklace. CREME Two conmen grabbed £140 from the Birmingham home of a woman of 83 after saying they were to mend her fence. ————————————————————————————————pq13/13 Regional news 331 Sport 170 FOR THE LATEST LOCAL NEW & USED CAR BARGAINS.....SEE P375 Missing Crime Local menu TV Plus