P345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:33:31 £££!£££"£ £££"££!£!£"££! ——————————— Th Midlands —————————————— LATEST NEWS PAGES FOR THE 'HOLE MIDLANDS REGION n?' b ——————————————————————————————————1/31— Regional index 332 US/World news 300 TELETEXT A-Z p299 WEATHER p202 Missing Crime Local news TV 0lusP345 Telixixt 345 Mar29 22:33:)6 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— TWO CHARGED OVER £5M DRUGS HAUL Two min have been charged after police seized cocaine with a street value of more than £5 million at Birmingham Airport, say customs officials. Fifty kilogrammes of the drug were allegedly found in suitcases on a light aircraft which landed from Dusseldorf. The pilot and a businessman, both 39, from Warrington, Cheshire, have been taken to Manchester for questioning. ——————————————————————————————————2/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 If you love football,you'll love BBC Match of The Day Live Event.See p368 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:34:20 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— PERCUSSIONIST WENS MUSIC TITLE Shjopshili tfinag t Adrian Spillint has Musician 1998 title. It was an early bi thday pre nt for thy young percussionist from Shwiwsbu y who is celebrating his 20th birthday. Nn June hE has to try and do it all aka n when hj r presents Britain in th Turovhsion Young Musician competition in Vienna. ——————————————————————————————————3/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Tjlixixt 345 Mar29 22:34:45 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— FIRMS SQUARD UP FOR BOX BATTLE W Thl battle of res TV giants got undea way as rival nwtwo ks and manufactutPrs launchie digidal teltvi ron — a new way of watching thu box. PUs TV and The Digital Nhtwork were among exhibijors at th Elect ical Rjtagling Show 98 in Birmingham's National Exhibition C nt . the three-da show gives a prsv iw of what is new in gadgjtty. ——————————————————————————————————4/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL p635 (C4) CLASSIFIED - AT YOUR SERVICE Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:35:09 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— MAN ARTJSTND OVIC PUS KILLING %b Polic havn atresteh a 2a-year-old man in connfction with a mus Cr of a fathal of thrag who dies afti b in attack d in a cit centre pub. Paul K ttell, 49, of Wood lnd, Coventry died on We njsdai in a f acas following a n ght out at th Saracen's pub. A Wvst Midlanam Polict spokjst 1 sai and m0n, who is froh Hol nooks, in CovWntty, was being que tionjd. ——————————————————————————————————5/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mat49 22:35:33 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— EXTRA TRAIN FOR CUP SZMI-FINAL Extea tvains ate blink laid on to holp Wolvfs fans reach shh FA Cup slmi-final match against Arsenal. Two ex a t aims will run for th Sunday game whrn thc normal rail five, and Sadia Ahmed, four, are said to bj "stable" in tPj intensive care unit of Birmingham Children's Hospital. and 10.35 to make t e 20 minute journey to Weston, Birmingham. ——————————————————————————————————6/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:35:58 S 'est Midlands C ————————————————————————————— COMMUTERS SURVEY ON TRACK Rail campaigners are launching a survey of commuters in the Midlands in a bid to improve services in the region. Th Birmingham-based Rail Users' Consultativ Committe will b as ing travellers how their rail journeys could be improved. It is expecting the main gripe to be about overcrowding. Results will be passjh onto the train opjtators. ——————————————————————————————————7/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:36:22 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— POP STUDENTS TBKE CENTRE STBGE Would be pop stars are taking to the stage with a showcase for Birmingham's chart toppers of the future. The four bands - Irresistible, Inertia, Gas Mark Six and Tanto - all feature students from the South Birmingham College's BTJC diploma in pop music. Cash raised by the Irish Centre concert in Digbeth will go towards a tour of the Netherlands this summer. ——————————————————————————————————8/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 TV PLUS HAS ALL THE GOSSIP p110 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:36:47 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— BIKERS GET SAFETY LESSONS %b Weekend bikers are being offered free safety lessons in a bid to cut the death toll on Midlands roads. West Mercia Police have joined forces with the Institute of Advanced Motorists to offer safe riding courses. More than 500 people — many part-time riders — have been killed and injured over the last three years, a police spokesman said. ——————————————————————————————————9/31— Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFF RS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:37:11 West Midlands ££!£"££!££££!£££ ————————————————————————————— RACE INVITES FOR FIRST LADIES Organisers of a charity road race in Birmingham in May are hoping to have more than one first lady involved. "Run the World" has invited Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair to bj guests of honour when they are in Birmingham for the G8 summit. Organisjrs are now waiting to hjaz if the premiers' wives will bj accepting their invitations. ——————————————————————————————————10/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Tjlixixt 345 Mar49 22:37:35 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— "EE OPEN-TOP BUS F $ TRIPPER" Day ttippjts are being urged to discover Dudley by bus - with a fuji open-top Black Country sjtvice. The double decker will go between Henley Hall, Dudley Zoo and Castle and the Black Country Living Museum every hour from Henley. The last bus from the museum leaves at 6pm. The service is organisjd by the Dudley MarKeting Initiative. ——————————————————————————————————11/31 Regional buses 195 Sport 170 LOOSING FOR A JOB IN ACCOUNTBNCY? REED ACC UNTANCY PERSONNEL C4 p639 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:25:28 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— M RJ POLJC FOR bRAPE" FLATS Police have promised to keep extra officers on duty on a housing estate where women ate living in fear after two rapes in a block of flats. The two middle-aged victims were attacked within 24 hours in the Marsh Farm Estat in L ton and police bjliivj it was the same man. A spokeswoman said today: "'e are doing all we can to catch this offender." ——————————————————————————————————12/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 If you love football,you'll love BBC Match of The Day Live Event.See p368 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:26:16 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— LOVE FROGS MARCHED TO SAFETY Sewerage workers are hopping on their bikes to save hundreds of frogs from a mjssz fate at a water treatment works. Staff at the Sevjtn Trent Water Nithjridge Works act as "frog rangers" and patrol the site on cycles to rescue amorous amphibians in search of love. They scoop the frogs up in nets and transport them to a specially prepared clean area dubbjh Toad Hall. ——————————————————————————————————14/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND C -OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:27:04 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— END NIGH FOR ELECTRIC BUSES Electric buses will no longer be seen on the streets of Oxford due to cuts in funding. The pioneering sjtvice, run by the city council and Southern Electric, was set up in 1993 as an answer to environmental pollution. But dui to central government cuts of £100,000 the fleet will now bj disbanded. ——————————————————————————————————16/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:27:28 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— DAN DARE FETCHES £25,000 An auction of Eagle comic and Dan Dare memorabilia in Gloucester has raisjh around £25,000. The collection of 45-year-old Chris Hall from Blackwood, Gwent, was put on the mbrket by court order as part of his divorce settlement with wife Jill. It wtjcked his plans to open up a Dan Dare museum using the thousands of artworks he had collected over 15 years ——————————————————————————————————17/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mat29 22:27:+s South Midlands ————————————————————————————— RECORD 999 WEEK PUZZLES CHIEFS Gloucestetshiri Ambulance chiefs ate baffled after a record week when they had to respond to 300 more emergency calls than usual. Crews went out to 783 calls — far more than the normal weekly average of between 430 and 460. Trust chief executive Richard Davis said: "It was an incredibl increase — I have no i a wh it was. ——————————————————————————————————18 31 Regional n ws 331 Spo t 170 TV PLUS HAS ALL THE GOSSIP p110 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:28:16 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— MAN BADLY BURNED IN HOUSE BLAZE A man in his nih-20s was taken to Stoke Mandjvilli hospital after suffering severe burns when fire ripped through a terraced house in Oxford. Firefighters rescued two people after the blaze broke out in a first floor bedroom in Lztton Road, Florence Park. One person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, the othjt transferred to the Stoke Mandeville burns unit. ——————————————————————————————————19/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 ! MQDLBND C - P T$AVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:28:40 £?—pppp0 —0ppp South Midlands ————————————————————————————— ANGER AT NHS "THIEF" CAUTION A Gloucistershiti health trust chief is protesting to police that a dishonest employee was not prosecuted for stealing hospital supplier worth £250. Clive Thomson, chairman of East Gloucistetshiri NHS Trust, is angry a workjt was "let off" with a caution after admitting stealing the goods. Police say the decision not to prosecute was in line with guidelines. ——————————————————————————————————40/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Tjlixixt 345 Mar2: 22:29:05 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— MAN DETAINED AFTER POLICE CHASE A man is being questioned by Gloucester police after an officer was slightly injured when his patrol car was damaged during a chase in the city. The incident happened when a Ford Fiesta XR2 car, which police had earlier tried to stop, collided with the patrol car in Painswick road. Four people were arrested at the scene but only one was held for questioning. ——————————————————————————————————21/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:29:29 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— GREEN BELT VICTORY CELEBRATION Campaigners fighting a 14-year battle to have land near Nottingham's National Water Sports Centre given Green Belt protection are celebrating victory. The land had been eatmarkjh for a business pbrk by county plannjts, but they have now conceded defeat. Legal proceedings against Rushcliffi Borough Council for refusing to conform to the structure plan have been dropped ——————————————————————————————————22/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 If you love football,you'll love BBC Match of The Day eve Event.See p368 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar49 22:5::53 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— £57,000 RAISED IN FIVE DAYS Worshippers have stunned a vicar by raising £57,000 in just five days towards a church revamp. A 12-hour fast and prayjt service to celebrate the centenary of Oadby Baptist Church, Leicester, raised most of the cash. The Rev Anthony Thackjt praised fundraisers and the genjtosity of those who donated money. ——————————————————————————————————43/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:30:17 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— MAN CHARGED OVER HOUSE ARSON A man has been charged in connection with a fire at an unoccupied house in Petitborough. Malcolm Smillie, 55, from Lincoln, will appear before magistrates charged with arson. His arrest follows a blaze which damaged a semi-detached property in Lincoln Road. A family of five living next door weti not injured. ——————————————————————————————————44/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 REGIONAL CLASSIFIEDS IN YOU$ AREA p635 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:30:41 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— RAIL C MMUTJR SU$VEY ON T$ACT Rail campaigners are launching a sutvjy of commuters in the Midlands in a bid to improve services in the region. The Birmingham-based Rail Users' Consultative Committee will bj asking travellers how their rail journeys could be imptovjh. Qt is expecting the main complaint to be about overcrowding. Results will be passed on to tPe train operators. ——————————————————————————————————45/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MQDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:31:06 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— TRADERS RAP ROADWORKS Angry traders in a Nottinghamshire town have blasted disruptive road works which they say will bj "the final nail in the coffin" for economic stability. The work bz Diamond Cable, in Nottingham Road, Eastwood, has halted all westbound traffic and prevented any parking outside shops until April. Trader Ann Perkins said: "I think it will bj the final straw for some." ——————————————————————————————————46/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:31:30 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— NURSES' HOME TO BECOME FLATS The former nurses' home, which was part of the old Nottingham General Hospital, is being converted into 30 luxury apartments. The flats on five floors will include penthouse apartments costing between £100,000 and £300,000. A Crosby Homes spokesman said the flats will have striking views standing in the shadow of Nottingham Castle. ——————————————————————————————————27/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missrng Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:31:54 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— LONG-LJFJ BREAD LOOKS PR MIKING Scientists at Nottingham University are using their loaves to develop long-life bread and cakes. The team of boffins have already invented a sponge which stays fresh for twice the normal length of time. Dr Imad Farhat said: "By changing the amount of water, putting in sugar, or changing how bread is baked, we can change how long it takes to go stale." ——————————————————————————————————28/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 TV PLUS HAS ALL THE GOSSIP p110 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:32:19 S East Midlands ————————————————————————————— WINDMILL SAILS BACK IN ACTION A famous Nottingham landmark is back in the swing of things after nine months of inaction. The sails of the historic Snjinton windmill have not moved since the discovery of a rotted wooden stock. But two sbils are now back in action producing flour following repairs by millwrights. Millet David Bent said: "It's great to bj grinding flour again" ——————————————————————————————————49/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:32:43 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— BLOODSPORT MUSEUM HUNTS CASH Britain's first foxhunting museum would cater for both sides in the debate ovjt the bloodspott if it opens in the year 2000. The Fox, Fair and Foul gallery at the Carnegie Museum, Melton Mowbray would attract 40,000 annual visitors, claim backers. But the launch of the project is djpjndjnt on a £600,000 Lottery grant. ——————————————————————————————————30/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRaVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Mar29 22:33:07 East Midlands CC ————————————————————————————— CAMPAIGNERS IN GREEN BELT RALLY Thousands of campaigners are expected to attend a rally to protest against plans for housing on green belt land. The Save The Green Belt event being staged in Linby will bj followed bz furthjt marches in sjvjtal Nottingham districts. A Hucknall Against Rural Development spokesman said: "Wj want everyone who cares about the green belt to conj." ——————————————————————————————————31/31 Regional news 331 Sport 170 MIDLAND CO-OP TRAVEL OFFERS p279 Missing Crime Local news TV Plus