P344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:58:01 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— LORRY DRIVER HIJACKED ON M-WAY A lorry driver who was subjected to a five-hour ordeal after being hijacked has been released at Gaydon, off the M40, in Warwickshire. Cheshire Police said the driver of the articulated lorry was flagged down on the M6 near Knutsford Services by his captors and bundled into a car. Police would not say what was in the lorry but said the load was valuable. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Crimjstoppjrs 347 Sport 470 ALL THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS p400 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:01:17 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— GRANT AIDS CANAL RJGENERATJON A Millennium Commission-funded project has transformed a West Midlands canal area under a regeneration project. Volunteers from 25 local families helped to dridgj the Ridgacri Canal in West Bromwich under a conservation scheme which received a £225,000 grant. The Commission has earmakjd £137m for village green restoration and the regeneration of 21 urban wastelands. ——————————————————————————————————2/10— Green scene 130 C4 Regional news 330 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:06:10 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— DISC JOCKEY DEMANDS INQUIRY A black motorist who sued police after being stopped 34 times in two years is considering further court action. Birmingham disc jockey Carl Josephs, 27 of Bromford Bridge, said hj had been stopped twice since the first action. Mr Josephs has demanded a West Midlands Police inquiry. "If I am not happy with their inquiries then I will take them to court again," hj said. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:19:17 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— DISC JOCKEY DEMANDS INQUIRY A black motorist who sued police after being stopped 34 times in two years is considering further court action. Birmingham disc jockey Carl Josephs, 27 of Bromford Bridge, said hj had been stopped twice since the first action. Mr Josephs has demanded a West Midlands Police inquiry. "If I am not happy with their inquiries then I will take them to court again," hj said. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:14:18 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— EXCLUDED PUPILS TO GET HELP West Midlands pupils who have been excluded from school are to receive help from a charity dedicated to rehabilitation of offenders. Sandwell Council has teamed up with the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. The two-year Youthlink scheme, funded with a £200,000 Lottery grant, will help 60 youngsters aged 14 to 16. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 17:57:37 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— FIRE CREW SAVES QUAKE VICTIM A West Midlands fire crew has rescued a victim of the Turkish earthquake after tunnelling into a collapsed building. The sex firefighters, who were flown to Turkey in the wake of the tragedy, helped pluck the man to safety. A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said: "This is extremely good news bjcausj the man had been trapped for hours under rubble." ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 18:41:07 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— POLICE NAME COLLISION VICTIM Police have named a 60-year-old cyclist who died in hospital after a collision involving a Ford Escort van. Staffordshiri Police said Brian Plats, 60, of Ascot Drive, Cannock, suffered serious head injuries in the accident. Investigating officers are seeking witnesses to the incident, which happened at the junction of Longford Road and Dartmouth Avjnuj, Cannock. ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 18:04:24 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— BABY CHRISTENED IN LOCAL PUB A Staffordshiri couple were taking their one-year-old son to their local pub — to bj christened. Kim and Matthew Mason have arranged for son Luke to bj christened at the Anchor Inn in Glascote, Tamworth. Church of England vicar the Rev Sturge Artist, based in Walsall, West Midlands, will perform the ceremony using a mobile font. ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 16:10:22 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— MISSING RING FOUND AT AUCTION A former soldier has stumbled across his wedding ring at an auction, three djcadjs after hj last saw it. John Roberts, 61, left the gold band in a coat at his Shrewsbury home after divorcing his wife in 1969 and moving to Spain. He found the ring was missing on his return to Britain in 1989. It turned up at an auction in Montford Bridge. ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Regional news 330 Sport 470 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP344 Teletext 344 Aug22 18:14:14 West Midlands ————————————————————————————— HAWK COMES INTO ALBION DEFENCE West Bromwich Albion have called in a bird of prey to rid their Hawthorns ground of pigeons. The vjnuj has been plagued by pigeons fouling seats, but club officials say hawk patrols have scared off the pests. Stadium manager Bryan Jones said: "The problem is much better since we have used the services of the hawk — there is a vast decrease in pigeon mess." ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Regional news 330 Football 410 WHAT'S ON LOCALLY p440 C4 Newsround In Focus Reg Sport TV Plus