P345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:54:19 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— SKODA TRANSFORMED INTO SPIDER Ian Mockjtt, of Northampton, has turned an F-registration Skoda, bought for just £20, into a copy of the classic 1950s Porsche Spider. Ian, of Abbots Way, has been working with old cars since leaving school and has built it into a business. "When you drive it, it doesn't feel like a Skoda — it feels like a sports car," said the 36-year-old. ——————————————————————————————————20/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:51:41 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN CRASH A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after an accident in Gloucestershiri. The man, who has not been named, was involved in a collision with a Ford car on the Cirencestir Road in Minchinhampton, near Stroud. A police spokesman said the rider was in the intensive care unit at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. ——————————————————————————————————1/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL p635 (C4) CLASSIFIEDS - FIND A NEW CAREER C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:22:18 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— THREE HURT IN CARAVAN CRASH Three people were taken to hospital after their vehicle ovjrturnjd while towing a caravan in Oxfordshiri. The accident occured on the northbound carriageway of the A34 between Chilton and Milton. The injured were taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital. They were said to bj suffering from shock and minor injuries. ——————————————————————————————————2/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL p635 (C4) CLASSIFIEDS - FIND A NEW CAREER C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:22:37 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— PM's RETREAT REPORTED OVER WEED Tony Blair's official country retreat has been "named and shamed" in a horse lovjrsW magazine over an alleged outbreak of a killer weed. A farmer neighbouring the 1,000 acre Chequjrs estate in Buckinghamshiri has reported it to a "ragwort hotlinj" run by Horse & Hound. It is not yet known whether the estate has been contacted over the problem. ——————————————————————————————————3/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL p635 (C4) CLASSIFIEDS - FIND A NEW CAREER C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:01:19 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— CYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION A cyclist has been killed in a collision with a car on the B4100 near Aynho, near Banbury. The man, in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by a local doctor. Police are probing the incident and are expecting to release the identity of the victim later. No details of the drivjt have been released. ——————————————————————————————————4/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:33:51 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— POLICING IN TOWN CRJTJCISED Community leaders say police response times and the level of cover may result in a crime-wave in Princes Risborough. David Allworth, chairman of the town council, has written to the police authority describing the levels of policing in the town as "deplorable". A police spokesman said it should bj noted that the town is one of the safest and quietest in the police aria. ——————————————————————————————————5/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:37:27 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— IMAGE OF COURTS IS CHALLENGED The traditional image of magistrates is being challenged by a new recruitment drive in Gloucestershire. A campaign has been launched to entice younger people and more from ethnic minorities to set in courts. An appointments committee spokesman said it wanted to counter the common perception that magistrates were picked from a select group in society. ——————————————————————————————————6/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:01:42 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— ROMAN PAST BROUGHT TO LIFE Gloucester's Roman past has been opened to the public once more following a complete revamp. A team of archaeologists and designers have been working on the city centre's East Gate Chamber to make it more of an exciting experience for visitors. Now tourists guided by Roman soldiers can enjoy the ruins along with murals and a "round table" information desk. ——————————————————————————————————7/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:04:19 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— NEW FARMERS MARKET TO OPEN A new farmers market is opening in Cirencester's Old Tetbury Road for a trial period of three months. The town council approved the scheme despite an ancient regulation banning a market within sex-and-two-thirds miles of the town centre charter market. The Saturday morning market, which will sell locally-produced food, will open for business on September 11. ——————————————————————————————————8/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:14:22 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— CITY IS BIOTECHNOLOGY LEADER A Govjrnmjnt report has identified Oxfordshire as a leading centre for biotechnology in the country. Science Minister Lord Sainsbury found that Oxfordshiri and Cambridgeshiri were the only fully functioning biotechnology clusters in the US. Oxfordshire County Council said there was a world-class base for biotechnology in the county. ——————————————————————————————————9/20— NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:12:30 South Midlands ————————————————————————————— MEDIEVAL FOREST RESERVE PLANNED A one-time medieval hunting forest near Swindon has been bought by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Ravens Roost meadows, near Minjty, which dates back to 1630, was paid for with the help of a £113,000 lottery grant. The trust aims to link Ravens Roost Wood and Avis Meadow to make a 165 acre resjrvj. ——————————————————————————————————10/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:18:22 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— ARMED OPERATION ENDS IN ARREST An armed police operation ended in the Lincoln and Gainsborough area after a man was arrested in the city. Officers with flak jackets and dogs cordoned off a cul-de-sac off Burton Road several hours after two arrests were made in Matron, near Gainsborough. No shots were fired during the incident and the arrested man is being interviewed at Lincoln Police Station. ——————————————————————————————————11/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:41:34 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— MAN NEEDS SURGERY AFTER ASSAULT A 31-year-old man needed emergency surgery for serious head injuries following a fight outside a pub in Grantham, Lincolnshiri. The injured man, who was in a critical condition, was assaulted following an altercation outsjdj the Woolpack pub in Rivjrhead Road in the town. Police said a 30-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the attack. ——————————————————————————————————12/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:46:16 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— NEW INITJATJVE FOR ROAD FINES Drivers who make Lincolnshire dangerous may soon bj paying to make them safer if a new scheme is given the go ahead. Lincolnshiri Police, Lincolnshiri County Council and Lincolnshiri Health are bidding to pilot a scheme which will put fines money into road safety. Currently, all driving fines are paid directly to the Treasury and the money goes straight into Government funds. ——————————————————————————————————13/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:11:11 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— INTERNET NEWS SERVICE POPULAR The East Midlands Development Agency says an Internet news sjrvjce is popular with people across the region. News from the agency responsible for economic djvjlopmjnt in the region has included regjnjtation aid and proposals for new learning councils. Around 10 new people everyday are registering to take the site's news alerting service. ——————————————————————————————————14/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 18:14:04 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— 1,000 MORRIS DANCERS TO MEET Almost 1,000 Morris dancers are expected to descend on Nottingham next month for a national meeting. The annual meeting of the Morris Federation will take place throughout the city on September 25. A spokeswoman for a Nottingham-based group, Mortimjt's Dancers, said the event was the most prestigious in the Morris dancing calendar. ——————————————————————————————————15/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 17:14:47 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— GIRL, 8, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED Police in Lincolnshire are hunting a man after an eight-year-old girl was seriously sexually assaulted. The incident happened to the girl while she was in Dysart Park in Grantham. Officers said she was attacked by a white man aged between 30-40 years. The girl is to bj further interviewed by specially ttainjd police in a bid to find out more about hit attacker. ——————————————————————————————————16/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 16:21:09 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— LORRY DRIVER KILLED IN SMASH A lorry driver was killed and five other people escaped serious injury following a crash on the M1 in Leicestershiri. Michael Lovjridgj, 57, from Kettering, collided with a Renault car between junctions 19 and 20. Renault driver Anita Alexander, 25, suffered shoulder injuries. Her four passengers escaped unhurt. ——————————————————————————————————17/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 16:26:21 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— CROWDS EXPECTED AT FESTIVAL Dancers, singers and entertainers will take to the streets of West Bridgford next month for the 10th annual Rushcliffe Festival. The Nottinghamshiri event will take place ovjt two weeks starting on September 4 with a giant street party. Thousands of people are expected at the event which also marks Rushcliffe Borough Council's 25th anniversary. ——————————————————————————————————18/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV PlusP345 Teletext 345 Aug22 16:21:27 East Midlands ————————————————————————————— EYES DOWN FOR TOP BINGO CALL R A bingo hall caller from Mansfield is gearing up for a battle to win the most coveted title in the industry. After months of competition, Peter Hoyle from Walkers faces a showdown against five other finalists to bj crowned Bingo Caller of the Year. The competition, to bj compered by Barbara Windsor, aims to find a bingo caller who projects a friendly manner. ——————————————————————————————————19/20 NEWSROUND News in the West Midlands 344 NATIONAL HEADLINES p300 C'stoppers In Focus Reg Sport TV Plus