Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) back issues from October 2007:
Survived Afghanistan and Iraq ... brutally beaten up by yobs in Coventry.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Samantha Clarke A YOUNG soldier who survived tours of Iraq and Afghanistan unscathed was viciously beaten up by thugs 100 yards from his own front door in Coventry. Liam Poole, aged 20, suffered severe facial cuts and bruises after being pounced upon by ...
Mobile health scheme for young.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... AN INITIATIVE aimed at reducing teenage pregnancies in Coventry and giving young people a range of health advice is being launched. It is a mobile scheme - called Clinic in a Box - targeting schools, colleges, youth clubs and other "young-people friendly" locations throughout ...
Top designer joins uni staff.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A MAN who has styled luxury cars such as the Mercedes A-Class and SL sports model is joining the teaching staff at Coventry University. Aamer Mahmud will teach students on the automotive design and vehicle interiors courses. He has also ...
Injured boy's dad in parking plea to drivers; ROAD SAFETY: Head backs call for action after accident outside primary school.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Cara Simpson A FATHER says his four-year-old son is lucky to be alive after he was knocked over by a taxi as he left a Coventry school. Jameel Habib suffered broken bones when a cab went over his foot near Radford Primary School. His dad ...
Warning over bags asking for clothes.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... RESIDENTS in Radford are being warned to be on their guard against bogus charity collectors. Bags from a company called Helping Arms have been delivered in the Jubilee Crescent area asking people to donate unwanted clothes for distribution in Africa and Eastern Europe. ...
Football: Stone's strike tips scales for 10-man Rugby; NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Swindon Supermarine 0 Rugby Town 1 DAVID STONE capped an impressive display with the 65th-minute goal that gave Rugby the edge at the Marine Stadium and stretched their unbeaten league sequence to six matches. Leigh Platnauer's sending off midway through ...
Speedway: It's make or break for Bees; SPEEDWAY: We're taking nothing for granted, insists Coventry boss.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By David Rowe AN entire season's work comes down to 15 heats at Brandon Stadium tonight as Coventry bid to lift their second Elite League championship in three years. The Buildbase Bees hold a strong position after limiting opponents Swindon to a six-point ...
Football: Marshall is keen to hold on to No.1 shirt; +++ BIG MATCH ANALYSIS +++.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Turner ANDY MARSHALL is looking to re-establish himself as Coventry City's first choice goalkeeper after getting his first league start of the season. The experienced stopper's heroic performance at Old Trafford, coupled with the number of goals being ...
Football: Put your shirt on Mifsud! +++ BIG MATCH ANALYSIS +++.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Turner Coventry 1 Charlton 1 ONE BRIGHT spark made more than a quick buck by printing off a batch of T-shirts marking the Sky Blues' magical night at Manchester United. "Old Trafford Invasion 2007 - Man Utd 0 Cov 2", it read on ...
Pumped-up Bees on the brink of glory.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Turner COVENTRY Buildbase Bees are gunning for glory as they go into the second leg of speedway's Grand Final at Brandon tonight. Bees need to pull back a six-point deficit against Swindon to lift the Championship. And although they are confident that ...
Football: Bring on the Hammers! Bellamy heads for Ricoh as Sky Blues face Dowie's boyhood idols.(Sport)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Andy Turner IAIN DOWIE is relishing Coventry City's Carling Cup home draw against West Ham - the club he supported as a boy. And the fourth round fixture - pencilled in for Wednesday, October 31 - will have added spice with the return of Craig Bellamy, the ...
FEWER SCHOOLS FAILED BY OFSTED; Just four out of 249 now judged poor.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Sian Powell WARWICKSHIRE'S schools are bucking a national trend, with fewer failing their regular inspections. Over the past year, the number of schools judged to be poor - and placed in special measures - rose by 18 per cent across the country, according ...
Survived Iraq and Afghanistan ... brutally beaten up by yobs in Coventry; VIOLENCE: Liam appeals for help to track down the cowardly thugs.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Samantha Clarke A YOUNG soldier who survived tours of Iraq and Afghanistan unscathed was viciously beaten up by thugs 100 yards from his own front door in Coventry. Liam Poole, aged 20, suffered severe facial cuts and bruises after being pounced upon by ...
We're having the city's biggest ever birthday party... CELEBRATIONS SPECIAL: Family's five reasons for a remarkable get-together.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Michael Corley AN incredible 300 candles are on standby for a Coventry family who are preparing for a birthday party to end all birthday parties. The unique celebration will mark five milestone birthdays all within weeks of each other. Amazingly ...
Mutton's election plea to Gordon.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... COVENTRY Labour leader John Mutton has told the Prime Minister the General Election should be next May. He believes it's the best chance for Labour to snatch back control of Coventry City Council from the Tories. He wants Gordon Brown to resist the temptation of ...
Man injured by horse.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A MAN was airlifted to hospital with a fractured skull after he was kicked in the head by a horse in north Warwickshire. ...
Tycoon still in Ansty site talks.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Fiona Scott POLITICAL EDITOR INDIAN business magnate Ratan Tata - who's chasing Jaguar and Land Rover - is still keen on another venture in Coventry. He's in discussions about opening an automotive research and development centre which would create more ...
Farmers given disease advice.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... FARMERS across Warwickshire are to be issued with new advice following recent outbreaks of foot and mouth and bluetongue disease in southern England. The county's Trading Standards team will be issuing all livestock farmers with up-to-date briefing notes, UK maps showing the ...
Library sets example for the USA.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A BUSINESS plan designed by a Nuneaton hospital's library is being used as a case study in a book set to be the standard for American libraries. The book, Business Plans for Libraries, will be published early next year for libraries across America. And it will ...
Pair's plan to boost sign language skills; TRAINING: Two users devise package to improve communication at day centre.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Sian Powell A NEW training scheme is to help teach people a special form of sign language. Philip Hartlett and Paul Statham, who attend Bridgeway Day Services in Bedworth for adults with learning disabilities have put together a training package. ...
Families tell of their big move.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BEDWORTH Civic Hall is to host a celebration of stories and experiences of the borough's Muslim community. The Home from Home project has been developed between the Edward Street Muslim Day Centre in Nuneaton and the Riversley Park Museum and Art Gallery. First ...
Singer returns to help charity.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... OPERA singer Kate Vetch is to return to her Nuneaton roots to raise money for an African charity. The former Higham Lane School and King Edward VI College student is to sing at St Nicolas Church to raise funds for the St Raphael's Dispensary in Tanzania and is joined by soprano ...
pounds 4m of unused medicines go to waste in city; HEALTH: Campaign aims to save much-needed cash.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Steve Evans A MAJOR campaign is being launched to help save pounds 4million for the NHS across Coventry. Campaigners say the money is leaking from the health service in the city because of wasted medication. Doctors and pharmacy bosses are now ...
Elaine's sisters say thanks to hospice.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE sisters of a woman who died from cancer in February have organised a fundraising night in her memory. Karen Cross, aged 43, of Clifford Bridge Road, Binley, Coventry, and her sisters Maggie Gibbons and Frances Dobbie are putting on an evening of entertainment on Saturday, ...
Life in poetry.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... WARWICK Arts Centre will mark National Poetry Day on Thursday with a poetic theatre piece, Changing Lives. The production ...
Curtain up on RSC's great costume sale; THEATRE: Hundreds queue for bargains as Stratford's famous company gets rid of unwanted stock.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Marion McMullen BARD-LOVING bargain hunters descended on Stratford at the weekend to snap up a little piece of theatre history. Corsets, cloaks and even body padding were in demand as the Royal Shakespeare Company's costume hire department put more than ...
Jungle party to mark book day.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... IT'S national Bookstart day on Friday when children will be encouraged to enjoy stories and poems with a jungle theme. The day will be celebrated in Coventry with a jungle party for under-fives at Stoke Heath Community Centre in Valley Road, Stoke Heath, Coventry, from 12.30pm ...
Wasps' nests cast shadow over summer; PESTS: Residents criticise delay in evicting invaders from block of flats.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Cara Simpson HUNDREDS of wasps which descended on a block of flats in Coventry ruined the summer for its residents. People in the flats in Bramston Crescent, Tile Hill, were afraid to leave their homes because of the pests which built two nests at the ...
Advertising guru to reveal tricks of the trade.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A DAY of talks by senior figures in the advertising world will take place at Coventry University. Advertising guru Sir John Hegarty is among those who will give talks to advertising students at Coventry University on Thursday, October 11. Organiser John Keenan said: ...
WIN ...a supercar for the day.(Competition/Offers)
Oct 01, 2007 ... HERE'S your chance to win a supercar from "Club" Silverstone for the day. "Club" Silverstone's Ferrari 355 Spider achieves 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 182 mph - it could be yours for a day. The Coventry Telegraph and "Club" Silverstone have teamed up ...
Staff look Down Under for teachers.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A TEACHING agency is trying to tempt Australian teachers to come and work in Coventry. Staff at Just Teachers, which has a base in Westwood Way, Westwood Heath, are hoping the pay and the chance to visit other European countries in the school holidays will be a draw. ...
Hobby has put Alan on target for a top award; ARCHERY: Expert looks back on 60 years of making - and using - majestic long bows.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Dayle Crutchlow WHEN archery expert Alan Pritchard started making long bows as a boy during the Second World War, his intention was to shoot invading Germans. They never came - but the youthful hobby of making bows became an obsession, a full-time job and, ...
Telegraph: Streets aren't even safe for a soldier; Comment.(Leaders)
Oct 01, 2007 ... IT is no real reflection on Coventry that soldier Liam Poole gets beaten up in Radford. It could have happened in any city or town in Britain after a night out. But it is certainly regrettable that this young man, who completes tours of duty in war-torn areas of the world ...
Daily Poem; THE PRISONER.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Wyatt WALKING slowly from the education block; only your cell awaits. Head bowed; brisk pace; afraid of making eye contact. Each step filled with fear; footsteps close behind you. The journey is only short; yet it seems to take a ...
Letter: Your Say - Brown lacking in strength.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Wall WHAT a weak and ineffectual, world leader Gordon Brown is turning out to be. When he was in charge of this country's finances he was considered to be a tough, take-no-prisoners sort of character and it was thought he would adopt the same attitude as ...
Letter: Your Say - Country sport in the dock.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Janet Cummings DOCKING dogs' tails in the UK is illegal, but I was shocked to learn that dogs used for shooting and country sports had been made an exception. This is apparently on the basis that when taking part or retrieving dead birds or animals, the dogs ...
Reader Picture.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... COVENTRY CITY had a sensational victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. This picture, sent in by Debora Hill, shows her baby daughter in 1987, the year of the Sky Blues' greatest triumph. Debora, of Avon ...
Letter: Your Say - Sounding out the Belgrade.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Maurice Burnell I WAS intrigued to read that when Luciano Pavarotti appeared at the NEC in 1990 he and the orchestra came to Bedworth Civic Hall for rehearsals, as it had the best acoustics outside of London (Telegraph, September 7). At the same time the ...
Letter: Your Say - Public's views being ignored.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sandra Camwel IN REPLY to Cllr John Gazey (Your Say, September 22), we are all too aware of government waffle, particularly near election time, promising voters this and that - more new housing looks good on the manifestos. Today's government with its new ...
Letter: Your Say - Bins Not At The Kerb.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mr Johnson RE: Bins not at the kerb, perhaps it's a health and safety issue from our council, maybe the driver could beep his horn and we could put the ...
Letter: Your Say - Cannon Park Shopping.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Smith TUESDAY afternoon both cafes closed at Cannon Park shopping centre. ...
Letter: Your Say - Lot Of People.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steph PEOPLE whinge about Tesco but without Tesco a ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Boyson THE disastrous fire at Sidney Stringer School provides an opportunity for one of the city's leading charities, the Coventry School Foundation, to put into practice its charitable-status requirement to ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: A Mason DURING August I spotted a Camberwell Beauty moth, a rare sight indeed. I also spotted a road in Coventry that wasn't being ...
Your Life daily: Celebrating generation's golden age of achievement; COVENTRY CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL OLDER PEOPLE'S DAY Celebrating Coventry's Older People... A visible, valuable and vital part of Coventry.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TODAY is UK Older People's Day and the chance to celebrate the achievements of older people and the huge contribution they make to society. It's a time to tackle outdated stereotypes and to celebrate, Coventry City Council has arranged a whole week of events and entertainment - ...
Your Life daily: Young at Heart singers raise voices to perform at the Ricoh; FOR a group of elderly singers in Coventry, music is more than the food of love - it's the food of life. DAYLE CRUTCHLOW meets the 25-strong choir preparing to perform in front of huge crowds at the Ricoh Arena.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAYLE CRUTCHLOW YOUNG AT HEART is a 'band' formed as Coventry's version of The Zimmers, the musical old folk who scored a chart success earlier this year with their version of The Who's My Generation. The city group, which consists of folk aged from their 50s ...
Your Life daily: Join in the fun of Older People's Week.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MONDAY OLDER People's International Week Launch, Coventry Transport Museum, noon-3pm. Speeches from the Lord Mayor, Director of Community Services, the vice-chairman of Older People's Forum and from VIP speaker James Plaskitt MP. Live broadcast with Bob ...
Meet five who keep the word 'community' alive.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... MEET some of the local unsung heroes who help make our city and county a better place to live. Here are the five finalists in the Local Hero section of the Coventry Telegraph Pride of Coventry and Warwickshire Community Awards. These are the people who keep the word ...
Medical tests move nearer to patients; MOBILE: Private firm offering X-rays and MRI scans.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Fiona Scott POLITICAL EDITOR NHS PATIENTS in Coventry are soon to be offered X-rays, MRI scans and other tests at mobile centres run by a private firm. Instead of having to travel to University Hospital, Walsgrave, they will be able to get tests closer to ...
HOSPITAL 'PROVIDES BETTER SERVICE'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL claimed it offered a more sophisticated service to patients. Consultant radiologist Dr Tom Goodfellow (right) said it had the most up-to-date equipment in Europe, including four MRI scanners. He said: "Having a diagnostic test such as an MRI scan ...
Balloons to soar for jubilee.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A BALLOON release to mark the 50th anniversary of Allesley Hall Primary School is due to take place. Children will gather in the grounds of the school in Antrim Close, Allesley, Coventry, for the ...
COUNT ME IN! Mr C Branch - CV2 4AR.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... If this is your name and postcode and we deliver the Telegraph directly to your home six nights a week, you can claim a pounds 5 prize by calling 024 7650 0452 ...
Thousands gather to pay tribute to rally star; FAREWELL: Family, friends and fans of racing champ turn out for service.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Colin McRae's home town yesterday afternoon to pay tribute to the tragic rally star. Fans from around the globe began arriving from early morning to pay respect to Mr McRae, 39, who died in a helicopter crash two weeks ago. The ...
Trusts restricting treatment for smokers and obese people.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ONE in 10 NHS trusts restrict operations for obese people or smokers, according to an investigation. ITV1's Tonight With Trevor McDonald programme said 16 of the 152 trusts in England have policies restricting non-emergency surgery such as hip replacements. Out of ...
Hummer rolled out in the UK.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE first UK version of the Hummer car loved by sports stars, music moguls and those who want to make an impression on the streets goes on sale today. Football star David Beckham, former boxer Chris Eubank and ...
Take That-the new faces of M&S.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TAKE THAT (above) have turned out in their first photo as the faces of Marks & Spencer menswear. The first in a sequence of images by photographer Rankin taken earlier this month in a London studio has been released ahead of a major national advertising campaign. It ...
Anne Robinson in marriage split.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TELEVISION presenter Anne Robinson (right) is to divorce from her husband John Penrose after 27 years of marriage, her spokesman said last night. The couple are splitting on the grounds of irreconcilable differences and a decree nisi is expected next month. A ...
Bikers swell coffers of two good causes.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BIKERS in Warwickshire have helped swell the coffers of two local causes. Members of the Bedworth-based Crossed Keys Motorcycle Club raised pounds 650 in a family fun weekend, held at the town's rugby club in the summer. The cash has been divided between the ...
Guitar concert in aid of cancer charity.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... NINE women are putting on a guitar performance evening for charity. The evening, called Keeping A Breast Of It, will raise money for breast cancer research by The Dr Hadwen Trust - the UK's leading medical research charity that funds and promotes non-animal research techniques to replace ...
Man, 28 attacked by gang; Witness plea after man is set upon by thugs.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Amy Harris A 28-YEAR-OLD man was attacked and robbed by a gang of nine people in Coventry - including two women. It happened as he was walking away from Coventry city centre in Foleshill Road when he was chased and then attacked near the crest of a canal ...
Court ln Brief.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A COVENTRY woman has been given a suspended prison sentence for assaulting a police officer. Emma Joanne Elliott, 34, of Gun Lane, Stoke Heath, was given a four-month jail term, suspended for 12 months, when she appeared before Coventry magistrates. She pleaded ...
Top Class: We're giving lessons in the playground!(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Lucy Lynch EDUCATION REPORTER OLD-FASHIONED playground games like What's The Time Mr Wolf? are making a comeback among the younger children at Keresley Grange Primary School. That's thanks to a group of 10 and 11-year-old pupils who spend a lunch time a ...
SCHOOL BUILDING WAS A DESIGN ICON.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... KERESLEY Grange Primary School was one of the new first schools in the city to be built after the Second World War. It opened in 1946 at the start of a post war school building boom. As the first one Kerseley Grange accepted children from other areas who were waiting ...
Inspectors say pupils are a real pleasure to be around.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... INSPECTORS declared pupils a pleasure to be with last time they visited Keresley Grange Primary School. The inspectors from the government's Office for Standards in Education visited the school in the summer of 2006 and wrote a report. They heaped praise on the ...
NURTURING HEALTHY MINDS; PUPILS GIVE THEIR VERDICT Head teacher Charlie Thorpe says his aim is for all children to go home at the end of the school day feeling happy. Here, some of the pupils talk about what makes them feel happy at school.(Features)
Oct 01, 2007 ... My favourite subject is maths. I enjoy the numbers. I like being in the good group. Conor Fagan, nine I like the language club. I learnt to say in French what my name is and where I come from. My favourite subject is art. Molly Astill, nine ...