Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) back issues from March 2008:
Jaguar team mourn loss of workmate; TRAGEDY: Engineer died after accident cycling to work.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Les Reid WORKERS at Jaguar have been shocked by the death of one of their colleagues, described as "a bright young engineering talent". Mark Fox was killed when his bicycle was in an early morning collision with a car on the Fosse Way near Wolston. ...
Vendetta claim as 'for sale' boards are taken.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A COVENTRY estate agent claims he is the the victim of a vendetta after hundreds of pounds worth of 'for sale' signs were stolen from homes across the city. Homeowners using House 2 Home, based in Kenpas Highway, Green Lane, to sell their properties returned home from work on ...
Pensioner falls from window.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AN elderly man was seriously injured after falling from a first-floor window in Leamington town centre. The 72-year-old suffered a fractured skull and back injuries from the fall in Chandos Street yesterday at about 9am. He was taken to the ...
Writer Wardale pens top award.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COVENTRY Telegraph website columnist Dave Wardale could be set for stardom as the next best-selling children's author after landing a prestigious award. The satirist, who pens the online column Sky Blues Saturday, was singled out for the opening chapters of his kids story Get ...
Toddlers meet the police.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TODDLERS at a Coventry nursery felt the long arm of the law when they had a visit from their local beat bobbies. Children at Tiny Teddies Day Nursery in Chetton Avenue Radford, met the two officers for their "People who help us" ...
Love-struck woman stalked Catholic priest; COURT CASE: Woman found guilty of harassing Coventry clergyman.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Amy Harris A MIDDLE - AGED woman has been found guilty of harassing a Coventry Catholic priest. A court heard that Cheryl Burston, 48, became infatuated with Father Timothy Menezes, 37, and professed her love for him. At Coventry Magistrates ...
Kenya medical supplies drummed up.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A DRUMMING marathon in Coventry has raised pounds 1,000 to send medical supplies to people in Kenya. About 30 students who attend weekly lessons with Masterclass Entertainments, run by Juggy Rihal, took part in the event. They played the dhol - a north Indian drum - ...
Tragic death of young sportsman.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE heartbroken family of a sporty amateur footballer, who died at the age of just 25, have described him as "one in a billion". Sunny Dhillon, who his family say was "fit as a fiddle and full of life", was discovered in his bed on Monday by his brother Nick, who had attempted ...
Gift bike is a blast from past; HERITAGE: Excitement as rare Triumph machine is donated to transport museum.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Dayle Crutchlow A RARE Triumph motorbike - one of the last to be built in Coventry in the early 70s - has been given to Coventry Transport Museum. The Triumph Bandit 350 has been donated by the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust, which purchased it from ...
Have say at forum.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE next meeting of the Henley Ward Forum is at Walsgrave Working Men's Club, Woodway Lane, Woodway Park, Coventry, on Wednesday, from 7pm-9pm. The ...
Arms protest.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SOME students at Warwick University held a protest against the arms trade on Wednesday, February 27. Members of the ...
Award shortlist.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COVENTRY City Council is on the shortlist for an award for its changes to the education system. The council is one of ...
Dog Racing: Brandon saved; Sandhu back in charge of greyhound track.(Sport)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul Allen GREYHOUND racing at Coventry's Brandon track has been dramatically saved by owner Avtar Sandhu. The operation had been passed on to a a group that included former general manager Malcolm Francis. But the company met a series of problems and have ...
Dodge favourite for Bears role.(Sport)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul Bolton FORMER Stratford chairman John Dodge has emerged as the favourite to become Warwickshire's new cricket committee chairman. Warwickshire have usually appointed a former first-class player to the post. But work commitments have ...
YOBS ATTACK MAN AND TORCH HIS CAR; Victim of horror attack had confronted thugs.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Sian Powell A NUNEATON man needed surgery for a broken jaw after he confronted a group of youths for wrecking his car. The youths took the classic Hillman Minx car from outside the 38-year-old's house in Queen Elizabeth Road in Camp Hill. They ...
STONE THE CROWS; CARING: Carys manages to gain the trust of an injured bird and feed it by hand.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jenny Waddington COVENTRY schoolgirl Carys Gornicki is a real life Dr Dolittle in the making. The 12-year-old has shown she has a special touch when it comes to animals by encouraging an injured crow to feed straight from her hand. The pupil ...
Free Irish breakfast for the homeless.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A TRADITIONAL Irish breakfast will be served to homeless people in Coventry thanks to an anonymous well-wisher. Homeless day centre Norton House, in Bird Street, and the Coventry Cyrenians have organised the breakfast for March 14, as a treat before St Patrick's Day on March 17 ....
Teenagers 'plan to leave city'.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A THIRD of Coventry teenagers are so unhappy with life in their home city that they plan to leave as soon as possible, a survey shows. The findings were revealed by an online poll carried out by community careers website www.askwhatif.co.uk Two-thirds of teenagers ...
Frustration at work.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... AN INCREASING number of people are suffering from "work rage", often resorting to shouting and yelling abuse at colleagues. A survey of 1,200 employees showed that four out of five lost their temper at work, usually with a colleague not pulling his or her weight. ...
The Enemy help make a great night for the region.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COVENTRY band The Enemy (left) capped a great night for the region at the Shockwaves NME Awards by scooping the coveted Best New Band gong. They were joined in the honours list by The Klaxons, featuring Stratford boys Simon Taylor-Davis and James Righton, who won the best album ...
DJ Lisa's return to the turntables.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A KERESLEY girl who grew up to become the biggest female house DJ in the world will return to her home city to man the decks at a popular dance night tonight. Lisa Lashes will perform at Classique, at MBargo, in the Skydome complex, after being away from the scene recovering ...
On This Day.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... 1904: Glenn Miller, US trombonist, bandleader, composer and arranger, was born. 1932: The baby son of US aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped. He was found dead on May 12. 1949: Joe Louis, US world heavyweight boxing champion known as the Brown Bomber, retired ...
Blaze-hit school is back on track; CEREMONY: Head says thanks to all those who helped after fire.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Lucy Lynch EDUCATION REPORTER IT'S business as usual at a Coventry school which was hit by a massive fire last year. Five months ago, part of Sidney Stringer Community Technology College in Hillfields was destroyed in a blaze. It started in a ...
Cash machines alert after two fraud bids; CRIME: Police issue description of devices used in ATM scams so that users can be wary.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Les Reid TWO cash machines in Warwickshire have been targeted by fraudsters who fitted devices on to them to try to steal from customers. Police received a report of three men acting suspiciously around a cashpoint machine in High Street, Warwick, on ...
Gift bike is a real blast from the past.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A RARE Triumph motorbike - one of the last to be built in Coventry in the early 70s - has been given to Coventry Transport Museum. The Triumph Bandit 350 has been donated by the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust, which purchased it from local enthusiast Norman Hyde. ...
People power accolade for fire service.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FIREFIGHTERS across Warwickshire are celebrating a special people-power accolade. The Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has been told it has retained its Investor In People award. It comes despite a difficult few months after the Atherstone-on-Stour tragedy last ...
Message to belt up is still not getting through.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SCORES of drivers and passengers are risking their lives by failing to wear seat belts, according to the results of a police campaign. A week-long purge by Warwickshire Police to get people to belt-up resulted in 129 people being hit with a pounds 30 fixed penalty notice, after ...
MP Olner supports asbestos cancer fight.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NUNEATON MP Bill Olner joined the British Lung Foundation and others at the House of Commons to raise awareness of the asbestos related cancer. Mr Olner signed an Early Day Motion calling for greater efforts to be made to improve treatment and care for people with the disease - ...
Long wait to the next birthday; ++ LEAP YEAR'S DAY BABIES ++.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Helen Thomas and Sian Powell THESE new babies will all have to wait another four years before their next official birthday. The new arrivals were all born yesterday on February 29 making them special Leap Year Babes. First time mum Tracey ...
Nostalgia: In-store rivalry at GEC.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THIS picture of a works football match at GEC Stoke in the 1950s was sent in by Charles Littlewood. Charles, of Futures Walk, Coventry, said it was a Staff versus Storemen game. He said: "I remember GEC had very much a segregated workers' system. Staff had ...
Nostalgia: DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OF YOUR OLD TEAM?(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHATEVER the sport, whether it's a football team from the Sunday leagues; a rugby team; hockey; netball or bowls, send in your old pictures. It doesn't matter how old the pictures are, whether it's a team line-up from the 90s or a cup celebration from the 30s, if the pictures ...
Five-car pile-up rescue drama; CRASH: Rush-hour traffic held up as emergency services free trapped drivers.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Les Reid DRIVERS trapped in a fivevehicle, rush-hour pile-up on the M6 in Warwickshire were hauled from the wreckage in a dramatic rescue operation. A car roof had to be cut off to free a man trapped in his vehicle for an hour. A lorry driver ...
Thieves snatch cigarette cartons.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THIEVES have stolen two pallets of cigarette cartons from the forecourt of a garage in Rugby. The goods, thought to be worth about pounds 3,500, were taken shortly after they were delivered to the Texaco Star petrol station, in Leicester Road, on Wednesday. Staff ...
Daily Poem; BLOSSOM DAYS.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs Faith Nina Spencer FAST fades the rose, her silken petals fall As twilight creeps across a once-was leafy glade, Foxglove and hollyhock, so stately yet and tall, The bee her welcome near outstayed In dappled shade you linger for a while, ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mr T Underhill WHATEVER next from this Tory concert party? Proposed new street lighting, a new city centre and now a forest. If they put a ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: S Holloway LOOKS like Earlsdon is the new city centre. Something ...
Letter: Your Say - College merger the way forward.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ian Collier WE have a proposal to join King Edward's and the North Warwickshire College on a shared site in Nuneaton town centre. There are also plans for several schools to open up their sixth-forms, which mean that neither NWHC nor KEC can be expected to continue in ...
Letter: Your Say - King Edward VI College.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Allred ... AS a parent of one son who has gone from King Edward VI College to university and a second son who is looking forward to going to the college after completing his GCSEs, I support strongly the move of the college to the town centre site. The ...
Letter: Your Say - Foie gras was a TV turn-off.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Janet Cummings I HAVE complained to the BBC over its Masterchef programme, which praised and supported the eating of foie gras, the cruelly produced goose and duck liver. The birds are force-fed through a metal apparatus pushed down their gullets to enlarge ...
Letter: Your Say - City's potholes are a real pain.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Eric Gordon Baker IT is good to hear that Coventry Council is going to spend a few million on rebuilding parts of the city. I find the city is in quite good shape, although The Burges needs a good tidy-up. What is needed is a few million spent on the ...
Letter: Your Say - Public has duty to stop hybrids.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mr P Smith I SUPPORT Christine Knox (Your Say, February 8) in her opposition to the government's proposal to experiment with human embryos and to mix them with animal cells to create hybrids. This is against every law of nature and is highly unethical. ...
Text Talk; NEW EASY NUMBER... 80010.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Please remember to include your full name and your area and town or city ....
Your Shout: Would ex-service personnel make good teachers?(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lucy Lynch EX-SERVICEMEN and women should retrain as teachers to bring military style discipline to the classroom, according to a think tank. Brain boxes at the Centre for Policy Studies say former soldiers, sailors and airmen would command respect from pupils and ...
I won't be seeking anyone's opinion on my birthday; Helen Legh unplugged.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Helen Legh MY BIRTHDAY'S come round again. How did that happen? It was only a few weeks ago I was 21. Now, mid 30s is approaching and actually, I love being this age. In your 30s you're still young enough to skip around Hearsall Common with a tiara on, but ...
Superhospital leaves deficit fears behind.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Catherine Vonledebur HEALTH REPORTER COVENTRY'S superhospital trust is forecast to break even - despite gloomy predictions that it would end the financial year in deficit of pounds 15million,. At a meeting of the University Hospitals Coventry and ...
Action plan in place to tackle missed targets.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHILE University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is on track to meet 15 national performance targets, it is failing to achieve its 98 per cent four-hour A&E wait and 18-week referral to treatment targets. Four hours is the maximum wait in A&E from arrival to ...
Plan for 64 care flats goes to council.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a threestorey building of 64 extra-care apartments at 43-49 Ansty Road, Wyken, Coventry, have been submitted to the city council. Other planning applications received by the council include: Ford & Slater, Rowley Road, Baginton - demolition of buildings; ...
Best teaching.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A CONFERENCE on teaching engineering and manufacturing subjects was held at Warwickshire College's ...
Partners request higher pay.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MORE than two thirds of West Midlands professionals wish their partner was paid more - according to a study carried out on behalf of a team of management consultants. According to research carried out for Hudson, 65 per cent of men in the region believe their partner ...
Send us your photographs.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... HAVE you got a great photo of the area where you live? The Telegraph needs your help in putting all the different parts, parishes and suburbs of Coventry in the picture. We are after photos that show off the scenes from your area and reflect the life going on around ...
Nathan and the boys just can't stop skipping; FUNDRAISING: Youngster beats his teacher in exercise challenge for heart charity.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jenny Waddington CHAMPION skipper Nathan Kyle doesn't think the exercise is just for girls. The 11-year-old pupil of Woodfield School, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, knows top boxers skip to keep themselves fit and so he wasn't embarrassed to give it a go when his ...
Court In Brief.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A COVENTRY man has been given a suspended prison sentence for shoplifting. Stevan Broughton, aged 30, of Lower Ford Street, Hillfields, Coventry, was jailed for four months, suspended for a year, after admitting stealing Xbox games worth pounds 60 from Asda. He also ...
Homes sought for older cats.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A CAT charity is appealing to people to consider adopting older animals. The Mid Warwickshire Branch of Cats Protection says that while better care has raised the life expectancy of cats, many new owners still want cute kittens. Branch coordinator Chris Osborne said: "While 10 ...
Fair to help moggies.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE Warwickshire branch of Cats Protection will hold a spring fair on March 29 at Leamington Cricket Club, in Arlington Avenue, Leamington. ...
Smokers' 'gap' year.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... RESEARCH shows the average UK smoker spends almost a year on cigarette breaks at work. They take three 15-minute smoking breaks a day, costing employers 195 working hours a year ....
Chart toppers heading to Ricoh for free concert; STAR LINE-UP: Show will be celebration of black music.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Warren Manger A HOST of the world's biggest music stars will descend on Coventry's Ricoh Arena this month for a free concert celebrating black music. Chart toppers from both sides of the Atlantic, including Akon, Kelly Rowland, Chris Brown and Craig David ...
Pupils set for university visit.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... PUPILS from a Coventry junior school are to visit Coventry University to learn about new computer technology. A group of pupils from the ...
Help make a splash.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE Coventry Sports Trust is looking for swimming teachers to help get more children into the water. The trust is aiming to recruit trained instructors to take lessons in the city's pools. ...
WHY I LOVE MY MUM; ++ MOTHER'S DAY ++.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Pupils at Whitley Abbey Community School in Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry. MR260208MOTH6 "MY MUM is special because she is always there when I need her to be there and helps me. She always cares for me and if I get hurt she is always there straight away. ...
Television: Love on the rock show; IT'S SEX, exes and rock 'n' roll as the makers of Footballers Wives and Bad Girls turn the spotlight on telly music talent shows in Rock Rivals on ITV on Wednesday. TV writer MARION McMULLEN finds out how Michelle Collins and Sean Gallagher fared as the backstabbing judges who find themselves facing the ex factor as their marriage spectacularly and very publicly implodes.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: MARION McMULLEN ock bitch MICHELLE COLLINS has traded in the strops and bitchy remains of EastEnders' Cindy Beale for big hair, designer clothes, killer heels, and fake tan to play Karina Faith. She's a strong woman who means business, and Michelle ...
Delia's new series does exactly what it says on the tin; Food DELIA is just about to cause a bit of a stir among the nation's chefs. The queen of cookery is back on our screens in March - but the new series is likely to create a bit of a ruckus. ANN EVANS finds out why her latest venture won't make everyone happy.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANN EVANS SHE is probably the most reliable cook in the nation, guiding us for more than 35 years in all things culinary. At dinner parties around the country, guests have inquired 'Is it Delia?' when served some delicious dish. The word Delia ...
TV Review.(News)(Television program review)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Simon Reynolds EVERYONE was in tears, contestants and judges, as BBC2's Masterchef reached boiling point this week with the crowning of the 2008 champion. Former barrister James, who looked favourite from the moment he first came through the swing doors, duly ...
Horse show raises the bar; Family Day Out BRITISH OPEN SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS, NEC THE British Open Show Jumping Championships take place from April 3-6 at the NEC. It's an equestrian feast for all the family. ANN EVANS finds out what visitors can expect.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ANN EVANS THIS event combines awe-inspiring displays and equestrian entertainment with top competitions. Leading international riders, including the best 10 in Britain, will be competing over the four days, including Robert Whitaker, Nick Skelton, Robert ...
WIN ...family tickets to; BRITISH OPEN SHOW JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS.(Competition/Offers)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE Coventry Telegraph has teamed up with the British Open Show Jumping Championships to offer two family tickets to the prestigious indoor event. To be in with a chance of winning a ticket, simply answer the following question: Q. Who is the reigning British Open ...
Pet SOS; THESE and many more homeless pets can be found at the Coventry Animal Centre (RSPCA), Coundon Wedge Drive, Coventry.(Competition/Offers)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TOBY and Tipsy are looking for a home together. They have been at the centre for more than two months and are desperate to find a new home. They can live with children and other animals. This pair of lovely cats just want somewhere new to call home. ...