Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) back issues from July 2008:
SHOCKING NEW CASHPOINT SCAM HITS CITY FAMILIES; Thousands stolen from Coventry bank accounts.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Cara Simpson DOZENS of Coventry people have had thousands stolen from their bank accounts in an extraordinary cashpoint scam. At least 80 people have told Coventry Building Society that money has been taken from their accounts. One woman told us that her account had ...
Stash of booze seized from kids; POLICE PATROLS: Wheelie bin filled in one weekend.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Emma Stone CRIME REPORTER POLICE have seized a huge stash of alcohol from teenagers drinking illegally in Coventry parks. Some of those caught were as young as 14. In one weekend last month officers filled a whole wheelie bin with booze confiscated from ...
Farmer in police 'arrest' complaint.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A POLICE officer has been temporarily removed from public duty following an alleged wrongful arrest in Corley. Farmer David Markham has claimed he was attacked by two officers at his farm in the village after he heard a car crash. He was awoken in the early hours of ...
Elderly evacuated in care home fire drama; BLAZE: Families and neighbours help with rescuing residents, some on stretchers.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Steve Evans A MAJOR fire which forced the evacuation on stretchers of dozens of desperately ill old folk from a nursing home near Coventry could land the owners with a repair bill of up to pounds 2million. Bosses at the Richmond Village complex, in Hospital ...
We are what our mums ate.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PREGNANT or breastfeeding mothers who live on a diet of junk food could be condemning their children to lifelong obesity and illhealth, experts warned today. A study suggests that a mother's poor diet can do long-lasting and ...
Celebrating 60 years of NHS.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A CELEBRATORY event for patients to mark the 60th Anniversary of the NHS in Coventry will include health checks, advice, nostalgia and guest speakers. Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) is ...
Elderly woman hurt in crash.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... AN ELDERLY woman has been taken to hospital following a collision in Coventry last night. Fire crews were called to release the driver from the scene in De Montfort ...
Boy used in bid to con pensioner.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MAN used a young boy to con his way into the home of a 93-year-old woman in Warwickshire. The youngster was taken to the house of the elderly victim in the Farmer Ward area of Kenilworth on Sunday at about 3pm. The pair told the woman they were friends of a ...
School puts fun into fundraiser.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... DONKEY rides, gladiator tournaments and belly-dancing are some of the activities lined up for a school funday which takes place on Saturday. Staff at Bournebrook CE Primary School in Fillongley will ...
Dad knocked over in hit-and-run drama; COLLISION: Victim is in intensive care as police hunt for the driver that ran him down.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Emma Stone CRIME REPORTER A 50-YEAR-OLD Coventry dad was left with serious head injuries when he was the victim of a callous hit and run driver. The man is in intensive care as police hunt the driver of the Audi car which hit him - and sped off. ...
Protesters call for a U-turn of the 'eco-town' scheme.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PROTESTERS from Warwickshire joined hundreds of campaigners outside Parliament in a bid to force a U-turn over the controversial "eco-town" scheme. The demonstrators, who came from across the UK, accused the government of building "rural ghettos of the future" and failing to ...
SPORTS QUIZ.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1 When Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra first moved to England from which club did he arrive from? 2 Who is the world's highest-ranked non-American golfer? 3 Which bowler went into the latest round of County Championship matches with ...
Bees take a hammering; SPEEDWAY: Depleted Coventry team crashes to heaviest defeat in four years.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By David Rowe Lakeside Hammers 63 Buildbase Bees 29 COVENTRY found themselves on a hiding to nothing on their return to Elite League racing last night - and crashed to their heaviest defeat for four years as a result. Already minus ...
Murray wins the match of his life; WIMBLEDON: Doughty Brit comes back from two sets down to win quarter-final place.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ANDY MURRAY won the match of his life to take his place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. The feisty Scot showed grit and guts and some astonishing shots to fight back from two sets down to beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 5-7 3-6 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 6-4 to earn a mouth-watering ...
Football: Cobblers striker signs for Boro.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FOOTBALL: Nuneaton Town are set to sign teenage striker Sean Goodhall, who last season bagged a total of 30 goals for Northampton Town's reserves and youth teams. The 18-year-old has been released by The Cobblers but Kevin Wilkin ...
Rugby Union: Manor Park get down to work.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... RUGBY UNION: Manor Park's new coaching team of Nick Bishop, Shaun Stain and Darren Joyce took their first training session last week with a programme to assess individual and overall team fitness, and skill drills. "We were encouraged by the number ...
Rugby Union: Tigers chief.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... RUGBY UNION: Leicester have announced the appointment of South African Heyneke Meyer as their new head coach. The 40-year-old South ...
Football: Peak viewing.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FOOTBALL: Almost 13 million people tuned in to watch Spain's Euro 2008 final victory over Germany on ...
Rugby League: In the dock.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... RUGBY LEAGUE: Wigan Warriors star Iafeta Paleaaesina has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work after being convicted of punching a bus driver to the ground. The 17 stone prop, ...
No panic, City!(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andy Turner CHRIS COLEMAN insists he won't be panic buying following the collapse of the Freddy Eastwood deal. The Coventry City boss has a number of targets in mind including Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison who became a free agent today when his ...
Coventry fitness test for Maddy.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Paul Bolton WARWICKSHIRE captain Darren Maddy will begin his comeback from a broken thumb by playing in Friday's Second XI Trophy game against Somerset at Coventry & NW's Binley Road ground. It will be his first game since his right thumb was broken by a ...
Vote of thanks.(Sport)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By John Wilkinson THE appeal fund to keep Coventry Rugby Club on the pitch continues to grow - but time is running out. With 46 hours remaining, the Telegraphled appeal had risen to pounds 43,988 by yesterday afternoon. But with a target of pounds ...
OLD FOLK RESCUED IN CARE HOME BLAZE DRAMA.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Steve Evans A MAJOR blaze which forced dozens of desperately ill elderly people to be led away on stretchers from a Bedworth nursing home could land the owners with a repair bill of up to pounds 2 million. Bosses at the Richmond Village complex, in Hospital ...
Policeman faces probe over arrest.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Sian Powell A WARWICKSHIRE police officer has been removed from public duty following an alleged wrongful arrest in Corley. Farmer David Markham has claimed he was attacked by two officers at his farm in the village after he heard a car crash. ...
Pictures recall town of old.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... OLD images captured by a keen amateur photograph and archivist were used to give members of a women's group a fascinating insight into the changing face of Nuneaton. Photographs taken by the late Reg Bull, the son of a Nuneaton publican, were on display at the latest meeting of ...
Charity night.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A MYSTERY celebrity guest will spearhead a charity night for the Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary in Oaston Road, Nuneaton. It will be at the Chase Hotel, in ...
We're bananas about Fairtrade; CEREMONY: Community becomes first in county to achieve status.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Steve Evans VILLAGERS in north Warwickshire have gone bananas after learning that they are the first community in Warwickshire to be given Fairtrade Village status. Fairtrade fruit was provided for a celebration munch-in when the news was announced. ...
Schools plan to go to the vote.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THREE of Nuneaton's secondary schools, including one of the town's top performers, could be replaced with just two if Warwickshire County Council's cabinet give the go-ahead. Members of the cabinet will meet on Thursday to consider the proposals. They're aimed at ...
Villagers all set for big sale.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... VILLAGERS will be setting up stalls outside their homes from noon on Sunday for the annual Barnacle village sale. Myra Haywood, chairman of the Barnacle village hall committee said: "This is now a very popular ...
Decision still awaited on festival bid.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Warren Manger A DECISION is expected today on whether or not to give this year's Godiva Festival the goahead. Coventry City Council has yet to give festival organiser CV One a licence to hold the event, which is due to start in War Memorial Park on Friday ....
In Brief: Lake swim challenge.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COVENTRY teacher Ian Adshead is competing in a 5km swim to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support. Ian, 43, of Sovereign Road, Earlsdon, will swim in a 102-acre lake at Bosworth Water Park, near Nuneaton, for the Midland Open Water Championships 2008 ...
In Brief: Invitation.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE living in Henley ward of Coventry City Council are being invited to a ward forum tomorrow, between 7pm and 9pm. The three ...
In Brief: Run winner.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... IN yesterday's Telegraph we reported that Richard Bennetts had won the under-15 male category in Sunday's Coventry Fun Run. The ...
Fears over bid for new chemist.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... FEARS have been raised about the future of NHS services in a village near Nuneaton if a second chemists is allowed to open. A planning application has been made to have a chemist shop in New Arley. Opponents say it could affect the future of the staff employed in the ...
Cash for arts week.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ARTISTS in Nuneaton have received a pounds 2,000 grant from Warwickshire County Council to put on a week of art activities. Art Alert will hold events in the Ropewalk shopping centre from Saturday for a week. They will include exhibitions from local artists and arts ...
Oceans of fun on the Black Pearl.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... AHA me hearties! Youngsters at a Nuneaton school have press-ganged grown-ups into building them a pirate ship. Children at Whitestone Infant School in Magyar Crescent have a new climbing frame to play on - in the shape of the Black Pearl. The pirate ship has replaced ...
First aiders get first-class centre; ST JOHN AMBULANCE: New pounds 400,000 operations facility is officially unveiled.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Steve Evans THE Queen's personal representative in Warwickshire has provided a fanfare unveiling of Nuneaton's new St John Ambulance operations centre. The pounds 400,000 building has been officially opened by Martin Dunne, the Lord Lieutenant of ...
All-party support in vote to lobby energy minister; ++ COUNCIL MEETING ++.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Fiona Scott POLITICAL EDITOR COUNCILLORS in Coventry voted last night to seek a meeting with energy minister Malcolm Wicks over rising energy prices. They are "deeply concerned" about reports that gas and electricity prices could go up by as much as 40 per ...
Next city chief could earn more than PM.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COVENTRY'S next chief executive could earn more than Prime Minister Gordon Brown's salary of pounds 189,994 a year, a councillor said last night. Backbench councillor Jim O'Boyle (Lab, St Michaels) was criticising Tory plans to get advice on the salary from the Society of ...
Tories seek help over single status.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... TORIES running Coventry City Council are to meet with other local authorities to lobby the government over the costs of single status. They are hoping for financial help in meeting the possible costs of hundreds of equal pay claims brought by women council workers. ...
Letter: Your Say - Original garden was ornamental.(Letters)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dr David Sheppard THE letter from Geoff Croft (Your Say, June 18) gives me the chance to correct some wrong ideas about the walled garden in Allesley Park. The local volunteers who founded Allesley Park Walled Garden Group wanted to restore its original 1786 ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donna Riley I WENT to the Bon Jovi concert at the Ricoh and I want to say well done to Jon Bon Jovi for his excellent performance. He sang all of his old and new songs and got the crowd involved by getting everyone ...
Daily Poem.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Martin Brown WHEN I'M BORED WHEN I'm bored, my brain stagnates, My mind packs up and then migrates To other places far and wide, Where things of interest may reside: Like clouds that giggle, laugh and joke ...
Text Talk.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs Darley THANK YOU to the kind person who found a tenner in ladies at Tesco, Walsgrave and handed it in. It belonged to my daughter's friend and they were on way to cinema. Thanx again. ...
Reader Picture.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Bowes RE: Binley Woods Primary School. My family and I have lived in Binley Woods since 1976, and our three children all attended the two schools that were in the village, which were the First and Middle Schools of the time. The Middle School became the ...
Letter: Your Say - Help save our rugger club.(Letters)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ron Collins TO the young gentleman in the wheelchair, thank you. To the young girl who gave us all the money out of her jar, thank you. To the young lad who came up to me, put his money in the bucket and said, "I don't like rugger, but my mate does and he goes up to ...
Letter: Your Say - Drink ban is down to greed.(Letters)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: Derek Smith TO ban people taking their own drink into the Godiva Festival, but allow them to buy drink once inside, is a cynical way of extorting more money out of the cash-strapped public. Then to try to justify it by stating that it is to stop drunkenness is pathetic ....
Fountain to go in plaza revamp; BELGRADE SQUARE: pounds 1m facelift to give area a new look.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jenny Waddington WORK to create this stunning new public space in the heart of Coventry begins today. Belgrade Square is being transformed with the old fountain being replaced by a contemporary water feature featuring a series of steps, a grassed area, new ...
Bus stop changes...(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE WORK on Belgrade Square will mean that the bus stop on Upper Well Street will be temporarily removed while the repaving works take place. Passengers using the De Courcey bus service 735 will need to use the stop outside the Tudor Rose pub (stand EB). This will also be the ...
Jobs fair gets a 'fantastic response'.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MORE than 400 people attended a jobs and training fair in Hillfields, Coventry. It was run by Watch (Working Actively to Change Hillfields) and supported by Regeneration Services, Foleshill Women's Training and ACCOL (African Caribbean Community Organisation). There ...
Teens' model car battle.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BUDDING automotive engineers are gathering at the Heritage Motor Centre next week to find out who has built the best radio controlled four wheel drive model car. The 14-to 18-year-olds from all around the country are taking part in Land Rover's ...
We're the 100th couple to have a Ricoh reception; ARENA MILESTONE: More than 600 join big wedding celebration.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Staff Reporter MORE than 600 guests travelled from all over the world to attend the 100th wedding reception to be held at Coventry's Ricoh Arena. Amrit Sandhu and Surinder Teja held a religious ceremony at the Cross Road Gurdwara in Foleshill before heading ...
Dancers make a show of their talent.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MORE than 25 toe-tapping dancers will perform in Coventry this week. The Roden School of Dance has called the show Time to Shine, and invited audiences to enjoy a mixture of tap, ballet, modern jazz and acrobatics. Money raised will go towards Milverton Gates Nursing ...
Security gate bid turned down.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE lobbying for a security gate to be put across a footpath near their homes in Appledore Drive, Eastern Green, Coventry, have been disappointed. Twenty-one people felt so strongly they wanted a gate across the public right of way that they signed a petition urging the city ...
On This Day.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1837: Compulsory registration of births, marriages and deaths came into effect in England and Wales. 1858: Charles Darwin presented his theory on evolution and natural selection to the Linnean Society in London. 1912: The British Copyright Act came into ...
Court In Brief.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A COVENTRY man who sent a woman abusive text messages and phone calls has been given a 12-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months. Julian Ginosona, aged 25, of Alpha House, was also made the subject of a 12-month supervision order, which includes an order to do 40 hours of ...
Top Class: Meet the boys of the band with no name; TopClass.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Lucy Lynch EDUCATION REPORTER FORMING a band and performing at a concert are on the curriculum at The Woodlands School and Sports College. The 13-and 14-year-olds at the school in Broad Lane, Eastern Green, Coventry, have yet to find a name for their group ...
Top Class: House system is one of our strengths.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ASSISTANT head Keith Murphy went to Woodlands School as a student teacher in 1977 and liked it so much he's worked there ever since. Mr Murphy (pictured right) was particularly impressed by the pastoral care at the school after going through a bad patch as a teenager at a ...
PROUD OF THE HOUSE SYSTEM; PUPILS GIVE THEIR VERDICT.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A HOUSE system is one of the more unusual features of The Woodlands School and Sports College. Competition in everything from rugby to story writing is intense between the seven houses which are Stringer, Thompson, West, Sparkes, McLoughlin and Cresswell. When they ...
Soldier who discovered a passion for teaching.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... HEAD TEACHER Neil Charlton discovered his passion for teaching while serving as an officer in the Army. He was asked to teach fellow soldiers while working as an engineer in the Army and enjoyed it so much he decided to become a secondary school physics teacher. He ...
Specialist sports college since 2003.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... THE Woodlands School was founded in 1954 and is believed to be the country's second oldest comprehensive, the oldest being Kidbrook in London. Sport soon became one of the school's strengths and has had national schools champion teams in football and athletics. A ...
Teaching has improved.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SPRING 2007 was the last time an Ofsted inspector visited. They said standards in science are going up at key stage three among 13-and 14-year-olds. The inspector said the school was making good progress adding that standards in the sixth form were rising and that ...
Famous former pupils.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ATHLETE David Moorcroft, Worcester Rugby player Tom Wood, England Rugby players Danny Grewcock and Neil Back, and former chairman of Coventry City Football Club John Poynton. Write to Lucy Lynch, education ...
pounds 500,00 boost for hi-tech firm; INVESTMENT: Company is breaking new ground in world of fingerprint recognition.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andy Hutson BUSINESS EDITOR FINGERPRINT recognition system developed by a Coventry company has attracted pounds 500,000 of investment from venture capitalists. Warwick Warp, based at the University of Warwick Science Park's Venture Centre, has developed ...
Chance to shape future policy.(Features)
Jul 01, 2008 ... COMPANIES across Coventry and Warwickshire are being given the chance to contribute to a major business document. Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce is producing a manifesto setting out aims and objectives for the next decade. It is speaking to local firms ...