Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) back issues from September 2008:
GO GREEN: pounds 90 MILLION; Astonishing cost of two days of floods in Coventry & Warwickshire.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Mary Griffin ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TWO days of flooding in Coventry and Warwickshire last summer cost us more than pounds 90 million. A new report into local weather shows the staggering cost of last summer's storms to local residents, businesses and public ...
Man, 36, jailed for assault on boys.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for a total of 12 months after attacking two teenage boys in separate incidents. Terence Hargreaves, of Whitworth Avenue, Stoke Aldermoor, appeared in Coventry Crown Court on Friday. At a previous hearing he had pleaded guilty to ...
Donors plea.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BLOOD donors in Bedworth are being encouraged to attend the latest donation sessions. The National Blood Service is appealing for ...
Flight costs.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... HOLIDAYMAKERS are being warned that extra charges can add hundreds to flight costs, following a survey by Warwickshire trading standards officers. ...
Please don't put a play area here; PLANNING: Anxious neighbours unite to oppose facility for children.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Tina Junday PLANS to create a children's playground in Coventry have angered neighbours who fear it will attract yobs. One resident feels so strongly about the idea, he's considering moving if it goes ahead. The plan is to create play areas for ...
Beauty treat for poorly Alex.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A NEW Coventry beauty salon is holding a charity day to raise money for a little girl suffering from a terminal illness. The Longford Beauty and Tanning Studio, in Longford Road, has invited six-year-old Alex Emery, and her mum Sonja, for some beauty treatments and nail design ...
Football club cash decision.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to revamp land in Warwick and the town's football club is set to enter its final stage if councillors back it this week. Warwick District Council's executive team will on Wednesday recommend granting pounds 83,500 to the Racing Club Warwick. ...
Football: Hughes salute to Sean the comeback kid; FOOTBALL: Sean makes a spectacular return for City as Capello pulls out a shock selection.(Sport)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MANCHESTEr City boss Mark Hughes hailed pounds 9million signing Shaun Wright-Phillips after the England international marked his return to the club with a quick-fire double at Sunderland. Wright-Phillips, who headed back to Eastlands from Chelsea on Friday, struck five minutes ...
Now Magpies face the holders; CURLING CUP.(Sport)
Sep 01, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE United's reward for last week's Carling Cup win against Coventry City is a home tie against holders Spurs. THIRD ROUND (Ties to be played week commencing September 22) Arsenal v Sheffield Utd Brighton/Manchester City v Derby Burnley v Fulham ...
Football: Bullard's in, but no Owen for England; FOOTBALL: Sean makes a spectacular return for City as Capello pulls out a shock selection.(Sport)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Simon Stone JIMMY BULLARD has been handed a shock England World Cup call-up as coach Fabio Capello looks to begin the road to South Africa by beating Andorra and Croatia. The 29-year-old has barely earned a mention as a potential candidate for Capello's ...
Get a grip City, warns Coleman.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andy Turner CHRIS COLEMAN has warned that Coventry City will struggle again this season if the players don't start playing to their full potential. The Sky Blues boss was clearly angry with his team's performance at newly-promoted Doncaster Rovers on ...
Sky Blues blocked in bid for Owl Wood.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Andy Turner COVENTRY CITY have failed in their bid to sign long-term target Richard Wood from Sheffield Wednesday. Sky Blues chairman Ray Ranson has revealed that the club have made the Owls a number of offers for the 23-year-old defender, including ...
West Midlands funding boost for Olympics projects.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... COMMUNITIES in the West Midlands are to share pounds 2.2 million funding to run up to 500 Community Games inspired by the ideals of the Olympics and Paralympics. The announcement was made by Legacy Trust UK. The funding body was set up in November 2007 - with a pounds 40 million ...
Firebug attacks speed camera; DAMAGE: Petrol poured over roadside device by 'driver with a grudge'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Warren Manger AN ARSONIST set fire to a speed camera on a busy Coventry road, putting drivers safety at risk and causing thousands of pounds in damage. The vandal is believed to have wedged a tyre around the speed trap in Allard Way, Stoke, and doused it ...
Good practice award for hospital staff.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A TEAM of managers appointed to free up medical experts at University Hospital in Coventry has won an award. The three floor managers monitor service contractors at the hospital in Walsgrave so doctors and nurses do not have to be distracted from their jobs. They ...
Junior footballers' hard work pays off; SPORT: Just six years after forming, Coundon Court FC youngsters scoop a top FA award.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Helen Thomas A JUNIOR football club from Coventry which was started six years ago by a dad and three friends has been named the best in the country. Members of Coundon Court FC were thrilled to find out they have won the award from the Football Association ....
Dame Helen says: 'I loved cocaine'.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DAME Helen Mirren has admitted that she used to "love" cocaine. The actress, who won an Oscar last year for her role as the Queen, revealed that she took the addictive drug until the early 1980s. Dame Helen, 63, only quit after the Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was ...
Two hurt in fight and four arrested.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... TWO men were injured in a fight in Coventry city centre in the early hours of Saturday. Police were called at 3.25am after reports of a fight in Croft Road. Officers found a 24-year-old man with a suspected broken jaw and a 19-year-old, of Bulkington, with a broken ...
Blaze at old sports club.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A FIRE broke out in a disused sports club in Nuneaton on Saturday afternoon. Fire crews from Nuneaton, Bedworth, Hinckley and Atherstone were called to Meadow Street at about 2.50pm. The building was heavily smoke logged and crews used two breathing apparatus, a hose ...
Tribal chief sees help from the UK; CHARITY: Optician donates funds for new medical centre in Ghana.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Helen Thomas AN AFRICAN tribal chief had his eyes tested in Coventry during a special visit to help raise money for a medical centre in his village. Nana Poma Kwaaduah XVIII, chief of Akatekyiwa, a small village in Ghana, and his wife Dora Darko-Kumi were ...
Tie the knot for pounds 1,000.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A COVENTRY hotel is offering couples the chance to avoid the credit crunch and tie the knot without breaking the bank. Holiday Inn Coventry, near the M6 junction at Walsgrave, is launching an "affordable" wedding package - costing pounds 1,000. Bosses at the hotel - ...
New support for asbestos victims.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CAMPAIGNERS and relatives of people who died from asbestos-related diseases have formed a new support group. Asbestos Support West Midlands will provide help and advice to people suffering from a range of ...
Homes planned near town centre.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEVELOPER Kepp Ltd wants to build 11 homes near Nuneaton town centre. The plan is for town houses and four flats in one block at 19 to 21 Clarence Street. Other plans submitted to the borough council include: 210 Weston Lane, Bulkington, two-storey extension to side, ...
Still time to go to college.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PROSPECTIVE students still have time to enrol on a course at a Nuneaton college. North Warwickshire and Hinckley College is still accepting applications from full-time students. The Hinckley Road ...
Now bring on the 2012 Olympics! CELEBRATION: Borough leaders join countdown to London games.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Steve Evans FIVE coloured hoops were held up by senior borough councillors on the steps of Nuneaton Town Hall to send out the message that the Olympics are coming. The hoops were used to indicate the five rings of the Olympic symbol on the day that the ...
Chance to wallow in the sounds of the 60s.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A CHURCH near Nuneaton is returning to the Summer of Love to raise money for its tower and spire fund. St Catherine's Church in Burbage is to host a Strandedin the 60s concert on Saturday, September 20, from 7.30pm. ...
Top brass with a difference.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BRASS music enthusiasts are invited to a Bulkington concert with a difference. Bulkington Village Centre is to play host to The Brassketeers on Saturday, October 18. The group was formed in 2003 with the aim of creating a fresh take on ...
I'm so cross I can't cross, says Kathleen; PARKING RAP: Disabled woman stuck for 40 minutes.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Cara Simpson A DISABLED woman claims she had to wait an incredible 40 minutes to cross the road after a thoughtless driver parked across a dropped kerb in a busy shopping area. Kathleen Judge, who has arthritis and uses a mobility scooter, has spent years ...
Rare bird benefits from wet weather.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ONE of Britain's rarest bird, the bittern, has had its best nesting season for at least 130 years, the RSPB and Natural England have said. A total of 75 "booming" males - counted by their distinctive mating call - were heard by conservationists surveying the English reedbeds ...
There'll be no crows in these streets.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... POLITICIANS, film stars and world-famous singers can be found on the streets of two local villages at the weekend. Residents in Corley and Fillongley are again hosting their annual Scarecrow Weekend in which more than a hundred homes will show off their wonderful creations. ...
Visit London's O2 Arena for opera spectacle to remember.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CARMINA BURANA - MONUMENTAL OPERA Two days departing January 17, 2009. Price from pounds 129. NEVER seen before in the UK, but enjoyed by more than a million people across the rest of the world, Monumental Classics' production of Carl Orff's magnificent Carmina ...
Hundreds of kids are biking safely; EDUCATION: Bikeability courses have taught the rules of the road to young riders We're backing BIKEABILITY Telegraph.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Lucy Lynch EDUCATION REPORTER MORE than 200 children have learned to ride their bicycles safely in Coventry this summer. The Coventry Telegraph teamed up with Coventry City Council's cycling instructors to encourage parents to sign their children up to ...
Plans for block of flats submitted.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a four-storey building housing 12 flats with associated parking and an amenity area on land next to 144 Sadler Road, Radford, have been submitted to Coventry City Council. Other plans include: Land next to 2 Tarquin Close, Willenhall - demolition of garages ...
On This Day.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1939: Germany invaded Poland and bombed Warsaw at 6am. For the first time in history, the King went to Downing Street instead of the Prime Minister going to the Palace, as Neville Chamberlain needed to stay near his telephone. ...
Invitation to Lions club.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A LIONS club is inviting people in Hampton in Arden and Barston to join them in the launch of a new club in Meriden. Martin Bye, of the Knowle and Dorridge club, said: "There are seven Lions clubs within this area, but there is a gap ...
Escape from reality with Rotaract charity night.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE Coventry Rotaract Club is holding its annual charity quiz on Thursday. It will be at the Escape Bar, the Old Fire Station, in the city centre, and starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are pounds 6, including a buffet, and there is a maximum ...
Exhibition by amateur artists.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A FREE exhibition for amateur artists takes place in Warwickshire next month. Organisers of the event, at Stretton-under-Fosse village hall near Rugby, are appealing for amateur ...
Letter: Your Say - Buses are wasting so much fuel.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mr A Boundy THE price of fuel being what it is, you would think that bus companies - whose fuel is subsidised - would prevent their drivers from wasting thousands of pounds worth of money by leaving their engines running when parked at bus termini. Not only ...
Daily Poem.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Florence Carvell I WAS intrigued to hear that a new steam engine has been launched. I loved the old railway system and being 91 years old recall wonderful day trips from Bedworth to Blackpool (2s 6d return). When the system changed to diesel engines, my young ...
Letter: Your Say - To The Point.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mrs Frances Wright I AM incensed by C Tomkinson's letter (Your Say, August 25). I haven't met MP Bob Ainsworth, but can offer my opinion of him from the replies I have received from my letters, in particular ...
Letter: Your Say - Tight controls at airport.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: A J Clews RE: The letter from David Jones on flying operations at Coventry Airport (Your Say, August 21). The airport is an aerodrome licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority, which means it has an acceptable level of air traffic control, fire and crash ...
Letter: Your Say - Now sort out the bicycles.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: A Smith NOW that the hated canopy in Broadgate is to go, the next job is to stop the chaining of bicycles to the railings. When is the council going to realise that polite little notices saying "please" do not ...
Letter: Your Say - Jazz drummer with lot of soul.(Letters)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: J. Young I WAS sad to hear that Bunny Roberts, the jazz drummer, is no longer with us (Telegraph, August 27). I have many happy memories dancing when he played at the Co-op Hall in Nuneaton, as well ...
Text Talk; OUR EASY NUMBER... 80010.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Please remember to include your full name and your area and town or city ....
Reader Pictures.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... MICHELE CUTHBERT, of Allesley Green, sent in these ...
Fun has brought our community together; STREET PARTY: Families delighted at chance to get together with their neighbours.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Helen Thomas GOOD old-fashioned community spirit was the theme of a party enjoyed by residents of a Coventry street on Saturday. People living in Queen Margaret's Road, in Canley, got together for a morning of fun for all the family. There were ...
Cricketers stumped by problems with visas.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A CRICKET match in Coventry had to be postponed after players from India failed to get their visas in time. The friendly game was scheduled to take place on Sunday at the Alvis Sports and Social Club grounds in Finham. Organisers were amazed when they placed an advert ...
Railway workers push injured man half a mile in hand cart.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A RAIL worker's foot was crushed in an accident involving a piece of machinery in Nuneaton. The accident happened near Canal Farm, Tuttle Hill, at 2.50am on Saturday. Ambulance crews were called and the 65-year-old man, from Carlisle was pushed on a hand cart by ...
Tidy way to turn back clock.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... THE UK's biggest ever litter clear-up gets under way today, more than 50 years after the first antilitter campaigners urged people to take their rubbish home. Keep Britain Tidy is organising thousands of litter picks across the country - and is calling for a return to the 1950s ...
Paying the price for a rise in temperatures; GO GREEN.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Mary Griffin ENVIRONMENT REPORTER WARWICK UNIVERSITY student Lili Fu has produced a weather report with a "wow" factor. Her pioneering study has shown Warwickshire is getting hotter and the weather is getting wilder. After researching records ...
Why local produce is miles better.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Griffin I KEEP a snorkelling mask in my kitchen and wear it when I chop onions. It gets funny looks from visitors but it stops me crying like a baby. This week I wished I'd worn it to the supermarket because the onions on display almost made ...
TELL US YOUR GREEN STORY...(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... IF you're trying to lead a greener lifestyle; if a group you're part of is helping the environment, then tell us your story. Please contact our new ...
What the weather costs Warwickshire.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... OVER the past five years alone, 30 extreme weather events have needed action from Warwickshire's public service organisations. Nearly half were related to heavy rainfall, eight were related to high wind speeds and two each were related to lightning, heatwaves and heavy snow. ...
Read all about it - what we did in the holidays; SUMMER SCHOOL: Pupils with a special talent for writing share their experiences on paper.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... YOUNGSTERS at Foxford School's Summer School have been roving reporters for the Coventry Telegraph. The Summer School this year was aimed at students who are able, gifted and talented in writing. There were 22 students who took part this year - eight Year 6 pupils ...
Art takes to the wall - and it's a real knockout! YOUNG PEOPLE: Striking mural builds on area's links with the world of boxing.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jenny Waddington THREE Coventry boxers and the legendary Mohammed Ali have been commemorated in a street mural in Coventry. Youngsters from the Tile Hill Young People's Centre have spent a week painting a mural on a wall opposite their building in Bushberry ...
Cricketer to tell of faith.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... EX-ZIMBABWEAN cricketer Henry Olonga will speak in Coventry as part of a series of free events organised by two churches. Joy in the City is run by Jubilee Church and Renewal Christian Centre at the Methodist Central Hall in Warwick Lane. ...
Centre open day.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... FOLESHILL Women's Training Centre in Elmsdale Avenue, Foleshill, is holding an open day next Monday from 10am-4pm. Women will be able to enrol ...
Conkers are best.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BIG kids in Coventry and Warwickshire have voted conkers their favourite playground game of all time. The Rubik's ...
Electronic tagging for the rapist who breached order; The World Today.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A CONVICTED 42-year-old rapist who breached his life-time order to register as a sex offender by moving without telling the police has been sentenced. Steven Nicklin was given a community order with three years' supervision and a sex offender's programme by a judge at Warwick ...
Mansion blaze wife was murdered; The World Today.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By PA reporters A MURDER investigation was launched today after one of two bodies found at the burnt-out Shropshire home of missing businessman Christopher Foster was identified as his wife, police said. A postmortem examination revealed Jill Foster, who was ...
Nine are questioned over death of 15-year-old boy; The World Today.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... NINE people were last night helping police with their inquiries after the death of a 15-year-old boy. The teenager was pronounced dead in hospital after emergency services were called to an address in the Maltby area of Rotherham, shortly after 1.30am yesterday. ...
Criminals to face tougher penalties; The World Today.(News)
Sep 01, 2008 ... CRIMINALS sentenced to do community service will have to complete the work in intensive blocks under new rules introduced today. The Ministry of Justice said courts would have the power to hand out tougher and more rigorous penalties for a range of offenders. ...
Scouts on their travels; Nostalgia Extra.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... DEREK OLDHAM sent in these pictures which bring back memories of the 7th Coventry Scout Group. Derek, of Astley Avenue, Foleshill, said: "The first picture is of summer camp at Woolacombe 1964." Back row (from left): Alan Bull, Derek Oldham, John de Voisey, John ...
Vintage day for car fans; RALLY: Proud owners of old Austins show off their gleaming treasures at static event.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jenny Waddington VINTAGE motors lined up in Coventry yesterday as classic car lovers from across the region showed off their most prized possessions. For the first time, the Midlands Austin Seven Owners Club gathered at Coventry Transport Museum for a day ...
Court In Brief.(Features)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A COVENTRY woman has been locked up for 12 weeks after assaulting her mum in a drunken attack. Charlene L Bell, aged 20, of Doncaster Close, Henley Green, was also sentenced for assaulting another person who was carrying out a public duty at the time. In addition, ...