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MAN RUN OVER AS CAR STOLEN A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was twice run over as he tried to stop two thieves stealing his car from his Dudley driveway. Both the 62-year-old victim's legs were fractured and he suffered severe abdominal injuries when knocked over at his home in Old Park Farm. Police are hunting a man and teenage girl who left with the man's Rover 25. CONTROVERSIAL PLAN APPROVED Rugby Cement has been granted permission for a controversial fuel process which involves burning tyres instead of fossil fuels. The plan, which will see the firm use tyres to replace 40% of the plant's normal fuel coal, came under fire from pressure group Rugby In Plume. The Environment Agency approved the plan subject to reduction of emissions. MAN QUIZZED OVER DEAD WOMAN Police are questioning a man after a woman was found murdered in a house in Staffordshire. Officers and paramedics were called to an address in Morley Street, Leek, where the body of the woman was discovered. Police said the victim had suffered "extensive fatal head injuries". A man, 34, was arrested at the scene. MP DEFENDS EXAM RESULTS RISE Worcester MP Mike Foster has rounded on critics who claim A-levels are becoming "the exam you cannot fail" as the pass rate rose for the 21st year in a row. The Labour MP, an aide at the Department of Education and Skills, has congratulated local students and staff. Mr Foster said: "Each year, pass rates improve, and we should take pride in this and celebrate, not knock it." MAN FACES COURT OVER HOAX CALLS A 21-year-old man is due to appear in court accused of making hoax bomb calls to Birmingham Airport. The man, from Pontypridd, South Wales, is also accused of making bogus threats to other airports including Cardiff, Bristol and Glasgow. He is due to appear at North Somerset Magistrates' Court charged with making a total of 12 hoax calls. WARNING OVER TROUBLE AT V2003 Pop fans attending this weekend's V2003 festival at Weston Park, Staffordshire, could face a two-year ban from similar events if they commit violent offences. Staffordshire Police have warned that troublemakers could face the ban after a special drinks licence was granted to cover the whole festival site. The move was agreed by magistrates after talks were held with police. NICK BOOTED OUT OF ACADEMY Birmingham-born Nick Hall has become the second singing hopeful to get the boot from Fame Academy after failing to impress with his live performance. Twenty-nine-year-old Nick's rendition of Every Breath You Take was described as "dreadful" by Academy headmaster Richard Park. The victor will win a record contract and a celebrity lifestyle for a year. DEAL SECURES NEW HOSPITAL A new hospital is to be built in Worcestershire in a partnership between a local authority and a health trust. In what is thought to be the first deal of its kind, Wychavon District Council will fund the building and lease it to South Worcs Primary Care Trust. Pershore residents are set to benefit from having a community hospital and health centre under one roof. CARERS SUSPENDED OVER LOST BOY Two Coventry City Council carers have been suspended for allegedly abandoning a teenage boy 85 miles from the city as they returned from a seaside trip. The incident sparked a police hunt in Oxfordshire involving a helicopter and dog handlers. The boy was eventually spotted near Newbury, Berkshire. Social services suspended the pair amid claims they abandoned the 14-year-old. SQUIRRELS 'TERRORISING ESTATE' A disabled West Bromwich man has told how a group of grey squirrels have terrorised his neighbourhood. Ivor Purshall, 59, said he was forced to keep windows and doors closed to keep the creatures out of his Hawkswood Crescent home. Councillor Bob Evans said he would look into the pruning of a tree that the squirrels use as a bridge to the house. MAN INJURED IN SHOOTING A man is in hospital after he was injured in a shooting incident in Birmingham, police have said. The victim is in a "stable" condition following an incident on Aston Church Road in Nechells - the second shooting in the area in a week. In the first, a mother-of-three was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between gangs outside her Aston home. THIEVES KNOCKED MAN DOWN Thieves twice ran over a Dudley grandfather as he tried to stop them stealing his car, police have said. Terence Bowen is in hospital with two broken legs and serious abdominal injuries after he was knocked down outside his semi-detached home. Mr Bowen's wife Carol, 57, appealed for people to help police trace the man and teenage girl involved in the robbery. CLUB DEFENDS STAR STRIKER Birmingham City have defended striker Clinton Morrison after he was granted police bail following the seizure of drugs from a car he was travelling in. A club statement confirmed that the Republic of Ireland star had accepted a lift from someone he did not know. The statement read: "Clinton is no way involved with drugs. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time." FUNERAL FOR MURDERED LANDLORD Mourners are to pay tribute to a West Midlands pub landlord who was murdered during a break-in three months ago. The funeral service for Michael Hughes, 59, who ran the Royal Oak near Walsall, where he was found dead on April 27, is to be held at Streetly Crematorium. Police have said they hope the funeral will "focus the minds" of anyone withholding information. GLASS RECYCLING SCHEME Two new glass recycling sites have been opened in Worcester following successful kerbside collections. The city council has witnessed a 25% increase in collection since June when kerbside collection was introduced. A spokesperson said: "It means that many people in this part of the city now have glass banks within a short distance of their homes." DEPARTMENT IS PRAISED The education department at Warwickshire County Council has been praised by government inspectors. A report by Ofsted singled the council out as one of nine in the country deemed to be highly successful and exemplifying best practice. The full Ofsted report on Warwickshire's education department is due to be published in September. EU AID TO CREATE JOBS AT MINE Staffordshire County Council has secured £800,000 of European funding that could create about 300 jobs at a former colliery site. The council said the funding would help to set up a second Silverdale Enterprise Centre at the former mine near Newcastle-under-Lyme. This would provide commercial units tailored for hi-tech businesses. MAN 'CRITICAL' WITH BURNS A man is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering burns in an incident in a car park in Shrewsbury. The man, who is thought to be in his late 30s, was flown by air ambulance to Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital after the incident on Sutton Road. Insp Keith Gee, of West Mercia Police, said: "We are appealing for witnesses to establish exactly what happened." UNION CALLS ON GOVERNMENT Union leaders have urged the Government to help save jobs at a Birmingham train manufacturing plant and stop exporting "irreplaceable" skilled staff. Amicus held a meeting of its members at Alstom's plant to plan a campaign against the French firm's proposals to cut 1,000 posts and close the factory. Workers have already begun a petition, which 8,000 people have signed. SANDWICH FIRM ON A ROLL A West Midlands firm has secured a three-year deal to supply sandwiches to British Airways, creating approximately 60 jobs. Karins Catering, based in Bilston, Wolverhampton, will supply BA with an estimated 4.25 million sandwiches each year for passengers and crew. Chief executive Kambiz Jaberi said: "It secures the future of the factory."
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