May
2008
Articles from 28th May 2008
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Gabriel Agbonlahor determined to become ruthless
May 28 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
VILLA striker Gabriel Agbonlahor is determined to become more ruthless in front of goal. Read
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Lee Carsley: We will respect our rivals
May 28 2008 | Birmingham City News
LEE Carsley today stressed he and Blues would show the Championship the required respect next season. Read
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Show us what you can do Luke Moore
May 28 2008 | West Brom News
LUKE Moore has been challenged by manager Tony Mowbray to show Albion fans what he can do. Read
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Tony Mowbray gives Michal Danek a chance
May 28 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray has promised to give Michal Danek his first-team chance as Albion extend his loan by a further six months. Read
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Do-Heon Kim signs as Cesar checks out
May 28 2008 | West Brom News
DO-HEON Kim has completed a permanent £550,000 transfer to Albion - as Bostjan Cesar checks out of The Hawthorns following his own temporary spell. Read
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Worcestershire County League: Netherton pick up much needed bonus
May 28 2008 | Club Cricket
THE weather wreaked havoc with the Bank Holiday programme but bottom side Netherton picked up bonus points in their battle to beat the drop by bowling out Bernards Green for 181 before the game gave way to the weather. Read
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Warwickshire League: Holiday mood as duo hit out
May 28 2008 | Club Cricket
HANDSWORTH lost out to Atherstone Town by eight wickets in a high-scoring Premier Division contest on Bank Holiday Monday. Read
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Birmingham League Division Two: Saroop puts on top rank performance
May 28 2008 | Club Cricket
SMETHWICK taxi driver Irfan Saroop made plenty of telling deliveries to pick up a nine-wicket haul against Berkswell in. Read
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Birmingham League Division Three: Wombourne miss out in thrilling contest
May 28 2008 | Club Cricket
WOMBOURNE came within a wicket of beating Whitchurch in a pulsating contest. Read
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Birmingham League Division One: Rain robs Harborne
May 28 2008 | Club Cricket
HARBORNE had good cause to feel hard done by when the weather wrecked their chances of winning their game against Wellington. Read
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Dean in hot-seat
May 28 2008 | Non-League
HEDNESFORD Town have named Dean Edwards as their new manager. Read
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D-Day for champs Codsall
May 28 2008 | Non-League
A BLACK Country football team are hoping to complete the next chapter of their rags-to-riches story by securing a spot in the Sport Italia West Midlands League next season. Read
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Buy-out bid for Rovers
May 28 2008 | Non-League
A CONSORTIUM want to take over at Bromsgrove Rovers and are attempting to buy out current chairman and owner Tom Herbert. Read
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Boost for Malignaggi
May 28 2008 | Boxing
PAULIE Malignaggi should be fit to fight Britain's IBO light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton in the autumn despite fracturing his hand last weekend. Read
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Adam gets top billing
May 28 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
ADAM Roynon faces his former club Rye House in Birmingham's Knockout Cup meeting at Perry Barr tonight (7.45). Read
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Seyi Olofinjana plans to stay at Wolves
May 28 2008 | Wolves FC News
SEYI Olofinjana today admitted it would take “something special” to make him consider leaving Wolves, and that there is “no rush” to get to the Premier League. Read
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Kit's cool for Cats!
May 28 2008 | Other sport
RUNNING Catshill Under-11s is a bit of a labour of love for joint manager Paul Taylor. Read
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Challenge is a winner
May 28 2008 | Other sport
SIXTEEN teams clashed in the spring sunshine on the famous St Andrew's turf in the battle for the F&C School Challenge trophy. Read
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Ace Alex has Bin a very busy boy!
May 28 2008 | Other sport
ALEX Hurley has a record in Under-13s football which many pros would be proud of. Read
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Khyra Ishaq's mum faces court
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE mother of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who died after allegedly being starved at her home appeared in court via video link today. Read
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Spies uncover mum's lover
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
COVERT observations on a Birmingham mother of five by benefits investigators revealed she was secretly living with her partner. Read
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Mobility scooters stolen
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were investigating today after callous thieves stole and trashed two mobility scooters and tried to steal another on the same night. Read
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Camps for obese young Brummies
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE UK’s pioneering obesity scientists have picked Birmingham for their latest child "fat camps" because of the city’s notorious expanding waistline. Read
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Lenny Henry's still raising roof 30 years on
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
IT'S hard to believe that it's more than 30 years since a young Lenny Henry burst onto the scene with success in New Faces. Read
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Teenager charged over drain thefts
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been charged with stealing dozens of iron drain covers from a Midland trading estate. Read
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Man cuts his arm in DIY horror
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has been injured at his Midland home after carrying out a spot of DIY using a circular saw. Read
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High School Musical comes to Brum
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has a new queen of the stage. Solihull’s Lorna Want came home last night and revelled in her starring role at the heart of the phenomenally successful musical. Read
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Midlands roads flooded after heavy rainfall
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands took a thorough drenching as it received more than a third of its monthly rainfall overnight, leaving scores of roads flooded. Read
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Man dies in horror collision
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG man died and three others were injured when two cars were involved in a smash in Birmingham. Read
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Mike Tyson will not fight again
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Iron Mike Tyson floored an audience in Birmingham when he revealed he has definitely hung up his gloves for good. Read
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Tot 'burned by toxic sofa'
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
AN angry Midland mum today claimed her baby needed hospital treatment after suffering blistering burns all over his body from a "toxic sofa" sold at High Street stores. Read
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Khyra Ishaq's father felt "guilty" over death
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of Khyra Ishaq, who allegedly starved to death, claims he was told by the city’s social services department that she was already a ’skinny girl’. Read
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Police in talks over extradition of student
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
BRITISH police are in talks over the possible extradition of a student arrested in the US for allegedly using fake ID to buy a gun for a dare. Read
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Cheat Dawn gets the Big Brother boot
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
CHEATING Brummie Big Brother contestant Dawn Blake has lost her complaint of unfair treatment against the controversial TV reality show. Read
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Marching on for Army challenge
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
FEARLESS workers from across the West Midlands swapped their sharp suits for boiler suits to tackle a gruelling Army assault course. Read
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Retired police officers to help staff shortage
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER West Midlands Police officers might have to be lured out of retirement to plug a staff shortage expected during the 2012 Olympics. Read
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Move to keep children safe
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
BUSINESS chiefs in Birmingham have launched a scheme in a bid to reunite children with their parents if they get separated while shopping. Read
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Wallace and Gromit visit Birmingham Children's Hospital
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
HOLLYWOOD cartoon creations Wallace and Gromit today visited Birmingham Children’s Hospital to promote a national fund-raising initiative. Read
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Birmingham Airport bosses hit the road to argue expansion case
May 28 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES have the chance to voice their feelings at roadshows about Birmingham International Airport's ambitious £1 billion expansion plans. Read
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Marlon: We can win gold again
May 28 2008 | Athletics
THIS Olympic year the West Midlands has a crop of athletes who are looking to make the British Team to Beijing. Read
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Fuel protest
May 28 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
"Typical, goes all the way to London to protest at fuel costs then can't afford to get the diesel home again...!" Read
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Jonathan Trott rap for bad language
May 28 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE batsman Jonathan Trott has been reprimanded under the England and Wales Cricket Board's disciplinary code for using offensive language during the drawn County Championship match against Middlesex at Edgbaston last Saturday. Read
