Jun
2008
Articles from 27th Jun 2008
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Aston Villa to play FC Zurich in friendly
Jun 27 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASTON Villa are heading to Switzerland for a pre-season friendly against FC Zurich next month. Read
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David O'Leary: Paul Robinson will be a hit at Aston Villa
Jun 27 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
DAVID O’Leary today urged Paul Robinson to sign for Martin O'Neill – and insisted the £5million-rated goalkeeper is not too late to become an Aston Villa ‘great’. Read
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David O'Leary: Martin O'Neill is the lucky one
Jun 27 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
DAVID O’Leary still wishes he could have been ‘the lucky one’ at Villa as he watches Martin O’Neill go for the players he wanted when he was in the job. Read
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Alex McLeish: I want to replace Fabrice Muamba with similar quality
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish has outlined his determination to replace Fabrice Muamba in the Birmingham City engine room. Read
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Busy summer for Birmingam City Ladies
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City Ladies will not enjoy much of a break this summer with six of their side on international duty. Read
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Birmingham City stars to play in Solihull school charity match
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City goalkeeper Maik Taylor will be joined by a host of former Blues players at a special charity match at St Peter’s Catholic Secondary School, Whitefields Road, Solihull on Sunday (12.30pm). Read
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Sone Aluko: This is my big chance for Birmingham City
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham City News
SONE Aluko admits he faces the biggest season of his career so far, with a breakthrough to the Blues first team as the target. Read
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Playing in SPL gave me confidence, says Sone Aluke
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City's Sone Aluko says the big-game experience he enjoyed last season has helped him improve as a player. Read
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Craig Shakespeare: It was a tough decision to quit West Bromwich Albion
Jun 27 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion are on the look-out for a new coach after Craig Shakespeare joined Leicester City as assistant manager to Nigel Pearson. Read
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Fairway Focus - Golf, with Peter Ricketts
Jun 27 2008 | Golf
IN THE 121 years of their existence Coventry Golf Club have hosted international tournaments such as the PGA Championship and the Piccadilly. Read
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Birmingham League - Wolverhampton await Chris Russell decision
Jun 27 2008 | Club Cricket
TABLE-topping Wolverhampton will wait on the fitness of fast bowler Chris Russell before naming their side to face arch-rivals West Bromwich Dartmouth at Danescourt tomorrow. Read
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Cockspur National Cup - Knowle and Dorridge pray for a sunny day
Jun 27 2008 | Club Cricket
KNOWLE and Dorridge are keeping their fingers crossed that they made the right decision to put back last weekend’s Cockspur Cup National Club Knockout contest with Frocester to this Sunday. Read
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Minor Counties Championship - Andy Gray labours in vain
Jun 27 2008 | Club Cricket
WALSALL off-spinner Andy Gray covered himself in glory with figures of nine for 56 for Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship game against Cornwall at Truro. Read
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Nathan Vaughan happy to help old Evesham team-mates
Jun 27 2008 | Basketball
GOALKEEPER Nathan Vaughan is happy to continue giving Evesham United his support – even though he has just joined local rivals Halesowen Town. Read
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Boxing - with Ian Johnson
Jun 27 2008 | Boxing
THEY'RE all at it! Top line promoters Frank Warren and Mick Hennessy have raided the Midlands patch with a great deal of success and have vowed to be back. Now Ricky Hatton and Frank Maloney are heading this way. Read
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Frankie Gavin defends Amir Khan against critics
Jun 27 2008 | Boxing
WORLD amateur champion Frankie Gavin has slammed the critics of his friend and former team-mate Amir Khan following the Bolton man’s 18th professional win over Michael Gomez last weekend. Read
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Jason Lyons could be out for the rest of season
Jun 27 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
BIRMINGHAM boss Graham Drury arrived on Teesside last night with the news that his brilliant skipper could miss the rest of the season. Read
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Wolves sign Dave Jones from Derby County
Jun 27 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES have finally completed the signing of midfielder David Jones from Championship rivals Derby in a £1million deal. Read
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Age is no barrier for Richard Stearman, says Mick McCarthy
Jun 27 2008 | Wolves FC News
MICK McCarthy has hailed new signing Richard Stearman as a player who, despite being only 20 years of age, has already well and truly proved himself at Championship level. Read
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Bowls - with Ian Laird
Jun 27 2008 | Other sport
WYTHALL stayed on course for the Premier title with a convincing win at home to in-trouble Black Horse. Read
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Wanted (18)
Jun 27 2008 | Film Reviews
EVERY so often an action film redefines the rules for the next generation of filmmakers to aspire to. Read
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The Edge Of Love (15)
Jun 27 2008 | Film Reviews
THIS wartime drama is supposed to be centred on poet Dylan Thomas and his mysterious appeal to women. Read
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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG)
Jun 27 2008 | Film Reviews
CHILDREN'S films offering both a touch of class and an epic journey are few and far between. Read
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It's back to school with Paanchi pass
Jun 27 2008 | Film Reviews
DIE-hard Shah Rukh Khan fans will be pleased to learn that shooting for his much anticipated romantic comedy, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has started in earnest with a release planned for December 12 at Vue Star City. Read
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Female Agents (15)
Jun 27 2008 | Film Reviews
REMEMBER Cate Blanchett in Charlotte Gray, the story of a young Scottish woman who joined the French Resistance to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend lost in France? Read
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Legend George jazzes up the NIA
Jun 27 2008 | Classical - Folk - Jazz
Legend George jazzes up the NIA Read
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Barr Beacon netball team wins its league
Jun 27 2008 | Your News
BARR Beacon 'A' celebrated their win against Ryland 'B' in their final match of the season in the Birmingham Intermediate Netball League. Read
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Bostin comic book heroes flying the flag for Birmingham
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Superman - flying into Birmingham’s Bullring as Brummie businessman Donato Esposito prepares to launch an on-line comic book. Read
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Man charged with Second City derby murder of Christopher Priest
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
AN Aston Villa fan has been charged with the murder of fellow 26-year-old Villa supporter Christopher Priest following the game against Birmingham City. Read
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Conservatives attack Post Office closure in Erdington
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIVE party members have thrown their weight behind a campaign to prevent further post office closures in Erdington. Read
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Birmingham councillor Deirdre Alden attacks 'toothless' postal watchdog
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM councillor Deirdre Alden today accused the independent watchdog responsible for safeguarding the interests of customers using postal services of lacking a “bark, bite or teeth” in the fight against proposed Post Office closures. Read
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88-year-old dare-devil grandad receives top honour
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
HE may be 88, but dare-devil Tom Lackey is living proof that age doesn’t have to stop you from walking on the wild side. Read
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Warning as contaminated manure affects Birmingham allotments
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
ROGUE “killer manure’” has decimated crops in Birmingham allotments, it was revealed today. Read
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War hero’s medal goes for £211,000
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A VICTORIA Cross awarded to a brave, modest Birmingham soldier who made an “extraordinary protracted one-man stand” during World War One sold for £211,725 at auction. Read
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Birmingham City Council pledge on lessons of Khyra Ishaq tragedy
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CITY councillors have been reassured that everything is being done to learn the lessons of the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq. Read
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Thieves targeting allotments as food prices soar
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THIEVES are raiding allotments across the region for vegetables, as the credit crunch forces up supermarket prices. Read
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Centre scheme to sponsor abandoned animals
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A PLEA has gone out to animal lovers to help homeless pets on a long term basis at the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Centre. Read
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Cannabis factory smashed in raid
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A CANNABIS factory on the 16th storey of a Birmingham tower block has been smashed in a police raid. Read
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Bishop of Birmingham writes to praise pupils
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THE Bishop of Birmingham is writing to more than 400 pupils and staff at a school after hailing it as a role model for church schools. Read
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Budding film-maker urges Brummies to vote
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM blockbuster could be heading to a cinema near you if a city writer drums up enough support for his film idea. Read
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Dad signs up for charity event in memory of son
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A DAD will be putting his best foot forward while wearing odd socks for a fund-raising walk in memory of his son. Read
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Old Edwardians gather for historic day
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than a century of academic tradition comes to Birmingham today when nearly 200 former pupils of a girls’ school attend an historic lunch. Read
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Top Tories rally round Caroline Spelman over ‘nannygate’
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CAROLINE Spelman, the Conservative Chair and Meriden MP, today received staunch backing from Tory colleagues following fresh claims about her Parliamentary expenses. Read
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Frankley teenage yob gang is locked up
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
VIOLENT teenage gang members who attacked a man in Birmingham just weeks after being slapped with ASBOs have been locked up for a total of eight years. Read
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Gordon Brown - One year on
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown celebrates 12 months as Prime Minister today. Political Editor Jonathan Walker examines how it all went awry for Gordon. Read
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Eco-town slum fear
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A SERIES of environment-friendly new towns could become the “eco-slums” of the future without more involvement from councils in their development, the Local Government Association warned today. Read
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Birmingham Mail urges schoolchildren to write to PM with questions
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN across the West Midlands are being given the chance to shine like they’ve never shone before. Read
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Jeep suspended from ceiling at NEC
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A CAR was the torque of the National Exhibition Centre when it was suspended from the roof as part of a team-building exercise. Read
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Tory leaders call for Caroline Spelman to be sacked
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
SENIOR Tory leaders were today demanding the sacking of their own party chairman, Meriden MP Caroline Spelman. Read
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Planners rap Natwest tower’s replacement
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW glass-fronted tower block will “stick out like a sore thumb”’ in Birmingham’s historic city centre according to planning chiefs. Read
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Starve case girl: No funeral yet
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who allegedly starved to death have been told that her body still cannot be released for her funeral. Read
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Jack Straw to plug loophole
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
EMERGENCY legislation approving the use of anonymous evidence in court cases is to be rushed through Parliament within a fortnight. Read
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UB40 to sponsor netball club
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
MUMS will be making sure there’s no red, red wine spilt on the new shirts of a girls’ netball club after landing a sponsorship deal with reggae giants UB40. Read
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Tyseley Locomotive Works steams into its second century
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
STEAM train buffs can help celebrating a century of locomotive history this weekend as a Birmingham depot marks its 100th anniversary. Read
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Jonathan Moore aims to jump for Beijing in Birmingham
Jun 27 2008 | Athletics
JONATHAN Moore is determined to see his Beijing dream come true in Birmingham next month. Read
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This lunatic Mugabe must be stopped
Jun 27 2008 | Maureen Messent
THIS week's politically correct shocker comes from those so-called 'experts on Africa' whose talking heads pop up on television to discuss Zimbabwe's plight. Read
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Licence fee a bargain
Jun 27 2008 | Maureen Messent
EXCELLENT European Cup matches in the evenings, wonderful Wimbledon all day and a season of superb BBC4 television programmes on medieval Britain and, now, a close look at Jews, the more Orthodox of whom remain a mystery to many of us. Read
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Don't get soft - these prisoners are criminals
Jun 27 2008 | Maureen Messent
EVERY now and then - and I swear to God it's increasing - we hear figureheads that spout nonsense so bigoted and ingrained that it makes us wonder if they are not pulling our legs. Read
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Don't do it Sheryl
Jun 27 2008 | Maureen Messent
THE pictures of Paul Gascoigne kissing and walking arm in arm with Sheryl, his former wife, have been splashed in the tabloids as proof that the alcoholic brawler has reformed. Read
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Walsall retain traditional-look with new kit
Jun 27 2008 | Walsall FC News
WALSALL will continue wearing white shirts and red shorts when they start the new season. Read
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Twenty20 - Rain helps Bears see off Glamorgan
Jun 27 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
A HELPING hand from above nudged Warwickshire over the finishing line last night and left them looking forward to a home draw in the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals. Read
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Ian Bell back to play at Edgbaston
Jun 27 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
IAN Bell will play for Warwickshire when they return to championship action against Gloucestershire at Edgbaston on Sunday. Read
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Duo help Worcestershire beat local rivals
Jun 27 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
THE Worcestershire County League put one over their Warwickshire rivals when they beat them by 35 runs at Moseley Ashfield. Read
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Urban Walk: Robin Hood Island, Stratford Road
Jun 27 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
THIS week's walk explores a little piece of what I would call 'middle England' in Shirley. Read
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Give grandad more credit...
Jun 27 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
WHILE Stratford upon Avon has rightly earned an international reputation for the quality of its Shakespearean attractions, Lichfield is no less an attractive place to visit. Read
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Brush with Burlesque
Jun 27 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
IRISH artist Terry Bradley is set to visit Birmingham next week at the launch of an exhibition of his highly sought after paintings. Read
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A Walk In The Park: Old Square, Priory Queensway.
Jun 27 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
TO the uninitiated, Old Square is just a roundabout linking the Minories with one of Birmingham's two queue-prone city centre Post Offices. Read
