Jul
2008
Articles from 25th Jul 2008
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Aston Villa Old Stars game in aid of Paul Birch
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
THE Aston Villa Old Stars will play a Sutton United FC X1 on Sunday in support of former Villa and Wolves midfielder Paul Birch who is fighting bone cancer. Read
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Aston Villa taking nothing for granted against Odense, says Gabriel Agbonlahor
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
GABBY Agbonlahor is taking nothing for granted as Villa tackle Odense tonight with foot inside the UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round. Read
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Gareth Barry ready to play against Odense, says Martin O'Neill
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill believes Gareth Barry will be mentally ready to play a part against Odense tonight as he hit back at suggestions that the former skipper’s midweek appearance against Walsall was a stunt. Read
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Brad Friedel a great move for Aston Villa, says Dean Saunders
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
DEAN Saunders believes Villa are on the verge of signing an “unbelievable” goalkeeper in Brad Friedel who he rates as the best in the Premier League. Read
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Dean Saunders' praise for Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
DEAN Saunders has given Martin O’Neill’s style of management a glowing Read
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Aston Villa get green light for Brad Friedel talks
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASTON Villa have been given permission to open talks with goalkeeper Brad Friedel over a £2million move. Read
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Sharpen up, Martin O'Neill tells defence
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASTON Villa have been told by Martin O’Neill to cut out sloppy defending this season. Read
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Martin O'Neill: Aston Villa must take this chance for Europe
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill would prefer to be without the pressure of European action so soon into pre-season. Read
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Steve Sidwell will shine for Aston Villa, says Nigel Reo-Coker
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
NIGEL REO-Coker has backed Steve Sidwell to be the new Holte End darling on the eve of his competetive home debut. Read
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Nigel Reo-Coker in Odense warning
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
FORMER West Ham ace Nigel Reo-Coker has warned Villa of complacency against Odense. Read
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Martin O'Neill in last-ditch bid for Younes Kaboul
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill is set to perform a late smash and grab raid for Tottenham’s Younes Kaboul after the French defender had agreed personal terms to join Sunderland. Read
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Aston Villa contracts on the agenda
Jul 25 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill has opened talks with a number of his first-teamers to get them on extended deals. Read
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Zola Matumona still hopeful of Birmingham City move
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
ZOLA Matumona remains hopeful Birmingham City will proceed with the attempt to sign him from FC Brussels. Read
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Birmingham Mail Blues survey -the full results
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
THE Birmingham Mail Blues fans survey - the full results. Read
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Birmingham City fans anger with board - Birmingham Mail survey
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City fans’ dissatisfaction with the board of directors has become much more marked over the past year. Read
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Fans unhappy with board, Mail's big Birmingham City survey reveals
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
BLUES fans’ dissatisfaction with the board of directors has become much more marked over the past year. Read
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Alex McLeish rethink on Ben Watson as Stephen Pearson move collapses
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish could be back in the market for Ben Watson after Stephen Pearson formally decided against a loan move to St Andrew’s. Read
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Marcus Bent backs Birmingham City promotion bid
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
MARCUS Bent believes that Blues have just the right kind of morale to underpin their Championship promotion bid. Read
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Richard Beale helps beat Birmingham City Academy
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City football education officer Richard Beale put one over his pupils when he turned out for Rushall Olympic this week. Read
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Marcus Bent: I'm no dead cert to start for Birmingham City
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham City News
NEW signing Marcus Bent doesn't expect to walk straight into the Birmingham City side. Read
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Pre-season challenge for Luke Moore from Tony Mowbray
Jul 25 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray has challenged Luke Moore to use pre-season as his ticket into Albion’s first team. Read
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Scott Carson: I want my England place back
Jul 25 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion new boy Scott Carson aims to reclaim his England shirt. Read
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Tony Mowbray aims to use player pulling power
Jul 25 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray hopes to use his powers of persuasion to entice his next batch of signings to The Hawthorns. Read
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Michael Appleton apointed reseve team coach at West Bromwich Albion
Jul 25 2008 | West Brom News
MICHAEL Appleton has been appointed as Albion’s reserve-team coach. Read
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It's easy for Pears against Middlesex
Jul 25 2008 | Worcestershire CCC
FIVE wickets in just 34 balls from Gareth Batty fired Worcestershire to a 10-wicket win over promotion rivals Middlesex in their LV County Championship Division Two match at Lord’s. Read
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Fairway Focus - with Peter Ricketts
Jul 25 2008 | Golf
IN 1971 Graham Taylor became the 15-year-old assistant professional to Len Smith at Ladbrook Park, Tanworth in Arden. This year he is the club’s centenary year captain. Read
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Harshad Patel quits West Bromwich Dartmouth
Jul 25 2008 | Club Cricket
HARSHAD Patel has resigned as skipper of Premier Division strugglers West Bromwich Dartmouth. Read
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Play for us, Douge Brown urges Gareth Andrew
Jul 25 2008 | Club Cricket
BARNT Green skipper Dougie Brown is anxious to persuade Worcestershire paceman Gareth Andrew to play against Wolverhampton in the Birmingham League tomorrow. Read
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Neil Perkins delivers win with style
Jul 25 2008 | Boxing
BRUMMIE heavyweight Neil Perkins delivered what he promised at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night – a much more entertaining performance.Neil Perkins wins in four rounds Read
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Graham Drury praises Kyle Legault
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
GRAHAM Drury has sung the praises of Canadian star Kyle Legault after his return to form in the midweek win over Redcar. Read
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Wolves told to improve by Chris van Straaten
Jul 25 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
WOLVES head into tonight’s Elite League derby clash at Coventry with strong words ringing in their ears. Read
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Mick McCarthy bides time over Ian Harte contract
Jul 25 2008 | Wolves FC News
IAN Harte will be kept on tenterhooks to find out whether he is to receive a contract offer at Wolves. Read
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Tennis -Warwickshire Ladies face title cruncher
Jul 25 2008 | Other sport
WARWICKSHIRE women were edged out 5-4 by their old rivals Surrey and now need an outright victory over Hertfordshire today to regain the Inter-County Tennis Group 1 title they last won in 2006. Read
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Savage Grace (15)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
JULIANNE Moore is a very good actress, but her eclectic film choices means she's not one my favourites. Read
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Kismat Konnection (PG)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
Struggling Toronto-based architect Raj Malhotra (Shahid) is long-suffering from life's misfortunes. Read
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Baby Mama (12A)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
AFTER MAMMA Mia, here's another comedy for mature women to enjoy. Read
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Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging (12A)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
"THIS is a British comedy about the trials and tribulations of being a 14-year-old girl. Read
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A Complete History of Sexual Failures (18)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
WALKING about with a Nick Broomfield style hand-held boom mike, Chris Waitt directs himself in this frequently-amusing British documentary about his unhappy knack of losing girlfriends. Read
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The Dark Knight: The Imax Experience (12A)
Jul 25 2008 | Film Reviews
THE first action movie to have been partly shot using IMAX cameras represents a Terminator 2-style quantum leap in cinema history. Read
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Birmingham jewel robbers are jailed
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
TWO members of a “ruthless” Birmingham-based armed gang who netted up to £1.5million-worth of jewellery when they targeted stores around the country have been jailed. Read
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Hair styles of yesteryear go on display
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
CORN rows, comb-overs, mohicans, afros, beehives, perms and plaits - most people have had one or more haircut they regret at some point. Read
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Slimming is right up our street!
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SUPER slimmers Tracey Skeffington and Sally Finnegan knew the signs were good when they entered a weight loss competition. Read
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Court fight bid to thwart Dome move
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s best known nightspots faces a Halloween court date with the resident trying to stop a £4 million cross-city transfer. Read
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Hero Solihull officer awarded Military Cross
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A SECOND Solihull soldier has been awarded a top medal for bravery in Afghanistan after he led a battle charge with burning shrapnel stuck in his shoulder. Read
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2010 winter warmer for Birmingham council homes
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
EVERY one of Birmingham’s 66,000 council properties will have double glazing and central heating installed by the 2010 deadline, according to a Government watchdog. Read
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Birmingham engineering boss in despair at 86% power cost rise
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TINY Birmingham engineering firm faces an electricity bill rise of at least 86 per cent in a year as the energy crisis turns up the heat for thousands of small Midland firms. Read
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Birmingham artists part of The Beano's 70th birthday bash
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S best loved comic reaches its 70th birthday next week and two Birmingham artists are at the centre of the celebrations. Read
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M42 closed after car transporter involved in shunt
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
DRIVERS were left fuming in the hot summer heat after a four-vehicle smash closed a busy Midland motorway. Read
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Axe threatened line from Walsall to Wolverhampton 'booming, say campaigners
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
PASSENGER use on a doomed Black Country rail link which looks set to be axed by December has grown massively, campaigners fighting to save it claimed today. Read
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Birmingham lollipop wardens face the axe
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
LOLLIPOP ladies and men are facing the axe in Birmingham as the council cuts cash for school crossing patrols. Read
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Tenants flee blaze at high-rise city flats
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people were evacuated when fire ripped through high-rise flats in Birmingham city centre. Read
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TV Apprentice Claire Young backs Birmingham's good causes
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
APPRENTICE runner up Claire Young was just one of a host of stars launching Birmingham rock station Kerrang!’s new £1 million charity appeal. Read
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Fat George is top dog with Claire Young!
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
THERE’S a new male in Claire Young’s life today following a visit to Birmingham's Barnes Hill dogs home. Read
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MPs back Birmingham Mail Post Office campaign
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SENIOR politicians in Whitehall today threw their weight behind the Birmingham Mail’s campaign to fight post office closures in the city by revealing they actually subsidise other services. Read
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Jo is a real sweetheart for Swizzels
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SWEET toothed Jo Hickman is a true romantic – and to prove it her personal message has been immortalised on a Love Heart. Read
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Arsonists blamed for Stourbridge factory blaze
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS from across the Black Country battled to control a fierce blaze which swept through an abandoned factory. Read
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Birmingham Proof House could scupper UB40 dream
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
REGGAE group UB40’s plans for a new city centre recording studio have stalled over fears it could cause the closure of Birmingham historic Gun Barrell Proof House. Read
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Scrap New Street revamp, says Lord Snape
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
THE revamp of New Street Station should be abandoned after the conclusions of a Commons inquiry which warned it would not solve Birmingham’s long term rail needs, according to a former chairman of Travel West Midlands. Read
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Police hunt for man seen with gun in Bournville
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE cordoned off a number of quiet streets in Birmingham as they hunted for a man seen with a gun. Read
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Golf graduate Lucinda Davies on top of her game in Egypt
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM University golf graduate Lucinda Davies has people green with envy. Read
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Moonlighting MPs defend other jobs
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MPs have criticised proposals to ban them from having second jobs. Read
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Men jailed for savage attack in victim's home
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A MASKED gang beat and terrorised a Sutton Coldfield man after bursting into his home before stealing his high performance car and taking it for a joyride, a court heard. Read
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New badge for Yardley Wood Community Primary School
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW “badge of pride” has been unveiled at a Birmingham primary school. Read
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Eleni's plunge for the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ONE small step, one giant leap... for 21-year-old Eleni Hitchinson and the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust. Read
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Old photograph in the frame for big mosaic
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TREASURED historic photograph belonging to a Midland family is in the running to become the face of the world’s largest photo mosaic. Read
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History buffs get bayonet shock
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HISTORY buffs who pleaded for First World War mementoes received more than they bargained for when they were offered a 2ft bayonet which once belonged to a German soldier. Read
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Sun set to banish Eid Mela rainclouds
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of Sunday’s Eid Mela are expecting record numbers of visitors at Cannon Hill Park if the baking temperatures continue. Read
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Alert over teenager posing as charity collectors
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
CUNNING thieves are masquerading as charity collectors or pretending to be lost to target people in Birmingham city centre cafes. Read
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Anti knife dance night at Barracuda bar in Birmingham
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of teenagers turned out to support an anti-knife crime drive in Birmingham. Read
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Two held after armed raid in Kings Heath
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
TWO people were arrested over an armed bank robbery in Birmingham after a dramatic police chase ended in a quiet city street. Read
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Tom Parsons sets the bar high
Jul 25 2008 | Athletics
HALL Green high jump star Tom Parsons plans to put his new-found British No.1 status on the line tonight at the Crystal Palace Aviva London Grand Prix. Read
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Fine if you can get it
Jul 25 2008 | Maureen Messent
HE'S raddled, he's a drunk, he's 61, and he looks 90. Read
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Doc lover's dirty trick
Jul 25 2008 | Maureen Messent
RANDY doctor Keith Fraser, of Bradford, has been struck off for a four-year affair with a woman patient described as "vulnerable". Read
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Dad's pix shocker
Jul 25 2008 | Maureen Messent
OUR slide to paedophile paranoia quickened this week when Walsall father Gary Crutchley whipped out his camera to take what he thought would be happy snaps for the family album. Read
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An idea from our man in cloud-cuckoo-land
Jul 25 2008 | Maureen Messent
ANOTHER week, another last-ditch promise from our Government, this time unveiled by the personable Work & Pensions Secretary James Purnell. Read
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Saddlers out in force at Yeltz
Jul 25 2008 | Walsall FC News
WALSALL will send a much stronger side than first expected to face Halesowen Town tonight (7.45). Read
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Emphasis on youth for Ashley Giles
Jul 25 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
ASHLEY Giles has made it a high priority to bring top talent into the Warwickshire system at a much earlier age during his tenure as director of cricket. Read
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Neil Carter in no rush to sign new Warwickshire contract
Jul 25 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
NEIL Carter expects to sign another contract with Warwickshire but insists there is “no rush” to finalise a new deal. Read
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You'd be a fool to miss days of fun
Jul 25 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
FIGHTING and fooling is on the agenda for visitors to Kenilworth Castle. Read
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Alien invasion is on the cards at town museum
Jul 25 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
ALIENS will invade the Midlands next month when an out of this world exhibition opens at a museum. Read
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So Spar so good
Jul 25 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
WITH 2008 set to be known as the credit crunch summer, many families will be staying at home. Looking for somewhere different to go that’s cheap and cheerful? Why not try Leamington Spa? Read
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It's about time for an adventure
Jul 25 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
I DID this walk recently with a fantastic group of women from Balsall's Heath Saheli Adventure Hub, an organisation originally set up by the pioneering and indefatigable Naseem Akhtar. Read
