Oct
2008
Articles from 1st Oct 2008
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Glebe Farm gang in reign of terror
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham News
By Edward Chadwick Read
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Selfridges look for Christmas staff
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham News
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest stores is to hold a recruitment day tomorrow in a bid to find 100 new staff to work over the Christmas period. Read
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Glebe Farm gang in reign of terror
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham News
By Edward Chadwick Read
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Immigrants abscond from centre
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Seven immigrants - including four who escaped via a network of pipes - are on the run from a detention centre. Read
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Brown praise for pensioners
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has hailed the contribution older people make to society as "massively" important to the success of the nation. Read
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Man charged with cousin attack
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Police have charged a 21-year-old man with assaulting the cousin of a banker who died following a city centre brawl. Read
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High-class conwoman admits £2m scam
Oct 01 2008 | National News
A high-class swindler bounced cheques worth around £2 million on some of Europe's top auction houses. Read
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HBOS shares surge in takeover hope
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Shares in Halifax Bank of Scotland closed 21% higher amid hopes a rescue takeover by Lloyds TSB will go ahead as planned. Read
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'Don't challenge Gurkhas ruling'
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Tory leader David Cameron has urged the Government not to try and overturn a landmark court ruling giving Gurkhas the right to stay in Britain. Read
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Priest jailed for sex abuse
Oct 01 2008 | National News
A priest who sexually abused six boys at a Catholic boarding school has been sentenced to six years in jail. Read
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No probe into TV phone-in scandals
Oct 01 2008 | National News
The Serious Fraud Office has said it will not carry out an inquiry into the TV phone-in scandals. Read
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Sword-wielding robber tackled
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Shop staff who beat a samurai sword-wielding robber into submission and locked him in a store room were back at work after a judge said their actions were "entirely reasonable". Read
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Ex-royal butler admits child abuse
Oct 01 2008 | National News
A former royal butler to the Queen has admitted a string of child abuse offences. Read
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Cameron is 'a man with a plan'
Oct 01 2008 | National News
David Cameron has presented himself as the "man with a plan" to rebuild Britain's battered economy and repair its "broken society". Read
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Brave banker died from brain bleed
Oct 01 2008 | National News
A wealthy banker who was set upon after confronting a gang who attacked a homeless man died from bleeding to the brain, police have said. Read
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Escaped inmate imprisoned over rape
Oct 01 2008 | National News
A violent criminal who raped a schoolgirl while on the run from an open prison has been jailed for a minimum of nine years. Read
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'M&S wine theft' officers suspended
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Two senior police officers have been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of stealing wine from a Marks and Spencer store, it has been revealed. Read
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New rules for easy church weddings
Oct 01 2008 | National News
The Church of England has pledged to play a greater role in the marriage market as new legislation making it easier to tie the knot in a chosen parish comes into force. Read
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Bank shares up over bail-out hopes
Oct 01 2008 | National News
The UK's biggest banks gathered stock market momentum amid revived hopes of a revamped 700 billion US dollar (£392 billion) financial salvage plan. Read
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Three quizzed over banker's murder
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Three men are being questioned in connection with the murder of a banker set upon after confronting a gang attacking a homeless man. Read
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Shock pictures on cigarette packets
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Graphic pictures of throat cancer and rotting teeth are to appear on cigarette packets from Wednesday to illustrate the health risks of smoking. Read
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PM dismisses HBOS takeover concerns
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has said he is confident that Lloyds TSB's planned takeover of struggling Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) will go ahead despite growing doubts in the market. Read
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Human rights concern over 42 days
Oct 01 2008 | National News
Europe's human rights watchdog has expressed "considerable concern" about the prospect of terrorist suspects being held in police custody in the UK for up to 42 days. Read
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Cuts lead to rise in emergency care
Oct 01 2008 | National News
The number of patients needing emergency treatment has soared because of hospital cuts. Read
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Crackdown on minimum wage rogues
Oct 01 2008 | National News
The Government is planning a fresh crackdown on bosses who fail to pay the national minimum wage, ministers announced as the latest increase in the statutory rate came into effect. Read
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New rules cut planning permission
Oct 01 2008 | National News
New rules are due to come into force enabling families in England to extend their homes without having to get planning permission. Read
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Taking the local out of tea-time news
Oct 01 2008 | The Stirrer
NEVER mind Central Tonight – ITV’s daily news programme fronted by Bob Warman and Joanne Malin will soon have to be rebranded “Central, Goodnight” after the axing of 60 jobs in its Birmingham newsroom. Read
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Some of our buses are missing
Oct 01 2008 | The Stirrer
THE Bermuda Triangle has nothing on the Outer Circle when it comes to mysterious disappearances. Read
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James Milner put on Euro alert
Oct 01 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill says he cannot afford to underestimate Litex Lovech tomorrow as he gets ready to unleash record buy James Milner for only his second start in Villa colours since his return to the club. Read
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Sid sees light at end of tunnel
Oct 01 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
STEVE Sidwell is finally ready to return to training, with manager Martin O’Neill revealing the club’s £4.5million summer signing is chomping at the bit to make an impression in the Premier League. Read
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Derby County 1 Blues 1
Oct 01 2008 | Match Reports
IN A league where inconsistency is king and you never know quite what might happen on any given afternoon or evening, we are generally coming to know what to expect from Blues. Read
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McLeish left purring at winger's ace effort
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham City News
QUINCY’S goal against Derby last night – capping a swift attack from deep inside Blues’ half – left Alex McLeish purring. Read
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Ref didn’t help - Alex
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham City News
THE drip, drip effect of referee Michael Oliver’s decisions didn’t help Blues’ cause against Derby County, Alex McLeish reckoned. Read
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Brian Howard's way not for Blues
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham City News
BLUES are not at the forefront of the battle to sign Barnsley’s Brian Howard. Read
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Larsson left out
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham City News
SEBASTIAN Larsson was not risked at Pride Park for fear of injury. Read
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We need to maintain momentum – Alex McLeish
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish admitted he was left dejected that Blues tailed off after the break and allowed Derby County to peg them back. Read
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Zuiverloon in top Gia
Oct 01 2008 | West Brom News
GIANNI Zuiverloon appears to have the Premier League at his feet after the outstanding impact he has made at Albion following his summer switch from Heerenveen. Read
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Scott Carson working wonders for boss
Oct 01 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray has paid tribute to Scott Carson’s work ethic, with the Albion keeper on the verge of an England recall after a fine start to the season. Read
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Teixeira return
Oct 01 2008 | West Brom News
Filipe Teixeira made his long-awaited comeback for Albion in last night’s reserve game against West Ham United. Read
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Wolves 0 Reading 3
Oct 01 2008 | Wolves Match Reports
MICK McCarthy warned it was coming, that blip. Last night, it arrived courtesy of a Reading side evidently well-equipped for a serious tilt at bouncing straight back to the Premier League. Read
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Scholars progress after extra time
Oct 01 2008 | Non-League
CHASETOWN, last season’s FA Cup giantkillers, are safely through to the third qualifying round following a 5-2 win at Rothwell Town last night. Read
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Sporting get off the mark
Oct 01 2008 | Non-League
SPINNEY are still searching for their first point in the Festival Premier after crashing to a 4-2 reverse at Kingshurst Sporting. Read
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Wyrley hand out a thrashing
Oct 01 2008 | Non-League
WYRLEY continued their wonderful start to the season with a seven-goal thrashing of Brookvale Social. Read
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York sink Mariners in seven-goal thriller
Oct 01 2008 | Non-League
AN early-season clash of the Coronation League giants saw The York get the better of Moseley Mariners in a seven-goal thriller. Read
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Steelers leave Somers reeling
Oct 01 2008 | Non-League
BOLDMERE Steelers are setting the early pace in the Premier Division. Read
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Brit blueprint for Olympic success
Oct 01 2008 | Boxing
BRITISH amateur boxing chiefs were today expected to announce sweeping changes designed to clean up their act after the allegations of misjudgment and indiscipline levelled at them prior to the Beijing Olympics. Read
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Wolves’ date with destiny
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
WOLVERHAMPTON have agreed dates for their history-making relegation race-off. Read
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Drury keen to get one over big rival
Oct 01 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
GRAHAM Drury has revealed how he would love to beat Berwick in tonight’s Young Shield clash at Perry Barr – because of his rivalry with Bandits boss Peter Waite. Read
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Cipriani unable to save struggling Wasps
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Danny Cipriani kicked 11 points on his comeback from last season's horrific injury but he could not save struggling Guinness Premiership champions Wasps from a 27-23 defeat to Bath. Read
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Drogba woe in Chelsea draw
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Chelsea escaped a distinctly uncomfortable night in Transylvania with a 0-0 Champions League draw at CFR Cluj - but there are fresh concerns about the fitness of striker Didier Drogba. Read
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Landmark goals set up Reds triumph
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Liverpool and Steven Gerrard claimed his 100th to give the Anfield side a comfortable 3-1 Champions League victory over PSV Eindhoven. Read
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Federer withdraws from Stockholm Open
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Thirteen-time grand slam winner Roger Federer has pulled out of next week's Stockholm Open. Read
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Saints ponder action on sinner Best
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Northampton have until midday on Thursday to appeal the 18-week ban handed to their Ireland back row Neil Best. Read
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Blades face delay in compensation bid
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Sheffield United's compensation claim over the Carlos Tevez affair looks set to be delayed until next year as West Ham step up their legal fight. Read
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Redknapp is behind Campbell
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Sol Campbell has been backed by boss Harry Redknapp and his Portsmouth team-mates to lead Portsmouth into the second round group stage of the UEFA Cup - and show his detractors that bad mouthing cannot damage his enduring ability. Read
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Police to probe Campbell abuse
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Racial and homophobic abuse by Tottenham fans towards former England defender Sol Campbell is to be probed by police, it was confirmed today. Read
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Tansey heading Down Under
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Leeds utility player Jordan Tansey is to join team-mate Gareth Ellis in Australia after agreeing a loan spell with Sydney Roosters. Read
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Prospective buyers sent figures
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Seven potential buyers have been sent details of Newcastle's finances as moves to sell the club progress. Read
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Scholes out for 10 weeks
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes will be out of action for 10 weeks after suffering medial ligament damage in Tuesday night's Champions League win over AaB. Read
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Tansey heading down under
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Leeds utility player Jordan Tansey is to join team-mate Gareth Ellis in Australia after agreeing a loan spell with Sydney Roosters. Read
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Keegan could be handed Magpies stake
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Newcastle were surrounded by fresh intrigue on Wednesday amid claims that one prospective buyer could be prepared to hand Kevin Keegan a multi-million pound stake in the club. Read
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Dislocation blow for Wilkinson
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Newcastle Falcons have revealed that Jonny Wilkinson has sustained a dislocated left knee. Read
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Graham strikes blow for Saints
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
St Helens struck the first blow for Saturday's engage Super League Grand Final when prop forward James Graham was named Man of Steel. Read
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Anxious wait on Wilko injury
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Jonny Wilkinson could face a fitness fight to be available for the start of England's autumn Test campaign. Read
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Best hit with hefty ban
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Northampton forward Neil Best has received an 18-week ban following his appearance before Rugby Football Union disciplinary chiefs. Read
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Scots ready to step in
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
The Scottish Football Association are eager to step into the breach if Poland and Ukraine are stripped of the 2012 European Championship finals. Read
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Record number of World Cup bids
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
A record number of countries are set to make official bids for hosting the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup tournaments. Read
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Mascherano: Keane will flourish
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Javier Mascherano has joined the clamour of appreciation from Anfield for Robbie Keane as Liverpool prepare for their Champions League Group D home clash with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night. Read
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Scolari urges patience on Drogba
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will not return to the peak of his powers until mid-November. Read
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Strachan takes the positives
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan insists he was pleased with much of his side's performance, despite watching them slump to another away defeat in the Champions League against Villarreal in El Madrigal on Tuesday night. Read
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Wilkinson suffers injury
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Jonny Wilkinson's injury jinx struck once again in the 39-23 Guinness Premiership defeat to Gloucester to leave Newcastle and England fretting over his fitness. Read
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Response pleases Wenger
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Arsene Wenger savoured Arsenal's finest performance of the season after Porto were crushed 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Read
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United injuries concern Ferguson
Oct 01 2008 | National Sport
Sir Alex Ferguson will wait for news on his injured stars on Wednesday - with Fabio Capello also likely to take a keen interest in the Manchester United medical bulletin. Read
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Injuries will cost us - Mick McCarthy
Oct 01 2008 | Wolves FC News
MICK McCarthy had much more on his mind than three points lost after Wolves ended their defeat to Reading ravaged by injuries. Read
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County aim to preserve their winning run
Oct 01 2008 | Other sport
WARWICKSHIRE County Darts Organisation will be back in action in Division One of the Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Championships this weekend. Read
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Curdworth bow out of the prem
Oct 01 2008 | Other sport
CURDWORTH, the club who dominated the Birmingham League Premier Division for a decade, are not competing in the 2008/9 competition, which started this week. Read
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It’s cod and kit thanks to chippy
Oct 01 2008 | Other sport
LYNDA Giblin got more than she bargained for when she popped into her local fish and chip shop in Acocks Green. Read
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Blaze at Solihull factory
Oct 01 2008 | Solihull News
FIREFIGHTERS spent the night fighting a huge blaze at a West Midlands factory. Read
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KT Tunstall picks Solihull singer for music school
Oct 01 2008 | Solihull News
A BUDDING singer-songwriter from the Midlands has won a place at a top London music school after chart star KT Tunstall chose her song in a national competition. Read
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Leukaemia victim Kris Griffin to walk with Sir Ian Botham
Oct 01 2008 | Your News
KRIS Griffin will be joining Sir Ian Botham on his latest walk for Leukaemia in Stratford on October 14 and hopes to raise £1,000 in the process. Read
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Cheats have no place in our game
Oct 01 2008 | Tom Ross Column
THE big football debate in most pubs, clubs, factories and offices in and around the West Midlands other than your team’s most recent performance concerns two subjects: diving and bad refereeing. Read
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New grassroots fund to support British charities saving lives
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Andrew Mitchell has pledged to find £40 million for “grassroots” organisations fighting poverty in the developing world. Read
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Tories announce plans to scrap automatic early release of prisoners
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
The Tories announced plans to scrap the automatic early release of prisoners and instead introduce a system of earned release. Read
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David Cameron: We’ll beat the crunch
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
DAVID Cameron was today predicting Britain will get through the economic crisis as he told Conservative activists in Birmingham “better times lie ahead”. Read
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Ex-leader William Hague praise for streets reclaimed
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Tory leader William Hague saw for himself how an inner-city community has reclaimed its streets and turned derelict ground into a garden to be used by everyone. Read
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Victory for veterans in clubs fight
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
SOCIAL clubs used by war veterans from the Black Country looked set to be saved today after a backlash sparked a council U-turn. Read
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Glebe Farm gang in reign of terror
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A GANG of teenage thugs drove people from their homes and jobs in a year-long reign of terror and intimidation on a Birmingham estate, a court heard. Read
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Blaze at Solihull factory
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nightclub is being prosecuted by City Council health and safety watchdogs after a 21-year-old man was found dead in its staff car park. Read
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Selfridges look for Christmas staff
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest stores is to hold a recruitment day tomorrow in a bid to find 100 new staff to work over the Christmas period. Read
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Rugby player opens healthy food shop
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A SEMI-professional rugby player hopes to score success after opening a new healthy food shop in Birmingham. Read
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City charity Envision Birmingham lose out on cash
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BRAVE faces are being put on at a Birmingham community project that lost out on funding after reaching the final of this year’s National Lottery Awards. Read
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Castle Vale boy celebrates five years since transplant
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
PLUCKY five-year-old Regan Leese has celebrated a milestone in his short life. Read
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Vulnerable Druid's Heath teen raided by police
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A VULNERABLE teenager has been left traumatised after police officers raided his Birmingham council flat twice in one week. Read
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Lichfield mum is one of Britain's worst snorers
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A MUM has been named as one of Britain’s worst snorers after her nasal rumblings contributing to a decibel reading equal to that of a jet engine! Read
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Bryn Christopher will be guest at Style awards
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM soul singer Bryn Christopher will be the special guest at this year’s Style Awards in his home city. Read
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Selfridges look for Christmas staff
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest stores is to hold a recruitment day tomorrow in a bid to find 100 new staff to work over the Christmas period. Read
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Birmingham nightclub charged over death
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nightclub is being prosecuted by city council health and safety watchdogs after a 21-year-old man was found dead in its staff car park. Read
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KT Tunstall picks Solihull singer for music school
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BUDDING singer-songwriter from the Midlands has won a place at a top London music school after chart star KT Tunstall chose her song in a national competition. Read
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Blaze at Solihull factory
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS spent the night fighting a huge blaze at a West Midlands factory. Read
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ITV staff rocked by scale of jobs axe
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
JUST 36 journalists will be left to cover a vast slice of Middle England from the Welsh borders to the North Sea coast when ITV’s Birmingham and Nottingham operations merge. Read
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Graphic pictures to appear on cigarette packets
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
SEE the graphic pictures set to appear on cigarette packets from today to illustrate the health risks of smoking. Read
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Moseley musician Carl Thomas dies aged 40
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A WELL-KNOWN character and amateur musician, often seen busking in south Birmingham, has passed away at the age of 40. Read
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Bank mergers
Oct 01 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
"People like to be reassured that we actually have some assets..!" Read
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Woakes vows: I won't be 1-season wonder
Oct 01 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
CHRIS Woakes admits he enjoyed a “dream” start to his Warwickshire’s first-team career this summer – but the 19-year-old intends to be fully ready for 2009 when he will face the notoriously tricky second season in senior cricket. Read
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Carter is set a new challenge at Middlesex
Oct 01 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE all-rounder Neil Carter has agreed terms for a loan move to Middlesex and will play for them in the Stanford Challenge in the Caribbean later this month, Read
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Bill Bryson in appeal to curb litter
Oct 01 2008 | Conservative conference news
BILL Bryson issued a heartfelt plea at the Tory conference today for more to be done to tackle the menace of litter. Read
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Tories leave with good impression
Oct 01 2008 | Conservative conference news
AS the Conservative conference draws to a close with the big showpiece speech from leader David Cameron Mail Political Editor Jonathan Walker takes a look at what a week that was. Read
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David Cameron prepared to make "difficult and unpopular decision" as PM
Oct 01 2008 | Conservative conference news
David Cameron is to warn he is ready to make “difficult and unpopular” decisions if he becomes Prime Minister while Britain faces a huge budget deficit and a crumbling economy. Read
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Five week super cruise on offer
Oct 01 2008 | Cruise holidays
IN A break with tradition, P&O Cruises is offering two new Caribbean Connoisseur sailings in early 2010, each of five weeks, instead of the traditional world voyage, on ever popular superliner Oriana. Read
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Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road, Kings Heath
Oct 01 2008 | Restaurant Reviews
WHEN a confusion envelops a business’s purpose, disaster generally follows. All the more so if that business involves serving food. Read
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Best Buys
Oct 01 2008 | Food and Drink News
MAJESTIC is holding a French wine festival, with dozens of special offers, like Louis Latour Macon-Lugny 2007 (£7.99 but £3 off if you buy two) and Paul Mas Marsanne (£7.99 but save £4 if you buy two). Read
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Perfect Partners - Beer and Cheese
Oct 01 2008 | Food and Drink News
ALTHOUGH red wine is seen as the ideal match for cheese, often beer can be a better choice. The sharp tang of cheddar is complemented by the dry, hoppy balance of a pale ale. Try a fruity barley wine with Stilton. Read
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Local producers to supply Morrisons
Oct 01 2008 | Food and Drink News
THREE producers from Birmingham and the Black Country have won contracts to supply local Morrisons stores. Read
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Eat what you want when you want it!
Oct 01 2008 | Food and Drink News
A GROUP of young men, smart in their business suits, are eating steak sandwiches, salad and chips in the window seats. Read
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Ingredient Of The Week
Oct 01 2008 | Cooking Tips
FRESH figs, which come into season in late autumn, score highly on taste, texture and colour. They are great in sweet and savoury dishes alike. Add them to salads, serve them up as a delicious starter with prosciutto or include them on an after-dinner cheese board. Read
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Revival for retro drinks
Oct 01 2008 | Wine Column
TEMPTED by the thought of a glass of Mateus Rose? What about a crystal goblet of sweet German Liebfraumilch or a hearty shot of creamy advocaat? Read
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Make mine a pint of the best
Oct 01 2008 | Wine Column
MORE than half the beer drunk in this country is cold, characterless lager – which may be fine if you’ve just been for a run or the sun is blazing down on a typical English summer’s day! Read
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Putting the class in beer glasses
Oct 01 2008 | Wine Column
AUSTRIAN company Spiegelau is putting the class in beer glasses with a new range that will transform your next pint. Read
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Cocktail Of The Week - Citronella
Oct 01 2008 | Cocktail of the Week
A tropical flavour using lychee, mango and guava juice. Read
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Yardley Fish Bar, A45 Coventry Road, Yardley
Oct 01 2008 | Takeaway Reviews
THIS CHIPPY has such a sunny aspect, any self-respecting solar panel salesman with a brain would surely offer the owner a couple of cost-price samples to heat the fryers just for the publicity value. Read
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The Holly Bush, Little Hay Lane, Lichfield
Oct 01 2008 | Lichfield Restaurants
IT WAS my first visit to the spacious pub in a rural setting since it had become part of the ‘upmarket pub grub’ Chef & Brewer chain. Read
