Oct
2008
Articles from 23rd Oct 2008
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Singer Clare Grogan launches children's book
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham News
SINGER Clare Grogan has altered her image to become a children’s author. Read
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Cameron 'met Murdoch on free trips'
Oct 23 2008 | National News
David Cameron accepted free flights so he could hold talks with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on his luxury yacht off a Greek island, it was reported. Read
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Man charged with agency boss murder
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A 52-year-old man from Cardiff was charged with murdering company director Kingsley Monk at his office in New Inn, Pontypool, South Wales, Gwent Police said. Read
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Home Office admits crime data error
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Public confidence in crime statistics took a fresh blow after the Home Office admitted police have failed to accurately record serious violent crime. Read
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Civil servants to strike in pay row
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The Government is facing months of industrial action by hundreds of thousands of its own employees in a bitter dispute over pay, fuelled by the multibillion-pound banking bail-out, it was announced. Read
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Sex education move 'unnecessary'
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Moves to make sex and drugs education compulsory will put an increasing strain on an already crowded curriculum, teachers' leaders warned. Read
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Points blamed over fatal rail crash
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A catalogue of Network Rail (NR) safety management shortcomings were exposed in a final report into last year's Cumbria rail crash. Read
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Supermarkets slash petrol prices
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Two supermarket giants have announced they were slashing petrol prices to as low as 94.9p per litre in the latest move in their price war. Read
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Watchdog rejects yacht probe calls
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Westminster watchdogs rejected a fresh call for an inquiry into claims that shadow chancellor George Osborne sought an illegal donation from a Russian billionaire. Read
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Royal Mail doubles profit
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The Royal Mail doubled its operating profit to £177 million in the last six months, but the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a day, it was announced. Read
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Three held in graduates murder case
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the killings of two Chinese graduates, police said. Read
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Driver charged with killing family
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A Portuguese HGV driver has been charged with six counts of death by dangerous driving after a family were killed on the M6. Read
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De Menezes 'only carrying a mobile'
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A detective admitted that he did not see Jean Charles de Menezes carrying anything other than a mobile phone and a newspaper before he was shot dead by armed police. Read
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Superbug cases 'fall drastically'
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The number of Clostridium difficile cases in NHS hospitals has fallen significantly in the last quarter, Health Secretary Alan Johnson said. Read
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Cameron slams PM over Osborne row
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Tory leader David Cameron has accused the Prime Minister of "desperate" measures to keep a row going over allegations that the shadow chancellor sought a donation for the Tories from a Russian billionaire. Read
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Retail sales in show of resilience
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Retail sales figures revealed an unexpected resilience on Britain's battered high street, but firms were still warned to expect a bleak Christmas. Read
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Fuel poverty court bid dismissed
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Campaigners failed in a High Court bid to force the Government to spend more to end fuel poverty. Read
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Sex education for primary schools
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Primary school children are to be given compulsory lessons in sex education and the dangers of drugs, the Government confirmed. Read
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Fuel poverty court action dismissed
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The High Court has dismissed a legal bid by campaigners to force the Government to take more action to tackle fuel poverty. Read
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Scientist defends corpse exhibition
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A controversial scientist who preserves human corpses and displays them to the public has defended his latest exhibition. Read
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Town votes to scrap speed cameras
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Road safety campaigners pledged to monitor Swindon closely when it becomes the first town in the UK to scrap fixed-point speed cameras. Read
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Leukaemia drug 'eases MS effects''
Oct 23 2008 | National News
A drug used to treat leukaemia can also combat the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis, new research has found. Read
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Retail sales defy expectations
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Retail sales continued to defy expectations, despite the annual rate of growth falling to its weakest level in more than two years. Read
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Call to scrap sex education plan
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Family campaigners called on the Government to scrap plans to teach sex education to primary school children in England. Read
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Police 'under-recording' some crime
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Some police forces have been failing to properly record serious violent crime, the Home Office said, as it reported an increase of 22% this year. Read
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Property search firm to cut staff
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Property search website Rightmove said it planned to cut staff numbers by 20% to cope with the housing market slump. Read
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FTSE holds firm after global falls
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The FTSE 100 Index held firm after global recession fears caused further heavy falls for Wall Street and Asian markets overnight. Read
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Killer lay in wait for agency boss
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Detectives investigating the murder of a company director said that they think his killer lay in wait for him to arrive at work. Read
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Town votes to ditch speed cameras
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Swindon has become the first town in the UK to do away with fixed-point speed cameras. Read
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Banker warns Tories in Osborne row
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The banker who accused George Osborne of seeking an illegal donation from a Russian billionaire warned he will return to the attack if Conservatives seek to throw further doubt on his account of their meetings this summer, it has been reported. Read
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Banker warns Tories over row
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The banker who accused George Osborne of seeking an illegal donation from a Russian billionaire warned he will return to the attack if Conservatives seek to throw further doubt on his account of their meetings this summer, it has been reported. Read
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Markets braced for further falls
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Markets are braced for further falls in the pound and the value of shares, following an admission from Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain is likely to go into recession. Read
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Al Fayed sex attack claims probed
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Specialist sex crimes investigators are looking into an allegation that Mohamed al Fayed sexually assaulted a teenage girl. Read
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Fuel poverty policy ruling due
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The High Court is giving judgment on a bid by campaigners to force the Government to take more action to tackle fuel poverty. Read
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Primary school sex lessons proposed
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Primary school children in England should be given basic sex education lessons, a Government review is expected to conclude. Read
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Child poverty costs £25bn a year
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Child poverty costs the UK at least £25 billion a year, according to a new report. Read
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Private firms teach excluded pupils
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Private companies will be allowed to run projects to teach excluded pupils under new government proposals. Read
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Rising bills 'biggest finance fear'
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Rising food and energy bills are seen by Britons as a bigger financial threat than recession, a survey showed. Read
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Town votes out fixed-point speed cameras
Oct 23 2008 | National News
Swindon has become the first town in the UK to do away with fixed-point speed cameras. Read
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Knife crime efforts spark criticism
Oct 23 2008 | National News
The Government's attempts to tackle knife and gun crime were criticised by an influential group of MPs. Read
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Agony of Noel's final decision
Oct 23 2008 | The Stirrer
THE Diving Bell And The Butterfly is a marvellous movie about a magazine editor who’s paralysed and unable even to feed himself after a stroke. Read
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Martin O'Neill: This is what it's all about
Oct 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill believes tonight’s eagerly-anticipated clash with Ajax would be good enough to grace the latter stages of the UEFA Cup. Read
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Martin O'Neill: Fans can make it memorable
Oct 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
Fans can make it memorable Read
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Ajax ace Klaas Jan Huntelaar looking forward to Aston Villa
Oct 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
AJAX dangerman Klaas Jan Huntelaar is looking forward to an electric Villa Park atmosphere tonight. Read
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Martin Laursen wary of Ajax threat
Oct 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN Laursen says Danish team-mate Dennis Rommedahl has admitted his Ajax team-mates took part in some serious soul-searching following a recent five-goal hammering at Heerenveen. Read
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Ajax have an edge, admits Martin O'Neill
Oct 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill believes Ajax’s experience of recent European competition will make them street-wise and give them the edge at Villa Park. Read
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Garry O'Connor and Kevin Phillips get nod up front
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
GARRY O’Connor and Kevin Phillips are in the box seat for Birmingham City up front. Read
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Rise to Nigel Quashie challenge, Alex McLeish tells players
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish has told his squad they should not see Nigel Quashie’s addition as a threat, but a challenge. Read
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Nigel Quashie: I owe you one boss
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
NIGEL Quashie today saluted Blues – who have made their best ever start to a season – and Alex McLeish for allowing him to get his career up and running again. Read
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Why a goal will lift Luke Moore
Oct 23 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray is convinced one goal will change Luke Moore’s Albion fortunes. Read
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Hull won't fear West Bromwich Albion, says Tony Mowbray
Oct 23 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray is getting ready for a different kind of pressure on Saturday against Hull. Read
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Paul Robinson ready to lock horns with Paul McShane
Oct 23 2008 | West Brom News
PAUL Robinson is ready to go head-to-head with his former Albion team-mate Paul McShane on Saturday. Read
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Jimmy Turner answers Bromsgrove injury crisis
Oct 23 2008 | Non-League
Turner answers Rovers’ SOS call Read
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Atherstone hit by double injury blow
Oct 23 2008 | Non-League
Adders hit by double injury Read
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Atherstone hit by double injury blow
Oct 23 2008 | Non-League
Adders hit by double injury Read
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Jimmy Turner answers Bromsgrove injury crisis
Oct 23 2008 | Non-League
Turner answers Rovers’ SOS call Read
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Stoke Res 2 West Bromwich Albion Res 0
Oct 23 2008 | West Brom Match Reports
TWO late goals condemned Albion to defeat at the Britannia Stadium. Read
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Kyle Legault return hangs in the balance
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
BRUMMIES target Kyle Legault could be set to turn his back on a Perry Barr return next year. Read
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Pompey downed in Portugal
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Poor Portsmouth were well beaten on their return to Portugal in the UEFA Cup as goals by Luis Aguiar, Wason Renteria and Alan secured a convincing 3-0 win for Sporting Braga. Read
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Villa claim Ajax triumph
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Gareth Barry gave Aston Villa the ideal start to life in a bitterly tough group stage of this season's UEFA Cup as they beat Ajax 2-1. Read
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Pressure builds on Ramos
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Heurelho Gomes' blunder helped hand Udinese a 2-0 victory in their UEFA Cup clash at Stadio Friuli as Tottenham's miserable start to the season continued. Read
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Murray breezes through
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Andy Murray moved one step closer to retaining his St Petersburg Open title on Thursday by breezing past Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-2. Read
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Fresh blow for Simpson-Daniel
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
James Simpson-Daniel has been ruled out of England's autumn internationals after suffering yet another cruel injury setback. Read
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Canadian GP future still unclear
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
The future of the Canadian Grand Prix continues to hang in the balance. Read
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Bowling role for Mushtaq
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Former Pakistan star Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as a spin-bowling coach by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Read
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Wenger: Eduardo close to return
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed striker Eduardo could be back in contention for a first-team return "in three weeks". Read
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Beye ban withdrawn
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Newcastle defender Habib Beye is free to play in Saturday's derby clash with Sunderland after an appeal against his red card on Monday evening was upheld. Read
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Ballesteros to have third operation
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Seve Ballesteros will undergo a third operation on Friday to ease the swelling on his brain, although hospital authorities insist he remains in a "stable condition". Read
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Boruc fined for fan gestures
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has escaped with a £500 fine and a severe reprimand over gestures he made to Rangers fans during the last Old Firm derby. Read
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Drogba in the clear
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Didier Drogba will not face any disciplinary action from the Football Association over comments in his autobiography saying he wished he had punched Nemanja Vidic in the Champions League final. Read
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Teams to compete for Hillary Shield
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
A new trophy contested by England and the All Blacks will honour the late Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand Prime Minster Helen Clark announced on Thursday. Read
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Cook: It's time to get serious again
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Opener Alastair Cook is ready to focus all of his attention on ensuring England have a successful end to 2008 after resolving his domestic future by signing a new deal with Essex. Read
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Charlton takeover fails
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Zabeel Investments have pulled out of a deal to buy Charlton, the Coca-Cola Championship club confirmed on Thursday. Read
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Barton grateful for another chance
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton admits he can understand those people who demanded his sacking after he was sent to jail. Read
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Ince: Villa can't afford Santa Cruz
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Blackburn manager Paul Ince has warned Aston Villa off a January move for Roque Santa Cruz by insisting they do not have the money to prise him from Ewood Park. Read
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Bruce will fight for Zaki
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Wigan manager Steve Bruce admits he faces a fight to keep Amr Zaki at the JJB Stadium following the Egyptian's stunning start to life in the Premier League. Read
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Scolari settles for winning ugly
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Luiz Felipe Scolari accepted Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Roma was hardly a thing of beauty but three vital Champions League points was more than adequate compensation for the Brazilian boss. Read
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Benitez rues late leveller
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez felt it was two points lost rather than one gained after seeing his side held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night. Read
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Smith and Hock in England side
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
England coach Tony Smith has called up Leeds utility back Lee Smith and Wigan forward Gareth Hock for his side's opening World Cup match against Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Read
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MLS confirm Beckham Milan talks
Oct 23 2008 | National Sport
Major League Soccer have confirmed David Beckham is in talks over a possible loan move to AC Milan but insisted any deal would only be short term. Read
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Wolves reserves give Mick McCarthy food for thought
Oct 23 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES beat Wrexham 3-2 at Compton in a training-ground friendly given extra spice by the prospect of places up for grabs in the first-team 16 for the visit to Watford on Saturday. Read
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Mick McCarthy tells Wolves players: I hope you fancy a scrap!
Oct 23 2008 | Wolves FC News
MICK McCarthy has warned his shell-shocked Wolves players that they will have to “scrap” week in and week out to maintain their place in the Championship’s automatic promotion slots. Read
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Hockey - Students face a test at Wyndley
Oct 23 2008 | Other sport
UNIVERSITY of Birmingham’s title credentials in the Slazenger Women’s Conference West will be put to the test this weekend when they take on local rivals Sutton Coldfield at Wyndley Leisure Centre. Read
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Hockey - Students face a test at Wyndley
Oct 23 2008 | Other sport
UNIVERSITY of Birmingham’s title credentials in the Slazenger Women’s Conference West will be put to the test this weekend when they take on local rivals Sutton Coldfield at Wyndley Leisure Centre. Read
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Boldmere Swimming Club Juniors making a splash!
Oct 23 2008 | Your News
BOLDMERE Swimming Club Juniors have had the most successful year in the clubs history after reaching the National Junior League finals. Read
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Bucaneer Variety Artistes looking for new members
Oct 23 2008 | Your News
THE Buccaneer Variety Artistes have been going for 57years giving free variety entertainment to the elderly folk of care homes and warden controlled homes in and around Birmingham. Read
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Jadis Shadows theatre company performs show in aid of Mobility Advice Line
Oct 23 2008 | Your News
SOLIHULL-based theatre company Jadis Shadows has brought a tale of betrayal and intrigue to life in aid of charity. Read
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Bid to find descendants of WW1 soldier Thomas Talbot
Oct 23 2008 | Your News
THE memory of a Dudey soldier killed in the First World War lives on following a chance discovery by a church warden. Read
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Portuguese lorry driver charged over deaths of M6 family
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A PORTUGUESE lorry driver has been charged with six counts of death by dangerous driving after a family, originally from Birmingham, were killed on the M6. Read
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Car crash cuts power lines near Kidderminster
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A MAJOR route through the Midlands was closed today after a car crashed into a telegraph police and cut power to the area. Read
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£31 million new vision for college
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
AMBITIOUS plans were unveiled today for a new £31 million, state-of-the-art college campus in the Black Country. Read
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Singer Clare Grogan launches children's book
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
SINGER Clare Grogan has altered her image to become a children’s author. Read
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Land Rover experience for sick schoolboy
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
SCHOOLBOY Josh Holland put a “nightmare” three years behind him as he lived his dream at the wheel of an all-conquering Land Rover. Read
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'Dream' hols after fight against odds
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A COUPLE who tied the knot in Birmingham Children’s Hospital for fear their daughter would not survive are preparing to take the toddler on her first family holiday. Read
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Police decision on anti-terror raids arrests
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today deciding whether to seek permission to continue holding men arrested in a series of anti-terror swoops in Birmingham. Read
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Leukaemia treatment may combat multiple sclerosis
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A DRUG used to treat leukaemia can also combat the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis, new research has found. Read
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Estate in cash plea
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
CITY chiefs are preparing a £150 million private finance bid to redevelop one of Birmingham’s most rundown estates. Read
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Blunder in police hunt
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting a sex attacker have been forced to apologise after they raided the wrong block of flats and left a young mum petrified in her own home. Read
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'Confession' over murder
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
THE murder of a Midland man bludgeoned to death by someone who caught him urinating remained an unsolved mystery for 10 years. Read
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Perfect model of a birthday party
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
FROM bulging shoulder pads to slinky pencil skirts, Birmingham’s Clothes Show Live has seen it all and will be celebrating even more fashion when it marks its 20th birthday later this year. Read
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Struggle to clear rent debt
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S housing bosses have praised rent collection staff after seeing the city’s total council house rent arrears plummet by £1 million in the last six months. Read
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Police probe M6 crash which killed Birmingham family
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE probing the crash which wiped out a Birmingham family of six were today trying to establish why the driver of the foreign juggernaut which hit them failed to brake. Read
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Walsall Olympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds honoured at reception
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND Paralympic star Eleanor Simmonds received a light-hearted invitation to join the Cabinet at a bash to celebrate Britain’s Beijing gold rush. Read
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Court battle over car badge rights
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
LONGBRIDGE’S Chinese owners are suing Midland car veteran William Riley in a David and Goliath courtroom battle over badge rights to the world’s most expensive MG. Read
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Service tribute to gun victims
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
IMAGES of young people who have lost their lives to violent street crime will line the walls of a Birmingham church on Saturday during an annual memorial service organised by a mother of one of the victims. Read
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City MP in racial tension warning
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
THE economic slowdown could lead to racial tension in Birmingham unless immigration is cut, a city MP warned today. Read
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Commandos in cash campaign
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
THE Royal Marines Commando will be in Birmingham tomorrow to launch the Royal British Legion’s 2008 Poppy Appeal. Read
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Birmingham International Airport to start daily flights to Philadelphia
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport has pulled off a major coup by attracting one of America’s biggest scheduled airlines to the Midlands. Read
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MP in land sale answer anger
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Liam Byrne today attacked the city council for failing to reveal how much it raked in from a controversial deal to sell playing fields to a supermarket giant. Read
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Savings hope from child skills boost
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM taxpayers will not reap the benefits of a £100 million efficiency drive in children’s services for up to 15 years, it has emerged. Read
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Campus in eco war!
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A CITY university has been dealing with an attack of the eco-power rangers! Read
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Chief cop in denial claim row
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
A SCHOOL in Birmingham has dismissed a senior police officer’s teenage gang crime claims as “nonsense”. Read
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Sunset vigil to honour James Munday
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
TROOPS in Afghanistan held a sunset vigil to honour fallen Midland comrade James Munday who was killed by an blast during a routine patrol. Read
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Pigeon Detectives at signing in Birmingham HMV
Oct 23 2008 | Top Stories
THE Pigeon Detectives flew into Birmingham to sign copies of their new single, Say It Like You Mean It. Read
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Athletics - ECCA Challenge in Birmingham
Oct 23 2008 | Athletics
ATHLETICS Read
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Is it really worth getting involved?
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
THE parable of the Good Samaritan is all very well – but modern British life, with its terrifying examples of well-wishers beaten to death by thugs, leaves that New Testament story in tatters. Read
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Is it really worth getting involved?
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
YES, I know who dunnit, but not how dunnit. Read
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Tightening of the purse is no bad thing
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
WHILE I understand the worries of small traders who might watch their businesses go under in this year’s credit crunch, I’ve a feeling that curbed spending power will be the kick up the backside that Britain needs. Read
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Job gripes unjustified
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
SHOUTS of “more jobs for the British” have rung out this week with the news that 865,000 foreigners have taken jobs here since 2006. Read
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The cruellest cut of all
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
I’VE always found the singer Madonna to be a lewd woman. She seeks a talent to shock when I want an entertainer to charm and enthral me. Read
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Why not condemn Gayle’s murder?
Oct 23 2008 | Maureen Messent
A SELFLESS woman is gunned down in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, by the Taliban because she was a Christian. Read
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Experience can be first-hand
Oct 23 2008 | Learning Zone
As students prepare to complete their UCAS application forms, it can be a tricky decision choosing where to go. Read
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Right course to free travel
Oct 23 2008 | Learning Zone
Bournville College has decided to go the extra mile by providing free bus passes for students affected by the education maintenance allowance problems. Read
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Ian Bell: You can't buy the Ashes
Oct 23 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
IAN Bell insists reclaiming the Ashes next summer means more than becoming one of England’s million-dollar men. Read
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D-day looms over Warwickshire Pavilion
Oct 23 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
A DELEGATION from Warwickshire has again visited Lord’s to lobby for ECB support as ambitious plans to rebuild the Pavilion End at Edgbaston approach crunch time. Read
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Bacchus Bar, Burlington Arcade, New Street, Birmingham
Oct 23 2008 | Pub Reviews
THE art on the walls next to the curved staircase gown down in to the basement Bacchus Bar makes you feel as if you are heading for a Roman steam room. Read
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Perfect Partners - Paella and Rose
Oct 23 2008 | Food and Drink News
This week's perfect partners. Read
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Perfect pies for autumn
Oct 23 2008 | Food and Drink News
WANT someone else to do the hard work? The gorgeous handmade pies and quiches from Sussex’s Higgidy Pies are perfect for a warming autumn suppers on the run. Read
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Ingredient of the Week
Oct 23 2008 | Cooking Tips
IF THERE is one ingredient that embodies the essence of autumn, it’s chestnuts. Read
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Credit crunch makes life far from rosé
Oct 23 2008 | Wine Column
ALTHOUGH some desperate bankers may well be turning to drink, it’s unlikely they are solely responsible for the soaring rise in sales of cider and rosé wine. Read
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Vodka with a licence to thrill
Oct 23 2008 | Wine Column
BOND would probably think this was a soft drink – just one measure of vodka and a dash of cherry liqueur – he’d probably be impressed by the posh ingredients. Read
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Treating the amber nectar with respect
Oct 23 2008 | Wine Column
A BIRMINGHAM bar is giving beer the same treatment as its wine – and it’s about time, too. Read
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Fish & Chips Kebabs & Pizzas, Great Francis Street
Oct 23 2008 | Takeaway Reviews
WITH sincere apologies to Wordsworth: ‘I wandered lonely beneath some clouds / That floats on high o’er streets of Brum / When all at once I saw a cone / A host of crispy golden chips...’. Read
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The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth
Oct 23 2008 | Birmingham city centre restaurants
IT IS a question that has vexed me for years: how do vegetarians get fat? Read
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New dawn
Oct 23 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
LESS than a decade ago, Masshouse Circus was the armpit of Britain, never mind Birmingham. Read
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Stroll with the Nechells crowd
Oct 23 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
THIS walk is another one for the Nechells crowd and one I again did with the charming Get Walking Keep Walking group from Bloomsbury Health Centre. Read
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'Far East' promises a world of wonder
Oct 23 2008 | Things to do in Birmingham
IT’S more than 5,000 miles from Birmingham to Beijing. Read
