http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb Birmingham Mail http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/birmingham-shopping/2008/12/31/plans-on-show-for-shopping-centre-97319-20314645/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:25:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/birmingham-shopping/2008/12/31/plans-on-show-for-shopping-centre-97319-20314645/ HUNDREDS of people have had their say on proposals for a major new £200 million store development in a Midland town centre as part of a public consultation. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/18/comedienne-lizzie-wiggins-gets-back-on-her-feet-97319-21367317/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/18/comedienne-lizzie-wiggins-gets-back-on-her-feet-97319-21367317/ LAUGH a minute Midland comedienne Lizzie Wiggins is galloping her way back to fitness after a devastating stroke - thanks to a racehorse named in her honour. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/18/go-ahead-for-mega-mosque-in-dudley-97319-21365612/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/18/go-ahead-for-mega-mosque-in-dudley-97319-21365612/ CONTROVERSIAL plans for an £18 million mosque and community centre which have split a Midland community have been given the go-ahead. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/17/mep-calls-for-public-probe-97319-21360779/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/17/mep-calls-for-public-probe-97319-21360779/ AN MEP today demanded a National Audit Office probe into the spiralling costs of a controversial Black Country arts centre. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/16/firefighters-in-paris-to-london-charity-journey-97319-21353658/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/16/firefighters-in-paris-to-london-charity-journey-97319-21353658/ FIREFIGHTERS Steve Newman and Ian Pritchard are swapping their hoses for paddles as they plan a 540-mile nautical journey. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/15/curtain-makers-draw-on-family-97319-21343811/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/15/curtain-makers-draw-on-family-97319-21343811/ A FAMILY firm of curtain makers which has been pulling together for 100 glorious years is playing out its own version of the Generation Game. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/14/man-is-charged-over-stab-attack-death-97319-21336445/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/14/man-is-charged-over-stab-attack-death-97319-21336445/ A MAN was due in court today charged with the murder of a young father-to-be who was stabbed to death in a West Bromwich street. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/12/knifing-victim-was-to-be-a-dad-97319-21329669/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/12/knifing-victim-was-to-be-a-dad-97319-21329669/ THE tragic young victim of a frenzied knife attack in the Midlands was about to become a father, it was revealed today. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/convention-are-cream-of-crop-97319-21326080/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/classical-folk-jazz/2008/07/11/convention-are-cream-of-crop-97319-21326080/ Fairport's Cropredy Convention, Oxfordshire's longest-established music festival, expects to sell out for the second consecutive year. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/11/man-stabbed-to-death-in-west-bromwich-street-97319-21325486/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/11/man-stabbed-to-death-in-west-bromwich-street-97319-21325486/ A MURDER investigation was launched today after a man was stabbed to death in the street after an argument exploded into violence in West Bromwich. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/09/disabled-girl-s-shop-ban-agony-97319-21312061/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/09/disabled-girl-s-shop-ban-agony-97319-21312061/ A DISABLED Black Country teenager ordered out of a beauty salon for allegedly “scaring off” customers has been awarded £1,500 in compensation in a ground-breaking legal case. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/02/managers-facing-charges-of-theft-97319-21214868/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/02/managers-facing-charges-of-theft-97319-21214868/ TWO store managers have appeared in court charged with theft and perverting the course of justice. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/01/annual-1940s-weekend-at-severn-valley-railway-97319-21206526/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/07/01/annual-1940s-weekend-at-severn-valley-railway-97319-21206526/ THE clock was turned back almost 70 years as the famous Severn Valley Railway rolled out the barrel for its annual 1940s weekend. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/model-erin-o-connor-to-join-day-in-girl-s-memory-97319-21203604/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/model-erin-o-connor-to-join-day-in-girl-s-memory-97319-21203604/ MIDLAND supermodel Erin O’Connor will join family and friends on Friday for a touching memorial day in honour of a schoolgirl who died from cancer. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/two-face-murder-charges-97319-21203310/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/two-face-murder-charges-97319-21203310/ TWO men being sought by police after the fatal shooting of a young father at a Black Country pub were appearing in court today on charges of murder - after being arrested 100 miles away. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/midland-fertility-services-celebrates-21st-anniversary-97319-21172688/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:28:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/midland-fertility-services-celebrates-21st-anniversary-97319-21172688/ TWINS Ben and Kira Tonks were among hundreds of children who joined in a bumper birthday party to celebrate 21 years of Midland Fertility Services. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/midland-landmark-blown-up-97319-21172509/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/midland-landmark-blown-up-97319-21172509/ A FAMOUS Midland landmark disappeared from the skyline for ever - in just three seconds. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/the-public-arts-centre-opens-97319-21172180/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/30/the-public-arts-centre-opens-97319-21172180/ THOUSANDS of people converged on West Bromwich’s £54 million interactive arts centre as the wraps finally came off. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/25/landlady-s-relief-over-lye-pub-horror-97319-21148332/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/25/landlady-s-relief-over-lye-pub-horror-97319-21148332/ THE licensee of a Midland pub which was left in ruins when a speeding car careered out of control and ploughed into it has spoken publicly about the incident for the first time. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/24/drunk-coach-driver-jailed-97319-21142247/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/24/drunk-coach-driver-jailed-97319-21142247/ A MIDLAND coach driver who was almost twice the drink-drive limit when he lost control and crashed on a motorway slip road, leaving passengers seriously injured, was today jailed for ten months.