Mar
2005
Articles from 16th Mar 2005
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Budget insight
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Gordon Brown had two aims in this year's Budget, and he achieved them both. Read
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'Vote now pay later' - Howard
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Tory leader Michael Howard today branded the Chancellor's package a "vote now, pay later Budget". Read
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Inheritance tax move under fire
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
The Chancellor's announcement that the inheritance tax threshold was to be increased by £12,000 was today branded as not enough. Read
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Brown's pre-poll home buyer boost
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Chancellor Gordon Brown handed a pre-election bonus to hard-pressed home buyers and pensioners today. Read
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Not just the place you borrow books
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
You are never too young to pick up a book, and one-year-old Lorenzo Doblado loves his trips to the library with his dad Juan. Read
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Hunt for city quiz aces
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
It was the year that England's football fans rejoiced in lifting the World Cup, but it's a little known fact that 1966 also spelled success for Birmingham. Read
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Winning formula
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Teenagers should be encouraged to play more sport in a bid to halt crime and antisocial behaviour in the city. Read
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Tailor made for success
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Talented Birmingham trainee fashion designer Joanne Baker has won a top national tailoring award. Read
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Dome club on market
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
A landmark Birmingham nightclub is up for sale and could be demolished and turned into apartments and shops. Read
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Sarah's good Manners
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Birmingham's Sarah Manners was the belle of the ball at the Royal Television Society's annual awards in London last night. Read
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Offer to return remains
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
Police investigating a Midland grave robbery have received letters from people claiming they know where the body is and are willing to hand it back. Read
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Shootings jury set to retire
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
The jury trying four men accused of murdering Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare was expected to retire today to consider its verdict. Read
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Gord's sorry over pulp fiction
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
He's not one for mincing his words.... Read
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Summit group to probe rat crisis
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
A rat summit set up to look at the ever-growing menace of rodents across the city will report its findings next week. Read
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Inches from death plunge
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
A distraught girl threatened to jump from a multi-storey car park in Birmingham. Read
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Quit now call for councillor
Mar 16 2005 | Top Stories
A stayaway councillor who lives hundreds of miles from the Birmingham ward she represents was today urged to quit. Read
