Sep
2005
Articles from 12th Sep 2005
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MG Rover housing plans axed
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
THE new Chinese owners of MG Rover have ditched plans to set up an accommodation block at the Longbridge factory because of "ill feeling" in the community, it was claimed today. Read
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Teen put trucker's life at risk
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver's life was put at grave risk when schoolboys dropped bricks and stones into the path of traffic passing under an M6 motorway bridge. Read
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Top marks for city's schools
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
EVERY one of the city's secondary schools has finally escaped the threat of Government intervention over the achievement of their pupils. Read
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Solicitor's killer in bid for freedom
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
MURDERER Timothy Caines is to have his case studied again by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, more than 11 years after being convicted of killing a Birmingham solicitor. Read
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City on song for a festival of fun
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
THE sight of a thousand city songbirds moving through Birmingham was the highlight of a packed weekend of entertainment at ArtsFest. Read
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Battler is defiant to the end
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
A FUN-loving husband died the way he lived, bringing smiles to the faces of all who knew him. Read
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Dying dad cruises through 24hr race
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
A DYING man who cancelled a life-saving operation to compete in a 24-hour motor rally said it was a "piece of cake". Read
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Hearing over home deaths
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
TWO doctors who ran a Birmingham nursing home where 28 pensioners died in just one year face a General Medical Council hearing today. Read
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Casino pledge to city muslims
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
MUSLIMS are being urged to drop opposition to a Birmingham super-casino in return for a promise that the project will regenerate a run-down inner city area. Read
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Speak Out Stop Bullying 2008: Help us stop the bullies
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
THE Evening Mail today launches its Speak Out Stop Bullying campaign to end the playground misery which could be hiding at more than 700 local schools. Read
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Splashing out for sick pal
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
LITTLE Olivia Jeahan's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour - but her best friend brought a sparkle to her eye by starting her own fund-raising campaign . Read
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Don't panic at the pumps plea
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
FUEL protesters today urged motorists not to panic-buy as at least one West Midlands filling station revealed it had run out of petrol. Read
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Factories hit by arsonists
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
A SERIES of explosions ripped through factory units as an arson attack caused massive damage today. Read
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Three held in swoop on bogus builders
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
POLICE arrested three Birmingham men today after they swooped on a gang of bogus builders suspected of conning trusting pensioners out of more than £100,000. Read
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Protest over all-night service station shop
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
FAMILIES living next to an all-night service station fear licensing chiefs have opened the floodgates for an all-night takeaway. Read
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£7m plan to tackle bus confusion
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
A £7.4 MILLION scheme has been launched to help passengers left flummoxed by the number of different bus operators in Birmingham. Read
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City police cells overflowing
Sep 12 2005 | Top Stories
POLICE cells in Birmingham are overflowing because of the success of a blitz on robbery and violent crime. Read
