Oct
2005
Articles from 27th Oct 2005
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City centre's new image
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
WORK has started on the first phase of an exciting new improvement scheme for Wolverhampton city centre. Read
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Vandals ruin pool restored by kids
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
YOBS have wrecked a derelict pool and pavilion just days after hardworking youngsters helped restore it. Read
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Families' say over hospital
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
THE future of the Alexandra Hospital which could have vital services axed is to be the focus of a public vote. Read
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Cash plea to save refuge
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A REFUGE for mums and children fleeing domestic violence will be under threat unless a Staffordshire help group can find £100,000 for a mortgage. Read
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Metal bar used in attack on teen
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A GANG of thugs hit two teenagers in the face with a metal bar then pressed it against one of the victim's throats in a Redditch park. Read
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Go-ahead for car park plan
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
DRIVERS will get an extra 140 parking spaces thanks to a £1.5 million development in Lichfield. Read
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Drunk youths are 'headhunters'
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
THE BISHOP of Lichfield today compared drunken youngsters causing mayhem in Staffordshire to Malaysian headhunters. Read
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Warning on 'bird flu jab'
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in Sandwell have been asking for flu jabs in the mistaken belief they will protect them from bird flu, it emerged today. Read
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Burned-out bangers blitz
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
OLD bangers are blighting neighbourhoods in Birmingham. Read
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Hunt for missing student
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
POLICE today issued an appeal to trace a runaway schoolgirl who has gone missing from her home and was thought to be hiding out in Birmingham. Read
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Laws could make elections a mockery
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
GENERAL Elections could become adverts for Birmingham Balti-houses, an MP warned. Read
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Appeal not to jail 'liar'
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A MAN who told a lie that his girlfriend stabbed him in the leg during an argument, avoided a prison sentence when she sent a letter to a judge pleading for him to be kept out of jail. Read
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Brakes put on the boy racers
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A KNOWLE car park has had new gates installed in a bid to thwart gangs of boy racers from gathering there. Read
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Green light for junction
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
PLANS to upgrade a traffic junction in Shirley have moved a step closer. Read
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We won't let school go under
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
PARENTS are gearing up to fight to save a Shirley primary school which could be closed due to dwindling numbers. Read
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Man bailed in mother murder hunt
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A MAN arrested in connection with investigations into the death of a mother-of-three has been released pending further inquiries, it was revealed today. Read
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Families warned over teenage yob
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
POLICE today warned people to be on their guard over one of Sandwell's most prolific young offenders. Read
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Cameron is a true claret and blue
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIVE leadership contender David Cameron has revealed his Aston Villa connection. Read
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Prisons 'full to bursting'
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
OVERCROWDING in Midland prisons could cost taxpayers millions of pounds, official watchdogs warned today. Read
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Firebomber behind bars
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A CONVICTED child murderer fire-bombed housing association offices in Birmingham out of frustration because he could not get a change of accommodation, a court heard. Read
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Manisha flying the city flag
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM beauty is preparing to battle it out for the prestigious title of Miss India UK after qualifying for the final. Read
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City scientists seek cancer cure
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
SCIENTISTS in Birmingham have started a pioneering five-year project that could lead to a cure for leukaemia. Read
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Laughing sex attacker
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A SEX attacker who ran off laughing after assaulting a woman in a Midland village was being hunted by police today. Read
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Tourist call on canal network
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN is under way to have the Birmingham and Black Country canal network declared a World Heritage Site. Read
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X-Factor gran is a winner!
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A GREAT-grandmother could find herself competing for the Number One slot in the music charts after proving she has the X-Factor. Read
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Passer-by pins down shoplifter
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A GOOD samaritan came to the rescue of shop staff by pinning down an alleged shoplifter attempting to flee the scene. Read
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Police hunt after man is shot
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A MAN was recovering today after being shot in the street a few miles from the scene of weekend rioting. Read
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Crooked estate agent's 10-year ban
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A CROOKED estate agent exposed by the Birmingham Mail after cheating customers out of more than £125,000 has been banned from the job for ten years. Read
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Women united in quest for peace
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
A HEARTBROKEN mum whose teenage son was murdered in a street shooting joined other mothers and their children at a peace vigil to condemn those involved in the rioting. Read
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Pirate DJ tells of riots heartache
Oct 27 2005 | Top Stories
THE pirate DJ who first broadcast rape allegations that prompted the weekend riots opened his heart to the Birmingham Mail today. Read
