Feb
2006
Articles from 6th Feb 2006
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Volunteer bobby honoured
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A VOLUNTEER Brownhills bobby who tackled a thug thought to have been carrying a pistol has been honoured by senior officers. Read
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Tall order for artist Arlene
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A TUTOR at Solihull College is enjoying the heady heights of success after clinching cash funding to transform a tower block into a picture gallery. Read
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Parents win fight for school patrols
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
PARENTS and staff at a borough primary school are celebrating people power after launching a campaign over a dangerous junction near their school. Read
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MRSA hit squads to blitz superbug
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
HIT squads are being drafted into Sandwell to cut soaring MRSA rates after it recorded one of the worst rates in the country. Read
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Crisis school's massive debts
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A SANDWELL school threatened with closure was today revealed to be more than £600,000 in debt - the biggest figure at any primary school in the country. Read
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Delight for road safety protesters
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling to cut dangerous driving on a busy city street were celebrating today after getting the go-ahead for a radar speed gun. Read
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Warning to benefit fraudsters
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
BENEFIT cheats in Redditch and Bromsgrove are being warned they'll be caught in an on-going crackdown. Read
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Pair rescued from blaze flat
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A COUPLE were lucky to escape a blaze at their Midland home after firefighters broke down the door and rescued them from their flat. Read
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Firm fight back after Rover closure
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A TAMWORTH firm with a sporting pedigree has fought back from the MG Rover closure by securing nearly £2 million worth of business in the automotive sector. Read
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Vandals raid allotments
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
VANDALS have struck at an Evesham allotment twice in the space of two days, police have revealed. Read
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Youths 'blighting' suburb
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS using a skate park and playing fields in a Redditch suburb are blighting the area, according to worried families. Read
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Fake crime reports on the increase
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
FRAUDSTERS who make up stories about street robberies of mobile phones or iPods have been warned they will be prosecuted for wasting police time. Read
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Soccer school axed for ruining pitches
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S largest soccer school for youngsters is searching for a new home after being served notice - because it is too successful. Read
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Flooding plagues city cemetery
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A GRIEVING family is threatening to have their mum's body removed from a Birmingham cemetery prone to flooding. Read
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Streets rocked by gas cylinder explosions
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM street was rocked by a series of explosions today. Read
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Trevor returns to see tower block toppled
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A CHUNK of Trevor Crowley's past vanished in a cloud of demolition dust as a landmark city tower block was razed to the ground. Read
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Bright future for city landmark
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
FORT Dunlop, one of Birmingham's best known landmarks, is set to dazzle again after more than 25 years of being in the dark with an "Oscars" lighting ceremony. Read
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Five in hospital after M6 crash
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
FIVE people were taken to hospital after a crash involving four cars on the M6 in Staffordshire. Read
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Teenager in hospital after stabbing
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE boy was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the stomach in a busy town centre. Read
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Hundreds of kids queue for stage role
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
CHITTY Chitty Bang Bang we love you! Hundreds of kids dreaming of a life on the stage queued from the crack of dawn in the hope of winning a prized part in Birmingham Hippodrome's production of the family favourite musical. Read
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Brady fine after brain operation
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
BLUES chief executive Karren Brady was making excellent progress today after brain surgery, the club said. Read
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Wedding couple still 'in the dark'
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
THE marriage of a Birmingham couple who have never met is to go ahead as planned today despite efforts to sabotage the event, organisers BRMB said. Read
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University defends Iran link-up
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
ENGINEERING students from an Iranian university accused of helping develop nuclear weapons are set to be taught in Birmingham. Read
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Brum's bull in new vandal attack
Feb 06 2006 | Top Stories
THE BRONZE bull, one of Birmingham's most famous landmarks, has been attacked again. Read
