Feb
2006
Articles from 15th Feb 2006
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Crackdown on green crime
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
TWO Solihull men have been handed hefty fines after being hauled through the courts following a council crackdown on environmental crime. Read
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Postie in false ID scam jailed
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A NIGERIAN man got a job as a postman in Birmingham to steal credit cards as part of major false identity racket. Read
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Children given say on project
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council is giving youngsters at a borough primary school the opportunity to carry out their own wildlife and environmental study as part of a project to improve safety along a key transport route. Read
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Church hall set on fire by yobs
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of damage has been caused in an arson attack outside a church hall. Read
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Inquest into loft tragedy
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
AN INQUEST was being held today on a mother of five who was found hanged at her home at Christmas. Read
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Hospital staff in strike threat over parking
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Black Country hospital today threatened to go on strike over chronic parking problems. Read
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Anger as council approves mast
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES have been left furious because Birmingham City Council has approved an 11.5m mobile phone mast just weeks after Walsall Council threw out an identical application across the road. Read
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Pupils tackle rugby stars
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
ROVING reporters from two city schools gave rugby stars a verbal mauling in a series of interviews. Read
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Poolside cafe set to reopen
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER cafe near Sutton Park's Blackroot Pool is to reopen after standing disused for 15 years. Read
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Business park in jobs boost
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A SPECIAL initiative launched following the first MG Rover crisis several years ago is now bearing fruit with the start of two major developments in Worcestershire aimed at creating hundreds of jobs. Read
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Cliff fears put end to home plans
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
PLANS to build homes in Wombourne have been booted out amid fears work will send boulders from a nearby cliff tumbling on a cul-de-sac below. Read
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Plea to keep villages tidy
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of families are being urged to help put their Staffordshire villages on the map as attractive places that people want to visit. Read
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Politicians are force for youth
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
RIVAL councillors in Redditch are to push their political differences aside and lobby to ensure the future of young people serving on a council in the town. Read
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Cameras to blitz town's 'grot spots'
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
COUNCILLORS launching a blitz on filth in Tamworth are being issued with cameras to snap the town's "grot spots". Read
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Brummies prove they're all heart
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in the city proved they are all heart and big on love after responding to a digital request for Valentine's Day messages. Read
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Benefits payment system 'a shambles'
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
THE system paying housing and council tax benefits to 130,000 Birmingham families is in "absolute shambles" thanks to a new computer, it was claimed. Read
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Drugs house closed down
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A HEROIN 'shooting gallery' that has blighted the lives of law-abiding residents has been boarded up by police. Read
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Galloway set for Brum rally
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
FIREBRAND politician and Big Brother cat impersonator George Galloway is coming to Birmingham this month for a Respect rally. Read
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MPs back plan for pricier pint
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
CITY MPs today insisted they are right behind plans to make them pay more for a pint of beer. Read
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Duo used dead man's money for gambling
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A FINANCIAL advisor and a former professional snooker player have been jailed after syphoning off £170,000 from a dead man's bank account to feed their gambling addictions. Read
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Tennis legend backs BBC's NEC move
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham's favourite sporting daughters was left thrilled today as it emerged the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year show was heading for the city. Read
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Slice of Big Apple in Brum
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
AMBITIOUS plans to turn the Jewellery Quarter into a cultural icon to rival New York's Greenwich Village today got the backing of the Government. Read
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Baby joy for fine row mum
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN hit with a parking ticket after rushing to use the loo has been caught short again - by a baby who couldn't wait to be born. Read
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Atkinson: I could have lost a leg
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
FLAMBOYANT soccer pundit Ron Atkinson today spoke of the mystery illness and his fears that he could have lost his leg. Read
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OAP dragged along road by thug
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A THUG dragged an 86-year-old woman along a Kidderminster pavement in a failed bid to steal her shopping bag. Read
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Man rescued from six-foot hole
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN had to be rescued by Midlands firefighters after falling down a six-foot hole. Read
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Government in New Street cash pledge
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
THE Government will make a "substantial" financial contribution to rebuilding New Street station, Transport Minister Alistair Darling pledged today. Read
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Remembering the days of half-crowns
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
IT IS 35 years since the country had to get used to a new currency. Read
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Last gasp for pub smokers
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
THE days of a pint and a cigarette will soon be over after MPs voted overwhelmingly to ban smoking in every British pub and club. Read
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Heart defect twin goes home at last
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
WATCHING her baby twins play together on the living room rug is the moment devoted mum Sarah Charlotte thought she would never see. Read
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Teachers 'allergic' to school building
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
A MYSTERY allergy has forced seven members of staff to leave a £5 million state-of-the-art Midlands school. Read
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Drivers facing six months of M6 misery
Feb 15 2006 | Top Stories
YET ANOTHER dose of motoring misery with six months of roadworks on a key stretch of the pothole-plagued M6. Read
