Feb
2006
Articles from 16th Feb 2006
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Zoo set for makeover
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
WORK on turning Dudley Zoo and Castle into a world class tourist attraction in a £100 million project creating 1,000 new jobs is set to begin this year. Read
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Widow may sue over tragedy
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
A WIDOW is considering legal action after a coroner ruled that neglect contributed to her husband's death at a mental health unit. Read
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Road gets speed camera go-ahead
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
ROAD safety campaigners are celebrating after the announcement that two new speed cameras are being installed in Great Barr. Read
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Residents face £1,000 fine for not recycling
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council is threatening residents who fail to recycle with fines of up to £1,000 in a new get-tough policy. Read
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Man jailed for race hate abuse
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL man who attacked a father and daughter after hurling racial abuse at them while brandishing a Molotov cocktail has been jailed for two years. Read
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Justice has been done - mum
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE mother of murdered Trooper Narel Sharpe said today she felt justice had been done after his killer was jailed for life. Read
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Gangs taken off streets for good
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
NOTORIOUS gun gangs that once plagued Birmingham have been crippled by the stream of jail sentences of ringleaders for a series of murders and drug crimes. Read
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Appeal after OAP is hurt in robbery
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery of an 80-year-old woman in Bilston. Read
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Zero tolerance as arrests toll soars
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
AN ELITE police unit targeting persistent offenders across north Worcestershire has made more than 300 arrests in its first three months. Read
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Warning over truancy blitz
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council has joined forces with West Midlands Police to crack down on youngsters bunking off school. Read
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Reggae star's Marley tribute
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
A PERRY Barr musician is representing Great Britain in a series of Bob Marley memorial festivals in front of 50,000 people in Africa and America. Read
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New image for fostering
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE adoption and fostering service in Worcestershire has been re-launched with a fresh new image in a bid to encourage more people to give neglected youngsters a loving home. Read
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New bridge for revamped railway
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
ANOTHER step to complete a major revamp of a Staffordshire railway line will be completed this weekend with the installation of a bridge. Read
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Jobs boost at new superstore
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW superstore, creating more than 200 jobs, opens in Bearwood next week. Read
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Driver punched in chase attack
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a thug who punched a man in the face in attack on Cannock Chase. Read
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Cadbury gift a sweet idea
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
DREAMS of a new sports hall at a school near Bromsgrove which was the former home of Birmingham's Cadbury family came a step closer to reality today. Read
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Booze-fuelled violence is cut
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
ALCOHOL-related violence and yobbish behaviour was slashed in a pre-Christmas crackdown in Staffordshire, figures have revealed. Read
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Smokers defiant over pub ban
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
IT'S 10am in Birmingham's popular Square Peg pub and already the air is heavy with cigarette smoke. Read
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New Street transformation revealed
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THIS is the first look at a £500 million transformation of Birmingham New Street station. Read
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More names on blitz memorial
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
AT LEAST 15 victims of the Birmingham blitz are to be added to the city memorial after a massive response to a Birmingham Mail article. Read
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Marathon OAP vows to keep running
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
HE'S more comfortable in his well-worn trainers than slippers and despite turning 90 Ernie Warwick is determined to keep on running. Read
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Husband in court over teacher's murder
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE British man accused of killing a former Midland teacher and their baby was today appearing in a US court on two counts of first degree murder. Read
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Family wins post office battle
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
PEOPLE power has triumphed in a battle between a retired couple and a local businessman over plans to build a post office next door to their home. Read
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Children injured in wall collapse
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
EIGHT schoolchildren were injured, one with a broken leg, when a half-term disco turned to terror. Read
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Drivers face fines for noisy car stereos
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
ARROGANT drivers who belt out deafening music on their car stereos as they cruise around Birmingham will be hit by hefty fines. Read
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City voters in fraud trial
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE city's 786,000 voters could be used as guinea pigs in an unprecedented Government bid to stamp out election fraud. Read
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City hangman featured in new movie
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
THE life of Britain's most prolific hangman Albert Pierrepoint, who executed prisoners at Winson Green, is being immortalised on the big screen. Read
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Cigarette sparks home blaze
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
FLAMES tore through a home for mental health patients after a discarded cigarette sparked a fire. Read
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Body found in city canal
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE have discovered the body of missing city man in a Birmingham canal. Read
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Ambulance crews in drug row
Feb 16 2006 | Top Stories
HEART attack victims across Birmingham and the Black Country are being denied vital life-saving drugs because cash strapped health bosses refuse to fund it. Read
