Feb
2006
Articles from 20th Feb 2006
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Shock after dog is tied up and set on fire
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A DOG was tied to a tree on a Birmingham golf course, sprayed with de-icer fluid and then set on fire in a sickening attack, RSPCA inspectors revealed today. Read
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No tears as 1960s flats are blown up
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
SANWELL Council continued its demolition programme yesterday morning as Cheshire House in Ballott Street, became the latest in a long line of tower blocks to be reduced to rubble. Read
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Inspector to visit over mast wrangle
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A GOVERNMENT inspector is expected to be met with angry protesters when he visits the site of a controversial phone mast. Read
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Hospice in appeal for soccer stars
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
Experienced football players are being sought by Mary Stevens Hospice, Stourbridge. Read
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Abandoned cats searching for a home
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
AN animal rescue worker in Tanworth-in-Arden is appealing for Solihull families to give a loving home to abandoned cats. Read
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Sadie becomes first Lib Dem mayor
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
VETERAN Great Barr politician Sadie Smith said "I do" to become the first Liberal Democrat mayor of Sandwell - after her husband Martyn passed up the opportunity. Read
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Restaurant in frontage war
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A FURIOUS restaurant owner fears his business could suffer after council chiefs ordered him to remove his new frontage. Read
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MP fights to halt school merger
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to merge Erdington's Bridge School with Sutton Cold-field's Longmoor Special School came under fire today. Read
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Lighting keeps families in the dark
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A GROUP of Northfield families are "living in the dark ages" because of their street lighting, a Labour party activist has revealed. Read
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Footballer joins rowing epic
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
GYM staff are counting the cash for charity after a premiership footballer joined them in a sponsored row-a-thon. Read
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Bobbies on the way - at a price
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
WEST Mercia Police have pledged to take on more than 200 new officers to fight serious and organised crime - but taxpayers will be footing the bill for the new recruits. Read
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Athletics golden girl is honoured
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
AN Olympian from Redditch joined dignitaries and fellow sports people to attend a prestigious reception in Worcestershire to mark her achievements. Read
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Window firm bosses fined
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
TWO bosses of a Midland window firm have been fined a total of £800 and ordered to pay £950 in compensation for flouting building regulations. Read
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Thieves wreck park memorial
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
AN HISTORIC bust and its bronze plaque have been stolen from a park just days before a VIP visit. Read
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Prescott squashes sports centre protests
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A SPORTS centre is to be bulldozed and replaced by a huge shopping warehouse scheme, despite the objections of more than 2,500 Birmingham people. Read
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No secret inquests - coroner
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A REFORM of inquests could leave coroners vulnerable to pressure from politicians or celebrities wanting to avoid public scrutiny, the Birmingham and Solihull Coroner warned today. Read
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No kidding, Frank has a doctorate!
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
FRANK Skinner will be centre-stage tomorrow when he is presented with an honorary degree for services to comedy. Read
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Mum's tribute to train death son
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A HEARTBROKEN mum today paid tribute to her son who was hit by a rush-hour commuter train just hours after having a bitter row with his girlfriend. Read
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Man dies working on crane
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack after carrying out maintenance work on a large mobile crane. Read
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Football fans in car park clash
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A NUMBER of suspected hooligans were arrested when violence broke out following Blues' FA Cup match with Stoke. Read
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Family flee house fire
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
SEVEN children and two adults fled a burning house when a fire broke out in a bedroom. Read
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Drugs den shut down
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A DRUGS den in a quiet Birmingham cul-de-sac has been boarded up as police vowed to "eradicate" the problem from city communities. Read
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Carpet fitter wipes the floor with competition
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
CHAMPION carpet fitter Sid Bourne certainly laid the foundations for a successful family business - his son Matt is now an international competitor. Read
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Bug shuts another hospital ward
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
ANOTHER ward at a Birmingham hospital has been closed off to new patients due to the winter sickness bug sweeping the region. Read
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Brum's golden girl on a slippery slope
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
JACKIE Davies didn't so much pour cold water on her Olympic ambitions - but cold water with extra ice. Read
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Architect hits out at city designs
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A RETIRED architect who has written a guide to Birmingham's Victorian buildings today criticised the city's modern structures such as Millennium Point, The Sealife Centre and Selfridges. Read
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Anger after gangland gun shop opens
Feb 20 2006 | Top Stories
A WEAPONS store, bristling with hunting knives, crossbows and guns, has opened in the heart of gangland Birmingham, close to the scene of the fatal New Year shootings. Read
