Feb
2006
Articles from 22nd Feb 2006
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Firemen banned in bird flu alert
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS in the West Midlands said today they had been told to stop attending incidents involving birds as fears grew over avian flu. Read
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Tribute to life of film star
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country girl who left the area to find fame in Hollywood is to be remembered at a gala night to mark the centenary of her birth. Read
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Bar boss killed in Cambodia robbery
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN from the Black Country was stabbed to death in a brutal attack in Cambodia. Read
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Tipton pair held in anti-terror drama
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
TWO actors and the former Guantanamo Bay detainees they play in a new film were stopped by police at an airport under anti-terror laws. Read
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Shock at city congestion levels
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
BELEAGUERED drivers who feel they are going nowhere fast on the city's roads have had their worst fears confirmed. Read
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Police hunt car in street attack case
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting the killers of a disabled man stabbed on the doorstep of his Birmingham home today appealed for help tracing a car. Read
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Police bid to improve victim help
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
TWELVE victims of violent crime attended a meeting in a bid to improve the way north Worcestershire police deal with people who have been attacked. Read
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New library plans just the ticket
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
DELIGHTED library chiefs have unveiled plans to open a new chapter of the service with a modernisation plan they hope will be just the ticket for users. Read
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New free bus pass for OAPs
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
DISABLED people and pensioners in Staffordshire will benefit from a free travel pass they can use at any time under a new scheme. Read
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New era begins at Longbridge
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW dawn at Longbridge was beginning today with a 33-year lease committing Nanjing to long term occupation of Birmingham's world-famous plant. Read
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New drive to beat OAP conmen
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
TRADING standards officers in Solihull have joined up with local banks in a bid to crack down on conmen who try to deprive pensioners' of their life savings. Read
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Man wins car mat sales tribunal
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A BUSINESS manager with a leading Midlands motor dealer was unfairly dismissed after he bought car mats at discount prices from his employers and sold them on eBay. Read
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Man pointed gun at teenager's face
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who threatened two groups of teenagers with a gun in Henley-in-Arden has been jailed for three years. Read
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Man charged over bull vandalism
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN has been charged with vandalising the Bullring's beloved bronze bull. Read
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Luck of the Irish for David's Emerald aisle
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
IRISH eyes were definitely smiling on Solihull rugby player David Mdaziira when he went off on a stag weekend with his team-mates to Galway and came back with a bride-to-be! Read
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Lib Dem trio support parkland plan
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
THE three men battling for the Liberal Democrat leadership have thrown their weight behind a Solihull MP's campaign to safeguard parkland. Read
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Honour for mum who fought back
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A YOUNG mum who faced a torrent of racial abuse from a gang of yobs as she cared for her terminally ill daughter will tonight be honoured by the Lord Mayor. Read
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Former car showroom to be coach station
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER car showroom is being earmarked as a stand-in coach station for the city over the next three years. Read
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Fears for missing teenagers
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed for the public's help in tracing two missing teenagers who may be in Birmingham. Read
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Family was killed 'to satisfy desire'
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A GANG labour boss who killed his wife and three members of her family in a horrific fire bomb attack because he wanted to be with his mistress was today starting a life sentence. Read
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Debate over new Brum super-mayor
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW "Greater Birmingham" region should have its own super-mayor with the power to spend £675 million on transport and regeneration, a think-tank close to Tony Blair said today. Read
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Cut-price shop jobs face chop
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
THE axe could fall on more than 130 Be Wise and QS discount shops as soon next week, putting more than 1,400 jobs in peril. Read
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Councillor loses suspension appeal
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A SHIRLEY councillor banned from Solihull Council for a month has lost his appeal against the suspension. Read
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Council waiting for Blues casino report
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council is still awaiting the results of an investigation by chartered accountants KPMG into the Blues scheme. Read
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Cars destroyed in store fire
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
EXPERTS are investigating the cause of a blaze at a Midlands building which was used to store scores of vehicles. Read
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Carnival's appeal for help
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
THE Kings Heath Carnival is in serious danger of not happening this year because of a shortage of volunteers to organise the annual event. Read
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Cage the scum who killed dog - readers
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
OUTRAGED animal lovers have inundated the Mail, venting their fury at the cowards who burnt to death a helpless dog on Handsworth Golf Course. Read
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Brum ice maiden misses out on gold
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S bobsleigh star Jackie Davies today put aside her disappointment at missing out on an Olympic medal to concentrate on a new aim - beating her best mate. Read
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Boost for NEC casino plan
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council has leapt ahead of Birmingham in the race to win a regional super-casino - by backing proposals by the National Exhibition Centre. Read
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Anger at shopping centre parking blitz
Feb 22 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW 'get tough' parking crackdown at a Perry Barr shopping centre has come under fire for hitting motorists with big fines. Read
