Apr
2006
Articles from 4th Apr 2006
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Ten arrests in dog fighting raids
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
TEN people were arrested and 47 dogs seized in raids across Birmingham today as part of a special operation to stamp out dog fighting. Read
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Mother's appeal on farm worker's death
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
THE mother of a Latvian teenager whose body was found on a Lichfield road last summer appealed for help today to establish exactly how her son died. Read
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Bosses picked up £1m as MG Rover died
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
SIX Longbridge bosses paid themselves a total of about £1 million in 12 months as MG Rover lurched towards insolvency, it emerged today. Read
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Woman punched by attacker
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN in her mid-40s was left needing hospital treatment for a bruised and swollen face after she was punched in the face as she walked from shops in Longfellow Green in Kidderminster. Read
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Pledge over street wardens
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
TWO wardens who help keep streets clean and tidy are here to stay, Birmingham families have been assured. Read
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Pigeon fanciers in a flap over bird thieves
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
RUTHLESS bird-nappers are behind a recent spate of pigeon thefts in Great Barr and Kingstanding, a city councillor warned today. Read
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Parties start election battle early
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
SWORDS are already being drawn for the coveted Solihull seat ahead of the next General Election - even though it could be more than four years away. Read
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Housing ballot on the horizon
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
THE ballot on the future of the council's housing in Tamworth moved a step closer when councillors accepted recommendations about what kind of housing association should launch if tenants vote 'yes' to stock transfer. Read
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Cash delight for schools
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A MAJOR £3.4 million boost to repair schools has been approved by Walsall Council. Read
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Anger at stadium closure
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
FURIOUS sports watchers are setting a 10,000 name target for a petition to block the sale of a popular Staffordshire venue. Read
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We can't last much longer - shopkeeper
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
SHOPKEEPERS fighting a David and Goliath style-battle with a supermarket chain at the heart of a Birmingham community have welcomed our Save Our Small Shops campaign. Read
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Warning over fake festival passes
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
MUSIC fans who missed out on summer festival tickets were today warned to be wary of crooks selling fake passes. Read
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Vandals trash charity's vans
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
HEARTLESS vandals were today accused of causing a major setback to a charity's work with terminally ill children after they caused thousands of pounds of damage to its delivery vans. Read
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Remembering life at Longbridge
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
MARK Hilliard saw 29 years in his job turn to dust on the fateful day a year ago when then Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt called time on Longbridge. Read
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Outcry as BNP fights for Brum votes
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A LEADING city politician today condemned the BNP for putting up candidates in all 40 council wards and accused the party of "typical scare-mongering". Read
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Nursery's owner broke law
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
THE owner of a nursery where a seven-month-old boy died has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety law. Read
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NEC one of 27 super-casino bidders
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S NEC was today set to find out which rival towns and cities it faces in the race to build Britain's first super-casino. Read
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Mum blasts 'insulting' sentence
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A PHOTOGRAPH of Abigail lying dead in her hospital bed was released by Abigail's family in a bid to prick the conscience of her killer before he gave himself up. Read
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Maverick city MP dies
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham Conservative MP who was known as one of the most colourful and outspoken politicians of the 1980s has died, aged 73. Read
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Mail's plea to Judge Pearce-Higgins, QC
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
THE killing of 20-year-old Birmingham student Abigail Craen by a hit and run driver appalled this city. Read
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I wish it had been my girl - killer driver
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
PANIC and shame kept killer driver Jaswinder Singh from admitting his crime for eight days, a judge was told. Read
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Hospital chaos after lift breaks down
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
TWO children's wards at a Birmingham hospital were thrown into chaos after the lift broke down - and a new part had to come all the way from Italy. Read
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Dead man was murdered - police
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today launched a murder investigation after a post mortem revealed a Midlands man's head injuries were inflicted by an attacker. Read
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Abigail's killer could be out in four months
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM judge came under increasing fire today amid fears that the "incomprehensible" sentence he gave Abigail Craen's killer could see him free in under four months. Read
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Police probe on body found in canal
Apr 04 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating the death of a 38-year-old man whose body was pulled from a canal in Bloxwich, Walsall. Read
