Apr
2006
Articles from 6th Apr 2006
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Win a chance to ride in a Narnia chariot
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
A TOUCH of magic will come to Birmingham this weekend as the magical world of Narnia arrives in the city. Read
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Call for calm after bird flu discovery
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister Tony Blair today urged members of the public not to panic following the case of bird flu in Scotland. Read
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Readers blast Abigail killer's sentence
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
ICBIRMINGHAM and Birmingham Mail readers have been inundating us with views regarding the sentencing of Abigail Craen's killer Jaswinder Singh. Today, we publish some of the letters we've received. Read
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Help us to get a life-saver afloat
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
BRITAIN's sea-rescue heroes today flashed a Mayday message to the people of Birmingham to bolster a £1 million appeal for new life-saving lifeboat. Read
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'Time-wasters' face police fine
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
PEOPLE are being warned they could be hauled before the courts if they waste police time in a bid to line their own pockets. Read
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Threat to jobs as NHS cuts bite
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
JOB losses at Worcestershire hospitals could be announced today when health chiefs meet to discuss an emerging cash crisis. Read
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Quo fever hits Wakes festival
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
RECORDS are set to be broken in a town that has attracted one of Britain's biggest bands to rock its annual festival. Read
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Louts storm school site
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
A GREAT Barr school has stepped up security following a series of raids by gangs of louts looking to cause trouble. Read
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Hospital to reduce bed numbers
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield's Good Hope Hospital will begin to reduce bed numbers over Easter as part of its bid to combat its debt crisis. Read
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Drug duo in train attack
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
TWO men have been jailed for the drug-fuelled robbery of three train passengers in central Birmingham. Read
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Woman jailed for post office fiddle
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER sub-postmistress accused of stealing £42,000 from a post office where she "manipulated an accounting system" was today beginning a five-month jail sentence. Read
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Talks to halt bus strike
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT bosses and union representatives were meeting today for last minute talks to avert strike action by bus drivers over a pay dispute. Read
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Protest over BNP candidates plan
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS are to stage a mass rally in Tipton on Saturday against the far right British National Party. Read
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Police outrage at Abigail killer's sentence
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
RANK-and-file bobbies have expressed their fury at the "insulting" sentence given to the killer of Abigail Craen. Read
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Phoenix bosses rapped over accounts
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
PHOENIX Venture Holdings bosses have failed to comply with legislation over the delayed 2004 company accounts, it emerged today. Read
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Noisy pub refused longer hours
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
DOZENS of families in a city suburb were celebrating today as time was called on their anti-social neighbour - the local pub. Read
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Mystery vehicle could hold crash key
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
PASSENGERS in a mystery car could hold the key to a crash in which three Birmingham men died, police revealed today. Read
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Little miracles are a picture of health
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
THEY'VE beaten the odds to survive and are looking a picture of health! Read
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Killer mum given 12-year sentence
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother who murdered her 12-week old baby must serve a minimum of 12 years behind bars for her crime, a judge ruled. Read
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Judge snubs hit-and-run victim's mum
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
THE judge at the centre of the Abigail Craen sentencing outrage has snubbed her family and Birmingham Mail readers by refusing to respond to mounting public criticism. Read
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Hunt for bus camera vandal
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
TRAVEL bosses today appealed for help in finding the person responsible for vandalising a bus and scrawling graffiti on a CCTV camera. Read
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Hospital in car park plan row
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
BOSSES at Good Hope Hospital today unveiled controversial plans to tear down a social club and replace it with money-spinning car parking spaces. Read
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Family offer support to Abigail's relatives
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
THE family of another tragic young Birmingham road accident victim today spoke out in support of Abigail Craen's family. Read
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Easter misery for rail users
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
ENGINEERING work is set to hit travellers taking part in the great Easter getaway. Read
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Council to consider pay plea
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council leaders pledged they would look into the introduction of a living wage for its 55,000 workers. Read
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City schools to be rebuilt
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
TWELVE city schools are to be rebuilt after education chiefs signed a £326 million private finance initiative. Read
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City homeless facing a festive ban
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
CHRISTMAS has been cancelled for Birmingham's homeless after a long-running scheme offering them food and shelter was barred from a youth and community centre. Read
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City chief 'ignorant' over Elan
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
THE leader of Birmingham City Council was accused of ignorance in the row over funding a heritage museum in a Welsh valley flooded to provide water to the city. Read
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Business is a casualty of store wars
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
ANYONE seeking evidence of the devastating effect the march of giant supermarkets and chain stores on our city's high streets need look no further than Imran Rasool. Read
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Experts test dead swan for bird flu
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
HEALTH experts should find out today whether the deadly strain of bird flu has arrived in the UK. Read
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Dad's fury as 3 are freed over son's death
Apr 06 2006 | Top Stories
A FATHER who saw his seven-year-old son killed in a road tragedy reacted with fury today after three members of the same family in the car that hit him walked free. Read
