Apr
2006
Articles from 18th Apr 2006
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Hit-and-run victim loses fight for life
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM pensioner has died after being mown down in a hit-and-run accident. Read
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New blow for brave meningitis tot
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
MENINGITIS victim Bethanie Shaw-Shillam has suffered a new setback in her battle against the killer disease. Read
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School in special measures
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
A PRIMARY school in Tamworth has been dealt a severe blow after being placed in "special measures" for failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education. Read
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MP demands answers over pool
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
EDGBASTON MP Gisela Stuart has taken the plunge in the campaign to get city council chiefs to explain their plans for the future of one of the city's busiest swimming pools. Read
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Green light for retail developments
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
DEVELOPERS have won a long-running battle with council bosses over plans for more out-of-town retail outlets in Staffordshire. Read
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Firm fined over illegal bonfire
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
AN ANTIQUES firm has been hit hard in the pocket after it was caught illegally burning its rubbish in a bonfire. Read
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Bid to put brakes on boy racers
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
BOY racers, speeding motorists and anti-social behaviour are set to be tackled in suburbs across Bromsgrove - after residents voiced their crime fears. Read
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Vandals firebomb speed camera
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
VANDALS torched a speed camera in the West Midlands by placing a tyre around it and setting it ablaze - the latest in a spate of attacks in the area. Read
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Reward to help find hit-and-run driver
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
THE FRIENDS of a computer engineer left paralysed by a hit and run motorist have rallied round to offer £1,000 to catch the callous driver who repeatedly ran him over. Read
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Purrfect place for soap pair
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
KAT and Alfie Moon are alive and kicking and living in Birmingham! Read
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Man critical after car crashes through wall
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN freed from the wreckage of his car after an accident at Great Bridge was today said to be in a critical but stable condition in hospital. Read
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Hospital services at risk in cash crisis
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
VITAL treatments may have to be cut at the renowned Birmingham Children's Hospital amid fears that it could lose more than £2 million over the next year because of a new NHS payments system. Read
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Firemen rescue family's iguanas
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS went back into a burning house from which a mother and her three young children had just escaped to save the lives of the family's three pet iguanas. Read
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Extra carriages planned for busy trains
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
EXTRA carriages could be introduced on trains through Birmingham New Street to tackle chronic overcrowding problems. Read
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Edna's off for tea with the Queen
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
WHEN Edna Richards was a little girl, she dreamed of meeting the young Princess Elizabeth. Read
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Council in fine mess over dead grandad
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman has branded a London council "heartless" after it refused to write off a penalty notice sent to her father - despite the fact he died four years ago. Read
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Anger over Tolkien statue
Apr 18 2006 | Top Stories
A 20ft stainless steel tribute to Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien has been savaged by city conservationists. Read
