Jun
2006
Articles from 23rd Jun 2006
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Men and women in this city need my 'house of sin'
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
Linda Miller has run a brothel masquerading as a 'massage parlour' in Birmingham since 1990. When her application for a new licence was refused, she lifted the lid on her sleaze and claimed that more than 140 brothels were operating illegally in the city. Read
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Madam Sin
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
TODAY we look into the secret life of the Birmingham madam who has operated a brothel at a terraced house in a city suburb for the past 16 years. Read
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Motorbikes destroyed in arson attack
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
TWO motorcycles were destroyed today in an arson attack on a garage. Read
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Warning over wheelie bin con
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned to beware of rogue callers trying to line their pockets by cleaning dirty wheelie bins. Read
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Victory in homes battle
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the construction of two four-storey housing blocks on the fringes of Edgbaston Reservoir were celebrating today after the council halted development plans. Read
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Train services on the right track
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
RAIL companies serving the West Midlands are finally getting it right, according to a transport watchdog. Read
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Shoes put me on the path to success
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum says a pair of shoes helped put her on track for a better life. Read
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Saving lives at sea in land-locked Brum
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
LIFEGUARDS are leaving their normal seaside patrols to promote beach safety in the city's schools. Read
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Petrol can ban to halt hooligans
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A PETROL can ban has been imposed by police in a desperate bid to stop teenage yobs risking lives playing with fire. Read
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Ooo aah Cantona on Brum's beach
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
FOOTBALL legend Eric Cantona is flying into Birmingham to help his French beach soccer squad take on the rest of the world. Read
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New drive for cancer unit cash
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
HEALTH chiefs are bidding for cash to build a new multi-million pound cancer treatment centre - which would be the first of its kind for patients in Worcestershire. Read
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Merson: Rapist tale is false
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa and England footballer Paul Merson has contacted detectives investigating rape allegations to protest his innocence. Read
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Lorry load of nappies stolen in raid
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver sleeping in the cab of his vehicle awoke to find thieves had broken in and stolen the truck's load of nappies. Read
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LDV buyer vows to keep firm in Brum
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
THE MAN who could end up running Birmingham van maker LDV today pledged that the business will remain in the city. Read
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Have a happy June 23!
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
IT SHOULD be all smiles in Birmingham today as scientists have decreed June 23 the happiest day of the year. Read
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Grandmother's a Wilde thing!
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
BRAINY Barbara Evans has got a lot in common with her grandchildren. Read
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Ex-Villa star waits on jury verdict
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A JURY was toay considering its verdict in the trial of an ex-England footballer accused of a drunken attack on a woman in a taxi rank. Read
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Ex-teacher in child porn shame
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER teacher has been jailed for six months after he admitted downloading child pornography. Read
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Driver jailed after high-speed chase
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
A DISQUALIFIED driver who led police on a high-speed chase through residential streets in Birmingham before crashing into a house has been jailed for 16 months. Read
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City's £2.5m homes deal for refugees
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has signed a £2.5 million-a-year deal to accommodate thousands of asylum seekers over the next five years. Read
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Ice rink set to reopen after £25m revamp
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
MORE than £25 million is to be pumped into reopening Birmingham's only ice rink in a major leisure project which will create 230 new city centre apartments. Read
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Brummies owe £15m in council tax
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM failed to collect almost £15 million in council taxes last year, it emerged today. Read
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Brum backs parking warden revamp
Jun 23 2006 | Top Stories
CALLS for a ban on targets which encourage parking wardens to hand out tickets were today welcomed by Birmingham City Council. Read
