Jul
2006
Articles from 13th Jul 2006
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Strip club still 'alive and kicking'
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S first lap dancing club has been visited by receivers but today issued a "we're still alive and kicking" message. Read
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Hospital armband protest is banned
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of angry hospital workers facing redundancy have been threatened with disciplinary action if they carry out a protest at work, it emerged today. Read
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Unions fear for future of Longbridge
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
CONCERNED unions today called for an urgent meeting with Nanjing amid fears MG output at Longbridge could be wrecked by its new US alliance. Read
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Arts centre building work set to restart
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
BUILDING work on the controversial West Bromwich arts centre in the midst a cash crisis could resume in the autumn, it was announced today. Read
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Wrestling legend tells his life story
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
HE left his native Ireland as a teenager from an impoverished family and went on to become one of Birmingham's most successful entrepreneurs and wrestlers. Read
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Workers call off industrial action
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
WORKERS at a struggling Birmingham car parts firm have called off their campaign of industrial action after winning a better pay deal. Read
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Villa fan's treasured memory of Pele
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
AN EXHIBITION of photographs which make up a unique new book dedicated to football legend Pele are causing a stir after going on show to the public in Birmingham. Read
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Vicar forced to resign after school kiss
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A VICAR has been forced to step down as a school governor after kissing a 10-year-old pupil on her cheek. Read
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Tragic teenagers so inspiring
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
THE mums of tragic teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis met students to explain how they can benefit under an exciting awards scheme in memory of their daughters. Read
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Residents reassured on quarry
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
WORRIED residents were today reassured that work under way at a Staffordshire quarry is not the precursor to quarrying resuming at the site. Read
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'Neighbour from hell' in new probe
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A MOTHER of seven branded Birmingham's worst neighbour is facing a fresh probe into her behaviour. Read
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My mother just missed India bomb train
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A YOUNG Birmingham couple are still waiting anxiously for news of friends who may have been caught up in the bomb blasts which killed more than 200 people on rush-hour trains in Mumbai. Read
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Moneypenny's faces uncertain future
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
WORLD-famous dance night Miss Moneypenny's may be coming to the end of an era after plans were revealed to demolish the club it founded more than ten years ago. Read
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Midlands flu outbreak 'could kill 14,000'
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
AROUND 14,000 people could die in the Midlands if a flu pandemic sweeps the region, health bosses warned today. Read
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Man held in drugs swoop
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE arrested a man on suspicion of drugs offences after raiding a house. Read
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Lucky escape for family after fire
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A MUM and toddler had a lucky escape after a blaze broke out at their home in Winson Green. Read
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It's farewell to the Freelander
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
THE final Solihull-built Freelander was rolling off the track at Land Rover headquarters today, closing a major chapter in a Midland success story. Read
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Flood of complaints about water firm
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
CUSTOMER complaints to Birmingham-based Severn Trent Water rocketed by 54 per cent in just 12 months, it was revealed today. Read
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Dutch rule out strike to support HP
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
HP Sauce workers from Birmingham's closure threatened Aston plant were told by their Dutch colleagues: "We sympathise - but don't expect us to strike in support of you." Read
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Dad's relief as teen attacker is jailed
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A DISABLED father of two terrorised at knifepoint in his home today spoke of his relief after his teenage attacker was jailed. Read
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Dad of 16 on fraud charges
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A STAFFORD man who attracted national publicity after fathering ten children by two sisters is due to appear before magistrates tomorrow. Read
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Conference blasts city 'ghettoes'
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S rich ethnic diversity is used to "package" the city globally but its black and Asian people are living in segregated communities, it was claimed. Read
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Cabbie fined for crossing blunder
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A TAXI driver who ignored a lollipop lady on a crossing and put schoolchildren's lives at risk has been fined. Read
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Brum out to be top of the shops
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
SUPERMODEL Erin O'Connor strikes a pose to launch a campaign designed to cement Birmingham's position as the best shopping destination outside London's West End. Read
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Alert after man tries to kiss teenager
Jul 13 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE girl was left distressed after a man grabbed her and tried to kiss her as she walked towards a Redditch underpass. Read
