Aug
2006
Articles from 8th Aug 2006
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Man in court over car damage attack
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A CAR owner who took part in a brutal attack on a man after his windscreen had been smashed has been ordered to carry out 100 hours' community punishment. Read
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Jimmy's Lebanon blog proves popular
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham Mail reporter has found fame on the worldwide web with a revealing record charting the daily struggle to help innocent victims of the Middle East conflict. Read
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Fundraiser admits charity collection thefts
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER charity fundraiser at a Wolverhampton building society was being sentenced today after admitting stealing more than £70,000 to fund a champagne lifestyle. Read
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Stabbed man 'bundled into car'
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the stabbing of a man believe he may have been bundled into a car shortly before he was attacked. Read
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Cocaine seized at airport
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
EAGLE-eyed Customs officers seized six kilos of cocaine as it was being smuggled into Birmingham airport. Read
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£25m city park moves a step closer
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
PLANS for a £25 million city centre park in Birmingham have moved a step closer to reality. Read
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Woman attacked on canal towpath
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was attacked on a canal towpath. Read
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Warning after toddler suffers burns in park
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A TODDLER suffered horrific burns when she climbed on to a roasting hot metal ramp in a Birmingham park during the heatwave. Read
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War trauma Somalian in sex assault
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A WAR-traumatised Somalian who sexually molested a woman in a street in Birmingham has been given a 12-month community rehabilitation order. Read
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Thieves take rabbits from children's farm
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
HEARTLESS thieves have snatched six rabbits sponsored by children after smashing their way into cages at a Birmingham urban farm. Read
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Students pay the price for living in Brum
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is becoming more expensive for university undergraduates, according to a new cost of living survey out today. Read
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Sex attack teenager locked up
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER who carried out two sex attacks on a schoolgirl has been sent to a Young Offenders Institution for two years. Read
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No jail for railway station knifeman
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who brandished a knife when a Solihull taxi driver tried to stop him taking his car needs "help and guidance", a judge ruled. Read
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New Street overcrowding fears
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
CHAOTIC overcrowding which already threatens peak-time closures at Birmingham's New Street station could worsen if a rail shake-up is approved. Read
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Gang beat man up in racist attack
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN lost several teeth and was left badly traumatised after being beaten in a racially motivated attack. Read
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Hospital brought back from the dead
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
TROUBLE-hit Good Hope Hospital was on the brink of closing down this year because its debts were so severe, a report revealed today. Read
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Hit-and-run driver breaks woman's leg
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A HOLIDAY almost ended in tragedy when a woman was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver as she arrived back home. Read
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Father and son heading to war zones
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A FATHER and son will be fighting for peace in two of the world's most troubled war zones, thousands of miles apart. Read
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Families hit out at 'disgraceful' flats
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in a Sheldon road are too frightened to leave their children playing in the street because of broken glass and syringes lying on the ground. Read
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Drivers urge congestion charge caution
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
MASSIVE improvements to the area's public transport will be needed before congestion charges are introduced in Birmingham, drivers warned today. Read
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Crash victim 'lived his life to the full'
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends of a man who died in a motorbike accident today spoke of their heartbreak. Read
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Couple find love in the classroom
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
WHEN Gareth and Melissa failed their GCSE exams at different schools miles apart they thought it was the end of the world, but it was only the beginning. Read
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Concern at children's meal standards
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
TRADING standards officers today raised the alarm over the standard of children's meals on the menu across Birmingham and the Black Country. Read
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Boater dies in canal tragedy
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who fell off his barge into the canal at a Staffordshire beauty spot died after being dragged under the propeller, it has emerged. Read
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Alert on internet scam
Aug 08 2006 | Top Stories
TRADING standards officers have issued a warning that conmen who plunder money from people's bank accounts through an internet scam are on the prowl again. Read
