Sep
2006
Articles from 27th Sep 2006
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Who has that big S-factor
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS of all ages are being urged to play a part in deciding who is the greatest Silhillian of all time. Read
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Solihull girl, 12 savaged by dog
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND schoolgirl was savaged by a rottweiler in the latest in a series of horrific dog attacks across the country. Read
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Man locked up for teen attack
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL man who headbutted a teenager he had accused of looking at his girlfriend, leaving him with a suspected fractured cheekbone, has been jailed for 33 months. Read
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Fears over arson attacks on cars
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in a Northfield street are living in fear after a spate of arson attacks on their cars and property. Read
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Danny has novel take on city life
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM author Danny Bernardi is celebrating having his first novel published. Read
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£13m cigs duty fraud driver faces jail
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM lorry driver is facing jail for his part in a multi-million pound bootlegging scam. Read
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Woman held over death fall
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was today being questioned by police after a man apparently fell to his death from a block of flats in Birmingham. Read
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Mikael chases away blues
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
SICK children at Heartlands Hospital were far from feeling blue when they were cheered up by one of their Birmingham City heroes. Read
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Jen's all Hart in top show
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
GORGEOUS Jennifer Ellison will set pulses racing tonight when the hit musical Chicago opens in Birmingham. Read
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Have a say on bus lane controversy
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC consultation exercise has been launched to decide the future of Birmingham's most controversial bus lane. Read
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Film link to girl's hanging tragedy
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
AN eight-year-old Birmingham girl found hanging in her bedroom may have been imitating a scene from a Hollywood film. Read
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Dentist 'too busy to kill'
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM dentist accused of ordering an arson attack in which a six-year-old girl died said he was too occupied with work to have been involved. Read
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Credits roll in for blues' teenage prodigy
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
NICKLAS Bendtner was in the cinema when the call came through on his mobile phone (it was switched to silent, naturally). Read
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Crane death probe order
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
AN INQUIRY was under way today after two men were killed and two other people injured when a 50 metre construction crane collapsed on to a block of flats. Read
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Write stuff for survival
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A POPULAR Lichfield event has been saved from extinction. Read
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Woodland set to be cleaned up
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Shard End are looking for support from the community to clean up a rundown woodland and turn it into a nature reserve for children. Read
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Watchdog in closure threat to college
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE has been given an ultimatum to improve within 12 months or face a raft of possible measures including merger or even closure. Read
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Warning over Olympics scam
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
FRAUDSTERS are preying on Staffordshire residents and businesses in the hope of scooping a windfall in the name of the 2012 Olympic Games. Read
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University tribute to drowned man
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
ONE of three Sikh men who drowned in a triple tragedy in the Lake District was a promising student at the University of Central England, in Birmingham, it was revealed today. Read
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Tributes to council stalwart
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today pouring in to Worcestershire County Council following the death of its first chairman. Read
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Thousands sign up for recycling
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of people across Worcestershire have signed up to a revolutionary recycling scheme. Read
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Schools praised on attendance
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS in Worcestershire were today praised by council chiefs for their success in curbing the number of truants and getting pupils back in the classroom. Read
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School link-up
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
MOVE over Tony Blair and Gordon Brown! Read
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Park bid to reach out to elderly
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A PROPOSED project for Sheldon Country Park to reach out to older people in the area will know if it will get its funding at the Yardley Constituency Committee tomorrow. Read
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Ladies savour success
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
JAMIE'S School Dinners could learn a lot from the lunchtime ladies of Staffordshire who have been singled out for praise after scooping two prestigious awards. Read
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History is uncovered
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A VARIETY of exhibitions and displays are being staged in Solihull throughout October to mark Black History Month. Read
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Handouts for local groups
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
THE elderly have been given a £12,000 boost to help with odd jobs and gardening. Read
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Getting measure of watchdog
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
WORCESTERSHIRE'S watchdog has passed a test - set by its own watchdog. Read
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Full of beans to raise funds!
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Midlanders are hoping to brew up a very special treat for cancer sufferers through Macmillan's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Read
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Flats plan rejected
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
PLANS for three blocks of flats above Rugeley's skyline have been thrown out. Read
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Fewer kids on term-time hols
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
PARENTS in Birmingham are heeding lessons by not removing their children from school during term time despite overall concerns about attendance figures. Read
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Family fun honours the past
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
AN EXHIBITION looking at West Bromwich's place in history will include earthquake detectors, classic cars, rock stars and Hollywood legends. Read
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Cort has to earn contract
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
CARL Cort was today challenged to earn the right to a new Wolves contract in the wake of Mick McCarthy's Molineux revolution. Read
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Bull set to look cool in denim
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S iconic Bull is undergoing a Trinny and Susannah-style makeover by appearing in trendy denim jeans. Read
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Blind driver 'helper' gets car ban
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who gave instructions to a blind driver has admitted aiding and abetting dangerous driving. Read
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Battle over HP logo
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
LABOUR bigwigs were today asked to back moves to strip HP Sauce of the right to use the Houses of Parliament logo in revenge for Heinz axing its Birmingham plant. Read
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Bats gang hit wrong teenager
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER attacked by a gang armed with baseball bats as he walked home with friends from a night out may have been targeted by mistake. Read
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'Amazing' speech praised by rebels
Sep 27 2006 | Top Stories
CITY MPs praised Tony Blair's farewell to the Labour Party, describing his final conference speech as leader as "masterful" and "amazing". Read
