Oct
2006
Articles from 25th Oct 2006
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Entertainer leaves a trail of tears
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A CHILDREN'S entertainer exposed by the Birmingham Mail after families complained he'd ruined kids' parties has left a trail of other disappointed customers, including a cancer charity. Read
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Passengers fear rail service shake-up
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
PASSENGER groups today expressed major concerns that local travellers will have much less say in rail services - because the new West Midlands operator will be based in London. Read
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Police wait to speak to house blast pair
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
TWO suspected thieves who were badly burned in a gas blast at an empty house are expected to stay in hospital for weeks, it was revealed today. Read
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Win £1,000 by 8pm tonight
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
TODAY is your last chance to enter the competition and win £1,000 worth of furniture at IKEA. Read
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We're jailing sick people - police chief
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
THE prison overcrowding crisis should be tackled by sending fewer criminals to jail, according to the West Midlands Chief Constable. Read
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Welcome reception
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
NEARLY all Solihull children were granted a place in one of the schools of their choice in 2006, according to new research. Read
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Warning for time-wasters
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE have warned people not to waste police time or face the costly consequences. Read
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Uni in cancer breakthrough
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
CANCER scientists at Birmingham University have made a breakthrough which could help develop new treatments for patients. Read
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That'll teach 'em
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A NEW anti-social behaviour citizenship pack has been issued to all Staffordshire high schools. Read
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Stub it out
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
SMOKERS in east Birmingham who are struggling to stub out the habit are being urged to contact their nearest help group. Read
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Solihull MP meets campaigning leukaemia survivor Sir Steve Redgrave
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL MP Lorely Burt is hoping for an Olympian fund-raising effort after meeting legendary oarsman Sir Steve Redgrave. Read
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Soap-erstar booster for town panto
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
TWO former soap stars have joined the line up for a festive Staffordshire pantomime. Read
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Sleigh is burned by louts
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
FATHER Christmas has been left without a sleigh after mindless vandals set it ablaze. Read
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Medieval flavour for the pilgrims of 2006
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
MODERN-day tourists are being given the opportunity to experience Lichfield's historic cathedral as medieval pilgrims would have done. Read
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Mail gets results for football team
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A TEAM of young footballers whose pitch and car park was blighted by vandals and flytippers are celebrating after council workers vowed to clean-up the site - thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Desperate Steve Poller was at his wits end after more than a month of being batted from pillar to post by staff at Birmingham City Council in his quest to bring Sheldon Little League Football Club's misery to an end. Read
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Love-row thug avoids jail term
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who beat his love rival "senseless" in front of his victim's children has avoided a jail term. Read
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Keep fit classes for the elderly
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
OLDER people in east Birmingham are being encouraged to shape up by taking part in exercise classes - without leaving their chairs. Read
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Julie grabs a grand for spree
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM social work manager became the second lucky Mail reader to scoop £1,000 to spend at Ikea. Read
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John enjoys life in the fast lane
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
AT an age when most men want to go slower, Worcestershire businessman and racing car enthusiast John Truslove lives for speed. Read
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Joanne's grand trek
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
TV newsreader Joanne Malin has urged Black Country families to join her on an American adventure in aid of a children's charity. Read
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Daughter set to move dad's remains
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A DAUGHTER is so distraught over the way yobs have vandalised a city graveyard that she has been given permission to have her father's remains dug up and moved elsewhere. Read
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Hunt for suspected pervert
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a man who approached two young girls as they played on a bridge near their home near Cannock. Read
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Helping criminals get back on right track
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
AN innovative project helping young prisoners stay on the straight and narrow after release has received a funding boost. Read
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Hamster vows to drive again
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
RICHARD Hammond today revealed he hopes to be back behind the wheel within weeks - but vowed to steer clear of jet cars. Read
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Govt in dock as campaigners win pensions judicial review
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A FIVE-year fight by 2,000 Midland workers who saw tens of thousands of pounds wiped from their pensions will come to a head in the High Court next year. Read
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Good Life star Felicity in pre West End role
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
STAGE and TV actress Felicity Kendal is coming to Worcestershire to star in a new play before it goes to London's West End. Read
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Ghostly goings on between the pages
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
REDDITCH author Anne Badford has released her latest book, The Haunted Midlands, just in time for Halloween. Read
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Game destined for city players
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is really going places with the launch of a new UK-wide board game dedicated to the city. Read
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Fears lives put at risk by drugs ban
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE Ambulance Service's community first responders say they could be forced to watch neighbours die if health chiefs refused to lift a ban on lifesaving drugs. Read
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Corrie star to appear on campus
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
CORONATION Street's Sean Tully will be putting in a star performance when he visits Stourbridge College. Read
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City leader: Give Brum its freedom
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
LOCAL authorities must be freed from excessive Government control and handed new powers to help them make a real difference to the communities they serve, Birmingham City Council's leader has demanded. Read
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Cathedral concert by top choir
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A LEADING male voice choir from Lichfield's twin-town of Limburg in Germany will give a concert at the city's cathedral later this week. Read
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Café team the cream of the crop
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A TEAM of people with learning disabilities who help to staff a neighbourhood café in Redditch are being rewarded with official catering qualifications. Read
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Bishop blasts health chaplaincy cuts
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A CASH-STRAPPED Worcestershire health authority's decision to cut funding for three chaplaincy posts has come under fire from the area's Anglican bishop. Read
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Teacher jailed over internet grooming
Oct 25 2006 | Top Stories
A KIDDERMINSTER teacher who fantasised about having sex with children, was jailed for two and a half years for grooming what he thought was a 12-year-old virgin over the internet. Read
