Oct
2006
Articles from 26th Oct 2006
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Neighbour noise row ends in tragedy
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A ROW over noise between two city neighbours ended with one man being stabbed to death and the other in police custody on suspicion of murder. The man who died had earlier confronted his neighbour at his home in Cotterills Lane, Ward End. Read
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Meat and two veg with your meal, sir?
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
THEY'RE one of Thailand's most controversial exports but one Birmingham restaurant is hoping dancing ladyboys will prove a winner with its diners. Read
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City urged to re-think elected mayor plan
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM was urged to think again about a directly-elected mayor as plans for far-reaching reforms to local government were published today. Read
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Cadbury battling back from £20m food bug crisis
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM chocolate giant Cadbury today insisted it was biting back after this year's salmonella crisis took a £20 million chunk out of profits. Read
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Terror as firework is thrown into chippy
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
STARTLED staff dived for cover after yobs hurled a huge, display-style firework into a newly-decorated Black Country chip shop. Read
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Murder probe after prison officer is found dead
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN prison officer has been found murdered in her home in the Midlands. Read
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Cowboy gas engineer avoids prison
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country cowboy engineer who left a gas fire he serviced in a dangerous state has narrowly escaped going to jail. Read
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Rover task force returns £10m grant
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
UP to £10 million granted to the Rover Task Force following the car manufacturer's collapse has been returned to the Treasury. Read
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Revamped New Street in need of 'wow factor'
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
DRAWINGS showing designs for the redevelopment of New Street Station could be amended to ensure the £500 million scheme has the "wow factor", Network Rail confirmed today. Read
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Near miss for couple after freezer explosion
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A COUPLE in Birmingham had a lucky escape when their fridge freezer exploded blowing the door off its hinges. Read
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My cod - Westlife are in my chippy!
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
THE chips could have been down for staff at a Birmingham chippy - after they mistook pop super-stars Westlife for a tribute band. Read
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Metro plans derailed for another two years
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
THE long-awaited extension to the region's Metro tram system, considered crucial to cutting chronic traffic jams and pollution, has been delayed for at least another two years. Read
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Father's vigil at son's graveside after thefts
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A GRIEVING dad camped out next to his baby son's grave to find the "scum" who stole heart-rending ornaments left in the tot's memory. Read
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Duran Duran star splits from band
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM pop legends Duran Duran today revealed there has been a split in the band. Read
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Derelict chapel is damaged by arsonists
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A DERELICT Midland chapel used as a play den was set on fire in an arson attack. Read
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Band are McFly-ing high
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
IT may have been cold and very wet but when you are a McFly fan and your heroes in town are in town, minor things like the weather simply don't matter. Read
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Bahrain boat tragedy inquest to be held
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A CORONER is to hold an inquest into the deaths of nine Britons, including one from the West Midlands, and one German who were killed in the Bahrain boat tragedy. Read
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Windfall for TB research project
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
RESEARCHERS at Birmingham University have been awarded a £200,000 boost to revolutionise drugs for a dangerous disease sweeping the city. Read
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Prison teacher jailed for smuggling drugs
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A WOODWORK teacher at a young offenders' prison has been jailed for six years for trying to smuggle cannabis and ecstasy worth £5,500 to inmates. Read
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MP applauds free cashpoints move
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A STAFFORDSHIRE town has become one of the first in the country to benefit from a new scheme to install free cash machines in poor communities. Read
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Firm fined over worker's death
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A COMPANY has been fined £100,000 after a building worker was crushed to death by a 10-tonne machine. Read
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Teen used spirit level in attack
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A BROWNHILLS teenager who smashed a 5ft long spirit level on the head of a man fighting his friend has avoided a prison sentence. Read
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Sir's going to knight school!
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A SANDWELL head teacher today told of his excitement and nervousness ahead of a ceremony to make him a knight of the realm. Read
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Sex attack dad spared prison
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A SEX pest who attacked a Birmingham hospital worker was given a suspended prison sentence. Read
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Scheme set to remember cancer victim
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
THE grieving family of an 18-year-old girl killed by cancer are launching a unique education scheme in her memory in order to help other seriously ill youngsters. Read
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Pioneering forensic centre set to open
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A PIONEERING regional forensic centre which was one of the first in England is due to open at Sandwell General Hospital today as part of a massive £3.1 million mortuary complex development. Read
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Meet the bionic boy
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A BOY, aged four, who is the youngest person in the UK with a metal rib, is now well enough to go to nursery. Read
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James inherits dad's magic touch
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
TEENAGE Black Country magician James Milner has plenty of tricks up his sleeve after inheriting his father's dazzling sleight of hand. Read
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Family terrified after swoop by armed police
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
ARMED police dragged a half-naked man from his Birmingham home and ordered his wife, six children and baby grandchild into a riot van, it was claimed today. Read
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Airport set for 'flying bus' link
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
AN hourly 'flying bus' service is set to take off between Birmingham and Glasgow. Read
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Hospice plans groundbreaking new centre
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
A STAFFORDSHIRE hospice is to lead the way in caring for the terminally ill with a groundbreaking new treatment centre, it has been announced. Read
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Police return to the scene of £2m robbery
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating a £2m raid on a Staffordshire bank depot have returned to the scene exactly a week after the robbery. Read
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MP condemns canal funding cuts
Oct 26 2006 | Top Stories
MID-WORCESTERSHIRE MP Peter Luff has criticised the Government's decision to slash funding to the body which runs Britain's canal network. Read
