Nov
2006
Articles from 30th Nov 2006
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MP's plea on hospital chaplains
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
MID-Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has written to health chiefs urging them not to "devastate" the county's hospital chaplaincy service. Read
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Motorcyclist, 21, is killed in crash
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed in what is believed to have been a four-vehicle accident near Stafford. Read
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New Street development plans backed
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
NETWORK Rail's plans to redevelop Birmingham's New Street station have been backed by the city council's planning committee. Read
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Xmas postal chaos fears
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM could face Christmas postal chaos as 900 workers at the city's Mail Centre are balloted for industrial action. Read
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Tragic end of a proud Brummie
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
DON Fewtrell was so proud to be a Brummie and an Englishman, said his grieving partner Denise Forsyth who found him dead in the hallway of his home. Read
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Shopkeepers stage red routes protest
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
SCORES of angry traders covered their cars in banners and drove along the busy A34 Stratford Road in Birmingham today for a rush hour red route protest. Read
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Trader shot dead in grudge attack
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A SHOPKEEPER was gunned down out-side his Birmingham store in what is believed to have been a grudge attack. Read
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Tip off leads to drug factory raid
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE recovered more than 500 cannabis plants after raiding a house in the Black Country. Read
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Reality star's new challenge - to become an MP
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE star of The Apprentice Jo Cameron has a challenging new task - to become a Liberal Democrat MP. Read
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Parents join fight for special schools
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
ANGRY parents packed into a school hall to protest at plans for a massive shake-up of special needs education in Birmingham. Read
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Illness shock school opens
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A CITY primary school was reopening today following a sudden mass illness among teaching staff 24 hours after the suspension of their head teacher. Read
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Fewtrell: the name known throughout Birmingham
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
MENTION the surname Fewtrell to anyone in Birmingham and chances are they will know exactly who you are talking about. Read
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DJ Elliott spins round and helps youngsters
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM DJ Elliott Webb took a break from the micro-phone to deliver more than £7,000 to good causes, raised as part of BRMB's Help a Local Child charity. Read
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City pupils' gift of love
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BUDDING artists are helping to make an annual appeal in aid of one of Birmingham's best known hospices even more special this year. Read
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City is going down the tubes!
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A GROUP of warbling whingers are taking website YouTube by storm with their moans about Brum, buses, the price of beer and Second City life in general. Read
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Brummies warm to the council
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A £100,000 survey has proved that taxpayers are growing to love the city council. Read
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Vintage recipe is a piece of cake
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM students helped put the icing on the cake of a city firm's 130th anniversary - with a recipe straight out of Mrs Beeton's legendary cookbook. Read
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Traders plea to lost customers
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
SHOP owners in Stechford are pleading with customers to return after long-term road-works on a major city thoroughfare had a devastating affect on trade. Read
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Researchers links boozing to disease
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM scientists claimed an important discovery today that could lead to a cure for an illness which claims the lives of thousands of people worldwide every year. Read
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Judge's anger as fugitive found at home
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A JUDGE demanded to know why police failed for three and a half years to arrest a wanted Birmingham man - when all the time he was living at home. Read
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Love beats hate over sixty years
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
IT WASN'T just their twinkle-toed skills that turned heads when ballroom dance enthusiasts Freda and Eric Aflalo tied the knot 60 years ago today. Read
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Jobs at risk as axe falls
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A CAR leasing company in Smethwick has closed, putting scores of jobs at risk. Read
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Jet set put Brum high on A-list
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is one of the top destinations for foreign visitors flocking to UK shores, new figures revealed today. Read
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Don't be late for an important theatre date
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
IT has been a bit "hare raising" for this furry animal the last couple of days. Read
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Battling cancer patient loses fight for life
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A LUNG cancer sufferer who fought and won a campaign to be treated with an expensive drug has lost her fight for life. Read
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Barrier plan to tackle car nuisance
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
PLANS have been drawn up to install barriers at a Yardley car park to stop drivers blasting loud music from their car stereos late at night. Read
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Soldier killed himself before Iraq deployment
Nov 30 2006 | Top Stories
A SOLDIER who took his own life just days before being deployed to Iraq had shown signs of distress which were not investigated sufficiently, an inquest has heard. Read
