Dec
2006
Articles from 4th Dec 2006
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'Spies' in battle to overcome yob gangs
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
Bromsgrove District Council is set to approve £30,000 of CCTV cameras for St Chad's Park. Read
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Villa legend Saunders to be honoured
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
VILLA'S legendary manager Ron Saunders will be honoured at the home game against Manchester United in what has become a huge coup for new owner Randy Lerner. Read
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Steel boss was 'beaten in booze fuelled brawl'
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A COMPANY executive was left covered in blood outside a leading hotel following a drink-fuelled punch-up with a steel industry rival, a court heard today. Read
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Man denies baby murder
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN has appeared in court accused of murdering a baby whose body was discovered in a culvert in the Black Country. Read
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Council workers in strike threat
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of council workers who claim their jobs are at risk are threatening to bring the local authority to its knees with strike action. Read
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Welcome - but we are watching you...
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
TODAY the Birmingham Mail welcomes the city's twinning with Chinese city Guangzhou in an open letter from the editor Steve Dyson. Read
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Tribute to mum killed in crash
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A GRIEVING family has paid a moving tribute to a woman who died in a road accident at the weekend. Read
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Stalking victim's hell at hand of ex-boyfriend
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A CRUEL internet stalker who waged months of intense harassment against his ex-girlfriend has been jailed for five years. Read
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Peer is in union with New Street campaign
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM peer Lord Morris has backed the Birmingham Mail's campaign to transform New Street station. Read
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Panto horses at the gallop
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
IT MAY not be Aintree, but large numbers of "horse" lovers still turn out to see Birmingham's answer to one of the country's great sporting events. Read
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No charge over shop shooting
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN arrested by police investigating the shooting of a popular Birmingham shopkeeper has been released without charge. Read
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Nine-hour op on knifed Ronnie
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
WEST Bromwich Albion star Ronnie Wallwork underwent nine hours of surgery after the frenzied knife attack, it has emerged. Read
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Murder of city detective in spotlight
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
THE murder of a Birmingham detective by a paranoid schizophrenic helped highlight concerns about mentally ill patients wrongly diagnosed as not being a risk to the public. Read
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Fire station blazes a 50 year trail
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in east Birmingham are being invited to join crews at Sheldon Fire Station to help them celebrate its 50th anniversary. Read
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Ex-lover made my life hell and left me in debt
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
THEY say "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" but Nicole Eaton knows bitterly how that saying can equally apply to a man. Read
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Big day for brave Ellie
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
BRAVE Black Country youngster Ellie Bishop, who lost both legs and an arm after catching meningitis, brought festive cheer to a town by switching on its Christmas lights. Read
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Bag a bargain... I'm for sale on eBay
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
FOR sale - one frustrated 24-year-old desperate for work. Read
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Shooting linked to temple attacks
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating the shooting of two mourners leaving a Sikh funeral believe the attack may be linked to a series of violent incidents at Midland temples. Read
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Police laid siege to empty home for six hours
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today defended their actions in staging a six-hour siege outside a house in Birmingham - which turned out to be empty. Read
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No Christmas rest for the wicked...
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
BAIL and fine dodgers were warned today they face Christmas behind bars in a tough new crackdown across south Staffordshire. Read
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Musicians in merry melodies
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
SANDWELL's young musicians hit the high notes at a national festival. Read
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Marshals in town to keep cab order
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A TEAM of special taxi marshals have taken to the streets of Kidderminster in a bid to prevent fights breaking out amongst drunken revellers. Read
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Lecturer in court over indecent pictures claim
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE lecturer from Birmingham has appeared in court after indecent images of children were found on his college computer and on a laptop. Read
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Hamster's crash diet..!
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
TOP Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been left with a worrying side-effect following his near fatal high speed car crash. Read
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Cabbie is jailed for sex attack
Dec 04 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM taxi driver who took advantage of an act of kindness by a passenger in order to carry out a serious sexual assault on her has been jailed for two years. Read
