Dec
2006
Articles from 19th Dec 2006
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Jury discharged in PC murder trial
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
THE jury in the case of five men charged with murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky was discharged today after failing to reach a verdict on one count of robbery. Read
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Passengers hurt as trams crash
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A NUMBER of passengers were injured today when two Midland Metro trams crashed into each other on the same stretch of track in Birmingham. Read
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Family fury as acid attackers escape charges
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A SCHOOLGIRL scarred for life in an horrific acid attack has been left devastated after being told her three assailants have had the case against them dropped. Read
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Robbers with CS gas jailed
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
TWO men who robbed teenagers as they were waiting for late-night trains at Berkswell railway station have been jailed by a Judge at Warwick Crown Court. Read
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New inquiry over plan for homes
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build almost 200 homes on a waste site is set to be re-examined. Read
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David homes in on chance to use talent
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A BUDDING artist has put his creative skills to good use to create a giant mural at a showhome in Solihull. Read
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Addict is jailed for charity box thefts
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A MEAN thief who stole Poppy Appeal tins from two Solihull hotels to get money to feed his heroin addiction has been jailed for eight months. Read
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Youngsters having a Christmas ball!
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
THEY did go to the ball... and it was the highlight of the year for these budding teeny actors. Read
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Why I visit prostitutes...
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
DANIEL Clarke was 24 the first time he visited a prostitute. Read
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Pay boost for low-paid council staff
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
EIGHT thousand low-paid city employees were today told by council leaders: "Don't worry about money this Christmas". Read
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Mum killed in police car crash horror
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
AN investigation has been launched into a crash involving a police car which claimed the life of a Midland mother-of-three. Read
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Jamelia joins celebs for Elton movie
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM soul diva Jamelia joined the celebrity crowd for the charity premiere of Sir Elton John's celebrity new film. Read
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Hold-up in op tragedy probe
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN whose mother died weeks after a £25,000 private heart operation at a Birmingham hospital will have to wait until the New Year for the verdict of an inquest. Read
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Farmers in protest over milk payments
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
ANGRY dairy farmers took to the streets of Birmingham to demand £31 million they claim they are owed. Read
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Drug found on seven-year-old pupil
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
The pupil at Woodview Primary, in Woodview Drive, Edgbaston, was permanently excluded after apparently being caught offering the illegal substance to someone else. Read
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Council ad to limit 'Winterval' fallout
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
THE council has taken out a national newspaper advertisement to convince the rest of the world that Birmingham still celebrates Christmas. Read
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Cards ban for city tax office
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S main tax office has been turned into Bleak House for its staff after Scrooge bosses banned Christmas cards from desks. Read
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Boy in court after cashpoint tragedy
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been charged in connection with the death of a harmless eccentric who collapsed and died after being goaded by yobs outside a Midland supermarket cashpoint. Read
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Attacks on vice girls soar
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
VIOLENT attacks on Birmingham's prostitutes have soared because of a shift in the way they are forced to work the streets. Read
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Arson puts speed camera out of action
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A NEWLY-installed speed camera has been set on fire and put out of action by vandals. Read
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U-turn over night clinic
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
HEALTH bosses have made a U-turn in their decision to force patients from south Birmingham to travel to the city centre for treatment at night. Read
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Rover victims cash wrangle
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
AROUND £50 million of taxpayers money destined for victims of the Rover collapse is being returned to the Government. Read
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Police warning on mini-moto 'danger'
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
PARENTS have been urged not to surprise children with mini motorbikes at Christmas amid fears the gift could lead to tragedy. Read
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Police name murdered man
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who was shot dead on a residential road has been named by police. Read
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Man killed in New Street train horror
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN was killed yesterday after he fell under a train at New Street Station. Read
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Gang beat up asthma girl
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
AN asthmatic teenage girl was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when she was beaten and robbed by four men who had burst into her Birmingham home, a court heard. Read
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Four year wait for new city park
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
IT WILL be at least four years before the people of Birmingham can stroll in the city's first new public park in more than a century. Read
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Ex-Villa star sent to prison
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa and England footballer Gary Charles was today starting a year's jail sentence for a drunken attack on a club bouncer. Read
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Cheryl puts away pots after 25 years
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
ONE hundred thousand and out! School cook Cheryl Cotterill is hanging up her kitchen utensils after preparing some 100,000 meals for hungry Birmingham children during the past 25 years. Read
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Brum's Cold War spy chief dies at 81
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who headed the Secret Intelligence Service has died at the age of 81. Read
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14 arrests in dawn swoops
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
A HUGE swoop by police in north Worcestershire to crack down on burglars and car thieves has been hailed a major success after dawn swoops on houses in Redditch and Bromsgrove netted 14 arrests. Read
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Teenagers jailed for torturing girl
Dec 19 2006 | Top Stories
FOUR teenagers who tortured a girl with learning difficulties, setting her alight with a makeshift flame-thrower, have been given lengthy jail terms. Read
