Jan
2007
Articles from 17th Jan 2007
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Council hotline switch 'a fiasco'
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A £9 MILLION investment to cure the phone call blues of people ringing Birmingham City Council has been labelled "a fiasco". Read
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Your A&E shake-up questions answered
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
FIND out what the experts had to say in response to YOUR questions on the future of the city's A&E services. Read
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Girl's miracle escape under train
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER miraculously escaped with her life today when she was dragged 50 feet by a moving train in Birmingham. Read
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£50m road scheme set to start early
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
WORK on a £50 million by-pass intended to slash congestion in Birmingham is set to get under way six months early. Read
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Thousands hit by power cut
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than a thousand families in Birmingham were left without power after a short circuit in a cable box. Read
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Rogue traders took £2,000 from OAP
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
CALLOUS cowboys tricked an elderly Redditch woman into handing over £2,000 to resurface her drive and then failed to do the work. Read
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Roadworks gridlock 'is easing off'
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
DRIVERS using one of Birmingham's busiest routes can expect quicker journey times after two days of traffic chaos, engineers said today. Read
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Public hit out over A&E proposals
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
ANGRY residents and health workers confronted hospital chiefs in stormy clashes over plans to scale back vital services in Birmingham and Sandwell. Read
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Muslim leaders fear a backlash
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
CITY religious leaders fear that all Muslims could suffer a backlash after hardline clerics were exposed in a TV programme. Read
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Midlands braced for 80mph winds
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being warned to brace themselves as forecasters warn the Midlands could be battered by gales of up to 80 miles an hour tomorrow. Read
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Husband 'lured Pizza delivery man to his death'
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A JEALOUS husband lured the boss of a pizza business to a Birmingham house where he was stabbed to death in an "honour killing", a jury was told. Read
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Hotel named in list of Britain's dirtiest
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hotel which charges £160 a night has been named and shamed on a list of Britain's dirtiest. Read
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Bus firm defends massive profits
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE world's most profitable bus company insisted today: "We are not taking passengers for a ride." Read
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Storm warning for the Midlands
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being warned to brace themselves as forecasters warn the Midlands could be battered by gales of up to 80 miles an hour tomorrow. Read
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Thieves steal lead from school roofs
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE rocketing price of raw materials is believed to have been behind raids in which Spidermen-style thieves stripped the lead off the roofs of two Kidderminster schools. Read
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Tearful farewell to city gun victim
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
THE sheer volume of young people who crowded into a funeral service for Birmingham shooting victim Meshack Tesfa Bernard-Brown was a testament to the popularity of the tragic young father. Read
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Police question 14 over drug deaths
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
FOURTEEN people have now been questioned following three deaths from a dangerous batch of heroin in just two days in Staffordshire. Read
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Police bus patrols in bid to stop thefts
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE will mount high visibility patrols on buses in Birmingham to help protect school children from falling foul of robbers. Read
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Great-gran injured after dog attack
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A BRAVE great-grandmother has told how she fought off a Rottweiler which bit a chunk of flesh out of her arm. Read
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Fraud man 'coerced by drug gang'
Jan 17 2007 | Top Stories
A PRACTISED fraudster who used a forged passport and other documents in a bid to open a bank account has been given a suspended prison sentence. Read
