Feb
2007
Articles from 6th Feb 2007
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Pub defends 'Barrymore Faggot Pie'
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
A PUB restaurant today brushed aside calls from gay rights campaigners for it to withdraw a faggot pie named after TV presenter Michael Barrymore. Read
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Three jailed for village robbery
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men have been jailed for a total of 11 years for their involvement in a £29,000 robbery in a Midland village. Read
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Thousands appeal over school places
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
ONE in six parents appealed against the secondary school place offered to their child in the 2004/05 academic year, revealing the rate of dissatisfaction over admissions. Read
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Police helicopter seeks out cannabis factories
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the "white hot" evidence gathered by police that is being used to smash secret cannabis factories in Birmingham. Read
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Pit bull attack hero meets girl he saved
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
A LITTLE girl who was attacked by a savage dog was today reunited with the mystery driver who saved her life, thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Midlands snubbed by rock map
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
BLACK Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest are among the rock heavyweights with links to the Midlands - but a new rock locations map has failed to recognise their achievements in the region. Read
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Drink-driver's high-speed death crash
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
THE driver of a car involved in a 100mph fatal smash in Birmingham was high on drink and drugs, an inquest heard. Read
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Delight as cycle club is rescued
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S oldest cycling club has been saved from closure at the eleventh hour. Read
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City's political leadership branded 'weak'
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has been slammed for its "weak political leadership" in engaging with the 30 per cent of ethnic minorities who make up the city's one million-strong population. Read
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Tree stops mums returning to work
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
A 40FT HIGH beech tree is standing in the way of single mothers returning to work in a city suburb. Read
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Racecourse rescues comic tribute show
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
RACE bosses today galloped to the rescue as entertainers from across the Midlands prepared to pay tribute to comedian John Plant. Read
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Police hunt tyre slasher
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE were today hunting a vandal who went on an early morning wrecking spree, slashing dozens of tyres in the Midlands Read
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Man suffers broken nose in attack
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN suffered a broken nose in an unprovoked assault. Read
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House fire started by washing machine
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS have reissued their warning over smoke alarms after a woman had a lucky escape from her house yesterday. Read
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Democracy at work or monkey business?
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
MINISTERS' enthusiasm for elected mayors has cooled since Stuart Drummond made a monkey out of them. Read
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City show is ahead of the game
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
PLAYING games is set to become big business in Birmingham this summer when the city hosts the UK's first major fair to attract thousands of board game fans. Read
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Cameron criticises Muslim leader
Feb 06 2007 | Top Stories
DAVID Cameron has criticised a Muslim community leader who compared anti-terror raids in Birmingham to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Read
