Feb
2007
Articles from 15th Feb 2007
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Two men killed on village roads
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
TWO men died in separate road accidents in a south Staffordshire village on the same day. Read
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Short to join anti-war protest
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Clare Short will join anti-war protesters at a city centre rally on Saturday. Read
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Redevelopment puts funeral firm in grave danger
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A FAMILY funeral firm which has stood in a Midland town centre for 170 years is under threat from a £100 million redevelopment. Read
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Protesters step up probation centre challenge
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS against plans to open a Probation Service drop-in centre near to three schools have vowed to take the fight to the Home Secretary to get the scheme scrapped. Read
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Mums launch Iraq court challenge
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE mothers of two Midland soldiers killed in Iraq are trying to make legal history by holding the Government accountable for their deaths. Read
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Man jailed up for robbing teen
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who robbed a terrified schoolboy of his mobile and ipod has been given an indeterminate prison sentence for the "protection of the public". Read
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Girl leaps from window to escape fire
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE girl leapt from a first floor window after a dramatic blaze at her family's Birmingham home. Read
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Flame set to go out for good
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Flame of Hope appears to be snuffed out for good after concerns the Millennium monument no longer fits the city's green image. Read
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Elected mayor is wrong for our city - MP
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
AN elected Mayor would not be a panacea for all Birmingham's problems, warned MP Khalid Mahmood. Read
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DJ returns after station U-turn
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
BRMB's star presenter Elliott Webb has jumped out of the sack - and back into 'bed' with his former Big Brum Breakfast co-star Caroline Martin. Read
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Crackdown on railway vandals
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
TEAMS of police were out patrolling the West Midlands railway network today as part of a half-term holiday blitz on young vandals trespassing on the tracks. Read
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Couple are playing the game of love!
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
BINGO! A World War II hero has been given a second chance at love and is getting engaged at the age of 84. Read
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Controversial cleric is reinstated
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL cleric filmed delivering a series of hate-filled sermons in a Birmingham mosque has been officially reinstated to his post. Read
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City MP defends £13,000 travel bill
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has claimed more than £13,000 in travel expenses in just one year. Read
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City 'fat tsar' to tackle child obesity
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to get a "fat tsar" in the battle against child obesity. Read
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Call for vote on elected mayor issue
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE citizens of Birmingham must be allowed to decide if Birmingham should have an elected mayor. Read
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Bullring pillow fight baffles shoppers - see the videos NOW
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE flash mobbing craze that swept America has come to Birmingham, sparking a massive pillow fight outside the Bullring. Read
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Brum 'must listen to the people' - view the video NOW
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE man who has introduced a new style of Town Hall politics has spelled out the secrets of success that earned him an overwhelming 64 per cent share of local votes. Read
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Mum's anger at too-full maternity unit
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW mother today called for a review of maternity services after being turned away from hospital as she went into labour. Read
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Boy fights for life after falling into pond
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy was fighting for his life today after falling into a pond at his home. Read
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Have your say on the elected mayor debate
Feb 15 2007 | Top Stories
HAVE your say on the Elected Mayor debate by voting in our online poll. Read
