Mar
2007
Articles from 13th Mar 2007
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Two men injured in road smash
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
TWO men have been taken to hospital after the car they were in was involved in a collision at a junction of a busy Midland road. Read
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'Shameless' family leave house
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the scene inside the house of the 'Shameless' family of 12, from Great Barr, after they vacated the premises before the bailiffs came knocking. Read
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Rooftop protest over HP closure
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM campaigner John Bull staged a daring rooftop protest on the top of the HP Tower today against plans to close the iconic Aston plant next week. Read
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Right formula for young scientists
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A HOST of Midland schools were today awarded cash windfalls as part of a £5 million scheme to switch pupils on to science. Read
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Pledge to keep Aston Martin in the Midlands
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
ASTON Martin's new owners said today they will be there for the long haul and have no intention of shifting production from the company's Warwickshire home. Read
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Peace wall for murdered girls
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE in the heart of Birmingham which created a garden in memory of gun victims Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare now has its own peace wall. Read
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Murder case is adjourned
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
THE case of a Walsall father-of-one accused of killing his wife has been adjourned at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Read
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Mattresses stored in hospital toilet
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND hospital trust which recorded some of the worst rates of superbug MRSA has been caught storing mattresses in the toilet. Read
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Mail launches elected mayor petition
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A PETITION which could radically change the way the city of Birmingham is governed was formally launched today. Read
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Lord attacks church over contraception
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
FORMER Birmingham MP Norman Fowler has attacked the Catholic Church for refusing to encourage believers to use condoms. Read
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Knife scanners at school gates
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have installed metal detectors and scanners at a school to check pupils for knives and guns as shocking figures reveal classroom violence soaring in the Midlands. Read
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Gran's nine years of benefit fiddling
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A PROBATION officer from Birmingham cheated taxpayers out of £57,000 in a nine-year benefits fraud, a court heard. Read
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Councillor has nose broken at meeting
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM councillor was beaten up and spent the night in hospital after a community meeting turned violent. Read
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Robbery cash is unusable - police
Mar 13 2007 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the public in Birmingham who helped themselves to stolen cash which was thrown from a car have been warned that the notes are unusable. Read
