Apr
2007
Articles from 10th Apr 2007
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Police calls as mosque rivals clash
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE appealed for calm today after a night of violent clashes between rival groups of worshippers at a mosque. Read
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DNA hope to trap OAP killer
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
CRUCIAL evidence found at the scene of a Birmingham pensioner's brutal murder four years ago could eventually lead detectives to his killer, it emerged today. Read
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130 police officers quit West Midlands force
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
SOME 130 police officers in the West Midlands have resigned in the past three years, it has been reported. Read
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Give me the drug to save my sight
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM lorry driver with a rare eye condition faces going blind within months because health bosses will not pay for a vital drug he believes could save his sight. Read
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From custard pies to High Sheriff
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S a move likely to see the Phantom Flan Flinger turning in his TV grave. Read
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Bostin' time had in sunny Weston
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
IT WAS Birmingham on Sea in sunny Weston as fun-seekers flocked down the M5 to enjoy a balmy Bank Holiday weekend. Read
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MG workers on the move
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
SIX out of ten workers made redundant after MG Rover's collapse have left the manufacturing industry, a report revealed today. Read
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Victim's family call for law change
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of a pregnant mum killed on a Birmingham road today launched a petition calling on the Prime Minister for a radical change in the law. Read
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Adam cooks up a tasty winner
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
YOUNG chef Adam Grant is causing quite a stir after whisking away a top industry prize. Read
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TV threat hits sour note with shopkeeper
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
MUSIC bosses have threatened legal action against a Birmingham shopkeeper over a television he bought to keep his staff happy. Read
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Gang attack on pub-goer
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
AN elderly man was brutally attacked as he walked home from a pub. Read
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Tibetan monks create unique art
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
TIBETAN monks were creating 'a spiritual universe' in Birmingham today with millions of grains of sand for a unique piece of art to celebrate enlightenment. Read
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Amsterdam at the double!
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
PAUL Hopkins may be blind, but that's not going to stop him cycling more than 200 miles to Amsterdam and raising hundreds of pounds. Read
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Six taken to hospital after crash
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
SIX people, including two children, were taken to hospital after a road smash in the city. Read
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Family bowled over by success
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM family is following in the footsteps of their record-breaking teenage son by starting their very own bowls team. Read
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Car overturns in road crash
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
FIVE people escaped serious injury after the car they were in flipped over in a dramatic road smash in the Midlands. Read
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Disabled man rescued from blaze
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
A DISABLED man was rescued by a neighbour after fire broke out in his city flat. Read
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Early finish for £400m roadworks
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
THE first stage of the £400 million redevelopment of Birmingham city centre is on schedule with work due to be completed this summer. Read
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Derelict hotel gets go-ahead for facelift
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
THE final step has been taken which will see a derelict fire-damaged landmark building restored and used to house a council's archives and local studies service. Read
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Man's body found in canal
Apr 10 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE were today continuing their investigations into the death of a man whose body was found floating in a canal in Birmingham. Read
