Apr
2007
Articles from 11th Apr 2007
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582 jobs axed as supermarket closes depot
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A DISTRIBUTION depot which supplies supermarket giant Morrisons is to close with the loss of up to 582 jobs, it was announced today. Read
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Villa 'goal' fan escapes ban
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A VILLA fan charged with running on the pitch and scoring a goal as his team played a Premiership match emerged from court today a relieved man after hearing he will not be banned from the club he loves. Read
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Jobs boost in £4.5m complex for Hagley Road
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Hagley Road district is to undergo a major £4.5 million facelift - with a new hotel and restaurant creating dozens of jobs. Read
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Warning as addicts die from rogue heroin
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
TWO drug addicts have died in the last 24 hours after taking a deadly batch of rogue heroin, detectives warned today. Read
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Landlord's terror in armed pub raid
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A PUB landlord today told how a masked gang tied him up and pointed a gun at his stomach before escaping with £18,000 of Bank Holiday takings. Read
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Famous regulars enjoy the ultimate takeaway
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A TOP Indian restaurant is providing the ultimate takeaway service - sending curries across the Channel to far-flung corners of Europe. Read
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Cannabis found at factory
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of cannabis plants were found by police at a disused factory in the Midlands. Read
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Rabbit with the run of the house
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
YOU'VE heard of pampered pooches - now meet Bert the spoilt bunny. Read
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Asbestos dust led to man's death
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A RETIRED Birmingham painter and decorator died from a malignant tumour after being exposed to asbestos dust 50 years previously, an inquest was told. Read
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Rogue boss dies in crash
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A UNION boss today described the car crash death of a former boss who sacked 2,500 staff by text message as "a sad end to the life of a man who caused misery to others". Read
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Family bury mum at last after row
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
Family bury mum at last after row Read
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Fertility ruling correct, says clinic boss
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND fertility expert today backed a court decision not to allow a cancer patient to use her frozen embryos. Read
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Biker seriously injured in smash
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he ploughed into a wall when he was forced off the road by a car. Read
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Home Front heroes to get fitting tribute
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs have pledged to renovate graves of officers killed during the devastating blitz of Birmingham after finding many had fallen into disrepair. Read
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PlayStation joy for game boy Matthew
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
HEARTBREAK turned to joy for a boy who was robbed of his prized PlayStation 3 stolen minutes after snapping it up at a midnight launch. Read
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'Lost generation' cost us millions
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
JOBLESS young people cost the West Midlands more than £5.5 million every week in unproductivity and crime, a study has found. Read
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MP demands answers from council over riot report
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
CITY MP Khalid Mahmood today demanded to know why the city council has failed to publish the Lozells Response Plan, a document it promised to draw up following rioting which left one man dead. Read
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Bank blamed for visa blow
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
AN ANGRY Birmingham church-goer claims a budding Jamaican teacher he was sponsoring has been kicked out of the country after bungling bank bosses failed to provide him with statements needed to secure her visa. Read
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Banging the drum for the bhangra beat
Apr 11 2007 | Top Stories
A VIBRANT new exhibition has been unveiled to tell the tale of how the West Midlands helped shape the Bhangra sound. Read
