Apr
2007
Articles from 25th Apr 2007
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Police hunt dead man's stolen watch
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a 42-year-old man today issued details of a watch which is thought to have been stolen from the victim. Read
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Convict on the run is re-captured
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A CONVICTED armed robber who went on the run while attending a family funeral in Solihull was recaptured today. Read
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Longbridge workers in legal victory
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 20 former Longbridge workers struck down by breathing difficulties have won the fight to lodge disability claims. Read
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Boy, 12, dies in epilepsy tragedy
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
SCHOOLBOY has been discovered dead in bed at his Black Country home after apparently suffering an epileptic fit. Read
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Stranded loco shuts rail track
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of commuters faced travel chaos today as trains were cancelled when a locomotive broke down on the tracks. Read
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Anti terror chief hits out at Brum arrests leak
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
THE UK's top anti-terror police chief has hit out over leaks made after arrests in Birmingham over an alleged plot to behead a British Muslim soldier. Read
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Midlands pays tribute to legend Ball
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND football figures past and present have paid tribute to 1966 World Cup legend Alan Ball who has died suddenly. Read
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Big Mac flak over late-night food bid
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A BIG Mac bid to open a restaurant until 5am in Birmingham city centre has stirred up trouble in Paradise. Read
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A gripping yarn, wrestlers!
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM school pupils were in for a body slamming treat when a pair of wrestlers dropped by. Read
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Raid on 'cannabis factory' in house
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have uncovered another huge "cannabis factory" operating in the West Midlands. Read
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Simon gives radio station appeal a run for its money
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
LOCAL boy Simon Webbe popped into Birmingham's 100.7 Heart fm to support the radio station's annual Run For Home. Read
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Prison for cocaine plot gang
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR men have been jailed after police uncovered a heroin and crack cocaine dealing operation in Birmingham. Read
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Call to limit pupil intake sparks row
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A COUNCIL election candidate in Sutton Coldfield has been accused of "distasteful" claims after appearing to declare independence for local schools. Read
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Solihull 'facing obesity crisis'
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
OBESITY levels in Solihull have soared so high in the past two decades that a special fat-buster is being drafted in to the borough. Read
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Two years ago I was fighting cancer... look at me now!
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
VICTORIA Littlehales spelled out her pride at running the London Marathon just two years after battling cancer. Read
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Christian bid to thwart BNP
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Christian leaders are urging people to use their vote to defeat BNP candidates in next week's elections. Read
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Homes raided in drugs crackdown
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of police officers today took part in early morning raids in a huge nationwide crackdown on an international crack cocaine ring. Read
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Gold girl tells all in book
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
ANN Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold visited the chain's shop in the Bullring to launch her autobiography A Woman's Courage. Read
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Council wage on way down
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW salary system at Birmingham City Council which the Government said would be fairer will result in 24,000 staff being paid significantly below the national average wage. Read
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Health boss Hewitt sparks new ambulance row
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S top health boss claims an A&E shake-up meaning longer journeys in an ambulance for critically ill patients would NOT be a bad thing. Read
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Midland hospitals in UK's worst mortality rate top ten
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
FIVE Midland hospitals feature in a national top ten of trusts which have the worst mortality rates in the country, it was revealed yesterday. Read
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Oil spill sparks traffic chaos
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A SPILLAGE of 1,000 litres of oil caused traffic chaos and prompted a chemical alert in the Midlands. Read
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Show abandoned after audience scuffle
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A CONCERT at Birmingham's prestigious Symphony Hall ended in uproar when a fight broke out in the audience. Read
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Area's 'incendiary mix' of tensions
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
THE Lozells riots brought into sharp focus the underlying social problems still evident in the area and the challenges of improving them. Read
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Gangs exploited tension, says Lozells riots study
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
DRUGS gangs may have "exploited and exacerbated" tensions during the riots in Lozells which left two dead and dozens more injured. Read
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The life and career of Alan Ball
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
Alan Ball will forever be remembered for his tireless performance in the 1966 World Cup Final as the youngest member of Sir Alf Ramsey's victorious England team. Read
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Fourth arrest in Vaisakhi stabbing
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A FOURTH man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 44-year-old man at Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham's Handsworth Park. Read
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Tomb curse 'saved Shakespeare from exhumation'
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
A CURSE engraved on his tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon may have saved playwright William Shakespeare's remains from exhumation, according to an academic. Read
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Men in court on drugs charges
Apr 25 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men, including two from the region, have appeared before magistrates charged with supplying class A drugs. Read
