May
2007
Articles from 3rd May 2007
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Riot suspects caught on CCTV
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES hunting thugs who brought terror to the streets of Birmingham during the Lozells riots today released these images of three men they want to trace. Read
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Council staff in strike warning
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A MAJOR union today warned the city it was facing a summer of discontent over its "unequal and unfair" pay deal. Read
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The great speed camera cock-up
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A SPEED camera put up to catch boy racers tearing along a Birmingham dual carriageway can't be switched on - because bungling contractors have stuck it in the wrong place. Read
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The UK's Favourite Corner Shop Unveiled
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
The first ever nationwide search for the UK's favourite corner shop reveals that C&M News in Cardiff is the winner of the '2007 PayPoint Corner Shop of the Year Award'. Read
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Brum's baltis are to die for!
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
TUCKING into a chicken balti after a night on the tiles is a regular Saturday treat for many Brummies. Read
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Rallying call on 'cheap labour'
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS are expected to join a Bank Holiday rally in support of the hidden army of undocumented immigrants living in Birmingham. Read
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Track ace Iwan cheers along race stragglers
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
MEDAL-WINNING athlete Iwan Thomas is to encourage flagging runners in a race at Sutton Park. Read
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'Infatuated' musician breached ban, court told
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM musician who waged a 16-year campaign of harassment against a woman he had become obsessed with has avoided a prison sentence. Read
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Police warning to travelling Blues fans
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
BLUES' fans were today warned to be on their best behaviour or risk spoiling the jubilant club's Premiership promotion celebrations. Read
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Brave op lad raises money from sick bed
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A BRAVE Birmingham boy is to fund-raise from his hospital bed, despite major surgery. Read
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Top director in school visit
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
MOVIE buffs at a Midland school were given a glimpse behind the movie cameras when actor and director Nick Love paid a flying visit. Read
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Mob attack 'a bid to kill' disabled man
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men have denied attempting to murder a disabled Birmingham man in a 'ferocious' assault. Read
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Mystery deepens on unclaimed Rolls Royce
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
COUNCIL transport bosses have extended their investigation into an abandoned Rolls Royce that was left in a Birmingham car park after tracing the owner overseas. Read
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Germaine sticks to art issues in Brum debate
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
AUTHOR and critic Germaine Greer is to take part in a university arts debate in Birmingham next month. Read
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Workers baffled by boss quitting
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A HIGH ranking Midland-based executive at Europe's biggest motorhomes retailer has left his job in mystery circumstances after seven years with the group. Read
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Plough the fields and scatter, city kids urged
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
CHILDREN from inner-city Birmingham are being invited to take up the plough and try their hand at life on the farm. Read
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Blair pays tribute to Labour stalwart Dick
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
TONY Blair has paid tribute to Sir Dick Knowles, the former leader of Birmingham City Council who celebrates his 90th birthday this month. Read
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Jail terms set for wedding day murders
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
TWO cousins jailed for life for the murder of a 21-year-old Muslim bride-to-be who was stabbed to death on her wedding day had their minimum jail terms set by a High Court judge today. Read
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Three held in hunt for killer
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
THREE people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in the Black Country and another killing in Shropshire, it was revealed today. Read
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Longbridge: The shape of things to come
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is how the former MG Rover site may look if plans for new businesses and housing succeed. Read
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Farewell to pub boss Jim
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of mourners were today meeting at Birmingham's oldest pub to raise a glass and say goodbye to the landlord of 13 years. Read
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End in sight to troubled school year
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW head teacher has been appointed at a Birmingham primary school in a bid to draw a line under its high profile problems of the past year. Read
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Which DJ will be seeing stars?
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S been dubbed The Battle Of The Breakfast Hosts. Read
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Joyce still Villa mad, aged 100
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
WHEN Joyce Colborn first started supporting her beloved Villa in the early 1920s, players wore shorts below the knee and crowds of 70,000 were not uncommon. Read
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Mail's Blues special is a money spinner
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail special edition in honour of Blues' promotion has sold for 13 times the cover price after starting a bidding war on eBay. Read
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Bomb hoax 'nuisance' locked up
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who triggered a bomb scare at Birmingham International Airport has been jailed for two years after blowing a chance he was given to avoid a prison sentence. Read
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We can prove their innocence, says party
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
LIBERAL Democrats today showed documentary evidence which they claimed would prove the innocence of a Birmingham city councillor and an election candidate arrested on suspicion of committing postal vote fraud. Read
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Veteran's return to the D-Day beaches
May 03 2007 | Top Stories
A BRUMMIE World War Two Veteran is finally to head back to the shores of Normandy - more than 60 years after he first landed there. Read
