Jun
2007
Articles from 19th Jun 2007
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£10m lottery bid for museum revamp
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S civic leaders are set to make a £10m bid for lottery money to transform the city's museum and art gallery. Read
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Reassurance for 3,000 Bournville workers
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
UP to 3,000 workers at Cadbury's Birmingham plant received a massive vote of confidence today as the parent group prepared to axe 7,500 jobs worldwide. Read
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Still together - 60 years after blind date!
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
FROM their first date to a marriage proposal in less than six weeks - Alan Harbour was in no doubt that his new girlfriend Mary was the woman for him. Read
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Shot PC 'was left for dead'
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A SUSPECTED car thief left a police officer "for dead" after shooting him following a chase, Birmingham Crown Court has been told. Read
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Shamed airport staff are axed
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
THIRTEEN workers suspended after a damning TV documentary about security at Birmingham International Airport have either quit or been sacked, it was revealed today. Read
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Rise in airgun attacks on animals
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A RECORD number of animals have been shot in a sickening catalogue of barbaric attacks in the Midlands. Read
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Restaurant fined over mice droppings
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A POPULAR city centre restaurant has been fined £3,000 after a dead mouse and mice droppings were found in its kitchens. Read
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Pensioner injured after bus fall
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for information after an elderly woman suffered serious injuries during a fall on a bus in Willenhall. Read
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Lights go out on prom pupils
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school are hoping that they shall go to the ball after a late cancellation by a city hotel left them "devastated". Read
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Bournville escapes brunt of Cadbury job cuts
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
UP to 3,000 workers at Cadbury's Birmingham plant received a massive vote of confidence today as the parent group prepared to axe 7,500 jobs worldwide. Read
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From a city desk to tribal battles
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A YEAR ago all Mark Hoban had to worry about was spreadsheets and staff management, as he sat in front of his computer at work. Read
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Family saved from fire by phone advice
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A MOTHER and daughter were today rescued from their burning home after getting life-saving advice over the phone from an emergency operator. Read
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Driver in high-speed chase faces jail
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A MOTORIST led police on a three-mile chase at speeds of up to 80mph while almost three times over the drink-drive limit, a court heard. Read
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Comic store celebrates 30 years in business
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
WHAT started as a racket for dealing cut price US army surplus comics and became a Birmingham institution celebrates its 30th anniversary this month. Read
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Canal actors spark 'real crime' alarm
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
OUTDOOR play Box, performed on the canal paths around Birmingham's Brindleyplace, was today accused of lowering the tone of the area. Read
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Asian women fight for English lessons
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 Asian women have voiced their concerns in a protest against plans to axe vital English classes in Birmingham's inner city areas. Read
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Ad plan to pay for museum refurb
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
REFURBISHMENT of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is dependent on raising money from advertising banners draped across the building during up to four years of building work, it emerged today. Read
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Cadbury set to axe 7,500 jobs
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
CONFECTIONARY and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes today announced plans to cut its global workforce by around 15 per cent - equivalent to around 7,500 jobs. Read
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Call for new £11billion high-speed rail link
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
THE Government should press ahead with an £11 billion north-south high-speed rail line linking Birmingham with London, north west England and Scotland, a report said. Read
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Woman admits bogus Madeleine collection
Jun 19 2007 | Top Stories
A CANNOCK woman has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to making a bogus collection for the fund to help find Madeleine McCann. Read
