Jul
2007
Articles from 13th Jul 2007
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Veteran MP awaits key poll result
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
VETERAN Midland MP Sir Patrick Cormack was due to discover today if he would receive his constituency party's backing to stand in the next general election. Read
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Uni honour for ex-Villa chairman
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis is to be awarded an honorary degree - from the university that bears the Premiership club's name. Read
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Quick Lee to rescue in smash
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
A COOL-HEADED Birmingham coach driver who helped a badlyinjured driver today told how his first aid training had proved vital. Read
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Protest over refugee row
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
SUPPORTERS of a churchgoing refugee who faces deportation have staged a demonstration outside an immigration centre. Read
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Postal services hit as workers launch new strike
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
POSTAL services across the city were disrupted as workers staged a fresh one-day strike. Read
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Hope for motorists facing road chaos
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS bracing themselves for months of traffic bedlam could be handed a temporary reprieve because of a wrangle between highway chiefs and Severn Trent Water. Read
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Harry working his magic on film fans
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
HARRY Potter cast his magic on Birmingham yesterday as thousands of fans flocked to an extra special preview of the teen wizard's latest outing. Read
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Glass panel shatters in giant tower
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S tallest residential building was at the centre of a probe today after a glass panel shattered and sent pieces raining 60ft on to the ground. Read
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Get on board to relive Villa glory
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
VILLA fans can relive one of their club's finest moments tomorrow with a free ride on the bus which took their team to its 1957 FA Cup final victory. Read
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Bogus cops in smoke ban con
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
CONMEN are cashing in on the smoking ban by pretending to be police enforcing the new law. Read
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Bob's full house of comics going, gone
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
LEGENDARY comedian Bob Monk-house left a legacy of high adventure and strange tales to his favourite Birmingham comic shop. Read
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Blow to sacked workers
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
WOMEN acorss Birmingham have been urged to boycott Lil-Lets products as a public protest over reduced pensions for ex-workers intensifies. Read
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Air security riddle
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport bosses and police today played down a "security issue" that brought a key rail link to the airport to a halt. Read
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A 'stealthy' way to try to shut pool
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGNER credited with saving a Victorian swimming pool in Birmingham warned today: "The council is trying to close it by stealth". Read
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The forgotten flood victims
Jul 13 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Birmingham families still living with the filthy aftermath of the worst floods to hit the city for years today complained: "We've been forgotten". Read
