Jul
2007
Articles from 26th Jul 2007
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Blues seek PM's backing for new stadium
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
BLUES have launched a bid to get Prime Minister Gordon Brown's backing for a new state-of-the-art stadium. Read
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Carl is thinking of the future
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM historian Carl Chinn is calling on people to support local businesses to help fight global warming. Read
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Lozells gears up for weekend fun
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS are hoping the rain will not spoil an all-day family festival of fun and community activities planned in the city on Sunday. Read
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Spared jail: the mum who fiddled £47,000
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
( We have a snatch pic of her outside her home, taken by Dale) Read
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Bavita's a model pupil
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
SHE may be only 11 years old but Bavita Khatkar has the kind of staying power that would put most adults to shame. Read
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Peak rescue by city navy reservists
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
NAVY reservist from Birmingham carried out a dramatic mountain rescue after they found a man in distress while taking part in an exercise. Read
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My fifty grand Beamer cost just 40p
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the £50,000 BMW that cost controversial radio presenter Tim Shaw claims cost him just 40p. Read
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Man bit woman's breast as prank
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
AN employee at a leisure centre in Birmingham went too far during "horseplay'' with a colleague when he bit her on her breast, the city's Crown Court heard. Read
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Thief jailed for harassing Central presenter
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A THIEF with a "morbid fascination" for female television newsreaders was today jailed for six months for harassment. Read
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Man found unconscious in city street
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A YOUNG man was fighting for his life in hospital today after being found unconscious in a Birmingham street. Read
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Two killed tackling floods
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
TWO people have died after trying to pump flood water out of a rugby club, the fire service said today. Read
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Arm horror man wins £400,000
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A FATHER of two whose life was shattered when his arm was ripped off in an horrific works accident has been awarded more than £400,000 in damages. Read
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National Express moves HQ to Brum
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
GLOBAL transport group National Express today announced it is switching its headquarters from London to Birmingham in a major coup for the West Midlands. Read
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Council to shed more than 1,000 jobs
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,000 jobs will be lost in a £424 million hi-tech drive which will revolutionise how Birmingham City Council is run, it was revealed today. Read
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Brake put on road pricing
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
ROAD pricing will not come to Birmingham in the near future after councillors agreed to put proposals to charge motorists on ice. Read
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Invest in public transport first, say leaders
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands council leaders are insisting on a multi million pound investment in congestion busting transport schemes before hitting commuters with extra road pricing taxes. Read
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Manhole cover sparks city chaos
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
COMMUTERS heading into Birmingham were today hit by rush hour delays after a major road junction was closed following a drain cover collapse. Read
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Outcry over ban on 'sleeping' doc
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A SENIOR Birmingham hospital doctor who fell asleep during an operation and watched an action film during another has been banned from working for just one month. Read
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Exclusive show for Sophie fans
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
POP stunner Sophie Ellis-Bextor treated fans to an intimate performance at one of the city's glitziest venues. Read
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Jack's still in the saddle at 77
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
HAVE bicycle, will travel. That's determined pensioner Jack Bailey's motto as he prepares for a 115-mile charity ride on his trusty 64-year-old bike. Read
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£5m to help beat the killer bugs
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND hospitals are to get a £5 million cash injection to tackle killer superbugs MRSA and Clostridium Difficile on the wards. Read
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Mum forced to quit home by floods
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN today recounted the moments the flood waters of Gloucester engulfed her home forcing her to flee with her young son back to family in Birmingham. Read
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Growing fears over sanitation
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S deluge-stricken communities are facing another day of chaos today as they await the painfully slow fall of the floodwaters. Read
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Food bills set to rise after floods
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
SHOPPING bills look set to soar because of a scarcity of fresh vegetables and potatoes, Midland farmers have warned. Read
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Brummie loses prized boat
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham man has been left devastated after his prized boat sank. Read
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Weighty matters for wedding day
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
IT'S not just the bride who diets so she can look her best on the wedding photos, the mums do too. Read
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Probe over HIV scandal
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
THE majority of haemophiliacs who contracted HIV from contaminated blood products were already infected before doctors understood the disease, a former Birmingham-based medical expert said today. Read
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End of an era as HP Sauce tower goes
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S landmark HP Sauce bit the dust yesterday as part of the on-going demolition of the factory. Read
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Health unit protesters get talks with bosses
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS who are furious over plans to open mental health unit in a residential area came face to face with health bosses for the first time. Read
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False flood reports hit village tourism
Jul 26 2007 | Top Stories
THE Worcestershire village of Broadway has been badly hit by incorrect reports that floods have left it without power or a clean water supply. Read
