Aug
2007
Articles from 2nd Aug 2007
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Minister outlines plans for the region
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
NEWLY-appointed Minister for the West Midlands Liam Byrne today said more jobs, transport and new homes were at the heart of his plans for the region. Read
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Fish saved as floodwaters recede
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
THE Environment Agency has saved hundreds of fish left stranded in receding floodwater - four summers after a similar operation launched on the same river in response to drought conditions. Read
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Bomb death city soldier is named
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield soldier killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Iraq has been named as Corporal Steve Edwards by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Six held in drugs raids
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
SIX people were arrested today for possessing Class A drugs following dawn raids by police on houses across Staffordshire. Read
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Firemen sacked over practical joke claim
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
TWO Midland firefighters have been sacked after claims a fireman dressed as a high-ranking officer and was filmed as part of a practical joke on a young recruit. Read
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Woman's body found in the sea
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are having to use DNA and dental records to formally identify the body of a young Midland woman found off the Isle of Wight. Read
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University in historic wartime dig
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
IT WAS one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. Now, almost a century later, a team of Birmingham archaeologists is hoping to shed new light on the First World War. Read
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Suspected drugs den boarded up
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A SUSPECTED drugs den, which made life a misery for neighbouring residents, has been shut down. Read
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Steeplejack shocks passers-by
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
STUNNED passers-by were looking to the heavens when they saw a man precariously climbing up the steeple of a Birmingham cathedral. Read
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Scouts 100 and out in force!
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM city centre was overwhelmed by hundreds of youngsters who gathered to celebrate Scouting's 100th birthday. Read
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Row over delay to cop killer inquiry
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
AN independent inquiry into care in the community failings of cop killer Glaister Butler has still not been completed more than two years after it was announced. Read
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Pervert cyclist flashed at girl
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for information after a pervert flashed a young girl. Read
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Patients die after drug dose blunder
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
TWO cancer patients died hours after being given FIVE times the normal dose of medication at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Parents reassured over shamed teacher
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A SHAMED PE teacher in Birmingham found guilty of accessing "graphic" adult porn, had no direct contact with disabled pupils at a 'partner' special needs school. Read
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New Street is named and shamed
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM New Street is one of the worst major rail stations in Britain according to a survey released today. Read
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Mollie comes to the rescue of animals
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM radio presenter is collecting food, chews, bones and blankets for the region's needy four-legged friends. Read
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Kayte's got definite specs appeal!
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A BEVY of bespectacled beauties came under the close eye of the Birmingham Mail when we joined the search to find the Midlander with the best 'bins'. Read
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Inmate flees open prison
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A CONVICTED robber from Birmingham has gone on the run from a controversial open prison in the Midlands. Read
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Help for familes struggling to buy homes
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A £150 MILLION sale of surplus housing land is being used to speed up the supply of affordable homes to city families who can't afford to get on the property ladder. Read
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Heartbreak of tragic city soldier's mum
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
THE heartbroken mum of a Birmingham soldier who was killed while protecting his comrades in Afghanistan says his death has left a huge hole that can never be filled. Read
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Fumes drama for aeroplane crew
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A FLIGHT was forced back to Birmingham International Airport when fumes caused both pilots to suffer tunnel vision and loss of balance and feeling in their hands. Read
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Firemen tackle blaze at scrapyard
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
FIFTY firefighters battled to contain a scrap-yard blaze which sent flames shooting 60ft into the air and left a huge pall of smoke which could be seen across Birmingham. Read
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Fireball garage's future is 'in limbo'
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
THE co-owner of a garage at the centre of a blaze in which 100ft fireballs exploded said his business faces losing thousands of pounds. Read
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Fall in assaults on police officers
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
ALMOST 800 West Midlands police officers and staff were assaulted in the last year, new figures show. Read
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Driver destroyed garage in parents' car
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A DRIVER who took his parents' car without consent wrote it off when he lost control and demolished a garage, a court heard. Read
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City car race will 'never' happen
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
SPECULATION the Super Prix could be coming back to Birmingham has hit the skids, with council chiefs saying "it'll never happen". Read
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Cancer victim in plea for vital drug
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER nurse is being denied a potentially life-saving anti-cancer drug by the very health organisation she worked for. Read
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Canadians kick back in Centenary Square
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
The World Taekwondo Championship is in full swing at the NIA and the Birmingham Mail's video reporter Phil Vinter came across the Canadian team in Centenary Square. Read
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Cadbury reveals fall in profits
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
CADBURY Schweppes has revealed a six per cent fall in profits for the first six months of the year - just over a month after announcing 7,500 jobs would go. Read
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Man jailed for raping schoolgirl
Aug 02 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN has been put behind bars for seven years for raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in Wolverhampton. Read
