Aug
2007
Articles from 29th Aug 2007
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Projects to benefit from £2m windfall
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
COMMUNITY projects across the Midlands are getting a £2.1million boost to give locals a better chance at life. Read
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Full of beans for sufferers
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLANDERS are being urged to create a huge stir for cancer patients and make this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning the best ever. Read
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Enjoy an audience with Barry Norman
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S best-known film critic will be under the spotlight himself when he heads for Staffordshire next month. Read
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Drunk at the wheel
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than one in five West Midlands motorists aged 17 and 18 admit driving while under the effects of drink or drugs, a survey revealed today. Read
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Last sweep for the hospital's Mrs Mop
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL cleaner Christine Hay-cock is finally hanging up her dustpan and brush after 40 years sweeping the wards. Read
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Chance to vent anger
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
THE quaint charm of a Birmingham garden surburb masks the fierce battles lines being drawn up by furious families who want to save their beloved estate from developers. Read
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Anti-yob response
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have a new weapon in the war against vandals responsible for unruly and nuisance behaviour in a Birmingham suburb. Read
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Club run is from the heart
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
KEEP fit fanatics from Birmingham and the Black Country took to the streets to help combat heart disease. Read
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New patrol in drive to beat thugs
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have a new weapon in the war against vandals responsible for unruly and nuisance behaviour in a Birmingham suburb. Read
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Winson Green prison officers back strike
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
THE Ministry of Justice today won a High Court injunction to stop an illegal national strike by thousands of prison officers, including some 300 at Winson Green in Birmingham. Read
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Lottery winners love living a jet-set lifestyle!
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
LIFE'S a giant rollercoaster for sun seeking pals John Radford and Alf Cole four years after scooping more than £5 million on the National Lottery. Read
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Two held as man dies in street
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN died after apparently being assaulted outside a Midland video shop. Read
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Ex-Saddlers star remains critical
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER Walsall FC footballer is still fighting for his life almost a fortnight after being attacked outside a pub, it was revealed today. Read
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Tributes to bike crash victim
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A SEA of floral tributes and messages of sympathy have been left at the scene of an horrific fatal road smash in West Bromwich. Read
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Brum residents owe £80m council tax
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM residents owe a whopping £80 million in council tax arrears, according to new city council figures. Read
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Murder victim suffocated after being gaged
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
AN elderly widow found dead in her Birmingham home suffocated after she was gagged, police said. Read
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Daughter's plea for help to find thugs
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
THE daughter of an elderly couple terrorised in their Birmingham home by masked thugs today called on the community to name them. Read
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Homeless cats give paws for thought...
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
MOGGIES at a city animal home are hoping they're as lucky as Tinx here. Read
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Armed raider strikes at petrol station
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN petrol station cashier was left terrified after being held up by a robber wielding a gun. Read
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Anger at GP call charges
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has condemned doctors who encourage patients to ring high-cost phone lines to make appointments. Read
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Look who's batting down in the park...
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
ENGLAND cricket heroes Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen took time relaxing in Birmingham after helping their team to victory over India. Read
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Bus driver critcally ill after accident
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A BUS driver was fighting for his life today after an horrific accident involving two buses in the Black Country. Read
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Tributes to 'The Egg'
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a Birmingham businessman whose sporting loves saw him beat a young Nigel Mansell and judo chop actor Pat Roach. Read
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Ladies enjoy a night at the dogs
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
DOZENS of Birmingham Mail readers enjoyed an exclusive night of fun, food and dog racing as the newspaper hosted its second Ladies Night at Hall Green Stadium. Read
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Anger at school uniform price differences
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Birmingham parents with big-built children are being forced to pay premium prices for super size school uniforms because tax is being added onto the "adult sizes". Read
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Police probe as two hurt at house
Aug 29 2007 | Top Stories
TWO people were today recovering in hospital after being found injured at a house in Birmingham. Read
