Sep
2007
Articles from 3rd Sep 2007
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Brum's hidden treasure
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
HIDDEN away in a dusty Birmingham warehouse lies an Aladdin's Cave of half a million hidden treasures, each with a tale of the city's past to tell. Read
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Weekend literature festival unveiled
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
DETAILS of next month's Lichfield Festival's literature weekend have been announced. Read
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Toyah has a city date
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM-born pop star and TV celebrity Toyal Willcox will be letting everyone see she's a spiritual girl at heart when she opens the city's Natural Living Show. Read
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Smokers given butts pouches
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS in a Staffordshire town are being given pouches to store their cigarette butts and gum as part of a crackdown on litter. Read
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Shoppers go an extra mile
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A MARKET-loving Cornish couple are making four mammoth 500-mile round trips for their bargain Birmingham meat every year. Read
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Mill is a rare opportunity
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
WORK has started on one of Birmingham's biggest public squares as part of the creation of a new £100 million retail and leisure destination, Edgbaston Mill. Read
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Locals suffer in crimewave
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
PEOPLE living in Rubery have been hit by a vandalism spree causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars, school windows and homes. Read
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Killer of bike rider locked up
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A DRIVER who was over the alcohol limit when he struck and killed a motor-cyclist before fleeing the scene was today starting a two-year jail sentence. Read
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Double the celebration
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A GREAT-grandmother celebrated the all-clear from her five-year fight with breast cancer by being treated to a surprise limo ride with family and friends. Read
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Poster blitz in hunt for OAP's killer
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
We are printing hundreds of posters calling on the community to help catch the killer of Kings Heath mum-of-five Mohinder Kaur. Read
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Council: watch where you park
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
DRIVERS are being warned to take extra care when they park or face the consequences. Read
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Celebrate town's medieval history
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
COLESHILL is going back in time as the town celebrates the 800th anniversary of its Market Charter this weekend. Read
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Urban music at town hall
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
AWARD-winning soul and gospel singers will flock to Birmingham to stage a concert to celebrate the best of black music. Read
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Thousands enjoy bloomin' day out
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
WE might be city dwellers but there's nothing we like better than making our gardens blooming lovely. Read
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Quality lifestyle on the 'cheap'
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Sutton Coldfield have something to crow about after the town was named as one of the best places in Britain for people who want to impress the neighbours. Read
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MP in cash protest
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP today called for an increase in vital funding for research into Alzheimer's. Read
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Man burned in firewalk prank
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN suffered burns to his feet when a drunken party prank ended with revellers giving firewalking a try. Read
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Folk have a fab time at festival
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
FOLK music is back in the big time if a Birmingham music festival is anything to go by. Read
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No jail for wheelchair man attack
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
Dean Richards hit wheelchair-bound Jonathan Lea with a pole following an argument over a dog. Read
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Lib Dem's praise for NHS
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
The Lib Dem veteran went walkabout in Washwood Heath's bustling Alum Rock Road to talk to residents, while giving his support to local councillor Tariq Khan, who is also a Lib Dem prospective Parliamentary candidate. Read
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Homes fight goe to PM
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
More than 200 people have already put their names to the fight to protect Elmdon Lane, in Marston Green, where builders want to construct 72 flats in three-storey apartment blocks on the back gardens of 16 Edwardian homes. Read
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Colour is 'no issue'
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
THE news that Birmingham's white community will be an ethnic minority in less than 17 years will not affect existing good community relations, according to a leading city Muslim. Read
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Charles the new colonel
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
Charles visited the town on Saturday to see hundreds of soldiers from three historic regiments march on to the parade ground as distinct units and march off as the new Mercian Regiment. Read
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Brum talent showcased
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW album is set to be released in a bid to showcase budding music stars from the Midlands. Read
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Bring peace to this city
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
"GANG members get into peace" and "no more blood on our streets" were some of the banner slogans carried by almost 200 people who staged a peace march. Read
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Beast abused girls for years
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
Judge Nicholas Webb told Martin Benton (59) he had treated his young victims as his own sexual property. Read
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Anger at 'rabbit hutch' homes plan
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
THE design of new homes proposed for one of Birmingham's historic garden suburbs have been branded an "architectural monstrosity" by angry residents. Read
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All we can do is pray for mum
Sep 03 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of a Birmingham mother left to die after an unprovoked machete attack today spoke of their shock. Read
