Sep
2007
Articles from 4th Sep 2007
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Tour palace theatre
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
DOZENS of historic buildings across Worcestershire are set to open their doors for a sneak look at the county's finest treasures. Read
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Relief floods into bypass builders
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
PROUD highways chiefs in Staffordshire have announced that flood measures at a new bypass have passed their first test with flying colours. Read
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Poor quality copies of new releases seized in swoop
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of fake films were seized at a popular car boot sale in Solihull following a swoop by police and trading standards. Read
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PM's wife is an inspiration
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister's wife Sarah Brown will be in the Black Country on Friday to receive an honorary degree in recognition for her charity work with children. Read
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Peek inside temple doorstividale
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A HINDU temple in Tividale is to open its doors to the public this week as part of England's biggest heritage celebration. Read
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Fresh routes linx to attract passengers
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
NEW bus services have been introduced in Staffordshire. Read
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Benefits cheats caught on camera
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
COUNCIL chiefs are hoping a series of prosecutions secured during the summer will help crack down on benefit fraud in Staffordshire. Read
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Tour the palace theatre
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
DOZENS of historic buildings across Worcestershire are set to open their doors for a sneak look at the county's finest treasures. Read
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Drunk man beat brother to death
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who killed his older brother by ferociously beating him up after they had been bingeing on vodka has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Read
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Curious incident of the shot in the night-time
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN today spoke of his horror after finding a bullet lodged in his living room sofa. Read
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Come back next year
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S conservation champion today hailed the city's beach as a huge success and called for its return next year. Read
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Teens helped by police sting
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A total of 23 youths aged between 15 and 17 are to be presented with certificates in recognition of their work helping police and Solihull Council in a recent swoop. Read
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Revamp that's right on track
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
PASSENGERS in Solihull could find their train journeys are right on track after a £45 million revamp of a railway track. Read
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Tribute paid to tireless activist
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
FRIENDS and colleagues have paid tribute to a "tireless campaigner" against racism from Acocks Green, who died aged 87. Read
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Plans to shut Post Offices
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
THE FATE of 13 Post Offices in the Edgbaston constituency will be known early next summer when Post Office bosses carry out their next round of closures. Read
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Man crashed car into school gate
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who smashed through the gates of a school near Balsall Common in a teacher's 4x4 after taking the keys from a coat has escaped going to jail. Read
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Coach crash driver drink probe
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM coach driver was today being quizzed by police on suspicion of drink driving after a motorway crash left six people seriously injured and dozens wounded. Read
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Come on in... but not for 15 months
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield's swimming pool will finally reopen in December 2008 after more than two years' closure. Read
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Baby born after ten years in freezer
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
DEBBIE and Colin's romance began at a nightclub where scores of Brummies met for the first time. Read
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Visit historic hall for free
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
AN historic hall in Yardley is to open its doors for free this weekend as part of England's biggest heritage celebration. Read
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Students in 2-mile ban
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A PROPERTY developer will impose an unusual exclusion zone on its new tenants, banning them from parking within two miles of their own homes. Read
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She was a 12oz baby, now Aaliyah's set for her first day at school
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
SHE weighs just 23lb, stands less than three feet tall and wears clothes that would normally fit a toddler. Read
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Plan will not ruin leafy lane
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
DEVELOPERS today condemned protesters' claims that a Solihull housing scheme will destroy a beautiful English country lane. Read
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Living memories of lost landmark
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
ARCHIVE pictures of a lost landmark were released today by heritage experts as demolition experts continued a massive clean-up operation. Read
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Jail for £2m bank ram-raid plotters
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR burglars who stole almost £2 million from a bank cash handling centre were today starting six-year jail sentences - but the money is still missing. Read
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Visit historic hall for free
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
AN historic hall in Yardley is to open its doors for free this weekend as part of England's biggest heritage celebration. Read
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Tribute to top city politician
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
PREPARATIONS are under way for a special remembrance ceremony in honour of one of Birmingham's leading political figures. Read
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Perfect job for ticket to New York
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A BUDDING actress from Great Barr is celebrating after winning £54,000 on Channel 4's Win My Wage. Read
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Pair who made dogs fight to death
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
PICTURED are the two men who goaded their dogs into a bloody "fight to the death" in front of scores of spectators in the back room of a Birmingham shop. Read
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Memorial to city scientist
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
A BRILLIANT scientist who won the Nobel prize for chemistry is to be remembered with a historic blue plaque near where he grew up in Birmingham. Read
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Get your crime stopping pens
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE will be handing out thousands of ultraviolet marker pens at fun days across Solihull as part of a crime crackdown. Read
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Firefighters blaze trail on two wheels
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS in Cannock and Rugeley are getting on their bikes as part of a new initiative to address the growing problem of deliberate fires. Read
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Cost of floods in county hits £9m
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
THE full cost of summer floods in Worcestershire today reached £9 million, council chiefs revealed. Read
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Come back next year
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S conservation champion today hailed the city's beach as a huge success and called for its return next year. Read
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Coach driver questioned after motorway crash
Sep 04 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are continuing to question the driver of a coach which overturned on a motorway, seriously injuring six people. Read
