Sep
2007
Articles from 7th Sep 2007
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Maddie's blood found in car claim
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
PORTUGUESE detectives suggested to the mother of missing Madeleine McCann that traces of the young girl's blood had been found in the family's hire car. Read
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Helping hand for robbed oap
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
AN 81-YEAR-old Black Country woman who had £3,300 stolen by a bogus caller has had her savings back thanks to the generosity of two local businesses. Read
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'Anton lived his football dream'
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
HEARTBROKEN loved ones of a young Walsall footballer who died during training today said a tearful goodbye at his funeral. Read
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Police spy eye on drug crime
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
SECRET cameras in police hats helped officers make six arrests for suspected drug offences in the first week of a crackdown in Dudley. Read
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Patients who make a GP sick...
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A FAMILY doctor today criticised patients for missing more than 2,700 appointments at his practice during the past 12 months. Read
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Parking costs cut at station
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
BARNT Green Parish Council has negotiated a groundbreaking deal with Central Trains to slash the price of car parking for commuters. Read
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Jackie's in the pink of health
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER from Solihull has been chosen to help spearhead a national campaign for Cancer Research UK. Read
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In memory of tragic Maria
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
THE family of a Chelmsley Wood school girl who died from leukaemia just weeks after being diagnosed have raised more than £60,000 in her memory. Read
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Final farewell to tragic player, 16
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILY, friends and former team-mates were today paying their last respects to a teenage footballer who died during a training session. Read
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Degrees of joy among students
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
STUDENTS and staff are celebrating after Newman Higher Education College in Bartley Green was awarded university status. Read
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Windfalls for old buildings
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses are hoping to bring new jobs to countryside and market towns through a scheme to revamp derelict buildings. Read
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Trot on down to the yard
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
LEGENDARY racing horse owner Jim Lewis is set to be the star of the show when a Worcestershire racing yard invites enthusiasts to take a look around the stables. Read
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MP backs families in fight
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES fighting plans for a housing development in their "leafy lane" have won the backing of Meriden's Tory MP. Read
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Blues scout cleared over head clash
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
BLUES scout Stan Ternent has been cleared of headbutting the son of a former colleague. Read
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Blast soldiers named
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
TWO BRITISH soldiers killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence. Read
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Banned: Shopkeeper who sold booze to children
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM shopkeeper has become the first in the region to be stripped of his drinks licence since new legislation came into force two years ago. Read
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Ban orders for gang suspects
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 20 suspected gang members have been hit with civil banning orders in a pioneering effort to stamp out gang culture blighting inner-city Birmingham. Read
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Welcome for mayor debate
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail's campaign for a referendum on a London-style elected mayor for Birmingham comes to Sutton Coldfield next week. Read
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Typewriters at dawn
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
WE'VE spoken before about Lord Mayor Randal Brew and his time as an accountant at the Post and Mail in the 1960s. Read
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Student 'killed by £10 knives'
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
KNIVES bought from a Birmingham shop for £10 cost the life of a 16-year-old college student, a court heard. Read
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Spate of laptop thefts from cars
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
HI-TECH car thieves were today being hunted by Redditch police after a spate of laptop thefts from parked vehicles. Read
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Revellers to get on the buses
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
NIGHT buses will stop at Birmingham's busiest city centre venues tonight for the first time. Read
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Police curb perve demo
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
ANGER over a new mental health unit in Birmingham reached boiling point as protesters clashed with police at a meeting. Read
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Our Best seller
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM head teacher has paid his own personal tribute to footballing legend George Best - by writing a book in support of local youngsters. Read
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MP backs families in fight
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES fighting plans for a housing development in their "leafy lane" have won the backing of Meriden's Tory MP. Read
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Mike branches out with TV ads
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A MODEST tree surgeon from Burntwood is set to appear on screen alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Read
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Library chiefs hit back at islamic books claim
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
CITY council chiefs have hit back after a report claimed hardline Islamic books could be found in Birmingham libraries. Read
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Judge cuts rail wrecker's jail
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who carried out a campaign of vandalism on the West Midlands rail network has had his jail sentence cut. Read
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I feared for our lives
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER was dragged to the ground and savaged by a large dog as she walked with her granddaughter. Read
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Deal will cut parking price
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
BARNT Green Parish Council has negotiated a groundbreaking deal with Central Trains to slash the price of car parking for commuters. Read
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Chart joy band suffer setback
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
AFTER four years of hard graft the four pals playing in an emerging band were thrilled to hear their single had got to number 16 in the charts. Read
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Bomb alert rail station evacuated
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BOMB scare saw Birmingham International Railway Station evacuated for more than two hours and caused havoc to trains. Read
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3-way tie at top of the class
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
A BRAINY sister act is set to take Solihull School by storm when the Rhodes girls become the first female triplets on the roll. Read
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Vanessa the child prodigy!
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
NEW mum Vanessa Judd was determined nothing would stop her attending her graduation - not even the birth of her first child. Read
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New campus is previewed
Sep 07 2007 | Top Stories
EDUCATION chiefs were celebrating today on the eve of the opening of a pioneering vocational centre. Read
