Sep
2007
Articles from 18th Sep 2007
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TV screen will 'dumb down' square
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
THIS is the reason conservationists are up in arms over the "dumbing down" of the city's premier public square. Read
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Crashes cause commuter chaos
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
DRIVERS were caught up in traffic chaos as a spate of crashes brought Birmingham city centre and the motorway network to a standstill today. Read
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Fury over fireworks show move
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
LEISURE bosses were today criticised for an "appalling" decision to hold both of Birmingham's big fireworks spectaculars in the north of the city. Read
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School's out as classroom ceiling caves in
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
SCORES of youngsters at a Halesowen school will miss lessons this week after a ceiling collapsed, causing a power failure. Read
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Jobs go as hospital axes laundry team
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
A HOSPITAL-based laundry service is to close with the loss of more than 100 jobs. Read
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Firefighters balloted over strike action
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,600 firefighters across the West Midlands are to be ballotted over industrial action following the controversial sacking of two Black Country colleagues. Read
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Boys badly burned in aerosol can explosion
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
TWO boys were badly burned last night after aerosol cans exploded in a park in Birmingham. Read
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Mela demand for Brum cash
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of a Birmingham festival who say they made a £34,000 loss today called on city councillors to foot the bill. Read
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Dorothy's got the X Factor!
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 60 years ago, Dorothy Bishop was the darling of Birmingham's soldiers - a home grown Vera Lynn who kept the city's home front in high spirits. Read
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Midland cop was internet whistleblower
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
A SECRET policeman who sparked anger among politicians for his warts-and-all tales of life as a frontline bobby has finally been unmasked as a Midland cop. Read
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Head teacher dies at parents' meeting
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular Midland head teacher who died after suffering a heart attack while in a meeting with parents. Read
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Customers crumble away from Northern Rock
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
WORRIED Northern Rock savers today dismissed Chancellor Alistair Darling's reassurances as they kept on queuing for their savings at the Birmingham branch. Read
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Club return is right on Q
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Q Club has reopened for the first time in nearly four years. Read
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Fire alert as holiday plane diverted
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
SIX fire crews raced to Birmingham International Airport after a burning smell forced a plane to divert from its flight between Manchester and Guernsey. Read
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Dental hospital plans revived
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
PLANS to knock down Birmingham Dental Hospital and build a brand new multi-million-pound state-of-the-art centre in the city have been revived. Read
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Miss Limo Emily is streets ahead
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
MISS Birmingham Emily Hilton raced ahead of the field to beat off competition from 500 other girls to be crowned Miss Limo 2007. Read
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Eyesore tower blocks are bulldozed
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
GOING going gone! Work has begun on demolishing five tower blocks on an eyesore Birmingham estate. Read
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Teacher jailed for porn DVDs
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
A MATHS teacher caught selling "revolting'' pornographic DVDs on a street in Birmingham has been jailed for 15 months. Read
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Church treasurer dies in tower fall
Sep 18 2007 | Top Stories
THE treasurer of a Midland church has died after falling from its tower. Read
