Oct
2007
Articles from 19th Oct 2007
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A Sex-y new role for Sarah!
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
NEWSGIRL Sarah Moore has landed a part in the new Sex and the City movie just a month after going to work in New York. Read
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Zoe voicing support for Midland girls
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
TELEVISION vocal coach Zoe Tyler today backed Midland X Factor finalists Kimberley Southwick and Niki Evans to go all the way to the final. Read
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We're all so X-cited!
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
By Emma Cullwick Read
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'Kidnap bid' man cleared
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
A CITY man who had been accused of trying to drag a 15-year-old Solihull schoolgirl into his car has been cleared by a jury at Warwick Crown Court. Read
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Mind your language!
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
POWODZENIA, zhu n? Haoyun? Eggwiiso? Whatever the language, it amounts to the same - wishing a ten-year-old Birmingham schoolboy "good luck" as he sets out to win a national competition. Read
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Don't bin it, donate it!
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
EVER wondered what to do with your old computer? Over 6 million items of electronic equipment were thrown away in the UK last year, with only 20 per cent of them recycled. Read
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TV focuses on mayor battle
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS across Birmingham are gearing up for tomorrow's Day of Action to demand a referendum on the issue of an elected mayor. Read
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Benazir bomb outrage will fail - MP
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
THE bomb outrage in Pakistan will not deter former prime minister Benazir Bhutto from seeking political change, Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood said today. Read
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Jobs go as building firm crashes
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM builder William Sapcote & Sons - a fixture in the city for 154 years - has crashed into insolvency with the loss of around 120 jobs. Read
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Family 'devastated' by tennis coach conviction
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
CLAIRE Lyte's family today spoke of their devastation following yesterday's conviction. Read
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The great Brum rugby scrum!
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
MEET some of the lucky fans heading off to Paris to cheer on England in the World Cup Final. Read
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Racial abuse girls rapped
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR Midland teenage girls have been given a police reprimand for racially abusing fellow pupils in their school playground. Read
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Doolan's new heart op
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
BBC WM presenter Ed Doolan will go back under the surgeon's knife next week - to have his second heart pacemaker fitted in just 11 weeks. Read
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Bournville is backed by Cadbury boss
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
THE man at the helm of Cadbury Schweppes has issued a major vote of confidence in Bournville - pledging investment in the factory where 200 jobs are being cut. Read
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Wilko! Army fires World Cup fever
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
SCRUM on down! Potential Jonny Wilkinsons of the future warmed up for tomorrow's England World Cup final with a thrilling rugby tournament of their own. Read
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Career which showed such promise lies in ruins
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
THE glittering career of shamed Midlands tennis coach Claire Lyte lies in tatters following her conviction for molesting a 13-year-old pupil. Read
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Cancer kids vs heritage fight
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
A CONSERVATION group has been condemned as "heartless" after lodging an objection to plans for a £1.5 million cancer ward at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Read
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Gang swoop nets guns and swords
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE recovered a haul of weapons including swords and imitation guns in a series of swoops on suspected gangs in Birmingham. Read
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BBC in Birmingham escapes worst cuts
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
BBC Birmingham escaped the worst of the corporation's cull, with the loss of just 43 of the 2,500 jobs being shed nationwide. Read
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My Niki isn't after the sympathy vote
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
X FACTOR hopeful Niki Evans is being deluged with "cruel and hurtful" messages from fans of the show who say she is using sob stories to win the sympathy vote. Read
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City hosts forum on homelessness
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS shared their experiences of life on Birmingham's strees at the first national homelessness conference of its kind. Read
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Probe into controversial nursing home
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
A LANDMARK hearing was today taking place into the death of a war veteran at a controversial Birmingham nursing home. Read
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Jail 'inevitable' for paedophile tennis coach
Oct 19 2007 | Top Stories
PAEDOPHILE tennis teacher Claire Lyte is facing jail after being convicted of having a lesbian affair with a teenage pupil. Read
