Oct
2007
Articles from 23rd Oct 2007
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Bravery award for brothers
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
TWO schoolboys from Solihull are to pick up bravery awards after leaping into action when their mother suffered a diabetic attack. Read
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Mayor guilty over pub brawl
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND mayor who grabbed a fellow pub-goer round the throat and hurled abuse at him has been given a 12 month conditional discharge. Read
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Drugs house raided by police
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE today smashed a cannabis factory hidden inside a Birmingham terraced house. Read
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Fun park home for children's favourite Thomas
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
EUROPE'S first Thomas Land attraction is set to open at a theme park near Birmingham. Read
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Restaurant proves it's hot stuff
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
RED hot chefs at a top Birmingham restaurant were celebrating today after they came first in the regional 2007 British Curry Awards. Read
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Posties hail deal to end delivery chaos
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM postal workers today hailed the truce in the long-running Royal Mail dispute but warned the backlog of mail could take two weeks to clear. Read
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Glass thrust into eye of pub man
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was in a serious condition in hospital today after being set upon by a gang of men in West Bromwich and "glassed" in the eye. Read
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Killing Joke mourn rocker Raven
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
BLACK Country-born punk band legend Paul Raven has died in Geneva, aged just 46. Read
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Worker set light to own pub
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who set fire to the pub where he was assistant manager, causing £116,000 damage in a "cry for help", has been jailed for 15 months. Read
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Schoolgirl's molester sent to prison
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A WALSALL man has been jailed for three years for carrying out a string of sex attacks on a schoolgirl. Read
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Santa is driven away by yobs
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
PARTS of Tipton are to be declared "no go" areas for Santa Claus because of attacks by stone-throwing yobs during his annual charity sleigh collection. Read
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Anti-abortion OAP vows to fight on
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
DEFIANT Birmingham anti-abortion grannie Veronica Connolly, who has narrowly avoided being jailed, insisted today: "I expect to end up in court again." Read
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More ops for boy maimed by pitbull
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy was today facing a second operation and extensive surgery after he was mauled by a dog. Read
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Shots fired by gunmen at house
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
DRIVE-BY gunmen opened fire on a house in Birmingham. Read
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Cocaine swoops stepped up
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE in the Midlands were preparing for the next phase of arrests today as they stepped up their crackdown on drug dealers. Read
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Security man 'grabbed at gunpoint'
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A SECURICOR guard fled in terror after an armed robber had put a gun to his head outside a Midlands building society, Birmingham Crown Court was told. Read
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Alarm call after recluse OAP dies in fire tragedy
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
AN elderly Birmingham recluse died of smoke inhalation when clothes hanging from a wardrobe were set alight by an electric heater, an inquest heard. Read
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Kimberley: I fell victim to X Factor 'curse'
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
X FACTOR loser Kimberley Southwick today opened her heart over her shock exit and claimed she struck by the show's "curse". Read
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Trusts ailing over finance
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND hospitals today received a poor bill of health over how they spend taxpayers money in a national finance audit. Read
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Man jailed for road rage attack
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A DRIVER who attacked a man and two women in a road-rage incident has been jailed for two years. Read
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Whitby in pledge on new library
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A NEW £193 million Central Library for the city has been approved with the promise: "We will get it done." Read
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Houses wrecked by roof blaze
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR new houses were severely damaged today when a blaze ripped through their roofs. Read
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Fury at lack of station support
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A SENIOR Tory said he was "baffled" at the lack of Government support for the redevelopment of New Street station. Read
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David pulls out all the stops
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM music fans will be treated to a rendition by organ enthusiast David Power as he battles to play at 43 cathedrals in just 21 days. Read
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Samantha's a Disney star
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
MOVE over Britney and Christina! Bubbly Midland teenager Samantha Dorrance is setting the world of music and dance on fire with her glitzy routines. Read
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Three facing life in jail for killing man
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men have been convicted of murdering another man in a savage beating at a flat in Birmingham. Read
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Major queues for visas
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
HOLIDAYMAKERS, families visiting relatives and businessmen are having to queue around the clock outside the Indian consulate in Birmingham for visas, despite claims a new system would ease the problems. Read
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Second expert says Woolmer died of natural causes
Oct 23 2007 | Top Stories
A SECOND pathologist testified in a Jamaican inquest that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer apparently died from natural causes following his team's loss in the World Cup. Read
