Nov
2007
Articles from 23rd Nov 2007
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Birmingham silver used on luxury Cunard cruise liner Queen Victoria
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE world's richest people will be dining in style on luxury cruise liner the Queen Victoria with help from cutlery made in the heart of Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham teenagers kickboxing their way from trouble
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
TEENAGERS are so often blamed for anti-social behaviour blighting Birmingham but former world kick-boxing champ Kash Gill believes otherwise. Read
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Mystery remains over death of Birmingham baby Mikael Donnelly
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
IT may never know how newborn baby Mikael Donnelly was taken out of his cot by his drunken mother and placed in her bed died, a coroner concluded. Read
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Birmingham Council union boss says strike can be avoided
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
AS thousands of Birmingham City Council staff voted this week to hit the city with a crippling post-Christmas public service strike, their union leader revealed: "It's not too late to avoid it". Read
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Architects told to think again over Soho Hill plans in Birmingham
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE architects behind a controversial apartment, office and shop complex in Birmingham will be sent back to the drawing board after it was described as a "slum of the future". Read
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BBC to make film about Birmingham comic genius Tony Hancock
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE BBC is to dramatise the life and death of Birmingham-born comic genius Tony Hancock. Read
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Bikes and babes at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at Birmingham
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THERE was a stunning line-up of babes and bikes to catch the eye when the doors opened for press day at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham Council warns Asda at Minworth over planning breaches
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE Asda-Walmart store at Minworth, Birmingham's biggest store, is to be put on good behaviour watch. Read
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David Bellamy visits eco-friendly Birmingham home
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIONIST David Bellamy visited Birmingham to officially open the oldest eco home in the country. Read
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Aston Expressway slip road in Birmingham is closed indefinitely
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS face massive traffic delays after the A38 city-bound slip road on to Aston Expressway into Birmingham was closed "indefinitely" by the Highways Agency. Read
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Yeung pledges that Birmingham City takeover will go through
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City bidder Carson Yeung today said he remained confident that his stumbling takeover of the club would proceed. Read
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Four jailed for their parts in the Lozells riots
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR men are today starting long jail sentences after taking part in terrifying, racially-motivated mob violence when rioting erupted on the streets of Birmingham. Read
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Man cut free by firemen after road smash in Birmingham
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
Man injuredFIREFIGHTERS had to remove the roof of a car after a man was left trapped following a crash on Bunbury Road in Northfield, Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham grandad Peter Prior climbs mountain after heart surgery
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
A YEAR ago, grandad Peter Prior barely had enough strength to cross the road but following state-of-the-art surgery the Birmingham pensioner has now climbed a mountain. Read
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Baby tragedy mum Natalie Delaney 'had hopes for a fresh start'
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
AN INQUEST heard how a mother had been hoping for a "fresh start" before she discovered the body of her 17-day-old son in her bed. Read
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Prize winner Sheila O'Brien to join Jamelia for Bullring lights switch-on
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
SHEILA O'Brien is celebrating after being chosen to join pop star Jamelia on stage to turn on the Christmas lights at Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre. Read
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11 hurt as minibus overturns on M5 near Worcester
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
A MINIBUS flipped over injuring 11 people on the M5 near Martin Hussingtree in Worcestershire yesterday. Read
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Fears as numbers of new midwives is halved across the Midlands
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
NUMBERS of new midwives in the Midlands have almost HALVED in the past year as desperate shortages hit the region. Read
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Birmingham nurse struck off for MRSA hygiene breach
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
A NURSE from Birmingham has been struck off for failing to wash her hands after treating a patient with the MRSA superbug. Read
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Football dummies made in the Midlands which could help tomorrow's stars
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
ENGLAND may be a lost cause at the moment, but the skills of tomorrow's stars are being honed with the use of "Soccer Buddy" mannequins produced in the Midlands. Read
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Select and Save in Five Ways in court for selling booze to children
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
THE Select and Save store in Birmingham's Five Ways faces having its booze licence revoked after repeatedly selling drink to children. Read
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Land Rover and Jaguar score low marks in What Car? survey
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
JAGUAR and Land Rover received black marks in a yearly reliability survey compiled by What Car? magazine. Read
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Teenage artists to get comic break with talent competition
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
TALENTED teenage artists can get their big break into the world of superheroes and adventure through a new competition launched by Birmingham's top comic artists. Read
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Love rival Sana Ali's pregnancy was 'final straw' for Solihull woman
Nov 23 2007 | Top Stories
STUDENT Harmohinder Sanghera, of Solihull, plunged a kitchen knife into the stomach of married love rival Sana Ali because the victim's pregnancy was the "final indignity", a court heard. Read
