Dec
2007
Articles from 31st Dec 2007
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Ward set to reopen after virus outbreak
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL bosses were today hoping to reopen a ward shut down after an outbreak of a winter vomiting virus. Read
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Theives steal disabled man's wheelchair
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A DISABLED man today branded thieves "despicable" after they stole his wheelchair. Read
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Public have their say on plans for shopping development
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people have had their say on proposals for a major new £200 million store development in a Midland town centre as part of a public consultation. Read
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OAP dies after supermarket lorry accident
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY Midland woman was killed in an accident with a delivery lorry as it left a supermarket. Read
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MP has technology hope for Longbridge
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A LEADING MP said he hoped the half-a-billion pound transformation of Longbridge would turn it into the hub of 21st century technology. Read
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Mother and child escape house fire
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN fled to safety with her young child after a candle started a fire at their Midland home as they slept. Read
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Award for Birmingham singing star Lynette Webbe
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
SHE'S Birmingham's answer to Shirley Bassey. And this Big Spender has just scooped a major award for the way she spends her time bringing joy to the elderly. Read
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Fears grow for missing teenager
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are growing concerned for a Midland teenager who has been missing for nearly three weeks. Read
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Extra police patrols after latest inner city killing
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
EXTRA police patrols have been drafted in across Birmingham's Aston area after a man was stabbed to death less than a mile from the spot of the notorious New Year shootings. Read
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Driver killed after collision with tree
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN has died after a fatal car crash in Birmingham. Read
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Driver airlifted to hospital after car hits wall
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after his car ploughed into a wall in the Midlands. Read
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Drawing linked to TV show discovered in museum archives
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A DRAWING linked to the smash hit costume drama Cranford has been discovered in the archives of a Midland museum and art gallery. Read
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Disabled couple rescued from house fire
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A DISABLED couple were rescued from their smoke-filled home by firefighters after setting a waste bin on fire with a cigarette. Read
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Birmingham man found dead in Spanish street
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who died shortly after being found in the port city of Vigo in the north west of Spain has been named as Karl Tricklebank. Read
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Birmingham International Airport closes oldest runway
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport has closed its oldest runway, which has launched travellers on their journeys since 1939. Read
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Baby has miracle escape in motorway crash
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
A BABY, aged three months, escaped unscathed after being caught up in a major pile-up on a Midland motorway. Read
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Appeal over OAP deaths
Dec 31 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have appealed for help tracing relatives of two pensioners found dead in their homes in the Black Country. Read
