Jan
2008
Articles from 23rd Jan 2008
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Evacuation as Bloxwich leisure centre catches fire
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
LEISURE chiefs were today counting the cost of a fire which destroyed Walsall Council's only sauna facility. Read
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Sickness bug strikes again
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A SICKNESS bug has closed another ward at Sandwell Hospital, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham schoolchildren cook up a good idea!
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM pupils gave Government plans to introduce compulsory cooking lessons in schools the big thumbs-up. Read
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No fears over MG at council
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
NANJING gave a cast-iron guarantee to Birmingham's council leader that full-scale production at Longbridge would launch by the end of March, it emerged today. Read
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Man 'told to stab burglar by shouting mob'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who caught a burglar who had broken into his flat was encouraged to stab him by a shouting mob to stab him, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Mum-of-five stole cash from grandad
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A Northfield mother-of-five plundered almost £5,000 from an account belonging to her war veteran grandfather and then "frittered it away," a court heard. Read
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Gun victim 'shot before'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A DAD-of-two shot dead outside a Birmingham pub had been targeted by gunmen before, it emerged today. Read
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Fresh hope for eye drug funds
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM patients who face going blind from a severe eye condition are being offered fresh hope of getting a sight-saving drug on the NHS. Read
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Bobbies join mass rally in pay battle
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,700 West Midlands police officers were today en route to London to join a mass national protest over pay. Read
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Woman 'suffered gang rape'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN from Botswana was subjected to a horrifying ordeal when she was gang-raped after being invited to a party in Birmingham, the City's Crown Court was told. Read
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Thieves plunder funeral savings
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
THIEVES have stolen hundreds of pounds in cash that an elderly cancer patient, from Bordesley Green, given just months to live had set aside for his funeral. Read
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Joker role will be his epitaph
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
HEATH Ledger will be seen in the latest Batman epic this summer - a role tipped to cement his status in Hollywood but which will now be his epitaph. Read
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Drugs riddle in Brokeback star's death
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BROKEBACK Mountain actor Heath Ledger was found dead with sleeping pills near his naked body in his New York apartment. Read
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Art is on the cards for Birmingham schoolchildren
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
OLD cardboard boxes are being put to good use by artistic Birmingham schoolchildren. Read
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Bullring fishmonger inspires community
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
GOLDEN hearted fishmonger Dave McLean is inspiring an entire Birmingham community to help youngsters struggling in poverty on the other side of the world. Read
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Meriden MP in death probe plea
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman has demanded a new probe into the death of a dad who suffered a heart attack after being given the wrong drug at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Record producer promotes harmony with new album
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM record producer has made a ground-breaking album in a bid to dispel the stereotype that Muslims are involved in terrorism. Read
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Fear as flood funding axed in West Midlands
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
FUNDING for flood defences in the West Midlands could be cut by £5 million, it emerged today, as householders in Worcestershire remain on alert for rising waters. Read
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City centre car park levy rise
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS using car parks in Birmingham city centre will have to pay more from next month. Read
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Two held over hotel blaze
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
TWO men were arrested today by detectives investigating a hotel fire which killed three people, including a mother and son from Staffordshire. Read
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Network rail to face MPs over New Year chaos
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
NETWORK Rail will today be forced to answer questions before MPs about the disruption to its services in Birmingham over the New Year period. Read
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Three Midland prisons to merge
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
Three Worcestershire prisons - HMPs Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange - are to merge in a move to save money and improve “efficiency and effectiveness”. Read
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Villa owner makes record donation to gallery
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
The owner of Aston Villa football club, Randy Lerner, has given £5 million to the National Portrait Gallery, the institution’s largest single donation to date. Read
