Jan
2008
Articles from 31st Jan 2008
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Save our library
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
ANGRY parents and children waving placards and banners protested out-side a century-old Black Country library in a last-ditch bid to save it from the axe. Read
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Pioneering autism school opens doors
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A SCHOOL for autistic children pioneered by two mums has opened its doors. Read
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Pervert told he's facing jail
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A 45-YEAR-OLD man who engaged in sexual activity with a schoolgirl has been warned he faces time behind bars. Read
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Mum on trial for throwing apple core
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTHER-of-three is set to go on trial - for throwing an apple core from her car window. Read
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Citizens honoured at award ceremony
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A SUPER seven local heroes have been recognised in Good Citizens Awards. Read
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A healthy interest in hospital scheme
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
DOZENS of visitors took the opportunity to see detailed plans for a new multi-million pound hospital on the Sand-well and Birmingham border. Read
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Jacqui Smith: Our country is not broken
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
THE Home Secretary denied today that the younger generation was “going to the dogs”, saying that a bigger problem was the way people reacted to violent crime. Read
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Terror manual 'at city home'
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A TERRORIST training manual found in the home of one of the men accused of being in a plot to send equipment to terror groups in Pakistan contained details of bomb-making, booby-traps and poisons, a court heard. Read
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Street vice on increase in city
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
THE number of eastern European prostitutes on the streets of Birmingham is set to soar, sex health bosses warned today. Read
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Birmingham weather: Snow is on its way
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
THE Midlands was being battered by gale force winds and heavy rain today - and there's snow on the way. Read
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Police sold off my dead brother's bike
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have provoked fury after a dead cyclist's family asked for his bike to be returned - only to find that cops had already auctioned it off. Read
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Man hurt as car hits tree
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A DRIVER suffered serious head injuries after his car hit a tree and over-turned on a Birmingham street. Read
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Lightbulb changer switched
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses today vowed to review crazy charges such as £211 to change a lightbulb. Read
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Birmingham graffiti zones for artistic youngsters
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
DESIGNATED graffiti zones are to be set up in a bid to combat the menace of unrestricted spray painting on Birmingham's streets. Read
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Kings Norton High - Don't scrap our academy
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS and pupils at a Kings Norton school are furious that city councillors may scrap plans for an academy. Read
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Student midwife wins Birmingham Mail competition
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
STUDENT midwife Tammy Martin is the first person to be "delivered" a grand in the return of the Birmingham Mail's Money Mania competition. Read
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'Break-in' cops discovered drug factory
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE probing a suspected break-in at a house in Birmingham discovered a cannabis factory, a court heard. Read
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£8,000 pay offer to Birmingham binmen
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM binmen have been offered an £8,000 take it or leave it deal in bid to head off damaging strike action. Read
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We'll fight to keep Perry Barr caring home open
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES of residents at a Birmingham nursing home today vowed to fight a council ban that could see it shut down for good - claiming it was the victim of a local authority "witch hunt." Read
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Merry band of bloggers on their way . . .
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
AS part of the brand new Birminghammail.net website, we will be launching a series of blogs over the coming days. Read
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Click... and net a whole new mail
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
YOUR Birmingham Mail is proud to take the wraps off its new website - offering all the latest news, sport, features and much, much more. Read
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823 council staff on at least £50,000 a year
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM council taxpayers are paying 823 staff more than £50,000 per year - the largest number of high-earning middle managers of any authority in the country. Read
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Youngsters learn top street moves
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS will be able to learn some hip moves at a new street dance course. Read
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Youngsters cast a vote for democracy
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNG people in Worcestershire are being urged to hit the polls today to cast a vote in the Youth Cabinet and UK Youth Parliament elections. Read
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Ocean rowers set for Birmingham Mail fun run
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A PAIR of epic ocean rowers today threw down the gauntlet to runners across the city by vowing to set the race record in the Birmingham Mail 5K Fun Run. David Lynes, from Redditch, and 23-year-old team-mate Steve Redgewell, from Evesham, will join hundreds of runners at the start line at Villa Park on April 27 in aid of of Macmillan Cancer Support and the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust. Read
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We will provide your dream home - boss
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW Worcestershire housing chief today promised to provide high quality affordable homes to people trying to get on the housing ladder. Read
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Villagers in fight to save local pub
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS in a Staffordshire village are fighting plans to close their historic pub as it prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary. Read
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TV boost to recycling
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICIALS in the Black Country are hoping the return of a television advertising campaign will urge more people to recycle glass bottles and jars. The "Recycle Now" glass recycling ads, which encourage families to make recycling an everyday habit, are being shown until February 10. Read
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No place for harassment
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
AN anti-harassment policy has been introduced by Sandwell Homes to protect residents with the worst culprits facing eviction. Read
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MP's tribute to 6m dead
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL MP Lorely Burt has lined up to honour the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Read
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Joy at £1,150 grant for toys
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
MORE fun has been injected into learning at a village pre-school. Read
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Deer leap into child's vision
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Worcestershire are set to get a glimpse of elusive fallow deer as Worcestershire's top wildlife experts host expeditions in the county's woodlands. Read
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Tributes to a city stalwart
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
THE right-hand man to Birmingham's Lord Mayors for nearly 20 years has died after losing a short battle with cancer. Read
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Tenants' happier new year
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL house tenants in Birmingham will enjoy a rent-free Christmas and New Year after being granted a two-week payment holiday. Read
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Police raid 'surprised' vice client
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A CLIENT at a house being used as a brothel in Birmingham has told of his shock when the premises was raided by police. Read
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BT admit fault for giving city firm Wolverhampton number
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
TELECOM bosses today admitted getting their wires crossed after giving a 138-year-old Birmingham firm a Wolverhampton phone number. Read
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Birmingham man's gas bill is dead wrong
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
CHUHAR Singh has had a few shocks from sky-high gas bills - but none stunned him as much as the one which declared him dead. Read
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Mercy on migrant mum of 2
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
AN ILLEGAL immigrant with HIV who used a false passport to obtain work has been spared jail. Read
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Gladiators to return to our screens
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
TELEVISION viewers are in for a blast from the past when Birmingham-based show Gladiators returns to our screens - thanks to the US writers' strike. Read
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Sandwell test to help pupils with numeracy
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A SIMPLE test developed in the Midlands to identify and help young pupils struggling with numeracy has sparked national interest. Read
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Four years for beer hurler
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A ROBBER who pelted a cash guard with beer cans before stealing £13,000 has been jailed for four years. Read
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Drug addict dad fiddled benefits
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A FATHER who had a £1,000 a day drug habit was jailed for six months by a court after he fiddled more than £20,000 in incapacity benefit while working for a double-glazing firm. Read
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West Midlands firms have "misplaced confidence"
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
FIRMS throughout the West Midlands have "misplaced confidence" about the future at a time of widespread economic uncertainty, a survey reveals. Read
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Jewellery Quarter 'too residential'
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A FOOD business employing 125 people in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is to shut – because the area is becoming more residential. Read
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Taxpayers pick up bill for middle managers
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM council taxpayers are paying 823 staff more than £50,000 per year - the largest number of high-earning middle managers of any authority in the country. Read
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Car overturns in Bartley Green
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
A DRIVER suffered serious head injuries after his car overturned in Birmingham. Read
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Tributes pour in after death of Jeremy Beadle
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
BRITISH television stars have paid tribute to Jeremy Beadle, the country's most famous practical joker, who has died at the age of 59. Read
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Birmingham third worst for TV licence evaders
Jan 31 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has been named as the third worst place in the country for TV licence dodgers. Read
