Feb
2008
Articles from 6th Feb 2008
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Fanatic was "training daughter to wed terrorist"
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
AN Islamic fanatic who plotted to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier was “training” his three-year-old daughter to marry a Mujahadeen terrorist, a court heard today. Read
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Striking binmen brawl in pub
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A BRAWL between striking dustmen forced a Birmingham pub to close following a union rally in Victoria Square. Read
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100 may lose jobs at firm
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A KEY West Midland car parts supplier whose customers include Land Rover and LDV is being sold after three months in administration - but over 100 jobs are now at risk. Read
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Suspended prison term for fraudster
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A WORKMAN who conned a pensioner out of £80 for five minutes of unnecessary work to her roof has been given a suspended sentence. Read
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Scheme winning war over conmen
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A PILOT scheme set up in Solihull in a bid to thwart rogue traders has proved such a success it is to be rolled out across the country. Read
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Firm is hit for £30,000
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A DAMP-proofing firm has been ordered to pay fines, compensation and costs of nearly £30,000 after vulnerable pensioners in Solihull had unnecessary work done to their homes. Read
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Appeal to repair 'unsafe' bridge
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES and workers in a Solihull village today claimed a damaged bridge is threatening to cost people's lives. Read
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Unions' new threat of two-day strikes
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
UNION bosses are set for crunch talks with council leaders amid threats of crippling two-day strikes. Read
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Sir Albert under fire on Labour boycott
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
LABOUR Party leader Sir Albert Bore came under fire from rivals for stirring up trouble and letting down voters over the council strike. Read
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MPs defend law-abiding councillors
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
CITY MPs today came to the defence of the strike-hit city council. Read
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Cadbury's staff end battle to save jobs
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
UNION leaders said today that the odds against saving a Cadbury's factory were always against the workers following a vote to stop fighting the closure. Read
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Traffic-free Brum
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
RADICAL plans for a completely traffic-free Birmingham city centre were being proposed in Brussels today by former city leader Sir Albert Bore. Read
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Three - It's a magic number!
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
JUST look at her now! Bethanie Shaw-Shillam has just celebrated the third birthday her family feared she would never see. Read
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Families take protest to top
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS against plans to build homes in back gardens have lobbied Solihull Council chiefs on a bid to thwart the proposals. Read
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Apology for 'scumbags' comment
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
CITY housing boss John Lines today apologised for an interview in which he described asylum seekers as "scumbags and scallywags". Read
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Airport threat misses target
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
VILLAGERS were left stunned by letters which appeared to tell them they would have to give up their homes for an expansion of Birmingham International Airport. Read
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We'll fight to save school
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE headteacher, staff and chair of governors of a Birmingham school have united in vowing to fight closure plans, it was revealed today. Read
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Soccer legend in the picture
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Castle Galleries is set to unveil a unique photographic collection of universal football legend Pele. Read
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Roy has other plans
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE man responsible for steering building and development in Birmingham for the last four years is to stand down in May. Read
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Why Labour is gunning for Gisela
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE mood among Labour MPs is one of fury - and it is aimed at four of their own number, including Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart. Read
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Signal is on green for SVR!
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
RAIL bridge engineers were today facing a desperate race against the clock before the re-opening of a section of the Severn Valley route. Read
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High price for agency staff
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM health trust has revealed that it recruited an agency worker at a cost of £62.50 an hour because it could not find anyone else to fill the post. Read
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Cash ban idea for a fair deal
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS to ban councils from funding services aimed at specific ethnic groups have been welcomed by Birmingham MPs. Read
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Prayers for Dudley legend
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
PRAYERS were being said in memory of legendary Midland footballer Duncan Edwards today as fans marked the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Read
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Police hunt Chelmsley Wood sex pest
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today hunting a sex pest who exposed himself to two teenage girls and a woman in separate incidents in Chelmsley Wood. Read
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Fat busting product leaves woman disfigured
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A FAT-busting product sold by a Birmingham businessman and his doctor wife which promised to melt away flab left a woman permanently disfigured, a court was told. Read
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Terror suspect liked to drink and smoke, court told.
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who liked to drink, smoke and go clubbing became an Islamist fanatic who plotted to kidnap and kill a British Muslim soldier, a court heard. Read
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Bugging row policemen in new eavesdrop claims
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE former police officer at the heart of the row over the bugging of an MP now claims he was asked to eavesdrop on a second legally-privileged conversation by a West Midlands Police officer, it emerged today. Read
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Mum wounded in air rifle shooting
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTHER on her way to pick up her children from school was shot in the head by a man taking pot-shots with an air rifle, Birmingham crown court was told. Read
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Have your say on tax increases
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are urged to have a final say on a planned council tax rise before a consultation exercise ends this week. Read
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Classy start for school
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
WORK has already started on a new primary school that will be part of the first new village centre in the heart of North Solihull's regeneration zone. Read
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Blow in train capacity fight
Feb 06 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to increase the number of train carriages to cut overcrowding on a popular service have been dealt a huge blow. Read
