Feb
2008
Articles from 21st Feb 2008
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One year on and Leslie's killer is still at large
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the brutal murder of a pensioner today made a new appeal for witnesses exactly a year since the attack. Read
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'Sick' profits at British Gas
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
MPs and pensioners' groups in the West Midlands today joined forces to brand a fivefold increase in profits by British Gas as "disgusting, sick and obscene". Read
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Man on dangerous driving charge
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A 38-YEAR-OLD man was appearing in court today charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Read
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It will be the run of my life!
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
AFTER seven long years of battling cancer, supergran Angela Profit says nothing can stop her taking on the challenge of the Birmingham Mail 5k Fun Run. Read
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Amy Winehouse spotted wearing Villa badge
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
TROUBLED singer Amy Winehouse is used to being identified as the villain of the piece, but could she be a true Villan? Read
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Dudley's jewel in the crown...
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
Busby Babe Duncan Edwards died 50 years ago today, aged just 21. ROGER CLARKE gives his personal account of a sporting legend and the tragedy of Munich. Read
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Calls to bulldoze £5m bus station
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
CALLS were made today for Walsall's £5 million bus station to be knocked down after the second serious smash in six months. Read
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We shouldn't be afraid of talking
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
EXACTLY 44 years ago the Beatles had their first No.1 hit in the US, I Want to Hold Your Hand, displacing American singer Bobby Vincent's There! I've Said It Again. Read
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Warwick's a lickable best friend
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A GUIDE dog from Solihull has been immortalised on a special edition Royal Mail stamp. Read
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'Skimming' thief jailed
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A WAITER who used his position at a Birmingham city centre restaurant to "skim" customers' credit cards for cloning has been jailed for 15 months. Read
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MP in plea over will writing
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A WEST Midlands MP who used to make her living writing wills has warned the industry attracts "the incompetent, the dishonest and the fly-by-night operator". Read
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Last chance to have your say
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS will take to the city centre streets this Saturday in a last push to secure a referendum for the people of Birmingham on how the city is run. With the deadline to hand in the petition on elected mayors approaching, Neil Elkes takes a look back at the campaign. Read
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In shock over state of care
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A CARE expert who raised the alarm on a Birmingham residential home where 27 people died in a year has described the "awful" state of residents. Read
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Get up and grow
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S new Olympics-standard gymnastics and martial arts centre started to grow this week - literally. Read
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Drive to beat school run chaos
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
STAGGERED school opening times and more local buses could be brought in to halt school run traffic congestion. Read
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Children help keep Brenda on patrol
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
GRANDMOTHER Brenda Mann has been a lollipop lady for more than 40 years. Read
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Bruises horror
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
STAFF treating a 14-month-old boy brought into a Birmingham hospital said bruises covering his body were the worst they had ever seen on a child. Read
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TV book is hot stuff!
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
ACCLAIMED broadcaster and nature expert Sir David Attenborough crept into Birmingham to sign copies of his new book Life In Cold Blood. Read
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Thanksgiving for hero's short life
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people were expected to pay their respects to Midland football legend Duncan Edwards at a thanksgiving service today. Read
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Raider fondled sleeping teen
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been jailed for more than four years for fondling a sleeping woman after breaking into her home in the dead of night. Read
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'Nuisance' mum in repairs plea row
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A JOBLESS mother-of-eight who claims more than £300-a-week in benefits is demanding thousands of pounds should be spent on her latest council home. Read
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McDonald's open after sewage spill
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL McDonald's is back open for business after being forced to close when a pipe burst pumping raw sewage into the children's play area. Read
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Drinkers breathe easier
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S pubs, clubs and bookies have seen an 86 per cent reduction in air pollution since last July's smoking ban was introduced. Read
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Criminal hunt in public view
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
CRIMINALS in Redditch will have their details posted up in the town centre within seconds of committing an offence, West Mercia Police revealed today. Read
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Labour to decide on picket line
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
LABOUR councillors have yet to decide whether they will cross city council picket lines for an annual budget meeting next Tuesday. Read
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Blogging MP to head up websites
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S first "blogging" MP has been put in charge of hundreds of Government websites – and one of his first decisions was to close most of them down. Read
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Immigrants to go on probation for British passport
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
IMMIGRANTS will go on "probation" for up to five years before they can become full British citizens or permanent residents, Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has announced. Read
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Crimewatch appeal prompts calls
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES received a “significant number” of calls after a hotel fire which killed three Midland people was featured on the BBC’s Crimewatch programme. Read
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Vivienne Westwood comes to Brum
Feb 21 2008 | Top Stories
QUEEN of punk Dame Vivienne Westwood headed a glitzy get together in Birmingham where the issue of human rights, rather than fashion, took centre stage. Read
