Feb
2008
Articles from 22nd Feb 2008
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Tributes to brave Richard
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 200 colleagues of a Wednesbury father held a two-minute silence after he lost a brave 12-month battle with cancer aged just 39. Read
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Tailor shuts up shop after 50 years
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN Phillip Collier the tailors first started trading half a century ago, the Birmingham shop sold more than 150 suits a week. Read
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Children learn about policing in 1970s
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
RETIRED policemen are visiting Birmingham schools to tell children what it was like to be a copper in the days of Life On Mars. Read
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Awards recognise Bangladeshi achievements
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
THE first awards ceremony of its kind is being held in Birmingham to recognise the achievements of Bangladeshis and their contribution to life in the city. Read
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School is cool
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Birmingham school were urged to go to class in fleeces and thermal jumpers in sub zero temperatures after a central heating breakdown. Read
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City scriptwriter's film up for Oscar
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BLUES' fan Steven Knight will have his fingers crossed during tomorrow night's Oscar ceremony. Read
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Queens of the catwalk come to Brum
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
KELLY Osbourne – daughter of Brum rock legend Ozzy – and Stella McCartney are set to lead a major fashion extravaganza to be staged in the city. Read
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Market trader takes on clampers - and wins
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER market trader has taken on a firm of city clampers...and won! Arnie Rosenberg was so infuriated when he had to pay Midway Parks £350 to release his car he took the case to court. Read
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BBC move prestigious awards ceremony to Liverpool
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
THE BBC is moving its prestigious Sports Personality Awards away from Birmingham to Liverpool. Read
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Vice girl killer will die in jail
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
VICE girl killer Steve Wright must spend the rest of his life in jail, a judge ruled today. Mr Justice Gross said: “This was a targeted campaign of murder.” Read
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Tribute to student in crush tragedy
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends paid an emotional tribute to a "brilliant" former Worcerstershire student who was crushed to death under a dustcart. Read
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Player scores goal and dies
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A FOOTBALL-mad Birmingham man collapsed and died on the pitch just seconds after scoring a goal for his company team. Read
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Pervert teacher kissed girl, 10
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A MUSIC teacher who kissed a young girl during a violin lesson had already had a "warning" after being arrested for alleged inappropriate behaviour six years ago, a court was told. Read
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New 'threat' to bin strikers
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL binmen have been threatened with privatisation if they walk out on strike again, union chiefs claimed today. Read
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Gil, 86, saves best 'til last!
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
GIL Merrick's illustrious Birmingham City and England footballing career featured many breathtaking catches. Read
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Chance to kit out kids on the cheap
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
MUMS and dads are set to the chance to kit out their children in next-to-new clothes as a charity puts on a sale in Stourport. Read
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Building for the future
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS swapped their school caps for hard hats as they welcomed the arrival of builders to transform their surroundings. Read
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Boost in train station battle
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling to have an old railway station reopened have been boosted with the backing of the landowners of the site. Read
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£40m for MG Rover creditors
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 1,250 creditors owed cash following the collapse of MG Rover are to share a £40 million plus payout at last - more than three years after Longbridge closed. Read
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Sad loss to life on Golden Mile
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
HE was a familiar smiling face to thousands of revellers out for a night on Birmingham's Golden Mile. But sadly Khizhar Awayat will no longer be waving to legions of passers-by following his death from liver failure. Read
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I'm half the woman I used to be!
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
MUM-of-two Claire Elliot is a shadow of the woman she was after shedding a staggering EIGHT stone. Read
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Gas 'price-fixing' probe welcomed
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP and a pensioner group today welcomed an inquiry into huge gas price increases. Read
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Cop's appeal over 'miserable' payout
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
AN UNARMED West Midlands Police officer who was shot while on duty has been offered just £4,400 in compensation, it has been revealed. Read
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Work kicks off on library's roof
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
MAJOR work on a "distinctive" library roof have got under way. Read
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OAP 'lying in rubbish'
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A RESIDENT at a care home went missing for two hours before being found lying in a pile of rubbish in only her pants, a disciplinary hearing was told. Read
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Former Villa star in agonising wait
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Aston Villa player is facing the biggest challenge of his life as he waits to see if he can donate a kidney to his son. Read
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Family fury at funeral delay
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
THE grieving family of a teenage car crash victim have spoken of their frustration at a six day wait for his body to be released for burial. Read
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City streets booze blitz
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM today moved a step closer to becoming an alcohol-restricted zone. Read
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Car owners in frosty warning
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
OPPORTUNIST car thieves are targeting motorists who leave their cars running on frosty mornings, police warned. Read
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We have it licked!
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
KIND-hearted Birmingham Mail readers are answering the call for more lollipop men and women. Read
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Workload is so pressing
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BUDDING authors from around the world have deluged a Birmingham publishing house with sackfuls of manuscripts. Read
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'We'll never forget'
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
THE 50th anniversary of the death of Duncan Edwards - the Flower of the Black Country - was commemorated in an emotional thanksgiving service. Read
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Posing pooch wears thin at Crufts
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
THE Crufts show coming to Birmingham next month was today accused of becoming too theatrical and influenced by the USA - with pets displayed like "Hollywood starlets". Read
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Girl puts wind up judges on climate
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM schoolgirl has been acclaimed by the Prime Minister as a Climate Change Champion after "shellshocking" judges with her stark vision of the planet's future. Read
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Fury over axe on WM hours
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons has been dragged into the row over plans to downgrade the broadcaster's Birmingham presence. Read
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£4,400 compensation for shot police officer
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
AN UNARMED West Midlands Police officer who was shot while on duty has been offered just £4,400 in compensation, it has been revealed. Read
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Two arrested in drugs raid
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
TWO men were arrested after a large amount of cannabis and drugs equipment was uncovered in a raid by police on a property in the Black Country. Read
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Building to start on £193m library
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BUILDING work on Birmingham's £193 million library in Centenary Square will begin in November next year, it has been revealed. Read
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Family deaths were "execution-style murders", court told
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of three was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in a cold-blooded “execution” to satisfy a perverted sexual pleasure, a court was told. Read
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Ministers consider climbdown over agency worker plans
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
By Jonathan Walker Read
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Tradesmen ignorant over asbestos
Feb 22 2008 | Top Stories
BUILDERS, gasfitters and other tradesmen have an “alarming” ignorance of the risks posed by asbestos, with 20 dying each week, a report revealed today. Read
