Apr
2008
Articles from 18th Apr 2008
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Band needs cash to march on
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNG musicians have issued an SOS to keep their band marching into the future. Read
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Hunting for history beneath library car park
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A CITY centre car park set to become the site of the new £193 million Library of Birmingham, is to be dug up by archaologists. Read
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Cheers to reunion with Beer At Home
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND brewery was celebrating today after being reunited with a famous advert it once used to plug its service delivering beer to people’s homes, thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Brummie Bob Dylan fanatic to headline convention
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A BRUMMIE Bob Dylan fanatic has been given the honour of headlining the international convention in honour of the American legend. Read
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Silver Hoodies' bid to fight crime
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
HOODY-wearers have joined forces for the launch of a new police initiative to tackle crime. Read
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New tower at Ackers centre
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A LONG-established Birmingham charity is going up in the world – with a new adventure tower for thrill-seekers. Read
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Charity day for thrill seekers
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
THRILL seekers can race across the waters of a Midland beauty spot at a special fund-raising fun day for two city charities. Read
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Controversial Enoch Powell could still be honoured
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL politician Enoch Powell - infamous for his ’Rivers of Blood’ speech 40 years ago tomorrow - is still in the running to be honoured by his home city of Birmingham. Read
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Spy Eye at death flats
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country tower block where a pensioner died after an attack in his home is to trial a new high-tech surveillance scheme. Read
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Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon hands out badges
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
MUSIC students at a Birmingham secondary school had an extra lift to their voices following a surprise VIP visit by Blue Peter television presenter Zoe Salmon. Read
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School targeted in vandal attacks
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
VANDALS have been targeting a Midland school with break-ins and arson attacks. Read
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Pair 'being victimised'
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY accused of keeping pit bull terriers in their Northfield home claimed evidence was planted in their house during a raid. Read
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Flood reveals drugs factory
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A CANNABIS factory was discovered hidden in a Birmingham house after firefighters were called to deal with a flood. Read
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Naked ram raider storms Balsall Common supermarket
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A NAKED ram raider wearing only a pair of designer boots ransacked a supermarket before leading police on a high speed car chase. Read
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Joanne Malin backs charity scheme
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A LEADING charity for children with life-threatening illnesses is pioneering a new-style ambassador scheme to spread the word on its vital work across the region. Read
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Mum refused re-entry to UK
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MUM who has lived in Birmingham for more than two decades has been stranded abroad after being refused re-entry to the UK. Read
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Jail heroin supplier locked up
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
PRISON and police chiefs today welcomed a jail sentence for a man who supplied drugs to prisoners. Read
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Appeal over gang victim
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES have hit a brick wall in their bid to trace an elderly man who could help convict a gang of vicious teenage girls. Read
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UB40 in stand against Enoch
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM music legends UB40 were today speaking out against Enoch Powell's controversial Rivers of Blood speech on the eve of its 40th anniversary. Read
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Ed Balls visits Great Barr School
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN'S Secretary Ed Balls says financial skills such as taking risks and building up savings should be taught in the classroom. Read
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Trinny and Susannah urge Brummies to get naked
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
WATCH out Birmingham! TV stylists Trinny and Susannah are back in the city tomorrow urging Brummies to get naked. Read
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OAPs victim of conmen
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
CONMEN stole an elderly Midland couple's savings while pretending to fix their washing machine. Read
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Girl sprayed with fire extinguisher
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE girl was sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher as she travelled into Birmingham on a train with friends. Read
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Firefighter threatened with gun during riots
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A FIREMAN has spoken of the terrifying moment he was threatened with a gun after being called out to a blaze during rioting in Birmingham. Read
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Hollywood legend Tony Curtis to meet Brum fans
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
HOLLYWOOD legends, astronauts and war heroes will be in Birmingham tonight for the launch of an event aimed at giving fans a chance to meet their idols. Read
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MG boss in crunch visit
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE top Chinese car boss at the helm of the Longbridge project is to jet into Birmingham next month for talks which could seal the fate of plans to relaunch MG models. Read
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Ocean Colour Scene back in Brum
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN Brit-Pop ruled the waves in the mid-nineties Ocean Colour Scene navigated choppy waters to major success. Read
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Magistrate jailed for 18 months
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND magistrate who tried to extort £45,000 from a friend by telling him he could make allegedly harmful information about him disappear, has been jailed for 18 months. Read
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Millionaire donates £100,000 to stop eco-town
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MYSTERY millionaire has come to the aid of a group of rural Warwickshire protesters looking to protect their village from Government development. Read
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Men jailed for racial harrassment
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
THREE men who tried to make a Muslim workmate eat bacon, knowing it was against his religious beliefs, in a ten-month campaign of racial harassment described as "degrading" were each jailed for three years at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Read
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MP demands investigation into council elections
Apr 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S unhappy association with postal voting took a new twist after an MP demanded an investigation into alleged "pro-Labour bias" by the city council elections office. Read
