Apr
2008
Articles from 29th Apr 2008
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Hero guide dog and owner support match in memory of tragedy
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A HERO guide dog and her owner are supporting a charity rugby event in memory of a teenage player who died of a brain haemorrhage. Read
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Mail readers pick city girl's soccer kit design for her school team
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
FOOTBALL fanatic Naidene Ifill has netted a prized goal for the girls – by winning a competition to design a new soccer strip for her school. And the ten-year-old Brummie is likely to be even more popular with her classmates in Handsworth when they receive a visit from former England star John Barnes as part of her prize. Read
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Police crackdown on unruly youths
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are to clamp down on young tearaways by encouraging well-meaning youngsters to make more use of a park. Read
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'Too big' tower angers Victorian Society
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A TOWER block planned for the heart of Birmingham's Colmore Row Conservation Area has been criticised by the city's Victorian Society. Read
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£139,000 win from team bet
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A LUCKY Birmingham punter has scooped £139,000 on a season match bet accumulator. Read
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Woman rescued after bike crash
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN cyclist who crashed off her mountain bike on a steep bank was found by a passing cross country runner who heard her cries for help. Read
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Teenager shot in the leg
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was shot in the leg during a party in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read
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Pupils try out new school bus
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS were given the first look at a new schoolbus produced by Birmingham vanmaker LDV. Read
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Former policeman loses compensation claim
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER policeman has been told to pay the West Midlands force £6,000 costs after losing a compensation claim for disability discrimination following a heart attack. Read
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Elvis fan loses battle with cancer
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A POPULAR Elvis fanatic who helped raised thousands of pounds for charity has died. Eunice Fitch, from Cannock, who had previously successfully battled cancer, died at Stafford General Hospital on Saturday from heart failure. Read
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Labour must rally around Brown - Gisela Stuart
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
LABOUR must rally around Gordon Brown if it hopes to win the next General Election, a Birmingham MP has warned colleagues. Read
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Row over Tory candidate leaflet
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A CONSERVATIVE candidate is claiming to live in both south Birmingham and Wolverhampton as he battles for two elections. Read
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Fury over car "art"
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
THIS clapped-out car may look ready for the breakers' yard, but angry Birmingham families have been told it is "art". Read
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Tories 'desperate' to clear the streets
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
NEWSPAPERS, plastic bottles, glass and tin cans left by Sutton Coldfield residents for recycling during last week's strike have been sent to landfill site in a bid to clear the backlog. Read
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School hit by arson
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
VANDALS are believed to be responsible for a fire which damaged a school's technology classroom today. Read
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Four escape Wolverhampton house blaze
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR people fled to safety today after a smoke alarm alerted them to a fire at a house. Read
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Ban driver locked up
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who had repeatedly driven after being banned caused an officer to leap out of the way when he tried to escape from police, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Fun run organisers hope to raise £75,000
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of the Birmingham Mail Fun Run today revealed how they are hoping more than £75,000 will be raised from the fun-packed event. Read
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The elephant with a flair for football
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
FORGET the relegation woes of Birmingham City - there's a new soccer star in town. Read
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Minister 'has PM backing'
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
TRADE Minister Digby Jones insisted he still had the full support of the Prime Minister after revealing he planned to quit the Government before the next election. Read
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Work starts on £8.5m health centre in Stechford
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
WORK has started on an £8.5 million new health centre in Birmingham to boost services for 13,000 residents. Read
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Flooding alert for builders
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
DEVELOPERS have been warned not to design buildings with basement levels or underground parking in Birmingham because of the rising water table. Read
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Cavalcade of kind hearts
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
SO MANY companies and individuals helped to make the first Birmingham Mail Fun Run for Macmillan Cancer Support an event to remember. We would like to thank: Read
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Bloodied dressing on hospital floor
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Children's Hospital bosses today pledged to investigate after a blood-stained dressing was found discarded in a corridor. Read
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Battle cry in Edgbaston hostel row
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
BATTLE lines are being drawn up by determined residents who are preparing for the next round of a fight to stop a hostel being opened on their doorstep for young men with criminal records, drug and alcohol problems. Read
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£10,000 for Deal or No Deal 'loser'
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
MANY game show contestants dream of splashing out on a new car or a holiday. Read
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Graffiti tuition for children
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A GROUP of street artists is giving Birmingham school-children extra-curricular lessons, in graffiti. Read
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Pupils enjoy taste of movie glamour
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
LIGHTS, camera, action! Aspiring film directors of the future enjoyed their first experience of Hollywood-style glamour at their Birmingham school. Read
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Birmingham has most expensive hotels
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
FORGET London, Paris and Rome, Birmingham is one of the most expensive cities in the world for an overnight hotel stay according to a surprise new survey. Read
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Congestion charge call
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
PUBLIC health bosses are calling for a London-style congestion charge to help cut pollution in the industrial heartlands of the Black Country. Read
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Brigade in bomb alert
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Fire Service is stepping up its training to deal with a terrorism "dirty bomb" after an internal review concluded it needed improving. Read
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Driver guilty of toddler's death
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
A HIT-and-run killer has been convicted of causing the death of a two-year-old boy who was dragged 400 yards along a road in Birmingham by a sports car. Read
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New proposals on employment of immigrant staff
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
BUSINESSES will have to prove they cannot find suitable British workers before they are allowed to employ immigrant staff under new proposals from Immigration Minister and Birmingham MP Liam Byrne. Read
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Report into emergency landing at Birmingham airport
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
INAPPROPRIATE and incorrect procedures could “easily have led to a catastrophic accident” in the Midlands involving a large cargo plane caught in night-time bad weather, an official inquiry report revealed today. Read
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Party time as West Bromwich Albion return to the Premier League
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
THEY'RE up! Buoyant West Bromwich Albion 'boing boinged' their way back to the Premiership in a night of high drama at The Hawthorns. Read
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Funeral for presenter Mark Speight
Apr 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE dad of TV presenter Mark Speight paid tribute to his life and career , describing him as a Pied Piper figure who took youngsters on a “magical mystery tour” of art. Read
