May
2008
Articles from 7th May 2008
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Families in fresh fight over Shirley shops
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC inquiry into the compulsory purchase of properties and a footpath set to be swallowed up by a £100 million shopping complex in a Midlands town was beginning today. Read
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Schools Minister on mission at Erdington special school
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE Schools Minister made a whistle stop tour of a Birmingham special school to raise awareness about the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics. Jim Knight was joined at the Wilson Stuart Special School, in Perry Common Road, Erdington, by paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes, and international volleyball player Denise Austin. Read
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Marks and Spencer charge for plastic bags
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
HIGH Street giants Marks & Spencer have got it all bagged up when it comes to doing their bit for the planet. Read
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Raiders targeted Sheldon shop twice in two months
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE owners of a Birmingham shop were say they may be forced to close after copycat hole-in-the-roof raiders struck twice in two months. Read
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Birmingham MPs warn Gordon Brown over 10p tax compensation
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MPs today warned Gordon Brown he must spell out full details of the compensation package for people who had lost out as a result of the scrapping of the 10p rate. Read
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Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock in Brum
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
OSCAR-nominated film director Morgan Spurlock charmed his way through a question and answer session at a Birmingham cinema. Read
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New service for Lufthansa
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE German airline Lufthansa has launched a new direct service between Birmingham and Hamburg. Read
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Plans for housing project in Newtown, Aston and Lozells
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW dawn has been signalled for one of Birmingham’s most crime-plagued areas with plans for a major affordable housing project on an industrial site which once housed a match factory. Read
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'Bombard Baggies' for a promotion party
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A SENIOR councillor and lifelong West Bromwich Albion fan today called on fellow supporters to bombard the club with protests over its decision to reject an open top bus parade and civic reception. Read
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Mia follows in Albion-mad dad's footsteps
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
LITTLE Mia Goldberg is officially one of West Bromwich Albion's youngest fans after dad Adrian bought her a season ticket as an early birthday present. Read
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Electricity bills paid for Cut the Cost winner
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
READER Teresa Hayes' hunch that she was coming into some money proved correct when she became the first to win the Birmingham Mail's Cut the Cost competition. Read
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Police appeal over New Street attack
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have released an image of a man they are trying to trace after a rail worker was attacked at Birmingham's New Street station. Read
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Factory blaze in Tipton
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a derelict factory site in the Midlands. Read
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Everyone's a winner
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
EVERY weekend up to 50,000 registered footballers in the Birmingham County FA area step out on to sports grounds and park pitches to play their part. Read
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Bournville jobs saved with £70m cash boost
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
CADBURY'S world-famous Bournville factory has won a massive £70 million vote of confidence, securing its future as a manufacturing site following two troubled years. Read
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500 say goodbye to Patsy O'Brien
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE Irish community bid a fond farewell to tireless fund-raiser and "leading light" Patsy O'Brien. Read
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Villa hero Paul Birch's battle with cancer
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa legend Paul Birch has fallen seriously ill with cancer, it was revealed today. Read
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Gold rush to Rex's as families cash in
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
THERE'S cash in that there gold.. according to one Dudley jeweller who is reporting queues around the block every day at his family-run shop. Read
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Gangbuster cops tackle city crimes
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE team of "gang-busters" has been set up to tackle criminals blighting the lives of people in inner-city Birmingham. Read
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Faith 'soldier' in gangs fight
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
AN internationally-known Christian speaker will be in Solihull tonight to talk about guns, gangs and hoodies. Read
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Elvis fan facing a 'heartbreak' burial
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
GRIEVING relatives of a popular Elvis fan and charity fundraiser who died of a heart attack have suffered further heartbreak after they were told she cannot be buried where she wanted. Read
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£15k grant brings history back to life
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A SMALL black-and-white cottage in a Midland village may not look much like a museum. Read
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Uni's sporting a new village
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City University has been given the green light to build a student village in Perry Barr. Read
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Dunkirk spirit of 1940s Brum
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM families have a chance to sit in an air raid shelter, hear 1940s music and imagine what life was like for people in the city fighting for survival during the Second World War. Read
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House destroyed by gas blast
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
INTRUDERS stripping pipes in a Birmingham house may have caused a huge gas explosion which demolished the property. Read
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Murder detectives probe Handsworth death
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
MURDER squad detectives are probing the suspicious death of a woman whose body was discovered at a house in Birmingham. Read
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West Bromwich GP took own pills
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A DRUG-addicted doctor used a patient's name to make out prescriptions for himself, but was caught because a pharmacist could not read his writing. Read
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Thieves swap diamonds for box of sweets
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a Russian man and a woman after thieves swapped diamonds worth £160,000 for a box of sweets during at raid at a Birmingham shop. Read
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Errors led to death of pensioner
May 07 2008 | Top Stories
A CATALOGUE of errors led to a "vulnerable" pensioner dying after he was scalded in a bath of boiling water at a respite centre for the mentally ill in Birmingham, a court heard. Read
