May
2008
Articles from 8th May 2008
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Sandwell Show moves to beat rain threat
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
HEAVY rain over the Bank Holiday has forced organisers to change the venue for this weekend’s Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show, but only by a few hundred yards. The event is normally held on the showground at the Sandwell Valley Country Park, but the ground is waterlogged. Read
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Repair work starts on Spaghetti Junction
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
VITAL work to repair Birmingham’s crumbling Spaghetti Junction will begin on Monday and last for 17 months. Read
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Tributes to tragic college tutor Heather Linley
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were paid today to a Midland college tutor who died in a head-on crash. Friends described Heather Linley as "vibrant, warm and enthusiastic". Read
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Townsfolk defy hail of fire
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
SDEROT is a small Israeli town that has become the symbol of Jewish defiance in the face of terrorism. Read
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The reality of living under daily attack in Isreal
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
ISREAL has been marking its 60th Independence with a great sense of pride and optimism. But for many, the daily reality is one of fear of bloodshed and uncertainty. PAUL BRADLEY visits an Israeli border town which comes under almost daily attack Read
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Lib Dem councillor Martin Mullaney cleared
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
AN OUTSPOKEN councillor who headed an inquiry into Birmingham's controversial Stratford Road Red Route has been cleared of showing disrespect to traders. Read
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Donkey derby in Birmingham's Shirley Park
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
OLD and young flocked to a park for fun in the sun. Shirley Park was the venue for the town's annual donkey derby which attracts visitors from across the region. Read
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Staffordshire attacker on the run is jailed
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today hunting a man described as one of the most dangerous in Stafford, after he was jailed for seven years in his absence. Giles Harvey, who jumped bail and failed to attend his trial, was described by police as "capable of extreme violence without provocation". Read
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Aston Villa star Nigel Reo Coker strips off
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa hero Nigel Reo Coker has swapped being at the centre of the field to be a centrefold as he tries to help save thousands of men’s lives from cancer. Read
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Night of emotional celebration
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S Jewish community enjoyed an emotional night marking the birth of Israel. Read
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Murder probe man quizzed
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was today being quizzed over the murder of a woman who was found dead at a house in Birmingham. Read
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Longbridge: First cars this summer
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
CAR production is to finally relaunch at Longbridge in August - ending a marathon three-year wait. Read
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Israel marks 60th anniversary of Independence Day
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
ISRAEL is marking its 60th anniversary of Independence Day with a great sense of pride - but also uncertainty about its future. Mail reporter PAUL BRADLEY is in Jerusalem and spoke to a former Birmingham woman who left her family to start a new life there. Read
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Drug swoop at Hodge Hill house
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of cannabis plants were seized by police in a raid on a drugs factory hidden in a Birmingham semi. Read
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Crackdown on dads who fail to pay up
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 70,000 Midlands children are finally benefiting from maintenance payments after the launch of a get tough collection campaign targeting stay away dads. Read
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Second Cut the Cost winner bags £800
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
DENMARK-bound reader Martin Callow will be enjoying his holiday that little bit more after becoming the second winner in the Birmingham Mail's Cut the Cost competition. Read
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Three-year wait for Longbridge ends soon
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
CAR production is to finally relaunch at Longbridge in August – ending a marathon three-year wait. Read
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Brummies bask in the sunshine
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
PEOPLE may be concerned over the credit crunch and struggling to meet the bills for rocketing food and fuel price hikes, but the sunshine appeared to banished their worries temporarily. Read
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MP attacks plans for tougher restrictions on cannabis
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
TOUGHER restrictions on cannabis were criticised by a Birmingham MP today. Read
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Police appeal to find car in murder investigation
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Midland man who was stabbed to death in a street attack today appealed for help to trace a car possibly linked to the incident. Read
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Coroner 'lacking' information on cave drowning
May 08 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Coroner Aidan Cotter told the family of a Solihull man who drowned in Thailand that “the purposes of an inquest” could not be met because of a lack of information. Read
