May
2008
Articles from 15th May 2008
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Community gives thanks with flower and music festival at St Mary's in Kingswinford
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A THREE-day colourful festival of flowers, music and worship was being launched todayat an ancient church. The event at St Mary’s, in Kingswinford, near Dudley, comes after months of planning and preparation. Read
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How the money you raise for Burma will be spent
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
MONEY raised will be used to buy supplies of medicine to deal with diarrhoea and upper respiratory congestion. Read
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Birmingham charity Agape launches campaign in aid of Burma cyclone victims
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN has been launched by a Birmingham organisation which is hoping to save thousands of lives in the aftermath of the catastrophic cyclone which hit Burma. Read
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Memorial service to be held for 'Mr Brum' Dick Knowles
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MEMORIAL service is to held on Monday for a former Lord Mayor and leader of Birmingham City Council, Sir Richard Knowles. Members of the public are welcome to attend the service at 11am at St Philip’s Cathedral, in Colmore Row. Read
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£60,000 raised for charity in memory of cancer victim Richard McGowan
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A DYING man’s wish to help people suffering from the same disease as his young daughter has come true, with £60,000 raised in three months. Read
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World's fastest diesel car on display at Heritage Motor Centre
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE world’s fastest diesel car is now on display in the Midlands. Read
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Bright new look for Barr Beacon nature reserve
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
WORK to improve access to a Midland beauty spot has been completed. Read
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Gay bashers attack wrong man
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was punched in the face and kicked because his attackers thought he was gay. Read
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Bike used by Adrian Chiles and Alan Shearer in Sport Relief ride is put up for auction
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Bromwich Albion have joined forces with Sport Relief to 'pedal’ a unique auction item. Read
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Relatives win battle for inquest into death of war hero
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM coroner Aidan Cotter was today ordered by Whitehall to open an inquest into the death of a war hero who died at a controversial city nursing home. Read
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Crooked footballer Darren Steadman convicted over £5 million bank fraud
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER goalkeeper and career fraudster has been convicted of being involved in a £5 million bank fraud. Read
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Birmingham and Walsall hospitals slated in patient surveys
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
HOSPITALS slated in patient surveys have pledged to tackle the problems highlighted. Walsall Manor Hospital was rated one of the worst in the country for overall care, while Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals scored badly over mixed sex wards. Read
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Summer of delays as roadworks start on M6 in Birmingham
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM motorists face 11 weeks of summer traffic jams when resurfacing work begins on a 1.75-mile stretch of the M6. Read
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Ten years on from the human chain around Birmingham
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
TEN years ago 70,000 people formed a human chain around Birmingham in one of the biggest protests against world debt this country has ever seen. Read
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Mercy for disqualified Birmingham motorist who fled from police
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
TWO pedestrians were almost hit by flying debris when a disqualified driver at the wheel of a car with a deflated tyre tried to escape from police, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Man hit in gun attack
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN suffered gunshot wounds in an attack outside a pub in the Midlands. Read
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Gun raiders target bank
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
MASKED thugs brandishing a gun terrorised security staff at a Birmingham bank. Read
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Hearing into death of Villa supporter after second city derby match
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
AN inquest into the death of Villa fan Christopher Priest, who died following a road accident after last month’s second city derby, was opened and adjourned today . Read
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Yob kicked out window on city bus
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A LOUT who put the boot in and kicked out the window of a Birmingham bus is caught on camera. Read
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The earth never moved for me!
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
I WAS filing my story from across the other side of the world when a colleague came on the line. Read
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Slavery on stage
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A PLAY about the long hard struggle towards the abolition of slavery is being staged in Birmingham tomorrow. Read
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Pub on the market
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A PROMINENT and popular Birmingham pub is now available to let. Read
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MG's industrial revolution
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
SIX thousand miles from Longbridge and the home of MG, a 21st century industrial revolution is under way which could bring a major jobs boost to Birmingham. Read
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Job threat workers to go on strike
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 140 Birmingham workers whose jobs are being lost to the USA have voted for strike action in an attempt to force management to back down. Read
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Teachers raise £800 for Birmingham Mail Fun Run
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
TEACHERS at a Birmingham school have been given an A-plus for effort by pupils after raising hundreds of pounds in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read
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Eighth cannabis factory smashed
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE team has uncovered another cannabis factory in Birmingham - its eighth in six months. Read
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Doc case adjourned
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE case against a Stafford doctor accused of killing a patient with an injection of adrenaline nearly 10 years ago has been further adjourned at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Read
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Clerical blunder holds up hearing into nursing home
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE former manager of a Birmingham nursing home who is accused of misconduct held up an inquiry three times in just over four hours because of unfinished photocopying. Read
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Tests on Newtown gun victim
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A SECOND post-mortem examination has been ordered on a Birmingham man found with gunshot wounds. Read
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Tesco's Israeli 'shame'
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
LEAFLETS urging shoppers to boycott a new Tesco in Birmingham have been delivered to hundreds of homes. Read
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No neglect of tragedy baby
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A BABY died of natural causes attributed to a heart abnormality and not medical neglect, the Birmingham Coroner said. Read
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Blind Dave's guide runner Mac Carr in charity event
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE runner who was the "eyes" for Blind Dave as he achieved his record-breaking seven marathons will again be doing his bit to support charity this weekend. Read
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Woman arrested over stab death
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a woman found stabbed to death in a leafy Midlands road have arrested another woman. Read
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Earliest Crossroads episode found in archives
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE earliest known surviving Crossroads episode has been discovered in an old ATV archive. Episode 126 dates back to 1965 and was found in an unmarked tin in West London. Read
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Police payout over TV mosque
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service will today publicly apologise and pay a six-figure sum for accusing a Channel 4 documentary exposing extremism in Britain’s mosques of misleading editing. Read
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Police fears over motorcycle festival
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE fear that there is an "extremely high" risk of clashes between rival biker groups if a major motorcycle festival is granted a licence, a committee has been told. Read
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Hospital trust to axe 300 beds
May 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND hospital trust is set to lose 300 beds as part of a £190 million redevelopment scheme. Read
