May
2008
Articles from 29th May 2008
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New book shows how Birmingham used to enjoy itself
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THAT’S good, old-fashioned entertainment – as it was generations ago anyway as a history of Birmingham’s theatres, circuses, mops and ballroom glitz is documented in a new book with dozens of photos. Read
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High School Musical homecoming for Birmingham actresses Lorna Want and Helen George
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THEY may be bitter love rivals on stage but High School Musical actresses Lorna Want and Helen George do have one thing in common – they are both back on home turf in Birmingham. Read
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Life in the slow lane for fundraisers Roger Bedson and James Nott
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A LONG road ahead is beckoning for a Midland charity fundraiser travelling from Lands End to John O' Groats on an old tractor. Travelling at a heady 15mph, former Lichfield Round Table chairman Roger Bedson and his friend James Nott are crawling down the country on Massey Ferguson tractors dating from the 1970s. They set off yesterday and expect to take a full nine days to complete their 845-mile journey, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Read
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Have a say on Birmingham City University bid
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM university’s ambitious plans for a flagship £150 million campus on the edge of the city centre are to go on display for the public to have their say. Birmingham City University is proposing to develop a 4.17 acre brownfield site at Canal Street in Eastside with between 35,000 and 45,000 sq m of accommodation. Read
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Young music maestro Cyril Vinzent breaks the records
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
MINI-music maestro Cyril Vinzent is only seven years old, but he’s already breaking records by becoming one of the youngest pupils to ever win a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. Read
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Musician Giovanna Olvera to be face of Solihull shopping centre
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A MUSICIAN has certainly struck a chord with judges after being picked to be the new face of a Midlands shopping centre. Read
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Doctors form rugby league for medics across Birmingham and Solihull
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM doctors are swapping white coats for shorts as they try to restart a rugby revival. Medics across Good Hope Hospital at Sutton Coldfield, Heartlands Hospital at Bordesley Green, and Solihull Hospital have launched a new touch rugby league for staff to play teams across the city. Read
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Birmingham Mail Charity Trust gives cash boost to scouts
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
TYSELEY scouts are enjoying new facilities thanks to help from a cash boost from the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust. More than 100 scouts are enjoying meeting at their headquarters which which has been refurbished to the tune of £135,000. Read
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Birmingham tearaway Karl Fitzharris turns his life around
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
HE was once Birmingham's tiny tearaway who struck terror into the hearts of his teachers. But a decade later, Karl Fitzharris is all grown up and back on the straight and narrow. Read
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William Shakespeare's tombstone to get major renovation
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
ALAS poor Shakespeare. The Stratford grave of the world’s greatest writer is beginning to disintegrate and needs to be restored. Read
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Teenager's bid for Duke of Edinburgh award
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR days hacking through thick Amazonian jungle, a 20,000ft climb up the world’s highest active volcano, and then back to university for classes. Read
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City cabbie denies rape
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was raped after she got into an unbooked taxi after a night out on Broad Street, a Birmingham Crown Court jury was told. Read
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New York-style glamour for film premiere
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A TOUCH of New York glitz and glamour came to Birmingham with the city premiere of Sex And The City. Read
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Driver narrowly escapes van fire
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A VAN burst into flames moments after its driver was hurled from the vehicle in an horrific accident in Birmingham. Read
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Burned body of a woman found in house
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating the death of a woman whose burnt body was found in a Birmingham house, it emerged today. Read
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Twins dumped at Midland hospital
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple were today accused of abandoning their newborn twins because they weren’t boys. Read
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Tata to complete takeover of Land Rover and Jaguar
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE £1.15 billion takeover by Tata of Jaguar and Land Rover will be officially completed next week - nearly a year after Ford put the luxury Midland car firms up for sale. Read
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Man killed in street brawl
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE manhunt was underway today after a man was killed in a violent street brawl. Read
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New Street station bosses to be balloted in pay row
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE prospect of a summer of chaos for commuters loomed today as it was revealed managers at Birmingham New Street Station are to be balloted in a row over pay and conditions. Read
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Family of Khyra Ishaq are "pulling together"
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE extended family of a seven-year-old girl who died after allegedly being starved at her home are “pulling together” as they come to terms with her death, a relative said. Read
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Doctor jailed for six months
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND doctor whose lies about his qualifications caused a court case to collapse has been jailed for six months. Read
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Car share lane on wrong track for tackling car levels
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S controversial first car sharing lane is having no impact on reducing traffic volume in the area, a council report has revealed. Read
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Campaigners plan huge rally against Eco town
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling Government plans to build an eco-town near their homes are to take to the streets in a protest march and rally. Fradley Against Curborough Town (Fact) are urging residents of Lichfield, Fradley and Curborough as well as surrounding areas to join them at the march on Saturday, June 7. Read
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Capital idea in Pole position
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A LOW cost airline has responded to the growing Polish population in Birmingham by launching a new service to the East European country’s capital. Read
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Runners get ready for Great Midlands Fun Run
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of runners will be pounding the streets of Sutton Coldfield this weekend raising cash for charity. The Royal Town will come to a standstill on Sunday when the Great Midlands Fun Run gets under way at 11am on the Parade. Read
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New migration system could hit Birmingham Royal Ballet
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS to introduce a point-based migration system similar to Australia’s could threaten the recruitment of foreign dancers by Birmingham Royal Ballet, its directors warned. Read
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West Midlands fireman dies at age of 83
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
A FIREMAN who served the West Midlands for almost two decades before becoming chief fire officer of London and HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services has died at the age of 83. Read
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Rise in railway property thefts
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
SCRAP metal thieves cashing in on the rising price of copper are thought to be behind an explosion in trackside railway property thefts. Read
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Tributes to a 'people's champion'
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
FLAGS flew at half mast in Redditch after "people’s champion" and Redditch Labour councillor Betty Passingham died following a long fight against leukaemia. Read
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Good luck cards sent to GCSE pupils
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
GOOD luck cards are being sent to every one of Birmingham’s 12,416 Year 11 pupils as they prepare to sit their vital GCSE exams. The welcome message is contained within the Good Luck in your Exams card - signed by Birmingham City Council’s strategic director for children, young people and families, Tony Howell. Read
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Tailor George Saunders picks up needle and thread again for history project
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
RETIRED tailor George Saunders is getting out his needle and thread again - but this time it’s to star in part of a unique history project which charts the hardship many migrant workers faced as they settled in Birmingham. Read
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Brummies grieve the loss of tv shows
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE final time Cockney wheeler-dealer Del Boy Trotter sighed ’you plonker, Rodney’ or when the cast of Friends closed the door for the last time on their New York apartment, signified the end of an era on television. Read
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Thousands enjoy Staffordshire County Show
May 29 2008 | Top Stories
Thousands of visitors refused to let the rain and sludge spoil their fun as they turned out in force for the Staffordshire County Show. Read
