Jun
2008
Articles from 10th Jun 2008
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New arts market arrives in the city
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
LOCAL artists are set to display and sell their wares this summer as the city’s first arts market prepares to arrive in Brindleyplace. Read
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School attacked by arsonists
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND primary school has been attacked by arsonists three times in a month leaving hundreds of children without toys, books and computers. Read
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Fathers' rights activist cleared of harrassment
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham civil servant who occupied a church roof dressed as Spider-Man has been cleared of harassing his ex-wife. Read
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Birmingham Mail journalist scoops award
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
TALENTED Birmingham Mail journalist Jon Griffin scooped a Business Journalist of the Year award for the fourth consecutive year at a regional press awards ceremony. Read
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Gunman jailed for five years
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A GUNMAN who tried to shoot dead a patrolling police officer in the Midlands has been jailed for a further five years. Read
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Mother and baby saved from River Severn
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A MUM and her baby were dramatically pulled from a Midland river today after three passers-by helped save them. Read
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Road named after Birmingham war hero
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM war hero William Mosedale is to have a new road in the city named after him. Read
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Residents' anger over hospital parking fees
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE families of seriously ill patients in Good Hope Hospital are being forced to cough up over £40 in parking fees a week to see their loved ones, it has been claimed today. Read
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Customs freeze fraudsters' assets
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than £10 million pounds worth of assets including a Lamborghini sports car belonging to a gang of convicted fraudsters has been frozen by Customs agents. Read
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Newborn babies given pioneering extra checks
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
PROUD mum Rachel Hankin cuddles her newborn Isobel with the peace of mind that her heart is beating safely thanks to a pioneering new project in Birmingham. Read
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Fears for safety of homes with estate plant plague
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE Triffid-like menace of Japanese Knotweed is creeping relentlessly across one of Birmingham’s historic garden suburbs, growing through walls and pavements. Read
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Judges choose student as Harborne Carnival queen
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
STUNNING student Natalie Macpherson has a royal appointment coming up as she’s just been crowned queen of Harborne’s tenth anniversary carnival. Read
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Rugby star Lewis Moody does his bit for conservation
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
RUGBY star Lewis Moody picked up an instant addition to his growing family with a zoo tiger. Read
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Soldiers take part in cricket camp
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS swapped their combats for flannels and whites when they took part in a cricket camp in Birmingham for West Midlands pupils. Read
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Staffordshire police force praised as crime levels fall
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
DELIGHTED police chiefs said they were winning the fight against crime after new performance figures revealed cuts in a catalogue of offences. Read
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Ex-footballer Steve Claridge spared jail
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Premiership footballer Steve Claridge was given a six month jail sentence suspended for two years today for dangerous driving. Read
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Boy hurt in dog attack
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE boy has been hurt in a dog attack in Wolverhampton. Read
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Nurse's dramatic rescue bid
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A QUICK-thinking trainee nurse told today how she sprang into action to save the life of a drowning woman. Read
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Maypole nursing home manager denies claims
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE former manager of a Birmingham nursing home where 27 people died in a year, has hit back at allegations she didn’t look after residents properly. Read
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New life for iconic building
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM chocolate maker Cadbury has taken the wrapper off the £30 million transformation of a former dining block and concert hall into a 21st century office block. Read
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Workers wait after walkout
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
ANXIOUS unions were today awaiting news of the fate of 140 jobs under threat at a Birmingham telecoms factory - 24 hours after a mass walkout crippled production. Read
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DFS Classic gets underway in Brum
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE words tennis and rain usually go hand in hand in this country, but the brollies were out in force for the right reason as the DFS Classic women’s tennis tournament got under way at Edgbaston in blazing sunshine. Read
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Airport extension will cost £12m in noise insulation
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport’s runway extension will trigger a bill of at least £12 million on noise insulation for homes and schools because of increased air traffic. Read
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Accused double murder Brit describes scene as 'big mess'
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
NEIL Entwistle asked if his American wife and daughter could be buried together because “that’s the way I left them, I mean that’s the way I found them”, his father-in-law said today. Read
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Tributes paid to Sir Robert Taylor
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to Sir Robert Taylor, former Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands and the man who masterminded the transformation of Birmingham International Airport in the 1980s. Read
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Cadet nurse saves drowning woman
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND cadet nurse has saved the life of a drowning woman while walking to work. Leanne Blackwood, aged19, was walking to work at Walsall Manor Hospital when she saw a 40 year old woman floating in a canal off Bridgeman Street shortly after midday yesterday . Read
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Body of Khyra Ishaq is not released
Jun 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a seven-year-old girl who died after allegedly being starved at her Birmingham home were told that her body could not yet be released for her funeral. Read
