Jun
2008
Articles from 27th Jun 2008
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Bostin comic book heroes flying the flag for Birmingham
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
IS it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Superman - flying into Birmingham’s Bullring as Brummie businessman Donato Esposito prepares to launch an on-line comic book. Read
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Man charged with Second City derby murder of Christopher Priest
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
AN Aston Villa fan has been charged with the murder of fellow 26-year-old Villa supporter Christopher Priest following the game against Birmingham City. Read
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Conservatives attack Post Office closure in Erdington
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIVE party members have thrown their weight behind a campaign to prevent further post office closures in Erdington. Read
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Birmingham councillor Deirdre Alden attacks 'toothless' postal watchdog
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM councillor Deirdre Alden today accused the independent watchdog responsible for safeguarding the interests of customers using postal services of lacking a “bark, bite or teeth” in the fight against proposed Post Office closures. Read
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88-year-old dare-devil grandad receives top honour
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
HE may be 88, but dare-devil Tom Lackey is living proof that age doesn’t have to stop you from walking on the wild side. Read
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Warning as contaminated manure affects Birmingham allotments
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
ROGUE “killer manure’” has decimated crops in Birmingham allotments, it was revealed today. Read
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War hero’s medal goes for £211,000
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A VICTORIA Cross awarded to a brave, modest Birmingham soldier who made an “extraordinary protracted one-man stand” during World War One sold for £211,725 at auction. Read
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Birmingham City Council pledge on lessons of Khyra Ishaq tragedy
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CITY councillors have been reassured that everything is being done to learn the lessons of the tragic death of Khyra Ishaq. Read
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Thieves targeting allotments as food prices soar
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THIEVES are raiding allotments across the region for vegetables, as the credit crunch forces up supermarket prices. Read
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Centre scheme to sponsor abandoned animals
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A PLEA has gone out to animal lovers to help homeless pets on a long term basis at the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Centre. Read
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Cannabis factory smashed in raid
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A CANNABIS factory on the 16th storey of a Birmingham tower block has been smashed in a police raid. Read
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Bishop of Birmingham writes to praise pupils
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THE Bishop of Birmingham is writing to more than 400 pupils and staff at a school after hailing it as a role model for church schools. Read
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Budding film-maker urges Brummies to vote
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM blockbuster could be heading to a cinema near you if a city writer drums up enough support for his film idea. Read
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Dad signs up for charity event in memory of son
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A DAD will be putting his best foot forward while wearing odd socks for a fund-raising walk in memory of his son. Read
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Old Edwardians gather for historic day
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than a century of academic tradition comes to Birmingham today when nearly 200 former pupils of a girls’ school attend an historic lunch. Read
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Top Tories rally round Caroline Spelman over ‘nannygate’
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CAROLINE Spelman, the Conservative Chair and Meriden MP, today received staunch backing from Tory colleagues following fresh claims about her Parliamentary expenses. Read
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Frankley teenage yob gang is locked up
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
VIOLENT teenage gang members who attacked a man in Birmingham just weeks after being slapped with ASBOs have been locked up for a total of eight years. Read
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Gordon Brown - One year on
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown celebrates 12 months as Prime Minister today. Political Editor Jonathan Walker examines how it all went awry for Gordon. Read
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Eco-town slum fear
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A SERIES of environment-friendly new towns could become the “eco-slums” of the future without more involvement from councils in their development, the Local Government Association warned today. Read
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Birmingham Mail urges schoolchildren to write to PM with questions
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN across the West Midlands are being given the chance to shine like they’ve never shone before. Read
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Jeep suspended from ceiling at NEC
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A CAR was the torque of the National Exhibition Centre when it was suspended from the roof as part of a team-building exercise. Read
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Tory leaders call for Caroline Spelman to be sacked
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
SENIOR Tory leaders were today demanding the sacking of their own party chairman, Meriden MP Caroline Spelman. Read
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Planners rap Natwest tower’s replacement
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW glass-fronted tower block will “stick out like a sore thumb”’ in Birmingham’s historic city centre according to planning chiefs. Read
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Starve case girl: No funeral yet
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who allegedly starved to death have been told that her body still cannot be released for her funeral. Read
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Jack Straw to plug loophole
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
EMERGENCY legislation approving the use of anonymous evidence in court cases is to be rushed through Parliament within a fortnight. Read
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UB40 to sponsor netball club
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
MUMS will be making sure there’s no red, red wine spilt on the new shirts of a girls’ netball club after landing a sponsorship deal with reggae giants UB40. Read
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Tyseley Locomotive Works steams into its second century
Jun 27 2008 | Top Stories
STEAM train buffs can help celebrating a century of locomotive history this weekend as a Birmingham depot marks its 100th anniversary. Read
