Jul
2008
Articles from 2nd Jul 2008
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Birmingham NEC Arena to be renamed LG Arena in £28m revamp
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S NEC Arena is to be renamed as part of a £28 million revamp. Read
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Girl suffers lip piercing nightmare
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER from Birmingham says she nearly died after a lip piercing saw her rushed to hospital with blood “gushing” from the wound. Read
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Shunning of MMR vaccine blamed for measles outbreak
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS were today being urged to have their children immunised against potentially life-threatening illnesses after two pupils at a Birmingham primary school were diagnosed with measles. Read
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Plans for new affordable homes in Solihull
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
NEW affordable homes and social housing could be built directly by Solihull Council for the first time since the 1990s. Read
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Plans for four more OAP villages
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is set to rival Bournemouth as the UK’s OAP capital with the news that four more retirement villages are to be built in the city. Read
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‘At risk’youngster turns his life around
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
A THEATRE project has helped a Midland teenager who was constantly in trouble with the police to find a new direction in his life. Read
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Work pals take plunge at digger firm’s headquarters
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
INTREPID workers took the plunge to raise vital funds for children. Read
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Chance to be ‘shipwrecked’ with Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
BUDDING politicians could find themselves in very hot water by speaking up for themselves to clinch a spot on a deserted desert island. Read
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Nechells Baths project aim to win cash
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S your last choice to vote for a deserving restoration city building vying for a slice of Lottery cash. Read
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Shock at threat to 70-year-old Post Office branch in Handsworth Wood
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
THERE’S been a popular post office in Handsworth Wood for more than 70 years and it’s as well used by customers today as it was when it first opened its doors in 1936. Read
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Family pays tribute to talented Brierley Hill cyclist
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to a tragic talented teen cyclist who died following a freak incident in a Black Country park. Read
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Mum finds ‘blood’ in her bread
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN Linda Hayes opened her loaf of bread she got more than she bargained for after discovering what she believes was blood running through it. Read
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£21m for homes to ‘transform’ in Kings Norton
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
A GRANT to build new homes in one of Birmingham’s most deprived estates will “transform” the area, ministers vowed today. Read
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Teenager’s foot shot in drive-by
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was today recovering from a gunshot wound after being blasted in a drive-by shooting in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham's youngest head teacher
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
HE’S the youngest head teacher in Birmingham, but 32-year-old Stuart Guest insists that his age is irrelevent. Read
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Schoolchildren take part in animation project
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school have been getting animated in a new series of workshops. Read
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Bus driver was on phone, court told
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
A BUS driver was talking on his phone when his vehicle killed a pedestrian and ploughed into houses, a jury was told. Read
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Sub-postmaster vows to fight closure
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE devastated owner of a Birmingham post office today vowed to “fight tooth and nail” to stop his branch from closing. Read
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Stolen TV dropped by burglars in Streetly
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
THREE bungling burglars caused more than £9,000 damage at a luxury car showroom as they stole a £3,000 flat screen TV – which they then dropped in the car park. Read
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Managers facing charges of theft
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
TWO store managers have appeared in court charged with theft and perverting the course of justice. Read
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Change the law for Cerys Edwards
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail today joins forces with the parents of car crash victim Cerys Edwards in a bid to change the law. Read
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Birmingham City boss David Sullivan denies sex attack
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
BLUES boss David Sullivan has been arrested over allegations that he sexually assaulted a young actress at his Essex mansion. Read
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430 venues have broken smoking ban
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 400 pubs, cafes and other indoor venues in the West Midlands have been caught breaking the smoking ban since it was introduced last year. Read
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Launch party for Taste of Birmingham
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
FOODIES across the city will be licking their lips as the Taste of Birmingham Festival is now only days away. Read
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SFO ruining my reputation
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE FORMER boss of Severn Trent today complained that his 30 year reputation could have been unfairly ruined by a “lazy, ill-conceived and manifestly unfair” prosecution. Read
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Factory workers evacuated after blaze
Jul 02 2008 | Top Stories
FACTORY workers were evacuated minutes before explosions rocked a building in Ladywood during a fierce blaze. Read
