Jul
2008
Articles from 4th Jul 2008
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Second birthday for little miracles
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
TWINS Millie and Marcia Biggs are celebrating two years as Birmingham’s little miracles today. Read
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Dinner lady £30m blow
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS in Birmingham face a combined bill of up to £30 million after the city council said they had to meet back pay claims of dinner ladies. Read
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Jazz legend Digby Fairweather helps to launch international event
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
VETERAN jazz legend Digby Fairweather got down to his new duties as patron of this year’s Birmingham International Jazz Festival by unleashing his musical talents on the city. Read
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Tory opponent Midland MP denies use of swear word
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
A WEST Midlands MP has been forced to deny claims he launched a four letter verbal assault against a leading Conservative in the House of Commons. Read
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‘Madness’ insurance costs threaten Harborne donkey derby
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS behind a fundraising donkey derby say they are being forced to pull the plug on the historic Birmingham event because today’s health and safety “madness” means they can no longer afford to run it. Read
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Balloon release to mark launch of tragic Wimbledon girl’s legacy
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
A SPECIAL fund to support research into children’s cancer has been launched in memory of a tragic Midland schoolgirl. Read
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City boost in care of injured soldiers
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to be the prime centre of military care in the country after the Ministry of Defence announced plans to build a new military hospital ward. Read
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Meeting to give families a say over threat to Post Office branches
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
POST OFFICE bosses will be in for a rough ride when they come face to face with residents fighting to save three post office branches in one part of Birmingham. Read
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Dame Kelly Holmes visits South Bromsgrove School
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
DOUBLE Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes made a special visit to a Midland secondary school to award a team of champions with their sporting prizes. Read
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Ex-offender in hard hitting reality TV show
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
A REFORMED offender from Birmingham is to star in a new hard hitting TV show with former Home Secretary David Blunkett aimed at steering troubled teenagers away from a life of crime. Read
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Baby born on same day as NHS in 1948
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
A HOSPITAL’S first NHS baby was celebrating her diamond birthday today – on the same date as Britain’s pioneering free service. Read
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Council joy as pollutants fall by 86pc in year since ban
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE air pub regulars breathe in Birmingham is 86 per cent cleaner since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced a year ago, it was claimed today. Read
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City slashes phone lines from 450 to 1
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM people are set to get a single phone number for council services in a “customer-friendly” move. Read
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Sex attacker strikes in West Bromwich park
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES today warned women to be on their guard after a daylight sex attack in a Black Country park. Read
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Classic Jaguar cars on display
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
TWO CLASSIC Jaguar cars expected to fetch up to £6 million in auction have gone are on display at Bonhams auctioneers in London. Read
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Tory’s battle for city GPs
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN to highlight the plight of a Birmingham GP surgery under threat from new polyclinics was today gathering pace in the House of Commons. Read
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Axe Liam Byrne post, say Lib Dems
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE post of Minister for the West Midlands should be scrapped, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg urged today. Read
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Mark Lewis Francis returns to old school to encourage pupils
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
OLYMPIC gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis kept in touch with his roots when he dropped into his old school to give his former sports coach Rose Hathaway a warm hug. Read
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Victory in fight against homes in Sutton Coldfield
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS in Sutton Coldfield were celebrating today after the cash strapped developer City Lofts announced it has put its controversial Brassington Avenue site into receivership. Read
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Builders escape as roof collapses
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
TWO builders were lucky to be alive today after a Birmingham house they were working on began collapsing around them. Read
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Church of England judge rules nicknames should be banned
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
NICKNAMES should remain banned from gravestone in Birmingham, a Church of England judge has ruled. Read
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Calls to abolish second home allowance rejected
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
MPs were facing further outrage over their expenses regime today after they rejected calls for the abolition of the “John Lewis list” and independent scrutiny of their claims. Read
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City pupils compose rap about memorable field trip
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Birmingham school have been enjoying their very own voyage of discovery. Read
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Witnesses laws to be rushed through
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
EMERGENCY laws are to be rushed through Parliament in a single day next week to permit anonymous evidence in court, such as the testimony used to convict the killers of Birmingham teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare. Read
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Royal Show set to attract record numbers
Jul 04 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of lovers of the Great Outdoors flocked to this year’s Royal Show, which looks set attract record numbers. Read
