Jul
2008
Articles from 7th Jul 2008
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999 patients wait hours at hospital
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
EMERGENCY patients rushed to two hospitals by ambulance have had to wait in queues for one and a half hours, it was revealed today – way above thetargetof 15 minutes. Read
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Festival is hailed a success
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of a Birmingham arts festival were today celebrating their most successful event to date. Read
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Eco-town developer determined to soothe objectors’ fears
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
DEVELOPERS behind plans to build a 6,000-home eco-town in Warwickshire today hit back at critics by insisting that the new settlement will be “the last word in sustainability”. Read
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Mum’s anguish at ‘crammed’ graves
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
GRIEVING parents are having to stand on the graves of babies as they mourn at a Birmingham cemetery, according to a city mum. Read
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Dad in pasty ‘blunder’ row
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A DEVOUT Birmingham Muslim was left fuming after he bought a vegetarian pasty and bit into non-halal meat. Read
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Man jailed for robbing taxi drivers
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
AN UNEMPLOYED man who carried out a spree of knifepoint robberies on taxi drivers in Birmingham after getting into debt has been jailed for more than three years. Read
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Midlands crime toll tops £350
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
CRIME cost every taxpayer in the West Midlands £356 last year, according to research out today – £75 more than the national average. Read
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City council and Birmingham Mail team up for community awards
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE hunt is on for Birmingham’s unsung heroes who have taken a stand to drive yobs and louts from their communities. Read
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Brum help for HIV patients
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
SEXUAL health and HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched a new service for people affected by the condition in Birmingham. Read
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Hospitals relaunch own meal service
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
MEALS at three hospitals look set to be boosted to match the quality of Birmingham restaurants when mothballed kitchens are re-opened. Read
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Gordon Brown backs Cerys Edwards appeal
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown today promised to “listen and respond” to the Cerys Edwards campaign calling for tougher prison sentences on dangerous drivers. Read
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Friends dress up to raise cash for Rosie Ross charity
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
FRIENDS dressed in their best seaside gear and ignored the summer showers to raise up to £500 for a charity set up in memory of stabbing victim Rosie Ross. Read
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Lad hurt in collision with 4x4
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A BOY of five was airlifted to a Birmingham hospital with a serious head injury after a collision with a car. A BOY of five was airlifted to a Birmingham hospital with a serious head injury after a collision with a car. Read
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Daughter's death shapes future for Birmingham couple
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
LOSING daughter Rebecca in a road accident has shaped the future for David and Jane Nix. Read
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Father speaks out for Transplant Week
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
FATHER-of-four David Lambton will never get over the death of his 12-year-old son Daniel, but he is confident that the best decision he ever made was to allow his child’s organs to be used to save four other lives. Read
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More customers join the fight to stop 26 POs being axed
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
POST office protesters showed fighting spirit as they pledged to keep their branch open. Read
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City school dazzles in Shine week with countdown to Beijing
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at an infants school in Birmingham have been having Olympic-size fun during a special two week celebration of the arts. Read
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Crashed bus driver denies using mobile
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country bus driver has told a jury he was not making a call on his mobile when his single decker went out of control and killed a 40-year-old man before becoming “impaled” in two terraced houses. Read
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Boy’s leg impaled on spike in Brierley Hill
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A SCHOOLBOY was freed by firefighters and taken to hospital after his leg was impaled on a metal spike in a freak accident. Read
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Dinner lady in asbestos battle
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham dinner lady is set to launch a legal battle against education bosses after being diagnosed with deadly asbestos-related lung disease mesothelioma. Read
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Car fanatics attend Mini Motor Festival
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of car fanatics descended on a West Midlands hamlet for the annual Mini Motor Festival. Read
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Surgery worker is banned over drink
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A BOOZING Birmingham Children’s Hospital surgery worker whose job was to make sure young patients’ lives are not in danger has been dismissed for abusing alcohol and banned from working in the NHS. Read
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Company donates solar power demonstrator
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM school pupils are facing a brighter future after scooping more than £2,000-worth of kit to help them learn about solar power. Read
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Group aims to turn youth from violence
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNG people are being urged to say no to peer pressure when it comes to violence and gun crime in a new campaign run by a national Christian church group which has branches in Birmingham. Read
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City youngsters’ French beach film shortlisted for award
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS from a Birmingham school have been shortlisted for a national award celebrating the linguistic talent of Britain’s budding film-makers. Read
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Thousands have fun at Aston Pride
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
THEY had to dodge showers to defy the rain, but the crowds who attended the annual Aston Pride Family Festival refused to let the mixed weather spoil their fun. Read
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Police probe after Black Country shooting
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE probe was underway today after a man was gunned down in a shooting incident in the Black Country. Read
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Birmingham headteacher calls for wage revamp
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s most successful school leaders today called for the education wage structure to be revamped along business lines so headteachers who hit performance targets are rewarded in the same way as chief executives of private firms. Read
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Final farewell as Donkey derby is sunk by red tape
Jul 07 2008 | Top Stories
HARBORNE’S last ever Donkey Derby went ahead yesterday, attracting more than 1,000 visitors who were there to say a fond farewell to the event. Read
