Jul
2008
Articles from 10th Jul 2008
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Author tells a story on Chamberlain Square beach
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
IT WASN’T quite beach weather, but that did not stop eager young readers getting down to Chamberlain Square for a spot of storytelling. Read
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Arts festival to be held in Sutton Coldfield
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
CULTURE vultures from across the country will be descending on Sutton Coldfield this weekend as its first ever Arts Festival is held. Read
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Device used to track down stolen computer
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A DEVICE fitted to a Birmingham student’s computer has helped police track it down after was stolen during a break-in. Read
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Midlands hosts 500 amateur singers to raise £10,000
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
UP TO 500 amateur singers are expected to raise the roof tomorrow in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, in Birmingham. Read
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Pervert pub boss jailed
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Midland pub landlord who was exposed as a paedophile after appearing in the Birmingham Mail, was today jailed for 15 months. Read
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Loaded gun found in Birmingham house
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW team of police “gangbusters” swooped on a house in Birmingham and discovered this loaded 9mm pistol. Read
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Anger at Post Office closure call in Catherine-de-Barnes
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A REPORT backing the closure of one post office has been branded “erroneous, bordering on fraudulent.” Read
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Protesters set to pack out Chamber for Post Office meeting
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
WORRIED customers and post office workers are expected to pack out the Birmingham Mail’s Post Office closures protest meeting. Read
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Landlord illegally screened sports
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM landlord convicted of illegally screening commercially exclusive sports footage has been stripped indefinitely of his licence under a landmark ruling. Read
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Blunder sends pet dogs on plane back from Britain to Tenerife
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN Birmingham couple Gayle and Mick Curtis left their two beloved dogs in Tenerife they knew they would have a long wait before they could see them again. Read
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Siblings plan to raise charity cash after tragic cancer death
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY wedding for siblings Catherine Williams and Jeannie Keohane will always be tinged with sadness as it was the day after their teenage sister lost her battle with cancer. Read
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Fines handed out to smokers on buses
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Travel inspectors caught 23 people smoking on the top deck of buses in Birmingham when they carried out checks. Read
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Bright future for girl saved by organ transplant.
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
CONFIDENT Shohanna Newman-Kidd is happy, intelligent and, thanks to a special stranger, has a bright future ahead of her. Read
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Give the gift of life for Transplant Week
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN Chris Scully turned 21 this week it was a more than just a special occasion, it was a moment his loved ones had feared he would never reach. Read
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Fury as Tamworth bridge graffiti ignored
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A FURIOUS councillor today accused a Government agency of getting caught up in “jobsworth bureaucracy” after it failed to remove all graffiti from a railway bridge. Read
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Ten-mile tailbacks in M6 jam
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of motorists endured a nightmare crawl into work today after the worst snarl-up of the year on the M6 in Birmingham. Read
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Step closer to vote on elected mayor
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE prospect of an elected mayor for Birmingham moved a step closer today after new plans to cut the size of a petition needed to force a referendum by 60 per cent. Read
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OAP in blaze in Cradley Heath
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER was led to safety when a stove sparked a fire in his Midland flat. Read
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Brummies shelter from the rain
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
WHAT a difference a month makes. This time last month, people were licking ice creams, peeling off their clothes and basking in temperatures of up 26 degrees. Read
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Jo Brand opens mental health centre
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW £70 million mental health centre was opened in Birmingham by Health Secretary Alan Johnson and comedian Jo Brand, a former psychiatric nurse. Read
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Couple face jail over death of dog
Jul 10 2008 | Top Stories
A COUPLE have been told they could be jailed after admitting causing the death of a dog they were supposed to be looking after for a critically ill pensioner. Read
