Jul
2008
Articles from 17th Jul 2008
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MEP calls for Public probe
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
AN MEP today demanded a National Audit Office probe into the spiralling costs of a controversial Black Country arts centre. Read
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Pensioner power aims to force U-turn on Post Office closures
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
PENSIONERS packed out a community centre for a crisis meeting on Birmingham’s Post Office closures. Read
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Cyclists to raise vital cash
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM firefighter who fought back from cancer will be blazing a trail across Ireland to help save lives. Read
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Music-loving head goes out at the top after mini-festival
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
GLASTONBURY came to Birmingham as a primary school paid a fond musical farewell to its long-serving head. Read
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Chance for say on GP services in Sandwell
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in Sandwell are to have a say on a £3 million plan to boost family doctor services. Read
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Historic Catholic figure set to be reinterred in city church
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s great historic religious figures is to be given pride of place in a city church as the latest step on the road to sainthood. Read
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Youth gangs in firing line
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
THE head of a youth taskforce has seen first hand the work being carried out in Birmingham to divert young people away from a life of crime. Read
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Stamps form 90th birthday tribute to Mandela
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
AN ARTIST has created a portrait of Nelson Mandela with stamps to mark his 90th birthday. Read
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Knifed in road rage assault
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was stabbed in the leg with a two foot long knife after a road rage clash in the car park of a Birmingham supermarket today. Read
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Tributes to tragic student
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today paid to an “outstanding” Birmingham student killed along with his mum in an horrific motorway smash as they travelled home from collecting his first class degree. Read
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Man is dragged from blaze
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was dragged unconscious from his blazing Birmingham home and revived in his front garden early today. Read
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Police in swoop on cannabis
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have seized cannabis with a street value of £9.5 million in a dramatic swoop in the Midlands. Read
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MMR jab plea after city measles epidemic
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A MEASLES epidemic has broken out across Birmingham suburbs with thousands of parents being warned to put the MMR jab controversy behind them. Read
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Medium pins down injuries ‘curse’ to spirits of two Teddy boys
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A WORLD renowned mystic has claimed the “jinxed” Birmingham Brummies speedway team’s spate of injuries is down to two troublesome Teddy boy “ghost riders” from Wolverhampton. Read
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Child porn man jailed for 2 years
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER rail worker from Birmingham who made sickening videos involving himself and photos of children to be sent to others on the internet has been jailed for two years. Read
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Model pupil against odds
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
LITTLE Oletta Cockett has never felt better, probably because she’s never had a day off sick in almost five years of her school career. Read
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Jailed con artists swindled £700,000 in mortgage scam
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
FRAUD squad detectives were today trying to trace hundreds of thousands of pounds of worth of gold bullion bought by a Birmingham gang with the proceeds of a sophisticated mortgage scam. Read
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Second day of council workers strike
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of council workers today staged the second day of a 48 hour strike which is bringing many public services to a standstill. Read
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Jaguar sales roar ahead
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
SALES of Jaguar’s new XF model have helped to make the Midland luxury car company the most desirable brand in Western Europe, although the picture is less healthy for stablemate Land Rover as cash-conscious drivers continue to shun gas-guzzling off-roaders. Read
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Police mock up fake rail crash
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE mocked up a train crash in a bid to shock Birmingham youngsters and deter them from committing crimes on the railways during the summer break. Read
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New jobs in MoD move
Jul 17 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW £200 million medical centre is to bring 2,000 jobs to the West Midlands and turn the region into the national centre for defence medicine. Read
