Jul
2008
Articles from 25th Jul 2008
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Birmingham jewel robbers are jailed
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
TWO members of a “ruthless” Birmingham-based armed gang who netted up to £1.5million-worth of jewellery when they targeted stores around the country have been jailed. Read
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Hair styles of yesteryear go on display
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
CORN rows, comb-overs, mohicans, afros, beehives, perms and plaits - most people have had one or more haircut they regret at some point. Read
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Slimming is right up our street!
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SUPER slimmers Tracey Skeffington and Sally Finnegan knew the signs were good when they entered a weight loss competition. Read
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Court fight bid to thwart Dome move
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s best known nightspots faces a Halloween court date with the resident trying to stop a £4 million cross-city transfer. Read
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Hero Solihull officer awarded Military Cross
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A SECOND Solihull soldier has been awarded a top medal for bravery in Afghanistan after he led a battle charge with burning shrapnel stuck in his shoulder. Read
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2010 winter warmer for Birmingham council homes
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
EVERY one of Birmingham’s 66,000 council properties will have double glazing and central heating installed by the 2010 deadline, according to a Government watchdog. Read
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Birmingham engineering boss in despair at 86% power cost rise
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TINY Birmingham engineering firm faces an electricity bill rise of at least 86 per cent in a year as the energy crisis turns up the heat for thousands of small Midland firms. Read
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Birmingham artists part of The Beano's 70th birthday bash
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S best loved comic reaches its 70th birthday next week and two Birmingham artists are at the centre of the celebrations. Read
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M42 closed after car transporter involved in shunt
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
DRIVERS were left fuming in the hot summer heat after a four-vehicle smash closed a busy Midland motorway. Read
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Axe threatened line from Walsall to Wolverhampton 'booming, say campaigners
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
PASSENGER use on a doomed Black Country rail link which looks set to be axed by December has grown massively, campaigners fighting to save it claimed today. Read
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Birmingham lollipop wardens face the axe
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
LOLLIPOP ladies and men are facing the axe in Birmingham as the council cuts cash for school crossing patrols. Read
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Tenants flee blaze at high-rise city flats
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people were evacuated when fire ripped through high-rise flats in Birmingham city centre. Read
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TV Apprentice Claire Young backs Birmingham's good causes
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
APPRENTICE runner up Claire Young was just one of a host of stars launching Birmingham rock station Kerrang!’s new £1 million charity appeal. Read
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Fat George is top dog with Claire Young!
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
THERE’S a new male in Claire Young’s life today following a visit to Birmingham's Barnes Hill dogs home. Read
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MPs back Birmingham Mail Post Office campaign
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SENIOR politicians in Whitehall today threw their weight behind the Birmingham Mail’s campaign to fight post office closures in the city by revealing they actually subsidise other services. Read
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Jo is a real sweetheart for Swizzels
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
SWEET toothed Jo Hickman is a true romantic – and to prove it her personal message has been immortalised on a Love Heart. Read
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Arsonists blamed for Stourbridge factory blaze
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS from across the Black Country battled to control a fierce blaze which swept through an abandoned factory. Read
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Birmingham Proof House could scupper UB40 dream
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
REGGAE group UB40’s plans for a new city centre recording studio have stalled over fears it could cause the closure of Birmingham historic Gun Barrell Proof House. Read
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Scrap New Street revamp, says Lord Snape
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
THE revamp of New Street Station should be abandoned after the conclusions of a Commons inquiry which warned it would not solve Birmingham’s long term rail needs, according to a former chairman of Travel West Midlands. Read
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Police hunt for man seen with gun in Bournville
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE cordoned off a number of quiet streets in Birmingham as they hunted for a man seen with a gun. Read
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Golf graduate Lucinda Davies on top of her game in Egypt
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM University golf graduate Lucinda Davies has people green with envy. Read
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Moonlighting MPs defend other jobs
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MPs have criticised proposals to ban them from having second jobs. Read
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Men jailed for savage attack in victim's home
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A MASKED gang beat and terrorised a Sutton Coldfield man after bursting into his home before stealing his high performance car and taking it for a joyride, a court heard. Read
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New badge for Yardley Wood Community Primary School
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW “badge of pride” has been unveiled at a Birmingham primary school. Read
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Eleni's plunge for the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ONE small step, one giant leap... for 21-year-old Eleni Hitchinson and the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust. Read
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Old photograph in the frame for big mosaic
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TREASURED historic photograph belonging to a Midland family is in the running to become the face of the world’s largest photo mosaic. Read
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History buffs get bayonet shock
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HISTORY buffs who pleaded for First World War mementoes received more than they bargained for when they were offered a 2ft bayonet which once belonged to a German soldier. Read
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Sun set to banish Eid Mela rainclouds
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of Sunday’s Eid Mela are expecting record numbers of visitors at Cannon Hill Park if the baking temperatures continue. Read
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Alert over teenager posing as charity collectors
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
CUNNING thieves are masquerading as charity collectors or pretending to be lost to target people in Birmingham city centre cafes. Read
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Anti knife dance night at Barracuda bar in Birmingham
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of teenagers turned out to support an anti-knife crime drive in Birmingham. Read
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Two held after armed raid in Kings Heath
Jul 25 2008 | Top Stories
TWO people were arrested over an armed bank robbery in Birmingham after a dramatic police chase ended in a quiet city street. Read
