Aug
2008
Articles from 1st Aug 2008
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Sacked Kerrang! presenter Tim Shaw to front top Fifth Gear
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
JEREMY Clarkson, Tiff Needell, The Stig beware – a new kid’s coming up in your rear view mirror. Read
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Shotgun OAP scared driver
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A CLAY pigeon shooter may lose his shotgun licence after being convicted of using a weapon to scare a Birmingham man away from his farm. Read
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Seven days until Beijing Olympic Games 2008
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
WITH just seven days to go until the biggest show on earth, nowhere is the anticipation being more keenly felt than in China itself. Read
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Police action footage on website normally used for comical clips
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
VIDEOS showing police in action are now appearing on a website normally used to post funny clips and comical capers by internet jokers. Read
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Criminals ordered to stay away from V Festival in Staffordshire
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
CRIMINALS and trouble-makers have been ordered to stay away from one of the Midlands’ biggest music festivals. Read
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‘Strip’ cast lack a vital member
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
CALLING all black strippers – an am dram society needs you to fill a major part. Read
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Council in pledge over Lordswood Road baths at Harborne
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
LEISURE chiefs have named the day for the reopening of a popular swimming baths before redevelopment work has even begun. Read
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Heartbreak for parents after son dies in Egypt
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
THE devastated parents of an “extremely fit” Birmingham man who died of a heart attack while working in Egypt today spoke of the terrible moment they heard their only child was dead. Read
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Birmingham mother tells of anguish at shopping son for murder
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother today told of her anguish over shopping her son for murder. Read
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Memories ring a bell for former Land Girl
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM Land Girl today opened a treasure trove of World War II memories and revealed how the sound of her wedding bells almost caused a citywide evacuation. Read
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Cancer centre a travel relief
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
CANCER patients in Worcestershire will get life-saving treatment closer to home after health bosses announced plans to open two new radiotherapy centres. Read
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Move to prevent youth offending
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
FORCING young tearaways to meet their victims and sending nurses into the homes of low income families are amongst a £41.7 million package of measures to improve the lives of young people in Birmingham. Read
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Fury as British Gas staff run riot
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
DRUNKEN British Gas staff ran amok after a £250,000 Birmingham junket on the same day the energy giant announced a record 35 per cent price jump. Read
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Tricky Dicky’s
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
ON 11 January 2008 we published an article, “Tricky Dicky’s flops”, reporting that the club Tricky Dicky’s had closed 10 months after opening its doors. Read
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School pupils cycle 1,061 mile ride
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
INTREPID school pupils were saddle-sore but happy today after a marathon cycle ride of 1,061 miles. Read
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West Midlands best-tasting tap water
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands has the country’s best-tasting tap water, according to a panel of food and drink experts. Read
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Pair jailed for sale of fake DVDs
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE responding to a disturbance at a rented house in Birmingham discovered it had been transformed into a “warehouse” for selling counterfeit DVDs. Read
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Bike boy dies in bus crash
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A “HAPPY smiling” schoolboy was killed when he was hit by a bus as he cycled near his Midland home. Read
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Boy mauled in horrific dog attack
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG boy has lost his nose, most of his lips and part of his cheek after he was savaged by two terrier dogs in a Birmingham park. Read
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Suicide mother was ‘evil’ killer
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTHER took her young son’s life to spite his father before killing herself in an ultimate act of vengeance, a coroner said. Read
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Six-month delay hits New Street’s Gateway
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
NAMING architects for the £600 million New Street Station redevelopment is to be delayed for at least six months. Read
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Two fires started by arsonists
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
ARSONISTS struck in two separate incidents, cutting power to three Birmingham homes and causing smoke damage to 20 garages. Read
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Olympic hopeful Tom Parsons insists on his Villa lucky charms
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
OLYMPIC hopeful Tom Parsons is banking on his lucky charm to bring him success when he swaps Birmingham for Beijing. Read
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Car production resumes at Longbridge
Aug 01 2008 | Top Stories
FULL-scale car production will restart today at one of the UK's most famous plants after a three-year closure. Read
