Aug
2008
Articles from 5th Aug 2008
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Brum's blooming for gardening competition
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
VISITORS strolling through Birmingham could be mistaken for thinking they were in a magical garden. Read
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Brummies give thumbs up to French cycle loan scheme
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
CYCLISTS and pedestrians in Birmingham today greeted a new French cycle loan scheme planned for Birmingham’s streets with a resounding ‘Oui’. Read
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Suspect in car park stabbing in Small Heath
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting a knifeman who slashed a motorist in a “car park rage” attack have identified a suspect. Read
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UFO sceptics report sightings in Kings Heath
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER UFO sceptics have bombarded the Birmingham Mail with reports of sightings of mysterious lights above Kings Heath and Moseley. Read
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Apprentice star Claire Young could be next Karren Brady - David Gold
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
THE Apprentice star Claire Young could be the next Karren Brady, according to Blues boss David Gold. Read
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Seeds planted for Britain in Bloom judges in Solihull
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
GREEN-fingered folk in Solihull are pinning their hopes on a bloomin’ marvellous display this week. Read
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Priceless legacy of Navy man
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A CHARITY set up in memory of a Halesowen submariner has been working with Dudley Council to help young people. Read
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Van transport bonanza for city mobility group Wheels To You
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM project which offers wheels to disabled people has received a major boost. Read
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Football scheme for youngsters scores with judges
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM health project that uses football to educate young people about safe sex has proved a winner with national judges. Read
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City teen trapped in mud on Dorset beach
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM boy was rescued from rising waters when he got his leg stuck in mud on a beach. Read
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Air ambulance staff on snake bite mercy dash
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
AIR ambulance staff made a mercy dash to London for antivenom after a woman was bitten by an adder in the Midlands. Read
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Retired greyhound joins Sunrise seniors
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
LIKE many of his fellow residents, Derek has lost some of his hair and most of his own teeth, but none of this can take away the memories of his glory days when he was once one of the fastest dogs on the track. Read
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Probe after dead man found in Acocks Green
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating the death of a man found in a house in Birmingham. Read
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Brum saddles up for ‘free bike’ scheme
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
Ooh la, la... transport bosses are set to bring un petit peu of French charm to Birmingham’s streets with the launch of a Parisian-style cycle loan scheme. Read
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Robbers batter guard at Great Barr sky block
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A SECURITY guard was badly injured in a vicious robbery at a block of flats. Read
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Talent-spotting foundation launched in memory of TV presenter Mark Speight
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A CHARITY to unearth stars of the future is to be launched tomorrow in memory of popular Midland entertainer Mark Speight. Read
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Restaurant chain Wing Wah tackle obesity
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest Chinese restaurant chains is giving youngsters the chance to choose what goes into their food. Read
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Nurse in sick claim shame
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A NURSE who worked more than 80 times for a private Birmingham agency while claiming sick pay from a Solihull hospital has been ordered to pay back £5,000 to the NHS. Read
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City vows to save former rubber factory
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICES, apartments and shops to be built at Birmingham’s Eastside Locks will preserve a vital part of the city’s heritage, planning chiefs promised today. Read
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Architect named for Library of Birmingham
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A DUTCH architect responsible for jaw-dropping university, theatre and library buildings across the world has been given the job of designing the new £193 million Library of Birmingham. Read
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Computer game shows Birmingham underwater
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
WITH the Bullring underwater and roads submerged, Birmingham is at a standstill after freak flooding sweeps the city. But don’t worry, it’s only an on-line game giving players the chance to be a city’s own “flood tsar” . Read
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Gordon Brown to hold first cabinet meeting in West Midlands
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will hold his first Cabinet meeting in the West Midlands after the summer recess in a bid to “engage” with the people. Read
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War medals stolen weeks before soldier's wedding day
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE soldier had his war medal stolen from his home just weeks before he was due to wear it on his wedding day. Read
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Worker stole historic maps
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
AN ELECTRICIAN caught with a haul of stolen valuable historic maps and books at his home after he tried to dishonestly use his former boss’s fuel card at a garage has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Read
