Aug
2008
Articles from 19th Aug 2008
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Row over ‘cash cow’ cameras
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A TOP level review of speed cameras is set to be launched by Walsall to ensure they are not being used as “cash cows”. Read
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Drunk-driver in chase jailed
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTORIST who led police on a terrifying chase after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs has been jailed for two years. Read
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Blind footballer to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are aiming for gold as they bid good luck to blind Black Country footballer Simon Hill. Read
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Firefighters set to blaze a trail as athletes
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
THE Olympics may be drawing to a close, but a bunch of super-fit Midlanders are warming up for another hotly contested physical contest next week. Read
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Clock honouring tragic Birmingham City defender Jeff Hall to be replaced
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A CLOCK chosen by supporters in memory of one of Birmingham City’s greatest ever players will get a timely unveiling at the home game against Doncaster Rovers in September. Read
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City author ticks off latest achievement
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM best-selling author Mike Gayle has been a busy man with not one, but two books about to hit the shelves. Read
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Brum’s guitar ace Terry Wallace dies at 66
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A LEADING figure in Birmingham’s club music scene of the 1960s has lost a two-year battle against cancer. Read
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Gas Street revellers leaping into danger
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM narrowboat dwellers have warned that it’s only a matter of time before a reveller drowns.David and Brenda Scowcroft say they have been awoken on “countless” occasions by people who have tried and failed to jump the seven feet across the Gas Street canal. Read
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Police use metal detectors to crackdown on crime
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are using hand-held metal detectors in the latest crackdown on knife crime. Read
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New alarm saves house raid OAPs
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
AN elderly Birmingham couple terrorised in their own home by two thugs were saved thanks to a security alarm they had been given just hours earlier. Read
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Schoolgirl triathlete inspired by Britain’s Beijing medal success
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
BRITISH medal success at Beijing is inspiring a Birmingham schoolgirl who is aiming for a triathlon triumph in the London 2012 Olympics. Read
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Medics miss MRSA target
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
HOSPITALS have failed to meet targets for cutting superbug infections, it emerged today. Read
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Fish and chips all round to toast the bride and groom
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A LOVING couple got married in the presence of almighty Cod when the bride-to-be insisted more than 170 guests tuck into her favourite meal – fish and chips! Read
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Gifts to QE Hospital fulfill dying mum’s wish
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S five years since Priya and Aaron Chote lost their mum to motor neurone disease, but they have never faltered in carrying out her dying wish that they help other sufferers. Read
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Mums warned on knives
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police are to write to warn parents when a child is arrested for a knife crime. Read
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Rock fan injured in V Festival dance
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MUSIC fan suffered a fractured jaw while dancing at the weekend’s V Festival, ambulance bosses have revealed. Read
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Air crash victims to be named
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
THE names of the five victims of a mid-air crash near Coventry are expected to be released today. Read
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Tamworth mum to sue over soldier son’s death
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTHER whose soldier son was killed in Iraq is suing the Ministry of Defence over his death. Read
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Longbridge factory on a roll with the new MG
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
TWICE as many MG sports cars could be rolling off the Longbridge production line next year as had originally been planned, it was revealed today. Read
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Man killed after coach plunges down bank near Alton Towers
Aug 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN died and three people were critically ill today after a double-decker coach carrying 70 passengers plunged down a steep embankment near Alton Towers. Read
