Aug
2008
Articles from 21st Aug 2008
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Birmingham families inform on the dealers
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are fighting back against the drug pushers who blight city estates by peddling deadly merchandise from flats and houses. Read
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Curry king Abdul Salam opens sauce factory
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
VARIETY is the spice of life for Midland curry king Abdul Salam and now he has his own factory to prove it Read
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City scientists discover danger chemicals in primary classes
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM scientists today revealed that they have discovered primary schoolchildren are being exposed to harmful polluted dust in Midland classrooms. Read
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Warning to drunken teens in Bromsgrove
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
DRUNK teenagers will be banned from a Midland town centre for two days if they are caught causing trouble, police revealed today. Read
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Shock over junk mail level after OAP replies to ‘lottery’ letter
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
A STUNNED pensioner was sent a whopping half a tonne in weight in junk mail after replying to a Spanish lottery scam. Read
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Hundreds expected at funeral of Terence Rigby
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people are expected to attend the funeral of Birmingham-born actor Terence Rigby, who has died from lung cancer. Read
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Cash prizes in city half marathon
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
RUNNERS in Birmingham’s first half marathon could pass the finishing line not just leaner and fitter but also richer. Read
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Teens praised for painting the town
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
BANKSY eat your heart out. Up-and-coming Midlands artists turned on the street style in a series of urban art sessions across their neighbourhoods. Read
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Theatre back to grass roots
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
FRIENDS, Romans, countrymen, lend me your shears. Read
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Tamworth boy fights for life after M5 smash
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND boy was today fighting for his life in hospital after being critically injured in a road smash that killed his father. Read
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West Brom plays host to children fighting radiation illness
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS left with a legacy of illness from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster enjoyed a fun-filled day out in the West Midlands. Read
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'Failing' city school now most improved in country
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
A SECONDARY school in Birmingham previously labelled as ‘failing’ today laid claim to the title of most improved school in the country after more than doubling its benchmark GCSE exam results. Read
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Troubled flooring firm Floors To Go faced warehouse ban
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 300 jobs across the UK hung in the balance when the new owners of a Birmingham-based business were barred from a warehouse to pick up millions of pounds worth of stock. Read
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Wait for parents to see if boy pulls through tumour trauma
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN little Harry Jardine failed to wake up early one morning, his parents feared the worst. Read
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E.on hikes electricity and gas prices
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
E.ON today became the latest energy firm to hit households with steep hikes in gas and electricity prices. Read
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X-ray fails to identify metal object in 1708-year-old body
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
A MUMMY murder mystery got Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery bosses scratching their heads. Read
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Festive ball for a worthy cause
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
CANCER fund-raisers have teamed up with the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust to offer fun-loving readers a Christmas cracker. Read
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Midlands households £13 a week worse off
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in the West Midlands are £13 a week worse off than a year ago, thanks to the rising cost of food and fuel. Read
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Family farewell to Andre Nunes
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
“HE was like a brother, an uncle, a dad and best friend all rolled in to one,” said Alex Harper-Nunes as he cast his mind back to the happier times spent with his uncle, tragic Andre Nunes. Read
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Closures in Great Barr and Sutton Coldfield as part of gas mains work
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS are set for more traffic misery throughout the rest of the summer with the announcement of new road closures. Read
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Driver who injured baby Cerys Edwards could be released
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of baby Cerys Edwards, left brain damaged and paralysed by a dangerous driver, today reacted with fury to news he could be released from prison just six months into a 21-month sentence. Read
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153 killed in Madrid plane crash
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
AUTHORITIES are today beginning the grim task of identifying 153 victims burned to death when a Spanair jet heading to the Canary Islands crashed on take-off at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport . Read
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Residents "left in limbo" over eco-town
Aug 21 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands residents have been “left in limbo” after the Government delayed its decision on whether to press ahead with a 6,000-home eco-town, Tories claimed today. Read
