Aug
2008
Articles from 29th Aug 2008
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Explorer Tim Weller has conquered 527 Scottish mountains
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
CLIMB every mountain might be the theme song for intrepid explorer Tim Weller after he scaled more than 500 of them in an amazing 18-year odyssey. Read
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Craig Yates appeals for public’s vote on Last Choir Standing
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
TONIGHT’S the night for Midland choirboy turned TV star Craig Yates. Read
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Channel 4 defiant in ‘gang’ storm
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
TELEVISION bosses today rejected pleas from relatives of gun victims to release more details about a movie inspired by Birmingham’s most notorious gangsters. Read
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Budding model wins regional finals of Specsavers competition
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
YOU should have gone to Specsavers if you wanted to bag the chance to win a year-long modelling contract. Read
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MMR jab alert for school pupils
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS were today warned to make sure their children are vaccinated with the full course of MMR jabs before the new school term starts in a battle to halt a measles outbreak. Read
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Arnhem veterans march again
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
THE real heroes of the battle which was turned into classic war film A Bridge Too Far are celebrating a lottery cash windfall. Read
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Dad faces fear of water for Iron Man challenge
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
ONLY six months ago, Ian Welton couldn’t swim a length after a horrific family holiday accident as a youngster left him terrified of water. Read
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New Joseph Chamberlain College building completed in Highgate
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S enough to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck! So says the principal of the new Joseph Chamberlain College building in Highgate which today completes its £39 million creation when the first of 1,500 students enrol. Read
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Gang members arrested and guns seized in police blitz
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A NUMBER of key gang members have been arrested and firearms recovered in a police blitz on rising gang violence in Birmingham. Read
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Dudley Zoo posters keep visitors in the picture
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A RANGE of artwork is putting visitors to Dudley Zoo in the picture. Read
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Kidderminster hunt for crash driver
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A GIRL of nine escaped with minor injuries after being hit by a motorist who drove off. Read
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Walsall first-time burglar spared jail
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A WALSALL man who was arrested just minutes after committing his first burglary has been spared further time behind bars. Read
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West Bromwich MP in heating bills plea
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A WEST Bromwich MP has called on a top Government minister to help the poorest people in the community with their heating bills by stopping fuel companies charging the highest prices to customers with coin meters. Read
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Land Rover workers on four-day week
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
LAND Rover today announced plans to cut production and bring in a four-day week on some lines. Read
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New £6m structure to be built in Sandwell
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
THIS is the £6 million 280ft design which has been dubbed the Midlands’ answer to the Angel of the North. Read
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New world record for the world’s longest train set track at Drayton Manor
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
THOMAS the Tank Engine travelled along the world’s longest train set track, setting a new world record. Read
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Biker dies after skid under lorry in Ward End
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST died after clipping a car and skidding under a lorry on a busy Birmingham street. Read
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Broken leg for Birmingham paraglider
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
A THRILLSEEKER from Birmingham was taken to hospital after breaking his leg during a paragliding flight. Read
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400 jobs to go at parcel company Amtrak
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR hundred jobs are to be lost in the West Midlands with the collapse of the parcel delivery business Amtrak. Read
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Security guards trapped inside cash machine in Erdington
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
FIRE crews came to the rescue of two security guards who were trapped inside a cash machine for nearly two hours. Read
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Plea to Worcester mum after baby’s body found in tip
Aug 29 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE probing the discovery of a baby’s body at a recycling plant believe the tot was born in the Midlands. Read
