Sep
2008
Articles from 2nd Sep 2008
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Drugs smuggle gang jailed
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
FIVE men have been jailed after police smashed a drugs smuggling ring involving “vast” quantities of cannabis being smuggled from Holland to the West Midlands hidden in heavy machinery. Read
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Education chief Coun Les Lawrence calls for tradtional play
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S head of education today urged schools to “stand up to the compensation culture” and encourage children to play traditional rough and tumble games like British bulldog, stuck in the mud and tag at breaktime. Read
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Mums of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis set up charity
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS are being advised today on how to spot if their child is in a gang by a charity set up by the mothers of two Birmingham gun victims. Read
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Birmingham boy shot with airgun dies
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were paid today to a Birmingham toddler who has died after accidentally being shot in the head by his sister. Read
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Council ban model boats at Valley Pool in Bournville
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S a traditional father-and-son activity carried on for generations. Read
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Drive-by shooting victim Stephon Davidson dies
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM teenager injured in a drive-by shooting last month has died, West Midlands Police said today. Read
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Two held over stab murder outside Q Club
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
TWO men were today being questioned by murder squad detectives over the stabbing of a man outside a Birmingham nightclub. Read
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Classic car enthusiast restores 1938 Pontiac Coupe
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN classic car enthusiast Warren Baines first clapped eyes on the vehicle which was to take over his life it was in a sorry state. Read
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Neglected dog Freddie finally given a home
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S third time lucky for Freddie – the dog that nobody wanted. Read
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Police blow over loss of injunctions
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs today admitted the loss of civil injunctions has “reduced their ability to control” dangerous gangland figures in the West Midlands. Read
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Work underway to restore Barber Institute of Fine Arts concert hall
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
WORK is well underway to restore an historic concert hall in Birmingham to its former glory. Read
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City doctors reporting increase in patients stressed about economy
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE CREDIT Crunch is taking its health toll on Brummies with doctors reporting a 30 per cent increase in patients suffering with depression or stress since the beginning of the year. Read
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Style Birmingham awards are launched
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE search is on for the most stylish person in Birmingham and trendsetters have just one month to ensure they are noticed. Read
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Birmingham Town Hall protest over home queue
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS stormed Birmingham Town Hall to demand council action on cutting the 30,000 housing waiting list. Read
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Sutton Coldfield College campus plan one step closer
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
AMBITIOUS proposals for a £42 million “super-college” in the north of Birmingham have taken a major step forward with a long-awaited planning application due to go before the city council as early as next month. Read
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Blind man takes on road test
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
GEORGE Day really impressed his instructor in his first driving lesson in Birmingham – although he is blind. Read
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100,000 visit Chamberlain Square beach
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM may be landlocked, but that hasn’t stopped 100,000 people flocking to its city centre makeshift beach. Read
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Parents to take fight to Gordon Brown
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
THE parents of a Midland boy who died in a separate air gun shooting are taking their fight to see the law changed to Gordon Brown. Read
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Author meets her Kings Heath fans
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
FANS of Birmingham writer Mary Rochford have the chance to meet her during an introductory session in Kings Heath. Read
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Wolverhampton petrol thief gambler spared jail
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
A 42 year-old man who drove away from garages without paying for nearly £400 worth of petrol because he had gambling debts has been spared a prison sentence. Read
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Stafford girl of 10 saw mum trampled by horse
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
A DISTRAUGHT ten-year-old told today of the horrifying moment she saw a horse trample her mother. Read
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Birmingham youngsters sign up to Army
Sep 02 2008 | Top Stories
BOMB disposal experts, Royal Engineers and infantry recruits filled Birmingham Council House for the city’s largest-ever Army enlistment ceremony. Read
