Sep
2008
Articles from 3rd Sep 2008
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Student Alex Farrell treads the boards at the Old Joint Stock
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
ENTERPRISING sixth form student Alex Farrell will try to prove he’s got the X Factor – by staging his own drama production in a city pub. Read
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Lizzie Wiggins back in action again
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
POPULAR comedienne Lizzie Wiggins is making her stage comeback just six months after a suffering a stroke. Read
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Terminally ill to get a choice in Solihull
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
HEALTH bosses in Solihull are pumping £900,000 into care for elderly people at the end of their life so they can choose where they die. Read
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City children among numbers in drive for 3Rs improvement
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE number’s up for Birmingham children struggling with their sums as part of a new Government drive to improve attainment in the three Rs. Read
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Newsagent Baldev Dhir still making the news at 80
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
MEET great-grandad Baldev Dhir, the oldest newsagent in town. Read
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Coat of many colours for Joseph helps beat the bullies
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS in Birmingham are being urged to follow their “dreams” by taking part in a new anti-bullying campaign inspired by hit West End musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Read
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Michael Fabricant wins Government apology over eco-town plan advert
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
LICHFIELD MP Michael Fabricant has received a written apology from a Government minister over a misleading advert championing a proposed eco-town in his constituency. Read
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Students are a class act in charity banger rally
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR university students driving a Vauxhall Cavalier bought for £100 beat all comers to win the Ramshackle Rally Krakow 2008. Read
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Man seriously injured in Digbeth crash
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash which closed a major route out of Birmingham. Read
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Police find loaded pistol in house swoop
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have recovered a loaded pistol in a swoop on a house in Birmingham. Read
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Mother of murdered Stephon Davidson appeals for 'no revenge'
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE mother of a Birmingham man murdered in a drive-by gangster shooting today issued a plea for people not to seek revenge over his death. Read
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Little Man Tate busk in Birmingham
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
TALENTED indie rockers Little Man Tate experienced problems when they busked in Birmingham to raise cash for a local charity. Read
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Army chief raps Selly Oak Hospital
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hospital that treats soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan has been accused of letting down military patients. Read
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Aishba Qamer given stem cell hope
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
BABY Alishba Qamer, whose plight touched the hearts of Midlanders, may have been handed a lifeline. Read
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Hunt for killers after death of drive-by shooting victim Stephon Davidson
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today hunting the gangster killers of a man who has died a month after being seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in Birmingham. Read
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Liam Byrne MP calls for more time over Tesco plan in Hodge Hill
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
TESCO and Birmingham City Council must give residents more time to consider plans for a new store, says an MP. Read
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Man is saved from Shirley flat fire
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN needed oxygen treatment after being led to safety from his smoke-filled flat in Solihull. Read
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith praises Letisha and Charlene Education Awards
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith praised the work of the Letisha and Charlene Education Awards, set up two years ago with the support of the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Post mortem to be carried out on boy shot with airgun
Sep 03 2008 | Top Stories
A POST mortem examination has been ordered on a Birmingham toddler who was shot in the head. Read
