Sep
2008
Articles from 9th Sep 2008
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Gang guilty of terrorising mobile home park
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A “COLD hearted” gang were today convicted of carrying out a sustained “campaign of terror” against elderly and vulnerable residents of a West Midlands mobile home park. Read
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Mail tribute to servicemen and women across the globe
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
BRAVE soldiers who risk their lives fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are set to be recognised in a new way as the Birmingham Mail launches its Badge of Honour campaign. Read
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Nine-year-old raises cash for children with kidney problems
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A KIND-hearted Birmingham girl braved the downpours to do more than her bit for children suffering with kidney conditions. Read
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New £150m scheme on M6
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW £150 million scheme is starting in a bid to keep traffic moving on the clogged up M6 in the West Midlands. Read
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Call for city skills boost for 2012 Olympic Games
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
WORKERS in the Birmingham area have been urged to get “in the zone” and prepare for the opportunities expected to flow from the 2012 London Olympics. Read
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Northfield tenant angers family
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM family claims to have endured a seven-year nightmare because of a nuisance neighbour. Read
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Singers Hill Synagogue to open its doors
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
HISTORY lovers will be able to take a peek into the past when Birmingham’s oldest synagogue opens its doors to the public later this month. Read
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Midland mum Linzie Bissett stars in TV show Chateau Monty
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A LICHFIELD mum is on the way to becoming a TV star – after her Brummie accent helped her land the chance of assisting a posh wine expert to grow his own grapes in the Pyrenean foothills. Read
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Readers grab chance to meet Cabinet members
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
MAIL readers grabbed the chance to discuss policing with Jacqui Smith and education with Ed Balls at the Government’s public engagement event. Read
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Latest canine cadets for West Midlands Police
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
THE short paw of the law... at just a few days old, these cute canine cadets are recruits to the thin blue line in Birmingham. Read
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Mother's relief after stab victim James Bennett survives attack
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER stabbed by muggers cheated death when the knife blade hit a rib, deflecting it from his vital organs, his mother revealed today. Read
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Birmingham patients join Parkinson's trial
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM patients with Parkinson’s disease are to get the chance to take part in the world’s largest ever clinical trial into easing effects of the debilitating brain condition. Read
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Record rush for Sir Cliff Richard
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
THE rush for CD singles at a Birmingham record store wasn’t for the latest boy band sensation but 67-year-old Cliff Richard. Read
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Families get set for 20th Anniversary Tattoo at NIA
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES have been giving good causes across Birmingham a boost while gearing up to enjoy the spectacle of the city’s 20th Anniversary Tattoo at knockdown prices. Read
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Cameras for crossing wardens in Dudley
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
HI-TECH cameras are to be fitted to lollipop crossing wardens’ poles as part of a pioneering scheme to boost safety for children walking to school in Dudley. Read
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Mail reader wins New York trip
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
MARY Poppins fan Rod Plant is swapping Brum for the Big Apple, thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Child abuse team probes London death fall
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
CHILD abuse officers are investigating after a Birmingham toddler plunged more than 30ft to his death from a London tower block. Read
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Coronation Street cast help Big Joe Egan in bullying campaign
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Big Joe Egan has roped in the Coronation Street cast to help his Let’s Knock Out Bullying campaign. Read
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Psychic investigator looks into spooky painting
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
APPEAL: Readers asked to shed light on picture which has spooked so many Read
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Parking joy near shops in Soilhull
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS in Solihull are set to have free parking after 3,000 people signed a petition. Read
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Teen charged with murder
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of a dad-of-two knifed to death at his home. Read
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Blaze at Fleetwood Pier
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS were today tackling a major blaze on one of Britain’s last remaining historic piers. Read
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Prize for Laboratory medics at Heartlands Hospital
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
BY DAY, they are hardworking “lab rats” diligently tackling blood and cell tests for patients.By night, they are making tackles of a different kind. Read
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Dudley Council workers in national golf competition
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
IT MAY be a fair way off their day jobs, but three council workers have certainly got into the swing of their favourite hobby. Read
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Gordon Brown visits Jaguar
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
REDUCING pollution was at the top of Gordon Brown’s agenda when he paid a visit to Birmingham’s Jaguar car factory. Read
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Hospital bosses admit blunder
Sep 09 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND hospital bosses have admitted a blunder that caused a Birmingham pupil to be born with severe brain damage when she was starved of oxygen at birth. Read
