Sep
2008
Articles from 18th Sep 2008
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Speak Out Stop Bullying 2008: Speaking out at Chad Vale Primary to tackle scourge of bullying
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS at Chad Valley Primary School know that speaking out is the best way to stop bullying. Read
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Family pays tribute to murdered sisters
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE heartbroken family of two sisters murdered in their Birmingham city centre flat today spoke of the “angels” who were taken from them. Read
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Stunning new look for Birmingham's New Street station
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
PLANNERS have unveiled a stunning new look for Birmingham's New Street station. Read
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Judith Chalmers at Black Country Living Museum
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
WISH You Were Here TV travel presenter Judith Chalmers took a trip back in time at the Black Country Living Museum and admitted: “I wish I’d seen more.” Read
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Kings Highway pub to be torn down for £2m Netto store
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country pub which was a famous landmark for more than a century is set to be bulldozed to make way for a £2 million superstore, it was revealed today. Read
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Stampede for Birmingham half-marathon places
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 7,000 runners have signed up for the first Birmingham Half Marathon. Read
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Warning of lives lost to weather in Birmingham
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
PEOPLE will die as Birmingham struggles in vain to cope with the freak weather conditions which will come with climate change, the city’s green boss has predicted. Read
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OAP's death led to C.diff treatment overhaul
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER’S death has led to an overhaul of the treatment of patients suffering from superbug C.diff, according to a Birmingham hospital boss. Read
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Birmingham tourist Joanne Gill's hurricanes terror
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM tourist caught in the eye of two deadly storms said she feared for her life as her £2,000 dream holiday ended in terror. Read
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Numbers up for bullying at Chad Vale Primary School
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS at Chad Vale Primary School know their numbers and are well aware the most important ones are 08001111 – the ChildLine telephone number. Read
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Spanish architect Alejandro Zaera-Polo gets New Street station makeover job
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE man chosen to mastermind Birmingham’s New Street Station makeover is revealed today as leading Spanish architect Alejandro Zaera-Polo. Read
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Jordan in the saddle at the National Exhibition Centre
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER glamour model Katie Price is to show off her horse riding skills to help celebrate the 60th birthday of an event set to be staged in Birmingham. Read
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Drinks and flower stalls plan for Birmingham cemeteries
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
GRAVESIDE coffee shops and florists selling carnations are among the radical ideas being considered to plug a near £1 million cash deficit. Read
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Jamelia is a model example for Naomi Campbell charity
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM pop princess Jamelia took to the catwalk with her two children as part of Naomi Campbell’s Fashion For Relief. Read
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Birmingham cabbies see red over taxi colour plans
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to respray every cab in Birmingham a single colour has been put on ice after it emerged the consultants paid £24,000 to assess the scheme failed to ask drivers what they thought. Read
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Man rescued after Digbeth scaffold fall
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was rescued by using a “cherry picker” after being trapped when he fell from scaffolding in the city centre. Read
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Man held over Redditch lead theft
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE in Redditch arrested a man believed to be stealing lead from the town’s Hewell Road swimming pool. Read
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Birmingham care home ordered to close
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council chiefs have decided to shut a private care home for the elderly after “serious and continuing adult protection issues”. Read
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Doughnut tycoon Mark Smith finds hole in the market
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
TIMES may be hard but a former accountant is proving life is still sweet after he ditched number crunching to become a master doughnut maker. Read
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Elvis lends autistic youngster Henry Kay a helping hand
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE parents of a boy of four diagnosed with autism have turned to Elvis to launch a fundraising campaign aimed at providing the youngster with the special help he needs. Read
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Ryland Street flats double murder women named
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
TWO women found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in a blood-drenched Birmingham flat have been named locally as sisters Yasmine and Sabrina Larbi-Cherif. Read
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Cancer battle for mother and daughter
Sep 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTHER and daughter have been struck with double despair after both were diagnosed with rare cancers. Read
