Oct
2008
Articles from 1st Oct 2008
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New grassroots fund to support British charities saving lives
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Andrew Mitchell has pledged to find £40 million for “grassroots” organisations fighting poverty in the developing world. Read
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Tories announce plans to scrap automatic early release of prisoners
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
The Tories announced plans to scrap the automatic early release of prisoners and instead introduce a system of earned release. Read
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David Cameron: We’ll beat the crunch
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
DAVID Cameron was today predicting Britain will get through the economic crisis as he told Conservative activists in Birmingham “better times lie ahead”. Read
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Ex-leader William Hague praise for streets reclaimed
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Tory leader William Hague saw for himself how an inner-city community has reclaimed its streets and turned derelict ground into a garden to be used by everyone. Read
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Victory for veterans in clubs fight
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
SOCIAL clubs used by war veterans from the Black Country looked set to be saved today after a backlash sparked a council U-turn. Read
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Glebe Farm gang in reign of terror
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A GANG of teenage thugs drove people from their homes and jobs in a year-long reign of terror and intimidation on a Birmingham estate, a court heard. Read
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Blaze at Solihull factory
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nightclub is being prosecuted by City Council health and safety watchdogs after a 21-year-old man was found dead in its staff car park. Read
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Selfridges look for Christmas staff
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest stores is to hold a recruitment day tomorrow in a bid to find 100 new staff to work over the Christmas period. Read
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Rugby player opens healthy food shop
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A SEMI-professional rugby player hopes to score success after opening a new healthy food shop in Birmingham. Read
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City charity Envision Birmingham lose out on cash
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BRAVE faces are being put on at a Birmingham community project that lost out on funding after reaching the final of this year’s National Lottery Awards. Read
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Castle Vale boy celebrates five years since transplant
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
PLUCKY five-year-old Regan Leese has celebrated a milestone in his short life. Read
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Vulnerable Druid's Heath teen raided by police
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A VULNERABLE teenager has been left traumatised after police officers raided his Birmingham council flat twice in one week. Read
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Lichfield mum is one of Britain's worst snorers
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A MUM has been named as one of Britain’s worst snorers after her nasal rumblings contributing to a decibel reading equal to that of a jet engine! Read
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Bryn Christopher will be guest at Style awards
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM soul singer Bryn Christopher will be the special guest at this year’s Style Awards in his home city. Read
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Selfridges look for Christmas staff
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest stores is to hold a recruitment day tomorrow in a bid to find 100 new staff to work over the Christmas period. Read
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Birmingham nightclub charged over death
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nightclub is being prosecuted by city council health and safety watchdogs after a 21-year-old man was found dead in its staff car park. Read
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KT Tunstall picks Solihull singer for music school
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A BUDDING singer-songwriter from the Midlands has won a place at a top London music school after chart star KT Tunstall chose her song in a national competition. Read
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Blaze at Solihull factory
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS spent the night fighting a huge blaze at a West Midlands factory. Read
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ITV staff rocked by scale of jobs axe
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
JUST 36 journalists will be left to cover a vast slice of Middle England from the Welsh borders to the North Sea coast when ITV’s Birmingham and Nottingham operations merge. Read
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Graphic pictures to appear on cigarette packets
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
SEE the graphic pictures set to appear on cigarette packets from today to illustrate the health risks of smoking. Read
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Moseley musician Carl Thomas dies aged 40
Oct 01 2008 | Top Stories
A WELL-KNOWN character and amateur musician, often seen busking in south Birmingham, has passed away at the age of 40. Read
