Oct
2008
Articles from 7th Oct 2008
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Biker killers ‘lay in wait’
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE killers of a Hell’s Angel motorcyclist lay in wait looking for a suitable target before shooting their victim on a Midland motorway. Read
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Fury as killer gets days out
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a tragic teenager dragged to his death in an horrific hit-and-run said today they were “gutted” after learning his killer has won permission to be freed to spend time with his family. Read
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Boys brigade celebrate 125th birthday
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
BOYS Brigade members spanning nearly a century gathered to celebrate the organisation’s 125th birthday in Birmingham. Read
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Green light for bungalow to replace eyesore garages in Sutton Coldfield
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
ROWS of derelict garages are set to be redeveloped as bungalows despite fierce protests from neighbours. Read
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Three-year-old boy locked in classroom at Chelmsley Wood school
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG child was left abandoned for almost half an hour in the empty nursery room of a primary school after apparently being forgotten by his teacher. Read
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Credit crunch 'puts health at risk'
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE CREDIT crunch is putting the health of Brummies in danger, according to latest findings. Read
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Lichfield Cathedral loses out on funding
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
DISAPPOINTED cathedral chiefs have missed out on £5 million Lottery cash bid because of a cut in available funding. Read
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Row over cleaning switch in Birmingham care homes
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL cleaners at Birmingham’s elderly care homes have accused bosses of cynical cost cutting after they claim they were ordered to clean kitchens and toilets with “washing-up liquid”. Read
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Youngsters in climate change film
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
TINY tots at a Birmingham nursery school have appeared in a film about climate change. Read
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Starving dogs rescued in Solihull
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
EIGHT dogs are looking for new homes after they were rescued starving and neglected in makeshift kennels in Solihull. Read
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Couple in donor appeal after losing son
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
IT may be too late to save little Ubaid Ali, but today his heartbroken parents launched their own campaign urging every Birmingham Mail reader to sign up to the NHS’s organ donor register to prevent more people like their son from dying. Read
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£285,000 payout for widow of police officer killed by lorry
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
THE widow of a West Midlands police officer killed on an undercover operation has been awarded £285,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Read
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Civic reception for Olympic and Paralympic heroes
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Lord Mayor Coun Chaudhry Rashid laid on a hero’s welcome for Olympic and Paralympic sporting heroes from the city. Read
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Appeal after crash in Ward End
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have issued a fresh plea for information about a crash which left a motorcyclist dead. Read
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Solihull student drank himself to death
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
A “LEVEL-headed” student with everything to live for was found dead in his university room after a late night drinking game ended in tragedy. Read
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Shots fired at policeman on patrol in Aston
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
A POLICE officer came under a hail of bullets when he tried to pull over armed gunmen driving to a “gangland shooting”, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Blow for Coventry airport after plans still blocked
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
AN airport used by thousands of Midlanders has been dealt a hammer blow in its bid to expand. Read
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Julie Walters latest on Birmingham Walk of Stars
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of the country’s best known stars of stage and screen is to see her name on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars. Read
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MP litter claims ‘are rubbish’
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S street cleaning chief today rubbished a Government minister’s claim that city neighbourhoods are being neglected and are piled high with litter, weeds and dog mess. Read
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‘Rival gang killed’ biker Gerry Tobin - court told
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
A MEMBER of a motor cycle gang was “executed” by members of a rival gang in a “military style operation” as he sped along a Midland motorway, a court heard. Read
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Protest over control bid for Rookery House in Erdington
Oct 07 2008 | Top Stories
PASSIONS are running high among campaigners fighting to have a stake in the future of the historic, but decaying, Rookery House in the north of the city. Read
