Oct
2008
Articles from 10th Oct 2008
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Thousands flock to National Exhibition Centre
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of DIY enthusiasts and budding housing developers flocked to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham as it staged the Grand Designs Live show. Read
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9,000 to hit streets for EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
NEARLY 9,000 people will be pounding the streets in Birmingham’s first half marathon later this month. Read
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Robber locked in at Small Heath building society
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A BUNGLING armed robber who held up a Birmingham building society with a toy gun was caught after quick-thinking staff trapped him inside. Read
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Mum of Midland-born X Factor contestant Layla Manoochehri hits back
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE mum of Birmingham X Factor finalist Layla Manoochehri has hit out at bookies tipping the singer’s group Girl Band to be the first act kicked off the ITV talent show tonight. Read
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Plans to double Longbridge workforce
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
LONGBRIDGE is back up and running with a vengeance with plans to more than double the MG UK workforce at the car factory within 12 months. Read
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Gardener ordered to take down barbed wire
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A GARDENER was ordered to take down barbed wire protecting his allotment in case it injured thieves. Read
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Birmingham students to vote in Lithuanian elections
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A TINY corner of the Baltic is coming to Birmingham this weekend when a group of city students get to vote in vital elections taking place more than a thousand miles away. Read
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Robber locked in at Small Heath building society
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A BUNGLING armed robber who held up a Birmingham building society with a toy gun was caught after quick-thinking staff trapped him inside. Read
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Appeal follows drugs smuggling bid at Birmingham International Airport
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating attempts to smuggle high grade heroin through Birmingham todayDetectives in Leicestershire said Shashi Dhar Sahnan was wanted in connection with the importation of £1.5 million worth of heroin into the UK. Read
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Killed in the street
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
MURDER squad detectives were today probing the death of a man near a bus station in the Black Country. Read
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Jason Donovan meets Birmingham Mail Local Heroes
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
HE’S the Aussie hearthrob who has been part of our lives for the past two decades. Read
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Local Heroes honoured in Birmingham Mail ceremony
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
THERE was hardly a dry eye in the house as courageous members of the public enjoyed their moment in the spotlight as Birmingham Mail Local Heroes. Read
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Robber locked in at Small Heath building society
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A BUNGLING armed robber who held up a Birmingham building society with a toy gun was caught after quick-thinking staff trapped him inside. Read
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Appeal follows drugs smuggling bid at Birmingham International Airport
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating attempts to smuggle high grade heroin through Birmingham todayDetectives in Leicestershire said Shashi Dhar Sahnan was wanted in connection with the importation of £1.5 million worth of heroin into the UK. Read
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Men jailed for passport scam
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
TWO men have both been jailed for 12 months for using false passports to board a notorious Air India flight from Birmingham to Canada. Read
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Man jailed for abuse of children
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A RESIDENTIAL social worker at a Birmingham children’s home who carried out a ten-year campaign of sexual abuse against boys there has been jailed for five years. Read
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Princess Anne visits Birmingham
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
IT was smiles and cheers all the way as pensioners welcomed Princess Anne to Birmingham. Read
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Mail reporter tests burlesque fitness classes
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail recently told how burlesque fitness classes were taking Birmingham by storm. Reporter Kat Keogh was put through her paces. Read
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Call on metal thefts spree
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND business leaders have called on the Government to overhaul the laws on scrap metal dealing in a bid to beat thieves. Read
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Sailors from HMS Darling visit Birmingham
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
SAILORS from a British warship enjoyed a spot of shore leave when they visited Birmingham to renew their links with the city. Read
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Style Birmingham search to be held at Gatecrasher
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of hopefuls are aiming to be shortlisted for their style this weekend at Birmingham’s newest super-club. Read
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Thanks for funds help
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
CITY fundraisers were thanked for their support of a children’s charity during a special event to celebrate 120 years of the NSPCC in Birmingham. Read
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Music fan writes book on Buddy Holly
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
A MUSIC fan is hoping to hit the right note with a new book on rock‘n’roll legend Buddy Holly. Read
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Gordon Brown in pledge to help West Midlands
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown pledged to do “everything we can” to help the West Midlands economy during the credit crunch after meeting small business leaders in Birmingham. Read
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Murder probe at Bilston bus station
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
MURDER squad detectives were today probing the death of a man at a bus station in the Midlands. Read
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Geoff Horsfield in cancer battle
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Blues striker Geoff Horsfield has revealed he is being treated for testicular cancer. Read
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Value of Birmingham city centre flats drops
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S city centre flats have suffered the biggest annual fall in property prices of anywhere in Britain, according to a new survey. Read
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Nine Midland councils hit by Icelandic bank crisis
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE number of Midland councils with cash caught up in the Icelandic banking debacle has hit nine. Read
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Central TV presenter Jo Malin to quit the station
Oct 10 2008 | Top Stories
CENTRAL TV presenter Joanne Malin is to quit the station just a week after the company announced 60 job cuts and a major overhaul of its output. Read
