Oct
2008
Articles from 28th Oct 2008
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Mourners pay tribute to James Munday
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of mourners today stood in silence to pay tribute to Trooper James Munday who died in action in Afghanistan earlier this month. Read
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Niki Evans hands over charity cash
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
GOLDEN-hearted Brummies had the X-Factor treatment from former contestant Niki Evans when she handed over cash lifelines to a dozen Birmingham charities. Read
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Man stole roof lead to buy heroin
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who stole the lead from the roof of a neighbour’s conservatory so he could buy heroin has been given a one-month conditional discharge. Read
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Arsonists attack drug factories
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
ARSONISTS have targeted cannabis factories in two attacks on suburban houses. Read
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Man sent to jail for sex with girl, 14
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A “PREDATOR” who seduced a 14-year-old and got her pregnant was jailed for seven years. Read
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Riddle of couple killed in car crash
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
THESE are the church-going grandparents who died after a head-on collision with another car. Read
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'Horror' attack pair jailed
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
Two men who left a man seriously injured when they rained punches and kicks on him in a sustained attack have been jailed for a total of ten years. Read
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Plea after armed robbery
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery in the Midlands. Read
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Driver hurt in M6 collision
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A CAR driver was taken to hospital following a smash which left his car became wedged under a lorry on the M6 motorway early today. Read
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Thug locked up for attack on woman
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who brutally attacked a woman on a bus in Birmingham after she asked him to turn down music he was playing has been sent to a young offenders institution for 21 months. Read
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Bosses seek relief
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council has teamed up with top companies including British Airways, Tesco, McDonald’s and Nokia to demand an end to business rates for empty buildings. Read
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No.1 by a country mile is...TV John!
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
VETERAN broadcaster John Craven showed his younger rivals a clean pair of heels at the Royal Television Society’s (Midlands Centre) annual awards dinner. Read
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Might as well start
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
THE Mail’s grumpy old man is becoming a grumpy old theatrical impresario tomorrow night when he hosts an Open Mic evening at The Station Pub Theatre, Sutton Coldfield.Roger Clarke, along with Tom Roberts, the producer of the Lichfield Garrick Rep, started the theatre as a community project to encourage Midland actors and writers, both amateur and professional, and to provide professional theatre in the intimate surroundings of the upstairs room of a pub. Read
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MRSA aid for young
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A SUPERBUG can be detected in more sick children after a new test was pioneered in Birmingham. Read
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Cooking up another win
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM curry house has been voted one of the finest in Britain for the second year running. Read
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Warning in 'fat' battle
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of obese patients in the Midlands were today being warned to stop taking a slimming drug after a probe by health watchdogs discovered some people using the medication had committed suicide. Read
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Triumph for terrific trio
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
THREE young women have won awards for getting their lives back on track after drug addiction, homelessness, depression, unemployment and child custody issues. Read
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Probe call on 999 'hold-ups'
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM councillor is demanding an inquiry into claims that it took fire crews more than 25 minutes to answer a 999 call when three children were trapped. Read
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Four charged after terror raids
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR men arrested in a series of anti-terror swoops in Birmingham were due in court charged with offences under the Terrorism Act. Read
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Cold snap heads for the Midlands
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES were today urged to wrap up warm as a cold snap and a possible flurry of snow continued to head for the city. Read
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Charity fashion show held in Solihull
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
A GLAMOROUS fashion show featuring models from the agency which manages Kate Moss raised more than £3,000 for charity. Read
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Inquest opens into death of family killed in M6 crash
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
AN inquest was opening today into the deaths of a family of six tragically killed in a motorway horror crash while visiting relatives in Birmingham. Read
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It’s miserable being away from my wife and son but it’s part of the job and I have to get on with it
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
WITH huge rifles, machine guns and pistols at their sides, these Midlands troops may not be your traditional image of loving, caring fathers. Read
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Rookery House in Erdington to stay open
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
ERDINGTON’S historic Rookery House will stay open after it was handed a last-minute lifeline by Birmingham City Council. Read
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Eco-town will go ahead despite economic slowdown
Oct 28 2008 | Top Stories
PLANNED eco-towns will go ahead despite the economic slowdown and threat of recession, the Government has pledged. Read
