Oct
2008
Articles from 31st Oct 2008
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Exclusions rise over violence
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
AN increasing number of children are being excluded from school for attacking other pupils, it was revealed today. Read
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City family admit neglecting horses
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of city farmers has been banned from keeping animals for life after inflicting months of suffering on two horses. Read
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Anger at bid for lapdancing club in Sutton Coldfield
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
LAPDANCING will soon be on the menu at a wine bar in leafy Sutton Coldfield if plans to open a racy joint can overcome outrage among locals. Read
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£100m debts boss death still a riddle
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A DISGRACED tycoon who sacked 130 Birmingham workers by text message suffered depression after his company folded with debts of £100 million, an inquest heard. Read
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Family take part in Santa Jog in memory of son
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
LACING up their trainers ahead of Birmingham’s Santa Jog, Cliff Cox and his family are preparing for an emotional journey. Read
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Tot 'lost nose and cheek in mauling'
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has pleaded guilty to losing control of two terrier dogs who mauled a three-year-old boy. Read
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Final bell sound at school
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS have been left devastated after a small independent school in Birmingham described as “second to none” shut down. Read
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Hearing to rule over rejected homes plan
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held into plans to convert a former petrol station into homes. Read
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Petition to bring Take That to Birmingham
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A PETITION has been launched to persuade pop giants Take That to perform a U-turn and make an appearance in the Midlands during their 2009 UK Stadium Tour. Read
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Birmingham blogger has No.11 bus challenge for Brummies
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s leading bloggers has a roundabout challenge for the people of the city. Read
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Extra clinic needs for expectant mums
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM baby boom is stretching maternity wards to the brink, forcing health bosses to fork out cash for an overflow clinic. Read
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Runner completed 13 miles in Birmingham half marathon with broken leg
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A RUNNER in Birmingham’s first ever half marathon today told how he almost finished the race – without realising he had a broken leg. Read
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Delight at new face for suburb
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A BRIGHT new future for a run-down Birmingham suburb has been unveiled. Read
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Animal magic... in pink
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
STAFF at a wildlife attraction turned a pretty shade of pink to raise cash for a cancer charity. Read
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Schools 'fail on basics'
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS are failing to teach basic skills because they are weighed down with initiatives and forced to focus on exam results, Birmingham residents told Gordon Brown and the Cabinet. Read
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Trudy, 100, parties on
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
Trudy Loveridge may have notched up a century, but she partied like a woman 80 years younger. Read
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37 years and still no clues
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham Mail reporter has turned his talents to authorship by lifting the lid on one of the Midlands’ most baffling murder cases.Michael Posner, who spent more than 40 years as a court reporter before retiring recently, was intrigued by a macabre story which began in 1971 with the discovery of a naked trussed-up body found buried in a shallow grave in Staffordshire. Read
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Grenade scare in Tyseley garden
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A FATHER of two had a potentially explosive find when he hit a hand grenade as he dug up his back garden. Read
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Teenager dies in Chester Road smash
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER died and two others were seriously injured today when their van skidded and struck a tree in Birmingham. Read
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Restaurant tastes Brummie goodwill
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S curry fans enjoyed a balti bargain when a restaurant marked its 20th anniversary with a fundraiser. Read
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Stage set for marriage plot
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A ROMANTIC Birmingham actor gave the performance of his life when he proposed to his girlfriend on stage. Read
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Final bell sound at school
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS have been left devastated after a small independent school in Birmingham described as “second to none” shut down. Read
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Hearing to rule over rejected homes plan
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held into plans to convert a former petrol station into homes. Read
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George Cross for hero Matt Croucher
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
A ROYAL Marine from Birmingham who threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades said he was “honoured” to receive the George Cross from the Queen. Read
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Quantum of Solace premiere held in Birmingham
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
PLAYERS from Birmingham City, Villa and West Brom joined legendary 70s rocker Noddy Holder and news presenter Joanne Malin at Cineworld, in Broad Street, for the region’s first showing of the new Bond film. Read
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Wayne Rooney pumpkin made by sculptor
Oct 31 2008 | Top Stories
HE’S terrified enough opposition defences down the years and his new haircut is pretty scary...but now Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has been immortalised in a pumpkin. Read
