Nov
2008
Articles from 7th Nov 2008
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Top Gear Richard Hammond going to the dogs for Morrisons
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
TOP Gear star Richard Hammond is going to the dogs – Husky dogs. Read
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Tony Iommi joins Birmingham Walk of Stars
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE rock legend Tony Iommi has been named as the next celebrity to be immortalised on the city’s Walk of Stars. Read
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Civil Servants set to strike in pay protest
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 25,000 West Midland civil servants are to stage a 24-hour walkout on Monday, bringing the region’s job centres, tax offices, driving test centres and museums to their knees. Read
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Walsall M6 'panto girls' drama
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Behind you! Cinders is on the M6 STUNNED motorists rubbed their eyes in disbelief when Snow White and Cinderella were spotted on the hard shoulder of he M6. Read
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Couple travel 92 miles to see sick baby
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A MUM and her partner are having to make a 92-mile daily round trip to a Stoke hospital where their baby daughter is fighting for life – because of a neonatal bed crisis in Birmingham. Read
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Walsall market move in peril
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council’s plans to move a market after almost 800 years have been thrown into doubt following the threat of legal action. Read
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Duke of Kent unveils Handsworth sculpture
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A GIANT carved sculpture of a peony flower seed pod has taken centre stage in a new garden project in Birmingham opened by the Duke of Kent. Read
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Credit crunch sparks set up of Rover-style taskforce to help West Midlands business
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW Rover-style taskforce is to be created to help West Midlands business survive the shock of the credit crunch. Read
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Bullring ejects Poppy sailors
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A PAIR of sailors collecting for the Poppy Appeal were marched from Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre by security guards. Read
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World stories in brief
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 50,000 people gathered in central London to watch pop stars McFly turn on the Regent Street Christmas lights. Read
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Driver injured in Kingstanding
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Driver injured Read
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Acocks Green family flees firework attack
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Firework attack Read
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Most Addictive Track
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Winner: PINK – So What Read
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Katie Melua at NEC
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
IT TAKES bottle to come out alone on a stage the size of the NEC and entertain a near full house for three songs with just your own guitar and piano playing for company. Read
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Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin at Small Heath school
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school were given a lesson in gardening when celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin dropped in on their seed planting project. Read
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Survey shows drop in Midlands business investment
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Firms in the region are aiming to reduce expenditure by 1.6 per cent over the second half of 2008, according to new research by Siemens Financial Services Ltd. Read
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Medics face assault risk
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
HEALTH workers face an increasing risk of attack, according to West Midland figures out today. Read
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Sir Paul McCartney the "Ultimate Legend"
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
SIR Paul McCartney was named the “Ultimate Legend” at a prestigious awards ceremony in in his home city. Read
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Dilemma for banks after interest rates slashed
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BANKS - including the UK's biggest lender - are under growing pressure today to reduce their interest rates in line with the Bank of England's massive 1.5% cut. Read
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Pupils account for the pocket money
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school are branching out with their very own bank. Read
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Questions in Khyra case
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S coroner has demanded answers from solicitors for the mother of a young girl who allegedly starved to death to find out if he can release her body for a funeral. Read
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Beekeepers hand in petition to Downing Street
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Members of the Warwickshire-based British Beekeepers’ Association marched to Downing Street to hand in a petition with 140,000 signatures. Read
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Midlands/ Staffordshire food prices alert
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW European pesticide ban could push up food prices, a West Midlands MEP has warned. Read
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Olympic rower Steve Williams in Birmingham to pass on fitness tips
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Discover Olympic secrets Read
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Birmingham MP Byrne says Britain remains a class-ridden society
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN is still a class-ridden society, a study by Birmingham MP Liam Byrne has warned. Read
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Tragic road cross
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
HORRIFIED witnesses told an inquest how they saw a man “star jump” across a busy Birmingham road without a care for his own safety before colliding with a lorry and then hitting a van. Read
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60 years for Yardley couple
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple are toasting their special day, 60 years after meeting on a blind date. Read
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New dining card for food lovers
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
The Gastro Card – membership just £25 a year – is the brain-child of the NEC’s former ‘Mr Landlord,’ group exhibitions director Trevor Land, and is backed by Michelin-starred chef Andy Waters, who runs Edmunds’ restaurant in Brindleyplace. Read
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Youthful chapter in history of estate
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM bookworms are enjoying their favourite reads in a revamped city library. Read
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Life changing operation for Hednesford mum
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
And after 40 years, her dream has finally come true thanks to a new life-changing operation at Cannock Chase Hospital. Read
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Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi to have star on Broad Street
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
The Aston-born guitarist will join fellow Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne, also from Aston, when his name is cemented into Broad Street’s answer to the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. Read
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Young Quinton artist has work displayed in Harborne restaurant
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
BEFORE he could write his own name Dante Lamb was a world record holder, scooping the title of the world’s youngest professional artist at the age of three. Read
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Afghanistan war photographer in Birmingham talk
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
Stories from war Read
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Pioneering plan to help West Midlands gang culture kids
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
The scheme would be aimed at 14 and 15-year-olds and deal with issues such as anti-social behaviour and gang violence. Read
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Light up a Life ceremony at St Mary's Hospice in Selly Oak
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
WITH Christmas looming St Mary’s Hospice in Selly Oak is giving people a chance to light a candle for someone special to them. Read
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Spooky show a phenomenal hit
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
HALLOWEEN celebrations at Shugborough Hall have been hailed an “incredible” success. Read
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Windscreen damage greater in the north than Birmingham
Nov 07 2008 | Top Stories
DRIVERS are nine times more likely to get a chipped windscreen in the north than in Birmingham or London, according to Auto Windscreens. Read
