Nov
2008
Articles from 8th Nov 2008
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Aston Villa star Stuart Taylor reveals baby sons struck with Meningitis
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa star Stuart Taylor told today how his twin baby sons were both struck with the potentially fatal meningitis brain bug. Read
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Walsall athlete Mark Walcott is found not guilty of flashing
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Black Country athlete who competed for Team GB wept as he was cleared of flashing outside two care homes in the area. Read
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Protesters fighting for more affordable housing to be evicted from camp in Balsall Heath
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS campaigning for more affordable housing in Birmingham are to be evicted from a Balsall Heath ‘tent city’ camp set up last week. Read
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Former Aston Villa goalkeeper Geoff Sidebottom dies, 71
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Aston Villa goalkeeper who played in the historic first ever Football League Cup final in 1961 has died aged 71. Read
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Pupils shipshape for chefs
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
BUDDING Birmingham chefs cooked up a sea-food storm when they were given a culinary masterclass by a pair of Royal Navy sailors. Read
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Police in Erdington High Street for high profile blitz.
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Officers were pounding the beat at the train station while the force helicopter took to the skies overhead and traffic cops blitzed the roads. Read
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Birmingham scheme to tackle alcohol abuse
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Alcohol abuse action Read
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Lynne Jones on jobless plan
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Lynne Jones (Lab, Selly Oak) told Ministers their tough welfare reforms would place pressure on city residents to find jobs when there were none. Read
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John Beard tackles the futility of war ahead of Remembrance Sunday in Faith In Our City
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Time to remember the futility of war Read
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Oldbury man in Mount Everest bid for charity
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
NOT content with completing seven “great runs” in six months, Midland man Craig Jackson is now aiming to scale new heights for charity. Read
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Redditch Borough Council raises cash for Breast Cancer Campaign
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
WORKERS at Redditch Borough Council were pretty in pink when they dressed up for charity. Read
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Small Heath charity shop is revamped
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Revamp for charity shop Read
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West Midlands workers spend £260m on lunches
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Wasted food Read
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Week of events to celebrate Islam in Birmingham
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
THE CITY is gearing up for a week of events to celebrate Islam and tackle preconceptions about the Muslim community. Read
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Workers at Greenberg Glass Group left without pay
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
The futures of workers at the Greenberg Glass Group’s Birmingham branch at Small Heath Business Park were plunged into uncertainty following the group’s crash into administration, it was revealed today. Read
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Open days at Birmingham Independent School of Performing Arts
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Dubbed ‘The Flame Academy’, the Birmingham Independent School of Performing Arts will be based at The Old Fire Station, 287 Moseley Road, Birmingham. Read
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Musical Youth at Birmingham's Gigbeth music festival
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
HOMEGROWN reggae outfit Musical Youth was due to return to the classroom today as part of Birmingham’s prestige Gigbeth music festival. Read
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Carmen by Midland Opera at The Crescent Theatre hits the right note
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
Well-staged show hits the right note Read
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Highfield Junior and Infants raise thousands for Macmillan
Nov 08 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN and staff at a Birmingham primary school enjoyed a belated feast after holding a Macmillan coffee morning almost a month after the UK-wide event. Read
