Nov
2008
Articles from 12th Nov 2008
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Alesha Dixon was at HMV in Birmingham yesterday to meet her fans
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
By Lorne Jackson Read
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The Justice For Crisis group admited defeat after Birmingham city council's court order on Friday forcing them to leave their squat in Balsall Heath
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
SQUATTERS campaigning for more affordable housing have had to abandon a second protest site just yards away from their original tent city. Read
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Plea to ministers over Birmingham Children's Hospital failings
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
By Alison Dayani Read
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Birmingham man Ricardo Morrison in court on Amy Leigh Barnes murder charge
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM football coach today appeared in court charged with the murder of his glamour model ex-lover who was killed in a frenzied knife attack at her home. Read
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Birmingham Crown Court jails £1.4m Tyseley fraudsters
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today investigating how to seize cash from fraudsters who used a loophole in company credit checks to launch a £1.4 million swindle based in Birmingham. Read
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Warning on bogus officials
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
By Mark Cowan Read
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Birmingham's Simon Webbe and Robert Kilroy-Silk in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! line-up for 2008
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
EX Blue boy band member Simon Webbe, who was brought up in Birmingham, is among the latest batch of stars heading for the jungles of Oz. Read
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WWE Survivor at NEC was a night to remember
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
GRAPPLING American wrestling superstars brought their all action show to Birmingham with a bang as the big names put on a performance to remember. Read
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Birmingham restaurant The House closes
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
MYSTERY surrounds the sudden closure of a city restaurant owned by a clubland entrepreneur involved in a string of failed ventures. Read
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Alesha Dixon at HMV in Birmingham
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
ALESHA Dixon was at HMV in Birmingham yesterday to meet her fans Read
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Justice For Crisis group moves on from Birmingham squat
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
SQUATTERS campaigning for more affordable housing have had to abandon a second protest site just yards away from their original tent city. Read
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Plea to ministers over Birmingham Children's Hospital failings
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
TOP-LEVEL talks were taking place today in Whitehall to address failings at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Read
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Warning on bogus officials in south Birmingham
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today urged elderly residents to be on their guard after doorstep tricksters targeted a woman of 92 and an 86-year-old. Read
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Birmingham health chiefs shut Druckers head bakery office
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE head office bakery of renowned Birmingham cake firm Druckers has been closed by council inspectors amid fears that a leaking roof may have caused food to be contaminated. Read
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Birmingham Crown Court jails £1.4m Tyseley fraudsters
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE were today investigating how to seize cash from fraudsters who used a loophole in company credit checks to launch a £1.4 million swindle based in Birmingham. Read
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Liam Byrne MP raps 'waste' of Hodge Hill litter campaign
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
A CLEAN streets campaign which cost Birmingham City Council £20,000 to organise saw just three fines a week handed to litter louts. Read
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Health and safety rules hit basic tasks to help the elderly, says Birmingham City Council inquiry
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
BARMY health and safety regulations prevent carers from carrying out simple tasks for elderly people such as changing light bulbs and washing curtains, a Birmingham City Council inquiry has found. Read
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Prince Michael at National Memorial Arboretum for Armistice Day commemorations
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the royal family joined hundreds at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day. Read
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Former MG Rover workers average pay cut of £6,000 a year
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 4,000 former MG Rover workers who landed new jobs following the collapse of Longbridge have suffered pay cuts averaging £5,640 a year, a new study shows. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover boss David Smith attacks foreign cars
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE top man at Jaguar Land Rover says he is “personally insulted” by the amount of “bland” Japanese and German cars on UK roads. Read
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Three lives saved by heart technology at Touchwood shopping Centre Solihull
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
THREE people who literally shopped till they dropped met the workers who saved their lives. Read
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German Christmas market returns to Birmingham
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
LEDERHOSEN-clad market stall holders will bring beer and bratwurst to Birmingham tomorrow as the Frankfurt Christmas market opens for the eighth year. Read
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Crowne Plaza Birmingham hotel to re-open
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s best known city centre hotels is being re-launched tomorrow after a massive refurbishment costing £16 million – more than the original cost of building the hotel. Read
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Coun Bill Thomas steps down from Sandwell and West Birmingham Health Trust
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
SANDWELL Council leader Bill Thomas is stepping down from Sandwell and West Birmingham Health Trust after serving the NHS for 27 years. Read
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Restoration plan agreed for historic Birmingham bicycle factory
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
THE derelict remains of a Birmingham factory which produced bicycles for the Victorians is to be restored. Read
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Erdington academy school ordered to raise standards by Ofsted
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s flagship academy schools has been given an official warning by Government inspectors who branded it as “inadequate”. Read
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Mercury Rev delight faithful at Birmingham Carling Academy
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
IT’S a travesty a band of the stature and spell-binding brilliance as Mercury Rev play to a half-full venue. Read
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Snowmen wanted by Acorns children's hospice
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being encouraged to don their walking shoes and dress up as snowmen, reindeer, elves or Christmas trees in a bid to raise money for seriously ill children. Read
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Teenager died in warehouse roof fall
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER died after plunging 25ft through the roof of a disused warehouse, an inquest heard. Read
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Talksport DJ Jon Gaunt suspended over “Nazi” jibe
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Radio WM presenter Jon Gaunt has been suspended from his latest show after calling a Conservative councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” live on air. Read
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Stourbridge schoolgirl Kerys Harrop gets rousing send-off ahead of World Cup
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
SCHOOLFRIENDS put out the flags for star footballer Kerys Harrop as she prepared to join the England squad for the women’s World Cup. Read
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Edgbaston hostel plan appeal raises storm of protest
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
FRESH battle lines are being drawn up over controversial plans to open a hostel in Birmingham for young men with criminal records, drug and alcohol problems. Read
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Sea Life Centre visitors raise cash for charity
Nov 12 2008 | Top Stories
VISITORS at Birmingham’s National Sealife Centre have gone otterly mad over fund-raising, bringing in nearly £1,000 with a range of charity events. Read
