Nov
2008
Articles from 15th Nov 2008
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Neglect tip-off ‘ignored’
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
SOCIAL workers were tipped off about the serious neglect of four Birmingham children three months before their mother was arrested, it was claimed today. Read
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Kanye West to perform in Birmingham after arrest
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault early yesterday following the incident outside Tup Tup Palace cocktail bar in Newcastle. Read
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Knife man killed for revenge
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Tion Johnson swore at the judge and stormed back to the cells after he was found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Ashley Horton who bled to death after being stabbed by the defendant in the leg. Read
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Solihull Council will decide Birmingham International Airport runway extension on December 15
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council will decide on December 15 whether to approve Birmingham International Airport’s £130 million runway extension. Read
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Tributes paid to Royal Marines killed in Afghanistan
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Robert McKibben from County Mayo in Ireland and Neil Dunstan from Bournemouth, both 32, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device in Southern Helmand, Afghanistan, on Wednesday afternoon. Read
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Footballer Ian Wright backs campaign about dangers of asbestos
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ONE person every three days dies a painful death from an asbestos-related lung disease in the region with numbers expected to surge in coming years, latest official figures reveal. Read
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Unlucky Sheldon woman is made redundant from two jobs and is forced to quite another as the credit crunch bites
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
IS this Britain’s unluckiest worker? Read
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Pensioner battered on his doorstep in Bordesley Green
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The 65-year-old was attacked as he answered the door of his home in Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green. Read
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Job losses at Denso in Minworth
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Bosses at Minworth-based Denso have launched a 30-day consultation with workers over the future of the plant, less than 18 months after the factory opened. Read
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Anonymous donation means Christmas comes early for kids in Birmingham hospital
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
CHRISTMAS came early for dozens of sick young patients at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after a secret millionaire donated £9 million-worth of bags of toys to wards across the country. Read
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Government's £4million loan boost for Midlands firms
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands businesses are to share in a £4 million Government loan scheme to help bail them out from the worst effects of the recession. Read
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Slump in orders forces job losses at Birmingham van maker LDV
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM van-maker LDV is to cut nearly ten per cent of its workforce and shut down at Christmas for a month following a dramatic global slump in sales. Read
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith praises youngsters
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The initiative, It Doesn’t Have to Happen, allows young people to express their opposition to the carrying of knives by adding their picture and a message to posters. Read
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Remains of Iron Age fort found in Wednesbury
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered what could be the remains of an ancient Iron Age hill fort in the Black Country. Read
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Pupils have pizza-making masterclass from Domino’s Pizza
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
The youngsters, from Sutton Coldfield’s Penns Primary School on Berwood Road donned caps and aprons at the Wylde Green branch on Birmingham Road. They tried their hand at dough stretching and slapping before they got the chance to sample their own creations. Read
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Lynne Jones MP demands united 2012 Olympic football team
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
Dr Lynne Jones (Lab, Selly Oak) waded into the row over whether the UK should take part in football events when the Olympics come to London. Read
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Man shot in the leg in stairwell of high-rise flats in Hockley
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN was today recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg in a Birmingham towerblock. Read
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Bands ready to rock in benefit for Birmingham girl with rare condition
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM music venue is holding a fundraising event for a terminally ill toddler tonight. Read
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Birmingham given £45 million to help build new primary schools including one in Yardley Green
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
A NEW generation of primary schools is to be built in Birmingham after the Government gave the green light to a massive reconstruction programme. Read
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Fines for illegal parking in Cannock
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
“IF YOU park illegally you will be fined”. Read
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Birmingham jobhunters set to flock to Careers and Jobs Live event
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
CROWDS of jobhunters were set to flock to a free Birmingham jobs fair this weekend as unemployment reaches an 11-year high of 1.82 million. Read
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Edgbaston and Solihull streets brush off credit crunch
Nov 15 2008 | Top Stories
ROADS in Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and affluent parts of the Black Country dominate a list of the 20 most expensive streets in the West Midlands. Read
