Dec
2008
Articles from 4th Dec 2008
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HOMEOWNERS and first time buyers were today given a major boost as plans to open a Bank of Birmingham were unveiled – with a pledge to help those struggling to pay mortgages.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The credit crunch has prompted Birmingham City Council to re-enter the banking business for the first time in a generation in a bid to support those struggling to meet mortgage demands and ease small businesses through the difficult times. Read
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Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant up for two Grammys
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND music legend Robert Plant was today nominated for two prestigious Grammy awards. Read
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Former Blue singer Simon Webbe voted off I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
SINGER Simon Webbe, who was raised in Birmingham, has become the eighth person to be voted off I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Read
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ARTWORK created by celebrities and artists including Bob Geldof and Jude Law has gone on preview.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
Three hundred canvasses are being auctioned online until December 6 in aid of the Willow Foundation, which was set up by Arsenal goalkeeping legend Bob Wilson in memory of his daughter. Read
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Shannon Matthews mother guilty of her kidnap
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE mother of Shannon Matthews was found guilty today of kidnapping her own daughter. Read
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A FATHER and daughter from Hollywood who have lost eight stones between them will have their half-hour of fame tonight when they appear on television.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
Neil and Allyson Wicklen are contestants on the Rosemary Conley Slim to Win programme which sees them competing for a £1,000 prize for the highest weight loss. Read
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HOMEOWNERS and first time buyers were today given a major boost as plans to open a Bank of Birmingham were unveiled – with a pledge to help those struggling to pay mortgages.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The credit crunch has prompted Birmingham City Council to re-enter the banking business for the first time in a generation in a bid to support those struggling to meet mortgage demands and ease small businesses through the difficult times. Read
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Firefighter dies after 999 call-out in Bloxwich
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
BLACK Country firefighters were in mourning today after one of their colleagues died following a call-out. Read
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Birminghan City and Wolves fans pay over the odds for beer
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
Fans left bitter by pint hike Read
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Interest rate cut by 1 per cent
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE Bank of England has announced a 1 per cent cut in the interest rate. Read
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Emer-Jo switches on Birmingham Children's Hospital's Christmas tree lights
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNG fundraiser Emer-Jo Staunton did the honours and switched on the lights of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Christmas tree. Read
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THOUSANDS of residents across the region could benefit from £530million of energy efficient grants.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The Warm Homes Campaign is being supported by Tom Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, who met residents to explain how it works. Read
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LAND Rover saw its monthly UK sales plunge by nearly two-thirds in November as the consumer spending crisis took a brutal toll on showrooms across the UK.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The Midlands’ best-known manufacturer suffered a sales fall of more than 64 per cent last month. The gloomy news followed two consecutive heavy sales falls for Land Rover, with September figures tumbling from around 10,000 for 2007 to just 5,600 and October’s by nearly 60 per cent to 1,283 vehicles. Read
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Conjoined twin Faith Williams fights for life
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
BABY Faith Williams was fighting for life today after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them. Read
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Mortgages bid to cut repossessions
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
Struggling homeowners will be offered cheaper mortgages for up to two years in an effort to cut the number of repossessions, Gordon Brown has announced. Read
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Plans to open a Bank of Birmingham
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
HOMEOWNERS and first time buyers were today given a major boost as plans to open a Bank of Birmingham were unveiled – with a pledge to help those struggling to pay mortgages. Read
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Birmingham escapes snow
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM appeared set to escape the snow which has blighted parts of Scotland and northern England today. Read
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Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant up for two Grammys
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
MIDLAND music legend Robert Plant was today nominated for two prestigious Grammy awards. Read
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to make statement over arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
HOME Secretary and Midland MP Jacqui Smith was today due make a statement on the arrest of senior Tory MP Damian Green to the House of Commons. Read
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Former Blue singer Simon Webbe voted off I'm A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out Of Here
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
SINGER Simon Webbe, who was raised in Birmingham, has become the eighth person to be voted off I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Read
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Birmingham City Council to lead battle against recession
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council was placed on the front line of the fight to protect the city’s economy, as the Queen’s Speech made local authorities responsible for beating the recession. Read
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THOUSANDS of residents across the region could benefit from £530million of energy efficient grants.
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The Warm Homes Campaign is being supported by Tom Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, who met residents to explain how it works. Read
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Sandwell Icon billboard plan by M6 shelved
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS for an art billboard along the M6 in the Black Country have been shelved. Read
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Birmingham MP demands inquiry over 34 missing sex offenders in West Midlands
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP today demanded an inquiry after West Midlands police revealed that 34 serious sex offenders have gone missing. Read
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Man airlifted after crash on M5
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN had to be airlifted to hospital with head injuries after a four-vehicle crash on the M5 yesterday. Read
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Strictly Come Dancing star Len Goodman in book-signing at Waterstones
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
LEN Goodman, TV’s resident ballroom dancing guru, waltzed his way into Birmingham for a jam-packed book-signing. Read
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Adventure sports company faces health and safety charges after death of Emily Jordan
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
AN adventure sports company and its director has been charged with six health and safety offences after a 21-year-old Midland woman died in a river boarding tragedy. Read
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Birmingham International Airport accused of publishing misleading figures
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport has been accused of publishing misleading figures after claiming to have slashed carbon dioxide emissions by almost a quarter. Read
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Careers day at Tudor Grange School
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
INQUISITIVE youngsters at a Solihull school learned all about a host of trades and professions during a careers day. Read
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Yardley church brings light to festive season
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A CHURCH in Birmingham is opening its doors to the public to stage a candlelit event aimed at celebrating both its history and Christmas. Read
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Calls made for children to be vaccinated against measles epidemic spreading across the Midlands
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A LEADING government health agency has renewed a plea to parents to immunise their children as a measles epidemic hits the region. Read
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Demolition of Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park greenhouse criticised
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A HISTORIC greenhouse which has stood in one of Birmingham’s largest parks for decades is being torn down in a move branded as “civic vandalism”. Read
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Hednesford great gran Katie's gift to Stafford Hospital
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a 101-year-old great-grandmother has donated hundreds of pounds to a hospital to help “new life flourish in her memory”. Read
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Rent hike threatens project
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
The Allenscroft Project has been helping vulnerable people in Druid’s Heath since 1988 when it was set up with the backing of local police. Read
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BT launch ground-breaking phone tarif for low income families
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Midland families on low incomes are to benefit from a new cheap phone service launched in a bid to help them cope with the rising cost of household bills. Read
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Walsall College students in awards ceremony
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
HIGH-FLYING Walsall College students paraded through the town in their caps and gowns for the start of their Higher Education Awards Ceremony at Walsall Town Hall. Read
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Trees planted to create new community woodland in Shard End
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
AN army of green fingered enthusiasts will descend on a Birmingham suburb tomorrow in a bid to create the city’s newest green space. Read
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Academy trust quiz
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
TEACHERS’ representatives in Birmingham want a suspension of the city’s Academies programme over a Government investigation into alleged irregularities by a private trust looking to sponsor three schools in the city. Read
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Kerouac's original On the Road on show at Birmingham Barber Institute
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A ROLL of fragile paper 120 feet long which forms one of the 20th Century’s most iconic literary manuscripts was carefully unpacked at Birmingham’s Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Read
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Sandwell Council gets top rating for its adult care services
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND council got top marks for its adult care services. Read
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Birmingham folk don red ribbons and enjoy festival fun to mark World Aids Day
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in Birmingham sported red ribbons and took part in activities to mark World Aids Day. Read
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Tusheeta’s shining in Bollywood
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
TALENTED jeweller Tusheeta David admires some of her elaborate work which is currently taking Bollywood by storm. Read
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Beauty is big buisiness during the credit crunch
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
WOMEN are refusing to give up their lipstick and mascara despite the recession, say organisers of a major fashion show set to be staged in Birmingham this week. Read
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Extra trains boost for Lichfield rail passengers
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
LICHFIELD rail passengers are to get an early Christmas present as more trains are laid on to Birmingham – with even more in the pipeline. Read
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Emer-Jo switches on Birmingham Children's Hospital's Christmas tree lights
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
YOUNG fundraiser Emer-Jo Staunton did the honours and switched on the lights of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Christmas tree. Read
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Father and daughter lose eight stones for TV programme
Dec 04 2008 | Top Stories
Neil and Allyson Wicklen are contestants on the Rosemary Conley Slim to Win programme which sees them competing for a £1,000 prize for the highest weight loss. Read
