Dec
2008
Articles from 6th Dec 2008
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Duffy sweeps back into Midlands
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
MULTI-award winning Welsh songstress Duffy swept into Wolverhampton on the back of news that she’s a contender for yet another prize. Read
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A NEW engineering and manufacturing academy set to cost around £20 million is to be built in Birmingham to address chronic skills shortages.
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
Birmingham City Council is giving 1.18 acres of “prime city centre real estate” to the ambitious project, which is expected to open in 2012 as the Aston University Engineering Academy, Birmingham. Read
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Dancing Cadbury's couple to feature in advert for return of Wispa Bar
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
A CADBURY’S couple are set to taste TV stardom by appearing in an advert celebrating the return of the Wispa Bar. Read
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Birmingham council tenants given a two-week rent holiday
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S 66,000 council house tenants are being offered a two-week Christmas break for the first time – as long as their rent is up to date. Read
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Royal Mail delivers festive mail reminder to ensure Birmingham folk beat the Christmas deadlines
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
THE Royal Mail has urged people in Birmingham to get cracking with their post in time for a first-class Christmas. Read
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Scams hit cash-strapped families
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
CROOKS are using the credit crunch to scam cash-strapped Midland families out of money, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham transport bosses will put 31 new electronic speed warning signs across roads in the city
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
SPEED camaras in Birmingham could be on the way out after city transport bosses announced the rolling out of 31 new warning signs in a bid to improve road safety. Read
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AN enormous Christmas tree was formally handed over to the city this week as hundreds of people packed into Victoria Square for the switching on of its lights.
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
The 50ft Sandvik Tree of Light was accepted by Lord Mayor Chauhdry Rashid and Lady Mayoress Shafait Begum Rashid on behalf of the city. Read
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Former Bournville School pupil wins green award
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
ACADEMIC shining lights were honoured at an awards ceremony in Birmingham. Read
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HARRY Potter star Mark Williams is to create his own piece of magic when he receives an honorary degree from the University of Birmingham.
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
The Bromsgrove-born 49-year-old, whose many film credits include Arthur Weasley in the series of Harry Potter films, is to become a Doctor of Letters on Friday. Read
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West Bromwich runner's tribute to tragic daughter
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
DRESSED in a Santa suit for a charity jog this weekend, Manni Gosal will be running with a heavy heart. Read
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Ex-longbridge worker now passes on his experience to youngsters
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Longbridge worker Tony Dudley hit rock bottom when he lost his job after 15 years when MG Rover crashed – but now he’s back on the road to success. Read
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FORMER pupils and staff of three Birmingham schools who may have been captured during rare filming in the 1970s are being invited to attend the opening of a new exhibition.
Dec 06 2008 | Top Stories
Unique archive footage of lessons being taught at King Edward’s School, Ladywood Comprehensive and Leabank Primary can to attend the opening at Ikon Gallery, off Broad Street, on November 25 from 6pm to 8pm. Read
