Dec
2008
Articles from 15th Dec 2008
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Birmingham pair admit smuggling drugs on cruise ship
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR people, including two from Birmingham, today admitted smuggling cocaine with a street value of £1.7 million into the UK on a P&O cruise ship. Read
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Jaguar shut down is a blow for manufacturing
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
ALL production at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich factory is to shut down for three weeks over Christmas and New Year in the latest blow to Midland manufacturing, it was revealed today. Read
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Pound falls to new low against euro
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE pound slumped to a fresh low against the euro today as the two currencies edged closer to parity. Read
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Iraqis demand release of reporter who threw shoe at President George Bush
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Iraqis took to the streets today to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George Bush during a press conference. See footage of the incident. Read
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to get a £7.9m revamp
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE £7.9 million plans designed to revitalise one of Birmingham’s oldest hospitals with a new outpatients’ department and extra parking have been revealed. Read
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Bargain hunters flock to Birmingham sales
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS flocked to shops in the Midlands as bargain hunters bucked the recession over the weekend to stage a massive Christmas spending spree. Read
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Scooter club pick up gifts donated by staff and shoppers at ASDA in Small Heath ready to take to ill children in Birmingham
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
DOZENS of scooter enthusiasts dressed up as Santa to pick up a Christmas treat for hundreds of seriously ill children in Birmingham. Read
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Three taken to hospital after house fire in Walsall Wood
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THREE people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a house fire. Read
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Inquest opens on Redditch disabled man found in suitcase
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of a disabled man whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase today remembered him as an “inquisitive youngster”. Read
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Slump threatens 275,000 jobs
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
ABOUT 275,000 jobs will be axed in the business services sector over the next two years as the UK’s economic woes deepen, researchers warned today. Read
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Birmingham's oldest lollipop lady knocked down
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS in Birmingham have launched a road safety campaign after the city’s oldest lollipop lady was knocked down by a driver outside their children’s school. Read
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Pets call to power up turtle numbers
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
TURTLES and terrapins are wanted to save the critically endangered species from extinction. Read
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Iraqi Christians in asylum bid limbo
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
A DISABLED Iraqi pensioner and her daughter, who sought refuge in the West Midlands, could be forced to return to Iraq despite their claims they would face ‘certain death’. Read
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Assassin who executed father-of-two in Birmingham is jailed for life
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
By Ross McCarthy Read
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Sutton Coldfield pool reopens after two years
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
A POPULAR swimming pool which closed two years ago for a six-month repair job was finally due to reopen today. Read
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No plans yet to close swimming pools says Birmingham city council
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM city council bosses today moved to reassure swimmers that no plans had yet been finalised to close any municipal pools, following revelations that baths may be shut. Read
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Jaguar to shutdown Midlands plant for three weeks
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
ALL production at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich factory is to shut down for three weeks over Christmas and New Year in the latest blow to Midland manufacturing, it was revealed today. Read
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Tributes paid to actress Kathy Staff, best known for her role as Nora Batty in The Last of the Summer Wine
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
FRIENDS and co-stars were today mourning the death of Kathy Staff, the actress who played Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine. Read
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10% fall in house prices for 2009
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
ENGLAND and Wales is halfway through the housing market correction, with prices set to fall by a further 10 per cent in 2009, a property website predicted today. Read
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Bargain hunters flock to Birmingham sales
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS flocked to shops in the Midlands as bargain hunters bucked the recession over the weekend to stage a massive Christmas spending spree. Read
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Teenager killed in Chelmsley Wood crash
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was killed and a second was left fighting for his life after a car smashed into a tree in Birmingham. Read
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Slump threatens 275,000 jobs
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
ABOUT 275,000 jobs will be axed in the business services sector over the next two years as the UK’s economic woes deepen, researchers warned today. Read
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Business leaders’ eleventh-hour plea for Birmingham runway extension
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders from across the West Midlands have made an eleventh-hour plea for approval for the long-awaited runway extension at Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Birmingham TA medics heading to Afghanistan
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
DOZENS of Birmingham medics are to be sent to Afghanistan to care for troops injured in the notorious Helmand province, it was announced today. Read
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Honda are to close Birmingham city centre garage
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THE FINANCIAL crisis claimed another major player today as it was announced that a giant Honda garage in central Birmingham will close at the end of this week. Read
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JLS of X Factor to play The Nightingale Club in Birmingham
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
X FACTOR runners-up JLS are to perform at a Birmingham nightclub this Saturday. Read
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Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to get a £7.9m revamp
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
THESE are the £7.9million plans designed to revitalise one of Birmingham’s oldest hospitals with a new outpatients’ department and extra parking. Read
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Road safety plea as Quinton lollipop lady knocked down
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
PARENTS in Birmingham have launched a road safety campaign after the city’s oldest lollipop lady was knocked down by a driver outside their children’s school. Read
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Bride injured as horse bolts
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND bride who spent three years planning her wedding saw her big day ruined when the horse pulling her carriage to church bolted, leaving her lying injured in a road. Read
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Birmingham scientists lead breast cancer breakthrough
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
A hormone therapy for breast cancer can reduce the chances of deadly spread of the disease by nearly a fifth, according to new trial findings. Read
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Hundreds of jobs go at Ceramaspeed in Kidderminster
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of workers will lose their jobs in the run up to Christmas after administrators at a Kidderminster factory announced they were closing the company. Read
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Plantsbrook School bring festive cheer to OAPs
Dec 15 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 150 pensioners were given a touch of Christmas cheer, thanks to the efforts of sixth formers at a Sutton Coldfield school. Read
