Dec
2008
Articles from 16th Dec 2008
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Passengers give thumbs up to plans to expand Birmingham International Airport
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
PASSENGERS at Birmingham International Airport today gave a resounding thumbs up to proposals to expand the airport. Read
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Coleshill pupil struck down with meningitis
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND pupil has been struck down with meningitis and two others are suspected of having the potentially killer virus after returning from a trip to Germany. Read
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OAP tied up as burglar raids Tile Cross home
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
AN elderly Birmingham woman was tied up and terrorised in her own home by a thug who tricked his way in. Read
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Police plea for witnesses to a car crash in Chemsley Wood
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today renewed an appeal for witnesses to a crash in Birmingham which left one teenager dead and a second fighting for life. Read
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Council delays Birmingham school rebuilding announcement
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
A £1.2 BILLION transformation of all Birmingham secondary schools has hit a stumbling block after the city council abandoned plans to announce the winning contractor for the huge scheme. Read
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Heartlands Hospital staff to perform show to mark 60 years of NHS
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
DOCTORS and nurses in Birmingham are swapping their scrubs for sequins for a show tonight to celebrate 60 years of the NHS. Read
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£20m apartments scheme is rescued
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
A £20MILLION development in Birmingham which ground to a halt after the dramatic collapse of a Midland construction firm has been rescued in the middle of the worst housing downturn for years. Read
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Runway extension at Birmingham International Airport could be completed by 2012 Olympic Games
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL runway extension at Birmingham International Airport is on course to be completed before the 2012 Olympic Games. Read
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Hero soldier Matt Croucher given freedom of Solihull
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
HERO marine Matt Croucher has been presented with the freedom of the Borough of Solihull. Read
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Wyndley swimming pool should have been demolished and rebuilt - councillor
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
WYNDLEY swimming pool should have been bulldozed instead of refurbished, according to one of the councillors who was involved in the negotiations. Read
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Warwickshire County Cricket Club chief executive hits back at critics
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
THE Chief Executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club today hit back at critics angered by plans to ask taxpayers to foot £20 million towards the cost of a major refurbishment programme. Read
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Solihull Council backs Birmingham's runway extension
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council tonight said it was likely to back plans to extend the runway at Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Teachers angry over lack of staffroom despite £20m building work at Sutton Coldfield school
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
TEACHERS at a Birmingham secondary school transformed at a cost of almost £20 million have complained they no longer have a staffroom to call their own. Read
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Olympic medallist opens bike shed at Kings Heath school
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
VETERAN cyclist Tommy Godwin is still very much ‘in the saddle’ as far as his love of the sport goes. Read
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Rail users' verdict on revamped West Coast Main Line
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
AFTER ten years of work, the radical overhaul of the West Coast Main Line through Birmingham is now finally complete. Read
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£3bn boost for Midlands in transport upgrades
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
MAJOR transport improvements in and around Birmingham will be worth £3 billion to the Midlands’ economy, the region’s top politician has been told. Read
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Visitors enjoy historic Selly Manor by candlelight
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
FESTIVE visitors to two historic Birmingham buildings took the chance to see them in a completely different light. Read
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Proud moment for Birmingham City fan
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
IT WAS a moment staunch Birmingham City fan Lee Gibb will never forget – leading his team out on to the pitch at St Andrew’s. Read
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Festive party is magic for kids
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
They were entertained by a clown and a magician before tucking into cakes, jelly and ice cream in the plush surroundings of the Council House in Victoria Square. Read
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Help is on line for loan shark victims
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
The Birmingham-based Illegal Money Lending team has set up the new and confidential hotline number to report loan sharks. The Government-funded team, which works in partnership with Trading Standards offices in the West Midlands and across the United Kingdom, hopes the new service will bring an end to the misery which crooks cause thousands of people every year. Read
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Three year investigation into the shooting of a father-of-five in Bordesley Green
Dec 16 2008 | Top Stories
THESE are the mystery prime suspects believed to have gunned down a Birmingham father-of-five in a murder riddle which has stumped detectives for more than three years. Read
