Dec
2008
Articles from 19th Dec 2008
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MORE than 100 students staged a wildcat protest outside a Birmingham school today over claims by a parent governor that their head teacher is being forced out of his job.
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
Students at Moseley School formed a “picket line” and members of the crowd chanted in a bid to keep head teacher David Peck. The 54-year-old head teacher was due to leave the school today despite two petitions signed by the vast majority of the school’s 1,350 students begging governors to let him stay. Read
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By Jon Griffin
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
NEARLY 300 West Midland workers received a devastating pre-Christmas blow today as part of collapsed car parts firm Wagon was wound up. Read
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Lord Bhattacharyya callls on Government over Jaguar Land Rover
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
TOP UK car industry expert Lord Bhattacharyya today called on the Government to end the agony for 16,000 Jaguar Land Rover workers – with a £1 billion emergency loan package. Read
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292 are set for the axe at Wagon
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
NEARLY 300 West Midland workers received a devastating pre-Christmas blow today as part of collapsed car parts firm Wagon was wound up. Read
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Pupils fight to keep head
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 students staged a wildcat protest outside a Birmingham school today over claims by a parent governor that their head teacher is being forced out of his job. Read
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Wife opens for business after Stetchford newsagent stabbed
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
By Paul Suart Read
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Anger over Birmingham City Council's hunt for a third £73k-a-year HR officer
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BITTER row has broken out over a decision to recruit a third £73,000-a-year assistant director for Birmingham City Council’s human resources department. Read
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Sandwell arts centre consumes yet more money
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
SANDWELL Council has decided to pump a further £1.5million into The Public, the controversial West Bromwich arts centre – but the move has been condemned by an angry veteran councillor. Read
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Willenhall pupils sent home as sewer collapses near school
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS in Willenhall have been given an extended Christmas holiday after a sewer collapse forced their school to close. Read
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Lord Bhattacharyya calls on Government to end agony for 16,000 Jaguar Land Rover workers
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
Lord Bhattacharyya, one of the most influential figures in British manufacturing, threw down the gauntlet to Gordon Brown and his Cabinet as speculation over the future of the Tata-owned firm reached fever pitch. Read
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High School Musical treat for patients
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
Eight members of the cast turned out in full costume to surprise children on the wards, handing out toys and posing for photos with patients. Read
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Anger over Birmingham City Council's hunt for a third £73k-a-year HR officer
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BITTER row has broken out over a decision to recruit a third £73,000-a-year assistant director for Birmingham City Council’s human resources department. Read
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Stechford newsagent stabbed in raid horror
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM newsagent remained critically ill in hospital today after being stabbed in the neck by knife-wielding thugs. Read
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Council reduces compensation claim payouts
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
COMPENSATION paid by Birmingham City Council for poor council house repairs has plummeted 90 per cent in four years. Read
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Man arrested after Villa Park coin-throwing
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested by police hunting a coin-throwing thug who hit a linesman on the head with a 50p piece at Villa Park. Read
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Mohammed Ali in court for Birmingham flat killings
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A TWENTY-EIGHT-year-old Birmingham man is due in court today charged with the murders of two sisters who were found dead at a city centre flat. Read
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St Phillip's hoodies nativity will be resurrected
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
CANON Stewart Jones, the brains behind a quirky Birmingham nativity scene trashed by vandals, today vowed not to let the hooligans win. Read
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Tributes to late Birmingham charity worker
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
The death of Elnora Ferguson, pictured, aged 79 at home in Selly Oak, marked the end of a colourful life which included being banned from South Africa during apartheid. Read
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Medics on hand to treat drunken revellers
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
PARAMEDICS will set up mobile units this weekend for drunken revellers near clubs and pubs in Midlands city and town centres to relieve pressure on hospital A&E departments. Read
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Midland families send free video message to troops in Afghanistan
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES from across the Midlands are set to send precious Christmas messages to their sons and daughters serving in Afghanistan thanks to a revolutionary new internet technology. Read
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Job prospects for ethnic minorities have worsened since the 70s
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
THE job prospects of ethnic minorities have declined “markedly” since the 70s, says a study today. Read
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Birmingham ska legends The Beat will be performing two special live shows over the festive period
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
LEGENDARY ska revivalists The Beat will perform two very special live shows in Birmingham over the festive period. Read
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The Chinese State Circus comes to town
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
Acrobats, contortionists, dancers and even Shaolin warrior monks are in the city for the next month to show off their skills under a big top at Star City. Read
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Would-be illegal immigrants found in lorry load of nappies headed for Lichfield
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BID by illegal immigrants to smuggle themselves into Britain in a lorry load of nappies heading to the Midlands has been thwarted. Read
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Wolverhampton dealer had £1m property empire
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country man who built up a £1million property empire selling heroin, cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for 13 years. Read
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Special celebration at school
Dec 19 2008 | Top Stories
Youngsters at St Nicholas RC School in Jockey Road have been celebrating the 40th birthday of their school with a host of events. Read
