Jan
2009
Articles from 23rd Jan 2009
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Beau Brummie development
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail has learned of an amazing development in the whereabouts of Birmingham City mascot Beau Brummie. Read
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to deny charges of assault during nightclub brawl
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
ENGLAND footballer Steven Gerrard is to deny assaulting a man during a nightclub brawl, a court heard today. Read
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West Midland teenagers are living in fear of knife-wielding gangs
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
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Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan jailed for eight years
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
MICHAEL Donovan was jailed today for eight years at Leeds Crown Court for the kidnap of nine-year-old Shannon Matthews in February last year. Read
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to deny charges of assault during nightclub brawl
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
ENGLAND footballer Steven Gerrard is to deny assaulting a man during a nightclub brawl, a court heard today. Read
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West Midland teenagers are living in fear of knife-wielding gangs
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
KNIFE-wielding gangs have turned some West Midland town centres and districts into no-go areas for rival teenagers, according to a shock new Birmingham report. Read
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Top textile designers to put work on display at Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
VISITORS to the Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch will be in stitches when 30 of the country’s top textile designers exhibit their work next month. Read
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Brierley Hill St George's Day parade planned
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BRIERLEY Hill will host a busy programme of St George’s Day celebrations on April 25 including a parade, street entertainment, a music and dance concert, a funfair and historic battle re-enactments. Read
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Lichfield workers commemorate colleague Ray
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of workmates teamed up to pay a lasting tribute to a former colleague who lost a battle against cancer. Read
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Drunk Cradley Heath woman attacked husband with knife
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A woman who attacked her husband of 22 years with a 12-inch kitchen knife after drinking heavily has been given a 12-month community order. Read
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Castle Bromwich Hall trust await building's new owners
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A TRUST looking after a Jacobean mansion in the heart of Birmingham today said they hoped for a good working relationship with the new owner after it was sold for £1.75million. Read
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Detective hunt killer of Marlon Morris in Wolverhampton
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
MURDER squad detectives hunting the killer of a 21-year-old Wolverhampton man have today issued images of three women who they believe may have vital information. Read
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Sandwell College lecturers vote to strike in pay row
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
SANDWELL College may be brought to a standstill next month in a row over its failure to implement a pay deal agreed more than four years ago. Read
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West Midland teenagers are living in fear of knife-wielding gangs
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
KNIFE-wielding gangs have turned some West Midland town centres and districts into no-go areas for rival teenagers, according to a shock new Birmingham report. Read
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Crunch meeting on funding for The Public centre in West Bromwich
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
THE long-term future of the landmark £60 million arts centre The Public will become clearer next week when key backer the Arts Council gets ready for a crunch meeting on funding. Read
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Police get night vision goggles to fight freight crime
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC cops are being given Army-style night vision goggles to help in the fight against multi-million pound freight crime. Read
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City to stage auto summit
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
LEADING figures from business, politics and the unions will attend a summit in Birmingham to pile pressure on the government to step in and help the ailing car industry. Read
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Birmingham planners overruled on screen at Bullring
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
PLANNERS have lost a battle to prevent a digital advertising screen from being placed at the entrance to Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre. Read
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Ten boys born to Wyndcliffe Primary School teachers in six months
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
WHAT a handful! These are the nine baby boys all born to teachers at Wyndcliffe Primary School in Bordesley Green over the last six months. Read
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Midlands Chief Constable Sir Paul Scott-Lee fails to get Metropolitan Police job
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands’ retiring Chief Constable Sir Paul Scott-Lee has missed the chance to take over the country’s top police job. Read
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Edgbaston pub squatters win reprieve
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
SQUATTERS facing eviction from an abandoned Birmingham pub have won a temporary reprieve for a fortnight. Read
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Northfield mother bound toddler in tape and sent pictures to a relative, court told
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother bound her two-year-old son almost from head to toe and then sent captioned photographs of what she had done to a relative, a jury heard. Read
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Traffic to flow again after burst pipe on Lichfield Road
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
TRAFFIC along a main Birmingham artery was due to start flowing normally again today after two weeks of chaos. Read
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Man in custody charged with murder of Dimitri Foskin
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was remanded in custody today charged with the murder of a 24-year-old shot near his home last summer. Read
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Pussycat Dolls review: Birmingham NIA
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
Read our review of the Pussycat Dolls concert at Birmingham's NIA and see pictures of the show. Read
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Brum’s the centre of the Universe!
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders in Birmingham have welcomed news the city is to host the final of Miss Universe Great Britain. Read
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Wallace and Gromit creator Mark Burton visits film festival at Tamworth school
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
THE writer of hit films such as Madagascar and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit was at a Tamworth school, as part of the FILMCLUB festival. Read
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Stainless steel eagle coming to the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A MAGNIFICENT stainless steel eagle is set to be erected at the Midland-based National Memorial Arboretum in memory of fallen RAF servicemen and women. Read
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Top textile designers to put work on display at Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
VISITORS to the Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch will be in stitches when 30 of the country’s top textile designers exhibit their work next month. Read
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Tamworth litterbug lands car owner with £350 bill
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A CAR owner has had to pay up more than £350 after a passenger was spotted dropping litter out of a car window. Read
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Dudley twins Adrian and Anthony Bill jailed for burgling 100-year-old neighbour's home
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
TWINS who burgled the home of a 100-year-old neighbour while she was in hospital, to get money for drugs, have been jailed for a total of seven and a half years. Read
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Sailing record bid by former Sutton Coldfield schoolgirl
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER head girl at a Sutton Coldfield school is preparing to sail into the record books by completing a 3,000-mile, single- handed voyage across the Atlantic. Read
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Magician The Great Soprendo to lecture in Stourbridge
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A MAGIC talk is on the cards when veteran TV performer Geoffrey Durham, once known as The Great Soprendo, comes to the Black Country. Read
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Black Country 'Olympic' walk 'from Beijing to London'
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
STUDENTS at a West Midland college are hoping to walk from China to London without ever leaving the campus. Read
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Chinese to celebrate Year of the Ox in Arcadian Centre, Birmingham
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is set to become a riot of red and gold next weekend to mark Chinese New Year. Read
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Redundant JLR worker opens pet shop in Castle Bromwich
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
AS THOUSANDS of Jaguar Land Rover workers face an uncertain future, one former employee is proving there is life after JLR. Read
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Dog walkers face ban from parts of the Chase as they ignore infection warning signs
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
PARTS of a Midland beauty spot could be cordoned off because dog owners are refusing to heed warning signs, rangers warned today. Read
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Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell praises employment agency
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
AN agency which finds work for the long-term unemployed and single parents has won praise from a Tory MP. Read
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Heart of England Trust has a free financial service for employees
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S largest hospital employer has launched a programme to help its 10,000 strong workforce through the credit crunch. Read
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Staffordshire alert on windfall scam
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard against an international scam which promises a New Year windfall return on their investment. Read
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Red route schem curbs air pollution on busy Birmingham road
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
POLLUTION levels have plummeted on the A34 Stratford Road since the introduction of the controversial congestion-busting red route scheme. Read
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Walsall residents warned over bogus callers
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
PENSIONERS may have been targeted by bogus callers trying to con them out of their savings. Read
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Firms challenged to use their bartering skills to help kids renal unit fund
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
TRADING has begun in the latest initiative to raise funds for the new renal unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Read
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Improvements in dealing with anti-social behaviour promised by Birmingham City Council
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS in Birmingham who experience anti-social behaviour on their doorsteps will soon receive a better service from council officers. Read
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Number of Birmingham Asian women having abortions increases
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
THERE has been a big jump in the number of Asian women having abortions in Birmingham. Read
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Two friends lose five stone
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BOOT camp has helped two friends shed five stone between them. Read
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Brierley Hill St George's Day parade planned
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
BRIERLEY Hill will host a busy programme of St George’s Day celebrations on April 25 including a parade, street entertainment, a music and dance concert, a funfair and historic battle re-enactments. Read
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Drunk Cradley Heath woman attacked husband with knife
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A woman who attacked her husband of 22 years with a 12-inch kitchen knife after drinking heavily has been given a 12-month community order. Read
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Lichfield workers commemorate colleague Ray
Jan 23 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of workmates teamed up to pay a lasting tribute to a former colleague who lost a battle against cancer. Read
