Jan
2009
Articles from 24th Jan 2009
-
‘Machete’ teenager at Sutton Coldfield school gate
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BOY was arrested by police after he was found with a machete following reports of a fight outside the gates of a Birmingham secondary school. Read
-
Beau Brummie tells the Birmingham Mail why he disappeared
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
THE strange case of Birmingham City’s disappearing mascot took a new twist today – when Beau Brummie himself came forward to explain why he went walkies. Read
-
Redditch councillor Mohammed Farooqui jailed after car chase
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
A SHAMED councillor who acted as an advisor to a Midland police force was today starting a jail sentence after leading officers on a 70mph pursuit through Birmingham streets. Read
-
Talent hopefuls queue for Britain's Got Talent
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of hopefuls descended on a Birmingham theatre aiming to dazzle Simon Cowell and win a place on Britain’s Got Talent. Read
-
Council leader targeting investment from Gulf states
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Council leader Mike Whitby is off to the Middle East to drum up investment for the city. Read
-
Shard End tenants face court battle over refusal to make way for £41m redevelopment
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL chiefs are set for a court battle with a defiant hardcore of tenants who are refusing to leave their homes to make way for a £41million redevelopment. Read
-
Campaigners win battle against service stations
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after plans for two Midland motorway service stations were thrown out following a £1million eight-year battle. Read
-
John Barrowman's surprise treat for Birmingham panto kids
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
BARROWMAN the panto villain? Oh no he isn’t! Read
-
Fears Brownhills Market could be axed
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
FEARS have been expressed for the future of a popular Midland market amid fears it could be axed. Read
-
Family say justice done after Wyrley Birch party killer jailed for life
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
GRIEVING friends and relatives of a murdered father-of-two told how they had finally won justice after his killer was jailed for life. Read
-
A West Midlands scheme to tackle guns and gangs crime taken up in London
Jan 24 2009 | Top Stories
A PIONEERING West Midlands mediation scheme that brings feuding gang members to the peace table in a bid to end the cycle of gun crime is to be taken up in London. Read
