Feb
2009
Articles from 2nd Feb 2009
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Patients died after overdose at Birmingham Hospital, coroner's court told
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
TWO cancer patients died after being wrongly given FIVE times the normal dose of a side-effect drug at a Birmingham hospital, the city coroner’s court heard today. Read
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Former Aston Villa footballer Paul Birch dies
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa and Wolves midfielder Paul Birch has lost his long, hard battle with bone cancer at the age of just 45. Read
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Ashley Blake in court over wounding charge
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
TV NEWSREADER Ashley Blake appeared before magistrates today charged with wounding and possessing an offensive weapon. Read
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Flooding shuts Costa Coffee shop in Birmingham city centre
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
A CITY centre coffee house is expected to remain closed today after it suffered a flood. Read
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Chinese New Year celebrations in Birmingham
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
IT was a firecracker of a celebration as Birmingham hosted a street party to welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Ox. Read
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Tributes to millionaire businessman
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a millionaire businessman at the centre of a shooting tragedy have paid tribute to him. Read
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Medics dismissed malaria
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
SOLICITORS claim a bin man died after five Midland doctors ignored his concerns that he had malaria and wrongly diagnosed him with food poisoning. Read
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Appeal after man dies in mystery M5 incident
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES issued an appeal for witnesses today following the death of 22-year-old man who was found injured on a motorway. Read
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Tough Guy competition held in Perton
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
A CATALOGUE of bone-crunching injuries made sure that sub-zero temperatures were the last thing on the minds of the 6,000 competitors at yesterday’s legendary Tough Guy challenge in Perton. Read
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CCTV clue in Nechells armed robbery probe
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating a gunpoint robbery at a Birmingham tower block have released CCTV images of a group of men they want to trace. Read
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Police probe into taxi attacks
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating links between a spate of attacks on private hire taxi drivers across the West Midlands over the last two months. Read
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100 Birmingham and Black Country schools shut due to snow
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 schools across Birmingham and the Black Country were forced to close today as the West Midlands faced a white-out. Read
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List of Midland school closures
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
A list of Midland school closures. Read
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Black Country School closures
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
Abbey Primary, Bloxwich; Alder Coppice Primary, Sedgley; Alexandra High, Tipton; Aldridge School; Alumwell Junior, Walsall; Alumwell Business & Enterprise College, Walsall; Beacon Centre For The Blind, Sedgley (closed for users); Beacon Primary, Willenhall; Bentley Drive Primary, Walsall; Branford Primary, Coseley; Bentley West Primary, Walsall; Birchills CE Primary, Walsall; Blackheath Primary; Blakeley Heath Primary, Wombourne; Blue Coat Comprehensive, Walsall; Blue Coat CE Junior & Infant, Walsall; Bradmore Bunnies Nursery, Wolverhampton; Bromley Primary, Pensnett; Brownhills Community Technology College; Brownhills West Primary; Busill Jones Primary, Bloxwich; Castlefort JMI, Walsall Wood; Cates Primary, Dudley; Cherry Tree Special, Wombourne; Colton Hills Community, Wolverhampton; Cotwall End Primary, Sedgley; Crestwood Secondary, Kingswinford; Coseley School; Croft Community Primary, Walsall; Deansfield High, Wolverhampton; Delves Junior & Infant, Walsall; Dormston, Sedgley; Earls High, Halesowen; Ellowes Hall Sports College, Dudley; Elmwood, Walsall (closed to pupils only); Elston Hall Primary, Wolverhampton; Frank F Harrison Engineering College, Walsall; Fibbersley Park Primary, Willenhall; George Betts Primary, Smethwick; Harvills Hawthorn Primary, West Bromwich; Hateley Heath Primary and Children's Centre, Sandwell; Heath Park Business & Enterprise College, Wolverhampton; Hob Green Primary, Stourbridge; Holly Hall Mathematics & Computing College, Dudley; High Arcal, Sedgley; Kings Hill Primary, Darlaston; Kingswinford School; Lane Head Nursery, Willenhall; Leasowes Community College, Halesowen; Lodge Farm JMI, Willenhall; Milking Bank Primary, Dudley; Moorlands Primary, Sandwell; Netherbrook Primary, Dudley; Netherton CE Primary, Dudley; Oakham Primary, Tividale; Old Hall Special, Walsall; Ounsdale High, Wombourne; Q3 Academy (formerly Dartmouth High), Great Barr; Queen Victoria Primary, Dudley; Moorlands Primary, Sandwell; Penn Fields Special, Wolverhampton; Priory Primary, Wednesbury; Pool Hayes Arts & Community, Willenhall; Redhall Primary, Lower Gornal; Ridgewood High, Stourbridge; Rosedale Infant, Willenhall; Short Heath Junior, Willenhall; Shepwell Centre, Walsall; Sneyd Community, Bloxwich; Summerhill Primary, Tipton (but children's centre open); Streetly School, Walsall; St Benedict Biscop CE Primary, Wombourne; St Bernadette's RC Primary, Wombourne; St Bartholomew's CE Primary, Penn; St Joseph's Primary, Darlaston; St Thomas More Catholic, Willenhall; St Martin's Primary, Tipton; St Mark's Primary, Pensnett; St Mary and St John's Primary, Wolverhampton; Tiny Tots Day Nursery, Coseley; Tividale Community Primary; Temple Meadow Primary, Cradley Heath; Wallbrook Primary, Coseley; Walsall College; Warstones Primary, Penn; Wednesbury Oak Primary, Tipton; Willenhall Sports College; Wodensborough Community Technology College, Wednesbury; Woden's Rise Pupil Referral Unit, Wednesbury; Wood Green High, Wednesbury; Westcroft Sports & Vocational College (closed to students with special needs only); Woodfield Junior & Infant, Penn; Westfield Primary, Wombourne; Woodside Community, Dudley; Wightwick Special, Wolverhampton. Read
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Snow hits the Midlands
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
THE country woke up to severe winter weather this morning with heavy snow causing chaos on the roads and railways and closing scores of schools. Read
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Roof sliced off double-decker bus in Cradley Heath
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
PASSENGERS were forced to dive for cover when a double decker bus ploughed into a bridge which sliced off the roof. Read
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Late Santa joy as brother and sister win Mail/Pallasades picture compettion
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
THE season to be jolly is not over yet. Read
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Limo safety meet over inport fears
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
SAFETY issues surrounding limousine hire will be discussed at a meeting in Birmingham after a rise in the number of imported vehicles which do not meet British standards. Read
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Birmingham schools set to highlight young people's talent
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of schools in Birmingham are set to take part in a national festival which aims to showcase talent in young people. Read
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Police seek witnesses after fatal crash on M5
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
Cops are hunting the cheeky prankster who tore down the 50 mph signs on the B5000 near Polesworth, Warwickshire, and replaced them with second-hand national speed limit signs. Read
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Witness appeal after fatal crash on M5
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fatal motorway collision in the Midlands. Read
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Crime in West Midlands fell to lowest December level for nearly 20 years
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
CRIME in the run-up to Christmas fell to its lowest monthly level for almost two decades. Read
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Judge gives final closing speech
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
District Judge Mr Miles McColl was given his first appointment as a Stipendiary at the city courts, in 1994. The 62-year-old travelled from his home in Manchester for the farewell ceremony and dinner. Read
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Birmingham Gay Pride on lookout for helpers
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Pride organisers are urging people to think pink and help make this year’s annual gay festival the best ever. Read
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Long-awaited inquest into Birmingham hospital deaths set to start
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
LONG-AWAITED inquests into two cancer patients who died within hours of each other at a Birmingham hospital after a mistake over drug dosage will start today. Read
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Prisoners moved north from Birmingham jail to make room for others from south
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
PRISONERS at HMP Birmingham are being moved north to make way for inmates from the South East of England, according to a new report. Read
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Family's £30,000 appeal to help paralysed Northfield girl
Feb 02 2009 | Top Stories
A NORTHFIELD family are hoping a charity rock‘n’roll night will bring them closer to a £30,000 target which could help their little girl walk again. Read
