Feb
2009
Articles from 4th Feb 2009
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Record your Valentine's Day messages
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
POP into the Birmingham Mail video booth and open you heart for Valentine's Day. Read
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Former West Midlands fire chief cautioned over child sex images
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
Former West Midlands fire chief Frank Sheehan has received a caution for making indecent child sex images. Read
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Redditch chef Andrew Smith in charge of cooking dinner aboard HMS Daring
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
LIFE on the ocean wave can be hungry work for sailors. Read
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Plea to doctors after dad dies from malaria following a misdiagnosis
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother-of-two has issued an emotional plea for medical professionals to revolutionise their approach to malaria after her husband died from the disease. Read
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Hall Green Beating the Burglars scheme in the running for an award
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A SCHEME that slammed the door shut on break-ins in parts of Birmingham has been shortlisted for a top Government award. Read
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Fears grow over high street investment group Baugur
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
FEARS for the future of a major investor in the UK high street were mounting today after talks with banks over its £1 billion debt burden collapsed. Read
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More heavy snow on the way for Midlands
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
WEATHER forecasters have warned that more heavy snow is on its way to the Midlands – with up to 10cm set to fall in places. Read
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Grieving Sutton Coldfield widow flees inquest in tears
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE grieving young widow of a cancer patient who overdosed with a toxic drug at a Birmingham hospital fled an inquest in tears when medics detailed how the error caused her husband’s body to shut down. Read
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Investigation launched after patient uses staff pass to walk out of Birmingham mental health unit
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A MENTAL health patient walked out of a Birmingham psychiatric hospital unchallenged with a door security pass belonging to a member of staff, it was revealed today. Read
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Act swiftly to save Jaguar Land Rover, Birmingham City Council chief urges Government
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby said the Government had to act swiftly over Jaguar Land Rover to save the group from a “unique” cash crisis. Read
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Call for speedy cash injection from government to save troubled car industry
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover suppliers are collapsing into bankruptcy “every one or two days” as the cash crisis facing the Midlands’ biggest manufacturer tightens its grip. Read
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Former Atomic Kitten turned chef Liz McClarnon visits Birmingham University to promote pork recipes
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
SWAPPING her love for kittens with a new-found passion for pork, Celebrity Masterchef winner Liz McClarnon dropped into Birmingham to promote mouthwatering recipes. Read
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Teenager knifed and robbed of laptop in Hawkesley
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was stabbed in the leg before being robbed of his laptop in Birmingham. Read
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More snow chaos on way
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
WEATHER forecasters have warned that more heavy snow is on its way to the Midlands – with up to 10cm set to fall in places. Read
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Council chiefs defend decision to close schools
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
EDUCATION chiefs in Birmingham today defended their decision to close all the city’s schools due to the arctic weather, in the face of mounting criticism from parents. Read
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Unions at Jaguar Land Rover reject key elements of cost-cutting
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
UNIONS at Jaguar Land Rover have dug their heels in and rejected key elements of a £70 million management cost-cutting drive – in the face of threats to more than 1,000 jobs. Read
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Birmingham to build 500 council homes a year
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
City housing chief John Lines wants to build up to 500 new council homes a year. Read
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Father in court over son’s death
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of his son who was accidentally shot in the head with a air rifle. Read
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Chelmsley Wood Shopping centre tragedy ‘not suspicious’
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a man found with fatal head injuries in a Midland shopping centre are no longer treating the incident as suspicious. Read
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Midlands school closures
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
We will be updating this list of school closures throughout the morning folks... Read
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Birmingham landlords urged to check TV licences ahead of big rugby kick-off
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM pub landlords are being asked to check their TV licence ahead of the RBS Six Nations. Read
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Birmingham police 'winning war' against kerb crawlers and prostitutes
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE claim to be winning the war against kerb crawlers and prostitutes after a dozen were arrested in a crackdown. Read
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Eyesore scaffolding in Acocks Green removed by council contractors
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
RUSTY scaffolding which has blighted a city road for many years has finally been pulled down by council contractors. Read
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Plea to doctors after dad dies from malaria following a misdiagnosis
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother-of-two has issued an emotional plea for medical professionals to revolutionise their approach to malaria after her husband died from the disease. Read
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Hall Green Beating the Burglars scheme in the running for an award
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
A SCHEME that slammed the door shut on break-ins in parts of Birmingham has been shortlisted for a top Government award. Read
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Regeneration project creates a village green at the centre of Ley Hill housing estate near Bartley Green
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
They have created a “village green” in the middle of a previously rundown housing estate. Read
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Police launch new campaign to crackdown on hate crimes
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have launched their latest campaign to crackdown on hate crime. Read
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Funeral of Villa legend Johnny Dixon
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER players, friends and family of Villa legend Johnny Dixon paid tribute to a “true gentlemen” during an hour-long funeral service. Read
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Golf club breaks with 116-years of tradition
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of the Midlands’ oldest golf clubs has moved into the 21st century. Read
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West Midlands Police spend £10k on flatpack PCs
Feb 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have spent thousands of pounds on cardboard coppers. Read
