Feb
2009
Articles from 7th Feb 2009
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OAP death: Care home fined £66k
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM care home was fined £66,000 after an elderly resident died following a fall in which she fractured her pelvis. Read
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Boy killed in lorry horror in Small Heath
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A FOUR-year-old boy has died and another is in hospital following a collision with a lorry in Birmingham. Read
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Binmen out on the road again to complete weather-hit collections
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
BINMEN will today collect rubbish from those Birmingham roads made unreachable this week by blizzards, ice and heavy snowfall. Read
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Winson Green prison officer protest
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 150 prison officers gathered on the steps of Birmingham’s Winson Green jail for a public meeting in protest at a “derisory” pay offer. Read
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Warning over grit shortages to Midlands councils
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
AN ORGANISATION which operates as an emergency salt brokerage service for councils has called for better coordination to prevent a grit shortage in the region during the current winter freeze. Read
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Birmingham budget balti beats credit crunch
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
CHEAP and cheerful baltis are set to entice thousands of visitors to Birmingham as food lovers look for a budget night out during the credit crunch. Read
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Funeral set for Solihull air crash victims
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE funeral of a newlywed Solihull couple who were killed in a Staffordshire plane crash will be held next week. Read
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Dudley bus driver cleared after pedestrian killed in crash
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND bus driver has been cleared by a jury of killing a 40-year-old pedestrian when his single decker went out of control, left the road and ploughed into two terraced houses. Read
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Yardley MP launches campaign to put Britannia back on our coinage
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
SHE’S been a symbol of Britain since Roman times, and her image has appeared on coins since 1672. Read
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Polar bear sculpture in Birmingham’s Victoria Square highlights effect of global warming
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT sculpture of a stranded female polar bear and her baby cub melted the hearts of passers-by in Birmingham. Read
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Mourners pay tribute to 'Blackcurrant Bob' on a new Facebook site
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
FRIENDS and relatives of a man who died from head injuries after falling over in a Birmingham shopping centre have set up an internet site paying tribute to a “lovely man with a heart of gold”. Read
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Husband-and-wife dole cheats took almost £34,000
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN fighting cancer has avoided jail for conning the benefits system out of thousands of pounds. Read
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Birmingham campaign failed to give people choice over elected mayors
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail campaign to allow the people of the city to decide whether or not it is run by an elected mayor came to an end last March when insufficient signatures were received. Read
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Ray of light in Brmingham Mail campaign for elected mayor
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM council leaders could be forced to hold a referendum on whether the city should be run by a directly elected mayor if just 14,000 people sign a petition under a new government plan. Read
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Re-think demanded on £30m Edgbaston revamp
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A RESIDENTS’ group is demanding developers behind plans to transform Warwickshire Cricket Club re-think their plans. Read
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Metal detectors in Lindsworth School warns children of knife crime
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE officers set up metal detectors at a Birmingham special school as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the serious implications of carrying a knife. Read
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Bus driver in Dudley death crash denies he was speeding
Feb 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BUS driver alleged to have been driving at speed and using his mobile phone when he lost control of his single decker, killing a pedestrian, maintained to a jury the brakes failed on the vehicle. Read
