Feb
2009
Articles from 17th Feb 2009
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Woman's body found in Marston Green
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE at Solihull have launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of a woman’s body just after 1:30pm this afternoon, Tuesday 17 February, at an address in Marston Green. Read
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GKN to close three factories and axe 564 jobs
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 560 jobs are to be lost at manufacturing giant GKN which will close three factories, the company announced today. Read
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Midlands teaching assistant jailed for part in terror plot must pay more than £92,000 towards legal fees
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM teaching assistant convicted of assisting terrorists has been told he will have to cough up a massive £92,000 to go towards his legal costs. Read
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Body found in the River Blythe, Hampton-in-Arden, thought to be that of missing Sheldon pensioner
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
TESTS were today being carried out on the body of a man pulled from a river. Read
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Injured man cut free from car after Birmingham city centre crash
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after injuring his neck in a road accident in Birmingham city centre today. Read
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A cocaine addict Kingshurst mother who stole £58,982 from her Coleshill employers has been jailed
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND mother who began stealing to pay for drugs and her child’s nursery fees has been ordered to hand over just £1 in recompense. Read
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Medal apprentices don’t want royal work
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM medal manufacturer to the Queen is facing a crisis after failing to recruit new apprentices to keep the ancient art alive. Read
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Injured man cut free from car after Birmingham city centre crash
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after injuring his neck in a road accident in Birmingham city centre today. Read
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Relatives of family killed in M6 crash outraged at sentence
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE heartbroken relatives of a Birmingham family-of-six killed by a trucker in a road smash today expressed outrage at a sentence that could see him released in little more than a year. Read
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Injured man cut free after crash in Birmingham city centre
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after injuring his neck in a road accident in Birmingham city centre today. Read
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Birmingham dog owner is convicted of animal cruelty and jailed for four months
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM dog owner convicted of animal cruelty after the animal had a leg amputated was today starting a four-month jail sentence. Read
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‘Buddy fantastic’ to recall Holly gig
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
OH Boy! It was deja-vu for Birmingham siblings Eric Cook and Brenda Boulton as they relived their Buddy Holly memories when a musical of the star’s life rock’n’rolled into town. Read
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Angry backlash over plans to increase prices at Birmingham's municipal golf courses
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
FURIOUS golfers today expressed their anger through the Birmingham Mail’s letters pages at municipal course price hikes. Read
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Medal apprentices don’t want royal work
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM medal manufacturer to the Queen is facing a crisis after failing to recruit new apprentices to keep the ancient art alive. Read
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Wolverhampton Masterchef contestant out of comeptition
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND Masterchef hopeful Dennice Russell has had her chips. Read
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Tributes to hit-and-run dad killed in Florida
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today paid to a Midland businessmen and a colleague killed by a hit-and-run Porsche driver who was involved in an illegal street race in Florida. Read
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Tory pledge for city mayor vote
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES will decide the issue of elected mayors if the Conservatives win the next general election. Read
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Tests on body of man pulled from river in Hampton-in-Arden
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
TESTS were today being carried out on the body of a man pulled from a river. Read
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City leader Mike Whitby thinks this year's council tax bills will be the lowest in the country
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE rise in Birmingham council tax bills this year will be one of the lowest anywhere in the country, city leader Mike Whitby has promised. Read
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Bug blamed as hospitals fail to meet four-hour target for treating patients over Christmas
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM health chiefs who left patients waiting for treatment for more than four hours over Christmas today blamed winter bugs for the delays. Read
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Family pays tribute to teenager stabbed in Worcestershire
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a teenager stabbed to death in a car park paid tribute to him, saying: "If he could help anyone, he would." Read
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Grandfather slams sentence given to lorry driver over M6 crash
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A grandfather said justice had not been done today after a foreign lorry driver who "butchered" six members of his family in a motorway crash was jailed for less than three years. Read
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Athletes with learning difficulties do Birmingham proud
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
DOZENS of athletes with learning difficulties were all winners when they competed in the Birmingham Special Olympics. Read
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NEC chefs win a clutch of awards at an industry ceremony
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
THESE Birmingham chefs proved too many cooks do not spoil the broth when they all clinched awards for their culinary skills. Read
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A cocaine addict Kingshurst mother who stole £58,982 from her Coleshill employers has been jailed
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND mother who began stealing to pay for drugs and her child’s nursery fees has been ordered to hand over just £1 in recompense. Read
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West Midlands Police scheme to help cut red tape proves a success
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BUREAUCRACY-busting scheme allowing police to deal with minor crimes without the need to arrest people is to be rolled out across the region after proving a winner with the public. Read
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Brierley Hill police officers honoured for disarming Dudley gunman
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
TWO hero police officers who disarmed a gunman in a busy Midland street are to be honoured. Read
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Birmingham counsellor vying for energy efficiency award
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM-based counsellor is on a mission to prove the city is one of the most energy efficient in the UK. Read
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Birmingham fireman to blaze charity trail up Mount Snowdon
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM firefighter will be scaling new heights when he embarks on a world record attempt next month. Read
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Warwickshire cricketer Tony Frost supporting Cure Leukaemia charity
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
SPORTSMAN Tony Frost is set to become the latest high profile celebrity to boost funding for a Birmingham-based cancer research centre. Read
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Aston schoolgirl to have short story published
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A TALENTED young novelist is set to realise her dream of having her work published. Read
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Jailed Reddtich councillor from Handsworth to be replaced at by-election
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
A SHAMED Midland councillor will be formally replaced next month after he was jailed for leading police on a high-speed chase through Birmingham. Read
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University of Birmingham students defend 'sick' spoof child killers advert
Feb 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM students behind the “sick” spoof advert commemorating Britian’s most violent child killers today released an unrepentant statement claiming the joke was “needed” despite the offence it caused. Read
