Feb
2009
Articles from 19th Feb 2009
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Squatters lose fight to stay in Firebird pub in Edgbaston
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
Squatters lose fight to Read
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Jobs saved as buyer found for Metal Pressings Group of Studley
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
UP to 65 jobs have been saved after a cash-stricken West Midland automotive components supplier was bought out of administration, it was revealed today. Read
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WEST Midlands Police is facing a looming staffing crisis after it was forecast up to 2,000 officers could retire from the ranks in the next three years, it emerged today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
The officers, who joined in a recruitment boom in the 1970s following improvements in pay and conditions, will be eligible to leave after completing 30 years service. Read
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A MUM-of-two found dead after her estranged husband’s apparent suicide was stabbed to death, police revealed today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Police said a post-mortem examination revealed the woman, who was named locally as Helen Findlay, died of multiple stab wounds to the upper chest. Read
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Severn Trent Water bill increases branded a disgrace
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
SEVERN Trent Water bosses were branded a “disgrace” today after it emerged Midland customers would be hit with an above inflation hike in bills this year. Read
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WEST Midlands Police is facing a looming staffing crisis after it was forecast up to 2,000 officers could retire from the ranks in the next three years, it emerged today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
The officers, who joined in a recruitment boom in the 1970s following improvements in pay and conditions, will be eligible to leave after completing 30 years service. Read
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A MUM-of-two found dead after her estranged husband’s apparent suicide was stabbed to death, police revealed today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Police said a post-mortem examination revealed the woman, who was named locally as Helen Findlay, died of multiple stab wounds to the upper chest. Read
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Jobs saved as buyer found for Metal Pressings Group of Studley
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
UP to 65 jobs have been saved after a cash-stricken West Midland automotive components supplier was bought out of administration, it was revealed today. Read
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Small Heath student clinches award for anti-knives music video
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A STUDENT from Birmingham has won an award after making a music video in a bid to stop troubled youngsters using knives. Read
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Recruits heading for the front line
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A DOZEN new army recruits have been recruited in to the service at one of Birmingham’s last surviving TA centres – and they could be sent to the front line within the year. Read
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Ex-Villa man in new goal
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa and England footballer Mike Tindall has substituted the football pitch for the mission field. Read
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BOBS calling for your vote
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
FORGET the Baftas and Oscars, it’s time for Birmingham’s BOBS. Read
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A MUM-of-two found dead after her estranged husband’s apparent suicide was stabbed to death, police revealed today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Police said a post-mortem examination revealed the woman, who was named locally as Helen Findlay, died of multiple stab wounds to the upper chest. Read
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Government loans for Midlands car industry could be 'months away'
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
Bureaucracy rules as firms Read
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WEST Midlands Police is facing a looming staffing crisis after it was forecast up to 2,000 officers could retire from the ranks in the next three years, it emerged today.
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
The officers, who joined in a recruitment boom in the 1970s following improvements in pay and conditions, will be eligible to leave after completing 30 years service. Read
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Murdered Marston Green mum told police of threats
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM-of-two found dead after her estranged husband’s apparent suicide was stabbed to death, police revealed today. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover faces waiting game
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover faces an increasingly frustrating waiting game as the Government pledge to help automotive firms tackle the worst recession for decades becomes mired in bureaucracy. Read
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Government loans for Midlands car industry could be 'months away'
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
Bureaucracy rules as firms Read
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UBS pays US £549m tax fine
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
BANKING giant UBS will pay 780 million dollars (£549m) and turn over once-secret Swiss bank records to settle claims it conspired to defraud the US government of taxes owed by thousands of American clients. Read
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Motorcyclist crash death in Willenhall
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST died of serious injuries after his bike crashed in the Midlands. Read
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Workers in battle to save GKN plant
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY GKN workers are planning to campaign for a reprieve for one of the group’s two West Midland factories threatened with closure, it was revealed today. Read
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Council bill fears over New Street Station
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council could be faced with a big bill after the authority and Network Rail agreed to cover the cost of any budget overrun from the £600 million refurbishment of New Street Station. Read
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Jacqui Smith facing home probe
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
HOME Secretary and Midland MP Jacqui Smith came out fighting after it emerged she was to face a parliamentary “sleaze” investigation over her second home allowance. Read
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Knocked down Quinton lollipop lady out of hospital
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S oldest lollipop lady is out of hospital and on the mend more than two months after she was knocked down helping children across the road. Read
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Birmingham's Thinktank museum has gained a Quality award
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S science museum has achieved a national award for the quality of its learning opportunities for visiting children. Read
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Pair in court over death of teenager in Worcestershire
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a Midland teenager who was stabbed in a car park. Read
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Pro-Gaza mural in Alum Rock removed because of petrol bomb fears
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM family claim police officers said they were at “risk of a petrol bomb attack” if they did not remove a controversial pro-Gaza mural from outside their home. Read
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Car thief hardly streetwise
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BUNGLING car thief spotted driving a stolen car along his own street has been jailed. Read
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Ellie Simmonds is honoured with MBE
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND paralympian Ellie Simmonds became the youngest person ever to be honoured with an MBE by the Queen yesterday. Read
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Inquest blow to Chelmsley Wood parents of dad who died in drug blunder
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
THE grieving parents of a man who suffered a fatal heart attack within minutes of being given the wrong drug at a Birmingham hospital have been told the case into his death cannot be reopened. Read
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Homeless footballers try out for England
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
HOMELESS people from across the city descended on Birmingham City Football Club in a bid to play for the England football team. Read
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New support in fight to save Muhammad Ali centre in Hockley
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a much-loved Birmingham community centre have been given fresh hope after a new battle was launched to secure its future. Read
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Birmingham black cab fares frozen
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
BLACK cab fares are to be frozen this year in what has been hailed as a ‘historic’ move by Birmingham’s licensing chief. Read
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Kings Norton High likely to become academy
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A SECONDARY school in Birmingham could still become part of the city’s controversial academy network – a year after plans to run it with private sponsorship were scrapped. Read
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Small Heath student clinches award for anti-knives music video
Feb 19 2009 | Top Stories
A STUDENT from Birmingham has won an award after making a music video in a bid to stop troubled youngsters using knives. Read
