Feb
2009
Articles from 27th Feb 2009
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Botch breast operation doctor escapes with warning from GMC
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A warning has been placed on the registration of a surgeon who worked at Staffordshire General Hospital who botched breast operations on three women. Read
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Man arrested after teenage binman killed by own dustbin lorry
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a teenage binman was killed in Staffordshire by his own dustbin lorry, police have said. Read
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1,500 jobs saved after buyout of Waterford Wedgwood
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
More than 1,500 jobs in Staffordshire look to have been saved after administrators secured a sale of the struggling china and crystal firm Waterford Wedgwood. Read
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Lorry stabbing victim named by police
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A man stabbed to death after an attempted robbery at a Birmingham lorry park has been named by police. Read
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Edgbaston veteran cyclist dies in the saddle
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A RENOWNED cyclist from Birmingham has died while riding his bike. Read
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Edgbaston firm helps Australia bush fire victims
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Birmingham firm have raised thousands of pounds to help the victims of the bush fires in Australia. Read
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Move to appoint new West Midlands fire chief
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Fire Service will next week begin the process of finding a new boss to replace its shamed ex-chief Frank Sheehan. Read
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LIBRARY services in a Black Country town are to be slashed in a cost-cutting drive to save nearly £400,000.
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
Each of Walsall’s 16 libraries is to shut on Mondays, including the town’s Central Library, saving the local authority £130,000 every year until 2012 and resulting in seven posts being made redundant. Read
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Nurse banned from work after being found guilty of indecent exposure
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A SENIOR psychiatric Birmingham nurse has been struck off for repeatedly flashing and touching himself in front of other staff. Read
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Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill tastes fans’ fury
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY Aston Villa fans who spent hundreds of pounds following their team to Moscow today hit out at boss Martin O’Neill. Also hear our interview with Villa writer Bill Howell in Moscow. Read
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Lorry driver held over Coleshill stabbing
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE were today continuing to question a trucker after a man was stabbed to death during a suspected lorry hijack in the Midlands. Read
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Helpline set up for Birmingham LDV workers
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
LDV workers were today receiving specialist advice on how to claim benefit and re-train for other jobs. Read
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Binman knocked down by dustcart in Rugeley
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today being paid to a teenage Midland binman knocked down and killed by his own dustcart. Read
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Teenage pregnancy numbers rise in West Midlands
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
SEX health bosses came under fire today after teenage pregnancy figures revealed millions of pounds-worth of projects were failing to make an impact on school-age mums across the Midlands. Read
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Review: Errol Brown at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
Errol, we’ll miss you! Read
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Railway stations planned for Birmingham
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A TWENTY-year vision to move more than a million drivers from road to rail has been unveiled by the Midlands’ passenger transport authority. Read
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Birmingham's industrial giants will feature on new postage stamps
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
PIONEERS of the Industrial Revolution are to be highlighted in this new set of postage stamps to be issued on March 10. Read
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Squatters at derelict Birmingham pub get last-minute reprieve
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A NO show by bailiffs handed squatters who have taken over a derelict Birmingham pub in protest at a lack of affordable housing a last-minute reprieve. Read
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House fire in Kingsbury Road, Erdington
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN’S discarded cigarette caused a fire in a house in Erdington. Read
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Anita Bhalla helps reduce old student accomodation to rubble
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
BROADCASTER Anita Bhalla said farewell to her old student accommodation in decisive fashion when she helped reduce it to rubble. Read
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Review: The Killers at LG Arena in Birmingham
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
THE Killers combined the palm tree kitsch of their native Las Vegas, with cool Sci-fi, and delivering a brilliant blow at the LG Arena, last night. Read
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Supremes star Mary Wilson opens Birmingham exhibition
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
SOUL sensation Mary Wilson opened an exhibition in Birmingham featuring the glamorous garments she used to wear on stage with Motown supergroup The Supremes. Read
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Banned Halesowen driver in police chase jailed
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A HALESOWEN man who was involved in a high-speed police chase just four hours after being banned from the roads has been put behind bars for 20 months. Read
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Birmingham task force calls for jam-busting action
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM congestion task force has drawn up a shopping list of traffic jam-busting measures to get the city moving. Read
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Birmingham theatre group in appeal for men
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
CALLING all men – lovely ladies want you! Read
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Protection for ducklings at Witton Lakes
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
VULNERABLE ducklings at a Birmingham beauty spot are set to get their own community protection scheme in a bid to beat vandals. Read
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Move to appoint new West Midlands fire chief
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Fire Service will next week begin the process of finding a new boss to replace its shamed ex-chief Frank Sheehan. Read
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Edgbaston firm helps Australia bush fire victims
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Birmingham firm have raised thousands of pounds to help the victims of the bush fires in Australia. Read
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Edgbaston veteran cyclist dies in the saddle
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
A RENOWNED cyclist from Birmingham has died while riding his bike. Read
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Birmingham MP warns of cash lean years for public services
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS and hospitals face ten lean years as the effects of the recession limit the cash available for essential public services, Birmingham MP Liam Byrne has warned. Read
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Council chiefs perform U-turn on planned golf course price hikes
Feb 27 2009 | Top Stories
CITY leisure chiefs have performed a U-turn on big price rises at municipal golf courses in Birmingham. Read
