Mar
2009
Articles from 20th Mar 2009
-
Yasmine and Sabrina Larbi-Cherif double murder: Man pleads guilty
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing two Algerian-born sisters who were found stabbed at their city centre flat in Birmingham. Read
-
LDV crisis: Management buyout ruled out, overseas investors interested
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
Plans for a management buyout of troubled vanmaker LDV to save thousands of threatened jobs are "no longer an option" and the firm has been approached by two potential overseas investors, it was revealed today. Read
-
Brummie conjurer performs at celebrity parties
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A CONJURER from Cradley Heath has become the entertainer the stars ask for by name. Read
-
Six in taxi driver death probe are bailed
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
SIX men arrested in connection with the murder of a Birmingham taxi driver gunned down outside his home have been released on bail. Read
-
Birmingham launch of 'wonder-vest' to help men shape up
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
MEN could ditch their beer gut for a six-pack thanks to a secret weapon being sold at a Birmingham store. Read
-
Equmen undershirt results in sweat-soaked skin
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
THE last time I wore something the size of the Equmen undershirt I had still not yet learned to dress myself. Read
-
Harvey Nicks' profits fall by 40pc
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
UPMARKET department store chain Harvey Nichols has seen its profits slump 40 per cent as the global financial crisis tears holes in the pockets of its wealthy customers. Read
-
Police chase quad bike rider injured in Perry Barr
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was critically ill today after crashing a quad bike as he was fleeing police. Read
-
Sutton Coldfield's Jason Battersby, 9, in Beckett's Waiting For Godot
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield nine-year-old is treading the boards with Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart after landing a coveted theatre role at open auditions. Read
-
AROUND 7,000 workers were today pinning their hopes on a Government about-turn over a £600,000 tax bill which could tip Birmingham-based LDV over the edge into administration.
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
Bosses at the van-making plant were waiting to hear whether Revenue and Customs had agreed to accept deferred payment over the National Insurance demand. Read
-
OVERSTRETCHED Birmingham Children’s Hospital has been turning away at least 70 sick children a month in a bed and management crisis.
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
The children have had to be sent to other hospitals because it could not provide enough beds and operations, investigators revealed today. Read
-
Sutton Coldfield's Jason Battersby, 9, in Beckett's Waiting For Godot
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield nine-year-old is treading the boards with Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart after landing a coveted theatre role at open auditions. Read
-
Harvey Nicks' profits fall by 40pc
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
UPMARKET department store chain Harvey Nichols has seen its profits slump 40 per cent as the global financial crisis tears holes in the pockets of its wealthy customers. Read
-
Police chase quad bike rider injured in Perry Barr
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was critically ill today after crashing a quad bike as he was fleeing police. Read
-
Sutton Coldfield's Jason Battersby, 9, in Beckett's Waiting For Godot
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield nine-year-old is treading the boards with Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart after landing a coveted theatre role at open auditions. Read
-
Harvey Nicks' profits fall by 40pc
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
By Kelly Macnamara Read
-
Witnesses face arrest after Walsall crash
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
Coroner Robin Balmain brought an inquest to an abrupt halt yesterday because Daniel Scrivens and Anthony Benton did not turn up. Mr Balmain issued a warrant for the pair’s arrest so they could give evidence in the case of 19-year-old Ian Box, of Harrison Street, Bloxwich, who died when his machine hit a wall last May. Read
-
Harvey Nicks' profits fall by 40pc
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
UPMARKET department store chain Harvey Nichols has seen its profits slump 40 per cent as the global financial crisis tears holes in the pockets of its wealthy customers. Read
-
Sutton Coldfield's Jason Battersby, 9, in Beckett's Waiting For Godot
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield nine-year-old is treading the boards with Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart after landing a coveted theatre role at open auditions. Read
-
'Biggles of Birmingham' pilot Pablo Mason loses bid to keep job
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
AN “ECCENTRIC” pilot who was fired after he let ex-Blues star Robbie Savage into the cockpit of his jet has failed is a bid to win his job back. Read
-
Rally to safegurard young people's jobs
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to safeguard jobs and good pay for young people in Birmingham. Read
-
MP angry college expansion plans could be axed
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A FUNDING crisis which threatens expansion plans at 16 West Midlands colleges was condemned as “unacceptable” by the Birmingham MP responsible for further education. Read
-
Police look through missing person records to ID skeletal remains
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES were today checking missing persons records in the bid to identify human remains found in undergrowth in Birmingham. Read
-
Six in taxi driver death probe are bailed
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
SIX men arrested in connection with the murder of a Birmingham taxi driver gunned down outside his home have been released on bail. Read
-
Brummie conjurer performs for Pirates of The Caribbean star Keira Knightley and Chelsea star Frank Lampard
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
A CONJURER from Cradley Heath has become the entertainer the stars ask for by name. Read
-
Birmingham Children’s Hospital turning away at least 70 sick children a month
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
The children have had to be sent to other hospitals because it could not provide enough beds and operations, investigators revealed today. Read
-
LDV workers in Birmingham pin hopes on government
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
Bosses at the van-making plant were waiting to hear whether Revenue and Customs had agreed to accept deferred payment over the National Insurance demand. Read
-
Consultation bid over Birmingham bedsits
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS should be consulted over plans to convert family homes in their street into bedsits or house share properties according to a city housing chief. Read
-
Birmingham alert on learning disabilities
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCILS and primary care trusts have been warned they need to plan better for the needs of people with learning disabilities. Read
-
Cadbury helps Big Issue sellers to get on
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM chocolate firm Cadbury is celebrating the achievements of Big Issue sellers. Read
-
West Midlands gets £2.9m to ease effects of immigration
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
NEARLY £3 million is to be pumped into West Midlands public services to help cope with the effects of immigration. Read
-
Birmingham officials respond over day care protests
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has more people with learning difficulties in day care centres than any other authority. With spending increasing, council chiefs are hoping to redesign the system to protect the service’s future. Read
-
Drinkers' terror as Birmingham pub attacked by Aston Villa yobs
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating an attack on a Birmingham pub allegedly carried out by Aston Villa fans. Read
-
Midland soldiers in Basra prepare to pull out
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND soldiers have told how they felt “honoured and privileged” to be among the final British troops to serve in Iraq. Read
-
Equmen undershirt results in sweat-soaked skin
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
THE last time I wore something the size of the Equmen undershirt I had still not yet learned to dress myself. Read
-
Cash flow plea to construction firms
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND construction firms caught up in the vicious economic downturn have been warned they must focus on cash and working capital to ensure they survive. Read
-
Birmingham launch of 'wonder-vest' to help men shape up
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
MEN could ditch their beer gut for a six-pack thanks to a secret weapon being sold at a Birmingham store. Read
-
Birmingham inspiring women feature in photography exhibition
Mar 20 2009 | Top Stories
INSPIRING Birmingham women are being honoured in an exhibition in the city. Read
