May
2009
Articles from 18th May 2009
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Redditch body in bin murder trial jury retires to consider verdict
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A jury retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a couple charged with murdering a 17-year-old youth whose body was dumped in a recycling bin in Worcestershire. Read
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Goat found with throat slashed found next to Birmingham canal
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A goat has been found wandering along a canal towpath in Birmingham with blood pouring from a throat wound inflicted in an act of cruelty "beyond comprehension", the RSPCA said. Read
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Birmingham City Council leader survives challenge for job
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
An attempt to sack Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has failed. Read
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LDV withdraws application for administration as deal nears
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham-based van-maker LDV has formally withdrawn its application for administration. Read
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Bishop of Lichfield says sack expenses scandal MPs
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A Church of England bishop has added his voice to calls for some MPs to lose their jobs following the revelations about Commons expenses, it emerged today. Read
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City College Birmingham in fight for survival
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE in Birmingham is fighting for survival after being threatened with possible closure if it does not improve its finances, it was revealed today. Read
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West Midlands secondary schools are 'failing' pupils
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
PARENTS in the West Midlands are calling for an overhaul of the education system after claiming that secondary school education is not working for their children. Read
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West Midlands Business Council in small shops alert
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders have warned that small shops need to be nurtured if plans for thousands more houses across the West Midlands are to go ahead. Read
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Funeral takes place of former Birmingham boy Sam Riddall
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE funeral was taking place today of a young former Birmingham boy killed when a car mounted the pavement and ran into him. Read
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Tipton couple shot at children
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A COUPLE have been warned to expect jail for shooting at a group of children. Read
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City College Birmingham in fight for survival
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE in Birmingham is fighting for survival after being threatened with possible closure if it does not improve its finances, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham heroes up for award
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in Birmingham are being invited to nominate their unsung heroes who have helped make the city a safer place. Read
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Redditch man attacked over noisy dog
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was attacked by two teenagers after being asked to keep his dog quiet. Read
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Fierce blaze at Cheslyn Hay garden centre
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FIERCE blaze which broke out at a garden centre was caused by two recycling machines overheating. Read
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West Midlands Business Council in small shops alert
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders have warned that small shops need to be nurtured if plans for thousands more houses across the West Midlands are to go ahead. Read
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LDV workers 'in financial limbo'
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
By Nick McCarthy Read
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City College Birmingham in fight for survival
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A COLLEGE in Birmingham is fighting for survival after being threatened with possible closure if it does not improve its finances, it was revealed today. Read
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LDV workers 'in financial limbo'
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
STRUGGLING van workers at LDV claim they have been left in financial limbo with no wages and no right to claim benefits. Read
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Roman Bednar drugs claim: Police probe West Brom striker allegations
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE were today investigating after West Bromwich Albion striker Roman Bednar was allegedly caught on camera buying cocaine. Read
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Birmingham pupils help with council's Chelsea show bid
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
VISITORS to this week’s Chelsea Flower Show are being urged to “dig for victory” in the current economic climate, and Birmingham will be showing them how. Read
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JRR Tolkien fans have fun in the rain at Middle Earth Weekend
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
FANTASY fans had a magical weekend in a Birmingham suburb transformed into a scene from Middle Earth to celebrate author JRR Tolkien. Read
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Brum's Gay Village is to get a £550k makeover
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
PART of Birmingham’s Gay Village is set for a £550,000 makeover with better street lighting, wider pavements and outside eating areas for cafes and bars. Read
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Boy treated in road accident in Tile Cross
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BOY was treated for a head injury before being taken to hospital after he was in a road accident. Read
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Burden fury at speed at which day centres closed
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE city council is being put on the spot over the ‘astonishingly short space of time’ it took to decide controversial day centre closures by a Birmingham MP. Read
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Birmingham City Council spent £53,000 on bottled water
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council spent £53,000 on buying bottled water for staff last year. Read
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West Midlands Business Council in small shops alert
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESS leaders have warned that small shops need to be nurtured if plans for thousands more houses across the West Midlands are to go ahead. Read
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Inquest to begin into three killed in Newquay hotel fire
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
AN INQUEST will begin today into the deaths of three people killed when fire destroyed a seafront hotel. Read
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West Bromwich Albion legend Tony “Bomber” Brown given star
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
West Bromwich Albion legend Tony “Bomber” Brown got a standing ovation at the Hawthorns when he was presented to Baggies fans as their player to be immortalised on the Walk of Stars in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham plans allotment rent rise as demand soars
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham’s 6,000 allotment holders face a rise in rent to offset a £400,000 subsidy and raise money to improve facilities – as demand has soared to its highest level since the 1930s. Read
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Government accused of inaction over bail hostel protest
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
WALSALL’S new children’s services boss has hit out at the Ministry of Justice for its “unacceptable” approach to a borough hostel where an inmate groped a local eight-year-old girl. Read
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Planners of £193m library snub Birmingham culture chief Hassall
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
The politician responsible for Birmingham’s cultural services has no direct involvement in planning the city’s new £193 million library, it has emerged. Read
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Birmingham stages UK’s first Veggie Pride festival
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
VICTORIA Square was transformed into “vegetable square” when Veggie Pride hit Birmingham this weekend. Read
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West Midlands secondary schools are 'failing' pupils
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
PARENTS in the West Midlands are calling for an overhaul of the education system after claiming that secondary school education is not working for their children. Read
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Employee jailed after using npower credit card to spend £157,000
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A Solihull-based npower employee used her company credit card to pay for personal goods and services worth a staggering £157,000 in just over two years. Read
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Fierce blaze at Cheslyn Hay garden centre
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FIERCE blaze which broke out at a garden centre was caused by two recycling machines overheating. Read
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Birmingham soldier escapes serious injury in Helmand Province
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM soldier serving in Afghanistan has spoken of the moment a bullet tore through his clothing, almost causing him serious injury. Read
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Angry planners approve Handsworth pub’s conversion into mosque
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE conversion of a derelict inner-city pub into a mosque, carried out without planning permission, has been given the green light by councillors. Read
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Birmingham heroes up for award
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
PEOPLE in Birmingham are being invited to nominate their unsung heroes who have helped make the city a safer place. Read
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Redditch man attacked over noisy dog
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was attacked by two teenagers after being asked to keep his dog quiet. Read
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Perry Barr families campaining to get cricketers off playing fields
May 18 2009 | Top Stories
IRATE families have launched a campaign to wrestle playing fields away from cricketers. Read
