Jun
2009
Articles from 8th Jun 2009
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Mercy for Washwood Heath dad in airgun tragedy
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER whose moment of stupidity led to the death of his young son, who died after being shot in the head, was today shown mercy by a judge. Read
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Kings Norton girl crowned Miss Birmingham
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A BEAUTY therapy student has been crowned Miss Birmingham 2009 – but can’t believe she has won. Read
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High-tech police helicopter damaged in Birmingham airport attack
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands Police Force helicopter was extensively damaged in a firebomb attack after a major airport security breach. Read
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Edgbaston cricket ground plan can go ahead
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
Communities Secretary John Denham, in one of his first decisions since taking office in the cabinet reshuffle, ruled there were no grounds to intervene. Read
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Swine flu: New Birmingham school hit
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
SWINE flu has spread to another Birmingham school, which is less than two miles from the UK’s biggest outbreak at Welford Primary. Read
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Apprentice star Kate Walsh reveals she needs a job
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
AFTER coming within whisker of winning The Apprentice 2009, runner-up Kate Walsh today revealed she was unemployed after taking part in the show. Read
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LDV back in administration
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
Van maker LDV was placed back in administration today after the collapse of a rescue deal. Read
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West Midlands Euro election washout for Labour
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE European election delivered a towering victory for the UK Independence Party in the West Midlands as they secured their second Euro-MP at the expense of third-placed Labour. Read
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Church in battle to evict West Bromwich vicar
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
The Diocese of Lichfield is taking legal action against the Rev Patrick Okechi to get the Bromford Lane vicarage back. Read
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Birmingham veterans return to Normandy
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
Hundreds of veterans of one of the world’s most audacious operations in military history returned to the killing fields of Normandy where they became heroes. Read
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West Midlands Euro election washout for Labour
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE European election delivered a towering victory for the UK Independence Party in the West Midlands as they secured their second Euro-MP at the expense of third-placed Labour. Read
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Small Heath veteran Frank Monkhouse tells of D-Day kinship
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE camaraderie that swept through Normandy throughout the weekend rekindled an unbreakable spirit which former Navy gunner Frank Monkhouse said keeps veterans feeling young at heart. Read
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I was scared stiff, admits Streetly D-Day veteran Charlie
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
CHARLIE Stretch spent his 20th birthday not celebrating, but wondering whether he would ever make it back to Birmingham. Read
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Kidderminster veteran's vital mission to secure D-Day success
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
MOST veterans of D-Day had the weapons to fight back against the Third Reich’s might. Read
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Family outrage as killer Tracie Andrews gets £5k cosmetic surgery
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of the victim of Midland road-rage killer Tracie Andrews today said they were “appalled” that she has been given cosmetic surgery on the NHS. Read
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Two men cut free after Erdington car smash
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
TWO young men had to be cut free from their car after it left the road and smashed into a fully loaded skip. Read
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Pensioner hit by car outside Stafford General Hospital
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY woman died after she was hit by a car outside Stafford General Hospital. Read
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West Midlands braced for more wet weather
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands saw normal service resumed after hot weather turned to downpours over the weekend – and there’s more rain to come. Read
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Bikers ride Testers Run to celebrate city's industrial heritage
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 50 bikers took part in a motorcycle run to Wales as part of a celebration of Birmingham’s industrial heritage. Read
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Seven need medical help at Staffordshire triathlon
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
AMBULANCE crews were called to help seven triathletes suffering from the cold, wet weather yesterday. The swimming, cycling and running event was at Barton Turns Marina, Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire. Read
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Hippodrome hip hop tribute show for Letisha and Charlene
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A FULL house turned out to honour the memory of gun-crime victims Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis at a “hip hop showcase” at Birmingham’s Hippodrome. Read
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Kings Norton girl crowned Miss Birmingham
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A BEAUTY therapy student has been crowned Miss Birmingham 2009 – but can’t believe she has won. Read
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Contracts offered for New Street station works
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE re-development of Birmingham New Street is edging a step closer with Network Rail advertising contracts worth up to £29 million for works on site. Read
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LDV: Closure would cost Treasury £53m
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
Closure of LDV would cost the Treasury up to £53 million in unemployment benefits and lost taxes in one year alone, it was revealed today. Read
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Labour slump into regional third place in European elections
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown’s political survival hung in the balance today as Labour suffered a devastating rout in the European elections. Read
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Midlands Apprentice star Kate Walsh loses out
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
Development manager Kate Walsh lost out to restaurant owner Yasmina Siadatan to win a job with Sir Alan Sugar in the final of The Apprentice. Read
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Fire at Nechells tower block
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
The men, in their 20s and 30s were given oxygen therapy after the fire at Trent Tower in Duddeston Manor Road, Nechells. Read
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Lessons at Birmingham schools given green theme
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
SCHOOLS in Birmingham have been linking lessons to the environment as part of a national Green Day. Read
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Hamster Pat is posted through letterbox twice
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A HAMSTER was twice pushed through the letterbox of a flat in what the RSPCA suspect may be a cruel trick. Read
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Man cut free from car after tree smash
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
PARAMEDICS have treated a man for serious injuries after his car hit a tree in Harborne. Read
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Police spend £500,000 on busting drugs factories this year
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE war on the illegal cannabis industry has cost the West Midlands half-a-million pounds this year, it emerged today. Read
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Staff pictures brighten waiting rooms at Midland hospitals
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
AN ATTRACTIVE array of photographs taken by staff at two Midland hospitals are making anxious appointment waits less stressful for patients. Read
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Residents win fight to save Birmingham beauty spot
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
WATER company Severn Trent has been told it cannot run a half-mile road through a city woodland beauty spot following major protests from residents. Read
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NHS chiefs paying out to help meet savings target
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
TROUBLESHOOTERS from private firms are being paid up to £1.8million by Midland health authority chiefs to ensure that six finance-hit NHS trusts reach their savings target, it emerged today. Read
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Midland man made 'poor decision' which led to crash
Jun 08 2009 | Top Stories
A 28-YEAR-old Sandwell man who ploughed his Audi into a lorry after making a “poor” decision to overtake the vehicle in front of him has been spared an immediate jail sentence. Read
