Jun
2009
Articles from 17th Jun 2009
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Swine flu: 55 new cases in West Midlands
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
110 MORE CONFIRMED WITH SWINE FLU Read
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Mum in court on child sex abuse charge
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTHER-of-four has appeared in court in America on child sex abuse charges after an investigation which also led to the arrest of a man from the Black Country. Read
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Council workers facing pay cuts
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,000 Black Country council workers were braced for wage cuts today after proposals for a new “fairer” pay scheme won approval. Read
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Birmingham travel group National Express gets breathing space on debt
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
EMBATTLED Birmingham bus and rail group National Express has been given extra breathing space on its £1.2 billion debt pile until the end of 2009, it was revealed today. Read
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Former Formula One boss calls for re-launch of Super Prix
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
Call to relaunch Read
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'Up to nine' companies show interest in saving LDV
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
HOPES that LDV could rise from the ashes rose today – with up to nine firms already throwing their hats in the ring for the collapsed van-maker. Read
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Sandwell Council plan for 'Gipsy Month' attacked
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
SANDWELL Council is planning to run Gipsy awareness classes in schools, it was revealed today. Read
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Mum’s plea to find missing Polish teenager
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE mother of a Polish teenager who mysteriously vanished after arriving in Birmingham today issued a plea for help to find her. Read
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Redditch cannabis factory shut down
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A CANNABIS factory was shut down by police officers during a series of raids in the Midlands. Read
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Aston shootings ‘could have been fatal’
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE detective leading the hunt for a drive-by gunman who shot two teenagers said today it was lucky no one was killed. Read
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Warning on stolen police uniforms
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
MYSTERY surrounds the apparent theft of police uniforms which may have been used by criminals to burgle unsuspecting Birmingham homeowners. Read
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Cannabis factory in Duddeston pub burns down
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A HUGE cannabis factory hidden in a disused Birmingham pub went up in flames today. Read
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Sparkhill Pool shut over safety concerns
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A CRUMBLING city swimming baths and fitness centre has been closed by leisure chiefs because of safety fears. Read
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Erdington college in financial probe to be joined with Sutton school
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM secondary school still under investigation over alleged financial irregularities is to be joined with another school in Sutton Coldfield under a pioneering government scheme. Read
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Vicars take on imams in inter-faith cricket match at Hampton
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE sun shone on the righteous as vicars and imams took part in an inter-faith cricket match. Read
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Call for independent inquiry at Stafford Hospital
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
MINISTERS face more pressure for a full independent inquiry into an “appalling” catalogue of failings at Stafford Hospital, after 122 MPs demanded the investigation. Read
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Birmingham City Council chief's pay hits £200,000
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council chief executive Stephen Hughes has joined the £200,000-plus club of Britain’s best paid public officials. Read
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Civil servants paid £26m in bonuses
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
SENIOR civil servants were awarded “bonuses” totalling £26 million last year, it has been reported. Read
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11 jobseekers for every vacancy, say Tories
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
THERE are 11 official “job seekers” for every vacancy advertised at job centres in the West Midlands, according to an analysis by Conservatives. Read
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Investment worries over Stratford eco-town plan
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE creation of a 6,000-home eco town in the Midlands could divert much-needed investment away from other parts of the region, the regional development agency has warned. Read
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Disabled Handsworth man fined for scratching churchgoers' cars
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A DISABLED Birmingham man who went on a car-scratching spree targeting churchgoers out of “extreme frustration” was ordered to pay more than £200 compensation. Read
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Police hand out leaflets of missing Polish girl
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
Leaflets featuring a photograph of a missing Polish girl have been handed out in Birmingham a week after she mysteriously vanished. Read
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Rainbow pub in Digbeth hit with noise order
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
The landlord of Birmingham’s Rainbow Pub has lashed out at the city council’s decision to serve a noise abatement order despite his pledge to invest thousands of pounds to soundproof the venue. Read
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Swine flu: Half of all UK cases in West Midlands
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
More than half of the swine flu cases in the UK are now in the West Midlands after a further 124 new cases were confirmed last night. Read
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Schools and colleges face building plans delay
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
The worst fears of schools and colleges across the West Midlands were confirmed yesterday when both Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said building plans faced major delays. Read
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Midland memorial to soldiers killed in Iraq
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A MEMORIAL to soldiers killed in Iraq is to be created in the West Midlands. Read
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Rock legend Robert Plant gives support to Midland children's hospice
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A WHOLE lotta love has been sent to a Midland children’s hospice thanks to a Led Zeppelin painting. Read
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Hunt for thug in Lozells bus stop stabbing
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE were today continuing the hunt for a knife-wielding thug who stabbed a teenager in the chest at a Birmingham bus stop. Read
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Meriden mum admits £10,000 Premium Bond fraud
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN forged her son’s signature to cash in £10,000-worth of Premium Bonds in his name and pay the money into her own account. Read
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Arsenic & Old Lace at The NonentitiesRose Theatre, Kidderminster
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
“CHA-A-A-RGE!” That’s the splendid Stan Barten as Teddy Brewster, who thinks he’s President Roosevelt, galloping upstairs in David Wakeman’s excellent production of Joseph Kesselring’s wartime classic. Read
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6ft Sugababes picture stolen from Cannock Chase advert
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
POP stars Sugababes have gone missing from a Midland beauty spot ahead of a headline performance later this month. Read
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Tributes to 103-year-old who sought a better life in Birmingham
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
TOUCHING family tributes have been paid to a “wonderful” Birmingham great-great-grandfather who has died aged 103. Read
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Standing audience ruined my Britain's Got Talent night, says fan
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A FAN who spent £160 to see the Britain’s Got Talent show in Birmingham was left in tears when she couldn’t see any of the acts because of people blocking her view. Read
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Generous Brummies help fund new state-of-the-art lifeboat in Wales
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A STATE-of-the-art lifeboat bought by kind-hearted Brummies for Welsh lifeboat volunteers has been officially named by Prince Michael of Kent. Read
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MP backs Alrewas residents in gravel row
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A “HORRIFIED” MP has thrown his full backing behind residents fighting to stop millions of tonnes of gravel being extracted near their Midland homes. Read
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Redditch cannabis factory shut down
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A CANNABIS factory was shut down by police officers during a series of raids in the Midlands. Read
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Amy’s pub launch helps African kids
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER who travelled thousands of miles from home spent most of her time around the Fox and Hounds! Read
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Many Birmingham kids denied place at first-choice primary school
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,600 Birmingham children have missed out on their family’s first choice of primary school, an alarming national study has revealed. Read
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Glebe Farm crime-busters short-listed for national award
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of police and council crime-busters who led the battle against young gang members blighting a Birmingham estate have been short-listed for a Home Office award. Read
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Housing chief 'snubs' residents over Bromford tower revamps
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM housing chief John Lines is under fire after being accused of twice snubbing angry residents who want a showdown over controversial plans to revamp eyesore tower blocks. Read
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Edgbaston keen to stage Pakistan ‘home’ cricket Test match
Jun 17 2009 | Top Stories
PAKISTAN could play a ‘home’ Test match in Birmingham next summer if the terror threat forces cricket to be staged outside one of the sport’s biggest hotbeds, it has emerged. Read
