Jun
2009
Articles from 18th Jun 2009
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Journalist wins right to keep information on Birmingham soldier death
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A journalist has won the right to withhold information about the death of a soldier from Birmingham from police after a judge ruled that her life would be in danger if she was forced to hand it over. Read
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Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant donates acoustic guitar
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
Robert Plant, frontman of rock band Led Zeppelin, has donated a signed acoustic guitar to the Worcester and District branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) via his neighbour. Read
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Lucky escape after Sparkhill family sleep through smoke alarm
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of eight in Birmingham had a narrow escape when they slept through their smoke alarm going off today. Read
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Editor faces court ruling over Kings Heath soldier death info
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A JUDGE today decided a journalist should not be compelled to hand over information linked to the death of a Birmingham soldier to the police despite her refusal amid fears it would put her life in danger. Read
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Taxi drivers return to Birmingham airport after winning injunction
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 250 taxi drivers were back on the ranks at Birmingham Airport today after winning a High Court injunction. Read
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Liam Byrne’s ‘novel’ use of his expenses
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP and cabinet minister Liam Byrne has repaid £1,757 to the House of Commons, following a row over plans to use his Commons allowance to buy a flat with his brother. Read
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Marston’s launches £176m rights issue to expand pub empire
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND-based pubs and brewing company Marston’s today asked shareholders for a £176 million boost to enable it to acquire and develop new pubs. Read
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A POLISH teenager at the centre of a major missing persons hunt across the West Midlands has been found safe and well, police said today.
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
Karolina Okanska, 19, seemingly vanished without trace after arriving in Birmingham city centre on Tuesday last week to join her cousin fruit-picking in the Midlands for the summer. Read
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Huge hole in road causes diversions in Selly Oak
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
DRIVERS faced delays today after a large hole opened up on a Birmingham road. Read
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Marston's calls for shareholder cash to build new pubs
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND-based pubs and brewing company Marston’s today asked shareholders for a £176 million funding boost to enable it to acquire and develop new pubs. Read
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LDV: Welsh firm’s bid could save hundreds of jobs
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A WELSH-based group of former Jaguar Land Rover executives is bidding to rescue LDV from extinction – with a pledge to keep jobs in Birmingham by developing new green vans. Read
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Cadbury’s sales increase despite recession
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S chocolate lovers are continuing to indulge their taste buds despite the recession – boosting sales for Cadbury by up to six per cent, it was revealed today. Read
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Woman jailed for smuggling cocaine into Birmingham Airport
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A Nottingham woman has been jailed for smuggling £10,000 of cocaine into Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Sandwell school shuts in Swine Flu alert
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A SANDWELL school has become the first in the Black Country to shut over fears of a swine flu outbreak. Read
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MPs expenses published online
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
DETAILS of MPs’ expenses claims were finally published by the House of Commons today – but with much of the detail that led to a public outcry blacked out. Read
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Anger over flowerbed libel case
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman who said she was libelled by a council who considered her potentially violent ranked near the top of the scale of difficult members of the public, the High Court heard. Read
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MP expenses: Liam Byrne repaid money to House of Commons
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP and cabinet minister Liam Byrne has repaid £1,757 to the House of Commons, following a row over plans to use his Commons allowance to buy a flat with his brother. Read
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Municipal golf course plan sparks fury
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S new leisure boss was locked in a row today after revealing revolutionary plans for the city’s municipal golf courses. Read
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Online voters pick Birmingham parklands to be cleaned by crooks
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM beauty spot blighted by rubbish is to be cleaned up – by criminals. Read
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Matthew Boulton College students host fashion show
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
FASHION students hosted a night of glamour and cutting-edge designs at a prestigious show in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Lucky escape after Sparkhill family sleep through smoke alarm
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of eight in Birmingham had a narrow escape when they slept through their smoke alarm going off today. Read
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Editor faces court ruling over Kings Heath soldier death info
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A JUDGE was today due to rule on whether a journalist should hand over information linked to the death of a Birmingham soldier to the police despite her refusal amid fears it would put her life in danger. Read
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Shamed Kidderminster doctor facing ban after errors
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A DISGRACED doctor could be banned from practising medicine after a catalogue of errors at Midland care homes she was running. Read
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Sharp fall in car production figures
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
LATEST car production figures being announced today were expected to show a sharp fall, with any impact from the Government’s “cash for bangers” car-scrappage scheme expected to take a while to show. Read
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Buyers back in the housing market
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
THERE were four househunters chasing every property for sale during May as potential buyers continued to flood back to the market, research showed today. Read
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Killer on the run spotted in Coventry
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE sister of a murder victim has appealed for the public’s help in recapturing his killer, who is on the run with two others from a Midland prison. Read
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Moonlight challenge for Acorns Hospice
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
IT’S the best new walk under the moon! Read
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Midland MP calls for retractable floodlights at cricket ground
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has launched a last-ditch attempt to prevent 150ft-high permanent floodlights being installed at Edgbaston cricket ground. Read
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Flag raising for armed forces
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE National Memorial Arboretum is gearing up to celebrate Armed Forces Day with a flag raising ceremony. Read
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Missing Polish girl found safe and well
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
Missing 19 year-old Polish girl Karolina Okonska has been found safe and well. She walked into Queens Road police station late last night (Wednesday 17) after seeing media coverage. Read
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Swine flu: Experts rethink use of tamiflu
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
The spread of swine flu can no longer be contained in the West Midlands, health officials have declared. Read
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Taxi drivers back at Birmingham Airport after court reprieve
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
More than 250 taxi drivers were back on the ranks at Birmingham Airport last night after winning a High Court injunction. Read
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Birmingham people have say on Super Prix
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A REVAMPED Birmingham Super Prix being given the green light would drastically improve the city’s world standing, motor racing fans and haters all agreed today. Read
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Former stars at Birmingham football fest
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A FOOTBALL exhibition in Birmingham featuring famous names proved a record -breaking success. Read
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Redditch school in line for gate prize
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
ROMAN Way First School, in Redditch, has been shortlisted as a finalist in a nationwide competition to win a state-of-the-art school entrance worth up to £2,000. Read
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I got Midland MP to quit - now I face the sack says job centre worker
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A JOB Centre worker who helped oust Midland MP Julie Kirkbride today claimed he was facing the sack. Read
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Sutton Coldfield Edward's a funeral director at just 19
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
DEATH and dying is a taboo subject for many people, but it’s all in a day’s work for enterprising teenager Edward Cutler. Read
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Midlands police officers run to Normandy for military charity
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of police officers and staff raised £3,600 for a military charity by completing a 65-mile run to Pegasus Bridge in Normandy. Read
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Inquest into a gallstone operation that resulted in the death
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
AN INQUEST was due to open today into the death of a 56-year-old Birmingham mum who died from multiple organ failure following a gallstone operation. Read
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Birmingham's gang-busting mentoring scheme wins award
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of a gang-busting scheme that has helped young men to break free from a life of crime have been hailed as “housing heroes”. Read
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Traffic flow work brings weekend of overnight closures on M6 and M42
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A SCHEME to install hi-tech traffic signs will lead to large-scale motorway closures in the West Midlands this weekend. Read
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Sparkhill pool facelift a top priority for leisure boss
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
THE man in charge of Birmingham’s swimming pools today insisted the rebuilding or refurbishment of a city pool was at the top of his priority list. Read
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Third day of teaching strikes in Tamworth
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A THIRD day of industrial action saw teachers go out on strike at yet another school in a Midland town. Read
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Birmingham pupils join largest 'walking bus'
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of children across Birmingham and the West Midlands aimed to set their own giant world record by taking part in the largest ‘walking bus’. Read
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Police on mass bicycle patrol in Birmingham crime crackdown
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE got on their bikes for a mass patrol of Birmingham in a crime crackdown. Read
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Crackdown on teenage binge drinkers
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A CRACKDOWN on teenage binge drinking is to be carried out on the streets of Birmingham and the Black Country during the summer holidays. Read
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Lichfield soldier helps save lives with bomb clearing in Kenya
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND soldier has been protecting tribesmen by clearing unexploded munitions in Africa. Read
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Coffee shop worker becomes model for the day
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
PRETTY Paulina Pawlicka works behind the counter of a Birmingham city centre coffee shop by day, but for one night only, she had the chance to live a life of glamour and become a model. Read
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Birmingham pupils party like it's 1909
Jun 18 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN and staff at a Birmingham primary school took a trip down memory lane when they dressed in Edwardian costume to celebrate their centenary. Read
