Jun
2009
Articles from 24th Jun 2009
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Birmingham MP backs move to allow smoking in pubs
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
THREE MPs, one from the West Midlands, joined celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to bolster a campaign aimed at amending the current smoking ban to help the pub and club industry. Read
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M6 crash causes tailbacks
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
AN ACCIDENT involving a lorry on the M6 caused a severe traffic tailback this afternoon. Read
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LDV: Hope on horizon for workers
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of workers were today given fresh hope that LDV could be rescued within a month as a range of “very credible” bidders prepare to battle it out for the stricken van maker. Read
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DHL workers threaten to strike over Land Rover shift row
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
NIGHT workers at Land Rover’s giant Lode Lane headquarters are threatening to strike over new Sunday shifts – throwing parts deliveries into chaos. Read
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PREGNANT women in Solihull may be transferred to hospitals in Birmingham under controversial proposals to downgrade maternity wards, it emerged today.
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Bosses of Heart of England Foundation Trust have revealed they will no longer allow ‘high risk’ births or any involving premature babies at Solihull Hospital from April next year. Read
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A BIRMINGHAM dad-of-one has died in hospital three days after a brutal street attack in the city.
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
The 26-year-old, named as Michael Hickman, from Druids Heath, was taken to hospital after he collapsed at a friend’s house in Cotteridge. Read
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Strike threat at Land Rover
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
NIGHT workers at Land Rover’s giant Lode Lane headquarters are threatening to strike over new Sunday shifts – throwing parts deliveries into chaos. Read
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Spitfire flies again for 1940s weekend in Kidderminster
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM-built Spitfires which provided air cover during the D-Day landings exactly 65 years ago will fly over the Severn Valley Railway this weekend and next. Read
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Multiple bidders give fresh hope to Midland van maker LDV
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of workers were today given fresh hope that LDV could be rescued within a month as a range of “very credible” bidders prepare to battle it out for the stricken van maker. Read
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PREGNANT women in Solihull may be transferred to hospitals in Birmingham under controversial proposals to downgrade maternity wards, it emerged today.
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Bosses of Heart of England Foundation Trust have revealed they will no longer allow ‘high risk’ births or any involving premature babies at Solihull Hospital from April next year. Read
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A BIRMINGHAM dad-of-one has died in hospital three days after a brutal street attack in the city.
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
The 26-year-old, named locally as Michael Hickman, from Druids Heath, was taken to hospital after he collapsed at a friend’s house in Cotteridge. Read
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North Solihull project helps 131 people to find jobs
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A PROJECT in Solihull has been hailed a major success after offering hundreds of long-term unemployed people opportunities to improve their skills and boost their chances of securing new jobs. Read
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Roger McKenzie: Iraq vote anger is inspiring lesson to apathetic Brits
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
YOU can’t help but be impressed by the way that people in Iran are apparently sticking up for their democratic rights. Read
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Birmingham to build on business ties with India
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to lead the way in a nationwide bid to establish business links with India. Read
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Rainbow pub landlord to fight on over noise row
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Landlord to Landlord Kent Davis today remained upbeat about his campaign against a noise clampdown at The Rainbow pub in Digbeth despite a key council ally walking away because of an online spat. Read
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Call for 'expenses row' Stone MP to explain himself to voters
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A VETERAN Tory MP at the centre of an expenses row has been challenged to explain himself in public by angry Midland voters. Read
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Maternity wards in Solihull ‘face downgrade’
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
PREGNANT women in Solihull may be transferred to hospitals in Birmingham under controversial proposals to downgrade maternity wards, it emerged today. Read
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Man dies after attack in Selly Oak street
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM dad-of-one has died in hospital three days after a brutal street attack in the city. Read
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Anti-social behaviour affects one in three Birmingham residents
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
ANTI-social behaviour affects one in three Birmingham residents, a government study has found. Read
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Willenhall veteran appeals for return of badge after mugging
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A SECOND World War veteran today appealed for the return of a treasured memento of his time in the armed forces which was snatched from him as he was mugged. Read
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Actress tells Birmingham conference of UK's Darfur failings
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
ACTRESS Mia Farrow has criticised British and American governments for failing to halt genocide in Darfur. Read
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Birmingham to build on business ties with India
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is to lead the way in a nationwide bid to establish business links with India. Read
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North Solihull project helps 131 people to find jobs
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A PROJECT in Solihull has been hailed a major success after offering hundreds of long-term unemployed people opportunities to improve their skills and boost their chances of securing new jobs. Read
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Roger McKenzie: Iraq vote anger is inspiring lesson to apathetic Brits
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
YOU can’t help but be impressed by the way that people in Iran are apparently sticking up for their democratic rights. Read
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Six years in jail for investment scam
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND fraudster who scammed £500,000 from expats in Indonesia has been jailed. Read
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Vicar sacked over extra-marital affair claims it was friendship
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A VICAR evicted from his home after being sacked over an affair has claimed: “We were just friends”. Read
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Woman dies in Lichfield crash
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was killed and three adults and a three-year-old boy taken to hospital after a car overturned in a mystery crash last night. Read
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Man who tried to auction dad's ashes on Ebay will continue despite ban
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A Warwickshire man who tried auctioning his dad’s ashes on the internet has been stopped by on-line auction site eBay. Read
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Police making ‘good progress’ in hunt for helicopter arsonist
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Detectives hunting the arsonist who breached airport security and set fire to a police helicopter were following up “new lines” of inquiry, it emerged yesterday. Read
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Tamworth man charged with killing his wife
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A man has been charged with killing his wife. Read
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Willenhall war veteran’s plea for return of badge
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A Second World War veteran has appealed for the return of a treasured memento from the armed forces after he was robbed and sustained minor injuries at about 11pm last Saturday. Read
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Swine flu: Health chief says closing schools is pointless
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Swine flu has become so uncontainable in Birmingham that there is no point closing more schools, health officials revealed on the day 59 new cases were confirmed. Read
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Jam House will provide music at Taste festival
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
One of Birmingham’s best known music venues has been chosen to provide the music for next month’s Taste of Birmingham event for the fourth time in a row. Read
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MP attacks Edgbaston cricket ground floodlights
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
Warwickshire Country Cricket Club has misled residents over claims it will be forced to stop hosting international matches unless it builds permanent 150ft floodlights at Edgbaston, a city MP has claimed. Read
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Wyre Forest police in plea over thefts from sheds and gardens
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in Wyre Forest are alerting people to secure their sheds, garden furniture, pots and baskets after a spate of thefts. Read
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Worcestershire police link Astwood Bank burglaries
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
THIEVES stole five First World War medals after breaking into a Worcestershire house. Read
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Aston heritage on show at open day
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
FROM mosques to art centres, a variety of buildings in inner city Birmingham were opened to the public to celebrate Aston’s culture. Read
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Stalin’s forgotten British lifesavers
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
ERIC Carter was a 21-year-old fighter pilot when he was piled onto a train in Hull with the rest of 81 Squadron and taken to Liverpool in 1941. Read
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Solihull students to perform Mill on the Floss
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
SIXTH form students are taking to the stage to perform a literary classic today and tomorrow. Read
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Birmingham in £25 m project to make electric cars mass-market
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
ELECTRIC cars could be a common sight on the roads within five years thanks to a major Government pilot scheme involving manufacturers in Birmingham and Coventry, transport minister Lord Adonis has predicted. Read
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Edgbaston church to hold fun day
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A CHURCH is holding a community fun day this Saturday. Read
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Online archive to record Birmingham hospital memories
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A WEBSITE has been launched celebrating the rich history of Birmingham’s Selly Oak and Queen Elizabeth hospitals. Read
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Birmingham credit union given £1,000 grant
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM credit union set up to help the hard-up steer clear of loan sharks has been given a £1,000 boost to attract new members. Read
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Young cyclist attacked by dog in Redditch
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BOY was attacked by a dog in Redditch, police have revealed. Read
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Plea over theft from van in Bromsgrove
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed for information after a van parked at a Bromsgrove supermarket was broken into. Read
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Perry Barr disabled shopper's fury at parking fine
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A DISABLED Birmingham driver says he is “disgusted” after getting a £60 parking ticket for stopping outside Argos in Perry Barr, Birmingham, for just two minutes. Read
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Lichfield Solstice Walk raises £150,000 for hospice appeal
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS a fairytale event as more than 1,500 women dressed in fairy wings and bearing wands took part in a night-time Solstice Walk in aid of charity. Read
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Designer watches stolen from Kidderminster home
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
DESIGNER watches worth thousands of pounds have been stolen from a house in Kidderminster, police have just revealed. Read
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Puppies get X Factor-style try-out to become top police dogs
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
BUDDING canine crimefighters have been put through their paces in an X Factor-style video to see if they can cope when the going gets ruff. Read
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Birmingham community group gets funding boost
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM community group has been awarded a grant to help people hoping to get back into employment. Read
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Perry Barr shopping centre gets life-saving equipment
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM shopping centre has been given a defibrillator to help save heart attack victims. Read
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Birmingham Neighbourhood Watch pioneer loses cancer battle
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s first Neighbourhood Watch pioneers has died at the age of 84 following a long battle with cancer. Read
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Birmingham school does its bit for the planet
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Birmingham primary school have been doing more than their bit for the planet. Read
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Spitfire flies again for 1940s weekend in Kidderminster
Jun 24 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM-built Spitfires which provided air cover during the D-Day landings exactly 65 years ago will fly over the Severn Valley Railway this weekend and next. Read
