Jul
2009
Articles from 4th Jul 2009
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Scouts tackly eco activities
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
NORTHFIELD Methodist scouts will take part in gardening and other green activities at the Eco Centre, in Church Road next Saturday from 10am to 1pm in preparation for their Environmental Partnership badge. Read
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Health trust helps patients save money with campaign on 084 telephone numbers
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM health trust is helping save patients cash by leading the way on eliminating expensive 084 phone numbers to GP surgeries. Read
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Two in hospital after Handsworth shooting
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
Two men were recovering in hospital today after they were shot in a city street. Read
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Mum raids son's piggy bank and finds 20p coin worth thousands
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum is hoping to fetch thousands of pounds for a rare 20p coin she got from raiding her son’s moneybank. Read
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Woman becomes human fireball in Aston
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM was critically ill in hospital last night after she became a human fireball in her own home. Read
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Birmingham brother and sister jailed for starving animals to death
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BROTHER and sister from Birmingham have been jailed for starving two greyhound dogs and a cat to death in what a vet described as the worst case he had ever dealt with. Read
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Woman becomes human fireball in Aston
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM was critically ill in hospital last night after she became a human fireball in her own home. Read
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Birmingham brother and sister jailed for starving animals to death
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BROTHER and sister from Birmingham have been jailed for starving two greyhound dogs and a cat to death in what a vet described as the worst case he had ever dealt with. Read
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Budget cut of £70m for Advantage West Midlands axes 122 regeneration schemes
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 100 regeneration schemes have been axed across the West Midlands, after the region’s economic development agency was forced to cut budgets by £70 million. Read
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MP fights Solihull maternity service move
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE campaign to protect maternity services in Solihull has reached the House of Commons, after an MP demanded health chiefs scrap plans to transfer pregnant women to Birmingham. Read
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Revealed: The simple symbol delaying the launch of Birmingham City Council website
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE launch of Birmingham City Council’s new website, which was supposed to make it easier for people to pay bills and keep track of council tax payments, has been delayed by months after red-faced officials discovered the new system refused to recognise pound signs. Read
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Probe into fake Digbeth parking ticket machine launched
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A CAR park ticket machine parkers claim has been rigged to dupe unsuspecting drivers has been seized as part of a crackdown on illegal clampers operating in Birmingham. Read
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Former pupils of deaf school do special walk for charity
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of deaf former pupils from a special school in Birmingham are being set an SAS-style challenge. Read
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Four-hour-old Charlie Clifford becomes second-youngest member of RNLI
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
AT just four hours old, little Brummie Charlie Clifford made history. Read
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Government funding of £38.9m creates nearly 1,000 new places at primary schools
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
ALMOST 1,000 new places are to be provided in Birmingham following £38.9 million of new money for primary schools in the city. Read
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Actor Nicholas Bailey lands Mr Motivator role
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER TV doctor Nicholas Bailey sent the pulses racing when he visited a Birmingham secondary school to give a motivational talk to pupils. Read
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Council demonstration makes rubbish point
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
THREE tonnes of rubbish was dumped outside Walsall Council House in a bid to highlight the borough’s £2 million headache with graffiti, fly-tipping and litter. Read
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Police cut 'fear’ crime by a third in Sparkhill and Sparkbrook
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A CRIME crackdown that saw a Ferrari supercar impounded has helped to deliver “unprecedented” reductions in so-called ‘fear’ offences in Birmingham, according to new figures. Read
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Police smash Midland mobile phone paedophile ring
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A NUMBER of children have been protected by detectives working on the frontline of the war against paedophiles after they smashed a Midland ring trading in child sex images via their mobile phones. Read
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Hockley pub Lord Clifden celebrate jazz festival with launch of pale ale Digby's Dilemma
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM landlord Graham Smith is jazzing up his range of beers by introducing a new brew to mark a city music festival. Read
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A Birmingham probation worker jailed for sexually assaulting schoolgirl
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM probation worker was jailed for seven years for sexually assaulting a schoolgirl over a two-year period. Read
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Local architects are set to design new housing stock for Birmingham council
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
TWO firms of Birmingham architects will design the city’s first new council houses for more than 25 years. Read
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Ombudsman to probe Birmingham council over unpaid care home bills claim
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A PROBE has been launched into Birmingham City Council’s alleged failure to pay a care home for services it has provided. Read
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Michael Jackson look-a-like's work doubles after King of Pop's death
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A LEADING Michael Jackson lookalike has been inundated with bookings since the singer’s death. Read
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Health trust helps patients save money with campaign on 084 telephone numbers
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM health trust is helping save patients cash by leading the way on eliminating expensive 084 phone numbers to GP surgeries. Read
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Fans set for protest after Kerrang Radio drops popular DJ Emma Scott
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
DOZENS of radio listeners are staging a protest against the axeing of popular Kerrang! DJ Emma Scott. Read
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Bartley Green couple celebrate diamond wedding
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple who grew up on the same street have celebrated their diamond wedding. Read
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Family raise £2,000 for Birmingham hospital as tribute to much-loved mum
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
RELATIVES of a city woman who lost her battle with cancer have created a lasting legacy in her honour at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Rubery girl's birthday party ends in tearsas party organisers fail to turn up
Jul 04 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of girls were left in tears when party organisers failed to turn up to a tenth birthday bash. Read
