Jul
2009
Articles from 8th Jul 2009
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Troubled Coffee Republic enters administration
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
COFFEE and deli chain Coffee Republic has become the latest firm to succumb to the high street squeeze by calling in administrators. Read
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A TERRIFIED teenage driver and his girlfriend were ordered out of their Seat Ibiza at gunpoint by masked thugs, sparking a police chase across Birmingham today.
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
Two suspected robbers were today being quizzed by detectives over the carjacking in Pype Hayes. Read
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A PENSIONER found murdered in her Birmingham home was today remembered by shocked neighbours for being “hardworking, pleasant and polite”.
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
One described Margaret Casey as “the loveliest woman I’ve ever met.” Read
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Mother of seven admits child cruelty charges
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother, whose neglect of her children led to one of them suffering a fractured skull after he fell from a bedroom window, has been given a three-year community order. Read
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New images of £72m college planned for former MG Rover site in Longbridge
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
NEW images were today released of a £72 million college campus that is to form the cornerstone of the much-needed Longbridge redevelopment. Read
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Teenagers carjacked by gunman
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A TERRIFIED teenage driver and his girlfriend were ordered out of their Seat Ibiza at gunpoint by masked thugs, sparking a police chase across Birmingham today. Read
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Car jackers arrested after stealing car at gunpoint in Pype Hayes
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A TERRIFIED teenage driver and his girlfriend were ordered out of their Seat Ibiza at gunpoint by masked thugs, sparking a police chase across Birmingham today. Read
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Troubled Coffee Republic enters administration
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
COFFEE and deli chain Coffee Republic has become the latest firm to succumb to the high street squeeze by calling in administrators. Read
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Bhattacharyya hits back over Phoenix allegations\n
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE Phoenix Four have accused Midland peer Lord Bhattacharyya of “frequent and persistent” attacks on MG Rover in an extraordinary broadside aimed at one of the UK’s most influential car industry figures. Read
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MG Rover collapse inquiry results by end of the month, says Peter Mandelson
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE results of a four-year inquiry into the collapse of MG Rover could be published before the end of the month, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has revealed. Read
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Monkey's birth a link to founding of Twycross Zoo
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
TINY baby woolly monkey Branco enjoyed the attention as he made his public debut at a Midland zoo. Read
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Sex slaves suspect could be hiding in Smethwick or Balsall Heath
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A ROMANIAN man is being sought by detectives investigating a human trafficking plot suspected of turning women into sex slaves. Read
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Midlands chosen as setting for BBC Land Girls drama
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE Midlands has gone back in time by 70 years as the setting for a new TV drama. Read
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Plea after Darlaston pensioner injured in bag snatch horror
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A BRAVE 75-year-old was left with a broken knee and shoulder when she tried to stop robbers snatching her bag. Read
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Son's plea to find missing Oldbury mum
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE distraught son of a missing Black Country pensioner has pledged to keep up the desperate search for his mother. Read
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Bhattacharyya hits back over Phoenix allegations
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE Phoenix Four have accused Midland peer Lord Bhattacharyya of “frequent and persistent” attacks on MG Rover in an extraordinary broadside aimed at one of the UK’s most influential car industry figures. Read
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MG Rover collapse inquiry results by end of the month, says Peter Mandelson
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE results of a four-year inquiry into the collapse of MG Rover could be published before the end of the month, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has revealed. Read
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New bar awards aim to cut binge drinking in Solihull
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW awards scheme aims to boost the licensed trade and reducealcohol-fuelled crimes in Solihull town centre. Read
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Midlands chosen as setting for BBC Land Girls drama
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE Midlands has gone back in time by 70 years as the setting for a new TV drama. Read
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Mother of seven admits child cruelty charges
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother, whose neglect of her children led to one of them suffering a fractured skull after he fell from a bedroom window, has been given a three-year community order. Read
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New images of £72m college planned for former MG Rover site in Longbridge
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
NEW images were today released of a £72 million college campus that is to form the cornerstone of the much-needed Longbridge redevelopment. Read
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Murdered OAP 'was a lovely lady'
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER found murdered in her Birmingham home was today remembered by shocked neighbours for being “hardworking, pleasant and polite”. Read
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Birmingham Coroner calls for new taxi restraints for wheelchairs
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
Aidan Cotter also said Birmingham City Council should make it part of the terms of the driver’s licence and that they should also attend a five-hour seminar on disability discrimination training. Read
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Troubled Coffee Republic enters administration
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
COFFEE and deli chain Coffee Republic has become the latest firm to succumb to the high street squeeze by calling in administrators. Read
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Last-ever Royal Show begins at Stoneleigh Park
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE last-ever Royal Show began in heavy rain at Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park as plans were unveiled to make sure the showground maintains its long association with farming. Read
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Building work starts on £17.7m hospital
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
BUILDING work has begun on a new state-of-the-art £17.7 million mental health hospital for the elderly in Birmingham. Read
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Burglars in £200,000 raid on Upton-upon-Severn stately home
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
BURGLARS who stole £200,000-worth of valuables in a raid on a Midland stately home even stole the kitchen sink. Read
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Swine flu outbreak: Health body too slow to react, says head
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE head teacher of a Birmingham school at the centre of England’s biggest swine flu outbreak has attacked the Health Protection Agency (HPA) for being slow to react. Read
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Harborne traders get digital radios to foil shoplifters
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
SHOPLIFTERS will no longer find easy pickings on a Birmingham high street. Read
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Birmingham Half Marathon set for record entries
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THIS year’s EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon looks set to create a new record with entries flooding in. Read
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Two arrests after man was slashed in Bromsgrove
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men have been arrested by police investigating a Midland street attack which left a man with slash wounds to his face and one of his hands. Read
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Kings Heath actress earns rave reviews in London
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A YOUNG Birmingham actress wowed the crowds and received rave reviews for her London theatre show. Read
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Fury as government inspector approves phone mast close to Birmingham school
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
GOVERNMENT planning chiefs have sparked anger after they over-ruled city councillors in allowing a phone mast to be built close to a Birmingham school. Read
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Sir Robert Peel Hospital is not to close
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
TAMWORTH’S Robert Peel Hospital “will not close”, say health chiefs. Read
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Monkey's birth a link to founding of Twycross Zoo
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
TINY baby woolly monkey Branco enjoyed the attention as he made his public debut at a Midland zoo. Read
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Former chief inspector says more diversity needed on Birmingham schools
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE former Chief Inspector of Schools says Birmingham could do more to increase the diversity of schools on offer to parents. Read
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Birmingham girls hold 'stay-awake' in aid of India school
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
SIXTY-five girls from a Birmingham school stayed awake all night to raise cash for schools in the developing world. Read
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Bullring staff donate designer clothes for Acorns Hospice
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
GENEROUS staff at a city centre shopping centre are giving up their glad rags for charity. Read
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Jail for getaway driver who helped killer flee Birmingham murder scene
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTORIST who acted as a getaway driver after his friend had fatally stabbed a man outside a Birmingham nightclub has been jailed for five years. Read
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Iraqi surgeons in Birmingham visit
Jul 08 2009 | Top Stories
BEING able to take in the day-to-day running and atmosphere of British NHS wards first hand is a feat in itself for the group of gracious 25 senior doctors from war-torn Iraq. Read
