Jul
2009
Articles from 21st Jul 2009
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Illegal immigrants punished for farming cannabis in Selly Oak house
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
THREE illegal immigrants were caught running away from a suburban property in Birmingham which had been used to conceal a cannabis factory, a court heard. Read
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West Bromwich teenager taken to hospital after overdosing on nicotine gum
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalised after overdosing on nicotine gum handed out at school, it emerged today. Read
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Cops cleared after dad was killed by a banned driver fleeing police
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
TWO police officers have been cleared following an inquiry into the death of a “devoted” father-of-three during a police chase in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read
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Police quiz man after Birmingham cannabis factory swoop
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was arrested today in a police swoop on a cannabis factory in Birmingham. Read
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Four injured in Hockley bus crash
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
FOUR people were taken to hospital after a rush-hour bus crash in Hockley. Read
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Builder is badly hurt in ladder fall at Yardley house
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BUILDER was seriously injured when he fell from a ladder at a house in Birmingham today. Read
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Birmingham fashion graduate launches her own glossy magazine
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM graduate is hoping to be the next Anna Wintour after launching her own fashion magazine. Read
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Burger Bar gunman jailed for six years
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A “DANGEROUS” Birmingham gang member has been jailed after it was said he was likely to end up “shooting someone or being shot himself”. Read
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Troops set for heroes' welcome as they march through Birmingham
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS from across the West Midlands are set for a heroes’ welcome as they march through Birmingham tomorrow. Read
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Bulldog Bash biker festival in the balance
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A CRUNCH meeting was being held today to decide the fate of the popular Midlands Bulldog Bash biker festival as police continue efforts to shut it down. Read
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Advantage West Midlands forced to scale back funding
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
CREATIVE industries in the region were dealt a big blow today after Advantage West Midlands revealed a hit-list of projects which will see their funding trimmed. Read
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Victims of violent crime support group - Families United - is given the PM’s backing
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE mothers of murders Birmingham teenagers Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis attended a meeting with the Prime Minister where he gave his backing to a support organisation to people who have lost loved ones through violence. Read
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Birmingham fashion graduate launches her own glossy magazine
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM graduate is hoping to be the next Anna Wintour after launching her own fashion magazine. Read
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Police appeal for witnesses after woman, 55, is robbed in Tamworth
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES were today hunting a thug who pushed a woman to the ground and robbed her. Read
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Illegal immigrants punished for farming cannabis in Selly Oak house
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
THREE illegal immigrants were caught running away from a suburban property in Birmingham which had been used to conceal a cannabis factory, a court heard. Read
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Man in court on 'Dirty Harry' blackmail charge
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A man is to appear in court charged with a blackmail offence in Birmingham alleged to have been inspired by a character in a Clint Eastwood movie. Read
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Fun ways to engage with 2012 Olympic Games
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES are being encouraged to grasp the excitement as the 2012 London Olympics gets ever more closer. Read
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Birmingham Carnival given go ahead by licensing chiefs
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham Carnival, which attracted dozens of complaints about excessive noise and nuisance parking, has been granted a stay of execution by licensing chiefs. Read
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US Olympic team heading for Birmingham
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham is set to seal the deal to bring one of the world’s largest sports teams to the city in the build up to the 2012 Olympic Games. Read
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Birmingham residents given free gym and pool use
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
Every Birmingham resident will be able to use a gym and swimming pool free of charge from September under radical new plans being drawn up to get people to lose weight. Read
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Birmingham loses regeneration chief Clive Dutton to Olympics
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
The city’s development community has reacted with shock after its council champion decided to take up a new role in London. Read
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Birmingham cancer charity backed by store
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM-based charity supporting grieving families who have lost a child has received a boost from one of the city’s biggest supermarkets. Read
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Birmingham firm Cadbury's backing training of guide dog Wispa
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than £500 has been raised towards the training of a guide dog called Wispa sponsored Cadbury’s. Read
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Birmingham awarded £5m slice of Govt fund to provide extra school activities
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
BEFORE and after-school activities in Birmingham have received a Government boost of more than £5 million. Read
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Employee who fleeced £13,000 from firm gets a suspended sentence
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A SENIOR project co-ordinator with a Birmingham-based company providing child-minding facilities who fleeced her employer out of £13,000 has been given a suspended prison sentence. Read
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Online battle to protect city’s municipal golf courses
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS to downgrade or sell off Birmingham’s municipal golf courses are being fought with an online petition. Read
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PC mans Quinton station counter in back to basics move
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
MEET Birmingham’s very own Dixon of Dock Green. Read
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Husband’s tribute to ex-Birmingham GP in holiday drowning tragedy
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM accountant has paid tribute to his wife, a retired doctor, who drowned while on a snorkelling holiday in Malaysia. Read
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Birmingham Conservation Panel urges King Edwards VI High School to draw up a masterplan before building a £10m arts centre
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s top independent schools has been urged to draw up a development masterplan for its historic site before ploughing ahead with plans for a £10 million arts centre. Read
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Cops cleared after dad was killed by a banned driver fleeing police
Jul 21 2009 | Top Stories
TWO police officers have been cleared following an inquiry into the death of a “devoted” father-of-three during a police chase in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read
