Aug
2009
Articles from 31st Aug 2009
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Strangled nine-year-old girl was from West Bromwich, police confirm
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A nine-year-old West Bromwich girl who was believed to have been strangled by her mother's boyfriend and then dumped in the cab of his lorry was today named as Stacey Lawrence. Read
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Birmingham golf courses bring forward winter price cuts to lure players
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
GREEN fees are being cut early at Birmingham’s seven municipal golf courses despite their under par financial performance. Read
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Missing woman's car found abandoned at Midland beauty spot
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
Police discovered the vehicle, belonging to Christine Fletcher, aged 57, on the Clent Hills. Read
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Steward stole from Royal British Legion club to pay loan sharks
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A ROYAL British Legion steward plundered takings to pay off loan sharks who were threatening his former partner, a court heard. Read
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Official report says social services failed body-in-suitcase boy
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A REPORT into the death of tragic Midland body-in-the-suitcase victim James Hughes has revealed a catalogue of failings by social workers. Read
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Birmingham chefs cook up a BOLT-I curry for sprinter Usain Bolt
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
CURRY lovers will be sprinting to Ladypool Road to enjoy a sizzling hot dish celebrating the talents of world record smashing Usain Bolt. Read
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Birmingham woman puts on fashion event to fund big shark challenge
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BRAVE adventurer with a passion for fashion is combining her two great loves to raise money for a Birmingham hospice. Read
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Inside story of workers' famous fight to save Triumph's Meriden plant
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
WELDER-turned-businessman John Rosamund has written the first inside account of the famous workers’ co-operative that took over the Triumph motorcycle works at Meriden in the 70s. Read
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Recession forcing Birmingham's organic shops to sell conventional produce
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
ORGANIC retailers in Birmingham are being forced to switch to conventional produce to survive the recession. Read
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Olympic Games silver medal of 1908 made in city and won by Brummie to be auctioned
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A SILVER medal which was won by Birmingham-born gymnast Walter Tysall in the London Olympic Games of 1908 is to be auctioned. Read
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Birmingham headmasters club closes after 140 years
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
AN HISTORIC teaching organisation in Birmingham is folding after nearly a century and a half. Read
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Birmingham Half Marathon needs volunteers to help the big day
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE search has begun for hundreds of volunteers to ensure this year’s EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon goes smoothly. Read
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New era for Midland Arts Venue The Public
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE controversial £63 million arts venue The Public has finally opened properly - and the public seem impressed. Read
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Birmingham police in hunt for armed jewel store raiders
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES were today still hunting an armed gang which is believed to have escaped with thousands of pounds worth of goods from a Birmingham jewellery shop. Read
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Birmingham Mail appeal brings sweet music for operatic society
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE sound of music will ring out once again for a group of Midland performers who have found a pianist following an appeal in the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Mohammed Arshad taxi murder: 300 homes visited in DNA hunt
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than Midland 300 homes have been visited during a mass DNA screening to find a murderer. Read
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Kings Heath stab victim returns home after burglary at home
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A FAMILY man was today back at the Midland home where he was stabbed confronting burglars who had broken in. Read
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Smethwick UFO sighting: What did man see from earth?
Aug 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man had a close encounter of the blurred kind when shooting mobile phone footage of a suspected UFO. Read
