Aug
2009
Articles from 12th Aug 2009
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West Brom: Roman Bednar to return to training on Monday after three month ban from FA
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
ROMAN Bednar will be free to report back to training with Albion from next Monday. Read
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Blues fans give verdict on takeover bid
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Blues fans who were at St Andrew’s early today said they were concerned at news of the takeover bid. Read
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I ignored lump, says footballer John Hartson after cancer treatment
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER West Bromwich Albion footballer John Hartson admitted today that he ignored signs of testicular cancer two years ago. Read
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Birmingham City confirm Carson Yeung has approached club
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City bosses have confirmed that Carson Yeung is ready to reignite his takeover bid. Read
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Carson Yeung in Birmingham City buyout claim
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City bosses were today caught on the hop by the news that Carson Yeung could be ready to reignite his takeover bid. Read
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How the Carson Yeung bid rocked St Andrew's in 2007
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE last failed takeover bid by Blues’ biggest shareholder threw the club into chaos and resulted in boss Steve Bruce leaving to join Wigan. Read
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Motorcyclist and passenger killed in Coseley car crash
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST and his pillion passenger were killed in a horror smash in the Black Country.By Matt Lloyd Read
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Small Heath shopkeepers fought back at armed robbers
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
BRAVE Birmingham shopkeepers fought back against armed jewellery raiders leaving one of the gang needing emergency surgery, it emerged today. Read
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Man held after Erdington shooting
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the shooting of two others in Birmingham. Read
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Families with musical mojo wanted for TV show
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
By Rebekah Oruye Read
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Midland business warned of advertising sales scam
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESSES are being warned to be on their guard after it emerged that conmen are trying to dupe them into handing over hundreds of pounds in cash for bogus advertising services. Read
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Taxi drivers call for security measures after murder
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
SECURITY cameras, safety screens, a police hotline and a citywide black list of violent customers were among measures called for to protect cab drivers. Read
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Eco drivers wanted for green car tests
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
By Neil Elkes Read
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Midland TV group helps to uncover lost Alf Garnett episodes
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
HE was the bald, bespectacled bigot whose racist and sexist outbursts left a nation in fits of laughter and rage. Read
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Council need to find an extra £1.5m to repair Brum's crumbling roads
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council needs to find another £1.5 million of emergency cash to repair the city’s “critical” crumbling roads Read
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Birmingham nursing home 'not to blame for woman's death' - coroner'
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nursing home suspected of mistreating an elderly resident who suddenly died in hospital has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Read
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Campaign to protect licensed premises staff from attack
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND-wide campaign to protect staff in licensed premises from verbal abuse and violence has been launched by local safety inspectors. Read
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Taxi driver murder case: Police find knife
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
Knife found Read
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Birmingham University to build £16m music centre
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham University is to build a new £16 million home for its music department which will complete its original range of buildings, left unfinished when they first opened in 1909. Read
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Tata funding comes with a JLR warning
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
The threat of closure still hangs over one of Jaguar Land Rover’s three assembly plants despite yesterday’s announcement that the luxury carmaker’s Indian owner had secured bank funding to help it through the recession. Read
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Birmingham special needs youngsters given Drayton Manor Park treat after washout
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A THEME park has stepped in to offer a group of special needs youngsters a free day out after their first visit was a wash-out. Read
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Birmingham’s Style in the City searches for exciting new models
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE search is on for aspiring models to strut their stuff on the catwalk at Birmingham’s top fashion event. Read
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80 arrested in burglary crackdown in Birmingham
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
Detectives from Thornhill Road launched the anti-burglary blitz in April after a rise in break-ins across Handsworth and the surrounding areas. The operation, codenamed Primed, using plain clothes and uniformed officers to the target key areas of Handsworth, Newtown, Perry Barr, Lozells and South Aston. In four months the operation, led by Det Sgt John Garbett, has seen 77 arrests for burglary offences. Read
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Thousands turn out at Dudley's Shazad Mela in memory of murdered pub landlord Suvinder Singh Batth
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
AN international sports event that paid tribute to a murdered pub landlord was today hailed a success. Read
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Antiques with wow factor!
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND antiques dealer has proved to have the “wow factor” on a global stage. Read
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West Midlands Police Authority seek views from public
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
The survey forms part of Program Paragon, a major organisational change project which the force has launched, aiming to put the public “at the very heart” of its service. Read
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Kids get into the swing of things at new £175,000 Highgate play area
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
INNER city youngsters were climbing, swinging and jumping for joy as their new £175,000 playground was opened. Read
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Perry Park robbery crackdown hailed a success
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A ROBBERY crackdown at a Birmingham park has been hailed a success. Read
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Red House Park memorial restored
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A RESTORED Sandwell memorial has been unveiled. Read
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Two people attacked in daytime raid on the Dog and Pheasant, Bromsgrove
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
MASKED robbers attacked a man and woman at the back of a Bromsgrove pub in broad daylight, forcing the female victim to be hospitalised with facial injuries. Read
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Villa fans urged to support Acorns on new kit launch day
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
VILLA fans picking up new club kit are being asked to bring a bag of donations for Acorns Children’s Hospice at the same time. Read
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Heath Hayes wind turbines bid is withdrawn
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS to build three wind turbines at a former opencast mine in south Staffordshire have been withdrawn. Read
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A SOCIAL club has been ordered to tighten up security after a spate of violent incidents.
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
Bosses at Lea Hall Sports and Social Club were hauled before a city council licensing committee after police drew up a dossier of failings. The force withdrew its application to revoke the licence from the venue in Kelynmead Road, Lea Hall, but said the managers must improve CCTV and make sure bouncers are on duty at functions. Police were called seven times in a year to deal with assault and violent disorder. Read
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Job centres in crisis with too many customers
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
NEARLY 50 job centres across the West Midlands need expanding as they struggle to cope with soaring unemployment and a rapid increase in the number of people seeking work, managers have admitted. Read
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Birmingham cigs smuggler ordered to pay up £424k - or go back to jail
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man convicted for his part in a major counterfeit cigarette smuggling ring has been ordered to cough up hundreds of thousands of pounds – or return to prison. Read
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A night at the museum with Thinktank's dinosaur sleepover
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being invited to share a bit of shut eye with some strange bedfellows – prehistoric dinosaurs. Read
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Fundraisers Ben Maymand and iain Scott plan 250-mile super-marathon run to Blackpool and back
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
FOR most Blackpool visitors a trip to the Golden Mile, a stick of rock and a kiss-me-quick hat might be their idea of fun. Read
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Family pets held to ransom
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A DISTRAUGHT Birmingham family claim they are being asked to pay more than £500 to a man who found their missing dogs. Read
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Birmingham store loses alcohol licence after huge bootleg booze seizure
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
A CITY off-licence where a staggering six-and-a-half-ton haul of bootleg booze was seized by customs officials has had its licence cancelled. Read
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Birmingham couple say a good argument is the key to their 60 years of wedded bliss
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
‘THE couple who argue together, stay together’ is the motto that has led to 60 happy years of marriage for a pair of Birmingham lovebirds. Read
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Charity ride hit by bikes theft
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
AN ambitious charity bike ride has hit a snag after a cyclist had two bikes stolen in one day. Read
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Man turned drug dealer after being made redundant
Aug 12 2009 | Top Stories
AN engineer who turned to drug dealing after being made redundant has been put behind bars for 33 months. Read
