Sep
2009
Articles from 2nd Sep 2009
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Ex-Rover staff windfall is blocked by wrangle
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
HOPES that former Rover workers could claim a share of the £22 million left over from the collapsed car firm’s leasing arm have been put on ice amid the ongoing wrangle over who owns the money. Read
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Airline grounded in cash crisis
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
A BUDGET airline flying in and out of the UK cancelled all flights yesterday due to financial problems. Read
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Gordon Brown in Birmingham youth employment fair
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown was in Birmingham today promising to do more to help the region’s young unemployed. Read
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Yardley Wood OAP rescued in house fire
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
AN elderly man had a lucky escape from his smoke logged Birmingham home after neighbours raised the alarm. Read
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Ashley Blake jailed for two years over pub attack
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
DISGRACED TV presenter Ashley Blake was today jailed for two years after attacking a teenager with a wooden pole. Read
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Police called to wildcat strike at West Midlands factory
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE were called to a Smethwick factory today after a wildcat strike began after a shop steward was allegedly suspended. Read
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Strangled girl murder probe: Police investigate claims about mum’s boyfriend
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating the murder of Midland schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence are today looking into separate paedophile allegations against her mother’s boyfriend. Read
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Airline grounded in cash crisis
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
A BUDGET airline flying in and out of the UK cancelled all flights yesterday due to financial problems. Read
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Ex-Rover staff windfall is blocked by wrangle
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
HOPES that former Rover workers could claim a share of the £22 million left over from the collapsed car firm’s leasing arm have been put on ice amid the ongoing wrangle over who owns the money. Read
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Big day on beach for happy couple
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
ONE lucky couple will enjoy a wedding with a difference this week when they tie the knot on Birmingham’s own beach in Chamberlain Square. Read
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Ambulance pledge over store’s plans
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
AN ambulance station whose site is wanted by a supermarket will not be lost, service chiefs have promised. Read
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Lust for life after double whammy
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
ROS Marsh was left devastated when she was told the breast cancer she had bravely fought off had returned as bone cancer and was terminal. Read
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Crackdown on clamping
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
ILLEGAL car clampers who fund lavish lifestyles by causing misery for drivers face having their assets seized. Read
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Make-up sessions give patients a lift
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hospital trust is helping cancer patients to boost their spirits and take their minds off their gruelling treatment – with professional make-overs. Read
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Yardley Wood OAP rescued in house fire
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
AN elderly man had a lucky escape from his smoke logged Birmingham home after neighbours raised the alarm. Read
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Dark days may return
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
REMEMBER reading by candlelight, warming up next to a paraffin lamp or taking sandwiches to school because there was no electricity to cook hot dinners? Read
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Yardley Wood OAP rescued in house fire
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
AN elderly man had a lucky escape from his smoke logged Birmingham home after neighbours raised the alarm. Read
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Fuel duty rise 'may harm economy'
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
The Government’s third tax increase on petrol in nine months is expected to cost UK drivers up to £36 million more in total during September. Read
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BIA’s Paul Kehoe steps up campaign to bring high-speed rail service to airport
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
BIA chief executive Paul Kehoe has stepped up his campaign to bring a high-speed rail service to the airport by condemning Birmingham International station as “tired” and little improved since the 1970s. Read
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Fuel tax hike gets Birmingham drivers fuming
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
LONG-suffering Birmingham drivers are furious over the Government’s latest tax fuel increase. Read
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Army recruits get ready for the challenge of training and deployment
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
THESE are the fresh faces of the brave new army recruits putting their lives on the line to fight for Queen and country. Read
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Swine flu: Idea to install microphones to listen for coughers arriving at Birmingham International Airport
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
SPACE-age technology capable of diagnosing a person’s cough could be used at Birmingham International Airport in the fight against swine flu. Read
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Fears grow for missing Redditch teenager
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
FEARS are growing for the safety of a teenager who went missing from his Midland home five days ago. Read
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Stars are out to help unveil Birmingham Metropolitan College
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’s newest college was unveiled in a glittering ceremony where pop stars mingled with college principals. Read
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Birmingham Big Brother housemate Lisa Wallace evicted
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Lisa has become the latest housemate to be evicted from Big Brother. Read
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Airline grounded in cash crisis
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
A BUDGET airline flying in and out of the UK cancelled all flights yesterday due to financial problems. Read
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Ex-Rover staff windfall is blocked by wrangle
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
HOPES that former Rover workers could claim a share of the £22 million left over from the collapsed car firm’s leasing arm have been put on ice amid the ongoing wrangle over who owns the money. Read
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Social workers helped me when I was in care, says Goldie
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND music star Goldie today paid tribute to the social workers who helped him as a child as he backed a £100 million campaign to attract more people to the profession. Read
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Birmingham taxi driver murder: Police make Crimewatch appeal
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
Detectives investigating the murder of a Birmingham taxi driver who was stabbed to death are hoping a reconstruction on BBC’s Crimewatch will help catch his killer. Read
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New Street station: £600m refurbishment of begins
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
The day that Birmingham feared might never happen finally arrived yesterday as work began on a £600 million refurbishment of New Street Station. Read
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Birmingham International Airport chief steps up high speed rail campaign
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
BIA chief executive Paul Kehoe has stepped up his campaign to bring a high-speed rail service to the airport by condemning Birmingham International station as “tired” and little improved since the 1970s. Read
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Birmingham's Second World War evacuees share their experiences
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
Three million children were evacuated ahead of the Second World War. Families were split up as children were given their rations and marched “crocodile-style” to railway stations to get trains which would take them out of the cities and – hopefully – to safety. Today, Birmingham evacuees remembered their ordeal. Sophie Cross reports. Read
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Shirley Thompson's novel dream comes true
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND writer Shirley Thompson may have already had seven books published, but she has just achieved a lifelong ambition – by producing her first novel. Read
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Naomi Gilbert steps up for curtain call
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
THE cast of a Birmingham-based theatre company is showing its own courage to ensure the show must go on. Read
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West Bromwich YMCA hoping for slice of £4 million Lottery cash
Sep 02 2009 | Top Stories
A CHARITY is in the running for a £4 million Lottery windfall to bring its “stretched and outdated” facilities up to the 21st century. Read
