Sep
2009
Articles from 21st Sep 2009
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Flash mob held in Birmingham to highlight climate change
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A "flash mob" of climate change activists has converged on Birmingham to highlight the importance of international action on the issue. Read
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Man shot in Brierley Hill nightclub
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A 31-year-old man has been shot in the leg in a nightclub in the Black Country. Read
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By Mark Cowan
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
CRIME CORRESPONDENT Read
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Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award. Read
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Australian investment fund Future Fund pays £200 million for one-third stake in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
AN AUSTRALIAN investment fund has paid around £200 million for a 33 per cent stake in the Bullring in a remarkable show of confidence in the city’s retail sector. Read
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A WOMAN said her family was lucky to be alive today after a van smashed through the wall of her house – for the third time.
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
Mother-of-three Julia White was sitting in the living room of her home in Shirley with her husband Bernard when the vehicle smashed through her conservatory. Read
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Birmingham City fans stuck on motorway miss win over Hull
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
By Paul Suart Read
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Trial begins for two men accused of killing Walsall Wood man in Spain
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
JURORS in the trial of two men accused of killing a Black Country man as he slept in a Spanish holiday resort were due to be sworn in today. Read
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X-Factor's Faye Bray reveals the price of dressing the way she does [with video]
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE prison teacher Faye Bray may have caught the eye with her revealing outfit on the X-Factor this weekend - but her taste in clothes doesn't go down so well on the school run. Read
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Cocky Birmingham teenager Curtis Moore wows X-Factor judges despite tag [with video]
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE X-FACTOR auditions left one of the best to last in the form of cocky Birmingham teenager Curtis Moore. Read
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Van smashes into Solihull home - for a third time
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN said her family was lucky to be alive today after a van smashed through the wall of her house – for the third time. Read
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A WOMAN said her family was lucky to be alive today after a van smashed through the wall of her house – for the third time.
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
Mother-of-three Julia White was sitting in the living room of her home in Shirley with her husband Bernard when the vehicle smashed through her conservatory. Read
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Birmingham City Council's debts hit £26million - and the true figure could be even worse
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE huge debt racked up by Birmingham City Council has jumped by nearly a third during the summer to hit £26 million. Read
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Birmingham City fans stuck on motorway miss win over Hull
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of Blues fans missed most of their team’s first away win of the season after becoming stuck on a motorway. Read
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FOUR people arrested over the alleged kidnap of a man who was tied up in a car and warned he had been wired to a bomb have been told they will face no further action.
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
Three men, aged 23, 24, and 54, and a 27-year-old woman were held by police after the incident in April. Read
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Birmingham conference focus on Far Right parties luring disadvantaged white boys
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE plight of disadvantaged white schoolboys and their possible attraction as recruits for Far Fight organisations was being considered today at a conference in Birmingham. Read
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Fears over take-up of cancer jab
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
By Alison Dayani Read
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Australian investment fund Future Fund pays £200 million for one-third stake in Birmingham's Bullring Shopping Centre
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
AN AUSTRALIAN investment fund has paid around £200 million for a 33 per cent stake in the Bullring in a remarkable show of confidence in the city’s retail sector. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award. Read
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Strongman Dave Gauder boosts Macmillan cancer charity event
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
STRONGMAN Dave Gauder is hoping to pull in the punters at the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday. Read
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Affair accused husband places newspaper advert to save his marriage
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN dumped by his wife after being accused of having an affair took out a newspaper advert in a desperate move to protest his innocence and save his marriage. Read
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Crowds steam into a model railway exhibition in kings heath over the weekend\n
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
RAILWAY enthusiasts went full steam ahead at a popular exhibition in the city. Read
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Wider National Exhibition Centre seats because of heavy metal fans
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
BOSSES at Birmingham’s NEC are making the seats wider because of heavier metal fans. Read
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Veterans in Dudley parade to mark Battle of Britain anniversary\n
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND veterans and Air Training Corps cadets marched together on parade to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Read
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WW2 memorial for Polish Armed Forces unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MEMORIAL for the 120,000 Polish soldiers who fought under British command in the Second World War has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum. Read
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Football's great and good in special tribute service to Sir Bobby Robson
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
FANS were today joining the elite of European football in giving thanks for the life of former West Bromwich Albion favourite and England manager Sir Bobby Robson. Read
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WW2 memorial for Polish Armed Forces unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MEMORIAL for the 120,000 Polish soldiers who fought under British command in the Second World War has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum. Read
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Saltley bomb and kidnap plot: Four arrested told they won't be charged
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
Three men, aged 23, 24, and 54, and a 27-year-old woman were held by police after the incident sparked a major security alert in Birmingham and shut a busy rail line in April. Read
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Birmingham City fans stuck on motorway miss win over Hull
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of Blues fans missed most of their team’s first away win of the season after becoming stuck on a motorway. Read
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Birmingham teenagers at risk as thousands miss out on cancer jab
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE numbers of girls in Birmingham being vaccinated with the life-saving cervical cancer jab are among the worst in the country, with only a third of teenagers being protected in city suburbs. Read
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Acorns Midnight Walk: 1,500 women join Birmingham City Centre event
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A 1,500-STRONG all-female team of nocturnal ramblers took part in a charity midnight walk through Birmingham, but for one family the event had extra significance. Read
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Depressed former Sutton Coldfield student killed himself with the help of helium gas
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A STUDENT who dropped out of university used a cylinder of helium gas to help him take his own life, an inquest heard. Read
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Doctor cleared by GMC over wife's Practice Manager role
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM doctor accused of falsely claiming a wage for his wife as his practice manager has been cleared of all allegations in a misconduct hearing. Read
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Affair accused husband places newspaper advert to save his marriage
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN dumped by his wife after being accused of having an affair took out a newspaper advert in a desperate move to protest his innocence and save his marriage. Read
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Birmingham City Council's debts hit £26million - and the true figure could be even worse
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE huge debt racked up by Birmingham City Council has jumped by nearly a third during the summer to hit £26 million. Read
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Crowds steam into a model railway exhibition in Kings Heath over the weekend
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
RAILWAY enthusiasts went full steam ahead at a popular exhibition in the city. Read
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Review: The Life and Death of Kenneth Halliwell at the Lichfield Garrick Studio
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
The Life and Death of Kenneth Halliwell Read
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Review: Florence and the Machine at the Birmingham 02 Academy
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
FLORENCE Welch may have missed out on a Mercury Prize but she certainly had no problems winning over the Birmingham audience in a fit-to-bursting Academy. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover's Paul Cope named 2009 Automotive News Eurostar for Manufacturing
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover manufacturing director Paul Cope has won a glittering automotive award. Read
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Birmingham conference focus on Far Right parties luring disadvantaged white boys
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE plight of disadvantaged white schoolboys and their possible attraction as recruits for Far Fight organisations was being considered today at a conference in Birmingham. Read
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Wider National Exhibition Centre seats because of heavy metal fans
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
BOSSES at Birmingham’s NEC are making the seats wider because of heavier metal fans. Read
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Veterans in Dudley parade to mark Battle of Britain anniversary
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND veterans and Air Training Corps cadets marched together on parade to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Read
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WW2 memorial for Polish Armed Forces unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MEMORIAL for the 120,000 Polish soldiers who fought under British command in the Second World War has been unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum. Read
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Australian investment fund takes share in Bullring
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
AN Australian investment fund has paid around £200million for a 33 per cent stake in the Bullring in a remarkable show of confidence in the city’s retail sector. Read
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Birmingham sees debt level hit £26m
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
The huge debt racked up by Birmingham City Council has jumped by nearly a third during the summer to hit £26 million, it has emerged. But the true position is likely to be far worse, with officials admitting they are struggling to deliver promised efficiency savings. Read
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NEC's LG Arena fitted with larger seats to cope with fat pop fans
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
SEATS at Birmingham’s showpiece concert arena are being super-sized – because rock and pop fans are getting FATTER. Read
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Wolverhampton fraudster who claimed she knew George Bush turns up in Dubai
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A GLOBETROTTING Midland fraudster has turned up in super-rich Dubai, trying to talk a British company into her schemes. Read
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Cancer-stricken Bordesley man denied ground-floor flat
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A CANCER-stricken Birmingham dad with only months left to live has been denied a move from his third-floor council flat – because he is not regarded as a “priority” case. Read
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Edgbaston doctor cleared over claim about false wage for wife
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A Birmingham doctor accused of falsely claiming a wage for his wife as his practice manager has been cleared of all allegations in a misconduct hearing by the General Medical Council. Read
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Spooks and The Sweeney to be filmed in Birmingham?
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
HIT drama Spooks may be the next TV series to be filmed in the Midlands in a new cost-cutting move by the BBC. Read
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Hard-hitting anti-smoking poster campaign launched in Birmingham
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
Shock tactics are being used by Birmingham health chiefs to make some of the most at-risk smokers quit. Read
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Birmingham City Council puts ban on public receiving agenda papers at meetings
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
The tiny band of public-spirited citizens that bother to attend Birmingham City Council meetings are finding life even more difficult than usual – after officials banned them from having copies of agendas and reports. Read
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Tile Cross burglar spared jail and given a chance to go straight
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN who was caught by a police dog after taking part in a break-in at a Chelmsley Wood store has been given a chance to show he can lead a crime-free life. Read
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Handsworth Wood church group wins lottery boost
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A HANDSWORTH Wood church centre will be reaching out to youngsters after securing a big lottery grant. Read
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Joanne Malin launches dance fund-raiser
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
RADIO presenter Joanne Malin is on a one-woman mission to get the West Midlands dancing. Read
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Police paint job keeps vandals from Ward End garden
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE went armed with paintbrushes to protect a community garden from mindless vandals. Read
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Birmingham mum jailed for smuggling £18,000 worth of cannabis into country
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother who was caught smuggling £18,000 worth of cannabis into the country from Jamaica has been jailed. Read
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Brigade of Gurkhas band headline at 21st annual Birmingham Tattoo
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE band of the Brigade of Gurkhas will top the bill of more than 1,000 performers at the annual Birmingham Tattoo. Read
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City-wide drive to combat bladder problem issues
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
PEOPLE with embarrassing bladder and bowel control problems are being urged to put taboos aside and hop onto a help bus as it tours around south Birmingham during National Continence Awareness Week. Read
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Noddy Holder backs M6 noise protest at former home
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND rock legend Noddy Holder has thrown his support behind residents of his former home as they campaign against noise from the M6. Read
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A day of Brazilian-themed arts and cultural events to be staged in Digbeth
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A DAY of Brazilian-themed events will be staged in Birmingham to offer unique samples of South American arts and culture. Read
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Motorcyclist dies in motorway junction crash near Willenhall
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST has died in a crash involving a car and a lorry near a motorway junction. Read
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Wildlife Trust needs volunteers to muck in at Park Hall Nature Reserve, Castle Bromwich
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
NATURALISTS are being invited to take part in a new conservation project. Read
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Strongman Dave Gauder boosts Macmillan cancer charity event
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
STRONGMAN Dave Gauder is hoping to pull in the punters at the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday. Read
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Man appears in court accused of £192,000 con against Aston Villa's John Carew
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A car dealer has appeared before Birmingham Crown Court accused of conning Aston Villa striker John Carew out of over £192,000. Read
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Mercian Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan today. Read
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Birmingham news headlines: September 21st News Wrap
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
The latest Birmingham News and headlines for September 21st Read
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Dudley Mortuary assistant jailed for stealing from dead people
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A mortuary assistant from Dudley who stole personal possessions belonging to a dead man has been jailed for 16 weeks. Read
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Ex-soldier who equipped Birmingham gangs with guns appears in court
Sep 21 2009 | Top Stories
A former soldier who supplied guns to gangs in Birmingham has had his sentencing adjourned. Read
