Oct
2009
Articles from 8th Oct 2009
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Campaign to help West Midlands homeowners facing repossession
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
The Government has launched a drive to help people in six repossession hotspots in the West Midlands avoid losing their homes. Read
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Fire crews called to tackle Jewellery Quarter blaze
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of workers were evacuated today after fire swept through a fabricated metals factory in Birmingham. Read
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Man in court charged with blackmail plots against Midland supermarkets
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was appearing in court today charged with threatening to contaminate food in blackmail plots against supermarkets in Birmingham and the Black Country. Read
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Fifty-three job losses announced at GKN Driveline’s Erdington car component factory
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S flailing automotive industry was struck with more bad news as more than 50 job losses were announced at a car component factory. Read
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JLR negotiates advance of funding for £175m
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover secured a further multi-million pound tranche of funding yesterday with the help of its Indian owner, Tata Motors. Read
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Robbers shot dead Worcestershire sub-postmaster's son, court told
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND sub-postmaster’s son who was shot dead as he tried to defend his parents during an armed raid was the victim of a “ruthless and determined” crime, a jury was told today. Read
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Postal workers vote for national strike
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
Postal workers have voted in favour of a national strike in a bitter row over jobs, pay and services, threatening widespread disruption to mail deliveries in the coming weeks, it was announced today. Read
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Aston Villa star Isaiah Osbourne plays after arrest
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa midfielder Isaiah Osbourne was back in claret and blue playing for his club last night just days after his arrest by police investigating allegations of conspiracy to rob. Read
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Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung is being sued for £2.2m by Keith Harris
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
FOOTBALL’S Mr Fix-It – former League chairman Keith Harris – is suing new Blues owner Carson Yeung over claims of £2.2 million of unpaid legal fees, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham University rises nine places in world rankings
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
ACADEMICS are celebrating after Birmingham University shot up a respected league table ranking the world’s best seats of learning. Read
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Man attacked by machete gang in Alum Rock Road
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN suffered severe injuries to his hand during a machete attack in a Birmingham street. Read
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Birmingham’s new Poet Laureate Adrian Johnson getting into the community
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S new Poet Laureate was hard at work reading verse in the city centre today just hours after his appointment was announced. Read
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Man in court charged with blackmail plots against Midland supermarkets
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was appearing in court today charged with threatening to contaminate food in blackmail plots against supermarkets in Birmingham and the Black Country. Read
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Court hears a former deputy head denies having child porn on his computer
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE former deputy head of a Birmingham boys’ school has denied possessing indecent images of children, which were hidden within an astronomy website that had been hacked by paedophiles. Read
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Woman who died after cardiac arrest in police custody 'fell to her knees' after being handcuffed
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE moment a woman collapsed with a fatal cardiac arrest while in custody shortly after being handcuffed, was described to an inquest injury. Read
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English parliament campaigners to lobby first meeting of West Midlands MPs
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS calling for an English parliament are expected to descend on a college tonight at an inaugural meeting of West Midlands MPs. Read
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West Midlands Police trial an electric car
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police will become the first force in the country to operate an electric patrol car. Read
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Teacher suspended for incompetence at Worcester primary school
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A RECEPTION class teacher at a failing school who was “liked by pupils and parents” has been found guilty of serious professional incompetence. Read
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Fifty-three job losses announced at GKN Driveline’s Erdington car component factory
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S flailing automotive industry was struck with more bad news as more than 50 job losses were announced at a car component factory. Read
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JLR negotiates advance of funding for £175m
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover secured a further multi-million pound tranche of funding yesterday with the help of its Indian owner, Tata Motors. Read
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Listeners bombard BRMB over axing of Elliott Webb
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
SHOCKED fans of BRMB’s axed breakfast duo Elliott Webb and Caroline Martin have been bombarding the Birmingham Mail and social networking sites with messages of support after we revealed earlier this week that tomorrow would be their last show. Read
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Midlands care home battle is taken to Europe
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save a Wolverhampton Council-run care home occupied by one of Britain’s oldest women have made a dramatic last-ditch overnight plea to Europe for help. Read
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Walsall pilot who crashed on rail line was doing air stunts
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
THE pilot of a light aircraft which crashed on to a Midland railway line, killing him and a Solihull couple, was attempting aerobatic stunts, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham will not have Olympic swimming pool by 2012
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM will not have its £60 million Olympic swimming pool by 2012 because the city council cannot find enough money to meet the tight timetable. Read
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Birmingham City Council to take control of NEC management company
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council is set to take total control of the NEC’s management company. Read
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River Trent polluters face prosecution threat
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
The Environment Agency said it aimed to prosecute those responsible for polluting the River Trent with cyanide, as experts warned the poison was killing local wildlife and could leach into the surrounding ground. Read
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Olton resident set to celebrate her 100th birthday
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
SHE is closing in on her century but Lucy Stevens still likes a frank exchange of views. Read
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Family of young brain tumour sufferer raise £50k towards search for cure
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND mum who set up a trust fund after her son was diagnosed with a brain tumour has hit the £50,000 fundraising mark. Read
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Birmingham City Council apologises after failing to properly repair disabled pensioner's home in Erdington
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL officials today apologised to a Birmingham pensioner for failing to properly repair her home, despite a court order which demanded improvements be made. Read
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Birmingham appeal for gift boxes to send to British troops in Afghanistan and Iraq
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
WITH less than three months to go until Christmas Day, a Birmingham mum is rallying for support to give British troops fighting abroad a treat over the holiday season. Read
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Walsall motorist hid drugs inside car's gearbox casing
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A TWENTY EIGHT-year-old Walsall man studying to become an accountant has been ordered to carry out 80 hours Community Punishment after he was caught with ecstasy tablets and cannabis. Read
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Birmingham flower trail wins top awards
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A collection of weird and wonderful flower features, which included family favourites Wallace and Gromit, has bagged a double award for Birmingham. Read
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World Monuments Fund lists Dudley Zoo's iconic Tecton buildings as at risk too
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
DUDLEY Zoo hopes to secure restoration funding for its 12 iconic Tecton buildings following the World Monuments Fund’s recognition of their need for protection. Read
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Parents furious after Sutton Coldfield boy searched in shop 'for looking suspicious'
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
STORE bosses are investigating allegations a boy of 12 was searched by a shop security guard in view of other customers because he “looked suspicious”. Read
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West Midlands' new mobile intensive care bed service for children 'a life-saver'
Oct 08 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW £1.8 million mobile “intensive care” service to move desperately-ill children if a critical care bed is not available has been launched in the region to help save more young lives. Read
