Oct
2009
Articles from 13th Oct 2009
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Birmingham widow faces fight to keep £415,000 damages after husband dies at Sikh wedding
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A caterer was ordered to pay £415,000 damages to the widow of a Birmingham man who died from anaphylactic shock after eating a dessert at a Sikh wedding, Court of Appeal judges have been told. Read
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Birmingham heart surgeon suspended after death of three patients
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A heart surgeon has been further suspended from performing cardiac operations following the deaths of three patients in Wolverhampton. Read
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Birmingham Half Marathon: Running times released
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
The Birmingham Mail has today published the times 12,000 runners who took part in the weekend's EDF half marathon achieved. Read
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Erdington man's £3million blackmail plot "inspired by Clint Eastwood movie"
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A man has admitted sending a Birmingham supermarket a £3 million demand in a blackmail plot inspired by a character in a Clint Eastwood film. Read
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Campaign hails museum victory
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after forcing a Black Country council to ditch unpopular plans to relocate a prized glass collection. Read
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Police put posters on buses in bid to find killer of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE this afternoon launched a poster campaign to help in their hunt for the killer of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad. Read
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Julie Walters to have place on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
NATIONAL treasure Julie Walters is to be given her own place on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars, it was revealed today. Read
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Black Country presenter Adrian Chiles granted quickie divorce
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
The wife of the One Show presenter and Baggies fan is poised to win a share of his £4 million fortune, it was reported. Read
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KPMG cancel Christmas party due to recession
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S biggest business Christmas party has been cancelled for the first time in more than 30 years – due to the recession. Read
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Shard End teenagers banned from streets of Matchbox Estate
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
FOUR teenagers who brought misery to a Birmingham housing estate have been banned from the streets they once ruled. Read
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Karren Brady may help rescue 2018 World Cup bid
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Blues managing director Karren Brady could be called on to rescue England’s ailing bid for the 2018 World Cup. Read
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Council £73.5m adrift in swimming provision
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for Birmingham’s biggest sports investment for decades, including a 50m Olympic-size pool, were struggling to remain afloat today after council leaders admitted they were £73.5 million short of the money needed. Read
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Moseley Road Baths still on endangered list
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
AN HISTORIC swimming baths in Birmingham has made it onto a national list of the ten most endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Read
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Police name Rednal man killed in car crash near Redditch
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE today named a Rednal man who died in a car crash near Redditch. Read
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Midland MPs could be ordered to repay expenses claims as PM Gordon Brown returns more than £12,000
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND MPs could be ordered to repay more expenses claims after Gordon Brown announced he was to return more than £12,000 in expenses for cleaning, gardening and maintenance at his second home. Read
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Special clinic set up to help little Amun, 10, find a bone marrow match
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
EVERY time little Amun Ali coughs or sneezes, his mum and dad re-live the terrible fear they could be about to lose another son to a rare condition that renders the immune system almost helpless. Read
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Duo deny conning elderly in roofing scam
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER and his stepson appeared before the city’s crown court accused of conning elderly people in a roofing scam. Read
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Ambassador group set to buy chain of theatres, including Birmingham's Alexandra
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A DEAL is thought to be imminent which would see Birmingham’s Alexandra Theatre sold to a national theatre firm which owns a string of West End venues. Read
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Police custody death jury retires to consider verdict
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
THE jury at an inquest into a Birmingham woman who died in police custody has retired to consider their verdict. Read
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Commuters have a say on Birmingham New Street station plans
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
COMMUTERS will have a chance to make their voices heard over plans for New Street station. Read
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Birmingham property company that helped build NEC in administration after death of founder’s son
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham property company that helped build the NEC has gone into administration months after the death of the founder’s son. Read
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Birmingham council rejects Government pressure to sell off airport
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S council chief today said it would not be dictated to by the Government after it called for the region’s local authorities to sell their shares in Birmingham International Airport Read
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Conservation panel hits out at designs for new Vietnamese community centre
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
THE architect behind the rebuilding of a Vietnamese community centre complete with gull-wing roof has been urged to think again by city conservationists. Read
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Staffordshire gold hoard: Last day on display in Birmingham
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
ITEMS from the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold found, will spend a final day on display to the public in Birmingham before being sent for valuation. Read
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Businessman's plan to save Wolverhampton care home is snubbed
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A successful Birmingham businessman has refused to concede defeat in his fight to save a Midland care home which houses one of Britain’s oldest women from closing. Read
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Campaigners win fight to keep Broadfield House Glass Museum open
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
Campaigners have forced Dudley Council to scrap immediate plans to relocate the prized Stourbridge glass collection to the iconic Red House Glass Cone. Read
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Birmingham city centre skyscraper plan put on hold
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
Developers promoting one of the tallest skyscrapers in Birmingham city centre say there “is not the remotest chance” of the 50-storey structure on the former Central Television studios site off Broad Street being built in the forseeable future. Read
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Birmingham city council won’t sell airport share
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham’s council chief last night said it would not be dictated to by the Government after it called for the region’s local authorities to sell their shares in Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Bromsgrove care home bridges generation gap
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS of a Midland care home have been bridging the gap with local children. Read
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Kids learn to grow trees from acorns for an NHS Forest Scheme
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
MIGHTY oaks from little acorns grow, or so the saying goes. Read
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Worcestershire doctor struck off for 'scandalous' treatment of care home patients
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A WORCESTERSHIRE doctor has been struck off the medical register for the irresponsible treatment of 15 patients at two care homes she ran, deemed as “nothing short of scandalous”. Read
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Moseley hospital volunteer Joan honoured for helping others for more than six decades
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A HOSPITAL volunteer who has been selflessly helping others for six decades has been recognised for her efforts and voted NHS South Birmingham’s ‘People’s Champion of the Year’. Read
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Smithswood man who slit his own throat admits stabbing woman 33 times
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
VIOLENT Timothy Exhall inflicted horrific injuries to his own throat when he sliced it open during an incident in which he stabbed his partner more than 30 times. Read
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Lawyers drafted in after charity dinner to honour Windies legend George Headley is cancelled
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of a glitzy charity bash to honour cricket legend George Headley say they plan to take legal action against Birmingham’s International Convention Centre after a late cancellation. Read
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Kaleb Clarke goes solo with The Rainbow Rocker
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM musician who has toured the world with Nigel Kennedy is going solo. Read
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Injured radio presenter Carlos makes it to his big day
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
AFTER suffering the summer from hell, Smooth FM DJ Carlos had a heaven-sent wedding – when he won his race against time to marry Central Tonight reporter Claire Lavender. Read
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Tony Butler teams up with pal Tom Ross for football show
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
RADIO veteran Tony Butler is back where his fame began during the 1970s – inside the BRMB studios. Read
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Police probe another case of Legionnaires' Disease at Blackpool holiday camp where Birmingham gran fatally caught bug
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating a further case of Legionnaires’ Disease at the same holiday camp where a Birmingham grandmother caught the deadly bug which killed her. Read
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Aid workers reveal true horror of Indonesian earthquake
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
AID workers from a Birmingham-based charity have told of the devastation witnessed in the aftermath of the Indonesian earthquake. Read
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Sugar research brings sweet discovery for patients at Birmingham hospital
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
DIABETIC patients at a Birmingham hospital have been treated with sugar as a natural and cheap way to heal infected wounds. Read
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Oliver! about to arrive at Crescent Theatre
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
EXCITED cast members are putting the finishing touches to their production of the box-office classic Oliver! Read
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Regiments with the freedom of Birmingham could have room named in their honour at the Council House
Oct 13 2009 | Top Stories
ALL seven military regiments with the Freedom of the City of Birmingham could be honoured with a room named in their honour at the historic Council House and Museum and Art Gallery. Read
