Oct
2009
Articles from 21st Oct 2009
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Man held over murder of Birmingham soldier Mark Quinsey is freed
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A man held over the Real IRA murders of two soldiers, one from Birmingham, at a Northern Irleland army base has been freed pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. Read
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Mum dies in crash after drink binge
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
THE devastated parents of a Black Country mum-of-two who died in a high-speed horror smash have spoken of their shock at hearing of her vodka binge before getting behind the wheel of her car. Read
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Man's hand trapped in potato picker in Lichfield
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A man has been airlifted to hospital after his hand became trapped in a mechanical potato picker near Lichfield. Read
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Postal strikes: Delivery of two million letters will be disrupted in Birmingham
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
AROUND two million letters and parcels for delivery across the Birmingham postcode area are likely to be plunged into turmoil with up to 2,500 union members set to walk out over the next 48 hours. Read
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Firefighters stop Small Heath school going up in flames after arson attack
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
SWIFT action from firefighters stopped a Birmingham school going up in flames after arsonists set fire to a decorator’s van parked in the yard. Read
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Job centres take on extra staff to cope with unemployed
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
JOB centres have taken on more than 1,000 staff to help cope with the massive increase in unemployment in the West Midlands, MPs have been told. Read
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Birmingham mum bled to death in Spanish bar
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum bled to death after tripping over her handbag in a Spanish bar and falling on a glass tumbler. Read
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Two locked up for ambulance smash in Birmingham
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A TALENTED Birmingham boxer who left a paramedic fighting for life after he ran a red light as he tried to escape police was starting a four-year sentence today. Read
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Cadbury’s sales growth boosts fight to defeat Kraft’s takeover bid
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
TAKEOVER target Cadbury came out fighting again today with another hammer blow to suitors Kraft after reporting an “excellent” quarter of trading. Read
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Birmingham soldier Matt Milbourne is killed in road crash
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM soldier who saw service in Iraq has been killed in a road crash in Germany. Read
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Rescued kitten melts burly Birmingham fireman's heart
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM fireman Mike Jenkins took his work home with him – when he adopted a kitten he rescued from beneath a pile of old wood. Read
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Hodge Hill MP Liam Byrne admits his six-month battle to save LDV had failed
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Liam Byrne admitted his six-month battle to save LDV had failed – and described the business’s Chinese buyers as “asset-strippers”. Read
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LDV creditors 'to get nothing'
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of creditors of van-maker LDV are set to receive “little or nothing” following its £75 million crash – with paltry dividends of less than 1p in the pound, it emerged today. Read
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Furious Birmingham clergy step into BNP row
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
CHURCH leaders from across Birmingham have stepped into the row about the BBC’s controversial decision to invite BNP party leader Nick Griffin on to Question Time. Read
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Aston Cantlow couple end church fight by selling home
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A farmer and his wife have ended their 20-year legal battle with the Church of England by selling their family home and relinquishing more than £500,000 of the proceeds. Read
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Birmingham city centre development Martineau Galleries is delayed for five years
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A £550 million scheme to transform part of Birmingham city centre has been mothballed for five years, it has emerged. Read
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Adam is hoping to clean up at awards
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM park ranger who turned a derelict wasteland into a natural beauty spot has been nominated for an award. Read
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Birmingham public invited to contribute to consultation on city's dental provision
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC consultation with real bite has been launched in inner-city Birmingham to ask residents how NHS dental services could be improved. Read
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Birmingham nine-year-old Harry Moseley is Britain's Kindest Kid
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM schoolboy who sold two charity bracelets to the Prime Minister as part of a £10,000 fundraising campaign has been named Britain’s Kindest Kid. Read
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12-month electric car trial offer is ten times oversubscribed
Oct 21 2009 | Top Stories
AN INVITATION for Midland motorists to take part in Government backed trials of electric cars has been ten times oversubscribed, it emerged today. Read
