Oct
2009
Articles from 22nd Oct 2009
-
Children at Kings Heath school learn how to morris dance
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Birmingham school were given a taste of traditional England when they learned how to morris dance. Read
-
Confirmed: USA athletes to use Birmingham as base ahead of 2012 Olympics
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
US athletic officials have formally signed a deal to base the their track and field team in Birmingham ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read
-
US team sign deal to be based in Birmingham for 2012 Olympic Games
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
US athletic officials have formally signed a deal to base the their track and field team in Birmingham ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read
-
Birmingham teenager locked up for stabbing bus driver
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE thug who stabbed a bus driver in Birmingham was today behind bars, thanks to an appeal in the Birmingham Mail. Read
-
Great Barr nursery school closes due to sickness bug
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM nursery school closed today after a bout of sickness and diarrhoea swept through the school. Read
-
Rail passengers face chaos after signal fault at Berkswell
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
RAIL passengers faced long delays today after a signalling fault brought a busy line to a halt during the morning rush-hour. Read
-
Double vision: The Midland charity shop where five set of twins volunteer
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
CUSTOMERS browsing for bargains in a Midland charity shop could be forgiven for thinking they have developed double vision. Read
-
Postal workers protest outside Birmingham depots
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
POSTAL workers picketing Birmingham’s main Royal Mail centre today insisted: “We have no choice” as a national strike began across the country. Read
-
Tributes paid to Birmingham mum who bled to death in Spanish bar
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
MORE tributes were today paid to a Birmingham mum who bled to death after falling on a glass in Spain. Read
-
BNP accused of misleading public over claims troops pay for TV at Selly Oak
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM hospital bosses hit back today over allegations from the BNP that injured troops were forced to pay to watch television. Read
-
Council has failed to protect historic Moor Pool Estate - MP claims
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham City Council has failed to protect one of its most historic suburbs from a controversial housing development by ignoring laws passed nearly 20 years ago, it was claimed last night. Read
-
Man dies and three injured in Wolverhampton smash
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN died and three others were taken to hospital after a road smash in the Midlands. Read
-
Postal workers launch national strikes
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
Thousands of postal workers manned picket lines across the country today at the start of national strikes as a war of words erupted over the increasingly bitter mail dispute. Read
-
Jacqui Smith demands to see petition calling for her resignation
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
Under-fire MP Jacqui Smith has entered into a war of words with campaigners demanding she stands down. Read
-
Extra 300 council homes within two years if development receives Government go-ahead
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM could have an extra 300 council homes built within two years if a second phase of ambitious development receives the go-ahead from Government officials. Read
-
Edgbaston schoolboy wins national gymnastics competition
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
PINT-SIZE gymnast Emilio Olson floored the opposition by winning a national competition against rivals up to three years older than himself. Read
-
King Edward VI Five Ways pupil leaves violin at bus stop in Bartley Green
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
MUSIC student Anna Howard is playing the wrong tune – after losing her grandmother’s 100-year-old violin at a bus stop. Read
-
Birthday surprise for young Birmingham patient
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER forced to spend more than six months in hospital with an incurable painful illness was resigned to spending his 14th birthday miserable on a Birmingham ward. Read
-
Driver jailed for ramming his BMW into police car
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A DRIVER who used his powerful BMW as a “battering ram” to twice smash a police car injuring two officers has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Read
-
Chance to stargaze as Julie Walters is inducted to Birmingham's Walk of Stars
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
TICKETS are still available to see award-winning actress Julie Walters take her place on Birmingham’s Walk of Stars. Read
-
Birmingham globe-trotting gran celebrates 100th birthday
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
A GLOBE-trotting great-grandmother from Birmingham has celebrated turning 100. Read
-
Police play trump card in new bid to get crime message across to kids
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
SCHOOLCHILDREN are proving they’ve got the trump card in the battle against crime. Read
-
Choir hope to raise £15k for heart fund
Oct 22 2009 | Top Stories
SINGERS are being asked to raise the roof at Birmingham Town Hall and raise cash for the battle against heart disease. Read
