Oct
2009
Articles from 31st Oct 2009
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Bodies exhibition gets a mixed reception in Birmingham
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
IT’S billed as an educational show giving real insight into how our bodies work. Read
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Black Country man jailed for robbing two vicarages and churches
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country man who repaid the generosity of two Church of England priests by robbing them has been jailed for 21 months. Read
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Anonymous letter prompts celebrites to pull out of Midlands Curry Awards
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
CELEBRITIES have pulled out of a prestigious curry awards event after they were sent a mystery letter making allegations about the organisers. Read
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Armed robbers strike at Sparkhill Halifax
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Birmingham bank were threatened with hammers and axes by robbers who then made off with a large quantity of cash. Read
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Pub death victim Tracy McConnell's two brothers jailed for Kings Norton revenge attack
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
Clive and Leon McConnell were involved in fighting after a gang of up to 20 men burst in to the Navigation pub in Kings Norton in May. Read
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Birmingham woman who dishonestly claimed £60,000-plus in benefits given suspended prison sentence
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman who dishonestly claimed more than £60,000 in benefits by falsely claiming she was a single parent has avoided being sent to prison immediately. Read
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Kingstanding woman avoids jail despite £60,000 false benefits claim
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman who dishonestly claimed more than £60,000 in benefits by falsely claiming she was a single parent has avoided being sent to prison immediately. Read
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Brownhills teaching assistant to appeal against jail term over filming young girls in the bath
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
CONVICTED Black Country pervert Rosemary Foxall will be appealing against her two-and-a-half-year jail sentence days before Christmas, it was revealed today. Read
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Escalation in bitter postal strike as union decides on more walk-outs next week
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A FRESH wave of postal strikes will be held next week in an escalation of the bitter Royal Mail dispute, union leaders announced. Read
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Soldiers back from a six-month stint in Afghanistan to be granted the freedom of Sandwell
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
SOLDIERS who returned from a six-month stint in Afghanistan in September are to be granted the freedom of Sandwell under new council proposals. Read
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Sleepless night at haunted Tamworth Castle
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
AGREEING to spend the night in a haunted castle seemed like a good idea at the time. Read
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Green Day break Birmingham gig record
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
US ROCKERS Green Day have set a new attendance record for live music shows in Birmingham. Read
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Woman motorist cut free from car following crash in Edgbaston
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN motorist was cut free from the wreckage of her car following a crash in Birmingham before being taken by ambulance to Selly Oak Hospital. Read
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A HALLOWEEN scheme designed to stop teenagers terrorising the elderly at Halloween was being held again today.
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
It was the third year that police had taken action on Welsh House Farm, in Quinton, to stop the seasonal menace of trick or treating. Read
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4,000 women Birmingham City Council employees take equal pay fight to court
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 4,000 women employed by Birmingham City Council will be taking their fight for equal pay to court next week. Read
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West Midlands to pilot fraud centre to help victims report crime and get advice on preventing it again
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands is to pilot a fraud centre to help victims report crime and get advice on preventing it again. Read
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Kidney Kids Appeal achieves £1.5m target
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE tireless efforts of Brummies, celebrities and even Dragon’s Den entrepreneurs has seen the Kidney Kids Appeal’s £1.5 million target reached in just 16 months. Read
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Tenant evicted from council flat over cannabis plants
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A COUNCIL tenant has been kicked out of his flat after police found cannabis plants growing in a bedroom. Read
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Himley bonfire set to make a blaze
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country bonfire is set to go with a bang after 2,000 pallets were donated by local people for the annual event. Read
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Birmingham kids set to get behind the wheel at 11
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
KIDS in Birmingham are being encouraged to get behind the wheel aged just ELEVEN. Read
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Health boss defends swine flu jab after Birmingham hospitals targeted by 'vigilantes'
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
VIGILANTES targeting Birmingham hospitals to frighten people into not having the swine flu vaccine have been condemned by Britain’s top health boss. Read
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Birmingham Airport in line for top travel award
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
PRAISE from its customers has put Birmingham International Airport in the running for a top travel award. Read
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Police's health and safety campaign advice on slippery leaves is ‘absurd’
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have been accused of ‘nannying’ after launching an ‘absurd’ health and safety campaign warning officers to be on their guard for slippery leaves in Autumn. Read
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Sister Sabina Staff honoured with MBE for her work with SIFA Fireside Centre
Oct 31 2009 | Top Stories
A NUN who is still helping homeless people in Birmingham at the age of 80 has been recognised with a royal honour. Read
