Nov
2009
Articles from 7th Nov 2009
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Airlift drama for young driver after Black Country car crash
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A YOUNG driver was airlifted to hospital yesterday afternoon after crashing his car into a lamppost in the Black Country. Read
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Birmingham man charged with Brierley Hill nightclub shooting
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man has been charged in connection with a shooting at a nightclub in the Black Country. Read
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Boxing champion Pat Cowdell in golf club row
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND former World Featherweight boxing title contender Pat Cowdell is fighting to clear his name after being barred from his golf club for singing war songs. Read
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Man who made guns for Birmingham gangs handed indefinite jail sentence
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER Army sergeant who made guns for Birmingham gangs was today starting an indefinite jail sentence. Read
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Afghanistan death blast soldier named
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BRITISH soldier who died in southern Afghanistan was remembered as the “toughest of men and the gentlest of friends”. Read
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Suzanne Virdee officially opens City Hospital’s neo-natal unit
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
PARENTS and medics gathered to ‘wet the baby’s head’ on a new £3.8 million Birmingham neonatal unit as it marked its official opening. Read
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Birmingham City owners plan to promote Birmingham through Far East
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
BLUES are set to make their debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange – in the guise of Birmingham International Holdings. Read
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Eight in court over Birmingham car clamping activities
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
SEVEN men and a woman have appeared before Birmingham magistrates charged with illegal car clamping activities. Read
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Mail Comment: Extra poignancy to Birmingham remembrance services
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
REMEMBRANCE Sunday is always a time of poignancy. A time when we reflect in solemn, reverential silence on the terrible price paid by generations of servicemen and women so that this country might live in peace and freedom. Read
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Pupils get own bank at Wilson Stuart School and Sports College, Erdington
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a city special school celebrated during a milestone event aimed at preparing them for life after the classroom. Read
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West Midlands Police seized £9million in assets from criminals during 2008-9
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
CRIMINALS lost over £9 million in the last 12 months as West Midlands Police seized their ill-gotten gains. Read
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Cameron throws Kirkbride a lifeline
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
JULIE Kirkbride’s hopes of staying on as Bromsgrove’s MP have been boosted by Conservative leader David Cameron. Read
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Selly Park teenager reunited with violin left at bus stop
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
TEENAGER Anna Howard has been reunited with her 100-year-old violin – after leaving it at a city bus stop. Read
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Campaign group praises Birmingham children's services improvements
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN group set up in the wake of Baby P’s death has praised the improvements made by Birmingham’s children’s services department. Read
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Police were on top of my brother, sister tells custody-death inquest
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE sister of a Birmingham man who died in police custody in 2003 has given details of his health and of the night he was arrested. Read
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Remembrance Sunday services to be held around Midlands
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham Lord Mayor Coun Michael Wilkes will be leading the city’s commemoration of the fallen at a Remembrance Sunday service in Centenary Square from 10am tomorrow. Read
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Call to honour war hero on Stourbridge memorial
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who uncovered his great uncle’s wartime heroics has appealed for him to be honoured on his hometown war memorial. Read
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Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Wolves and West Bromwich Albion add poppy to shirts
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
TOP West Midlands football teams will be supporting British troops by wearing embroidered poppies on their shirts. Read
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Birmingham’s faith groups promise to bring issues to the fore
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
LEADING figures from Birmingham’s multi-faith community joined forces and pledged to “be make more noise” in ensuring they bring the issues facing them to the fore. Read
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Violence threatens to shut down GR Cafe Bar in Birmingham
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE want to shut down a city centre bar after two consecutive nights of brutal and “unprecedented” violence left its customers with horrific injuries. Read
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Sutton Coldfield woman let off after love rival hurt in car collision
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM-of-one who raced after her love rival in a car and accidentally knocked her down has been spared a prison sentence. Read
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£8.5million health booster for Stechford as new Richmond Primary Care Centre is opened
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW £8.5million health complex has opened in Birmingham’s inner city, transforming healthcare for more than 12,000 people. Read
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Families urged to take part in festive plod for Midland hospice
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
FAMILIES are being urged to “plod on” to boost the coffers of a caring charity this Christmas. Read
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Birmingham golf course officials slam plan to close it
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE devastated chairman of Hilltop Golf Club has blasted the city council for not carrying out a consultation process before making the decision to close the course. Read
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Safety fears over late night pharmacy opening in Midlands
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY residents have stalled the development of a late night pharmacy on their doorstep claiming it will encourage noise, nuisance and anti-social behaviour. Read
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Paul Daniels judges sausage competition in Birmingham
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
YOU’LL like this ... not a lot, but you’ll like it. The region’s finest butchers were hoping not to hear famous magician Paul Daniels’ immortal catchphrase when his search for Britain’s most magical banger came to a Birmingham hotel. Read
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Birmingham Muslims denied flu vaccine ahead of Hajj pilgrimage
Nov 07 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Birmingham Muslims are at risk because they have been denied the swine flu vaccine ahead of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, religious leaders have claimed. Read
