Dec
2009
Articles from 22nd Dec 2009
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Doc gave mum killer dose
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTHER-of-four endured an agonising death after she was wrongly given ten times the normal concentration of a solution during a routine medical procedure, an inquest heard. Read
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Cops close in on Birmingham mum's killer
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
MURDER detectives were today closing in on the brutal killers of a Birmingham mum who was burnt alive on the steps of a church 15 years ago. Read
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Hero pilot's body to be flown home to Midlands
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
THE body of Midland hero pilot Robert Mansell is expected to be flown home this week after it was recovered from the Caribbean Sea. Read
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Everything up for sale at Borders bookshop’s final day in Bullring
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
SHELVES, light fittings and even the tills were on sale today as a city centre store opened for the last time. Read
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Birmingham flights to help Eurostar passengers
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
LARGER planes were running between Birmingham and Paris today to help ease the Christmas travel nightmare facing thousands of stranded Eurostar passengers. Read
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Walsall grit thefts endangering lives
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
THIEVES stealing salt from communal grit bins in the Midlands have been slammed by a councillor who called them “the lowest of the low”. Read
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Grieving dad forgives killer driver Hanna Saaf
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
THE grieving dad of an 11-year-old Birmingham boy mowed down as he walked home from church has told the killer driver: “We forgive you”. Read
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Shoppers back circus animal ban
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM shoppers have backed moves to outlaw the use of wild animals in circuses. Read
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Weoley Castle businesses help fund festive fun
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
FESTIVE cheer was in the air as youngsters with special needs enjoyed a Christmas party – thanks to generous support from businesses. Read
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Free school meal kids in Birmingham are top of the class
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS on free school meals in Birmingham are succeeding in the classroom better than virtually everywhere else in the country. Read
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Architects slammed over 'ugly' Lozells terrace housing scheme
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
MODERN designs for a row of terraced houses, topped with a zinc-clad box, have been slammed as ugly, cheap and looking more like a factory than family homes, by city planners. Read
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Members of public dedicate stars to loved ones
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the public dedicated stars in memory of their loved ones during a special event in the centre of Birmingham. Read
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Gary Newbon pays tribute to his 'driven' mother who has died aged 84.
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
SPORTS presenter Gary Newbon today revealed the heartache of losing his mother – who died aged 84 in the same week that he learned he was to be given a place on Broad Street’s Walk of Stars. Read
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Christmas party night in Broad Street judged a huge success
Dec 22 2009 | Top Stories
Jane Tyler joins the police and revellers on the busiest Friday night of the year on Birmingham's Broad Street Read
