Dec
2009
Articles from 28th Dec 2009
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Anger as Walsall's game called off with just 55 minutes notice
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
WALSALL'S game against Norwich was called off today - just 55 minutes before kick off. Read
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Woman seriously injured after Shirley crash
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a pedestrian in Solihull. Read
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Investigating the future of Highbury Hall in Moseley
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
Highbury Hall, the former home of Joseph Chamberlain, has fallen into £4 million of disrepair. Paul Bradley explores what lies ahead for the famous property that has been left to decay for 20 years. Read
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Solihull NHS Care Trust criticised over smear test results delay
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND Care Trust has come under fire for delays in returning smear test results to women waiting to find out if they are at risk of cancer. Read
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Man found with head injuries in Birmingham city centre
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with head injuries in Birmingham City Centre. Read
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Man stabbed in the neck outside Langley chinese restaurant
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
Police were investigating today after a man was stabbed in the neck outside a restaurant on Christmas Eve. Read
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Tributes paid to former mayor of West Bromwich Jack Williams
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former mayor of West Bromwich who has died aged 90. Read
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Record numbers of shoppers hit Birmingham's Bullring
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
BARGAIN hunters have been out in force for the post-Christmas sales rush with record numbers hitting Birmingham’s Bullring. Read
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Police hunt hit-and-run driver after accident in Smethwick
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are today appealing for help to catch a driver who failed to stop after hitting a pedestrian on Christmas morning. Read
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10cm of snow expected in Birmingham this week
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
SNOW is on its way to Birmingham, weather forecasters warned today. Read
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Teenager pushes sex attacker into canal during ordeal in Witton
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
A SEX attacker was pushed into a Birmingham canal when the brave teenage victim fought back. Read
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Royal Mail workers angry after vegetarian option contained meat
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
MUSLIM Royal Mail workers blasted the company for including pork in its seemingly meat-free Christmas lunch options. Read
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Virgin booking office railway staff set to strike
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Midland rail passengers returning to work in the New Year face delays and disruption on Britain’s busiest rail route. Read
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Jobs threat at Traveline public transport information service
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
Traveline has been operated for almost ten years by West Midlands Transport Information Services – a joint company with partners representing local bus operators, Centro, shire county authorities, and three unitary authorities in the region. Read
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Christmas plea over missing Kidderminster father
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
THE wife of a missing Midland man today spoke of the family’s sadness at spending another Christmas without him. Read
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Parents of Birmingham cancer victim raise 150k
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
THE parents of a teenage cancer victim have donated £150,000 towards a new unit which opens its doors in Birmingham next month. Read
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Warwickshire Hunt hit by bad weather
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
The Warwickshire Hunt was to hold its traditional meeting at Upton House, a National Trust property ten miles south of Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
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Stourbridge war heroine on 24-hour call to go anywhere in the world in new army role
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
A STOURBRIDGE soldier who became the first woman to win the Military Cross has been training for a role which could soon see her sent anywhere in the world. Read
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Facebook appeal for missing Birmingham man
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,700 people have joined the search for a Birmingham man who went missing at the beginning of the month. Read
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Cash-in-transit robberies down as West Midlands Police tail delivery trucks
Dec 28 2009 | Top Stories
GROWING intelligence on armed gangs targeting cash delivery trucks has led to a dramatic drop in armed hold-ups, police revealed today. Read
