Dec
2009
Articles from 30th Dec 2009
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BRMB DJ sacked after jibe at Queen
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM radio station DJ has been sacked after he joked live on his Christmas show that the Queen “should be executed”. Read
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House prices fail to rise in West Midlands
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
House prices rose for the sixth month in a row during November except in the West Midlands, figures have revealed. Read
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Champagne sales rocket in Birmingham ahead of new year
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
Drinkers in Birmingham are the most likely to quaff a glass of bubbly to celebrate the festive season, according to a leading supermarket. Read
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Fresh clues in hunt for killer of Birmingham mum Tracey Mertens
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
MURDER detectives were today chasing 100 new leads in the hunt for the brutal killers of a Birmingham mum burnt alive on the steps of a church 15 years ago. Read
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DJ axed over jibe at Queen
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM radio station DJ has been sacked after he joked live on his Christmas show that the Queen “should be executed”. Read
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Roadside memorials will be binned after 30 days by Walsall Council
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
GRIEVING relatives could see their roadside tributes to loved ones binned after 30 days by Walsall Council. Read
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Police hunt for Lozells knife attacker [with map and video]
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A MAJOR stop-and-search operation was underway today in an inner-city Birmingham suburb at the mercy of a knife-wielding maniac behind a string of attacks. Read
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Chilly new year predicted for Birmingham
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A TORCHLIGHT procession lights up Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to mark the beginning of Hogmanay, as weather forecasters warned Brummies they would be facing a sub-zero New Year. Read
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M6 repair work set to cause chaos for motorists for 15 months
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
DRIVERS are facing 15 months of misery as work is carried out to repair the crumbling concrete supports which carry the M6 over Birmingham. Read
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Six hurt in M6 crash as snow fell in Birmingham
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
SIX people including two young boys were taken to hospital following two separate crashes on the same stretch of the M6 as snow gripped Birmingham. Read
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Plumber travelled 320 miles to mend a toilet seat due to Government contract
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A PLUMBER made a round trip of over 320 miles from Birmingham to Norwich to mend a toilet seat – because of a Government contract. Read
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Secret review launched into Birmingham counter-terrorism unit
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A secret internal review has been launched into a Birmingham-based regional counter-terrorism hub which was set up to identify potentially dangerous radicals plotting atrocities. Read
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High speed rail route through west midlands plans to be presented to government
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for a £60 billion north-south rail line through the region with 250mph trains will be presented to the Government either today or tomorrow. Read
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Squaddies' charity trek from Great Barr to Selly Oak
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
SQUADDIES home on leave trekked more than 11 miles, each carrying a 22-kilo backpack, across Birmingham for their brothers in arms. Read
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Animal Concern slams council over use of cruel sticky rat traps
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
ANIMAL welfare activists have slammed Birmingham City Council over its use of ‘cruel’ and ‘inhumane’ sticky traps to catch rats and mice. Read
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Bosses warned about safety of West Midlands workers
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
BOSSES are being urged to take better care of their workers as new figures revealed more than 13,000 employees were killed or injured in the West Midlands last year. Read
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Midland hospitals cut numbers of MRSA
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND hospitals are winning the battle against hospital superbug MRSA according to official figures showing numbers are at an all time low. Read
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Mini LEGO land arrives in Bullring centre
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
MINI-versions of the thousands of shoppers who will pass through Birmingham’s Bullring centre over the festive season are drawing the crowds. Read
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Harborne and Edgbaston bus route changed
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
PEOPLE power has persuaded a bus company to change the route of a service in Birmingham. Read
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Parents in Sparkbrook protest at threats to cut nursery school places
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY parents at a city nursery school have staged a protest over plans to cut funding and slash places for local children. Read
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Paramedics go live on hi-tech radio system
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW digital radio system being used by paramedics across the West Midlands could save lives, health bosses say. Read
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Birmingham-based doctor Captain Rajen Nathwani has said that nothing could have prepared him for life as a medic in Helmand Province.
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM-based doctor who is battling to save the lives of British soldiers in Afghanistan has said that nothing could have prepared him for life in Helmand Province. Read
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Black Country Victoria Cross winners are honoured
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
THREE Black Country war heroes awarded the highest military accolade have had a plaque unveiled in their names. Read
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Ill schoolboy Harry Moseley reaches £20,000 in charity campaign
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A SICK boy’s charity campaign has raised an amazing £20,000 in just five months. Read
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Talented Dudley sportswoman ready for first stateside Christmas.
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A PROMISING basketballer is following in the giant-sized footsteps of her father – a 6ft 8ins tall Birmingham Bullets legend. Read
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George Andronov, deputy chief master of King Edward's School, retires after 30 years
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
THE deputy head of a leading Birmingham school is saying goodbye after teaching thousands of pupils over the last 30 years. Read
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Great Barr teen Amy pitches tent in back garden for a month to raise trip funds
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
TEMPERATURES may be plummeting, but nothing is going to thaw the enthusiasm of one Birmingham teen. Read
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Charities in protest over background music royalties
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
CHARITIES in the West Midlands are set to be clobbered by a £1.5 million bill following approval of a new government licensing system for playing recorded music. Read
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Shirley wing walker Tom Lackey earns second world record
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
HE’S a DOUBLE record breaker! Read
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Radical new image planned for St Barnabas Church in Erdington
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
A HERITAGE watchdog has attacked radical plans which would deliver a modern twist to a listed church gutted by fire. Read
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Three-hour power cut in parts of south Birmingham
Dec 30 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of homes were plunged into darkness when an underground cable fault caused a three-hour power cut across parts of south Birmingham tonight. Read
