Jan
2010
Articles from 15th Jan 2010
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Woman carjacked after robbery at Castle Bromwich off-licence
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was carjacked by two knife-wielding robbers as they fled from a bungled hold-up at a Midland off-licence. Read
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Mystery surrounds man left to die in Birmingham snow
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE today appealed to Birmingham Mail readers to help name a mystery man who died less than an hour after being discovered dumped in the snow on a city street corner. Read
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Staffordshire schoolchildren join forces to stop cyber bulllies
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
SCHOOLCHILDREN across Staffordshire have joined forces in a bid to put an end to bullying in cyberspace. Read
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Police appeal to Birmingham Mail readers to help name man dumped in snow
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing to Birmingham Mail readers to help name a man, believed to be Vietnamese, who died after being dumped in the snow in Hockley. Read
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Birmingham Barclays bank manager helped steal £1.3 from prosperous pensioners, a court heard
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM bank manager helped to steal £1.3 million from prosperous pensioners, a court heard. Read
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Handsworth bank gang hid faces behind rubber masks
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
ONE of the gun-toting gang of raiders behind a dramatic city bank raid was seen wearing a rubber mask in the style of a old man’s face. Read
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£250m new train line from Birmingham to London
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A MULTI-million pound expansion of Moor Street station will create a new faster main train line from Birmingham to London, it was announced today. Read
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Solihull Hospital bosses under fire for moving ahead with controversial downgrade plans
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Hospital bosses have come under fire for moving ahead with controversial plans to downgrade the borough’s maternity unit – before a public consultation has even got under way. Read
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Eight year-old girl left to call 999 after mum stabbed to death in Tamworth - court hears
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
AN EIGHT-year-old girl made a harrowing 999 call to the emergency services after her mum was stabbed to death by her step dad, a court was told. Read
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Anger over calls to scrap half term holidays due to snow
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
TEACHERS unions have reacted with fury to suggestions that schools should open in the half-term holiday to make up for lessons lost during the big freeze. Read
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Man runs in front of train at Oldbury level crossing - with video
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
THIS is the moment a man risked his life by jumping onto a level crossing as a train came speeding towards him. Read
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Work to start on Birmingham social housing
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
WORK will begin on new council homes in Birmingham this March after the city won more than £5 million in Government cash. Read
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Joy for Stafford couple who spent £100,000 and 25 years trying for a baby
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND couple who spent 25 years and £100,000 trying for a family have finally seen their dream come true. Read
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Plans for a multi-million pound new court house in West Bromwich, set to be unveiled at The Public
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
PLANS for a multi-million pound new courthouse in the Black Country have been unveiled. Read
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Handsworth school sends urgent message to pupil who left four months ago
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A SHOCKED mum today demanded answers from her daughter’s old school after she received an emergency message asking her to collect the youngster – four months after she left. Read
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Midland tax offices face closure
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
UP TO 500 civil servants across the Midlands face losing their jobs with the proposed closure of 23 tax offices throughout the region. Read
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Birmingham taxis are safe says licensing chief
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S licensing chief has told late night revellers that when they get into a black cab in the city they are safe. Read
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Police in top 20 of Stonewall list of gay friendly employers
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have been named as one of the country’s top employers for gay, lesbian and bisexual staff. Read
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Councillor calls for action to help nuisance neighbours with mental health problems
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
NUISANCE neighbours who suffer from mental illness are being treated like criminals by council anti-social behaviour teams, a city councillor has claimed. Read
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New law to combat louts dazzling pilots over Birmingham with lasers pens
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
PILOTS flying over the skies of Birmingham are facing a greater threat of being dazzled by a laser pen than almost anywhere else in the country, it has emerged. Read
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Birmingham sausage-maker takes top prize
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A BRUMMIE sausage-maker is the bees’ knees when it comes to bangers. Read
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Fundraising brunch for Paralympian hopeful Ryan Cockbill
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A PARALYMPIAN hopeful who dreams of winning gold is holding a Champagne breakfast to help fund his training costs. Read
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Great Barr widow wins asbestos payout for death of husband after eight year legal wrangle
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM widow has won a six-figure payout for the death of her husband from asbestos exposure after an eight-year legal battle. Read
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Kickboxer Qasim Nisar helps ill Sheldon boy Harry Moseley
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN by a sick boy to raise money in memory of a friend will get a kick in the right direction. Read
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Sheldon school celebrates exams success
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF and pupils at a Birmingham school are celebrating after achieving record-breaking GCSE results. Read
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Former bus driver launches terrifying bus-stop attack on 13-year-old in Harborne
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A QUEUE of people waiting at a bus stop in Birmingham watched in horror as a man armed with a knife launched a terrifying attack on a 13-year-old boy. Read
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Payout for Solihull school’s former assistant head teacher over unfair dismissal
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL school’s former assistant head teacher has been awarded nearly £15,000 by a Birmingham Employment Tribunal who decided he was unfairly dismissed following a dispute over a school course. Read
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Record-breaking British Steam Car visit's Goodyear, Birmingham.
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
THE 148-mile-per-hour British Steam Car team paid a special visit to Goodyear in Erdington to thank the firm for backing it in its successful record-breaking runs. Read
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MG Rover's former chairman John Towers lifts the lid on Longbridge
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
LONGBRIDGE could have been “sunk” as long ago as 1994 by Japanese car giant Honda, former MG Rover chairman John Towers has claimed. Read
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Bungling boiler engineers leave Northfield family in the cold
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
A FROZEN family have spent almost a month without heating or hot water because engineers have been overwhelmed by a massive rise in work. Read
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Nine-year-old's artwork graces wall of Rugeley pub.
Jan 15 2010 | Top Stories
THE colourful artwork of a nine-year-old girl is now gracing the wall of a village pub. Read
