Jan
2010
Articles from 28th Jan 2010
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Wheels put me on the right road
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
KUBILAY Dogan was 14 years old and afraid he was on the scrap heap. Excluded from two different schools after being unable to control his temper, he felt there was no future. Read
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Traffic chaos on M6
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A BROKEN-down lorry caused hour-long tailbacks on the M6 and Aston expressway this morning. Read
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Khyra Ishaq trial: Hungry boy tried to eat plastic toy
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A BOY who lived with Khyra Ishaq was so hungry when he was taken to hospital he tried to eat plastic toy food, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Man hurt in wall collapse
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was rushed to hospital after a wall collapsed on top of him in Birmingham. Read
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Children evacuated after blaze at Solihull school
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
TWO boys were arrested on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a Midland school. Read
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1,800 join Facebook site remembering Arron Bridger who died in a car crash in Redditch
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THE mum of a Midland teenager killed when his car careered off the road and smashed into a tree has told how her son was “one in a million”. Read
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Massive £2.4billion cuts to be made to NHS in West Midlands.
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
FEARS for the future of the NHS in the Midlands are growing as it emerged the region will suffer ‘devastating’ £2.4 billion of cuts over the next four years. Read
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Police get more time to quiz Birmingham terror swoop man
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE were last night granted further time to question a man arrested in anti-terror swoops in Birmingham. Read
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Fire service managers face arrest over deaths of Warwickshire firefighters killed in warehouse blaze
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THREE Midland fire service managers face arrest over the deaths of four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze more than two years ago, union chiefs alleged. Read
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Solihull Council member forced to sign Sex Offenders' Register
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A SENIOR Midland councillor who kissed a girl of 16 as they danced at a birthday party has been forced to sign the sex offenders’ register. Read
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Billions wiped of midland rich list in recession
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THE deepest recession for decades has wiped a massive £3.63 billion off the fortunes of the Midlands mega-rich in just 12 months, this year’s Birmingham Post Rich List reveals. Read
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Solihull maternity unit to close for three months
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THE maternity unit at Solihull Hospital will be closed for up to three months to all births. Read
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Valentine's stroll in Edgbaston
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
LOVERS are invited to take a romantic walk through the new spring display at Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens on Valentine’s day. Read
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£23M Contracts awarded to homeless charities in Birmingham
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL contracts worth £23 million have been awarded to organisations fighting to stop some of Birmingham’s most vulnerable people being made homeless. Read
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Mailman Gregg wants Aston Villa fans' cup final stories
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THE Mail is going cup final crazy – with our dedicated reporter bringing you all the build-up from Villa fans preparing to head down Wembley Way. Read
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New Birmingham Fame Academy plan is unispiring and bland say architecture watchdogs
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW Birmingham ‘Fame Academy’ building has been described as “bland” and “uninspiring” by critics. Read
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Eager Aston Villa fans pick up Wembley tickets
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
IT’S that Wembley feeling money just can’t buy! Read
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Controversial Tesco superstore in Hodge Hill finally opens its doors
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 40 customers braved the cold to be the first to shop in a controversial supermarket which created 250 jobs. Read
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Cadbury pensions boss demands Kraft's 'commitment'
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
THE chairman of Cadbury’s pension fund has publicly challenged Kraft over how it planned to tackle a £482 million shortfall in the chocolate maker’s retirement fund. Read
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MP Who Attacked "Whingeing" Cadbury Workers Told To Apologise
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
BUNGLING Bill Wiggin, the MP who attacked Cadbury’s “whingeing workforce”, has been asked to apologise to Bournville workers following a furious clash with Birmingham MPs in the House of Commons. Read
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Louisa Watts, 106, struggling to get used to her new nursing home in Blakenhall
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
ONE of Britain’s oldest women is struggling to adapt to life in her new home after she was moved on by Wolverhampton City Council. Read
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Old soldier facing being evicted from his Rubery home
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
HE served the country faithfully during World War Two, spending years away from his family and losing a lung to tuberculosis. Read
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Union workers stage Cadbury's protest
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
DOZENS of angry Cadbury protestors gathered to tell Kraft bosses: “Stuff your shares.” Read
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Aston University jitsu club raises hundreds for Haiti
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of a club have been fighting fit as they raised hundreds for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Read
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Shirley family in hospital following house fire
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A FAMILY of four were taken to hospital after a fire gutted an upstairs bedroom in their home. Read
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Rewards offered in hunt for Birmingham gang who used a cemetery digger to smash into bank in Handsworth
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
BANKERS today offered a £3,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a gun-toting gang who tied up three cemetery workers and threatened police with a gun during a dramatic hold-up. Read
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Brum's nightspots Best Bar None
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF at Birmingham’s nightspots are rolling up their sleeves to battle it out in this year’s “Best Bar None” scheme. Read
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TV viewers caught without licenses
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
NEARLY 10,000 people in Birmingham were caught watching TV without a licence last year, latest figures showed. Read
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School pack to target graffiti problem in Birmingham
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
YOUNGSTERS are set for lessons in the costs of graffiti and how they might land a criminal record if they deface public property thanks to a new pack being sent to Birmingham schools. Read
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Top Birmingham Liberal Democrat admits spying mission against Labour opponent
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING Birmingham Liberal Democrat is at the centre of an extraordinary “bugging” row after arranging for a private conversation involving his Labour arch-rival to be secretly taped. Read
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Achtung! Ticket machine at Brunel Street Car Park in Birmingham talks German
Jan 28 2010 | Top Stories
VE hav vays of making you park! Read
