Feb
2010
Articles from 11th Feb 2010
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Detectives quiz man over Acocks Green murder
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
Detectives are continuing to question a man in connection with the murder of a 45 year old man in Gospel Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham. Read
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Shenley Fields woman in court for harrassing ex lover
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A SPURNED lover who made her cheating ex-boyfriend’s life a misery has escaped a jail sentence. Read
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Woman laced lover's curry with poison
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A JEALOUS woman who laced her lover’s curry with poison is facing life in jail after being found guilty of his murder. Read
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Love cheat's text terror
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A SPURNED lover who made her cheating ex-boyfriend’s life a misery has escaped a jail sentence. Read
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Eight-year-old killed outside Birmingham home after being hit by car
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BOY of eight may have been killed as he played a game of ‘chicken’ on a Birmingham road near his home, an inquest heard. Read
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Jury told of death of Garford Young-Sam in Birmingham fire
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
THE jury in the case of three men accused of stabbing IT worker Isaiah Young-Sam to death during a race riot in Birmingham have been told the victim’s father has died in a house fire. Read
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Up to 2,000 jobs to be axed by Birmingham City Council
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
BOSSES at Birmingham City Council will axe up to 2,000 jobs and slash spending by £75 million over the next year. Read
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Regional fire centre plans rushed say government
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
THE Government has admitted rushing plans for a giant regional control centre which fire brigades fear could become a £9 million white elephant. Read
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Shirley wife gives the ultimate Valentine's Day present by donating kidney
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
BESOTTED Charlotte Sutton gave husband Barry her heart when they met on Valentine’s Day 14 years ago – and now she’s given him her kidney too. Read
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Council and Ofsted to probe St Edmund Campion School in Erdington
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM Catholic school is being investigated over claims it duped Ofsted inspectors into giving it a better mark by drafting in teachers from other schools and removing disruptive pupils. Read
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Kids organise Carribean meal for Haiti disaster
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
PUPILS from a Midland school have organised a Carribean event to raise cash for the Haiti earthquake appeal. Read
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Kings Heath man given two-year community order for threatening to kill his wife after she asked for a divorce
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man threatened to kill his wife after she asked for a divorce. Read
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Wolverhampton pair given 32 months for attack on 51-year-old man
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
TWO thugs who robbed and beat up a man after they had been drinking heavily have both been put behind bars for 32 months each. Read
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Kraft chief executive fires out confidence vote in Birmingham's Bournville Cadbury factory
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
KRAFT chief executive Irene Rosenfeld has given another major vote of confidence to the historic Bournville factory amid widespread union fury at the US giant’s decision to close the Somerdale plant. Read
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Hospital bosses urged to treat military personnel at Selly Oak Hospital
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIOUSLY injured Midland soldier today urged hospital bosses to continue to treat all military personnel at Selly Oak Hospital. Read
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Rising childcare costs hit city parents
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
CHILDCARE in Birmingham has soared in the past year with figures showing it can now cost more to send a toddler to nursery than to private school. Read
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Solihull Council to increase partnership work with neighbouring authorities
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND council hit by a rise in referrals since the Baby P case is looking to increase work with neighbouring local authorities in bid to offset a predicted funding shortfall. Read
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Birmingham park users angry over nature expert redundancies
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM park campaign groups have blasted council plans to make two of the city’s most highly skilled wildlife experts redundant. Read
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Kings Heath allotments to celebrate president Charlie O'Malley.
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A PARTY will be thrown to celebrate the 90th birthday of Charlie O’Malley, president of May Lane Allotments in Kings Heath. Read
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Great barr teenager Amy raises £750 by sleeping in tent for a month
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM teenager who braved the cold by sleeping in a tent in her back garden is finally back in the warm. Read
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Trainees at Jaguar Land Rover praised for Apprenticeship Week
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
YOUNG trainees at Jaguar Land Rover came in for glowing praise from a national leader to mark Apprenticeship Week in the UK. Read
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Funeral Director raises cash for Troop Aid
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
FAMILIES remembered their loved ones and gathered hundreds of pounds for charity as part of a fund-raising drive by William H Painter Funeral Directors. The firm, which has offices in Birmingham and Solihull, raised more than £500 for Troop Aid thanks to its Memorial Christmas Trees. Read
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Cash reward to catch repeat flytippers in Cannock Chase.
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A REWARD is being put up to catch flytippers who dumped water tanks on the side of a country road for the fourth time in six weeks. Read
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Solihull set to be 'hole' again
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
HIGHWAYS employees are working to fill hundreds of potholes in a Midland borough. Read
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Classic car fans are gear up Midland Festival of Transport over Easter Bank Holiday at Weston Park
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
CLASSIC car fans are gearing up for the start of their outdoor event season with the Midland Festival of Transport over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Read
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Free Japanese film screening
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE fans of Japanese films are invited to a free showing of the Magic Hour at Birmingham University. Read
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Celebrity chefs back charity dinner party event for cancer support
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A STRING of celebrity chefs are giving out recipe ideas and dinner party top tips in a new campaign to raise cash for cancer support in the West Midlands. Read
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Cat charity van clamped and charged £150 in Sutton Coldfield.
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
AN ANIMAL charity was clamped and charged £150 when it left its van on a Birmingham pub car park for four minutes. Read
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Top boxing referee Terry O'Connor squares up for chat with Birmingham school pupils
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BOXING referee squared up for fighting talk with youngsters at a Birmingham school. Read
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Bus service for Castle Vale residents saved
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BUS service for residents has been saved after a local supermarket stepped in. Read
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Campaigners in Acocks Green hand in petition to save 41 bus route
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
TRANSPORT bosses have been handed a petition from passengers angry their bus service has been axed. Read
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Birmingham City Councillors demand greater democracy for police, health and Government services
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
CITY politicians have demanded greater democratic accountability and transparency among those running health, police, fire and government services in Birmingham. Read
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Dudley Library stocks up on world cinema DVDs
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
DUDLEY Library is offering world cinema DVDs for the first time, including French films. Read
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Training to create community champions to tackle anti-social behaviour welcomed in Staffordshire.
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE in the Midlands have welcomed the launch of a government training programme to help members of the public to tackle anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods. Read
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Barnt Green pensioner advising Treasury
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
SHE may be 83 – but after years of compiling evidence on ‘wasteful’ habits of the NHS, she is now advising the Treasury. Read
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Quinborne Community Centre in Quinton receives £50,000 lottery boost
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM community centre which received £50,000 lottery funding is starting two new ventures. Read
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Massive cannabis factory discovered in Chuckery
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A MASSIVE cannabis factory of 4,000 plants has been uncovered by cops in the Black Country. Read
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Doctors left 7in forceps in Worcestershire mum
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
A WEST Midland hospital trust has issued an unreserved apology after a 7in (18cm) set of forceps was left inside a patient following a routine operation. Read
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Tamworth theme park appoints a new marketing manager
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
DRAYTON Manor Theme Park has a new marketing and communications manager. Read
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Staff Wolverhampton's Cargill Meats raising money for earthquake-hit Haiti
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
KIND-hearted workers at a meat processing factory in the Midlands are raising money to help the aid effort in earthquake-hit Haiti. Read
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Bromsgrove lottery voice voted best of the noughties
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
BROMSGROVE voice-over actor, Alan Dedicoat and his famous ‘Voice of the Balls’, has made the top five in a recent poll to find the voices of the noughties. Read
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Flytippers blight picturesque Lichfield village with 120 used tyres.
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 120 used tyres have been dumped in a picturesque village. Read
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New Jaguar's second hand values will beat its rivals
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
LUXURY car maker Jaguar has been given a shot in the arm by the car industry’s second-hand price bible, Glass’s Guide. Read
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Birmingham waits on UK Capital of Culture UK 2013 shortlist
Feb 11 2010 | Top Stories
FROM Slade to the Staffordshire Hoard, Jasper Carrott to Julie Walters, the West Midlands is responsible for some of the UK’s best-loved cultural gems. Read
