Mar
2010
Articles from 3rd Mar 2010
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Dudley pensioner killed after being hit by car
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal road traffic collision. Read
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Midland MPs pay tribute to former Labour leader Michael Foot
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
MPs have paid tribute to Michael Foot, the former Labour leader, who died today aged 96. Read
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Woman airlifted to hospital after Wolverhampton crash
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a collision with a car in Wolverhampton. Read
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Three arrests over Warwickshire robbery
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
Three men have been arrested in connection with a robbery in which a Warwick shopkeeper was tied up after being threatened with a handgun. Read
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Black Country hospital chief promises full investigation over pensioner death
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country hospital chief today promised to carry out a full investigation into a nursing blunder that led to the death of a pensioner. Read
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IMAX cinema to stop screening Avatar despite sell outs
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE giant IMAX cinema at Millennium Point is to stop screening the record-breaking 3D movie Avatar tomorrow night – even though the film is still selling out. Read
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Squaddies' vehicle "not up to the job"
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A SPECIAL forces soldier told an inquest that he believed a vehicle he was in was “not adequate for the job” after it struck a roadside bomb, causing the first female casualty in Afghanistan and killing three other soldiers, one from the Midlands. Read
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Atmosphere at Maypole Nursing Home was "tense"
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A CARE home inspector has told an inquest he saw a resident at a Birmingham nursing home being treated in an undignified way. Read
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Prison for the Midland cig smugglers living in luxury
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THREE Midland crooks who smuggled 11 million cigarettes into the UK to fund lavish lifestyles have been jailed Read
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Outcry over sacking of governors at Moseley School
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
PARENTS and students have joined angry protests over the sacking of 12 governors from a city school. Read
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Four-month-old baby died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, inquest told
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A COUPLE neglected and killed a three-year-old Midland boy after being asked to look after him by his mother, a murder trial jury was told. Read
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Wards closed at Birmingham hospitals due to norovirus outbreak
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s largest hospital trusts has restricted visitors and closed wards to new patients due to a severe outbreak of the norovirus bug. Read
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Birmingham's German Market's £89 million boost to local economy.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S world-famous Frankfurt Christmas Market boosted the city’s economy by £89.6 million over the festive period last year. Read
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10,000 expected to join prophet celebration
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A PROCESSION of up to 10,000 Muslims will be held in Birmingham to mark the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. Read
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Police find alleged cannabis farm in Little Aston mansion
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE raided a gated mansion used as a cannabis factory during an operation which netted drugs worth £250,000. Read
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Kate Walsh: Karren Brady will make the perfect Apprentice judge
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
MIDLAND Apprentice star Kate Walsh has revealed she thinks Karren Brady will make a “perfect” judge on this year’s series. Read
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Horror writer guest of Birmingham SF Group
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
HORROR and fantasy publisher, author and journalist Jo Fletcher is special guest speaker at the next Birmingham Science Fiction Group meeting. Read
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Two hurt in Washwood Heath after car hits a tree
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
TWO people were injured when a car crashed into a tree on a dual carriageway in Birmingham. Read
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Tom Watson MP campaigns to save BBC's Birmingham-based Asian Network from the axe
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save the BBC’s Birmingham-based Asian Network radio station from the axe. Read
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Serial Wolverhampton burglar is sent to prison for four years after raiding the home of a disabled woman
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIAL Black Country burglar who terrified a disabled woman when he raided her home in the middle of the night has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Read
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Terror raids case adjourned
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE case of a Birmingham man charged with offences under the Terrorism Act has been adjourned. Read
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Family outraged that Justin Murphy's killer could be released later this year
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident today spoke of their “outrage” that the driver could be released later this year. Read
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Mr Egg manager to stand trial over injuries
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
The restaurant’s boss Mahbubur Rhaman, 39, of Cole Valley Road, Hall Green, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court. Read
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West Midlands Police step up patrols to beat car crime at Rubery's Great Park complex
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have stepped up patrols at a shopping and entertainment complex in Birmingham in a fresh crackdown on thieves stealing from cars. Read
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Man tells Birmingham Crown Court how he was shot in the leg by rioters
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has told Birmingham Crown Court how he was chased into a Birmingham pub by a mob of balaclava-clad rioters and then shot in the leg. Read
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Sutton Coldfield's under 35 urged to get politically active
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
POLITICAL campaigners in Sutton Coldfield are offering a voice to the town’s under 35s at the general election approaches. Read
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Dr to give lecture on maths and nature at Lichfield Garrick.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
MATHS in nature and art will be the topic of conversation at Lichfield Garrick Theatre later this month. Read
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West Bromwich Guardsman competes in the Army Telemark Skiing Championships
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
AMIDLAND Guardsman has competed in the Army Telemark Skiing Championships in Rauris, Austria. Read
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Aston office block construction begins
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
CONSTRUCTION of a new greener and more efficient Birmingham City Council office block is under way. Read
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Staffordshire Hoard wins rescue dig of the year award from a national magazine.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE work of the team which led to the rescue of the Staffordshire Hoard has landed a top archaeology award. Read
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Play to be staged in a Lichfield pub.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THAT’S Entertainment, a double bill of plays by Phil Preece, will be staged by Nobody’s Perfect Productions in the backroom at the George IV pub in Lichfield city centre on March 21 at 8pm after appearing at the Old Joint Stock in Temple Row, Birmingham. Read
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Group linked to RAF Museum Cosford wins award.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
VOLUNTEERS at a tourist attraction were commended for their support at an awards ceremony at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham MP Lynne Jones reveals breast cancer will affect her General Election campaign
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
Dr Jones (Lab, Selly Oak) said she will not need chemotherapy after her breast cancer was caught at an early stage. Read
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Pensions shock for Cadbury workers
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Cadbury workers are being asked to virtually double their pension contributions to help reduce an estimated £200 million-plus deficit in the UK fund. Read
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Hip replacement invention developed in Midlands to save NHS thousands.
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUND-breaking hip replacement measuring device invented by a Midland expert is expected to save the NHS thousands of pounds. Read
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Mum relives sadness of giving up child for adoption
Mar 03 2010 | Top Stories
Sandra Johnson gave her baby up for adoption in the 1960s. Now the 64 year-old from Aldridge has written a novel to tell her story – and explore the guilt that has haunted her adult life. She talks to Women’s Editor Diane Parkes. Read
