Apr
2010
Articles from 21st Apr 2010
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700 homes left without water and seven schools closed after pipe bursts
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
UP to 700 homes were left without a cold water supply this morning after a water pipe burst in Kings Heath. Read
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Maison Mayci in Moseley daubed in graffiti
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A Moseley businessman has been left disappointed but not deterred after its elegant shop front was daubed with graffiti. Read
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CCTV camera post outrage spark meeting
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A series of supersized lampposts containing Big Brother style surveillance camera which have sprung up throughout Moseley could be relocated after a barrage of complaints from residents. Read
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Birmingham bus driver faces sack for 'reading book at wheel'
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A bus driver is facing dismissal after he was filmed apparently reading a book at the wheel, his employer confirmed today. Read
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City park in £1.3m makeover
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A PARK on the Birmingham-Sandwell border is to get a long awaited £1.3 million overhaul when a tug-of-war over its ownership finally comes to an end this summer. Read
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Burgled family in move to new home
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A FRIGHTENED young couple have found refuge in a new home after heartless thieves burgled their home as their sick daughter lay in hospital. Read
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Punched man 'fell like corpse'
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A FRIEND of a gay man allegedly attacked in Trafalgar Square by a gang including a Midland girl told a court he “fell like a corpse” after being punched. Read
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Volcanic ash chaos: UK airspace finally open
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
THE massive job of getting thousands of passengers home was today underway after UK airspace was finally reopened after a six day shutdown. Read
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Volcanic ash: Flights leaving Birmingham airport but delays expected
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
Airlines and passengers, including those affected in the West Midlands, have been braced for a slow return to normality as British airspace reopened. Read
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Volcanic ash chaos: Birmingham Airport open but expect delays
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
There was some respite for travellers last night with the announcement that the airways are now open again after the chaos caused by the volcanic ash cloud, however there are still expected to be delays. Read
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Museum of Jewellery Quarter in line for top tourism award
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S proud industrial heritage could be the jewel in the bid to capture the UK City of Culture crown. Read
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Dirty dog owners fall foul of law in Lichfield.
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 25 people have fallen foul of the law in a crackdown on dirty dog owners. Read
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Woman escorted from smokey flat in Moseley.
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was led to safety by firefighters and given oxygen after cooking fumes filled her Birmingham flat. Read
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Ash Cloud chaos: Redditch family pay £2,000 taxi fare to get family back home from the French Alps
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A TWO-hour taxi-run to an airport turned into a three day road-trip costing nearly £2,000 for a Midland family stranded by the ash cloud. Read
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Ash Cloud: Birmingham Rotarians continue their 1,600 mile coach trip across Europe from Romania
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUP of Birmingham Rotarians are continuing on a cross continental coach journey home. Read
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Volcanic ash chaos: Appeal for pianist to ensure St George's Day concert goes ahead in Birmingham
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A SCHOOL is desperately looking for a pianist to perform with a group of its children at the St George’s Day concert in Symphony Hall after their teacher was left stranded in the Caribbean. Read
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Volcanic ash chaos: Euro gymnastic organisers to ferry competitiors from Dover to Birmingham
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
SPORTING rivalries are being set aside as competitors battle against the flights ban in an attempt to reach Birmingham in time for the European Gymnastics Championship at the NIA. Read
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Pensioner suffered broken nose and two fractured arms in Cradley Heath robbery
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A PENSIONER suffered a broken nose and fractured both arms in a brutal Midland robbery. Read
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Edgbaston company director jailed over region's biggest ever fake clothes haul
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
THE DIRECTOR of a Birmingham company has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after city trading standards officers made their biggest ever seizure of counterfeit clothing in the West Midlands. Read
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Erdington youth jailed for Smiths Wood bus stop robbery
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A YOUTH who joined in the robbery of a young woman as she was walking to a bus stop near her Midland home has been jailed for 27 months. Read
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Two women hurt in Stirchley car crash
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
TWO women were taken to hospital following a car crash in Birmingham. Read
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Black Country motorists face months of new delays for gas pipelines to be replaced
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
BLACK Country motorists face months of new traffic jams for gas pipelines to be replaced. Read
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Katie Price to visit Birmingham
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
MUM-of-three Katie Price is to appear at The Baby Show at Birmingham’s NEC next month. Read
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Harborne swimming pool row: Residents claim tree destruction breaks agreed plans
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS living near the site of a new Birmingham swimming pool have spoken out against the felling of trees at the site which they say go against the agreed plans. Read
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Speed limit on A38 near Streetly to be reduced
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
THE speed limit on a Midland road will be slashed after three deaths in three years on the notorious stretch. Read
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Thieves rip off roof to break into Chelmsley Wood charity
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
DESPICABLE thieves cut a hole through a store room roof to steal thousands of pounds-worth of equipment from a Midland charity. Read
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Objections mount to £20million redevelopment of old HP factory in Aston
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
THE £20 million redevelopment of the former HP Sauce site has been met with opposition from a minibus operator next door. Read
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Stourbridge teenager who stole to survive is spared jail
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER who went shoplifting to “survive” has been spared further time behind bars after she was hauled before court for the sixth time in 12 months. Read
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Kings Heath street 'left looking like war zone' after two cars blow up
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
A QUIET Birmingham street was left looking like a war zone when arsonists went on an early morning rampage torching two cars within hours of each other. Read
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Vandals daub Birmingham soldier's memorial with paint
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
VANDALS have daubed paint on a memorial of a decorated soldier and adventurer which overlooks a Birmingham churchyard. Read
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Longbridge back in full flow at last
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
LONGBRIDGE is up and running again – with 25 MG TF sports cars rolling off the lines every week at the world-famous Birmingham car factory. Read
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Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats enjoy surge of West Midlands support
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
Although firmly in third place, the party’s share of the vote has increased by six per cent since the poll was announced. Read
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Sutton Coldfield Amnesty International marks the spot in the General Election
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
ELECTION candidates in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington are being asked to make sure they mark an X for human rights. Read
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Birmingham could get a stock exchange under Liberal Democrats
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
The aim would be to help smaller firms raise money on the local stock market, in the same way that larger companies raise cash from investors in the City. Read
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Roald Dahl's Matilda reborn at Stratford-upon-Avon
Apr 21 2010 | Top Stories
ROALD Dahl’s Matilda is to be turned into a musical to be premiered at Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
