Jun
2010
Articles from 3rd Jun 2010
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2 charged over 90s gun killing
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
TWO men have been arrested and charged with the murder of a dad-of-two who was found shot dead in Birmingham more than 16 years ago. Read
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Bond's car...for £3.5m
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
ONE of Midland car maker Aston Martin’s most famous cars – James Bond’s DB5 – is expected to fetch around £3.5 million when it is sold at auction. Read
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Cumbria shootings: 12 dead and 25 wounded
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MANIAC taxi driver brought terror to the Cumbrian countryside when he gunned down 12 people and wounded at least 25 before blasting himself to death. Read
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Cumbria shootings: Onlookers' horror as killer's murderous rampage unfolded
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
HORRIFIED eyewitnesses described how the streets turned into a bloodbath after deranged Derrick Bird went on his murderous rampage. Read
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Cumbria shootings: Tributes paid to the victims of the massacre
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A GLOWING tribute was paid to a popular rugby league-playing farmer who was one of the victims of the Cumbria killing spree. Read
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Cumbria shootings: Divorced dad of two who turned into mass killer
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
THEY were his chilling last words to a taxi driver pal just hours before his killing spree began. Read
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Drug dealer operated cannabis factory from mum's Smiths Wood flat
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A DRUG dealer allowed a cannabis factory – with at least £8,000 of drugs – to be operated in her Midland flat while she lived with her mother. Read
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Boy racers who turn Fort Parkway into race track face losing cars
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs have said they were prepared to seize the vehicles of boy racers who have turned a quiet night time dual carriageway into a lethal raceway. Read
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Plans to re-open train stations in Camp Hill, Kings Heath and Moseley delayed until 2014
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
RAILWAY developers face a backlash from campaigners and residents after plans to re-open a Birmingham train line were delayed further. Read
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Ex-Aston Villa player stole £3,000 from autistic friend in Tamworth
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Aston Villa footballer, who stole £3,000 after taking advantage of an autistic friend, has avoided a jail sentence. Read
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Thousands of runners ready for Great Midlands Fun Run in Sutton Park
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of runners will be limbering up at the start line for the Great Midlands Fun Run this weekend. Read
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150 city centre jobs at risk after Government closes General Teaching Council
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
Michael Gove has announced he would scrap the teachers' disciplinary body for England - but was unable to say how much the measure would save the taxpayer. Read
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Student tells inquest how he found his Selly Oak university friend dead in bed
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A DEVASTATED Birmingham University student found his childhood friend dead in bed after a reunion night out. Read
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General teaching council jobs axe blow in Birmingham
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
UP TO 150 jobs could be lost in Birmingham after the Government announced it was axing a major education quango. Read
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Taxi drivers came under close inspection with a police and council clampdown in the Black Country
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
TEN taxi drivers were fined and received penalty points on their licences after failing a safety inspection by police and council officers in Walsall. Read
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Moseley World War II bomb alert: Family lucky to be alive
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
BOMB experts have revealed that the Birmingham family who kept an unexploded artillery shell in their home for ten days before alerting police narrowly escaped death. Read
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Droitwich actor ends up in bomb scare after army props prove to be real
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
AMATEUR actor Keith Poultney almost brought the house down when he decided two World War One hand grenades would make the perfect props for his Dad’s Army stage show. Read
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HM Brinsford young offender institution is not doing enough to combat bullying and make inmates feel safe, the Chief Inspector of Prisons warns
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND young offender institution has come under fire from the Chief Inspector of Prisons for allowing a culture of bullying to flourish. Read
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Two men charged with murder of Midland man Glenn Ford shot dead in Birmingham almost 17 years ago
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
TWO men have been arrested and charged with the murder of a dad-of-two who was found shot dead in Birmingham more than 16 years ago. Read
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Former Lord Mayor of Birmingham dies, aged 92
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
Albert Jackson was also the former chairman of Aston Science Park and past president of the Rotary Club of Birmingham. Read
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Fortnightly bin collections for Birmingham plan as part of £12million savings
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’s newest cabinet member has been left an unwelcome gift by the man who held the post before him – a £12 million cuts package hitting the city’s cemeteries, crematoriums, waste collection and street services. Read
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Kidderminster man learns overseas GP who killed his dad was 'blisfully unaware'
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A FOREIGN out-of-hours doctor who killed a Midland GP’s dad on his only shift in Britain was “blissfully unaware” of what he had done, a hearing has been told. Read
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Residents and service users at a Black Country centre for blind people proudly showed off their multi-million pound new complex to Princess Anne
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE Princess Royal told of her “pleasure” at being shown around a new multi-million pound Midland complex for the blind. Read
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Middleton Hall ready to open for the season
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
SUNDAY sees the opening of the Middleton Hall gardens for the summer season. Read
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Chloe Shaw tragedy: Inquest opens after death in Solihull park
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
AN inquest has opened into the death of a teenage girl who was found hanged in a Birmingham park. Read
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Acorns Hospice launches appeal for more male volunteers
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
ACORNS Children’s Hospice has launched an appeal for more men to join their ‘priceless’ team of volunteers, who help staff look after life limited children and their families. Read
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Medal-winning ex-soldier spared more jail after brutal attack
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Midland soldier who was awarded a medal for his “exemplary” service in Iraq has been spared further time behind bars after he joined his brother in an attack on another man. Read
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Michael Flatley reveals why he's still lord of the dance
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
WHEN Michael Flatley almost died from a mystery virus which laid him low for two years, the world’s top doctors advised him he should never dance again. Read
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Rubery barman injured after attack by yobs
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A BARMAN was left with a broken arm after yobs attacked him and a colleague at closing time. Read
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Four cars were attacked in two days in Sandwell as thugs smashed front windscreens in campaign of vandalism
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
FOUR cars were attacked in two days in Sandwell as thugs smashed front windscreens in a campaign of vandalism. Read
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Birmingham patients getting revolutionary 'grow your own knee' cartilage operation
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A RARE revolutionary operation at a Birmingham hospital is allowing patients to “regrow a knee” from scratch in a lab. Read
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Rubery student's gruelling mountain trek
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM student will push himself to his limits when he takes on Mount Kilimanjaro. Read
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Dad does skydive in memory of son for Acorns Hospice
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE dad of a boy who died aged just seven has joined friends to complete a skydive in a bid to raise money for a Birmingham charity which helped his son. Read
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Wolverhampton Grand spritzes on the Hairspray
Jun 03 2010 | Top Stories
THERE is something particularly endearing about this colourful and noisy musical. Read
