Jun
2010
Articles from 17th Jun 2010
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Police switch off controversial spy cameras
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are to place bags over controversial covert cameras secretly installed around parts of Birmingham where there are large Muslim populations. Read
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£1.3m boost for 300 pupil places in Birmingham
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council has approved emergency funding worth £1.3 million to allow more than 300 children to start school in September. Read
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Police switch off controversial spy cameras in Washwood Heath and Sparkhill
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police have apologised for failing to fully consult with inner-city residents over the installation of a controversial ring of spy cameras – and now agreed not to switch them on. Read
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83-year-old knocked over by a mobility scooter
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 83-year-old woman was knocked over by a mobility scooter in a hit-and-run. Read
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New traveller camp at Shard End will not be built
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL plans for Birmingham’s second official traveller camp have been scrapped following a budget cut from the new coalition Government. Read
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The first few hours of Brum's new superhospital
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
IT MAY have taken 85 minutes – but Birmingham’s new £2.6 billion Queen Elizabeth Hospital finally had the chance to show it was worth the money on its long-anticipated opening night. Read
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Gang of thieves who attacked a Greek lorry driver with pick axes found guilty of conspiracy to rob
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A GANG of thieves who attacked a Greek lorry driver with pick-axes while stealing from his wagon face jail after being found guilty of conspiracy to rob. Read
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Custard Factory shootings: Police turn to Facebook for help
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the shooting of four people at the Custard Factory have taken the unusual step of appealing for information through Facebook. Read
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Brother wants Bloody Sunday prosecutions
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
AFTER 38 years of torment, the Birmingham brother of innocent Kevin McElhinney called for the soldiers who shot 14 unarmed civillians on Bloody Sunday to be prosecuted. Read
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Cuts will hit pensioners and the disabled, council boss admits
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S social services chief has admitted emergency council budget cuts imposed on voluntary groups and charities could result in reduced services for elderly and disabled people. Read
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Birmingham City of Culture bid before judging panel in Liverpool
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE cream of Birmingham’s creative community have submitted their final bid to become the UK’s first City of Culture. Read
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Football hooligans fined for flouting orders
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
FIVE convicted football hooligans who flouted the terms of banning orders in the run-up to the World Cup have been fined after appearing at court. Read
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Two arrested for breaching football banning orders in Tamworth.
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
TWO more men have been arrested in the Midlands for breaching football banning orders. Read
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Parents protest over plans to expand Kings Heath Primary School
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of parents and children waved red cards to plans to expand a Birmingham primary school. Read
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Cable orders probe into Rover cash
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has launched an inquiry into cash promised to former Rover staff by the carmaker’s directors. Read
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Further blow for brewing industry
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM was once known to be one of the biggest beer producers in the world but now only one major brewery survives in the city – cider makers Aston Manor. Read
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Dutch appeal for people who know Birmingham war hero Innis Mobley to come forward
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
DUTCH primary school pupils are trying to trace the relatives of a young Birmingham-born RAF man who was shot down and killed during the Second World War. Read
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Range Rover celebrates 40th birthday
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE Queen’s owned one, and Prince Charles and Princess Anne – as well as James Bond, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen. Read
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Police appeal for help to trace thief who stole bike from Codsall skatepark.
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to the theft of a distinctive bike. Read
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Chance for Brummies to win weekend away
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BRUMMIES are being offered the chance to win their ideal weekend away. Read
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Birmingham author has her eye on the WAGs
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
AUTHOR Alison Kervin is hoping to score a goal with her latest novel WAGs at the World Cup. Read
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Sisters break silence over mystery of Birmingham man's hospital death
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE sisters of a Birmingham man found dead with serious head injuries at the bottom of a hospital stairwell have broken their painful silence over the mystery. Read
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Free information day for carers in Cannock
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
UNPAID carers who look after someone ill, frail or disabled can attend a free information day tomorrow at St Luke’s Church Hall, Cannock, 10am until 2pm. Read
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Sheldon couple have lucky escape after people carrier crashes into their house
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple had a lucky escape when a car crash-landed in the front of their house as they sat watching television in their living room. Read
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Cannock Chase Council calls for projects to be entered into regeneration awards.
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
INDIVIDUALS, organisations and businesses in the district are being urged to enter this year’s Southern Staffordshire Regeneration Awards. Read
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Two world class attractions have teamed up to offer visitors the very best of Staffordshire
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
TWO attractions have teamed up to offer visitors the best of Staffordshire. Read
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Airport pensions blow for hundreds of workers
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Airport is set to axe its final salary pension scheme – devastating the retirement plans of hundreds of workers. Read
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Lichfield Festival organisers invite music fans to "dance and croon the night away".
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of this year’s Lichfield festival are inviting music fans to “dance and croon the night away”. Read
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Volunteer lifesavers in south Staffordshire take on marathon challenge.
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of South Staffordshire First Responders will be taking part in the Wombourne half marathon this weekend. Read
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Big Brother Little Brother star George Lamb in Birmingham for fashion extravaganza
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
TELEVISION star and radio DJ George Lamb admired Brummie style when he visited the city to promote this year’s fashion extravaganza. Read
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FLypast planned for Avoncroft wartime weekend
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A FLYPAST by a Spitfire and a Hurricane will be the star attraction at a Worcestershire museum’s Wartime Weekend event on Saturday. Read
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Tamworth congregation's fear church could be burnt to the ground after thieves struck for a third time.
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A CONGREGATION is pleading with lead thieves to ‘leave our church alone’ – after the greedy crooks struck three times in just one month and even took the lightning conductor. Read
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Pope will bring 'hope' amid financial hard times
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain will be an important moment for a nation suffering from times of “financial constraint”, the leader of Catholics in England and Wales has said. Read
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Event for job seekers in the creative industries
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
BUDDING Birmingham entrepreneurs are invited to a free event to gain firsthand knowledge on getting new work in these challenging times. Read
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Midlands woman pays tribute to 'best' dad
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE devastated wife of a Midland welder whose body was found in a river nearly 18 months after he went missing today paid tribute to the father-of-four as “simply the best bloke anyone could know”. Read
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World Cup: Birmingham pub offers Fabio pie in honour of England manager
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
ENGLAND’S World Cup hopes may seem to be pie in the sky but one Birmingham pub is still feeling Fabio with a special pastry delicacy on the menu. Read
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Birmingham-produced World Cup single has FA approval
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A WORLD Cup song made in Birmingham is one of only two unofficial England singles to have won the backing of the Football Association. Read
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Erdington man completes three-day hunger strike in protest over animal research laboratory
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man completed a three-day food strike in protest over a new laboratory for animal research. Read
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Small Heath widow's battle for justice over asbestos death
Jun 17 2010 | Top Stories
THE widow of a Birmingham worker who died from asbestos exposure wants to track down his ex-colleagues to get justice over his death. Read
