Jul
2010
Articles from 8th Jul 2010
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Four men arrested in Worcester after dogs raids
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
Police have arrested four men in Worcester after executing warrants during an operation to enforce the Dangerous Dogs Act. Read
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Crime File: Good Vibrations having ripple effect on ex-criminals
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
SOUNDS of lively percussion instruments blended with chimes and drums ooze out from a CD showcasing samples of Indonesian music. Read
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Head of Birmingham's children services to step down
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
The head of Birmingham’s troubled children’s services department is to step down, it was announced today. Read
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Padlocked shop was fire hazard
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A SUPERMARKET owner put his customers’ lives at risk by padlocking the fire exit doors of his Birmingham store. Read
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A Birmingham father-of-seven was going nearly twice the speed limit when he died, a court heard
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM father-of-seven was going nearly twice the speed limit when he crashed his high-powered motorbike into the back of a car and died, an inquest heard. Read
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A clothes collection company is trying to pass itself off as the Midlands Air Ambulance charity.
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE Midlands Air Ambulance charity has hit out at a clothes collection company which it says is falsely claiming to act on it behalf. Read
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A Black Country forklift truck driver died after being impaled on his forks by a reversing lorry, a court heard
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND forklift truck driver died after being impaled on his forks by a reversing lorry, an inquest heard. Read
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Birmingham becomes top tourist hotspot
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is the new must-visit tourist destination for overseas tourists after nearly three-quarters of a million travelled here, according to a new survey. Read
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Devastated dad of murdered Birmingham IT worker died in blaze
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE devastated dad of a Birmingham IT worker murdered during the 2005 Lozells riots died in a fire at his home after storming out of the third trial to find his son’s killer. Read
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Archeological dig at new Birmingham library unearths city's industrial past.
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE remains of a canal, brassworks, factory and mill have been unearthed in Birmingham’s Centenary Square as work on the city’s new library gets underway. Read
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Man arrested in connection with Birmingham Custard Factory shooting
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of four people at an urban music event in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Black Country man who threatened hospital staff with knife has been spared a jail sentence
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A 37-YEAR-old Midland man who threatened terrified hospital staff with a craft knife after being told he would have to wait for treatment has been spared a jail sentence. Read
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Residents reaction with joy to decision to throw out gypsy planning application
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
OBJECTORS said they were “euphoric” after councillors rejected plans to develop a makeshift gypsy camp. Read
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Meriden gypsy site planning application rejected
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS against a makeshift gypsy camp in Meriden are celebrating a council decision which could see it torn down. Read
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Education Secretary Michael Gove to apologise “unreservedly” for errors
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has apologised “unreservedly” for errors in information released about a cancelled school building programme. Read
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Staff at Sandwell College were expected to hold lunchtime protests today over job losses and course closures that were revealed exclusively in the Birmingham Mail last week.
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Black Country college are to hold lunchtime protests today over job losses and course closures revealed in the Birmingham Mail last week. Read
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Cost of Birmingham's City of Culture bid under £200,000
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE bill to the taxpayer for Birmingham’s City of Culture bid will come in at slightly less than £200,000 according to council officials. Read
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Married man dies in hospital after being attacked in Birmingham city centre
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
Yasir Hammadi, aged 29, had just phoned his wife to say he was on his way home when he is believed to have been attacked in Hurst Street, near the Hippodrome. Read
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Thousands of Birmingham City Council staff to lose pay
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 26,000 Birmingham City Council workers, many of them on low incomes, will suffer pay cuts of up to a third under plans to scrap weekend and shift allowances. Read
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Police examine dumped car in Chasetown murder hunt
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have formally identified the father-of-two shot dead in his Midlands home on Monday. Read
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Man appears in court accused of murder of Julie Fenton
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
Thee body of Julie Fenton was discovered by police at a terraced property in Norton Crescent, Bordesley Green on Saturday. Read
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Christmas lights fiasco blamed on see-through fence
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE Christmas lights chaos in Birmingham which saw dozens injured as popstars JLS performed at Millennium Point has been blamed on dodgy council fencing. Read
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High Court battle looms over MG Rover cash
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE Phoenix Four have taken legal advice over a claim by HBOS on £12.6 million pledged to ex-Longbridge workers – and a High Court showdown now looks certain. Read
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Heroes help Northfield man from burning building
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
HEROIC passers-by smashed a window and pulled an elderly man from his burning Birmingham home. Read
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Small Heath schoolboy in desperate wait for donor
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
AMUN Ali will face death if he does not find a bone marrow donor within the next two years, doctors have warned. Read
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Jewellery Quarter faces some stiff opposition for accolade
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
The Government published a full list of UK candidates for the accolade, which has previously been awarded to Ironbridge Gorge and Stonehenge as well as the Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China and Statue of Liberty. Read
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Longbridge and Walsall housing schemes get the go-ahead
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A THREATENED major housing scheme to regenerate the site of MG Rover’s former plant has been given the go-ahead – after a government agency found £3.6 million to subsidise it. Read
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Birmingham disease expert warns Brummies to protect against Malaria following Cheryl's illness
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING city disease expert has described how Cheryl Cole would have been at “death’s door” when she was hospitalised with malaria. Read
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Brierley Hill metal thief jailed for 18 months.
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND metal thief who put families’ lives at risk when he stole copper earth rods from two electricity sub-stations has been jailed for 18 months. Read
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Workers hospitalised in Solihull chemical leak
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
TWO factory workers were taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a Solihull tool making firm. Read
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Birmingham gets electric smart cars on test
Jul 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE first of the second generation smartfortwo electric cars have taken to the roads of Birmingham as part of the UK’s biggest electric vehicle trials. Read
