Jul
2010
Articles from 31st Jul 2010
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Three men who sold clocked cars handed community orders
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
THREE Birmingham men who admitted selling imported cars which had been clocked have been handed community orders. Read
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Birmingham City Council social services bosses told: No more mistakes
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
BOSSES from Birmingham’s failing children’s social services department were given a dressing down by a Government Minister and told: “Make immediate improvements, and no more excuses”. Read
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Kitchen-knife waving thugs demanded £1,500 debt repayment - from wrong family
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
TWO thugs stormed into a Midland family’s home wearing balaclavas and waving kitchen knives demanding they pay a £1,500 debt – by mistake. Read
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Tamworth Council votes to save free swimming from budget cuts
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A FREE swimming programme for children and the elderly will remain in a Midlands town despite government cuts. Read
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Birmingham City Council slashes £7million from unemployment support
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
COUNCIL leaders in Birmingham have voted to slash £7 million from a grant to tackle unemployment. Read
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Judge astonished after five youths who verbally abused woman found not guilty of race crime
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A JUDGE has expressed his astonishment that five Midland youths who verbally abused an elderly Asian lady while throwing snowballs at her were found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment. Read
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Plans for improvements to Sutton Coldfield railway station revealed
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
NETWORK Rail has submitted plans to make Sutton Coldfield Railway Station more accessible. Read
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Five year extension to plans for industrial estate at old Washwood Heath Alstom factory
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
THE developers of the former Alstom Train factory, in Washwood Heath, have been granted an extra five years to start work on a modern industrial estate. Read
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Runners urged to help raise money for injured soldiers at Cannon Hill Park
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
RUNNERS are being sought to help raise funds for injured soldiers and sports stars of the future. Read
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Quinton man loses legal row over Bournville father's estate
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man has lost a bitter legal row over a disputed will with the partner of his dead father. Read
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A CRUEL trickster who targeted old people has been jailed for seven years by a judge – who slammed magistrates for previously granting him bail.
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
Distraction burglar John Donegan, from Yardley, pictured right, selected elderly and vulnerable victims, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Decapitated pigeons found in scout car park
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating after 40 pigeons, some of them with their heads cut off, were found strewn across the grounds of a scout car park. Read
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New art exhibition opens in Digbeth
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
AN exhibition which explores the poetic potential in everyday objects has opened in Digbeth. Read
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POLICE are urging people, particularly the elderly, always to be wary of cold callers purporting to be from the police, gas, water, electricity or household repair companies.
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
The force has issued the following tips: Read
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Birminghamd and Sandwell maternity hospital changes to be discussede
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A PUBLIC meeting on the future of maternity services across Sandwell and west Birmingham will be held next week. Read
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Revealed: The day a man-eating lion roamed Birmingham
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN-eating lion escaped from a circus in Birmingham – pursued by workers who chased it into the city’s sewerage system. Read
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Prayer vigil for air crash victims at Saltley Church on Sunday
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A PRAYER vigil will be held in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Islamabad air accident. Read
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Protest launched over plans to axe £5million youth centre in Stockland Green
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
PROTESTS have been launched over the axing of a £5 million Birmingham youth centre just weeks before building work was set to begin. Read
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Midland aid worker makes plea for starving
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND aid worker who has just returned from a fact-finding mission to Niger has called for immediate action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the West African country. Read
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Crime author Jeffery Deaver unveils plans for James Bond novel in Birmingham
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
HE’s arguably the current master of thriller novels, so it’s no surprise that author Jeffery Deaver had a Birmingham audience of fans gripped as they met him face to face. Read
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Brothers jailed for terror attack on Sparkhill post office
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
TWO brothers have been jailed for carrying out a terrifying armed attack on a Birmingham post office. Read
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£50k of fake clothing seized from Birmingham market stall.
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
COUNTERFEIT clothing worth £50,000 was seized from a Birmingham market stall in a swoop by trading standards officers. Read
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Birmingham to host Green Party conference
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
GREEN Party members are to head to Birmingham for their annual party conference. Read
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House of Commons refuses to name MPs who got a 'Golden Goodbye'
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
HOUSE of Commons officials are fighting requests to reveal which ex-Midland MPs have received “golden goodbyes” of up to £64,766 to help them adjust to life outside Westminster. Read
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Mum blames 'dirty ward' for her baby catching E. coli at Birmingham hospital
Jul 31 2010 | Top Stories
A MOTHER claimed her newborn baby was left fighting for her life after contracting E. coli on a “dirty” maternity ward. Read
