Sep
2010
Articles from 3rd Sep 2010
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Final send-off for Weoley Castle bus fall mum Julie Layton
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE grieving family of a mum who died after falling over on a bus can finally say their goodbyes – thanks to donations from kind Birmingham Mail readers. Read
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Police reassure Solihull parents over images
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
DOZENS of anxious parents attended meetings with police and council officials at the second Midland primary school where a teacher has been suspended on suspicion of child porn offences. Read
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Tributes to tragic Tamworth cop
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND bobby who died in the crash at the Isle of Man races was one of the most highly-qualified police bikers in the region, it has emerged. Read
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Aldridge man asked schoolgirls for sex in back of his car
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who asked two Midland schoolgirls if they wanted sex in the back of his car has been allowed to keep his freedom. Read
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Birmingham paedophile raped date's 14-year-old daughter
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A PREDATORY Birmingham paedophile who repeatedly raped the 14-year-old daughter of a woman he met on a single parents’ dating website is today behind bars. Read
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Former Great Barr soldier avoids jail after leaving man deaf in one earafter Blues v Villa game
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER soldier has avoided jail after he left a man deaf in one ear when he punched him outside a Birmingham pub after a Blues v Villa game. Read
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Walsall councillor accused of fraud denies signing electoral papers
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A SERVING Midland councillor facing charges of electoral fraud told a court he filled in application forms for the electoral register but did not sign them. Read
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Be Active project could fall victim to council cuts
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A FREE gym membership scheme which has helped thousands of Brummies to get fit could be the latest victim of spending cuts. Read
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Potholes put Kings Heath bus service at risk
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S largest bus operator has threatened to suspend a major service because crumbling roads means double deckers are getting stuck on speed humps. Read
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More gypsies turn up to see the Pope - this time in Solihull
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
MORE travellers have set up camp on a Midland recreation ground – saying they are here to see the Pope. Read
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£200,000 legal bill after losing battle to evict Castle Vale travellers
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
CITY taxpayers have been landed with a £200,000 legal bill by a family of travellers accused of ‘squatting’ on council land for almost 20 years. Read
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Birmingham Airport flasher to do unpaid work
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who exposed himself to two teenage girls as they waited at Birmingham airport for an early-morning flight has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Read
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Castle Bromwich woman who went to hospital after fainting is still in ward eight weeks later after alleged medical blunder
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who went into hospital after fainting was left permanently scarred and needed a skin graft on her foot because of an alleged blunder by medics. Read
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Brother said it was ok to take cash from vulnerable sister's account, Birmingham court told.
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE brother of a vulnerable woman who allegedly had up to £10,000 taken from her account by a Birmingham care home boss has told a court he wanted her money to be protected. Read
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Birmingham parks are a war zone - leisure chief
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
SOME of Birmingham’s 400 parks and open spaces are so ravaged by graffiti and vandalism that they represent “war zones”, the politician in charge of the city’s leisure facilities has declared. Read
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Dismay at plans to cut leisure centre scheme
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM families say they are dismayed that plans to build a £58 million leisure centre with the city’s only Olympic-size swimming pool are being scaled back. Read
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Birmingham Mail man takes a drive in a monster truck
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
MY heart sank when I saw the vehicle I’d been assigned to drive. Read
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The Droitwich girl who is allergic to sunlight
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
WHILE other children of her age play in the sun, a rare condition means little Tia Davies has to wrap herself up. Read
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Tyseley school celebrates after glowing Ofsted report
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM School given a notice to improve four years ago is now celebrating – after being handed an “outstanding” rating by national education inspectors. Read
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'Predatory' paedophile carried out sex attack on 12-year-old girl out shopping with her family
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
A “PREDATORY” paedophile who carried out a sex attack on a 12-year-old girl out shopping with her family in a Midland supermarket has been jailed indefinitely. Read
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Greatest minds of the Midlands revealed ahead of the British Science Festival
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE bid to find the brainiest Midlander past and present has taken a step forward with 21 innovators being shortlisted for the British Science Festival competition. Read
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Endurance runner Blind Dave Heeley tackles ten marathons in ten days
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
INSPIRATIONAL Black Country endurance runner Blind Dave Heeley is to complete ten marathons in ten days as he crosses Great Britain, raising £100,000 for charity. Read
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Open day at Edgbaston Archery & Lawn Tennis Society explores love for the game
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
THE world’s oldest lawn tennis club is making a racket out of Birmingham’s rich sporting heritage and opening its doors to visitors to mark its 150th anniversary. Read
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West Midlands Police defends conduct of officers
Sep 03 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police has defended its officers’ public conduct following revelations that one was forced to wear a headcam on duty because so many people had complained against him. Read
