Feb
2011
Articles from 3rd Feb 2011
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Ambulance upgrades for obese patients
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
Ambulance fleets across the country, including the West Midlands, are being revamped with wider stretchers and lifting gear to cope with the increasing number of fat patients, it has been reported. Read
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Library of Birmingham: First video images revealed
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A video showing what the new Library of Birmingham is expected to look like when complete has been revealed. Read
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MPs question why £1.85m of foreign aid cash went on Pope's visit to UK
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
MPs have demanded to know why £1.85 million of foreign aid funding was spent on the Pope’s recent visit to the UK. Read
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The University of Birmingham is to team up with University of Nottingham
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
The University of Birmingham is to join forces with another top Midland university in a ground-breaking partnership. Read
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Three in hospital after M50 crash
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
Three people have been taken to hospital after two lorries and a car were involved in a crash that left the M50 motorway closed for around six hours. Read
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Insulin injection nurse was 'under pressure'
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A NURSE who gave a Birmingham grandmother a lethal dose of insulin told an inquest she was “under a lot of pressure” at the time. Read
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Pensioner oasis in Solihull is no crime hotspot
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
IT’S a peaceful oasis in the heart of a busy Birmingham community where pensioners – the oldest aged 104 – while away the hours in the safety and security of its idyllic surroundings. Read
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20,000 West Midlands council jobs at risk - GMB
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
TWENTY thousand council jobs have been axed or are under threat in the West Midlands, according to a new study. Read
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Jury discharged in trial of top West Midlands cop
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A JURY hearing the case of a policeman who headed a child abuse investigation unit and faces child sex offence charges has been discharged. Read
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Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne given six-month driving ban
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa star Richard Dunne has been banned from driving for six months after he drove the wrong way up a one-way street in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham councillors snub Solihull war hero
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham councillors sparked a storm of protest – after refusing to take part in a standing ovation for a Midland George Cross hero. Read
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Hopes fade for missing walker
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE co-ordinating the search for a hill walker missing on Britain’s highest peak admitted it was highly unlikely he was alive. Read
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Birmingham photography exhibition captures life in India
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
AN EXHIBITION called 500 Miles to Mumbai is at The Drum in Potters Lane. Read
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Camilla’s role in Archers 60th birthday
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
LONG-running rural radio saga The Archers will get the royal touch when The Duchess of Cornwall joins the cast. Read
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Women who survived breast and lung cancer becomes face of Race for Life
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman who survived both breast and lung cancer thanks to advances in medical research is urging women to sign up for Race for Life. Read
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Petition against Washwood Heath youth centre closure
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A PETITION signed by 500 people opposed to the closure of the Naseby Youth Centre, in Washwood Heath, has been handed to the City Council. Read
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Sick kids to benefit from Birmingham Walkathon 2011
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
POORLY children in Birmingham are to benefit from this year’s Walkathon. Read
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Tributes paid after man dies in Erdington road accident
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A MAN was killed when a car overturned and ended up in a front garden. Read
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Care home pays church minister £40k over husband's 'vegetative' state
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A CHURCH minister has received a £40,000 out-of-court settlement after her husband was left in a “vegetative state” following a stay in a Birmingham care home. Read
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Inquest into Bromsgrove marine killed in road accident
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND marine died when his car smashed into a telegraph pole, an inquest heard. Read
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Follow a trail in Solihull
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
CHILDREN are invited to follow a trail around Parkridge Centre looking at colours and textures. Read
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Festival helps hurt soldiers
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
GENEROUS visitors to a Halesowen festival have helped purchase equipment which is being used to help wounded soldiers. Read
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Michael McIntyre denies being the Mr Nasty of Britain's Got Talent
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
NEW Britain’s Got Talent judge Michael McIntyre, pictured, denied being too ruthless on the ITV1 show after reportedly reducing a nine-year-old to tears. Read
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Clinical waste bags left lying in Hockley street.
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A PILE of bags containing clinical waste were left on a Birmingham street for more than a week, angry residents claimed. Read
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Former prostitutes could help find killer of Wolverhampton vice girl Janine Downes in 1991
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE believe former Midland sex workers may hold the key to help them find the killer of a 22 year-old prostitute who was murdered 20 years ago. Read
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Hollywood woman has collection of 2,000 ceramic cats
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A FELINE fanatic has spent the last 60 years amassing a £50,000 collection of more than 2,000 ceramic cats. Read
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Man cautioned after dog attack in Redditch
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
THE owner of a dangerous dog was given a police caution after it attacked another dog, leaving it with near-fatal injuries. Read
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Church "filibuster" claim over Worcester vicar tribunal
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A UNION representing a former Midland vicar seeking damages against the Church of England over claims he was bullied out of his home and job has accused the church of using delaying tactics after his case was adjourned by nine months. Read
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Redditch councillors back plans to heat swimming pool with recycled energy from crematorium
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
MIDLAND councillors have unanimously backed controversial plans to heat a swimming pool with recycled energy from a nearby crematorium – and save nearly £500,000. Read
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Birmingham scientists create Harry Potter style 'cloak of invisibility'
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
BOFFINS at the University of Birmingham have built a Harry Potter-style “invisibility cloak” which can hide everyday objects by splitting light. Read
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Birmingham boss reads riot act to council house contractors
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
GAS repair contractors who left many Birmingham council house tenants without heating during last month’s big freeze have been read “the riot act” by the city’s housing boss. Read
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Bromsgrove salons hit by flasher
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for information after a man went into four Bromsgrove beauty salons and indecently exposed himself. Read
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Charity scheme for unemployed young people
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
UNEMPLOYED young people are being urged to take advantage of an award-winning intern programme. Read
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Walsall OAP led to safety after "severe" fire
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY man had to be led to safety by fire fighters following a “severe” fire in Walsall. Read
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Newtown widow's six-year wait for smaller home is finally over
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
A SINGLE Birmingham pensioner who has been trying to move from a four-bedroom family home for six years has finally been given a smaller home. Read
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West Midlands Police pay damages to family of Linda Burt
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
THE family of a Birmingham teaching assistant who died in police custody has received damages and costs from West Midlands Police following a seven-year battle for justice. Read
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Police hunt carjackers targeting city suburb
Feb 03 2011 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS driving through parts of Birmingham have been warned to be on their guard after carjackers twice targeted lone drivers. Read
