Oct
2011
Articles from 25th Oct 2011
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Need to read: the top five most read stories on Birminghammail.net today
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Here are the top five most read stories on Birminghammail.net today Read
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Birmingham Mail World View, Tuesday, 25th October
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Here's today's selection of the best pictures from around the globe as selected by the Birmingham Mail picture desk. Read
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Bupa Great Birmingham Run supplement: Birmingham Mail, Tuesday, October 25 - an ammendment
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Due to a technical error in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run supplement in the Birmingham Mail on Tuesday, October 25, the incorrect names, race numbers and times were published on Page 29. Our apologies for this - we reproduce the correct information on Page 33 of the Mail's Wednesday, October 26 edition for you to cut out and add to your souvenir pullout. Read
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William Shakespeare's name removed from signs in Warwickshire
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Shakespeare's name is being temporarily removed from pub and street signs in Warwickshire to support a campaign against a new film which questions whether the Bard was "a fraud". Read
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Worcestershire rail passengers hit by delays
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Rail passengers in Worcestershire have suffered delayed rush-hour journeys after a number of problems hit the network. Read
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Tyburn Road: Police called to latest accident
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Police were called to another collision on one of Birmingham’s most dangerous roads this morning. Read
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Birmingham Road in Oldbury closed due to burst water main
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
The A457 Birmingham Road in Oldbury is closed in both directions due to a burst water main between Manchester Street and Green Street. Read
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Oldbury burglar sentenced over fatal getaway crash
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A BURGLAR who killed a young wedding planner when he crashed in a high-speed getaway from a bungled Black Country supermarket raid has been given an indeterminate prison sentence. Read
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Horror this Halloween for Kitchen Garden diners in Kings Heath
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
DINERS will be having squeals with their meals this Halloween. Read
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Hodge Hill pub project brings new jobs joy
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
ABOUT ten new jobs will be created when a busy Birmingham pub undergoes a £250,000 makeover. Read
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Former Midland doctor accused of being involved in Saddam Hussein torture regime allowed to stay in Midlands
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A DOCTOR allegedly involved in torture by Saddam Hussein’s savage regime has been allowed to continue living in the Midlands under human rights laws. Read
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Modern art centre for Birmingham city centre launched
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S leading modern art gallery is set to launch a second venue at the heart of a new city centre creative industries village. Read
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Solihull MP Lorely Burt cleans up Langley Hall Park with youngsters
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Together they helped restore the park habitat, plant trees, clear litter, pick up fallen branches and re-establish the natural landscape as part of Sewa Day which sees communities donate their time towards helping projects in the area. Read
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Open meeting at Ward End support charity
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
The Al-anon meeting will support people whose lives are damaged by alcohol. Read
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Movie fans give the thumbs up to Tintin at Birmingham's new Giant Screen Cinema at Millennium Point
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
MOVIE fans gave a big thumbs up to Steven Spielberg’s new 3D blockbuster Tintin when it opened Birmingham’s new Giant Screen Cinema at Millennium Point. Read
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West Bromwich MP Tom Watson in committee quit row
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNING MP Tom Watson is at the centre of a row over his refusal to quit from the influential Commons committee investigating the phone hacking scandal. Read
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Upper Gornal pub The Joly Crispin given Blue Riband beer prize
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND pub has become only the second in the country to receive a coveted Blue Riband from a Staffordshire brewery. Read
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Children's road safety campaign launches in Birmingham and the Black Country
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A NEW children’s campaign has been launched in a bid to cut the number of deaths on the region’s roads. Read
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Fury as Birmingham City Council charges navy to use Victoria Square
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A FORMER tank driver and Lord Mayor has criticised the city council over plans to charge the armed forces to carry out recruitment campaigns in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Zombie Ball in Birmingham to bring out the undead for charity
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
All the money raised from the spooky event on October 29 will go to youth homelessness charity St Basils. Read
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Hall Green and Harborne teens perform with Jessie J at the O2 Academy
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
TWO teens had a taste of stardom when they stared a stage with chart-topping singer Jessie J. Read
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Birmingham Hippodrome in new stage of its history
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
BOSSES at Birmingham’s biggest theatre are asking people to dig deep into their pockets and support a £1 million appeal to fund a new stage. Read
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Family of Hall Green brain damage sufferer are fighting to help others
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Ato Adjei was admitted to hospital with symptoms of a cold and his temperature soared to 42 degrees, followed by respiratory arrest. When the eight-month old came round after three weeks in an induced coma, a scan showed five areas of his brain were dead. Read
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Birmingham City Council introduce new two-hour notice for travellers
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council and police can remove travellers from illegal sites at two hours notice under a new policy which has been adopted. Read
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Special report: Bromsgrove father of Lockerbie victim remains resolute in quest for truth
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
Dr Jim Swire was known in the town as a gently sympathetic doctor who’d fall behind patients’ appointment lists because he believed that encouraging them to talk was a necessary part of all therapy. Read
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Sheldon tourist Jamie to finally begin journey back to UK
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
INJURED Birmingham tourist Jamie Wesis due to finally leave Greece today to begin his marathon three-day overland journey back to the UK. Read
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Moseley in Bloom awards
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
THE Moseley in Bloom awards will be held from 6pm, on November 8, at The Cross, Alcester Road. For details email info@moseleyinbloom.org.uk Read
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Wyndley Leisure Centre hosts half-term activity camp
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
There will be a host of sports and a fancy dress disco for children aged between six and 14. Read
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Support Our Market: Birmingham's wholesale market crumbling while international counterparts 'maintained to last'
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
TRADERS on a mission to China to highlight the plight of Birmingham’s crumbling wholesale market say counterparts around the world have sites which are being maintained to last for the benefit of their communities. Read
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Fans meet their heroes at Villa Park Open Day
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
YOUNG fans evaded tight security and staged a good-natured pitch invasion to salute their footballing heroes at Aston Villa’s Family Open Day celebrations. Read
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Aston Villa launch probe after Barry Bannan quizzed on suspicion of drink-driving
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa will hold an internal inquiry into football ace Barry Bannan who was quizzed on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into the central reservation of a Midland motorway. Read
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Birmingham soap star Sue Lloyd dies, aged 72
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
ACTRESS Sue Lloyd, who starred as motel boss Barbara Hunter in long-running Midlands soap Crossroads, has died aged 72. Read
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Caught on camera: Police step up hunt for Winson Green church lamp thieves
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE in Birmingham have released a photograph of an antique church lamp as they stepped up the hunt for the “despicable” thieves behind its disappearance. Read
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Birmingham city councillor apologises to women over abuse of rival
Oct 25 2011 | Top Stories
A SENIOR Birmingham city councillor has apologised to colleagues after calling a rival a ‘t**t’ during an email exchange. Read
