Jul
2006
Articles from 11th Jul 2006
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Where will the next generation of MG Rovers be built?
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Find out tomorrow in the Birmingham Post. Read
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Turner & Townsend in charge of £500m New Street station revamp
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Construction consultants Turner & Townsend have been appointed to oversee the £500 million redevelopment of Birmingham's New Street Station. Read
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Teachers offered work in the inner city
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Teachers in Birmingham's leafy suburbs affected by falling birthrates are to be offered the chance to work in the inner city in a bid to help retain experienced staff. Read
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Ministers 'rushing in' on nuclear plants
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The Government is rushing into the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations, MPs have warned. Read
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EU funding boost - but not for long says Hodge
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Birmingham businesses received a boost when Ministers announced they will qualify for a share of hundreds of millions of pounds of industrial aid. Read
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Defectors leave with Cameron attack
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Tory leader David Cameron's attempts to reform his party suffered a setback after two West Midland councillors defected to Labour. Read
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Cameron's hoodies claim wins support
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
David Cameron's claim that "hoodies" need more love has received a mixed reaction from Conservative MPs. Read
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Brum MP leads rebel backlash
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Birmingham MP Richard Burden led a rebellion against controversial new Labour Party rules giving the party leadership the power to suspend rebels. Read
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£92,000 thank-you
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A Chinese vase given to a cleaning lady by her employer on her retirement fetched £92,000 at auction yesterday. Read
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Small airport's big plans could damage BIA's bid
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
In the third and final part of a post series looking at the west midlands' 'air war', emma pinch looks at coventry airport's plans. Read
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Mother 'gut-wrenchingly sick' over paedophile ruling
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The mother of the child victim of paedophile Craig Sweeney said she was "gut-wrenchingly sick" over a decision not to refer his sentence to the Court of Appeal. Read
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Mother cleared in wheelie bin row
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A mother-of-three was yesterday cleared of putting the wrong sort of rubbish in her recycling bin. Read
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Iberia pilots' strike throws Spanish holiday plans into chaos
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The travel plans of hundreds of passengers flying between the UK and Spain were thrown into disarray yesterday through a strike called by a pilots' union. Read
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Hypnotist sues paper
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Hypnotist Paul McKenna sued for libel yesterday over a newspaper claim that he was a fraud. Read
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Gangs are dressed to steal
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Shopkeepers in New Orleans say they have been terrorised by a gang of transvestites who distract staff with "props" including fake babies before stealing the loudest clothes they can get their hands on. Read
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First test tube baby is pregnant
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, is pregnant. Read
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Family's grief at son's murder
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The family of a young charity director stabbed to death in Washington DC said it will take a lifetime to come to terms with his murder. Read
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Double vision to run Poland
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski yesterday appointed his identical twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, as the new prime minister. Read
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Closing arguments, but no lawyers at Saddam trial
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The defence began closing arguments in the Baghdad trial of Saddam Hussein yesterday but most of the lawyers boycotted the court after the killing of one of Saddam's lawyers last month. Read
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All dead on crash plane
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
All 45 passengers and crew on a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane were killed yesterday when it crashed soon after take-off on a domestic flight in eastern Pakistan. Read
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After World Cup glory, will it be national shame for Italy
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
More than half of the triumphant Italian World Cup squad could find themselves consigned to the unglamorous lower divisions of the domestic soccer league when the verdicts in a match-fixing trial are published. Read
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Accused gunman's gulf ordeal
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
An ex-serviceman charged with the killings of four members of his family made a desperate plea for help almost a decade ago, saying he was struggling to cope with his experiences in the Gulf War. Read
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Somalian denies raping Brum prostitutes at knifepoint
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A Somalian carried out a campaign of violent knifepoint rapes on prostitutes in a Birmingham suburb, it was alleged at the city's crown court yesterday. Read
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Scratchcard jackpot launched my firm
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
As a 16-year-old Gary McGrann hoped he would have his own business by the time he was 30. Read
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Mother's pride for daughter's horseback mission
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A mother has spoken of her pride for her daughter who is set to become the first women to ride across Australia on horseback. Read
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Killing children 'is not that bad'
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A gunman confessed to murdering schoolgirl Toni-Ann Byfield after telling a friend killing children was 'not that bad', a court heard yesterday. Read
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Illegal cattle movement conviction overturned by loophole
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A farmer due to be sentenced for illegal cattle movements had his conviction overturned yesterday because of a legal loophole. Read
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Hunt for fire rescue hero
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Police are searching for the mystery hero who rescued a woman as flames ripped through her Coventry home yesterday. Read
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Horse owners urged to back sale
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Horse and pony owners across Shropshire and bordering counties are being encouraged to support a new sale at Shrewsbury Auction Centre later this month. Read
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Health crisis blamed on management
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Bad management at Midland hospitals helped cause a financial crisis leading to hundreds of job cuts, an official report has concluded. Read
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Funeral of Denmark stab victim
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The funeral of a popular Birmingham man who was killed in Denmark took place yesterday. Read
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Farmers' hidden work to cultivate landscape
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The hidden contribution made by farmers to saving England's b eautiful landscape is revealed in a report out yesterday. Read
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Farmers have a say on sugar plant closure
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of farmers are expected to have their say over the closure of a Midland sugar plant during a meeting in Shropshire today. Read
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Double blow for police mergers
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The controversial Home Office police restructuring plan was dealt another blow last night when it was announced two forces who volunteered to take part in the scheme had pulled out. Read
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'Danger' warning over cheap mini-motos
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The European Commission sounded the alarm yesterday over "extremely dangerous" mini-motorbikes. Read
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Crop production to fall
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Sugar beet production will fall by six per cent in the European Union this year as a wide-ranging policy starts to bite and less land is sown to the crop, the EU's statistics agency said yesterday. Read
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Care home fire murder inquiry
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Detectives launched a murder investigation yesterday into the death of a pensioner following a fire at a care home. Read
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Bullring 'is for shops'
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Moves to establish an Abbey National bank at the Bullring shopping centre are likely to be rejected by Birmingham City Council's planning committee. Read
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Another rule in Parliament's battle to silence protester haw
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Anti-war protester Brian Haw suffered another curb on his demonstration outside Parliament yesterday after being told he can only use his megaphone for half an hour a week during office hours. Read
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Wife who killed husband demands his pension
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A woman who stabbed her retired police officer husband to death in a fit of temper after he turned into a violent sexual deviant yesterday took her battle over her entitlement to a widow's pension to the High Court. Read
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900 troops sent to Afghanistan
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
The UK force in southern Afghanistan will be boosted by about 900 troops with extra helicopter support. Read
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Wendy Richard to quit after 22 years in Eastenders star role
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Wendy Richard is to quit her role as Pauline Fowler in EastEnders after 21 years. Read
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Stalker walked in as celebrity showered
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
TV star Abi Titmuss was left "distressed" after being stalked by a doctor who burst into her bathroom as she took a shower, medical watchdogs heard yesterday. Read
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'Natwest Three' will be extradited to us on Thursday
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Three former NatWest bankers charged with Enron-related fraud will be extradited to the United States on Thursday. Read
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Help to restore region's 193 buildings at risk
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Midlanders are being urged to think of creative ways in which dilapidated buildings across the region can be rescued and restored by English Heritage. Read
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Sir Digby rules out mayor bid - for now
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Sir Digby Jones has again distanced himself from the possibility of becoming an elected mayor of Birmingham. Read
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How a feud between an MP and a councillor ended up in Commons
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham MP and a member of the city council cabinet are engaged in an extraordinary public feud which ended up in the House of Commons yesterday. Read
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Morris receives honorary degree
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
Former city MP and education secretary Estelle Morris returned to Birmingham yesterday to receive an honorary degree. Now Baroness Morris of Yardley, she received the honorary doctorate at a ceremony at the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston. Read
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Your region needs you to help shape the future
Jul 11 2006 | West Midlands News
It is not hard to see why it is Birmingham and the other seven metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands where the concept of the city-region has gained most ground. Read
