Oct
2007
Articles from 8th Oct 2007
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Andris takes the CBSO helm
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Terry Grimley talks to 28-year-old Andris Nelsons, the new music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Read
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Accused tennis coach told police: 'I like men'
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
A Solihull tennis coach told police "I like men" when accused of having a lesbian relationship with a 13-year-old pupil, a jury heard today. Read
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Minister says council was late with New Street plan
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Government transport experts have only just been handed "crucial" research outlining passenger forecasts for a refurbished New Street Station, it has emerged. Read
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Universities unite to promote city
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's three universities are to team up to market the city as a leading centre of higher education, it has been revealed. Read
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'Ugly' Orion Building pulls in the sales
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham city centre apartment block has been named as one of the ugliest buildings in the country in an online vote. Read
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Call to teach creationism in science lessons
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Science teachers should include lessons on "creationist" beliefs that say all life on Earth is the direct result of God's actions, claim academics. Read
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Bournville workers join Bristol protests
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Staff from Bournville's Cadbury factory, are to join co-workers in a protest against the planned closure of the group's Bristol factory. Read
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Birmingham charities help rebuild stricken region
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
As the world mobilised to help the desperate families devastated by the earthquake which hit Kashmir two years ago, charities in Birmingham led the way in providing aid. Read
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BRMB rapped over 'Athens' competition
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
Media watchdog Ofcom has ruled that a competition run by a Birmingham radio station in which listeners were given the chance to win a trip to Athens was unfair. Read
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£160 million office plan for NatWest site
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
The NatWest Tower in Colmore Row - dubbed one of Birmingham's ugliest building by architecture critics - could soon be replaced by a new office development. Read
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New Street hopes dashed by spending review
Oct 08 2007 | West Midlands News
A Government announcement about the final £236 million tranche of public funding for the renewal of New Street Station is likely to be hit by further delays, The Birmingham Post has learned. Read
