Dec
2007
Articles from 10th Dec 2007
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Labour landslide helps to balance Tory double gain
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
Labour gained a much-needed morale boost in the latest council by-elections, scoring a landslide victory against the British National Party in the West Midlands, but it lost two marginal seats to Tories. Read
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Campaign to save West Midlands wildlife
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
Immediate action is needed to stop the habitats of rare and precious British animals in the West Midlands disappearing forever, the National Trust has said. Read
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Birmingham aiming to be a student city
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
A campaign to rebrand Birmingham as a university city to rival the great academic centres of the world is to be launched in the New Year. Read
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Birmingham mum to abandon daughters if deported
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
A Nigerian woman who fled Africa over fears for her safety has been told she will be "forcibly removed" from the UK tonight. Read
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Warwick Castle death fall man 'had heart attack'
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
A pensioner who died after plunging 15ft from a footbridge at Warwick Castle is thought to have suffered a heart attack before he fell. Read
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Work and invention key to future
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
Another attempt to cure the West Midlands' economic woes is underway but the same old problems just won't go away, says Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale. Read
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Sentamu dog collar protest against Mugabe
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
The Archbishop of York yesterday pledged not to wear his dog collar until Robert Mugabe leaves power in Zimbabwe. Read
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Region in need of leaders - report
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands needs inspirational leaders if the region is to escape from a reputation for high unemployment and low productivity, a major report warns today. Read
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New 1,000 space car park for Birmingham
Dec 10 2007 | West Midlands News
A multi-storey car park at Millennium Point, which will cost Birmingham City Council £11 million to build, is likely to make a loss of £420,000 during its first two years of operation. Read
