Jan
2008
Articles from 29th Jan 2008
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'Single-industry towns repeating past mistakes'
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The Government risks repeating the mistakes of the 1950s by creating new towns without a diverse employment base or adequate community facilities if it forces the West Midlands to build more than 400,000 new homes over the next 20 years, it has been claimed. Read
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Cars towed for being inch over line
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
Clampers towed away up to eight vehicles from a Birmingham cash-and-carry, supposedly for being less than an inch over parking bay lines, it was claimed yesterday. Read
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Birmingham peer calls inquiry into Iraq mistakes
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
Britain must hold an inquiry into the invasion of Iraq as the fifth anniversary of the war approaches, according to a Birmingham peer. Read
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20,000 Birmingham council staff to strike over pay
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
More than 20,000 Birmingham City Council workers have been ordered out on strike next week at the start of an escalating campaign of industrial action against a controversial pay and grading review. Read
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'Two month wait for New Street approval'
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The Government may take at least another two months before deciding whether to approve the final tranches of funding for the £550 million redevelopment of New Street Station, it emerged last night. Read
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Midland Pakistanis told by Musharraf to fight extremism
Jan 29 2008 | West Midlands News
President Pervez Musharraf last night urged Pakistani communities in the Midlands to play their part in combating extremism and help to strengthen economic ties between his nation and the UK. Read
