Mar
2008
Articles from 18th Mar 2008
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Brown: We're strong enough to tough it out
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday insisted Britain's economy remained strong as financial turmoil engulfed world markets. Read
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Don't sell shares, but grab mortgage offers
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
The FTSE 100 Index closed nearly four per cent down yesterday as the fall-out from the Bear Stearns crisis shook world markets. These are some of the questions and answers about the crisis. Read
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City living agent moves out of Birmingham
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
An estate agent specialising in city centre living has closed its Birmingham office, saying there was not enough activity in the area's housing market. Read
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Rare first edition Tolkien up for auction
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien's classic The Hobbit, inscribed by the author, is expected to fetch up to £30,000 at auction today. Read
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New Birmingham library 'would make any city proud'
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Critics who claim Birmingham’s new civic library will be too small are "distorting" the truth, the city’s director of regeneration has said. Read
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Wolverhampton magistrate jailed for extortion
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
A Wolverhampton magistrate who tried to extort £45,000 from a friend by telling him he could make allegedly harmful information about him disappear has been jailed for 18 months. Read
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Rotary leads the way in global war on disease
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
This summer Dong Kurn Lee will become Korea's first international president of the Rotary Club. Yesterday, he visited Birmingham ahead of next year's Centenary Convention in the city. Read
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Now mums and aunties enlisted to fight extremism
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Mothers and aunts are to be asked to help fight extremism in Muslim communities, Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears has revealed. Read
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Carbon test - Midlands homes fail
Mar 18 2008 | West Midlands News
More than half of Midlands homes will need to be upgraded to meet climate change targets set by the Government, a major report has claimed. Read
